Deposition head for laser

Patent · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1999

OSTI ID:872561

Lewis, Gary K ^[1]; Less, Richard M ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos, NM

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.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• Assignee: Regents of University of California (Los Alamos, NM)
• Patent Number(s): US 5961862
• OSTI ID: 872561
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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