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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2016
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventor:
Zachary David Fieldman, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 3/105 (2006.01); B29C 64/153 (2017.01); B29C 64/40 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/153 (2017.08); B22F 3/1055 (2013.01); B29C 64/40 (2017.08); B22F 2003/1058 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); Y02P 10/295 (2015.11);
Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to methods for additive manufacturing (AM) that utilize breakable structures in the process of building objects, as well as novel breakable support structures to be used within these AM processes. A support structure includes a weakened portion and the object includes an outlet. The method includes breaking the removable support structure at the weakened portion into at least two parts.