Part obtained by selective melting of a powder comprising a main element and rigid secondary elements
AssigneesCompagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin, Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
InventorEtienne Blanchet
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Abstract
A part obtained by selective melting of a powder on a support plate having a main element and rigid secondary elements arranged between the main element and the support plate, and adapted to be detached from the main element. All or part of the secondary elements comprises a body of thickness E and a head of width L greater than the thickness E of this body, the body connected to the support plate and the head connected to main element. All or part of the secondary elements includes a region of connection between the head and the body. The head of the secondary element extends over at most half the height H of this element.
Claims11
A part obtained by selective melting of a powder on a support plate, this part comprising:
- a main element, and
- rigid secondary elements,
- wherein these secondary elements are arranged between the main element and the support plate,
- wherein the secondary elements are adapted to be detached from the main element,
- wherein all or part of the secondary elements comprises a body of thickness E and a head of width L which is greater than the thickness E of this body,
- the head including at least one contiguous hole,
- wherein the body is connected to the support plate and the head is connected to the main element,
- wherein all or part of the secondary elements comprises a region of connection between the head and the body, and
- wherein the width L of the heads of the secondary elements extend a distance at most half the height H of the secondary elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.