Module for additive manufacturing apparatus and method
US11358224B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 14, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P10/25
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A module for an additive manufacturing apparatus including more than one optical train, each optical train providing a route for a laser beam to pass through the module and including steering optics for steering the laser beam towards the material to be consolidated as part of a layer-by-layer additive manufacturing process. The module is configured to deliver laser beams from the more than one optical trains through a single window in a build chamber of the additive manufacturing apparatus.
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