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Title:
METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING METAL ARTICLE, APPARATUS THEREOF, AND LASER BEAM CONDENSING UNIT
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2002069507
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a method for manufacturing a metal article by which the metal article can be directly manufactured with high accuracy by using a laser beam, and to provide an apparatus thereof and a laser beam condensing unit.

When the metal article of a desired shape is formed by repeating a step of forming a metal layer by irradiating a laser beam on metal powder and melting the metal powder and a step of placing metal powder on the metal layer and melting the metal powder by a laser beam, the laser beam is split into a high-energy laser beam for melting the metal powder and a low-energy laser beam provided therearound. The manufacturing method of the metal article, the apparatus thereof, and the laser beam condensing unit employ the optical system using the laser beam.


Inventors:
SASAKI HIROHARU
KUWABARA KOJI
SADAOKA NORIYUKI
TAKAGI TARO
Application Number:
JP2000266043A
Publication Date:
March 08, 2002
Filing Date:
September 01, 2000
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
HITACHI LTD
International Classes:
B22F3/105; B23K26/06; B23K26/064; B23K26/073; G02B27/09; B23K26/34; (IPC1-7): B22F3/105; B23K26/00; B23K26/06; G02B27/09
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yukihiko Takada (1 outside)