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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2023
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A three-dimensional shaping device includes a plasticizing unit configured to plasticize a material to generate a plasticized material, a nozzle configured to discharge the plasticized material, a stage including a shaping surface on which the plasticized material is stacked, a moving unit configured to change relative positions of the nozzle and the stage, a plate-shaped first heating unit including a heater configured to heat the plasticized material on the stage, a through-hole being formed in the first heating unit, and a first supporting unit configured such that a relative position thereof to the stage changes together with the nozzle, the first supporting unit supporting the first heating unit to thereby dispose the first heating unit in a position opposed to the stage. At a shaping time, at least a part of the nozzle is located in the through-hole. The first supporting unit includes a posture changing unit configured to allow a change in a posture of the first heating unit. The posture changing unit is configured to be capable of fixing the posture in a state in which a heating surface and the shaping surface are in contact in parallel.