Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and methods for improvement of surface geometries of internal channels of additively manufactured components
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Application No.: US16433682Application Date: 2019-06-06
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Publication No.: US11471947B2Publication Date: 2022-10-18
- Inventor: Brian A. Fisher , David W. Morganson
- Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US CT Farmington
- Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Farmington
- Agency: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.
- Main IPC: B23B45/00
- IPC: B23B45/00 ; B23B27/08 ; B33Y40/00 ; F01D25/00 ; B23B35/00 ; B23B39/14

Abstract:
A cutting system for removing an excess material along a length of a channel constructed using an additive manufacturing process is disclosed. In various embodiments, the cutting system includes a cutter head; a cutter blade attached to the cutter head; a drive cable configured to rotate the cutter head; and a cutter base attached to the cutter head and having a cutter base outer surface configured to contact an internal surface within the channel to guide the cutter blade against the excess material.
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