Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Removable support for additive manufacture
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Application No.: US15266472Application Date: 2016-09-15
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Publication No.: US10376958B2Publication Date: 2019-08-13
- Inventor: Ernst Vogt , Fabian Gubelmann , Dariusz Oliwiusz Palys
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Hoffman Warnick LLC
- Agent Dale Davis
- Main IPC: B22F3/105
- IPC: B22F3/105 ; B33Y10/00 ; G05B19/4099 ; B29C64/153 ; B29C64/40 ; B22F5/00 ; B22F5/04

Abstract:
Aspects of the disclosure include a removable support for additive manufacture and methods and code for manufacturing and removing the same. A removable support for a laser-sintered component having at least one surface to connect to may include a support body, a first set of connectors, and a second set of connectors. The support body may have a first wing and a second wing, each with a distal surface and a lateral midline bisecting the distal surface. Each set of connectors may project from the distal surface on one side of the lateral midline of their respective wings to connect to the surface of the component while the distal surface also defines a connector-free portion on the other side of the lateral midline.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180071822A1 REMOVABLE SUPPORT FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURE Public/Granted day:2018-03-15
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