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公开(公告)号：US10596802B2
公开(公告)日：2020-03-24
申请号：US15608154
申请日：2017-05-30
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor： Mikhail Pavlov , Donnell Eugene Crear , Felix Martin Gerhard Roerig , Dean Andrew Snelling, Jr.
IPC: B29C67/00 , B33Y40/00 , B33Y50/02 , B33Y30/00 , B29C64/153 , B29C64/393 , B29C64/268
Abstract: Additive manufacturing systems (AMS) are disclosed. The AMS may include a movable build platform, and a calibration system operably connected to the build platform. The calibration system may include a reflective element operably coupled to the build platform, a first calibration model positioned above and vertically offset from the reflective element, and a first camera substantially aligned with the first calibration model. The first camera may be visually aligned with the reflective element to capture a first reflective image of the first calibration model as reflected by the reflective element. The calibration system may also include at least one computing device operably connected to the build platform and the first camera, and configured to calibrate the build platform by: adjusting an actual inclination of the build platform in response to determining the first reflective image differs from a predetermined image of the first calibration model.
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公开(公告)号：US10401267B2
公开(公告)日：2019-09-03
申请号：US15490179
申请日：2017-04-18
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor： Jose Troitino Lopez , Tiffany Muller Craft , Donnell Eugene Crear , Kassy Moy Hart , Kamilla Koenig-Urban , Eric Eicher McConnell , Danijel Medved
Abstract: A test feature is disclosed that is formed during metal powder additive manufacturing of a production part. The test feature may include a metal powder sample capsule including a chamber for capturing unfused powder from the metal powder additive manufacturing, and a removable cap closing an end of the chamber. Alternatively, a test feature may include a quality control (QC) part, and at least one additional test element including a metal powder sample capsule integrally coupled to the QC part and including a chamber for capturing unfused powder from the metal powder additive manufacturing. The QC part is identical to the production part excepting the at least one test element. The QC part and the at least one test element are formed during the same metal powder additive manufacturing as the production part.
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公开(公告)号：US10379063B2
公开(公告)日：2019-08-13
申请号：US15619775
申请日：2017-06-12
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor： Donnell Eugene Crear , Tiffany Muller Craft , Kassy Moy Hart , Mikhail Pavlov , Felix Martin Gerhard Roerig , Dean Andrew Snelling
IPC: G06K9/00 , G01N21/956 , B05C17/005 , B28B11/08 , B28B19/00 , G01N21/95 , G05D9/12 , G06T7/00 , B33Y40/00 , B29C64/30 , G01N21/88 , B33Y30/00 , B29C64/393 , B22F3/105
Abstract: A damaged applicator identifier system for an additive manufacturing (AM) system, and AM system including the same are disclosed. The damaged applicator identifier system may include a damaged applicator identifier determining whether the active applicator is damaged by identifying a non-planar surface in a layer of raw material on a build platform of the AM system after formation of the layer by the active applicator. A damaged applicator controller is configured to cause replacement or repair of the damaged, active applicator in response to the damaged applicator identifier identifying the damaged, active applicator.
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公开(公告)号：US10338569B2
公开(公告)日：2019-07-02
申请号：US15677426
申请日：2017-08-15
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor： Donnell Eugene Crear , Michael Evans Graham , Tao Jia , Mohammed Mounir Shalaby
IPC: G05B19/4099 , B33Y50/02 , B22F3/105
Abstract: A computerized method, system, program product and additive manufacturing (AM) system are disclosed. Embodiments provide for modifying object code representative of an object to be physically generated layer by layer by a computerized AM system using the object code. The computerized method may include providing an interface to allow a user to manually: select a region within the object in the object code, the object code including a plurality of pre-assigned build strategy parameters for the object that control operation of the computerized AM system, and selectively modify a build strategy parameter in the selected region in the object code to change an operation of the computerized AM system from the plurality of pre-assigned build strategy parameters during building of the object by the computerized AM system.
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公开(公告)号：US20190056714A1
公开(公告)日：2019-02-21
申请号：US15677426
申请日：2017-08-15
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor： Donnell Eugene Crear , Michael Evans Graham , Tao Jia , Mohammed Mounir Shalaby
IPC: G05B19/4099 , B33Y50/02
CPC classification number: G05B19/4099 , B22F3/1055 , B22F2003/1057 , B33Y50/02 , G05B2219/35134 , G05B2219/49007
Abstract: A computerized method, system, program product and additive manufacturing (AM) system are disclosed. Embodiments provide for modifying object code representative of an object to be physically generated layer by layer by a computerized AM system using the object code. The computerized method may include providing an interface to allow a user to manually: select a region within the object in the object code, the object code including a plurality of pre-assigned build strategy parameters for the object that control operation of the computerized AM system, and selectively modify a build strategy parameter in the selected region in the object code to change an operation of the computerized AM system from the plurality of pre-assigned build strategy parameters during building of the object by the computerized AM system.
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公开(公告)号：US10189057B2
公开(公告)日：2019-01-29
申请号：US15205049
申请日：2016-07-08
Applicant: General Electric Company
Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention include an apparatus for removing particulates from the surface of a 3D printed workpiece. Various particular embodiments include a material removal apparatus having: an enclosure having a first inlet and a first outlet; a rotatable platform contained within the enclosure for positioning a 3D printed workpiece having particulate on a surface thereof; a pressurized fluid applicator connected to the first inlet and configured to selectively apply a pressurized fluid to the 3D printed workpiece; a vibration source configured to apply an adjustable vibratory frequency to at least one of the rotatable platform or the 3D printed workpiece; and a material reclamation unit connected to the first outlet configured to collect a material removed from the 3D printed workpiece.
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37.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20180348367A1
公开(公告)日：2018-12-06
申请号：US15608231
申请日：2017-05-30
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor： Donnell Eugene Crear , Mikhail Pavlov , Felix Martin Gerhard Roerig , Dean Andrew Snelling, JR.
CPC classification number: B33Y40/00 , B29C64/153 , B29C64/307 , B29C64/393 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y30/00 , B33Y50/02
Abstract: Additive manufacturing systems (AMS) are disclosed. The AMS may include a build plate positioned directly on a movable build platform, and a recoater device positioned above the build plate. The recoater device may include a blade. Additionally, the AMS may include a calibration system operably connected to the recoater device. The calibration system may include at least one measurement device coupled or positioned adjacent to the recoater device, and at least one computing device operably connected to the measurement device(s). The computing device(s) may be configured to calibrate the recoater device by adjusting a height of the blade of the recoater device relative to a reference surface of a component of the AMS in response to determining a pre-build distance between the blade of the recoater device and the reference surface differs from a desired distance. The pre-build distance may be determined using the measurement device(s).
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38.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20180347969A1
公开(公告)日：2018-12-06
申请号：US15608187
申请日：2017-05-30
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor： Dean Andrew Snelling, JR. , Donnell Eugene Crear , Mikhail Pavlov , Felix Martin Gerhard Roerig
Abstract: Additive manufacturing systems (AMS) are disclosed. The AMS may include a build platform, and energy emitting device(s) positioned above the build platform. Energy emitting device(s) may be configured to form a test mark directly on a reference surface of the AMS. AMS may also include a calibration system operably connected to the energy emitting device(s). The calibration system may include measurement device(s) configured to determine an actual location of the test mark on the reference surface, and computing device(s) operably connected to the energy emitting device(s) and the measurement device(s). The computing device(s) may be configured to calibrate the energy emitting device(s) by adjusting the energy emitting device(s) in response to determining the actual location of the test mark on the reference surface from a predetermined, desired location on the reference surface.
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公开(公告)号：US20180207889A1
公开(公告)日：2018-07-26
申请号：US15413715
申请日：2017-01-24
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor： Archie Lee Swanner, JR. , Tiffany Muller Craft , Donnell Eugene Crear , Kassy Moy Hart , Tony Lee Stedge
Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a material extraction tool, including: a body shaped to sealingly engage an aperture in a component, the aperture defining a fluid connection between a hollow interior of the component and an exterior of the component; a first passage within the body, the first passage fluidly connecting the hollow interior of the component to an air conduit outside the body, the air conduit fluidly coupled to a compressed air supply; and a second passage within the body, the second passage fluidly connecting the hollow interior of the component to an extraction conduit outside the body, the extraction conduit fluidly coupled to a material repository positioned outside the hollow interior of the component.
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公开(公告)号：US20170203517A1
公开(公告)日：2017-07-20
申请号：US15001607
申请日：2016-01-20
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor： Donnell Eugene Crear , David Edward Schick , Archie Lee Swanner, JR.
IPC: B29C67/00
CPC classification number: B23K26/125 , B22F3/1055 , B22F2999/00 , B23K26/032 , B23K26/042 , B23K26/0608 , B23K26/082 , B23K26/127 , B23K26/342 , B23K2103/26 , B29C64/386 , B33Y10/00 , Y02P10/295 , B22F2203/03
Abstract: Methods for aligning a pair of calibrated lasers of a laser additive manufacturing system in an overlap region in which the pair of calibrated lasers selectively operate are provided. Respective first and second plurality of layers of a test structure are formed in the overlap region of the pair of calibrated lasers solely using a first calibrated laser of the pair of calibrated lasers and then solely using a second calibrated laser of the pair of calibrated lasers. The test structure forming creates an outer surface of the test structure corresponding to the overlap region. A dimension(s) of an offset step(s) created between the first plurality of layers and the second plurality of lasers in the outer surface of the test structure is/are measured. The lasers are aligned by applying the dimension(s) of the offset step(s) as an alignment correction(s) to at least one of the pair of calibrated lasers.
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