CN207509708U - A kind of cooling device of 3D printing consumptive material production extruder - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a kind of cooling devices of 3D printing consumptive material production extruder,Including cooling water tank,Air-cooler is installed at the top of cooling water tank,Cooling water tank side is connected with return duct and water-supply-pipe,Return duct is connected with nozzle,Return duct is equipped with the first water valve,Water-supply-pipe is equipped with the second water valve,Water-supply-pipe is connected with water pump,Water-supply-pipe is connected with water pipe current divider,Water pipe current divider is connected with annulus coolant jacket,Annulus coolant jacket bottom side connects return duct,Annulus coolant jacket both ends are equipped with thermometer,Thermometer bottom is connected with detection plate,Nozzle will be hot water atomized,Brushing through air-cooler,Hot steam is emerged from heat emission hole after agitating device stirring,Cooling water can be quickly provided,The consumptive material quality of production is good,Discharge nozzle or machine barrel is made to radiate uniformly by water pipe current divider,It discharges more stable,Each water valve is adjusted come the moment according to the reading of thermometer,Make discharge nozzle or machine barrel moment in best temperature,It ensure that the high quality discharging of consumptive material.
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Technical field
The utility model is related to 3D printing consumptive material production technical field, specially a kind of 3D printing consumptive material production extruder
Cooling device.
Background technology
3D printing is an emerging material forming technique, is a big innovation and progress in material forming technique.Its is right
The demand of consumptive material and requirement also promote the development for the extruder processed for its consumptive material.Plastics are consumed as extensive 3D printing
Material will have huge impetus to the development of 3D printing technique and application.Consumptive material extruder is the dress mating with 3D printer
It puts, consumptive material melts in consumptive material extruder first, and the consumptive material after thawing is cooled into Filamentous consumptive material after being extruded, Filamentous
Consumptive material is sent to carrying out 3D printing in 3D printer.Extruder refrigerating device is to ensure that plastics are in the temperature model of technological requirement
It encloses and sets.Specifically in order to exclude the waste heat that the shearing friction of screw rod rotation generates, make to avoid temperature is excessively high
Plastics, incipient scorch or sizing are difficult, and machine barrel cooling is divided into water cooling and air-cooled two kinds, and general middle-size and small-size extruding machine uses air-cooled ratio
Appropriate, water cooling is generally adopted in large size, and cooling device also generally is provided on the outside of discharge nozzle, prevents the consumptive material that extruder squeezes out from sticking
It and causes slow, the ropy consequence of discharging that discharges in discharging tube wall.
It is existing to have the following disadvantages and problem:
(1)The cooling device of conventional extruder is cooled down using conduction oil, but oil is apt to deteriorate at high temperature, so as to shadow
Cooling effect is rung, and easily blocks oil circuit, cooling velocity and effect is caused all to substantially reduce, and compare oil consumption, cost is higher;
(2)Water cooling mode in the cooling bath of existing chilled water unit brushes hot water cooling and heat dissipation using wind turbine, but
Since the water area of sink is big, heat dissipation is very slow, causes cooling water that cannot supply in time, the cooling effect of extruder is bad, makes production
The consumptive material quality gone out declines;
(3)Existing chilled water unit mostly directly plays the work of water cooling with water pipe winding extruder heating position
With but since heating position temperature is not necessarily identical, so each position cooling effect is different, when good when leading to processing quality
Bad, consumptive material quality is very different.
Invention content
In order to overcome the shortcomings of prior art, the utility model provides a kind of 3D printing consumptive material production extruder
Cooling device, nozzle will be hot water atomized, and hot steam is emerged from heat emission hole after the brushing of air-cooler, agitating device stirring, can be fast
Speed provides cooling water, and the consumptive material quality of production is good, discharge nozzle or machine barrel is made to radiate uniformly by water pipe current divider, and discharging is more stable,
Each water valve is adjusted come the moment according to the reading of thermometer, discharge nozzle or machine barrel moment is made to ensure that consumptive material in best temperature
High quality discharging, can effectively solve the problem that background technology propose the problem of.
Technical solution is used by the utility model solves its technical problem:A kind of 3D printing consumptive material production extruder
Cooling device, including cooling water tank, air-cooler at the top of the cooling water tank is installed, is connected with back on the left of the cooling water tank
Flow tube, the cooling water tank right side are connected with water-supply-pipe, and the return duct tail end is fixedly connected with nozzle, the return duct outside
First water valve is installed, the second water valve is installed on the outside of the water-supply-pipe, the water-supply-pipe is connected with water pump, the water delivery tube top
End is fixedly connected with water pipe current divider, and the water pipe current divider includes branch pipe, and the branch pipe bottom side is connected with annulus coolant jacket, institute
State and water outlet, the annulus coolant jacket or so end is equipped in the middle part of annulus coolant jacket bottom side is installed with thermometer, it is described go out
The mouth of a river connects return duct, and the thermometer bottom is connected with detection plate.
As a kind of preferred technical solution of the utility model, the shape of the cooling water tank is cuboid, the cooling
One side of water tank is fixedly connected with water supply pipe, and the cooling water tank top side is equipped with heat emission hole, and cooling water tank bottom surface is equipped with stirring dress
It puts.
As a kind of preferred technical solution of the utility model, the air-cooler is anti-water-cooling fan, and the air-cooler leads to
Cross the top plate of isocon connection cooling water tank.
As a kind of preferred technical solution of the utility model, the water-supply-pipe is located at cooling water tank bottom right side, described
Nozzle is shower nozzle, and the nozzle is mounted at the top of cooling water tank inner wall, and the nozzle is located on cooling water tank water level.
As a kind of preferred technical solution of the utility model, first water valve and the second water valve are that water flow is adjusted
Valve.
As a kind of preferred technical solution of the utility model, the branch pipe quantity is 4-8, is installed on the outside of the branch pipe
There is third water valve, the branch pipe is uniformly distributed in water pipe current divider side, and the distance between adjacent two branch pipes are equal, propped up
Pipe is fixedly mounted on annulus coolant jacket top side.
As a kind of preferred technical solution of the utility model, the detection plate end surface shape is circular, the detection
Plate internal diameter is identical with annulus coolant jacket internal diameter and detection plate and annulus coolant jacket totally one axis.
Compared with prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:
(1)The utility model cools down the machine barrel of extruder or discharge nozzle by the way of cooling water circulation, cooling
Water consumption cools down less to be continued, and cooling water is at low cost;
(2)The hot water that the utility model hot water flows to return duct from annulus coolant jacket enters cooling from nozzle with spray modes
Water tank, misty water droplet are easier to be cooled, and the design of agitating device and heat emission hole makes the cooling velocity of water in water tank faster,
Cooling water can be quickly provided, each heating in heating part of extruder is made to be radiated in time, the consumptive material quality of production is good;
(3)After the annulus coolant jacket of the utility model is sleeved on discharge nozzle or machine barrel, the water of water-supply-pipe is through water pipe current divider
In uniform divided flows to annulus coolant jacket, discharge nozzle or machine barrel is made to radiate uniformly, discharging is more stable, and people is according to the reading of thermometer
Carry out each water valve of moment adjusting, make discharge nozzle or machine barrel moment in best temperature, ensure that the high quality discharging of consumptive material.
Description of the drawings
Fig. 1 is the overall structure diagram of the utility model;
Fig. 2 is the annulus coolant jacket structure diagram of the utility model;
Fig. 3 is the thermometer of the utility model and detection plate connection diagram.
In figure:1- cooling water tanks;2- air-coolers;3- return ducts;4- water-supply-pipes;5- nozzles;The first water valves of 6-;The second water of 7-
Valve;8- water pumps;9- water pipe current dividers;10- branch pipes;11- annulus coolant jackets;12- water outlets;13- thermometers;14- detection plates;
15- water supply pipes;16- heat emission holes;17- agitating devices;18- isocons;19- third water valves.
Specific embodiment
The following is a combination of the drawings in the embodiments of the present utility model, and the technical scheme in the embodiment of the utility model is carried out
It clearly and completely describes, it is clear that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the utility model rather than whole
Embodiment.Based on the embodiment in the utility model, those of ordinary skill in the art are without making creative work
All other embodiments obtained shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
The explanation of following embodiment is refer to the attached drawing, can be to the particular implementation implemented to example the utility model
Example.The direction and position term that the utility model is previously mentioned, for example, " on ", " in ", " under ", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "
It is interior ", " outer ", " side " etc., be only the direction and position with reference to annexed drawings.Therefore, the direction and position term used is to use
To illustrate and understand the utility model rather than to limit the utility model.
Embodiment:
As shown in Figure 1, the utility model provides a kind of cooling device of 3D printing consumptive material production extruder, including cold
But water tank 1, the shape of the cooling water tank 1 is cuboid, and 1 side of cooling water tank is fixedly connected with water supply pipe 15, when cold
But when the water in water tank 1 is lost excessive due to cooling, water supply pipe 15 is in time to supplement cooling water in cooling water tank 1.The cooling
1 top of water tank is equipped with air-cooler 2, and the air-cooler 2 is anti-water-cooling fan, prevents water mist from splashing air-cooler 2 and leading to cold wind
Machine damages, and the air-cooler 2 connects the top plate of cooling water tank 1 by isocon 18, and the water in cooling water tank 1 is made uniformly to be blown
It strokes, sway area is big, and cooling velocity is fast, and 1 top side of cooling water tank is equipped with heat emission hole 16, and the water that hot water generates after heat dissipation steams
Gas flows away from heat emission hole 16, and the cold wind that blows of air-cooler 2 brush hot water after also flow away from heat emission hole 16, form cross-ventilation, it is cold
But 1 bottom surface of water tank is equipped with agitating device 17, and agitating device 17 is driven by motor, and paddle does not stop to rotate, and forms back water
Stream, so as to make water-cooled area big, the radiating rate of water is accelerated.
As shown in Figure 1,1 left side of cooling water tank is connected with return duct 3,1 right side of cooling water tank is connected with water delivery
Pipe 4,3 tail end of return duct are fixedly connected with nozzle 5, and the water-supply-pipe 4 is located at 1 bottom right side of cooling water tank, the nozzle 5
For shower nozzle, the nozzle 5 is mounted at the top of 1 inner wall of cooling water tank, and hot water flows to the hot water of return duct from annulus coolant jacket
Enter water tank from nozzle with spray modes, misty water droplet be easier it is cooled, and the design of agitating device and heat emission hole make it is cold
But the cooling velocity of water faster, can quickly provide cooling water in water tank, each heating in heating part of extruder be made to be radiated in time, consumptive material
The quality of production is good, and the nozzle 5 is located on 1 water level of cooling water tank, prevents nozzle 5 from spray being caused not to be discharged below water level
Mist.
As shown in Figure 1,3 outside of return duct is equipped with the first water valve 6,4 outside of water-supply-pipe is equipped with the second water
Valve 7,6 and second water valve 7 of the first water valve are Water flow adjusting valve, and the first water valve 6 control hot water flows into cooling water tank 1
Speed, hot water flow is smaller, and the cooling required time is shorter, and the second water valve 7 control delivery pipe 4 conveys the speed of cooling water, can be with
The speed of flow is controlled, adjusting each water valve at any time can make extruder barrel or discharge nozzle keep best operating temperature at any time.
The water-supply-pipe 4 is connected with water pump 8, and 4 top of water-supply-pipe is fixedly connected with water pipe current divider 9, and the water pipe current divider 9 wraps
Branch pipe 10 is included, 10 outside of branch pipe is equipped with third water valve 19, and 10 quantity of branch pipe is 4-8, branch pipe more than 10, flow
Distribution is more uniform, and the branch pipe 10 is uniformly distributed in 9 side of water pipe current divider, and the distance between adjacent two branch pipes 10 phase
Deng, institute's branch pipe 10 is fixedly mounted on 11 top side of annulus coolant jacket, after annulus coolant jacket 11 is sleeved on discharge nozzle or machine barrel, water-supply-pipe
4 water is through in each branch pipe 10 uniform divided flows to annulus coolant jacket 11, if observing the temperature at cooled position according to thermometer 13, so
Adjusting the third water valve 19 of each branch pipe 10 afterwards makes discharge nozzle or machine barrel radiate uniformly, and discharging is more stable.
Annulus coolant jacket 11 is connected with 10 bottom side of branch pipe described in Fig. 3 as shown in Figure 1, Figure 2, annulus coolant jacket 11 can be designed to
Different size, so as to so that the inner wall of annulus coolant jacket 11 is attached to the machine barrel of extruder or the outside of discharge nozzle, preferably
Heat dissipation, 11 bottom side of the annulus coolant jacket middle part are equipped with water outlet 12, and the end of annulus coolant jacket 11 or so is installed with
Thermometer 13, the water outlet 12 connect return duct 3, and 13 bottom of thermometer is connected with detection plate 14,14 internal diameter of detection plate
Identical and detection plate 14 and annulus coolant jacket 11 totally one axis with 11 internal diameter of annulus coolant jacket.14 end surface shape of detection plate
For annular shape, detection plate 14 is close to machine barrel and discharge nozzle, and the detection plate 14 adapts to the size and shape of machine barrel and discharge nozzle, inspection
Survey is more accurate, and it is more accurate that thermometer 13 is shown, adjusts each water valve come the moment according to the reading of thermometer 13, makes discharge nozzle or machine barrel
Moment in best temperature, ensure that the high quality discharging of consumptive material.
In order to more preferably understand the utility model, now by the use process and operation principle of the utility model be discussed in detail as
Under:
First by annulus coolant jacket 11 be mounted on extruder machine barrel or discharge nozzle on the outside of, at this moment detection plate 14 be close to machine barrel or
Discharge pipe outer wall, each water valve is made to be in opening state, the cooling water in cooling water tank 1 is transported to by water pump 8 by water-supply-pipe 4
In water pipe current divider 9, water pipe current divider 9 branches to cooling water in each branch pipe 10, makes in annulus coolant jacket 11 full of cooling
It is cold to control to adjust the first regulating valve 6, the second regulating valve 7, the size of third regulating valve 19 according to the registration of thermometer 13 for water
But the influx and discharge of water, if the whole cooling effect of annulus coolant jacket 11 is low, the second regulating valve 7 tunes up, even if cooling
The speed that water enters annulus coolant jacket 11 is accelerated, if certain one end of annulus coolant jacket 11 is when the temperature is excessively high, by the third of that one end
Regulating valve 19 tunes up, and makes each position cooling degree of heat generating components identical and all in the range of optimum working temperature.
After cooling water takes away the heat of heat generating components, return duct 3 is flowed to from the mouth of a river 12 is blown, the water of return duct 3 is from nozzle
It sprays, the cooling through air-cooler 2, water after cooling continues cycling through cooling extruded machine.
In conclusion the utility model is mainly characterized by:
(1)The utility model cools down the machine barrel of extruder or discharge nozzle by the way of cooling water circulation, cooling
Water consumption cools down less to be continued, and cooling water is at low cost;
(2)The hot water that the utility model hot water flows to return duct from annulus coolant jacket enters cooling from nozzle with spray modes
Water tank, misty water droplet are easier to be cooled, and the design of agitating device and heat emission hole makes the cooling velocity of water in water tank faster,
Cooling water can be quickly provided, each heating in heating part of extruder is made to be radiated in time, the consumptive material quality of production is good;
(3)After the annulus coolant jacket of the utility model is sleeved on discharge nozzle or machine barrel, the water of water-supply-pipe is through water pipe current divider
In uniform divided flows to annulus coolant jacket, discharge nozzle or machine barrel is made to radiate uniformly, discharging is more stable, and people is according to the reading of thermometer
Carry out each water valve of moment adjusting, make discharge nozzle or machine barrel moment in best temperature, ensure that the high quality discharging of consumptive material.
It is obvious to a person skilled in the art that the utility model is not limited to the details of above-mentioned exemplary embodiment, and
And in the case of the spirit or essential attributes without departing substantially from the utility model, it can realize that this practicality is new in other specific forms
Type.Therefore, in all respects, the present embodiments are to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive, this practicality is new
The range of type is indicated by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, it is intended that by containing in the equivalent requirements of the claims is fallen
All changes in justice and range are embraced therein.Any reference numeral in claim should not be considered as limitation
Involved claim.
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1. a kind of cooling device of 3D printing consumptive material production extruder, including cooling water tank (1), it is characterised in that:It is described cold
Air-cooler (2) but at the top of water tank (1) is installed, return duct (3), the cooling water tank are connected on the left of the cooling water tank (1)
(1) right side is connected with water-supply-pipe (4), and return duct (3) tail end is fixedly connected with nozzle (5), pacifies on the outside of the return duct (3)
Equipped with the first water valve (6), the second water valve (7) is installed on the outside of the water-supply-pipe (4), the water-supply-pipe (4) is connected with water pump
(8);
Water-supply-pipe (4) top is fixedly connected with water pipe current divider (9), and the water pipe current divider (9) includes branch pipe (10), institute
It states branch pipe (10) bottom side and is connected with annulus coolant jacket (11), water outlet (12) is equipped in the middle part of annulus coolant jacket (11) bottom side,
Annulus coolant jacket (11) the left and right end is installed with thermometer (13), water outlet (12) the connection return duct (3), institute
It states thermometer (13) bottom and is connected with detection plate (14).
2. a kind of cooling device of 3D printing consumptive material production extruder according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:It is described
The shape of cooling water tank (1) is cuboid, and cooling water tank (1) side is fixedly connected with water supply pipe (15), the cooling water
Case (1) top side is equipped with heat emission hole (16), and cooling water tank (1) bottom surface is equipped with agitating device (17).
3. a kind of cooling device of 3D printing consumptive material production extruder according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:It is described
Air-cooler (2) is anti-water-cooling fan, and the air-cooler (2) connects the top plate of cooling water tank (1) by isocon (18).
4. a kind of cooling device of 3D printing consumptive material production extruder according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:It is described
Water-supply-pipe (4) is shower nozzle positioned at cooling water tank (1) bottom right side, the nozzle (5), and the nozzle (5) is mounted on cooling
At the top of water tank (1) inner wall, the nozzle (5) is on cooling water tank (1) water level.
5. a kind of cooling device of 3D printing consumptive material production extruder according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:It is described
First water valve (6) and the second water valve (7) are Water flow adjusting valve.
6. a kind of cooling device of 3D printing consumptive material production extruder according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:It is described
Branch pipe (10) quantity is with 4-8, and branch pipe (10) outside is equipped with third water valve (19), and the branch pipe (10) is in water pipe
Current divider (9) side is uniformly distributed, and the distance between adjacent two branch pipes (10) are equal, and institute's branch pipe (10) is fixedly mounted on circle
Ring coolant jacket (11) top side.
7. a kind of cooling device of 3D printing consumptive material production extruder according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:It is described
Detection plate (14) end surface shape is annular shape, and detection plate (14) internal diameter is identical with annulus coolant jacket (11) internal diameter and detection plate
(14) with annulus coolant jacket (11) totally one axis.
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