APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SHAPING THREE-DIMENSIONAL LAMINATE AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL LAMINATE SHAPING PROGRAM

• Main Authors: SUZUKI KOKICHI, OKANE TOSHIMITSU, KAJINO SATOSHI, IMAMURA SATOSHI, KATO YOSUKE, OBA KOICHI, MIYANO HIDEAKI, ONAGA YUYA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 05.11.2015
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; CASTING; MAKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; POWDER METALLURGY; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; TRANSPORTING; WORKING METALLIC POWDER; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus and a method for shaping a three-dimensional laminate and a three-dimensional laminate shaping program which enable attempt of higher speeds and higher efficiency.SOLUTION: A three-dimensional laminate shaping apparatus includes a print head 121 movable on the X-Y axis plane surface, a shaping table 141 movable in the Z axis direction and a control part (101) controlling so that individual layers of shaped objects 120a and 120b are formed in order by the print head every time when the shaping table moves in the Z axis direction, and the control part controls the print head so that a shaped object is formed in the vicinity of a standby position 121a of the print head on the shaping table. 【課題】より一層の高速化および効率化を図ることができる三次元積層造形装置、三次元積層造形方法および三次元積層造形プログラムの提供を図る。【解決手段】Ｘ−Ｙ軸平面を移動可能なプリントヘッド１２１と、Ｚ軸方向に移動可能な造形テーブル１４１と、前記造形テーブルがＺ軸方向に移動する毎に、前記プリントヘッドにより造形物１２０ａ，１２０ｂの各層が順に形成されるように制御する制御部(１０１)と、を有する三次元積層造形装置であって、前記制御部は、前記造形テーブル上において、前記造形物が、前記プリントヘッドの待機位置１２１ａの近傍に形成されるように、前記プリントヘッドを制御する。【選択図】図８