Detachable scanning and supporting module of 3D printer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9521285-B1
Application number	US-201514807142-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Jul 23, 2015
Priority date	Jun 1, 2015
Publication date	Dec 13, 2016
Grant date	Dec 13, 2016

Abstract

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.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A 3D printer, comprising:
a machine body, having a bottom plate;
a printing platform, disposed on the bottom plate, the printing platform comprising a slide track and a printing substrate, the printing substrate being capable of moving corresponding to the slide track;
a scanning and driving module, disposed on the bottom plate, the scanning and driving module and the slide track being staggeredly disposed such that the scanning and driving module and the slide track do not interfere with the movement of the printing substrate; and
a scanning and supporting module detachably combined with the scanning and driving module, and being driven by the scanning and driving module.

2. The 3D printer according to claim 1 , wherein the scanning and supporting module is disposed at one end of the slide track, and the printing substrate is disposed at the other end of the slide track.

3. The 3D printer according to claim 1 , wherein the printing substrate is capable of moving corresponding to the slide track along an X-axis.

4. The 3D printer according to claim 3 , wherein the scanning and driving module comprises a base and a motor, the motor is disposed inside the base, and part of the slide track passes through the base.

5. The 3D printer according to claim 4 , wherein the base is U-shaped and has a notch, and one end of the slide track is located inside the notch.

6. The 3D printer according to claim 4 , wherein the base has a plurality of latching blocks, the scanning and supporting module has a plurality of buckle structures, the plurality of latching blocks corresponds to the plurality of buckle structures, and the scanning and supporting module is combined with the base by the plurality of buckle structures engaging with the plurality of latching blocks.

7. The 3D printer according to claim 6 , wherein the base has a plurality of latching blocks at the two sides of the notch respectively, and two lateral sides of the scanning and supporting module has a buckle structure corresponding to the latching blocks.

8. The 3D printer according to claim 6 , wherein each of the buckle structure comprises a pushing member and a spring, the spring elastically abuts the pushing member, the pushing member has a plurality of slots and a plurality of hooks, the plurality of hooks is formed in the plurality of slots, and the pushing member forces the plurality of hooks engaging with the plurality of latching blocks by the spring.

9. The 3D printer according to claim 8 , wherein the scanning and supporting module comprises a carrier platform, a rotating disk and a gearset, the rotating disk and the gearset are combined with the carrier platform, the motor drives the gearset, and the gearset drives the rotating disk to rotate.

10. The 3D printer according to claim 9 , wherein the carrier platform has an opening, a push button is formed at one end of the pushing member, and when the pushing member is disposed at the carrier platform, the push button is exposed via the opening.

11. The 3D printer according to claim 9 , wherein the scanning and driving module further comprises a sensor disposed at the base, the scanning and supporting module further comprises a blocking elastic arm, and the blocking elastic arm exposes from a bottom plane of the carrier platform so as to block the sensor.

12. The 3D printer according to claim 1 , further comprising a printing module, assembled inside the machine body, wherein the printing module comprises a printing and driving structure and a printing head, the printing head is driven by the printing and driving structure so as to move corresponding to the printing substrate along a Y-axis and a Z-axis.

13. The 3D printer according to claim 1 , wherein a base of the scanning and driving module comprises a first base and a second base, and one end of the slide track is disposed between the first base and the second base.

14. The 3D printer according to claim 1 , wherein the slide track comprises a first track and a second track, the first track and the second track are separately disposed, and the base is disposed between the first track and the second track.

Assignees

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

Inventors

• Lee Yang-Teh
• Juang Jia-Yi
• Liu Jen-Hsiang
• Wu Chi-Chieh
• Chiu Yi-Min

Classifications

• B33Y50/00

  Data acquisition or data processing for additive manufacturing · CPC title

• H04N1/00827 Primary

  Arrangements for reading an image from an unusual original, e.g. 3-dimensional objects · CPC title

• H04N1/04

  Scanning arrangements {, i.e. arrangements for the displacement of active reading or reproducing elements relative to the original or reproducing medium, or vice versa}(H04N1/387 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04N1/00541

  with detachable image reading apparatus · CPC title

• B33Y30/00

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