Additive manufacturing apparatus with a chamber and a removably-mountable optical module; method of preparing a laser processing apparatus with such removably-mountable optical module
US9114478B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 7, 2009 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P10/25
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An additive manufacturing apparatus comprises a processing chamber (100) defining a window (110) for receiving a laser beam and an optical module (10) The optical module is removably-mountable to the processing chamber for delivering the laser beam through the window. The optical module contains optical components for focusing and steering the laser beam and a controlled atmosphere can be maintained within the module.
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