Protective mask by two material additive manufacturing, and related method
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsGlenn Curtis Taxacher, Claire Fridtjof Lang
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Abstract
A protective mask for a part, the part including a plurality of openings in a surface thereof, is provided. The protective mask includes a mounting member at least partially within each of at least two of the plurality of openings. Each mounting member includes a water soluble material. A masking member couples the at least two mounting members. The masking member includes a non-water soluble material. Each mounting member includes a first plurality of integral layers of the water soluble material, and the masking member includes a second plurality of integral layers of the non-water soluble material. The protective mask can be made by a two material additive manufacturing system. A related method is also provided.
Claims20
A protective mask for a part, the part including a plurality of openings in a surface thereof, the protective mask comprising:
- a mounting member at least partially within each of at least two of the plurality of openings, wherein each mounting member includes a water soluble material;
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- a masking member coupled to the mounting member, the masking member including:
- a non-water soluble material,
- a first member coupled to each of the at least two mounting members, and
- a second member coupling the first members together and physically separated from the part.
A protective mask for a part, the part including a plurality of openings in a surface thereof, the protective mask comprising:
- a first mounting member at least partially within a first opening of the plurality of openings,
- a second mounting member at least partially within a second opening of the plurality of openings,
- wherein each of the first and second mounting members includes a water soluble material;
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- a masking member coupled to the first and second mounting members, the masking member including:
- a first masking member coupled to the first mounting member,
- a second masking member coupled to the second mounting member, and
- a connecting member coupling the first and second masking members together and physically separated from the part,
- wherein the masking member includes a non-water soluble material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.