CN214820897U - Automatic recovery unit of vibration material disk powder - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses an automatic additive manufacturing powder recovery device, which comprises an integrated powder cleaning head, an air suction pipe, an air blowing pipe, a cyclone separator, a powder recovery tank and a gas pressure pump; the integrated powder cleaning head comprises an air suction head and a plurality of air blowing heads, the air suction head is connected with an air inlet of a cyclone separator through an air suction pipe, the air blowing heads are connected with an air outlet of a gas pressure pump through air blowing pipes, an air outlet of the cyclone separator is connected with an air inlet of the gas pressure pump, a discharge hole is formed in the bottom of the cyclone separator, and the discharge hole cyclone separator is connected with a powder recovery tank. The utility model discloses a collection is breathed in and is blown in the powder cleaning head of an organic whole can effectively clear up the recovery with the planar powder of shaping and the adhesion powder of printing the part surface, wherein blows and makes the powder raise and more easily by inhaling powder recovery system, improves powder recovery efficiency, breathes in and can inhale powder recovery system with the powder and retrieve the screening.
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Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of increase material manufacturing, concretely relates to increase material manufacturing powder automatic recovery unit.
Background
The selective laser melting molding technique is an additive manufacturing technique for molding based on powder, and is widely used because of the direct manufacture of complex shapes, high precision, and the like. The problem of powder recovery is always one of the problems that the selective laser melting molding technology is difficult to solve, and is increasingly prominent along with the wide application of the technology, so that the problem becomes an obstacle to large-scale and industrial production of the technology. The manual recovery mode that adopts at present not only the process is loaded down with trivial details, inefficiency, is difficult to effectively retrieve the whole of powder in the equipment simultaneously, and it can only clear away and cause direct waste through the dust catcher even to remain the powder. In addition, the existing manual recovery mode causes the powder to be in direct contact with the human body, and can easily cause certain damage to the health of operators in the past.
Most of the prior art documents propose a powder recovery method or device which recovers only powder in the whole equipment, has low operational freedom and is difficult to clean and recover powder adhered to the surface of a part. The rising of the adhering powder on the surface of the part can pollute air and influence human health, and meanwhile, the loss of the adhering powder causes waste to a certain extent. In addition, the screen cloth of the existing powder recovery device needs to be cleaned manually at regular intervals, which not only affects the production efficiency, but also causes air pollution and influences the human health due to the fact that a large amount of dust is raised even in the cleaning process. Therefore, in the field of additive manufacturing at the present stage, a suitable method for solving the problem of powder recovery is urgently needed.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model discloses a main aim at overcomes prior art's shortcoming and not enough, provides an automatic recovery unit of vibration material disk powder, and the device can effectively clear up the powder on shaping plane and the adhesion powder of printing the part surface and retrieve through the collection is breathed in and is blown in powder cleaning head of an organic whole, and wherein blow and make the powder raise and more easily by inhaling powder recovery system, improve powder recovery efficiency, breathe in and can inhale powder recovery system with the powder and retrieve the screening.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:
an automatic additive manufacturing powder recovery device comprises an integrated powder cleaning head, an air suction pipe, an air blowing pipe, a cyclone separator, a powder recovery tank and a gas pressure pump;
the integrated powder cleaning head comprises an air suction head and a plurality of air blowing heads, the air suction head is connected with an air inlet of a cyclone separator through an air suction pipe, the air blowing heads are connected with an air outlet of a gas pressure pump through air blowing pipes, an air outlet of the cyclone separator is connected with an air inlet of the gas pressure pump through a gas guide pipe, a discharge hole is formed in the bottom of the cyclone separator, and the cyclone separator is connected with a powder recovery tank through the discharge hole;
when the automatic recovery device works, the gas pressure pump generates gas flow and blows out the gas from the gas blowing opening, the gas flow enables powder to be raised, the gas carrying the powder is sucked by the suction head and enters the cyclone separator, the cyclone separator separates the gas and the powder, and the powder enters the powder recovery tank through the discharge opening to finish powder recovery.
Further, the integrated powder cleaning head is arranged in a closed forming chamber of the additive manufacturing equipment;
the air suction port of the integrated powder cleaning head is arranged in the middle of the integrated powder cleaning head and penetrates through the integrated powder cleaning head, and the air blowing port is arranged around the outer portion of the air suction port.
Furthermore, the gas pressure pump supports positive and negative output, so that the exchange of the gas inlet and the gas outlet is realized, and the reverse output of the gas pressure pump is used for cleaning the screen filter.
Furthermore, the two ends of the gas pressure pump are provided with inert gas sources for supplementing gas in the loop and keeping the gas pressure stable, the inert gas sources are respectively connected with the gas inlet and the gas outlet of the gas pressure pump through gas pipelines, and the two branch gas circuits are provided with electromagnetic valves for controlling the inert gas sources to enter the gas inlet of the gas pressure pump when the gas pressure pump outputs positive and negative.
Further, still be equipped with powder screening system between jar is retrieved to cyclone and powder, powder screening system is equipped with the screen cloth that is used for providing vibrating motor and different apertures of power for the powder screening, and powder screening system upper end is connected with cyclone's bin outlet through the ooff valve, and the lower extreme is passed through the ooff valve and is retrieved the jar with the powder and be connected.
Furthermore, a screen filter is arranged between the cyclone separator and the gas pressure pump and used for further separating residual powder, the gas inlet of the separation screen filter is connected with the gas outlet of the cyclone separator through a gas conduit, and the gas outlet of the separation screen filter is connected with the gas inlet of the gas pressure pump through a gas conduit; the bottom of the separation screen filter is provided with a discharge outlet which is connected with a powder recovery tank through a switch valve.
Further, the screen pore size of the powder screening system ranges from 50 microns to 80 microns; the aperture range of the screen in the screen filter is 10-30 microns.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model, following advantage and beneficial effect have:
1. the utility model can clean and recover the powder adhered on the surface of the part, and prevent the powder on the surface from lifting to cause air pollution and harm to human health when the part is taken out; meanwhile, the recycling of the powder adhered to the surface of the part can reduce the waste of the powder to a certain extent.
2. The utility model has the powder cleaning head integrating air blowing and air suction, on one hand, the air blowing can raise the powder, so that the powder is easier to be sucked away, and the powder recovery efficiency is improved; on the other hand, the air blowing of the circulation loop is fully utilized to balance the air pressure in the loop, and negative pressure is prevented from being formed in the loop.
3. The utility model discloses a powder recovery system has the doublestage separation, guarantees the powder recovery effect, and the one-level separation adopts cyclone can be fast with most powder and gas separation, improves separation efficiency, and the second grade separation adopts screen filter, guarantees circulating gas's cleanliness factor.
4. The utility model discloses a powder recovery system has powder clearance recovery function and reverse atmospheric pressure clearance function, and reverse clearance function can make the adhesion drop on second grade separation-screen cloth filter, prevents that the powder from blockking up the screen cloth, not only improves powder recovery efficiency, can also improve screen cloth life.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the apparatus of the present invention in a configuration using a powder cleaning and recycling function;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the reverse pneumatic cleaning device of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the integrated powder cleaning head;
FIG. 4a is a schematic structural diagram of an integrated powder cleaning head with 3 blowing openings;
FIG. 4b is a schematic diagram of a structure of an integrated powder cleaning head with 6 blowing openings;
FIG. 4c is a schematic diagram of the structure of the blowing opening of the integrated powder cleaning head as an annular hole;
the reference numbers illustrate: 1-forming a plane; 2-powder; 3-integrating a powder cleaning head; 4-an air blowing pipe; 5-suction pipe; 6-a forming chamber; 7-the air outlet of the cyclone separator; 8-cyclone air inlet; 9-a cyclone separator; 10-a first on-off valve; 11-powder sieving system; 12-a second switching valve; 13-first-stage powder recovery tank; 14-mesh filter air inlet; 15-outlet of the screen filter; 16-mesh filter; 17-a third on-off valve; 18-a secondary powder recovery tank; 19-gas pressure pump inlet; 20-gas pressure pump outlet; 21-a gas pressure pump; 22-a first solenoid valve; 23-a second solenoid valve; 24-a source of inert gas; a-air entry; b-an air blowing port.
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The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the following examples and drawings, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
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As shown in fig. 1, the utility model relates to an automatic recovery unit of additive manufacturing powder, including integrated powder cleaning head 3, breathing pipe 5, gas blow pipe 4, cyclone 9, screen filter 16, powder screening system 11, one-level powder recovery jar 13, second grade powder recovery jar 18, first ooff valve 10, second ooff valve 12, third ooff valve 17, gas force pump 21, first solenoid valve 22, second solenoid valve 23, inert gas air supply 24 and gas conduit.
In the embodiment, the air suction port A of the integrated powder cleaning head is connected with the air inlet 8 of the cyclone separator through the air suction pipe 5, the air outlet 7 of the cyclone separator is connected with the air inlet 14 of the screen filter through an air conduit, the air outlet 15 of the screen filter is connected with the air inlet 19 of the air pressure pump through an air conduit, and the air outlet 20 of the air pressure pump is connected with the air blowing port B of the integrated powder cleaning head through the air blowing pipe 4; each part forms a circulation loop, the powder 2 is separated and recovered and sieved under the action of gas circulation, the aim of powder recycling is fulfilled, and the air blowing and air suction work together is beneficial to balancing the air pressure in the closed forming chamber.
In the embodiment, the bottom of the cyclone 9 and the screen filter 16 are provided with a discharge port, the discharge port of the cyclone 9 is connected with the upper end of the powder screening system 11 through a first switch valve 10, and the bottom end of the powder screening system 11 is connected with a primary powder recovery tank 13 through a second switch valve 12; the discharge port of the mesh filter 16 is connected to a secondary powder recovery tank 18 through a third on/off valve 17.
In this embodiment, an inert gas source 24 is connected to both ends of the gas pressure pump 21, connected to the gas pressure pump inlet 19 and the gas pressure pump outlet 20, and provided with a first solenoid valve 22 and a second solenoid valve 23 in both gas paths, respectively. The inert gas source 24 is used for supplementing gas in the whole loop and keeping the gas pressure stable; the first solenoid valve 22 and the second solenoid valve 23 are used for controlling the inert gas source to enter the gas inlet of the gas pressure pump when the gas pressure pump outputs positive and negative.
In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the air suction ports of the integrated powder cleaning head are located at the center of the head, the air blowing ports are distributed around the outside of the air suction ports, the air suction ports and the air blowing ports are circular, and the air blowing ports are distributed around the periphery of the air suction ports, wherein the number of the air blowing ports is more than 3. As shown in fig. 4a and 4b, the number of the holes can be 3 or 6; the insufflation port may also be an annular hole as shown in figure 4 c. In this embodiment, the powder sieving system can be equipped with sieves with different aperture sizes to obtain powder particles with specific diameter sizes, and the vibration motor equipped in the powder sieving system can provide power for powder sieving. The aperture of the screen of the powder screening system is 50-80 microns; the aperture of the screen in the screen filter is 10-30 microns.
When the screen of the powder screening system is replaced, the first switch valve can be closed, so that residual powder in the cyclone separator is prevented from leaking out; when the powder in the primary powder recovery tank is extracted, the second switch valve can be closed, so that residual powder in the powder screening system is prevented from leaking; when the powder in the secondary powder recovery tank is extracted, a third on/off valve connected to the mesh filter may be closed to prevent residual powder in the mesh filter from leaking out. The powder in the first-level powder recovery tank and the powder in the second-level powder recovery tank can be directly used for selective laser melting and forming.
In this embodiment, the integrated powder cleaning head is placed in the closed molding chamber 6 of the selective laser melting molding equipment, and an operator can clean and recover powder by holding the integrated powder cleaning head to move freely through an isolation cabin glove in a equipped molding cavity.
The gas pressure pump can output in a positive and negative mode, namely, the gas inlet and the gas outlet can be exchanged, and the reverse output of the gas pressure pump is used for achieving a reverse air pressure cleaning function, as shown in fig. 2.
The flow for automatically recycling the powder by adopting the embodiment comprises the following steps:
and S1, after the additive manufacturing and forming process is finished, the automatic powder recovery device starts to work under the condition that the forming chamber is closed, and the gas pressure pump is in a positive output working state and generates gas flow.
S2, the powder on the molding plane 1 in the molding chamber is raised under the action of the airflow blown by the blowing head, and the air carrying the powder is sucked into the air suction port and enters the air suction pipe.
S3, allowing the gas carrying the powder to enter a cyclone separator through an air suction pipe, discharging the heavier powder along a bottom discharge port under the action of centrifugal force and gravity, and allowing the heavier powder to enter a powder screening system for screening and then enter a primary powder recovery tank; the lighter gas is discharged from the gas outlet from the middle part upwards, and the separation of most of powder and gas is realized through first-stage separation.
S4, the gas discharged from the gas outlet of the cyclone separator enters a screen filter, secondary separation is carried out through a screen under the action of air pressure, and fine powder particles which cannot pass through the screen are discharged from a discharge port of the screen filter and collected by a secondary powder recovery tank.
S5, enabling the clean gas discharged from the gas outlet of the screen filter to enter a gas pressure pump in a positive output state, opening a first electromagnetic valve at two ends of an inert gas source, closing a second electromagnetic valve, and enabling the inert gas to enter a circulation loop to supplement gas from the first electromagnetic valve; the gas discharged from the gas outlet of the gas pressure pump enters the gas blowing pipe.
And S6, repeating the steps S1 to S5 until the additive manufacturing powder is completely recovered.
In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, when the gas pressure pump outputs the powder in the forward direction, the powder cleaning and recovering function is performed:
the first electromagnetic valve is opened, the second electromagnetic valve is closed, and inert gas enters the gas inlet end of the gas pressure pump.
As shown in fig. 2, the gas pressure pump reversely outputs to perform the reverse air pressure cleaning function, the first electromagnetic valve is closed, the second electromagnetic valve is opened, and the inert gas also enters the air inlet end of the gas pressure pump. Meanwhile, the first switch valve and the third switch valve are closed.
The utility model discloses a collection is breathed in and is blown in the powder cleaning head of an organic whole can effectively clear up the powder on shaping plane and the adhesion powder of printing the part surface and retrieve, wherein blow and make the powder raise and more easily by inhaling powder recovery system, improve powder recovery efficiency, breathe in and can inhale powder recovery system with the powder and retrieve the screening, blow and breathe in the air pressure in the common work is favorable to balanced closed shaping room. Meanwhile, the powder recovery device adopts double-stage separation, the primary cyclone separation can rapidly and efficiently separate most of powder and gas, and the secondary screen filtering separation can further and effectively filter fine powder particles in the gas so as to ensure that clean blowing gas is obtained. The device still possesses reverse atmospheric pressure function in order to clear up the screen cloth, can effectively prevent that the second grade screen cloth from blockking up, improves filtration efficiency and screen cloth life.
It should also be noted that in this specification, terms such as "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.
The previous description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.
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1. An automatic additive manufacturing powder recovery device is characterized by comprising an integrated powder cleaning head, an air suction pipe, an air blowing pipe, a cyclone separator, a powder recovery tank and a gas pressure pump;
the integrated powder cleaning head comprises an air suction head and a plurality of air blowing heads, the air suction head is connected with an air inlet of a cyclone separator through an air suction pipe, the air blowing heads are connected with an air outlet of a gas pressure pump through air blowing pipes, an air outlet of the cyclone separator is connected with an air inlet of the gas pressure pump through a gas guide pipe, a discharge hole is formed in the bottom of the cyclone separator, and the cyclone separator is connected with a powder recovery tank through the discharge hole;
when the automatic recovery device works, the gas pressure pump generates gas flow and blows out the gas from the gas blowing opening, the gas flow enables powder to be raised, the gas carrying the powder is sucked by the suction head and enters the cyclone separator, the cyclone separator separates the gas and the powder, and the powder enters the powder recovery tank through the discharge opening to finish powder recovery.
2. The automatic additive manufacturing powder recycling device according to claim 1, wherein the integrated powder cleaning head is arranged in a closed forming chamber of an additive manufacturing device;
the air suction port of the integrated powder cleaning head is arranged in the middle of the integrated powder cleaning head and penetrates through the integrated powder cleaning head, and the air blowing port is arranged around the outer portion of the air suction port.
3. The automatic additive manufacturing powder recycling device according to claim 1, wherein the gas pressure pump supports positive and negative outputs, and realizes interchange of a gas inlet and a gas outlet, and the positive output of the gas pressure pump is used for cleaning a screen filter.
4. The automatic recycling device for additive manufacturing powder according to claim 3, wherein the two ends of the gas pressure pump are provided with an inert gas source for supplementing gas in the loop and keeping the gas pressure stable, the inert gas source is respectively connected with the gas inlet and the gas outlet of the gas pressure pump through gas pipelines, and the two branch gas paths are provided with electromagnetic valves for controlling the inert gas source to enter the gas inlet of the gas pressure pump when the gas pressure pump outputs positive and negative.
5. The automatic additive manufacturing powder recovery device according to claim 4, wherein a powder screening system is further arranged between the cyclone separator and the powder recovery tank, the powder screening system is provided with a vibrating motor for providing power for powder screening and screens with different apertures, the upper end of the powder screening system is connected with the discharge port of the cyclone separator through a switch valve, and the lower end of the powder screening system is connected with the powder recovery tank through a switch valve.
6. The automatic additive manufacturing powder recycling device according to claim 5, wherein a mesh filter is further arranged between the cyclone separator and the gas pressure pump for further separating residual powder, an air inlet of the mesh filter is connected with an air outlet of the cyclone separator through a gas conduit, and an air outlet of the mesh filter is connected with an air inlet of the gas pressure pump through a gas conduit; the bottom of the screen filter is provided with a discharge hole, and the discharge hole is connected with a powder recovery tank through a switch valve.
7. The automatic additive manufacturing powder recycling device according to claim 6, wherein the screen mesh size of the powder screening system is in the range of 50-80 microns; the aperture range of the screen in the screen filter is 10-30 microns.
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