3D color printing mechanism

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10293592-B2
Application number	US-201615365925-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 30, 2016
Priority date	Oct 27, 2016
Publication date	May 21, 2019
Grant date	May 21, 2019

Abstract

A 3D color printing mechanism includes a sliding track (100), a slider (200), a painting nozzle (300) and a modeling nozzle (400). The slider (200) is arranged on the sliding track (100) and capable of sliding between two ends of the sliding track (100). The painting nozzle (300) is arranged on the slider (200) and comprises at least one ink jet head (310). The modeling nozzle (400) is connected to the slider (200) and includes a material squeezer head (410). The material squeezer head (410) is arranged non-collinearly with the ink jet head (310) at a direction parallel to the sliding track (100).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A 3D color printing mechanism, comprising:
a sliding track ( 100 ) extending along a longitudinal direction;
a slider ( 200 ) arranged on the sliding track ( 100 ) and capable of moving between two ends of the sliding track ( 100 );
a painting nozzle ( 300 ) arranged on the slider ( 200 ), the painting nozzle ( 300 ) comprising at least one ink jet head ( 310 ); and
a modeling nozzle ( 400 ) connected to the slider ( 200 ), the modeling nozzle ( 400 ) comprising a material squeezer head ( 410 ), the modeling nozzle ( 400 ) arranged non-collinearly with the painting nozzle ( 300 ) along a transversal direction;
wherein the painting nozzle ( 300 ) is arranged at a first side of the slider ( 200 ) and the modeling nozzle ( 400 ) is arranged at a second side of the slider ( 200 ) opposite to the painting nozzle ( 300 );
wherein the ink jet head ( 310 ) and the slider ( 200 ) are at the same side of the sliding track ( 100 ), and the material squeezer head ( 410 ) and the slider ( 200 ) are located at opposite sides of the sliding track ( 100 );
wherein a portion of the modeling nozzle ( 400 ) is located directly underneath the sliding track ( 100 ), and the material squeezer head ( 410 ) is located directly underneath the sliding track ( 100 );
wherein the modeling nozzle ( 400 ) comprises a material inlet ( 420 ) connected to the material squeezer head ( 410 ), and the material squeezer head ( 410 ) and the material inlet ( 420 ) are located on opposite sides of the modeling nozzle ( 400 ) along a vertical direction substantially perpendicular with the longitudinal direction and the transversal direction;
wherein the material squeezer head ( 410 ) is arranged lower than the ink jet head ( 310 ) along the vertical direction.

2. The 3D color printing mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the slider ( 200 ) is arranged at one side of the sliding track ( 100 ).

3. The 3D color printing mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the sliding track ( 100 ) includes a motor ( 110 ) arranged thereon and used for driving the slider ( 200 ).

4. The 3D color printing mechanism according to claim 3 , wherein a transmission belt ( 130 ) is provided between the motor ( 110 ) and the slider ( 200 ).

5. The 3D color printing mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein a portion of the slider ( 200 ) extends to underneath the sliding track ( 100 ).

6. The 3D color printing mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the ink jet head ( 310 ) and the material squeezer head ( 410 ) are arranged to face toward the same direction.

7. The 3D color printing mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the painting nozzle ( 300 ) comprises at least one ink cartridge ( 320 ), and the ink cartridge ( 320 ) is connected to the corresponding ink jet head ( 310 ) of the painting nozzle ( 300 ).

8. The 3D color printing mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the painting nozzle ( 300 ) comprises a plurality of ink jet heads ( 310 ), and the plurality of ink jet heads ( 310 ) are arranged in one row parallel to the sliding track ( 100 ), and the material squeezer head ( 410 ) is located inside an arrangement section of the plurality of ink jet heads ( 310 ) at a direction parallel to the sliding track ( 100 ).

9. The 3D color printing mechanism according to claim 8 , wherein the painting nozzle ( 300 ) comprises a plurality of ink cartridges ( 320 ), and each ink cartridges ( 320 ) is connected to the corresponding ink jet head ( 310 ) respectively.

Assignees

• Xyzprinting Inc
• Kinpo Elect Inc

Inventors

• Ho Ming-En
• Hsieh Yi-Chu
• Huang Chun-Hsiang
• Juang Jia-Yi
• Lee Yang-Teh

Classifications

• B29C31/10

  of several materials · CPC title

• B29C64/112

  using individual droplets, e.g. from jetting heads · CPC title

• B41J2/01

  Ink jet · CPC title

• B33Y30/00 Primary

  Apparatus for additive manufacturing; Details thereof or accessories therefor · CPC title

• B29C64/106 Primary

  using only liquids or viscous materials, e.g. depositing a continuous bead of viscous material · CPC title