Automatic wire changing device

By designing an automatic wire changing device in a 3D printer, and using a wire changing locking mechanism and a driving mechanism to realize the function of automatic wire changing, the problem of existing 3D printers that need to be shut down and replaced after the wire is used up, improving printing efficiency and quality.

CN119682212AActive Publication Date: 2025-03-25SHENZHEN ELEGOO TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202411922905.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-25
Publication Date
2025-03-25
Estimated Expiration
2044-12-25

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Technical Problem

Existing 3D printers need to shut down after the plastic wire tray is used up, which affects the printing efficiency and usage effect.

Method used

An automatic wire changing device is designed, including a wire changing locking mechanism and a wire changing driving mechanism. The wire break detector and wire break buzzer remind the user to change the wire material, and the function of automatically changing the wire material through components such as electromagnets, magnets and driving gears.

Benefits of technology

It realizes that the plastic wire tray can be replaced without shutdown, which reduces the user's operating steps, improves printing efficiency, avoids model faults, and improves the printing quality and the overall printer usage effect.

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Abstract

The invention provides an automatic wire changing device, and relates to the field of 3D printer accessories, the automatic wire changing device comprises a printer main body, an extruder main body, a wire disc support shaft, a plastic wire disc main body, a wire changing fixing frame, a wire changing auxiliary box, a wire changing guide pipe, a wire changing locking mechanism and a wire changing driving mechanism; the plastic scroll main bodies are respectively arranged on the peripheries of the scroll bracket shafts; the wire changing fixing frame is fixedly connected to the rear end of the upper part of the extruder main body; the wire changing auxiliary box is fixedly connected to the upper end of the front portion of the wire changing fixing frame. The wire changing guide pipes are fixedly connected to the left side and the right side of the upper portion of the wire changing auxiliary box correspondingly. The two sets of wire changing locking mechanisms are arranged and arranged on the outer sides of the wire disc support shafts correspondingly. And the wire changing driving mechanism is arranged in the wire changing auxiliary box, so that shutdown for wire changing operation is avoided, the printing efficiency of the model is improved, and the problems that the printing efficiency of the model is affected and the use effect of the printer is affected due to the fact that the printer needs to be shut down for plastic wire changing in the prior art are solved.
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Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of 3D printer accessories, and in particular to an automatic wire changing device. Background Art

[0002] 3D printing is based on digital model files and uses powdered metal or plastic and other bondable materials to construct objects by printing layer by layer. The current 3D printing based on fused deposition modeling (FDM) technology mainly relies on the heating and melting, layer-by-layer deposition and cooling and solidification of thermoplastic materials. When using existing 3D printers, the plastic filament reel is generally placed on the frame, and then one end of the plastic filament is connected to the inside of the extruder, and the extruder feeds the plastic filament at the same time.

[0003] The existing publication number is: CN113524664A. The invention provides an automatic filament replacement device for a 3D printer, comprising a printing box, a stage and a printing device, wherein the printing device comprises a lower box and an upper box fixedly connected to each other, wherein a lower cavity is provided in the lower box, a belt gear is rotatably provided in the lower cavity, a compression box is symmetrically fixedly provided in the lower cavity, a feeding hole and a telescopic hole are respectively provided in the inner cavity wall of the compression box, a plug hole is provided in the bottom wall of the lower box corresponding to the telescopic hole, a heating block is fixedly provided in the feeding hole, the heating block does not completely block the feeding hole, and a feeding pipe is fixedly connected to the outside of the feeding hole; during use, the invention can automatically replace the filament by simply controlling the rotation of the belt gear, and ensures that the molten filament will not drip onto the stage to cause pollution, and can timely understand that the filament is completely consumed and then replace it without running empty to damage the machine, thereby improving the service life and greatly saving the time for people to replace the filament, and is very worthy of promotion and use.

[0004] However, when the existing printer uses up a set of plastic filament reels, it is necessary to stop the printer, replace a new plastic filament reel, and reinsert the new plastic filament into the extruder, which requires the printer to be stopped for plastic filament replacement, affecting the printing efficiency of the model and the use effect of the printer. Summary of the invention

[0005] In view of this, the present invention provides an automatic wire changing device, which facilitates the replacement of the plastic wire reel body, realizes a reminder to the user, ensures the stable operation of the printer, realizes the function of automatic wire changing, avoids stopping for wire changing operations, reduces the user's operating steps, improves the printing efficiency of the model, avoids model faults, improves printing quality, and improves the use effect of the entire printer.

[0006] The present invention provides the purpose and efficacy of an automatic wire changing device, including a printer body, an extruder body, a wire reel support shaft, a plastic wire reel body, a wire changing fixing frame, a wire changing auxiliary box, a wire changing conduit, a wire changing locking mechanism and a wire changing driving mechanism; The extruder body is arranged on the printer body; There are two groups of wire reel support shafts, which are respectively fixedly connected to the left and right sides of the rear of the printer body; The plastic wire reel main body is provided with two groups in total, and the two groups of plastic wire reel main bodies are respectively arranged on the outer periphery of the wire reel bracket shaft; The wire changing fixing frame is fixedly connected to the upper rear end of the extruder body; The wire-changing auxiliary box is fixedly connected to the front upper end of the wire-changing fixed frame; The wire-changing ducts are provided with two groups in total, and the two groups of wire-changing ducts are respectively fixedly connected to the left and right sides above the wire-changing auxiliary box; The wire changing locking mechanism is provided with two groups in total, and the two groups of wire changing locking mechanisms are respectively provided on the outside of the wire reel support shaft; The wire-changing driving mechanism is arranged inside the wire-changing auxiliary box.

[0007] Furthermore, the wire changing and locking mechanism comprises: a wire breaking detector and a wire breaking buzzer; The broken wire detectors are provided with two groups in total, and the two groups of broken wire detectors are respectively fixedly connected to the left and right sides above the wire changing fixed frame, and the plastic wire passes through the broken wire detectors and is inserted into the interior of the wire changing auxiliary box; The wire-broken buzzers are provided in two groups, and the two groups of wire-broken buzzers are respectively fixedly connected to the front end of the wire-broken detector, and the two groups of wire-broken buzzers are both electrically connected to the control circuit of the wire-broken detector.

[0008] Furthermore, the wire changing and locking mechanism further comprises: replacing the connecting rod and replacing the supporting plate; The replacement connecting rods are provided with multiple groups, and the multiple groups of replacement connecting rods are respectively hinged on the outer periphery of the wire reel bracket shaft; There are four groups of replacement support plates in total, all of which are tile-shaped plate structures. The four groups of replacement support plates are respectively hinged on the outside of the replacement connecting rods, and multiple groups of replacement connecting rods and replacement support plates together form a parallelogram structure.

[0009] Furthermore, the wire changing and locking mechanism also includes: replacing the fixing plate, replacing the driving plate, replacing the clamping spring, replacing the electromagnet and replacing the magnet; The replacement fixing plate is fixedly connected to the front end of the outer periphery of the plastic wire disc body; The replacement drive plate is slidably connected to the rear of the replacement fixing plate; The replacement clamping springs are provided with four groups in total, and the four groups of replacement clamping springs are respectively fixedly connected to the front end of the replacement drive plate, and the front ends of the four groups of replacement clamping springs are all fixedly connected to the replacement fixing plate; The replacement electromagnet is fixedly connected above the replacement fixing plate, and the replacement electromagnet is connected in series with the circuit of the broken wire buzzer; The replacement magnet is fixedly connected above the replacement drive plate, and the replacement magnet is magnetically connected to the replacement electromagnet.

[0010] Furthermore, the wire changing and locking mechanism further comprises: replacing the driving rack and replacing the driving gear; The replacement drive racks are provided with four groups in total, and the four groups of replacement drive racks are respectively fixedly connected to the rear end of the replacement drive plate; There are four groups of replacement drive gears in total, and the four groups of replacement drive gears are coaxially fixedly connected to the outer sides of the rotating shafts of the four groups of replacement connecting rods at the rear, and the four groups of replacement drive gears are respectively meshed with the replacement drive racks.

[0011] Furthermore, the wire-changing drive mechanism comprises: a wire-changing slot, a wire-changing guide slot and a wire-changing drive gear; The wire changing slot is arranged inside the wire changing auxiliary box, and the wire changing slot is a Y-shaped slot structure; There are two groups of wire-changing guide grooves, which are respectively arranged on the inner side of the wire-changing auxiliary box, and both groups of wire-changing guide grooves are arc-shaped groove structures; There are four groups of wire changing drive gears in total. The two upper groups of wire changing drive gears are respectively arranged on the inner sides of the wire changing guide grooves, and the two lower groups of wire changing drive gears are both rotatably connected to the inside of the wire changing auxiliary box. The two upper groups of wire changing drive gears are respectively meshed with the two lower groups of wire changing drive gears.

[0012] Furthermore, the wire-changing drive mechanism further comprises: a wire-changing extrusion wheel and a wire-changing transmission wheel; There are four groups of wire-changing extrusion wheels in total, and the four groups of wire-changing extrusion wheels are coaxially fixedly connected to the front end of the wire-changing driving gear, and the outer peripheries of the four groups of wire-changing extrusion wheels are all provided with anti-slip pattern structures; There are two groups of wire-changing transmission wheels, which are coaxially fixedly connected to the front ends of the two groups of wire-changing extrusion wheels below, and are connected by belt transmission.

[0013] Furthermore, the wire-changing drive mechanism further comprises: a wire-changing limiter and a wire-changing return spring; The wire-changing limiters are provided in two groups, and the two groups of wire-changing limiters are respectively fixedly connected to the inner side of the wire-changing auxiliary box, and the inner sides of the two groups of wire-changing limiters are both provided with ratchet groove structures; The wire-changing reset springs are arranged in two groups, both of which are scroll spring structures, the scroll core ends of the two groups of wire-changing reset springs are fixedly connected to the wire-changing transmission wheel, and the scroll tail ends of the two groups of wire-changing reset springs are arranged on the inner side of the wire-changing limiter.

[0014] Beneficial Effects The present invention arranges the wire changing locking mechanism. After the circuit of the replacement electromagnet is connected to generate magnetism, the replacement electromagnet attracts the replacement magnet to move forward, and the replacement magnet moves forward to drive the replacement drive plate to move forward, and the replacement drive plate moves forward to drive the replacement drive rack to move forward, and the replacement drive rack moves forward to drive the replacement drive gear to rotate, and the replacement drive gear rotation drives the replacement connecting rod to rotate, and the replacement connecting rod rotation drives the replacement support plate to relax. At this time, the replacement support plate no longer clamps the plastic wire reel body, which is convenient for replacing the plastic wire reel body, realizes reminder to the user, ensures the stable operation of the printer, avoids faults in the printed model, and improves the printing quality.

[0015] The present invention arranges the wire-changing driving mechanism, when a group of plastic wires moves, the plastic wires drive a group of wire-changing extrusion wheels on the left to rotate, and the rotation of the group of wire-changing extrusion wheels on the left drives the wire-changing transmission wheel to rotate, and the rotation of the wire-changing transmission wheel drives the vortex core end of the wire-changing reset spring to contract, and the contraction of the vortex core end of the wire-changing reset spring realizes charging, and at the same time, the rotation of the wire-changing transmission wheel also drives a group of wire-changing transmission wheels on the right to rotate. When the plastic wire on the left is used up, the wire-changing extrusion wheel on the left is no longer squeezed, and the wire-changing transmission wheel on the left is driven to reverse by the wire-changing reset spring. At this time, the rotation of the wire-changing transmission wheel drives a group of wire-changing extrusion wheels on the right to rotate, and the rotation of the wire-changing extrusion wheel on the right realizes the feeding of the plastic wire on the right side under the action of the wire-changing driving gear on the right side, thereby realizing the function of automatic wire changing, avoiding stopping for wire changing operation, reducing the operation steps of the user, improving the printing efficiency of the model, avoiding the occurrence of faults in the model, improving the printing quality, and improving the use effect of the entire printer. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention, the drawings of the embodiment are briefly introduced below.

[0017] The drawings described below are only related to some embodiments of the present invention, but are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0018] In the attached picture: Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of an embodiment of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of replacing a support plate according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0020] Figure 3It is a structural schematic diagram of the wire changing and locking mechanism of an embodiment of the present invention.

[0021] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of replacing the electromagnet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0022] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of a broken wire buzzer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0023] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the wire changing extrusion wheel according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0024] Figure 7 It is a schematic structural diagram of a wire changing drive mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0025] Figure 8 Schematic diagram of the wire changing drive ratchet structure of an embodiment of the present invention.

[0026] Reference numerals list 1. Printer body; 101. Broken wire detector; 102. Broken wire buzzer; 103. Replace the connecting rod; 104. Replace the support plate; 105. Replace the fixing plate; 106. Replace the drive plate; 107. Replace the clamping spring; 108. Replace the electromagnet; 109. Replace the magnet; 110. Replace the drive rack; 111. Replace the drive gear; 2. Extruder body; 3. Wire reel support shaft; 4. Plastic filament reel body; 5. Wire change fixing frame; 6. Wire change auxiliary box; 601. Wire change slot; 602. Wire change guide groove; 603. Wire change drive gear; 604. Wire change extrusion wheel; 605. Wire change transmission wheel; 606. Wire change limiter; 607. Wire change reset spring; 7. Wire change guide tube. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] Example 1: Please refer to Figures 1 to 6 As shown: The present invention provides an automatic wire changing device, comprising a printer body 1, an extruder body 2, a wire reel support shaft 3, a plastic wire reel body 4, a wire changing fixing frame 5, a wire changing auxiliary box 6, a wire changing conduit 7 and a wire changing locking mechanism; The extruder body 2 is arranged on the printer body 1; There are two groups of wire reel support shafts 3, and the two groups of wire reel support shafts 3 are fixedly connected to the left and right sides of the rear of the printer body 1 respectively; There are two groups of plastic wire reel bodies 4, and the two groups of plastic wire reel bodies 4 are respectively arranged on the outer periphery of the wire reel support shaft 3; The wire changing fixing frame 5 is fixedly connected to the upper rear end of the extruder body 2; The wire-changing auxiliary box 6 is fixedly connected to the front upper end of the wire-changing fixed frame 5; There are two groups of wire-changing conduits 7, which are respectively fixedly connected to the left and right sides above the wire-changing auxiliary box 6; There are two groups of wire changing locking mechanisms, which are respectively arranged on the outside of the wire reel support shaft 3 .

[0028] The wire replacement locking mechanism includes: a broken wire detector 101, a broken wire buzzer 102, a replacement connecting rod 103, a replacement supporting plate 104, a replacement fixing plate 105, a replacement driving plate 106, a replacement clamping spring 107, a replacement electromagnet 108, a replacement magnet 109, a replacement driving rack 110 and a replacement driving gear 111; There are two groups of broken wire detectors 101, which are respectively fixedly connected to the left and right sides of the upper part of the wire changing fixed frame 5. The plastic wire passes through the broken wire detector 101 and is inserted into the inside of the wire changing auxiliary box 6. The broken wire detector 101 realizes the monitoring of consumables. After the consumables are used up, the infrared pair tube in the broken wire detector 101 will emit infrared rays of a certain frequency. When the infrared rays pass through the plastic wire or the tube wall, they will be reflected and received by the infrared pair tube. After being processed by the comparator circuit, the broken wire detector 101 will output corresponding high and low level signals. Two groups of wire-breaking buzzers 102 are provided, and the two groups of wire-breaking buzzers 102 are respectively fixedly connected to the front end of the wire-breaking detector 101, and the two groups of wire-breaking buzzers 102 are electrically connected to the control circuit of the wire-breaking detector 101. When the wire-breaking detector 101 detects that there is no object in front, that is, the plastic wire has been used up, the infrared pair tube device will transmit the jump level to the microprocessor, and then turn on the wire-breaking buzzer 102. The wire-breaking buzzer 102 is turned on and emits a sound, realizing a reminder to the user, reminding the user to replace the new plastic wire reel body 4 in time; Multiple groups of replacement connecting rods 103 are provided, and the multiple groups of replacement connecting rods 103 are respectively hinged on the outer periphery of the wire reel support shaft 3; There are four groups of replacement support plates 104, all of which are tile-shaped plate structures. The four groups of replacement support plates 104 are respectively hinged on the outside of the replacement connecting rod 103. Multiple groups of replacement connecting rods 103 and replacement support plates 104 together form a parallelogram structure. In use, by rotating the replacement connecting rod 103, the replacement connecting rod 103 rotates and drives the replacement support plate 104 to move outward, and the replacement support plate 104 moves outward to achieve the inner clamping and fixing of the plastic wire disc body 4; The replacement fixing plate 105 is fixedly connected to the front end of the outer periphery of the plastic wire disc body 4, and the replacement fixing plate 105 is a circular ring structure; The replacement drive plate 106 is slidably connected to the rear of the replacement fixed plate 105. The replacement drive plate 106 is a circular ring structure. The front end of the replacement drive plate 106 is fixedly connected with four sets of guide rod structures. The replacement drive plate 106 realizes the driving effect when clamping the plastic wire disc body 4. Four groups of replacement clamping springs 107 are provided, and the four groups of replacement clamping springs 107 are respectively fixedly connected to the front end of the replacement drive plate 106, and the front ends of the four groups of replacement clamping springs 107 are all fixedly connected to the replacement fixing plate 105, and the replacement clamping springs 107 squeeze the replacement drive plate 106 backward, and the replacement drive plate 106 is squeezed and moved backward to realize driving; The replacement electromagnet 108 is fixedly connected above the replacement fixing plate 105, and the replacement electromagnet 108 is connected in series with the circuit of the broken wire buzzer 102. When the circuit of the broken wire buzzer 102 is connected, the circuit of the replacement electromagnet 108 is connected to generate magnetism; The replacement magnet 109 is fixedly connected above the replacement drive plate 106, and the replacement magnet 109 is magnetically connected to the replacement electromagnet 108. When the circuit of the replacement electromagnet 108 is connected to generate magnetism, the replacement electromagnet 108 attracts the replacement magnet 109 to move forward, and the replacement magnet 109 moves forward to drive the replacement drive plate 106 to move forward; A total of four groups of replacement drive racks 110 are provided, and the four groups of replacement drive racks 110 are respectively fixedly connected to the rear end of the replacement drive plate 106; There are four groups of replacement drive gears 111 in total. The four groups of replacement drive gears 111 are coaxially fixedly connected to the outer sides of the rotating shafts of the four groups of replacement connecting rods 103 at the rear, and the four groups of replacement drive gears 111 are respectively meshed with the replacement drive racks 110.

[0029] During use, when the consumables are used up, the infrared pair tube in the broken wire detector 101 will emit infrared rays of a certain frequency. When the infrared rays pass through the plastic wire or the tube wall, they will be reflected and received by the infrared pair tube. After being processed by the comparator circuit, the broken wire detector 101 will output corresponding high and low level signals, thereby turning on the broken wire buzzer 102. The broken wire buzzer 102 is turned on and makes a sound, thereby reminding the user to replace the new plastic wire reel body 4 in time. At the same time, after the circuit of the replacement electromagnet 108 is connected to generate magnetism, the replacement electromagnet 108 attracts the replacement magnet 109 to move forward, and the replacement magnet 109 is turned on and turned on. 9 moves forward to drive the replacement drive plate 106 to move forward, and the replacement drive plate 106 moves forward to drive the replacement drive rack 110 to move forward, and the replacement drive rack 110 moves forward to drive the replacement drive gear 111 to rotate, and the replacement drive gear 111 rotates to drive the replacement connecting rod 103 to rotate, and the replacement connecting rod 103 rotates to drive the replacement support plate 104 to relax. At this time, the replacement support plate 104 no longer clamps the plastic wire reel body 4, which is convenient for replacing the plastic wire reel body 4, realizes the reminder to the user, ensures the stable operation of the printer, avoids the fault of the printed model, and improves the printing quality.

[0030] Embodiment 2: The present invention provides an automatic wire changing device, based on the first embodiment, as Figures 1 to 8 As shown, it also includes a wire changing drive mechanism, which is arranged inside the wire changing auxiliary box 6. The wire changing driving mechanism includes: a wire changing slot 601, a wire changing guide slot 602, a wire changing driving gear 603, a wire changing extruding wheel 604, a wire changing transmission wheel 605, a wire changing limiting member 606 and a wire changing reset spring 607; The wire changing slot 601 is provided inside the wire changing auxiliary box 6, and the wire changing slot 601 is a Y-shaped slot structure, wherein one group of plastic wires passes through the wire changing slot 601, and another group of plastic wires is inserted into the upper end of the wire changing slot 601, and the two groups of plastic wires are in frictional contact inside the wire changing slot 601, and the wire changing slot 601 realizes the guiding function of the plastic wires; There are two groups of wire-changing guide grooves 602, which are respectively arranged on the inner side of the wire-changing auxiliary box 6. Both groups of wire-changing guide grooves 602 are arc-shaped groove structures, and the two groups of wire-changing guide grooves 602 realize the guiding function. There are four groups of wire-changing drive gears 603 in total. The upper two groups of wire-changing drive gears 603 are respectively arranged on the inner sides of the wire-changing guide groove 602, and the lower two groups of wire-changing drive gears 603 are both rotatably connected to the inside of the wire-changing auxiliary box 6. The upper two groups of wire-changing drive gears 603 are respectively meshed with the lower two groups of wire-changing drive gears 603. When the lower two groups of wire-changing drive gears 603 rotate clockwise, the upper left group of wire-changing drive gears 603 and the lower left group of wire-changing drive gears 603 are transmitted, and the upper right group of wire-changing drive gears 603 will move along the wire-changing guide groove 602, and the upper right group of wire-changing drive gears 603 will not be driven to rotate. There are four groups of wire extrusion wheels 604, which are coaxially fixedly connected to the front end of the wire drive gear 603. The outer periphery of the four groups of wire extrusion wheels 604 is provided with an anti-slip pattern structure, and the wire extrusion wheels 604 realize the extrusion function of the plastic wire. There are two groups of wire-changing transmission wheels 605, which are coaxially fixedly connected to the front ends of the two groups of wire-changing extrusion wheels 604 below. The two groups of wire-changing transmission wheels 605 are connected by belt transmission, and the two groups of wire-changing transmission wheels 605 realize the transmission of kinetic energy of the wire-changing extrusion wheels 604. There are two groups of wire-changing limiters 606, which are respectively fixedly connected to the inner side of the wire-changing auxiliary box 6, and the inner sides of the two groups of wire-changing limiters 606 are both provided with ratchet groove structures; Two groups of wire changing reset springs 607 are arranged in total, and both groups of wire changing reset springs 607 are of vortex spring structure. The vortex core ends of the two groups of wire changing reset springs 607 are fixedly connected to the wire changing transmission wheel 605, and the vortex tail ends of the two groups of wire changing reset springs 607 are arranged on the inner side of the wire changing limiter 606. When the wire changing transmission wheel 605 rotates, the rotation of the wire changing transmission wheel 605 drives the vortex core end of the wire changing reset spring 607 to contract, and the vortex core end of the wire changing reset spring 607 contracts to realize charging.

[0031] When the plastic wire is in use, the plastic wire moves, and the plastic wire drives the left group of wire-changing extrusion wheels 604 to rotate. The rotation of the left group of wire-changing extrusion wheels 604 drives the wire-changing transmission wheel 605 to rotate. The rotation of the wire-changing transmission wheel 605 drives the vortex core end of the wire-changing reset spring 607 to contract. The vortex core end of the wire-changing reset spring 607 contracts to realize charging. At the same time, the rotation of the wire-changing transmission wheel 605 also drives the right group of wire-changing transmission wheels 605 to rotate. When the plastic wire on the left side is used up, the left wire-changing extrusion wheel 604 is no longer squeezed, and the left wire-changing transmission wheel 605 is driven to reverse by the wire-changing reset spring 607. At this time, the rotation of the wire-changing transmission wheel 605 drives the right group of wire-changing extrusion wheels 604 to rotate. The rotation of the right wire-changing extrusion wheel 604 realizes the feeding of the right plastic wire under the action of the right wire-changing driving gear 603, realizes the function of automatic wire changing, avoids stopping for wire changing operation, reduces the operation steps of the user, improves the printing efficiency of the model, avoids the occurrence of faults in the model, improves the printing quality, and improves the use effect of the entire printer.

[0032] In this article, there are a few points to note: 1. The drawings of the embodiments of the present disclosure only involve structures related to the embodiments of the present disclosure, and other structures may refer to general designs.

[0033] 2. In the absence of conflict, the embodiments of the present disclosure and the features therein may be combined with each other to obtain new embodiments.

[0034] The above are only specific embodiments of the present disclosure, but the protection scope of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Any technician familiar with the technical field can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in the present disclosure, which should be included in the protection scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of the present disclosure should be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. An automatic wire changing device, comprising a printer body (1), an extruder body (2), a wire reel support shaft (3), a plastic wire reel body (4), a wire changing fixing frame (5), a wire changing auxiliary box (6), a wire changing guide tube (7), a wire changing locking mechanism and a wire changing driving mechanism; the extruder body (2) is arranged on the printer body (1); characterized in that: The wire reel support shaft (3) is provided in two groups, and the two groups of wire reel support shafts (3) are respectively fixedly connected to the left and right sides of the rear of the printer body (1); the plastic wire reel body (4) is provided in two groups, and the two groups of plastic wire reel body (4) are respectively arranged on the outer periphery of the wire reel support shaft (3); the wire changing fixed frame (5) is fixedly connected to the upper rear end of the extruder body (2); the wire changing auxiliary box (6) is fixedly connected to the front upper end of the wire changing fixed frame (5); the wire changing duct (7) is provided in two groups, and the two groups of wire changing duct (7) are respectively fixedly connected to the left and right sides of the upper part of the wire changing auxiliary box (6); the wire changing locking mechanism is provided in two groups, and the two groups of wire changing locking mechanisms are respectively arranged on the outer side of the wire reel support shaft (3); the wire changing driving mechanism is arranged inside the wire changing auxiliary box (6).

2. The automatic wire changing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The wire changing locking mechanism comprises: a broken wire detector (101) and a broken wire buzzer (102); two groups of the broken wire detector (101) are provided, and the two groups of broken wire detectors (101) are respectively fixedly connected to the left and right sides of the upper part of the wire changing fixing frame (5); the plastic wire passes through the broken wire detector (101) and is inserted into the interior of the wire changing auxiliary box (6); two groups of the broken wire buzzer (102) are provided, and the two groups of broken wire buzzers (102) are respectively fixedly connected to the front end of the broken wire detector (101), and the two groups of broken wire buzzers (102) are both electrically connected to the control circuit of the broken wire detector (101).

3. The automatic wire changing device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The wire replacement locking mechanism further comprises: a replacement connecting rod (103) and a replacement support plate (104); the replacement connecting rod (103) is provided in multiple groups, and the multiple groups of replacement connecting rods (103) are respectively hinged on the outer periphery of the wire reel support shaft (3); the replacement support plates (104) are provided in four groups in total, and the four groups of replacement support plates (104) are all tile-shaped plate structures, and the four groups of replacement support plates (104) are respectively hinged on the outer sides of the replacement connecting rod (103), and the multiple groups of replacement connecting rods (103) and the replacement support plates (104) together form a parallelogram structure.

4. The automatic wire changing device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The wire replacement locking mechanism further comprises: a replacement fixing plate (105), a replacement driving plate (106), a replacement clamping spring (107), a replacement electromagnet (108) and a replacement magnet (109); the replacement fixing plate (105) is fixedly connected to the outer peripheral front end of the plastic wire reel body (4); the replacement driving plate (106) is slidably connected to the rear of the replacement fixing plate (105); the replacement clamping spring (107) is provided in four groups, and the four groups of replacement clamping springs (107) are respectively The replacement electromagnet (108) is fixedly connected to the front end of the replacement drive plate (106), and the front ends of the four groups of replacement clamping springs (107) are all fixedly connected to the replacement fixing plate (105); the replacement electromagnet (108) is fixedly connected above the replacement fixing plate (105), and the replacement electromagnet (108) and the circuit of the broken wire buzzer (102) are connected in series; the replacement magnet (109) is fixedly connected above the replacement drive plate (106), and the replacement magnet (109) and the replacement electromagnet (108) are magnetically connected.

5. The automatic wire changing device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The wire replacement locking mechanism further comprises: a replacement drive rack (110) and a replacement drive gear (111); the replacement drive rack (110) is provided in four groups, and the four groups of replacement drive racks (110) are respectively fixedly connected to the rear end of the replacement drive plate (106); the replacement drive gear (111) is provided in four groups, and the four groups of replacement drive gears (111) are respectively coaxially fixedly connected to the outer side of the rotating shaft of the four groups of replacement connecting rods (103) at the rear, and the four groups of replacement drive gears (111) are respectively meshed with the replacement drive rack (110).

6. The automatic wire changing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The wire-changing drive mechanism comprises: a wire-changing slot (601), a wire-changing guide slot (602) and a wire-changing drive gear (603); the wire-changing slot (601) is arranged inside the wire-changing auxiliary box (6), and the wire-changing slot (601) is a Y-shaped slot structure; two groups of wire-changing guide slots (602) are arranged in total, and the two groups of wire-changing guide slots (602) are respectively arranged on the inner side of the wire-changing auxiliary box (6), and the two groups of wire-changing guide slots (602) are both arc-shaped slot structures; four groups of wire-changing drive gears (603) are arranged in total, the upper two groups of wire-changing drive gears (603) are respectively arranged on the inner side of the wire-changing guide slots (602), and the lower two groups of wire-changing drive gears (603) are both rotatably connected inside the wire-changing auxiliary box (6), and the upper two groups of wire-changing drive gears (603) are respectively meshed with the lower two groups of wire-changing drive gears (603).

7. The automatic wire changing device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The wire-changing drive mechanism further comprises: a wire-changing extrusion wheel (604) and a wire-changing transmission wheel (605); four groups of the wire-changing extrusion wheels (604) are provided in total, the four groups of wire-changing extrusion wheels (604) are coaxially fixedly connected to the front end of the wire-changing drive gear (603), and the outer circumferences of the four groups of wire-changing extrusion wheels (604) are all provided with anti-slip pattern structures; two groups of the wire-changing transmission wheels (605) are provided in total, the two groups of wire-changing transmission wheels (605) are coaxially fixedly connected to the front ends of the two lower groups of wire-changing extrusion wheels (604), and the two groups of wire-changing transmission wheels (605) are connected via belt drive.

8. The automatic wire changing device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The wire-changing drive mechanism further comprises: a wire-changing limiter (606) and a wire-changing reset spring (607); two groups of the wire-changing limiters (606) are provided, the two groups of wire-changing limiters (606) are respectively fixedly connected to the inner side of the wire-changing auxiliary box (6), and the inner sides of the two groups of wire-changing limiters (606) are both provided with a ratchet groove structure; two groups of the wire-changing reset springs (607) are provided, the two groups of wire-changing reset springs (607) are both volute spring structures, the vortex core ends of the two groups of wire-changing reset springs (607) are both fixedly connected to the wire-changing drive wheel (605), and the vortex tail ends of the two groups of wire-changing reset springs (607) are both provided on the inner side of the wire-changing limiter (606).

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