METHODS OF SEALING ADDITIVELY PRINTED CHANNELS AND PORTS

Organization Name

Inventor(s)

Richard M. Dicintio of Simpsonville SC (US)

Srikanth C. Kottilingam of Greenville SC (US)

METHODS OF SEALING ADDITIVELY PRINTED CHANNELS AND PORTS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18297926 titled 'METHODS OF SEALING ADDITIVELY PRINTED CHANNELS AND PORTS

Simplified Explanation:

This patent application describes a method for manufacturing a target component with internal channels using a binder jetting additive manufacturing system. The method involves printing the component with at least one internal channel defined by a circuitous path, including bends, and depowdering the internal channels by accessing ports formed during printing.

The method involves inputting instructions for manufacturing a target component with internal channels into a binder jetting additive manufacturing system.
The target component is printed using a binder jet additive manufacturing process to create a green body target component.
During printing, ports are formed that extend from the external surface to the internal channels.
The internal channels are depowdered by accessing the ports on the green body target component.

Key Features and Innovation:

Manufacturing target components with internal channels using binder jetting additive manufacturing.
Printing circuitous internal channels with bends.
Forming ports during printing to access internal channels.
Depowdering internal channels through ports on the green body target component.

Potential Applications:

This technology could be used in industries such as aerospace, automotive, and medical devices for manufacturing components with complex internal geometries.

Problems Solved:

This technology addresses the challenge of manufacturing components with intricate internal channels using additive manufacturing processes.

Benefits:

Enables the production of components with complex internal geometries.
Improves the efficiency of depowdering internal channels in additive manufacturing.

Commercial Applications:

The technology could be applied in industries requiring components with intricate internal structures, potentially leading to more efficient and cost-effective manufacturing processes.

Prior Art:

Readers interested in prior art related to this technology could explore patents and research papers on binder jetting additive manufacturing and methods for manufacturing components with internal channels.

Frequently Updated Research:

Researchers may be conducting studies on optimizing the printing and depowdering processes for components with internal channels in binder jetting additive manufacturing systems.

Questions about Manufacturing Components with Internal Channels:

1. What are the key advantages of using binder jetting additive manufacturing for producing components with internal channels? 2. How does the formation of ports during printing facilitate the depowdering process for internal channels?

Original Abstract Submitted

A method of manufacturing a target component is disclosed. The method includes inputting, into a binder jetting additive manufacturing system, instructions for manufacturing a desired target component, wherein the target component includes at least one internal channel defined at least by a circuitous path including at least one bend; printing the target component via a binder jet additive manufacturing process to form a green body target component, wherein during the printing at least one port is formed that extends from an external surface of the target component to the at least one internal channel; and depowdering the at least one internal channel by accessing the at least one port formed on the green body target component.