CN109435238B

CN109435238B - 3D printer

Info

Publication number: CN109435238B
Application number: CN201811575614.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 不公告发明人
Original assignee: Jiujiang Aixin Intelligent Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Jiujiang Aixin Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd
Priority date: 2017-06-21
Filing date: 2017-06-21
Publication date: 2020-12-01
Anticipated expiration: 2037-06-21
Also published as: CN109435239B; CN107097420B; CN107097420A; CN109435238A; CN109435239A

Abstract

The invention relates to a 3D printer which comprises a first shell, a feeding mechanism, a moving mechanism, a tray, a cleaning mechanism, a base and a middle control mechanism, wherein the counting mechanism comprises two counters, each counter comprises a limiting block, a spring, a first contact, a second contact and a second shell, the counting mechanism is used for monitoring the material wire allowance of the 3D printer, so that the no-load of the 3D printer under the condition of insufficient material wires is avoided, the damage of the 3D printer caused by the no-load is reduced, and the service life of the 3D printer is prolonged.

Description

3D printer

The patent application of the invention aims at the following application numbers: 201710475958X, the filing date of the original application is: 2017-06-21, the name of invention and creation is: an intelligent 3D printer with excess material monitoring function.

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of 3D printing equipment, in particular to a 3D printer.

Background

The general 3D printer can not monitor the surplus of material silk, leads to the material silk to use up after, and the 3D printer is still continuing work, causes the damage to the 3D printer, has shortened the life of 3D printer, moreover, general 3D printer inner space is less, leads to tray clearance difficulty, because the tray surface is long-pending expects too much to the off-the-shelf quality of 3D printer has been reduced.

Disclosure of Invention

1. Technical problem to be solved by the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the invention is as follows: in order to overcome the defects of the prior art, a 3D printer is provided.

2. Technical scheme

The technical scheme adopted by the invention for solving the technical problems is as follows: an intelligent 3D printer with a residual material monitoring function comprises a first shell, a feeding mechanism, a moving mechanism, a tray, a cleaning mechanism, a base and a central control mechanism, wherein the first shell is arranged above the base;

the feeding mechanism comprises a material wire, a material tray, a first support frame and a counting mechanism, the material tray is sleeved at the bottom of the first support frame, the counting mechanism is arranged at the top of the first support frame, the counting mechanism comprises two counters, two moving wheels, two extension rods and a material passing hole, the two counters are arranged above the first support frame and are respectively located at two ends of the first support frame, the two moving wheels are respectively arranged on the moving rods and are respectively located at two sides of the top of the first support frame, the two moving wheels are hinged to the moving rods, the material passing hole is formed in the bottom of the moving rods, one end of the material wire is wound on the material tray, the other end of the material wire penetrates through the material passing hole to be connected with the nozzle, and the two extension rods are arranged at the top of the moving rods and are respectively located at two sides of the moving rods;

the counter comprises a limiting block, a spring, a first contact, a second contact and a second shell, wherein the limiting block, the spring and the second contact are all arranged inside the second shell, the second contact is arranged on one side of the second shell, the spring is sleeved on the second contact, the limiting block is arranged on the first contact, the part, located inside the second shell, of the first contact is arranged inside the spring, the limiting block is connected with the inner wall of the second shell through the spring, and the moving direction of the limiting block is consistent with the stretching direction of the spring;

the material wire is conveyed to the nozzle through the material passing hole, the material wire can drive the moving rod to move left and right in the process of being drawn out, when the moving rod moves to the two ends of the top of the first support frame, the extension rod arranged at the upper end of the moving rod can impact the first contact of the counter, the first contact is contacted with the second contact under the action of the impact force, after the first contact is contacted with the second contact, the first contact resets under the action of the spring, the contact times of the first contact and the second contact are recorded through the electric control assembly, and therefore the using amount of the material wire is recorded, the monitoring function of the material wire allowance of the 3D printer is achieved, the no-load of the 3D printer caused by insufficient material wire is avoided, and the damage to the 3D printer is reduced;

the cleaning mechanism comprises a second support frame, a brush and two driving components, the second support frame is arranged above the tray, the two driving components are respectively arranged at two ends of the second support frame, the brush is arranged on the second support frame and is positioned between the second support frame and the tray, the driving components comprise driving teeth, a driving shaft, a first gear and a first motor, the driving teeth are arranged at two ends of the tray, the first motor is arranged at one end of the second support frame, the first motor is in transmission connection with the first gear through the driving shaft, and the first gear is meshed with the driving teeth;

the first gear is in transmission connection with the first motor through the driving shaft, the first gear is driven to rotate through the first motor, and the second supporting frame moves back and forth along the two sides of the tray under the action of the first gear due to the meshing of the first gear and the driving teeth at the two ends of the tray, so that the brush at the bottom of the second supporting frame cleans the surface of the tray, the automatic cleaning of the tray of the 3D printer is realized, and the quality of printed finished products is improved;

the moving mechanism comprises nozzles, moving blocks, power wheels, guide rails, a first power shaft and a second power shaft, the number of the guide rails is four, the four guide rails are respectively arranged on the inner wall of the first shell and are positioned at the same horizontal height, the moving blocks are sleeved on the first power shaft and are also sleeved on the second power shaft, the nozzles are arranged below the moving blocks, the power wheels are arranged at two ends of the first power shaft and the second power shaft, and the power wheels are connected with the guide rails;

the power wheels are driven to rotate by a motor arranged inside the power wheels, the four power wheels are respectively arranged at two ends of the first power shaft and the second power shaft, the first power shaft moves back and forth along the guide rail through the driving of the power wheels, the second power shaft moves left and right along the guide rail, so that the moving blocks sleeved on the first power shaft and the second power shaft are driven to move back and forth and left and right in the same plane, the nozzle arranged at the bottom of the moving block is driven to move, and the printing function of the 3D printer is realized.

Preferably, the central control mechanism comprises a panel, a touch screen arranged on the panel, a control key and a central control assembly arranged in the base, the central control assembly comprises a central control module, a wireless communication module, a working power supply module, a key receiving module, a sound control module, a display control module and a motor control module, the wireless communication module, the working power supply module, the key receiving module, the sound control module, the display control module and the motor control module are electrically connected with the central control module, the antenna is electrically connected with the wireless communication module, the control key is electrically connected with the key receiving module, the touch screen is electrically connected with the display control module, and the first motor is electrically connected with;

the central control module is a module for controlling, the central control module can be not only a PLC, but also a single chip microcomputer, the control of each part of the 3D printer is realized through the central control module, the intelligent degree of the 3D printer is improved, the wireless communication module is a module for communicating, here, the remote control function of the 3D printer is realized through an antenna, the key receiving module is used for controlling the module of keys, here, the control signal for receiving control keys is received, the display control module is a module for controlling display, here, the working state of the 3D printer is displayed by controlling a touch screen, the motor control module is a module for controlling a motor, here, the motor control module is used for controlling the start and stop of a first motor.

Preferably, the spring is in a compressed state in order to perform the counting function of the counter.

Preferably, in order to enable the moving blocks to move in the same horizontal plane, the first power shaft and the second power shaft are on different horizontal planes and are perpendicular to each other.

Preferably, the second support frame is further provided with a water jet for improving the cleaning effect of the cleaning mechanism.

Preferably, in order to enable the 3D printer to give an alarm to prompt the replacement of the material wire after the material wire is used up, the base is provided with a loudspeaker, and the loudspeaker is electrically connected with the sound control module.

Preferably, in order to enable the 3D printer to normally operate even without a power supply, a storage battery is further disposed in the base, and the storage battery is electrically connected to the operating power supply module.

Preferably, in order to improve the display effect of the touch screen, the touch screen is a liquid crystal display screen.

Preferably, in order to improve the sensitivity of the control key, the control key is a touch key.

Preferably, the tray is made of ceramic material in order to prolong the service life of the tray.

3. Advantageous effects

The intelligent 3D printer with the excess material monitoring function has the advantages that the counting mechanism is used for monitoring the excess material of the 3D printer, the no-load of the 3D printer under the condition of insufficient material wires is avoided, the damage of the 3D printer caused by the no-load is reduced, the service life of the 3D printer is prolonged, the cleaning mechanism is used for cleaning the surface of the tray, the accumulation of waste materials on the surface of the tray is reduced, and the quality of finished products of the 3D printer is improved.

Drawings

The invention is further illustrated with reference to the following figures and examples.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an intelligent 3D printer with a residue monitoring function according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a counting mechanism of the intelligent 3D printer with a residual material monitoring function, provided by the invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a counter of the intelligent 3D printer with a clout monitoring function according to the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a cleaning mechanism of the intelligent 3D printer with a clout monitoring function according to the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a moving mechanism of the intelligent 3D printer with a residue monitoring function according to the invention;

FIG. 6 is an electrical control schematic of the intelligent 3D printer with slug monitoring of the present invention;

in the figure: 1. the device comprises a first shell, 2, a material wire, 3, a material disc, 4, a support rod, 5, a moving mechanism, 6, a tray, 7, a control button, 8, a touch screen, 9, a loudspeaker, 10, a base, 11, a cleaning mechanism, 12, a nozzle, 13, a moving block, 14, a counter, 15, a moving wheel, 16, an extension rod, 17, a moving rod, 18, a material passing hole, 19, a first support frame, 20, a limiting block, 21, a spring, 22, a first contact, 23, a second shell, 24, a second contact, 25, a second support frame, 26, a water spraying opening, 27, a brush, 28, a driving tooth, 29, a driving shaft, 30, a first gear, 31, a first motor, 32, a power wheel, 33, a guide rail, 34, a first power shaft, 35, a second power shaft, 36, an antenna, 37, a wireless communication module, 38, a central control module, 39, a sound control module, 40, a display control module, 41. the device comprises a storage battery, 42 a key receiving module, 43 a working power supply module, 44 a motor control module.

Detailed Description

The present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. These drawings are simplified schematic views illustrating only the basic structure of the present invention in a schematic manner, and thus show only the constitution related to the present invention.

As shown in fig. 1 to 6, an intelligent 3D printer with a remainder monitoring function includes a first housing 1, a feeding mechanism, a moving mechanism 5, a tray 6, a cleaning mechanism 11, a base 10 and a central control mechanism, wherein the first housing 1 is disposed above the base, the feeding mechanism is disposed above the first housing 1, the moving mechanism 5 is disposed on the top of the first housing 1, the tray 6 is disposed inside the first housing 1, the cleaning mechanism 11 is disposed on the tray 6, and the feeding mechanism, the moving mechanism 5 and the cleaning mechanism 11 are all electrically connected with the central control mechanism;

the feeding mechanism comprises a wire 2, a material tray 3, a first support frame 19 and a counting mechanism, the material tray 3 is sleeved at the bottom of the first support frame 19, the counting mechanism is arranged at the top of the first support frame 19 and comprises two counters 14, two moving wheels 15, two extension rods 16 and a material passing hole 18, the two counters 14 are arranged above the first support frame 19 and are respectively positioned at two ends of the first support frame 19, the two moving wheels 15 are respectively arranged on the moving rod 17 and are respectively positioned at two sides of the top of the first support frame 19, the two moving wheels 15 are both hinged with the moving rod 17, the material passing hole 18 is arranged at the bottom of the moving rod 17, one end of the material wire 2 is wound on the material tray 3, the other end of the wire 2 passes through the material passing hole 18 to be connected with the nozzle 12, and the two extension rods 16 are both arranged at the top of the moving rod 17 and are respectively positioned at two sides of the moving rod 17;

the counter 14 comprises a limiting block 20, a spring 21, a first contact 22, a second contact 24 and a second shell 23, wherein the limiting block 20, the spring 21 and the second contact 24 are all arranged inside the second shell 23, the second contact 24 is arranged on one side of the second shell 23, the spring 21 is sleeved on the second contact 24, the limiting block 20 is arranged on the first contact 22, the part of the first contact 22, which is located inside the second shell 23, is arranged inside the spring 21, the limiting block 20 is connected with the inner wall of the second shell 23 through the spring 21, and the moving direction of the limiting block 20 is consistent with the telescopic direction of the spring 21;

the material wire 2 is conveyed to the nozzle 12 through the material passing hole 18, the material wire 2 drives the moving rod 17 to move left and right in the process that the material wire 2 is drawn out, when the moving rod 17 moves to two ends of the top of the first supporting frame 19, the extension rod 16 arranged at the upper end of the moving rod 17 can impact the first contact 22 of the counter 14, the first contact 22 is contacted with the second contact 24 under the action of impact force, the first contact 22 resets under the action of the spring 21 after the first contact 22 is contacted with the second contact 24, the contact frequency of the first contact 22 and the second contact 24 is recorded through the electric control assembly, and therefore the using amount of the material wire 2 is recorded, the monitoring function of the allowance of the material wire 2 of the 3D printer is achieved, the phenomenon that the 3D printer is idle due to the insufficient material wire 2 is avoided, and the damage to the 3D printer is reduced;

the cleaning mechanism 11 comprises a second supporting frame 25, a brush 27 and two driving components, wherein the second supporting frame 25 is arranged above the tray 6, the two driving components are respectively arranged at two ends of the second supporting frame 25, the brush 27 is arranged on the second supporting frame 25 and is positioned between the second supporting frame 25 and the tray 6, the driving components comprise driving teeth 28, a driving shaft 29, a first gear 30 and a first motor 31, the driving teeth 28 are arranged at two ends of the tray 6, the first motor 31 is arranged at one end of the second supporting frame 25, the first motor 31 is in transmission connection with the first gear 30 through the driving shaft 29, and the first gear 30 is meshed with the driving teeth 28;

the first gear 30 is in transmission connection with the first motor 31 through the driving shaft 29, the first gear 30 is driven to rotate through the first motor 31, the first gear 30 is meshed with the driving teeth 28 at the two ends of the tray 6, and the second supporting frame 25 moves back and forth along the two sides of the tray 6 under the action of the first gear 30, so that the brush 27 at the bottom of the second supporting frame 25 cleans the surface of the tray 6, the automatic cleaning of the tray 6 of the 3D printer is realized, and the quality of a printed finished product is improved;

the moving mechanism 5 comprises nozzles 12, moving blocks 13, power wheels 32, guide rails 33, a first power shaft 34 and a second power shaft 35, the number of the guide rails 33 is four, the four guide rails 33 are respectively arranged on the inner wall of the first shell 1 and are located at the same horizontal height, the moving blocks 13 are sleeved on the first power shaft 34, the moving blocks 13 are further sleeved on the second power shaft 35, the nozzles are arranged below the moving blocks 13, the power wheels 32 are arranged at two ends of each of the first power shaft 34 and the second power shaft 35, and the power wheels 32 are connected with the guide rails 33;

the power wheels 32 are driven to rotate by a motor arranged inside the power wheels 32, the four power wheels 32 are respectively arranged at two ends of a first power shaft 34 and a second power shaft 35, the first power shaft 34 moves back and forth along the guide rail 33 through the driving of the power wheels 32, and the second power shaft 35 moves left and right along the guide rail 33, so that the moving block 13 sleeved on the first power shaft 34 and the second power shaft 35 is driven to move front and back and left and right in the same plane, the nozzle 12 arranged at the bottom of the moving block 13 is driven to move, and the printing function of the 3D printer is realized.

Preferably, the central control mechanism includes a panel, a touch screen 8 disposed on the panel, a control key 7, and a central control component disposed inside the base 10, the central control component includes a central control module 38, a wireless communication module 37 electrically connected to the central control module 38, a working power supply module 43, a key receiving module 42, a sound control module 39, a display control module 40, and a motor control module 44, the antenna 36 is electrically connected to the wireless communication module 37, the control key 7 is electrically connected to the key receiving module 42, the touch screen 8 is electrically connected to the display control module 40, and the first motor 31 is electrically connected to the motor control module 44;

the central control module 38 is a module for controlling, the central control module 38 may be not only a PLC but also a single chip microcomputer, each component of the 3D printer is controlled by the central control module 38, the intelligence degree of the 3D printer is improved, the wireless communication module 37 is a module for communicating, here, the remote control function of the 3D printer is realized by the antenna 36, the key receiving module 42 is a module for controlling keys, here, the module is for receiving control signals of the control keys 7, the display control module 40 is a module for controlling display, here, the module is for controlling the touch screen 8 to display the working state of the 3D printer, and the motor control module 44 is a module for controlling the motor, here, the module is for controlling the start and stop of the first motor 31.

Preferably, the spring 21 is in a compressed state in order to perform the counting function of the counter 14.

Preferably, the first power shaft 34 and the second power shaft 35 are on different horizontal planes and perpendicular to each other so that the moving block 13 can move in the same horizontal plane.

Preferably, in order to improve the cleaning effect of the cleaning mechanism 11, a water jet 26 is further provided on the second support frame 25.

Preferably, in order to enable the 3D printer to send an alarm to prompt the replacement of the filament 2 after the filament 2 is used up, the base 10 is provided with a speaker 9, and the speaker 9 is electrically connected with the sound control module 39.

Preferably, in order to enable the 3D printer to normally operate even when the power supply is not available, a storage battery 41 is further provided in the base 10, and the storage battery 41 is electrically connected to the operation power supply module 43.

Preferably, in order to improve the display effect of the touch screen 8, the touch screen 8 is a liquid crystal display screen.

Preferably, the control key 7 is a touch key in order to increase the sensitivity of the control key.

Preferably, the tray 6 is made of ceramic material in order to prolong the service life of the tray.

Compared with the prior art, in this intelligence 3D printer with clout monitoring function, realized the monitoring to 2 surplus of 3D printer material silk through counting mechanism, avoided the no-load of 3D printer under the not enough condition of material silk 2, reduced the damage of no-load to the 3D printer, the life of 3D printer has been prolonged, moreover, realize the clearance to 6 surfaces of tray through wiper mechanism 11, reduce the gathering of 6 surface waste materials of tray, thereby the off-the-shelf quality of 3D printer has been improved.

Claims

The 3D printer is characterized by comprising a first shell (1), a feeding mechanism, a moving mechanism (5), a tray (6), a cleaning mechanism (11), a base (10) and a central control mechanism, wherein the first shell (1) is arranged above the base, the feeding mechanism is arranged above the first shell (1), the moving mechanism (5) is arranged at the top of the first shell (1), the tray (6) is arranged inside the first shell (1), the cleaning mechanism (11) is arranged on the tray (6), and the feeding mechanism, the moving mechanism (5) and the cleaning mechanism (11) are all electrically connected with the central control mechanism;

the feeding mechanism comprises a material wire (2), a material tray (3), a first support frame (19) and a counting mechanism, the material tray (3) is sleeved at the bottom of the first support frame (19), the counting mechanism is arranged at the top of the first support frame (19), the counting mechanism comprises two counters (14), two moving wheels (15), two extension rods (16) and a material passing hole (18), the two counters (14) are arranged above the first support frame (19) and are respectively positioned at two ends of the first support frame (19), the two moving wheels (15) are respectively arranged on the moving rods (17) and are respectively positioned at two sides of the top of the first support frame (19), the two moving wheels (15) are hinged with the moving rods (17), the material passing hole (18) is arranged at the bottom of the moving rods (17), one end of the material wire (2) is wound on the material tray (3), the other end of the wire (2) penetrates through the material passing hole (18) to be connected with the nozzle (12), and the two extension rods (16) are arranged at the top of the moving rod (17) and are respectively positioned at two sides of the moving rod (17);

the counter (14) comprises a limiting block (20), a spring (21), a first contact (22), a second contact (24) and a second shell (23), the limiting block (20), the spring (21) and the second contact (24) are all arranged inside the second shell (23), the second contact (24) is arranged on one side of the second shell (23), the spring (21) is sleeved on the second contact (24), the limiting block (20) is arranged on the first contact (22), the part, located inside the second shell (23), of the first contact (22) is arranged inside the spring (21), the limiting block (20) is connected with the inner wall of the second shell (23) through the spring (21), and the moving direction of the limiting block (20) is consistent with the telescopic direction of the spring (21);

the cleaning mechanism (11) comprises a second support frame (25), brushes (27) and two driving assemblies, the second support frame (25) is arranged above the tray (6), the two driving assemblies are respectively arranged at two ends of the second support frame (25), the brushes (27) are arranged on the second support frame (25) and are positioned between the second support frame (25) and the tray (6), the driving assemblies comprise driving teeth (28), a driving shaft (29), a first gear (30) and a first motor (31), the driving teeth (28) are arranged at two ends of the tray (6), the first motor (31) is arranged at one end of the second support frame (25), the first motor (31) is in transmission connection with the first gear (30) through the driving shaft (29), and the first gear (30) is meshed with the driving teeth (28);

the moving mechanism (5) comprises nozzles (12), moving blocks (13), power wheels (32), guide rails (33), first power shafts (34) and second power shafts (35), the number of the guide rails (33) is four, the four guide rails (33) are respectively arranged on the inner wall of the first shell (1) and located at the same horizontal height, the moving blocks (13) are sleeved on the first power shafts (34), the moving blocks (13) are further sleeved on the second power shafts (35), the nozzles are arranged below the moving blocks (13), the power wheels (32) are arranged at two ends of each of the first power shafts (34) and the second power shafts (35), and the power wheels (32) are connected with the guide rails (33);

the central control mechanism comprises a panel, a touch screen (8) arranged on the panel, a control key (7) and a central control assembly arranged in the base (10), wherein the central control assembly comprises a central control module (38), a wireless communication module (37) electrically connected with the central control module (38), a working power supply module (43), a key receiving module (42), a sound control module (39), a display control module (40) and a motor control module (44), an antenna (36) is electrically connected with the wireless communication module (37), the control key (7) is electrically connected with the key receiving module (42), the touch screen (8) is electrically connected with the display control module (40), and the first motor (31) is electrically connected with the motor control module (44);

a water spray opening (26) is also arranged on the second support frame (25);

the tray (6) is made of ceramic materials.
2. The 3D printer according to claim 1, characterized in that a speaker (9) is provided on the base (10), the speaker (9) being electrically connected to the sound control module (39).
3. The 3D printer according to claim 1, characterized in that a storage battery (41) is further arranged in the base (10), and the storage battery (41) is electrically connected with the working power supply module (43).