Mechanical feeding device and feeding method for 3D printer

• Main Authors: ZHAO ZHIQIANG, YANG DEZONG, JIANG BAOLIN, YE GUOCHEN, WANG FAWU, TANG YUEYUE, WEI FANG, ZHANG KE, XU RONGYU
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 21.10.2022
• Subjects: ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY; ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OFTHREE-DIMENSIONAL [3-D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVEAGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3-D PRINTING,STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

The invention discloses a mechanical feeding device and feeding method for a 3D printer, and the feeding device comprises a storage box which comprises a plurality of arranged wire reels; the transferring mechanism comprises a first driving assembly, a rotating arm and a grabbing assembly, the first driving assembly is connected with one end of the rotating arm and is configured to drive the rotating arm to be switched between an output port of the storage box and a designated station, and the grabbing assembly is connected with the other side of the rotating arm and is configured to drive the rotating arm to be switched between the output port of the storage box and the designated station. The grabbing mechanism is configured to grab the wire winding drum from the storage box to the rotating arm; the driving mechanism is connected with the grabbing assembly and is configured to drive the grabbing assembly to rotate; the conveying mechanism comprises a driving wheel and a conveying wheel opposite to the drivi