Foldable 3D Printer Bracket for Compact Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional 3D printing equipment, using Cartesian coordinate systems or parallel arm structures, is bulky, costly, and cumbersome for transportation and installation due to the need for three degrees of freedom movement, which complicates site handling and storage.
Innovation Solution
An integrated box-type 3D printing device with a support structure, first and second brackets, and a printer body, where the second bracket is foldable into the support structure's accommodating space, allowing for compact transportation and storage configurations, and enabling three-dimensional printing through directional movement of the printer body.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional Cartesian coordinate system or parallel arm structure is used to achieve three degrees of freedom movement, then printing capability is improved, but device bulkiness and transportation difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The second bracket is designed to be foldable and can be nested into the accommodating space of the support structure when not in use. This nesting mechanism allows the device to reduce its overall size for transportation and storage while maintaining the complete three-degree-of-freedom printing capability when deployed, directly resolving the contradiction between printing capability and device bulkiness
2Manufacturing precision
If three sets of sliding devices are used to achieve three degrees of freedom movement, then printing precision is improved, but installation cost and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the support structure with the accommodating space for the second bracket, combining multiple functions into a unified structure. The support structure not only provides mechanical support but also houses the foldable second bracket, reducing the number of separate components and simplifying installation while maintaining printing precision through the preserved three-degree-of-freedom movement capability
3Ease of operation
If foldable second bracket is used for compact storage, then transportation ease is improved, but structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The second bracket is designed with dynamic foldability, allowing it to change its configuration between extended (for printing operation) and retracted (for transportation) states. This dynamic characteristic enables the structure to adapt to different operational requirements without requiring completely separate structures for transport and operation, thereby improving transportation ease while limiting structural complexity to only what is necessary for the folding mechanism
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AI summary
An integrated box-type 3D printing device, having a support structure, a first bracket, a second bracket, and a printer body. The first bracket is movable back and forth in a first direction on the support structure. The printer body is arranged on the second bracket. The second bracket is movable back and forth in a second direction relative to the first bracket. The printer body is movable back and forth in a third direction on the second bracket. The support structure is provided with an accommodating space for accommodating the second bracket. The second bracket is foldable in the opposite direction to the third direction so that the second bracket is foldable into the accommodating space so that the integrated box-type 3D printing device assumes a transport and storage configuration when the second bracket is folded into the accommodating space.