Method of making a three-dimensional object
US6110602A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 26, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P10/25
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A structure of solid material for use in making an investment casting mold and a method of making it are disclosed. The structure has a plurality of levels of spaced plates arranged such that in plan view the plates define a plurality of adjoining polygonal formations. The method includes solidifying portions of a body of liquid material to provide a first set of spaced plates, solidifying further portions at different levels to provide at least a second set of plates oriented transversely of plates of the first set. Adjacent sets are interconnected along side edges in essentially point connections.
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