OPTICAL MOLDING APPARATUS, OPTICAL MOLDING METHOD, AND OPTICALLY MOLDED PRODUCT
First Claim
1. An optical molding apparatus that molds an optically molded product by stacking cured layers, each cured layer being formed by emitting light according to cross-sectional-shape data of the optically molded product onto a surface of photo-curable resin, the optical molding apparatus comprising:
- exposing means configured to perform exposure on the photo-curable resin for each of small work areas, the small work areas being defined by dividing an overall work area into a plurality of areas, the overall work area being where an optical molding operation is performed; and
exposure controlling means configured to control an exposure condition of the exposing means for each of the small work areas and to allow the exposure to be performed collectively on multiple layers'"'"' worth of the photo-curable resin in a predetermined one of the small work areas.
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Abstract
An optical molding apparatus molds an optically molded product by stacking cured layers. Each cured layer is formed by emitting light according to cross-sectional-shape data of the optically molded product onto a surface of photo-curable resin. The optical molding apparatus includes an exposing unit and an exposure control unit. The exposing unit performs exposure on the photo-curable resin for each of small work areas that are defined by dividing an overall work area, which is where an optical molding operation is performed, into a plurality of areas. The exposure control unit controls an exposure condition of the exposing unit for each of the small work areas and allows the exposure to be performed collectively on multiple layers'"'"' worth of the photo-curable resin in a predetermined one of the small work areas.
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6 Claims
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1. An optical molding apparatus that molds an optically molded product by stacking cured layers, each cured layer being formed by emitting light according to cross-sectional-shape data of the optically molded product onto a surface of photo-curable resin, the optical molding apparatus comprising:
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exposing means configured to perform exposure on the photo-curable resin for each of small work areas, the small work areas being defined by dividing an overall work area into a plurality of areas, the overall work area being where an optical molding operation is performed; and exposure controlling means configured to control an exposure condition of the exposing means for each of the small work areas and to allow the exposure to be performed collectively on multiple layers'"'"' worth of the photo-curable resin in a predetermined one of the small work areas. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An optical molding method for molding an optically molded product by stacking cured layers, each cured layer being formed by emitting light according to cross-sectional-shape data of the optically molded product onto a surface of photo-curable resin, the method comprising the steps of:
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performing exposure on the photo-curable resin for each of small work areas, the small work areas being defined by dividing an overall work area into a plurality of areas, the overall work area being where an optical molding operation is performed; and controlling an exposure condition for each of the small work areas and allowing the exposure to be performed collectively on multiple layers'"'"' worth of the photo-curable resin in a predetermined one of the small work areas.
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5. An optically molded product molded by stacking cured layers, each cured layer being formed by emitting light according to cross-sectional-shape data onto a surface of photo-curable resin, wherein
the optically molded product is molded by performing exposure on the photo-curable resin for each of small work areas, the small work areas being defined by dividing an overall work area into a plurality of areas, the overall work area being where an optical molding operation is performed, and an exposure condition is controlled for each of the small work areas and the exposure is performed collectively on multiple layers'"'"' worth of the photo-curable resin in a predetermined one of the small work areas.
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6. An optical molding apparatus that molds an optically molded product by stacking cured layers, each cured layer being formed by emitting light according to cross-sectional-shape data of the optically molded product onto a surface of photo-curable resin, the optical molding apparatus comprising:
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an exposing unit that performs exposure on the photo-curable resin for each of small work areas, the small work areas being defined by dividing an overall work area into a plurality of areas, the overall work area being where an optical molding operation is performed; and an exposure control unit that controls an exposure condition of the exposing unit for each of the small work areas and allows the exposure to be performed collectively on multiple layers'"'"' worth of the photo-curable resin in a predetermined one of the small work areas.
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