Patent ID: 11939762
Assignee: GE INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  B  F  Y | IPC B  E  F

Claim 2:
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the translatable flow-directing element further comprises an outer flap positioned radially outward of the midline reference curve, and an inner flap positioned radially inward of the midline reference curve, wherein the at least one radial position comprises a plurality of first radial positions in contact with the outer reference curve, and wherein depositing the one or more layers of the wall element further comprises:
orienting the outer flap and the inner flap to establish the deposition footprint at one of the plurality of first radial positions;
reorienting the inner and outer flaps to establish the deposition footprint at one of a plurality of second radial positions in contact with the inner reference curve; and
progressing the printhead along the fixed print path to establish a deposition path between the radial positions of the first and second pluralities of radial positions via the orienting and reorienting of the inner and outer flaps.