Laser melting forming dust-removing system with multifunctional circulating air flow and dust-removing method

Abstract

The invention provides a laser melting forming dust-removing system with multifunctional circulating air flow and a dust-removing method. The dust-removing system comprises an upper cavity and a lower cavity. Three induced air ways are led out of an air inlet of the upper cavity and are the first induced air way, the second induced air way and the third induced air way. The first induced air way communicates with a dust-removing subsystem in a scanning area. The second induced air way communicates with a dust-removing subsystem of a laser protection mirror. The third induced air way communicates with a dust-removing subsystem of a movement sliding table cavity. The laser melting forming dust-removing system with multifunctional circulating air flow and the dust-removing method have the beneficial effects that in the whole laser melting forming process, smoke-shaped dust generated when lasers act on metal powder can be absorbed into a dust filter in time under the effect of a draught fan, dust generated by part forming is filtered out in time through the dust filter, the influences, on the subsequent forming quality, of the smoke-shaped dust are prevented, and the forming rate is increased; and in addition, the dust is prevented from rising to the position near the laser protection mirror located over the scanning area, and the dust is prevented from entering a sliding table guide rail in the sliding table cavity.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of metal powder laser melting additive manufacturing, and in particular relates to a laser melting forming dust removal system and a dust removal method with multifunctional circulating air flow. Background technique [0002] "3D printing" technology, also known as incremental manufacturing technology, was born in the United States in the 1980s. The development of CAD (computer-aided design), CNC (digital control), automatic control, laser and other technologies is its predecessor. Because it has been developed for less than 30 years. "3D printing" technology is a manufacturing technology that integrates light / mechanical / electricity, computer, numerical control and new materials in the world's advanced manufacturing field. In this field, the technology gap between our country and the developed countries in the world is relatively small, almost on the same starting line. The reason why it is called incremen...

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Problems solved by technology

[0005] However, in the prior art, during the SLM forming process, when the laser acts on the metal powder in the scanning area, a large amount of smoke will be generated in the scanning area, and the generated smoke will affect the laser protective mirror and the moving slide in the forming cavity. device adversely affects the

Specifically, the adverse effect on the laser protective mirror is: the smoke and dust generated in the scanning area will rise to the vicinity of the laser protective mirror directly above it, and it is easy to adhere to the mirror surface.

Once this kind of phenomenon occurs, it will cause the shielding of laser energy, which will not only affect the forming quality, but also cause the laser protective mirror to receive laser energy and heat up and explode, damaging the optical path.

The adverse effects on the sliding table are: when the metal dust and smoke generated in the scanning area enter the sliding table guide rail in the moving sliding table cavity, it will pollute the sliding moving parts in the moving sliding table cavity, causing motion friction damage, thus Reduced service life of sliding moving parts

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