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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2014
Airbus Operations Gmbh, Hamburg, DE;
Lothar Kroll, Dresden, DE;
Frank Schubert, Marienberg, DE;
Sebastian Blümer, Chemnitz, DE;
Gerhard Hummel, Bremen, DE;
Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg, DE;
Abstract
An additive layer manufacturing method is disclosed for producing a three-dimensional object and to a corresponding object. Layers of a powder material are applied to a carrier and irradiated, before the following layer is applied, with a laser beam or particle beam selectively only in the areas of the layer which correspond to the three-dimensional object to be produced. Irradiation occurs such that the powder material in the corresponding areas is locally melted or sintered. A first portion is constructed before a second portion or the first portion is provided as a separate component, on which a support structure and second portion are constructed. The support structure is constructed in the form of a plurality of support legs, which extend from the first portion to the second portion and are connected thereto at their opposite ends and are spaced apart from one another at least along part of their length.