KR101622753B1 - High Viscous Material Extruding Apparatus and 3D Printer Having the Same - Google Patents
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TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a high-viscosity material extrusion apparatus and a 3D printer including the same, and more particularly, to a high-viscosity material extrusion apparatus capable of efficiently transferring and extruding a high-viscosity material through an efficient power transmission structure and a 3D printer will be.
In recent years, 3D printers have been widely used in a variety of industries because of the spread of 3D printers based on three-dimensional modeling. Such a 3D printer has been utilized so much that it has become a core technology of the future, and technological development activity is actively performed.
Of these, 3D printers, which are applied to tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, have been attracting attention, in which cells and tissues are cultured in vitro and then applied to living bodies. The molding material used in such fields often has a high viscosity in general, such as ceramics.
Therefore, in order to use such a high-viscosity material as a material for a 3D printer, it is necessary to apply extreme pressure to the 3D printer. However, since the developed 3D printer has a pneumatic system, There is a problem that smooth injection can not be performed.
In addition, there is a problem that the maintenance cost is greatly increased because equipment is damaged due to overload during driving. 3D printers are very expensive, and users are in a great deal of pressure.
Therefore, a method for solving such problems is required.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been conceived to solve the problems of the prior art described above, and has as its object to provide an extrusion apparatus that provides a sufficient pressure for a high-viscosity material to enable smooth extrusion.
It is also an object of the present invention to provide an extrusion apparatus capable of easily mixing and dispensing different types of high viscosity materials or materials of the same type having different concentrations.
The problems of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and other problems not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.
In order to accomplish the above object, the present invention provides a high viscosity material extrusion apparatus comprising: a nozzle to which a high viscosity material is injected; an inlet communicating with the nozzle and having a high viscosity material introduced therein; And a drive assembly including a pushing assembly including a transfer shaft for transferring the introduced high viscosity material to the nozzle and a driving unit for transmitting a driving force to the transfer shaft.
The conveying shaft may include a conveying screw for conveying the high-viscosity material as it is rotated by the driving force of the driving unit.
The inlet portion may include a through hole formed along a longitudinal direction of the conveying shaft and through which the conveying shaft is inserted, an inlet hole communicating with the through hole to introduce the high viscosity material into the through hole, To the outside.
The extrusion assembly may further include a heating unit disposed between the inlet and the nozzle for heating the transported high-viscosity material.
Further, the driving unit may include a rotation motor, and the driving assembly may further include a harmonic reducer for preventing backlash of the rotation motor.
And a power transmission assembly for transmitting a driving force generated from the driving assembly to the extrusion assembly.
The power transmission assembly may include a universal joint that absorbs a driving eccentricity generated in a process of transmitting the driving force of the driving assembly to the extrusion assembly.
The power transmission assembly may include a sealing member to prevent entry of a high viscosity material from the extrusion assembly.
The sealing member may include an outer circumferential portion and an inner circumferential portion provided on the inner side of the outer circumferential portion and having an inner diameter smaller from the lower portion toward the upper portion.
And a supply unit for supplying a high-viscosity material to the inflow part.
The supply unit may further include a piston portion having a housing space formed therein and having a discharge portion formed at a lower end thereof and a piston head movably disposed along the longitudinal direction of the housing, A first supply line for supplying a working fluid to an upper portion of the piston head to lower the piston head, and a second supply line for supplying a high viscosity material to a lower portion of the piston head.
The supply unit may include a preheating unit for heating the high-viscosity material.
The plurality of extrusion units may further include a mixing unit connected to the plurality of extrusion units and receiving and mixing the high viscosity material injected from the extrusion units.
The mixing unit may include a mixing frame for enclosing the nozzles of the plurality of extrusion units, a mixing part for mixing the high viscosity material which is provided below the mixing frame and transferred from the plurality of extrusion units, And a mixed flow path for discharging the material.
The mixing unit may further include a plurality of through holes formed therein and a perforated plate provided in the mixing portion to reduce a cross-sectional area of a path through which the high-viscosity material flows.
The present invention may be in the form of a 3D printer including the above-mentioned high-viscosity substance extrusion apparatus.
In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a high-viscosity material extrusion apparatus and a 3D printer including the same.
First, since it has an efficient power transmission structure, there is an advantage that the highly viscous material can be extruded effectively and smoothly.
Second, the durability of the apparatus can be improved, and the cost required for maintenance can be remarkably reduced.
Third, there is an advantage that a plurality of high viscosity materials can be easily mixed and used.
The effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.
1 is a perspective view showing a state of an extrusion unit in a high-viscosity substance extrusion apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a view for explaining a high viscosity material extrusion apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. An exploded perspective view in which each constituent element of the extrusion unit is exploded;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an extrusion assembly in a high-viscosity material extrusion apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an inlet structure of an extrusion assembly in a high-viscosity material extrusion apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
5 is a perspective view showing an extrusion structure of an extrusion assembly in a high-viscosity material extrusion apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
6 is a perspective view showing a sealing member structure of a power transmission assembly in a high-viscosity substance extrusion apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
7 is a front view showing a state in which a supply unit is mounted on an extrusion unit in a high-viscosity substance extrusion apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
8 is a cross-sectional view showing a structure of a supply unit in a high-viscosity material extrusion apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; And
9 is a cross-sectional view of a high viscosity material extrusion apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention, in which a plurality of extrusion units are connected to a mixing unit;
10 is a cross-sectional view of a perforated plate provided in a mixing unit in a high-viscosity material extrusion apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In describing the present embodiment, the same designations and the same reference numerals are used for the same components, and further description thereof will be omitted.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state of an
1, the
In the following description, the side on which the drive assembly A is positioned is defined as an upper side and the side on which the extrusion assembly C is positioned is defined as a lower side. This is set for convenience of description, and it should be understood that the scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope of the present invention.
Further, the high-viscosity material has high viscosity such as ceramics and the like, and any material that can be used for 3D printing can be applied without limitation. In addition, the present invention can be applied to tissue engineering or regenerative medicine to produce alveolar bone growth agents for making artificial bones combined with jawbone before implantation. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to all business fields in which a product can be manufactured using a highly viscous material such as ceramics.
Details of the drive assembly A, the power transmission assembly B and the extrusion assembly C will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
First, the extrusion assembly C is a component for transferring and dispensing a substantially viscous substance. The extrusion assembly C includes an
Specifically, the
In this embodiment, a
The driving assembly C is a component for transmitting a driving force to the
The driving
The
The power transmission assembly B is a component for transmitting the driving force of the driving assembly A to the extrusion assembly B and can perform various roles such as vibration reduction and driving eccentric absorption in addition to power transmission.
In this embodiment, the power transmission assembly B includes a
The
The
That is, the
The sealing
Each component of the
As described above, the extrusion assembly C includes an
As shown in FIG. 4, a central portion of the
The
That is, the high viscosity material flowing through the
An external suction device or the like may be connected to the
5, the
That is, the rotational force generated by the rotational motor of the
6, the sealing
The outer
Each component of the
7 and 8, the high-viscosity material extrusion apparatus according to the present embodiment may further include a
The
In this embodiment, the
The
The
The
Although not shown, the
Although the
9, a plurality of extrusion units are connected to the
As shown in FIG. 9, a plurality of extrusion units may be provided, and in this case, a
The
A plurality of
The plurality of
In this embodiment, the two extrusion units are connected to the
Meanwhile, in the present embodiment, the
That is, the
Accordingly, the transferred high-viscosity material stagnates on the
The above-described high-viscosity material extrusion apparatus of the present invention can be applied to various apparatuses, and particularly when applied to 3D printers, excellent effects can be expected.
Since the present invention has an efficient power transmission structure, the highly viscous material can be effectively and smoothly extruded, and the durability of the device can be improved, so that the cost required for maintenance can be remarkably reduced.
Further, since the present invention can easily mix and use a plurality of high-viscosity materials, it is possible to provide a performance suitable for a 3D printer.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention can be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. It is obvious to them. Therefore, the above-described embodiments are to be considered as illustrative rather than restrictive, and the present invention is not limited to the above description, but may be modified within the scope of the appended claims and equivalents thereof.
100: extrusion unit A: drive assembly
B: Power transmission assembly C: Extrusion assembly
102: driving unit 104: harmonic speed reducer
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110c:
120: coupler 130: bearing module
140: connecting shaft 150: universal joint
160: sealing member 170:
175: Fixing nut 180: Feed shaft
182: Feed screw 190:
195: nozzle 200: supply unit
210: housing 212: accommodation space
220: piston part 225: piston head
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300: mixing unit 310: mixing frame
320: Mixing
340: Perforated plate 342: Through hole
350: Mixing channel
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A driving assembly including a driving unit for transmitting driving force to the conveying shaft;
And a sealing member disposed between the driving assembly and the extrusion assembly to transmit a driving force generated from the driving assembly to the extrusion assembly and prevent a high viscosity material from flowing backward from the extrusion assembly to the rear side.
And a plurality of extrusion units,
Further comprising a mixing unit connected to the plurality of extrusion units to receive and dispense a high viscosity material injected from each of the extrusion units,
The mixing unit includes:
A mixing frame surrounding the nozzles of the plurality of extrusion units;
A mixing unit provided at a lower portion of the mixing frame to mix high-viscosity materials transferred from the plurality of extrusion units;
A mixing flow path for discharging the high viscosity material mixed by the mixing portion; And
A plurality of through holes are formed in the mixing portion, and a cross-sectional area of a path through which the high-viscosity material flows is reduced to slow the flow rate of the high-viscosity material transferred from the plurality of extrusion units to mix with each other;
And a high viscosity material extrusion apparatus.
The feed shaft
And a conveying screw for conveying the high-viscosity material as it is rotated by the driving force of the driving unit.
Wherein:
A through hole formed along a longitudinal direction of the conveying shaft and through which the conveying shaft is inserted;
An inflow hole communicating with the through-hole to introduce the high-viscosity material into the through-hole; And
A discharge hole for discharging the air in the through hole to the outside;
And a high viscosity material extrusion apparatus.
The extrusion assembly comprises:
And a heating unit provided between the inflow unit and the nozzle for heating the transported high-viscosity material.
Wherein the driving unit includes a rotation motor,
The drive assembly includes:
Further comprising a harmonic speed reducer for preventing backlash of the rotary motor.
The power transmission assembly includes:
And a universal joint for absorbing a driving eccentricity generated in a process of transmitting the driving force of the driving assembly to the extrusion assembly.
Wherein the sealing member comprises:
And an inner peripheral portion provided on the inner side of the outer peripheral portion and having an inner diameter smaller toward the upper portion from the lower portion.
And a supply unit for supplying a high-viscosity material to the inflow portion.
The supply unit includes:
A housing having a receiving space formed therein to be elongated in the vertical direction and having a discharge part at a lower end thereof;
A piston portion provided in the accommodating space and including a piston head moved along the longitudinal direction of the housing;
A first supply line for supplying a working fluid to an upper portion of the piston head to lower the piston head; And
A second supply line for supplying a high viscosity material to a lower portion of the piston head;
And a high viscosity material extrusion apparatus.
The supply unit includes:
And a preheating section for heating the high-viscosity material.
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