Patents Assigned to Kinpo Electronics
  • Patent number: 10786936
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printing method for a three-dimensional printing system including a tank, a platform, an injection module, a warning module, a curing module, and a control module is provided. The control module is electrically connected to the curing module, the injection module, and the warning module. The method includes: analyzing a required amount of the liquid forming material corresponding to a three-dimensional object; obtaining a safe amount of the liquid forming material in the tank; and comparing the required amount and the safe amount, wherein the control module provides a response signal to the injection or warning module when the safe amount is less than the required amount. The injection module receives the response signal to inject the liquid forming material to the tank. The warning module receives the response signal to remind a user to provide the liquid forming material to the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Tsai-Yi Lin, Chien-Te Lee, Chen-Fu Huang, An-Hsiu Lee
  • Patent number: 10759162
    Abstract: A printing head module for a 3-D printing apparatus includes a 3-D print head, an ink-jet print head and a baking module. The 3-D print head includes a melting module and a base-material nozzle to print a plurality of staking layers. The ink-jet print head is connected to the 3-D print head and includes an ink nozzle to dispense ink on each stacking layer. The baking module is disposed between the 3-D print head and the ink-jet print head and includes a fan, a discharge casing and a heating module. The fan includes an air-discharge side facing the base to provide an air flow. The discharge casing is disposed on the air-discharge side. The heating module is disposed between the fan and the discharge casing to heat the air flow and the heated air flow being blown out via the discharge casing for drying the ink layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chia-Hung Huang, Ming-En Ho, Chun-Hsiang Huang, Jia-Yi Juang, Yang-Teh Lee
  • Patent number: 10753781
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printing device including a body, a tank, an origin target, a sensor, and a control module is provided. The tank is rotatably assembled on the body, and the tank is filled with a liquid forming material. The origin target is disposed on the tank and rotates along with the tank. The sensor is disposed on the body and located above the liquid forming material to sense a liquid level of the liquid forming material. The control module electrically connects the tank and the sensor and drives the tank to rotate. The sensor is located above a rotation path of the origin target, and the control module senses the origin target through the sensor and positions a rotation origin of the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chen-Fu Huang, An-Hsiu Lee, Ching-Yuan Chou, Tsai-Yi Lin
  • Patent number: 10751942
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a three-dimensional (3D) printing device including a tank, a forming stage and an irradiation unit. The tank is filled with a liquid forming material. The forming stage is movably disposed at the tank. The irradiation unit is disposed beside the tank and includes an image source and a projecting lens. The image source is used to emit an image beam. The image beam passes through the projecting lens to irradiate and cure the liquid forming material. An entrance pupil position of the projecting lens is ENP and 2000 mm?ENP?15000 mm. An exit pupil position of the projecting lens is EXP and 2000 mm?|EXP|?15000 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Wei-Hua Lee, Yu-Hsien Syu
  • Patent number: 10710376
    Abstract: The inkjet position adjustment method includes the following steps. A three-dimensional digital model is obtained, and a slicing processing is performed on the three-dimensional digital model to generate a layer object having a cross-sectional contour. A normal direction of an object surface corresponding to the layer object is obtained from the three-dimensional digital model. When the normal direction points to a negative direction of a first axis, a surface tilt degree of the object surface corresponding to the layer object is obtained, and an inner-shift amount of an inkjet position of the layer object is calculated according to the surface tilt degree. An inkjet region of the layer object is obtained according to the inner-shift amount and the cross-sectional contour. After controlling a print module to print the layer object, an inkjet module is controlled to inject ink on the layer object according to the inkjet region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ko-Wei Shih, Hsin-Ta Hsieh, Yu-Ting Huang, Kuo-Yen Yuan
  • Patent number: 10705518
    Abstract: A remote control system including a remote control device and a first controllable device is provided. The remote control device has a wireless communication module, and is configured to execute a pairing connection operation. The first controllable device has a wireless communication function, and is configured to transmit first identification information. When executing the pairing connection operation, the remote control device obtains the first identification information of the first controllable device through the wireless communication module. The remote control device continuously updates and records the first identification information within a preset time range. The remote control device determines whether signal strength of the first controllable device has undergone a preset change within the preset time range based on the first identification information, and if so, the remote control device decides to connect to the first controllable device through the wireless communication module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Chi-Chang Tung
  • Patent number: 10703047
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printing apparatus including a fusion nozzle and a control device is provided. The fusion nozzle is configured to heat a molding material at a heating temperature. The control device is coupled to the fusion nozzle. The control device is configured to control the fusion nozzle to perform a printing operation according to a slicing image. The control device determines the heating temperature of the fusion nozzle according to slicing contour information of a slicing object in the slicing image. In addition, a three-dimensional printing method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Chuan Chang, Bo-Yi Wu, Yu-Ting Huang
  • Patent number: 10688720
    Abstract: A 3-D printing apparatus includes a body, a disposed in the body, a control module, a print head module assembled to the body and electrically connected with the control module and a sensing module. The sensing module is assembled to the print head module to move along with the print head module in the body and electrically connected with the control module and includes a probe. The control module drives the print head module to move and causes a part of the body to hit the sensing module, thereby driving the probe to protrude from the print head module to form a first state. In the first state, the control module drives the print head module to move and causes the probe to contact the platform, thereby determining a surface state of the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Yang-Teh Lee, Chien-Chih Chen, Shih-Wei Huang
  • Patent number: 10678215
    Abstract: A three dimensional printing method and a three dimensional printing apparatus are provided. Layer information of a three dimensional object is obtained, wherein the three dimensional object includes at least one layer object and the layer information includes a plurality of coordinate point locations of the at least one layer object. A geometry parameter is calculated according to the coordinate point locations, and whether the layer object includes at least one small-area object is determined according to the geometry parameter. If the layer object includes the at least one small-area object, a feed-material output amount associated with the small-area object is reduced. A printing module is controlled to print the small-area object according to the reduced feed-material output amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc., Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited
    Inventors: Yu-Chuan Chang, Hsin-Ta Hsieh
  • Patent number: 10661551
    Abstract: A three-dimension (3-D) printing method and a 3-D printing system are provided. The method includes: generating printing information according to model information of a 3-D object; controlling a 3-D printing apparatus to perform a 3-D printing operation, so as to print a supporting object and the 3-D object, wherein the supporting object is used to support the 3-D object. Furthermore, the step of generating the printing information includes: detecting a floating contour of the 3-D object on the first printing layer according to the model information; and removing printing information of the supporting object from printing information corresponding to a second printing layer according to the floating contour. Thereby, difficulty of removing the supporting object can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kuo-Yen Yuan, Bo-Yi Wu
  • Patent number: 10654258
    Abstract: A three dimensional printing apparatus and a controlling method thereof are provided. A first forming material and a second forming material are adapted for being fed into a melting nozzle. A controller determines a first pulling-back amount according to a first feeding-in ratio of the first forming material and determines a second pulling-back amount according to a second feeding-in ratio of the second forming material. During a period in which a printing module stops extruding any material, the controller controls a feeding module to pull back the first forming material along a direction which is departing from a melting nozzle and controls the feeding module to pull back the second forming material along the direction which is departing from the melting nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Hsin-Ta Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20200147891
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printing apparatus includes a platform, a printing head, a filament box, a connecting member and a guiding tube. The connecting member is disposed between the printing head and the filament box, and includes a main body, a first transfer tube, a second transfer tube and a third transfer tube. The first transfer tube, the second transfer tube and the third transfer tube are detachably mounted to the main body. The main body has a first passage, a second passage and a third passage that communicate with each other. The first transfer tube, the second transfer tube and the third transfer tube communicate respectively with the first passage, the second passage and the third passage. The guiding tube is connected to the third transfer tube and the printing head, and communicates with the third transfer tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Shih-Wei Huang, Po-Hsuan Lai
  • Patent number: 10639845
    Abstract: A printing module and a three-dimensional printing apparatus using the same are provided. The three-dimensional apparatus includes a rack with a printing region and a standby region and a control module. The printing module includes a carriage assembly disposed at the rack and is electrically connected to the control module, a first supporting stand disposed at the carriage assembly to be driven thereby, at least one second supporting stand disposed at the standby region, at least one printing head assembly electrically connected to the control module and having a first buckling portion, and a quick release driving assembly disposed at the first supporting stand and electrically connected to the control module. The control module drives the quick release driving assembly to pick and place the printing head assembly between the first supporting stand and the second supporting stand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chung-Chih Yang, Chien-Lun Wu
  • Patent number: 10632682
    Abstract: A 3D printing apparatus including a 3D printing device, a VR display device, and a processing device is provided. The VR display device displays a VR image. The VR display device includes an input device. The input device receives an input signal and the input signal in response to selecting a virtual object in the VR image. The processing device obtains a generic model data corresponding to the virtual object based on the input signal. The processing device executes an edit module to edit a 3D model corresponding to the virtual object based on the generic model data. When the processing device outputs a plurality of layered data corresponding to the 3D model to the 3D printing device, the 3D printing device prints a 3D object corresponding to the 3D model based on the plurality of layered data. Moreover, a 3D printing method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ching-Hua Su, Ting-Yu Lu
  • Publication number: 20200122402
    Abstract: A three dimensional (3D) printing method and a 3D printing apparatus are provided. The 3D printing method includes: performing a voxelization operation on a space including a 3D model to obtain a plurality of voxels corresponding to the space; selecting a first voxel of the voxels including a first supporting point of supporting points; determining a first merge point of a plurality of merge points according to the first voxel, wherein the first merge point is located at a second voxel of the voxels; printing a first supporting member of supporting members according to the first supporting point and the first merge point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Shih-Chi Yang, Yao-Jen Kuo, Shau-An Tsai
  • Patent number: 10611142
    Abstract: An inkjet width adjustment method adapting to three-dimensional printing equipment is provided. The method in one of exemplary embodiments is provided hereafter. A three-dimensional digital model is obtained, and a slicing procedure is performed on the three-dimensional digital model to produce a layer object, wherein the layer object has a cross-sectional contour. A surface tilt degree corresponding to the cross-sectional contour is obtained from the three-dimensional digital model, and an ideal inkjet width of the layer object is calculated according to the surface tilt degree corresponding to the cross-sectional contour. After a print module is controlled to print the layer object, an inkjet module is controlled to spray ink along the cross-sectional contour of the layer object according to the ideal inkjet width. In addition, the three-dimensional printing equipment is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ko-Wei Shih, Hsin-Ta Hsieh, Yu-Ting Huang, Kuo-Yen Yuan
  • Patent number: 10603893
    Abstract: A 3D printing device and a printing correction method are provided. The 3D printing device includes a printing nozzle, a printing platform and a controller. The printing nozzle is controlled to move on the movement plane. The printing platform includes a first tilt sensor to sense a tilting state of the printing platform. The controller is coupled to the first tilt sensor. The printing correction method adapted to the 3D printing device includes following steps: sensing the tilting state of the printing platform; controlling the printing nozzle to be depressed in a first position on the printing platform to change the tilting state of the printing platform; and, correcting the relative position of the print platform with the movement plane by the first position and the changes of tilting state of the printing platform sensed by the tilt sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Yu-Jie Yang
  • Patent number: 10596801
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (3-D) printing apparatus and an inkjet coloring method thereof are provided. The 3-D printing apparatus includes a platform, a three-dimensional printing head, an inkjet head and the method includes following steps. A layer thickness of at least one layer object forming a 3-D object is obtained. An ink discharge volume of an ink layer is adjusted according to the layer thickness, wherein the ink discharge volume is in positive correlation with the layer thickness. A building material is melted and printed out on the platform according to the layer thickness by the three-dimensional printing head to form the at last one layer object. Ink is dispensed on the at last one layer object according to the adjusted ink discharge volume by the inkjet head to form the ink layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Chuan Chang, Hsin-Ta Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20200091664
    Abstract: A connector module adapted for a set-top box including a shielding case, a first connector disposed outside of the shielding case, an annular capacitor disposed between the first connector and the shielding case, and at least one ferrite core disposed in the shielding case and generating mutual inductance by coupling the shielding case is provided. The first connector being connected to a peripheral cable has a transmission cable penetrating into the shielding case. The annular capacitor is electrically connected between a grounding layer of the transmission cable and a grounding of a first circuit board of the set-top box. The transmission cable is connected to a second connector of the first circuit board after entering the shielding case and penetrating the ferrite core. A high frequency signal from the peripheral cable is transmitted to the first circuit board via the first connector, the transmission cable, and the second connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Ming-Tsung Hsu
  • Patent number: 10594092
    Abstract: A connector module adapted for a set-top box including a shielding case, a first connector disposed outside of the shielding case, an annular capacitor disposed between the first connector and the shielding case, and at least one ferrite core disposed in the shielding case and generating mutual inductance by coupling the shielding case is provided. The first connector being connected to a peripheral cable has a transmission cable penetrating into the shielding case. The annular capacitor is electrically connected between a grounding layer of the transmission cable and a grounding of a first circuit board of the set-top box. The transmission cable is connected to a second connector of the first circuit board after entering the shielding case and penetrating the ferrite core. A high frequency signal from the peripheral cable is transmitted to the first circuit board via the first connector, the transmission cable, and the second connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Ming-Tsung Hsu