KR101657700B1 - optical beam irradiation apparatus of 3D printer - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a laser light irradiating apparatus for a 3D printer, and more particularly, to a laser light irradiating apparatus of a 3D printer, which comprises a laser light source for emitting laser light so as to be formed by irradiating laser light to a molding material, a main collimating lens for converting light emitted from the laser light source into parallel light A beam size adjusting unit provided on a light output path of light emitted through the main collimating lens to adjust a cross sectional area size of the light beam, and a beam scanning unit scanning the light traveling through the beam size adjusting unit to a predetermined target position Respectively. According to such a light irradiation apparatus of the 3D printer, the contour portion of the area to be formed can be reduced and the size of the light beam is reduced, and the contour area can be enlarged and the size of the light beam can be enlarged so as to be formed while being irradiated, Thereby providing an advantage that the molding speed can be improved.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a light irradiation apparatus for a 3D printer, and more particularly, to a light irradiation apparatus for a 3D printer capable of varying the size of a light beam to be three-
A 3D printer is a device capable of forming a three-dimensional shape to be formed by a printing technique.
In recent years, a so-called three-dimensional printing method has been introduced in which product designers and designers generate 3D modeling data using CAD or CAM, and produce prototypes of three-dimensional shapes using the generated data. In various fields such as industry, life, and medicine.
The basic principle of a typical 3D printer is to build a 3D object by stacking thin 2D layers.
That is, in the 3D printer method, SLA (Stereolithography Apparatus) using the principle that the scanned portion is cured by injecting a laser beam to the photo-curable resin and a laser beam using a functional polymer or metal powder instead of the photo- SLS (Selective Laser Sintering), IM (Inkjet modeling) using a thermoplastic resin, and 3DP (3D Dimension Printing) using a lime powder are the principles of forming a functional polymer or a metal powder by injection by injection.
The conventional SLA method is disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 4,575,330 by using a photo-curable resin.
On the other hand, when molding the photocurable resin while irradiating the same beam size, the shaping speed is influenced by the beam size.
That is, if the beam size is small, the forming precision can be increased, but the forming speed is low, and if the beam size is large, the forming accuracy is lowered, but the forming speed can be improved.
Therefore, a light irradiation method capable of increasing both the molding precision and the molding speed is required.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a method of forming a light beam, which can reduce the size of a light beam in a molding part requiring high precision, It is an object of the present invention to provide a light irradiation apparatus for a 3D printer.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a laser irradiation apparatus for a 3D printer, the laser irradiation apparatus comprising: a laser light source for emitting laser light; A main collimating lens for converting light emitted from the laser light source into parallel light; A beam size adjusting unit installed on a light output path of light emitted through the main collimating lens to adjust a size of a sectional area of the light beam; And a beam scanning unit for scanning the light traveling through the beam size adjusting unit to be irradiated to a predetermined target position.
According to an aspect of the present invention, the beam size adjusting unit includes: a first convex lens disposed in front of the main collimating lens and having a focal length variable according to an outer diameter of a beam incident on the optical axis; And a second collimating lens which is provided so as to be able to enter and exit the optical path between the main collimating lens and the first convex lens and enters the optical path between the main collimating lens and the first convex lens, A first retractable lens for reducing an outer diameter of a light beam to be projected; And a forward / backward driving unit that adjusts entry / exit between the main collimating lens and the first convex lens of the first retractable lens.
According to another aspect of the present invention, the beam size adjusting unit includes: a housing capable of receiving parallel light traveling through the main collimating lens through an incident window; A diffusion lens mounted in the housing and diffusing the light incident from the laser light source so as to expand the outer diameter; A subcollimating lens for converting light propagating from the diffusion lens into parallel light in the housing and outputting the parallel light; And a spacing distance adjusting unit coupled to the subcollimating lens to adjust a distance between the subcollimating lens and the diffusing lens to adjust a cross-sectional size of a parallel beam emitted from the subcollimating lens.
Wherein the distance adjustment unit comprises: at least one linear shaft extending in a direction parallel to an optical axis of the diffusion lens in the housing; An advancing / retracting bracket coupled to the linear shaft so as to be retractably engaged with the sub-collimating lens; A linear screw provided in the housing in parallel with the linear shaft so as to be rotated by a motor; And a forward / backward screw portion threadedly coupled to the linear screw, the forward / outward screw portion of which the outside is engaged with the forward / backward bracket so as to be advanced / retreated in accordance with forward and reverse rotation of the linear screw.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of forming a 3D printer including a laser light source for emitting laser light, a main collimating lens for converting light emitted from the laser light source into parallel light, And a beam scanning unit which is provided on the exit path and adjusts the cross sectional area size of the light beam, and a beam scanning unit which scans the light traveling through the beam size adjusting unit to be irradiated to a predetermined target position and irradiates the light- A method of irradiating a photocurable material with a laser beam using an irradiation device, the method comprising: irradiating a contour portion of a region to be formed with a first light beam, the contour region having a beam size whose outer diameter is wider than the first light beam While being irradiated with the second light beam.
According to the light irradiation apparatus of the 3D printer according to the present invention, the contour portion of the area to be molded can be reduced and the size of the light beam can be reduced, It offers the advantage of improving the molding speed without cutting.
1 is a view showing a light irradiation device of a 3D printer according to the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a view showing a first embodiment of the beam size adjusting unit of FIG. 1,
Fig. 3 is a view showing a state in which the first retractable lens of Fig. 2 is deviated from the optical path as compared with Fig. 2,
Fig. 4 is a view for explaining a light irradiation pattern for molding using the light irradiation apparatus of Fig. 1,
5 is a cross-sectional view showing a second embodiment of the beam size adjusting unit of FIG. 1,
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the beam scanning unit of FIG. 1. FIG.
Hereinafter, a light irradiation apparatus of a 3D printer according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
1 is a view showing a light irradiation apparatus of a 3D printer according to the present invention.
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A laser light source for emitting laser light;
A main collimating lens for converting light emitted from the laser light source into parallel light;
A beam size adjusting unit installed on a light output path of light emitted through the main collimating lens to adjust a size of a sectional area of the light beam;
And a beam scanning unit for scanning the light traveling through the beam size adjusting unit to be irradiated to a predetermined target position,
The beam size adjusting unit
A housing capable of receiving parallel light traveling through the main collimating lens through an incident window;
A diffusion lens mounted in the housing and diffusing the light incident from the laser light source so as to expand the outer diameter;
A subcollimating lens for converting light propagating from the diffusion lens into parallel light in the housing and outputting the parallel light;
And a separation distance adjusting unit coupled to the subcollimating lens to adjust a distance between the subcollimating lens and the diffusing lens to adjust a cross-sectional size of a parallel beam emitted from the subcollimating lens,
The distance-
At least one linear shaft extending in a direction parallel to an optical axis of the diffusion lens in the housing;
An advancing / retracting bracket coupled to the linear shaft so as to be retractably engaged with the sub-collimating lens;
A linear screw provided in the housing in parallel with the linear shaft so as to be rotated by a motor;
And a forward / backward threaded portion threadedly coupled to the linear screw and having an outer side engaged with the forward / backward bracket so as to be advanced / retreated in accordance with forward and reverse rotation of the linear screw.
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