Patent ID: 11945032
Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  C  Y | IPC B  C

Claim 0:
1. A forging device for additive manufacturing, the forging device comprising:
a forging head comprising a base portion and a forging portion extending from the base portion, the forging portion configured for reciprocating movement up and down along a trajectory in a vertical direction to contact and forge a cladding layer during formation of the cladding layer by the additive manufacturing, the forging head further comprising a through hole extending in the vertical direction and being formed through the base portion and the forging portion; and
a forging head fixing device comprising a cavity that receives the forging head, and
wherein the through hole and the cavity are aligned with each other to allow at least one of an energy beam or an additive material to pass through during formation of the cladding layer.