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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2017
Applicant:
Mimaki Engineering Co., Ltd., Nagano, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD., Nagano, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/50 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B29C 64/112 (2017.01); B29C 64/118 (2017.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B29K 101/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/50 (2013.01); B29C 64/112 (2017.08); B29C 64/118 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B29K 2101/12 (2013.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
A three-dimensional object includes an outer-layer member and an inner structural member. The outer-layer member is a layer to constitute the surface of the three-dimensional object, and includes an inner space. The outer-layer member is made up of a plurality of divided outer-layer pieces formed of build material, which is functional ink ejected from a droplet ejection head and cured. The inner structural member is disposed in the inner space of the outer-layer member and configured to support the outer-layer member.