Part warp deformation correcting device
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of metal 3D printing, in particular to a part warping deformation correcting device.
Background
The selective laser melting process is a novel material processing mode, is based on the principle of dispersion-layering-superposition, takes a digital model file as a basis, simulates layering and slicing through a computer, and directly forms a metal powder material into a compact three-dimensional solid workpiece by utilizing a high-energy laser beam.
At present, in the 3D printing equipment for laser melting in selected areas at home and abroad, the situation of part warping occurs in the process of printing parts, when the printed parts warp, if the parts are printed continuously, the warping deformation treatment of the parts is finished within 10 minutes by opening a cabin door, namely, the warped parts are hammered out by an iron hammer, large debris and residues which possibly exist are removed, then the cabin door is closed again, inert gas is filled in (about 30 minutes), after powder is spread uniformly, subsequent printing is carried out, but when the cabin door is opened, the inert gas overflows, so that the parts are easy to oxidize, the treatment time for opening the cabin door is limited, the working strength of operators is increased, the life safety of the operators is influenced, the precision and the quality of the parts cannot be ensured, in addition, after the cabin door is closed again, the inert gas needs to be filled in again, thereby increasing the production cost, ensuring that the time for filling the inert gas for one time is about half an hour, and reducing the production efficiency.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above, the present invention provides a device for correcting warpage of a component.
In order to achieve the purpose, the technical scheme adopted by the invention is as follows:
a part warping deformation correcting device comprises an X-axis linear module, a Y-axis linear module, a servo motor, a Z-axis linear module, a Z-axis stepping motor, a sensor, a monitoring device and a correcting device;
the X-axis linear module is movably connected with the Y-axis linear module;
the servo motor comprises an X-axis servo motor and a Y-axis servo motor;
the X-axis servo motor is arranged at one end of the X-axis linear module, and the Y-axis servo motor is arranged at one end of the Y-axis linear module;
the Z-axis linear module is arranged on the X-axis linear module;
the Z-axis stepping motor is arranged at one end of the Z-axis linear module, and the correcting device is arranged at the other end of the Z-axis linear module;
the sensor is arranged on one side of the Z-axis linear module, and the monitoring device is arranged on the other side of the Z-axis linear module.
Preferably, the Y-axis linear modules are two groups, and one end of each of the two groups of Y-axis linear modules is provided with the Y-axis servo motor.
Preferably, the two groups of Y-axis linear modules are symmetrically arranged at two sides of the X-axis linear module.
Preferably, the two sets of Y-axis linear modules are connected with the X-axis linear module in a sliding manner.
Preferably, the Z-axis linear module is connected with the X-axis linear module in a sliding manner.
Preferably, the sensor is a laser displacement sensor.
Preferably, the monitoring device is an industrial vision camera.
Preferably, the correcting device is a correcting conical head.
Preferably, the servo motor, the Z-axis stepping motor, the sensor, the monitoring device and the correcting device are all electrically connected with the PLC control system of the metal 3D printer.
The invention has the beneficial effects that:
1) the part warping deformation correcting device provided by the invention is directly arranged in the existing metal 3D printer, the condition of a printed part is monitored in real time through the monitoring device, when the part is printed and warped, the whole width monitoring can be carried out through the monitoring device so as to accurately position a deformation area, the deformation position is scanned through the laser displacement sensor to determine the deformation amount, then the correcting conical head is controlled by a computer to be pressed downwards to carry out the correcting treatment, and therefore the part warping deformation and warping position formed by selective laser melting is eliminated;
2) the part buckling deformation correcting device provided by the invention is directly arranged in the existing metal 3D printer, the structure of the existing metal 3D printer is not required to be changed, the part buckling deformation correcting device is used for eliminating the deformed and buckled part under the condition that a cabin door of the metal 3D printer is not opened, then the production is continued, the correcting treatment is carried out in a mode of ensuring that the cabin door is not opened, the printed part is not oxidized, the time and the inert gas cost are saved, the structure is simple, the use is convenient, the practicability is high, and the part buckling deformation correcting device has popularization and application values.
Additional advantages, objects, and features of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and in part will become apparent to those having ordinary skill in the art upon examination of the following or may be learned from practice of the invention.
Drawings
FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a device for correcting warpage of a part according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a top view of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a state of use of the device for correcting warpage of parts according to the present invention;
fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a position of the part warp deformation correcting device in the metal 3D printer;
FIG. 5 is a top view of FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is a front view of FIG. 4;
the system comprises an X-axis linear module, an X-axis servo motor, a Y-axis linear module, a Y-axis servo motor, a Z-axis linear module, a Z-axis stepping motor, a laser displacement sensor, an industrial vision camera, a correction cone, a base plate, a part entity, a normal printing support, a fracture support, a metal powder, a line cylinder, a metal 3D printer, a computer and a transparent glass cabin door, wherein the X-axis linear module, the X-axis servo motor, the Y-axis linear module, the Y-axis servo motor, the Z-axis linear module, the Z-axis stepping motor, the laser displacement sensor.
Detailed Description
Other advantages and effects of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the disclosure herein, wherein the embodiments of the present invention are described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments. The invention is capable of other and different embodiments and of being practiced or of being carried out in various ways, and its several details are capable of modification in various respects, all without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. It should be understood that the preferred embodiments are illustrative of the invention only and are not limiting upon the scope of the invention.
It should be noted that the drawings provided in the following embodiments are only for illustrating the basic idea of the present invention, and the components related to the present invention are only shown in the drawings rather than drawn according to the number, shape and size of the components in actual implementation, and the type, quantity and proportion of the components in actual implementation may be changed freely, and the layout of the components may be more complicated.
As shown in fig. 1 to 6, a part warp deformation correcting device comprises an X-axis linear module 1, a Y-axis linear module 3, a servo motor, a Z-axis linear module 5, a Z-axis stepping motor 6, a sensor, a monitoring device and a correcting device; the X-axis linear module 1 is movably connected with the Y-axis linear module 3; the servo motor comprises an X-axis servo motor 2 and a Y-axis servo motor 4; an X-axis servo motor 2 is arranged at one end of the X-axis linear module 1, and a Y-axis servo motor 4 is arranged at one end of the Y-axis linear module 3; the Z-axis linear module 5 is arranged on the X-axis linear module 1; the Z-axis stepping motor 6 is arranged at one end of the Z-axis linear module 5, and the correcting device is arranged at the other end of the Z-axis linear module 5; the sensor is arranged on one side of the Z-axis linear module 5, and the monitoring device is arranged on the other side of the Z-axis linear module 5.
Two groups of Y-axis linear modules 3 are provided, and one end of each group of Y-axis linear modules 3 is provided with a Y-axis servo motor 4.
The two groups of Y-axis linear modules 3 are symmetrically arranged at two sides of the X-axis linear module 1.
The two sets of Y-axis linear modules 3 are connected with the X-axis linear module 1 in a sliding manner. The X-axis linear module 1 can slide back and forth on the Y-axis linear module 3.
The Z-axis linear module 5 is connected with the X-axis linear module 1 in a sliding way.
The sensor is a laser displacement sensor 7.
The monitoring device is an industrial vision camera 8.
The correcting device is a correcting conical head 9. The correcting conical head 9 is vertically arranged on the Z-axis linear module 5, and the center line of the correcting conical head 9 coincides with the center line of the Z-axis linear module 5 and is perpendicular to the center line of the X-axis linear module.
The servo motor, the Z-axis stepping motor, the sensor, the monitoring device and the correcting device are all electrically connected with the PLC control system of the metal 3D printer. Wherein, X axle servo motor 2 and Y axle servo motor 4 pass through 3D printer PLC control, make X axle straight line module 1, Y axle straight line module 3, to X, Y direction back and forth movement respectively, drive and correct conical head 9 accurate motion to the deformation position.
According to the part warping deformation correcting device, in the actual production process, the Y-axis linear module 3 of the device is fixed in a metal 3D printer, the X-axis servo motor 2, the Y-axis servo motor 4, the Z-axis stepping motor 6 and the laser displacement sensor 7 are electrically connected to the metal 3D printer PLC, and the industrial vision camera 8 is electrically connected to the computer 17.
The device is located inside a metal 3D printing forming cabin, when metal 3D printing equipment works and prints, the cabin is closed and filled with protective gas, and an X-axis linear module 1 of the device is static at an initial position, namely the outer side of the forming cabin. The condition of printing parts is monitored in real time through a monitoring device, when the part is found to be warped and deformed, printing is suspended and a correction program is started through computer control, when the part is printed and warped, an industrial vision camera 8 scans a printing breadth to accurately position a deformed area, a laser displacement sensor 7 scans a deformed position to determine the deformation amount, a metal 3D printer PLC controls an X-axis servo motor 2, a Y-axis servo motor 4, an X-axis linear module 1 and a Y-axis linear module 3 to respectively move back and forth in the direction X, Y to drive a correction cone head 9 to accurately move to the deformed position, a PLC controls a Z-axis stepping motor to rotate 6 to drive the correction cone head 9 to downwards press the deformed position of the part, after correction treatment, the laser displacement sensor 7 scans the deformed position again to determine whether the part is still deformed or not, if the part is still deformed, the part is repeatedly pressed downwards, and stopping the correction program through computer control until the detected deformation reaches the requirement, starting printing, and then continuing production.
The device is not designed and assembled by metal 3D printing equipment on the market at present; some devices are equipped with an inter-printing layer control system for monitoring the print quality of each layer. In the device, an industrial vision camera 8 is arranged, when printing warping occurs, the whole width is detected, then a deformation area is accurately positioned, and correction processing is performed by pressing down through a drill. The invention can eliminate the deformation and warpage under the condition of ensuring that the printing cabin door 18 is not opened, then ensures the production to be continued, and does not adopt the mode of opening the cabin door 18 for processing, thereby not only ensuring that the printing parts are not oxidized, but also saving the time and the cost of inert gas.
The part warping deformation correcting device provided by the invention is directly arranged in the existing metal 3D printer, the structure of the existing metal 3D printer is not required to be changed, the part warping deformation correcting device is used for eliminating a warping deformation place under the condition that a cabin door of the metal 3D printer is not opened, then production is continuously carried out, and correction treatment is carried out in a mode of ensuring that the cabin door is not opened.
The above-mentioned embodiments are merely preferred embodiments for fully illustrating the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. The equivalent substitution or change made by the technical personnel in the technical field on the basis of the invention is all within the protection scope of the invention. The protection scope of the invention is subject to the claims.