3D printing equipment and 3D printing method

Abstract

The 3D printing equipment comprises a printer base, a movable printing platform is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the printer base, a machine head lifting frame is fixedly installed at the position, close to the edge, of the upper surface of the printer base, and a 3D printer head is movably installed in the machine head lifting frame; winding drum frames are fixedly installed at the positions, close to the two ends, of the side face of the printer base, and consumable winding drums are movably installed in the winding drum frames. According to the 3D printing equipment and the 3D printing method, the movable printing platform and the machine head lifting frame are matched with the 3D printing machine head, the winding drum frame and the consumable winding drum, so that the 3D printing equipment can automatically conduct 3D printing in batches, the 3D printing efficiency is improved, the time for printing repeated 3D printing pieces is shortened, the movable printing platform can move front, back, left and right, and the 3D printing efficiency is improved. The 3D printer head is matched for printing, and the machine head lifting frame is responsible for lifting the 3D printer head.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of 3D printing, and in particular to a 3D printing device and a 3D printing method. Background Art

[0002] 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing technology, is based on three-dimensional CAD data. It manufactures physical parts by accumulating materials layer by layer. The digital model is cut into thin slices, printed and superimposed layer by layer, and finally a complete entity is formed. It is widely used in aviation, automobile, medical, education, construction and other fields, such as manufacturing boats, spinal cord stents, space 3D printing experiments, etc. 3D printers are a rapid prototyping process equipment that can directly generate objects from computer graphics data. The printing materials include plastics, metals, ceramics, biological materials and other materials to meet the needs of different fields;

[0003] However, existing 3D printing equipment has certain drawbacks when used. Traditional 3D printers only have one 3D printer head, which is moved by an electric movable frame for 3D printing. When printing repeated 3D prints, they can only be printed one by one, and cannot be printed in batches at one time. The 3D printing efficiency is low and the time for printing repeated 3D prints cannot be shortened. Summary of the invention

[0004] The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a 3D printing device and a 3D printing method, which can effectively solve the problems in the background technology.

[0005] To achieve the above object, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is:

[0006] A 3D printing device comprises a printer base, a movable printing platform is fixedly mounted on the upper surface of the printer base, a head lifting frame is fixedly mounted near the edge of the upper surface of the printer base, a 3D printer head is movably mounted inside the head lifting frame, a roll rack is fixedly mounted near both ends of the side of the printer base, a consumable roll is movably mounted inside the roll rack, a touch display screen is fixedly mounted at one end of the front surface of the printer base, and a consumable duct is movably connected between the 3D printer head and the consumable roll.

[0007] Preferably, the movable printing platform includes a movable disk No. 1, a slide rod No. 1, a screw rod No. 1, a motor No. 1, a movable disk No. 2, a slide rod No. 2, a screw rod No. 2, a motor No. 2, a chassis, a magnet disc, a platform soft plate and a stainless steel disc.

[0008] Preferably, the No. 1 movable disk is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the printer base, the No. 1 slide bar is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the No. 1 movable disk at the four corners, the No. 1 screw is movably installed in the middle of the No. 1 movable disk, the No. 1 motor is fixedly installed in the motor outer frame on the front surface of the No. 1 movable disk, the two ends of the No. 2 movable disk are sleeved on the outside of the No. 1 slide bar, the No. 2 slide bar is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the No. 2 movable disk at the four corners, the No. 2 screw is movably installed in the middle of the No. 2 movable disk, the No. 2 motor is fixedly installed in the motor outer frame on one side of the No. 2 movable disk, the two ends of the chassis are sleeved on the outside of the No. 2 slide bar, the No. 1 screw passes through the threaded sleeve on the lower surface of the No. 2 movable disk, the No. 1 motor rotating shaft is fixedly connected to the front end of the No. 1 screw, the No. 2 screw passes through the threaded sleeve on the lower surface of the chassis, and the No. 2 motor rotating shaft is fixedly connected to the front end of the No. 2 screw

[0009] Preferably, the magnet disc is embedded and fixed in the circular groove holes at the four corners of the groove on the upper surface of the chassis, the platform soft board is embedded in the groove on the upper surface of the chassis, the stainless steel disc is fixed in the circular groove on the lower surface of the platform soft board, and the lower surface of the stainless steel disc is adsorbed on the upper surface of the magnet disc.

[0010] Preferably, the head lifting frame includes a head frame plate, a limiting sliding sleeve, a vertical sliding rod, a triangular frame, a vertical screw, a fixed outer frame, a No. 3 motor, a rectangular frame and a hollow pile.

[0011] Preferably, the upper end of the 3D printer head is fixed in a rectangular sleeve frame at the four corners of the head frame, the limiting sleeve is fixedly installed on the side of the head frame at both ends, the vertical slide bar is arranged inside the limiting sleeve, the triangular frame is fixedly installed in the middle of the side of the head frame, the fixed outer frame is fixed in the middle of the side of the rectangular frame, the No. 3 motor is fixedly installed inside the fixed outer frame, the rectangular frame is fixedly installed on the upper end of the vertical slide bar, and the hollow pile is fixedly installed in the middle of the side of the printer base.

[0012] Preferably, the lower end of the rotating shaft of the third motor is fixedly connected to the upper end of the vertical screw rod, and the lower end of the vertical screw rod is inserted into the interior of the hollow pile.

[0013] A 3D printing method, the 3D printing method comprising the following steps:

[0014] Step S1: Controlling the 3D printing device through the touch display screen;

[0015] Step S2: When performing batch 3D printing, the third motor in the fixed outer frame drives the vertical screw to rotate, drives the triangular frame to move up and down on the vertical screw, the limit sliding sleeve moves up and down along the vertical sliding rod, and the head frame moves up and down accordingly, and the 3D printer head prints during the process of moving up and down;

[0016] Step S3: When the platform soft board needs to be moved forward and backward, the No. 1 motor drives the No. 1 screw to rotate, driving the No. 2 movable plate to move forward and backward along the No. 1 slide bar, and the platform soft board moves forward and backward accordingly;

[0017] Step S4: When the platform soft board needs to be moved left or right, the No. 2 motor drives the No. 2 screw to rotate, the chassis moves along the No. 2 slide bar, and the platform soft board moves left or right accordingly;

[0018] Step S5: When the batch of 3D printed objects needs to be removed, separate the magnet disc and the stainless steel disc, take out the platform soft board from the groove of the chassis, bend the platform soft board, and remove the 3D printed objects on the surface of the platform soft board.

[0019] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0020] In the present invention, by setting up a movable printing platform, a head lifting frame, a 3D printer head, a roll rack and a consumable roll, the movable printing platform and the head lifting frame cooperate with the 3D printer head, the roll rack and the consumable roll so that the 3D printing device can automatically perform batch printing 3D printing, improve 3D printing efficiency, and shorten the time for printing repeated 3D prints. The movable printing platform can move forward, backward, left and right, and cooperate with the 3D printer head to print, and the head lifting frame is responsible for lifting the 3D printer head. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of a 3D printing device and a 3D printing method of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure decomposition of a movable printing platform of a 3D printing device and a 3D printing method of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the structure decomposition of a head lifting frame of a 3D printing device and a 3D printing method of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 4 A 3D printing device and a 3D printing method of the present invention Figure 2 The enlarged schematic diagram of part A in the middle;

[0025] Figure 5 A 3D printing device and a 3D printing method of the present invention Figure 2 The enlarged schematic diagram of part B in the middle;

[0026] Figure 6 A 3D printing device and a 3D printing method of the present invention Figure 2 The enlarged schematic diagram of part C in the middle;

[0027] Figure 7A 3D printing device and a 3D printing method of the present invention Figure 2 The enlarged schematic diagram of part D in the middle;

[0028] Figure 8 A 3D printing device and a 3D printing method of the present invention Figure 3 The enlarged schematic diagram of part E in the middle;

[0029] Fig. 9 A 3D printing device and a 3D printing method of the present invention Figure 3 Enlarged schematic diagram of part F in the middle.

[0030] In the figure: 1. Printer base; 2. Movable printing platform; 201. No. 1 movable plate; 202. No. 1 slide bar; 203. No. 1 screw; 204. No. 1 motor; 205. No. 2 movable plate; 206. No. 2 slide bar; 207. No. 2 screw; 208. No. 2 motor; 209. Chassis; 210. Magnet disc; 211. Platform soft board; 212. Stainless steel disc; 3. Machine head lifting frame; 301. Machine head frame; 302. Limiting sliding sleeve; 303. Vertical sliding bar; 304. Triangular frame; 305. Vertical screw; 306. Fixed outer frame; 307. No. 3 motor; 308. Rectangular frame; 309. Hollow pile; 4. 3D printer head; 5. Roll rack; 6. Material roll; 7. Touch screen. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] In order to make the technical means, creative features, objectives and effects achieved by the present invention easy to understand, the present invention is further explained below in conjunction with specific implementation methods.

[0032] like Figure 1-7 As shown, a 3D printing device includes a printer base 1, a movable printing platform 2 is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the printer base 1, a head lifting frame 3 is fixedly installed near the edge of the upper surface of the printer base 1, a 3D printer head 4 is movably installed inside the head lifting frame 3, a roll rack 5 is fixedly installed near the two ends of the side of the printer base 1, a consumable roll 6 is movably installed inside the roll rack 5, a touch screen 7 is fixedly installed at one end of the front surface of the printer base 1, a consumable guide tube is movably connected between the 3D printer head 4 and the consumable roll 6, the movable printing platform 2 and the head lifting frame 3 cooperate with the 3D printer head 4, the roll rack 5 and the consumable roll 6 so that the 3D printing device can automatically perform batch printing 3D printing, improve 3D printing efficiency, and shorten the time for printing repeated 3D prints, wherein the movable printing platform 2 can move forward, backward, left and right, cooperate with the 3D printer head 4 to print, and the head lifting frame 3 is responsible for lifting the 3D printer head 4.

[0033] The movable printing platform 2 includes a movable plate 201, a slide bar 202, a screw rod 203, a motor 204, a movable plate 205, a slide bar 206, a screw rod 207, a motor 208, a chassis 209, a magnet disc 210, a platform soft board 211 and a stainless steel disc 212; the movable plate 201 is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the printer base 1, the slide bar 202 is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the movable plate 201 at the four corners, the screw rod 203 is movably installed in the middle of the movable plate 201, the motor 204 is fixedly installed in the motor outer frame on the front surface of the movable plate 201, and the movable plate 209 is fixedly installed in the motor outer frame on the front surface of the movable plate 201. The two ends of 205 are sleeved on the outside of the No. 1 slide bar 202, the No. 2 slide bar 206 is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the No. 2 movable disk 205 at the four corners, the No. 2 screw 207 is movably installed in the middle of the No. 2 movable disk 205, the No. 2 motor 208 is fixedly installed in the motor outer frame on one side of the No. 2 movable disk 205, the two ends of the chassis 209 are sleeved on the outside of the No. 2 slide bar 206, the No. 1 screw 203 passes through the threaded sleeve on the lower surface of the No. 2 movable disk 205, the No. 1 motor 204 rotating shaft is fixedly connected to the front end of the No. 1 screw 203, the No. 2 screw 207 passes through the threaded sleeve on the lower surface of the chassis 209, and the No. 2 motor 208 rotating shaft is connected to the No. 2 screw 207 The front end is fixedly connected; the magnet disc 210 is embedded in the circular groove holes at the four corners of the groove on the upper surface of the chassis 209, the platform soft board 211 is embedded in the groove on the upper surface of the chassis 209, the stainless steel disc 212 is fixedly installed in the circular groove on the lower surface of the platform soft board 211, and the lower surface of the stainless steel disc 212 is adsorbed on the upper surface of the magnet disc 210; the head lifting frame 3 includes a head frame plate 301, a limit sliding sleeve 302, a vertical sliding rod 303, a triangular frame 304, a vertical screw 305, a fixed outer frame 306, a No. 3 motor 307, a rectangular frame 308 and a hollow pile 309; the upper end of the 3D printer head 4 is fixed to the rectangular sleeves at the four corners of the head frame plate 301 In the frame, the limiting sliding sleeve 302 is fixedly installed on the side of the head frame 301 at both ends, the vertical sliding rod 303 is arranged inside the limiting sliding sleeve 302, the triangular frame 304 is fixedly installed in the middle of the side of the head frame 301, the fixed outer frame 306 is fixed in the middle of the side of the rectangular frame 308, the No. 3 motor 307 is fixedly installed inside the fixed outer frame 306, the rectangular frame 308 is fixedly installed on the upper end of the vertical sliding rod 303, and the hollow pile 309 is fixedly installed in the middle of the side of the printer base 1; the lower end of the rotating shaft of the No. 3 motor 307 is fixedly connected to the upper end of the vertical screw 305, and the lower end of the vertical screw 305 is inserted into the inside of the hollow pile 309.

[0034] A 3D printing method, the 3D printing method comprising the following steps:

[0035] Step S1: Controlling the 3D printing device via the touch display screen 7;

[0036] Step S2: When performing batch 3D printing, the third motor 307 in the fixed outer frame 306 drives the vertical screw 305 to rotate, driving the triangular frame 304 to move up and down on the vertical screw 305, the limiting sliding sleeve 302 moves up and down along the vertical sliding rod 303, and the head frame 301 moves up and down accordingly, and the 3D printer head 4 performs printing during the process of moving up and down;

[0037] Step S3: When the platform soft board 211 needs to be moved forward and backward, the first motor 204 drives the first screw rod 203 to rotate, driving the second movable plate 205 to move forward and backward along the first slide bar 202, and the platform soft board 211 moves forward and backward accordingly;

[0038] Step S4: When the platform soft board 211 needs to be moved left or right, the second motor 208 drives the second screw rod 207 to rotate, and the chassis 209 moves along the second slide bar 206, and the platform soft board 211 moves left or right accordingly;

[0039] Step S5: When the batch of 3D printed objects need to be removed, separate the magnet disc 210 and the stainless steel disc 212, take out the platform soft board 211 from the groove of the chassis 209, bend the platform soft board 211, and remove the 3D printed objects on the surface of the platform soft board 211.

[0040] It should be noted that the present invention is a 3D printing device and a 3D printing method. When in use, the 3D printing device is controlled by a touch display screen 7. When batch 3D printing is performed on the movable printing platform 2, the machine head lifting frame 3, the 3D printer head 4, the roll frame 5 and the consumable roll 6, the third motor 307 in the fixed outer frame 306 drives the vertical screw 305 to rotate, drives the triangular frame 304 to be lifted and lowered on the vertical screw 305, the limiting sliding sleeve 302 is lifted and lowered along the vertical slide bar 303, and the machine head frame plate 301 is lifted and lowered accordingly. The 3D printer head 4 prints during the lifting process and is lifted and lowered as needed. When the platform soft board 211 needs to be moved forward and backward, the first motor 204 drives the first screw 203 to rotate, drives the second movable disk 205 to move forward and backward along the first slide bar 202, and the platform soft board 211 moves forward and backward accordingly. When the platform soft board 211 needs to be moved left and right, the No. 2 motor 208 drives the No. 2 screw 207 to rotate, the chassis 209 moves along the No. 2 slide bar 206, and the platform soft board 211 moves left and right accordingly. When the batch of 3D printed objects needs to be removed, the magnet disc 210 and the stainless steel disc 212 are separated, the platform soft board 211 is taken out from the groove of the chassis 209, the platform soft board 211 is bent, and the 3D printed objects on the surface of the platform soft board 211 are removed. The movable printing platform 2 and the head lifting frame 3 cooperate with the 3D printer head 4, the roll rack 5 and the consumable roll 6 so that the 3D printing equipment can automatically perform batch 3D printing, improve the 3D printing efficiency, and shorten the time for printing repeated 3D prints. The movable printing platform 2 can move forward, backward, left and right, and cooperate with the 3D printer head 4 for printing. The head lifting frame 3 is responsible for lifting the 3D printer head 4.

[0041] The above shows and describes the basic principles and main features of the present invention and the advantages of the present invention. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. The above embodiments and descriptions are only for explaining the principles of the present invention. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, the present invention may have various changes and improvements, which fall within the scope of the present invention to be protected. The scope of protection of the present invention is defined by the attached claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A 3D printing device, characterized in that: The invention comprises a printer base (1), wherein a movable printing platform (2) is fixedly mounted on the upper surface of the printer base (1), a head lifting frame (3) is fixedly mounted near the edge of the upper surface of the printer base (1), a 3D printer head (4) is movably mounted inside the head lifting frame (3), a roll rack (5) is fixedly mounted near both ends of the side of the printer base (1), a consumable roll (6) is movably mounted inside the roll rack (5), a touch display screen (7) is fixedly mounted at a position at one end of the front surface of the printer base (1), and a consumable guide tube is movably connected between the 3D printer head (4) and the consumable roll (6).

2. A 3D printing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The movable printing platform (2) comprises a movable disk No. 1 (201), a sliding rod No. 1 (202), a screw rod No. 1 (203), a motor No. 1 (204), a movable disk No. 2 (205), a sliding rod No. 2 (206), a screw rod No. 2 (207), a motor No. 2 (208), a chassis (209), a magnet disc (210), a platform soft board (211) and a stainless steel disc (212).

3. A 3D printing device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first movable disk (201) is fixedly mounted on the upper surface of the printer base (1); the first slide bar (202) is fixedly mounted on the upper surface of the first movable disk (201) at four corners; the first screw rod (203) is movably mounted on the middle of the first movable disk (201); the first motor (204) is fixedly mounted in the motor outer frame on the front surface of the first movable disk (201); the two ends of the second movable disk (205) are sleeved on the outer side of the first slide bar (202); the second slide bar (206) is fixedly mounted on the upper surface of the second movable disk (205) at four corners; the second screw rod (203) is movably mounted on the middle of the first movable disk (201); the first motor (204) is fixedly mounted in the motor outer frame on the front surface of the first movable disk (201); the two ends of the second movable disk (205) are sleeved on the outer side of the first slide bar (202); the second slide bar (206) is fixedly mounted on the upper surface of the second movable disk (205) at four corners; 07) is movably installed in the middle of the second movable disk (205), the second motor (208) is fixedly installed in the motor outer frame on one side of the second movable disk (205), the two ends of the chassis (209) are sleeved on the outside of the second slide bar (206), the first screw rod (203) passes through the threaded sleeve on the lower surface of the second movable disk (205), the rotating shaft of the first motor (204) is fixedly connected to the front end of the first screw rod (203), the second screw rod (207) passes through the threaded sleeve on the lower surface of the chassis (209), and the rotating shaft of the second motor (208) is fixedly connected to the front end of the second screw rod (207).

4. A 3D printing device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The magnet disc (210) is embedded in the circular groove holes at the four corners of the groove on the upper surface of the chassis (209), the platform soft board (211) is embedded in the groove on the upper surface of the chassis (209), the stainless steel disc (212) is fixedly installed in the circular groove on the lower surface of the platform soft board (211), and the lower surface of the stainless steel disc (212) is adsorbed on the upper surface of the magnet disc (210).

5. A 3D printing device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The machine head lifting frame (3) comprises a machine head frame plate (301), a limiting sliding sleeve (302), a vertical sliding rod (303), a triangular frame (304), a vertical screw rod (305), a fixed outer frame (306), a third motor (307), a rectangular frame (308) and a hollow pile (309).

6. A 3D printing device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The upper end of the 3D printer head (4) is fixed in the rectangular sleeves at the four corners of the head frame (301); the limiting sliding sleeve (302) is fixedly installed at the positions at both ends of the side of the head frame (301); the vertical sliding rod (303) is arranged inside the limiting sliding sleeve (302); the triangular frame (304) is fixedly installed at the middle of the side of the head frame (301); the fixed outer frame (306) is fixed at the middle of the side of the rectangular frame (308); the third motor (307) is fixedly installed inside the fixed outer frame (306); the rectangular frame (308) is fixedly installed at the upper end of the vertical sliding rod (303); and the hollow pile (309) is fixedly installed at the middle of the side of the printer base (1).

7. A 3D printing device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The lower end of the rotating shaft of the third motor (307) is fixedly connected to the upper end of the vertical screw (305), and the lower end of the vertical screw (305) is inserted into the interior of the hollow pile (309).

8. A 3D printing method, characterized in that: According to a 3D printing device according to claims 1-7, the 3D printing method comprises the following steps: Step S1: Controlling the 3D printing device via the touch display screen (7); Step S2: When performing batch 3D printing, the third motor (307) in the fixed outer frame (306) drives the vertical screw (305) to rotate, driving the triangular frame (304) to move up and down on the vertical screw (305), the limiting sliding sleeve (302) moves up and down along the vertical sliding rod (303), and the head frame (301) moves up and down accordingly, and the 3D printer head (4) performs printing during the process of moving up and down; Step S3: When the platform soft board (211) needs to be moved forward and backward, the first motor (204) drives the first screw rod (203) to rotate, driving the second movable plate (205) to move forward and backward along the first slide rod (202), and the platform soft board (211) moves forward and backward accordingly; Step S4: When the platform soft board (211) needs to be moved left or right, the second motor (208) drives the second screw rod (207) to rotate, the chassis (209) moves along the second slide rod (206), and the platform soft board (211) moves left or right accordingly; Step S5: When the batch of 3D printed objects needs to be removed, the magnet disc (210) and the stainless steel disc (212) are separated, the platform soft board (211) is taken out from the groove of the chassis (209), the platform soft board (211) is bent, and the 3D printed objects on the surface of the platform soft board (211) are removed.

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