Identification method for 3D printing consumable labels

Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of consumable information identification of FDM desktop-level 3D printers, and provides an identification method for 3D printing consumable labels, which utilizes label identification modules to identify information memo pieces on consumables at placement grooves, because the label identification modules are respectively arranged on the two sides of the consumables, the information memo pieces on the consumables can be identified by the label identification modules; consumable information contents of the information label pieces on the consumables are synchronously identified on the two sides, the controller compares the consumable information contents on the two sides to eliminate interference label information of adjacent positions, and therefore accurate reading of the label information is achieved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of FDM desktop 3D printer consumables identification information, and in particular relates to an identification method for 3D printing consumables labels. Background Art

[0002] 3D printing (3 Dimensional Printing) is a type of additive manufacturing technology that uses software to control layered manufacturing based on computer three-dimensional models. 3D printing technology is usually implemented using digital technology printers. 3D printers can be used in any industry and are widely used in medicine, construction, automobiles, aerospace, and education.

[0003] In the existing 3D printing technology, as the types of consumables continue to increase and the colors continue to be refined, the confirmation and identification of the parameter information of the consumables helps to realize diversified functions such as multi-color printing and automatic refilling of materials when the materials are insufficient; but in the current consumable parameter identification, due to structural limitations, a single label identification module will read the consumable parameter information on both sides at the same time, which affects the automatic identification of consumable parameter information products. Most of the existing solutions use multiple rotations of the material tray to perform reciprocating operations to confirm the current consumable information by rotating the material tray multiple times, and the identified label information and the unrecognizable label information are alternately operated to confirm the current consumable information. It is necessary to actively intervene in the movement of the consumable tray to realize the identification of the consumable parameters, and the entire operation is inconvenient. Summary of the invention

[0004] In order to overcome the above-mentioned shortcomings of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for identifying labels of 3D printing consumables.

[0005] The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve its technical problem is: A method for identifying labels of 3D printing consumables, comprising a bracket, a support roller assembly, a label identification module and a controller, wherein the bracket is provided with a plurality of placement slots for placing the consumables, the support roller assembly is arranged on the bracket and located at the placement slots, the support roller assembly has a rolling portion in contact with the consumables, the label identification module is arranged at both ends of the bracket and between adjacent placement slots, the label identification module is used to identify information content of the consumables, the identification end of the label identification module faces the placement slots, and the controller is electrically connected to the label identification module; The identification method comprises the following steps: S1, sorting the plurality of placement slots and label identification modules according to the length direction of the bracket, and sorting the consumables placed in the placement slots according to the length direction of the bracket, and recording and feeding back the above sorting information to the controller; S2, the label recognition modules at one end and the other end of the bracket recognize and record the consumable information content of the consumables in the placement slots at the corresponding positions, and the label recognition modules between the adjacent placement slots recognize and record the consumable information content of the consumables in the placement slots at the adjacent positions, and the consumable information content record is fed back to the controller; S3, the controller retains the consumables information content according to the order of the tag identification modules: retains the consumables information content recorded by the tag identification modules at one end and the other end of the bracket, and retains the consumables information content near the other end of the bracket among the adjacent consumables information content recorded by the tag identification modules; S4: The controller matches and records the retained confirmed consumables information content with the consumables position of the placement slot.

[0006] Preferably, in step S1, the controller sets the consumables respectively in the several placement slots as the first consumable, the second consumable to the Nth consumable in sequence along the length direction of the bracket, wherein the Nth consumable is the placement slot arranged at the other end of the bracket, and sets the several label identification modules as the first label identification module, the second label identification module to the N+1th label identification module in sequence along the length direction of the bracket, wherein the N+1th label identification module is arranged at the other end of the bracket, and N is greater than 1.

[0007] Preferably, in step S2, the first label recognition module records the consumable information content of the first consumable, the second label recognition module records the consumable information content of the first consumable and the second consumable, and so on, the Nth label recognition module records the consumable information content of the N-1th consumable and the Nth consumable, and the N+1th label recognition module records the consumable information content of the Nth consumable; In step S3, the controller retains the consumable information content of the first consumable recorded by the first label identification module, the consumable information content of the second consumable recorded by the second label identification module, and so on. The Nth label identification module records the consumable information content of the Nth consumable, and the N+1th label identification module records the consumable information content of the Nth consumable, and merges the recorded information of the Nth label identification module with the N+1th label identification module.

[0008] Preferably, the bracket comprises a groove, a plurality of raised partitions are provided in the groove and along the length direction thereof, and a placement groove is formed between adjacent partitions and at the bottom of the groove.

[0009] Preferably, the cross-section of the groove and the placement slot is arc-shaped; The supporting roller assembly comprises a first supporting roller assembly and a second supporting roller assembly, wherein the first supporting roller assembly and the second supporting roller assembly have the same structure; The first supporting roller assembly and the second supporting roller assembly are symmetrically arranged at the ends of the placement groove in the circumferential direction; The first support roller assembly includes a rotating shaft and a support roller. The support roller is rotatably matched with the bracket via the rotating shaft. The support rollers of the first support roller assembly and the second support roller assembly are the rolling parts.

[0010] Preferably, the consumables include a material tray and information notes for recording information content of the consumables, and the information notes are arranged on two sides of the material tray.

[0011] Preferably, the information note is an NFC information tag, and the axis formed between the two information notes on the two sides of the tray is arranged parallel to the central axis of the tray; The tag identification module includes an identification board, on which an NFC information identifier and an information transmission interface are provided, the information transmission interface is electrically connected to the NFC information identifier, the identification end of the NFC information identifier faces the placement slot, and the information transmission interface is electrically connected to the controller.

[0012] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention include: The present invention utilizes a label recognition module to identify information notes on consumables placed in a slot. Because label recognition modules are provided on both sides of the consumables, the consumable information content of the information label on the consumables is synchronously recognized on both sides. The controller eliminates interfering label information at adjacent positions by comparing the information content of the consumables on both sides, thereby realizing accurate reading of the label information. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the accompanying drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the accompanying drawings described below are some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other accompanying drawings can be obtained based on these accompanying drawings without paying any creative work.

[0014] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention.

[0015] Figure 2 The schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention hides the consumables.

[0016] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A magnified schematic diagram of the marker A.

[0017] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the bottom direction of the present invention.

[0018] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of the tag identification module of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 6 It is a schematic structural diagram of the consumables of the present invention.

[0020] Figure 7 It is a structural schematic diagram from another viewing angle of the present invention.

[0021] in: 1- bracket, 101- raised partition, 1011- module slot, 102- placement slot, 103- connection plate, 1031- installation slot; 2-support roller assembly, 201-first support roller assembly, 2011-rotating shaft, 2012-support roller wheel, 2013-rotating wheel, 202-second support roller assembly; 3- tag identification module, 301- identification board, 302- NFC information identifier, 303- information transmission interface; 4-consumables, 401-material tray, 402-information note. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] In order to more clearly understand the above-mentioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention, the present invention is described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It should be noted that, in the absence of conflict, the embodiments of the present application and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other. In the following description, many specific details are set forth in order to fully understand the present invention, and the embodiments described are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in the art without making creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0023] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as those commonly understood by those skilled in the art of the present invention. The terms used in the specification of the present invention herein are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0024] Example: like Figure 1-7 As shown, in this embodiment, a method for identifying a label of a 3D printing consumable material is provided, comprising an identification device, wherein the identification device comprises a bracket 1, a support roller assembly 2 and a label identification module 3; The bracket 1 includes a groove, and a plurality of raised partitions 101 are provided in the groove and along the length direction thereof, and a placement groove 102 for placing consumables is formed between adjacent partitions and at the bottom of the groove; The support roller assembly 2 is arranged on the bracket 1 and is located at the placement groove 102, and the support roller assembly 2 has a rolling portion that contacts the consumables; The label recognition module 3 is disposed on the raised partition plate 101 . The label recognition module 3 is used to recognize information content of the consumables. The recognition end of the label recognition module 3 faces the placement slot 102 .

[0025] The bracket 1 of this embodiment places consumables through the placement groove 102, and the consumables can roll in the placement groove 102 through the rolling portion of the support roller assembly 2. The label identification module 3 is used to identify the consumable information content at the consumable. At the same time, because the label identification module 3 is located on both sides of the consumable, the consumable information content of the label identification modules 3 on both sides can be compared to eliminate interference information at adjacent positions, thereby achieving accurate reading of the consumable information content.

[0026] The cross-section of the groove and the placement groove 102 of this embodiment is an arc shape, which is the same as the outer contour of the consumables, thereby ensuring the rolling stability of the consumables in the placement groove 102 .

[0027] The specific structure of the support roller assembly 2 of this embodiment includes: A first supporting roller assembly 201 and a second supporting roller assembly 202, wherein the first supporting roller assembly 201 and the second supporting roller assembly 202 have the same structure; The first supporting roller assembly 201 and the second supporting roller assembly 202 are symmetrically arranged at the ends of the placement groove 102 in the circumferential direction; The first support roller assembly 201 includes a rotating shaft 2011 and a support roller 2012. The support roller 2012 is rotatably matched with the bracket 1 via the rotating shaft 2011. The support roller 2012 of the first support roller assembly 201 and the second support roller assembly 202 is a rolling part.

[0028] The first support roller assembly 201 and the second support roller assembly 202 are in contact with the ends of the outer contour of the consumables respectively. When the consumables rotate during the feeding process, the support roller wheels 2012 of the first support roller assembly 201 and the second support roller assembly 202 rotate synchronously to reduce the rotation resistance when the consumables are fed.

[0029] In this embodiment, the specific installation structure of the support roller assembly 2 is as follows: A connecting plate 103 corresponding to the position of the raised partition plate 101 is also provided in the groove, and the connecting plate 103 and the raised partition plate 101 are symmetrically arranged at the ends of the groove in the circumferential direction; The raised partition plate 101 and the connecting plate 103 are provided with mounting grooves 1031 , and the rotating shaft 2011 is provided with a rotating wheel 2013 matched with the mounting grooves 1031 .

[0030] The first supporting roller assembly 201 is installed in cooperation with the mounting groove 1031 of the raised partition plate 101 , and the second supporting roller assembly 202 is installed in cooperation with the mounting groove 1031 of the connecting plate 103 .

[0031] The specific structure of the consumables in this embodiment is as follows: It includes a material tray 401 and an information note 402 for recording information content of consumables. The information note 402 is arranged on two side surfaces of the material tray 401, and the two side surfaces of the material tray 401 are arranged in parallel.

[0032] The information note 402 is an NFC information tag, and the axis formed between the two information note 402 on the two sides of the material tray 401 is arranged parallel to the central axis of the material tray 401; The tag identification module 3 includes an identification board 301 , on which an NFC information identifier 302 and an information transmission interface 303 are disposed. The information transmission interface 303 is electrically connected to the NFC information identifier 302 , and the identification end of the NFC information identifier 302 faces the placement slot 102 .

[0033] In this embodiment, the specific installation position of the tag identification module 3 is as follows: A module slot 1011 for placing the tag identification module 3 is provided on the raised partition 101 , the slot of the module slot 1011 is provided at the bottom of the bracket 1 , and the information transmission interface 303 is located outside the module slot 1011 , wherein the information transmission interface 303 can be connected to an external controller.

[0034] The identification method of this embodiment includes the following steps: S1. Sort a number of placement slots and label identification modules according to the length direction of the bracket, and sort the consumables placed in the placement slots according to the length direction of the bracket, and record and feed back the above sorting information to the controller; S2, the label recognition modules at one end and the other end of the bracket recognize and record the consumable information content of the consumables in the corresponding placement slots, and the label recognition modules between adjacent placement slots recognize and record the consumable information content of the consumables in the adjacent placement slots, and the consumable information content record is fed back to the controller; S3, the controller retains the consumables information content according to the order of the tag identification modules: retains the consumables information content recorded by the tag identification modules at one end and the other end of the bracket, and retains the consumables information content near the other end of the bracket among the adjacent consumables information content recorded by the tag identification modules; S4: The controller matches the stored confirmed consumables information content with the consumables position of the placement slot and records it.

[0035] Specifically, in step S1, the controller sets the consumables respectively in several placement slots as the first consumable, the second consumable to the Nth consumable in sequence along the length direction of the bracket, wherein the Nth consumable is a placement slot arranged at the other end of the bracket, and sets several label identification modules as the first label identification module, the second label identification module to the N+1th label identification module in sequence along the length direction of the bracket, wherein the N+1th label identification module is arranged at the other end of the bracket.

[0036] Specifically, in step S2, the first label recognition module records the consumable information content of the first consumable, the second label recognition module records the consumable information content of the first consumable and the second consumable, and so on, the Nth label recognition module records the consumable information content of the N-1th consumable and the Nth consumable, and the N+1th label recognition module records the consumable information content of the Nth consumable; In step S3, the controller retains the consumable information content of the first consumable recorded by the first label identification module, the consumable information content of the second consumable recorded by the second label identification module, and so on. The Nth label identification module records the consumable information content of the Nth consumable, the N+1th label identification module records the consumable information content of the Nth consumable, and merges the recorded information of the Nth label identification module with the N+1th label identification module.

[0037] At the same time, the specific application scenarios are: according to Figure 7 As shown, from left to right, the tag identification modules are respectively tag identification module 3a, tag identification module 3b, tag identification module 3c, tag identification module 3d, and tag identification module 3e, and the consumables are respectively consumable 4a, consumable 4b, consumable 4c, and consumable 4d; the tag identification module 3a can only detect and identify consumable 4a, and put the information of consumable 4a identified on the tag identification module 3b into hibernation, that is, the controller does not retain it; after the consumable 4a information on the tag identification module 3b is dormant, the controller determines another consumable parameter information read by the tag identification module 3b as the information of consumable 4b; and so on, the information of all consumables is confirmed.

[0038] To summarize, the present invention utilizes a label recognition module to identify information notes on consumables placed in a slot. Because label recognition modules are provided on both sides of the consumables, the consumable information content of the information label on the consumables is synchronously identified on both sides. The controller eliminates interfering label information at adjacent positions by comparing the information content of the consumables on both sides, thereby realizing accurate reading of the label information.

[0039] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and does not limit the present invention in any form. Therefore, any modification, equivalent change and modification made to the above embodiment according to the technical essence of the present invention without departing from the technical solution of the present invention shall still fall within the scope of the technical solution of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for identifying labels of 3D printing consumables, characterized in that: It comprises a bracket, a support roller assembly, a label recognition module and a controller, wherein the bracket is provided with a plurality of placement slots for placing the consumables, the support roller assembly is arranged on the bracket and is located at the placement slots, the support roller assembly has a rolling portion in contact with the consumables, the label recognition module is arranged at both ends of the bracket and between the adjacent placement slots, the label recognition module is used to recognize the information content of the consumables, the recognition end of the label recognition module faces the placement slot, and the controller is electrically connected to the label recognition module; The identification method comprises the following steps: S1, sorting the plurality of placement slots and label identification modules according to the length direction of the bracket, and sorting the consumables placed in the placement slots according to the length direction of the bracket, and recording and feeding back the above sorting information to the controller; S2, the label recognition modules at one end and the other end of the bracket recognize and record the consumable information content of the consumables in the placement slots at the corresponding positions, and the label recognition modules between the adjacent placement slots recognize and record the consumable information content of the consumables in the placement slots at the adjacent positions, and the consumable information content record is fed back to the controller; S3, the controller retains the consumables information content according to the order of the tag identification modules: retains the consumables information content recorded by the tag identification modules at one end and the other end of the bracket, and retains the consumables information content near the other end of the bracket among the adjacent consumables information content recorded by the tag identification modules; S4: The controller matches and records the retained confirmed consumables information content with the consumables position of the placement slot.

2. The method for identifying 3D printing consumables labels according to claim 1, characterized in that: In step S1, the controller sets the consumables respectively in the several placement slots as the first consumable, the second consumable to the Nth consumable in sequence along the length direction of the bracket, wherein the Nth consumable is the placement slot arranged at the other end of the bracket, and sets the several label identification modules as the first label identification module, the second label identification module to the N+1th label identification module in sequence along the length direction of the bracket, wherein the N+1th label identification module is arranged at the other end of the bracket, and N is greater than 1.

3. The method for identifying 3D printing consumables labels according to claim 2, characterized in that: In step S2, the first label recognition module records the consumable information content of the first consumable, the second label recognition module records the consumable information content of the first consumable and the second consumable, and so on, the Nth label recognition module records the consumable information content of the N-1th consumable and the Nth consumable, and the N+1th label recognition module records the consumable information content of the Nth consumable; In step S3, the controller retains the consumable information content of the first consumable recorded by the first label identification module, the consumable information content of the second consumable recorded by the second label identification module, and so on. The Nth label identification module records the consumable information content of the Nth consumable, and the N+1th label identification module records the consumable information content of the Nth consumable, and merges the recorded information of the Nth label identification module with the N+1th label identification module.

4. The method for identifying 3D printing consumables labels according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bracket comprises a groove, a plurality of raised partitions are arranged in the groove and along the length direction thereof, and a placement groove is formed between adjacent partitions and at the bottom of the groove.

5. The method for identifying 3D printing consumables labels according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cross-sections of the groove and the placement slot are arc-shaped; The supporting roller assembly comprises a first supporting roller assembly and a second supporting roller assembly, wherein the first supporting roller assembly and the second supporting roller assembly have the same structure; The first supporting roller assembly and the second supporting roller assembly are symmetrically arranged at the ends of the placement groove in the circumferential direction; The first support roller assembly includes a rotating shaft and a support roller. The support roller is rotatably matched with the bracket via the rotating shaft. The support rollers of the first support roller assembly and the second support roller assembly are the rolling parts.

6. The method for identifying 3D printing consumables labels according to claim 1, characterized in that: The consumables include a material tray and an information note for recording information content of the consumables, and the information note is arranged on two sides of the material tray.

7. The method for identifying 3D printing consumables labels according to claim 6, characterized in that: The information note is an NFC information tag, and the axis formed between the two information notes on the two sides of the material tray is arranged parallel to the central axis of the material tray; The tag identification module includes an identification board, on which an NFC information identifier and an information transmission interface are provided, the information transmission interface is electrically connected to the NFC information identifier, the identification end of the NFC information identifier faces the placement slot, and the information transmission interface is electrically connected to the controller.

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