Patent ID: 11915405
Assignee: APPLIED OPTIMIZATION, INC.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. An add-on kit for an additive manufacturing machine configured to scan a build beam across a region of interest to thereby add material to a workpiece at a moving build point located in the region of interest, the add-on kit comprising:
a base plate configured for mounting to the additive manufacturing machine;
an optics assembly mounted to the base plate, the optics assembly comprising a housing and a beam splitter positioned within the housing, wherein the housing comprises a plurality of outlet apertures, wherein the beam splitter configured to split electromagnetic radiation entering the optics assembly into a plurality of beams, and wherein the optics assembly is configured to direct each beam of the plurality of beams to a corresponding outlet aperture of the plurality of outlet apertures;
a plurality of lens benches, wherein each lens bench includes a proximal end and an opposite distal end, wherein the proximal end of each lens bench is coupled with the housing adjacent a corresponding outlet aperture of the plurality of outlet apertures such that each lens bench is operable to receive a corresponding beam of the plurality of beams, and wherein each lens bench is configured to direct the corresponding beam to the distal end of the lens bench;
a movable reflector configured to reflect electromagnetic radiation from within a field of view to the optics assembly such that each beam comprises electromagnetic radiation from the field of view; and
a controller configured to move the movable reflector to maintain a predetermined relationship between the moving build point and the field of view.