Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Additively manufactured rotating shaft
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Application No.: US15883336Application Date: 2018-01-30
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Publication No.: US11131247B2Publication Date: 2021-09-28
- Inventor: Nicholas Joseph Kray , Nitesh Jain , Srinivasarao Surapu
- 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: Dority & Manning, P.A.
- Main IPC: F02C7/32
- IPC: F02C7/32 ; F16C3/02 ; B33Y80/00 ; F01D5/06 ; B22F5/10 ; B33Y10/00 ; B22F10/20

Abstract:
A rotating shaft and a method for additively manufacturing the rotating shaft are provided. The rotating shaft includes an elongated body extending along an axial direction and including an inner surface that defines a hollow central portion. An internal support structure extends from the inner surface into the hollow central portion to stiffen the rotating shaft and provide a high stiffness-to-weight ratio. The internal support structures may include stiffening ribs, truss structures, mesh structures, solid disks, and/or regions having a decreased density relative to the elongated body. The elongated body and some or all internal features may be integrally formed as a single monolithic component.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190234313A1 Additively Manufactured Rotating Shaft Public/Granted day:2019-08-01
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