Three-dimensional shaping apparatus
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorEiji OKAMOTO
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Abstract
A three-dimensional shaping apparatus is configured including: a plasticizing unit configured to plasticize at least a part of a shaping material containing a thermoplastic resin to generate a plasticized material; a fiber material supply unit configured to supply a fiber material; a nozzle configured to discharge the plasticized material; and an ultrasonic wave applying unit including a storage portion for storing the discharged plasticized material and the supplied fiber material, and configured to apply ultrasonic waves to at least one of the stored plasticized material and fiber material and discharge the plasticized material and the fiber material toward a stage.
Claims8
A three-dimensional shaping apparatus comprising:
- a plasticizing unit configured to plasticize at least a part of a shaping material containing a thermoplastic resin to generate a plasticized material;
- a fiber material supply unit configured to supply a fiber material;
- a nozzle configured to discharge the plasticized material;
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- an ultrasonic wave applying unit including a storage portion for storing the discharged plasticized material and the supplied fiber material, and configured to apply ultrasonic waves to at least one of the stored plasticized material and fiber material and discharge the plasticized material and the fiber material toward a stage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.