Visual safety protection cover of 3D printer

By using filter plates and activated carbon plates in the visual safety protective cover of the 3D printer to filter harmful substances and particulate matter in the air, and simplifying the disassembly of the sliding frame through a rotating shaft and gear mechanism, the problems of air pollution and inconvenience in operation in the prior art are solved, achieving higher safety and convenience.

CN223573834UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-21BENGBU MEDICAL COLLEGE
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Application Number
CN202423228729.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-26
Publication Date
2025-11-21
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-26

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Technical Problem

The visual safety shield of existing 3D printers may release harmful substances and fine particulate matter during ventilation and heat dissipation, leading to indoor air pollution, endangering the health of operators, and causing inconvenience in operation.

Method used

The system uses filter plates and activated carbon plates to filter harmful substances and particulate matter in the air. The disassembly of the sliding frame is simplified by a rotating shaft and gear mechanism, making it easy to replace the filter and activated carbon plates. The printing process can be observed with a transparent plate.

Benefits of technology

It effectively reduces indoor air pollution, improves safety and ease of operation, simplifies maintenance, and enhances the practicality of the device.

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Abstract

The visual safety protection cover of the 3D printer comprises a device shell, brake wheels are fixedly installed at the positions, close to the four corners, of the bottom of the device shell respectively, and a filtering mechanism is arranged on the device shell. According to the visual safety protection cover of the 3D printer, external air can be guided into the device shell through the blocking net by controlling the fan, then the air is driven to flow upwards, at the moment, harmful substances and fine particles generated in the 3D printing process can be contained in the air, then the air upwards passes through the filter plate firstly, and then the air flows into the device shell through the blocking net. According to the air purifier, fine particles in air can be filtered, then the air penetrates through the activated carbon plate, harmful substances in the air can be reduced, the air penetrating through the filter plate and the activated carbon plate is discharged into indoor air, and the degree of pollution to the indoor air is reduced; therefore, the harm to the body health of an operator caused by the fact that the operator inhales indoor air into the body is reduced, and the use safety of the device is improved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to 3D printer accessory technical field especially, the visual safety protection cover of 3D printer is provided. BACKGROUND

[0002] 3D printer is a kind of device to create three-dimensional objects by layering materials, also known as additive manufacturing technology. It adds materials (such as plastics, metals, resins, etc.) according to computer-aided design (CAD) files or 3D scanning data, heats, extrudes and layer-by-layer stacks along the predetermined path, and gradually builds complex-shaped solid objects. Unlike traditional subtractive manufacturing methods, 3D printing forms objects by gradually adding materials, with high flexibility and customizability, widely used in prototyping, product design, medical, aerospace and other fields.

[0003] For example, Chinese utility model patent (CN106239921A) discloses a visual safety protection cover for 3D printer, which is described as: "the outer side of the middle part of the protection door B is provided with electric control lock B and handle B, the lower part of the inner cavity of the protection cover body is provided with a workbench, the front side and the rear side of the lower part of the inner cavity of the protection cover body are provided with a ventilator, the electric control lock A and the electric control lock B are connected with a control switch through a signal line, and the electric control lock A and the electric control lock B are connected with an alarm device through a signal line. The present application has the advantages of good ventilation and heat dissipation effect, convenient movement, high safety performance and simple operation", and also describes the technical problems of "the design structure of the existing visual safety protection cover for 3D printer is often relatively simple, and the ventilation and heat dissipation effect is not good. When opening and closing, the operation is not simple enough. In addition, when the whole needs to be moved, the operation is relatively complex and inconvenient, and there are certain defects".

[0004] In summary, the existing technology uses a ventilator to drive the air flow inside the protection cover body, so that the air inside the protection cover can exchange with the outside air through the heat dissipation holes and the protection window. However, this method has the following technical problems: during 3D printing, the printing material may release harmful substances during the heating process, or even release fine particulate matter. Directly exchanging the air inside the protection cover during 3D printing process with the outside air will pollute the indoor air, and the operator will inhale harmful substances or fine particulate matter in the indoor air into the body, which will cause harm to the health. Therefore, the present application provides a visual safety protection cover for 3D printer to solve the technical problems mentioned in the above patent and provides a new technical solution. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0005] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a visual safety protection cover of a 3D printer to solve the above technical problems.

[0006] To solve the above technical problems, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme.

[0007] A visual safety protection cover of a 3D printer is applied to the 3D printer.

[0008] The visual safety protection cover of the 3D printer specifically comprises:

[0009] The device shell is provided with a filtering mechanism and a protection mechanism, and the inner wall of the device shell is fixedly connected with a workbench and is fixedly installed with a fan; the bottom of the device shell is detachably connected with a blocking net through bolts.

[0010] The filtering mechanism comprises a supporting shell, a sliding frame, a filtering assembly and a limiting assembly, the inner wall of the device shell is fixedly connected with the supporting shell, the inner wall of the supporting shell is slidingly connected with two sliding frames, and the two sliding frames are distributed in an up-down manner.

[0011] As a preferred embodiment of the visual safety protection cover of the 3D printer, the filtering assembly comprises T-shaped bars, the left and right sides of the two sliding frames are fixedly connected with the T-shaped bars, the T-shaped bars are slidingly connected to the inner wall of the supporting shell, the inner wall of the upper sliding frame is fixedly connected with an activated carbon plate, and the inner wall of the lower sliding frame is fixedly connected with a filtering plate.

[0012] As a preferred embodiment of the visual safety protection cover of the 3D printer provided by the utility model, the limiting assembly comprises a rotating shaft, the inner wall of the supporting shell is rotationally connected with the rotating shaft, the outer wall of the rotating shaft is fixedly connected with a gear, the left and right sides of the gear are respectively engaged with racks, the two racks are both slidingly connected with the inner wall of the supporting shell, the racks are movably inserted into the sliding frame, the outer part of the rotating shaft and on the front and back sides of the gear are respectively sleeved with torsional springs, and the two ends of the torsional springs are respectively fixedly connected with the outer wall of the gear and the inner wall of the supporting shell.

[0013] As a preferred embodiment of the visual safety protection cover of the 3D printer provided by the utility model, the protection mechanism comprises an L-shaped door, a transparent plate, a rotating assembly and a plug-in assembly, the outer wall of the device shell is rotationally connected with the L-shaped door, and the inner wall of the L-shaped door is fixedly connected with the transparent plate.

[0014] As a preferred embodiment of the visual safety protection cover of the 3D printer provided by the utility model, the rotating assembly comprises a rotating disc, the inner wall of the L-shaped door is rotationally connected with the rotating disc, and the outer wall of the rotating disc and in the L-shaped door is fixedly connected with a connecting belt.

[0015] As a preferred embodiment of the visual safety protection cover of the 3D printer provided by the utility model, the plug-in assembly comprises a plug rod, one end of the connecting belt away from the rotating disc is fixedly connected with the plug rod, the plug rod is slidingly connected with the inner wall of the L-shaped door, the plug rod is movably inserted into the device shell, the outer wall of the plug rod is fixedly connected with a fixed plate, the outer part of the plug rod is sleeved with a spring, and the two ends of the spring are respectively fixedly connected with the outer wall of the fixed plate and the inner wall of the L-shaped door.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0017] The visual safety protection cover of the 3D printer provided by the utility model can wind the connecting belt on the rotating disc by rotating the rotating disc, and then drive the inserting rod to move upwards under the restriction of the L-shaped door, so that the inserting rod is separated from the device shell, and the L-shaped door can be rotated to open, thereby facilitating the related operation of 3D printing.

[0018] The visual safety protection cover of the 3D printer provided by the utility model can wind the connecting belt on the rotating disc by rotating the rotating disc, and then drive the inserting rod to move upwards under the restriction of the L-shaped door, so that the inserting rod is separated from the device shell, and the L-shaped door can be rotated to open, thereby facilitating the related operation of 3D printing. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] In order to more clearly illustrate the scheme in the utility model, the drawings needed in the embodiment description will be briefly introduced as follows. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the utility model, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor on the basis of the drawings.

[0020] Figure 1 The whole structure schematic diagram of the visual safety protection cover of the 3D printer provided by the utility model is shown in the figure.

[0021] Figure 2 The L-shaped door and the internal structure of the device shell of the visual safety protection cover of the 3D printer provided by the utility model are shown in the figure.

[0022] Figure 3 The internal structure of the device shell of the visual safety protection cover of the 3D printer provided by the utility model is shown in the figure.

[0023] Figure 4 The support shell internal structure schematic view of the visual safety protection cover of the 3D printer is provided in the utility model.

[0024] Figure 5 The support shell internal structure schematic view of the visual safety protection cover of the 3D printer is provided in the utility model. Figure 4 The enlarged view of A in the middle.

[0025] The mark in the drawing is explained as follows:

[0026] 1, device shell; 2, brake wheel; 3, filtering mechanism; 4, protection mechanism; 5, workbench; 6, blocking net; 7, fan; 8, support shell; 9, sliding frame; 10, T-shaped strip; 11, activated carbon plate; 12, filter plate; 13, rotating shaft; 14, gear; 15, rack; 16, torsional spring; 17, L-shaped door; 18, transparent plate; 19, rotating disc; 20, connecting belt; 21, plug rod; 22, fixed plate; 23, spring. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] In order to make the personnel in the technical field better understand the utility model scheme, the technical scheme in the utility model embodiment will be described clearly and completely in the following with the drawings in the utility model embodiment, obviously, the described embodiment is only a part of the embodiment of the utility model, not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiment in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by the person skilled in the art without creative labor should belong to the protection scope of the utility model.

[0028] As described in the background, but the printing material may release harmful substances during the heating process when 3D printing, and even may release fine particulate matter, directly exchange the air in the 3D printing process in the protection cover with the outside air, will cause pollution to the indoor air, the operator will inhale the harmful substances or fine particulate matter in the indoor air into the body, and then will cause harm to the health of the body.

[0029] In order to solve this technical problem, the utility model provides a kind of visual safety protection cover of 3D printer, it is applied to 3D printer.

[0030] Specifically, please refer to Figures 1-3 , the visual safety protection cover of 3D printer specifically includes:

[0031] The device shell 1, the bottom of the device shell 1 and close to the four corners are respectively fixedly provided with brake wheels 2, the device shell 1 is provided with a filtering mechanism 3, the device shell 1 is provided with a protection mechanism 4, the inner wall lower surface of the device shell 1 is fixedly connected with a workbench 5, the inner wall of the device shell 1 is fixedly provided with a fan 7, and the bottom of the device shell 1 is detachably connected with a blocking net 6 through bolts;

[0032] The filtering mechanism 3 comprises a supporting shell 8, sliding frames 9, a filtering assembly and a limiting assembly, the inner wall of the device shell 1 is fixedly connected with the supporting shell 8, the inner wall of the supporting shell 8 is slidingly connected with two sliding frames 9, and the two sliding frames 9 are distributed in an up-down mode.

[0033] The 3D printer visual safety protection cover provided by the utility model can introduce the air outside into the device shell 1 through the blocking net 6 by controlling the fan 7, then drive the air to flow upwards, at this time, the air may contain harmful substances and fine particulate matters generated in the 3D printing process, then the air passes through the filter plate 12 first, the fine particulate matters in the air can be filtered, then the air passes through the activated carbon plate 11, the harmful substances in the air can be reduced, the air passing through the filter plate 12 and the activated carbon plate 11 is discharged into indoor air, the degree of pollution to indoor air is reduced, the physical health harm to the operator caused by inhaling indoor air into the body is reduced, the safety of the device is improved, the gear 14 is rotated by rotating the rotating shaft 13, then the two racks 15 slide in the supporting shell 8, the rack 15 is separated from the sliding frame 9, then the two sliding frames 9 can be pulled out from the supporting shell 8, so that the activated carbon plate 11 or the filter plate 12 can be checked and replaced, the installation and dismounting of the sliding frame 9 are relatively simple, and the maintenance efficiency of the operator on the device is improved.

[0034] In order for the personnel in the technical field to better understand the utility model scheme, the technical scheme in the utility model embodiment will be clearly and completely described below in combination with the drawings.

[0035] Embodiment 1:

[0036] Please refer to Figures 3-5 A 3D printer visual safety protection cover comprises:

[0037] The filtering assembly comprises T-shaped strips 10, two T-shaped strips 10 are respectively fixedly connected to the left and right sides of each of the two sliding frames 9, the T-shaped strips 10 are slidingly connected to the inner wall of the supporting shell 8, the inner wall of the upper sliding frame 9 is fixedly connected with an activated carbon plate 11, and the inner wall of the lower sliding frame 9 is fixedly connected with a filtering plate 12. The activated carbon plate 11 can adsorb harmful gases generated in the printing process, and the filtering plate 12 can filter small particulate matters generated in the printing process. The air first passes through the filtering plate 12 and then contacts the activated carbon plate 11, so that the air gap of the activated carbon is less likely to be blocked by small particulate matters in the air.

[0038] The limiting assembly comprises a rotating shaft 13, the inner wall of the supporting shell 8 is rotatably connected with the rotating shaft 13, the outer wall of the rotating shaft 13 is fixedly connected with a gear 14, the left and right sides of the gear 14 are respectively engaged with a rack 15, the two racks 15 are slidingly connected to the inner wall of the supporting shell 8, the rack 15 is movably inserted into the sliding frame 9, the outer part of the rotating shaft 13 and located on the front and back sides of the gear 14 is respectively sleeved with a torsional spring 16, and the two ends of the torsional spring 16 are respectively fixedly connected to the outer wall of the gear 14 and the inner wall of the supporting shell 8. The torsional spring 16 can make the two racks 15 have a tendency to be inserted into the corresponding sliding frame 9.

[0039] Through the above structure design, by controlling the fan 7, the air outside can be introduced into the device shell 1 through the blocking net 6, and then the air is driven to flow upwards. At this time, the air may contain harmful substances and small particulate matters generated in the 3D printing process. Then the air first passes through the filtering plate 12, which can filter the small particulate matters in the air. Then the air passes through the activated carbon plate 11, which can reduce the harmful substances in the air. When the activated carbon plate 11 and the filtering plate 12 need to be disassembled subsequently, the rotating shaft 13 is rotated to drive the gear 14 to rotate, and then the two racks 15 are slid in the supporting shell 8, so that the rack 15 is away from the sliding frame 9. Then the two sliding frames 9 can be pulled out of the supporting shell 8.

[0040] Embodiment 2:

[0041] The visual safety protection cover of the 3D printer provided in embodiment 1 is further optimized. Specifically, as shown in Figures 2-3 the protection mechanism 4 comprises an L-shaped door 17, a transparent plate 18, a rotating assembly, and a plug-in assembly. The outer wall of the device shell 1 is rotatably connected with the L-shaped door 17, the inner wall of the L-shaped door 17 is fixedly connected with the transparent plate 18, and the transparent plate 18 facilitates the operator to observe the model state being printed.

[0042] The rotating assembly comprises a rotating disc 19, the inner wall of the L-shaped door 17 is rotatably connected with the rotating disc 19, the outer wall of the rotating disc 19 is fixedly connected with a U-shaped rod for conveniently rotating and pulling the rotating disc 19, and the outer wall of the rotating disc 19 and located in the L-shaped door 17 is fixedly connected with a connecting belt 20.

[0043] The plug-in assembly comprises a plug rod 21, the end of the connecting belt 20 away from the rotating disc 19 is fixedly connected with the plug rod 21, the plug rod 21 is slidingly connected with the inner wall of the L-shaped door 17, the plug rod 21 is movably plugged into the device shell 1, the outer wall of the plug rod 21 is fixedly connected with a fixed plate 22, the plug rod 21 is externally sleeved with a spring 23, the two ends of the spring 23 are respectively fixedly connected with the outer wall of the fixed plate 22 and the inner wall of the L-shaped door 17, and the plug rod 21 is inserted into the device shell 1, so that the L-shaped door 17 is limited.

[0044] Through the above structural design, the connecting belt 20 can be wound on the rotating disc 19 by rotating the rotating disc 19, and the plug rod 21 is driven to move upward under the limitation of the L-shaped door 17, so that the spring 23 is deformed, the plug rod 21 is separated from the device shell 1, and the L-shaped door 17 is opened. When it is needed to cover the L-shaped door 17 on the device shell 1, the plug rod 21 is moved into the L-shaped door 17 by rotating the rotating disc 19, then the L-shaped door 17 is covered on the device shell 1 by pulling the rotating disc 19, then the rotating disc 19 is released, the plug rod 21 is driven to move downward under the elastic force of the spring 23, and the plug rod 21 is inserted into the device shell 1.

Claims

1. A visual safety shield for a 3D printer comprising a device housing (1), characterized in that: The bottom of the device shell (1) and close to the four corners are respectively fixedly installed with brake wheels (2), the device shell (1) is provided with a filtering mechanism (3), the device shell (1) is provided with a protection mechanism (4), the inner wall lower surface of the device shell (1) is fixedly connected with a workbench (5), the inner wall of the device shell (1) is fixedly installed with a fan (7), the bottom of the device shell (1) is detachably connected with a blocking net (6) through bolts; The filtering mechanism (3) comprises a supporting shell (8), a sliding frame (9), a filtering assembly and a limiting assembly, the inner wall of the device shell (1) is fixedly connected with the supporting shell (8), the inner wall of the supporting shell (8) is slidably connected with two sliding frames (9), and the two sliding frames (9) are distributed in an upper and lower manner.

2. The visual safety shield for a 3D printer of claim 1, wherein, The filtering assembly comprises T-shaped strips (10), the left and right sides of the two sliding frames (9) are respectively fixedly connected with T-shaped strips (10), the T-shaped strips (10) are slidably connected to the inner wall of the supporting shell (8), the inner wall of the upper one of the sliding frames (9) is fixedly connected with an activated carbon plate (11), and the inner wall of the lower one of the sliding frames (9) is fixedly connected with a filter plate (12).

3. The visual safety shield for a 3D printer of claim 2, wherein, The limiting assembly comprises a rotating shaft (13), the inner wall of the supporting shell (8) is rotatably connected with the rotating shaft (13), the outer wall of the rotating shaft (13) is fixedly connected with a gear (14), the left and right sides of the gear (14) are respectively meshed with racks (15), the two racks (15) are slidably connected to the inner wall of the supporting shell (8), the rack (15) is movably inserted into the sliding frame (9), the outer portion of the rotating shaft (13) and located on the front and rear sides of the gear (14) is respectively sleeved with a torsional spring (16), and the two ends of the torsional spring (16) are respectively fixedly connected to the outer wall of the gear (14) and the inner wall of the supporting shell (8).

4. The visual safety shield for a 3D printer of claim 1, wherein, The protection mechanism (4) comprises an L-shaped door (17), a transparent plate (18), a rotating assembly and a plug-in assembly, the outer wall of the device shell (1) is rotatably connected with the L-shaped door (17), and the inner wall of the L-shaped door (17) is fixedly connected with the transparent plate (18).

5. The visual safety shield for a 3D printer of claim 4, wherein, The rotating assembly comprises a rotating disc (19), and the inner wall of the L-shaped door (17) is rotatably connected with the rotating disc (19).

6. The visual safety shield for a 3D printer of claim 5, wherein, The plug-in assembly comprises a plug rod (21), one end of the connecting belt (20) away from the rotating disc (19) is fixedly connected with the plug rod (21), the plug rod (21) is slidably connected to the inner wall of the L-shaped door (17), the plug rod (21) is movably inserted into the device shell (1), the outer wall of the plug rod (21) is fixedly connected with a fixed plate (22), the outer portion of the plug rod (21) is sleeved with a spring (23), and the two ends of the spring (23) are respectively fixedly connected to the outer wall of the fixed plate (22) and the inner wall of the L-shaped door (17).

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  • Visible safety protective cover of 3D printer

    CN106239921A