Sugar painting 3D printer capable of monitoring excess materials

Abstract

The sugar painting 3D printer comprises a printing table, a printing plate, a mounting frame, a driving mechanism, a storage barrel and a sugar extrusion device, a monitoring device is arranged on the storage barrel and comprises a monitoring window, a switch cover plate and an illuminating lamp, a feeding port is formed in the outer side wall of the storage barrel, and a discharging port is formed in the outer side wall of the storage barrel. The switch cover plate is a transparent plate, the switch cover plate is rotationally connected with the monitoring window, and the illuminating lamp is arranged on the inner wall of the storage barrel.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of sugar painting machines, and particularly relates to a 3D printer for sugar paintings with residual material monitoring function. Background Art

[0002] Sugar painting, as a traditional art form carrying profound cultural heritage, its production process still remains at the stage of relying on manual skills, with low production efficiency and difficult to meet the urgent needs of the modern market for personalized and rapid customization services. Therefore, introducing advanced 3D printing technology into the field of sugar painting production is regarded as an important way to improve production efficiency, enrich the expression forms of sugar paintings and expand market applications.

[0003] The existing storage barrels of 3D printers for sugar paintings are mostly closed type, with only a small opening on the side wall for feeding materials. Since the whole storage barrel is made of unified opaque materials, it is impossible to know the remaining amount of sugar materials in the storage barrel, so it is impossible to replenish the sugar materials in time. And the sugar painting printing itself is a process of consuming sugar materials, which makes the existing sugar painting machines frequently lack sugar materials during printing, thus affecting the integrity of sugar painting printing. In addition, when feeding materials into the existing storage barrel, since its cover plate is an inside-outside opening type, a torsion spring needs to be set at the connection, which makes both hands needed for operation during feeding. One hand opens the cover and keeps it open, and the other hand feeds materials, with inconvenient operation and also affecting the feeding speed, which urgently needs to be improved. Summary of the Utility Model

[0004] The utility model provides a 3D printer for sugar paintings with residual material monitoring function to solve the above technical deficiencies, which includes a printing table, a printing plate, a mounting frame, a driving mechanism, a storage barrel and a sugar material extrusion device. The mounting frame is arranged on the printing table, the driving mechanism is arranged on the printing table and the mounting frame, the storage barrel and the printing plate are both connected to the driving mechanism, the sugar material extrusion device is arranged on the storage barrel, and a monitoring device is arranged on the storage barrel. The monitoring device includes a monitoring window, a switch cover plate and a lighting lamp. An inlet is opened on the outer side wall of the storage barrel, the monitoring window is fixedly arranged on the inlet, the switch cover plate is arranged on the monitoring window, the switch cover plate is a transparent plate, the switch cover plate is rotatably connected to the monitoring window, and the lighting lamp is arranged on the inner wall of the storage barrel.

[0005] With the above technical solution, by setting a monitoring window on the feed inlet, then setting a transparent switch cover plate on the monitoring window, and setting a lighting lamp in the storage cylinder, it is possible to ensure the integrity and tightness of the storage cylinder structure, and the staff can clearly see the usage and remaining situation of the sugar material in the storage cylinder, which is convenient for timely replenishing the sugar material in the storage cylinder, thereby effectively avoiding the problem of interrupted painting caused by insufficient sugar material during the sugar painting process, and then ensuring the integrity of the sugar painting printing. Due to the transparency of the sugar material, setting a lighting lamp can enable the staff to further see the situation of the sugar material in the storage cylinder.

[0006] Further setting of the present utility model: A connecting post is provided on the monitoring window, and the switch cover plate is connected to the connecting post and is in rotational cooperation.

[0007] With the above technical solution, since a connecting post is provided on the monitoring window, and the switch cover plate is connected to the connecting post and is in rotational cooperation, the opening and closing mode of the switch cover plate is a shear type, and it can maintain the open state after being opened, without manually maintaining the open state of the switch cover plate, so that it can be operated with one hand during feeding, which is convenient and fast.

[0008] Further setting of the present utility model: A limit stop block for limiting the switch cover plate is provided at the bottom of the monitoring window, and a switch dial for facilitating opening is provided on the switch cover plate.

[0009] With the above technical solution, since a limit stop block for limiting the switch cover plate is provided at the bottom of the monitoring window, and a switch dial for facilitating opening is provided on the switch cover plate, the switch cover plate can cover the entire window of the monitoring window through the limit stop block, and the switch cover plate can be more conveniently opened through the switch dial.

[0010] Further setting of the present utility model: An inner limit block for limiting the opening amplitude is provided on the surface of the switch cover plate that fits the monitoring window.

[0011] With the above technical solution, since an inner limit block for limiting the opening amplitude is provided on the surface of the switch cover plate that fits the monitoring window, when the switch cover plate is opened to a certain amplitude, the inner limit block will touch the edge of the monitoring window, thereby preventing the switch cover plate from being further opened.

[0012] Further setting of the present utility model: An installation hole is opened at the top of the storage cylinder, and a laser diffuse reflection sensor for assisting in detecting the remaining material in the cylinder is provided on the installation hole.

[0013] With the above technical solution, since an installation hole is provided at the top of the storage barrel, and a laser diffuse reflection sensor for assisting in detecting the remaining material in the barrel is provided on the installation hole. When the sugar material in the storage barrel is nearly consumed, due to the depth of the storage barrel at this time, it is impossible to observe with the naked eye how much is left. The remaining amount of sugar material in the barrel can be detected more accurately through the laser diffuse reflection sensor, so that the sugar material can be completely consumed as much as possible each time before replenishing the sugar material, thereby reducing the number of times of manual replenishment of the sugar material.

[0014] A further setting of the present utility model: A heating base is provided at the bottom of the storage barrel, and a heating rod is provided inside the heating base.

[0015] With the above technical solution, since a heating base is provided at the bottom of the storage barrel, and a heating rod is provided inside the heating base, the heating base is heated by the heating rod, and then the heat is transferred to the storage barrel through the heating base, so that the sugar material in the storage barrel can be continuously heated to prevent the sugar material from solidifying. Description of the Drawings

[0016] Attached Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a sugar painting 3D printer with monitorable remaining material according to a specific embodiment of the present utility model.

[0017] Attached Figure 2 is an exploded structural diagram of a sugar painting 3D printer with monitorable remaining material according to a specific embodiment of the present utility model.

[0018] 1 - printing table, 2 - printing plate, 3 - mounting frame, 4 - driving mechanism, 5 - storage barrel, 6 - sugar material extrusion device, 7 - monitoring device, 8 - monitoring window, 9 - switch cover plate, 10 - lighting lamp, 11 - feeding port, 12 - limit stop, 13 - switch dial, 14 - inner limit block, 15 - installation hole, 16 - laser diffuse reflection sensor, 17 - heating base, 18 - heating rod, 19 - connecting pile. Detailed Embodiment

[0019] Such as Figure 1-2As shown in the figure, a 3D sugar painting printer with monitorable leftover materials includes a printing table 1, a printing plate 2, a mounting frame 3, a driving mechanism 4, a material storage cylinder 5, and a sugar material extrusion device 6. The mounting frame is arranged on the printing table. The driving mechanism is arranged on the printing table and the mounting frame. The material storage cylinder and the printing plate are both connected to the driving mechanism. The sugar material extrusion device is arranged on the material storage cylinder. A monitoring device 7 is provided on the material storage cylinder. The monitoring device includes a monitoring window 8, a switch cover plate 9, and a lighting lamp 10. An inlet 11 is formed on the outer side wall of the material storage cylinder. The monitoring window is fixedly arranged on the inlet. The switch cover plate is arranged on the monitoring window. The switch cover plate is a transparent plate. The switch cover plate is rotatably connected to the monitoring window. The lighting lamp is arranged on the inner wall of the material storage cylinder.

[0020] By arranging a monitoring window on the inlet, then arranging a transparent switch cover plate on the monitoring window, and arranging a lighting lamp inside the material storage cylinder, it enables the staff to clearly see the usage and remaining situation of the sugar material inside the storage cylinder while ensuring the integrity and sealing performance of the storage cylinder structure, facilitating the timely replenishment of the sugar material inside the storage cylinder, thus effectively avoiding the problem of the sugar painting process being interrupted due to insufficient sugar material, and then ensuring the integrity of the sugar painting printing. Due to the transparency of the sugar material, arranging a lighting lamp can enable the staff to further see clearly the situation of the sugar material inside the storage cylinder.

[0021] A connecting post 19 is provided on the monitoring window. The switch cover plate is connected to the connecting post and makes a rotational fit.

[0022] Since a connecting post is provided on the monitoring window, and the switch cover plate is connected to the connecting post and makes a rotational fit, the opening and closing mode of the switch cover plate is a shear type. After being opened, it can maintain the opened state without manually maintaining the opened state of the switch cover plate, so that it can be operated with one hand during feeding, which is convenient and fast.

[0023] A limiting block 12 for limiting the switch cover plate is provided at the bottom of the monitoring window. A switch knob 13 for facilitating opening is provided on the switch cover plate.

[0024] Since a limiting block for limiting the switch cover plate is provided at the bottom of the monitoring window, and a switch knob for facilitating opening is provided on the switch cover plate, the switch cover plate can cover the entire window of the monitoring window through the limiting block, and the switch cover plate can be opened more conveniently through the switch knob.

[0025] An inner limiting block 14 for limiting the opening amplitude is provided on the surface of the switch cover plate that fits with the monitoring window.

[0026] Since there is an inner limit block for restricting the opening amplitude on the surface of the switch cover plate that fits the monitoring window, when the switch cover plate is opened to a certain amplitude, the inner limit block will touch the edge of the monitoring window, thereby preventing the switch cover plate from being further opened.

[0027] An installation hole 15 is opened at the top of the storage cylinder, and a laser diffuse reflection sensor 16 for assisting in detecting the remaining material in the cylinder is provided on the installation hole.

[0028] Since an installation hole is opened at the top of the storage cylinder, and a laser diffuse reflection sensor for assisting in detecting the remaining material in the cylinder is provided on the installation hole. When the sugar material in the storage cylinder is nearly consumed, due to the depth problem of the storage cylinder at this time, it is impossible to observe with the naked eye how much is left. The remaining amount of sugar material in the cylinder can be detected more accurately through the laser diffuse reflection sensor. Furthermore, the sugar material can be consumed as completely as possible each time before the sugar material is replenished, thereby reducing the number of times of manual replenishment of the sugar material.

[0029] A heating base 17 is provided at the bottom of the storage cylinder, and a heating rod 18 is provided inside the heating base.

[0030] Since a heating base is provided at the bottom of the storage cylinder, and a heating rod is provided inside the heating base. The heating base is heated by the heating rod, and then the heat is transferred to the storage cylinder through the heating base, so that the sugar material in the storage cylinder can be continuously heated to prevent the sugar material from solidifying.

Claims

1. A sugar painting 3D printer with monitorable residual material, comprising a printing platform, a printing plate, a mounting frame, a driving mechanism, a storage barrel and a sugar material extrusion device, wherein the mounting frame is arranged on the printing platform, the driving mechanism is arranged on the printing platform and the mounting frame, the storage barrel and the printing plate are both connected to the driving mechanism, and the sugar material extrusion device is arranged on the storage barrel, characterized in that: A monitoring device is provided on the material storage barrel, and the monitoring device includes a monitoring window, a switch cover and a lighting lamp. A feed port is opened on the outer wall of the material storage barrel, and the monitoring window is fixedly arranged on the feed port. The switch cover is arranged on the monitoring window. The switch cover is a transparent plate. The switch cover is rotatably connected to the monitoring window, and the lighting lamp is arranged on the inner wall of the material storage barrel.

2. A sugar painting 3D printer with monitorable residual material according to claim 1, characterized in that: The monitoring window is provided with a connecting pile, and the switch cover is connected to the connecting pile and is rotatably matched.

3. A sugar painting 3D printer with monitorable residual material according to claim 2, characterized in that: A limit stopper for limiting the position of the switch cover is provided at the bottom of the monitoring window, and a switch block for convenient opening is provided on the switch cover.

4. A sugar painting 3D printer with monitorable residual material according to claim 3, characterized in that: An inner limit block for limiting the opening range is arranged on the surface of the switch cover plate that is in contact with the monitoring window.

5. A sugar painting 3D printer with monitorable residual material according to claim 1, characterized in that: A mounting hole is formed on the top of the material storage barrel, and a laser diffuse reflection sensor for assisting in detecting residual material in the barrel is arranged on the mounting hole.

6. A sugar painting 3D printer with monitorable residual material according to claim 1, characterized in that: A heating base is arranged at the bottom of the material storage barrel, and a heating rod is arranged inside the heating base.

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