Anti-adhesion 3D printer
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of 3D printing, in particular to an anti-adhesion 3D printer.
Background
3D printing is a rapid prototyping technology, also called additive manufacturing, which is a technology for constructing objects by using bondable materials such as plastics and the like based on digital model files in a layer-by-layer printing mode.
When adopting 3D printing technique production plastic product, after plastic product shaping, the bottom of plastic product can be in the same place with printing mesa adhesion generally, is inconvenient for the staff to take off, later along with the development of science and technology, under the effect of borrow outside drive force, pull out plastic product from printing the mesa, but this kind of mode can produce the top of printing the mesa generally and can bond some plastic raw materials, and the bottom of plastic product can present inhomogeneous, rugged phenomenon, on the one hand, influenced the production quality of plastic product, on the other hand, still need the staff to clear up printing the mesa, very inconvenient, also can cause the waste of raw materials.
Disclosure of Invention
For solving above-mentioned technical problem, provide an anti-adhesion 3D printer, this technical scheme has solved the development along with the science and technology that proposes among the above-mentioned prior art, under the effect of borrow outside actuating force, pull out plastic product from printing the mesa, but this kind of mode can produce generally that the top of printing the mesa can bond there is partial plastic raw materials, and the bottom of plastic product can present inhomogeneous, unsmooth phenomenon, on the one hand, influenced the production quality of plastic product, on the other hand, still need the staff to clear up printing the mesa, very inconvenient, also can cause the extravagant problem of raw materials.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:
The utility model provides an anti-adhesion D printer, includes the organism, printing device is installed to the position department that is close to the left side in organism top, square hole has been run through in the top middle part of organism, the below of organism is provided with the collecting box, first clearance mechanism is installed to the bottom of organism, the top front side of organism is provided with guide mechanism, guide mechanism's internally mounted has second clearance mechanism, just the top rear side of organism is provided with elevating system, install fixture on the elevating system.
Preferably, the first cleaning mechanism comprises a rack, a movable frame and a heating plate, two groups of support plates are fixedly connected to the bottom of the machine body, two groups of support plates are rotatably connected with a rotating rod, a tooth piece is fixedly arranged in the middle of the outer surface of the rotating rod and meshed with the rack, the rack is fixedly connected to the middle of the outer side of the movable frame, connecting arms are rotatably connected to the four corners of the outer side of the movable frame, and the other ends of the connecting arms are rotatably connected with the heating plate.
Preferably, a group of the support plates are fixedly provided with a transmission motor at the outer side, the outer ends of the rotating rods are fixedly connected with the output end of the transmission motor, the bottom of the machine body is welded with a connecting plate, an L-shaped groove is formed in the connecting plate in a penetrating mode, a group of the connecting plates are further provided with connecting rods matched with the L-shaped groove in a sliding mode, the connecting rods are connected inside the L-shaped groove in a sliding mode, the bottom of the machine body is provided with a track, the movable frame is connected to the outer surface of the track in a sliding mode, and the bottom of the machine body is fixedly connected with a first scraper.
Preferably, the lifting mechanism comprises a rotating frame, the rotating frame is rotationally connected to the rear side of the top end of the machine body, the bottom end of the outer surface of the rotating frame is fixedly connected with a driven wheel, a first driving motor is further arranged on the rear side of the top end of the machine body, the output end of the first driving motor is fixedly connected with a driving wheel, and the driving wheel is in transmission connection with the driven wheel through a belt.
Preferably, the inside rotation of rotating the frame is connected with the third lead screw, the inside fixedly connected with third guide arm of rotating the frame, the surface threaded connection of third lead screw has the lift circle, lift circle sliding connection is in the surface of third guide arm, the top fixed connection of third lead screw is at the output of third step motor, just third step motor fixed mounting is at the top of rotating the frame, the inside rotation of lift circle is connected with the rolling disc, the top fixedly connected with driven gear of rolling disc, the top of lift circle still is provided with second driving motor, the output fixedly connected with and the driven gear meshing's of lift circle driving gear, just the bottom fixed mounting of rolling disc has a plurality of groups of second radiator fan.
Preferably, the clamping mechanism comprises a rotating ring and a fixed ring, the rotating ring is rotationally connected inside the rotating disc, the fixed ring is fixedly connected inside the rotating disc, inner teeth and outer teeth are respectively fixedly mounted on the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface of the rotating ring, a plurality of groups of toothed plates are slidably connected inside the fixed ring, and a plurality of groups of toothed plates are fixedly connected with rubber pads at the outer ends of the toothed plates.
Preferably, the inside of rolling disc still rotates and is connected with a set of driving gear and a plurality of group driven gear, the driving gear meshes with the external tooth, a plurality of groups driven gear all meshes with the internal tooth, and a plurality of groups driven gear also meshes with a plurality of groups pinion rack respectively, fixedly connected with third driving motor on the inside roof of rolling disc, the top middle part fixed mounting of driving gear is in third driving motor's output.
Preferably, a first electric push rod is fixedly installed on the outer side of the printing device, the output end of the first electric push rod penetrates through the outer side wall of the printing device and is fixedly connected with the mounting seat, and a first cooling fan is rotatably connected in the mounting seat.
Preferably, the guide mechanism comprises a first fixed block and a movable block, wherein the first fixed block is provided with two groups of guide blocks which are respectively welded at the top of the machine body, a first screw rod is rotationally connected between the first fixed blocks, the movable block is in threaded connection with the outer surface of the first screw rod, the movable block is slidably connected on a first guide rod, two ends of the first guide rod are respectively fixedly connected with the inner walls of the two groups of first fixed blocks, one group of guide rods is respectively fixedly connected with the outer sides of the first fixed blocks, the outer ends of the first screw rods are fixedly connected with the output ends of the first stepping motors, a second electric push rod is arranged at the outer sides of the movable blocks, a lifting part is fixedly connected with the output ends of the second electric push rod, a guide box is fixedly arranged at the top of the lifting part, a sleeve part is slidably connected with the output end of the guide box, and the outer sides of the sleeve part are fixedly connected with the output ends of a third electric push rod through a connecting part, and the third electric push rod is arranged at the left side of the guide box.
Preferably, the second cleaning mechanism comprises a second screw rod and a second guide rod, the second screw rod is rotationally connected in the guide box, the second guide rod is fixedly connected in the guide box, a second scraper is slidably connected to the outer surface of the second guide rod, the second scraper is in threaded connection with the second screw rod, a second stepping motor is mounted on the outer side of the guide box, and the outer end of the second screw rod is fixedly connected to the output end of the second stepping motor.
Compared with the prior art, the invention provides an anti-adhesion 3D printer, which has the following beneficial effects:
In the invention, in the 3D printing process, each time one-step printing is completed, the printing device resets, the first driving motor is driven to enable the rotating disc to be positioned right above the heating plate, the output end of the third stepping motor drives the third screw rod to rotate, the rotating disc is enabled to move to a position which is matched with the height of each step of printing of a plastic product, the rotating disc and a plurality of groups of second cooling fans are driven to integrally rotate through the rotation of the output end of the second driving motor, and the 3D printing completed in each step is cooled and molded until the printing of the plastic product is completed, so that the firmness of the plastic product is improved, and the molding quality is improved.
According to the invention, the heating plate is used as the printing table surface, the rapid demolding is realized under the cooperation of the lifting mechanism and the clamping mechanism, the phenomenon that molded plastic products adhere to the printing table surface is prevented, the clamping mechanism can well clamp plastic products with different heights and abnormal shapes, the rubber pad increases the friction force when the rubber pad contacts with the plastic products, and the rotating disc and the clamping mechanism inside the rotating disc are driven to integrally rotate through the output end of the second driving motor, so that the clamping points of the plastic products can be found better.
After demolding, part of plastic raw material is adhered to the top of the heating plate, and the bottom of the plastic product is uneven, so that the phenomenon is prevented and the next printing is performed better, under the cooperation of first radiator fan, first clearance mechanism, guide mechanism and second clearance mechanism, get rid of the solidification plastics of hot plate top and plastics product bottom simultaneously, improved the production efficiency of plastics product, improved the qualification rate of product, whole automation goes on, has satisfied staff's demand.
Drawings
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a printing apparatus according to the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the bottom structure of the machine body according to the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a first cleaning mechanism according to the present invention;
FIG. 5 is an enlarged schematic view of the structure of the portion A shown in FIG. 3 according to the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a schematic structural view of a material guiding mechanism in the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a second cleaning mechanism according to the present invention;
FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a lifting mechanism according to the present invention;
FIG. 9 is a schematic view of the overall structure of the lifting ring and the rotating disk of the present invention;
FIG. 10 is a schematic view of the installation position of the third driving motor according to the present invention;
FIG. 11 is a schematic view of a clamping mechanism according to the present invention;
Fig. 12 is an enlarged schematic view of the structure of fig. 8B according to the present invention.
The reference numerals in the figures are:
1. the printing device comprises a machine body, a printing device, 102, a first electric push rod, 103, a first cooling fan, 104, square holes, 105 and a collecting box;
2. The cleaning device comprises a first cleaning mechanism, 201, a supporting plate, 202, a rotating rod, 203, a tooth piece, 204, a transmission motor, 205, a rack, 206, a movable frame, 207, a connecting arm, 208, a heating plate, 209, a connecting plate, 210, an L-shaped groove, 211, a connecting rod, 212, a track, 213 and a first scraper;
3. A material guiding mechanism; 301, a first fixed block, 302, a first screw rod, 303, a first guide rod, 304, a movable block, 305, a first stepping motor, 306, a second electric push rod, 307, a lifting piece, 308, a guide box, 309, a sleeve, 310 and a third electric push rod;
4. The second cleaning mechanism comprises a second lead screw 401, a second guide rod 402, a second scraper 403, a second stepping motor 404 and a second cleaning mechanism;
5. lifting mechanism, 501, rotating frame, 502, first driving motor, 503, driving wheel, 504, belt, 505, driven wheel, 506, third screw rod, 507, third guide rod, 508, lifting ring, 509, third stepping motor, 510, rotating disk, 511, second driving motor, 512, driving gear, 513, driven gear, 514, second cooling fan;
6. The device comprises a clamping mechanism, 601, a rotating ring, 602, inner teeth, 603, outer teeth, 604, a driving gear, 605, a driven gear, 606, a fixed ring, 607, a toothed plate, 608, a third driving motor, 609 and a rubber pad.
Detailed Description
The following description is presented to enable one of ordinary skill in the art to make and use the invention. The preferred embodiments in the following description are by way of example only and other obvious variations will occur to those skilled in the art.
Example 1
Referring to fig. 1-11, an anti-adhesion 3D printer includes a machine body 1, a printing device 101 is installed at a position of the top of the machine body 1 near the left side, a square hole 104 is provided in the middle of the top of the machine body 1, a collecting box 105 is provided below the machine body 1, a first cleaning mechanism 2 is installed at the bottom of the machine body 1, a material guiding mechanism 3 is provided at the front side of the top of the machine body 1, a second cleaning mechanism 4 is installed inside the material guiding mechanism 3, a lifting mechanism 5 is provided at the rear side of the top of the machine body 1, and a clamping mechanism 6 is installed on the lifting mechanism 5.
Example 2
Referring to fig. 3 and 4, the first cleaning mechanism 2 includes a rack 205, a movable frame 206 and a heating plate 208, two sets of support plates 201 are fixedly connected to the bottom of the machine body 1, a rotating rod 202 is rotatably connected to the inside of the two sets of support plates 201, a tooth member 203 is fixedly mounted in the middle of the outer surface of the rotating rod 202, the tooth member 203 is meshed with the rack 205, the rack 205 is fixedly connected to the middle of the outer side of the movable frame 206, connecting arms 207 are rotatably connected to the four corners of the outer side of the movable frame 206, and the other ends of the connecting arms 207 are rotatably connected to the heating plate 208.
Referring to fig. 4 and 5, a driving motor 204 is fixedly mounted on the outer side of a group of supporting plates 201, the outer end of a rotating rod 202 is fixedly connected to the output end of the driving motor 204, a connecting plate 209 is welded at the bottom of the machine body 1, an L-shaped slot 210 is formed on the connecting plate 209 in a penetrating manner, a connecting rod 211 adapted to the L-shaped slot 210 is further arranged on a group of connecting arms 207, the connecting rod 211 is slidably connected to the inside of the L-shaped slot 210, a rail 212 is mounted at the bottom of the machine body 1, a movable frame 206 is slidably connected to the outer surface of the rail 212, and a first scraper 213 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the machine body 1.
As will be understood by those skilled in the art, as illustrated in fig. 4, the output end of the driving motor 204 drives the rotating rod 202 and the tooth member 203 to integrally rotate, so that the rack 205 moves to the right, so that the movable frame 206 moves to the right, the connecting arm 207 rotates, the connecting rod 211 slides in the L-shaped slot 210, so that the heating plate 208 firstly moves linearly and is separated from the square hole 104 formed in the top of the machine body 1, the heating plate 208 moves horizontally to the right, thus opening the square hole 104, and when the connecting rod 211 slides to the intersection position of the transverse slot and the vertical slot of the L-shaped slot 210, the top of the heating plate 208 and the bottom of the first scraper 213 are located on the same straight line, otherwise, the heating plate 208 enters the inside of the square hole 104, and the top of the heating plate 208 is flush with the top of the machine body 1.
Example 3
Referring to fig. 8, the lifting mechanism 5 includes a rotating frame 501, the rotating frame 501 is rotatably connected to a rear side of a top end of the machine body 1, a driven wheel 505 is fixedly connected to a bottom end of an outer surface of the rotating frame 501, a first driving motor 502 is further disposed on a rear side of the top end of the machine body 1, an output end of the first driving motor 502 is fixedly connected to a driving wheel 503, and the driving wheel 503 is in transmission connection with the driven wheel 505 through a belt 504.
Referring to fig. 8 and 9, a third screw rod 506 is rotatably connected to the inside of the rotating frame 501, a third guide rod 507 is fixedly connected to the inside of the rotating frame 501, a lifting ring 508 is screwed to the outer surface of the third screw rod 506, the lifting ring 508 is slidably connected to the outer surface of the third guide rod 507, the top of the third screw rod 506 is fixedly connected to the output end of a third stepping motor 509, the third stepping motor 509 is fixedly mounted on the top of the rotating frame 501, a rotating disc 510 is rotatably connected to the inside of the lifting ring 508, a driven gear 513 is fixedly connected to the top of the rotating disc 510, a second driving motor 511 is further arranged on the top of the lifting ring 508, a driving gear 512 meshed with the driven gear 513 is fixedly connected to the output end of the lifting ring 508, and a plurality of groups of second cooling fans 514 are fixedly mounted on the bottom of the rotating disc 510.
It can be understood by those skilled in the art that the output end of the first driving motor 502 drives the driving wheel 503, the driven wheel 505 is driven by the belt 504 to rotate, the rotating frame 501 is driven to rotate, the output end of the third stepping motor 509 drives the third screw rod 506 to rotate, the lifting ring 508 moves up and down along the outer surface of the third guide rod 507 to drive the rotating disc 510 to move up and down, the output end of the second driving motor 511 drives the driving gear 512 to rotate, the driven gear 513 rotates, and the rotating disc 510, the groups of second cooling fans 514 and the clamping mechanism 6 inside the rotating disc 510 are integrally rotated.
Example 4
Referring to fig. 11 and 12, the clamping mechanism 6 includes a rotating ring 601 and a fixed ring 606, the rotating ring 601 is rotatably connected inside the rotating disc 510, the fixed ring 606 is fixedly connected inside the rotating disc 510, inner teeth 602 and outer teeth 603 are respectively and fixedly mounted on the inner and outer peripheral surfaces of the rotating ring 601, a plurality of groups of toothed plates 607 are slidably connected inside the fixed ring 606, and rubber pads 609 are fixedly connected at the outer ends of the plurality of groups of toothed plates 607.
Referring to fig. 11, a set of driving gears 604 and a plurality of sets of driven gears 605 are rotatably connected in the rotating disc 510, the driving gears 604 are meshed with the external teeth 603, the plurality of sets of driven gears 605 are meshed with the internal teeth 602, the plurality of sets of driven gears 605 are respectively meshed with the plurality of sets of toothed plates 607, a third driving motor 608 is fixedly connected on the top wall of the inner portion of the rotating disc 510, and the middle part of the top end of the driving gear 604 is fixedly mounted at the output end of the third driving motor 608.
As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the output end of the third driving motor 608 drives the driving gear 604 to rotate, so that the external teeth 603, the rotating ring 601 and the internal teeth 602 integrally rotate, and all the driven gears 605 synchronously rotate, so that the plurality of groups of toothed plates 607 synchronously move towards the position close to or far from the center of the fixed ring 606, and all the rubber pads 609 are synchronously moved towards the position close to or far from the center of the fixed ring 606.
Example 5
Referring to fig. 2, a first electric push rod 102 is fixedly installed on the outer side of the printing device 101, an output end of the first electric push rod 102 penetrates through the outer side wall of the printing device 101 and is fixedly connected with a mounting seat, and a first cooling fan 103 is rotatably connected inside the mounting seat.
As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the first heat dissipation fan 103 may be driven to move rightward or leftward by extending or contracting the output end of the first electric push rod 102.
Example 6
Referring to fig. 6, the material guiding mechanism 3 includes a first fixing block 301 and a movable block 304, wherein the first fixing block 301 is provided with two groups of first screw rods 302 welded at the top of the machine body 1, the first screw rods 302 are rotatably connected between the two groups of first fixing blocks 301, the movable block 304 is in threaded connection with the outer surface of the first screw rods 302, the movable block 304 is slidably connected to the first guide rod 303, two ends of the first guide rod 303 are fixedly connected with the inner walls of the two groups of first fixing blocks 301 respectively, a first stepping motor 305 is arranged at the outer side of one group of first fixing blocks 301, the outer end of the first screw rods 302 is fixedly connected with the output end of the first stepping motor 305, a second electric push rod 306 is arranged at the outer side of the movable block 304, a lifting member 307 is fixedly connected with the output end of the second electric push rod 306, a material guiding box 308 is fixedly arranged at the top of the lifting member 307, a material discharging end of the material guiding box 308 is slidably connected with a sleeve 309, the outer side of the sleeve 309 is fixedly connected with the output end of the third electric push rod 310 through a connecting member, and the third electric push rod 310 is arranged at the left side of the material guiding box 308.
As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the output end of the first stepper motor 305 drives the first screw rod 302 to rotate, so that the movable block 304 reciprocates left and right along the outer surface of the first guide rod 303, so that the guide box 308 reciprocates left and right, the output end of the second electric push rod 306 stretches or contracts to drive the lifting member 307 to move up and down, so that the guide box 308 moves up and down, and the output end of the third electric push rod 310 stretches or contracts to drive the sleeve 309 to slide up and down along the discharge end of the guide box 308.
Example 7
Referring to fig. 7, the second cleaning mechanism 4 includes a second screw rod 401 and a second guide rod 402, the second screw rod 401 is rotatably connected inside the guide box 308, the second guide rod 402 is fixedly connected inside the guide box 308, the outer surface of the second guide rod 402 is slidably connected with a second scraper 403, the second scraper 403 is in threaded connection with the second screw rod 401, a second stepper motor 404 is installed on the outer side of the guide box 308, and the outer end of the second screw rod 401 is fixedly connected with the output end of the second stepper motor 404.
As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the output end of the second stepper motor 404 rotates the second screw 401, such that the second scraper 403 moves left and right along the outer surface of the second guide bar 402.
In order to clearly describe the working principle of the device, the working principle of the device is illustrated by taking fig. 1 as a view angle, and the working principle is specifically as follows:
S1, under the action of the output end of a first driving motor 502, a driven wheel 505 and a rotating frame 501 are driven to integrally rotate, so that a rotating disc 510 is not located right above a heating plate 208, the heating plate 208 is taken as a printing table surface, the heating plate 208 is in an inactive state, a printing device 101 is used for forming a plastic product at the top of the heating plate 208, in the 3D printing process, when one-step printing is completed, the printing device 101 is reset, the first driving motor 502 is driven to drive the rotating disc 510 to be located right above the heating plate 208, then the output end of a third stepping motor 509 is used for driving a third screw 506 to rotate, the rotating disc 510 is driven to a position which is matched with the height of each step of printing of the plastic product, the output end of a second driving motor 511 is used for driving a driving gear 512 to rotate, the rotating disc 510 and a plurality of groups of second cooling fans 514 are integrally rotated, and 3D printing of each step is cooled and formed until the plastic product is printed, so that the firmness of the plastic product is improved, and the forming quality is improved;
S2, after the plastic product is molded, the output end of the third stepping motor 509 drives the third screw rod 506 to rotate, so that the rotating disc 510 moves downwards, and the plastic product is located at the height of the rotating disc 510, and because the plastic product is generally in a special shape during production, the clamping mechanism 6 is arranged in an adaptive manner, the output end of the third driving motor 608 drives the driving gear 604 to rotate, so that the external teeth 603, the rotating ring 601 and the internal teeth 602 integrally rotate, all rubber pads 609 are driven to synchronously move towards the position close to the center of the circle of the fixed ring 606, the plastic product is clamped and fixed, the friction force of the contact surface is increased by the rubber pads 609, and the clamping mechanism 6 inside the rotating disc 510 can be driven to integrally rotate through the output end of the second driving motor 511, so that the clamping point of the plastic product can be conveniently and well found, and through the arrangement, the plastic product with different heights and special shapes can be clamped;
S3, because the bottom of the plastic product is adhered to the top of the heating plate 208 after the plastic product is molded, in order to achieve better demolding, the heating plate 208 is started to reach a certain temperature threshold value, and then the plastic product in a clamping state moves upwards under the action of the output end of the third stepping motor 509 to be separated from the heating plate 208, at the moment, partial plastic raw materials are adhered to the top of the heating plate 208, and the bottom of the plastic product is uneven;
S4, stretching the output end of the first electric push rod 102 to drive two groups of first cooling fans 103 to move rightwards, wherein the two groups of first cooling fans 103 face the bottom of a plastic product and the top of a heating plate 208 respectively, and cooling and solidifying the two groups of first cooling fans again;
S5, afterwards, the output end of the first electric push rod 102 drives two groups of first cooling fans 103 to reset, the output end of the transmission motor 204 drives the rotating rod 202 and the tooth piece 203 to integrally rotate, the rack 205 moves rightwards, the movable frame 206 moves rightwards, the connecting arm 207 rotates due to the arrangement of the L-shaped groove 210, the connecting rod 211 slides in the L-shaped groove 210, the heating plate 208 firstly moves linearly and is separated from the square hole 104 formed in the top of the machine body 1, the rear heating plate 208 moves rightwards, the top of the heating plate 208 and the bottom of the first scraper 213 are positioned on the same straight line, so that the first scraper 213 automatically scrapes the solidified plastic at the top of the heating plate 208, the solidified plastic is not adhered to the knife edge of the first scraper 213, and the scraped solidified plastic directly falls into the collecting box 105;
S6, when the plastic is solidified at the top of the heating plate 208, the first stepping motor 305 is started, the movable block 304 and the guide box 308 integrally move to the left side to the center of the square hole 104, the output end of the second electric push rod 306 is extended, the lifting part 307 and the guide box 308 are driven to integrally move upwards, the bottom of the plastic product is located in the guide box 308, in the qualified production height threshold of the plastic product, the bottom of the plastic product is matched with the knife edge height of the second scraper 403, the output end of the third electric push rod 310 is extended, the sleeve 309 is driven to move downwards, the bottom of the sleeve 309 passes through the square hole 104, the output end of the second stepping motor 404 is driven to rotate the second screw rod 401, the second scraper 403 moves left and right, the bottom of the plastic product is scraped, the scraped solidified plastic can not splash out of the guide box 308, and then falls into the collection box 105 to be collected for subsequent 3D printing, waste of the plastic raw material is prevented, the production efficiency of the plastic product is improved due to the step of solidifying the top of the plastic product is synchronous with the removal 208, the production efficiency of the plastic product is also improved, the production efficiency of the plastic product is not smooth, the product is not met, and the quality of the product is met, and the whole production requirements are met.
The foregoing has shown and described the basic principles, principal features and advantages of the invention. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and that the above embodiments and descriptions are merely illustrative of the principles of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, which is defined by the appended claims. The scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.