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公开(公告)号:US20210283692A1
公开(公告)日:2021-09-16
申请号:US16332154
申请日:2017-12-07
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: MacKenzie Ryan Redding , Justin Mamrak , Zachary David Fieldman
IPC: B22F12/00 , B29C64/40 , B29C64/153
Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to additive manufacturing systems and methods on a large-scale format. One aspect involves a build unit that can be moved around in three dimensions by a positioning system, building separate portions of a large object. The build unit has an energy directing device that directs, e.g., laser or e-beam irradiation onto a powder layer. In the case of laser irradiation, the build volume may have a gasflow device that provides laminar gas flow to a laminar flow zone above the layer of powder. This allows for efficient removal of the smoke, condensates, and other impurities produced by irradiating the powder (the “gas plume”) without excessively disturbing the powder layer. The build unit may also have a recoater that allows it to selectively deposit particular quantities of powder in specific locations over a work surface to build large, high quality, high precision objects.
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公开(公告)号:US11103928B2
公开(公告)日:2021-08-31
申请号:US16002041
申请日:2018-06-07
Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Inventor: MacKenzie Ryan Redding , Zachary David Fieldman , Justin Mamrak
IPC: B22F3/105 , B33Y30/00 , B23K26/08 , B23K15/00 , B33Y50/02 , B33Y10/00 , B23K26/342 , B23K26/14 , B23K37/02 , B22F12/00 , B23K26/082 , B23K26/00 , B23K26/12 , B29C64/153 , B29C64/371 , B33Y40/00 , B22F12/70 , B23K103/00 , B23K103/18 , B22F10/10
Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to additive manufacturing systems and methods on a large-scale format. One aspect involves a build unit that can be moved around in three dimensions by a positioning system, building separate portions of a large object. The build unit has an energy directing device that directs, e.g., laser or e-beam irradiation onto a powder layer. In the case of laser irradiation, the build volume may have a gasflow device that provides laminar gas flow to a laminar flow zone above the layer of powder. This allows for efficient removal of the smoke, condensates, and other impurities produced by irradiating the powder (the “gas plume”) without excessively disturbing the powder layer. The build unit may also have a recoater that allows it to selectively deposit particular quantities of powder in specific locations over a work surface to build large, high quality, high precision objects.
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公开(公告)号:US10821516B2
公开(公告)日:2020-11-03
申请号:US15996058
申请日:2018-06-01
Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Inventor: MacKenzie Ryan Redding , Zachary David Fieldman , Justin Mamrak
IPC: B22F3/105 , B33Y30/00 , B23K15/00 , B33Y50/02 , B33Y10/00 , B29C64/153 , B23K26/342 , B23K26/14 , B23K26/08 , B33Y40/00 , B29C64/371
Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to additive manufacturing systems and methods on a large-scale format. One aspect involves a build unit that can be moved around in three dimensions by a positioning system, building separate portions of a large object. The build unit has an energy directing device that directs, e.g., laser or e-beam irradiation onto a powder layer. In the case of laser irradiation, the build volume may have a gasflow device that provides laminar gas flow to a laminar flow zone above the layer of powder. This allows for efficient removal of the smoke, condensates, and other impurities produced by irradiating the powder (the “gas plume”) without excessively disturbing the powder layer. The build unit may also have a recoater that allows it to selectively deposit particular quantities of powder in specific locations over a work surface to build large, high quality, high precision objects.
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公开(公告)号:US20200331200A1
公开(公告)日:2020-10-22
申请号:US16919250
申请日:2020-07-02
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Zachary David Fieldman
IPC: B29C64/153 , B29C64/40 , B22F3/105
Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to methods for additive manufacturing (AM) that utilize breakable structures in the process of building objects, as well as novel breakable support structures to be used within these AM processes. A support structure includes a weakened portion and the object includes an outlet. The method includes breaking the removable support structure at the weakened portion into at least two parts.
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公开(公告)号:US20190337283A1
公开(公告)日:2019-11-07
申请号:US16512772
申请日:2019-07-16
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Zachary David Fieldman , Daniel Joerger , Neal Dunham
Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to methods for additive manufacturing (AM) that utilize support structure in the process of building objects that may be removed by rotating the support structure to a second orientation before removal, as well as novel support structures to be used within these AM processes. The support structures are fabricated in a first orientation and then rotated to the second orientation. The support structures are removed by passing through an outlet of the object.
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公开(公告)号:US20190134891A1
公开(公告)日:2019-05-09
申请号:US15807434
申请日:2017-11-08
Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Inventor: Justin Mamrak , MacKenzie Ryan Redding , Zachary David Fieldman
IPC: B29C64/153 , B22F3/105 , B29C64/273 , B23K26/144 , B29C64/386 , B29C64/245
Abstract: A method of fabricating an object by additive manufacturing is provided. The method includes measuring a build surface for building the object, determining which areas of the build surface are depressed, and initiating a build of the object at one of the depressed areas of the build surface. The initial building includes the steps of depositing a given layer of powder at the one depressed area of the build surface, fusing the given layer of powder at the one depressed area, and depositing a subsequent layer of powder at the one depressed area. The steps are repeating until the build surface is at a layer that is unified across the build surface.
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公开(公告)号:US11370031B2
公开(公告)日:2022-06-28
申请号:US17072163
申请日:2020-10-16
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: MacKenzie Ryan Redding , Zachary David Fieldman , Justin Mamrak
IPC: B22F3/105 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y30/00 , B33Y50/02 , B23K26/342 , B23K26/14 , B23K15/00 , B29C64/153 , B33Y40/00 , B29C64/371 , B23K26/08 , B22F12/00 , B22F10/00 , B22F10/10
Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to additive manufacturing systems and methods on a large-scale format. One aspect involves a build unit that can be moved around in three dimensions by a positioning system, building separate portions of a large object. The build unit has an energy directing device that directs, e.g., laser or e-beam irradiation onto a powder layer. In the case of laser irradiation, the build volume may have a gasflow device that provides laminar gas flow to a laminar flow zone above the layer of powder. This allows for efficient removal of the smoke, condensates, and other impurities produced by irradiating the powder (the “gas plume”) without excessively disturbing the powder layer. The build unit may also have a recoater that allows it to selectively deposit particular quantities of powder in specific locations over a work surface to build large, high quality, high precision objects.
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公开(公告)号:US11167454B2
公开(公告)日:2021-11-09
申请号:US15406312
申请日:2017-01-13
Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Inventor: Todd Jay Rockstroh , Zachary David Fieldman , Theodore Anderson
IPC: B29C33/74 , B29C64/141 , B29C64/386 , B22F12/00 , B33Y30/00 , B28B1/00 , B28B17/00 , B22F10/10 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y50/02 , B33Y70/00 , B29C33/70
Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to additive manufacturing systems and methods involving a mechanism for feeding in a desired amount of fresh recoater blade. This can be accomplished by, for example, spooling the fresh blade material from a spool. This helps prevent work stoppage when a portion of a recoater blade becomes damaged. As such, the present disclosure also relates to a system and method for detecting whether a recoater blade is damaged, and if there is damage, then causing a fresh blade portion to be fed in.
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公开(公告)号:US11148360B2
公开(公告)日:2021-10-19
申请号:US16919250
申请日:2020-07-02
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Zachary David Fieldman
Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to methods for additive manufacturing (AM) that utilize breakable structures in the process of building objects, as well as novel breakable support structures to be used within these AM processes. A support structure includes a weakened portion and the object includes an outlet. The method includes breaking the removable support structure at the weakened portion into at least two parts.
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公开(公告)号:US10981232B2
公开(公告)日:2021-04-20
申请号:US15968795
申请日:2018-05-02
Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Inventor: MacKenzie Ryan Redding , Zachary David Fieldman , Justin Mamrak
IPC: B22F3/105 , B23K37/02 , B23K26/08 , B23K15/00 , B23K26/342 , B33Y10/00 , B23K26/14 , B33Y50/02 , B33Y40/00 , B33Y30/00 , B22F12/00 , B22F10/10
Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to additive manufacturing systems and methods on a large-scale format. One aspect involves a build unit that can be moved around in three dimensions by a positioning system, building separate portions of a large object. The build unit has an energy directing device that directs, e.g., laser or e-beam irradiation onto a powder layer. In the case of laser irradiation, the build volume may have a gasflow device that provides laminar gas flow to a laminar flow zone above the layer of powder. This allows for efficient removal of the smoke, condensates, and other impurities produced by irradiating the powder (the “gas plume”) without excessively disturbing the powder layer. The build unit may also have a recoater that allows it to selectively deposit particular quantities of powder in specific locations over a work surface to build large, high quality, high precision objects.
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