A cloud disk mechanism based on a pottery clay 3D printer
By designing a movable gimbal, an automated translation module, and a servo-driven scraper mechanism, the problem of manual disassembly and cleaning of clay 3D printers was solved, achieving automated production and efficient cleaning, thus improving production efficiency and product quality.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- FUJIAN UNIV OF TECH
- Filing Date
- 2025-05-19
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-05
AI Technical Summary
The cloud disk mechanism of existing clay 3D printers requires manual disassembly and cleaning, resulting in low production efficiency and making it difficult to achieve automated and industrialized production.
Design a cloud disk mechanism based on a clay 3D printer, which adopts a movable gimbal and an automated translation module, combined with a servo motor-driven scraper brush to realize the automated disassembly and cleaning of the gimbal.
It enables automated disassembly and cleaning of clay 3D printers, improving production efficiency and product yield, and reducing the need for manual operation.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of 3D printing technology, specifically to a cloud disk mechanism based on a clay 3D printer. Background Technology
[0002] Clay 3D printing, a technology that forms three-dimensional solid objects by layering materials (such as clay) (DIW), has seen the emergence of various products in China in recent years. However, existing clay 3D printers on the market often have overly simplistic disk mechanisms, requiring manual disassembly of the printing plate to remove the printed product, which is not ideal for industrial production. Furthermore, clay residue may remain before and after each printing cycle, and once solidified, it is difficult to clean, necessitating manual waste removal and significantly reducing production efficiency. Summary of the Invention
[0003] The purpose of this invention is to overcome the shortcomings of the existing technology and provide a cloud disk mechanism based on a clay 3D printer.
[0004] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:
[0005] A cloud disk mechanism based on a clay 3D printer includes a frame and a gimbal. A translation module is provided between the front and rear crossbeams of the frame, and a slide is connected to the translation module. The translation module drives the slide to move back and forth. The top of the slide is a support platform, and a limiting plate is provided on the back of the support platform. One end of the gimbal rests on the support platform of the slide and abuts against the limiting plate, while the other end of the gimbal rests on the front crossbeam of the frame. Clamping plates are provided on both sides of the translation module. The two clamping plates are driven by a clamping mechanism to move closer to each other to clamp the gimbal or move away from each other to release the gimbal.
[0006] Furthermore, the translation module includes a transmission screw and guide rods parallel to both sides of the transmission screw. The two sides of the slide are slidably sleeved with the guide rods, and the middle part of the slide is connected to the transmission screw through a nut seat. The transmission screw is driven to rotate by a stepper motor.
[0007] Furthermore, the clamping mechanism includes a double-ended lead screw, which is driven to rotate by a stepper motor through a synchronous belt mechanism. The two ends of the double-ended lead screw have threaded portions with opposite helical directions. The connecting ends of the two clamping plates form two branch ends. One branch end is connected to the corresponding threaded portion through a nut seat, and the other branch end is slidably connected to the corresponding horizontal guide rail on the frame through a slider.
[0008] Furthermore, a servo motor is fixed on the front and rear crossbeams of the frame, and the two servo motors are arranged diagonally. A drive rod is fixed to the output end of each of the two servo motors, and a scraping brush is fixed to the free end of each drive rod. The two servo motors drive the scraping brushes on them to rotate, thereby cleaning and scraping materials on the gimbal.
[0009] Furthermore, the scraper brush includes a clamp and a scraper, with the scraper being detachably clamped and fixed to the bottom of the clamp.
[0010] The present invention adopts the above technical solution and has the following beneficial effects:
[0011] 1. The gimbal in this utility model adopts a movable design, which connects the gimbal to the translation module to make it translate, thereby realizing the flexible disassembly and automated transfer of the 3D ceramic printer gimbal; compared with the original fixed gimbal, it has advantages: the production of ceramics is more automated and industrialized; the manual operation is eliminated, reducing costs and increasing efficiency.
[0012] 2. Install a scraper brush driven by a servo motor at the diagonal of the gimbal to clean the printer gimbal. Pre-processing cleaning before printing can enhance production efficiency and improve product yield. Attached Figure Description
[0013] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments:
[0014] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model;
[0015] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention (gimbal removal);
[0016] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the slide block structure;
[0017] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram showing the structure that forms two branch ends at the connection end of the clamping plate. Detailed Implementation
[0018] like Figure 1-4 As shown in the figure, the present invention provides a cloud disk mechanism based on a clay 3D printer, including a frame 1 and a gimbal 9. The frame 1 is composed of crossbeams on all four sides, and only the front and rear crossbeams are shown in the figure.
[0019] A translation module 2 is provided between the front and rear crossbeams of frame 1. A slide block 3 is connected to the translation module 2, and the translation module 2 drives the slide block 3 to move back and forth. The top of the slide block 3 is a support platform 31, and a limiting plate 32 is provided on the back of the support platform 31. One end of the gimbal 9 is supported on the support platform of the slide block 3 and abuts against the limiting plate 32, while the other end of the gimbal 9 is supported on the front crossbeam of frame 1. The translation module 2 includes a transmission screw 21 and guide rods 22 parallel to both sides of the transmission screw 21. The two sides of the slide block 3 are slidably sleeved with the guide rods 22, and the middle of the slide block 3 is connected to the transmission screw 22 through a nut seat. The transmission screw 21 is driven to rotate by a stepper motor 23. The stepper motor 23 drives the transmission screw 21 to rotate, thereby driving the slide block 3 to move. The guide rods 22 on both sides achieve stable pushing and realize the automatic delivery of the gimbal 9.
[0020] The translation module 2 has clamping plates 4 on both sides. The two clamping plates 4 are driven by the clamping mechanism 5 to move closer to each other to clamp the gimbal 9 or to move further apart to release the gimbal 9. The clamping mechanism 5 includes a double-ended lead screw 51, which is driven to rotate by a stepper motor 52 through a synchronous belt mechanism 53. The two ends of the double-ended lead screw 51 have threads with opposite helical directions. The connecting ends of the two clamping plates 4 form two branch ends 41 and 42. One branch end 41 is connected to the corresponding threaded part through a nut seat, and the other branch end 42 is slidably connected to the corresponding horizontal guide rail 54 on the frame 1 through a slider. The stepper motor 52 drives the double-ended lead screw 51 to rotate through the synchronous belt mechanism 53, and the double-ended lead screw 51 then drives the two clamping plates 4 to move, realizing synchronous clamping or releasing of the gimbal 9.
[0021] Servo motors 6 are fixed to the front and rear crossbeams of frame 1, arranged diagonally. Drive rods 7 are fixed to the output ends of the two servo motors 6, and scraper brushes 8 are fixed to the free ends of the drive rods 7. Each scraper brush 8 includes a clamp and a scraper plate. The scraper plate is detachably clamped and fixed to the bottom of the clamp, and locked with screws to achieve detachable connection. The two servo motors 6 drive the scraper brushes 8 to rotate, thereby cleaning and scraping material on the gimbal 9, achieving pre-processing before printing, which can enhance production efficiency and improve product yield. The lengths of the two diagonally arranged scraper brushes 8 must be matched to ensure full-range cleaning of the gimbal 9.
[0022] The specific embodiments of this utility model have been described above. However, those skilled in the art should understand that this is only an example. Those skilled in the art can make various changes or modifications to this embodiment without departing from the principle and essence of this utility model, but all such changes and modifications fall within the protection scope of this utility model.
Claims
1. A cloud disk mechanism based on a clay 3D printer, comprising a frame and a gimbal, characterized in that: A translation module is provided between the front and rear crossbeams of the frame. A slide block is connected to the translation module, and the translation module drives the slide block to move back and forth. The top of the slide block is a support platform, and a limiting plate is provided on the back of the support platform. One end of the gimbal rests on the support platform of the slide block and abuts against the limiting plate, while the other end of the gimbal rests on the front crossbeam of the frame. Clamping plates are provided on both sides of the translation module. The two clamping plates are driven by a clamping mechanism to move closer to each other to clamp the gimbal or move away from each other to release the gimbal.
2. The cloud disk mechanism based on a clay 3D printer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The translation module includes a transmission screw and guide rods located parallel to both sides of the transmission screw. The two sides of the slide are slidably sleeved with the guide rods, and the middle part of the slide is connected to the transmission screw through a nut seat. The transmission screw is driven to rotate by a stepper motor.
3. The cloud disk mechanism based on a clay 3D printer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping mechanism includes a double-ended lead screw, which is driven to rotate by a stepper motor through a synchronous belt mechanism. The two ends of the double-ended lead screw have threaded portions with opposite helical directions. The connecting ends of the two clamping plates form two branch ends. One branch end is connected to the corresponding threaded portion through a nut seat, and the other branch end is slidably connected to the corresponding horizontal guide rail on the frame through a slider.
4. The cloud disk mechanism based on a clay 3D printer according to claim 1, characterized in that: Servo motors are fixed on the front and rear crossbeams of the frame, and the two servo motors are arranged diagonally. Drive rods are fixed to the output ends of the two servo motors, and scraper brushes are fixed to the free ends of the drive rods. The two servo motors drive the scraper brushes on them to rotate, thereby cleaning and scraping materials on the gimbal.
5. The cloud disk mechanism based on a clay 3D printer according to claim 4, characterized in that: The scraper brush includes a clamp and a scraper, with the scraper being detachably clamped and fixed to the bottom of the clamp.