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US 2016/0243620 A1Published application
Additive manufacturing shroud support structure
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorEvan Butcher
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Abstract
A method includes forming a component on a layer-by-layer basis using additive manufacturing, forming a shroud support structure on a layer-by-layer basis using additive manufacturing, and removing the shroud support structure after forming the component. The component includes a central portion and at least one feature extending generally radially from a first end connected to the central portion to a second end distal to the central portion. The shroud support structure is connected to the second end of the at least one feature.
Claims14
A method comprising:
- forming a component on a layer-by-layer basis using additive manufacturing, wherein the component comprises:
- a central portion;
- and
- at least one feature extending generally radially from a first end connected to the central portion to a second end distal to the central portion;
- forming a shroud support structure on a layer-by-layer basis using additive manufacturing, wherein the shroud support structure is connected to the second end of the at least one feature;
- and
- removing the shroud support structure after forming the component.
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