Three-dimensional printing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9505175-B2
Application number	US-201514656720-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 13, 2015
Priority date	Jan 5, 2015
Publication date	Nov 29, 2016
Grant date	Nov 29, 2016

Abstract

A three-dimensional printing device including a main body having a reference side and a support side, a plurality of driving units disposed on the main body connecting the reference side with the support side along an axis, a carrying unit including a plurality of axial connection portions, a plurality of sensing units disposed on the reference side and respectively corresponding to the axial connection portions and a control unit coupled to the driving units and the sensing units is provided. The carrying unit is assembled on the driving units and driven by the driving units to move between the reference side and the support side. Each sensing unit detects that each corresponding axial connection portion arrives at the reference side and accordingly produces a termination signal, and the control unit synchronizes operations of the driving units according to the termination signals.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A three-dimensional printing device comprising:
a main body having a reference side and a support side;
a plurality of driving units assembled on the main body, connecting the reference side with the support side along an axis;
a carrying unit assembled on the driving units to be driven by the driving units to move between the reference side and the support side, the carrying unit comprising a plurality of axial connection portions;
a plurality of sensing units disposed on the reference side, and each of the sensing units corresponding to a respective one of the axial connection portions; and
a control unit coupled to the driving units and the sensing units, the control unit controlling the driving units to drive the carrying unit to move to the reference side of the main body along the axis, wherein each sensing unit senses when its corresponding axial connection portion arrives at the reference side of the main body, and produces a termination signal indicating such the control unit utilizing the termination signal to control the driving.

2. The three-dimensional printing device according to claim 1 , comprising a pair of driving units and a pair of sensing units, the pair of driving units being respectively located on two opposing sides of the carrying unit, and the pair of sensing units being respectively located on two opposing sides of the carrying unit.

3. The three-dimensional printing device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the driving units comprises:
a motor disposed on the support side; and
a screw rod coupled to the motor and extending to the reference side, the carrying unit being disposed on the screw rod to be driven by the screw rod to move along the axis.

4. The three-dimensional printing device according to claim 3 , wherein a stroke in which the motor of one of the driving units drives the screw rod is different from a stroke in which the motor of the other driving unit drives the screw rod.

5. The three-dimensional printing device according to claim 3 , further comprising a pair of driving units, wherein the carrying unit comprises:
a pair of brackets respectively coupled to the pair of screw rods so as to move along the axis under control of the pair of motors, the pair of brackets having the axial connection portions; and
a connection rod connected between the pair of brackets.

6. The three-dimensional printing device according to claim 5 , further comprising:
a three-dimensional printing unit movably disposed on the connection rod and electrically connected to the control unit, the driving units under control of the control unit driving the three-dimensional printing unit to perform a three-dimensional printing process in a printing area of the main body, the sensing units being located above the printing area.

7. The three-dimensional printing device according to claim 5 , wherein the main body further comprises a plurality of guide rods respectively extending along the axis, and the pair of brackets is respectively slidably disposed on the guide rods.

8. The three-dimensional printing device according to claim 1 , wherein according to a calibration command, the control unit controls the driving units to drive the carrying unit to move to the reference side along the axis.

Assignees

• Xyzprinting Inc
• Kinpo Elect Inc
• Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Ltd

Inventors

• Cheng Chung-Yuan
• Lu Shih-Nan
• Din Shih-Jer
• Chang Jui-Feng

Classifications

• B29C64/393

  for controlling or regulating additive manufacturing processes · CPC title

• B29C64/232

  for motion along the axis orthogonal to the plane of a layer · CPC title

• B33Y30/00

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

• B29C67/0088 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B29C67/0055

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic