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Methods of determining an interlace path for an additive manufacturing machine

US11858217B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Concept Laser, GmbH · DE

Inventors

Tobias Bokkes · Untersiemau, DE
Patrick Dueck · Weismain, DE
Kai Hertel · Breitengüßbach, DE
Peter Pontiller-Schymura · Neudrossenfeld, DE
Christian Wacker · Bamberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 27, 2021
Grant date	Jan 2, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 16, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02P10/25
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of additively manufacturing an object may include defining an interlace path for a plurality of energy beams from an energy beam system based at least in part on a route-finding algorithm. The interlace path may delineate a first contour zone of a build plane assigned to a first one of the plurality of energy beams from a second contour zone of the build plane assigned to a second one of the plurality of energy beams. An exemplary method may additionally or alternatively include outputting a control command based at least in part on the interlace path. The control command may be configured to cause the energy beam system to irradiate a layer of a powder bed with the plurality of energy beams.

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