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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Raphael Koch, Odenthal, DE;
Bruno Alves, Huerth, DE;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides an additive production method of producing an object by metal powder being applied in a production region in layers by an application device. The metal powder is applied to a base member along a construction face and is partially molten by a laser beam and solidified. A continuous conveyor transports the base member with the object in a transport direction away from the construction face. The continuous conveyor further transports the base member with the completed object to a removal region where the object is removed from the continuous conveyor. Support structures are produced on the object and are connected to the base member. The support structures are removed after the removal region has been reached.