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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2017
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Jason Harris Karp, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Victor Petrovich Ostroverkhov, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A consolidating device for an additive manufacturing system is provided. The consolidating device includes at least one first energy beam generator, at least one second energy beam generator, at least one first lens, at least one second lens, and at least one reflective element. The first energy beam generator is configured to generate a first energy beam. The second energy beam generator is configured to generate a second energy beam. The first lens has a first entrance pupil and is positioned between the first energy beam generator and the layer of material. The second lens has a second entrance pupil and is positioned between the first lens and the layer of material. The first entrance pupil and the second entrance pupil substantially overlap. The reflective element is positioned between the first lens and the second lens, and is configured to reflect the second energy beam onto the layer of material.