Sorting system for three-dimensional printing

By introducing a household division system with a carrying basket, a transmission mechanism and an information printing device into a three-dimensional printer, the problems of low manual sorting efficiency and high error rate are solved, and an automated and efficient household division process is realized.

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Application Number
PCT/CN2024/118776
Authority / Receiving Office
WO · WO
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
Priority Date
2023-12-29
Filing Date
2024-09-13
Publication Date
2025-07-03

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Technical Problem

Existing three-dimensional printers require manual sorting after printing, resulting in low efficiency and the possibility of sorting errors, and unattended work cannot be achieved.

Method used

A household division system including a carrier basket, a transmission mechanism, an information printing device and a control center is provided. By moving the carrier basket and printing information labels at a preset position, it realizes automatic household division.

Benefits of technology

It improves household division efficiency and accuracy, no manual operation is required, and the automated unattended work of three-dimensional printers is realized.

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Abstract

A sorting system (10) for three-dimensional printing, comprising: a plurality of bearing baskets (11) used for collecting a plurality of printing models to be sorted; a conveying mechanism (100) suitable for driving the plurality of bearing baskets (11) to move from the inlet position (S1) to the outlet position (S2) in the sorting system (10), and the bearing baskets (11) being suitable for staying at a preset position (S3) between the inlet position (S1) and the outlet position (S2) and collecting a plurality of printing models to be sorted; an information printing apparatus (200) configured to print an information label in response to a printing instruction, wherein the printing information label is suitable for dropping into a bearing basket (11) that is located at the preset position (S3) and has already collected a plurality of printing models to be sorted in the sorting system (10); and a control center configured to instruct the conveying mechanism (100) to start working or stop working, and to provide a printing instruction to the information printing apparatus (200) after a model collecting completion instruction is received, wherein the model collecting completion instruction is sent by a precursor apparatus, the precursor apparatus being located before the sorting system (10) in the three-dimensional printing process, and the precursor apparatus being suitable for outputting a plurality of printing models to be sorted.
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Description

Household system for 3D printing Technical Field

[0001] The present application mainly relates to the field of three-dimensional printing, and in particular to a household system for three-dimensional printing. Background Art

[0002] To ensure production efficiency, in the existing technology, 3D printers will continue to print the next set of print models after completing one set of print models. In addition, the same printer may successively print products of different styles and for different customers. After these products enter the assembly line from the printer, they still need to be manually sorted and inspected to avoid delivery errors. However, this sorting method makes it impossible for the printer to work unattended, which is inefficient and provides a poor operating experience. In addition, manual sorting also has many uncertainties and the possibility of sorting errors, which can lead to confusion between products of different customers. Therefore, the product household sorting function of 3D printers is still imperfect and needs further improvement.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by this application is to provide a household division system that does not require manual operation and has a high degree of automation.

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present application provides a household separation system for three-dimensional printing, which is characterized in that it includes: multiple carrying baskets for collecting multiple models to be separated and printed; a conveying mechanism, suitable for driving the multiple carrying baskets to move from the entrance position to the exit position in the household separation system, and the carrying baskets are suitable for staying at a preset position between the entrance position and the exit position and collecting multiple models to be separated and printed; an information printing device, configured to respond to a printing instruction to print an information label, and the printed information label is suitable for falling into a carrying basket located at a preset position in the household separation system and having collected multiple models to be separated and printed; and a control center, configured to instruct the conveying mechanism to start or stop working, and to provide a printing instruction to the information printing device after receiving a model collection completion instruction, wherein the model collection completion instruction is issued by a preceding device, which is located in a process before the household separation system in the three-dimensional printing process, and the preceding device is suitable for outputting multiple models to be separated and printed.

[0006] In one embodiment of the present invention, the household separation system also includes a printing device bracket and a guide groove at the printing paper outlet adjacent to the information printing device. The information printing device bracket is located before the preset position in the moving path of multiple carrying baskets moving from the entrance position to the exit position, and at the preset position, the information printing device is suitable for generating a printed information label through the printing paper outlet, and the printed information label is suitable for sliding from the guide groove to the carrying basket that has collected multiple household printing models.

[0007] In one embodiment of the present invention, the conveying mechanism includes a horizontal conveying device, which includes a conveying motor and a plurality of continuously arranged fixed conveying shafts. A plurality of carrying baskets are suitable for being placed on the fixed conveying shafts, and the conveying motor is configured to drive the fixed conveying shafts to rotate in a preset direction, thereby driving the plurality of carrying baskets to move in the household system.

[0008] In one embodiment of the present invention, the household division system also includes a first detection device located at the entrance position. The first detection device is configured to detect a first detection result of whether the carrying basket is placed on the fixed conveying shaft, and send a first detection signal to the control center based on the first detection result. The control center is configured to instruct the conveying mechanism to start working according to the first detection signal.

[0009] In one embodiment of the present invention, the household division system also includes a second detection device located at the exit position. The second detection device is configured to detect a second detection result of whether the carrying basket has moved to the exit position, and send a second detection signal to the control center based on the second detection signal.

[0010] In one embodiment of the present invention, the household separation system also includes an isolation part, and the conveying mechanism includes a first conveying area that conveys along a first direction starting from an entrance position, and a second conveying area that conveys along a second direction opposite to the first direction and finally reaches an exit position, and the first conveying area and the second conveying area are respectively located on both sides of the isolation part, wherein the horizontal conveying device includes a first horizontal conveying device and a second horizontal conveying device respectively arranged in the first conveying area and the second conveying area.

[0011] In one embodiment of the present invention, the conveying mechanism also includes a third conveying area, the third conveying area includes an end local area away from the entrance position in the first conveying area and a starting local area away from the exit position in the second conveying area, and the conveying mechanism is configured to drive the carrying basket to move in a third direction, a fourth direction and a fifth direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction in the third conveying area, the third direction and the fourth direction are opposite to each other in a second plane perpendicular to the first plane formed by the first direction and the second direction, and the fifth direction is perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction in the first plane.

[0012] In one embodiment of the present invention, the conveying mechanism also includes a lifting and translating device arranged in the third conveying area, wherein the lifting and translating device is configured to drive the carrying basket to move along the third direction after the carrying basket reaches the third conveying area through the horizontal conveying device to disengage from the horizontal conveying device located in the end local area of ​​the first conveying area, and move along the fifth direction to above the horizontal conveying device located in the starting end local area of ​​the second conveying area, and then move along the fourth direction to land on the horizontal conveying device located in the starting end local area of ​​the second conveying area.

[0013] In one embodiment of the present invention, the lifting and translating device includes a first crawler and a second crawler relative to each other, and the first crawler and the second crawler are suitable for contacting the bottom of the carrying basket after moving along the third direction and supporting the bottom of the carrying basket to continue moving along the third direction, so that the carrying basket can be separated from the horizontal conveying device located in the terminal local area of ​​the first conveying area.

[0014] In one embodiment of the present invention, the isolation portion further includes a main body portion and a transition portion, wherein the first conveying area and the second conveying area are located on both sides of the main body portion, the transition portion is located in the third conveying area, and the upper surface of the transition portion is lower than the upper surface of the main body portion in the third direction.

[0015] Compared with the existing technology, the household separation system provided by this application includes a supporting basket, a conveying mechanism, an information printing device and a control center that cooperate with each other. The supporting basket moves along the conveying mechanism and is suitable for carrying multiple household printing models to be separated while receiving information labels from the information printing device. The information labels are printed under the control of the control center, thereby completing the automatic household separation of the household printing models to be separated without manual operation, greatly improving the efficiency and accuracy of household separation.

[0016] Summary of the Figures

[0017] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the present application. They are incorporated into and constitute a part of this application. The accompanying drawings illustrate embodiments of the present application and, together with this specification, serve to explain the principles of the present application. In the accompanying drawings:

[0018] FIG1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the household division system of the present application.

[0019] FIG2 is a top view of the household system of the present application.

[0020] FIG3 is a side view of the lifting and translation device of the present application.

[0021] FIG4 is a top view of the lifting and translation device of the present application.

[0022] Preferred embodiments of the present invention

[0023] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application, the following is a brief introduction to the drawings required for describing the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are merely examples or embodiments of this application. Those skilled in the art can apply this application to other similar scenarios based on these drawings without inventive effort. Unless otherwise apparent from the context or otherwise noted, the same reference numerals in the figures represent the same structure or operation.

[0024] As used in this application and the claims, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the words "a," "an," "an," and / or "the" are not intended to refer to the singular but may include the plural. Generally speaking, the terms "comprises" and "include" only indicate the inclusion of the steps and elements specifically identified, and these steps and elements do not constitute an exclusive list. A method or apparatus may also include other steps or elements.

[0025] Unless otherwise specifically stated, the relative arrangement of the parts and steps, numerical expressions and numerical values ​​set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present application. At the same time, it should be understood that, for ease of description, the sizes of the various parts shown in the drawings are not drawn according to actual proportional relationships. The techniques, methods and equipment known to those of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail, but where appropriate, the techniques, methods and equipment should be considered as part of the authorization specification. In all examples shown and discussed here, any specific values ​​should be interpreted as being merely exemplary and not as limitations. Therefore, other examples of the exemplary embodiments may have different values. It should be noted that similar numbers and letters represent similar items in the following figures, and therefore, once an item is defined in one figure, it does not need to be further discussed in subsequent figures.

[0026] In the description of this application, it should be understood that the directions or positional relationships indicated by directional words such as "front, back, up, down, left, right", "horizontal, vertical, vertical, horizontal" and "top, bottom" are usually based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description. Unless otherwise specified, these directional words do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific direction or be constructed and operated in a specific direction. Therefore, they cannot be understood as limiting the scope of protection of this application; the directional words "inside and outside" refer to the inside and outside relative to the outline of each component itself.

[0027] For ease of description, spatially relative terms such as "above", "above", "on the upper surface of", "above", etc. may be used herein to describe the spatial positional relationship of a device or feature to other devices or features as shown in the figures. It should be understood that spatially relative terms are intended to include different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation described in the figures. For example, if the device in the drawings is inverted, the device described as "above other devices or structures" or "above other devices or structures" will be positioned as "below other devices or structures" or "below other devices or structures". Thus, the exemplary term "above" can include both "above" and "below". The device can also be positioned in other different ways (rotated 90 degrees or in other orientations), and the spatially relative descriptions used here are interpreted accordingly.

[0028] Furthermore, it should be noted that the use of terms such as "first" and "second" to define components is solely for the purpose of distinguishing the corresponding components. Unless otherwise stated, these terms have no special meaning and therefore should not be construed as limiting the scope of protection of this application. Furthermore, while the terms used in this application are selected from commonly known and commonly used terms, some terms mentioned in this specification may have been selected by the applicant at his or her discretion, and their detailed meanings are explained in the relevant sections of this description. Furthermore, this application should be understood not only by the actual terms used, but also by the meaning implied by each term.

[0029] It should be understood that when a component is referred to as being “on,” “connected to,” “coupled to,” or “contacting” another component, it can be directly on, connected to, coupled to, or contacting the other component, or intervening components may be present. In contrast, when a component is referred to as being “directly on,” “directly connected to,” “directly coupled to,” or “directly contacting” another component, there are no intervening components present.

[0030] Figure 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the household separation system of the present application, and Figure 2 is a top view of the household separation system of the present application. In conjunction with Figures 1-2, the present application provides a household separation system 10 for three-dimensional printing, including multiple carrying baskets 11, a conveying mechanism 100, an information printing device 200 and a control center (not shown in the figure), wherein the multiple carrying baskets 11 are used to collect multiple household printing models to be separated, and the conveying mechanism 200 is suitable for driving the multiple carrying baskets 11 to move from the entrance position S1 to the exit position S2 in the household separation system 10. The carrying baskets 11 enter the household separation system 11 from the entrance position S1 and move with the conveying mechanism 200, and finally leave the household separation system 10 from the exit position S2. Furthermore, the carrying baskets 11 are also suitable for staying at a preset position S3 between the entrance position S1 and the exit position S2 and collecting multiple household printing models to be separated.

[0031] In the embodiment shown in Figures 1-2, the conveying mechanism 100 includes a horizontal conveying device 110, which includes a conveying motor 111 and a plurality of continuously arranged fixed conveying shafts 112. A plurality of carrying baskets 11 are suitable for being placed on the fixed conveying shafts 112, and the conveying motor 111 is configured to drive the fixed conveying shafts 112 to rotate in a preset direction, thereby driving the plurality of carrying baskets 11 to move in the household distribution system 10.

[0032] Specifically, in this embodiment, to facilitate the collection and reuse of the carrying basket 11, the entrance position S1 and the exit position S2 are located on the same side of the household separation system 10. The household separation system 10 also includes a partition 300. The partition 300 divides the conveying mechanism 100 into a first conveying area 100a and a second conveying area 100b. The carrying basket 11 is conveyed from the entrance position S1 along a first direction AA' in the first conveying area 100a. The carrying basket 11 is conveyed along a second direction A'A opposite to the first direction AA' in the second conveying area 100b, and finally reaches the exit position S2. In other embodiments, when the movement of the carrying basket 11 does not require turning, the household separation system 10 provided in this application does not need to be divided into conveying areas; in order to save space along the first direction AA', the conveying area can also be divided into more parts, that is, the carrying basket 11 makes more turns, and this application does not impose specific restrictions on this.

[0033] Furthermore, in the embodiment shown in Figures 1-2, the first conveying area 100a and the second conveying area 100b are respectively located on both sides of the isolation portion 300, and the horizontal conveying device 110 includes a first horizontal conveying device 110a and a second horizontal conveying device 110b respectively arranged in the first conveying area 100a and the second conveying area 100b, and the first horizontal conveying device 110a and the second horizontal conveying device 110b share the same conveying motor 111, and the conveying motor 111 drives the multiple fixed conveying shafts 112a in the first horizontal conveying device 110a to rotate, so that the carrying basket 11 thereon moves along the first direction AA'; the conveying motor 111 drives the multiple fixed conveying shafts 112b in the second horizontal conveying device 110b to rotate, so that the carrying basket 11 thereon moves along the second direction A'A.

[0034] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the conveying mechanism 100 also includes a third conveying area 100c, which includes a local area at the end of the first conveying area 100a away from the entrance position S1 (the left area as shown in FIG2 ) and a local area at the starting end of the second conveying area 100b away from the exit position S2 (the left area as shown in FIG2 ). The conveying mechanism 100 is configured to drive the carrying basket 11 to move in the third conveying area 100c along a third direction BB', a fourth direction B'B, and a fifth direction CC' perpendicular to the first direction AA' and the second direction A'A. Specifically, the third direction BB' and the fourth direction B'B are opposite to each other in a second plane (a vertical plane in this embodiment) perpendicular to the first plane (a horizontal plane in this embodiment) formed by the first direction AA' and the second direction A'A. The third direction BB' is vertically upward, the fourth direction B'B is vertically downward, and the fifth direction CC' is perpendicular to the first direction AA' and the second direction A'A in the first plane.

[0035] FIG3 is a side view of the lifting and translating device of the present application, and FIG4 is a top view of the lifting and translating device of the present application. Referring to FIG1-4 , the conveying mechanism 100 in this embodiment further includes a lifting and translating device 120 disposed in the third conveying area 100 c. The lifting and translating device 120 is configured to drive the carrying basket 11 to move upward along the third direction BB′ after the carrying basket 11 passes through the horizontal conveying device 110 (specifically, the first horizontal conveying device 110 a ) and arrives at the third conveying area 100 c, so as to disengage from the horizontal conveying device 110 located in the terminal local area of ​​the first conveying area 100 a , and to move along the fifth direction CC′ to above the horizontal conveying device 110 (specifically, the second horizontal conveying device 110 b ) located in the starting local area of ​​the second conveying area 100 b , and then move downward along the fourth direction B′B to land on the horizontal conveying device 110 located in the starting local area of ​​the second conveying area 100 b .

[0036] Specifically, the lifting and translating device 120 includes a first crawler belt 121 and a second crawler belt 122 opposing each other. The first crawler belt 121 and the second crawler belt 122 are adapted to contact the bottom of the carrying basket 11 after moving along the third direction BB' and support the bottom of the carrying basket 11 to continue moving along the third direction BB', thereby allowing the carrying basket 11 to separate from the horizontal conveyor device 110 located in the terminal local area of ​​the first conveying area 100a. In other words, when the carrying basket 11 reaches the terminal local area of ​​the first conveying area 100a, the first crawler belt 121 and the second crawler belt 122 of the lifting and translating device 120 rise along the third direction BB' to lift the carrying basket 11. After the carrying basket 11 separates from the horizontal conveyor device 110, the first crawler belt 121 and the second crawler belt 122 transport the carrying basket 11 along the fifth direction CC' to the starting local area of ​​the second conveying area 100b. Finally, the first crawler belt 121 and the second crawler belt 122 descend along the fourth direction B'B, allowing the carrying basket 11 to land back on the horizontal conveyor device 110.

[0037] It should be noted that in this embodiment, due to the overlap between the lifting and translating device 120 and the horizontal conveying device 110, the first and second tracks 121, 122 are staggered relative to the plurality of fixed conveying shafts 112 in the first direction AA' to ensure the proper operation of the household division system 10. Specifically, in this embodiment, the lifting and translating device 120 further includes a motor 123 for driving the first and second tracks 121, 122.

[0038] In the preferred embodiment shown in Figures 1-4, the isolation portion 300 further includes a main portion 310 and a transition portion 320. The first and second transfer areas 100a, 100b are located on either side of the main portion 310. The transition portion 320 is located in the third transfer area 100c, and the upper surface of the transition portion 320 is lower than the upper surface of the main portion 310 in the third direction BB'. This arrangement enables the lifting and translation device 120 to complete the transfer from the first transfer area 100a to the second transfer area 100b by simply raising the carrying basket 11 to a lower height, saving time.

[0039] In the household separation system 10 provided herein, the information printing device 200 is configured to print, in response to a print instruction, a printed information label corresponding to the current household print model to be separated. The printed information label is then adapted to be dropped into a carrier basket 11 located at a preset position S3 within the household separation system 10, which contains a plurality of household print models to be separated. Taking FIG1 as an example, in this embodiment, the conveyor mechanism 100 can simultaneously accommodate two rows of eight carrier baskets 11 (located in the first conveyor area 100a and the second conveyor area 100b, respectively). For ease of understanding, these eight carrier baskets 11 are designated 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f, 11g, and 11h, respectively.

[0040] During the operation of the household separation system 11 as shown in Figure 1, the position of the carrying basket 11a is the entrance position S1, the position of the carrying basket 11h is the exit position S2, and the position of the carrying basket 11d is the preset position S3. That is to say, the carrying baskets 11a, 11b, and 11c do not carry the household printing models to be separated. Until the preset position S3, the carrying basket 11d stays and collects the household printing models to be separated and the printed information labels from the information printing device 200.

[0041] It should be noted that Figure 1 only illustrates the state of household separation system 11 at a specific moment in its operation. For ease of understanding, the aforementioned carrying baskets 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f, 11g, and 11h do not always represent eight unchanging carrying baskets 11. Instead, they specifically refer to the carrying baskets 11 located at the respective positions shown in Figure 1 at that moment. During subsequent operation of the state shown in Figure 1, multiple carrying baskets 11 will move along conveyor mechanism 200. Taking carrying basket 11d as an example, the carrying basket 11d mentioned herein specifically refers to the carrying basket 11 located at preset position S3 and currently collecting printed models and printed information labels to be separated.

[0042] Furthermore, in the embodiment shown in FIG1 , the household division system 10 further includes a printing device support 210 and a guide groove 220 at the printing paper outlet adjacent to the information printing device 200. The information printing device support 210 is located before a preset position S3 (i.e., the position of the carrying basket 11d shown in FIG1 ) in the movement path of the multiple carrying baskets 11 from the entrance position S1 to the exit position S2. The information printing device 200 is disposed above the printing device support 210, higher than the multiple carrying baskets 11. The guide groove 220 extends from the printing paper outlet of the information printing device 200 to the preset position S3. At the preset position S3, the information printing device 200 is adapted to generate a printed information label through the printing paper outlet, and the printed information label is adapted to slide from the guide groove 220 into the carrying basket 11d that has collected the multiple household division printing models.

[0043] In the household separation system 10 provided in the present application, the control center is configured to instruct the transmission mechanism 100 to start or stop working, and to provide a printing instruction to the information printing device 200 after receiving the model collection completion instruction, wherein the model collection completion instruction is issued by the preceding device, which is located before the household separation system in the process of three-dimensional printing, and the preceding device is suitable for outputting multiple household printing models to be separated.

[0044] In the embodiment shown in Figures 1-4, the household division system 10 further includes a first detection device 101 located at the entrance S1. The first detection device 101 is configured to detect a first detection result of whether the carrying basket 11 is placed on the fixed conveyor shaft 112 and, based on the first detection result, send a first detection signal to the control center. The control center is configured to instruct the conveyor mechanism 100 to begin operation based on the first detection signal. Specifically, the control center instructs the conveyor mechanism 100 to begin operation if and only if the first detection device 101 detects that the carrying basket 11 has been placed on the fixed conveyor shaft 112.

[0045] Furthermore, the household division system includes a second detection device 102 located at exit position S2. Second detection device 102 is configured to detect a second detection result indicating whether the carrying basket 11 has moved to exit position S2 and to transmit a second detection signal to the control center based on the second detection signal. In some embodiments, when second detection device 102 detects that the carrying basket 11 has moved to exit position S2, the control center instructs the transport device to transport the carrying basket 11 to the next process.

[0046] Furthermore, in this preferred embodiment of the present application, the household separation system 10 also includes a third detection device 103 and a fourth detection device 104, respectively located near the preset position S3 and near the starting local area of ​​the second conveying area 100b away from the exit position S2. The third detection device 103 is suitable for detecting whether the carrying basket 11 located at the preset position S3 has collected the printed models to be separated, and the fourth detection device 104 is suitable for detecting whether the lifting and translation device 120 has transported the carrying basket 11 to the horizontal conveying device 110 located in the starting local area of ​​the second conveying area 100b. It is understood that when the fourth detection device 104 detects that the carrying basket 11 has completely landed on the horizontal conveying device 110 located in the starting local area of ​​the second conveying area 100b, the control center controls the second horizontal conveying device 110b to transport the carrying basket 11 in the second direction A'A.

[0047] The basic concepts have been described above. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the above disclosures are merely examples and do not limit the present application. Although not explicitly stated herein, those skilled in the art may make various modifications, improvements, and revisions to the present application. Such modifications, improvements, and revisions are suggested in the present application and remain within the spirit and scope of the exemplary embodiments of the present application.

[0048] At the same time, this application uses specific terms to describe the embodiments of this application. For example, "one embodiment," "an embodiment," and / or "some embodiments" refer to a certain feature, structure, or characteristic related to at least one embodiment of this application. Therefore, it should be emphasized and noted that "one embodiment," "an embodiment," or "an alternative embodiment" mentioned twice or multiple times in different locations in this specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment. In addition, certain features, structures, or characteristics in one or more embodiments of this application may be appropriately combined.

[0049] Similarly, it should be noted that, in order to simplify the description of this application and thus facilitate understanding of one or more embodiments of the application, the foregoing description of the embodiments of this application sometimes combines multiple features into a single embodiment, figure, or description thereof. However, this disclosure method does not mean that the subject matter of this application requires more features than those recited in the claims. In fact, the features of an embodiment may be fewer than all the features of the individual embodiments disclosed above.

[0050] In some embodiments, numbers are used to describe the quantity of components and attributes. It should be understood that such numbers used in the description of the embodiments are modified by the modifiers "about", "approximately" or "substantially" in some examples. Unless otherwise stated, "about", "approximately" or "substantially" indicate that the numbers are allowed to vary by ±20%. Accordingly, in some embodiments, the numerical parameters used in the description and claims are approximate values, which may change according to the required features of individual embodiments. In some embodiments, the numerical parameters should take into account the specified significant digits and adopt the general method of retaining digits. Although the numerical domains and parameters used to confirm the breadth of their range in some embodiments of the present application are approximate values, in specific embodiments, the settings of such numerical values ​​are as accurate as possible within the feasible range.

[0051] Although the present application has been described with reference to the current specific embodiments, ordinary technicians in this technical field should recognize that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the present application, and various equivalent changes or substitutions can be made without departing from the spirit of the present application. Therefore, as long as the changes and modifications to the above embodiments are within the scope of the essential spirit of the present application, they will fall within the scope of the claims of the present application.

Claims

1. A household separation system for three-dimensional printing, characterized in that, include: Multiple carrying baskets for collecting multiple models to be printed by household; The conveying mechanism is adapted to drive the plurality of carrying baskets to move from an entrance position to an exit position in the household separation system, and the carrying baskets are adapted to stay at a preset position between the entrance position and the exit position and collect the plurality of to-be-separated printing models; An information printing device, configured to print an information label in response to a printing instruction, and the printed information label is suitable for falling into the carrying basket located at the preset position and having collected the plurality of printed models to be divided into households in the household division system; as well as The control center is configured to instruct the transmission mechanism to start or stop working, and to provide the printing instruction to the information printing device after receiving the model collection completion instruction, wherein the model collection completion instruction is issued by a preceding device, and the preceding device is located before the household division system in the three-dimensional printing process, and the preceding device is suitable for outputting the multiple household-to-be-printed models.

2. The household separation system according to claim 1, characterized in that, It also includes a printing device bracket and a guide groove at the printing paper outlet adjacent to the information printing device, the information printing device bracket is located before the preset position in the moving path of the multiple carrying baskets moving from the entrance position to the exit position, and at the preset position, the information printing device is suitable for generating the printing information label through the printing paper outlet, and the printing information label is suitable for sliding from the guide groove into the carrying basket that has collected the multiple models to be printed by household.

3. The household separation system according to claim 1, characterized in that, The conveying mechanism includes a horizontal conveying device, which includes a conveying motor and a plurality of continuously arranged fixed conveying shafts. The plurality of carrying baskets are suitable for being placed on the fixed conveying shafts, and the conveying motor is configured to drive the fixed conveying shafts to rotate in a preset direction, thereby driving the plurality of carrying baskets to move in the household distribution system.

4. The household separation system according to claim 3, wherein It also includes a first detection device, located at the entrance position, the first detection device is configured to detect a first detection result of whether the carrying basket is placed on the fixed conveying axis, and send a first detection signal to the control center according to the first detection result, and the control center is configured to instruct the conveying mechanism to start working according to the first detection signal.

5. The household separation system according to claim 4, wherein It also includes a second detection device located at the exit position, the second detection device is configured to detect a second detection result of whether the carrying basket has moved to the exit position, and send a second detection signal to the control center according to the second detection signal.

6. The household separation system according to any one of claims 3 to 5, characterized in that, It also includes an isolation part, the conveying mechanism includes a first conveying area for conveying along a first direction starting from the entrance position, and a second conveying area for conveying along a second direction opposite to the first direction finally reaching the exit position, the first conveying area and the second conveying area are respectively located on both sides of the isolation part, wherein the horizontal conveying device includes a first horizontal conveying device and a second horizontal conveying device respectively arranged in the first conveying area and the second conveying area.

7. The household separation system according to claim 6, wherein The conveying mechanism further includes a third conveying area, which includes an end partial area of the first conveying area far from the entrance position and a starting end partial area of the second conveying area far from the exit position. The conveying mechanism is configured to drive the carrying basket to move in a third direction, a fourth direction, and a fifth direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction in the third conveying area. The third direction and the fourth direction are opposite to each other in a second plane perpendicular to the first plane formed by the first direction and the second direction, and the fifth direction is perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction in the first plane.

8. The household separation system according to claim 7, wherein The conveying mechanism further includes a lifting and translation device arranged in the third conveying area. Wherein, the lifting and translation device is configured to drive the carrying basket to move along the third direction after the carrying basket reaches the third conveying area through the horizontal conveying device, so as to disengage from the horizontal conveying device located in the end partial area of the first conveying area, and move along the fifth direction to above the horizontal conveying device located in the starting end partial area of the second conveying area, and then move along the fourth direction to land on the horizontal conveying device located in the starting end partial area of the second conveying area.

9. The household separation system according to claim 8, characterized in that, The lifting and translation device includes opposite first crawlers and second crawlers. The first crawlers and the second crawlers are adapted to contact the bottom of the carrying basket and support the bottom of the carrying basket to continue moving along the third direction after moving along the third direction, so that the carrying basket disengages from the horizontal conveying device located in the end partial area of the first conveying area.

10. The household separation system according to claim 8, characterized in that, The isolation part further includes a main body part and a transition part. Wherein, the first conveying area and the second conveying area are located on both sides of the main body part, the transition part is located in the third conveying area, and the upper surface of the transition part is lower than the upper surface of the main body part in the third direction.

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