CN107187061B - A kind of 3D printer control method - Google Patents
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A kind of 3D printer control method, firstly, control system controls the respective self-movement in the x direction and the y direction of four 3D printing heads respectively, to print four independent layerings each other closely on print platform；Print platform is controlled after the printing that four are independently layered is completed in four 3D printing heads rotates 3.6 degree, so that print area corresponding to four 3D printing heads is stacked on four printed intersections being independently layered, above-mentioned printing is repeated until completing print job.Control method of the invention by controlling the self-movement on four parts of print platform of four print heads respectively, operation while four print heads may be implemented in this way, to which printing effect be greatly improved, and print platform is turned an angle after one layer of print job of every completion, the stacked offset for forming different printing interlayers, also improves the strength and stability of printed product.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to 3D printing technique field, specifically a kind of 3D printer control method.
Background technique
3D printing technique is born in the U.S. of the eighties in last century, hereafter occurs the small climax of first wave at once, the U.S. is quickly
Emerge Duo Jia 3D printing company；1984, Charles Hull started to research and develop 3D printing technique, and 1986, he kept house,
First hand 3D printing technique company (3DSystems company is also one of the current market 3D leader) in the world, the same year are established
First item commercialization 3D printer is issued.1988, Scott Crump invented FDM hot melt extrusion forming technology, and in 1989
Year has set up another present 3D printing listed company Stratasys(NASDAQ:SSYS), the said firm sold in 1992
First commercialization 3D printer.
China was from the 3D printing technique that begins one's study in 1991, and title at that time is rapid prototyping technology
(RapidPrototyping), that is, the mock-up before sample is developed；The technique for specifically having several maturations in the world, layering
Entity manufactures (LOM), stereolithography (SL), melt extruded (FDM), laser sintered (SLS) etc., domestic also to open in continuous tracking
Hair.Before and after 2000, these techniques are from laboratory research gradually to engineering, commercialization conversion.Due to the only original worked it out
Type, rather than the product that can be used, and the country also thinks little of product development, is to plagiarize mostly, so rapid prototyping skill
Art is universal very slowly in Chinese industrial field, and tens rapid prototyping equipment of sale are often only in the whole nation, is mainly used in professional skill
The education sectors such as art training, colleges and universities.
3D printer operator is parameter needed for the artificial setting 3D printing of system, which is pre-stored in corresponding storage
Perhaps the control system that there is printer in computer in equipment obtains 3D pattern number in storage equipment or in computer
According to being analyzed, be sliced accordingly, then carry out path planning to the 2D picture after slice, while establishing out reasonable support portion
Point, finally control instruction required for 3D printer, i.e. G code are automatically generated according to the setting of software as central control system.Control
Stepper motor driver on plate, which takes orders, drives corresponding stepper motor that print head is driven to work.Print head starts to spit
For silk according to the point is moved into a line, the principle that line moves into face draws 2D figure layer, modelling is come out from level to level, each movement of z-axis
Amount is all the distance being manually set, and is also called layer height.After the printing of model is completed, it is also necessary to the polishing in later period, polishing, or
The follow-up works such as person's colouring.
3D printing technique realizes the high speed development of explosion type in recent years, especially in the 3D printing field of desktop grade
It shows especially prominent.The hand of lot of domestic and international, which does manufacturer's 3D printing fan, can use 3D printer, oneself is designed,
Improved part or other novel works low costs quickly manufacture, and 3D printing has an advantage that: being exactly its layer
The restrictive condition of die sinking manufacture has been solved perfectly in accumulation increasing material manufacturing mode, greatly releases the imagination of designer.
However 3D printer be not it is omnipotent, its operating rate do not accomplish also to perform conjuring tricks dazzle like that it is beautiful, it is minimum with cost
FDM type printer for, its working method is just and silkworms spin silk does as cocoon, belongs to that slow work yields fine products, one ten public affairs of printing
The time for dividing high dummy to generally require or so ten hours, waiting is the process for making people very painful.There are also one
A characteristic is exactly that printing precision often doubles, and will be also multiplied the time required to corresponding final molding, this is 3D printing
Attribute possessed by manufacture.So under this excelsior, allegro and personalized social background,
The production method of the high-precision personalization of low-cost high-efficiency already becomes the market demand that satisfaction is not yet received.
Summary of the invention
The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of 3D printer control method, the control method is same by four print heads of control
When subregion self-movement, interference will not be generated each other, then the stackings of different printing interlayers are realized by print platform rotation,
Printing effect is not only greatly improved, but also interference will not be generated between four print heads, due to different interlayer mutual dislocations
Overlapping, also improves the strength and stability of printed product.
The present invention to realize the above-mentioned technical purpose used by technical solution are as follows: a kind of 3D printer control method, the 3D
Printer includes a rotatable print platform and four 3D printing heads being arranged in above print platform, this four 3D printing heads
It is moved under control of the control system in orthogonal X-direction, Y-direction and Z-direction respectively and completes print job, and X-direction
It is parallel with the plane of print platform with the Y-direction plane constituted；The control method are as follows:
1) control system controls the respective self-movement in the x direction and the y direction of four 3D printing heads respectively, thus flat in printing
Four independent layerings each other closely are printed on platform；
2) control system judges whether four 3D printing heads are completed four printings being independently layered, if completing, controls
Print platform processed rotates 3.6 degree, so that print area corresponding to four 3D printing heads is stacked on four printed independences
The intersection of layering；
3) control system controls four 3D printing heads and moves a layer rise in z-direction from rear, repeat step 1) until
Printing is completed.
The control system first preheats four 3D printing heads and print platform before executing step 1), and examines
Its temperature is surveyed, until its temperature starts to execute step 1) after reaching set temperature.
The temperature of four 3D printing heads and print platform is set as 190-220 DEG C.
Described preheats four 3D printing heads and print platform, and detects the operation of its temperature are as follows: is beaten by 3D
The temperature of the master board input setting of print machine, then master board control hot plate add print head and print platform
Heat, in the process, the temperature information of print head and print platform that temperature sensor is detected pass to master board,
When the information that master board judges that temperature sensor transmits is consistent with preset temperature information, control system control printing
Head is started to work.
The 3D printer has cross slide way, the longitudinal rail of Y-direction and the vertical guide of Z-direction of X-direction, horizontal
The both ends of direction guiding rail are reciprocatingly slided in vertical guide by sliding block screw mechanism, and longitudinal rail is by sliding block screw mechanism in cross
It reciprocatingly slides on direction guiding rail, longitudinal rail is transversely two symmetrical guide rails of guide rail middle position, and every longitudinal direction is led
Two print head carry sliding blocks are symmetrical arranged along intermediate position on rail, four 3D printing heads are separately positioned on four print heads and hang
It carries on sliding block.
The cross slide way is two guide rails moved synchronously in vertical guide, and every longitudinal rail is divided into the two of disconnection
Print head carry sliding block is arranged by sliding block screw mechanism on this two parts in part；Two parts of every longitudinal rail point
Not Tong Guo sliding block screw mechanism move alone on cross slide way.
The sliding block screw mechanism includes sliding block and the lead screw that is threadedly engaged with sliding block, has the chamber for accommodating motor on sliding block
Room, the rotation of motor driven lead screw, and then moved with movable slider along the direction of lead screw；It is parallel with lead screw on sliding block to be provided with confession
The sliding eye that guide rail passes through, so that sliding block is under the guidance of guide rail along guide screw movement；It is set on the sliding block direction vertical with lead screw
It is equipped with the through-hole that several guide rails for the direction and lead screw pass through.
The both ends of the cross slide way and longitudinal rail are provided with the end socket of rail closure and lead screw end, vertical guide
Top is provided with attachment beam.
The partition for separating two guide rails of longitudinal rail is provided in the middle part of the cross slide way.
Mentality of designing of the invention are as follows: 3D is simplified to 2D and simplifies into 1D, is exactly the axial direction in tri- space coordinates of XYZ
It disposes corresponding sliding block screw mechanism respectively to realize space coordinate positioning and the Bit andits control of printing head, it can also be controlled
Velocity of displacement, and the power of sliding block screw mechanism comes from stepper motor, stepper motor can be according to the machinery essence being set in advance
Degree works, and each displacement can be controlled well.It needs exist on the basis of traditional two dimension printing to XY
Plane carries out the quartering, and entire print platform is exactly divided into four chain-wales, and each print head is only responsible for printing and is assigned to
Its region carries out print job, can not transboundary work, but it is to prevent same that the scope of activities of print head, which fixes,
When a flat in-plane moving, the phenomenon that causing print head to collide due to the unpredictable factor such as instruction errors, still, four are beaten
Points of four regions printings of head are printed, is difficult to print integrated seamless model therefore print platform is designed in power mechanism
Reciprocal rotation fortune function is carried out under driving around its centre normal, after one layer of printing every in this way, print platform rotation is certain
Angle, if four print heads continue printing, the region that each print head is printed will be stacked on the friendship of lower layer's print area
On at boundary, to make four parts in four regions perfectly link together pressing brickwork joint when as building a wall.
The utility model has the advantages that control method of the invention by controlling four print heads on four parts of print platform respectively
Self-movement, may be implemented operation while four print heads in this way, and due to four print head subregion self-movements, that
This will not generate interference, so that printing effect is greatly improved, by the way that print platform to be arranged to rotatably, in this way every
Print platform is turned an angle after completing one layer of print job, to change the print area of each print head, is formed not
The strength and stability of printed product is also improved since different interlayer mutual dislocations overlap with the stacked offset of printing interlayer.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is the flow diagram of control method of the present invention.
Specific embodiment
As shown, a kind of 3D printer control method, which includes a rotatable print platform and setting
Four 3D printing heads above print platform, this four 3D printing heads are respectively under control of the control system orthogonal
Print job is completed in X-direction, Y-direction and Z-direction movement, and the plane of the plane and print platform of X-direction and Y-direction composition is flat
Row；The control method are as follows:
1) first four 3D printing heads and print platform are preheated, and detects its temperature, until its temperature reaches setting
Start to execute step 2 after temperature；
2) control system controls the respective self-movement in the x direction and the y direction of four 3D printing heads respectively, thus flat in printing
Four independent layerings each other closely are printed on platform；
3) control system judges whether four 3D printing heads are completed four printings being independently layered, if completing, controls
Print platform processed rotates 3.6 degree, so that print area corresponding to four 3D printing heads is stacked on four printed independences
The intersection of layering；
4) control system controls four 3D printing heads and moves a layer rise in z-direction from rear, repeat step 2 until
Printing is completed.
The above are basic embodiments of the invention, can be further optimized, improve and limit on the basis of above:
Such as, the temperature of four 3D printing heads and print platform is set as 190-220 DEG C；
For another example, described that four 3D printing heads and print platform are preheated, and detect the operation of its temperature are as follows: pass through
The temperature of the master board input setting of 3D printer, then master board control hot plate to print head and print platform into
Row heating, in the process, the temperature information of print head and print platform that temperature sensor is detected passes to master control
Making sheet, when the information that master board judges that temperature sensor transmits is consistent with preset temperature information, control system control
Print head processed is started to work；
For another example, the 3D printer has vertically leading for the cross slide way of X-direction, the longitudinal rail of Y-direction and Z-direction
The both ends of rail, cross slide way are reciprocatingly slided in vertical guide by sliding block screw mechanism, and longitudinal rail passes through sliding block lead screw machine
Structure reciprocatingly slides on cross slide way, and longitudinal rail is transversely two symmetrical guide rails of guide rail middle position, and every
Two print head carry sliding blocks are symmetrical arranged along intermediate position on longitudinal rail, four 3D printing heads are separately positioned on four and beat
It prints on head carry sliding block；
Further, the cross slide way is two guide rails moved synchronously in vertical guide, every longitudinal rail point
For two parts of disconnection, print head carry sliding block is arranged by sliding block screw mechanism on this two parts；Every longitudinal rail
Two parts pass through sliding block screw mechanism respectively and move alone on cross slide way；
Further, the sliding block screw mechanism includes sliding block and the lead screw that is threadedly engaged with sliding block, is had on sliding block
The chamber of motor, the rotation of motor driven lead screw are accommodated, and then is moved with movable slider along the direction of lead screw；It is flat with lead screw on sliding block
Capable is provided with the sliding eye passed through for guide rail, so that sliding block is under the guidance of guide rail along guide screw movement；It hangs down in sliding block and lead screw
The through-hole that several guide rails for the direction and lead screw pass through is provided on straight direction；
Further, the both ends of the cross slide way and longitudinal rail are provided with the envelope of rail closure and lead screw end
Head is provided with attachment beam at the top of vertical guide；
Finally, being provided with the partition for separating two guide rails of longitudinal rail in the middle part of the cross slide way.
In present invention, it is desirable to being united on the working time of each printable layer using control system to four print heads
One control, the print speed of four print heads can be different, but it must be identical in every layer of working time, this time with
On the basis of the maximum print head of workload minimum time used under the premise of guaranteeing quality, and be each layer printing it is flat
Face all carries out instruction generation in this manner, so that the control respectively of four print heads carries out the coordinating and unifying directly in instruction, connects
Get off only to need to guarantee that each stepper motor can accurately execute order and the printing model of bull sub-control can be realized；
But only caused result so far is exactly that the intersection of four print heads will appear obvious seam or weldering
Seam will cause the weak link of printing works, for this purpose, hott bed is rotated around its center after each printing plane terminates
3.6 degree, abutment joint carries out smoothing soldering before next layer of print job starts, each big plane is completed such
It carries out, it will be able to perfectly the seam blanking branch of a vertical plotted before in each layer of the inside, most end form
The same tooled joint structure of building a wall is imaged, reasonably avoids the problem of four spray head subregions printings will cause part weak link.
Required print head structure is different with traditional mechanism in the present invention, and the nozzle of four print heads needs
The normal position of print platform forms being overlapped for point and line, therefore four nozzles need along half radial direction print platform of print platform
The heart deflects 45° angle.
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1. a kind of 3D printer control method, it is characterised in that: the 3D printer includes a rotatable print platform and setting
Four 3D printing heads above print platform, this four 3D printing heads are respectively under control of the control system orthogonal
Print job is completed in X-direction, Y-direction and Z-direction movement, and the plane of the plane and print platform of X-direction and Y-direction composition is flat
Row；The control method are as follows:
1) control system controls the respective self-movement in the x direction and the y direction of four 3D printing heads respectively, thus on print platform
Print four independent layerings each other closely；
2) control system judges whether four 3D printing heads are completed four printings being independently layered, if completing, control is beaten
It prints platform and rotates 3.6 degree, so that print area corresponding to four 3D printing heads is stacked on the independent layering of printed four
Intersection；
3) control system controls four 3D printing heads and moves a layer rise in z-direction from rear, repeats step 1) until printing
It completes.
2. a kind of 3D printer control method according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the control system is executing step
It is rapid 1) before, first four 3D printing heads and print platform are preheated, and detect its temperature, until its temperature reach setting temperature
Start to execute step 1) after degree.
3. a kind of 3D printer control method according to claim 2, it is characterised in that: four 3D printing heads and beat
The temperature of print platform is set as 190-220 DEG C.
4. a kind of 3D printer control method according to claim 2, which is characterized in that described to four 3D printing heads
It is preheated with print platform, and detects the operation of its temperature are as follows: the temperature set by the master board input of 3D printer,
Then master board control hot plate print head and print platform are heated, in the process, temperature sensor by its
The temperature information of the print head and print platform that detect passes to master board, judges that temperature sensor passes to master board
When the information passed is consistent with preset temperature information, control system controls print head and starts to work.
5. a kind of 3D printer control method according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the 3D printer has X
The both ends of the vertical guide of the cross slide way in direction, the longitudinal rail of Y-direction and Z-direction, cross slide way pass through sliding block lead screw machine
Structure reciprocatingly slides in vertical guide, and longitudinal rail is reciprocatingly slided on cross slide way by sliding block screw mechanism, longitudinal rail
For two symmetrical guide rails of transversely guide rail middle position, and two are symmetrical arranged along intermediate position on every longitudinal rail
A print head carry sliding block, four 3D printing heads are separately positioned on four print head carry sliding blocks.
6. a kind of 3D printer control method according to claim 5, it is characterised in that: the cross slide way is vertical
Two guide rails moved synchronously on guide rail, every longitudinal rail are divided into two parts of disconnection, pass through sliding block on this two parts
Print head carry sliding block is arranged in screw mechanism；Two parts of every longitudinal rail pass through sliding block screw mechanism in cross slide way respectively
Upper independently moving.
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