Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : June 28, 2023 - July 01, 2023
Removal of support materials is a major issue in 3D printing. In this paper, we propose a new method of molding rubber structures by using water or ice as support members or molds. After fabricating ice support members or mold in the freezer through Micro Block Assembly method, liquid rubber is poured in it and solidified in the freezer. Then, taking the rubber structure out of the freezer, water can be easily removed with no environmental impact. MBA is a new method of ice structure forming which we propose in this paper, where small ice elements are assembled to 3D structures. Two prototype examples are shown in this paper.
