IP Library Granted Patent US 11,298,878
Granted Patent B2
US 11,298,878 · App. 16/840,459 · Granted Apr 12, 2022

Manufacturing apparatus

Inventor: Nobuhiro Katsuta (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
B29C64/295B29C64/188B29C64/205B33Y30/00
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Patent No.
US 11,298,878
App. No.
16/840,459
Granted
Apr 12, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A manufacturing apparatus includes a delivery unit and individual heating units. The delivery unit delivers plural linear manufacturing materials that are arranged side by side to apply the manufacturing materials onto a table. The manufacturing materials contain resin. The individual heating units individually heat the manufacturing materials delivered by the delivery unit.

Claims (24)

1. A manufacturing apparatus comprising:

a delivery unit that delivers a plurality of linear manufacturing materials that are arranged side by side to apply the manufacturing materials onto a table, the delivery unit comprising a rectangular recess, and the manufacturing materials containing resin; a plurality of individual heaters that individually heat the manufacturing materials delivered by the delivery unit; and a block that is inserted into the rectangular recess and in contact with the individual heaters; wherein the plurality of individual heaters form rows, the individual heaters of each row are arranged side by side in an arrangement direction, and the rows are stacked in a direction intersecting the arrangement direction; and wherein the rows comprise a first row and a second row stacked on the first row, and the individual heaters of the first row and the individual heaters of the second row are shifted such that center lines of the individual heaters of the first row and center lines of the individual heaters of the second row are not aligned with each other in a stack direction in which the rows are stacked.

2. The manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein heating temperatures are set for the individual heaters individually.

3. The manufacturing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein

when an applying direction of the manufacturing materials heated by the individual heaters is changed, a heating temperature of an individual heater that heats a manufacturing material provided at an outer side is higher than a heating temperature of an individual heater that heats a manufacturing material provided at an inner side.

4. The manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

when an applying direction of the manufacturing materials heated by the individual heaters is changed, the delivery unit increases a delivery amount of a manufacturing material provided at an outer side to be larger than a delivery amount of a manufacturing material provided at an inner side.

5. The manufacturing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein

heating temperatures are set for the individual heaters individually, and

when the applying direction is changed, a heating temperature of an individual heater that heats the manufacturing material provided at the outer side is higher than a heating temperature of an individual heater that heats the manufacturing material provided at the inner side.

6. The manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the individual heaters change heating temperatures according to delivery amounts of the manufacturing materials delivered by the delivery unit.

7. The manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein heating temperatures at which the manufacturing materials are heated by the individual heaters are equal to or higher than melting temperatures of the manufacturing materials.

8. The manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each of the individual heaters has a tubular shape through which the corresponding manufacturing material passes.

9. The manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a pressing unit that presses, towards the table, the manufacturing materials supplied from the individual heaters to the table, wherein the pressing unit has a columnar shape.

10. The manufacturing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein a pressing force of the pressing unit pressing the manufacturing materials towards the table is 1.5 kgf/cm 2 or more.

11. The manufacturing apparatus according to claim 9 , further comprising:

a downstream heater provided downstream of the pressing unit in a moving direction of the manufacturing materials, the downstream heater heating the pressing unit.

12. The manufacturing apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein heating temperatures at which the manufacturing materials are heated by the pressing unit are controlled in accordance with a type of the resin of the manufacturing materials.

13. The manufacturing apparatus according to claim 9 , further comprising:

an upstream heater provided upstream of the pressing unit in a moving direction of the manufacturing materials, the upstream heater heating the plurality of manufacturing materials simultaneously.

14. The manufacturing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein when an applying direction of the manufacturing materials heated by the individual heaters is changed, the pressing unit increases a pressing force to a manufacturing material provided at an outer side to be larger than a pressing force to a manufacturing material provided at an inner side.

15. The manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a cutter provided upstream of the delivery unit in a moving direction of the manufacturing materials, the cutter cutting the manufacturing materials to a length required in manufacturing.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 18, 2021
From: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
To: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
Reel/Frame 056280/0616 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 8, 2020
From: KATSUTA, NOBUHIRO
To: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052337/0593 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2019-237409 · Dec 26, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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