IP Library Granted Patent US 11,724,415
Granted Patent B2
US 11,724,415 · App. 17/206,717 · Granted Aug 15, 2023

Method for producing ceramic sintered body, and method and device for producing ceramic molded body

Inventors: Teiichi Kimura (Nagoya, JP); Satoshi Suehiro (Nagoya, JP)
Assignees: Japan Fine Ceramics Center; NORITAKE CO., LIMITED; TOTO LTD.; NGK INSULATORS, LTD.; NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 11,724,415
App. No.
17/206,717
Granted
Aug 15, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention is a sintering method of a ceramic for sintering characterized by forming a layer containing a carbon powder on a surface of an article consisting of a ceramic for sintering, and then irradiating with laser a surface of the carbon powder-containing layer of a lamination obtained.

Claims (38)

1. A method for sintering a ceramic, the method comprising:

forming a layer comprising a carbon powder on a surface of a ceramic article consisting of a non-sintered ceramic to thereby prepare a carbon powder-containing laminated layer, and

irradiating with a laser a surface of the carbon powder-containing laminated layer to sinter the non-sintered ceramic located under an irradiated area of the carbon powder-containing laminated layer,

wherein the carbon powder in the carbon powder-containing laminated layer at an irradiated part is removed after irradiating, and

wherein the carbon powder is of graphite, and a thickness of the carbon powder-containing laminated layer is in a range from 100 nm to 10 μm.

2. The method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the non-sintered ceramic is of at least one compound selected from a group consisting of an oxide, a nitride, and an oxynitride.

3. A method for producing a ceramic article having a sintered ceramic part, the method comprising:

forming a layer comprising a carbon powder on a surface of a non-sintered ceramic part comprising a non-sintered ceramic to thereby prepare a carbon powder-containing laminated layer over the non-sintered ceramic part, and

irradiating with a laser a surface of the carbon powder-containing laminated layer to sinter a non-sintered ceramic containing part that is located under an irradiated part of the carbon-powder containing laminated layer to thereby form the ceramic article having the sintered ceramic part,

wherein the carbon powder in the carbon powder-containing laminated layer at an irradiated part is removed after irradiating, and

wherein the carbon powder is of graphite, and a thickness of the carbon powder-containing laminated layer is in a range from 100 nm to 10 μm.

4. The method according to claim 3 ,

wherein the non-sintered ceramic is of at least one compound selected from a group consisting of an oxide, a nitride, and an oxynitride.

5. A method for producing a ceramic article having a three-dimensional sintered ceramic part, the method comprising:

preparing a first non-sintered ceramic part comprising a non-sintered ceramic,

forming a layer comprising a carbon powder on a surface of the first non-sintered ceramic part to thereby prepare a first carbon powder-containing laminated layer over the first non-sintered ceramic part,

irradiating with a laser a surface of the first carbon powder-containing laminated layer to sinter the non-sintered ceramic of the first non-sintered ceramic part located under an irradiated part to form a first sintered part,

forming a second non-sintered ceramic part comprising a non-sintered ceramic on the first sintered part,

forming a layer comprising a carbon powder on a surface of the second non-sintered ceramic part to thereby prepare a second carbon powder-containing laminated layer over the second non-sintered ceramic part, and

irradiating with a laser a surface of the second carbon powder-containing laminated layer to sinter the non-sintered ceramic of the second non-sintered ceramic part located under an irradiated part to thereby form a second sintered ceramic part that is integrated with the first sintered ceramic part,

wherein the carbon powder in the first carbon powder-containing laminated layer or the second carbon powder-containing laminated layer at an irradiated part is removed after irradiating, and

wherein the carbon powder is of graphite, and a thickness of the first carbon powder-containing laminated layer or the second carbon powder-containing laminated layer is in a range from 100 nm to 10 μm.

6. The production method according to claim 5 ,

wherein the first carbon powder-containing laminated layer or the second carbon powder-containing laminated layer is irradiated with the laser while scanning the laser or changing an optical path via a light diffusion lens with the first non-sintered ceramic part secured during the applying of the laser, or

the first carbon powder-containing laminated layer or the second carbon powder-containing laminated layer is irradiated with the laser with an optical path secured while moving the first non-sintered ceramic part during the applying of the laser.

7. The production method according to claim 5 ,

wherein the second non-sintered ceramic part is formed by a method comprising spraying a slurry comprising a non-sintered ceramic particle and a dispersion medium on the surface of the first sintered ceramic part in a state where the first sintered ceramic part is heated.

8. The method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the ceramic article is consisting of a particle aggregate of non-sintered ceramic particles.

9. The method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the laser output is in a range from 50 to 2000 W/cm 2 .

10. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the non-sintered ceramic part is consisting of a particle aggregate of non-sintered ceramic particles.

11. The method according to claim 3 ,

wherein the laser output is in a range from 50 to 2000 W/cm 2 .

12. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the first non-sintered ceramic part is consisting of a particle aggregate of non-sintered ceramic particles.

13. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the second non-sintered ceramic part is consisting of a particle aggregate of non-sintered ceramic particles.

14. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the laser output is in a range from 50 to 2000 W/cm 2 .

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 7, 2023
From: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
To: NITERRA CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064842/0215 →
Priority Claims (5)
JP 2016-021264 · Feb 5, 2016 · national
JP 2016-021265 · Feb 5, 2016 · national
JP 2016-256687 · Dec 28, 2016 · national
JP 2016-256688 · Dec 28, 2016 · national
JP 2017-011533 · Jan 25, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 16074683
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