Splatter shield systems and methods for additive manufacturing
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorsSergey Mironets, Alexander Madinger, Diana Giulietti, Dmitri Novikov
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Abstract
A splatter shield system for an additive manufacturing machine includes one or more splatter shields configured to cover at least a portion of a build area during energy application such that the at least one splatter shield is positioned between an energy source of an additive manufacturing machine and the build area during energy application. The one or more splatter shields are transparent to an energy source (e.g., a laser) of the additive manufacturing system such that energy application occurs through the splatter shield.
Claims12
An additive manufacturing system, comprising:
- one or more splatter shield configured to cover at least a portion of a build area during energy application such that the one or more splatter shield is positioned between an energy source of the additive manufacturing system and the build area during an energy application, wherein the one or more splatter shields is transparent to the energy source of the additive manufacturing system such that the energy application occurs through the one or more splatter shield, wherein the one or more splatter shield is placed proximate the build area to form a gas flow channel for an inert gas to uniformly flow over the build area between the one or more splatter shield and the build area, wherein the one or more splatter shield is separated from the build area by less than one inch.
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