Arrangement for the production of a three-dimensional product
AssigneeArcam AB
InventorsMorgan Larsson, Mikael Larsson
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Abstract
The invention relates to an arrangement for the production of a three-dimensional product, which arrangement comprises a work bench on which the said three-dimensional product is to be constructed, a powder dispenser which is arranged to apply a thin layer of powder onto the work bench to create a powder bed, an irradiation gun for transmitting energy to the powder so that melting of the powder takes place, the arrangement comprising a casing within which the pressure is reduced in relation to the atmospheric pressure and within which the work bench and the irradiation gun are located, with the powder dispenser, or a supply pipe connected to the powder dispenser, being arranged partially outside the casing.
Claims7
An arrangement for the production of a three-dimensional product, which arrangement comprises a work bench on which the said three-dimensional product is to be constructed, a powder dispenser which is arranged to apply a thin layer of powder onto the work bench to create a powder bed, an irradiation gun for transmitting energy to the powder so that melting of the powder takes place, the arrangement comprising a casing within which the pressure is reduced in relation to the atmospheric pressure and within which the work bench and the irradiation gun are located, characterized in that the powder dispenser, or a supply pipe connected to the powder dispenser, is arranged partially outside the casing.
The arrangement according to any one of the above claims, characterized in that it comprises a first chamber (23), which encloses the work bench, and a second chamber (24), which encloses the irradiation gun (6), the chambers (23), (24) being located inside the casing and connected to each other via a duct (25).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.