Three-dimensional printing device, three-dimensional printing system and three-dimensional printing method
US8870327B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 22, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/224
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Desired designated sections are selectively extracted from a color image to be printed, the extracted designated sections are converted into a solid black image having a high thermal energy absorbency, and the solid black image is printed on the foaming layer surface of a supplied thermal expansion sheet. Next, thermal energy is applied by a halogen lamp in a thermal expansion processing unit, causing the solid black image section to expand and rise. Furthermore, in an ink jet printer unit, a prescribed color that is a background color is printed on the entire foaming layer surface of the thermal expansion sheet including the raised sections. Furthermore, the color image to be printed is printed thereon by an ink jet recording method to obtain color image three-dimensional printed material.
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