Seiko Epson Corporation

Kenichi Ono

Masayuki Gozu

Naoki Shishido

Hirokazu Yanagisawa

A three-dimensional modeling device includes a modeling unit having a nozzle configured to eject a modeling material, a stage, a movement mechanism unit for changing a relative position between the nozzle and the stage, a measuring unit, a reference unit having a reference surface arranged at a position that corresponds to a deposition surface of the stage in an intersecting direction and where the reference surface can face the measuring unit, the reference unit being separate from the nozzle, and a control unit controlling the modeling unit and the movement mechanism unit. The control unit controls the measuring unit to measure a first distance between the measuring unit and the reference surface and a second distance between the measuring unit and the distal end surface, and decides a distance between a distal end surface of the nozzle and the deposition surface, based on the first and second distances.

Three-dimensional modeling device and method for manufacturing three-dimensional modeled object

A shaping stage for three-dimensional shaping includes: a table having a shaping surface on which a shaping material is discharged; a posture adjusting unit configured to adjust a posture of the shaping surface; and a cooling unit configured to cool the posture adjusting unit.

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Sakata, Japan

Kenichi Ono