Three-dimensional object molding apparatus

A three-dimensional object molding apparatus for producing a three-dimensional molded product of a three-dimensional object by jetting materials to form each of a plurality of layers and stacking each layer in succession, said apparatus comprising:

• a first head for jetting a molding material having an achromatic color;
• a second head for jetting a plurality of inks having different chromatic colors;
• and
• a controller for generating information on said layers based on input data regarding said three-dimensional object and for controlling said first head and said second head based on said information, said information including, for each of said layers, a first information on a sectional shape of said three-dimensional object and a second information on colors of a surface part of said three-dimensional object, said controller controlling said first head based on the first information and controlling said second head based on the second information thereby forming said three-dimensional molded product made of a solid made of the first material and a surface of which is colored by the inks.

A three-dimensional object molding apparatus for producing a three-dimensional molded product, that represents the shape of a three-dimensional object, by jetting materials to form each of a plurality of layers and stacking each layer in succession, said apparatus comprising:

• a first head for jetting a molding material having an achromatic color;
• a second head for jetting a plurality of coloring agents having different colors;
• a third head for jetting a supporting material;
• and
• a controller for controlling said first head and said second head to form each layer of said three-dimensional molded product representing the shape of the three-dimensional object, and for controlling said third head to form a support for temporarily supporting said three-dimensional molded product during the production, wherein
• said coloring agents are molding resin having different chromatic colors,
• said controller generates molding information on said layers based on input data regarding said three-dimensional object and controls said first head and said second head based on said molding information,
• said molding information includes, for each of said layers, a first information on an interior part of said three-dimensional object and a second information on a surface part of said three-dimensional object, and
• said controller controls only said first head based on the first information and controls at least said second head based on the second information thereby forming said three-dimensional molded product of which the interior part is made of a solid made of the first material and the surface part is made of a solid made of at least the second material.

A three-dimensional object molding apparatus for producing a three-dimensional molded product, that represents the shape of a three-dimensional object, by jetting materials to form each of a plurality of layers and stacking each layer in succession, said apparatus comprising:

• a first head for jetting a molding material having an achromatic color;
• a second head for jetting a plurality of coloring agents having different colors;
• a third head for jetting a supporting material;
• and
• a controller for controlling said first head and said second head to form each layer of said three-dimensional molded product representing the shape of the three-dimensional object, and for controlling said third head to form a support for temporarily supporting said three-dimensional molded product during the production, wherein
• said coloring agents are inks,
• said controller generates information on said layers based on input data regarding said three-dimensional object and controls said first head and said second head base on said information,
• said information includes, for each of said layers, a first information on a sectional shape of said three-dimensional object and a second information on colors of a surface part of said three-dimensional object, and
• said controller controls said first head based on the first information and controls said second head based on the second information thereby forming said three-dimensional molded product made of a solid made of the first material and a surface of which is colored by the inks.