Art design 3D modeling shaping device
By introducing heating rings and spiral conveyor blades into the 3D printing device to regulate the material flow rate, and combining this with a cooling assembly for rapid cooling, the problems of deformation and clogging of the shaped body are solved, thereby improving the forming rate and work efficiency of 3D printing.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- EAST CHINA JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY
- Filing Date
- 2022-10-31
- Publication Date
- 2026-04-10
AI Technical Summary
Existing 3D printing technologies suffer from several drawbacks during the molding process: the shaped objects are prone to deformation, require manual replacement of apertures, and the outflow of molding material is uncontrollable and prone to clogging, all of which affect work efficiency.
The device employs a base, Z-axis, X-axis, Y-axis drive components, and a cooling assembly. It combines a molding assembly and a cooling assembly, maintains material flowability through a heating ring, regulates the outflow through a spiral conveyor blade, and allows for rapid cooling of the shaped body. The molding head can also be quickly replaced.
It achieves stable flowability of molding materials, improves molding rate and work efficiency, avoids molding head clogging, and simplifies the orifice replacement process.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present application relates to the field of 3D modeling rapid shaping technology, and particularly relates to an artistic design 3D modeling shaping device. BACKGROUND
[0002] The artistic design 3D modeling shaping is generally shaped by injection molding or 3D printing technology. 3D printing is a kind of rapid prototyping technology, also known as additive manufacturing. It is a technology that uses digital model files as the basis, and uses powder-like metal or plastic and other materials that can be bonded to construct objects through layer-by-layer printing.
[0003] The existing 3D printing technology cannot cool the shaped body in time when shaping the 3D model, which causes the shaped body to deform during the shaping process, and the shaped head needs to be replaced manually during the shaping process. In addition, the shaping material flows out of the shaping head through extrusion, and the amount of shaping material cannot be controlled. If the extrusion force is insufficient, the shaping material will accumulate, causing the shaping head to be blocked, thereby affecting the work efficiency.
[0004] In view of the above problems, the present application provides an artistic design 3D modeling shaping device to solve the above problems. SUMMARY
[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the present application provides the following technical scheme: an artistic design 3D modeling shaping device, comprising a base, a Z-axis driving member, an X-axis driving member, a Y-axis driving member, a shaping assembly and a cooling assembly, wherein the Z-axis driving member is vertically fixed at the top of the four corners of the base, the Y-axis driving member is slidably arranged inside the Z-axis driving member, the X-axis driving member is slidably arranged at the top of the Y-axis driving member, and the Z-axis driving member, the X-axis driving member and the Y-axis driving member are respectively driven by a driving motor one, a driving motor two and a driving motor three.
[0006] The X-axis driving member is slidably provided with a shaping assembly, the shaping assembly is connected in communication with an external feeding machine, the base is fixedly provided with a cooling assembly inside, the cooling assembly can rapidly cool and solidify the shaped 3D model, and can also cool the shaping assembly, thereby improving the forming rate of the 3D model.
[0007] Further, preferably, the shaping assembly comprises an outer frame, a rotating motor, an automatic telescopic column, a shaping barrel, a shaping head and a spiral conveying blade, wherein the shaping barrel is fixed inside the outer frame, a plurality of automatic telescopic columns are fixed at the top of the shaping barrel, a rotating motor is fixed at the top of the plurality of automatic telescopic columns by a connecting plate, the output shaft of the rotating motor penetrates the top of the shaping barrel and is connected with the spiral conveying blade, and the shaping head is threadedly connected to the bottom of the shaping barrel.
[0008] Further, preferably, the molding barrel side wall is provided with a feeding opening near the top end position, the feeding opening is connected with an external feeding machine through a hose, a heating ring is sleeved on the outer wall of the molding barrel, and the heating ring heats the molding barrel through the heating wire arranged inside to keep the molding material inside the molding barrel in fluidity.
[0009] The bottom of the molding barrel is a conical structure, which can gather the molding material at a point to avoid the retention of the molding material at the bottom of the molding barrel.
[0010] Further, preferably, the spiral conveying blade is rotatably and slidably arranged in the molding barrel, and the fan blade of the spiral conveying blade is in contact with the inner wall of the molding barrel.
[0011] The bottom of the spiral conveying blade is fixedly provided with an adjusting head, the adjusting head can slide up and down with the spiral conveying blade to adjust the discharge amount of the molding material.
[0012] The middle position of the outer wall of the molding head is a pentagonal structure, which is convenient for disassembly and assembly of the molding head.
[0013] Further, preferably, the bottom of the adjusting head is a conical circular truncated cone, which can closely fit the bottom of the molding barrel when moving to the bottom of the molding barrel to limit the outflow of the molding material.
[0014] Further, preferably, the cooling assembly comprises a cooling platform, a cooling machine, a molding platform and a cooling gas flow chamber, wherein one cooling machine is fixedly arranged at each end of the cooling platform, the cooling gas flow chamber is fixedly arranged between the cooling machines, and the cooling machines are communicated with the cooling gas flow chamber through pipelines;
[0015] The middle position of the top end of the cooling gas flow chamber is fixedly provided with a molding platform for molding the 3D model.
[0016] Further, preferably, the cooling gas flow chamber comprises a flow chamber outer wall, a first air supply fan, a second air supply fan and a molding head replacement assembly, wherein the first air supply fan is fixedly arranged at the middle position of the top end of the flow chamber outer wall, the flow chamber outer wall is fixedly provided with mounting walls at both ends, the second air supply fan is fixedly arranged on the mounting walls, and a plurality of placing bins are arranged at one side of the top end of the flow chamber outer wall, and the molding head replacement assembly is rotatably arranged in the placing bins.
[0017] Further, preferably, the flow chamber outer wall is provided with an air inlet near the mounting wall at the bottom end, the air inlet is connected with the cooling machine through a pipeline, and a plurality of air outlets are arranged at the top end of the flow chamber outer wall and inclined to the molding platform, so that the cooling gas can be inclined to flow out to cool the molding body and the molding head at the same time.
[0018] The inner wall of the mounting wall is inclined to make the second air supply fan inclined to blow air upward.
[0019] Further, preferably, the molding head replacement assembly comprises a placing frame, a connecting shaft and a buffer plate, wherein the bottom end of the placing frame is fixed with the connecting shaft, the connecting shaft is rotatably arranged in the placing cavity formed in the outer wall of the flow chamber by bearings, and the connecting shaft is driven to rotate forward and backward by the motor fixed at the bottom end;
[0020] The buffer plate is slidably arranged in the placing frame, and the buffer spring is arranged between the buffer plate and the top of the placing frame.
[0021] Further, preferably, a plurality of spare molding heads with different hole diameters are placed in the placing frame, the placing frame is provided with pentagons which are the same as the spare molding heads, and the pentagons are 1mm larger than the pentagons of the spare molding heads, so as to facilitate the taking and placing of the spare molding heads.
[0022] The top end of the placing frame is provided with a funnel-shaped inward slope for guiding the spare molding heads placed therein.
[0023] Compared with the prior art, the present application provides an artistic design 3D modeling molding device, which has the following advantages
[0024] Beneficial effects:
[0025] 1. In the present application, the molding assembly can continuously heat the inside through the heating ring arranged on the outer wall of the molding barrel, so as to prevent the molding material from solidifying. When molding is needed, the height of the rotating motor is adjusted by the automatic telescopic column, so as to adjust the gap between the bottom of the molding barrel and the adjusting head, control the outflow amount of the molding material, and then the molding material is downwardly conveyed by the rotation of the spiral conveying blade, and the molding material can also be stirred during conveying, thereby improving the fluidity of the molding material.
[0026] 2. In the present application, the cooling assembly cools the molding body placed on the molding platform through the internal cold air flow chamber, and the top end of the cold air flow chamber is provided with an air outlet inclined to the molding platform. The inclined air outlet can obliquely spray cold air upward and cool the molding head, so that the molding material in the molding head is indirectly cooled. When the molding material flows out of the molding head and reaches the molding platform, the cooling gas directly contacts the molding material to quickly cool it and make it into a fixed shape. When it is needed to replace the molding head with a different hole diameter, the molding assembly is moved into the molding head replacement assembly, the motor drives the placing frame to rotate, the molding head is removed, the molding assembly is moved above the needed molding head, the placing frame is reversely rotated, and the molding head is installed, so that the molding head is quickly replaced. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0027] Figure 1It is a whole schematic view of an artistic design 3D modeling shaping device;
[0028] Figure 2 It is a shaping head schematic view of an artistic design 3D modeling shaping device;
[0029] Figure 3 It is a cooling assembly schematic view of an artistic design 3D modeling shaping device;
[0030] Figure 4 It is an enlarged schematic view of A of an artistic design 3D modeling shaping device;
[0031] Figure 5 It is a shaping head replacement assembly schematic view of an artistic design 3D modeling shaping device;
[0032] In the figure: 1, Z-axis driving part; 2, X-axis driving part; 3, Y-axis driving part; 4, driving motor one; 5, driving motor two; 6, driving motor three; 7, shaping assembly; 8, cooling assembly; 71, rotating motor; 72, automatic telescopic column; 73, shaping barrel; 74, heating ring; 75, feeding port; 76, shaping head; 77, spiral conveying blade; 78, adjusting head; 81, cooling platform; 82, cooling machine; 83, shaping platform; 84, air supply fan one; 85, mounting wall; 86, air supply fan two; 87, air outlet; 88, air inlet; 89, shaping head replacement assembly; 891, placing frame; 892, connecting shaft; 893, bearing; 894, buffer plate; 895, buffer spring; 896, spare shaping head. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0033] REFERENCE Figure 1 The present application provides a technical solution: an artistic design 3D modeling shaping device, comprising a base, a Z-axis driving part 1, an X-axis driving part 2, a Y-axis driving part 3, a shaping assembly 7 and a cooling assembly 8, wherein the Z-axis driving part 1 is vertically fixed at the top of the four corners of the base, the Y-axis driving part 3 is slidably arranged inside the Z-axis driving part 1, the X-axis driving part 2 is slidably arranged at the top of the Y-axis driving part 3, and the Z-axis driving part 1, the X-axis driving part 2 and the Y-axis driving part 3 are respectively driven by a driving motor one 4, a driving motor two 5 and a driving motor three 6.
[0034] It should be noted that the Z-axis driving part 1, the X-axis driving part 2 and the Y-axis driving part are all screw nut structures, and the Z-axis driving part 1, the X-axis driving part 2 and the Y-axis driving part together constitute a driving unit.
[0035] The X-axis drive 2 is slidably provided with a molding assembly 7, which is connected with an external feeding machine, and a cooling assembly 8 is fixed in the base, which can quickly cool and solidify the molded 3D model, and can also cool the molding assembly 7, thereby improving the forming rate of the 3D model.
[0036] Referring to Figure 2 In the embodiment, the molding assembly 7 comprises an outer frame, a rotating motor 71, an automatic telescopic column 72, a molding barrel 73, a molding head 76 and a spiral conveying blade 77, wherein the molding barrel 73 is fixed inside the outer frame, a plurality of automatic telescopic columns 71 are fixed at the top end of the molding barrel 73, the rotating motor 71 is fixed at the top end of the plurality of automatic telescopic columns 71 by a connecting plate, the output shaft of the rotating motor 71 penetrates the top end of the molding barrel 73 and is connected with the spiral conveying blade 77, and the molding head 76 is threadedly connected to the bottom of the molding barrel 73.
[0037] As a preferred embodiment, a feeding opening 75 is formed in the side wall of the molding barrel 73 close to the top end position, the feeding opening 75 is connected with an external feeding machine by a hose, a heating ring 74 is sleeved on the outer wall of the molding barrel 73, and the heating ring 74 heats the molding barrel 73 by the heating wire arranged inside, so that the molding material inside the molding barrel 73 maintains fluidity, that is, the improvement of the fluidity of the molding material avoids the blockage of the molding head.
[0038] The bottom of the molding barrel 73 is a conical structure, which can gather the molding material at a point to avoid the retention of the molding material at the bottom of the molding barrel 73.
[0039] As a preferred embodiment, the spiral conveying blade 77 is rotatably and slidably arranged in the molding barrel 73, and the fan blade of the spiral conveying blade 77 is in contact with the inner wall of the molding barrel 73, and it should be noted that the contact force of the spiral conveying blade 77 with the inner wall of the molding barrel 73 does not affect the rotation and sliding of the spiral conveying blade 77.
[0040] The adjusting head 78 is fixed at the bottom of the spiral conveying blade 77, and the adjusting head 78 can slide up and down with the spiral conveying blade 77, so as to adjust the discharge amount of the molding material, that is, when the adjusting head 78 moves downward, the distance between the adjusting head 78 and the bottom of the molding barrel 73 is reduced, thereby reducing the outflow amount of the molding material, and when the adjusting head 78 continues to move downward until it is attached to the bottom of the molding barrel 73, the molding material does not flow out, and at this time, the molding head can be replaced.
[0041] The outer wall of the molding head 76 is a pentagonal structure at the middle position, which is convenient for disassembly and assembly of the molding head 76.
[0042] As a preferred embodiment, the bottom of the adjusting head 78 is a conical circular table which can closely fit the bottom of the modeling barrel 73 when moving to it, so as to limit the outflow of the modeling material.
[0043] With reference to Figure 3 and Figure 4 In the present embodiment, the cooling assembly 8 comprises a cooling platform 81, cooling machines 82, a modeling platform 83 and a cooling gas flow chamber, wherein one cooling machine 82 is fixed at each end of the cooling platform 81, the cooling gas flow chamber is fixed between the cooling machines 82, and the cooling machines 82 are communicated with the cooling gas flow chamber through pipes;
[0044] The modeling platform 83 is fixed at the middle position of the top end of the cooling gas flow chamber, for modeling the 3D model.
[0045] As a preferred embodiment, the cooling gas flow chamber comprises a flow chamber outer wall, a blowing fan one 84, a blowing fan two 86 and a modeling head replacement assembly 89, wherein the blowing fan one 84 is fixed at the middle position of the top end of the flow chamber outer wall, the flow chamber outer wall is fixed with mounting walls 85 at both ends, the blowing fan two 86 is fixed on the mounting walls 85, and a plurality of placing bins are formed on one side of the top end of the flow chamber outer wall, and the modeling head replacement assembly 89 is rotatably arranged in the placing bins.
[0046] As a preferred embodiment, the flow chamber outer wall is provided with air inlets 88 near the mounting walls 85 at the bottom end, the air inlets 88 are connected with the cooling machines 82 through pipes, and a plurality of air outlets 87 are formed on the top end of the flow chamber outer wall and are obliquely arranged towards the modeling platform 83, so that the cooling gas can be obliquely discharged to cool the modeling body and the modeling head 76 at the same time, that is, when modeling, the cooling gas first cools the outer wall of the modeling head 76, so that the modeling material in the modeling head 76 is preliminarily cooled, and then is secondarily cooled after flowing out of the modeling head 76, thereby shortening the solidification time of the modeling material and improving the modeling efficiency.
[0047] The inner wall of the mounting wall 85 is obliquely arranged, so that the blowing fan two 86 blows air obliquely upwards.
[0048] With reference to Figure 5 As a preferred embodiment, the modeling head replacement assembly 89 comprises a placing frame 891, a connecting shaft 892 and a buffer plate 894, wherein the connecting shaft 892 is fixed at the bottom end of the placing frame 891, the connecting shaft 892 is rotatably arranged in the placing bin of the flow chamber outer wall by means of a bearing 893, and the connecting shaft 892 is driven to rotate forward and backward by a motor fixed at the bottom end.
[0049] The placing frame 891 is internally slidably provided with a buffer plate 894, and the buffer plate 894 and the top of the placing frame 891 are provided with a buffer spring 895, that is, the buffer plate 894 can buffer the molding head 76 through the buffer spring 895 when contacting the molding head 76, preventing damage to the molding head 76.
[0050] As a preferred embodiment, a plurality of spare molding heads 896 of different diameters are placed inside the placing frame 891, the placing frame 891 is internally provided with a pentagon same as the spare molding head 896, and the pentagon is 1mm larger than the pentagon of the spare molding head 896, facilitating the taking and placing of the spare molding head 896, that is, the pentagonal placing frame 891 can quickly replace the molding head 896.
[0051] The top of the placing frame 891 is provided with an inwardly inclined funnel shape for guiding the spare molding head 896 placed therein.
[0052] Specifically, when 3D modeling is needed, the driving unit controls the molding assembly 7 to move above the molding platform 83, turns on the rotating motor 71 and the heating ring 74, and adjusts the outflow amount of the molding head 78 through the automatic telescopic column 72, turns on the cooling machine 82, and makes the cooling gas flow in the cooling gas flow chamber, and the cooling gas cools the molding head 76 through the inclined gas outlet, and the molding material in the molding head 76 is initially cooled, and when the molding material flows out of the molding head 76 to the molding platform 83, the cooling gas directly contacts the molding material to quickly cool it and make it solidify into a shape, and when the molding head 76 of different diameters needs to be replaced, the molding assembly 7 moves into the molding head replacement assembly 89, the motor drives the placing frame 891 to rotate, the molding head 76 is removed, the molding assembly 7 moves above the desired molding head 76, the placing frame 891 is reversely rotated to install the molding head 76, the molding head 76 is quickly replaced, and the molding continues.
[0053] The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto, any person skilled in the art can make equivalent replacements or changes within the technical scope disclosed by the present application according to the technical solution and inventive concept of the present application, which should be covered within the protection scope of the present application.
Claims
1. An artistic design 3D modeling shaping device, comprising a base, a Z-axis driving part (1), an X-axis driving part (2), a Y-axis driving part (3), a shaping assembly (7) and a cooling assembly (8), the top corners of the base are vertically fixed with Z-axis driving parts (1), the inner side of the Z-axis driving part (1) is slidably provided with a Y-axis driving part (3), the top end of the Y-axis driving part (3) is slidably provided with an X-axis driving part (2), and the Z-axis driving part (1), X-axis driving part (2) and Y-axis driving part (3) are respectively driven by driving motor one (4), driving motor two (5) and driving motor three (6), characterized in that: the X-axis driving part (2) is slidably provided with a shaping assembly (7), the shaping assembly (7) is connected with an external feeder, the base is fixedly provided with a cooling assembly (8), the cooling assembly (8) comprises a cooling platform (81), a cooling machine (82), a shaping platform (83) and a cooling air flow chamber, wherein the cooling platform (81) is fixed with a cooling machine (82) at both ends, the cooling machine (82) is fixed with a cooling air flow chamber between, and the cooling machine (82) is communicated with the cooling air flow chamber through a pipeline; the cooling air flow chamber comprises a flow chamber outer wall, a fan one (84), a fan two (86) and a shaping head replacement assembly (89), the top end of the cooling air flow chamber is fixed with a shaping platform (83) at the middle position, which is used for shaping 3D modeling, the fan one (84) is fixed at the top end of the flow chamber outer wall at the middle position, the flow chamber outer wall is fixed with a mounting wall (85) at both ends, the mounting wall (85) is fixed with a fan two (86), a plurality of placing bins are formed at the top end of the flow chamber outer wall, and a plurality of shaping head replacement assemblies (89) are rotatably arranged in the placing bins; an air inlet (88) is formed at the position close to the mounting wall (85) at the bottom end of the flow chamber outer wall, the air inlet (88) is connected with the cooling machine (82) through a pipeline, a plurality of air outlets (87) are formed at the top end of the flow chamber outer wall and are obliquely arranged towards the shaping platform (83), so that the cooling gas can be obliquely discharged to cool the shaping body and the shaping head (76) at the same time, and the inner wall of the mounting wall (85) is obliquely arranged, so that the fan two (86) obliquely blows upward.
2. The artistic design 3D modeling and molding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: the shaping assembly (7) comprises an outer frame, a rotating motor (71), an automatic telescopic column (72), a shaping barrel (73), a shaping head (76) and a spiral conveying blade (77), the shaping barrel (73) is fixed in the outer frame, a plurality of automatic telescopic columns (72) are fixed at the top end of the shaping barrel (73), a rotating motor (71) is fixed at the top end of the automatic telescopic column (72) by a connecting plate, the output shaft of the rotating motor (71) penetrates the top end of the shaping barrel (73) and is connected with the spiral conveying blade (77), and the shaping head (76) is threadedly connected to the bottom of the shaping barrel (73).
3. The artistic design 3D modeling and molding device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The shaping barrel (73) is provided with a feeding opening (75) near the top end of the side wall, the feeding opening (75) is connected with an external feeding machine by a hose, a heating ring (74) is sleeved on the outer wall of the shaping barrel (73), the heating ring (74) heats the shaping barrel (73) by the heating wire arranged inside, so that the plastic material in the shaping barrel (73) keeps fluidity, and the bottom of the shaping barrel (73) is a conical structure, which can gather the plastic material at a point, avoiding the plastic material stagnating at the bottom of the shaping barrel (73).
4. The artistic design 3D modeling and molding device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The spiral conveying blade (77) is rotatably and slidably arranged in the shaping barrel (73), the blade of the spiral conveying blade (77) is in contact with the inner wall of the shaping barrel (73), the bottom of the spiral conveying blade (77) is fixedly provided with an adjusting head (78), the adjusting head (78) can slide up and down with the spiral conveying blade (77), so as to adjust the discharge amount of the plastic material, and the outer wall of the shaping head (76) is a pentagonal structure at the middle position, which facilitates disassembly and assembly of the shaping head (76).
5. The artistic design 3D modeling and molding device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The bottom of the adjusting head (78) is a conical circular table, which can tightly fit the bottom of the shaping barrel (73) when moving to the bottom of the shaping barrel (73), so as to limit the outflow of the plastic material.
6. The artistic design 3D modeling and molding apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: The shaping head replacement assembly (89) comprises a placing frame (891), a connecting shaft (892) and a buffer plate (894), the bottom end of the placing frame (891) is fixedly provided with the connecting shaft (892), the connecting shaft (892) is rotatably arranged in the placing cavity formed in the outer wall of the flow chamber by a bearing (893), and the connecting shaft (892) is driven to rotate in opposite directions by a motor fixed at the bottom end, the buffer plate (894) is slidably arranged in the placing frame (891), and a buffer spring (895) is arranged between the buffer plate (894) and the top of the placing frame (891).
7. The artistic design 3D modeling and molding apparatus according to claim 6, characterized in that: A plurality of spare shaping heads (896) with different hole diameters are placed in the placing frame (891), the placing frame (891) is provided with a pentagon which is the same as the spare shaping head (896) and is 1mm larger than the pentagon of the spare shaping head (896), so as to facilitate taking and placing of the spare shaping head (896), and the top end of the placing frame (891) is provided with an inwardly inclined funnel shape for guiding the spare shaping head (896) placed therein.
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