Multiple coil arrangement for a device for generative production of components and corresponding production method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10201853-B2
Application number	US-201314394072-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 28, 2013
Priority date	Apr 13, 2012
Publication date	Feb 12, 2019
Grant date	Feb 12, 2019

Abstract

A device for additive manufacturing of components by selective irradiation of a powder bed, having a processing chamber—in which at least one powder bed chamber and at least one radiation source are arranged such that the radiation source can irradiate a powder in the powder bed chamber, and wherein the device includes at least one induction coil, so that a component which is produced by irradiation of the powder bed can be at least partially inductively heated, and wherein the induction coil is movable relative to one or more powder bed chambers. A method for additive manufacturing of components by selective irradiation of a powder bed, in which method the component being manufactured is inductively heated at the same time, wherein the position of one or more induction coils for inductive heating is determined and adjusted based on the geometry of the component to be produced.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device for additive manufacturing of components by laser powder cladding or selective irradiation of a powder bed, the device comprising:
a processing chamber, at least one stationary powder bed chamber and at least one radiation source being arranged in the processing chamber, such that the radiation source can irradiate a powder in the powder bed chamber; and
a plurality of induction coils capable of being moved independently of each other relative to the at least one powder bed chamber, and positionable in different positions above or at the side of the at least one powder bed chamber so that a component to be produced by irradiation of the at least one powder bed is at least partially inductively heatable.

2. The device as recited in claim 1 wherein at least one of the induction coils is positionable in different positions in a plane parallel to a plane of the powder bed chamber in which the powder is bonded by irradiation to form the component.

3. The device as recited in claim 1 wherein at least one of the induction coils is adjustable in position in a direction perpendicular to a plane of the powder bed chamber in which the powder is bonded by irradiation to form the component.

4. The device as recited in claim 1 wherein the plurality of induction coils can be disposed relative to a single powder bed chamber of the at least one powder bed chamber.

5. The device as recited in claim 1 further comprising an open- or closed-loop control system or a temperature sensing device, and wherein the position or power of the induction coil are controllable in open-loop fashion or in closed-loop fashion based on the measurements of the temperature sensing device via the open- or closed-loop control system.

6. The device as recited in claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of induction coils extend along an entire width or length of the processing chamber.

7. The device as recited in claim 6 , wherein the plurality of induction coils include a first induction coil which extends along the entire width of the processing chamber and a second induction coil, perpendicular to the first induction coil, which extends over the entire length of the processing chamber.

Assignees

• MTU Aero Engines AG
• MTU Aero Enginges AG

Inventors

• Retze Ulrich
• Jakimov Andreas
• Hanrieder Herbert

Classifications

• B22F3/105 Primary

  by using electric current {other than for infrared radiant energy}, laser radiation or plasma (B22F3/11 takes precedence){; by ultrasonic bonding (B22F3/115 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B22F12/90

  Means for process control, e.g. cameras or sensors · CPC title

• B22F12/224

  for motion along a direction within the plane of a layer · CPC title

• B22F12/222

  for motion along a direction orthogonal to the plane of a layer · CPC title

• B22F12/10

  Auxiliary heating means · CPC title