Back to results
US 2026/0168168 A1Published application
Method for producing molded body and molded body producing apparatus
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorHideaki YAJIMA
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A method for producing a molded body includes accumulating a material including fibers to form an accumulated material having a first portion and a second portion that is thinner than the first portion, molding a first molded body by bonding the fibers of the accumulated material to each other, and bending the first molded body at the second portion to generate a second molded body.
Claims8
A method for producing a molded body comprising:
- accumulating a material including fibers to form an accumulated material having a first portion and a second portion that is thinner than the first portion;
- molding a first molded body by bonding the fibers of the accumulated material to each other;
- and
- bending the first molded body at the second portion to generate a second molded body.
1 more element
A molded body producing apparatus comprising:
- an accumulation section including an accumulation member on which a material including fibers is accumulated, the accumulation section being configured to generate an accumulated material of the material;
- a molding section configured to mold a first molded body by bonding fibers of the accumulated material to each other;
- a bending section configured to bend the first molded body to generate a second molded body;
- and
- a control section configured to control an operation of the accumulation section, wherein
- the control section controls the operation of the accumulation section to generate the accumulated material having a first portion and a second portion that is thinner than the first portion, and
- the bending section generates the second molded body by bending at the second portion.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.