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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2022
Jeol Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Taku Hisaki, Tokyo, JP;
Shinichi Kitamura, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Ayumu Miyakita, Tokyo, JP;
Kozo Koiwa, Tokyo, JP;
Yohei Daino, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiko Kawakami, Tokyo, JP;
Nari Tsutagawa, Tokyo, JP;
JEOL Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A three-dimensional powder bed fusion additive manufacturing apparatus includes a powder application device that includes a squeegee and applies a powder material to a build plate to form a powder layer, a camera that photographs a manufactured surface of the powder layer, and a determination unit that determines whether powder application failure of the powder material has occurred using an image photographed by the camera while or immediately after the squeegee passes through the manufactured surface.