Invention Application
- Patent Title: PRINT HEADS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUSES
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Application No.: US18659564Application Date: 2024-05-09
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Publication No.: US20240375183A1Publication Date: 2024-11-14
- Inventor: David Scott Simmermon , William Joseph Steele , Brian Thomas Thompson
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Main IPC: B22F12/45
- IPC: B22F12/45 ; B22F10/28 ; B22F12/41 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y30/00 ; G02B27/09 ; G02B27/30

Abstract:
Disclosed herein are print heads for an additive manufacturing apparatus. The print heads include a housing. A projection element is disposed within the housing and is configured to receive the one or more laser beams generated by a beam emitter and project a plurality of projected laser beams in a pattern. A consolidating optic is disposed within the housing and is located below the projection element. The consolidating optic is configured to consolidate the pattern of the plurality of projected laser beams into a consolidated pattern of projected laser beams.
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