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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2018
Three-dimensional modeling apparatus and method for controlling three-dimensional modeling apparatus
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Koichi Saito, Matsumoto, JP;
Kohei Yuwaki, Shiojiri, JP;
Kazuhide Nakamura, Asahi, JP;
Shunsuke Mizukami, Hokuto, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/393 (2017.01); B29C 64/106 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B29C 64/209 (2017.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/393 (2017.08); B29C 64/106 (2017.08); B29C 64/209 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12);
Abstract
A three-dimensional modeling apparatus includes a nozzle that ejects a molten material, which is a plasticized thermoplastic material, a plasticization section which includes a flat screw having a groove extending in a volute shape and a driving motor that rotates the flat screw, the plasticization section rotating the flat screw to thereby guide the molten material to the nozzle through the groove, and an ejection control mechanism that is disposed in a flow path between the flat screw and the nozzle, and controls an outflow of the molten material from the nozzle.