Three-dimensional printing apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9895872-B2
Application number	US-201414449145-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 31, 2014
Priority date	Jul 31, 2014
Publication date	Feb 20, 2018
Grant date	Feb 20, 2018

Abstract

A 3-D printing apparatus includes a base and a printing head disposed above the base. The base includes an adjustment platform having an adjustment side and a top surface, a first-adjustment mechanism, second-adjustment mechanisms and a printing bed. The first-adjustment mechanism includes an adjustment shaft, first and second gears and a linkage rod. The first gear disposed under the adjustment platform is engaged with the adjustment shaft to drive it to move along a normal direction of the top surface. The second gear is engaged with the first gear to drive it to rotate. The linkage rod extended to the adjustment side connects the second gear to drive it to rotate. The second-adjustment mechanisms arranged along the adjustment side are adapted to move along the normal direction. The printing bed disposed on the adjustment platform is engaged with the adjustment shaft and the second adjustment mechanisms to move therewith.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A three-dimensional (3-D) printing apparatus, comprising:
a base, comprising:
an adjustment platform, comprising an adjustment side, a top surface and a bottom surface opposite to the top surface,
a first adjustment mechanism, comprising:
a first adjustment shaft, penetrating the adjustment platform and adapted to move along a normal direction of the top surface;
a first gear, disposed under the adjustment platform and engaged with the first adjustment shaft to drive the first adjustment shaft to move along the normal direction;
a second gear, disposed at the bottom surface and engaged with the first gear to drive the first gear to rotate; and
a linkage rod, connected to the second gear to drive the second gear to rotate, the linkage rod parallel to the bottom surface and extended to the adjustment side;

a plurality of second adjustment mechanisms, arranged along the adjustment side and adapted to move along the normal direction, the first adjustment shaft being non-colinear with the second adjustment mechanisms; and
a printing bed, disposed above the adjustment platform and engaged with the first adjustment shaft and the second adjustment mechanisms to move along the normal direction with the first adjustment shaft and the second adjustment mechanisms; and

a printing head, disposed above the base for printing a 3-D object on the printing bed.

2. The 3-D printing apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first adjustment mechanism further comprises:
a first adjustment handle, rotatably disposed at the bottom surface and located at the adjustment side, the first adjustment handle connected to the linkage rod to drive the linkage rod to rotate.

3. The 3-D printing apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the printing bed comprises a carrying surface and a back surface opposite to the carrying surface, the carrying surface faces the printing head for carrying the 3-D object.

4. The 3-D printing apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first adjustment shaft is a screw, and the first gear comprises a threaded hole to be engaged with the screw.

5. The 3-D printing apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first adjustment mechanism further comprises:
a first elastic component, sleeved on the first adjustment shaft and leaned between the adjustment platform and the printing bed.

6. The 3-D printing apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of the second adjustment mechanisms comprises:
a second adjustment shaft, engaged with a back surface of the printing bed to drive the printing bed to move with the second adjustment shaft, and the back surface facing the top surface of the adjustment platform; and
a second adjustment handle, engaged with the second adjustment shaft to drive the second adjustment shaft to move along the normal direction.

7. The 3-D printing apparatus as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the second adjustment shaft is a screw, the second adjustment handle comprises a threaded hole to be engaged with the screw.

8. The 3-D printing apparatus as claimed in claim 6 , wherein each of the second adjustment mechanisms further comprises:
a second elastic component, sleeved on the second adjustment shaft and leaned between the adjustment platform and the printing bed.

9. The 3-D printing apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the number of the second adjustment mechanisms is two.

10. The 3-D printing apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first adjustment shaft and the second adjustment mechanisms are arranged in triangular geometry, and a line connected between the second adjustment mechanisms is parallel to the adjustment side.

Assignees

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

Inventors

• Din Shih Jer
• Chang Jui Feng
• Yee Shy Huey

Classifications

• B29C64/245 Primary

  Platforms or substrates (support structures intended to be sacrificed after manufacture B29C64/40) · CPC title

• B29C64/40

  Structures for supporting 3D objects during manufacture and intended to be sacrificed after completion thereof · CPC title

• B29C64/118

  using filamentary material being melted, e.g. fused deposition modelling [FDM] · CPC title

• B33Y30/00 Primary

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

• B29C64/106

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