JP2018100211A - 積層造形を用いた結合部材 - Google Patents
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Abstract
【解決手段】方法は、第2の部分の近くに第1の部分を配置することと、第1の部分と第2の部分の両方に接触する焼結材料を配置することと、エネルギーを焼結材料に印可して第1の部分と第2の部分を結合することとを含む。装置は、第1の部分と、第2の部分と、第1の部分と第2の部分を結合する焼結材料を含む積層造形された結合部とを含む。
【選択図】図1
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101 第1の部分
103 第2の部分
105 焼結材料
105a 連続して焼結された層
107 ノズル
309 積層造形された結合部
400 装置
401 第1の部分
403 第2の部分
409 積層造形された結合部
Claims (15)
- 第2の部分の近くに第1の部分を配置することと、
前記第1の部分と前記第2の部分の両方に接触するように焼結材料を配置することと、
エネルギーを前記焼結材料に印可することと、
前記第1の部分と前記第2の部分を結合することと、
を含む、方法。 - 前記焼結材料の配置と前記エネルギーの印可を繰り返して、焼結された材料の連続層を作成する、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記焼結材料は、チタニアシリカ粉末を含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記焼結材料は、チタニアシリカ懸濁液を含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記第1の部分と前記第2の部分は、ガラス製である、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記第1の部分と前記第2の部分は、チタニアシリカガラス製である、請求項5に記載の方法。
- 前記焼結材料にエネルギーを印可することは、前記焼結材料をレーザ焼結することを含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 第1の部分と、
第2の部分と、
前記第1の部分と前記第2の部分を結合する焼結材料を含む積層造形された結合部と、
を含む、装置。 - 前記積層造形された結合部は、連続して焼結された焼結材料層を含む、請求項8に記載の装置。
- 前記焼結材料は、チタニアシリカを含む、請求項8に記載の装置。
- 前記第1の部分と前記第2の部分は、ガラス製である、請求項8に記載の装置。
- 前記第1の部分と前記第2の部分は、チタニアシリカガラス製である、請求項8に記載の装置。
- 前記第1の部分と前記第2の部分は、チタニアシリカガラス製である、請求項10に記載の装置。
- 前記第1の部分及び/または前記第2の部分のうちの少なくとも1つは、光学構成要素である、請求項13に記載の装置。
- 前記第1の部分と前記第2の部分は、元は単一の構成要素から分かれた、請求項8に記載の装置。
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