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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2019
Applicant:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Modest Reszewicz, Wroclaw, PL;
Tomasz Serafinowicz, Wroclaw, PL;
Assignee:
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/118 (2017.01); B33Y 70/00 (2020.01); B29C 64/209 (2017.01); B29C 64/268 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B29L 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/118 (2017.08); B29C 64/209 (2017.08); B29C 64/268 (2017.08); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12); B29L 2023/22 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
A method and apparatus, for manufacturing a duct for a fluid management system of an aircraft. A filament-fed additive manufacturing apparatus is used to perform the additive manufacturing process. The additive manufacturing apparatus comprises a nozzle, wherein the nozzle receives material in the form of a filament and adds said material to the duct in a location proximate to the nozzle location, and wherein the nozzle moves in a generally helical path relative to the duct.