Automatic feeding equipment of 3D printer
By designing a 3D printer automatic feeding equipment including a tank body, a lower hopper, a quantization mechanism and a mixing mechanism, the problem of difficult to accurately control the amount of material addition in the prior art is solved, and the precise addition and uniform mixing of materials are achieved, avoiding material waste and maintaining the cleanliness of the inner wall of the tank body.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421291811.7
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-06-07
- Publication Date
- 2025-02-28
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-06-07
AI Technical Summary
In the feeding structure of existing 3D printers, it is difficult for the thread feeder to accurately control the amount of material added, resulting in insufficient or excessive material, resulting in waste of material.
An automatic feeding device for 3D printers including tank body, lower hopper, dosing mechanism and mixing mechanism is designed. The quantitative mechanism drives the drum and the electric telescopic rod through the servo motor to achieve accurate addition of materials; the mixing mechanism drives the mixing rod and inclined plate through the motor to ensure the uniformity of materials; the cleaning mechanism keeps the inner wall of the tank clean through the electric push rod and annular scraper.
The accurate addition of materials for 3D printers is achieved, which avoids waste of materials, ensures uniformity of materials and mixing uniformity, and keeps the inner wall of the tank clean.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of 3D printer equipment, in particular to automatic feeding equipment for a 3D printer. Background Art
[0002] 3D printing technology has had an impact on the domestic medical industry for nearly 20 years. Initially, its impact was limited to the rapid manufacture of 3D medical models, which were mainly used to help doctors and patients communicate, build 3D medical models, accurately understand the patient's condition, and compile systematic treatment plans.
[0003] In the prior art, the Chinese utility model patent with authorization announcement number CN 219095928 U specifically discloses a feeding structure for a 3D printer capable of automatically feeding materials, comprising a shell, a storage tank is mounted on the shell, a guide hopper is mounted at the bottom of the storage tank, a feed tank is fixedly connected to the bottom of the guide hopper, a threaded feeder is arranged in the feed tank, materials need to be replenished during printing and manufacturing, and the printer materials are replenished through the feeding structure. In order to realize the control of the feeding amount by the feeding structure, powdered materials are poured into the storage tank, and the threaded feeder is rotated by rotating the large gear, so that the materials in the feed tank are uniformly fed into the nozzle of the 3D printer through the discharge pipe. The feeding speed can be adjusted by adjusting the rotation speed of the threaded feeder, and the feeding amount is controlled by the setting of rotating feeding of the threaded feeder, thereby avoiding the situation that the printed objects are not completely formed and the printing fails during the continuous printing process.
[0004] Compared with the prior art, the above scheme uses a threaded feeder to add materials, and the threaded feeder cannot accurately control the amount of material added, resulting in insufficient or excessive materials, resulting in material waste.
[0005] Therefore, it is necessary to invent an automatic feeding device for a 3D printer. Utility Model Content
[0006] The purpose of the utility model is to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art and provide an automatic feeding device for a 3D printer.
[0007] The utility model solves the technical problem through the following technical scheme: it comprises a tank body and a lower hopper welded below the tank body, a quantitative mechanism is arranged below the lower hopper, the quantitative mechanism comprises a quantitative box, the quantitative box is fixed to the lower part of the lower hopper by bolts, a servo motor is arranged on the outer wall of the quantitative box, a rotating end of the servo motor is arranged on the rotating end, a storage cavity is arranged on one end of the rotating cylinder, a baffle is arranged above the storage cavity, an electric telescopic rod is arranged on one end of the storage cavity, a slider is arranged on the extended end of the electric telescopic rod, the slider is slidably connected with the storage cavity, a mixing mechanism is arranged at the middle position of the tank body, and a cleaning mechanism is arranged on the inner wall of the tank body.
[0008] As a further solution of the utility model: the mixing mechanism includes a motor, which is fixed to the middle position of the tank body by bolts, a rotating end of the motor is provided with a rotating shaft, a plurality of stirring rods are provided on the outside of the rotating shaft, one side of the stirring rod is fixed with multiple movable inclined plates by bolts, a rotating arm is provided at one end of the rotating shaft, and a plurality of brushes are provided above the rotating arm.
[0009] As a further solution of the utility model: the cleaning mechanism includes an electric push rod, which is fixed to the top of the tank body by bolts, and a lifting seat is provided at the extended end of the electric push rod, and an annular scraper is provided on one side of the lifting seat, and the annular scraper is gap-matched with the inner wall of the tank body.
[0010] As a further solution of the utility model: a sieve plate is arranged at the bottom of the tank body.
[0011] As a further solution of the utility model: a transparent observation window is provided on one side of the tank body.
[0012] As a further solution of the utility model: a adding bucket is arranged on one side of the motor.
[0013] As a further solution of the utility model: a telescopic hose is arranged below the metering box.
[0014] In summary, due to the adoption of the above technical solution, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:
[0015] 1. An electric telescopic rod is provided, which drives the slider to slide along the inner wall of the storage chamber, and the space of the storage chamber is adjusted, so that the drum can add materials of various qualities at a time. A servo motor is provided, which drives the drum to rotate, so that the material can be added multiple times. By increasing the speed of the servo motor, the adding speed can be adjusted, so that the printing material of the 3D printer can be accurately added, ensuring the accuracy of material addition and avoiding material waste. A telescopic hose is provided, through which the material can be added at multiple angles;
[0016] 2. A motor is provided, which drives multiple stirring rods and multiple inclined plates to rotate through a rotating shaft to stir the material to ensure the uniformity of the material. At the same time, the inclined plate can flip the material to ensure the uniformity of the multi-component mixing of the material. At the same time, the rotating shaft drives the rotating arm to rotate, driving multiple brushes to brush the screen plate to prevent the screen plate from being blocked;
[0017] 3. An electric push rod is provided, which drives the annular scraper to rise and fall along the inner wall of the tank through the lifting seat, so as to clean the material dust adhered to the inner wall of the tank and ensure the cleanliness of the inner wall of the tank. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0018] Figure 1 It shows an isometric structural schematic diagram provided according to an embodiment of the utility model;
[0019] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of a front cross-sectional structure provided according to an embodiment of the utility model is shown;
[0020] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of a side cross-sectional structure provided according to an embodiment of the utility model is shown;
[0021] Figure 4 The embodiment provided according to the utility model is shown Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the partially enlarged structure at center A;
[0022] Figure 5 The embodiment provided according to the utility model is shown Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the local enlarged structure at point B in the middle.
[0023] Legend:
[0024] 100, tank body; 200, lower hopper; 110, sieve plate; 120, transparent observation window; 130, adding hopper; 140, telescopic hose; 101, dosing box; 102, servo motor; 103, rotating drum; 104, storage chamber; 105, baffle; 106, electric telescopic rod; 107, slider; 201, motor; 202, rotating shaft; 203, stirring rod; 204, inclined plate; 205, rotating arm; 206, brush; 301, electric push rod; 302, lifting seat; 303, annular scraper. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0025] In the following, only some exemplary embodiments are briefly described. As those skilled in the art will appreciate, the described embodiments may be modified in various ways without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Therefore, the drawings and descriptions are considered to be exemplary and non-restrictive in nature.
[0026] In the present utility model, unless otherwise clearly stipulated and limited, a first feature being "above" or "below" a second feature may include that the first and second features are in direct contact, or may include that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact through another feature between them. Moreover, a first feature being "above", "above" and "above" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature being "below", "below" and "below" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.
[0027] The embodiments of the present utility model are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0028] Embodiment 1:
[0029] like Figure 1-4 As shown, an automatic feeding device for a 3D printer includes a tank body 100 and a lower hopper 200 welded below the tank body 100, a quantitative mechanism is arranged below the lower hopper 200, and the quantitative mechanism includes a quantitative box 101, the quantitative box 101 is fixed to the lower part of the lower hopper 200 by bolts, a servo motor 102 is fixed to the outer wall of the quantitative box 101 by bolts, a rotating drum 103 is fixed to the rotating end of the servo motor 102 by bolts, a storage cavity 104 is cut at one end of the storage cavity 104, and the upper part of the storage cavity 104 is fixed by bolts. A baffle 105 is provided, an electric telescopic rod 106 is fixed to one end of the storage chamber 104 by bolts, a slider 107 is fixed to the extended end of the electric telescopic rod 106 by bolts, the slider 107 is slidably connected to the storage chamber 104, a mixing mechanism is provided in the middle position of the tank body 100, a cleaning mechanism is provided on the inner wall of the tank body 100, a sieve plate 110 is fixed to the bottom of the tank body 100 by bolts, a transparent observation window 120 is fixed to one side of the tank body 100 by bolts, and a telescopic hose 140 is fixed to the bottom of the quantitative box 101 by bolts.
[0030] In this embodiment, an electric telescopic rod 106 is provided, and the electric telescopic rod 106 drives the slider 107 to slide along the inner wall of the storage chamber 104, so as to adjust the space of the storage chamber 104, so that the drum 103 can add materials of various qualities at a time, and a servo motor 102 is provided, and the servo motor 102 drives the drum 103 to rotate, so as to add materials multiple times, and the adding speed can be adjusted by adding the rotation speed of the servo motor 102, so that the printing material of the 3D printer can be accurately added, thereby ensuring the accuracy of material addition and avoiding material waste, and a telescopic hose 140 is provided, through which the material can be added at multiple angles.
[0031] Embodiment 2:
[0032] like Figure 1-4 As shown, an automatic feeding device for a 3D printer, the mixing mechanism includes a motor 201, the motor 201 is fixed to the middle position of a tank body 100 by bolts, a rotating end of the motor 201 is fixed with a rotating shaft 202 by bolts, a plurality of stirring rods 203 are fixed to the outer side of the rotating shaft 202 by bolts, a plurality of inclined plates 204 are fixed and moved by bolts on one side of the stirring rod 203, a rotating arm 205 is welded to one end of the rotating shaft 202, a plurality of brushes 206 are fixed to the upper part of the rotating arm 205 by bolts, the cleaning mechanism includes an electric push rod 301, the electric push rod 301 is fixed to the upper part of the tank body 100 by bolts, a lifting seat 302 is fixed to the extended end of the electric push rod 301 by bolts, a ring scraper 303 is fixed to one side of the lifting seat 302 by bolts, the ring scraper 303 is clearance-matched with the inner wall of the tank body 100, and a adding bucket 130 is fixed to one side of the motor 201 by bolts.
[0033] In this embodiment, a motor 201 is provided, and the motor 201 drives multiple stirring rods 203 and multiple inclined plates 204 to rotate through a rotating shaft 202, so as to stir the material and ensure the uniformity of the material. At the same time, the inclined plate 204 can flip the material to ensure the uniformity of the multi-component mixing of the material. At the same time, the rotating shaft 202 drives the rotating arm 205 to rotate, and drives multiple brushes 206 to brush the sieve plate 110 to prevent the sieve plate 110 from being blocked. An electric push rod 301 is provided, and the electric push rod 301 drives the annular scraper 303 to rise and fall along the inner wall of the tank body 100 through a lifting seat 302, so as to clean the material dust adhered to the inner wall of the tank body 100 and ensure the cleanliness of the inner wall of the tank body 100.
[0034] Although the present invention discloses embodiments and drawings, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various substitutions, changes and modifications are possible without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention and the appended claims. Therefore, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the contents disclosed in the embodiments and drawings.
Claims
1. A 3D printer automatic feeding device, characterized in that: The invention comprises a tank body (100) and a lower hopper (200) welded below the tank body (100); a quantitative mechanism is arranged below the lower hopper (200); the quantitative mechanism comprises a quantitative box (101); the quantitative box (101) is fixed below the lower hopper (200) by bolts; a servo motor (102) is arranged on the outer wall of the quantitative box (101); a rotating drum (103) is arranged at the rotating end of the servo motor (102); the rotating drum (103) is arranged at the rotating end of the servo motor (102); and the rotating drum (103) is arranged at the rotating end of the servo motor (102). 3) is provided with a material storage chamber (104) at one end, a baffle (105) is provided above the material storage chamber (104), an electric telescopic rod (106) is provided at one end of the material storage chamber (104), a slider (107) is provided at the extended end of the electric telescopic rod (106), and the slider (107) is slidably connected to the material storage chamber (104), a mixing mechanism is provided at the middle position of the tank body (100), and a cleaning mechanism is provided on the inner wall of the tank body (100).
2. The automatic feeding device for a 3D printer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mixing mechanism comprises a motor (201), the motor (201) being fixed to the middle position of the tank body (100) by means of bolts, a rotating shaft (202) being provided at the rotating end of the motor (201), a plurality of stirring rods (203) being provided on the outer side of the rotating shaft (202), a plurality of inclined plates (204) being fixed and moved on one side of the stirring rods (203) by means of bolts, a rotating arm (205) being provided at one end of the rotating shaft (202), and a plurality of brushes (206) being provided above the rotating arm (205).
3. The automatic feeding device for a 3D printer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cleaning mechanism comprises an electric push rod (301), the electric push rod (301) is fixed to the top of the tank body (100) by means of bolts, a lifting seat (302) is arranged at the extended end of the electric push rod (301), an annular scraper (303) is arranged on one side of the lifting seat (302), and the annular scraper (303) is in clearance with the inner wall of the tank body (100).
4. The automatic feeding device for a 3D printer according to claim 1, characterized in that: A sieve plate (110) is provided at the bottom of the tank body (100).
5. The automatic feeding device for a 3D printer according to claim 1, characterized in that: A transparent observation window (120) is provided on one side of the tank body (100).
6. The automatic feeding device for a 3D printer according to claim 2, characterized in that: A adding bucket (130) is provided on one side of the motor (201).
7. The automatic feeding device for a 3D printer according to claim 1, characterized in that: A telescopic hose (140) is provided below the quantitative box (101).
Citation Information
Patent Citations
3D printer feeding structure capable of achieving automatic feeding
CN219095928U
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