Patents Assigned to Kinpo Electronics
  • Patent number: 10589442
    Abstract: A method for processing printing information of a powder-bed type 3D printer is disclosed. The method comprises following steps of: generating a color image and an adhesive image for each printing slice in accordance with a 3D file; adjusting adhesive information of the adhesive image based on color information of the color image; and, generating a final printing image based on the color image and the adjusted adhesive image. The method prevents the 3D printing from jetting adhesive that may overlap with jetted colored ink by using the final printing image, so as to avoid the jetted color-ink being diluted by the adhesive, and powders being moist because of the overlap of the colored ink and the adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignees: XYZPRINTING, INC., KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC., CAL-COMP ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Hsueh-Kuan Shih, I-Feng Wu
  • Publication number: 20200070425
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printing method and a three-dimensional printing device are provided. The three-dimensional printing method includes the following steps: obtaining printing information of a plurality of sliced objects and determine an top surface area of the three-dimensional object according to the printing information; obtaining first printing information of the top surface area in the printing information; driving a nozzle module according to the printing information to print the three-dimensional object. In the process of printing the three-dimensional object, the method further includes: driving the nozzle module to move above the top surface area again according to the first printing information to heat a plurality of printing materials located on the top surface area after the top surface area is printed such that the plurality of printing materials are heated to a molten state to fill gaps between the plurality of printing materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Hsin-Ta Hsieh, Yi-Ying Lin, Bo-Yi Wu
  • Patent number: 10576686
    Abstract: A formation platform for a three-dimensional printing device is provided. The formation platform includes a base (100), one or more positioning assemblies (200), a substrate (300), and one or more calibration assemblies (400). The positioning assembly (200) includes a damper (210) and a resilient element (220), the damper (210) is movably disposed at the base (100), and the resilient element (220) is associated with the clamper (210) to push the clamper (210) toward the base (100). The substrate (300) is disposed on the base (100), and a portion of an edge of the substrate (300) is compressed by the damper (210) to fix the substrate on the base (100). The calibration assembly (400) includes a screw rod (410); the screw rod (410) is disposed on the base (100) and in contact with the substrate (300). By the positioning assembly (200) collaborating with the calibration assembly (400), horizontal adjustment of the substrate (300) can be made, and the substrate (300) can be easily installed or removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignees: XYZPRINTING, INC., KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventor: Chi-Chieh Wu
  • Patent number: 10577745
    Abstract: A transfer printing paper is provided. The transfer printing paper includes a release layer and a conductive layer. The conductive layer is formed on the release layer and is suitable for being transferred to a flexible material layer. After being transferred to the flexible material layer, the conductive layer is configured to be electrically in contact with a wearer wearing the flexible material layer, so as to conduct a physiological signal of the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Koichi Haraikawa, Jen-Chien Chien, Yin-Tsong Lin, Tsui-Shan Hung
  • Publication number: 20200061909
    Abstract: A three dimensional printing method and a three dimensional printing apparatus are provided. The three dimensional printing method includes: acquiring a first contour pattern and a first support point corresponding to an Nth sliced object according to a plurality of slice information of the sliced objects of a 3D model, and acquiring a second contour pattern and a plurality of reference points of an (N+1)th sliced object; determining second positions of second support points of the (N+1)th sliced object according to the first contour pattern, a supportable range of the first support point, the second contour pattern, and the reference points; and printing a support element on a platform according to the first position and the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Shau-An Tsai
  • Publication number: 20200061923
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) printing method and a 3D printing apparatus are provided. The 3D printing method includes: acquiring a plurality of slice information corresponding to a plurality of sliced objects of a 3D model; obtaining a contour pattern corresponding to one of the sliced objects according to the slice information; determining a plurality of reference points located in the contour pattern; determining a location of at least one support point on the sliced object according to the reference points located in the contour pattern; printing at least one support element connected to the at least one support point on a platform according to the location of the at least one support point, so that the 3D model is supported by the at least one support element and fixed to the platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Shau-An Tsai
  • Patent number: 10569471
    Abstract: A 3D object forming device and a method thereof are provided. The device includes a tank used for containing a liquid forming material. A light source irradiates the liquid forming material to cure a 3D object layer-by-layer on a moving platform. In the irradiation process, when a target position currently irradiated by the light source is located on a first layer next to the moving platform, the light source is maintained to an original intensity; when the target position is not located on the first layer next to the moving platform, and when it is determined that a non-cured hollow layer exists in a predetermined number of layers at one side of the target position opposite to the light source according to the slicing data, the intensity of the light source is correspondingly decreased according to the number of layers between the hollow layer and the target position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ming-Hsiung Ding, Tsung-Hua Kuo, Wei-Chun Jau
  • Patent number: 10571895
    Abstract: A 3D printing method adapted to a 3D printing apparatus is provided. The 3D printing apparatus is configured to edit a plurality of sliced images, and execute a 3D printing operation according to the edited sliced images. The 3D printing method includes: analyzing a plurality of sliced objects of the sliced images, so as to draw a plurality of sliced object casings according to individual contours of the sliced objects, where the sliced object casings respectively include a part of the sliced objects; and respectively deleting the other parts of the sliced objects outside the sliced object casings, and integrating the sliced object casings of the sliced images to obtain a 3D model casing. Moreover, the 3D printing apparatus applying the 3D printing method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ching-Hua Su, Ting-Yu Lu
  • Patent number: 10573088
    Abstract: A three-dimensional model cutting method and an electronic apparatus are provided. The method includes: displaying a three-dimensional model; receiving a first user input performed on the three-dimensional model; generating a first vector and a second vector based on a first coordinate point resulting from the first user input performed on the three-dimensional model, wherein the first and second vectors are perpendicular to each other and intersect at the first coordinate point; extending the first vector to form a cutting line and cutting the three-dimensional model based on the cutting line to form a first partial model on a first side of the cutting line and a second partial model on a second side of the cutting line, wherein the first side is in a direction of the second vector, and the second side is in an opposite direction; and removing the first partial model and retaining the second partial model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Chien-Hung Tung
  • Patent number: 10569472
    Abstract: A sub-printing method for a 3D printer (1) includes following steps: obtaining slicing data (3) of a printing layer by the 3D printer (1) when performing printing; executing a logical segmentation action on the slicing data (3) according to a default segment-template (101) for generating multiple printing blocks (4); labelling each printing block (4) according to a default printing rule for deciding printing orders of the multiple printing blocks (4); controlling the 3D printer (1) to perform multiple sub-printing actions successively according to the printing blocks (4) based on the decided printing orders; and, re-executing above steps before all printing layers of a 3D model are completely printed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignees: XYZPRINTING, INC., KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventor: Yan-Rong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20200039770
    Abstract: A feeder module for a multi-function product including a tray having a first axial direction and a second axial direction, at least two first sensors disposed at the tray in the second axial direction, a clamping member movably assembled to the tray in the second axial direction, and a control unit is provided. A document placed on the tray is driven to move into the multi-function product in the first axial direction. The clamping member has at least two shielding pieces moving in the second axial direction. The first sensors located on moving paths of the shielding pieces generate different sensing states according to whether the first sensors being shielded by the shielding pieces or not. A control unit electrically connected to the first sensors determines a width of the document according to the sensing states of the at least two first sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Shih-His Chiang, Hung-Huan Sung
  • Patent number: 10539949
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printing apparatus and a method for calibrating printing inaccuracy thereof are provided. A printing head of the three-dimensional printing apparatus is adapted for moving along a straight printing path on a datum plane and simultaneously feeding out forming material, so as to generate a layer object on a supporting surface of a platform. If a path distance of the straight printing path is greater than a threshold, a plurality of linear compensation relationships respectively corresponding to a plurality of first zones of the supporting surface are used for calculating a first compensation value of a starting point and a second compensation value of an ending point. If the path distance of the straight printing path is not greater than the threshold, a common compensation values is decided based on at least one of second zones and which is corresponding to the starting point and the ending point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc., Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited
    Inventors: Kwan Ho, Yu-Jie Yang
  • Publication number: 20200009862
    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: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ko-Wei Shih, Hsin-Ta Hsieh, Yu-Ting Huang, Kuo-Yen Yuan
  • Publication number: 20200009878
    Abstract: An inkjet position adjustment method and a three-dimensional printing equipment are provided. 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ko-Wei Shih, Hsin-Ta Hsieh, Yu-Ting Huang, Kuo-Yen Yuan
  • Patent number: 10525695
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) printing apparatus includes a tank containing a forming material in liquid, a platform dipped into or moved away the forming material, a curing device disposed besides the tank or the platform, and a control device electrically connected to at least one of the tank and the platform and the curing device. An inner bottom of the tank includes a forming area and a peeling area in a stepped shape, and the forming area is higher than the peeling area. A 3D printing method includes providing the 3D printing apparatus, then the liquid-state forming material between the platform and the forming area is cured to form a solidification layer. Afterwards, a position and an occupied proportion of the solidification layer corresponding to the inner bottom, and a movement range of a relative movement is determined according thereto so as to completely peel off the solidification layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ting-Yu Lu, Peng-Yang Chen
  • Patent number: 10528308
    Abstract: An aided design method of print layers for 3D printing is provided. The method is performed for rendering and displaying a GUI at a computer apparatus, selecting one of print layers, configuring an editable region and marking it on the GUI, configuring one or more print block(s) in the editable region according to an edit operation, generating one of multiple layers of object print data according to the print block(s) and performing above-mentioned steps repeatedly until all of the multiple layers of the object print data have been generated. The present disclosed example has an ability to aid the user to design multiple print layers and reducing a probability of failure of printing 3D physical model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignees: XYZPRINTING, INC., KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventor: Peng-Yang Chen
  • Patent number: 10518470
    Abstract: A sealed type light curing 3D printer and a method using the same are provided. The 3D printer includes a reservoir; a microcontroller; a plunger for creating a sealed space between itself and a bottom of the reservoir by disposing in the reservoir; a printing platform releasably disposed on a bottom of the plunger wherein a bottom of the printing platform is flush with the bottom of the plunger; an illumination unit under the reservoir; a liquid material tank communicating with the reservoir; and a gas tank communicating with the reservoir. Both the plunger and the printing platform lift a first distance to draw liquid material into the reservoir. The plunger further lifts a second distance to draw gas into the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignees: XYZPRINTING, INC., KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Hodgson, Tsung-Hua Kuo
  • Patent number: 10518522
    Abstract: A printing method for shielding component adopted to print a shielding component (2) of a 3D model (20) having multiple printing layers (11) is disclosed. The method first obtains all candidate points of first layer of the shielding component (2) and chooses one of the candidate points as a start point (211) of the first layer according to a default rule, and prints the first layer from the chosen start point (211). Next, the method obtains all candidate points of next layer of the shielding component (2) and chooses one of the candidate points of the next layer which is closest to the start point (211) of last layer to be printed as a start point of the next layer, and prints the next layer from the chosen start point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignees: XYZPRINTING, INC., KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Chuan Chang, Yu-Ting Huang
  • Patent number: 10513058
    Abstract: The invention provides a 3-D printing method including: providing a liquid-state forming material in a 3-D printing apparatus; detecting a temperature of the liquid-state forming material; and adjusting corresponding curing parameters according to the temperature and curing characteristics of the liquid-state forming material to cure the liquid-state forming material layer by layer, so as to form and stack multiple cured layers to form a 3-D object. The invention can ensure consistency of a molded object printed by the 3-D printing apparatus using the liquid-state forming material and thus, solve the issue of inconsistent quality occurring to the molded object printed by the 3-D printing apparatus using the liquid-state forming material due to the curing speed of the liquid-state forming material varying with temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Cheng-Kuan Chang, Meng-Chwen Lee
  • Patent number: 10514679
    Abstract: A method of slicing and printing a colour 3D model is disclosed. The method includes following steps: loading a model data corresponding to a colour 3D model; adding a pollution-blocking structure next to the colour 3D model; executing a slicing process to the pollution-blocking structure and the colour 3D model for generating a plurality of pollution-blocking slices and a plurality of model slices and configuring colour of each of the model slices; and, controlling a modeling nozzle (100) of a multi-colour 3D printer (1) to print the pollution-blocking slices and the model slices layer by layer and controlling a coloring nozzle (102) of the multi-colour 3D printer (1) to color each of the model slices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignees: XYZPRINTING, INC., KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Yang-Teh Lee, Jia-Yi Juang, Chun-Hsiang Huang, Ming-En Ho, Yu-Chuan Chang