Methods for manufacturing engine components with structural bridge devices
US8691333B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 28, 2011 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49229
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method is provided for manufacturing an engine component. The method includes providing a structural bridge device on a base block; forming a component portion on the structural bridge device with an additive manufacturing technique; removing the component portion from the base block and the structural bridge device; and finishing the component portion to form the engine component.
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