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US 11,691,330 B2Granted
Forming apparatus, shaped object manufacturing method, and conveyance apparatus
AssigneeCasio Computer Co., Ltd.
InventorMasakazu Suzuki
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Abstract
A forming apparatus is equipped with (i) a conveyance unit configured to convey a formation sheet, that expands due to irradiation with electromagnetic waves, along a conveyance path in a state in which tension for causing bending in accordance with a conveyance path that is convexly bent is applied, and (ii) an irradiation unit configured to irradiate with the electromagnetic waves the formation sheet during conveyance by the conveyance unit in the state in which the tension is applied.
Claims12
A forming apparatus comprising:
- a conveyance unit configured to convey, along a conveyance path that is convexly bent, a formation sheet that expands due to irradiation with electromagnetic waves, the conveyance unit being configured to convey the formation sheet in a state in which tension is applied to the formation sheet so as to warp the formation sheet in accordance with a shape of the conveyance path that is convexly bent;
- and
- an irradiation unit configured to irradiate with the electromagnetic waves the formation sheet during conveyance by the conveyance unit of the formation sheet in the state in which the tension is applied,
- wherein:
- the conveyance unit comprises (i) a pair of pulleys positioned above the conveyance path and opposing the conveyance path, and (ii) a belt wound on the pair of pulleys, and
- the tension is applied to the formation sheet by the belt pressing the formation sheet.
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A conveyance apparatus comprising:
- an irradiation unit configured to irradiate electromagnetic waves;
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- a conveyance unit configured to convey, in a region of irradiation irradiated with the electromagnetic waves, along a conveyance path that is convexly bent, a formation sheet that expands due to irradiation with the electromagnetic waves, the conveyance unit being configured to convey the formation sheet in a state in which tension is applied to the formation sheet so as to warp the formation sheet in accordance with a shape of the conveyance path that is convexly bent,
- wherein:
- the conveyance unit comprises (i) a pair of pulleys positioned above the conveyance path and opposing the conveyance path, and (ii) a belt wound on the pair of pulleys, and
- the tension is applied to the formation sheet by the belt pressing the formation sheet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.