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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2024
Filed:
May. 10, 2022
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Kenju Mochizuki, Azumino, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A three-dimensional object printing apparatus includes a head that discharges a liquid, and a robot that changes relative positions and poses of a workpiece and the head. A first speed adjustment operation in which a moving speed adjusted while the robot moves a position of the head from a printing preparation position toward a printing start position closer to the print region than the printing preparation position, and a printing operation in which the head starts discharging the liquid at the printing start position and the robot changes a position and a pose of the head while the liquid is discharged from the head are executed, and an amount of change in the pose of the head per unit period during the first speed adjustment operation is less than an amount of change in the pose of the head per unit period during the printing operation.