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US 10,065,241 B2Granted
Combined additive manufacturing and machining system
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorBryan Galbraith Dods
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Abstract
The present application provides a combined additive manufacturing and machining system. The combined additive manufacturing and machining system may include an outer chamber, an additive manufacturing tool positioned within the outer chamber, a machining tool positioned within the outer chamber, and a cryogenic fluid source in communication with the machining tool.
Claims19
A combined additive manufacturing and machining system, comprising:
- an outer chamber;
- an additive manufacturing tool positioned within the outer chamber;
- a machining tool positioned within the outer chamber;
- and
- a cryogenic fluid source in communication with the machining tool, wherein the cryogenic fluid source comprises an inert fluid configured to evaporate after a machining process to provide an inert atmosphere for the additive manufacturing tool for an additive process.
2 more elements
A method of manufacturing and finishing a component, comprising:
- layering a superalloy within a chamber;
- fusing the superalloy with an energy source to create the component;
- machining the component with a cryogenically cooled machine tool within the chamber;
- and
- evaporating an inert fluid of the cryogenically cooled machine tool within the chamber after machining the component to provide an inert atmosphere for an additive process.
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A combined additive manufacturing and machining system for creating and finishing a component, comprising:
- an outer chamber;
- an additive manufacturing tool positioned within the outer chamber;
- a machining tool positioned within the outer chamber;
- a cryogenic fluid source in communication with the machining tool, wherein the cryogenic fluid source comprises an inert fluid configured to evaporate after a machining process to provide an inert atmosphere for the additive manufacturing tool for an additive process;
- one or more tool shuttles for positioning the additive manufacturing tool and/or the machining tool;
- and
- a work table for supporting the component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.