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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2016
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure include a removable support for additive manufacture and methods and code for manufacturing and removing the same. A removable support for a laser-sintered component having at least one surface to connect to may include a support body, a first set of connectors, and a second set of connectors. The support body may have a first wing and a second wing, each with a distal surface and a lateral midline bisecting the distal surface. Each set of connectors may project from the distal surface on one side of the lateral midline of their respective wings to connect to the surface of the component while the distal surface also defines a connector-free portion on the other side of the lateral midline.