A 3D printer automatic color changer

A 3D printer, automatic technology, applied in the field of 3D printing, can solve the problems of broken color material, unstable structure, troublesome operation, etc., to achieve the effect of preventing the color material from being broken, good use effect and stable transmission

Active Publication Date: 2019-02-19
KUNSHAN YINGFUSI THREE DIMENSIONAL TECH CO LTD
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The main consumables for 3D printing are hot-melt materials. If you print a model with multiple colors, you need to change the material many times. However, the existing 3D printers need to manually change the material, which is very troublesome.
In addition, if the remaining material is not enough to support the entire model during the printing process, the printing will be interrupted in the middle, which will affect the continuity of the printing work. Usually, the operator needs to watch in real time and replace it in time when the remaining material is insufficient. The degree of automation is low and the increase reduce the workload of the operator;
[0003] The patent publication number is: CN 104228065 A invention patent discloses a 3D printer automatic refueling device, which uses a rotary feeding mechanism, so that the entire structure is not stable enough during feeding, and the color material will be broken when the rotation is unstable;
[0004] Another example is the invention patent with the patent announcement number: CN 103770334 B, which uses a color-changing mechanism, but it still uses a rotating method for refueling, and the structure of the gears is prone to jamming, and the use effect is poor

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[0022] Such as figure 1 , figure 2 , the present invention proposes an automatic color changing machine for a 3D printer, comprising a bottom plate 1, a loading device 2, a feeding mechanism 3, and a servo module 4 are arranged on the bottom plate 1, and the feeding mechanism 3 is located on the loading device 2 and the servo module 4; the feeding mechanism 3 includes a plurality of linearly arranged hobbing feeding mechanisms 5; the loading device 2 includes a plurality of feeding trays 6 corresponding to the hobbing feeding mechanisms 5; The color material on the feeding tray 6 passes through the hobbing gear feeding mechanism 5 and the clamping block 7 in turn;

[0023] The servo module 4 is slidably connected with a clamping block 7 for transferring and cutting the color material, wherein the servo module 4 includes a support base 14, and the support base 14 is provided with a slide rail 15, and the clamp The material block 7 includes a hollow slider 16, the lower part ...

Embodiment 2

[0028] The difference between this embodiment and Embodiment 1 is that the structure inside the hollow slider to soften the coloring material is a heating rod, and a clamping device is arranged parallel to the heating rod, and the clamping device is also inside the hollow slider. The feeding device 20 comprises a clamping cylinder 21, the output end of the clamping cylinder 21 is provided with a clamping head 22, and the clamping head 22 is located on the straight line where the feeding port 17 and the material opening are located. Including two clips 23, there is a trough 24 between the clips 23, the color material passes through the trough 24, and the anti-skid pattern is provided in the trough 24. Its working mode: the clamping cylinder 21 stretches and pushes it over When the new color material is close to the original color material, it will be clamped by the material clamping head 22 for 3-5 seconds, and then it will be welded automatically

[0029] The working mode of t...

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Abstract

The invention proposes an automatic color changing machine of a 3D printer. The color changing machine comprises a baseplate; a carrying device, a feeding mechanism and a servo module are arranged on the baseplate; the feeding mechanism is positioned between the carrying device and the servo module; the feeding mechanism includes multiple hobbing feeders linearly arranged; the carrying device includes multiple feeding discs corresponding to the hobbing feeders; the servo module is slidingly connected with a clamping block for conveying and cutting coloring materials; and the coloring materials on the feeding discs penetrate through the hobbing feeders and the clamping block in sequence. The color changing machine automatically changes colors in normal printing process, can enable single-color models to become more colorful, can satisfy specific functions of multi-color products, uses the slide rail type clamping devices to realize more stable conveying, uses the fixed feeding discs for achieving higher stability, automatically cuts off the coloring materials, prevents snapping of the coloring materials, and is excellent in use effect.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the technical field of 3D printing, in particular to an automatic color changing machine for a 3D printer. Background technique [0002] At present, 3D printing technology is developing very rapidly. During the working process of 3D printers, the filament is heated to a molten state in the nozzle by electric heating. The nozzle discharges the filament according to a certain path, and the molten filament is bonded to the workbench. On top of that, every time a layer is processed, the workbench is lowered to the height of one layer, and the layer-by-layer deposition is repeated until a 3D model is printed. The main consumables for 3D printing are hot-melt materials. If you print models with multiple colors, you need to change the material many times. However, the existing 3D printers need to manually change the material, which is very troublesome. In addition, if the remaining material is not enough to support the entire model d...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): B29C64/118B29C64/321B33Y30/00
CPCB33Y30/00
Inventor 顾亮
Owner KUNSHAN YINGFUSI THREE DIMENSIONAL TECH CO LTD
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