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Three-dimensional modeling apparatus and three-dimensional object manufacturing method

A technology for 3D modeling and objects, applied in the direction of manufacturing aids, additive manufacturing, manufacturing tools, etc., can solve problems such as reduced color reproducibility

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-09-28
SEIKO EPSON CORP
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[0003] However, in the technology described in Patent Document 1, only one color can be expressed in one layer when viewed from the outside, so there is a problem that the reproducibility of the color is lowered.

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no. 1 approach

[0036] figure 1 An explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of a three-dimensional modeling device as a first embodiment of the present invention. The three-dimensional modeling apparatus 100 includes a modeling unit 10 , a powder supply unit 20 , a flattening mechanism 30 , a powder recovery unit 40 , a head 50 , a curing energy imparting unit 60 , and a control unit 70 . The computer 200 is connected to the control unit 70 . The three-dimensional modeling device 100 and the computer 200 can also be combined as a generalized three-dimensional modeling device. figure 1 The X direction, the Y direction, and the Z direction orthogonal to each other are shown. The Z direction is a direction along the vertical direction, and the X direction is a direction along the horizontal direction. The Y direction is a direction perpendicular to the Z direction and the X direction.

[0037] The modeling unit 10 is a tank-shaped structure that models a three-dimensional object...

no. 2 approach

[0075] Figure 8 (A)-(F) is a schematic diagram of the example of the unit cell of 2nd Embodiment. Figure 8 (A) to (C) exemplify the first e unit grid UG1e and the second f unit grid UG2f after the colored ink and clear ink have been discharged, Figure 8 In (D) to (F), the first g unit lattice UG1g and the second h unit lattice UG2h are exemplified. The unit cells UG1e to UG2h of the second embodiment are configured such that transparent ink is always ejected from the uppermost portion.

[0076] The head of the second embodiment has the same head 50 as the first embodiment ( figure 2 ) have the same configuration, but the amount of the second clear ink CL2 to be discharged is different. The discharge amounts of the colored ink and the first clear ink CL1 are the same as those in the first embodiment. That is, the head of the second embodiment discharges 2 pl of colored ink when the discharge amount of colored ink is "small", 4 pl when it is "medium", and 6 pl when it is...

no. 3 approach

[0086] Figure 9 (A) and (B) are schematic diagrams of an example of the unit cell UG of the third embodiment. Figure 9 (A) exemplifies the first n unit grid UG1n, the second p unit grid UG2p, and the third q unit grid UG3q after the colored ink and the colorless ink have been discharged. Figure 9 In (B), the first r unit grid UG1r, the second s unit grid UG2s, and the third t unit grid UG3t are exemplified. The number of unit cells UG used to express one color of the surface of an object is not limited to two. In the third embodiment, one color of the outer surface of the object is represented by the colored ink discharged to the three unit cells UG. which is, Figure 9 In (A), the color of the bottom surface of the object viewed from the bottom surface side (Z direction side) of the first n unit cells UG1n is expressed by a combination of colored inks discharged to the unit cells UG1n to UG3q, Figure 9 In (B), the color of the bottom surface of the object viewed from ...

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Abstract

The invention relates to a three-dimensional modeling apparatus and a three-dimensional object manufacturing method, and provides a technique that makes it possible to restrain the resolution reduction in a technique for discharging a liquid to model a colored three-dimensional object. The three-dimensional modeling apparatus comprises a head unit for modeling an object by discharging a liquid, which is to be a material of the object, into each unit grille and a control unit for controlling the head unit. The head unit is capable of individually discharging, into the unit grille, designated amounts of a plurality of types of chromatic liquids for expressing a designated color, and a low-lightness liquid that is an achromatic liquid having a lower lightness than the chromatic liquids, and in the case of discharging the low-lightness liquid and a chromatic liquid into one unit grille, the control unit controls the head unit so as to discharge the liquids such that the low-lightness liquid is positioned on an interior side of the object relative to the chromatic liquid.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a three-dimensional modeling device. Background technique [0002] In recent years, three-dimensional modeling devices using inkjet technology have attracted attention. In the three-dimensional modeling device using inkjet technology, the process of ejecting a curable liquid and forming a cross-sectional body of one layer in the horizontal direction (XY direction) is formed by forming multiple layers in the height direction (Z direction), so that Modeling of 3D objects. For example, in the three-dimensional modeling device described in Patent Document 1, color shades are expressed by superimposing layers in which the outer periphery is colored and layers in which the outer periphery is not colored. [0003] However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, only one color can be expressed in one layer when viewed from the outside, and thus there is a problem that color reproducibility is lowered. Therefore, in the tec...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B29C67/00B33Y30/00B33Y10/00
CPCB29C67/0007B33Y10/00B33Y30/00B29K2105/0032B29K2105/0058B29K2995/0021B33Y50/02B29C64/112B29C64/393
Inventor 和田启志
Owner SEIKO EPSON CORP