Invention Grant
- Patent Title: 3D printing apparatus, production line using the apparatus, and cyclical printing method thereof
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Application No.: US16487416Application Date: 2019-05-24
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Publication No.: US11312077B2Publication Date: 2022-04-26
- Inventor: Fan Peng , Yi Liu , Zhijun Zhou , Nanhua Meng , Zhengjie Li
- Applicant: NATIONAL INTELLIGENT FOUNDRY INDUSTRY INNOVATION CENTER
- Applicant Address: CN Ningxia
- Assignee: NATIONAL INTELLIGENT FOUNDRY INDUSTRY INNOVATION CENTER
- Current Assignee: NATIONAL INTELLIGENT FOUNDRY INDUSTRY INNOVATION CENTER
- Current Assignee Address: CN Ningxia
- Agency: ArentFox Schiff LLP
- Priority: CN201810520974.0 20180528,CN201820799671.2 20180528
- International Application: PCT/CN2019/088412 WO 20190524
- International Announcement: WO2019/228281 WO 20191205
- Main IPC: B29C64/35
- IPC: B29C64/35 ; B29C64/255 ; B29C64/25 ; B33Y30/00 ; B29C64/165 ; B29C64/321 ; B29C64/209 ; B29C64/236 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y40/20

Abstract:
The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a 3D printing apparatus, a production line using the apparatus, and a cyclical printing method thereof. The 3D printing apparatus includes a frame assembly, and a powder spreading unit, a powder spreading movement system, a powder supply device, an inkjet unit, an inkjet movement system, a working box, a transfer unit, an inner lifting mechanism, an outer lifting mechanism, an accessory unit and an auxiliary unit that are mounted on the frame assembly. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, a plurality of 3D printing apparatuses are arranged in a centralized manner to form a production line system with high printing efficiency, wherein the plurality of 3D printing apparatuses and baking devices are planned and arranged in a centralized manner, and form a closed-loop production system by means of a plurality of conveying and transferring routes, which reduces the idle time of some of the apparatuses during production and improves the use efficiency of the apparatuses, thereby realizing 3D printing of high efficiency.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210187854A1 3D Printing Apparatus, Production Line Using the Apparatus, and Cyclical Printing Method Thereof Public/Granted day:2021-06-24
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