THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTER
First Claim
1. A three-dimensional printer in which ink is ejected from a printer head thereof to a print substrate having a three-dimensional surface so as to perform predetermined printing on the three-dimensional surface, comprising:
- a holding device for holding said print substrate;
a supporting device for supporting said holding device and said printer head such that said holding device and said printer head are movable relative to each other in directions of axes X, Y, and Z which are perpendicular to each other, and for supporting said holding device such that said holding device is rotatable about the axis X and rotatable about the axis Y relative to said printer head;
a movement controller for controlling said holding device and said printer head which are supported by said supporting device to move relative to each other in the directions of the axes X, Y, and Z and for controlling said holding device to rotate about the axis X and about the axis Y relative to said printer head; and
a printing controller for controlling the ejection of ink from said printer head according to the movement and rotation control by said movement controller.
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Abstract
A three-dimensional printer comprises a base 1, a first supporting member 10 supported on the base such that the first supporting member is movable in the direction of an axis X, a second supporting member 15 supported on the first supporting member such that the second supporting member is movable in the direction of an axis Z, a third supporting member 20 supported on the second supporting member such that the third supporting member is rotatable about a first rotation axis Y0 extending in the direction of an axis Y, a holding chuck 26, for holding a print substrate, supported on the third supporting member such that the holding chuck is rotatable about a second rotation axis X0, and a printer head 5 supported on the base 1 to extend above the print substrate 80 such that the printer head is movable in the direction of the axis Y. The movement and rotation of the first through third supporting members and the holding chuck are controlled by a movement controller and the movement of the printer head 5 is also controlled by the movement controller. The ejection of ink from the printer head 5 is controlled by a printing controller according to the movement and rotation control by the movement controller.
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17 Claims
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1. A three-dimensional printer in which ink is ejected from a printer head thereof to a print substrate having a three-dimensional surface so as to perform predetermined printing on the three-dimensional surface, comprising:
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a holding device for holding said print substrate; a supporting device for supporting said holding device and said printer head such that said holding device and said printer head are movable relative to each other in directions of axes X, Y, and Z which are perpendicular to each other, and for supporting said holding device such that said holding device is rotatable about the axis X and rotatable about the axis Y relative to said printer head; a movement controller for controlling said holding device and said printer head which are supported by said supporting device to move relative to each other in the directions of the axes X, Y, and Z and for controlling said holding device to rotate about the axis X and about the axis Y relative to said printer head; and a printing controller for controlling the ejection of ink from said printer head according to the movement and rotation control by said movement controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A three-dimensional printer comprising:
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a base member; a first supporting member supported on said base member such that said first supporting member is movable in the direction of an axis X (an anteroposterior direction) extending in a horizontal plane direction; a second supporting member supported on said first supporting member such that said second supporting member is movable in the direction of an axis Z, (a vertical direction) extending in a direction perpendicular to said horizontal plane direction; a third supporting member supported on said second supporting member such that said third supporting member is rotatable about a first rotation axis extending in the direction of an axis Y perpendicular to the directions of the axes X and Z; a holding device, for holding a print substrate, supported on said third supporting member such that the holding device is rotatable about a second rotation axis extending in a plane perpendicular to the first rotation axis; a printer head disposed on said base member to extend above the print substrate, held by said holding device, such that said printer head is movable in the direction of the axis Y (a lateral direction); a movement controller for controlling the movement and rotation of said first through third supporting members and said holding device and for controlling the movement of said printer head; and a printing controller for controlling the ejection of ink from said printer head according to the movement and rotation control by said movement controller. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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