Granted Patent B2

US 12,365,142 · App. 17/641,271 · Granted Jul 22, 2025

Inventors: Daisuke Morimatsu (Numazu, JP); Shimpei Fujimaki (Mishima, JP)

Assignee: Shibaura Machine Co., Ltd.

B29C64/393B29C64/209B29C64/268B33Y10/00B33Y30/00B33Y50/02

Abstract

Claims (44)

1. An additive manufacturing system, comprising:

an additive manufacturing unit configured to

shape a target object including a plurality of target object layers by forming the plurality of target object layers,

shape a sample object including a plurality of sample object layers so that internal defect information and sample measurement information are measured and stored to shape the target object, and

radiate an electromagnetic wave;

a measuring instrument configured to measure a shape of a surfaces of each of the plurality of target object layers and the plurality of sample object layers;

an inspection device configured to measure an internal shape of a sample object on a basis of the electromagnetic wave which has passed through the sample object; and

a controller, wherein the target object is any of a maximum size measurable by the inspection device, smaller than the maximum measurable size, or bigger than the maximum measurable size,

the sample object is the maximum measurable size or smaller,

the controller includes a processor and a storage device,

the processor is configured to perform machine learning based on the internal defect information and the sample measurement information to generate a learning result,

the internal defect information indicates a defect existing inside the sample object based on the electromagnetic wave which has passed through the sample object,

the sample measurement information indicates a measurement result of the shapes of the plurality of sample object layers measured by the measuring instrument,

the storage device is configured to store the learning result,

the processor is configured to;

estimate whether or not a defect occurs inside the target object, based on measurement information indicating a measurement result of the shapes of the plurality of target object layers measured by the measuring instrument and the learning result,

estimate a size of the defect,

based upon the estimation of the occurrence and size of the defect, determine whether to repair the target object or continue shaping the target object, and

control the additive manufacturing unit to repair the target object or continue shaping the target object.

2. The additive manufacturing system according to claim 1 , wherein the internal defect information is based on an imaging result of the sample object by computed tomography.

3. The additive manufacturing system according to claim 1 , wherein the measuring instrument includes a non-contact three-dimensional measuring instrument.

4. The additive manufacturing system according to claim 3 , wherein

the additive manufacturing unit comprises:

a head configured to form the plurality of target object layers and the plurality of sample object layers by discharging a material and melting or sintering the material;

an object support unit configured to support the target object and the sample object; and

a moving unit configured to move the head relative to the object support unit, and

the measuring instrument is connected to the head and is moved relative to the object support unit by the moving unit together with the head.

5. The additive manufacturing system according to claim 1 , wherein the measuring instrument is configured to measure a surface roughness of each of the plurality of target object layers and the plurality of sample object layers.

6. The additive manufacturing system according to claim 5 , wherein the measuring instrument includes a non-contact three-dimensional measuring instrument.

7. The additive manufacturing system according to claim 1 , wherein

the additive manufacturing unit is configured to form the plurality of target object layers and the plurality of sample object layers by melting a material, and

the measuring instrument is configured to measure a state of the material melted by the additive manufacturing unit.

8. The additive manufacturing system according to claim 7 , wherein the measuring instrument is configured to measure a temperature distribution of the material melted by the additive manufacturing unit.

9. The additive manufacturing system according to claim 1 , wherein the additive manufacturing unit comprises a repair device configured to repair one of the plurality of target object layers, based on an estimation result of the processor.

10. The additive manufacturing system according to claim 9 , wherein

reference information is based on the internal defect information, the sample measurement information, and defect characteristic information regarding a size of the defect inside the sample object,

the processor is configured to estimate whether or not a first defect or a second defect occurs inside the object, based on the measurement information and the reference information, and

the additive manufacturing unit is configured to

repair the one layer by the repair unit in a case where the processor estimates that the first defect occurs inside the target object, and

continue shaping of the target object in a case where the processor estimates that the second defect occurs inside the target object.

11. The additive manufacturing system according to claim 1 , wherein

the additive manufacturing unit is configured to shape an alignment mark on the sample object,

each of the internal defect information and the sample measurement information includes information related to the alignment mark, and

the internal defect information and the sample measurement information are associated with each other based upon the alignment mark.

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