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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
May. 22, 2012
Satoshi Abe, Osaka, JP;
Isamu Matsumoto, Osaka, JP;
Masataka Takenami, Osaka, JP;
Isao Fuwa, Osaka, JP;
Yoshikazu Higashi, Shiga, JP;
Yoshiyuki Uchinono, Osaka, JP;
Norio Yoshida, Nara, JP;
Satoshi Abe, Osaka, JP;
Isamu Matsumoto, Osaka, JP;
Masataka Takenami, Osaka, JP;
Isao Fuwa, Osaka, JP;
Yoshikazu Higashi, Shiga, JP;
Yoshiyuki Uchinono, Osaka, JP;
Norio Yoshida, Nara, JP;
Abstract
A method for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object, comprising: (i) forming a powder layer on a base plate by a sliding movement of a squeegee blade, followed by forming a solidified layer by irradiating a predetermined portion of the powder layer with a light beam, thereby allowing sintering of the powder of the predetermined portion or melting and subsequent solidification thereof; and (ii) forming another solidified layer by newly forming a powder layer on the resulting solidified layer, and then irradiating another predetermined portion of the new powder layer with the light beam, steps (i) and (ii) being repeatedly performed,