KR20190017372A - Monkey-bar Style 3D Printer and Cloud Operating System thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a 3D food printer. Using a monkey bar-style 3D printer for printing food objects and the like on a bed movable in a z axis by using a discharge part of an xy moving part or a piston pump moving part, which can be mounted/detached on/from the xy moving part, it is possible to improve accuracy and productivity in acquiring food objects while securing heating and cooling functions, and also to easily separate food objects from the 3D printer.

Description

Monkey-bar Style 3D Printer and its Cloud Operating System "

The present invention relates to a 3D printer, and more particularly to a Monkey bar style food 3D printer for printing food objects and the like, and a cloud operating system in which printing control for a 3D printer and real-time analysis of printing status are performed in the cloud.

As the 3D printing industry becomes active, many materials are being applied to the 3D printing field. All the materials are being activated without metal, plastic or ceramic. In fact, one of the most promising materials today is metal, but printers that have been developed are at a very high price and are still in the development stage because of the limitations they are reluctant to use. As the materials become more diverse, 3D business is increasing. As a matter of fact, food 3D printing is the most remarkable area here. This is because we are able to use commercially available food materials without any new process or processing for printing like other metals, plastics, and ceramics, and it is a printing that can satisfy the appetite that is the most primitive desire we live and feel.

However, there are some problems that such food printing becomes a popularized business. The first problem is safety. Food is particularly susceptible to safety issues because it is now entering your body through your mouth. Nevertheless, in the currently available food printer, there is a hygienic problem because the discharge portion of the material is not separated from the space where the printer moves, that is, the space where the impurities are generated due to the movement between the printer parts. Also, considering the hygiene problem, the most problematic is the capacity limit of the printing material. In the case of food, freshness of the material itself is important, unlike other materials, for example ink or plastic. Therefore, the remaining material can not be recycled after printing. In the food printers presently shown, the amount of the material is mainly small, and the piston is mainly filled with materials in order to minimize the movement path of the material. Therefore, it can be said that it is impossible to carry out large-volume printing continuously. However, in spite of this small amount of material, the accuracy of the material actually printed is significantly lower than that of any other ink or plastic printer. One of the advantages of 3D printers is that they do not make use of sophistication. In other words, both accuracy and productivity are lost. Last but not least, energy consumption is unreasonable.

Take, for example, an ice cream printer developed by MIT students. The entire printer was placed in the refrigerator to maintain a certain temperature. The concept of lowering the temperature of the entire printer to maintain the temperature. In practice, however, the part that needs to be cooled is a small part where the printing material is ejected. As mentioned above, the above-mentioned disadvantages are hidden due to the fact that the food can be actually printed. However, many of the shortcomings of the present invention have to be compensated in the future.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for printing a food object or the like using a discharge port of an xy movable part, By using a Monkey bar style 3D printer, it is possible to improve the accuracy and productivity of acquiring food objects and the like, to provide a 3D printer capable of keeping warm and cold, and easily separating food objects from 3D printers have.

In addition, the present invention provides a cloud operating system for controlling the printing of a 3D printer and real-time analysis of the printing state in the cloud to provide a food object printed in an optimal state.

In order to achieve the above object, according to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a monkey bar style printer including a discharge unit coupled to an xy moving unit or a moving unit of a piston pump mounted on the xy moving unit, A printer mechanism for discharging the material through at least one of the coupled discharging units; A control device for generating the control signal according to the operation data so that the printer mechanism produces the object on a bed equipped with a warming or cooling device; And a camera for acquiring an image of a production process of the object, wherein the control device executes the job data ordered through the user terminal in cooperation with the user terminal according to the relay of the platform on the network, The control unit controls the user terminal to provide an image of a process of manufacturing the object in real time and to provide analysis information on the process of manufacturing the object to the user terminal in the platform in real time, And controlling at least one of x-axis and y-axis movement of the discharge portion, z-axis movement of the bed, change of discharge material, and operation stop.

In the Monkey bar style printer, one or more of the xy moving part and the moving part of the piston pump may be selectively mounted according to the type and nature of the material for forming the object to be printed.

Wherein the bed is operable on the z axis by a z-axis driver that is under the control of the controller, the bed is removable with the z-axis driver, and when the bed is mounted, And when the bed is not mounted or the z-axis is not operated, a layer is ejected on a predetermined substrate or an already completed object to print the object .

The discharging unit coupled to the xy moving unit is connected through a coupling member of the xy moving unit installed on the ceiling of the building or the housing, and is supplied with the material by the pressure of the material supply unit and discharged onto the bed through the nozzle. The discharging portion can discharge the material onto the bed through the nozzle by the movement of the piston which applies pressure to the material contained in the cylinder vessel.

The material feeder may be a material pressurizing device including an extruder, a piston printer, a chute extruder, or a mono pump.

The monkey bar style printer may further include a hygienic membrane made of a flexible material so as to entirely separate the upper and lower spaces so as to have a predetermined inclination from the side of the discharge part coupled to the xy moving part and the discharge part coupled to the moving part of the piston, have.

The Monkey bar style printer may further include a thermal insulation or cooling mechanism on the lower side of the sanitary membrane.

Wherein the piston pump moving part includes an electric heating mechanism that heats the solid state material contained in the cylinder vessel under the control of the control device and the discharging part coupled to the moving part of the piston pump discharges the solid state material after the solid state material is melted by the electric heating mechanism, And cooling the material discharged from the bottom of the hygienic membrane by using a cooling mechanism of the bed or a cooling mechanism installed under the hygienic membrane to solidify the object, .

Referring to information including at least one of an image, an actuator information, a temperature sensor information, a number of printing operations, or a production environment information of the object transmitted from the control device, the analysis information including the x or y axis moving velocity or the z axis moving velocity of the bed, the discharging pressure of the discharging unit, the thickness of the object, or the temperature to the user terminal, You can control to reference the creation.

The control device may control the movement of the discharge unit according to digital data of a drawing, a design, a photograph, a character, or information input by hand or drawing as the operation data, to thereby display a corresponding object, a pattern, a letter, Realizing the food object with respect to the shape of the caricature and realizing the object with continuous continuous lines of material by continuous printing of the material through the discharge part.

Management information on the number of printing operations for each printer on the network, job data and printing examples, images of the production process of the objects, frequently asked questions and solutions, or information on the preferences of consumers, May be provided to the user terminal to refer to the printing order of the object.

The monkey bar style printer can eject and print the material, which is made of a liquid or a fluid material, on the bed, which is already a partially completed object or a z-axis movable part.

According to the monkey bar style 3D printer and its cloud operating system according to the present invention, by printing on the bed movable in the z axis by the xy moving part or the discharging part which can be inserted and removed by using the Monkey bar style 3D printer, Objects and the like can be improved and productivity can be improved, and it is possible to carry out keeping warm and cold, and a food object or the like formed on the bed of the 3D printer can be easily separated and taken out.

In addition, the control of printing on the 3D printer and the real-time analysis of the printing state are performed in the cloud, so that it is possible to provide a food object printed in an optimum state.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.
FIG. 1 is a view for explaining a food printer operating system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view for explaining a Monkey bar style food printer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a perspective view showing a printer mechanism of the Monkey bar style food printer of FIG. 2 in detail.
4A is an example of the operation data and the corresponding food object according to the first embodiment.
4B is an example of the work data and the corresponding food object according to the second embodiment.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference symbols as possible. In addition, detailed descriptions of known functions and / or configurations are omitted. The following description will focus on the parts necessary for understanding the operation according to various embodiments, and a description of elements that may obscure the gist of the description will be omitted. Also, some of the elements of the drawings may be exaggerated, omitted, or schematically illustrated. The size of each component does not entirely reflect the actual size, and therefore the contents described herein are not limited by the relative sizes or spacings of the components drawn in the respective drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail. The following terms are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, and may be changed according to the intention or custom of the user, the operator, and the like. Therefore, the definition should be based on the contents throughout this specification. The terms used in the detailed description are intended only to describe embodiments of the invention and should in no way be limiting. Unless specifically stated otherwise, the singular forms of the expressions include plural forms of meanings. In this description, the expressions "comprising" or "comprising" are intended to indicate certain features, numbers, steps, operations, elements, parts or combinations thereof, Should not be construed to preclude the presence or possibility of other features, numbers, steps, operations, elements, portions or combinations thereof. It is also to be understood that the terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various components, but the components are not limited by the terms, and the terms may be used to distinguish one component from another .

First, time is gold, and in today 's society, time saving is one of the important factors. However, the present 3D printer's operating system or operating system must be operated by the operator next to the printer. This means that there must be at least one person next to the printer during printing. Also, when collecting data, it takes a lot of time and labor to be observed and collected by the person who operates the printer.

But what about controlling the printer in the cloud, or on the network? All the data is organized in the cloud, and we can store the design, video, or printing data we need for printing in the cloud. In addition, since the cloud can be used to control the printer conditions, such as starting and ending printing at any time, the printer can be controlled remotely even if the conditions are not close to the material. In other words, the food printing and printer status can be analyzed in the cloud based on the camera, nozzle, temperature sensor, number of times the machine is operated, etc., and produce more quality output based on the conditions of the optimally printed case . In addition, the designed printing file can be distributed through a personal mobile phone app, a web site, or the like to a designated printer in the cloud for printing.

An operating system or an operating system may identify problems and identify solutions based on the operation state and frequency of printer equipment, printing cases collected in the cloud, camera recording, etc., in order to cope with a failure of the printer. Therefore, if a food 3D printer with the above-mentioned drawbacks is actually used, the food and beverage 3D printing industry will be able to eat elaborate and safe 3D structures with a wide range of materials, regardless of time.

Hereinafter, a food printer operating system 500 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to an example in which the food (3D) printer 100 of the present invention prints a food object, but the present invention is not limited thereto It is noted that the technique of the present invention can be applied to the printing of 3D, 2.5D, 2D objects and the like, rather than foods in general fields such as industrial objects as well as food objects.

1 is a view for explaining a food (3D) printer operating system 500 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a 3D printer operating system 500 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of food (3D) printers 100 interoperable on a network, an operating platform 200 in the form of a server, And includes a plurality of user terminals 300.

In the present invention, the food (3D) printer 100 is produced by printing food objects of 2D (Dimension), 2.5D or 3D type using food materials. As used herein, the term " 2D printing " means 3D printing when the x, y, and z axes are orthogonal coordinate axes, and 2D printing when the x and y axes are operated, and a salad, a cookie hamburger, A food object for a form of a subject, a pattern, a letter, a sentence, a logo, or a caricature is additionally realized by using a food material on a food object such as a pizza, a pizza, a pizza, a cake, an ice cream, .

The network for interlocking between the food printer 100, the operating platform 200 and the plurality of user terminals 300 includes wired Internet communication, wireless Internet communication such as WiFi and WiBro, mobile communication such as WCDMA and LTE, , A wired communication, or a network supporting wireless communication.

The user terminal 300 includes a wireless terminal such as a smart phone, a wearable device capable of communicating with a voice / video phone, a tablet PC, a notebook PC, etc. In addition, the user terminal 300 may include a wired terminal such as a desktop PC, have. The user terminal 300 can mount an application capable of Internet of Things (IoT) in order to receive a service related to the operation of the food (3D) printer of the present invention.

The operating platform 200 manages the subscription information for the users who are provided with the service related to the operation of the food and beverage printer of the present invention through the user terminal 300, It is possible to relay control and transmission / reception of necessary information. The user can use the user terminal 300 equipped with the application having the IoT function to control the movement of the food printer 100 or the bed 10 (x, y, or z Axis movement, etc.) can be manipulated and printing of the 3D object can be controlled by transmitting work data of a desired design. The food printer 100 can perform the x-axis or y-axis movement of the ejection portion (see 85 and 95 in Fig. 2) or the z-axis movement of the bed 10, the ejection material The user terminal 300 can provide an image of the production process of the food object to the user terminal 300 in real time and control the change of the food object It is also possible to control to provide analysis information about the production process in real time.

In addition, the operating platform 200 may include information about a 3D object, for example, the number of printing operations for each food printer, job data and printing examples (e.g., Design, material, and the like), a video about a production process of a food object, frequently asked questions and solutions, information on a consumer's preference, and the like, and provides database information to the user terminal 300, The print order can be referenced. For example, it is possible to analyze data such as designs and materials of 3D objects produced by printing based on accumulated information of information about 3D objects in a plurality of food printers 100, And provide the graphical information to the user terminal 300. In addition, based on the accumulated information, the operating platform 200 analyzes the big data regarding strategic service revenues, the operation of the company, and the safety state of the equipment such as the 3D printer housing apparatus 100 in the future, It is possible to provide meaningful analysis results applicable to advertising contracts and the like.

Although the food object may be printed by inputting the operation data directly in the vicinity of the food printer 100, the 3D operation data transmitted from the user terminal 300 may be a picture, a design, a photograph, a character, It is possible to control the movement of the discharging portion of the food printer 100 according to the digital data on the information so that the corresponding food object for the subject, the pattern, the character, the sentence, the logo, or the shape of the caricature is printed. During the printing of the food object, the control device 120 of the food printer 100 performs a process of manufacturing the corresponding food object obtained through the camera installed in the housing 150 (for example, around the nozzle of the discharge portion) Can be provided to the user terminal 300 in real time.

As described above, in the present invention, by operating the operating platform 200 on the network and supporting the IoT, it is possible to remotely control and print even if it is far from the user terminal 300 by using the mobile function, Can be directly analyzed and responded to in the field. In addition, products ordered in advance through a user terminal 300 on a network, such as the Internet, are automatically printed and stored in the printer, and automatically paid by a password or the like on a keypad or a user terminal, May be possible.

Particularly, in the present invention, by using the monkey bar style food 3D printer 100 operated in the operating system 500 as described above, the xy moving part 111 and the piston discharging moving part 111 coupled to the xy moving part 111, It is possible to improve the accuracy and the degree of obtaining the food object by printing the food object by the food material discharging portions 85 and 95 of the printer 100 and to insulate and cool the food object easily from the 3D printer 100 .

Hereinafter, a Monkey bar style food printer 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG.

2 is a view for explaining a Monkey bar style food printer 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a perspective view illustrating the printer mechanism 110 of the monkey bar style food printer 100 of FIG.

2 and 3, a monkey bar style food printer 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a control device 120, one or more food material feeders 160 and 170, a printer mechanism 110, A sanitary membrane 130, a warming or cooling device 135, and a camera 136. The printer mechanism 110 provided on the upper side of the housing 150 by the support base 115 includes the xy moving part 111 including the discharging part 95 which can be inserted and removed through the coupling member 90, And a piston pump movable part 112 including a discharging part 85 capable of long-term releasable through a through-hole (not shown). The monkey bar style food printer 100 also includes a bed 10 that is removable with a z axis drive 70 on the bottom side of the housing 150 for forming a food object thereon, And corresponds to a z-axis moving part which is moved in the z-axis direction by a z-axis driving part 70 such as an actuator. Since the xy moving part 111 and the piston pump moving part 112 can be attached and detached, any one or more of them can be selectively mounted according to the type or nature of material for forming a food object to be printed.

Although not shown, one side wall of the housing 150 may be provided with a door that can be opened and closed, and the door may be closed during printing and the door may be opened to remove the food object upon completion of printing. Such a door may be automatically controlled by the control device 120. [

The one or more food material feeders 160 and 170 may be suitably installed on the upper side inside the housing 150 as a material pressurizing device such as an extruder, a piston printer, a chute extruder, or a mono pump, It may also be installed properly on the ceiling side of the building.

The nozzle end portions which are pressurized food discharge portions of the food material feeders 160 and 170 are connected to the respective discharge portions 95 through the respective coupling members 171 independently of each other and are connected to the pipes 172, ). As shown in the drawing, the nozzle ends of the food material feeders 160 and 170 are connected to one discharge portion 95 through one coupling member 171 in a single pipe, and pipes (pipes, hoses, tubes, etc.) ). The pipe 172 between the engaging member 171 and the engaging member 90 is moved in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction in the xy direction by the discharge portion 95 of the discharge portion 95 or the piston pump moving portion 112 Can be made of a flexible tube so as to move freely as the tube is moved in the x- and y-axes.

The discharge unit 95 of the control unit 120 or the discharge unit 85 of the piston pump moving unit 112 can be moved in the x and y axis directions (forward and backward and leftward and rightward) The bed 10 can be moved in the z-axis direction by the z-axis driving unit 70 in accordance with the z-axis movement control of the bed 10.

3, for example, the controller 120 may control an x-axis driver 50 such as an actuator to move the y-axis guide rail 61 along the x-axis guide rail 51, The y-axis driving unit 60 can be controlled to move the joining members 80 and 90 along the y-axis guide rails 61. [ Also, the control device 120 can control the z-axis driving unit 70 to move the bed 10 in the z-axis direction (vertical direction).

During the printing operation in accordance with the x / y axis movement control of the food printer 100 and the z axis movement control of the bed 10, the pressurized food material is supplied by the pressure of the food material feeders 160 and 170, And the discharge part 85 of the piston pump moving part 112 is moved by the movement of the piston which applies pressure to the food material contained in the cylinder vessel through the nozzle So that the food material can be discharged onto the bed 10. In the case where a food object or the like that is already partially finished on the bed 10 is placed or a food object or the like on which another substrate such as paper or a part already completed is placed without the bed 10 at the corresponding position, It is also possible to discharge and print the above food material composed of a liquid or a fluid material (including food materials and all fluid materials other than food materials) on the top. During the printing, the bed 10 is moved downward from the high position to the low position by the z-axis driving unit 70, or the height is controlled while moving up and down to obtain a 3D food object composed of a multi-layered layer. In addition, if the bed 10 is detached or the bed 10 is not z-axially movable, the bed 10 or an already overlying bed 10, instead of a multi-layer layer of the food object, It is possible to print a food object of 2D or 2.5D formed by ejecting one layer on a predetermined substrate (e.g.

The control device 120 controls overall control of the food printer 100 such as the food material feeders 160 and 170 and the printer mechanism 110 and controls the printer mechanism 110 to insulate It is possible to generate a control signal to be produced on the bed 10 on which the cooling mechanism 25 is installed. In accordance with the control signal of the control device 120 as described above, any one or more of the discharge portion 95 coupled to the xy moving portion 111 or the discharge portion 85 coupled to the piston pump moving portion 112 mounted on the xy moving portion 111 The food material can be discharged through the nozzle.

The bed 10 may be in the form of a heat insulating or cooling device 25 mounted between the two substrates 11 and 12. The fixture 25 can be applied to a case where it is necessary to maintain the shape of the food object to be printed by using liquefied nitrogen, dry ice, Peltier cold plate, or the like while maintaining the cooling of the food object. Alternatively, the device 25 may be a heating plate capable of generating heat up to a predetermined temperature (for example, 100 degrees), and may be applied to maintain the heat insulation of the printed food object and prevent it from being cooled.

In addition, as described below, the sanitizer 130 may also include a thermal insulation or cooling device 135 on the lower side. In addition, the warming or cooling mechanism 135 may be disposed around the discharge portions 85 and 95. The warming or cooling device 135 may be an oven, freezer, or the like.

The temperature and temperature of the food material discharged through the temperature control of the discharging units 85 and 95 can be adjusted by controlling the temperature and the temperature of the warming or cooling devices 25 and 135 according to the control of the controller 120. [ So that the flowable food material having a wide range of viscosity ranging from a high viscosity to a low viscosity can be discharged through the discharge portions 85 and 95 and printed.

The sanitary membrane 130 is moved to a predetermined inclination from the side surface of the discharge portion 95 coupled to the xy movable portion 111 and the discharge portion 85 coupled to the piston pump moving portion 112 to the wall of the housing 150 So that the upper and lower spaces of the housing are entirely separated from each other. The sanitary membrane 130 may be in the form of a smoothly folded, resilient, bellows, paper filter, or the like, or may be made of a material such as rubber, depending on the x- or y-axis movement of the discharge portions 85, 95 , Other modes of mode separation walls or separators are possible.

The sanitary membrane 130 prevents harmful substances, dust, and impurities generated in the upper part of the mechanical operation from being dropped to the food object, and is attached to the machine part due to dust or food wastes, Thereby providing a clean food object without hygiene problems. Since the sanitary membrane 130 is inclined downward from the discharge portions 85 and 95 to the side wall of the housing 150, harmful substances, dust, impurities, food wastes, So that discharge can be facilitated.

The monkey bar style food printer 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may further include a camera 136 for acquiring an image of a process of producing a food object using the printer mechanism 110. The camera 136 may be installed under the sanitary membrane 130, for example around the nozzles of the dispensing portions 85 and 95, and the control device 120 of the food printer 100 during printing production of the food object (E.g., moving images, still images, etc.) about the production process of the corresponding food object acquired through the camera 136 installed in this way can be provided to the user terminal 300 in real time.

In this way, in accordance with the present invention, the control device 120 operates in cooperation with the user terminal 300 in accordance with the relay of the operating platform 200 on the network and transmits operation data (for example, , Characters, or information entered by hand or written). The user terminal 300 can transmit digital data to the control device 120 by processing a picture, a design, a photograph, a character, or information inputted by a user using handwritten or drawn by the user using the mounted application have. The control device 120 performs x / y axis movement control of the food printer 100 and z axis movement control of the bed 10 to produce a food object for the received operation data. the pressurized food material is supplied by the pressure of the food material feeders 160 and 170 during the printing operation in accordance with the x-, y-, and z-axis movement control and the food 10 is fed onto the bed 10 through the end nozzles of the discharge portion 95. [ And the discharge part 85 coupled to the piston pump moving part 112 can discharge the food material through the nozzle by the movement of the piston which applies pressure to the food material contained in the cylinder container on the bed 10 . In the case where a food object or the like, which is already partially completed, is placed, the above-mentioned food material made of a liquid or a fluid material may be discharged and printed on the food.

In addition, the piston pump moving part 112 may include a heat transfer mechanism that heats the solid state material contained in the cylinder vessel under the control of the control device 120. [ At this time, by dissolving a solid state material such as chocolate, sugar or cheese at room temperature with the heat transfer mechanism, the discharging portion 85 of the piston pump moving part 112 is moved to the lower part of the hygienic membrane 130 through the nozzle To be discharged onto the bed (10). At this time, it is possible to form the object while cooling the discharged material by solidifying the material by using the cooling device 25 of the bed 10 or the cooling device 135 installed below the sanitary film 130 in the lower part of the sanitary film 130 have.

Control device 120 may be implemented with hardware, such as a semiconductor processor, software such as an application program, or a combination thereof, to provide such an overall printing service.

The control device 120 that executes the ordered work data can provide the user terminal 300 with an image of the production process of the food object obtained by the camera 136 in real time. Also, during the printing operation, the control device 120 may control the platform 200 to provide the user terminal 300 with analysis information on the production process of the corresponding food object in real time.

The control device 120 may include an image for a food object production process, actuator (or motor) information (e.g., operating state, speed, etc.) driving the x, Information including at least one of the above temperature sensor information (e.g., operation state, temperature, etc.), the number of printing operations, or manufacturing environment information of the food object (e.g., food material delivery path, delivery speed of food material, To the operating platform 200. The operating platform 200 can refer to the x and y axis moving speeds of the discharging units 85 and 95 or the moving speed of the bed 10 in the z axis, It is possible to control the user terminal 300 to refer to the generation of the control command in the user terminal 300 by providing the user terminal 300 with the analysis information including the discharge pressure, the thickness of the object, or the temperature.

Accordingly, if the user confirms the progress of printing, confirms the image, analysis information, and the like of the process of manufacturing the food object and needs to modify the production process, change the food material, or stop the operation, Lt; / RTI > The control device 120 controls the movement of the ejection units 85 and 95 in the x axis or the y axis or the movement of the bed 10 in the z axis according to the control command received from the user terminal 300, Stop of operation, and the like. For example, the change of the discharge material may be performed by selectively operating one of the discharge portions 85, 95, or by selecting a device to be operated among the plurality of food material feeders 160, 170.

As described above, the operating platform 200 includes information on a 3D object, which is produced by printing on a plurality of food printers 100 on the network, for example, the number of printing operations for each food printer, (E.g., design, material, and the like), a video about the production process of the food object, frequently asked questions and solutions, or information on the consumer's preferences, and transmits information of the database to the user terminal 300 And may be referred to when ordering printing of the food object. The consumer's preferences or preferences may be for a food printer for one or more of the plurality of food printers on the network to print a predetermined food object so that the operating platform 200 may store information about the preferred food printers May be provided to the user terminal 300 so that printing may be performed in a printer designated by the user at the time of ordering printing of the food object. For example, it is possible to analyze data such as a design and a material of a food 3D object produced by printing based on accumulated information of information about a 3D object in a plurality of food printers 100, and to grasp a consumer's preference , And provide the corresponding schematized information to the user terminal 300. In addition, based on the accumulated information, the operating platform 200 analyzes the big data regarding strategic service revenues, the operation of the company, and the safety state of the equipment such as the 3D printer housing apparatus 100 in the future, It is possible to provide meaningful analysis results applicable to advertising contracts and the like.

On the other hand, the control device 120 controls the movement of the discharging portions 85 and 95 in accordance with the digital data of the drawing, the design, the photograph, the character, or the information inputted by drawing or writing as the operation data, 4A, a food object is realized on the bed 10 or on a paper or the like on the bed 10 in the form of a corresponding object, a pattern, a letter, a sentence, a logo, or a caricature, ), It is possible to realize the production of a food object consisting of a continuous continuous line of food material. The food material discharged through the discharging portions 85 and 95 is a liquid or a fluid having various viscosities such as ketchup, mayonnaise, dressing sauce, syrup, yoghurt, cheese, chocolate, jam, pastry, .

4B, when a food object (for example, a dough or the like) already partially finished on the bed 10 is placed, a food material such as liquid or a fluid material is discharged onto the food, You can also print the object. A food object or the like that has already been partially completed on the bed 10 is placed and the other food object is printed on various foods such as a salad, a cookie, a hamburger, a steak, a taco, a pizza, a cake, an ice cream, .

Accordingly, the food object printed with the food material discharged through the discharge units 85 and 95 may be a food object for various objects, patterns, letters, sentences, logos, or caricatures according to the operation data, It is possible to realize a specific phrase, a caricature of a person, a symbol number, a symbol, and the like desired for publicity for a specific purpose such as a birthday party, a marriage, an alumni association, a retirement ceremony, a ceremony, a presentation, a presenter or an election activity.

As described above, since the space separation by the sanitary film 130 results in a barrier or film that prevents energy consumption in the printer operating space, more efficient energy consumption in the devices 25, 135 for warming or cooling Is possible. In addition, not only the moving part 112 of the piston pump capable of long-term removable is detachable from the xy moving part 111 but also independent control in the z-axis direction with respect to the bed 10 is possible and the adjustment of the up- Accuracy can be significantly improved. That is, the bed 10 corresponding to the z-axis movable part can be inserted and removed, and the height of the bed 10 can be adjusted by lowering the bed 10 from a high position to a low position by the z- In addition to being able to obtain a food object, if the bed 10 is detached or the bed 10 is not running on the z-axis, the bed 10 or an already- It is possible to print 2D or 2.5D food objects formed by ejecting one layer on an object or the like. In order to improve the accuracy of the printing result, a cooling system for cooling by the printing tools 25 and 135 is introduced to increase the viscosity of the material having high fluidity during printing to obtain an accurate and high quality object .

As described above, according to the present invention, by using the monkey bar style food 3D printer 100 and its cloud operating system, the xy moving part 111 or the discharging part 85 of the piston pump moving part 112, 95 can improve the accuracy and productivity of obtaining a food object by inserting the food object and can keep warm and cool, and easily separate and eject the food object formed on the bed 10 of the 3D printer 100 There is an effect that can be done. In addition, the control of printing on the food 3D printer 100 and the real-time analysis of the printing state are performed in the cloud, thereby making it possible to provide a food object printed in an optimum state.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to particular embodiments, such as specific elements, and specific embodiments and drawings. However, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above- Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the essential characteristics of the invention. Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described, and all technical ideas which are equivalent to or equivalent to the claims of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention .

Food printer (100)
Operating Platform (200)
The user terminal 300,
In the printer mechanism 110,
The support (115)
The control device 120,
The sanitary membrane (130)
Insulating or cooling equipment (135)
Camera 136,
The housing (150)
The food material feeder (160, 170)

Claims (12)

A printer mechanism for discharging the material through at least one of a discharge portion coupled to the xy movable portion or a discharge portion coupled to the piston pump movable portion mounted on the xy movable portion according to a control signal;
A control device for generating the control signal according to the operation data so that the printer mechanism produces the object on a bed equipped with a warming or cooling device; And
And a camera for acquiring an image of a production process of the object,
Wherein the control device executes the job data ordered through the user terminal in cooperation with the user terminal in accordance with the relay of the platform on the network and provides the user with an image of the production process of the object in real time, Wherein the control unit controls the platform to provide analysis information on the production process of the object to the user terminal in real time, and controls the x-axis or y-axis movement of the ejection unit, the z- A change of material, and a stop of operation of the monkey bar style printer. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein at least one of the xy moving part and the piston pump moving part is selectively installed and used depending on the type and nature of the material for forming the printing object. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the bed is operable on the z axis by a z-axis driving unit under the control of the control device, the bed is capable of being inserted and removed along with the z-axis driving unit,
When the bed is mounted, printing the object in the form of a multilayer layer while lowering the bed from a high position to a low position,
Wherein when the bed is not mounted or the z-axis is not operated, one layer is ejected on a predetermined substrate or an already completed object to print the object. The method according to claim 1,
The discharging unit coupled to the xy moving unit is connected through a coupling member of the xy moving unit installed on the ceiling of the building or the housing, supplies the material by the pressure of the material supply unit, and discharges the material through the nozzle,
Wherein the discharging unit coupled to the moving part of the piston pump discharges the material onto the bed through the nozzle by the movement of the piston that applies pressure to the material contained in the cylinder vessel. 5. The method of claim 4,
Characterized in that the material feeder is a material pressurizing device including an extruder, a piston printer, a chute extruder, or a mono pump. The method according to claim 1,
A hygienic membrane made of a flexible material so as to entirely separate the upper and lower spaces so as to have a predetermined inclination from the side surface of the discharge portion coupled to the xy movable portion to the wall of the housing,
Further comprising: a printer driver for printing the monkey bar style printer. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the sanitary membrane further comprises a warming or cooling mechanism at the lower side of the sanitary membrane. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the piston pump operating portion includes:
And a heating element for heating the solid state material contained in the cylinder vessel under the control of the control device,
Wherein the discharging unit coupled to the moving part of the piston pump discharges the material melted through the nozzle after the solid state material is melted by the electrothermal heating mechanism onto the bed at the bottom of the sanitary membrane, Wherein the object is formed while cooling the discharged material by solidifying the discharged material by using a cooling mechanism installed under the sanitary film. The method according to claim 1,
Referring to information including at least one of image, actuator information, temperature sensor information, printing operation count, or production environment information of the object, which is transmitted from the control device,
The analysis information including the x or y axis movement speed of the ejection unit or the z axis movement speed of the ejection unit, the ejection pressure of the ejection unit, the thickness of the object, or the temperature in the platform is provided to the user terminal, And controls the terminal to refer to the generation of the control command. The method according to claim 1,
The control device may control the movement of the discharge unit according to digital data of a drawing, a design, a photograph, a character, or information input by hand or drawing as the operation data, to thereby display a corresponding object, a pattern, a letter, Realizes the food object with respect to the shape of the caricature and realizes the object consisting of a continuous line of continuous material by continuous printing of the material through the discharge part. The method according to claim 1,
Management information on the number of printing operations for each printer on the network, job data and printing examples, images of the production process of the objects, frequently asked questions and solutions, or information on the preferences of consumers, To the user terminal so as to refer to the printing order of the object. The method according to claim 1,
Characterized in that said material is for discharging and printing said material consisting of a liquid or a fluid material on said bed, said part being already a part of the completed object or a z-axis movable part.

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