Consumable fusion splicer

The design of the filament welder solves the problem of easy failure and waste after 3D printing filament replacement, realizes reliable connection and welding of filaments, reduces waste and ensures smooth printing.

CN223442875UActive Publication Date: 2025-10-17TIANJIN EARTH RADIUS TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202422729019.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-11-09
Publication Date
2025-10-17
Estimated Expiration
2034-11-09

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Technical Problem

Replacing 3D printing consumables can easily lead to printing failures, and insufficient consumables at night or when no one is watching can lead to waste.

Method used

A consumables welding device is designed. By closing and pressing the upper cover and the lower cover, the consumables inlet, the heat conduction block, the residual material outlet and the heating chamber are combined to achieve reliable connection and welding of the consumables.

Benefits of technology

It achieves reliable connection of consumables, reduces waste, ensures smooth printing and keeps the shape of consumables consistent, and improves the reliability of the overall structure.

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Abstract

A consumable fusion splicer is provided with an upper cover and a lower cover, and the upper cover and the lower cover are connected in a relatively rotating mode through a fixing shaft. Heat conduction blocks are embedded in the middle of the upper cover and the middle of the lower cover respectively, consumable inlets with semicircular sections are formed in the two ends of the upper cover and the two ends of the lower cover respectively, and the two sections of consumable inlets in the upper cover and the two sections of consumable inlets in the lower cover are communicated at the heat conduction blocks respectively; when the upper cover and the lower cover relatively rotate to be closed, the semicircular consumable inlets in the upper cover and the lower cover are aligned and closed to form a consumable channel with a circular section; the upper cover or the lower cover is further provided with an excess material opening, and the excess material opening is communicated with the consumable channel. And a plurality of residual consumables can be welded together to form a roll, so that the daily printing requirement is met, and the waste is reduced.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to 3D printing technical field. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the rise of household 3D printing and the continuous simplification and upgrading of 3D printing technology, the market size of 3D printing is getting bigger and bigger. However, the conventional 3D printing consumables are usually 1kg per roll, and after printing a roll, the 3D printer needs to be paused for replacement of consumables. Since the 3D printer technology is not perfect, there is a certain probability of printing failure after replacing the consumables and reprinting. In addition, when printing at night, there is no way to automatically replace the consumables without human intervention, resulting in the need to replace the consumables before printing if the remaining consumables are not enough for this printing, and the small amount of replaced consumables will be wasted. SUMMARY

[0003] In view of the above situation, in order to solve the technical problems existing in the above, the utility model provides a kind of consumable welding device, can melt together the multiple small amount of consumables remaining in the above situation into a roll, meet daily printing demand, reduce waste.

[0004] A kind of consumable welding device, it is equipped with upper cover and lower cover, the upper cover and lower cover are rotatably connected by fixed shaft;The middle part of the upper cover and lower cover is embedded with heat conduction block respectively, the both ends of the upper cover and lower cover are also equipped with semicircular cross section's inlet of consumable respectively, the two sections of inlet of consumable on the upper cover and lower cover are communicated at heat conduction block respectively;When the upper cover and lower cover are relatively rotated to close, semicircular inlet of consumable on the upper cover and lower cover is aligned and closed to form the consumable passage of circular cross section;Upper cover or lower cover is also equipped with excess material port, and the excess material port is communicated with the consumable passage.

[0005] According to a kind of consumable welding device of the application, the heat conduction block is equipped with the heat conduction groove with the same cross section shape as the inlet of consumable, the two sections of inlet of consumable on the upper cover are communicated with the heat conduction groove at the both ends of the heat conduction groove set on the heat conduction block of the upper cover, and the two sections of inlet of consumable on the lower cover are communicated with the heat conduction groove at the both ends of the heat conduction groove set on the heat conduction block of the lower cover.

[0006] The heat conduction block on the upper cover or lower cover is also equipped with excess material groove with the same cross section shape as the excess material port, one end of the excess material groove is communicated with the excess material port, and the other end of the excess material groove is communicated with the heat conduction groove.

[0007] According to a kind of consumable welding device of the application, the side of the upper cover away from the fixed shaft is also equipped with a plurality of buckle rings, the side of the lower cover away from the fixed shaft is also equipped with a plurality of buckles, when the upper cover and lower cover are relatively rotated to close, the buckle ring is buckled on the buckle.

[0008] According to the consumable welding device of the application, the back side of the upper cover or the lower cover is further provided with a heating bin, and a heating sheet is arranged in the heating bin and connected with the heat conduction block in the upper cover or the lower cover.

[0009] The wall of the heating bin is further provided with a switch connected with the heating sheet to control heating.

[0010] The bin opening of the heating bin is further provided with a back cover.

[0011] After adopting the technology of the application, the consumable welding device according to the embodiment of the application has the following beneficial effects.

[0012] 1) The remaining multiple small consumables in the above case can be welded together into a roll to meet the daily printing needs and reduce waste.

[0013] 2) The consumable channel formed by the folding and pressing of the upper cover and the lower cover, the consumable inlet, the heat conduction block and the excess material outlet can ensure reliable connection of the consumables and avoid loose connection and excessive material accumulation at the connection, and ensure that the shape / diameter of the connected consumables remains consistent.

[0014] 3) The arrangement of the heat conduction groove ensures smoothness of the consumable channel and ensures that the consumables entering the heat conduction block range can be heated in time and sufficiently.

[0015] 4) The arrangement of the excess material groove ensures smoothness of the consumable channel and ensures that the excess material can be discharged under sufficient temperature, avoiding accumulation at the edge of the heat conduction groove.

[0016] 5) The buckle structure ensures the folding and pressing of the upper cover and the lower cover, and the arrangement of the heating bin improves the reliability of the overall structure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] Fig. 1 is a structural view of the consumable welding device according to the embodiment of the application when unfolded;

[0018] Fig. 2 is a back view of the consumable welding device according to the embodiment of the application when unfolded;

[0019] Fig. 3 is a structural view of the consumable welding device according to the embodiment of the application when folded.

[0020] In the drawings,

[0021] Upper cover 1, lower cover 2, fixed shaft 3, buckle ring 41, buckle 42, consumable inlet 5, heat conduction block 6, heat conduction groove 61, excess material groove 62, switch 7, heating bin 80, heating sheet 8, excess material inlet 9, back cover 10. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] Various preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following description with reference to the accompanying drawings is provided to facilitate understanding of the exemplary embodiments of the present invention as defined by the claims and their equivalents. It includes various specific details to aid understanding, but they are to be considered as illustrative only. Therefore, those skilled in the art will recognize that various changes and modifications may be made to the embodiments described herein without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention. Moreover, for the sake of clarity and brevity, detailed descriptions of functions and structures well known in the art will be omitted.

[0023] like Figs. 1-3 As shown, a consumables welder is provided with an upper cover 1 and a lower cover 2, and the upper cover 1 and the lower cover 2 are connected for relative rotation via a fixed shaft 3; a heat-conducting block 6 is embedded in the middle of the upper cover 1 and the lower cover 2, and both ends of the upper cover 1 and the lower cover 2 are respectively provided with a consumables inlet 5 with a semicircular cross-section, and the two sections of the consumables inlet 5 on the upper cover 1 and the lower cover 2 are respectively connected at the heat-conducting block 6; when the upper cover 1 and the lower cover 2 are relatively rotated to close, the semicircular consumables inlet 5 on the upper cover 1 and the lower cover 2 are aligned and closed to form a consumables channel with a circular cross-section; a residual material port 9 is also provided on the upper cover 1 or the lower cover 2, and the residual material port 9 is connected to the consumables channel.

[0024] The heat-conducting block 6 is provided with a heat-conducting groove 61 whose cross-sectional shape is consistent with the cross-sectional shape of the consumable inlet 5. The two sections of the consumable inlet 5 on the upper cover 1 are connected to the heat-conducting groove 61 at both ends of the heat-conducting groove 61 provided on the heat-conducting block 6 of the upper cover 1, and the two sections of the consumable inlet 5 on the lower cover 2 are connected to the heat-conducting groove 61 at both ends of the heat-conducting groove 61 provided on the heat-conducting block 6 of the lower cover 2.

[0025] The heat conducting block 6 on the upper cover 1 or the lower cover 2 is further provided with a residual material groove 62 having the same cross-sectional shape as the residual material opening 9 , one end of the residual material groove 62 is connected to the residual material opening 9 , and the other end of the residual material groove 62 is connected to the heat conducting groove 61 .

[0026] The upper cover 1 is further provided with a plurality of snap rings 41 on a side away from the fixed shaft 3 , and the lower cover 2 is further provided with a plurality of snap rings 42 on a side away from the fixed shaft 3 . When the upper cover 1 and the lower cover 2 are relatively rotated to be closed, the snap rings 41 are locked on the snap rings 42 .

[0027] A heating chamber 80 is further provided on the back side of the upper cover 1 or the lower cover 2 . A heating plate 8 is provided in the heating chamber 80 . The heating plate 8 is connected to the heat conducting block 6 in the upper cover 1 or the lower cover 2 .

[0028] The wall of the heating chamber 80 is also provided with a switch 7 connected to the heating plate 8 to control heating.

[0029] The rear cover 10 is arranged at the opening of the heating bin 80.

[0030] According to the consumable fusing device, the upper cover 1 and the lower cover 2 are closed when the machine works, one side is fixed by the fixed shaft 3, and the other side is fixed by the two buckles 4. After the two buckles 4 are clamped, two sections of consumables are taken through the consumable inlet 5 in the middle of the combined upper cover 1 and lower cover 2, and reach the position of the heat-conducting block 6 in the middle of the machine. The switch 7 is pressed down, the heating sheet 8 in the machine starts to heat, and the two sections of consumables are pushed forward by force until the consumables overflow from the excess material port 9 on the front. When the indicator light of the switch 7 is turned off, the two sections of consumables are taken out after the upper cover 1 is opened, and the excess consumables at the excess material port 9 are cut off by scissors. The two sections of consumables are fused.

[0031] According to the consumable fusing device, the switch 7 can be a delay switch or other suitable switch, as long as the purpose of the application can be achieved. The switch 7 and / or the heating sheet 8 are also provided with a power line connected to the outside, which can be arranged according to the usual technical means, and the application will not be described here.

[0032] According to the consumable fusing device, the above-mentioned remaining multiple small amounts of consumables can be fused together into a roll to meet the daily printing needs and reduce waste. Through the folding and pressing of the upper cover and the lower cover, the consumable channel formed by the consumable inlet, the heat-conducting block and the excess material port can ensure that the consumables are reliably connected, avoid loose connection, avoid excessive material accumulation at the connection, and ensure that the shape / diameter of the connected consumables remains consistent. Through the arrangement of the heat-conducting groove, the smoothness of the consumable channel is ensured, and the consumables entering the heat-conducting block range can be heated in time and sufficiently. Through the arrangement of the excess material groove, the smoothness of the consumable channel is ensured, and the excess material can be discharged under sufficient temperature, avoiding accumulation at the edge of the heat-conducting groove. The folding and pressing of the upper cover and the lower cover are ensured by the buckle structure. The reliability of the overall structure is improved by the arrangement of the heating bin.

[0033] The utility model has been described in detail above, and the principle and implementation mode of the utility model have been described by applying specific examples. The above description of the embodiments is only used to help understand the method and core idea of the utility model. Meanwhile, for those skilled in the art, the specific implementation mode and application range can be changed according to the idea of the utility model. Therefore, the content of the specification should not be understood as a limitation of the utility model.

[0034] Those skilled in the art can clearly understand the present application through the above description of the embodiments. Of course, the above listed cases are only examples, and the present application is not limited to this. Those skilled in the art should understand that other deformations or simplifications of the technical scheme of the present application can be appropriately applied to the present application, and should be included in the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A consumable welding device, characterized in that: An upper cover (1) and a lower cover (2) are provided, and the upper cover (1) and the lower cover (2) are connected to each other in a relatively rotatable manner via a fixed shaft (3); a heat conducting block (6) is respectively embedded in the middle of the upper cover (1) and the lower cover (2); both ends of the upper cover (1) and the lower cover (2) are respectively provided with a consumable material inlet (5) with a semicircular cross section; the two sections of the consumable material inlet (5) on the upper cover (1) and the lower cover (2) are respectively connected at the heat conducting block (6); when the upper cover (1) and the lower cover (2) are relatively rotated to be closed, the semicircular consumable material inlet (5) on the upper cover (1) and the lower cover (2) are aligned and closed to form a consumable material channel with a circular cross section; a residual material port (9) is also provided on the upper cover (1) or the lower cover (2), and the residual material port (9) is connected to the consumable material channel.

2. A consumable material welding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The heat-conducting block (6) is provided with a heat-conducting groove (61) having a cross-sectional shape consistent with the cross-sectional shape of the consumable inlet (5); the two sections of the consumable inlet (5) on the upper cover (1) are respectively connected to the heat-conducting groove (61) at both ends of the heat-conducting groove (61) provided on the heat-conducting block (6) of the upper cover (1); and the two sections of the consumable inlet (5) on the lower cover (2) are respectively connected to the heat-conducting groove (61) at both ends of the heat-conducting groove (61) provided on the heat-conducting block (6) of the lower cover (2).

3. A consumable material welding device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The heat conducting block (6) on the upper cover (1) or the lower cover (2) is further provided with a residual material groove (62) having a cross-sectional shape consistent with the residual material opening (9); one end of the residual material groove (62) is communicated with the residual material opening (9), and the other end of the residual material groove (62) is communicated with the heat conducting groove (61).

4. A consumable material welding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of buckle rings (41) are further provided on the side of the upper cover (1) away from the fixed shaft (3), and a plurality of buckles (42) are further provided on the side of the lower cover (2) away from the fixed shaft (3). When the upper cover (1) and the lower cover (2) are relatively rotated to close, the buckle rings (41) are locked on the buckles (42).

5. The consumable material welding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A heating chamber (80) is further provided on the back side of the upper cover (1) or the lower cover (2), wherein a heating plate (8) is provided in the heating chamber (80), and the heating plate (8) is connected to a heat conducting block (6) in the upper cover (1) or the lower cover (2).

6. A consumable material welding device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The wall of the heating chamber (80) is also provided with a switch (7) connected to the heating plate (8) to control heating.

7. The consumable material welding device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The heating chamber (80) is further provided with a rear cover (10) at the chamber opening.