Patents by Inventor Daizo Aoyagi

Daizo Aoyagi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11845215
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object includes: a first step of forming a first portion of the three-dimensional shaped object by discharging a shaping material containing a resin from a discharge portion toward a stage or a previously formed layer and pressing the discharged shaping material against a tip end surface of the discharge portion; a heating step of heating the first portion to a temperature less than a glass transition temperature of the resin; and a second step of forming a second portion of the three-dimensional shaped object by discharging the shaping material from the discharge portion toward the first portion heated in the heating step and pressing the discharged shaping material against the tip end surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kenta Anegawa, Daizo Aoyagi, Yusuke Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11794407
    Abstract: A method for producing a three-dimensional shaped article includes shaping a first portion constituting at least a part of the three-dimensional shaped article by ejecting a molten material according to shaping data generated based on a shape resulting from adding a cutting allowance for cutting processing to a target shape of the three-dimensional shaped article, performing the cutting processing for the first portion, obtaining a measured shape of the first portion by measuring a shape of the first portion, specifying an excess portion and a lacking portion of the first portion by comparing a shape of a portion corresponding to the first portion of the target shape with the measured shape, performing the cutting processing for the specified excess portion when the excess portion was specified, and ejecting the molten material so as to fill the specified lacking portion when the lacking portion was specified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kenta Anegawa, Daizo Aoyagi
  • Patent number: 11623392
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a three-dimensional formed object includes cutting a material block so as to fabricate a bottom portion that includes an upwardly projecting underlying layer portion. The method also includes forming a molten material into a single layer or a plurality of layers on a top of the underlying layer portion so as to fabricate a first layer portion in contact with the underlying layer portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Inventors: Kenta Anegawa, Kei Yokota, Daizo Aoyagi
  • Patent number: 11584070
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object, which is a method of shaping a three-dimensional shaped object using a cutting tool configured to cut a first length in a cutting direction, includes: a first portion shaping step of stacking a shaping material to shape a first portion having a length in the cutting direction shorter than the first length; a first portion cutting step of cutting the first portion in the cutting direction by the cutting tool; and a second portion shaping step of stacking the shaping material to couple to a first end surface of the first portion in a direction opposite to the cutting direction, and to shape a second portion having a length in the cutting direction shorter than that of the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kenta Anegawa, Daizo Aoyagi
  • Patent number: 11559952
    Abstract: A three-dimensional shaping system includes a first table provided with a first positioning mechanism, a first shaping machine configured to shape a first shaped object on the first table, a first cutting machine provided with a first mounting portion having a second positioning mechanism and configured to cut the first shaped object, a conveying machine configured to convey the first table between the first shaping machine and the first cutting machine, and a control unit configured to control the first shaping machine, the first cutting machine, and the conveying machine. The control unit controls the first shaping machine to shape the first shaped object, controls the conveying machine to convey the first table from the first shaping machine to the first cutting machine so that the first and second positioning mechanisms engage with each other, and controls the first cutting machine to cut the first shaped object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kenta Anegawa, Daizo Aoyagi, Yusuke Watanabe, Kanji Okuyama
  • Patent number: 11554545
    Abstract: A method for producing a three-dimensional shaped article includes a first shaping step of shaping a first portion of the three-dimensional shaped article by ejecting a shaping material to a stage, and a second shaping step of shaping a second portion of the three-dimensional shaped article having an overlapping portion overlapping with the first portion, and a non-overlapping portion that does not overlap with the first portion, that forms a space between the same and the first portion, and that is in contact with the overlapping portion at one end. In the second shaping step, the overlapping portion is shaped by ejecting the shaping material onto the first portion, and thereafter, the non-overlapping portion is shaped by ejecting the shaping material so as to be in contact with the overlapping portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenta Anegawa, Daizo Aoyagi
  • Patent number: 11198246
    Abstract: The method of forming a three-dimensional object includes: a first forming process of causing a nozzle to eject a forming material onto a forming surface of a forming base and forming a first portion and a second portion such that the first portion and the second portion are away from each other in a first direction in parallel to the forming surface; a curing process of curing the first portion and the second portion; and a second forming process of causing the nozzle to eject the forming material between the first portion and the second portion and forming a third portion that has a shape that successively connects an end surface of the first portion in the first direction to an end surface of the second portion in the first direction, after the curing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Inventors: Kenta Anegawa, Daizo Aoyagi, Yusuke Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20210268733
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object, which is a method of shaping a three-dimensional shaped object using a cutting tool configured to cut a first length in a cutting direction, includes: a first portion shaping step of stacking a shaping material to shape a first portion having a length in the cutting direction shorter than the first length; a first portion cutting step of cutting the first portion in the cutting direction by the cutting tool; and a second portion shaping step of stacking the shaping material to couple to a first end surface of the first portion in a direction opposite to the cutting direction, and to shape a second portion having a length in the cutting direction shorter than that of the first portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Kenta ANEGAWA, Daizo AOYAGI
  • Publication number: 20210260836
    Abstract: A three-dimensional shaping system includes a first table provided with a first positioning mechanism, a first shaping machine configured to shape a first shaped object on the first table, a first cutting machine provided with a first mounting portion having a second positioning mechanism and configured to cut the first shaped object, a conveying machine configured to convey the first table between the first shaping machine and the first cutting machine, and a control unit configured to control the first shaping machine, the first cutting machine, and the conveying machine. The control unit controls the first shaping machine to shape the first shaped object, controls the conveying machine to convey the first table from the first shaping machine to the first cutting machine so that the first and second positioning mechanisms engage with each other, and controls the first cutting machine to cut the first shaped object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Kenta ANEGAWA, Daizo AOYAGI, Yusuke WATANABE, Kanji OKUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20210237348
    Abstract: A method for producing a three-dimensional shaped article includes shaping a first portion constituting at least a part of the three-dimensional shaped article by ejecting a molten material according to shaping data generated based on a shape resulting from adding a cutting allowance for cutting processing to a target shape of the three-dimensional shaped article, performing the cutting processing for the first portion, obtaining a measured shape of the first portion by measuring a shape of the first portion, specifying an excess portion and a lacking portion of the first portion by comparing a shape of a portion corresponding to the first portion of the target shape with the measured shape, performing the cutting processing for the specified excess portion when the excess portion was specified, and ejecting the molten material so as to fill the specified lacking portion when the lacking portion was specified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Kenta ANEGAWA, Daizo AOYAGI
  • Publication number: 20210078242
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object includes: a first step of forming a first portion of the three-dimensional shaped object by discharging a shaping material containing a resin from a discharge portion toward a stage or a previously formed layer and pressing the discharged shaping material against a tip end surface of the discharge portion; a heating step of heating the first portion to a temperature less than a glass transition temperature of the resin; and a second step of forming a second portion of the three-dimensional shaped object by discharging the shaping material from the discharge portion toward the first portion heated in the heating step and pressing the discharged shaping material against the tip end surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Kenta ANEGAWA, Daizo AOYAGI, Yusuke WATANABE
  • Patent number: 10894361
    Abstract: A three-dimensional forming apparatus includes: an ejecting portion that ejects a forming material from an opening portion to a forming table; a moving portion that changes a relative position between the forming table and the ejecting portion; and a controller that controls the ejecting portion and the moving portion. The ejecting portion includes a tip surface having the opening portion. An external shape of the opening portion is polygonal. When the three-dimensional object is formed, the controller controls the moving portion such that a distance (Gp) between the tip surface and an estimated position to which the forming material is to be ejected from the ejecting portion satisfies the following Expression (1). (Sq1×Gp)/Vt<1.0??(1) where Sq1 represents an area of the opening portion, and Vt represents a volume of the forming material that is ejected per unit moving amount by the ejecting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Inventors: Kenta Anegawa, Daizo Aoyagi
  • Publication number: 20200269502
    Abstract: Provided is a method for shaping a three-dimensional shaped object using a cutting tool configured to perform cutting at a first length at maximum in a predetermined cutting direction, the method including: a first section shaping step of shaping a first section having a length in a first direction shorter than the first length by laminating a shaping material; a first section cutting step of cutting the first section with the cutting tool having a cutting direction along the first direction; a second section shaping step of shaping a second section having a length in a second direction shorter than the first length by laminating the shaping material, to connect to a first end surface of the first section in the first direction; and a second section cutting step of cutting the second section along the second direction with the cutting tool having a cutting direction along the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenta ANEGAWA, Daizo AOYAGI
  • Publication number: 20200207016
    Abstract: A method for producing a three-dimensional shaped article includes a first shaping step of shaping a first portion of the three-dimensional shaped article by ejecting a shaping material to a stage, and a second shaping step of shaping a second portion of the three-dimensional shaped article having an overlapping portion overlapping with the first portion, and a non-overlapping portion that does not overlap with the first portion, that forms a space between the same and the first portion, and that is in contact with the overlapping portion at one end. In the second shaping step, the overlapping portion is shaped by ejecting the shaping material onto the first portion, and thereafter, the non-overlapping portion is shaped by ejecting the shaping material so as to be in contact with the overlapping portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenta ANEGAWA, Daizo AOYAGI
  • Publication number: 20200001523
    Abstract: The method of forming a three-dimensional object includes: a first forming process of causing a nozzle to eject a forming material onto a forming surface of a forming base and forming a first portion and a second portion such that the first portion and the second portion are away from each other in a first direction in parallel to the forming surface; a curing process of curing the first portion and the second portion; and a second forming process of causing the nozzle to eject the forming material between the first portion and the second portion and forming a third portion that has a shape that successively connects an end surface of the first portion in the first direction to an end surface of the second portion in the first direction, after the curing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Kenta ANEGAWA, Daizo AOYAGI, Yusuke WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20190329495
    Abstract: A three-dimensional forming apparatus includes: an ejecting portion that ejects a forming material from an opening portion to a forming table; a moving portion that changes a relative position between the forming table and the ejecting portion; and a controller that controls the ejecting portion and the moving portion. The ejecting portion includes a tip surface having the opening portion. An external shape of the opening portion is polygonal. When the three-dimensional object is formed, the controller controls the moving portion such that a distance (Gp) between the tip surface and an estimated position to which the forming material is to be ejected from the ejecting portion satisfies the following Expression (1). (Sq1×Gp)/Vt<1.0??(1) where Sq1 represents an area of the opening portion, and Vt represents a volume of the forming material that is ejected per unit moving amount by the ejecting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Kenta ANEGAWA, Daizo AOYAGI
  • Publication number: 20190248069
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a three-dimensional formed object includes cutting a material block so as to fabricate a bottom portion that includes an upwardly projecting underlying layer portion. The method also includes forming a molten material into a single layer or a plurality of layers on a top of the underlying layer portion so as to fabricate a first layer portion in contact with the underlying layer portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Kenta ANEGAWA, Kei YOKOTA, Daizo AOYAGI
  • Publication number: 20150084216
    Abstract: There is provided an injection mold to manufacture an injection-molded product formed of a molten resin that is injected into a molding space and is solidified. The injection mold includes an insert that forms a high quality required surface corresponding to a high quality required surface of an injection-molded product. The high quality required surface forming insert includes a first insert member corresponding to a high surface accuracy required portion in the high quality required surface, and a second insert member corresponding to a high surface accuracy not-required portion in which the surface accuracy that is required is lower than that of the high surface accuracy required portion in the high quality required surface and which has thermal conductivity lower than that of the first insert member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Kei YOKOTA, Daizo AOYAGI
  • Publication number: 20120308764
    Abstract: There is provided an injection mold to manufacture an injection-molded product formed of a molten resin that is injected into a molding space and is solidified. The injection mold includes an insert that forms a high quality required surface corresponding to a high quality required surface of an injection-molded product. The high quality required surface forming insert includes a first insert member corresponding to a high surface accuracy required portion in the high quality required surface, and a second insert member corresponding to a high surface accuracy not-required portion in which the surface accuracy that is required is lower than that of the high surface accuracy required portion in the high quality required surface and which has thermal conductivity lower than that of the first insert member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei Yokota, Daizo Aoyagi