WO2017067133A1

WO2017067133A1 - Novel internet-of-things-based multifunctional 3d printer

Info

Publication number: WO2017067133A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/077045
Authority: WO
Inventors: 张萍
Original assignee: 张萍
Priority date: 2015-10-22
Filing date: 2016-03-22
Publication date: 2017-04-27
Also published as: CN105216325A

Abstract

A novel Internet-of-Things-based multifunctional 3D printer comprises a 3D printer and an intelligent communication terminal (1) wirelessly connected to each other. The 3D printer comprises a displacement mechanism, a printing nozzle, a working platform (11) and a central control box. The printing nozzle and the working platform (11) are both disposed on the displacement mechanism, wherein the printing nozzle is located above the working platform (11) and the central control box is disposed at one side of the displacement mechanism. The displacement mechanism comprises a transverse beam (2), two lifting rods (8), two vertically disposed cylinders (9) and two conveyor belts (10). The novel Internet-of-Things-based multifunctional 3D printer enables a user to monitor a 3D printer in real-time via the wirelessly connected 3D printer and the intelligent communication terminal (1), enables a working platform to accurately move on X, Y and Z axes via the displacement mechanism, and realizes functions of the 3D printer such as real-time data update, real-time control and working status indication via the central control box, thus ensuring functional diversity of the 3D printer.

Description

A new multifunctional 3D printer based on Internet of Things

Technical field

The invention relates to a novel multifunctional 3D printer based on the Internet of Things.

Background technique

In the modern market, with the rapid development of power electronics technology, various new electronic products have emerged, and 3D printers are one of them.

In the current 3D printer market, with the increasing demand for 3D printers, a single 3D printing function has been unable to meet customer requirements. Not only that, because people's accuracy requirements for 3D printing are also strengthened, it is also a research direction of designers to continuously improve the printing accuracy of 3D printers.

Summary of the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a novel multifunctional 3D based on the Internet of Things capable of realizing wireless monitoring and diversifying functions while controlling high precision in order to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art 3D printer with single function and poor control precision. printer.

The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the technical problem thereof is: a novel multifunctional 3D printer based on the Internet of Things, comprising a wirelessly connected 3D printer and an intelligent communication terminal, the 3D printer including a displacement mechanism, a print nozzle, a workbench and a central control box, the print head and the work table are all disposed on the displacement mechanism, the print head is located above the work table, and the central control box is disposed on one side of the displacement mechanism;

The displacement mechanism comprises a beam, two lifting rods, two vertically arranged cylinders and two conveyor belts, both of which are vertically arranged and respectively disposed at two ends of the beam, the number of the lifting rods and the cylinder The number of the lifting rods is connected to the corresponding cylinders, the conveyor belts are all located between the cylinders and are symmetric about the central axis of the beam, and the conveying direction of the conveyor belt is perpendicular to the beam. The work table is disposed on a conveyor belt, and the print head is disposed on a beam;

The printing head comprises a pressing device, a guiding sleeve, a heating device, a connecting head and a nozzle, the pressing device is arranged above the guiding sleeve, the heating device is arranged below the guiding sleeve, and the connecting head is arranged to be heated a lower part of the device and is screwed to the heating device, the nozzle is disposed on the connecting head, and the driving sleeve is provided with a driving mechanism, and the guiding sleeve is drivingly connected with the beam through the driving mechanism;

The central control box includes a housing, a display manipulation interface disposed on one side of the housing, a network interface, a data transmission interface, a work indicator light, and a battery. The cylinder is provided with two hinge blocks, and the central control box passes The hinge block is hinged to the cylinder, and the casing is provided with a central control device, wherein the central control device comprises a central control system, a display control module connected to the central control system, a wired communication module, a wireless communication module, a data transmission module, and a work The display module, the working power module and the displacement control module, the display control interface is electrically connected to the display control module, the network interface is electrically connected to the wired communication module, and the data transmission interface is electrically connected to the data transmission module, the work instruction The lamp is electrically coupled to the work indicating module, the battery being electrically coupled to the operating power module, the cylinder and the conveyor being electrically coupled to the displacement control module.

Advantageously, said drive mechanism comprises two drive units, said drive unit being symmetrical about a central axis of the beam, said drive unit comprising two drive motors, a drive shaft and a drive gear evenly disposed outside the drive shaft, said beam A driven gear meshing with the driving gear is disposed, and the driving motors are respectively located at two ends of the driving shaft and are drivingly connected to the driving shaft.

Preferably, in order to improve the control accuracy of the drive mechanism, the drive motor is a stepper motor, and the drive motor is electrically connected to the displacement control module.

Preferably, the cylinder is a single acting cylinder.

Advantageously, said network interface is an Ethernet interface.

Preferably, in order to improve the reliability of signal transmission, the wireless communication module transmits through WIFI. wireless signal.

Preferably, in order to improve the function diversification and operability of the 3D printer, the display manipulation interface is a touch display screen, and the touch display screen is a capacitive touch screen.

The invention has the beneficial effects that the novel multi-function 3D printer based on the Internet of Things realizes real-time monitoring of the 3D printer by the user through the wirelessly connected 3D printer and the intelligent communication terminal; the printing nozzle can be realized by the displacement mechanism relative to the workbench in the X Accurate movement on the three axes of Y and Z; at the same time, through the central control box, real-time data update, real-time control and working status indication of the 3D printer can be realized, which ensures the diversification of functions of the 3D printer.

DRAWINGS

The invention will now be further described with reference to the drawings and embodiments.

1 is a schematic structural view of a novel multifunctional 3D printer based on the Internet of Things according to the present invention;

2 is a schematic structural view of a driving mechanism of a novel multifunctional 3D printer based on the Internet of Things according to the present invention;

3 is a system structural diagram of a novel multifunctional 3D printer based on the Internet of Things of the present invention;

In the figure: 1. Intelligent communication terminal, 2. Beam, 3. Guide sleeve, 4. Extrusion device, 5. Heating device, 6. Connector, 7. Nozzle, 8. Lifting rod, 9. Cylinder, 10. Conveyor belt , 11. Workbench, 12. Hinged block, 13. Display control interface, 14. Network interface, 15. Data transmission interface, 16. Work indicator, 17. Battery, 18. Central control system, 19. Display control module, 20. Wired communication module, 21. Wireless communication module, 22. Data transmission module, 23. Work instruction module, 24. Working power module, 25. Displacement control module, 26. Drive motor, 27. Drive shaft, 28. Drive gear , 29. Driven gear.

detailed description

The invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the drawings. The drawings are simplified schematic diagrams, and only the basic structure of the present invention is illustrated in a schematic manner, and thus only the configurations related to the present invention are shown.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, a new multifunctional 3D printer based on the Internet of Things, comprising a wirelessly connected 3D printer and an intelligent communication terminal 1, the 3D printer including a displacement mechanism, a print head, a table 11, and a central control a box, the print head and the table 11 are all disposed on the displacement mechanism, the print head is located above the work table 11, and the central control box is disposed on one side of the displacement mechanism;

The displacement mechanism comprises a beam 2, two lifting rods 8, two vertically arranged cylinders 9 and two conveyor belts 10, both of which are vertically disposed and respectively disposed at two ends of the beam 2, the lifting The number of rods 8 corresponds to the number of cylinders 9 in one-to-one correspondence, the lifting rods 8 being in driving connection with corresponding cylinders 9, both of which are located between the cylinders 9 and are symmetrical about the central axis of the beam 2, said conveyor belt The conveying direction of the 10 is perpendicular to the beam 2, the table 11 is disposed on the conveyor belt 10, and the printing head is disposed on the beam 2;

The printing head comprises a pressing device 4, a guiding sleeve 3, a heating device 5, a connecting head 6 and a nozzle 7. The pressing device 4 is disposed above the guiding sleeve 3, and the heating device 5 is disposed on the guiding sleeve 3. In the lower part, the connecting head 6 is arranged below the heating device 5 and is screwed to the heating device 5, the nozzle 7 is arranged on the connecting head 6, and the guiding sleeve 3 is provided with a driving mechanism, and the guiding sleeve 3 passes The driving mechanism is connected to the beam 2;

The central control box includes a housing, a display manipulation interface 13 disposed on one side of the housing, a network interface 14, a data transmission interface 15, a work indicator light 16 and a battery 17, and the cylinder 9 is provided with two hinge blocks 12 The central control box is hinged to the cylinder 9 via a hinge block 12, the central control device being provided in the housing, the central control device comprising a central control system 18, a display control module 19 connected to the central control system 18, and a wired The communication module 20, the wireless communication module 21, the data transmission module 22, the work instruction module 23, the working power module 24 and the displacement control module 25, the display manipulation interface 13 is electrically connected to the display manipulation module 19, and the network interface 14 and the cable The communication module 20 is electrically connected, and the data transmission interface 15 is electrically connected to the data transmission module 22, and the work indicator 16 and the work instruction module 23 are Electrically connected, the battery 17 is electrically coupled to the operating power module 24, and both the cylinder 9 and the conveyor 10 are electrically coupled to the displacement control module 25.

Preferably, the drive mechanism comprises two drive units, the drive unit being symmetrical about a central axis of the beam 2, the drive unit comprising two drive motors 26, a drive shaft 27 and a drive gear evenly disposed outside the drive shaft 27. 28, the beam 2 is provided with driven gears 29 meshing with the driving gears 28, and the driving motors 26 are respectively located at two ends of the driving shaft 27 and are drivingly connected to the driving shaft 27.

Preferably, in order to improve the control accuracy of the drive mechanism, the drive motor 26 is a stepper motor, and the drive motor 26 is electrically connected to the displacement control module 25.

Preferably, the cylinder 9 is a single-acting cylinder.

Advantageously, said network interface 14 is an Ethernet interface.

Preferably, in order to improve the reliability of signal transmission, the wireless communication module 21 transmits a wireless signal through WIFI.

Preferably, in order to improve the function diversification and operability of the 3D printer, the display manipulation interface 13 is a touch display screen, and the touch display screen is a capacitive touch screen.

In fact: the 3D printer adopts the X, Y, Z three-axis linkage method, in which the horizontal movement direction of the print head is on the X axis, the movement direction of the table 11 is on the Y axis, and the vertical movement direction of the print head is on the Y axis.

The working principle of the new multi-functional 3D printer based on the Internet of Things is: real-time monitoring of the 3D printer by the user through the wirelessly connected 3D printer and the intelligent communication terminal 1, and the three-dimensional space of the print head and the worktable 11 through the displacement mechanism X, Y, Z three-axis displacement adjustment, to achieve 3D printing of the product; through the central control box, real-time control, download, display and other functions, improve the functionality and practicality of the 3D printer.

The working principle of the displacement mechanism in the new multi-functional 3D printer based on the Internet of Things is that the printing nozzle is disposed on the beam 2, and the printing nozzle is controlled by the driving mechanism in the printing nozzle to move on the X-axis; In the driving mechanism, the driving motor 26 is drivingly connected to the beam 2 through the driving shaft 27, and the driving motor 26 is controlled to control the movement of the printing head on the beam 2. Then, the cylinder 9 is used to control the lifting and lowering of the lifting rod 8 to control the movement of the printing nozzle on the Z axis. Finally, the table 11 is controlled by the conveyor belt 10, so that the table 11 can be controlled to move on the Y axis. Thereby, the precise movement of the printing head relative to the table 11 on the three axes of X, Y and Z is realized.

In the central control box of the new multi-functional 3D printer based on the Internet of Things, the display control interface 13 is used for real-time manipulation of the 3D printer; the network interface 14 is used for wired communication; and the data transmission interface 15 is used for data transmission; The working indicator light 16 is used to indicate the working state of the 3D printer; the battery 17 is used to ensure the sustainable operation of the 3D printer, and the working reliability of the 3D printer is ensured. The central control box is hinged to the cylinder 9 through the hinge block 12, thereby realizing the effective retracting of the central control box and improving the practicability of the 3D printer.

In the new multi-functional 3D printer based on the Internet of Things: the central control system 18 is used to control each module to ensure the intelligence of the 3D printer; the display manipulation module 19 is used to control the operation of the display manipulation interface 13; the wired communication module 20 is used for Controlling the operation of the network interface 14; the wireless communication module 21 is for wirelessly connecting the 3D printer with the intelligent communication terminal 1; the data transmission module 22 is for controlling the operation of the data transmission interface 15; and the work instruction module 23 is for controlling the operation indicator 16 Work, real-time indication of the working state of the 3D printer; the working power module 24 is used to ensure the sustainable operation of the 3D printer; the displacement control module 25 is used to control the real-time displacement of the printing nozzle of the 3D printer, and the printing accuracy is ensured.

Compared with the prior art, the new multi-functional 3D printer based on the Internet of Things realizes real-time monitoring of the 3D printer by the user through the wirelessly connected 3D printer and the intelligent communication terminal 1; the printing nozzle can be realized by the displacement mechanism relative to the working table 11 Accurate movement on the X, Y, Z axes; at the same time through the central control box, real-time data update, real-time control, work status indication and other functions for the 3D printer can be realized. The function of the 3D printer is guaranteed to be diversified.

In view of the above-described embodiments of the present invention, various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention. The technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the contents of the specification, and the technical scope thereof must be determined according to the scope of the claims.

Claims

A novel multifunctional 3D printer based on the Internet of Things, comprising a wirelessly connected 3D printer and an intelligent communication terminal (1), the 3D printer comprising a displacement mechanism, a print head, a work table (11) and a central control box The print head and the work table (11) are both disposed on the displacement mechanism, the print head is located above the work table (11), and the central control box is disposed on one side of the displacement mechanism;

The displacement mechanism comprises a beam (2), two lifting rods (8), two vertically arranged cylinders (9) and two conveyor belts (10), both of which are vertically arranged and respectively arranged At the two ends of the beam (2), the number of the lifting rods (8) is identical to the number of cylinders (9), and the lifting rods (8) are drivingly connected to the corresponding cylinders (9), The conveyor belts (10) are each located between the cylinders (9) and are symmetrical about a central axis of the beam (2), the conveying direction of the conveyor belt (10) is perpendicular to the beam (2), and the table (11) is arranged on the conveyor belt (10) above, the print head is disposed on the beam (2);

The printing head comprises a pressing device (4), a guiding sleeve (3), a heating device (5), a connecting head (6) and a nozzle (7), and the pressing device (4) is arranged on the guiding sleeve (3) Above, the heating device (5) is disposed below the guiding sleeve (3), and the connecting head (6) is disposed below the heating device (5) and screwed with the heating device (5), the nozzle ( 7) is disposed on the connecting head (6), the guiding sleeve (3) is provided with a driving mechanism, and the guiding sleeve (3) is drivingly connected with the beam (2) through a driving mechanism;

The central control box includes a housing, a display manipulation interface (13) disposed on one side of the housing, a network interface (14), a data transmission interface (15), a work indicator light (16), and a battery (17), The cylinder (9) is provided with two hinge blocks (12), which are hinged to the cylinder (9) via a hinge block (12), wherein the housing is provided with a central control device, the central control device comprising Central control system (18), display control module (19) connected to central control system (18), wired communication module (20), wireless communication module (21), data transmission module (22), work instruction module (23) , working power module (24) And a displacement control module (25), the display manipulation interface (13) is electrically connected to the display manipulation module (19), the network interface (14) is electrically connected to the wired communication module (20), and the data transmission interface (15) ) electrically connected to the data transmission module (22), the work indicator light (16) is electrically connected to the work indicating module (23), and the battery (17) is electrically connected to the working power module (24), the cylinder (9) And the conveyor belt (10) are electrically connected to the displacement control module (25).
A novel multifunction 3D printer based on the Internet of things according to claim 1, wherein said drive mechanism comprises two drive units, said drive unit being symmetrical about a central axis of the beam (2), said drive unit comprising Two driving motors (26), a driving shaft (27) and a driving gear (28) uniformly disposed outside the driving shaft (27), and the beam (2) is provided with a driven gear that meshes with the driving gear (28) (29) The drive motors (26) are respectively located at both ends of the drive shaft (27) and are drivingly coupled to the drive shaft (27).
The novel IoT-based multifunction 3D printer according to claim 2, wherein the drive motor (26) is a stepper motor, and the drive motor (26) is electrically connected to the displacement control module (25).
A new multi-functional 3D printer based on the Internet of Things according to claim 1, wherein said cylinder (9) is a single-acting cylinder.
A new multi-functional 3D printer based on the Internet of Things according to claim 1, wherein said network interface (14) is an Ethernet interface.
The novel Internet-based multifunctional 3D printer according to claim 1, wherein the wireless communication module (21) transmits a wireless signal through WIFI.
The novel IoT-based multifunction 3D printer according to claim 1, wherein the display manipulation interface (13) is a touch display screen, and the touch display screen is a capacitive touch screen.