Shaping apparatus using coating liquid on an object
AssigneeFuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
InventorsNaoki Hiji, Torahiko Kanda
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Abstract
A shaping apparatus includes a table, at least one first discharging part that moves in one direction relative to the table and shapes an object by discharging droplets of a shaping liquid from nozzles and stacking plural layers each formed by curing the droplets, a second discharging part that moves in one direction relative to the table and forms a coating member coating an end surface of the object by discharging droplets of a coating liquid from nozzles and stacking plural layers each formed by curing the droplets, and a controller that controls the second discharging part so that a thickness of the coating member decreases toward an upper side.
Claims11
A shaping apparatus comprising:
- a table;
- at least one first discharging part configured to move in one direction relative to the table and to shape an object by discharging droplets of a shaping liquid from nozzles and stacking a plurality of layers each formed by curing the droplets;
- a second discharging part configured to move in one direction relative to the table and to form a coating member coating an end surface of the object by discharging droplets of a coating liquid from nozzles and stacking a plurality of layers each formed by curing the droplets;
- and
- a controller configured to control the second discharging part so that a thickness of the coating member decreases toward an upper side and so that an outer portion, facing away from the end surface, of the coating member is formed at an acute angle at the table,
- wherein the controller is further configured to control the first discharging part to form the end surface such that the end surface is extended, at an angle within a range of 80° to 90° from the table to the upper side of the object.
A shaping apparatus comprising:
- a table;
- at least one first discharging part configured to move in one direction relative to the table and to shape an object by discharging droplets of a shaping liquid from nozzles and stacking a plurality of layers each formed by curing the droplets;
- a second discharging part configured to move in one direction relative to the table and to form a coating member coating an end surface of the object by discharging droplets of a coating liquid from nozzles and stacking a plurality of layers each formed by curing the droplets;
- and
- a controller configured to control the second discharging part so that a thickness of the coating member decreases toward an upper side and so that an outer portion, facing away from the end surface, of the coating member is formed at an acute angle at the table,
- wherein, in a direction from the table to the upper side, the object comprises a stepped portion such that:
- a thickness of the coating member decreases from the table to the stepped portion,
- the thickness of the coating member is constant across a part of the stepped portion in a direction parallel to the table, and
- the thickness of the coating member is further decreased from the part of the stepped portion to the upper side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.