Patents Assigned to XYZprinting, Inc.
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Publication number: 20210213685Abstract: A method for three-dimensional printing is provided. The method includes: determining whether a first bracket is going to collide with a second bracket when a first control command corresponding to a first print head among a plurality of control commands and a second control command corresponding to a second print head among the plurality of control commands are executed simultaneously. If yes, execution of the first control command is suspended to stop a printing operation performed by the first print head, and the second control command is executed so that the second print head performs the printing operation according to the second control command.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2020Publication date: July 15, 2021Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.Inventor: Yu-Jie Yang
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Publication number: 20210180875Abstract: A heat sink for a 3D printer includes a storage tank, a pipe loop, a pump, a heat dissipation unit, and a release film. The storage tank is configured to contain a printing material. The pipe loop is connected to the storage tank. The pump is connected to the pipe loop and configured to pump the printing material from the storage tank, so that the printing material circulates through the pipe loop. The heat dissipation unit is connected to the pipe loop. The printing material is pumped into the pipe loop, then subjected to heat dissipation by the heat dissipation unit, and re-injected into the storage tank successively. The release film is disposed at a bottom of the storage tank.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2020Publication date: June 17, 2021Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Chung-Yen Gir, Tsung-Hua Kuo
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Patent number: 10875215Abstract: The disclosure provides a 3D printing method and a 3D printing apparatus using the same. The 3D printing method includes the following steps: feeding a material using a printing parameter, wherein the printing parameter includes a target temperature and a target feeding rate; adjusting the printing parameter to change the heat energy provided to the printing filament per unit length; determining whether the target feeding rate matches the actual feeding rate according to the adjusted printing parameter to obtain a determination result; obtaining a correspondence relationship between the plurality of target temperatures and the plurality of target feeding rates according to the adjusted printing parameters and the determination results; and setting the printing parameter to print according to the obtained correspondence relationship.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.Inventor: Yu-Jie Yang
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Patent number: 10870236Abstract: A printing module and a 3D printing apparatus including a frame having a printing area and a standby area and a control module are provided. The printing module includes a carriage assembly disposed on the frame and electrically connected to the control module, a first base disposed on the carriage assembly and having a first latch movably disposed along a first axial direction, a fixing frame disposed in the standby area and having a first stopping portion and a second stopping portion arranged along the first axial direction, a second base movably disposed in the standby area along the first axial direction and located between the first stopping portion and the second stopping portion and having a second latch movably disposed along the first axial direction, and a printing head assembly having a first latching portion and a second latching portion disposed along a second axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2018Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.Inventor: Chi-Chieh Wu
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Patent number: 10843407Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) printing system including a control module, at least one moving module, a particle-type 3D printing nozzle and a coil-type 3D printing nozzle is provided. The moving module, the particle-type 3D printing nozzle and the coil-type 3D printing nozzle are respectively and electrically connected to the control module, and the particle-type 3D printing nozzle and the coil-type 3D printing nozzle are disposed on the at least one moving module. The control module moves the particle-type 3D printing nozzle or the coil-type 3D printing nozzle through the at least one moving module, and drives the particle-type 3D printing nozzle or the coil-type 3D printing nozzle to perform a 3D printing operation to print a 3D object.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2018Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Chi-Wen Hsieh, Chung-Hsuan Wu, Yang-Teh Lee
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Patent number: 10836152Abstract: A three-dimensional printing apparatus and a three-dimensional printing method are provided. The three-dimensional printing apparatus includes a tank, an injection module, a platform movably disposed above the bottom of the tank, a curing module, and a control module. The tank has a forming area and a separating area in a stepped manner on a bottom thereof, and the forming area is higher than the separating area. The injection module includes a storage tank and an injection pipe connected thereto, and a forming material is filled therein to be applied to the forming area. The curing module is disposed beside the tank or the platform to cure the forming material between the platform and the forming area to be a curing layer. The control module is electrically connected to the injection module, the curing module, and at least one of the tank and the platform to perform a relative movement.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2017Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.Inventor: Peng-Yang Chen
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Patent number: 10821719Abstract: A method for three-dimensional printing for forming a three-dimensional structure on a moving platform is provided. The three-dimensional structure includes a shell portion and a foamy filling portion. The method includes the following: a digital shell model of the three-dimensional structure is built. Next, the digital shell model is sliced into a plurality of cross-section information. Next, a corresponding liquid forming material is cured on the moving platform according to the cross-section information to form a plurality of shell layers. Next, foaming process is performed on the liquid forming material to form a foamy forming material. Next, the foamy forming material located within the corresponding shell layers is cured to form a plurality of foamy filling layers. Afterward, the shell layers and the foamy filling layers are alternately formed on the moving platform and stacked to form the three-dimensional structure. A three-dimensional printing apparatus adopting the method is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2014Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc., Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company LimitedInventors: Ming-Hsiung Ding, Ching-Yuan Chou
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Patent number: 10786936Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 14, 2018Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Tsai-Yi Lin, Chien-Te Lee, Chen-Fu Huang, An-Hsiu Lee
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Patent number: 10759162Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 21, 2017Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Chia-Hung Huang, Ming-En Ho, Chun-Hsiang Huang, Jia-Yi Juang, Yang-Teh Lee
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Patent number: 10751942Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 5, 2017Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Wei-Hua Lee, Yu-Hsien Syu
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Patent number: 10753781Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 17, 2018Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Chen-Fu Huang, An-Hsiu Lee, Ching-Yuan Chou, Tsai-Yi Lin
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Patent number: 10710376Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 17, 2018Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Ko-Wei Shih, Hsin-Ta Hsieh, Yu-Ting Huang, Kuo-Yen Yuan
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Patent number: 10703047Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 5, 2017Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Yu-Chuan Chang, Bo-Yi Wu, Yu-Ting Huang
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Patent number: 10688720Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 27, 2017Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Yang-Teh Lee, Chien-Chih Chen, Shih-Wei Huang
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Patent number: 10678215Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 14, 2015Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc., Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company LimitedInventors: Yu-Chuan Chang, Hsin-Ta Hsieh
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Patent number: 10661551Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 23, 2017Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Kuo-Yen Yuan, Bo-Yi Wu
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Patent number: 10654258Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 9, 2017Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.Inventor: Hsin-Ta Hsieh
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Publication number: 20200147891Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2019Publication date: May 14, 2020Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Shih-Wei Huang, Po-Hsuan Lai
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Patent number: 10639845Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 14, 2018Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Chung-Chih Yang, Chien-Lun Wu
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Patent number: 10632682Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 12, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Ching-Hua Su, Ting-Yu Lu