Residual material cleaning device for SLA photocuring printer

Abstract

The utility model provides a residual material cleaning device for an SLA photocuring printer, which belongs to the technical field of photocuring printers and comprises a support frame, a residual material cleaning component, a material collecting disc and a driving component, the support frame is mounted on an operating platform inside the SLA photocuring printer, the residual material cleaning component is slidably connected onto the support frame, and the driving component is mounted on the material collecting disc. The remaining material cleaning assembly is detachably connected to the supporting frame and located above the mesh plate, the material collecting disc is detachably connected to the supporting frame and located below the mesh plate, and the driving assembly is used for driving the remaining material cleaning assembly to slide on the supporting frame, so that the remaining material cleaning assembly moves from one end of the mesh plate to the other end of the mesh plate to clean remaining materials adhering to the mesh plate, and the remaining materials fall onto the material collecting disc. According to the residual material body cleaning device for the SLA photo-curing printer, manual cleaning operation on residual material bodies of the SLA photo-curing printer is replaced, so that the residual material body cleaning operation is convenient, and the cleaning efficiency is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of light-curing printers, and more specifically, relates to a residual material cleaning device for a SLA light-curing printer. Background Art

[0002] With the development of additive manufacturing industry, more and more 3D models need to be completed by SLA light-curing printers. At the same time, with its own advantages such as high precision, rapid prototyping, and multiple degrees of freedom design, SLA light-curing printers have demonstrated their unique advantages in many fields such as profiling manufacturing, medical equipment and customized parts industries.

[0003] Common SLA light-curing printers are equipped with a workbench inside, a liquid tank is provided on the workbench, and a mesh plate for printing and supporting three-dimensional models is provided above the liquid tank. The mesh plate can be driven by a lift to move up and down above and in the liquid tank to cooperate with the printing laser beam to perform printing operations. At present, after the SLA light-curing printer is used to complete the printing work, the residual material adhering to the mesh plate is usually cleaned manually. In actual operations, manual cleaning operations take a long time, and the pungent smell of the volatile liquid can cause discomfort to the human body. In addition, in the process of cleaning the residual material, if the operator is not careful, the residual material will fall into the liquid tank below along the mesh holes on the mesh plate, thereby affecting the composition of the photosensitive resin in the liquid tank and affecting the accuracy of subsequent prints. Utility Model Content

[0004] The utility model aims to provide a residual material cleaning device for a SLA light-curing printer, aiming to solve the problem of inconvenient residual material cleaning of the SLA light-curing printer.

[0005] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the technical solution adopted by the utility model is: to provide a residual material cleaning device for an SLA light-curing printer, comprising:

[0006] The support frame is installed on the workbench inside the SLA light-curing printer;

[0007] A residual material cleaning assembly is slidably connected to the support frame and is located above the mesh plate;

[0008] A collecting tray is detachably connected to the support frame and is located below the mesh plate;

[0009] The driving assembly is used to drive the residual material cleaning assembly to slide on the supporting frame, so that the residual material cleaning assembly moves from one end of the mesh plate to the other end, cleans the residual material body adhering to the mesh plate, and makes the residual material body fall onto the collecting tray.

[0010] In a possible implementation, there are two support frames, which are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the mesh plate in the width direction, the residual material cleaning assembly is slidably connected between the two support frames, and the collecting tray is detachably connected between the two support frames.

[0011] In a possible implementation, the support frame includes two columns arranged on both sides of the length direction of the mesh plate and a crossbeam connected between the two columns, and the residual material cleaning assembly includes a cross axis arranged on the mesh plate, and an operating component for cleaning residual material is arranged in the middle of the cross axis corresponding to the area of ​​the mesh plate, and connecting seats are rotatably provided at both ends of the cross axis, and the two connecting seats are correspondingly arranged on the two cross beams, and the connecting seats are slidably connected to the cross beams.

[0012] In one possible implementation, the working parts include a scraper, a brush and a mesh cleaning piece, and the scraper, the brush and the mesh cleaning piece are evenly spaced and arranged circumferentially of the horizontal axis. A first motor is provided on the connecting seat, and the first motor is transmission-connected to the horizontal axis for driving the horizontal axis to rotate a certain angle so that the scraper, the brush and the mesh cleaning piece take turns cleaning the residual material on the mesh plate.

[0013] In a possible implementation, the mesh cleaning component includes two brackets connected at both ends of the horizontal axis in the length direction, the brackets extend outward along the axial direction of the horizontal axis, a roller is rotatably provided between the two brackets, a plurality of stopper rod groups are circumferentially spaced apart on the roller, the stopper rod group includes a plurality of stopper rods arranged along the length direction of the roller, a plug head is provided at the end of the stopper rod and is adapted to the mesh hole diameter on the mesh plate, the horizontal axis moves to push the roller to roll on the mesh plate, so that the plurality of stopper rod groups are taken turns to be inserted into the mesh holes of the mesh plate to clean the residual material.

[0014] In a possible implementation, the plug rod and the plug head are both made of rubber products.

[0015] In a possible implementation, the driving assembly includes a driving wheel, a driven wheel, a driving motor and a transmission belt, the driving wheel and the driven wheel are respectively arranged at two ends of the beam, one end of the transmission belt is connected to the first end of the connecting seat, and the other end of the transmission belt is sequentially passed around the driving wheel and the driven wheel and connected to the second end of the connecting seat, the driving motor is arranged at the end of the beam close to the driving wheel, and the driving motor is connected to the driving wheel for driving the connecting seat to slide on the beam.

[0016] In a possible implementation, a connecting rod is provided between the two support frames, the number of the connecting rods is two, and the two connecting rods are respectively located on both sides of the length direction of the mesh plate, and the collecting tray is overlapped on the two connecting rods.

[0017] The beneficial effect of the residual material cleaning device for SLA light-curing printer provided by the utility model is that: compared with the prior art, the residual material cleaning device for SLA light-curing printer provided by the utility model drives the residual material cleaning component to clean the mesh plate through the driving component, replacing the manual operation, thereby reducing the harm of the volatile odor of the material liquid to the body of the operator, and by arranging a collecting tray under the mesh plate to collect the residual material falling from the mesh plate during the cleaning process, thereby preventing the residual material from falling into the material liquid tank and contaminating the material liquid. The residual material cleaning device for SLA light-curing printer provided by the utility model replaces the manual cleaning operation of the residual material of the SLA light-curing printer, making the residual material cleaning operation convenient and improving the cleaning efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0019] Figure 1 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of a residual material cleaning device for an SLA light-curing printer provided in an embodiment of the utility model Figure 1 ;

[0020] Figure 2 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of a residual material cleaning device for an SLA light-curing printer provided in an embodiment of the utility model Figure 2 ;

[0021] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of a residual material cleaning assembly provided in an embodiment of the utility model.

[0022] Description of reference numerals:

[0023] 1. Support frame; 11. Upright column; 12. Crossbeam; 121. Guide rail; 13. Connecting rod; 2. Residual material cleaning assembly; 21. Horizontal axis; 211. Scraper; 212. Brush; 213. Roller; 214. Bracket; 22. Connecting seat; 23. First motor; 3. Collecting tray; 41. Driving motor; 42. Driving wheel; 43. Driven wheel; 44. Transmission belt; 5. Mesh plate; 6. Stopper rod assembly; 61. Stopper rod; 62. Stopper head. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and beneficial effects to be solved by the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention and are not used to limit the present invention.

[0025] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or indirectly on the other element. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or indirectly connected to the other element.

[0026] It should be understood that the terms "length", "width", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", etc., indicating the orientation or position relationship, are based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0027] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present utility model, the meaning of "plurality" is two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0028] See also Figure 1 to Figure 2 , a residual material cleaning device for an SLA light-curing printer provided by the utility model is now described. The residual material cleaning device for an SLA light-curing printer comprises a support frame 1, a residual material cleaning component 2, a collecting tray 3 and a driving component, wherein the support frame 1 is mounted on a workbench inside the SLA light-curing printer, the residual material cleaning component 2 is slidably connected to the support frame 1 and is located above the mesh plate 5, the collecting tray 3 is detachably connected to the support frame 1 and is located below the mesh plate 5, and the driving component is used to drive the residual material cleaning component 2 to slide on the support frame 1, so that the residual material cleaning component 2 moves from one end of the mesh plate 5 to the other end, cleans the residual material adhering to the mesh plate 5, and makes the residual material fall onto the collecting tray 3.

[0029] The utility model provides a residual material cleaning device for an SLA light-curing printer. Compared with the prior art, the residual material cleaning component 2 is driven by a driving component to clean the mesh plate 5, replacing manual operation, thereby reducing the harm of the volatile odor of the liquid to the body of the operator, and a collecting tray 3 is arranged under the mesh plate 5 to collect the residual material falling from the mesh plate 5 during the cleaning process, thereby preventing the residual material from falling into the liquid tank and contaminating the liquid. The utility model provides a residual material cleaning device for an SLA light-curing printer, replacing the manual cleaning operation of the residual material of the SLA light-curing printer, making the residual material cleaning operation convenient and improving the cleaning efficiency.

[0030] In some embodiments, see Figure 1 to Figure 2 , the number of support frames 1 is two, and the two support frames 1 are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the width direction of the mesh plate 5, and the residual material cleaning assembly 2 is slidably connected between the two support frames 1, and the residual material collecting assembly is detachably connected between the two support frames 1. Specifically, the support frame 1 includes two columns 11 arranged on both sides of the length direction of the mesh plate 5 and a crossbeam 12 connected between the two columns 11, and a guide rail 121 is provided on the crossbeam 12 along its length direction. The residual material cleaning assembly 2 includes a transverse axis 21 arranged on the mesh plate 5, and an operating component for cleaning residual material is provided in the middle part of the transverse axis 21 corresponding to the area of ​​the mesh plate 5. Connecting seats 22 are provided at both ends of the transverse axis 21, and the transverse axis 21 is rotatably connected to the connecting seat 22. In this embodiment, the two connecting seats 22 are correspondingly arranged on the two crossbeams 12, and a slide groove adapted to the guide rail 121 is provided on the connecting seat 22. When in use, the connecting seat 22 is slidably connected to the two connecting seats 22 correspondingly arranged on the two crossbeams 12 by means of the cooperation of the slide groove and the guide rail 121.

[0031] In this embodiment, the driving assembly includes a driving wheel 42, a driven wheel 43, a driving motor 41 and a transmission belt 44. The driving wheel 42 and the driven wheel 43 are respectively arranged at the two ends of the beam 12, one end of the transmission belt 44 is connected to the first end of the connecting seat 22, and the other end of the transmission belt 44 passes around the driving wheel 42 and the driven wheel 43 in sequence and is connected to the second end of the connecting seat 22. The driving motor 41 is arranged at the end of the beam 12 close to the driving wheel 42, and the driving motor 41 is connected to the driving wheel 42 in transmission connection. When in use, the driving motor 41 drives the driving wheel 42 to rotate, so that the transmission belt 44 moves between the driving wheel 42 and the driven wheel 43, thereby driving the connecting seat 22 to slide on the beam 12.

[0032] In some embodiments, see Figures 1 to 3The above-mentioned working parts include a scraper 211, a brush 212 and a mesh cleaning piece, wherein the scraper 211, the brush 212 and the mesh cleaning piece are arranged at intervals in the circumference of the horizontal axis 21, and a first motor 23 is provided on the connecting seat 22, and the first motor 23 is transmission-connected to the horizontal axis 21. In application, the first motor 23 can drive the horizontal axis 21 to rotate a certain angle, so that the scraper 211, the brush 212 and the mesh cleaning piece take turns to clean the residual material on the mesh plate 5.

[0033] In the present embodiment, the mesh cleaning member comprises two brackets 214 connected at both ends of the length direction of the transverse axis 21, the brackets 214 extend outwardly along the axial direction of the transverse axis 21, a roller 213 is rotatably provided between the two brackets 214, a plurality of stopper rod groups 6 are provided at circumferential intervals of the roller 213, the stopper rod group 6 comprises a plurality of stopper rods 61 arranged along the length direction of the roller 213, a plug head 62 matched with the aperture of the mesh hole on the mesh plate 5 is provided at the end of the stopper rod 61, in the present embodiment, a plurality of mesh holes arranged in a matrix are provided on the mesh plate 5, the plurality of plug rods 61 in each stopper rod group 6 corresponds to the number of the plurality of mesh holes arranged in the transverse columns on the mesh plate 5, the plug rod 61 and the plug head 62 are both rubber products, so that the plug rod 61 and the plug head 62 have a certain elastic deformation ability, and the plug head 62 is set to a spherical structure. In application, the roller 213 can be pushed to roll on the mesh plate 5 by moving the horizontal axis 21, so that multiple plug rod groups 6 are plugged into the mesh holes of the mesh plate 5 in turn, and the residual material adhering to the mesh holes of the mesh plate 5 is pushed to the collecting tray 3 below the mesh plate 5 through the plug head 62.

[0034] In some embodiments, a connecting rod 13 is provided between the two support frames 1. The number of the connecting rods 13 is two. Specifically, the two connecting rods 13 are respectively connected to the columns 11 on the two support frames 1 which are located on the same side of the length direction of the mesh plate 5, that is, the two connecting rods 13 are respectively located on both sides of the length direction of the mesh plate 5, and the collecting plate 3 is overlapped on the two connecting rods 13.

[0035] The working principle of the residual material cleaning device for an SLA light-curing printer provided by the utility model is as follows: when the residual material needs to be cleaned, the mesh plate 5 is first raised to a predetermined height, the collecting tray 3 is placed on the support frame 1, and the first motor 23 is started to rotate the horizontal axis 21 by a predetermined angle, so that the brush 212 contacts the mesh plate 5, and then the driving motor 41 is started to make the brush 212 reciprocate at least once from one end to the other end of the mesh plate 5, and the mesh plate 5 is brushed to loosen the residual material adhering to the mesh plate 5, and the first motor 23 is started again to rotate the horizontal axis 21 by a predetermined angle, so that the scraper 211 contacts the mesh plate 5. , start the drive motor 41, so that the scraper 211 moves back and forth at least once from one end to the other end on the mesh plate 5, and the loose residual material is hung on the mesh and dropped into the collecting tray 3 below, and the first motor 23 is started again to rotate the horizontal axis 21 to a predetermined angle, so that the roller 213 contacts the mesh plate 5, and the drive motor 41 is started, so that the roller 213 rolls back and forth at least once from one end to the other end on the mesh plate 5, so that the multiple plug rod groups 6 arranged on the roller 213 can be inserted into the mesh of the mesh plate 5 in turn, and the fine residual material in the mesh is pushed to the collecting tray 3 below. At this point, the cleaning is completed, and the collecting tray 3 is removed from the support frame 1.

[0036] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A residual material cleaning device for a SLA light-curing printer, characterized in that: include: A support frame (1) is installed on a workbench inside the SLA light-curing printer; A residual material cleaning assembly (2) is slidably connected to the support frame (1) and is located above the mesh plate (5); A collecting tray (3) is detachably connected to the support frame (1) and is located below the mesh plate (5); A driving assembly is used to drive the residual material cleaning assembly (2) to slide on the support frame (1), so that the residual material cleaning assembly (2) moves from one end of the mesh plate (5) to the other end, cleans the residual material adhering to the mesh plate (5), and makes the residual material fall onto the collecting plate (3).

2. A residual material cleaning device for a SLA light-curing printer as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The number of the support frames (1) is two, and the two support frames (1) are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the mesh plate (5) in the width direction. The residual material cleaning assembly (2) is slidably connected between the two support frames (1), and the collecting tray (3) is detachably connected between the two support frames (1).

3. A residual material cleaning device for a SLA light-curing printer as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: The support frame (1) comprises two columns (11) arranged on both sides of the mesh plate (5) in the length direction and a crossbeam (12) connected between the two columns (11); the residual material cleaning component (2) comprises a cross shaft (21) arranged on the mesh plate (5); an operating component for cleaning residual material is arranged in the middle of the cross shaft (21) in the area corresponding to the mesh plate (5); connecting seats (22) are rotatably arranged at both ends of the cross shaft (21); the two connecting seats (22) are correspondingly arranged on the two crossbeams (12); and the connecting seats (22) are slidably connected to the crossbeam (12).

4. A residual material cleaning device for a SLA light-curing printer as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: The operating components include a scraper (211), a brush (212) and a mesh cleaning piece. The scraper (211), the brush (212) and the mesh cleaning piece are evenly spaced and arranged in the circumference of the transverse axis (21). A first motor (23) is provided on the connecting seat (22). The first motor (23) is connected to the transverse axis (21) in a transmission manner and is used to drive the transverse axis (21) to rotate a certain angle so that the scraper (211), the brush (212) and the mesh cleaning piece can clean the residual material on the mesh plate (5) in turn.

5. A residual material cleaning device for a SLA light-curing printer as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that: The mesh cleaning member comprises two brackets (214) connected at both ends of the transverse axis (21) in the length direction, the brackets (214) extending outwardly along the axial direction of the transverse axis (21), a roller (213) being rotatably arranged between the two brackets (214), a plurality of stopper rod groups (6) being arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction of the roller (213), the stopper rod group (6) comprising a plurality of stopper rods (61) arranged along the length direction of the roller (213), a stopper head (62) matching the mesh hole diameter on the mesh plate (5) being arranged at the end of the stopper rod (61), the transverse axis (21) moving to push the roller (213) to roll on the mesh plate (5), so as to enable the plurality of stopper rod groups (6) to be inserted into the mesh holes of the mesh plate (5) in turn to clean the residual material.

6. A residual material cleaning device for a SLA light-curing printer as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that: The plug rod (61) and the plug head (62) are both rubber products.

7. The residual material cleaning device for a SLA light-curing printer according to claim 3, characterized in that: The driving assembly comprises a driving wheel (42), a driven wheel (43), a driving motor (41) and a transmission belt (44); the driving wheel (42) and the driven wheel (43) are respectively arranged at two ends of the crossbeam (12); one end of the transmission belt (44) is connected to a first end of the connecting seat (22); the other end of the transmission belt (44) passes through the driving wheel (42) and the driven wheel (43) in sequence and is connected to a second end of the connecting seat (22); the driving motor (41) is arranged at an end of the crossbeam (12) close to the driving wheel (42); the driving motor (41) is transmission-connected to the driving wheel (42) and is used to drive the connecting seat (22) to slide on the crossbeam (12).

8. The residual material cleaning device for a SLA light-curing printer according to claim 2, characterized in that: A connecting rod (13) is provided between the two support frames (1), the number of the connecting rods (13) is two, and the two connecting rods (13) are respectively located on both sides of the length direction of the mesh plate (5), and the collecting plate (3) is overlapped on the two connecting rods (13).

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