Method and system for solid object manufacturing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9844916-B2
Application number	US-201514710023-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 12, 2015
Priority date	Oct 24, 2014
Publication date	Dec 19, 2017
Grant date	Dec 19, 2017

Abstract

A solid object manufacturing system comprises: a controlling device, a solid object manufacturing device and a projecting device. The control device generates a solid object model and then divides the model into a plurality of layer images. The control device then adjusts the height of a lifting table of the solid object manufacturing device and controls the projecting device to project one of the layer images on the lifting table synchronously, so as to guide user to form an article by using a printing module of the solid object manufacturing device. The solid object manufacturing system guides user to complete the article by projecting the layer images and adjusting the height of the lifting table.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A solid object manufacturing system, comprising:
a solid object manufacturing device having a lifting table, a controlling module, a printing module and a work platform, the lifting table disposed in a hole at the center of the work platform being electrically connected to the controlling module, the printing module having a plurality of spraying nozzles respectively filled with different colors of materials, and the plurality of spraying nozzles performing any planar movements in the hole;
a projecting device having at least one projecting module for projecting a plurality of layer images of the solid object on the lifting table, and wherein the projecting device is disposed under the work platform for projecting the layer images on the lifting table by a multi-point short throw projecting manner; and
a controlling device electrically connected to the solid object manufacturing device and the projecting device, wherein the controlling module receives an instruction transmitted by the controlling device for adjusting the height of the lifting table.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a hand supporting module disposed in the hole of the work platform.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the projecting device is disposed above the work platform for projecting the layer images on the lifting table by an up-to-down manner.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein each of the spraying nozzles has a switch.

Assignees

• Inventec Appliances (Pudong) Corp
• Inventec Appliances Corp
• Inventec Appliances Shanghai Co Ltd
• Inventec Appliances Shanghai Co Ltd

Inventors

• Li Li
• Yu Li
• Tsai Shih-Kuang

Classifications

• B29C64/393

  for controlling or regulating additive manufacturing processes · CPC title

• B33Y30/00

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

• B33Y10/00

  Processes of additive manufacturing · CPC title

• B33Y50/02

  for controlling or regulating additive manufacturing processes · CPC title

• B29C67/0059

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic