Laser consolidation apparatus for manufacturing precise structures
US6756561B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 12, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P10/25
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A laser consolidation apparatus for manufacturing precise three dimensional structures disclosed. The apparatus comprises means for feeding a stream of material to an area on a surface to be built up, at an angle normal to the surface and means to direct a converging laser beam on the surface at an angle of 25 to 30° to the normal to the surface from a plurality of directions surrounding the material feed. Discrete mirror segments direct the laser beam on to movable plane mirrors producing reflected beams which combine to illuminate an area on the work surface.
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