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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Yasukazu Ono, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B33Y 50/02 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 40/00 (2020.01); B29C 64/165 (2017.01); B29C 64/357 (2017.01); B29C 64/35 (2017.01); B29C 64/393 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B33Y 50/02 (2014.12); B29C 64/165 (2017.08); B29C 64/35 (2017.08); B29C 64/357 (2017.08); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
A three-dimensional shaping apparatus includes: a shaping chamber configured to hold powder; a leveler configured to move from a first position to a second position in a first direction on a top surface of the powder held in the shaping chamber to flatten the top surface of the powder; an ejector configured to eject a shaping liquid to the flattened top surface of the powder held in the shaping chamber; and a suction mechanism including a suction inlet arranged close to the second position of the shaping chamber.