IP Library Granted Patent US 10,259,159
Granted Patent B2
US 10,259,159 · App. 14/206,048 · Granted Apr 16, 2019

Stack forming apparatus and manufacturing method of stack formation

Inventor: Naotada Okada (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
B29C64/153B23K26/03B23K26/032B23K26/0673B23K26/1476B23K26/342B23K26/354B23K26/361B29C64/106B29C64/135B29C64/386C23C24/10
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,259,159
App. No.
14/206,048
Granted
Apr 16, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A stack forming apparatus according to embodiments comprises a nozzle and a controller. The nozzle is configured to selectively inject more than one kind of material to a target and to apply laser light to the injected material to melt the material. The controller is configured to control the kind and supply amount of material to be supplied to the nozzle.

Claims (11)

1. A stack forming apparatus comprising:

a first nozzle provided with a first injection hole, configured to mix a first material and a second material into a first mixed material, to inject the first mixed material to a target, and to apply laser light to the injected first mixed material to melt the injected material, the second material being a different kind of material from the first material;

a second nozzle provided with a second injection hole having a diameter different from a diameter of the first injection hole, configured to mix the first material and the second material into a second mixed material, to inject the second mixed material to the target, and to apply laser light to the injected second mixed material to melt the injected second mixed material;

a light source configured to apply the laser light to the first nozzle and the second nozzle; and

a controller configured to control a ratio and amounts of the first material and the second material to be supplied to the first nozzle and the second nozzle.

2. The stack forming apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a melting device which remelts one or both the first material and the second material attached to the target.

3. The stack forming apparatus according to claim 1 , comprising

a measurement device which measures the shapes of the target consisting of one or both of the first material and the second material; and

a removing device configured to partly remove the target in accordance with a measurement result by the measurement device.

4. The stack forming apparatus according to claim 3 , comprising a storage unit in which the shape of a stack formation to be formed on the target is stored as a threshold,

wherein the controller compares the shape measured by the measurement device with the threshold, and uses the removing device to remove a part of the shape different from the threshold.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 18, 2014
From: OKADA, NAOTADA
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Reel/Frame 032707/0400 →
Continuity (4)
Provisional Application 61892608 · Oct 18, 2013
Provisional Application 61893461 · Oct 21, 2013
Provisional Application 61896301 · Oct 28, 2013
Related Publication 20150108695A1 · Apr 23, 2015