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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2022
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Eiji Okamoto, Matsumoto, JP;
Akihiko Tsunoya, Okaya, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object includes: a plasticizing step of plasticizing at least a part of a shaping material containing a thermoplastic resin to generate a plasticized material; a fiber introducing step including at least one of a step of introducing a covered fiber material, which is a fiber material covered with a covering material, into the plasticized material after being discharged from the nozzle opening, and a step of introducing the covered fiber material into the shaping material or the plasticized material before being discharged from the nozzle opening; and a shaping step of shaping a three-dimensional shaped object including the covered fiber material.