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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2016
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Hou T. Ng, Campbell, CA (US);
Raanan Zehavi, Cupertino, CA (US);
Nag B. Patibandla, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A module for an additive manufacturing system includes a frame configured to be removably mounted on a movable support, a dispenser configured to deliver a layer of particles on a platen that is separate from the frame or an underlying layer on the platen, a heat source configured to heat the layer of particles to a temperature below a temperature at which the particles fuse, and an energy source configured to fuse the particles. The dispenser, heat source and energy source are positioned on the frame in order along a first axis, and the dispenser, heat source and energy source are fixed to the frame such that the frame, dispenser, heat source and energy source can be mounted and dismounted as a single unit from the support.