IP Library Granted Patent US 12691490
Granted Patent B2
US 12691490 · App. 18/875,440 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Method for the production of an object

Inventor: Simone MacCagnan (Castronno, IT)
Assignee: GIMAC INTERNATIONAL S.R.L.
B21D47/005Y10T29/49879Y10T29/49892Y10T29/49936
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Patent No.
US 12691490
App. No.
18/875,440
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for the production of an object comprises the steps of providing a base element, providing a plurality of section bars, and fastening the section bars to one surface of the base element. The method further comprises the steps of defining a plurality of restraint elements, which are active along a vertical axis with respect to the base element, by means of one or more of the section bars, and applying a filling material onto the base element at least in one engagement portion cooperatively defined between the surface and at least one of the restraint elements.

Claims (17)

1 . A method for the production of an object comprising the steps of:

providing a base element,

providing a plurality of section bars; and

fastening said section bars to an upper surface of said base element;

defining a plurality of restraint elements, which are at least active along a vertical axis perpendicular to said base element, by one or more of said section bars; and

applying a filling material onto said base element at least in one engagement portion cooperatively defined between said surface and at least one of said restraint elements, said step of applying a filling material being performed by an additive manufacturing process;

wherein said step of defining the plurality of restraint elements is carried out by locally deforming one or more section bars; and

wherein said step of defining a plurality of restraint elements is carried out by defining one or more holes in at least one section bar.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein said local deformation of one or more section bars is carried out by drawing, or indenting, or bending, or calendering, or shaping.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein said step of defining the plurality of restraint elements is carried out by arranging one or more section bars at a predetermined tilt angle with respect to said surface.

4 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein said tilt angle is comprised between 45° and 90°.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein said step of defining the plurality of restraint elements is carried out by crossing said section bars with a plurality of inserts, which are fastened or can be fastened in a top or middle portion of each section bar.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of providing the section bars is carried out in such a way that said section bars define a grid element in which said section bars are intertwined.

7 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein said step of providing the section bars defines a plurality of containment cells and wherein said step of defining the plurality of restraint elements is carried out in such a way that each containment cell includes at least one restraint element.

8 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein said step of fastening the section bars to the base element is carried out by welding or sintering the section bars to the base element.

9 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising cutting out the base element so as to create a plurality of grooves in said base element, said fastening step being carried out by fitting said section bars into respective grooves.

10 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising a milling step for the making of an object.