3D color printing mechanism
AssigneesXYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
InventorsMing-En Ho, Yi-Chu Hsieh, Chun-Hsiang Huang, Jia-Yi Juang, Yang-Teh Lee
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Abstract
A 3D color printing mechanism includes a sliding track (100), a slider (200), a painting nozzle (300) and a modeling nozzle (400). The slider (200) is arranged on the sliding track (100) and capable of sliding between two ends of the sliding track (100). The painting nozzle (300) is arranged on the slider (200) and comprises at least one ink jet head (310). The modeling nozzle (400) is connected to the slider (200) and includes a material squeezer head (410). The material squeezer head (410) is arranged non-collinearly with the ink jet head (310) at a direction parallel to the sliding track (100).
Claims9
A 3D color printing mechanism, comprising:
- a sliding track (100) extending along a longitudinal direction;
- a slider (200) arranged on the sliding track (100) and capable of moving between two ends of the sliding track (100);
- a painting nozzle (300) arranged on the slider (200), the painting nozzle (300) comprising at least one ink jet head (310);
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- a modeling nozzle (400) connected to the slider (200), the modeling nozzle (400) comprising a material squeezer head (410), the modeling nozzle (400) arranged non-collinearly with the painting nozzle (300) along a transversal direction;
- wherein the painting nozzle (300) is arranged at a first side of the slider (200) and the modeling nozzle (400) is arranged at a second side of the slider (200) opposite to the painting nozzle (300);
- wherein the ink jet head (310) and the slider (200) are at the same side of the sliding track (100), and the material squeezer head (410) and the slider (200) are located at opposite sides of the sliding track (100);
- wherein a portion of the modeling nozzle (400) is located directly underneath the sliding track (100), and the material squeezer head (410) is located directly underneath the sliding track (100);
- wherein the modeling nozzle (400) comprises a material inlet (420) connected to the material squeezer head (410), and the material squeezer head (410) and the material inlet (420) are located on opposite sides of the modeling nozzle (400) along a vertical direction substantially perpendicular with the longitudinal direction and the transversal direction;
- wherein the material squeezer head (410) is arranged lower than the ink jet head (310) along the vertical direction.
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