CN205183787U - Device for 3D prints manufacturing with liquid metal is direct - Google Patents
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The utility model provides a device for 3D prints manufacturing with liquid metal is direct belongs to metal material processing and makes technical field. The device includes that molten metal supply system and liquid metal print motion and control system, and the molten metal supply system includes high temperature liquid metal container, liquid metal pipe, liquid metal nozzle etc. Liquid metal draws forth the nozzle to liquid metal through ceramic pipe by high temperature liquid metal container, and the liquid metal nozzle is fixed, is printed on the component arranges the platform of followed X that liquid metal printed motion and control system, Y, the motion of Z triaxial in successive layer printing shaping. Liquid metal beats printer head and a flow state gypsum and beats printer head and cooperate, needs the horizontal printing of extending in space to metal material, utilizes and prints the gypsum as supporting. The device can improve complicated metal components's machining efficiency, optimizing produte design, reduction in production cost.
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Technical field
The utility model relates to metal material processing and manufacturing technology field, refers to a kind of device utilizing liquid metal directly to carry out 3D printing manufacture especially.
Background technology
Complex component near-net-shape is shaping is enhance productivity, the important channel reduced costs, especially large for Product processing difficulty, the production cycle requires urgent field, as fields such as automobile, aviation, mould, engineering machinery, new production technology is just at development in design.Along with the development of intelligent control technology, it is more and more universal in the application in the field of manufacture, acts on also more and more important.Intelligence manufacture makes that Product processing manufacture process is faster, quality is more stable and upgrade more convenient.It is one of representative new technology of intelligence manufacture development that 3D prints manufacturing technology, its main method is that 3D printing technique achieves application in fields such as medical science, aviation, buildings by the mode of material stacking by the mathematical model of product or parts direct machine-shaping.But in the raw material that at present 3D prints, metal material is mainly powder, and by laser sintering technology, it is shaping, the shortcoming such as therefore have that efficiency is slow, compactness is not enough and mechanical property is low, is difficult to meet for application demand that is in enormous quantities or large-size components.Along with the progress of the development of 3D printing technique, relevant metallurgy and control technology, liquid metal is utilized to carry out directly printing a kind of important method of processing and will become metal material processing, production.
Utility model content
The technical problems to be solved in the utility model is to provide a kind of device utilizing liquid metal directly to carry out 3D printing manufacture.
This device comprises motlten metal supply system and liquid metal prints motion and control system, motlten metal supply system comprises high temperature fluent metal container, liquid metal conduit, middle liquid metal bag, heater coil, temperature measuring thermocouple, liquid metal flux control valve, liquid metal current collector, gas cooler, liquid metal nozzle and liquid cooled device, and liquid metal prints motion and control system comprises horizontal cross mobile platform, horizontally vertically move platform and vertical mobile device, liquid metal conduit is installed on below high temperature fluent metal container, middle liquid metal bag is connected with high temperature fluent metal container by liquid metal conduit, be liquid metal flux control valve below middle liquid metal bag, liquid metal flux control valve is connected with middle liquid metal bag by liquid metal conduit, it is liquid metal nozzle below liquid metal flux control valve, it is liquid metal current collector outside liquid metal nozzle, gas cooler and liquid cooled device are set below liquid metal nozzle, liquid metal conduit and middle liquid metal bag arranged outside heater coil, printing motion and control system are positioned at below motlten metal supply system.
Wherein, printing motion and the control system the superiors are horizontal cross mobile platform or the platform that horizontally vertically moves, and intermediate layer is vertical mobile device for platform or the horizontal cross mobile platform of horizontally vertically moving, below, can realize 3 to 3DOF controlled motion; Liquid metal conduit is ceramic conduit; Liquid metal flux control valve is electromagnetic throttle valve.
When utilizing this device to carry out work, motlten metal supply system is motionless, motlten metal is placed in and can carries out temperature controlled high temperature fluent metal container, liquid metal leads to middle liquid metal bag by liquid metal conduit by high temperature fluent metal container, and the Temperature Measure Control System that the liquid metal temperature in liquid metal conduit and middle liquid metal bag is made up of heater coil (eddy-current heating or resistance heated) and temperature measuring thermocouple regulates.Liquid metal after temperature regulates reaches liquid metal flux control valve by liquid metal conduit, and liquid metal flux control valve controls liquid metal flow velocity automatically, and suitable liquid metal flow to liquid metal nozzle.
When printing manufacture, liquid metal nozzle is fixed, and print component is placed in liquid metal and prints on the motion platform of motion and control system.Motion platform can carry out X, Y, Z three degree of freedom motion of computer program control.Component successively prints, and every layer of print span and height control by by the type selecting of the thickness of print component and liquid metal nozzle.In print procedure, the form of liquid metal before liquid metal nozzle is controlled by liquid metal nozzle form and liquid metal current collector, liquid metal current collector can be divided into the liquid metal collector of electromagnetism and gas metal current collector to control, its effect is that the liquid metal that liquid metal nozzle is flowed out is assembled and do not splash, the operation principle of the liquid metal collector of electromagnetism utilizes electromagnetic field to make the magnetic liquid metal of tool assemble bunchy, gas metal current collector utilizes the inert gas in current collector to carry out injection loading in liquid metal printing nozzle surrounding to make liquid metal assemble bunchy.Liquid metal and shaping rear metal adopt the nitrogen in gas cooler and the water in liquid cooled device to cool, and avoid the oxidation of metal and repeatedly overheated, to ensure the performance of material.
Motlten metal supply system also matches with a fluidised form gypsum printhead, and fluidised form gypsum printhead and motlten metal supply system share same liquid metal prints and move and control system, metal material is needed to the printing of space wide-angle (being greater than 45 degree) lateral extension, first carry out the printing of gypsum support body, then on supporter, carry out the printing of liquid metal.
The beneficial effect of technique scheme of the present utility model is as follows:
Liquid metal is directly processed into the hardware meeting physical dimension and performance by this device, can improve the working (machining) efficiency of complicated hardware, optimizing product design, reduces production cost.Owing to not needing to process under vacuum tank environment, therefore workpiece to be machined size is relatively large, can reach several meters of scopes.Compared with printing with powder sintering 3D, process costs is lower, the safer environmental protection of production process.
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Fig. 1 is the apparatus structure schematic diagram utilizing liquid metal directly to carry out 3D printing manufacture of the present utility model.
Wherein: 1-high temperature fluent metal container; 2-liquid metal conduit; Liquid metal bag in the middle of 3-; 4-heater coil; 5-temperature measuring thermocouple; 6-liquid metal flux control valve; 7-liquid metal current collector; 8-gas cooler; 9-liquid metal nozzle; 10-liquid cooled device; 11-horizontal cross mobile platform; 12-horizontally vertically moves platform; The vertical mobile device of 13-.
Detailed description of the invention
For making the technical problems to be solved in the utility model, technical scheme and advantage clearly, be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and the specific embodiments.
The utility model can not carry out the problem of effectively printing for existing 3D printing equipment to liquid, provide a kind of device utilizing liquid metal directly to carry out 3D printing manufacture.
As shown in Figure 1, be the structural representation of this device.Liquid metal conduit 2 is installed on below high temperature fluent metal container 1, middle liquid metal bag 3 is connected with high temperature fluent metal container 1 by liquid metal conduit 2, be liquid metal flux control valve 6 below middle liquid metal bag 3, liquid metal flux control valve 6 is connected with middle liquid metal bag 3 by liquid metal conduit 2, it is liquid metal nozzle 9 below liquid metal flux control valve 6, it is liquid metal current collector 7 outside liquid metal nozzle 9, gas cooler 8 and liquid cooled device 10 are set below liquid metal nozzle 9, liquid metal conduit 2 and middle liquid metal bag 3 arranged outside heater coil 4, printing motion and control system are positioned at below motlten metal supply system.And printing motion and the control system the superiors are horizontal cross mobile platform 11 or the platform 12 that horizontally vertically moves, intermediate layer is platform 12 or the horizontal cross mobile platform 11 of horizontally vertically moving, below is vertical mobile device 13, can realize 3 to 3DOF controlled motion.
In real work, after the installation and debugging of liquid metal 3D printing equipment, open the heater coil 4 of liquid metal conduit 2 and middle liquid metal bag 3, make liquid metal conduit 2 and middle liquid metal bag 3 reach design temperature.Be filled with the liquid metal meeting component requirements to high temperature fluent metal container 1, and carry out surface inertness gas shield.Regulate liquid metal flux control valve 6, make to be full of liquid metal in liquid metal conduit 2 and middle liquid metal bag 3.Printing the coating of motion platform being installed and being convenient to component and being separated with platform, adjustment prints kinematic system to suitable height, open liquid metal flux control valve 6, liquid metal is made to flow to liquid metal nozzle 9, adjust liquid metal current collector 7 and gas cooler 8 and sheep liquid cooled device 10 flow simultaneously, adapt to the needs of liquid metal flux.Print motion platform by setting orbiting motion, print required size component.
Embodiment 1
To carbon steel and steel alloy liquid metal, the control temperature in high temperature fluent metal container 1, liquid metal conduit 2 and middle liquid metal bag 3 is selected to be 1520-1540 DEG C, control metal flow is 1ml/s, and gas cooler 8 flow is 100ml/s, and liquid cooled device 10 flow is 50ml/s.Horizontal cross mobile platform 11 rate travel is 200mm/s, and each vertical displacement of vertical mobile device 13 is 2mm.The printing manufacture that thickness is 2.5mm sheet material can be realized.
Embodiment 2
To aluminium alloy liquid metal, the control temperature in liquid metal vessels 1, liquid metal conduit 2 and middle liquid metal bag 3 is selected to be 690-720 DEG C, control metal flow is 10ml/s, and gas cooler 8 flow is 200ml/s, and liquid chiller 10 flow is 50ml/s.Horizontal cross mobile platform 11 rate travel is 100mm/s, and each vertical displacement of vertical mobile device 13 is 5mm.The printing manufacture that thickness is 20mm aluminium alloy extrusions can be realized.
The above is preferred embodiment of the present utility model; should be understood that; for those skilled in the art; under the prerequisite not departing from principle described in the utility model; can also make some improvements and modifications, these improvements and modifications also should be considered as protection domain of the present utility model.
Claims (5)
1. the device utilizing liquid metal directly to carry out 3D printing manufacture, it is characterized in that: comprise motlten metal supply system and liquid metal and print motion and control system, motlten metal supply system comprises high temperature fluent metal container (1), liquid metal conduit (2), middle liquid metal bag (3), heater coil (4), temperature measuring thermocouple (5), liquid metal flux control valve (6), liquid metal current collector (7), gas cooler (8), liquid metal nozzle (9) and liquid cooled device (10), liquid metal prints motion and control system comprises horizontal cross mobile platform (11), horizontally vertically move platform (12) and vertical mobile device (13), liquid metal conduit (2) is installed on high temperature fluent metal container (1) below, middle liquid metal bag (3) is connected with high temperature fluent metal container (1) by liquid metal conduit (2), middle liquid metal bag (3) below is liquid metal flux control valve (6), liquid metal flux control valve (6) is connected with middle liquid metal bag (3) by liquid metal conduit (2), liquid metal flux control valve (6) below is liquid metal nozzle (9), liquid metal nozzle (9) outside is liquid metal current collector (7), liquid metal nozzle (9) below arranges gas cooler (8) and liquid cooled device (10), liquid metal conduit (2) and middle liquid metal bag (3) arranged outside heater coil (4), printing motion and control system are positioned at below motlten metal supply system.
2. a kind of device utilizing liquid metal directly to carry out 3D printing manufacture according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: described printing motion and the control system the superiors are horizontal cross mobile platform (11) or the platform that horizontally vertically moves (12), intermediate layer is the platform that horizontally vertically moves (12) or horizontal cross mobile platform (11), below is vertical mobile device (13), realizes 3 to 3DOF controlled motion.
3. a kind of device utilizing liquid metal directly to carry out 3D printing manufacture according to claim 1, is characterized in that: described liquid metal conduit (2) is ceramic conduit.
4. a kind of device utilizing liquid metal directly to carry out 3D printing manufacture according to claim 1, is characterized in that: described liquid metal flux control valve (6) is electromagnetic throttle valve.
5. a kind of device utilizing liquid metal directly to carry out 3D printing manufacture according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: described motlten metal supply system matches with a fluidised form gypsum printhead, fluidised form gypsum printhead and motlten metal supply system share same liquid metal and print and move and control system.
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