Filament replacement mechanism for 3D printer and 3D printing system
AssigneeShenzhen Tuozhu Technology Co., Ltd.
InventorKaiwang Tian
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Abstract
Various embodiments provide a filament replacement mechanism for a 3D printer and a 3D printing system. In those embodiments, the filament replacement mechanism includes: a support; a filament guide unit disposed on the support and including a plurality of secondary filament guide tubes and a filament guide opening connecting with the plurality of secondary filament guide tubes, where the filament guide opening is configured to be jointed with a main filament guide tube of the 3D printer; and a plurality of filament replacement units disposed on the support.
Claims19
A filament replacement mechanism for a 3D printer, the filament replacement mechanism comprising:
- a support;
- a filament guide unit disposed on the support and comprising a plurality of secondary filament guide tubes and a filament guide opening connecting with the plurality of secondary filament guide tubes, wherein the filament guide opening is configured to be jointed with a main filament guide tube of the 3D printer;
- and a plurality of filament replacement units disposed on the support, each of the plurality of filament replacement units automatically performing a loading operation and an unloading operation on a corresponding filament spool of a plurality of filament spools for the 3D printer, wherein a surface of the support facing the plurality of filament spools is provided with at least one desiccant groove for accommodating a desiccant, and a top cover is mounted at an opening of each of the desiccant grooves, and is provided with a plurality of air holes;
- and, wherein the filament guide unit further comprises a multi-channel member connecting the plurality of secondary filament guide tubes to the filament guide opening.
A 3D printing system, comprising:
- a 3D printer;
- and a filament replacement mechanism comprising:
- a support;
- a filament guide unit disposed on the support and comprising a plurality of secondary filament guide tubes and a filament guide opening connecting with the plurality of secondary filament guide tubes, wherein the filament guide opening is configured to be jointed with a main filament guide tube of the 3D printer;
- and a plurality of filament replacement units disposed on the support, each of the plurality of filament replacement units automatically performing a loading operation and an unloading operation on a corresponding filament spool of a plurality of filament spools for the 3D printer, wherein a surface of the support facing the plurality of filament spools is provided with at least one desiccant groove for accommodating a desiccant, and a top cover is mounted at an opening of each of the desiccant grooves, and is provided with a plurality of air holes;
- and, wherein the filament guide unit further comprises a multi-channel member connecting the plurality of secondary filament guide tubes to the filament guide opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.