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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2023
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuya Tsuboi, Okaya, JP;
Kenta Anegawa, Matsumoto, JP;
Hirotsugu Ota, Minowa-machi, JP;
Riona Toda, Shiojiri, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A formed article producing method, includes a first step of shaping a shaping body by ejecting a shaping material including a thermoplastic resin and of forming a first formed article by cutting the shaping body with a first rotating tool; a second step of generating recycling material by cutting the first formed article with a second rotating tool; and a third step of forming a second formed article by ejecting the recycling material that was plasticized, wherein in the second step, the first formed article is cut under at least one condition of a condition that a moving speed of the second rotating tool is faster than a moving speed of the first rotating tool in the first step or a condition that a rotating speed of the second rotating tool is slower than a rotating speed of the first rotating tool in the first step.