Detachable 3D Printer Platform With Adjustable Locking Units
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional three-dimensional printers have a fixed printing platform that makes it difficult to efficiently remove printed products, clean the platform, or change films, leading to increased operational time and potential flaws due to non-parallel alignment between the printing platform and the printhead.
Innovation Solution
A detachable printing plate with adjustable locking units allows for easy removal and alignment of the printing platform, enabling efficient product retrieval, platform cleaning, and film changes, while ensuring parallelism with the printhead movement plane.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the printing platform is securely fixed on the machine, then the printing platform is stable during printing, but it is inconvenient to perform operations such as taking out printed products, cleaning the platform, or changing films
Solution Approach 1:
The printing platform is divided into a fixed supporting frame and a detachable printing plate. The printing plate can be easily removed from the supporting frame through a simple detachment mechanism, allowing users to perform maintenance operations such as taking out printed products, cleaning, or changing films without moving the entire printing platform from the machine.
Solution Approach 2:
The printing plate is extracted as a separate detachable component from the fixed supporting frame. This extraction allows the printing plate to be independently removed for maintenance operations while the supporting frame remains securely fixed on the machine, resolving the contradiction between stability and ease of operation.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the printing platform is securely fixed on the machine, then the printing platform remains in position, but it takes more time to perform operations such as taking out printed products, cleaning, or changing films
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the printing platform into a fixed supporting frame and a detachable printing plate, the design enables quick removal of the printing plate for maintenance operations. This segmentation reduces the time required for tasks such as taking out printed products, cleaning, or changing films, as only the printing plate needs to be detached rather than the entire platform.
Solution Approach 2:
The printing plate is extracted as a separate component that can be quickly removed from the supporting frame. This extraction mechanism minimizes the time lost during maintenance operations while maintaining the position stability of the supporting frame during printing operations.
3Device complexity
If there is no adjusting module for parallelism, then the structure is simple, but minor flaws are formed in the printed product due to non-parallel alignment
Solution Approach 1:
The printing plate incorporates an adjusting module with multiple locking units that allow dynamic adjustment of the printing plate's position and angle. This enables precise alignment of the printing plate with the printhead movement plane, ensuring parallelism and preventing minor flaws in printed products while maintaining structural simplicity through the use of straightforward locking mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The adjusting module allows users to change the positional and angular parameters of the printing plate to achieve precise parallelism with the printhead movement plane. The locking units enable secure fixation at adjusted positions, ensuring manufacturing precision without requiring complex structural modifications.
4Device complexity
If the inner operating space is minimized, then the cost is reduced, but it is not convenient to perform operations such as taking out printed products, cleaning, or changing films
Solution Approach 1:
The printing platform is segmented into a fixed supporting frame and a detachable printing plate. This segmentation allows users to easily remove the printing plate for maintenance operations without requiring a large inner operating space. The supporting frame remains fixed in the compact space, while the printing plate can be detached and handled externally for cleaning, film changes, or product removal.
Solution Approach 2:
The printing plate is extracted as a separate detachable component, enabling maintenance operations to be performed externally without requiring sufficient internal space. This extraction allows users to access and handle the printing plate for cleaning, film changes, or product removal while the main printing structure remains compact and cost-effective.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution reduces operational time, prevents flaws in printed products by ensuring precise alignment, and enhances the overall efficiency of the printing process.
Implementation Method 1
a heating assembly (143), an adjusting module (144) and a printing plate (145)... The heating assembly is disposed on the printing platform
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a printing platform supporting module and a three-dimensional printer using same. The printing platform supporting module comprises a supporting frame, the printing platform, a heating assembly, an adjusting module, and a printing plate. The heating assembly is disposed on the printing platform. The adjusting module is disposed on the printing platform and comprises a plurality of locking units. The printing plate has a working surface and a mounting surface opposite to the working surface. The mounting surface is urged against the heating assembly. The printing plate is removably disposed on the printing platform by means of a locking action and an unlocking action of the locking units.