Forming apparatus and method of producing formed body
US12138855B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 24, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P10/25
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for producing a three-dimensional body are disclosed herein. The apparatus is capable of producing an inorganic material-containing formed body having improved quality. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a stage, a supply unit configured to intermittently or continuously supply a composition to a stage, the composition containing an inorganic material, a heating unit including a thermal solidification heat source configured to perform at least thermal solidification on the composition, an information acquisition unit configured to acquire information on at least one among the geometric state, physical state, and chemical state of the thermally solidified composition, and a control unit configured to control the supply unit and the heating unit to repeat supply and thermal solidification of the composition, and to control the supply unit and the heating unit based on the acquired information.
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