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Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018

Filed:

Jan. 20, 2016
Applicant:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Inventors:

Donnell Eugene Crear, Simpsonville, SC (US);

David Edward Schick, Greenville, SC (US);

Archie Lee Swanner, Jr., Easley, SC (US);

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/12 (2014.01); B22F 3/105 (2006.01); B23K 26/03 (2006.01); B23K 26/06 (2014.01); B23K 26/342 (2014.01); B23K 26/082 (2014.01); B23K 26/042 (2014.01); B29C 64/386 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B23K 103/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/125 (2013.01); B22F 3/1055 (2013.01); B23K 26/032 (2013.01); B23K 26/042 (2015.10); B23K 26/0608 (2013.01); B23K 26/082 (2015.10); B23K 26/127 (2013.01); B23K 26/342 (2015.10); B29C 64/386 (2017.08); B22F 2999/00 (2013.01); B23K 2203/26 (2015.10); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); Y02P 10/295 (2015.11);
Abstract

Methods for aligning a pair of calibrated lasers of a laser additive manufacturing system in an overlap region in which the pair of calibrated lasers selectively operate are provided. Respective first and second plurality of layers of a test structure are formed in the overlap region of the pair of calibrated lasers solely using a first calibrated laser of the pair of calibrated lasers and then solely using a second calibrated laser of the pair of calibrated lasers. The test structure forming creates an outer surface of the test structure corresponding to the overlap region. A dimension(s) of an offset step(s) created between the first plurality of layers and the second plurality of lasers in the outer surface of the test structure is/are measured. The lasers are aligned by applying the dimension(s) of the offset step(s) as an alignment correction(s) to at least one of the pair of calibrated lasers.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Crear, Donnell. (2018). Aligning lasers of laser additive manufacturing system (U.S. Patent No. 10112260). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10112260

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