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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2017
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/00 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 50/00 (2015.01); B23K 26/00 (2014.01); B29C 64/147 (2017.01); B29C 64/393 (2017.01); B29C 64/268 (2017.01); B23K 26/21 (2014.01); B23K 26/364 (2014.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01); B29C 64/282 (2017.01); B29K 101/12 (2006.01); B29K 105/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/147 (2017.08); B23K 26/21 (2015.10); B23K 26/364 (2015.10); B29C 64/268 (2017.08); B29C 64/282 (2017.08); B29C 64/393 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12); B29K 2101/12 (2013.01); B29K 2105/256 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0026 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of fabricating a part includes stacking sheets of fusible material to form a stack. The method also includes directing a laser beam through at least one sheet of the stack. The method also includes transferring energy from the laser beam to multiple locations on at least one interface between adjacent sheets of the stack, according to a predetermined pattern corresponding with a design of the part, to form corresponding multiple molten regions. The molten regions are conjoined together to form a fused portion of the adjacent sheets. The fused portion of the adjacent sheets defines the part.