Supports for cantilevered elements during additive manufacturing and methods of forming such supports
US12162072B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 27, 2022 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P10/25
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An additively manufactured in-process structure includes, a base, a first cantilever element extending from the base, and a first heat sink adjacent to the first cantilever element and configured for absorbing heat from the first cantilever element during an additive manufacturing process. A gap is formed between the first cantilever element and the first heat sink and the first heat sink is spaced from any rigid substrate underlying and supporting the first heat sink.
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