SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
An object of the utility model is to provide a 3D printing apparatus and 3D print production system to the shop powder that exists has been alleviated among the prior art and has been accomplished in proper order with printing in substep, has latency, makes the individual layer shop powder print cycle longer again, leads to the technical problem that 3D equipment printing efficiency is restricted greatly.
in a first aspect, the utility model provides a 3D printing apparatus, include: a frame within which a working area is formed;
Wherein, a powder spreading device, a printing device and a moving device are arranged in the working area;
The moving device simultaneously drives the powder spreading device and the printing device to move along different movement paths in a staggered manner, so that the powder spreading device and the printing device can spread powder and print at the same time.
Further, the motion device includes: the device comprises a guide mechanism, a driving mechanism and a detection sensing piece;
The driving mechanism is in transmission connection with the guide mechanism, and the detection sensing part is arranged on the guide mechanism and used for detecting the positions of the powder spreading device and the printing device;
The printing device and the powder spreading device are both arranged on the guide mechanism.
Further, the 3D printing apparatus further includes: constructing a platform;
The length of the powder paving device is more than or equal to the width of the construction platform;
the driving mechanism drives the guide mechanism to move on the building platform.
Further, the guide mechanism includes: a first guide frame and a second guide frame;
the powder spreading device is arranged on the first guide frame; the printing device is arranged on the second guide frame;
the first guide frame and the second guide frame reciprocate along a first direction.
Further, the powder spreading device reciprocates along the first direction of the building platform along with the first guide frame;
The printing device reciprocates along the first direction of the building platform along with the second guide frame and can reciprocate along a second direction at the same time, and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction;
The movement displacement of the printing device along the second direction is larger than the length of the powder spreading device.
Further, the powder spreading device reciprocates along the first direction of the building platform along with the first guide frame, and simultaneously can reciprocate along a third direction;
the printing device moves back and forth along the first direction of the building platform along with the second guide frame and can respectively move back and forth along a second direction and a third direction, and the first direction, the second direction and the third direction are perpendicular to each other;
The movement displacement of the printing device along the second direction is greater than the length of the powder spreading device, or the movement distance of the printing device along the third direction is greater than the position height of the powder spreading device.
further, the build platform comprises: a square box;
and the bottom plate of the square box can move up and down along the third direction of the square box.
Further, the build platform comprises: and (4) flat plate.
Further, the printing device further comprises a liquid material device for providing printing liquid material, wherein the liquid material device is arranged inside the frame, or the liquid material device is independent of the frame.
Further, the powder processing system is used for providing powder for the powder laying device;
The powder handling system is provided independently of the frame.
Further, still include: a conveying device;
The conveying device drives the construction platform to enter or move out of the working area through a transmission assembly.
Second aspect, the utility model provides a 3D prints production system, include: a lifting roller way, a trolley and the 3D printing equipment of any one of the first aspect;
and the conveying device of the 3D printing equipment is connected with the lifting roller way and/or the trolley.
The utility model provides a 3D printing apparatus and 3D print production system has following beneficial effect at least:
The utility model provides a 3D printing apparatus, include: a frame forming a working area within the frame; wherein, a powder spreading device, a printing device and a moving device are arranged in the working area; the moving device simultaneously drives the powder spreading device and the printing device to move along different movement paths in a staggered manner so as to realize the simultaneous powder spreading and printing of the powder spreading device and the printing device.
Through evenly laying one deck powder material, spray the mode of one deck binder simultaneously, the successive layer superposes, realizes that the 3D entity founds, the utility model provides a 3D printing apparatus realizes at least one and spreads powder device and at least a set of printing device simultaneous operation, and the powder device of spreading in same group can simultaneous working with printing device, effectively eliminates the latency of operation in-process, realizes incessant shop's powder and printing to improve printing efficiency by a wide margin, reduce and print the cost, print at the industrialization in each field and provide the guarantee for advancing powder 3D.
On one hand, powder spreading and printing can be carried out simultaneously, waiting time is not wasted, and printing efficiency can be obviously improved; on the other hand, the powder spreading devices and the printing devices can simultaneously print on different building platforms in the working area, and models and layout modes printed by each building platform can be individually arranged according to needs.
The utility model provides a 3D prints production system, include: a lifting roller way, a trolley and the 3D printing equipment of any one of the first aspect; and a conveying device of the 3D printing equipment is connected with the lifting roller way and/or the trolley.
Thereby make whole work efficiency promote greatly through the cooperation of conveyor with lift roll table and dolly.
Detailed Description
The technical solution of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, and obviously, the described embodiments are some, but not all embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative work belong to the protection scope of the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplification of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
in the description of the present invention, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.
the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention will be made with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood that the description of the embodiments herein is for purposes of illustration and explanation only and is not intended to limit the invention.
referring to fig. 1 to 6, a detailed description will be made below of a 3D printing apparatus and a 3D printing production system according to an embodiment of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.
First aspect, the embodiment of the utility model provides a 3D printing apparatus, include: a frame 100 forming a working area within the frame 100;
wherein, a powder spreading device 200, a printing device 300 and a moving device 400 are arranged in the working area;
the moving device 400 drives the powder spreading device 200 and the printing device 300 to move alternately along different movement paths at the same time, so that the powder spreading device 200 and the printing device 300 can spread powder and print at the same time.
Referring to fig. 1, through evenly laying one deck powder material, spray the mode of one deck binder simultaneously, the successive layer superposes, realizes that the 3D entity founds, the utility model provides a 3D printing apparatus realizes at least one and spreads powder device 200 and at least a set of printing device 300 simultaneous working, and can simultaneous working with spreading powder device 200 and printing device 300 in the same set of, effectively eliminates the latency of operation in-process, realizes incessant shop's powder and printing to improve printing efficiency by a wide margin, reduce the printing cost, print and provide the guarantee in the industrialization of each field and use for advancing powder 3D.
On one hand, powder spreading and printing can be carried out simultaneously, waiting time is not wasted, and printing efficiency can be obviously improved; on the other hand, the powder spreading devices 200 and the printing devices 300 can simultaneously perform printing work on different building platforms 500 in a working area, and models and layout modes printed by each building platform 500 can be individually arranged according to needs.
referring to fig. 4, the exercise device 400 includes: a guide mechanism 410, a driving mechanism 420 and a detection sensor 430;
the driving mechanism 420 is in transmission connection with the guide mechanism 410, and the detection sensing piece 430 is arranged on the guide mechanism 410 and used for detecting the positions of the powder spreading device 200 and the printing device 300;
the printing apparatus 300 and the powder spreading apparatus 200 are both provided on the guide mechanism 410.
further, the 3D printing apparatus further includes: constructing a platform 500;
The length of the powder paving device 200 is greater than or equal to the width of the construction platform 500;
drive mechanism 420 drives guide mechanism 410 in motion on build platform 500.
Specifically, a predetermined program needs to be set in the controller, the selection of the controller is the prior art, and mainly programs and debugs the program in the controller according to different needs, so that the motion device 400 can independently drive the construction platform 500, the powder spreading device 200 and the printing device 300 to move along a fixed direction and a fixed path respectively, the motion device 400 can realize the simultaneous movement of the powder spreading device 200 and the printing device 300, and in a specific position, the motion device 400 can drive the powder spreading device 200 and the printing device 300 to be staggered, and start reciprocating powder spreading and printing operations without mutual interference.
the driving mechanism 420 can be realized by a gear rack, a synchronous belt, a lead screw and the like driven by a motor; for the position detection device, an infrared sensor or a position sensor may be used to detect the position of the printing device 300, so that the printing device 300 and the powder spreading device 200 may be better matched.
first, three directions appearing below are explained, in which the Y direction in the drawings means a first direction, the X direction means a second direction, and the direction means a third direction;
here, the guide mechanism 410 includes: a first guide frame 411 and a second guide frame 412;
The powder spreading device 200 is mounted on the first guide frame 411; the printing apparatus 300 is mounted on the second guide frame 412;
the first guide frame 411 and the second guide frame 412 both reciprocate in the first direction. The specific shape of the two guide frames is not limited specifically as long as the two guide frames can realize the reciprocating motion along the first direction, and the reciprocating motion is realized by the driving mechanism 420, and the specific structure of the driving mechanism 420 may be a cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder, or a gear rack, a synchronous belt, a lead screw, etc. driven by a motor.
the installation mode of the powder spreading device 200 and the printing device 300 has various options, and the specific selection mode is as follows:
In the first mode, the powder spreading device 200 reciprocates along the first direction of the building platform 500 along with the first guide frame 411;
the printing apparatus 300 reciprocates along a first direction of the build platform 500 along with the second guide frame 412 and simultaneously can reciprocate along a second direction, the first direction being perpendicular to the second direction;
The movement displacement of the printing device 300 in the second direction is greater than the length of the powder spreading device 200.
specifically, the first direction (Y direction) is parallel to the length direction of the square box on the working area building platform 500, in order to facilitate the continuous work of the printing device 300 and the powder spreading device 200 in cooperation, the printing device 300 does not wait, so the speed ratio of the printing device 300 to the powder spreading device 200 is adjusted, the speed of the printing device 300 is 2-5 times faster than that of the powder spreading device 200, that is, 2 times, 3 times, 4 times or 5 times faster, and the specific selection of the speed of the printing device 300 which is several times faster than that of the powder spreading device 200 is related to the size of the square box and the selection model of the printing device 300 and the powder spreading device 200.
the movement direction of the powder spreading device 200 is a first direction (Y direction) along a horizontal single direction, and the movement direction of the printing device 300 is a first direction and a second direction (X/Y direction) along two horizontal directions which are vertical to each other; when the powder spreading device 200 needs to return after completing unidirectional powder spreading, the printing device 300 moves to the position outside the length range of the powder spreading device 200 along the second direction (the X direction) perpendicular to the powder spreading direction, so that the powder spreading device 200 does not interfere with the printing device 300 or collide with the printing device 300 during return stroke. The specific working process is as follows:
When the printing operation starts, the conveying device 800 drives at least one building platform 500 to enter at least one independent working area, the powder spreading device 200 starts to work first, a layer of powder with a set thickness is uniformly spread above the building platform 500 along a first direction forward direction (Y + direction), when the powder spreading device 200 completes a powder spreading stroke with the width of the printing device 300, the printing device 300 arranged in the same working area with the powder spreading device 200 starts to uniformly spray a first adhesive above the powder spreading device along a second direction forward direction (X + direction) perpendicular to the powder spreading direction, the powder spreading device 200 continuously and normally performs the powder spreading operation in the process of spraying the adhesive by the printing device 300, when the powder spreading device 200 completes a powder spreading stroke with the width of the second printing device 300, the printing device 300 firstly moves a stroke with the width of the printing device 300 along the first direction of the powder spreading direction (Y + direction), then, spraying a second adhesive along the reverse direction (the second direction reverse direction (the X-direction)) opposite to the moving direction of the printing device 300 when spraying the first adhesive, and repeating the steps until the powder paving device 200 and the printing device 300 finish all powder paving and printing operations of the first layer; at this time, the printing device 300 is moved in a direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the powder applying device 200 to a position shifted by the length of the powder applying device 200, so as to ensure that the printing device 300 does not interfere with the powder applying device 200 when the powder applying device 200 performs the powder applying operation in the reverse direction, i.e., the second direction (Y-direction).
similarly, when the powder spreading device 200 completes a powder spreading stroke of the width of the printing device 300 along the first direction reverse direction (Y-direction), the printing device 300 arranged in the same working area with the powder spreading device 200 starts to uniformly spray a first adhesive above the powder layer along the second direction (X direction) perpendicular to the powder spreading direction, and when the powder spreading device 200 completes a powder spreading stroke of the width of the second printing device 300, the printing device 300 firstly moves a stroke of the width of the printing device 300 along the powder spreading direction first direction reverse direction (Y-direction), and then sprays a second adhesive along the reverse direction opposite to the movement direction of the printing device 300 when spraying the first adhesive. And repeating the steps until all subsequent layers are paved and printed layer by layer, and finishing the printing work. The toner spreading device 200 and the printing device 300 are staggered in the horizontal direction.
In the second way, the powder paving device 200 reciprocates along the first direction of the building platform 500 along with the first guide frame 411, and can reciprocate along the third direction at the same time;
The printing apparatus 300 reciprocates along a first direction of the build platform 500 along with the second guide frame 412, and is respectively reciprocatable along a second direction and a third direction, the first direction, the second direction and the third direction being perpendicular to each other;
The movement displacement of the printing device 300 along the second direction is larger than the length of the powder laying device 200, or the movement distance of the printing device 300 along the third direction is larger than the position height of the powder laying device 200.
The movement direction of the powder spreading device 200 is a first direction (Y direction) along the horizontal direction, and the powder spraying device moves up and down along a third direction (Z direction) for convenience, and the movement direction of the printing device 300 is a first direction, a second direction (Y/X direction) and a vertical direction (Z direction) along two directions which are horizontal and mutually perpendicular; when the powder spreading device 200 needs to return after completing unidirectional powder spreading, the printing device 300 moves to a position outside the height range of the powder spreading device 200 along the third direction (Z direction) so as to prevent mutual interference with the printing device 300 during return stroke of the powder spreading device 200; and since the powder spreading device 200 and the printing device 300 can both realize the up-and-down movement in the third direction, 3D printing can be realized only by selecting a flat plate which cannot move up and down on the building platform 500.
the specific working process is as follows: when the printing operation starts, the conveying device 800 drives at least one building platform 500 to enter at least one independent working area, the powder spreading device 200 starts to work first, a layer of powder with a settable thickness is uniformly spread above the building platform 500 along the direction of the first direction and the positive direction (Y + direction), when the powder spreading device 200 completes a powder spreading stroke with the width of the printing device 300, the printing device 300 arranged in the same working area with the powder spreading device 200 starts to uniformly spray a first adhesive above the powder spreading device along the direction of the second direction and the positive direction (X + direction) which are perpendicular to the powder spreading direction, the powder spreading device 200 continuously and normally carries out the powder spreading operation in the process of spraying the adhesive by the printing device 300, when the powder spreading device 200 completes the powder spreading stroke with the width of the second printing device 300, the printing device 300 firstly moves a stroke with the width of the printing device 300 along the direction and the first direction of the powder spreading direction and the positive direction (Y + direction), then, reversely (X-direction) jetting a second adhesive along a reverse second direction opposite to the moving direction of the printing device 300 when jetting the first adhesive, and repeating the steps until the powder paving device 200 and the printing device 300 finish all powder paving and printing operations of a first layer; at this time, the printing device 300 moves in the third vertical direction (Z direction) to a position staggered with respect to the height of the powder spreading device 200, so as to ensure that the powder spreading device 200 does not interfere with the printing device 300 when performing the powder spreading operation in the reverse direction (Y-direction) of the first direction.
similarly, when the powder spreading device 200 completes the powder spreading stroke of the width of one printing device 300 along the first direction (Y-direction), the printing device 300 arranged in the same working area with the powder spreading device 200 starts to uniformly spray a first adhesive above the powder layer along the first direction (X-direction) perpendicular to the powder spreading direction, and when the powder spreading device 200 completes the powder spreading stroke of the width of a second printing device 300, the printing device 300 firstly moves a stroke of the width of one printing device 300 along the first direction (Y-direction) of the powder spreading direction, and then sprays a second adhesive along the reverse direction opposite to the moving direction of the printing device 300 when spraying the first adhesive. And repeating the steps until all subsequent layers are paved and printed layer by layer, and finishing the printing work. This embodiment is characterized in that the offset manner of the powder spreading device 200 and the printing device 300 is a vertical offset.
Here, for the construction platform 500: the bottom plate can move up and down along the depth direction (third direction, namely Z direction) of the square box or a flat plate which cannot move up and down; selection is only required by the powder laying device 200 and the printing device 300; namely, the powder spreading device 200 and the printing device 300 can move up and down along the third direction, and flat plates are selected; and powder paving device 200 and printing device 300 can not follow the up-and-down motion of third party, then select for use the square chest to can guarantee that the effect of 3D printing makes powder paving device 200 and printing apparatus hug closely in the bottom plate forever.
the embodiment of the utility model provides a 3D printing apparatus is still including the liquid material device 600 that is used for providing the printing liquid material, and liquid material device 600 sets up inside frame 100, perhaps, liquid material device 600 is independent of frame 100 and sets up. Specifically, the liquid material device 600 may be detachably connected to the frame 100 by bolts and screws, or may be directly fixedly connected to the frame 100 by welding and riveting.
The liquid material device 600 here includes a liquid material tank 610, a liquid material pump 620, a filtering unit 630, a pipeline 640, a control valve 650, etc. to provide the whole machine with liquid materials such as curing agent, binder, cleaning agent, etc. for printing. The liquid pump 620 pumps the liquid from the liquid tank 610 to make the liquid enter the filtering unit 630 through the pipeline 640, the filtered liquid is pumped by another liquid pump 620 and provided to the 3D printing device, and the control valve 650 starts and stops the supply of the liquid according to a signal sent by the 3D printing device.
further, a powder handling system 700 for providing powder to the powder spreading device 200 is also included;
The powder handling system 700 is provided independently of the frame 100.
the powder processing system 700 can realize the quantitative proportioning mixing of various materials in the modes of weighing, equal-diameter pipe injection, quantitative barrel and the like, and the various materials can be solid and liquid, solid and solid, liquid and liquid, can be the mixing of the same material with different particle sizes, such as sand, gypsum, metal powder, nylon and the like with different mesh numbers, and can also be the mixing of the different materials; the powder processing system 700 independently disposed outside the frame 100 can provide stable powder supply for one or more powder laying devices 200, and the powder processing system 700 comprises modules such as a powder supply device 710, a powder mixing device 720, a powder conveying device 730, a dosing device 740, a vibration blanking device 750 and the like. The powder material is input into the powder supply device 710 by the powder conveying device 730, the input powder amount is automatically measured by the quantifying device 740, the input is stopped after the preset powder amount is reached, at the moment, the vibration blanking device 750 starts vibration according to the control signal, the corresponding control valve is opened, the vibration can completely shake off the preset amount of powder in the powder supply device 710, and the powder is added into the powder mixing device 720; after one or more of the above operations, a predetermined amount of the plurality of materials are added to the powder mixing device 720, and the powder mixing device 720 is started to mix the plurality of materials uniformly and supply the mixed materials to the 3D printing apparatus.
Further, still include: a conveying device 800; the conveying device 800 may be a roller conveyor, a belt conveyor, a chain conveyor, an AGV conveyor, an RGV conveyor, or the like.
the conveyor 800 moves the build platform 500 into and out of the work area via the drive assembly.
It should be noted that the transmission assembly may be a motor-driven roller table, a chain, a synchronous belt, or the like, so as to drive the construction platform 500 to move in and out along the horizontal direction;
conveyor 800 can with butt joint such as fixed lift roll table, automatic conveying trolley to realize one or many the embodiment of the utility model provides a 3D printing apparatus's commodity circulation butt joint, reach the embodiment of the utility model provides a 3D printing apparatus with the butt joint of sand removal station.
Second aspect, the utility model provides a 3D prints production system, include: a lifting roller way, a trolley and the 3D printing equipment of any one of the first aspect; and a conveying device of the 3D printing equipment is connected with the lifting roller way and/or the trolley.
Thereby make whole work efficiency promote greatly through the cooperation of conveyor with lift roll table and dolly.
The 3D printing apparatus and the 3D printing production system of the present invention have been described above, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described specific embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the claims. The present invention includes various modifications and alterations within the scope of the claims.
finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, and not to limit the same; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; such modifications and substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.