Additively manufactured structure with reinforced access opening
Abstract
A method and system of additively-manufacturing a structure having a reinforced access opening includes printing, via an additive printing device having at least one printer head, a portion of the structure adjacent to a support surface. The portion of the structure is printed of a cementitious material, and the printed portion of the structure defines an access opening for the structure. Moreover, the method includes providing a void of the cementitious material at a top boundary of the access opening, placing one or more reinforcement members in the void such that the one or more reinforcement members extend across the void, and continuing to print the printed portion of the structure around the void to build up the structure. Thus, the method also includes backfilling the void with a backfill material to incorporate the one or more reinforcement members within the void into the printed portion of the structure.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 2221964
- Patent Number(s):
- 11697222
- Application Number:
- 17/515,608
- Assignee:
- General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY)
- DOE Contract Number:
- EE0009059
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 11/01/2021
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Li, Xiaopeng, Fang, Biao, Meyer, Pascal, and Kenny, Christopher James. Additively manufactured structure with reinforced access opening. United States: N. p., 2023.
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Li, Xiaopeng, Fang, Biao, Meyer, Pascal, & Kenny, Christopher James. Additively manufactured structure with reinforced access opening. United States.
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"Additively manufactured structure with reinforced access opening". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/2221964.
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abstractNote = {A method and system of additively-manufacturing a structure having a reinforced access opening includes printing, via an additive printing device having at least one printer head, a portion of the structure adjacent to a support surface. The portion of the structure is printed of a cementitious material, and the printed portion of the structure defines an access opening for the structure. Moreover, the method includes providing a void of the cementitious material at a top boundary of the access opening, placing one or more reinforcement members in the void such that the one or more reinforcement members extend across the void, and continuing to print the printed portion of the structure around the void to build up the structure. Thus, the method also includes backfilling the void with a backfill material to incorporate the one or more reinforcement members within the void into the printed portion of the structure.},
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