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US 10,399,330 · App. 15/675,325 · Granted Sep 3, 2019

Method for forming a three-dimensional object

Inventor: Kazuhiro Ochi (Nagano, JP)
Assignee: MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
B41J2/04B29C33/448B29C64/112B29C64/153B29C64/40B29C64/194
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Patent No.
US 10,399,330
App. No.
15/675,325
Granted
Sep 3, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for forming a three-dimensional object by extruding ink droplets from ink-jet heads includes forming an inner build region of the object. A colored region is formed outside of the inner build region so as to color the object. A support region is formed outside of the colored region so as to support the object while the object is being formed. An intermediate region is formed between the inner build region and the colored region. The intermediate region is formed in such a manner that affinity between the intermediate region and the inner build region and affinity between the intermediate region and the colored region are higher than affinity between the colored region and the support region.

Claims (12)

1. A method for forming a three-dimensional object by extruding ink droplets from ink-jet heads, the method comprising:

forming an inner build region of the object;

forming a colored region outside of the inner build region so as to color the object;

forming a support region outside of the colored region so as to support the object while forming the object; and

forming an intermediate region between the inner build region and the colored region, the intermediate region being formed in such a manner that affinity between the intermediate region and the inner build region and affinity between the intermediate region and the colored region are higher than affinity between the colored region and the support region,

wherein the inner build region comprises a white ink composite at least on a surface side of the inner build region,

wherein the colored region comprises

an ink composite comprising a coloring component, and

a transparent ink composite, and

wherein the intermediate region comprises

the ink composite comprising the coloring component, and

the transparent ink composite.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 1, 2017
From: OCHI, KAZUHIRO
To: MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 043472/0696 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-159025 · Aug 12, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180043680A1 · Feb 15, 2018