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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2021
Applicant:
Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Masakazu Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 61/04 (2006.01); B29C 35/08 (2006.01); B29C 31/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 61/04 (2013.01); B29C 31/04 (2013.01); B29C 35/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A forming apparatus is equipped with (i) a conveyance unit configured to convey a formation sheet, that expands due to irradiation with electromagnetic waves, along a conveyance path in a state in which tension for causing bending in accordance with a conveyance path that is convexly bent is applied, and (ii) an irradiation unit configured to irradiate with the electromagnetic waves the formation sheet during conveyance by the conveyance unit in the state in which the tension is applied.