Forming apparatus and forming method
US10391754B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 6, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB33Y50/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A forming apparatus for forming a three-dimensional object is provided. The forming apparatus includes: a data storage, storing multiple pieces of slice data; a discharge head, discharging a forming material; a forming platform; a main scan driver, i.e., a first direction scan driver, driving the discharge head to perform a main scan as a first direction scan; and a material-accumulating direction driver, changing a head-platform distance between the discharge head and the forming platform. The main scan driver, based on a respective one of the multiple pieces of slice data, drives the discharge head to perform a plurality of the main scans at the same position in the three-dimensional object currently formed.
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