阅读说明：本技术 Fff技术3d打印机及其控制方法 (FFF (flexible flat filter) technology 3D printer and control method thereof ) 是由 封华 龙旺平 李健喆 章锦晶 吴晓雨 虞中伟 范新鹏 袁瑞 刘欢 于 2019-10-17 设计创作，主要内容包括：本申请公开了一种FFF技术3D打印机。该打印机包括：打印机主体,真空吸附机构,设置在所述打印机主体的打印平台上,调平装置,设置在所述打印平台上,第一控制系统,设置在控制柜内,与所述真空吸附机构、所述调平装置电连接,用于根据预设控制程序控制真空吸附机构吸附或停止吸附打印软板,并控制调平装置进行所述打印机主体的打印平台的调整。本申请解决了由于打印机不具备真空吸附和平台调平功能,造成打印模型拆卸速度慢,且容易打印失败的技术问题。(The application discloses FFF technique 3D printer. The printer includes: the printer main part, vacuum adsorption mechanism sets up on the print platform of printer main part, levelling device sets up print platform is last, and a control system sets up in the switch board, with vacuum adsorption mechanism the levelling device electricity is connected for adsorb or stop adsorbing the printing soft board according to predetermineeing control program control vacuum adsorption mechanism, and control levelling device goes on the adjustment of print platform of printer main part. The method and the device solve the technical problems that the printing model is low in disassembly speed and easy to print failure due to the fact that the printer does not have the vacuum adsorption and platform leveling functions.)

1. A FFF technology 3D printer, comprising: the printer main part, vacuum adsorption mechanism sets up on the print platform of printer main part, levelling device sets up print platform is last, and a control system sets up in the switch board, with vacuum adsorption mechanism the levelling device electricity is connected for adsorb or stop adsorbing the printing soft board according to predetermineeing control program control vacuum adsorption mechanism, and control levelling device goes on the adjustment of print platform of printer main part.

2. The FFF technology 3D printer of claim 1, wherein the printer body further comprises: the printing platform is movably arranged on the three-axis movement mechanism, the feeding mechanism is fixed on the three-axis movement mechanism, the three-axis movement mechanism is connected with the feeding mechanism, and the second control system is arranged in the control cabinet; the second control system is electrically connected with the three-axis movement mechanism and the feeding mechanism.

3. The FFF technology 3D printer of claim 2, further comprising: and the first auxiliary material feeding mechanism is arranged on the support at the top of the printer main body and is electrically connected with the second control system.

4. The FFF technology 3D printer of claim 2, further comprising: and the second auxiliary material feeding mechanism is arranged at the top of the control cabinet and is electrically connected with the second control system.

5. The FFF technology 3D printer of claim 1, wherein the first control system comprises: and the first touch display screen is used for setting the control program.

6. The FFF technology 3D printer of claim 2, wherein the second control system comprises: and the second touch display screen is used for inputting control information.

7. A control method of a 3D printer, comprising:

and controlling the vacuum adsorption mechanism to adsorb the printing soft board according to a preset control program, and controlling the leveling device to adjust the printing platform of the printer main body.

8. The control method according to claim 7, wherein before controlling the vacuum suction mechanism to suck the printing soft board and controlling the leveling device to adjust the printing platform of the printer main body according to a preset control program, the method further comprises:

and controlling the first auxiliary material feeding mechanism or the second auxiliary material feeding mechanism to feed the 3D material into the feeding mechanism according to a preset control program, controlling the feeding mechanism to feed, and simultaneously controlling the printed file to be led in.

9. The control method according to claim 7, wherein controlling the leveling device to perform the adjustment of the printing table of the printer main body according to a preset control program includes:

detecting the flatness of the printing platform through a sensor of the leveling device;

determining a compensation parameter according to the flatness and a preset flatness;

generating a leveling control instruction according to the compensation parameter;

and controlling the micro head to level the printing platform through the leveling control instruction.

10. The control method according to claim 7, wherein the controlling the vacuum adsorption mechanism to adsorb the printing soft board according to a preset control program and controlling the leveling device to adjust the printing platform of the printer main body further comprises:

controlling the three-axis movement mechanism to complete printing according to a preset control program;

and controlling the vacuum adsorption mechanism to stop adsorbing the printing soft board according to a preset control program.

Technical Field

The application relates to the field of 3D printers, in particular to a FFF (flexible flat panel) technology 3D printer and a control method thereof.

Background

FFF technique 3D printer is applied to trades such as artistic intention, education, jewelry, medical treatment, aviation.

The inventor finds that the printer does not have the vacuum adsorption and platform leveling functions, so that the printing model is low in disassembly speed and easy to fail in printing.

Aiming at the problems that in the related art, a printer does not have the vacuum adsorption and platform leveling functions, so that the printing model is low in disassembly speed and easy to fail in printing, an effective solution is not provided at present.

Disclosure of Invention

The application mainly aims to provide a FFF (flexible flat film) technology 3D printer and a control method thereof, and aims to solve the problems that a printer does not have vacuum adsorption and platform leveling functions, so that a printing model is low in disassembly speed and printing failure is easy to occur.

In order to achieve the above object, according to an aspect of the present application, there is provided an FFF technique 3D printer and a control method thereof.

The FFF technology 3D printer according to the application comprises: the printer main part, vacuum adsorption mechanism sets up on the print platform of printer main part, levelling device sets up print platform is last, and a control system sets up in the switch board, with vacuum adsorption mechanism the levelling device electricity is connected for adsorb or stop adsorbing the printing soft board according to predetermineeing control program control vacuum adsorption mechanism, and control levelling device goes on the adjustment of print platform of printer main part.

Further, the printer main body further includes: the printing platform is movably arranged on the three-axis movement mechanism, the feeding mechanism is fixed on the three-axis movement mechanism, the three-axis movement mechanism is connected with the feeding mechanism, and the second control system is arranged in the control cabinet; the second control system is electrically connected with the three-axis movement mechanism and the feeding mechanism.

Further, the method also comprises the following steps: and the first auxiliary material feeding mechanism is arranged on the support at the top of the printer main body and is electrically connected with the second control system.

Further, the method also comprises the following steps: and the second auxiliary material feeding mechanism is arranged at the top of the control cabinet and is electrically connected with the second control system.

In order to achieve the above object, according to another aspect of the present application, there is provided a control method of a 3D printer.

The control method of the 3D printer comprises the following steps: and controlling the vacuum adsorption mechanism to adsorb the printing soft board according to a preset control program, and controlling the leveling device to adjust the printing platform of the printer main body.

Further, according to predetermineeing control program control vacuum adsorption mechanism absorption and print the soft board to control levelling device carries out still include before the adjustment of the print platform of printer main part: and controlling the first auxiliary material feeding mechanism or the second auxiliary material feeding mechanism to feed the 3D material into the feeding mechanism according to a preset control program, controlling the feeding mechanism to feed, and simultaneously controlling the printed file to be led in.

Further, controlling the leveling device to adjust the printing platform of the printer body according to a preset control program includes: detecting the flatness of the printing platform through a sensor of the leveling device; determining a compensation parameter according to the flatness and a preset flatness; generating a leveling control instruction according to the compensation parameter; and controlling the micro head to level the printing platform through the leveling control instruction.

Further, according to predetermineeing control program control vacuum adsorption mechanism absorption and print the soft board to control levelling device carries out still include after the adjustment of the print platform of printer main part: controlling the three-axis movement mechanism to complete printing according to a preset control program; and controlling the vacuum adsorption mechanism to stop adsorbing the printing soft board according to a preset control program.

In the embodiment of the application, the mode of vacuum adsorption and platform adjustment is adopted, the printer main body and the vacuum adsorption mechanism are arranged on a printing platform of the printer main body, the platform leveling device is arranged on the printing platform, the first control system is arranged in the control cabinet and is electrically connected with the vacuum adsorption mechanism and the leveling device, used for controlling the vacuum adsorption mechanism to adsorb or stop adsorbing the printing soft board according to a preset control program and controlling the leveling device to adjust the printing platform of the printer main body, thereby achieving the purposes of adsorbing the printing board and adjusting the flatness control of the printing platform, thereby realizing the technical effects of improving the disassembly speed of the printing model and reducing the printing failure rate, and the technical problems that the printing model is low in disassembly speed and printing fails easily due to the fact that the printer does not have the vacuum adsorption and platform leveling functions are solved.

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The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, serve to provide a further understanding of the application and to enable other features, objects, and advantages of the application to be more apparent. The drawings and their description illustrate the embodiments of the invention and do not limit it. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is one of schematic structural diagrams of an FFF technology 3D printer according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is a schematic side view of an FFF technology 3D printer according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a second schematic structural diagram of a FFF technology 3D printer according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a 3D printer according to an embodiment of the present application.

1. A printer main body; 2. a vacuum adsorption mechanism; 3. a leveling device; 4. a first control system; 5. A control cabinet; 6. a feeding mechanism; 7. a second control system; 8. a three-axis motion mechanism; 9. a first auxiliary material feeding mechanism; 10. a support; 11. a second auxiliary material feeding mechanism; 12. a printing platform.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical solutions better understood by those skilled in the art, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only partial embodiments of the present application, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and claims of this application and in the drawings described above are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It should be understood that the data so used may be interchanged under appropriate circumstances such that embodiments of the application described herein may be used. Furthermore, the terms "comprises," "comprising," and "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not necessarily limited to those steps or elements expressly listed, but may include other steps or elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

In this application, the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "front", "rear", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "middle", "vertical", "horizontal", "lateral", "longitudinal", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings. These terms are used primarily to better describe the invention and its embodiments and are not intended to limit the indicated devices, elements or components to a particular orientation or to be constructed and operated in a particular orientation.

Moreover, some of the above terms may be used to indicate other meanings besides the orientation or positional relationship, for example, the term "on" may also be used to indicate some kind of attachment or connection relationship in some cases. The specific meanings of these terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art as appropriate.

Furthermore, the terms "mounted," "disposed," "provided," "connected," and "sleeved" are to be construed broadly. For example, it may be a fixed connection, a removable connection, or a unitary construction; can be a mechanical connection, or an electrical connection; may be directly connected, or indirectly connected through intervening media, or may be in internal communication between two devices, elements or components. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to specific situations.

It should be noted that the embodiments and features of the embodiments in the present application may be combined with each other without conflict. The present application will be described in detail below with reference to the embodiments with reference to the attached drawings.

As shown in fig. 1-3, the present application relates to an FFF technology 3D printer, comprising: printer main part 1, vacuum adsorption mechanism 2 sets up on printer main part 1's print platform 12, leveling device 3 sets up on print platform 12, a control system 4 sets up in switch board 5, with vacuum adsorption mechanism 2 leveling device 3 electricity is connected for adsorb or stop adsorbing according to predetermineeing control program control vacuum adsorption mechanism 2 and print the soft board, and control leveling device 3 goes on printer main part 1's print platform 12's adjustment.

Specifically, the printer main body 1 has a 3D printing function; as is preferable in the present embodiment, the printer main body 1 includes: the printing device comprises a printing platform 12, a three-axis movement mechanism 8, a feeding mechanism 6 and a second control system 7, wherein the printing platform 12 is movably arranged on the three-axis movement mechanism 8, the feeding mechanism 6 is fixed on the three-axis movement mechanism 8, the three-axis movement mechanism 8 is connected with the feeding mechanism 6, and the second control system 7 is arranged in the control cabinet 5; the second control system 7 is electrically connected with the three-axis movement mechanism 8 and the feeding mechanism 6; the feeding mechanism 6 is used for feeding the printing material; the lifting and the left-right movement are realized through the matching of the printing platform 12 and the three-axis movement mechanism 8, and further, the printing is realized; the control of the three-axis movement mechanism 8 and the feeding mechanism 6 is realized through the second control system 7, a control program is arranged in the second control system 7, feeding and three-axis movement are respectively realized according to the control program, and then printing is realized through the printing platform 12.

Preferably, in this embodiment, the second control system 7 includes: and the second touch display screen is used for inputting control information. The control information can be input into the second control system 7 through the second touch display screen, and the control information is converted into a corresponding printing instruction by the second control system 7, or a corresponding control program is called according to the control information, so that 3D printing is realized.

Vacuum adsorption mechanism 2 sets up the upside to print platform 12, has the effect of printing the soft board on printing in-process absorption print platform 12, does not adsorb after printing, prints the soft board through the bending, can dismantle fast and print the model, has realized promoting to print the effect that the model dismantled speed.

The leveling devices 3 are arranged on the upper side and the lower side of the printing platform 12 and have the function of adjusting the flatness of the printing platform 12, so that the failure caused by the unevenness of the printer is reduced in the printing process; optionally, a layer of invalid base is forced to print to effect leveling.

The first control system 4 has the function of controlling the leveling device 3 and the vacuum adsorption mechanism 2, a control program can be preset in the first control system 4, the vacuum adsorption mechanism 2 is controlled to adsorb the printing soft board according to the control program in sequence, and then the leveling device 3 is controlled to adjust the flatness of the printing platform 12.

Preferably, in this embodiment, the first control system 4 includes: and the first touch display screen is used for setting the control program. Corresponding leveling and adsorption instructions can be sent out through the operation of the first touch display screen, and then the control of the vacuum adsorption mechanism 2 and the leveling device 3 is completed; the vacuum suction mechanism 2 and the leveling device 3 may be controlled according to a preset control program.

In this embodiment, the preset control program is that the feeding mechanism 6 is controlled to feed by the second control system 7, the vacuum adsorption mechanism 2 is controlled by the first control system 4 to adsorb and print the soft board, the leveling device 3 is controlled by the first control system 4 to level, and finally the three-axis movement mechanism 8 is controlled by the second control system 7 to cooperate with the printing platform 12 to complete 3D printing.

The first control system 4 is disposed in the control cabinet 5, and the printing main body can be isolated from the first and second control systems by the control cabinet 5.

From the above description, it can be seen that the following technical effects are achieved by the present application:

in the embodiment of the application, the mode of vacuum adsorption and platform adjustment is adopted, the vacuum adsorption mechanism 2 is arranged on the printing platform 12 of the printer body 1 through the printer body 1, the platform leveling device 3 is arranged on the printing platform 12, the first control system 4 is arranged in the control cabinet 5, is electrically connected with the vacuum adsorption mechanism 2 and the leveling device 3, and is used for controlling the vacuum adsorption mechanism 2 to adsorb or stop adsorbing the printing soft board according to a preset control program and controlling the leveling device 3 to adjust the printing platform 12 of the printer body 1, so that the purposes of adsorbing the printing board and adjusting the platform flatness control are achieved, the printing model disassembly speed is improved, the technical effect of printing failure rate is reduced, and the problem that the printing model disassembly speed is slow due to the fact that the printer does not have the vacuum adsorption and platform leveling functions is solved, and easy printing failure.

Preferably, in this embodiment, the method further includes: and the first auxiliary material feeding mechanism 9 is arranged on a support 10 at the top of the printer main body 1 and is electrically connected with the second control system 7. Preferably, in this embodiment, the method further includes: and the second auxiliary material feeding mechanism 11 is arranged at the top of the control cabinet 5 and is electrically connected with the second control system 7. First auxiliary material feeding mechanism 9 and second auxiliary material feeding mechanism 11 all can realize printing material's transport with feed mechanism 6 cooperation, in this embodiment, recommends the auxiliary material feeding mechanism who uses on the support 10, and printing material operation smoothness nature can be better.

As shown in fig. 4, the present application relates to a control method of a 3D printer, including:

and S100, controlling the vacuum adsorption mechanism 2 to adsorb the printing soft board according to a preset control program, and controlling the leveling device 3 to adjust the printing platform 12 of the printer main body 1.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, before controlling the vacuum adsorption mechanism 2 to adsorb the printing soft board and controlling the leveling device 3 to adjust the printing platform 12 of the printer main body 1 according to the preset control program, the method further includes:

and controlling the first auxiliary material feeding mechanism 9 or the second auxiliary material feeding mechanism 11 to feed the 3D material into the feeding mechanism 6 according to a preset control program, controlling the feeding mechanism 6 to feed, and simultaneously controlling the printed file to be led in.

When printing is needed, corresponding control information (which can indicate that a first auxiliary material mechanism or a second auxiliary material mechanism is used) can be sent out through operation of the first touch display screen and the second touch display screen, and then a corresponding control program is called, the first auxiliary material feeding mechanism 9 or the second auxiliary material feeding mechanism 11 is controlled to send the 3D material into the feeding mechanism 6, a printing file is guided into the second control system 7, then the feeding mechanism 6 sends the printing material onto the printing platform 12, the vacuum adsorption mechanism 2 is controlled to adsorb the printing soft board, the leveling device 3 is controlled to conduct flatness adjustment of the printing platform 12, and after the adjustment is finished, the action of the leveling device 3 is stopped to prepare for printing.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, preferably, the controlling the leveling device 3 to adjust the printing platform 12 of the printer main body 1 according to the preset control program includes:

detecting the flatness of the printing platform 12 through a sensor of the leveling device 3;

determining a compensation parameter according to the flatness and a preset flatness;

generating a leveling control instruction according to the compensation parameter;

the micro head is controlled to level the printing platform 12 through the leveling control command.

The method comprises the steps that a sensor is adopted to detect the flatness of the printing platform 12, the sensor can be a nine-axis sensor, the measured inclination is compared with the preset flatness (inclination), compensation parameters can be determined, the compensation parameters comprise angles and directions needing compensation, a leveling control command is generated according to the compensation parameters, and the differential head is controlled to carry out angle adjustment on the printing platform 12 in the corresponding direction; the leveling of the printing platform 12 is realized, and the printing failure rate is reduced.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, preferably, after controlling the vacuum adsorption mechanism 2 to adsorb the printing soft board and controlling the leveling device 3 to adjust the printing platform 12 of the printer main body 1 according to a preset control program, the method further includes:

controlling the three-axis movement mechanism 8 to complete printing according to a preset control program;

and controlling the vacuum adsorption mechanism 2 to stop adsorbing the printing soft board according to a preset control program.

After the leveling is finished, the three-axis movement mechanism 8 is controlled to move up and down, left and right according to the shape and the outline of a product to be printed, and the corresponding 3D model is printed by matching with the printing platform 12, so that the printing is finished. After printing out the 3D model, control vacuum adsorption mechanism 2 and stop to adsorb and print the soft board to the dismantlement 3D that personnel can be convenient prints the model, has promoted the dismantlement speed.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the modules or steps of the present invention described above may be implemented by a general purpose computing device, they may be centralized on a single computing device or distributed across a network of multiple computing devices, and they may alternatively be implemented by program code executable by a computing device, such that they may be stored in a storage device and executed by a computing device, or fabricated separately as individual integrated circuit modules, or fabricated as a single integrated circuit module from multiple modules or steps. Thus, the present invention is not limited to any specific combination of hardware and software.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement and the like made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.