Three-dimensional printing head

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9738030-B2
Application number	US-201514619811-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 11, 2015
Priority date	Jan 5, 2015
Publication date	Aug 22, 2017
Grant date	Aug 22, 2017

Abstract

A three-dimensional printing head includes a housing ( 100 ), a fusing module ( 200 ) arranged in the housing ( 100 ), and a heat dissipation module ( 300 ). The fusing module ( 200 ) is disposed in the housing ( 100 ) and includes a feeding tube ( 210 ) with both ends open. A feeding inlet ( 211 ) for receiving a filament material ( 20 ) is at one end of the feeding tube ( 210 ), a supplying nozzle ( 220 ) is at the other end of the feeding tube ( 210 ), and multiple fins ( 212 ) are formed outside of the feeding tube ( 210 ). A heater ( 230 ) is disposed at the supplying nozzle ( 220 ) to heat the same for melting the filament material ( 20 ). The heat dissipation module ( 300 ) includes a fan ( 310 ) arranged in the housing ( 100 ), and the fan ( 310 ) has an inlet side ( 311 ) and an outlet side ( 312 ) opposite thereto. The outlet side ( 312 ) is arranged toward the fusing module ( 200 ).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A three-dimensional printing head, comprising:
a housing ( 100 );
a fusing module ( 200 ) disposed in the housing ( 100 ), the fusing module ( 200 ) including a feeding tube ( 210 ), a feeding inlet ( 211 ) for receiving a solid filament material ( 20 ) at one end of the feeding tube ( 210 ), a supplying nozzle ( 220 ) being disposed at the other end of the feeding tube ( 210 ), a plurality of fins ( 212 ) being formed outside of the feeding tube ( 210 ), a heater ( 230 ) being disposed at the supplying nozzle ( 220 ) for heating the supplying nozzle ( 220 ) to melt the filament material ( 20 ); a heat dissipation module ( 300 ) including a fan ( 310 ) disposed in the housing ( 100 ), the fan ( 310 ) including an inlet side ( 311 ) and an outlet side ( 312 ) opposite thereto, the outlet side ( 312 ) being disposed toward the fins( 212 ) of the fusing module ( 200 ),
wherein the heat dissipation module ( 300 ) includes an air leading cover ( 320 ), and the air leading cover ( 320 ) includes an air outlet side ( 321 ) and an air inlet side, the air outlet side ( 321 ) faces the plurality of the fins ( 212 ), and the air inlet side faces the fan ( 310 );
wherein the air leading cover ( 320 ) is disposed between the plurality of fins ( 212 ) and the fan ( 310 ) to directly contact the outlet side ( 312 ) of the fan ( 310 ) and the plurality of fins ( 212 ), and
wherein the plurality of fins ( 212 ) cover the air outlet ( 321 ) of the air leading cover ( 320 ) so that the fan supplies air flowing only to the fins ( 212 ) but not to the supplying nozzle ( 220 ) for dissipating heat from only the feeding tube ( 210 ) and preventing heat transfer from the supplying nozzle ( 220 ) to the feeding tube ( 210 ) so that the feeding tube ( 210 ) is prevented from being overheated, and the solid filament material is hereby prevented from being softened early in the feeding tube ( 210 ) before being fed into the supplying nozzle ( 220 ),
wherein the feeding tube ( 210 ) and the supplying nozzle ( 220 ) are made of different metallic materials.

2. The three-dimensional printing head of claim 1 , wherein an area of the air outlet ( 321 ) is corresponding to an area of the fins ( 212 ).

3. The three-dimensional printing head of claim 1 , wherein the housing ( 100 ) includes an air inlet ( 101 ), and the air inlet ( 101 ) is disposed corresponding to the inlet side ( 311 ) of the fan ( 310 ).

4. The three-dimensional printing head of claim 1 , wherein the housing ( 100 ) includes an air outlet ( 102 ), and the fins ( 212 ) are disposed between the air outlet ( 102 ) and the outlet side ( 312 ) of the fan ( 310 ).

5. The three-dimensional printing head of claim 1 , wherein the feeding tube ( 210 ) and the supplying nozzle ( 220 ) are assembled with each other.

6. The three-dimensional printing head of claim 1 , wherein the heater ( 230 ) is inserted into the supplying nozzle ( 220 ).

7. The three-dimensional printing head of claim 1 , wherein the housing ( 100 ) includes a tube joint ( 110 ) disposed corresponding to the feeding inlet ( 211 ).

8. The three-dimensional printing head of claim 1 , wherein a hook 120 is protrudingly disposed on an outer surface of the housing ( 100 ), the hook ( 120 ) is provided for hooking a carrier ( 10 ), and the carrier ( 10 ) is disposed at a movable platform and is movable on the movable platform.

9. The three-dimensional printing head of claim 1 , wherein the specific heat of the supplying nozzle ( 220 ) is higher than the specific heat of the feeding tube ( 210 ).

Assignees

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

Inventors

• Lee Yang-Teh
• Tang Yi-Chin

Classifications

• B29C48/05

  Filamentary, e.g. strands · CPC title

• B29C48/266

  Means for allowing relative movements between the apparatus parts, e.g. for twisting the extruded article or for moving the die along a surface to be coated · CPC title

• B29C48/865

  Heating · CPC title

• B29L2031/767

  Printing equipment or accessories therefor · CPC title

• B33Y30/00

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