US 2026/0307331 A1 · Modular Storage Device and Filament Outlet

Abstract

A modular storage device is provided. The modular storage device includes a housing configured to store a target object and separate the internal space of the housing from the external environment. The sidewall of the housing includes a first air outlet and a first air inlet. The first air outlet is configured to be coupled with an independent drying unit to allow the drying unit to expel the internal air of the internal space. The first air inlet is configured to be coupled with the drying unit to allow the drying unit to introduce external air into the internal space. This modular storage device enables the separation of storage and drying of target objects to accommodate different application scenarios.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A modular storage device, comprising a storage unit, wherein the storage unit comprises:

a storage box, configured to provide an internal space that is isolated from an external environment of the storage box, to store a target object, wherein a box body of the storage box comprises a first air outlet and a first air inlet;
wherein, the first air outlet is configured to couple with an independent drying unit to allow the drying unit to withdraw internal air from the internal space, and
the first air inlet is configured to couple with the drying unit to allow the drying unit to introduce external air into the internal space.

A modular storage device, comprising a drying unit, wherein the drying unit comprises:

a bearing surface configured to support an independent storage unit and comprising a second air outlet and a second air inlet, wherein the second air outlet is configured to couple with a first air inlet of the storage unit, and the second air inlet is configured to couple with a first air outlet of the storage unit;
and
an air-blowing module connected to the first air outlet and the second air outlet, wherein during operation, the air-blowing module withdraws internal air from the storage unit through the second air inlet and injects external air into the storage unit through the second air outlet;
wherein, a second relative humidity of the external air is lower than a first relative humidity of the internal air.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

19/708,853Filed 15 Jun 2026

Priority

CN 20233071408302 Nov 2023

Published

8 Oct 2026

Term ends

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Classification8 codes

B29C 64/255
Apparatus for additive manufacturing; Details thereof or accessories therefor: enclosures for the building material, e.g. powder containers
B29B 13/06
Conditioning or physical treatment of the material to be shaped: by drying
B29C 64/314
Handling of material to be used in additive manufacturing: preparation
B29C 64/321
Handling of material to be used in additive manufacturing: feeding

Modular Storage Device and Filament Outlet

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Claims20