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公开(公告)号：US11607837B2
公开(公告)日：2023-03-21
申请号：US17476276
申请日：2021-09-15
Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
Inventor： Minoru Saito
IPC: B29C61/04 , B29C35/08 , B41M3/06 , B29K105/00 , B29K105/04 , B29C44/08 , B29C44/02
Abstract: A shaping system includes: a printing device that prints an image using predetermined ink on a thermal expansion sheet having a thermal expansion layer on one side; and an expansion device that performs: a drying process of heating the thermal expansion sheet to an extent that allows the thermal expansion layer to maintain a non-expansion state, to dry the image printed by the printing device using the predetermined ink; and an expansion process of, after the drying process, heating the thermal expansion sheet to an extent that allows the thermal expansion layer to expand, to expand the thermal expansion layer.
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公开(公告)号：US10710284B2
公开(公告)日：2020-07-14
申请号：US15895433
申请日：2018-02-13
Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
Inventor： Youichi Ushigome , Minoru Saito
IPC: B29C44/34 , B41M5/00 , B41M7/00 , B41J2/21 , B41J11/00 , B32B29/00 , B32B5/02 , B32B27/32 , B32B27/36 , B32B27/30 , B32B27/18 , B32B27/12 , B32B27/10 , B32B27/08 , B29C44/02 , B41M5/50 , B29K31/00 , B29K105/00 , B29K667/00 , B41M3/00 , B29C35/16 , B29L9/00 , B29K711/12 , B29K623/00 , B29C44/60
Abstract: An expansion device, including: an irradiation unit configured to irradiate the thermally expandable sheet placed on a placing unit with light; a conveyance unit configured to reciprocably convey the irradiation unit between a first position and a second position; an exhaust fan fixed to a housing and configured to discharge air from the housing; and an air supply fan which is movable with the irradiation unit and configured to supply outside air into the housing, wherein the exhaust fan is provided at a position where air can be discharged from the second position side when the irradiation unit is returned from the first position to the second position after being moved from the second position toward the first position.
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公开(公告)号：US11325409B2
公开(公告)日：2022-05-10
申请号：US15889832
申请日：2018-02-06
Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
Inventor： Youichi Ushigome , Minoru Saito
IPC: B41M5/00 , B29C37/00 , B41J2/205 , B41J2/21 , B32B29/00 , B32B5/02 , B32B27/08 , B32B27/10 , B32B27/20 , B32B27/36 , B32B27/32 , B32B27/30 , B29C44/56 , B29C35/16 , B29C44/34 , B29C44/02 , B29C44/60 , B29C35/08 , B29K105/00 , B29K711/12 , B29K667/00 , B29K31/00 , B29K623/00
Abstract: An expansion device, including: an installation unit in which a thermally expandable sheet is disposed; an irradiation unit configured to irradiate the thermally expandable sheet placed on the installation unit with light; and a control unit configured to perform processes described below, wherein after an expansion process to expand the thermally expandable sheet by irradiating the thermally expandable sheet placed on the installation unit with light by the irradiation unit, a cooling process to cool the thermally expandable sheet by a predetermined cooling unit while maintaining the state in which the thermally expandable sheet is placed on the installation unit.
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公开(公告)号：US10654198B2
公开(公告)日：2020-05-19
申请号：US15440323
申请日：2017-02-23
Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
Inventor： Minoru Saito
IPC: B29C35/08 , G05B19/418 , B41M5/00 , B29C44/04 , B29C59/18 , B29C35/02 , B29C35/00 , B29K105/04 , B29K105/00 , B29K101/12 , B29L7/00
Abstract: A three-dimensional image forming system according to the present invention includes a conveying unit which conveys a heat-expandable sheet along a conveyance path, a heating unit which heats the heat-expandable sheet by irradiating the heat-expandable sheet with light, and a control unit which preheats the surroundings of the heating unit to a previously determined preheat temperature and then causes the conveying unit to convey the heat-expandable sheet.
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公开(公告)号：US11186017B2
公开(公告)日：2021-11-30
申请号：US16002344
申请日：2018-06-07
Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
Inventor： Youichi Ushigome , Minoru Saito
Abstract: An expansion device includes: an irradiation unit configured to irradiate a thermally-expandable sheet with light; a movement unit configured to relatively move the thermally-expandable sheet and the irradiation unit; an air-blowing unit configured to cool the irradiation unit by blowing air to the irradiation unit; and a control unit configured to execute a distension process of distending the thermally-expandable sheet by causing the irradiation unit to emit light while relatively moving the thermally-expandable sheet and the irradiation unit by the movement unit, wherein the control unit controls the air-blowing unit to stop or weaken blowing air toward the irradiation unit while the irradiation unit is caused to emit light in the distension process.
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公开(公告)号：US10717211B2
公开(公告)日：2020-07-21
申请号：US15440285
申请日：2017-02-23
Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
Inventor： Minoru Saito
Abstract: A three-dimensional image forming system according to the present invention includes a conveyance path along which a heat-expandable sheet is conveyed, a heating unit which heats the heat-expandable sheet by irradiating the heat-expandable sheet with light, a detection sensor which detects that the rear end of the heat-expandable sheet comes close to the heating unit by the conveyance of the heat-expandable sheet along the conveyance path, and a control unit which increases the conveying speed of the heat-expandable sheet whose rear end is detected when the detection sensor detects that the rear end of the heat-expandable sheet comes close to the heating unit.
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公开(公告)号：US12109829B2
公开(公告)日：2024-10-08
申请号：US17715216
申请日：2022-04-07
Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
Inventor： Youichi Ushigome , Minoru Saito
IPC: B41M5/00 , B29C35/08 , B29C35/16 , B29C37/00 , B29C44/02 , B29C44/34 , B29C44/56 , B29C44/60 , B29K105/00 , B29K711/12 , B32B5/02 , B32B27/08 , B32B27/10 , B32B27/20 , B32B27/30 , B32B27/32 , B32B27/36 , B32B29/00 , B41J2/205 , B41J2/21 , B29K31/00 , B29K623/00 , B29K667/00
CPC classification number: B41M5/0011 , B29C35/0805 , B29C35/16 , B29C37/00 , B29C44/022 , B29C44/353 , B29C44/56 , B29C44/60 , B32B5/02 , B32B27/08 , B32B27/10 , B32B27/205 , B32B27/306 , B32B27/308 , B32B27/32 , B32B27/36 , B32B29/002 , B41J2/205 , B41J2/21 , B41M5/0047 , B41M5/007 , B29C2035/0822 , B29C2035/1666 , B29C2037/903 , B29C44/3415 , B29C2795/007 , B29K2031/04 , B29K2105/0076 , B29K2105/256 , B29K2623/12 , B29K2667/003 , B29K2667/006 , B29K2711/12 , B32B2250/03 , B32B2255/00 , B32B2307/30 , B32B2307/75 , B32B2554/00
Abstract: A production method of a modeled object includes a fixing step of fixing a thermally expandable sheet onto a tray by entirely or partially fixing a periphery of the thermally expandable sheet placed on the tray by a fixing member; a thermally expanding step of thermally expanding partially the thermally expandable sheet, which is in a state of being fixed onto the tray by the fixing step, by being heated by irradiating the thermally expandable sheet with light by an irradiation unit, while moving the irradiation unit from a first position toward a second position unit; and cooling the thermally expandable sheet, which has been thermally expanded partially by the thermally expanding step, while maintaining the state in which the thermally expandable sheet is fixed onto the tray, while returning the irradiation unit from the second position to the first position.
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公开(公告)号：US11148350B2
公开(公告)日：2021-10-19
申请号：US15715055
申请日：2017-09-25
Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
Inventor： Minoru Saito
IPC: B29C61/04 , B29C35/08 , B41M3/06 , B29K105/00 , B29K105/04 , B29C44/08 , B29C44/02
Abstract: A shaping system includes: a printing device that prints an image using predetermined ink on a thermal expansion sheet having a thermal expansion layer on one side; and an expansion device that performs: a drying process of heating the thermal expansion sheet to an extent that allows the thermal expansion layer to maintain a non-expansion state, to dry the image printed by the printing device using the predetermined ink; and an expansion process of, after the drying process, heating the thermal expansion sheet to an extent that allows the thermal expansion layer to expand, to expand the thermal expansion layer.
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