Interlocking material transition zone with integrated film cooling

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9914172-B2
Application number	US-201514887459-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 20, 2015
Priority date	Oct 20, 2015
Publication date	Mar 13, 2018
Grant date	Mar 13, 2018

Abstract

A method of joining two components using additive manufacturing is provided. The method includes forming a first component made of a first material; forming an interlocking transition zone from the first material and a second material; and forming a second component made of the second material. The interlocking transition zone includes a plurality of projections alternately extending from the first component and the second component, respectively, to undetachably couple the first component and the second component.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. An additively manufactured component, comprising:
a first component comprising a plurality of fused layers of a first material;
a second component comprising a plurality of fused layers of a second material; and
an interlocking transition zone comprising a plurality of projections alternately extending from the first component and the second component, respectively, to undetachably couple the first component and the second component,
wherein the first component and the second component are made from a powdered metal, and the plurality of fused layers are formed by a melting process.

2. The additive manufactured component as in claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of adjacent projections between the first component and the second component prevent relative motion between the first component and second component.

3. The additively manufactured component of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of projections allow relative motion between the first component and the second component.

4. The additively manufactured component of claim 1 , wherein each projection comprises a shaft extending from the first component or the second component, a distal end of the shaft further comprising a knob having a diameter larger than the diameter of the shaft.

5. The additively manufactured component of claim 1 , wherein the first material is different from the second material.

6. The additively manufactured component of claim 1 , wherein the first component and the second component are made of a polymer material, and the plurality of fused layers are formed by a thermosetting process.

7. The additively manufactured component of claim 1 , wherein the first component and the second component are made of epoxy, and the plurality of fused layers are formed by a crosslinking process.

8. The additively manufactured component of claim 1 , wherein the first component and the second component are made of a ceramic material, and the plurality of fused layers are formed by a sintering process.

9. The additively manufactured component of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of projections has a trapezoidal shape that extends from the first component or the second component such that a widest portion of each trapezoid is disposed at a distal end of the projection from the first component or the second component, respectively.

10. The additively manufactured component of claim 1 , wherein the second component is a protective coating.

11. The additively manufactured component of claim 10 , wherein the protective coating is a thermal barrier coating.

12. The additively manufactured component of claim 10 , wherein the protective coating is a bond coat of a thermal barrier coating.

13. The additively manufactured component of claim 1 , wherein the first material has a first coefficient of thermal expansion and the second material has a second coefficient of thermal expansion, wherein the first coefficient of thermal expansion is different than the second coefficient of thermal expansion.

14. The additively manufactured component of claim 1 , wherein the interlocking transition zone has a fluid channel formed therein, wherein the fluid channel is configured to allow a fluid to flow through the interlocking transition zone.

15. The additively manufactured component of claim 1 , wherein a brazed joint is located between the first component and the second component to act as adhesive.

Assignees

• Gen Electric

Inventors

• Roberts Herbert Chidsey
• Albrecht Jr Richard William
• Mccarren Michael John
• Flynn Peter Andrew
• Gigliotti Jr Michael Francis Xavier
• Estill Eric Alan

Classifications

• B29C64/118

  using filamentary material being melted, e.g. fused deposition modelling [FDM] · CPC title

• B33Y80/00

  Products made by additive manufacturing · CPC title

• B33Y10/00

  Processes of additive manufacturing · CPC title

• B29K2063/00

  Use of {EP, i.e.} epoxy resins {or derivatives thereof}, as moulding material · CPC title

• B29C66/12423

  Dovetailed interlocking undercuts · CPC title