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Manufacturing system and method for fabricating a component
US9713861B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9713861-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414500177-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 29, 2014 |
| Priority date | Sep 29, 2014 |
| Publication date | Jul 25, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2017 |
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Provided are a manufacturing system and a method for fabricating a component. The manufacturing system includes a wire delivery assembly arranged and disposed to deliver a wire feed to a fabrication assembly arrangement; the fabrication assembly arrangement includes a wire manipulation assembly, the wire manipulation assembly being arranged and disposed to convert the wire feed into a wire segment and position the wire segment on a workpiece positioner to form a workpiece stack; an energy beam source assembly arranged and disposed to direct one or more energy beams toward one or more aligned surfaces of adjacent wire segments within the workpiece stack, to weld the wire segments together. The method includes delivering a wire feed to a fabrication assembly; cutting and positioning a wire segment; and directing an energy beam toward one or more aligned surfaces of adjacent wire segments to weld the wire segments together.
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What is claimed is: 1. An additive manufacturing system: a wire delivery assembly arranged and disposed to deliver a wire feed to a fabrication assembly arrangement; the fabrication assembly arrangement includes a wire manipulation assembly, the wire manipulation assembly being arranged and disposed to convert the wire feed into a wire segment and position the wire segment on a workpiece positioner to form a workpiece stack, the workpiece positioner being arranged and disposed to provide multiple axis motion to the workpiece stack during assembly; an energy beam source assembly arranged and disposed to direct one or more energy beams toward one or more aligned surfaces of adjacent wire segments within the workpiece stack, to weld the wire segments together, wherein the wire delivery assembly includes an orientation device arranged and disposed to align one or more surfaces of the wire segment in a predetermined direction, and wherein the orientation device includes one or more straightening rollers. 2. The additive manufacturing system of claim 1 , wherein the wire manipulation assembly includes a wire puller and a wire cutter. 3. The additive manufacturing system of claim 1 , wherein the wire manipulation assembly includes a plurality of wire pullers and wire cutters. 4. The additive manufacturing system of claim 1 , wherein the wire manipulation assembly includes an integrated tool having an integrated wire puller and wire cutter. 5. The additive manufacturing system of claim 1 , wherein the wire manipulation assembly includes a wire cutter arranged and disposed to cut the wire segments with angled ends. 6. The additive manufacturing system of claim 1 , wherein the wire manipulation assembly includes a high energy beam cutter for cutting the wire feed into the wire segments. 7. The additive manufacturing system of claim 1 , wherein the workpiece positioner is a 4-axis computer numeric control table. 8. The additive manufacturing system of claim 1 , wherein the workpiece positioner is a 5-axis computer numeric control table. 9. The additive manufacturing system of claim 1 , wherein the energy beam source assembly includes a plurality of energy beam sources. 10. The additive manufacturing system of claim 1 , wherein the energy beam source assembly includes a laser source. 11. The additive manufacturing system of claim 1 , wherein the energy beam source assembly includes an electron beam source. 12. An additive manufacturing system: a wire delivery assembly arranged and disposed to deliver a wire feed to a fabrication assembly arrangement; the fabrication assembly arrangement includes a wire manipulation assembly, the wire manipulation assembly being arranged and disposed to convert the wire feed into a wire segment and position the wire segment on a workpiece positioner to form a workpiece stack, the workpiece positioner being arranged and disposed to provide multiple axis motion to the workpiece stack during assembly; an energy beam source assembly arranged and disposed to direct one or more energy beams toward one or more aligned surfaces of adjacent wire segments within the workpiece stack, to weld the wire segments together, wherein the wire manipulation assembly includes a wire puller and a wire cutter. 13. The additive manufacturing system of claim 12 , wherein the wire manipulation assembly includes a plurality of wire pullers and wire cutters. 14. The additive manufacturing system of claim 12 , wherein the wire manipulation assembly includes an integrated tool having an integrated wire puller and wire cutter. 15. The additive manufacturing system of claim 12 , wherein the wire manipulation assembly includes a wire cutter arranged and disposed to cut the wire segments with angled ends. 16. The additive manufacturing system of claim 12 , wherein the wire manipulation assembly includes a high energy beam cutter for cutting the wire feed into the wire segments. 17. The additive manufacturing system of claim 12 , wherein the workpiece positioner is a 4-axis or 5-axis computer numeric control table. 18. The additive manufacturing system of claim 12 , wherein the energy beam source assembly includes a plurality of energy beam sources. 19. The additive manufacturing system of claim 12 , wherein the energy beam source assembly includes a laser source. 20. The additive manufacturing system of claim 12 , wherein the energy beam source assembly includes an electron beam source.
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Turbines · CPC title
Alloys of Nickel and Cobalt and Chromium · CPC title
Titanium or alloys thereof · CPC title
Wires · CPC title
Steel {or steel} alloys · CPC title
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- What does patent US9713861B2 cover?
- Provided are a manufacturing system and a method for fabricating a component. The manufacturing system includes a wire delivery assembly arranged and disposed to deliver a wire feed to a fabrication assembly arrangement; the fabrication assembly arrangement includes a wire manipulation assembly, the wire manipulation assembly being arranged and disposed to convert the wire feed into a wire segm…
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- Gen Electric
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B23P15/04. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
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- Publication date Tue Jul 25 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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