Kinpo Electronics, Inc.

Xyzprinting, Inc.

Cal-comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited

Chi-Chieh Wu

Yang-Teh Lee

Chi-Wen Hsieh

Jia-Yi Juang

Jen-Hsiang Liu

Yi-Min Chiu

Yu-Chuan Chang

Kwan Ho

A printing module and a 3D printing apparatus including a frame having a printing area and a standby area and a control module are provided. The printing module includes a carriage assembly disposed on the frame and electrically connected to the control module, a first base disposed on the carriage assembly and having a first latch movably disposed along a first axial direction, a fixing frame disposed in the standby area and having a first stopping portion and a second stopping portion arranged along the first axial direction, a second base movably disposed in the standby area along the first axial direction and located between the first stopping portion and the second stopping portion and having a second latch movably disposed along the first axial direction, and a printing head assembly having a first latching portion and a second latching portion disposed along a second axial direction.

Printing module and three dimensional printing apparatus

A platform structure of 3D printer includes a movable platform (), a work carrier (), an electromagnet () and a positioning structure (). Either of the movable platform () and the work carrier () has a magnetically attractable portion (). The electromagnet () is installed on another of the movable platform () and the work carrier () and is capable of magnetically attracting the MAP () to make the work carrier () removably connect to the movable platform (). The positioning structure () includes a first positioning portion () formed on the movable platform () and a second positioning portion () formed on the work carrier (). The first positioning portion () and the second positioning portion () engage with each other. Thereby, the platform structure () is convenient to use and has a function of fast assembling and dissembling the work carrier ().

Platform structure of 3D printer

A three-dimensional formation platform includes: a base (), formed with a pair of guide slots (); a carrier (), stacked on the base () and clamped between the pair of guide slots (); an elastic stopping unit () and an elastic pushing unit (), disposed at two ends of the pair of guide slots () and abutted against the carrier (). The elastic stopping unit () can be compressed for releasing the carrier (), the elastic pushing unit () can provide an elastic force towards the elastic stopping unit (), so that the carrier () can be displaced in a direction opposite to an installing direction (IN) for being released from the guide slot (), a flange () corresponding to the guide slot () is extended from a portion defined at a lateral edge () of the carrier (), and the flange () is received in the guide slot ().

Three-dimensional formation platform

A formation platform for a three-dimensional printing device is provided. The formation platform includes a base (), one or more positioning assemblies (), a substrate (), and one or more calibration assemblies (). The positioning assembly () includes a damper () and a resilient element (), the damper () is movably disposed at the base (), and the resilient element () is associated with the clamper () to push the clamper () toward the base (). The substrate () is disposed on the base (), and a portion of an edge of the substrate () is compressed by the damper () to fix the substrate on the base (). The calibration assembly () includes a screw rod (); the screw rod () is disposed on the base () and in contact with the substrate (). By the positioning assembly () collaborating with the calibration assembly (), horizontal adjustment of the substrate () can be made, and the substrate () can be easily installed or removed.

Formation platform for three-dimensional printing device

A three-dimensional printing apparatus and a method of compensating a coordinate offset of a nozzle are provided. The method includes the following. A first nozzle and a second nozzle are controlled to print a testing three-dimensional object on a platform according to a calibration model. The testing three-dimensional object includes a plurality of correlation structures respectively corresponding to a plurality of compensation parameters, and each correlation structure includes a first sub-structure and a second sub-structure. The first sub-structure is formed of a first forming material, and the second sub-structure is formed of a second forming material. Through observing a joint level between the first sub-structure and the second sub-structure of each correlation structure, a best correlation structure, which is used for performing compensation on a printing coordinate of the first nozzle or the second nozzle, is selected from the correlation structures.

Three-dimensional printing apparatus and method for compensating coordinate offset between nozzles thereof

A 3D printing filament feeding apparatus for feeding a filament () includes a primary driving wheel (), a secondary driven wheel (), a measurement scale rotating disk (), an optical sensor () and a cleaning assembly (). The primary driving wheel () is connected to a power source () and driven thereby to rotate. The secondary driven wheel () is arranged adjacent to and parallel with the primary driving wheel (). The measurement scale rotating disk () includes scale structures () and rotates together with the secondary driven wheel (). The optical sensor () detects the scale structures (). The cleaning assembly () engages with the scale structures (); wherein the secondary driven wheel () engages with the filament () and rotates along a driven direction (D) together therewith such that the scale structures () passes through the cleaning assembly (), followed by detection of the optical sensor ().

3D printing filament feeding apparatus

A three-dimensional (3D) printing apparatus, a printing calibration board and a three dimensional printing calibration method thereof are provided. The three-dimensional printing apparatus is adapted to spray the printing material. The three-dimensional printing apparatus includes a nozzle module, a printing platform and a control unit. The printing platform has a carrying surface, where the calibration pattern is disposed on the carrying surface. The calibration pattern at least includes a datum path and a first auxiliary path. The control unit controls the nozzle module coupled to the control unit to spray the printing material along the datum path, and the printing speed of the nozzle module is adjusted in response to the width of coverage of the printing material on the calibration pattern.

Three dimensional printing apparatus, printing calibration board and three dimensional printing calibration method thereof

A 3D printer includes a machine body, a printing platform, a scanning and driving module, and a scanning and supporting module. The machine body has a bottom plate. The printing platform and the scanning and driving module are disposed on the bottom plate. The printing platform includes a slide track and a movable printing substrate. The scanning and driving module and the slide track are staggeredly disposed such that the scanning and driving module and the slide track do not interfere with the movement of the printing substrate. The scanning and supporting module is detachably combined with the scanning and driving module and is driven by the scanning and driving module.

Detachable scanning and supporting module of 3D printer

In an aligning mechanism of a 3D printer scanning device, a scan driving module includes a base and a motor, and the motor has a driving gear. The scan loading module includes a loading table, a turntable, and an engaging gear connected to the turntable, and the loading table has a notch, and the engaging gear is exposed from the notch. The driving gear of the scan driving module and the engaging gear of the scan loading module have a rounded corner or a positioning portion, so that the driving gear is engaged precisely with the engaging gear.

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Taipei, Taiwan

Chi-Chieh Wu