CN220681645U

CN220681645U - Wire storage device with drying function

Info

Publication number: CN220681645U
Application number: CN202321848581.5U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 倪一函; 王振
Original assignee: Mutual Orange Interconnection Shenzhen Co ltd
Current assignee: Mutual Orange Interconnection Shenzhen Co ltd
Priority date: 2023-07-13
Filing date: 2023-07-13
Publication date: 2024-03-29
Anticipated expiration: 2033-07-13

Abstract

The utility model provides a wire storage device with a drying function, which comprises a drying device and a wire storage box for storing wires, wherein the drying device comprises a wire guiding mechanism and a drying mechanism for coating the wire guiding mechanism. The wire rod is connected with the discharge end in the wire storage box and is led out through the discharge end. The drying mechanism is provided with a heating device which is wound on the lead wire mechanism to dry the wire rod in the lead wire mechanism. According to the utility model, the drying device is arranged between the wire storage box and the printing mechanism, and after the whole wire is initially dried by the wire storage box, the wire is uniformly heated and dried section by the drying device, so that the wire is dried more fully, and the printing effect is better. And solve the blank stage that the wire rod is dry from the wire storage box to printing machine in-process, make the wire rod whole course dry, promoted drying efficiency simultaneously, made the wire rod faster drying. The guide function can also be provided for the wire rod, so that the wire rod is led out of the wire storage box and enters the printing mechanism more smoothly.

Description

Wire storage device with drying function

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of printing wires, in particular to a wire storage device with a drying function.

Background

A 3D printing, namely a rapid prototyping technology, also called additive manufacturing, is a technology for constructing objects by using powdery metal or plastic and other bondable materials in a layer-by-layer printing mode based on digital model files.

Most of the wires used in current 3D printing are reel type wires, wire coils and wires are directly bound during production and manufacture, and one wire coil is matched with one wire coil for sale. The problem of dehumidification of the printing wire rod is caused by the fact that the printing wire rod protrudes out of the printing wire rod, and the printing wire rod must be in a dry state before being melted, because the undried plastic raw material is directly used for printing, air bubbles can appear, part of plastic can even be decomposed, mechanical properties are reduced, and molding effect is seriously affected.

Traditional wire rod drying method is for using wire rod drying box, places a whole wire rod in wherein, through the heating plate of heating bottom, drives whole warm intracavity portion air cycle by the fan and heats the drying, and this kind of drying method's inefficiency, and the time is long, and drying effect is not good to the blank stage at drying box to printing machine in-process leads to the drying effect of wire rod to become poor easily, so that the printing effect variation, still lead to getting into the wire rod of printing machine to take place to block easily at the blank stage of drying box to printing machine in-process, influence printing machine's efficiency.

Disclosure of Invention

The present utility model addresses the above-mentioned shortcomings in the prior art by providing a wire storage device with a drying function to solve at least one of the above-mentioned technical problems.

The wire storage device with the drying function comprises a drying device and a wire storage box for storing wires, wherein the drying device comprises a wire guiding mechanism and a drying mechanism for coating the wire guiding mechanism;

the wire rod is connected with a discharge end in the wire storage box and is led out through the discharge end;

the length of the wire leading mechanism is not smaller than that of the drying mechanism so as to coat the wire rod and lead the wire rod out to a preset printing mechanism;

the drying mechanism is provided with a heating device which is wound on the lead mechanism to dry wires in the lead mechanism.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the wire guiding mechanism includes a feeding section and a drying section, the feeding section is located near one end of the wire storage box, and part or all of the feeding section is inserted into the discharging end of the wire storage box;

the drying mechanism is coated on the drying section and is used for heating and drying the wires in the drying section.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the lead wire mechanism further includes a cooling section;

the cooling section is connected with the drying section and is used for cooling the wire rod heated by the drying section.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the heating device includes an electric heating wire, and the electric heating wire is electrically connected to an external power source, a power source of the wire storage box, or a power source of the printing mechanism, so as to supply power to the electric heating wire.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the wire drying device further comprises a control mechanism connected with the heating device and the wire guiding mechanism, and the control mechanism is used for controlling the heating device to adjust the drying temperature of the wire.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the control mechanism is further connected to the printing mechanism, and is configured to adjust the drying temperature of the wire according to the wire consumption speed of the printing mechanism.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the wire drying device further comprises a display mechanism, wherein the display mechanism is connected with the wire guiding mechanism and is used for displaying the drying temperature of the wire.

In the above technical scheme, preferably, the length range of the feeding section is 0-500 mm;

and/or the length of the drying section ranges from 50mm to 2000mm;

and/or the length of the cooling section ranges from 0mm to 500mm.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the inner diameter of the wire guiding mechanism ranges from 1.75mm to 30mm.

In the above technical scheme, preferably, the device further comprises a heat preservation mechanism arranged on the drying mechanism, wherein the heat preservation mechanism wraps the heating device to form a heat preservation cavity for heat preservation.

In summary, the utility model has the following beneficial effects: according to the utility model, the drying device is arranged between the wire storage box and the printing mechanism, and after the whole wire is initially dried by the wire storage box, the wire is uniformly heated and dried section by the drying device, so that the wire is dried more fully, and the printing effect is better. And solve the blank stage that the wire rod is dry from the wire storage box to printing machine in-process, make the wire rod whole course dry, promoted drying efficiency simultaneously, made the wire rod faster drying. The guide function can also be provided for the wire rod, so that the wire rod is led out of the wire storage box and enters the printing mechanism more smoothly.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present utility model, the drawings that are needed in the embodiments will be briefly described below, it being understood that the following drawings only illustrate some embodiments of the present utility model and therefore should not be considered as limiting the scope, and other related drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a drying apparatus according to the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a drying apparatus according to the present utility model;

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a control device according to the present utility model;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a knob according to the present utility model;

FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a user input device according to the present utility model;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a display mechanism according to the present utility model;

FIG. 7 is a schematic side view of the housing of the present utility model;

FIG. 8 is a schematic length of a drying section according to the present utility model;

fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of a connection structure of the multi-wire storage box according to the present utility model;

fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of the present utility model after being connected to a 3D printing device.

The reference numerals in the figures are: 1. a feeding pipe; 2. a drying tube; 3. a cooling tube; 4. a housing; 5. a user input device; 6. a display mechanism; 8. a heating device; 9. a heat preservation mechanism; 10. a main control circuit board; 12. a cover plate; 14. a wire rod; 15. an inner protrusion; 16. a drying chamber; 17. a first sleeve; 18. a second sleeve; 19. a temperature sensor; 21. a wire storage box; 22. a printing mechanism; l1, the length of a feeding pipe; l2, length of drying tube; l3, natural cooling tube length; d1, drying the inner diameter of the pipe.

Detailed Description

The conception, specific structure, and technical effects produced by the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the embodiments and the drawings to fully understand the objects, features, and effects of the present utility model.

Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present utility model will be described more fully. The utility model is capable of various embodiments and of modifications and variations therein. However, it should be understood that: there is no intention to limit the various embodiments of the utility model to the specific embodiments disclosed herein, but rather the utility model is to be understood to cover all modifications, equivalents, and/or alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the various embodiments of the utility model.

Hereinafter, the terms "comprises" or "comprising" as may be used in various embodiments of the present utility model indicate the presence of the disclosed functions, operations or elements, and are not limiting of the addition of one or more functions, operations or elements. Furthermore, as used in various embodiments of the utility model, the terms "comprises," "comprising," and their cognate terms are intended to refer to a particular feature, number, step, operation, element, component, or combination of the foregoing, and should not be interpreted as first excluding the existence of or increasing likelihood of one or more other features, numbers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations of the foregoing.

In various embodiments of the utility model, the expression "or" at least one of a or/and B "includes any or all combinations of the words listed simultaneously. For example, the expression "a or B" or "at least one of a or/and B" may include a, may include B or may include both a and B.

Expressions (such as "first", "second", etc.) used in the various embodiments of the utility model may modify various constituent elements in the various embodiments, but the respective constituent elements may not be limited. For example, the above description does not limit the order and/or importance of the elements. The above description is only intended to distinguish one element from another element. For example, the first user device and the second user device indicate different user devices, although both are user devices. For example, a first element could be termed a second element, and, similarly, a second element could be termed a first element, without departing from the scope of various embodiments of the present utility model.

It should be noted that: in the present utility model, unless explicitly specified and defined otherwise, terms such as "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium; may be a communication between the interiors of the two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

In the present utility model, it should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the terms indicating an orientation or a positional relationship are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are merely for convenience of description and simplicity of description, not to indicate or imply that the apparatus or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the utility model.

The terminology used in the various embodiments of the utility model is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the various embodiments of the utility model. As used herein, the singular is intended to include the plural as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which various embodiments of the utility model belong. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries will be interpreted as having a meaning that is the same as the context of the relevant art and will not be interpreted as having an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein in connection with the various embodiments of the utility model.

Example 1

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1 and 10, a wire storage device with a drying function comprises a drying device and a wire storage box 21 for storing wires, wherein the drying device comprises a heat preservation mechanism 9, a wire leading mechanism and a drying mechanism connected with the wire leading mechanism. Comprises a lead wire mechanism and a drying mechanism for coating the lead wire mechanism. The wire rod 14 is arranged in the wire storage box 21, is connected with a discharge end in the wire storage box 21, and is led out through the discharge end. The length of the lead wire mechanism is not less than the length of the drying mechanism to coat the wire 14 and draw the wire 14 into the preset printing mechanism 22. The drying mechanism is provided with a heating device which is wound around the wire guide mechanism to dry the wire 14 in the wire guide mechanism.

For example, the wire storage box 21 may be a single wire storage box 21, or may be a multi-coil wire storage box 21 as shown in fig. 9, where the multi-coil includes three coils, four coils, and so on, and may be added and modified according to actual requirements. The wire storage box 21 may be other wire storage containers having a wire storage function and not having a drying system, such as a wire storage box or the like. The first end of the wire guiding mechanism is connected with the discharging end of the wire storing box 21 and used for guiding the wires 14 in the wire storing box 21 into the wire guiding mechanism, and the second end of the wire guiding mechanism is used for guiding the wires 14 in the wire guiding mechanism out into the preset printing mechanism 22. The length of the lead wire mechanism is not less than the length of the drying mechanism, facilitating the introduction and extraction of the wire 14 into and out of the drying mechanism to the printing mechanism 22. In a particular embodiment, the second end of the lead mechanism is directly connected to the extruded portion of the printing mechanism 22, and the second end of the lead mechanism may also be indirectly (not directly in contact) connected to the printing mechanism 22, i.e., the portion of the wire 14 is exposed between the second end of the lead mechanism and the printing mechanism 22. Preferably, the preset printing mechanism 22 is a 3D printer.

Further, a heating device is provided in the drying mechanism, the heating device being disposed between the first end and the second end of the wire guide mechanism to dry the wire 14 in the wire guide mechanism. The lead wire mechanism comprises a feeding section, a drying section and a cooling section, wherein the feeding section is arranged at the first end of the lead wire mechanism, and part or all of the feeding section is inserted into the discharging end of the wire storage box 21. A heating device is provided on the drying section for heating and drying the strands 14 in the drying section. The cooling section is connected to the drying section for cooling the heat of the wire 14 heated by the drying section. Preferably, the feeding section is a feeding pipe 1, the drying section is a drying pipe 2, and the cooling section is a cooling pipe 3.

Illustratively, the heating device is electrically connected to an external power source, a power source of the cord storage cartridge 21, or a power source of the printing mechanism 22 for powering the heating device. The heating device comprises an electric heating wire which is arranged on the drying section in a preset rule. Preferably, the heating wire of the heating device 8 is made of iron-chromium-aluminum alloy or nickel-chromium electrothermal alloy, and the preset rule is that the heating wire is spirally and continuously wound outside the drying tube 2 in the region between the front end of the drying tube 2 and the rear end of the inner tube. The lumen of the drying tube 2 forms the drying chamber 16 so that the wire 1414 can be uniformly dried in the drying chamber 16 while the heating wire is heated up at a high speed and drying temperature.

Preferably, the feeding pipe 1, the drying pipe 2 and the cooling pipe 3 are integrally arranged and are all made into teflon pipes. The feeding pipe 1, the drying pipe 2 and the cooling pipe 3 can also be different pipes or the pipes integrally connected with each other. The teflon is an artificially synthesized polymer material using fluorine to replace all hydrogen atoms in polyethylene, and the material has the characteristics of acid resistance, alkali resistance and various organic solvents resistance, and is almost insoluble in all solvents. Meanwhile, the teflon has the characteristic of high temperature resistance, and can completely bear the temperature of the heating device 8. The teflon has a very low coefficient of friction, which allows the wire 14 to travel inside the inner tube 7 with little resistance. The teflon has the characteristic of high insulation, so that the current of the heating device 8 cannot be conducted through the inner tube 7, and the safety in the use process is improved.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 2 and 8, the length of the feeding pipe 1 ranges from 0mm to 500mm, the length of the drying pipe 2 ranges from 50mm to 2000mm, the drying effect is limited when the length of the drying pipe is less than 50mm, the drying pipe is more than 2000mm and is difficult to adapt to the printing mechanism 22, and the length of the cooling pipe 3 ranges from 0mm to 500mm. The inner diameters of the feeding pipe 1, the drying pipe 2 and the cooling pipe 3 are 1.75-30 mm, the inner diameters are changed according to the diameters of actual wires, the diameters of the wires 14 are most commonly 1.75mm, and the diameters can also be 2.85mm, 3.00mm and the like. In a specific embodiment, the inner diameters of the feeding pipe 1, the drying pipe 2 and the cooling pipe 3 are more than 0.5mm larger than the diameter of the wire 14, so that the wire 14 can conveniently move in the feeding pipe 1, the drying pipe 2 and the cooling pipe 3.

Preferably, the heat preservation mechanism 9 is arranged on the drying mechanism, the heat preservation mechanism 9 coats the heating device to form a heat preservation cavity for heat preservation, and the heat preservation mechanism 9 is preferably a heat preservation pipe woven by alkali-free glass fiber or high-fluffiness fiber, and is then coated with organic high-temperature-resistant iron oxide red silica gel and subjected to high-temperature treatment.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the wire 14 in the wire storage box 21 enters the drying pipe 2 from the feeding pipe 1, the wire 14 enters the cooling pipe 3 after being dried by the drying pipe 2, and the cooling pipe 3 is used for leading out the dried wire 14 from the drying cavity 16 of the drying pipe 2 and naturally cooling.

The embodiment has the following beneficial effects: the drying device is arranged between the wire storage box and the printing mechanism, and after the whole wire is initially dried through the wire storage box, the wire is uniformly heated and dried section by section through the drying device, so that the wire is dried more fully, and the printing effect is better. And solve the blank stage that the wire rod is dry from the wire storage box to printing machine in-process, make the wire rod whole course dry, promoted drying efficiency simultaneously, made the wire rod faster drying. The guide function can also be provided for the wire rod, so that the wire rod is led out of the wire storage box and enters the printing mechanism more smoothly.

Example two

Preferably, as shown in fig. 3 and 6, the drying device of the present utility model further comprises a display mechanism and a control mechanism for connecting the heating device and the lead wire mechanism, wherein the display mechanism and the control mechanism are both arranged on the drying tube 2, the display mechanism 6 is used for displaying the temperature in the drying cavity 16, and the display mechanism 6 displays the temperature in the drying cavity 16 through the main control circuit board 10. The display mechanism preferably adopts a two-position seven-segment LED nixie tube, and the nixie tube has the advantages of low power consumption, no heat, impact resistance and long service life, and can well display the drying temperature of the wires 14 in the drying cavity 16.

Preferably, the control mechanism is used to control the heating device to adjust the drying temperature of the wire 14. The control mechanism comprises: a cover plate 12, a main control circuit board 10, a temperature sensor 19 and a user input device 5. The main control circuit board 10 is arranged below the display mechanism 6, and the main control circuit board 10 is connected with the display mechanism 6, the user input device 5, the temperature sensor and the heating device 8. The cover plate 12 is a light-transmitting structure, preferably made of tempered glass or glass. The user input device 5 is used for controlling the temperature of the drying chamber 16, and the user input device 5 controls the temperature of the drying chamber 16 through the main control circuit board 10. Illustratively, the main control circuit board 10 is connected to the printing mechanism 22 to control the temperature of the heating device 8 in accordance with the consumption rate of the wire 14 of the printing mechanism 22.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 6 and 7, the housing 4 includes a first sleeve 17 and a second sleeve 18, the first sleeve 17 and the second sleeve 18 vertically intersect, the first sleeve 17 is disposed at the periphery of the drying duct 2, and a passage through which the drying duct 2 passes is provided at the center of the first sleeve 17. The display mechanism 6 and the main control circuit board 10 are disposed inside the second sleeve 18, and the user input device 5 and the cover plate 12 are disposed above the second sleeve 18.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the preferred user input means 5 is a knob, and the user controls the temperature of the drying chamber 16 by rotating the knob and controlling the current of the heating means 8 through the main control circuit board 10. The knob adopts the ring shape, and the top of ring is provided with interior arch 15, and apron 12 is fixed on display mechanism 6 through interior arch 15.

The drying device of the embodiment can control and display the drying temperature of the wire rod, can ensure that the wire rod keeps proper temperature in the drying process, and avoids overheating or supercooling. This helps to improve product quality and avoids wire quality problems due to improper drying temperatures.

While the preferred embodiment of the present utility model has been described in detail, the present utility model is not limited to the embodiments, and those skilled in the art can make various equivalent modifications or substitutions without departing from the spirit of the present utility model, and these equivalent modifications or substitutions are included in the scope of the present utility model as defined in the appended claims.

Claims

1. The wire storage device with the drying function is characterized by comprising a drying device and a wire storage box for storing wires, wherein the drying device comprises a wire guiding mechanism and a drying mechanism for coating the wire guiding mechanism;

2. The wire storage device with a drying function according to claim 1, wherein the wire guiding mechanism comprises a feeding section and a drying section, the feeding section is positioned near one end of the wire storage box, and part or all of the feeding section is inserted into a discharging end of the wire storage box;

3. The wire storage device with drying function according to claim 2, wherein the wire guiding mechanism further comprises a cooling section;

4. The wire storage device with a drying function according to claim 2, wherein the heating device includes a heating wire electrically connected to an external power source, a power source of the wire storage box, or a power source of the printing mechanism to supply power to the heating wire.

5. The wire storage device with drying function according to claim 1, further comprising a control mechanism connecting the heating device and the wire guide mechanism for controlling the heating device to adjust the drying temperature of the wire.

6. The wire storage device with drying function according to claim 5, wherein the control mechanism is further connected to the printing mechanism for adjusting the drying temperature of the wire according to the wire consumption speed of the printing mechanism.

7. The wire storage device with a drying function according to claim 1, further comprising a display mechanism connected to the wire guide mechanism for displaying a drying temperature of the wire.

8. A wire storage device with a drying function according to claim 3, wherein the length of the feeding section ranges from 0 to 500mm;

and/or the length of the drying section ranges from 50mm to 2000mm;

and/or the length of the cooling section ranges from 0mm to 500mm.

9. A wire storage device with drying function according to claim 1, wherein the inner diameter of the wire guiding mechanism is in the range of 1.75-30 mm.

10. The wire storage device with drying function according to claim 1, further comprising a heat preservation mechanism arranged on the drying mechanism, wherein the heat preservation mechanism wraps the heating device to form a heat preservation cavity for heat preservation.