Powder recycling machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9931792-B2
Application number	US-201615049799-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 22, 2016
Priority date	Mar 16, 2015
Publication date	Apr 3, 2018
Grant date	Apr 3, 2018

Abstract

A powder recycling machine includes a casing, a powder collector, a dust-sucking system and a dust-removing system. An accommodation space within the casing is divided into a first space and a second space by a partition plate. The powder collector is disposed within the first space for collecting excess powder from the first space. The dust-sucking system includes a connector, a cyclone separator and a first suction device. The connector, the cyclone separator, the first suction device and the powder collector are sequentially in communication with each other through plural transmission ducts. The dust-removing system includes a second suction device. The first space, the second suction device and the powder collector are sequentially in communication with each other through plural guiding ducts. After the excess powder suspended in the first space is introduced into the dust-removing system, the excess powder is transferred to the powder collector.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A powder recycling machine, comprising:
a casing having a partition plate therein, wherein an accommodation space within the casing is divided into a first space and a second space by the partition plate;
a powder collector disposed within the first space for collecting excess powder from the first space;
a dust-sucking system disposed within the second space, and comprising a connector, a cyclone separator, a first suction device and plural transmission ducts, wherein the connector, the cyclone separator, the first suction device and the powder collector are sequentially in communication with each other through the plural transmission ducts, wherein the connector is partially exposed outside the casing and connected with an external dust-sucking pipe, wherein the cyclone separator comprises a first cyclone unit, a second cyclone unit and a collecting tank, the first cyclone unit comprises a first powder outlet, a first cyclone inlet and a first cyclone outlet, and the second cyclone unit comprises a second powder outlet, a second cyclone inlet and a second cyclone outlet, wherein the first cyclone inlet is in communication with the connector, the first cyclone outlet is in communication with the second cyclone inlet, and the second cyclone outlet is in communication with the first suction device, and the collecting tank comprises a first inlet, a second inlet and a powder-falling port, wherein the first inlet of the collecting tank is in communication with the first powder outlet, the second inlet of the collecting tank is in communication with the second powder outlet, and the powder-falling port is in communication with the powder collector through a bypass duct;
a processing platform disposed within the first space, and comprising a screen mesh and a recycling tank, wherein the recycling tank is disposed under the processing platform and in communication with the powder collector, wherein the excess powder passing through the screen mesh and the excess powder in the powder collector are further transferred to the recycling tank, wherein after the excess powder is removed from the first space, the excess powder is sieved by the screen mesh; and
a dust-removing system disposed within the second space, and comprising a second suction device and plural guiding ducts, wherein the first space, the second suction device and the powder collector are sequentially in communication with each other through the plural guiding ducts, wherein after the excess powder suspended in the first space is introduced into the dust-removing system, the excess powder is transferred to the powder collector.

2. The powder recycling machine according to claim 1 , wherein the first suction device has a suction inlet and a suction outlet, wherein the suction inlet is in communication with the cyclone separator, and the suction outlet is in communication with the powder collector.

3. The powder recycling machine according to claim 1 , wherein the first suction device provides negative pressure airflow, and the negative pressure airflow is transferred through the transmission ducts, so that a rotating gaseous stream is generated in the cyclone separator, wherein in response to the rotating gaseous stream, excess construction powder from a three-dimensional rapid prototyping apparatus is inhaled into the dust-sucking system through the dust-sucking pipe and guided to the powder collector.

4. The powder recycling machine according to claim 1 , wherein the dust-removing system further comprises a filtering device, wherein the filtering device is installed on the partition plate, and the filtering device is in communication with the first space and the corresponding guiding duct, wherein after the excess powder in the first space is filtered by the filtering device, the excess powder passing through the filtering device is transferred to the powder collector.

5. The powder recycling machine according to claim 4 , wherein the second suction device has a suction inlet and a suction outlet, wherein the suction inlet is in communication with the filtering device through the corresponding guiding duct, and the suction outlet is in communication with the powder collector.

6. The powder recycling machine according to claim 4 , wherein the second suction device provides negative pressure airflow, wherein in response to the negative pressure airflow, the excess powder suspended in the first space is inhaled into the dust-removing system in response to the negative pressure airflow, and the excess powder passing through the filtering device is transferred to the powder collector.

Assignees

• Microjet Technology Co Ltd
• Microjet Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Shi Kwo-Yuan
• Chen Chih-Kai
• Huang Chi-Feng

Classifications

• B29C64/357

  Recycling · CPC title

• A47L9/1625

  for series flow · CPC title

• B29K2105/251

  Particles, powder or granules (expandable particles B29K2105/046) · CPC title

• B07B4/00

  Separating solids from solids by subjecting their mixture to gas currents (using tables or jigs B03B4/00) · CPC title

• B29C64/35 Primary

  Cleaning · CPC title