Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and methods for improvement of surface geometries of internal channels of additively manufactured components
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Application No.: US16433727Application Date: 2019-06-06
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Publication No.: US11376661B2Publication Date: 2022-07-05
- Inventor: Brian A. Fisher , David W. Morganson
- Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US CT Farmington
- Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Farmington
- Agency: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.
- Main IPC: B22F3/24
- IPC: B22F3/24 ; B22F5/00 ; B24C3/16 ; B24C3/10 ; B24C3/00 ; B24C1/00 ; B24C3/32 ; B24C1/04 ; B24B19/14 ; B33Y40/20

Abstract:
A cutting system for removing an excess material along a length of a channel constructed using an additive manufacturing process is disclosed. In various embodiments, the cutting system includes a cutting component having an abrasive surface configured to remove the excess material along a down-facing surface of the channel and a smooth surface configured for sliding contact with an up-facing surface of the channel; and a motive component configured to urge the cutting component through the channel.
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