CN106626355A - 3D printer remainder alarm device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a 3D printer residual material alarm device, comprising: a fixed platform, an alarm, an alarm switch, a support platform and a pressure switch, the alarm and the alarm switch are respectively arranged on the upper surface of the fixed platform, and the support platform is fixed on the upper surface of the alarm , and a space is formed between the fixed platform, the support platform is provided with a first through hole along the vertical direction, the pressure switch is arranged on the inner wall of the first through hole, and the pressure switch, alarm switch, alarm and power supply are connected in series A circuit is formed, the first through hole cooperates with the raw material, and when the raw material passes through the first through hole, the pressure switch is closed. The 3D printer remaining material alarm device overcomes the problem in the prior art that the raw materials of the 3D printer must be manually monitored, and the change of the material must be paid attention to at any time, so as to ensure the smooth printing of the model, which greatly wastes manpower.

Description

3D printer residual material alarm device

technical field

The invention relates to the field of 3D printers, in particular to a 3D printer residual material alarm device.

Background technique

3D printers are becoming more and more common in our lives, and are widely used in various fields. The working principle of existing 3D printers is to roll the raw materials on the material tray, and the raw materials are directly drawn from the material tray and introduced into the nozzle, and then processed Heating and other follow-up operations; if the 3D printer cannot automatically identify whether there is raw material to continue to enter the nozzle when the raw material is insufficient, the 3D printer will perform an empty stroke according to the pre-programmed program until it is manually operated or the entire process is completed. Model travel, which will cause the model to not be fully formed, and the printed model will be scrapped, wasting materials and time, etc., and during the working process of the 3D printer, personnel need to pay attention to the change of the material at any time. When the material is insufficient, the printing needs to be suspended artificially. The replacement of raw materials can ensure the smooth printing of the model, which is a waste of staffing.

Therefore, it is an urgent problem to be solved by the present invention to provide a 3D printer residual material alarm device that can effectively monitor the printing material, and when the residual material of the raw material is insufficient, it will alarm to remind the staff to replace the raw material.

Contents of the invention

In view of the above-mentioned prior art, the purpose of the present invention is to overcome the problem that the raw materials of the 3D printer in the prior art must be manually monitored, and attention should be paid to the change of the material at any time, so as to ensure the smooth printing of the model, which greatly wastes manpower, thereby providing A 3D printer residual material alarm device that can effectively monitor printing materials, and when the residual material of the raw material is insufficient, it will alarm to remind the staff to replace the raw material.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a 3D printer residual material alarm device, which is characterized in that the 3D printer residual material alarm device includes: a fixed table, an alarm, an alarm switch, a support table and a pressure switch, and the alarm The alarm switch and the alarm switch are respectively arranged on the upper surface of the fixed platform, the support platform is fixed on the upper surface of the alarm device, and there is a space between the fixed platform, and the upper edge of the support platform is vertically The direction is provided with a first through hole, the pressure switch is arranged on the inner wall of the first through hole, and the pressure switch, the alarm switch, the alarm and the power supply are connected in series to form a circuit, the first The through hole cooperates with the raw material, and when the raw material passes through the first through hole, the pressure switch is closed.

Preferably, a second through hole matching with the first through hole is vertically provided on the fixing table, and the raw material can pass through the second through hole.

Preferably, the lower surface of the fixing platform is provided with a nozzle fixing groove, and the nozzle of the printer is vertically fixed in the nozzle fixing groove, and the second through hole communicates with the material inlet on the nozzle.

Preferably, the alarm is an audible and visual alarm.

Preferably, the alarm switch is a push switch.

Preferably, an indicator light is also provided on the fixed platform, and the indicator light is electrically connected to the alarm switch.

According to the above technical scheme, the 3D printer remaining material alarm device provided by the present invention is provided with an alarm and an alarm switch on the fixed platform, and the upper surface of the alarm is fixed with a support platform. The alarm switch, the alarm and the power supply are connected in series to form a circuit. When in use, the raw material is sent to the nozzle of the printer after passing through the first through hole. At this time, the pressure switch is in the disconnected state. When printing, the alarm switch is closed. During the printing process, if the raw material is about to be used up, the raw material will pass through the first through hole. At this time, the pressure switch is switched from off to In the closed state, the alarm circuit is activated, and the alarm sends out an alarm signal, thereby reminding the staff to replace the raw materials. The 3D printer remaining material alarm device in the present invention overcomes the problem that the raw materials of the 3D printer must be monitored in the prior art, and the changes of the materials must be paid attention to at any time, so as to ensure the smooth printing of the model, which greatly wastes manpower.

Other features and advantages of the present invention will be described in detail in the following detailed description.

Description of drawings

The accompanying drawings are used to provide a further understanding of the present invention, and constitute a part of the description, together with the following specific embodiments, are used to explain the present invention, but do not constitute a limitation to the present invention. In the attached picture:

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a 3D printer residual material alarm device provided in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a schematic circuit diagram of a 3D printer residual material alarm device provided in a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of reference signs

1 fixed table 2 second through hole

3 alarm 4 raw material

5 spray head 6 the first through hole

7 support table 8 indicator light

L1 pressure switch L2 alarm switch

E power

detailed description

Specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described here are only used to illustrate and explain the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention.

In the present invention, in the absence of a contrary description, the orientation words such as "upper, lower" and the like included in the term only represent the orientation of the term in the normal use state, or the common name understood by those skilled in the art, and should not be viewed as a limitation of this term.

As shown in Fig. 1, the present invention provides a kind of 3D printer residual material alarm device, and described 3D printer residual material alarm device comprises: fixed platform 1, alarm device 3, alarm switch L2, support platform 7 and pressure switch L1, described alarm The device 3 and the alarm switch L2 are respectively arranged on the upper surface of the fixed platform 1, and the support platform 7 is fixed on the upper surface of the alarm device 3, and there is a gap between the fixed platform 1 and the fixed platform 1. The support platform 7 is provided with a first through hole 6 along the vertical direction, and the pressure switch L1 is arranged on the inner wall of the first through hole 6, as shown in FIG. 2 , the pressure switch L1, the alarm switch L2, The alarm 3 and the power supply E are connected in series to form a circuit. The first through hole 6 is matched with the raw material 4 . When the raw material 4 passes through the first through hole 6 , the pressure switch L1 is closed.

According to the above technical solution, the 3D printer remaining material alarm device provided by the present invention is provided with an alarm 3 and an alarm switch L2 on the fixed platform 1, and the upper surface of the alarm 3 is fixed with a support platform 7. In the present invention The pressure switch L1, the alarm switch L2, the alarm 3 and the power supply E are connected in series to form a circuit. When in use, the raw material 4 is sent to the nozzle 5 of the printer after passing through the first through hole 6. At this time, the pressure switch L1 is in the disconnected state, and the alarm switch L2 is closed during printing. During the printing process, if the raw material 4 is about to be used up, the raw material 4 will start from the At this time, the pressure switch L1 is switched from open to closed, the alarm circuit is activated, and the alarm 3 sends out an alarm signal, thereby reminding the staff to replace the raw material 4 . The 3D printer remaining material alarm device in the present invention overcomes the problem that the raw materials of the 3D printer must be monitored in the prior art, and the changes of the materials must be paid attention to at any time, so as to ensure the smooth printing of the model, which greatly wastes manpower.

In a specific embodiment of the present invention, a second through hole 2 matching with the first through hole 6 is provided on the fixed table 1 along the vertical direction, and the raw material 4 can pass through the The second through hole 2, and the first through hole 6 and the second through hole 2 are in the same vertical direction, when the device of the present invention is in use, the raw material 4 passes through the first through hole in sequence The hole 6 and the second through hole 2 finally enter the spray head 5 .

In a specific embodiment of the present invention, the lower surface of the fixed table 1 is provided with a nozzle fixing groove, and the nozzle 5 of the printer is vertically fixed in the nozzle fixing groove, and the second through hole 2 and the The raw material inlets on the spray head 5 are connected. The nozzle 5 is detachably connected to the nozzle fixing groove, which is convenient for staff to disassemble and replace the nozzle 5 .

In order to enable the alarm 3 to effectively remind the staff, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the alarm 3 is an audible and visual alarm. , also sends out the warning lamp signal, thereby makes the reminding effect of described alarm 3 stronger.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the alarm switch L2 is a push-type switch, and setting the alarm switch L2 as a push-type switch is more convenient for the staff to activate the alarm switch L2.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, an indicator light 8 is also provided on the fixed table 1, and the indicator light 8 is electrically connected to the alarm switch L2, and the indicator light 8 can be used to indicate that the In the working state of the alarm switch L2, when the alarm switch L2 is in the closed state, the indicator light 8 is on, and when the alarm switch L2 is in the off state, the indicator light 8 is off.

The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the specific details of the above embodiment, within the scope of the technical concept of the present invention, various simple modifications can be made to the technical solution of the present invention, These simple modifications all belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

In addition, it should be noted that the various specific technical features described in the above specific embodiments can be combined in any suitable way if there is no contradiction. The combination method will not be described separately.

In addition, various combinations of different embodiments of the present invention can also be combined arbitrarily, as long as they do not violate the idea of the present invention, they should also be regarded as the disclosed content of the present invention.

Claims (6)

1. A 3D printer excess material alarm device is characterized in that, the 3D printer excess material alarm device comprises: a fixed platform (1), an alarm (3), an alarm switch (L2), a support platform (7) and a pressure The switch (L1), the alarm (3) and the alarm switch (L2) are respectively arranged on the upper surface of the fixed table (1), and the support table (7) is fixed on the top of the alarm (3). The upper surface, and there is a space between the fixed platform (1), the support platform (7) is provided with a first through hole (6) along the vertical direction, and the pressure switch (L1) is arranged on the On the inner wall of the first through hole (6), and the pressure switch (L1), the alarm switch (L2), the alarm (3) and the power supply (E) are connected in series to form a circuit, the first The through hole (6) cooperates with the raw material (4), and when the raw material (4) passes through the first through hole (6), the pressure switch (L1) is closed. 2. The 3D printer residual material alarm device according to claim 1, characterized in that, a second through hole matched with the first through hole (6) is arranged vertically on the fixed table (1). hole (2), and the raw material (4) can pass through the second through hole (2). 3. The 3D printer residual material alarm device according to claim 2, characterized in that, the lower surface of the fixed table (1) is provided with a nozzle fixing groove, and the nozzle (5) of the printer is vertically fixed on the fixed nozzle of the nozzle. and the second through hole (2) communicates with the raw material inlet on the spray head (5). 4. The 3D printer residual material alarm device according to claim 1, characterized in that the alarm (3) is an audible and visual alarm. 5. The 3D printer residual material alarm device according to claim 1, characterized in that, the alarm switch (L2) is a push switch. 6. The 3D printer remaining material alarm device according to claim 5, characterized in that, the fixed table (1) is also provided with an indicator light (8), and the indicator light (8) is connected to the alarm switch ( L2) is electrically connected.