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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2015
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Thierry Marchione, Herber City, UT (US);
Luis Vazquez, Peoria, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/04 (2006.01); B23K 26/342 (2014.01); B22F 3/105 (2006.01); B23P 6/00 (2006.01); B22F 7/08 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B22F 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/342 (2015.10); B22F 3/1055 (2013.01); B22F 7/08 (2013.01); B23P 6/00 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); B22F 5/10 (2013.01); B22F 2003/1058 (2013.01); Y02P 10/295 (2015.11);
Abstract
Additive manufacturing creates, repairs, or upgrades parts. Conventional manufacturing processes are used to prepare a body of the part and additive manufacturing processes are used to prepare intricate geometries of the part. A support structure is used to support the intricate features during the additive manufacturing processes. Particularly, laser sintering is used to create entire parts or to create a repaired or upgraded part by casting the body of the part and integrating the body with a build plate and using laser sintering to develop the intricate features necessary.