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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
May. 10, 2011
Applicants:
Hidefumi Nakamura, Hachinohe, JP;
Hideki Ishigami, Hachinohe, JP;
Inventors:
Hidefumi Nakamura, Hachinohe, JP;
Hideki Ishigami, Hachinohe, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 3/14 (2006.01); B22F 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 3/101 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a method for producing a sintered compact, a composition containing metal powder and an organic binder is formed into a given shape. When baking is performed by using a baking furnace inside of which a jig containing silica is provided, a furnace atmosphere of the baking furnace is set to be an atmosphere of inert gas, a furnace pressure is controlled to be 0.1 kPa or more but 100 kPa or less, and the furnace pressure during baking is increased at a time when the process is in the middle of heating-up.