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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2017
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Earl Neal Dunham, Hamilton, OH (US);
Aigbedion Akwara, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jared Matthew Wolfe, West Chester, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A valve assembly and a method of additively manufacturing the same are provided. The valve assembly includes a valve housing defining first and second mounting features, such as recessed dimples or protruding bumps, positioned on opposite sides of a substantially cylindrical channel to define a hinge axis. One or more valve flaps are positioned within the cylindrical channel, each valve flap including a hinge member extending along the hinge axis and defining two or more complementary features or coupling members for engaging either the mounting features of the valve housing or an adjacent hinge member.