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US 12,311,445 B2Granted
Modular additive manufacturing method
AssigneeSiemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
InventorJanos Szijarto
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Abstract
A plurality of interconnected products manufactured using additive manufacturing or 3D printing, wherein at least 50% of the products of the plurality of products are connected by a breakable connection to at least one neighboring product of the plurality of products, wherein the breakable connection is adapted to be broken apart by a tool adapted to apply force on at least one side of at least two products. A method, tool, and computer program product additively manufacture the products.
Claims16
A plurality of products manufactured using additive manufacturing comprising:
- a breakable connection, wherein at least 50% of the products of the plurality of products are connected by the breakable connection to at least one neighboring product of the plurality of products,
- wherein the breakable connection is adapted to be broken apart by a tool adapted to apply force on at least one side of at least two products,
- wherein at least 70% of the at least 50% of the breakable connections to at least one neighboring product comprise at least three bridging elements,
- wherein the bridging element extends between at least two neighboring products,
- wherein the bridging element provides a necking area between the neighboring products,
- wherein the bridging element provides an area in a cross-section perpendicular to a center line extending through the bridging element between the neighboring products,
- wherein the area in the necking area is at most 50% of a highest area of the bridging element,
- wherein the plurality of products is provided in a form of rows of products, and
- wherein the rows of the products are connected to provide a layer of products.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.