Title:
METHOD AND CONNECTING SUPPORTS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2017165095
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and connecting supports for additive manufacturing.SOLUTION: The present disclosure generally relates to methods for additive manufacturing (AM) that utilize connecting support structures 230 in the process of building objects 210, and novel connecting support structures 230 to be used within these AM processes. The connecting support structures 230 include two fused connections to the object 210 and an axial direction between the fused connections, a perimeter of fused material about the axial direction, and unfused powder or air completely surrounding the perimeter of fused material.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
Inventors:
ELIEZER MANUEL ALCANTARA MARTE
THOMAS SINNETT
DANIEL JOERGER
NEAL DUNHAM
THOMAS SINNETT
DANIEL JOERGER
NEAL DUNHAM
Application Number:
JP2017021832A
Publication Date:
September 21, 2017
Filing Date:
February 09, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO GE
International Classes:
B29C64/40; B22F3/105; B22F3/16; B28B1/30; B29C64/153; B33Y10/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2013184405A | 2013-09-19 |
Foreign References:
| US20090039570A1 | 2009-02-12 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Arakawa Satoshi
Hirokazu Ogura
Toshihisa Kurokawa
Takuto Tanaka
Hirokazu Ogura
Toshihisa Kurokawa
Takuto Tanaka