This invention discloses a tracked flipping
machine and a flipping method. The tracked flipping
machine includes a plate thickness detection unit, a conveying unit, a flipping mechanism, and a
control system. The plate thickness detection unit is located at the front end of the conveying unit and is used to detect the plate thickness of the circuit board product. The conveying unit is used to convey the product. The flipping mechanism is located at the rear end of the conveying unit and includes a base, a
drive motor, at least two sprockets, a chain, and multiple sets of adapter slots. The chain is composed of chain links, and one end of the adapter slot is detachably connected to a
chain link, while the other end has a card slot groove. The width of the card slot grooves in each set increases sequentially. The
control system is electrically connected to the plate thickness detection unit and the
drive motor. Based on the detected plate thickness, the
control system controls the motor to drive the sprockets to rotate by a predetermined angle, so that the predetermined adapter slot of the corresponding width moves to the rear of the conveying unit to adapt to and accommodate the product. The tracked flipping
machine of this invention has a simple structure, low modification cost, reliable control, and can accurately adapt to the product.