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Manufacturing installation and method for the additive manufacturing of components with a material overhang

US11511494B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Guenter Hans Grosch · Zülpich, DE
Andreas Kuske · Geulle, NL
Bas van den Heuvel · Wijnandsrade, NL
Richard Fritsche · Wermelskirchen, DE
Wilbert Hemink · Limburg, DE
Rainer Lach · Würselen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 11, 2020
Grant date	Nov 29, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 17, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02P10/25
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A manufacturing installation for the additive manufacturing of components, each provided with at least one material overhang, has at least one building platform on which the particular component can at least partially be additively manufactured. In order to reduce the material consumption and the time to produce additively manufactured components, the manufacturing installation has at least one preferably electrically controllable support device with at least one movable support arm for the at least temporary holding of at least one support element, arranged on the support arm, during the additive manufacture of the particular component above the building platform.

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