3D Printing Assembly Synchronous Reciprocation Guide Rails

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Solution Overview

Problem

The existing 3D printing devices have low printing efficiency due to the limitations of their working principle, which affects the speed and accuracy of the printing process.

Innovation Solution

The integration of material-dropping guide rails, printing guide rails, and printing mechanisms on a support frame allows for synchronous reciprocation, reducing positioning times and ensuring horizontal stability, enabling rapid and continuous printing with improved accuracy.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If the material-dropping mechanism and printing mechanism are arranged separately with independent positioning, then each mechanism can operate independently, but the positioning times increase and printing efficiency decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprinting efficiencyVSAvoidpositioning time
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines the material-dropping mechanism and printing mechanism onto a common reciprocating carriage that moves along shared guide rails. This merging allows both mechanisms to reciprocate synchronously as a single unit, eliminating the need for separate positioning operations and reducing positioning time, thereby improving printing efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Adaptability or versatility

If the working box and lifting component are positioned frequently for adjustment, then adaptability is improved, but positioning accuracy decreases and stability is affected

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveworking box positioning adaptabilityVSAvoidbottom plate positioning accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the working box mechanism from the lifting component, allowing the working box to be independently replaceable while the lifting component remains fixed. This segmentation enables adaptability through easy working box replacement without requiring repositioning of the lifting mechanism, thereby maintaining positioning accuracy and stability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Device complexity

If the printing assembly components are integrated on a support frame, then device complexity is reduced and space occupation decreases, but manufacturing precision requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveassembly structure complexityVSAvoidsynchronous reciprocation precision
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the material-dropping guide rails, printing guide rails, and their respective mechanisms onto a single support frame structure. This integration simplifies the overall device complexity and reduces space occupation while maintaining manufacturing precision through the synchronous reciprocation design that ensures coordinated movement of all components.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentEP3871860B1Printing assembly and 3D printing apparatus
Publication Date: 2024.03.13 KOCEL INTELLIGENT MACHINERY LIMITED
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AI summary

A printing assembly and a 3D printing device are provided, wherein the 3D printing device includes the printing assembly. The printing assembly includes symmetrically arranged material-dropping guide rails, multiple printing guide rails, multiple material-dropping mechanisms and multiple printing mechanisms. The multiple printing guide rails and the multiple material-dropping mechanisms are arranged between two symmetrically arranged material-dropping guide rails. At least one printing guide rail is slidably provided with one printing mechanism. The printing assembly and the 3D printing device can realize synchronous reciprocating movement of the material-dropping mechanisms and the printing mechanisms along the material-dropping guide rails, so that continuous printing can be realized, so as to effectively improve the printing efficiency and greatly save the space occupied by the device.