Title:
METHODS AND SUPPORTS WITH POWDER REMOVAL PORTS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2017149139
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide methods and supports with powder removal ports for additive manufacturing.SOLUTION: The present disclosure generally relates to methods for additive manufacturing (AM) that utilize powder removal ports 200 in the process of building objects, as well as novel support structures including powder removal ports to be used within these AM processes. The objects include walls 308 defining regions of unfused powder 302. The powder removal ports include at least one tube 310 aligned with an opening 304 in the walls to allow removal of the powder. The methods include removing unfused powder from the enclosed space via the at least one tube.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3
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Inventors:
DANIEL JOERGER
NEAL DUNHAM
NEAL DUNHAM
Application Number:
JP2017011743A
Publication Date:
August 31, 2017
Filing Date:
January 26, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO GE
International Classes:
B29C64/40; B22F3/115; B22F3/16; B33Y10/00
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Arakawa Satoshi
Hirokazu Ogura
Toshihisa Kurokawa
Takuto Tanaka
Hirokazu Ogura
Toshihisa Kurokawa
Takuto Tanaka