Patent ID: 11958242
Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A three-dimensional modeling apparatus comprising:
a carrier belt configured to carry a modeling material, the carrier belt being a continuous belt;
a first laser configured to emit laser light that causes the modeling material carried on the carrier belt to fly to a surface of an object; and
a carrier support including
an outer peripheral surface that the contacts the carrier belt, and
a slit portion configured to permit the passage of the laser light emitted by the laser through the carrier support to cause the modeling material carried on the carrier belt to fly to the surface of the object, wherein

the carrier support is composed of an electrically conductive material, and
the carrier support is configured to apply a predetermined external force to the modeling material as the modeling material is flying, wherein the predetermined external force is caused by an electrostatic force.