公开(公告)号：US20190277402A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-12

申请号：US15919129

申请日：2018-03-12

Applicant: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： William David KREIG ,  Eahab Nagi EL NAGA ,  Chukwubulkem Marcel OKOLI ,  David Brian TenHOUTEN ,  Steven Blair MASSEY, JR.

IPC: F16J15/328 ,  B29C64/10 ,  B29C65/54

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for additively manufactured O-ring grooves are presented herein. An O-ring groove is additively manufactured to have a vertical face, bottom face, and an opposite face. By additively manufacturing the opposite face to be outwardly facing with an obtuse angle, the O-ring groove can be built without the need for support structures, thereby reducing post processing steps and manufacturing cost.