Consumable impurity removal device
By designing the dust removal and screening mechanism of the consumables removal device, the problem of dust and floss in the consumables during the 3D printing process is solved, and higher material purity and 3D printing efficiency are achieved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421203388.0
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-05-30
- Publication Date
- 2025-03-14
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-05-30
AI Technical Summary
During 3D printing, consumables are prone to dust and floss during screening, which affects the purity of the material and may cause the 3D printer's feed pipe to be blocked.
A consumable impurity removal device is designed, including a dust removal mechanism and a screening mechanism. The dust removal mechanism removes dust and floss on the surface of the material through a fan and a pump. The screening mechanism drives the cam to rotate through a servo motor to realize the up and down reciprocating movement of the placing box, further vibrating the material to remove the attached dust.
Effectively remove dust and fur on the surface of the consumables, improve the purity of the material, reduce the risk of blockage during the 3D printing process, and improve the efficiency and quality of 3D printing.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of 3D printing, in particular to a consumable material removing device. Background Art
[0002] A 3D printer is a device used to manufacture three-dimensional objects. It uses a digital model as input and accumulates materials layer by layer during the printing process to build the desired object. Rapid prototyping. A 3D printer can quickly prototype objects, which is very useful for product design and development processes. Designers and engineers can quickly create and test multiple design concepts for improvement and optimization. A lot of materials are needed for 3D printing, such as plastics and some metal powders, to achieve the subsequent molding of printed objects.
[0003] The utility model patent with the authorization announcement number: CN217569649U discloses a consumables impurity removal device for 3D printing, involving a box, a storage bin, a collection box, a screening guide plate, a screen, a vibration motor, a guide ramp and an intermittent discharge device. The utility model sets an intermittent discharge device on the inner side of the box. When the servo motor controls the output shaft to rotate 360 degrees, the first discharge wheel can be opened and closed twice, while the second discharge wheel can only be opened and closed once, so that the second discharge wheel can better block the waste on the screen, avoiding the waste staying on the screen for a short time, resulting in a part of the consumables raw materials being discharged together with the impurities before being screened out, so as to improve the screening effect.
[0004] Regarding the above scheme: when the consumed materials are screened by the vibration motor and the groove wheel, although the screening of the consumed materials can be achieved, when the consumables are collected, some dust is often collected together with the consumables into the inside of the box. As a result, when some consumables are screened, dust and lint will still be attached to the surface, so that when the dust and lint are subsequently melted together with the consumables, it will affect the purity of the melted materials, and it is easy for the melted materials to cause blockage in the feed pipe of the 3D printer when they are used again. Utility Model Content
[0005] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a consumable material impurity removal device, which has the advantages of convenient screening and effective cleaning of dust and lint, and solves the problems raised in the above-mentioned background technology.
[0006] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions:
[0007] A consumable material impurity removal device comprises a box body, a placement rack is arranged inside the box body, a placement box is connected to the upper side of the placement rack, a cover plate is connected to the upper side of the placement box, hollow holes are opened on both sides of the placement box, a dust removal mechanism is arranged on the outer side of the box body, the dust removal mechanism is used to remove impurities, and a screening mechanism is arranged on the inner side of the box body, the screening mechanism is used to screen impurities.
[0008] In order to remove dust, preferably, the dust removal mechanism includes a mounting frame connected to one side of the box body, a fan is connected to the inner side of the mounting frame, a connecting block is connected to the other side of the box body, a connecting pipe is connected to one side of the connecting block, and there are multiple connecting pipes, one end of each of the multiple connecting pipes is connected to a hollow block, the lower side of the hollow block is connected to an extraction pipe, the outer side of the extraction pipe is connected to an air pump, a water tank is provided on one side of the box body, and the extraction pipe is provided inside the water tank.
[0009] In order to achieve material screening, preferably, the screening mechanism includes a fixed plate connected to the lower side of the placement rack, the lower side of the fixed plate is connected to an annular block, one side of the box is connected to a mounting plate, the inner side of the mounting plate is connected to a servo motor, the output shaft of the servo motor passes through the box, the output shaft of the servo motor is connected to a cam through a coupling, and the cam is arranged on the outside of the annular block.
[0010] In order to increase the stability of the fixation, preferably, a limiting plate is connected to the interior of the box body, and two limiting plates are provided, one of which is provided on the outside of the fixing plate.
[0011] In order to increase the stability of the placement rack, preferably, a fixed bottom column is connected to the lower side of the placement rack, a plurality of the fixed bottom columns are provided, and the fixed bottom columns are arranged on the upper side of the limiting plate.
[0012] In order to facilitate the connection between the placement rack and the placement box, preferably, a fixing block is connected to one side of the placement box, and a threaded groove is provided on one side of the fixing block and the placement rack, and a connecting bolt is provided inside the threaded groove.
[0013] In order to facilitate the collection of impurities, preferably, a bottom groove is opened at the lower side of the placement box, and a plurality of bottom grooves are opened. A collection box is arranged inside the box body, and the collection box is arranged at the lower side of the placement box.
[0014] In order to facilitate taking out the collection box, preferably, a mounting groove is opened on one side of the box body, and the box body is located inside the mounting groove and is connected to a hinge door through a hinge.
[0015] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows:
[0016] The utility model has the advantages of convenient screening and effective cleaning of dust and lint. In actual use, the dust and lint on the surface of the material can be blown away by the operation of the fan, and the blown-off dust and lint can be adsorbed by the operation of the vacuum pump, thereby reducing the dust floating in the air. At the same time, the servo motor can drive the cam to rotate, thereby pushing the placement box to move up and down, realizing the up and down reciprocating motion of the placement box, so that the material can vibrate up and down together, further improving the effect of dust removal. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0017] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model;
[0018] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the second direction;
[0019] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A partial cutaway diagram of
[0020] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the disassembly of the installation parts of the screening mechanism and the placement box in the utility model;
[0021] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the dust removal mechanism of the utility model in a disassembled state.
[0022] In the figure: 1. box body; 2. placement rack; 3. placement box; 4. cover plate; 5. dust removal mechanism; 51. mounting rack; 52. fan; 53. connecting block; 54. connecting pipe; 55. hollow block; 56. extraction pipe; 57. water tank; 58. vacuum pump; 6. screening mechanism; 61. fixing plate; 62. annular block; 63. mounting plate; 64. servo motor; 65. cam; 7. limit plate; 8. fixed bottom column; 91. fixing block; 92. threaded groove; 93. connecting bolt; 10. hollow hole; 11. bottom groove; 12. collection box; 13. mounting groove; 14. hinge door. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0023] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.
[0024] See also Figure 1-5The utility model provides a technical solution: a consumable material impurity removal device, including a box body 1, a placement rack 2 is arranged inside the box body 1, a placement box 3 is connected to the upper side of the placement rack 2, a cover plate 4 is connected to the upper side of the placement box 3, hollow holes 10 are opened on both sides of the placement box 3, a dust removal mechanism 5 is arranged on the outer side of the box body 1, the dust removal mechanism 5 is used to remove impurities, and a screening mechanism 6 is arranged on the inner side of the box body 1, the screening mechanism 6 is used to screen impurities.
[0025] See also Figure 1-5 The dust removal mechanism 5 includes a mounting frame 51 connected to one side of the box body 1, a fan 52 is connected to the inner side of the mounting frame 51, a connecting block 53 is connected to the other side of the box body 1, a connecting pipe 54 is connected to one side of the connecting block 53, and a plurality of connecting pipes 54 are provided, one end of each of the plurality of connecting pipes 54 is connected to a hollow block 55, a lower side of the hollow block 55 is connected to an extraction pipe 56, an outer side of the extraction pipe 56 is connected to an air pump 58, a water tank 57 is provided on one side of the box body 1, and the extraction pipe 56 is provided inside the water tank 57, the box body 1 can install and connect the fan 52 through the mounting frame 51, and a plurality of fans 52 are provided, and the fan 52 can blow air into the interior of the placement box 3, so that the dust on the surface of the material placed inside the placement box 3 is blown away by the rapid flow of air. The dust moves and is blown out from the inside of the placement box 3. The box body 1 can also be connected to the connecting pipe 54 through the connecting block 53. At the same time, the connecting block 53 is connected to the inside of the connecting pipe 54. The connecting pipe 54 can be connected to the extraction pipe 56 through the hollow block 55, and the hollow block 55 is connected to the extraction pipe 56 and the connecting pipe 54. This allows the dust to enter the inside of the extraction pipe 56 through the connecting block 53, the connecting pipe 54 and the hollow block 55 after being blown. The inside of the water tank 57 can be used to store the water source that needs to be used, and the vacuum pump 58 can extract the inside of the extraction pipe 56, so that the dust in the air entering the inside of the extraction pipe 56 can smoothly enter the water source inside the water tank 57, and the dust is collected by the water source inside the water tank 57, thereby reducing the situation where dust floats randomly.
[0026] See also Figure 1-4The screening mechanism 6 includes a fixing plate 61 connected to the lower side of the placing frame 2, a ring block 62 is connected to the lower side of the fixing plate 61, a mounting plate 63 is connected to one side of the box body 1, a servo motor 64 is connected to the inner side of the mounting plate 63, the output shaft of the servo motor 64 passes through the box body 1, the output shaft of the servo motor 64 is connected to a cam 65 through a coupling, and the cam 65 is arranged on the outer side of the ring block 62, the fixing plate 61 can install and fix the ring block 62, and the box body 1 can be connected to the servo motor 64 through the mounting plate 63, and the servo motor 64 can not only 65 is installed, and when it operates, it can smoothly drive the cam 65 to rotate. When the cam 65 rotates, it can push the annular block 62, so that the annular block 62, the fixing plate 61 and the placement rack 2 can be smoothly moved up, and descend by their own weight, thereby realizing the up and down reciprocating motion of the placement rack 2. While the placement rack 2 moves, it will smoothly drive the placement box 3 and the material inside the placement box 3 to vibrate together, so that part of the dust adhering to the material can also float in the air more smoothly and be blown by the fan 52.
[0027] See also Figure 4 : The interior of the box body 1 is connected with a limit plate 7, and two limit plates 7 are provided, one of which is provided on the outside of the fixed plate 61. The box body 1 can install and fix the limit plate 7, and the limit plate 7 can limit the fixed plate 61, so that when the fixed plate 61 moves up and down due to the rotation of the cam 65, the movement can be more stable and is not prone to deviation, shaking, etc.
[0028] It should be noted that: the upper side of the placement box 3 is hingedly connected to the cover plate 4, one side of the mounting frame 51 is welded to the box body 1, the outer side of the fan 52 is screwed to the mounting frame 51, one side of the connecting block 53 is welded to the box body 1, the outer side of the connecting pipe 54 is screwed to the connecting block 53, the inner side of the hollow block 55 is welded to the connecting pipe 54, the outer side of the extraction pipe 56 is welded to the hollow block 55, the upper side of the fixing plate 61 is welded to the placement frame 2, the upper side of the annular block 62 is welded to the fixing plate 61, one side of the mounting plate 63 is welded to the box body 1, the outer side of the servo motor 64 is welded to the servo motor 64, one side of the cam 65 is keyed to the output shaft of the servo motor 64, and one side of the limit plate 7 is welded to the box body 1.
[0029] See also Figure 4 : A fixed bottom column 8 is connected to the lower side of the placement rack 2, and a plurality of fixed bottom columns 8 are provided. The fixed bottom column 8 is arranged on the upper side of the limiting plate 7. The placement rack 2 can be connected to the fixed bottom column 8, and the fixed bottom column 8 can support the placement rack 2 through the contact between itself and the limiting plate 7, so that the placement rack 2 can be stably connected to the inside of the box 1 when it is not moving up and down.
[0030] See also Figure 2 and Figure 4 : A fixing block 91 is connected to one side of the placement box 3, and a threaded groove 92 is provided on one side of the fixing block 91 and the placement rack 2. A connecting bolt 93 is provided on the inner side of the threaded groove 92. The cover plate 4 can install and fix the fixing block 91, and the connecting bolt 93 can connect the fixing block 91 with the placement rack 2 through the threaded groove 92, so that the placement box 3 can be connected to the placement rack 2 conveniently and simply.
[0031] See also Figure 3 A bottom groove 11 is provided at the lower side of the placement box 3, and multiple bottom grooves 11 are provided. A collecting box 12 is provided inside the box body 1, and the collecting box 12 is provided at the lower side of the placement box 3. The opening of the bottom groove 11 allows the material inside the placement box 3 to move up and down with the placement box 3, and some smaller impurities can fall out of the placement box 3 smoothly and fall into the collection box 12, thereby realizing the collection of impurities and facilitating the staff to deal with the subsequent impurities.
[0032] See also Figure 1-3 : A mounting groove 13 is opened on one side of the box body 1, and the box body 1 is connected to a hinge door 14 inside the mounting groove 13 through a hinge. The box body 1 can be connected to the hinge door 14 through the mounting groove 13, and the setting of the hinge door 14 and the mounting groove 13 enables the staff to easily take out the collection box 12 from the inside of the box body 1.
[0033] It should be noted that: the upper end of the fixed bottom column 8 is welded to the placement rack 2, one side of the fixed block 91 is welded to the placement box 3, the fixed block 91 is screwed to the placement rack 2, the bottom of the inner cavity of the box body 1 is slidably plugged into the collection box 12, and one side of the hinge door 14 is hinged to the inside of the installation groove 13 through a hinge.
[0034] Working principle: When the utility model is used, the staff can place the material to be screened into the placement box 3, and close the placement box 3 through the cover plate 4, and then connect the placement box 3 to the inner side of the placement rack 2 through the connecting bolts 93. From then on, the staff can start the fan 52, the vacuum pump 58 and the servo motor 64. When the fan 52 is in operation, it will blow air toward one side of the placement box 3. When blowing air, the placement box 3 can smoothly blow the dust on the surface of the material inside the placement box 3, so that the dust floats to the inside of the connecting block 53. After the dust enters the inside of the connecting block 53, the vacuum pump 58 can extract the dust inside the connecting block 53 through its own operation, and The dust is extracted into the water tank 57, and the water source stored in the water tank 57 is used to collect the dust and reduce the floating of the dust. The servo motor 64 can smoothly drive the cam 65 to rotate when it is in operation. When the cam 65 rotates, it can push the annular block 62, so that the annular block 62, the fixed plate 61 and the placement rack 2 can be smoothly moved up, and descend by their own weight, thereby realizing the up and down reciprocating motion of the placement rack 2. While the placement rack 2 moves, it will also smoothly drive the placement box 3 and the material inside the placement box 3 to vibrate together, so that some of the dust adhering to the material can also float in the air more smoothly and be blown by the fan 52.
[0035] It should be noted that, in this article, relational terms such as first and second, etc. are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "include", "comprise" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device.
[0036] The electrical components mentioned in this article are all connected to an external main controller and 220V mains electricity, and the main controller can be a conventional known device for controlling a computer or the like.
[0037] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A consumables impurity removal device, comprising a housing (1), characterized in that: A placement rack (2) is arranged inside the box body (1), a placement box (3) is connected to the upper side of the placement rack (2), a cover plate (4) is connected to the upper side of the placement box (3), hollow holes (10) are provided on both sides of the placement box (3), a dust removal mechanism (5) is arranged on the outer side of the box body (1), the dust removal mechanism (5) is used to remove impurities, and a screening mechanism (6) is arranged on the inner side of the box body (1), the screening mechanism (6) is used to screen impurities.
2. A consumables impurity removal device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The dust removal mechanism (5) comprises a mounting frame (51) connected to one side of the housing (1), a fan (52) being connected to the inner side of the mounting frame (51), a connecting block (53) being connected to the other side of the housing (1), a connecting pipe (54) being connected to one side of the connecting block (53), and a plurality of connecting pipes (54) being provided, one end of each of the plurality of connecting pipes (54) being connected to a hollow block (55), an extraction pipe (56) being connected to the lower side of the hollow block (55), an air pump (58) being connected to the outer side of the extraction pipe (56), a water tank (57) being provided on one side of the housing (1), and the extraction pipe (56) being provided inside the water tank (57).
3. The consumables impurity removal device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The screening mechanism (6) comprises a fixing plate (61) connected to the lower side of the placing frame (2), the lower side of the fixing plate (61) is connected to an annular block (62), one side of the box body (1) is connected to a mounting plate (63), the inner side of the mounting plate (63) is connected to a servo motor (64), the output shaft of the servo motor (64) passes through the box body (1), the output shaft of the servo motor (64) is connected to a cam (65) via a coupling, and the cam (65) is arranged on the outer side of the annular block (62).
4. A consumables impurity removal device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The interior of the box body (1) is connected with a limiting plate (7), and two limiting plates (7) are provided, one of which is provided on the outside of the fixing plate (61).
5. A consumables impurity removal device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The lower side of the placement rack (2) is connected to a fixed bottom column (8), a plurality of the fixed bottom columns (8) are provided, and the fixed bottom columns (8) are provided on the upper side of the limiting plate (7).
6. The consumables impurity removal device according to claim 1, characterized in that: One side of the placement box (3) is connected to a fixing block (91), and one side of the fixing block (91) and the placement rack (2) are both provided with a threaded groove (92), and a connecting bolt (93) is provided inside the threaded groove (92).
7. The consumables impurity removal device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A bottom groove (11) is provided on the lower side of the placement box (3), and a plurality of bottom grooves (11) are provided. A collection box (12) is provided inside the box body (1), and the collection box (12) is provided on the lower side of the placement box (3).
8. The consumables impurity removal device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A mounting groove (13) is provided on one side of the box body (1), and the box body (1) is located inside the mounting groove (13) and is connected to a hinge door (14) via a hinge.
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Consumable impurity removal device for 3D printing
CN217569649U