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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2025
Filed:
May. 25, 2022
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Sijo Varghese, Kerala, IN;
Jeffrey H. Hunt, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/112 (2017.01); B29C 64/209 (2017.01); B29C 64/232 (2017.01); B29C 64/236 (2017.01); B29C 64/241 (2017.01); B29C 64/245 (2017.01); B29C 64/393 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/112 (2017.08); B29C 64/209 (2017.08); B29C 64/232 (2017.08); B29C 64/236 (2017.08); B29C 64/241 (2017.08); B29C 64/245 (2017.08); B29C 64/393 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12);
Abstract
A printing bed for a three-dimensional (3D) printer includes an upper surface configured to have a plurality of droplets land thereon to form a first layer of a 3D object. The printing bed also includes a support structure. In response to the 3D object having an overhang with an angle that exceeds a predetermined threshold, the support structure is configured to actuate from a first position into a second position to support the overhang.