Deposition head for laser

Details Deposition head for laser Deposition head for laser

1995-11-30

1999-10-05

Mills, Gregory L.

Electric heating

Metal heating

By arc

21912163, B23K 2614, B23K 2600

Patent

active

059618620

ABSTRACT:
A deposition head for use as a part of apparatus for forming articles from materials in particulate form in which the materials are melted by a laser beam and deposited at points along a tool path to form an article of the desired shape and dimensions. The deposition head delivers the laser beam and powder to a deposition zone, which is formed at the tip of the deposition head. A controller comprised of a digital computer directs movement of the deposition zone along the tool path and provides control signals to adjust apparatus functions, such as the speed at which the deposition head moves along the tool path.

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