Patents Assigned to XYZprinting, Inc.
  • 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
  • Patent number: 10589510
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (3-D) printing apparatus and a three dimensional printing method are provided. The three dimensional printing method includes following steps. A closed printing path of a closed-contour structure is obtained, wherein the closed printing path includes a printing start point and a printing end point. A printing head is controlled to move from the printing start point and along a front segment of the closed printing path according to a first moving speed, and the printing head is controlled to simultaneously extrude a building material. After the printing head moves along the front segment of the closed printing path, the printing head is controlled to move to the printing end point along a rear segment of the closed printing path according to a second moving speed, and the printing head is controlled to simultaneously extrude the building material. The second moving speed is less than the first moving speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Bo-Yi Wu, Yu-Chuan Chang
  • Patent number: 10591896
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a printing layer trimming method and an electronic device using the same. The printing layer trimming method is suitable for the electronic device and includes steps as follows. An original layer is converted into a first printing layer. At least one data region of the first printing layer is identified to identify at least one blank region of the first printing layer. Then, the blank region of the first printing layer is trimmed off The trimmed first printing layer is further converted into a print head signal data and provided to a printing device to print a corresponding three-dimensional structure. The disclosure also provides another printing layer trimming method and an electronic device using the same for trimming a second printing layer generated according to a print head signal data and providing the second printing layer to a printing device to print a corresponding three-dimensional structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc., Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited
    Inventors: Ching-Yuan Chou, Ting-Yu Lu
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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: 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: 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
  • Publication number: 20190381730
    Abstract: A 3D printing device including a base, a gantry, a forming platform, a tank, an adjustable platform, a driving module and a control module is provided. The gantry and the tank are respectively disposed on the base. The forming platform is movably assembled to the gantry. The adjusting platform is disposed between the gantry and the forming platform or between the tank and the base. The driving module is connected to the forming platform and the gantry. The control module is electrically connected to the driving module to drive the forming platform to reciprocate along the gantry, so that the forming platform is moved into or out of the tank. Before 3D printing is performed, the control module moves the forming platform to lean against the tank through the driving module, so as to drive the adjustable platform to deform, and confirm consistency of contact surfaces of the forming platform and the tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kuan-Yi Lu, Chun-Jui Chen, Chih-Ming Ni, Chen-Fu Huang, An-Hsiu Lee, Tsai-Yi Lin
  • Patent number: 10500833
    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: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chia-Yuan Chang, Yu-Jie Yang
  • Publication number: 20190368913
    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: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chen-Fu Huang, An-Hsiu Lee, Ching-Yuan Chou, Tsai-Yi Lin