Abstract: A lamination molding apparatus includes a table, powder holding walls, a table driving device, a bucket, and a cover. The powder holding walls surround the table and hold material powder together with the table. The table driving device includes a linear actuator for outputting linear motion and a guide for transmitting the linear motion to the table and moving the table in a vertical direction. The bucket is disposed under the table and stores the material powder falling from between the table and the powder holding walls. The cover surrounds the table driving device between the table and the bucket. At least one portion of the linear actuator and the guide surrounded by the cover or the bucket is arranged along the vertical direction.

Abstract: A lamination molding apparatus, including a chamber covering a molding region; a powder layer forming apparatus to form a material powder layer by discharging the material powder onto the molding region and planarizing the material powder on the molding region; a laser beam emitter to emit a laser beam for sintering the material powder to form a sintered body; a cutting machine to cut the sintered body; a horizontal drive device to move both the cutting machine and the powder layer forming apparatus in a horizontal direction parallel to the molding region; a first vertical drive device to reciprocate the cutting machine in a vertical direction orthogonal to the horizontal direction; and a second vertical drive device to reciprocate the powder layer forming apparatus in the vertical direction, is provided.

Abstract: A three-dimensional printer (1) includes a material supply device (3) that supplies material powder to a table which is movable vertically, a powder retaining wall (26) that surrounds the table and retains the material powder, a material-recovery bucket (30) that accommodates excess material powder and impurities discharged from the powder retaining wall, an impurity removing device (43) that removes the impurities from the material powder, and a material drying device (47) that dries the material powder. The material powder from which the impurities have been removed and which has been dried is returned and recycled to the material supply device.

Abstract: A three-dimensional modeled object made of metal including a gas flow path is provided. The gas flow path includes a first structure portion with a lattice structure including a plurality of linear vent holes with a maximum width of equal to or greater than 0.01 mm and equal to or less than 0.10 mm and a frame body portion with a width of equal to or greater than 0.08 mm and equal to or less than 0.25 mm and with a solidification density of equal to or greater than 90%, and has a thickness of equal to or greater than 1 mm and equal to or less than 10 mm.

Abstract: A gas collecting mechanism installed in the laminating and shaping apparatus has a partition section extending from a ceiling section of the chamber along a second wall surface with a predetermined interval therebetween, a first gas collecting port formed in the partition section, a suction apparatus installed in the first gas collecting port, a first gas guide space section formed between the partition section and the second wall surface, a first duct communicating with the first gas guide space section and installed on the ceiling section, a second gas collecting port formed on the ceiling section adjacent to the second wall surface, and a second duct communicating with the second gas collecting port.

Abstract: A heat source isolation mechanism of the laminate molding device includes an intermediate table that is mounted on an upper surface of a main table, an auxiliary table which is provided on an upper surface of the intermediate table and of which a temperature can be adjusted, and a bellows member in which the auxiliary table is disposed and which includes a lower end that is provided on the intermediate table and an upper end that is mounted on the peripheral wall, and which expands as the main table is lowered. The bellows member is made of an insulating material. The recoater head supplies a metal material powder to a molding area inside the bellows member and a powder layer is formed on the auxiliary table, a laser emission unit emits a laser beam to a predetermined area of the powder layer and sintering is performed.

Abstract: A laminating and shaping apparatus includes a laser radiation unit configured to radiate a laser to a powder layer and form sintered sections, an imaging unit configured to image the sintered sections, a calculation device configured to calculate actual laser radiation positions from positions of the sintered sections and calculate a positional deviation of the laser radiation position at each of the sintered sections, and a correction device configured to correct the actual laser radiation position of each of the sintered sections to a target laser radiation position. The laser radiation unit forms sintered sections to surround the irradiation region by performing laser radiation on places including outermost positions in the irradiation region, and as the recoater head is moved in the horizontal uniaxial direction after imaging of the plurality of sintered sections by the imaging unit, at least a plurality of sintered sections are removed from the irradiation region.

Abstract: A lamination molding apparatus with a molding table, including: a galvanometer scanner configured to irradiate a small irradiation region on the molding table with a laser beam; an inert gas supplying nozzle having an inert gas supplying opening for supplying an inert gas; a fume suction duct having a fume suction opening for suctioning the inert gas containing fumes generated with irradiation of the laser beam; an integration unit integrally including the galvanometer scanner, the inert gas supplying nozzle and the fume suction duct; and a moving device configured to move the integration unit so the galvanometer scanner scans and irradiates the laser beam on a large irradiation region larger than the small irradiation region on the molding table; wherein the inert gas supplying opening and the fume suction opening are opposed to each other so an irradiation path of the laser beam is placed therebetween.

Abstract: A lamination shaping apparatus that is able to reduce machining errors in subsequent cutting while suppressing upsizing and cost increase compared to a conventional lamination shaping apparatus. A lamination shaping apparatus includes a pair of first horizontal movement mechanisms, a gantry disposed on the pair of first horizontal movement mechanisms, a second horizontal movement mechanism mounted on the gantry, and a machining head disposed on the second horizontal movement mechanism. A shaping table is disposed between the pair of first horizontal movement mechanisms. The second horizontal movement mechanism is disposed above the shaping table. The machining head includes a tool bit.

Abstract: A lamination molding apparatus, includes a material layer former to form a material layer; a first emitter to form a solidified layer by irradiating the material layer with a first beam; and a thermal adjuster to adjust a temperature of at least a portion of the solidified layer to at least one of a predetermined first temperature and a predetermined second temperature. The temperature of at least the portion of the solidified layer is adjusted to the first temperature, and then to the second temperature. When the first temperature is referred to as T1, the second temperature is referred to as T2, a martensite start temperature of the solidified layer is referred to as Ms, and a martensite finish temperature of the solidified layer is referred to as Mf, all of the following relations of T1?Mf, T1>T2, and T2?Ms are satisfied.

Abstract: A metal 3D printer includes: a housing (1) forming a molding chamber (1B); a recoater head (3) reciprocating in the direction of a horizontal U axis in the molding chamber to form a powder layer of a metal; a laser irradiation device (9) irradiating an irradiation region in the powder layer with a laser beam to form a sintered layer; and an inert gas supply device (4). The inert gas supply device includes: a first suction port (V1) disposed on one (14) of the side walls facing each other in the direction of the U axis, which is far away from the irradiation region; a first blowout port (F1) disposed on a side of the recoater head to face the first suction port; and a second blowout port (F2) disposed to face the first suction port across the irradiation region.

Abstract: A heat source isolation mechanism of the laminate molding device includes an intermediate table that is mounted on an upper surface of a main table, an auxiliary table which is provided on an upper surface of the intermediate table and of which a temperature can be adjusted, and a bellows member in which the auxiliary table is disposed and which includes a lower end that is provided on the intermediate table and an upper end that is mounted on the peripheral wall, and which expands as the main table is lowered. The bellows member is made of an insulating material. The recoater head supplies a metal material powder to a molding area inside the bellows member and a powder layer is formed on the auxiliary table, a laser emission unit emits a laser beam to a predetermined area of the powder layer and sintering is performed.

Abstract: A lamination molding apparatus capable of supplying a material powder steadily to a recoater head, is provided. A lamination molding apparatus including a chamber covering a desired molding region and being filled with an inert gas having a desired concentration; a recoater head moving in the chamber to supply a material powder on the molding region to form a material powder layer; and a material supplying unit to supply the material powder to the recoater head; wherein the recoater head includes a material holding section to hold the material powder; and a material discharging opening to discharge the material powder in the material holding section.

Abstract: A lamination molding apparatus which can remove the non-sintered material powder after completion of lamination molding easily and with less time after completion of laminating/molding, is provided. According to embodiments of the present invention, a lamination molding apparatus to conduct lamination molding using a material powder, including: a chamber filled with an inert gas having a predetermined concentration; a molding table provided in the chamber, the molding table being capable of moving vertically; a powder retaining wall surrounding the molding table so as to retain the material powder supplied on the molding table; and a powder discharging section provided on or below the powder retaining wall, the powder discharging section being capable of discharging the material powder, is provided.

Abstract: A laminating and shaping apparatus includes a laser radiation unit configured to radiate a laser to a powder layer and form sintered sections, an imaging unit configured to image the sintered sections, a calculation device configured to calculate actual laser radiation positions from positions of the sintered sections and calculate a positional deviation of the laser radiation position at each of the sintered sections, and a correction device configured to correct the actual laser radiation position of each of the sintered sections to a target laser radiation position. The laser radiation unit forms sintered sections to surround the irradiation region by performing laser radiation on places including outermost positions in the irradiation region, and as the recoater head is moved in the horizontal uniaxial direction after imaging of the plurality of sintered sections by the imaging unit, at least a plurality of sintered sections are removed from the irradiation region.

Abstract: Provided is a laminating and shaping apparatus capable of more efficiently discharging a contaminated gas outside of a chamber. A gas collecting mechanism installed in the laminating and shaping apparatus has a partition section extending from a ceiling section of the chamber along a second wall surface with a predetermined interval therebetween, a first gas collecting port formed in the partition section, a suction apparatus installed in the first gas collecting port, a first gas guide space section formed between the partition section and the second wall surface, a first duct communicating with the first gas guide space section and installed on the ceiling section, a second gas collecting port formed on the ceiling section adjacent to the second wall surface, and a second duct communicating with the second gas collecting port.

Abstract: A lamination molding apparatus which can improve the lamination molding accuracy, is provided. A lamination molding apparatus, including a chamber covering a desired molding region, the chamber being filled with an inert gas of a predetermined concentration; and a molding table provided in the molding region, the molding table being configured so as to be capable of being moved vertically by a driving mechanism; wherein the molding table is configured to be temperature-controllable; and a thermostatic section is provided in between the molding table and the driving mechanism or in the driving mechanism, temperature of the thermostatic section being maintained substantially constant, is provided.

Abstract: A three-dimensional printer (1) includes a material supply device (3) that supplies material powder to a table which is movable vertically, a powder retaining wall (26) that surrounds the table and retains the material powder, a material-recovery bucket (30) that accommodates excess material powder and impurities discharged from the powder retaining wall, an impurity removing device (43) that removes the impurities from the material powder, and a material drying device (47) that dries the material powder. The material powder from which the impurities have been removed and which has been dried is returned and recycled to the material supply device.

Abstract: A lamination molding apparatus including a chamber covering a molding region; a laser beam source to emit a laser beam for sintering a material powder supplied on the molding region to form a sintered layer; and a scan unit to scan the laser beam. The laser beam has one or more spot shapes including at least an elongated shape, and the scan unit is configured to scan the laser beam, of which the spot shape is an elongated shape, in a lateral direction of the elongated shape, is provided.

Abstract: A lamination molding apparatus which can lower the oxygen concentration in a molding room in short time is provided. A lamination molding apparatus, including a molding room; a processing head; a driving device housing room housing a driving device moving the processing head; a partitioning section to partition the molding room from the driving device housing room; a discharging section to discharge gas in the molding room; and an inert gas supplying apparatus to supply the inert gas to both of the molding room and to the driving device housing room.