Stereoscopic modeling apparatus and stereoscopic modeling method
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsTakafumi Sasaki, Takeo Yamaguchi
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Abstract
A stereoscopic modeling apparatus is provided. The stereoscopic modeling apparatus includes a modeling tank, a liquid discharger, and a powder supplier. In the modeling tank, a powder layer including a powder is formed and a modeling layer in which the powder in the powder layer is bonded into a required shape is laminated. The liquid discharger discharges a modeling liquid to the powder in the modeling tank. The powder supplier supplies the powder to the modeling tank. The powder supplier supplies the powder to the powder layer while at least a part of the modeling liquid discharged from the liquid discharger and adhered to a surface of the powder layer remains existing on an outermost surface of the powder layer.
Claims8
A stereoscopic modeling apparatus, comprising:
- a modeling tank in which a powder layer including a powder is formed and a modeling layer in which the powder in the powder layer is bonded into a required shape is laminated;
- a liquid discharger to discharge a modeling liquid to the powder in the modeling tank;
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- a powder supplier to supply the powder to the modeling tank,
- wherein the powder supplier supplies the powder to the powder layer while at least a part of the modeling liquid discharged from the liquid discharger and adhered to a surface of the powder layer remains existing on an outermost surface of the powder layer.
A stereoscopic modeling method, comprising:
- forming a powder layer including a powder;
- discharging a modeling liquid to the powder layer to form a modeling layer in which the powder in the powder layer is bonded into a required shape;
- laminating the modeling layer;
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- supplying the powder to the powder layer while at least a part of the modeling liquid discharged and adhered to a surface of the powder layer remains existing on an outermost surface of the powder layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.