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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2016
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Curtis J. Graham, Peoria, IL (US);
Daniel T. Cavanaugh, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/34 (2014.01); B23K 26/342 (2014.01); B23K 35/02 (2006.01); B23K 9/04 (2006.01); B23K 9/173 (2006.01); B23K 26/00 (2014.01); B23K 101/00 (2006.01); B23K 103/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/342 (2015.10); B23K 9/046 (2013.01); B23K 9/173 (2013.01); B23K 26/0006 (2013.01); B23K 35/0244 (2013.01); B23K 2101/006 (2018.08); B23K 2103/26 (2018.08);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a component is disclosed. The method includes depositing a material on a removable form structure having geometry corresponding to an internal space of the component. The material is deposited on the removable form structure by an additive manufacturing technique. The method includes removing the removable form structure to obtain a pre-machined component, and then machining the pre-machined component to manufacture the component having the internal space.