Patent ID: 7819055

Claim:
A three-dimensional printer comprising: a base member; a first supporting member supported on said base member such that said first supporting member is movable in the direction of an axis X (an anteroposterior direction) extending in a horizontal plane direction; a second supporting member supported on said first supporting member such that said second supporting member is movable in the direction of an axis Z (a vertical direction) extending in a direction perpendicular to said horizontal plane direction; a third supporting member supported on said second supporting member such that said third supporting member is rotatable about a first rotation axis extending in the direction of an axis Y perpendicular to the directions of the axes X and Z; a holding device, for holding a print substrate, supported on said third supporting member such that the holding device is rotatable about a second rotation axis extending in a plane perpendicular to the first rotation axis; a printer head disposed on said base member to extend above the print substrate, held by said holding device, such that said printer head is movable in the direction of the axis Y (a lateral direction); a movement controller for controlling the movement and rotation of said first through third supporting members and said holding device and for controlling the movement of said printer head; and a printing controller for controlling the ejection of ink from said printer head according to the movement and rotation control by said movement controller.