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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2017
Sheet metal system and manufacturing process joining incremental forming and direct metal deposition
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventor:
Yiran Tong, Chatsworth, CA (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 7/04 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B21D 31/00 (2006.01); B33Y 40/00 (2015.01); B23K 101/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 7/04 (2013.01); B21D 31/005 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B22F 2007/042 (2013.01); B23K 2101/006 (2018.08); B33Y 40/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
A sheet metal system having incremental forming and direct metal deposition, includes a plate. A groove is created in the plate. A direct metal deposition tool is positioned within the groove. A material is deposited by the direct metal deposition tool onto a surface within the groove creating a rib.