ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING WITH COOLANT SYSTEM
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1. An additive manufacturing system, comprising:
- a platen having a top surface to support an object being manufactured;
a feed material dispenser to deliver a plurality of successive layers of feed material over the platen;
an energy source positioned above the platen to fuse at least a portion of an outermost layer of feed material; and
a coolant fluid dispenser to deliver a coolant fluid onto the outermost layer of feed material after at least a portion of the outermost layer has been fused.
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Abstract
An additive manufacturing system includes a platen having a top surface to support an object being manufactured, a feed material dispenser to deliver a plurality of successive layers of feed material over the platen, an energy source positioned above the platen to fuse at least a portion of an outermost layer of feed material, and a coolant fluid dispenser to deliver a coolant fluid onto the outermost layer of feed material after at least a portion of the outermost layer has been fused.
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20 Claims
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1. An additive manufacturing system, comprising:
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a platen having a top surface to support an object being manufactured; a feed material dispenser to deliver a plurality of successive layers of feed material over the platen; an energy source positioned above the platen to fuse at least a portion of an outermost layer of feed material; and a coolant fluid dispenser to deliver a coolant fluid onto the outermost layer of feed material after at least a portion of the outermost layer has been fused. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of additive manufacturing, comprising:
successively forming a plurality of layers on a support, wherein forming a layer from the plurality of layers comprises dispensing a layer of feed material over a platen; fusing at least a portion of the layer of feed material; delivering a coolant fluid onto the layer of feed material after at least a portion of the layer has been fused.
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