In a 3D product forming apparatus, a nozzle head includes nozzles that respectively jet binders colored in yellow, magenta, cyan, and a nozzle that jets a binder colored in white. A powder layer can be formed on a product forming stage, and the binders are jetted onto the formed powder layer from th
In a 3D product forming apparatus, a nozzle head includes nozzles that respectively jet binders colored in yellow, magenta, cyan, and a nozzle that jets a binder colored in white. A powder layer can be formed on a product forming stage, and the binders are jetted onto the formed powder layer from the nozzle head. At a predetermined region in the powder layer, the powder is bound by the binders. The binders are jetted each time when a powder layer is laminated in forming a plurality of successively laminated powder layers, thereby to form a 3D product on the product forming stage. This allows the product to be colored as well in the product forming process. As a result, 3D products colored in various colors can be created in a short time and at a low cost.
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1. An apparatus for forming a three-dimensional product by applying binder to powder material to form bound bodies successively, said bound bodies corresponding to sectional data blocks which are produced by slicing an original object with parallel planes, said apparatus comprising:a layer forming m
1. An apparatus for forming a three-dimensional product by applying binder to powder material to form bound bodies successively, said bound bodies corresponding to sectional data blocks which are produced by slicing an original object with parallel planes, said apparatus comprising:a layer forming mechanism for forming a layer of said powder material;an applying head for applying plural kinds of materials to said layers, said plural kinds of materials including at least one kind of binder; anda controller for controlling said applying head to apply said plural kinds of materials selectively to a predetermined region on said layer, whereinsaid applying head applies a plurality of binders to said predetermined region, said plurality of binders having different colors from one another,said predetermined region is include a coloring region and non-coloring region, andsaid powder material is bound with said plurality of binders selectively in said coloring region and with one of said plurality of binders in said non-coloring regionsaid apparatus further comprising:a plurality of tanks for containing said plurality of binders and supplying said plurality of binders to said applying head; anddetectors for detecting an amount of each of said plurality of binders remaining in each said plurality of tanks, whereinthe controller controls said applying head to apply a binder which has the greatest remaining amount to said non-coloring region. 2. An apparatus for forming a three-dimensional product by applying binder to powder material to form bound bodies successively, said bound bodies corresponding to sectional data blocks which are produced by slicing an original object with parallel planes, said apparatus comprising:a layer forming mechanism for forming a layer of said powder material;an applying head for applying plural kinds of materials to said layers, said plural kinds of materials including at least one kind of binder; anda controller for controlling said applying head to apply said plural kinds of materials selectively to a predetermined region on said layer, whereinsaid layer forming mechanism comprises:powder supplier for forming a left-side heap and a right-side heap of said powder material on left and right sides of a space where said three-dimensional product is formed; anda left-side powder spreading member and a right-side powder spreading member provided on left and right sides of said applying head, respectively,in case of moving said applying head from left to right, said right-side powder spreading member spreads said left-side heap to right direction to form a layer of said powder material, andin case of moving said applying head from right to left, said left-side powder spreading member spreads said right-side heap to left direction to form a layer of said powder material. 3. The apparatus of claim 2, whereinsaid right-side powder spreading member and said left-side powder spreading member move up and down alternately, andwhile one powder spreading member is forming a layer of said powder material, another spreading member retreats upward.
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