IP Library Granted Patent US 11,738,502
Granted Patent B2
US 11,738,502 · App. 16/983,099 · Granted Aug 29, 2023

Filament for three-dimensional modeling

Inventors: Daisuke Nakayama (Kanagawa, JP); Taichi Yamada (Kanagawa, JP); Kentaro Ageishi (Kanagawa, JP); Masayuki Ookoshi (Kanagawa, JP); Jiro Minabe (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
B29C64/118B29C64/205B29C64/295D01F6/06B29K2023/12B29K2995/0097B33Y10/00B33Y30/00B33Y70/00Y10T428/2931
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Patent No.
US 11,738,502
App. No.
16/983,099
Granted
Aug 29, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A filament for three-dimensional modeling includes two or more kinds of resins; a fiber; and a compatibilizing agent, and has a sea-island structure including a sea part and island parts, the sea part including at least one kind of the two or more kinds of resins and the island parts including at least one kind of the two kinds of resins.

Claims (53)

1. A filament for three-dimensional modeling,

comprising

a first resin and a second resin having a difference in solubility parameter of 5 or more;

a fiber; and

a compatibilizing agent, and

having a sea-island structure including a sea part and island parts, the sea part including the first resin and the island parts including the second resin,

wherein:

at least a part of the island part coats at least a part of a surface of the fiber,

in a cross section of the filament in a direction orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the filament, the island parts have a diameter of 0.1 μm or more and 20 μm or less, and

S2/S1×100 is 5% or more and 49% or less, where:

S1 represents an area obtained by subtracting an area occupied by the fiber from a total area of a cross section of the filament in a direction orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the filament, and

S2 represents a total area of the island parts in the cross section.

2. The filament for three-dimensional modeling according to claim 1 ,

wherein the S2/S1×100 is 10% or more and 40% or less.

3. The filament for three-dimensional modeling according to claim 1 ,

wherein the island parts have a diameter of 1 μm or more and 10 μm or less.

4. The filament for three-dimensional modeling according to claim 1 ,

wherein a melting temperature of the first resin included in the sea part is lower than a melting temperature of the second resin included in the island parts.

5. The filament for three-dimensional modeling according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first resin is formed of a polyolefin, and

the second resin is selected from the group consisting of a resin having at least one of an amide bond and an imide bond, a resin having an ester bond, and a resin having a bonding group including sulfur.

6. The filament for three-dimensional modeling according to claim 5 ,

wherein the compatibilizing agent is at least one kind selected from the group consisting of a polyolefin having a modified branch and a polyolefin having a modified main chain terminal.

7. The filament for three-dimensional modeling according to claim 1 ,

wherein the fiber is a continuous fiber.

8. The filament for three-dimensional modeling according to claim 1 , wherein a difference in melting temperature between the first resin in the sea part and the second resin in the island parts is 20° C. or more and 300° C. or less.

9. The filament for three-dimensional modeling according to claim 1 , wherein a difference in solubility parameter between the first resin in the sea part and the second resin in the island parts is 5 or more and 10 or less.

10. The filament for three-dimensional modeling according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first resin is formed of a polyolefin other than polypropylene and

the second resin is selected from the group consisting of a resin having at least one of an amide bond and an imide bond, a resin having an ester bond, and a resin having a bonding group including sulfur.

11. A filament for three-dimensional modeling,

comprising

a first resin and a second resin having a difference in solubility parameter of 5 or more;

a fiber selected from the group consisting of a carbon fiber, a glass fiber, a metal fiber, and an aramid fiber; and

a compatibilizing agent, and

having a sea-island structure including a sea part and island parts, the sea part including the first resin and the island parts including the second resin,

wherein:

at least a part of the island part coats at least a part of a surface of the fiber, and

S2/S1×100 is 5% or more and 49% or less, where:

S1 represents an area obtained by subtracting an area occupied by the fiber from a total area of a cross section of the filament in a direction orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the filament, and

S2 represents a total area of the island parts in the cross section.

12. A filament for three-dimensional modeling,

comprising

a first resin and a second resin having a difference in solubility parameter of 5 or more;

a fiber; and

a compatibilizing agent, and

having a sea-island structure including a sea part and island parts, the sea part including the first resin and the island parts including the second resin,

wherein:

at least a part of the island part coats at least a part of a surface of the fiber,

the filament has a diameter of about 0.6 mm, and

S2/S1×100 is 5% or more and 49% or less, where:

S1 represents an area obtained by subtracting an area occupied by the fiber from a total area of a cross section of the filament in a direction orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the filament, and

S2 represents a total area of the island parts in the cross section.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 28, 2021
From: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
To: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
Reel/Frame 056078/0098 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 3, 2020
From: NAKAYAMA, DAISUKE; YAMADA, TAICHI; AGEISHI, KENTARO; OOKOSHI, MASAYUKI; MINABE, JIRO
To: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053380/0830 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-020649 · Feb 10, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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