Patents Assigned to Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20180307302
    Abstract: An electronic device for executing a plurality of interactive functions is provided. The electronic device includes a laser ranging element, a storage element and a processor coupled to the laser ranging element and the storage element. The laser ranging element sequentially obtains a plurality of environmental contours in a detection range. The storage element stores a plurality of preset motions and the interactive functions. Each preset motion corresponds to one of the interactive functions. The processor determines a plurality of feet positions according to the environmental contours, determines an operation motion according to the feet positions, and determines whether the operation motion corresponds to a specific motion of the preset motions stored in the storage element. In response to the operation motion being corresponding to the specific motion, the processor executes the interactive function corresponding to the specific motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Lun Ting, Tung-Yuan Lin, Chung-Yao Tsai
  • Patent number: 10105896
    Abstract: A nozzle head cleaning module including a base housing having a main slope; a main carrier received in the base housing, a sub-carrier received in the main carrier and has a cover protruding upwardly, and an interference structure is provided. A set of one or more horizontal planes is formed on the main slope. A set of one or more main slide pins contacting with the main slope protrudes from the main carrier including a sub-slope, and the main carrier is moved along the main slope. When resting on the main slope, the main slide pin contacts with the main slope by multiple contact points. When resting on the horizontal plane, the main slide pin contacts with the horizontal plane by multiple contact points. The horizontal plane support main slide pin to maintain the cover in a raised position when the main slide pin is located thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignees: XYZPRINTING, INC., KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Yang-Teh Lee, Jia-Yi Juang, Yi-Chu Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20180290399
    Abstract: A method and a system of three-dimensional (3D) printing are provided. The method of 3D printing is adapted to a 3D printing apparatus and includes following steps: slicing a 3D object model into a plurality of sub-slicing layers according to a printing plane; merging a default number of adjacent sub-slicing layers into a plurality of grey-scale slicing layers; and, printing a 3D object according to the grey-scale slicing layers. The thickness of each sub-slicing layer is thinner than the thickness of a default layer used whenever the 3D printing apparatus performs a single printing process. The thickness of each of the grey-scale slicing layers is equal to the thickness of the default layer used whenever the 3D printing apparatus performs the single printing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ting-Yu Lu, Ching-Hua Su
  • Publication number: 20180290394
    Abstract: A color three-dimensional printing method and three-dimensional printing equipment are provided, which are adapted to present a color pattern on a three-dimensional object. The method includes following steps. A color image including the color pattern is obtained, and the color image includes a plurality of pixels. An inkjet depth of each of the pixels is determined based on a color feature of each of the pixels. A three-dimensional model of the three-dimensional object is sliced to generate layer information of a plurality of layer objects. A plurality of inkjet pictures corresponding to the layer objects are obtained based on the inkjet depths of the respective pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kwan Ho, Yu-Ting Huang, Ko-Wei Shih
  • Patent number: 10093259
    Abstract: A protection device of self-propelled vehicle including a main body, a frame body, and at least two pivoting members is provided. The main body has a rail or a moving block, and the frame body has a moving block or a rail. The frame body moves on a plane relative to the main body via the moving block being removably coupled to the rail. The two pivoting members being removably pivoted to the main body and the frame body along two normal lines of the plane respectively. The frame body is forced to be rotated on the plane with one of the two pivoting members relative to the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Shih-Li Pan
  • Publication number: 20180272624
    Abstract: A 3D printing device and a resume printing method thereof are provided. The method includes: executing printing commands sequentially to control a print head for printing; obtaining a first printing command executed when a printing interruption occurs, and resuming printing according to the first printing command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chia-Yuan Chang, Yu-Jie Yang
  • Publication number: 20180272623
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printing nozzle structure including a heater, a nozzle, a feed tube and a baffle member is provided. The heater has a first through hole. The nozzle is connected to the heater and has a second through hole. The feed tube passes through the first through hole and has a feed channel. The first through hole, the second through hole and the feed channel are aligned with each other. A filament moves along the feed channel to pass through the heater. The heater heats and melts the filament, and the filament that has been melted moves from the feed channel into the second through hole to be extruded. The baffle member is disposed inside the first through hole and located between the feed channel and the second through hole. The baffle member is configured to adjust a degree of communication between the feed channel and the second through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kwan Ho, Chi-Chieh Wu, Chung-Hsuan Wu
  • Patent number: 10081137
    Abstract: A distributed printing method of a powder-bed type 3D printer is present. The method first generates, for each printing layer of a 3D model file, a color image which is applied to print an outer contour part and a non-color image which is applied to print an internal structure part. The method then calculates replacing information according to a default adjusting module, and adjusts color information of the color image and adhesive information of the non-color image based on the replacing information. Finally, the method combines the adjusted color image and non-color image for generating a final printing image, and executes printing according to the final printing image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignees: XYZPRINTING, INC., KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Chung-Ju Chen, Hsueh-Kuan Shih
  • Patent number: 10079947
    Abstract: An image alignment adjustment mechanism of a scanner and an adjustment tool for adjusting a scanning module (4) are provided. The image alignment adjustment mechanism includes a housing (10) and an adjustment device (2) arranged in the housing (10). The housing (10) has a guiding structure (13) for moving the scanning module (4). The adjustment device (2) includes a base (20), a connection portion (21) extending from the base (20), and an adjustment portion (22). An adjustment area (102) is defined on the housing (10) corresponding to the adjustment device (2), an adjustment hole (103) is defined on the housing (10) corresponding to the adjustment area (103), and the base (20) is arranged in the housing (10) adjacent to the adjustment area (102). The connection portion (21) is coupled to the guiding structure (13), and the adjustment portion (22) protrudes from the adjustment hole (103).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Hung-Huan Sung, Yu-Ming Hsu, Hui-Min Chen
  • Patent number: 10071524
    Abstract: A printing method for printing a multi-material 3D model comprises the following steps: perform a slicing process on a multi-material 3D object to generate the multi-material object slices and the object slices of a useful object; compute a material-switching point and a retrieving point during the slicing process; print the multi-material object slices of a multi-material 3D model with one of the materials; when print to the material-switching point, switch to another different material and print useful objects with the material used before the material switching; when print to the retrieving point, print the multi-material object slices with the material used after the material switching; and repeat the above steps until completing the multi-material 3D model printing. The present disclosed example prints the useful object via the remaining materials after the material switching which effectively reduces the cost with of multi-materials printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignees: XYZPRINTING, INC., KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Chuan Chang, Kwan Ho, Yang-Teh Lee
  • Patent number: 10065374
    Abstract: A printing slicing method for 3D model for automatically adding a required supporting structure to a 3D model is disclosed. The method includes following steps. Retrieve a minimum overlapping ratio corresponding to a layer height. Execute a slicing process and analyze an overlapping ratio between two molded object slices which form a suspended slope. Add the supporting structure below the corresponding suspended slope when determining that the overlapping ratio is less than the minimum overlap ratio. This disclosed example can effectively prevent the suspended part of a printed 3D model entity from a deformation because of the adhesion area thereon is too small, and can also effectively save the printing time and the usage amount of supplies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignees: XYZPRINTING, INC., KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Kwan Ho, Bo-Yi Wu
  • Publication number: 20180236721
    Abstract: A three dimensional printing apparatus including a tank, an injecting module, a leveling module, a curing module, and a control module is provided. The injecting module is disposed at the tank to inject a liquid forming material into the tank. The leveling module is movably disposed in the tank. The curing module is disposed above the tank. The control module is electrically connected to the injecting module, the leveling module, and the curing module. The leveling module is controlled by the control module to be moved in the tank, so as to level a surface of the liquid forming material. The curing module is controlled by the control module to cure the leveled liquid forming material to form a solidification layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Bo Pang
  • Publication number: 20180229441
    Abstract: A printing material for a three-dimensional (3D) printing apparatus is provided. The printing material includes a core and a shell covering the core, wherein the Shore hardness of the core is A45-A90, the Shore hardness of the shell is D40-D85, the Shore hardness of the shell is higher than the Shore hardness of the core, the volume percentage of the shell is 10% to 30%, and the volume percentage of the core is 70% to 90%. Since the printing material has a specific structure, feed abnormality during the printing material passing through a narrow inlet hole and guide tube may be prevented in the use of low-hardness material as the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kuo-Hsiung Wang, Chun-Wei Peng
  • Patent number: 10046523
    Abstract: A calibration method of a delta 3D printer, wherein a vertical calibration mechanism is disposed on a vertical direction, a horizontal calibration mechanism is disposed on the horizontal direction and a printing-platform calibration mechanism is disposed under the printing-platform of the 3D printer. Before performing a new printing task, the 3D printer first controls three sliding components to move vertically and performs a calibration on the Z-Axis via the vertical calibration mechanism. Next, controls the nozzle to move horizontally and performs a calibration on X-Axis and the Y-Axis via the horizontal calibration mechanism. After the X-Axis, Y-Axis and Z-Axis are all calibrated, the 3D printer performs a tilt degree calibration on the printing-platform via the printing-platform calibration mechanism. Lastly, after performing all calibration operations, the 3D printer starts to execute the new printing task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignees: XYZPRINTING, INC., KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Hung-Huan Sung, Shih-His Chiang, Tzu-Cheng Chang
  • Publication number: 20180222126
    Abstract: A 3D printing apparatus including a forming assembly, a scraping tool, a first collection tank, a sweeping tool and a second collection tank is provided. A roller of the forming assembly is adhered with a forming material during a forming process. When the roller is rotated, the scraping tool removes the forming material adhered on the surface of the roller. The scraping tool is disposed between the first collection tank and the roller. The forming material removed from the surface of the roller is guided into the first collection tank. The sweeping tool is configured to sweep the forming material in the first collection tank to a position of the first collection tank. The second collection tank is connected to the position of the first collection tank to receive the forming material swept to the position by the sweeping tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Che-Ming Hsu
  • Patent number: 10040275
    Abstract: A printing method for a 3D printer is present. After opening a 3D model, the method divides the 3D model into several area objects which are separately corresponding to different areas of the 3D model being formed on a forming platform of the printer. When executing printing procedures, the method firstly determines a lowest area object of the several unfinished area objects. Then, a nozzle array of the 3D printer is controlled to move to upon an area according to the determined area object, and to jet ink upon the area for stacking the determined area object. After the determined area object is stacked completely, the nozzle array is then controlled to move to other area and stack other area object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignees: XYZPRINTING, INC., KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC., CAL-COMP ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Ting-Yu Lu, Hsien-Chung Chen
  • Patent number: 10035307
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus of three-dimensional (3D) printing and an electronic apparatus are provided. The 3D printing method is adapted for printing a 3D object and includes the following. A plurality of layer objects of a 3D model are obtained, and a plurality of two-dimensional images, which correspond to a slice plane, of each of the layer objects are generated. The layer objects include a first layer object and a second layer object. When a comparison relationship between a two-dimensional image of the first layer object and a two-dimensional image of the second layer object matches a stack condition, the first layer object and the second layer object are stacked to generate thickness stack information of a stack object. A printing mechanism is initiated according to the thickness stack information so as to print a 3D object associated with the 3D model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc., Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited
    Inventors: Peng-Yang Chen, Wen-Ten Lin
  • Patent number: 10035215
    Abstract: A wire fusing apparatus including a first body having a first surface, a second body having a second surface, and a heating unit is provided. The second body is pivoted to the first body to rotate relatively to the first body enabling the first and second bodies to be in an expanded or a closed state. When the first and second bodies are in the closed state, the first and second surfaces define a closed containing groove for containing two independent wires butt jointed with each other. The first surface, the second surface and the containing groove each has a heat-conducting region, and the heat-conducting regions contact each other when the first and second bodies are in the closed state. The heating unit disposed on the first or second body contacts one of the heat-conducting regions for heat-fusing a butt-jointing point of the wires to form a fused wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc., Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited
    Inventors: Shih-Jer Din, Yang-Teh Lee, Yi-Lin Chiu
  • Publication number: 20180207887
    Abstract: A 3D printing method adapted to a 3D printing apparatus to print a 3D object is provided. The 3D object includes at least one forming layer. The 3D printing apparatus includes a platform, a nozzle module, a roller and a curing module. The 3D printing method includes: setting an initial height of the roller relative to the platform and setting a moving pitch in height of the roller relative to the platform according to design data of the 3D object; spraying at least one layer of a liquid forming material on the platform by the nozzle module; curing the liquid forming material into a first forming layer by the curing module; spraying the liquid forming material on the first forming layer; and levelling the liquid forming material on the first forming layer by the roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Che-Ming Hsu
  • Publication number: 20180207886
    Abstract: A 3D printing apparatus and a method thereof are provided. The apparatus includes base, forming platform, nozzle module, curing module, first sensor and second sensors and control module. The forming platform is movably disposed on the base along an axial direction. The nozzle module and the curing module are disposed on the base and located above the forming platform. The first and second sensors are movably disposed on the base and located at two opposite sides of the nozzle module and the curing module along the axial direction. A predetermined range of the 3D object on the forming platform has first and second endpoints along the axial direction, and the first and second sensors respectively correspond to the first and second endpoints. The control module determines whether the nozzle module impacts the 3D object according to a sensing time difference of the first and second sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Yao-Te Huang, Tsung-Hua Kuo