TW201729981A - Building method and its device for multi-material composite substrate of additive manufacturing - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a building method and its device for multi-material composite substrate of additive manufacturing, comprising: defining at least one object cut layer contour and composite material contour in a building layer; stuffing said object cut layer contour with a substrate on a build platform; removing the portion of said composite material contour on the building layer in order to form the gap; filling the gap with a dissimilar material substrate; correspondingly to curing the portion of said object cut layer contour on the building layer. The present invention can use different substrates in the same building layer, such as dissimilar substrates having different curing strengths, materials or colors, to form multi-material composite object so that a user can self-define required substrates according to needs of a finish product and increase the strength, diversity and applicability of the finished product.

Description

Method and device for constructing composite substrate by multi-material laminate

The invention provides a method and a device for constructing a composite substrate by multi-material laminate, in particular to a substrate capable of constructing a different curing strength, material or color in a construction layer.

According to the technology of Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM), the technology development of Rapid Prototyping (RP) has been gradually replaced by traditional manual model making, CNC milling or engraving. Machine engraving technology, rapid prototyping technology based on layer processing, to achieve rapid, fully automatic and shape-free prototyping, and with the advancement of technology, rapid prototyping technology has gradually evolved into rapid manufacturing (Rapid Manufacturing, RM ), and then the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) is called Additive Manufacturing (AM).

Multi-layer manufacturing has the advantages of rapid, energy-saving, customized, reducing waste of raw materials, improving the precision of finished products, etc., and with the development of related materials technology, laminated manufacturing can also be used to make finished products of polymers and various metals, and can be widely used. In the fields of Minsheng products, art, industrial molds, transportation and aerospace, laminated manufacturing is known as the revolutionary technology of manufacturing; and there are many methods of laminated manufacturing, such as: Stereo Lithography Apparatus (SLA) ), Selective laser sintering (SLS), Laminated objet manufacturing (LOM), Multi jet modeling (MJM), Color Jet Printing (CJP), melting Fused deposition modeling (FDM), Digital Light Processing (DLP) and Film Transfer Image (FTI).

However, conventionally, in the manufacture of a laminate using a powder as a substrate, most of them are made of a single base material, or a plurality of substrates are uniformly mixed, and then the mixed substrate is constructed. For the finished product, the material properties of each part of the finished product are completely the same, so it cannot be made into a finished product that only needs to use different materials in some structures. Therefore, if the required finished product is to be composed of components of different materials, , or part of the structure needs to be reinforced with materials of different curing strength, there are doubts that cannot be made, so the type of finished product is greatly limited.

Although a conventional method for constructing a composite material is provided, which is only used for making a different substrate in a different object cut layer, the substrate of each part in the same object cut layer is still the same. Therefore, after repeated stacking, only the layered structure of the different materials can be formed, so the finished product will still be limited.

It is also known to provide a full-color three-position printing device which is formed by layering a substrate after each substrate layer is colored by ink or coloring, and then solidified to form an object layer, but it is only tied to The color of the same object is changed in the layer, and it is still impossible to construct a substrate with different curing strength or material in the same object layer, so the applicability is still limited.

In view of this, our inventors have devote themselves to further research on the method of laminated manufacturing, and have initiated research and development and improvement, with a better invention to solve the above problems, and have been experimentally and modified to have the present invention.

Therefore, in order to achieve the above object, the inventors provide a method for constructing a composite substrate by multi-material laminate, the steps comprising: (a) defining at least one structural layer, respectively, an object slice layer profile and at least one material composite (b) laying a substrate covering the profile of the object in a construction platform to form the one of the construction layers; (c) removing the material in the construction layer a portion of the composite profile such that the one of the build layers forms a notch corresponding to the composite profile of the material; (d) filling the substrate corresponding to the gap; and (e) correspondingly curing the one The portion of the construction layer that is located in the contour of the object's slice.

A method of fabricating a composite substrate according to the multi-material laminate described above, wherein the substrate is three-dimensionally printed with a powder.

A method of fabricating a composite substrate according to the multi-material laminate described above, wherein the substrate is subjected to photocuring, laser sintering or printing of an adhesive to cure the molded article.

The method for fabricating a composite substrate according to the multi-material laminate described above, wherein the different substrates have different curing strength, material or color.

The method of fabricating a composite substrate according to the multi-material laminate described above, wherein the step (c) is performed by vacuum suction to remove a portion of the composite profile of the material.

The method for fabricating a composite substrate according to the multi-material layer described above, the method further comprising: (f) repeating steps (a) to (e) to slice the contour of the solidified object in the building layer The part is stacked and formed into an object.

The present invention further provides a multi-material laminate manufacturing composite substrate construction apparatus, comprising: a construction platform; a first feeding device coupled to and fed to the construction platform; and a removal device coupled to the Constructing the platform, and the removing device is adapted to remove a range of composite contours of a material after the feeding of the first feeding device; a second feeding device coupled to the construction platform, and the second The feeding device is fed in the range extracted by the removing device; and a curing device is coupled to the construction platform; the curing device is solidified on the construction platform after the second feeding device is fed The extent of the contour of an object.

The device for fabricating a composite substrate according to the multi-material layer described above further comprises a discharge device, which is provided with a extraction channel and a supply channel, the extraction channel is connected to the removal device, and the removal device The suction is performed through the extraction passage through a negative pressure; and the second supply device is coupled to the supply passage, and the feeder is fed by the supply passage.

The apparatus for fabricating a composite substrate according to the multi-material layer described above, wherein the first feeding device is for outputting a first substrate, and the second feeding device is for outputting a second substrate, and the first A substrate and the second substrate are distinct three-dimensional printing powders.

The apparatus for constructing a composite substrate according to the multi-material laminate described above, wherein the curing device is a photocuring element, a laser unit or an adhesive printing unit.

It is obvious from the above description and setting that the present invention has the following several advantages and effects, which are detailed as follows:

1. In the present invention, since a substrate is laid in a construction layer, a portion of the different substrate to be formed can be removed to form a gap, and the different substrates are filled in the gap, so the present invention can indeed be in the same Different parts of the construction layer use several different substrates, such as: different curing strength, material or color of the substrate, which can be made into finished products composed of different materials, colors or structural strength components. Obviously, the present invention can form a finished product of a multi-material composite according to requirements, so that the type and structure of the finished product are not limited, thereby improving the applicability of the laminated manufacturing.

2. The invention removes the profile of the object in the construction layer by vacuum extraction by the extraction channel of the discharge device, and on the other hand, the discharge device also fills the different substrates by the feeding channel to cut the object. In the layer profile, the discharge device can complete the filling of the different substrates in a single movement path according to the composite contour of the material, thereby improving the overall construction efficiency of the present invention.

The invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 6 , the present invention is a multi-material laminate manufacturing apparatus for constructing a composite substrate, comprising:

Constructing platform 1;

a first feeding device 2, which is connected and fed to the construction platform 1; the first feeding device 2 is used to output the first substrate 21;

a removal device 3 coupled to the construction platform 1 and corresponding to the removal of a material composite profile 4 after the first supply device 2 is fed;

a second feeding device 5 is coupled to the construction platform 1 and the second feeding device 5 is fed in a range extracted by the removing device 3; the second feeding device 5 outputs a second The substrate 51, and the second substrate 51 is different in curing strength, color or material from the first substrate 21;

A curing device 6 is coupled to the construction platform 1; the curing device 6 is adapted to solidify an object cutting layer profile 7 after the second feeding device 5 is fed.

In this embodiment, the first substrate 21 and the second substrate 51 can be three-dimensionally printed powder, so the curing device 6 can be a photocuring element, a laser unit or an adhesive printing unit, which has been respectively illuminated by light. The first substrate 21 or the second substrate 51 is cured by curing, laser sintering, or by adhesive bonding.

The method for constructing a composite substrate by using the multi-material laminate of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1 , the specific implementation steps thereof include:

Step S001: Before the construction of the present invention, the model 81 of the finished article for forming a multi-material composite has been established through computer-aided drawing, and as shown in FIG. 2, the cut layer 8 of each object is defined in the model 81 of the finished article. The outer contour of the object is an object cut layer profile 7, and it is analyzed whether there are two or more substrates to be constructed in the cut layer profile 7 of each object. This embodiment is illustrated by two different substrates, but In the case where two or more base materials are to be constructed in one object slice profile 7, it is necessary to further select one of the substrates as the first supply device 2 to be laid. a substrate 21, and the different substrate is the second substrate 51 output by the second feeding device 5; and the portion of the second substrate 51 to be laid, that is, the material composite contour defined by the system 4 And the extent of each object slice profile 7 and material composite profile 4 is defined within the build layer 11 of each formable object slice 8 in the construction platform 1.

Step S002: As shown in FIG. 3, when the first substrate 21 is laid, the first substrate 21 is directly laid on the construction platform 1 by the first feeding device 2 to form one of the structures. Layer 11, while construction layer 11 will be as described above, covering the object slice profile 7.

Step S003: removing the portion of the construction layer 11 located in the material composite profile 4 through the removal device 3, whereby the one of the construction layers 11 forms a gap corresponding to the material composite profile 4. 111; In this embodiment, the removing device 3 is a negative pressure device, which can be sucked through a vacuum suction to facilitate the suction and recycling of the portion to be removed.

Step S004: the second feeding device 5 corresponding to the gap 111 corresponding to fill the second substrate 51;

In an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, a discharge device 9 is further provided, which is provided with an extraction channel 91 and a supply channel 92, and the extraction channel 91 is connected to the removal device. 3, and the removing device 3 is subjected to suction through the extraction channel 91; and the second feeding device 5 is coupled to the feeding channel 92, and the feeder is fed by the feeding channel 92. Therefore, the second feeding device 5 can be fed immediately when the removing device 3 is removed, so that the discharging device 9 can complete the moving path according to the material composite profile 4 in a single time, as shown in FIG. The filling of the different substrates shown is not limited thereto. In another embodiment, the second portion of the material composite profile 4 may be completely removed after the removal device 3 is completely filled. Substrate 51.

Step S005: As shown in FIG. 7, the curing device 6 can cure the first substrate 21 and the second substrate 51 by light curing, laser sintering, or by outputting an adhesive. The shot sintering example is illustrated; and the output range of the curing device 6 is the portion of the construction layer 11 located in the cut layer profile 7 of the object, thereby constructing an object cut layer 8 of the finished article 81 to be formed, and cutting The layer covers the cured first substrate 21 and the second substrate 51.

Step S006: Then, the platform 1 is constructed to be lowered, and steps S002 to S005 are repeated to gradually form the part of the structure layer 11 which is formed by the layered profile 7 of the solidified object and the object layer 8 is formed. It is the finished article 81 of the object as shown in Fig. 8.

In another embodiment, the present invention can also be used to construct three or more different substrates in a construction layer 11. In this case, in step S001, the material composite contour 4 is The range of the substrate other than the first substrate 21, and each material composite profile 4 preferably corresponds to a different substrate; and in step S004, the discharge device 9 can have a number of The extraction channel 91 is required to reduce the number of different substrates, and each extraction channel 91 is used to output a different substrate, thereby outputting the respective substrates corresponding to the material composite profile 4, thereby In the same construction layer 11, an object cut layer 8 having a different substrate can be constructed.

In summary, the technical means disclosed by the present invention can effectively solve the problems of the prior knowledge, achieve the intended purpose and efficacy, and are not found in the publication before publication, have not been publicly used, and have long-term progress, The inventions referred to in the Patent Law are correct, and the application is filed according to law, and the company is invited to give a detailed examination and grant a patent for invention.

The above is only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, that is, the equivalent changes and modifications made by the scope of the invention and the contents of the invention are all It should remain within the scope of this invention.

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Figure 1 is a flow chart of the present invention. Figure 2 is a schematic view showing the profile of the cut layer of the object and the composite profile of the material defined by the object of the present invention. Figure 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the supply of the first feeding device of the present invention to the construction platform. Figure 4 is a schematic perspective view of the discharge device of the present invention being extracted and fed to a construction platform. Figure 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the discharge device of the present invention taken and supplied to the construction platform. Figure 6 is a schematic perspective view of the present invention after filling different substrates. Figure 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the profile of a cured article of the curing device of the present invention. Figure 8 is a schematic view of the finished article of the present invention.

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Claims (10)

A multi-material laminate manufacturing method for constructing a composite substrate, the method comprising the steps of: (a) defining an object slice layer profile and at least one material composite profile in at least one construction layer; (b) laying on a construction platform cover And cutting a substrate to form the one of the structural layers; (c) removing a portion of the structural layer in the composite layer of the material to form the one of the structural layers Forming a notch corresponding to the composite profile of the material; (d) filling the substrate corresponding to the gap; and (e) correspondingly curing the portion of the construction layer located in the profile of the object. The method for constructing a composite substrate of a multi-material laminate according to claim 1, wherein the substrate is three-dimensionally printed with a powder. The method for constructing a composite substrate by multi-material laminate according to claim 2, wherein the substrate is cured by photocuring, laser sintering or printing adhesive. The method for constructing a composite substrate by multi-material laminate according to claim 1, wherein the different substrates have different curing strength, material or color. The method of fabricating a composite substrate according to claim 1, wherein the step (c) is performed by vacuum suction to remove a portion of the composite profile of the material. The method for constructing a composite substrate of a multi-material laminate according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the step further comprises: (f) repeating steps (a) through (e) to In the construction layer, a portion of the profile of the solidified object is stacked and formed into a finished article. A multi-material laminate manufacturing apparatus for constructing a composite substrate, comprising: a construction platform; a first supply device coupled to and fed to the construction platform; and a removal device coupled to the construction platform And the removing device is adapted to remove the range of the composite profile of the material after the first feeding device is fed; a second feeding device is coupled to the construction platform, and the second feeding device is Feeding in a range extracted by the removing device; and a curing device coupled to the construction platform; the curing device is configured to solidify an object layer on the construction platform after the second feeding device is fed The range of outlines. The apparatus for constructing a multi-material laminated composite substrate according to claim 7 further comprises a discharging device, which is provided with an extraction channel and a feeding channel, and the extraction channel is connected to the removing device. And the removing device transmits the negative pressure through the extraction channel; and the second feeding device is coupled to the feeding channel, and the feeder is fed by the feeding channel. The apparatus for fabricating a composite substrate constructed by multi-material layering according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the first feeding device is for outputting a first substrate, and the second feeding device is for outputting Two substrates, and the first substrate and the second substrate are different three-dimensional printing powders. The multi-material laminate manufacturing composite substrate construction device according to claim 9, wherein the curing device is a photocuring element, a laser unit or an adhesive printing unit.