Additive manufactured multi-portion article

US11685107B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-11685107-B2
Application numberUS-202017086870-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 2, 2020
Priority dateNov 9, 2018
Publication dateJun 27, 2023
Grant dateJun 27, 2023

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Abstract

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An additive manufactured multi-portion article includes a first portion of an article manufactured by a first additive manufacturing process; and a second portion of the article manufactured by a second additive manufacturing process different than the first additive manufacturing process, the second portion attached to the first portion.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method of constructing an additive manufactured multi-portion article, comprising: additive manufacturing a first portion of the multi-portion article with a first additive manufacturing process; additive manufacturing a second portion of the multi-portion article with a second additive manufacturing process different than the first additive manufacturing process; and mechanically attaching the second portion to the first portion at an integral joining geometry, wherein the first additive manufacturing process is of a higher resolution than the second additive manufacturing process and the first additive manufacturing process operates at a different volumetric build rate than the second additive manufacturing process, the second portion forms a majority portion of the multi-portion article. 2. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the additive manufacturing of the first portion is faster than the additive manufacturing of the second portion. 3. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the additive manufacturing of the first portion is less accurate than the additive manufacturing of the second portion. 4. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein attaching the second portion to the first portion comprises mechanical attaching. 5. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein attaching the second portion to the first portion comprises mechanical attaching via a joint. 6. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the attaching the second portion to the first portion occurs during the additive manufacturing of the second portion. 7. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising computer modeling the multi-portion article and determining the second portion and the first portion with respect to the first additive manufacturing process and the second additive manufacturing process.

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  • by photopolymerisation, e.g. stereolithography [SLA] or digital light processing [DLP] · CPC title

  • B29C64/10Primary

    Processes of additive manufacturing · CPC title

  • Products made by additive manufacturing · CPC title

  • Powder bed fusion, e.g. selective laser melting [SLM] or electron beam melting [EBM] · CPC title

  • involving interference fits, e.g. force-fits or press-fits (B29C65/66 takes precedence) · CPC title

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What does patent US11685107B2 cover?
An additive manufactured multi-portion article includes a first portion of an article manufactured by a first additive manufacturing process; and a second portion of the article manufactured by a second additive manufacturing process different than the first additive manufacturing process, the second portion attached to the first portion.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Raytheon Tech Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B29C64/10. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 27 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 9 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).