NOZZLE HEAD CLEANING MODULE

• Main Authors: LEE, Yang-Teh, JUANG, Jia-Yi, HSIEH, Yi-Chu
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 25.10.2018
• Subjects: ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY; ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OFTHREE-DIMENSIONAL [3-D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVEAGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3-D PRINTING,STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; CLEANING; CLEANING IN GENERAL; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

A nozzle head cleaning module including a base housing having a main slope; a main carrier received in the base housing, a sub-carrier received in the main carrier and has a cover protruding upwardly, and an interference structure is provided. A set of one or more horizontal planes is formed on the main slope. A set of one or more main slide pins contacting with the main slope protrudes from the main carrier including a sub-slope, and the main carrier is moved along the main slope. When resting on the main slope, the main slide pin contacts with the main slope by multiple contact points. When resting on the horizontal plane, the main slide pin contacts with the horizontal plane by multiple contact points. The horizontal plane support main slide pin to maintain the cover in a raised position when the main slide pin is located thereon.