CN219236171U

CN219236171U - Spiral automatic material conveying 3D printing equipment

Info

Publication number: CN219236171U
Application number: CN202320168507.2U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈道迅; 陈平; 戴庭阳
Original assignee: Quanzhou Fuyao New Material Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Quanzhou Fuyao New Material Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2023-02-08
Filing date: 2023-02-08
Publication date: 2023-06-23
Anticipated expiration: 2033-02-08

Abstract

The utility model relates to the field of 3D printing equipment, in particular to spiral automatic feeding 3D printing equipment. The utility model aims to solve the technical problem of providing a stirring and filtering device capable of stirring and filtering powder to prevent the agglomerated powder from entering a conveying pipe to influence powder conveying; meanwhile, the powder is prevented from blocking a conveying pipe in the conveying process, and the spiral automatic feeding 3D printing equipment is stable and reliable in operation. The utility model provides a spiral automatic material conveying 3D printing equipment, is including D printer, conveyer pipe, supporting shoe, feed inlet, discharge gate, end cover, link, conveying axle, helical blade, reduction gear, conveying motor, hopper, support frame, link and warning light. The utility model achieves the purposes of stirring and filtering the powder, and preventing the agglomerated powder from entering the conveying pipe to influence the powder conveying; meanwhile, the powder is prevented from blocking the conveying pipe in the conveying process, and the operation is stable and reliable.

Description

Spiral automatic material conveying 3D printing equipment

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the field of 3D printing equipment, in particular to spiral automatic feeding 3D printing equipment.

Background

3D printing is usually implemented by using a digital technology material printer, and is often used for manufacturing models in the fields of mold manufacturing, industrial design and the like, and then gradually used for directly manufacturing some products, and parts printed by using the technology are already available;

in the existing 3D printing apparatus, there are many ways to convey powder, one of them is realized by screw rotation, when powder is conveyed to the 3D printing apparatus: the powder is easy to wet and agglomerate after being stored for a long time, the production quality of products can be affected when the agglomerated powder is conveyed into a 3D printer for processing through a spiral conveying device, meanwhile, the agglomeration phenomenon can occur when the powder is conveyed, the problem of accumulation and blockage can be easily caused, and thus the feeding is not timely, and the normal printing process is affected; therefore, development of a device capable of stirring and filtering powder and preventing agglomerated powder from entering a conveying pipe to influence powder conveying is needed; meanwhile, the powder is prevented from blocking a conveying pipe in the conveying process, and the spiral automatic feeding 3D printing equipment is stable and reliable in operation.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model aims to overcome the defects that powder is easy to wet and agglomerate after being stored for a long time, the production quality of products can be influenced when the agglomerated powder is conveyed to a 3D printer for processing through a spiral conveying device, meanwhile, the agglomeration phenomenon can occur when the powder is conveyed, the problem of accumulation and blockage are easy to cause, and the feeding is not timely, and the normal printing process is influenced; meanwhile, the powder is prevented from blocking a conveying pipe in the conveying process, and the spiral automatic feeding 3D printing equipment is stable and reliable in operation.

The utility model is achieved by the following specific technical means:

a spiral type automatic feeding 3D printing device comprises a 3D printer, a conveying pipe, a supporting block, a feeding hole, a discharging hole, an end cover, a connecting frame, a conveying shaft, a spiral blade, a speed reducer, a conveying motor, a hopper, a supporting frame, a cover plate, a stirring motor, a stirring rod, a partition plate, a material sensor, a fixing frame and a warning lamp; a conveying pipe is arranged above the 3D printer and fixedly arranged at the upper end of the 3D printer through a supporting block; the center of the conveying pipe is provided with a through hole, the upper end of the left side of the conveying pipe is provided with a feed inlet, the lower end of the right side of the conveying pipe is provided with a discharge outlet, and the feed inlet is communicated with the discharge outlet and the through hole arranged in the center of the conveying pipe; an end cover is arranged on the left side of the conveying pipe and fixedly connected with a flange plate at the left end of the conveying pipe through bolts; the right side of the conveying pipe is provided with a connecting frame which is fixedly connected with a flange plate at the right end of the conveying pipe through bolts; a conveying shaft is further arranged in the central through hole of the conveying pipe, and the conveying shaft is rotatably arranged between the end cover and the connecting frame through a bearing; spiral blades are fixedly arranged on the outer side of the conveying shaft; a speed reducer is arranged on the right side of the connecting frame, the speed reducer is fixedly connected with the connecting frame through a bolt, and an output shaft of the speed reducer is fixedly connected with the right end of the conveying shaft; a conveying motor is arranged on the right side of the speed reducer, the conveying motor is fixedly connected with the speed reducer through a bolt, and a rotating output shaft of the conveying motor is fixedly connected with an input shaft of the speed reducer; a hopper is further arranged above the left side of the conveying pipe and fixedly arranged at the upper end of the 3D printer through a supporting frame; a discharge opening is arranged below the hopper, and the discharge opening arranged below the hopper is communicated with a feed inlet arranged at the upper end of the left side of the conveying pipe; a cover plate is arranged above the hopper and fixedly hinged with the hopper through a hinge; the right side of the hopper is provided with a stirring motor which is fixedly connected with the hopper through a bolt, and a rotation output shaft of the stirring motor extends into the hopper; a stirring rod is arranged in the hopper, and the right side of the stirring rod is fixedly connected with a rotating output shaft of the stirring motor through a bolt; a baffle plate is arranged in the hopper and positioned below the stirring rod, and is fixedly connected with the hopper through bolts; a material sensor is also arranged in the hopper and is fixedly arranged below the partition plate; the right side of the hopper is provided with a fixing frame which is positioned above the stirring motor and fixedly connected with the hopper through bolts; the warning lamp is arranged above the fixing frame and fixedly arranged on the fixing frame through bolts.

Further, a plurality of filtering holes are uniformly formed in the partition plate; the powder in the hopper is filtered, so that caking powder is prevented from entering the feeding pipe below, and the feeding pipe is blocked to influence powder conveying.

Further, the material sensor is electrically connected with the warning lamp; the material sensor senses the allowance of the powder in the hopper, and the warning lamp prompts an operator to add the powder, so that usability is improved.

Further, the spiral blade arranged on the conveying shaft adopts a gradual change pitch, and the right pitch is larger than the left pitch; prevent the material from piling up in a large amount in the conveying process and blocking the central through hole of the conveying pipe.

Further, one end, close to the discharge hole, of the conveying shaft is provided with a reverse spiral blade; the materials can be output from the discharge hole of the conveying pipe, and the materials are prevented from blocking the discharge hole of the conveying pipe.

Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

the utility model achieves the purposes of stirring and filtering the powder, and preventing the agglomerated powder from entering the conveying pipe to influence the powder conveying; meanwhile, the powder is prevented from blocking the conveying pipe in the conveying process, and the operation is stable and reliable.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a front view structure of the present utility model.

Fig. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the present utility model.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view of a partial cross-sectional structure of the present utility model.

The marks in the drawings are: the device comprises a 1-3D printer, a 2-conveying pipe, a 3-supporting block, a 4-feeding hole, a 5-discharging hole, a 6-end cover, a 7-connecting frame, an 8-conveying shaft, a 9-spiral blade, a 10-speed reducer, an 11-conveying motor, a 12-hopper, a 13-supporting frame, a 14-cover plate, a 15-stirring motor, a 16-stirring rod, a 17-partition plate, an 18-material sensor, a 19-fixing frame and a 20-warning lamp.

Detailed Description

The utility model is further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings:

examples

1-3D printing equipment with spiral automatic feeding function comprises a 3D printer 1, a conveying pipe 2, a supporting block 3, a feed inlet 4, a discharge outlet 5, an end cover 6, a connecting frame 7, a conveying shaft 8, a spiral blade 9, a speed reducer 10, a conveying motor 11, a hopper 12, a supporting frame 13, a cover plate 14, a stirring motor 15, a stirring rod 16, a partition plate 17, a material sensor 18, a fixing frame 19 and a warning lamp 20; a conveying pipe 2 is arranged above the 3D printer 1, and the conveying pipe 2 is fixedly arranged at the upper end of the 3D printer 1 through a supporting block 3; the center of the conveying pipe 2 is provided with a through hole, the upper end of the left side of the conveying pipe 2 is provided with a feed inlet 4, the lower end of the right side of the conveying pipe 2 is provided with a discharge outlet 5, and the feed inlet 4 and the discharge outlet 5 are communicated with the through hole arranged in the center of the conveying pipe 2; an end cover 6 is arranged on the left side of the conveying pipe 2, and the end cover 6 is fixedly connected with a flange plate at the left end of the conveying pipe 2 through bolts; the right side of the conveying pipe 2 is provided with a connecting frame 7, and the connecting frame 7 is fixedly connected with a flange plate at the right end of the conveying pipe 2 through bolts; a conveying shaft 8 is further arranged in a central through hole formed in the conveying pipe 2, and the conveying shaft 8 is rotatably arranged between the end cover 6 and the connecting frame 7 through a bearing; spiral blades 9 are fixedly arranged on the outer side of the conveying shaft 8; the right side of the connecting frame 7 is provided with a speed reducer 10, the speed reducer 10 is fixedly connected with the connecting frame 7 through bolts, and an output shaft of the speed reducer 10 is fixedly connected with the right end of the conveying shaft 8; a conveying motor 11 is arranged on the right side of the speed reducer 10, the conveying motor 11 is fixedly connected with the speed reducer 10 through bolts, and a rotating output shaft of the conveying motor 11 is fixedly connected with an input shaft of the speed reducer 10; a hopper 12 is further arranged above the left side of the conveying pipe 2, and the hopper 12 is fixedly arranged at the upper end of the 3D printer 1 through a supporting frame 13; a discharge opening is arranged below the hopper 12, and the discharge opening arranged below the hopper 12 is communicated with a feed inlet 4 arranged at the upper end of the left side of the conveying pipe 2; a cover plate 14 is also arranged above the hopper 12, and the cover plate 14 is fixedly hinged with the hopper 12 through a hinge; the right side of the hopper 12 is provided with a stirring motor 15, the stirring motor 15 is fixedly connected with the hopper 12 through a bolt, and a rotation output shaft of the stirring motor 15 extends into the hopper 12; a stirring rod 16 is arranged in the hopper 12, and the right side of the stirring rod 16 is fixedly connected with a rotating output shaft of a stirring motor 15 through a bolt; a baffle plate 17 is also arranged in the hopper 12, and the baffle plate 17 is positioned below the stirring rod 16 and fixedly connected with the hopper 12 through bolts; a material sensor 18 is also arranged in the hopper 12, and the material sensor 18 is fixedly arranged below the partition plate 17; the right side of the hopper 12 is provided with a fixing frame 19, and the fixing frame 19 is positioned above the stirring motor 15 and fixedly connected with the hopper 12 through bolts; a warning lamp 20 is arranged above the fixing frame 19, and the warning lamp 20 is fixedly arranged on the fixing frame 19 through bolts;

working principle:

before the 3D printing equipment is used, the cover plate 14 hinged above the hopper 12 is opened to add powder into the hopper 12, and the cover plate 14 hinged above the hopper 12 is closed; in the working process, the stirring motor 15 works, the stirring motor 15 rotates an output shaft to drive the stirring rod 16 to rotate, the stirring rod 16 stirs and crushes powdery materials which are coagulated into blocks, the powdery materials can be stably conveyed downwards through filtering holes uniformly formed in a partition plate 17 below the stirring rod 16, after passing through the partition plate 17, the materials are output from a discharging opening formed below the hopper 12, the discharging opening formed below the hopper 12 is communicated with a feeding hole 4 at the upper left end of the conveying pipe 2, and after being output from the discharging opening formed below the hopper 12, the materials enter the conveying pipe 2 from the feeding hole 4 formed at the upper left end of the conveying pipe 2; the filtering holes uniformly arranged on the partition plate 17 can filter powdery materials and prevent agglomerated powder from entering the conveying pipe 2 to influence powder conveying; then the conveying shaft 8 arranged in the conveying pipe 2 rotates under the drive of the conveying motor 11, the spiral blade 9 is arranged on the outer side of the conveying shaft 8, powder moves rightwards under the pushing of the spiral blade 9, and then the powder is discharged into the 3D printing equipment from the discharge hole 5 arranged on the lower side of the right end of the conveying pipe 2, so that the conveying of the materials is completed.

The spiral blade 9 arranged on the outer side of the conveying shaft 8 is of a gradual change pitch in the powder conveying process, the right pitch is larger than the left pitch, the powder is prevented from blocking the conveying pipe 2 in the conveying process, and meanwhile, one section of reverse spiral blade 9 is arranged at one end of the conveying shaft 8, which is close to the discharge port 5 of the conveying pipe 2, and the material is prevented from blocking one end of the discharge port 5 on the right side of the conveying pipe 2; meanwhile, a material sensor 18 is arranged below the partition plate 17 in the hopper 12 and used for sensing the allowance of powder in the hopper 12, when the allowance of the powder in the hopper 12 is too low, the material sensor 18 sends an electric signal to a warning lamp 20, and the warning lamp 20 lights to remind operators of adding the powder.

The control mode of the utility model is automatically controlled by the controller, the control circuit of the controller can be realized by simple programming of a person skilled in the art, the supply of power also belongs to common knowledge in the art, and the utility model is mainly used for protecting a mechanical device, so the utility model does not explain the control mode and circuit connection in detail.

While the present disclosure has been described in detail with reference to exemplary embodiments, the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and changes may be made thereto without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. The spiral automatic feeding 3D printing equipment is characterized by comprising a 3D printer (1), a conveying pipe (2), a supporting block (3), a feed inlet (4), a discharge outlet (5), an end cover (6), a connecting frame (7), a conveying shaft (8), a spiral blade (9), a speed reducer (10), a conveying motor (11), a hopper (12), a supporting frame (13), a cover plate (14), a stirring motor (15), a stirring rod (16), a partition plate (17), a material sensor (18), a fixing frame (19) and a warning lamp (20); a conveying pipe (2) is arranged above the 3D printer (1), and the conveying pipe (2) is fixedly arranged at the upper end of the 3D printer (1) through a supporting block (3); the center of the conveying pipe (2) is provided with a through hole, the upper end of the left side of the conveying pipe (2) is provided with a feed inlet (4), the lower end of the right side of the conveying pipe (2) is provided with a discharge outlet (5), and the feed inlet (4) is communicated with the discharge outlet (5) and the through hole arranged in the center of the conveying pipe (2); an end cover (6) is arranged on the left side of the conveying pipe (2), and the end cover (6) is fixedly connected with a flange plate at the left end of the conveying pipe (2) through bolts; the right side of the conveying pipe (2) is provided with a connecting frame (7), and the connecting frame (7) is fixedly connected with a flange plate at the right end of the conveying pipe (2) through bolts; a conveying shaft (8) is further arranged in a central through hole arranged in the conveying pipe (2), and the conveying shaft (8) is rotatably arranged between the end cover (6) and the connecting frame (7) through a bearing; spiral blades (9) are fixedly arranged on the outer side of the conveying shaft (8); a speed reducer (10) is arranged on the right side of the connecting frame (7), the speed reducer (10) is fixedly connected with the connecting frame (7) through a bolt, and an output shaft of the speed reducer (10) is fixedly connected with the right end of the conveying shaft (8); a conveying motor (11) is arranged on the right side of the speed reducer (10), the conveying motor (11) is fixedly connected with the speed reducer (10) through bolts, and a rotating output shaft of the conveying motor (11) is fixedly connected with an input shaft of the speed reducer (10); a hopper (12) is further arranged above the left side of the conveying pipe (2), and the hopper (12) is fixedly arranged at the upper end of the 3D printer (1) through a supporting frame (13); a discharge opening is arranged below the hopper (12), and the discharge opening arranged below the hopper (12) is communicated with a feed inlet (4) arranged at the upper end of the left side of the conveying pipe (2); a cover plate (14) is further arranged above the hopper (12), and the cover plate (14) is fixedly hinged with the hopper (12) through a hinge; a stirring motor (15) is arranged on the right side of the hopper (12), the stirring motor (15) is fixedly connected with the hopper (12) through a bolt, and a rotation output shaft of the stirring motor (15) extends into the hopper (12); a stirring rod (16) is arranged in the hopper (12), and the right side of the stirring rod (16) is fixedly connected with a rotation output shaft of a stirring motor (15) through a bolt; a baffle plate (17) is also arranged in the hopper (12), and the baffle plate (17) is positioned below the stirring rod (16) and is fixedly connected with the hopper (12) through bolts; a material sensor (18) is also arranged in the hopper (12), and the material sensor (18) is fixedly arranged below the partition plate (17); the right side of the hopper (12) is provided with a fixing frame (19), and the fixing frame (19) is positioned above the stirring motor (15) and is fixedly connected with the hopper (12) through bolts; a warning lamp (20) is arranged above the fixing frame (19), and the warning lamp (20) is fixedly arranged on the fixing frame (19) through bolts.

2. The spiral type automatic feeding 3D printing equipment according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of filtering holes are uniformly formed in the partition plate (17).

3. A screw-type auto-feeding 3D printing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the material sensor (18) is electrically connected with a warning light (20).

4. A screw-type automatic feeding 3D printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the screw blade (9) provided on the conveying shaft (8) adopts a gradual pitch, and the right pitch is larger than the left pitch.

5. The spiral automatic feeding 3D printing equipment according to claim 1, wherein one end of the conveying shaft (8) close to the discharge hole (5) is provided with a reverse spiral blade (9).