Method for manufacturing a pattern, manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a pattern, method for manufacturing structural body and manufacturing apparatus therefor

Abstract

A method of manufacturing a pattern includes providing a pattern of a first liquid on a medium, applying a powder material to the provided pattern, and providing a second liquid to the powder material applied to the first liquid.

1 . An apparatus for manufacturing a pattern comprising:
 a providing unit configured to provide a pattern of a first liquid on a medium;   a first applying unit configured to apply a powder material to the pattern of the first liquid provided by the providing unit; and   a second applying unit configured to apply a color ink on the powder material applied to the first liquid to form a colored pattern of the powder material,   wherein the first liquid is a reaction liquid which reacts with the color ink to provide a fixing effect to a color compound of the color ink.   
     
     
         2 . An apparatus for manufacturing a structural body comprising:
 a providing unit configured to provide a pattern of a first liquid on a transfer member;   a first applying unit configured to apply a powder material to the pattern of the first liquid provided by the providing unit;   a second applying unit configured to apply a color ink to the powder material applied to the first liquid to form the colored pattern of a powder material, wherein the first liquid is a reaction liquid which reacts with the color ink to provide a fixing effect to a color compound of the color ink; and   a transfer unit configured to transfer a layer obtained from the formed colored pattern to an in-process structural body.   
     
     
         3 . The apparatus for manufacturing a structural body according to  claim 2 , further comprising a removing unit configured to remove the powder materials outside of the pattern of the first liquid by the first applying unit. 
     
     
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         6 . The apparatus for manufacturing a structural body according to  claim 2 , wherein the second applying unit is an inkjet device configured to eject the color ink to the powder material. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus for manufacturing a pattern according to  claim 1 , further comprising a removing unit configured to remove the powder materials outside of the pattern of the first liquid by the first applying unit. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus for manufacturing a pattern according to  claim 1 , wherein the second applying unit is an inkjet device configured to eject the color ink to the powder material. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus for manufacturing a pattern according to  claim 1 , wherein the powder material is thermoplastic resin, and wherein the apparatus further comprises melting unit configured to heat the colored pattern of the powder material so as to melt the colored pattern of the powder material. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus for manufacturing a pattern according to  claim 1 , wherein the first liquid has transparency. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus for manufacturing a pattern according to  claim 1 , wherein the second liquid is pigment ink and the first liquid comprises a metal salt. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus for manufacturing a pattern according to  claim 1 , wherein the second liquid comprises a plurality of inks having different colors. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus for manufacturing a structural body according to  claim 2 , further comprising a removing unit configured to remove the powder materials outside of the pattern of the first liquid by the first applying unit. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus for manufacturing a structural body according to  claim 2 , wherein the powder material is thermoplastic resin, the apparatus further comprises melting unit configured to heat the colored pattern of the powder material so as to melt the colored pattern of the powder material, and wherein the melted colored pattern of the powder material is transferred to the in-process structural body. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus for manufacturing a structural body according to  claim 2 , wherein the first liquid has transparency. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus for manufacturing a structural body according to  claim 2 , wherein the second liquid is pigment ink and the first liquid comprises a metal salt. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus for manufacturing a structural body according to  claim 2 , wherein the second liquid comprises a plurality of inks having different colors.