Automatic film arrangement machine and film arrangement method thereof

Abstract

An automatic film arrangement machine includes a frame, a material plate and a material guide rail. The material plate is installed on a base through a clamping mechanism. The base is hinged to the base through a pivot. The base can slide left and right relative to the frame through a first driving member, and a second driving member that can drive the material plate to rotate forward and backward is arranged between the base and the base; a material arrangement mechanism is arranged on the frame, and the material arrangement mechanism has a long groove extending along the front and rear direction of the material plate and opening toward the material plate. A material channel for the material sheet to slide is formed between the long groove and the material plate. When the material plate is in a state of tilting downward from one end of the material channel to the other end, one end of the material channel is connected with the other end of the material guide rail, so that the material sheet vibrated out by the vibration disk enters the material channel in turn through the material guide rail, and the inclination angle of the material plate can make each material sheet stay on the material plate without the action of external force. The present invention also discloses a film arrangement method, so that the material sheet can be compactly and orderly arranged on the material plate without a robot, and the overall structure is simple and the cost is low.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a material arranging device and an arranging method thereof, and in particular to an automatic film arranging machine and a film arranging method thereof which automatically arranges material films in sequence on a carrier. Background Art

[0002] In the production process, some sheets need to be arranged in order when entering the subsequent process (such as electroplating, assembly). The traditional method is to manually arrange the materials. Obviously, such operation will be time-consuming and labor-intensive, resulting in the defects of high cost and low efficiency. For this reason, people have designed various sheet arrangement machines suitable for different products, such as "A Wafer Automatic Arrangement Machine" with Chinese Patent Authorization Announcement No. CN204123591U, which includes a frame, a vibration plate and a linear vibrator are fixed on the frame, a vibration channel is fixed on the linear vibrator, and the feed end of the vibration channel is connected to the outlet of the vibration plate. A connecting plate is also fixed on the frame, and a cylinder is fixed on the connecting plate. The cylinder can drive the slide plate to slide on the connecting plate. The middle part of the slide plate has multiple storage slots, and a connecting frame is fixed on the upper part of the connecting plate. A storage barrel is fixed on the connecting frame, and the lower end of the storage barrel is above the slide plate, and the upper end of the storage barrel is connected to the discharge end of the vibration channel. It pushes the slide plate to move through the cylinder. When passing through the storage barrel, the discs at the bottom of the storage barrel fall onto the unloading plate fixed on the slide plate. As the slide plate moves forward, the discs fall into the storage slot of the loading plate one by one. Therefore, compared with the traditional manual material placement, such an automatic arrangement machine has high discharge efficiency and low cost. However, when encountering different specifications, it is necessary to replace the loading plate and the corresponding storage barrel, that is, it is necessary to configure the loading plate and storage barrel that are suitable for discs of different specifications. And when the storage slot is set on the loading plate, there must be a certain interval between adjacent storage slots, which will reduce the amount of discs placed on the loading plate to a certain extent. At the same time, during the rapid movement of the slide plate, the discs at the bottom of the storage barrel will rub against the surface of the loading plate before falling into the storage slot, which may damage the surface quality of the discs.

[0003] At present, there are also automatic film arrangement machines using robots, such as the structure disclosed in the document with Chinese patent authorization announcement number 201655772U. The film arrangement process can also be fully automatic and has the advantages of fast discharge speed and good positioning. However, the structure of the automatic film arrangement machine is relatively complex, and it uses robots, and the cost of the equipment is high, which will affect its promotion and use to a certain extent. Summary of the invention

[0004] The first technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an automatic film arrangement machine with a simple structure and high film arrangement efficiency in view of the current status of the prior art.

[0005] The second technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a film arrangement method for an automatic film arrangement machine with a simple structure, high film arrangement efficiency and compact film arrangement in view of the current status of the prior art.

[0006] The technical solution adopted by the present invention for the above-mentioned first technical problem is: an automatic film arrangement machine, comprising a frame, a material plate located above the frame, a vibrating plate for holding the material plates, and a material guide rail with one end connected to the discharge port of the vibrating plate, characterized in that: the material plate is installed on a base located above the frame through a clamping mechanism, the base is hinged to the base through a pivot so that the base can rotate forward and backward relative to the frame, the base can slide left and right relative to the frame through a first driving member, and a first driving member is arranged between the base and the base, which can drive the base and the material plate to rotate forward and backward and maintain the required inclination angle. two driving members; at the same time, a discharge mechanism is also provided on the frame, which is located above the material plate and can be lifted up and down, and the discharge mechanism has a long groove extending along the front-to-rear direction of the material plate and opening toward the material plate, and a material channel for the material sheets to slide is formed between the long groove and the material plate, and when the base and the material plate are in a downwardly inclined state from one end of the material channel to the other end, one end of the material channel is connected with the other end of the material guide rail, so that the material sheets vibrated out by the vibration disk enter the material channel in turn through the material guide rail, and the inclination angle of the base and the material plate can enable each material sheet to stay on the material plate without the action of external force.

[0007] In order to avoid interference between the material plate and the material guide rail when the material plate moves, it is better that the vibration plate is fixed on a slide plate, and the slide plate can move forward and backward relative to the frame through a fourth driving member.

[0008] In the above improved solution, a further improvement is that a transition channel corresponding to the channel is provided between the other end of the guide rail and the channel, a fifth driving member capable of pressing and holding the sheet in the transition channel is installed on the transition channel, and the transition channel is fixed to the slide plate through a bracket. In this way, the fifth driving member can prevent the sheet in the guide rail from falling during the movement of the slide plate.

[0009] In the above scheme, preferably, the inclination angle of the base and the material plate is 8°-12°, which can ensure the smooth forward movement of the material sheet and prevent the material sheet from staying on the material plate in the absence of external force.

[0010] For the clamping and positioning of the material plate on the base, a more convenient clamping mechanism adopts the following structure: the clamping mechanism includes a left limit member corresponding to the left side of the material plate, a right limit member corresponding to the right side of the material plate, a rear limit member corresponding to the rear side of the material plate and a front limit member corresponding to the front side of the material plate, one of the left and right limit members can move left and right under the action of the sixth driving member and abut against the corresponding side edge of the material plate, and the other of the left and right limit members can move up and down under the action of the seventh driving member and abut against the corresponding side edge of the material plate; the limit member on the same side of one end of the material channel among the front and rear limit members can move forward and backward under the action of the eighth driving member and abut against the corresponding side edge of the material plate, and the other of the front and rear limit members can move forward and backward under the action of the ninth driving member and abut against the corresponding side edge of the material plate.

[0011] In order to reserve a non-discharging area on the material plate, another of the front and rear limit members is further provided with a limit strip extending along the left and right directions of the material plate, so that the limit strip can slide back and forth on the upper surface of the material plate.

[0012] In order to avoid interference with the material plate during unloading, the ninth driving member is fixed on a movable seat, which is connected to the tenth driving member and can be lifted up and down. The tenth driving member can drive the front limit member to move downward, so that the material plate can be easily moved forward and leave the base during unloading.

[0013] In the above schemes, it is preferred that the discharge mechanism includes a top plate and at least two side plates connected to the top plate and located below the top plate, a long groove is formed between adjacent side plates and the top plate, and the top plate is connected to the third driving member.

[0014] In order to adapt to material sheets of different widths, it is better that the adjacent two side panels are a first side panel and a second side panel, wherein a plurality of first connecting panels extended upward from the top of the first side panel and spaced apart along the length direction of the first side panel, and each first connecting panel passes through a through hole on the top panel and is fixed to a first long strip located on the top panel, and the first long strip can be slidably positioned in the left and right directions relative to the top panel to adjust the width of the long groove.

[0015] Similarly, in order to accommodate material sheets of different thicknesses, it is better that a plurality of second connecting sheets that can pass through the second through holes on the top plate are extended upward from the top of the second side panel and are spaced apart along the length direction of the second side panel, and an auxiliary side panel that can slide up and down and can be positioned on the second connecting sheet is attached to the surface of the second side panel facing the first side panel, and the auxiliary side panel has a flange bent toward the first side panel, and a material channel height that matches the thickness of the material sheet is formed between the flange and the upper surface of the material sheet.

[0016] Taking into account the overall compactness and efficiency of the material discharging mechanism, a further improvement is that there are multiple first and second side plates to form an even number of material channels, and the even number of material channels are symmetrically distributed in pairs.

[0017] In order to know whether the material channel is full of tablets in a timely and convenient manner, an insulating seat is fixed on the top plate, and a conductive sheet extending to the other end of the material channel is fixed on the insulating seat. The conductive sheet can be pushed by the tablet located at the other end of the material channel to contact the conductive component on the frame. When the material channel is full of tablets, the frontmost tablets will contact their respective conductive sheets and push their respective conductive sheets to contact the conductive components, playing the role of a switch on and timely sending a signal that the material channel is full of tablets.

[0018] The technical solution adopted by the second technical problem of the present invention is: a film arrangement method using the above-mentioned automatic film arrangement machine, characterized in that:

[0019] 1. First, use the first driving member to slide the base and the pedestal together along the frame to the set unloading position, then place the material sheet on the pedestal, and use the clamping mechanism to position the material sheet on the pedestal;

[0020] 2. Next, use the second driving member to rotate the base and the material plate relative to the base by an angle so that the base and the material plate are at a desired tilt angle;

[0021] 3. Then, the base, the pedestal and the material plate are pulled back to the discharge station together by the first driving member, so that the starting discharge area of ​​the material plate is located below the discharge mechanism;

[0022] 4. Next, the discharging mechanism is moved down to the material plate to form the material channel between the long groove and the material plate;

[0023] 5. Then, connect the other end of the guide rail to one end of the material channel;

[0024] 6. Then start the vibration plate, and the pieces vibrated out by the moving plate enter the material channel in sequence through the material guide rail until the material channel is full of pieces, and then the vibration plate stops vibrating;

[0025] 7. Then, move the discharging mechanism upward and away from the material plate;

[0026] 8. Start the first driving member to move the base, the pedestal and the material plate together to the unloading station side by the width of a discharge mechanism;

[0027] 9. Then, the driving discharging mechanism is lowered to the material plate, and then the first driving member is started to make the base, the pedestal and the material plate return together to a set distance. During the return process, the side wall of the long groove pushes the material sheet on the material plate to move toward the unloading station side until the left and right material sheets on the material plate are close to each other;

[0028] 10. Repeat steps 6, 7, 8, and 9 until the plate is full of chips;

[0029] 11. Then start the second driving member to rotate the base and the material plate relative to the base so that the material plate is horizontal;

[0030] 12. Next, start the first driving member to slide the base, the pedestal and the material plate together to the unloading station;

[0031] 13. Finally, let the clamping mechanism unlock the material plate and remove the material plate filled with sheets from the base.

[0032] In the above-mentioned film arrangement method, when the vibration plate is fixed on a slide plate, and the slide plate can move forward and backward relative to the frame through the fifth driving member, the following auxiliary step ① is added between the above-mentioned sixth step and the seventh step: start the fourth driving member, and the slide plate drives the material guide rail and the vibration plate to leave one end of the material channel; add an auxiliary step ② between the above-mentioned ninth step and the tenth step: start the fourth driving member, and the slide plate drives the material guide rail and the vibration plate to move toward one end of the material channel, so that the other end of the material guide rail is well connected with one end of the material channel.

[0033] In order to prevent the material from falling, a transition channel corresponding to the material channel is arranged between the other end of the guide rail and the material channel, and a fifth driving member capable of pressing the material in the transition channel is also installed on the transition channel. The transition channel is fixed to the slide plate through a bracket. At this time, the following auxiliary step ③ is added between the above-mentioned sixth step and auxiliary step ①: start the fifth driving member to press the material in the transition channel; and the following auxiliary step ④ is added between the above-mentioned auxiliary steps ② and the tenth step: start the fifth driving member to release the material in the transition channel from the pressing of the fifth driving member.

[0034] Compared with the prior art, the present invention ingeniously places the material plate at an inclined angle and utilizes the energy generated by the vibration of the vibrating disk to allow the upstream material sheets to push the downstream material sheets onto the material plate in sequence. At the same time, with the assistance of the discharge mechanism, the material sheets are arranged in sequence in the material channel, and then the first driving mechanism is driven back and forth to allow the area on the material plate where the material sheets are arranged to move out of the discharge mechanism, and then, driven by the long groove side walls of the discharge mechanism, the material sheets on the left and right directions on the material plate are closely adjacent. Therefore, the present invention does not require a robot arm and can compactly and orderly arrange the required material sheets on the material plate. Therefore, it not only achieves the purpose of improving the discharge efficiency, but also has the advantages of simple overall structure, low cost, and compact discharge, and is worthy of promotion and application in various industries. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0035] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present invention;

[0036] Figure 2for Figure 1 A three-dimensional schematic diagram from another angle;

[0037] Figure 3 for Figure 1 Partial cross-sectional view at II (connecting block);

[0038] Figure 4 for Figure 1 A three-dimensional schematic diagram after removing the material plate;

[0039] Figure 5 for Figure 1 A three-dimensional diagram of the middle discharge mechanism;

[0040] Figure 6 for Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the three-dimensional decomposition of

[0041] Figure 7 for Figure 1 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of the vibrating plate, material guide rails, auxiliary material channels, etc. on the middle auxiliary frame (only three auxiliary material channels are shown in the figure);

[0042] Figure 8 for Figure 1 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of the middle front stopper, the stopper bar and the front cylinder;

[0043] Fig. 9 for Figure 1 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of the lifting cylinder and movable seat. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0044] The present invention is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0045] The sheet arrangement machine can be used in different industries where sheet arrangement is required. For the sake of convenience, the sheet arrangement machine in this embodiment is used in the electroplating industry. The following sheet is a steel sheet and the sheet is an aluminum sheet. The steel sheet needs to be arranged on the aluminum sheet in sequence before electroplating to ensure the surface electroplating quality.

[0046] In the following description, it should be understood that the terms "left and right", "front and back", "height", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside" and the like indicate positions or positional relationships based on the positions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Since the embodiments disclosed in the present invention can be set in different directions, these terms indicating directions are only for illustration and should not be regarded as limitations. For example, "up" and "down" are not necessarily limited to directions opposite to or consistent with the direction of gravity. In addition, features defined as "first", "second", etc. may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of such features.

[0047] See also Figures 1 to 9 The automatic film arrangement machine includes a frame 10, a base 20, a pedestal 30, a material plate 40, a material arrangement mechanism 1 and a vibration plate 50. The frame 10 in the figure is designed as a rectangular frame structure (of course, it is not limited to this structure). The four corners of its bottom are provided with rollers 101 and lifting support feet 102. When necessary, it can be moved to the desired position by the rollers 101, and then the support feet 102 are lowered to make it stand on the ground. The top surface of the frame 10 is laid with a first guide rail 103 in the left and right directions of the frame 10 (in this embodiment, the left and right directions of the frame are set to be Figure 2 The length direction of the long side of the middle frame, the front-to-back direction described below is the length direction of the short side of the frame, and Figure 2 The short side on the left is the left, and the long side below is the front), a first slider 201 matched with the first guide rail is fixed at the bottom of the base 20, that is, the base 20 slides on the first guide rail 103 through the first slider 201 to achieve left and right sliding relative to the frame 10, and the sliding power comes from the first driving member. In this embodiment, the first driving member is a motor 60 and a screw nut pair linked to the motor output shaft, wherein the motor 60 and the screw 601 are installed on the top of the frame 10, the screw 601 is parallel to the above-mentioned first guide rail 103, the nut 602 is threadedly connected to the screw 601 and fixed to the first slider 201 through the connecting block 603, so that when the motor 60 is started, the screw 601 rotates to drive the nut 602 to move axially, and drives the first slider 201 and the base 20 to move in the left and right directions of the frame 10.

[0048] The above-mentioned base 30 is hinged to the base 20 through a pivot A, so that the base 30 is located above the frame 10 and can rotate forward and backward relative to the frame 10. The power of rotation comes from the second driving member. In this embodiment, the second driving member adopts a cylinder, that is, a rotating cylinder 2. There is also a pneumatic spring 2a on the side of the rotating cylinder for auxiliary support. The piston rod of the rotating cylinder 2 is hinged to the base 30, and the cylinder body of the rotating cylinder 2 is hinged on the base 20. In this embodiment, in order to prevent interference with the screw nut pair, an auxiliary slider 202 and an auxiliary seat 203 fixed to the auxiliary slider 202 are added. The auxiliary slider 202 slides on an auxiliary guide rail 104 parallel to the first guide rail 103, and the cylinder body of the rotating cylinder 2 is hinged on the auxiliary seat 203. When the base 20 and the base 30 slide, the rotating cylinder 2, the auxiliary slider 202 and the auxiliary seat 203 also slide synchronously, that is, the auxiliary seat 203 is equivalent to being integrated with the base 20.

[0049] The sheet 40 is mounted on the base 30 through the clamping mechanism 3. Since the base 30 can rotate forward and backward and slide left and right relative to the frame 10, the sheet 40 can also rotate forward and backward relative to the frame 10 and slide left and right as needed. According to the size of the sheet 40, the frame 10 has a discharge station and a discharge station for the sheet 40. In this embodiment, when the base 20 and the base 30 are moved to the right side of the frame 10, it is the discharge station of the sheet 40 (for Figure 1 When the base 20 and the base 30 move to the left side of the frame 10, it is the discharging station of the material plate 40. The corresponding position can be controlled by setting the running time of the motor 60 or installing a position sensor or a travel switch at the corresponding position of the frame 10.

[0050] In order to conveniently position the material sheet 40 on the base 30, the above-mentioned clamping mechanism 3 preferably adopts the following structure: it includes a left limit member 31 corresponding to the left side of the material sheet 40, a right limit member 32 corresponding to the right side of the material sheet 40, a rear limit member 33 corresponding to the rear side of the material sheet 40 and a front limit member 34 corresponding to the front side of the material sheet 40. In this embodiment, the left limit member 31 can move left and right under the action of the sixth driving member and abut against the left edge of the material sheet 40, and the right limit member 32 can move up and down under the action of the seventh driving member and abut against the right edge of the material sheet 40; the rear limit member 33 can move forward and backward under the action of the eighth driving member and abut against the rear edge of the material sheet 40, and the front limit member 34 can move forward and backward under the action of the ninth driving member and abut against the front edge of the material sheet 40. For the convenience of control, the sixth driving member is a left cylinder 35a, the cylinder body of which is fixed on the base 30, and the piston rod of the left cylinder 35a is extended and retracted in the left and right directions of the frame 10. The piston rod of the left cylinder 35a is connected to the left limiter (the left limiter in the figure is parallel to the left limiter plate of the material plate 40). In this way, the left cylinder 35a is actuated to drive the left limiter 31 to move rightward or leftward to achieve contact with the left side of the material plate 40 or leave the left side of the material plate 40. The seventh driving member is a right cylinder 35b (see Figure 4 ), the cylinder body of the right cylinder 35b is also fixed on the base 30, the piston rod of the right cylinder 35b is extended and retracted in the height direction of the frame 10, and is connected to the right limiter 32 (the right limiter in the figure is a baffle), when the right cylinder 35b is actuated, it drives the right limiter 32 to move upward so as to abut against the right side of the material plate 40. The eighth driving member is the rear cylinder 35c (two are provided in the figure), the cylinder body of the rear cylinder 35c is fixed on the frame 10 at the unloading station, and is distributed on the same side as the vibration plate 50, the piston rod of the rear cylinder 35c is extended and retracted in the front-to-back direction of the frame 10, and the piston rod of the rear cylinder 35c is connected to the rear limiter 33, so that the rear limiter 33 abuts against the rear side of the material plate 40 when it extends forward. The rear limiter and the rear cylinder are arranged at the frame of the unloading station, which can not only push the material plate 40 to the set position, but also avoid movement, otherwise it will collide with the guide rail 70 described below during the movement. The ninth driving member is the front cylinder 35d, the cylinder body of which can also be fixed on the base 30. The piston rod of the front cylinder 35d is extended and retracted in the front and rear directions of the frame 10, and is connected to the front limiter 34 (the front limiter in the figure is a horizontal T-shaped long baffle). When the front cylinder 35d is actuated, it can drive the front limiter 34 to move to the rear side and can abut against the front side of the material plate 40. Of course, the left and right limiters can also be interchanged as needed; when the vibration plate 50 is located at the front side, the front and rear limiters also need to be interchanged, and the clamping positioning of the material plate 40 can also be achieved.

[0051] Since it is necessary to prevent the discharge of material sheets from the front part of the material plate 40 during electroplating, an inverted U-shaped limit bar 36 is fixed above the above-mentioned front limit member 34. When the piston rod of the front cylinder 35d moves in the forward and backward directions, the limit bar 36 is driven to move forward and backward, so that the limit bar 36 can slide forward and backward on the upper surface of the material plate 40, that is, after extending backward for a certain distance, the area between the limit bar 36 and the front side of the material plate 40 is the non-discharge area. Therefore, the limit bar 36 acts as a barrier.

[0052] At the same time, in order to avoid the front limit member 34 from interfering with the material plate 40 during unloading, it is better that the above-mentioned front cylinder 35d is placed on a movable seat 37, and the movable seat 37 is connected to the tenth driving member and can be lifted up and down. Similarly, the tenth driving member in this embodiment is a lifting cylinder 38, and the cylinder body of the lifting cylinder 38 is fixed on the frame 10. The piston rod of the lifting cylinder 38 is retracted in the up and down direction of the frame 10. The piston rod of the lifting cylinder 38 is connected to the above-mentioned movable seat 37, so that the movable seat 37 can drive the front limit member 34, the limit bar 36 and the front cylinder 35d to move up and down. When unloading is required, the front limit member 34 is moved forward first and then descended to facilitate the removal of the material plate 40 at the unloading station.

[0053] The above-mentioned discharge mechanism 1 is mounted on the middle part of the frame 10 through a support frame 105 (the support frame is fixed to the frame 10). It is located above the above-mentioned material plate 40 and can be lifted up and down. Specifically, when the base 20, the base 30 and the material plate 40 are pulled back to the discharge station together, the discharge mechanism 1 is located above the starting discharge area of ​​the material plate 40. The discharge mechanism 1 includes a top plate 11 connected to a third driving member located above and at least two side plates connected to the top plate 11 and located below the top plate 11. A long groove with an opening facing downward is formed between the adjacent two side plates and the top plate. The long groove can form a material channel B for the material sheet to slide between the long groove and the material plate 40. One end of the material channel B faces the vibration plate 50 and the guide rail 70 described below, and the other end faces the above-mentioned limit strip 36. In this embodiment, the third driving member is a discharge cylinder 4 located above the top plate, the cylinder body of the discharge cylinder 4 is fixed on the support frame 105, the piston rod of the discharge cylinder 4 is extended and retracted up and down according to the height of the frame 10, the piston rod of the discharge cylinder 4 is fixed to a rib plate 12, and the rib plate 12 is fixed to the top plate 11, so that the top plate 11 can be driven to move up and down with the action of the discharge cylinder 4. In this embodiment, in order to improve the stability of the top plate 11 moving up and down, the rib plates 12 are provided with three pieces, which are fixed on the top plate 11 in sequence according to the front and rear directions of the frame 10, and are connected by a vertical plate 13, and the vertical plate 13 is fixed on the left side of the top plate 11.

[0054] In order to smoothly discharge the materials, the material plate 40 needs to be inclined at a certain angle relative to the horizontal plane during discharge. According to the materials of the material sheet and the material plate 40 in this embodiment, the inclination angle of the material plate 40 is 8°-12°, preferably 10°, obtained through repeated experiments. That is, the base 30 and the material plate 40 need to be in a state of being inclined 8°-12° downward from one end of the material channel B to the other end. When one end of the material channel B is connected to the other end of the guide rail 70, the material sheet vibrated out by the vibration plate 50 enters the material channel B in turn through the guide rail 70, and the inclination angle of the base 30 and the material plate 40 can make each material sheet stay on the material plate 40 without the action of external force. Of course, different inclination angles can be selected according to the materials of the material sheet and the material plate 40 in the application field, as long as the arranged material sheet will not easily slide off the material plate 40.

[0055] In order to match the inclined material plate 40 during discharging, the top plate 11 drives the side plates to be inclined at a corresponding angle, so that there will be no large gap between the side plates and the material plate 40, and the combined material channel B can enable the material pieces to move forward smoothly therein. Of course, the top plate can also be horizontal, and the lower edge of each side plate can be designed as an inclined surface, that is, the height of the side plate gradually increases from the rear side to the front side of the frame 10, and the inclination of the inclined surface is the same as the inclination of the material plate 40, and after descending, it is connected and matched with the upper surface of the inclined material plate 40.

[0056] In this embodiment, in order to further improve the efficiency of sheet arrangement, there are multiple long grooves, six in the figure, that is, six material channels B are formed between the material plate 40, and in order to adapt to the sheets of different widths, the width of the long groove needs to be adjusted. Preferably, the adjacent two side plates are the first side plate 14 and the second side plate 15, wherein the top of the first side plate 14 extends upwardly from a plurality of first connecting pieces 141 spaced apart along the length direction of the first side plate, and each first connecting piece 141 passes through the first through hole 111 on the top plate (see Figure 5 , 6 The first strip 16 is fixed to the top plate after being provided with a long hole in the middle and having a certain width in the left-right direction of the frame. The first strip 16 can be slid and positioned relative to the top plate 11 in the left-right direction. Specifically, the first strip 16 is provided with a first long hole 161 extending in the left-right direction of the frame 10, and the top plate 11 is provided with a first threaded hole 112. When the first strip 16 slides in the left-right direction on the top plate and drives the first side plate 14 to move to a suitable position in the left-right direction, a screw is passed through the first long hole 161 and then connected to the first threaded hole 112 for positioning. That is, the width of the long groove is adjusted by moving the first strip 16 to drive the first side plate 14 to move.

[0057] Similarly, in order to adapt to materials of different thicknesses at the same time, a plurality of second connecting pieces 151 spaced apart along the length direction of the second side panel 15 are extended upward from the top of the second side panel 15, and an auxiliary side panel 17 which can slide up and down and can be positioned on the second connecting piece is attached to the surface of the second side panel 15 facing the first side panel 14. The auxiliary side panel has a flange 171 bent toward the first side panel 14, and a material channel B height matching the thickness of the material is formed between the flange 171 and the upper surface of the material panel 40. The specific structure of adjusting the auxiliary side plate 17 is that a second long hole 172 extending along the height direction of the frame 10 is opened on the auxiliary side plate 17, a first mounting hole 152 is opened on the second connecting piece 151, a mounting piece 153 is also fixed laterally on the second connecting piece 151, and a second mounting hole 154 is opened on the mounting piece 153, the second connecting piece 151 of the second side plate 15 passes through the second through hole 113 on the top plate and is fixed to the mounting piece 153, and then a screw is passed through the second mounting hole 154 on the mounting piece 153 and then threadedly connected to the second threaded hole 114 on the top plate 11 to achieve fixation with the top plate 11. When the height of the material channel B needs to be adjusted, the auxiliary side plate 17 and its flange 171 are moved to a suitable position, and then the auxiliary side plate 17 is fixed to the second side plate 15 after the screw passes through the second long hole 172 and the first mounting hole 152.

[0058] In order to improve the overall stability of the discharge mechanism and taking into account the compactness of the entire discharge mechanism in the left and right directions, the above-mentioned multiple material channels B are an even number and are symmetrically distributed in pairs, so that a connecting hole 115 connected to the rib plate 12 can be set on the center line of the top plate 11. At the same time, when the width of the material channel is adjusted, the first side plates 14 on both sides of the center line can be moved toward the center line.

[0059] In order to know whether each channel B is full of tablets in time, in this embodiment, an insulating seat 18 located at another end of the channel B is fixed on the top plate 11, and a conductive sheet 19 (in this embodiment, the conductive sheet is a copper sheet) extending to another end of the channel B is fixed on the insulating seat 18. The conductive sheet 19 can be pushed by the tablet located at the other end of the channel B and contact the conductive parts on the frame. When in use, when the discharge mechanism is lowered into place, the conductive sheet 19 will not contact any parts. When the tablets fill the entire channel, the tablets will push the conductive sheet 19 to contact the live parts on the frame, which is equivalent to a switch being turned on to give a signal, and an electrical signal is given to the control system at this time to indicate that the channel B is full of tablets. When multiple channels (three in the figure) corresponding to a vibration disk 50 all give signals, the vibration disk 50 stops feeding. When the following two vibration disks 50 are stopped, it means that all channels are full of tablets. Of course, the detection of whether the material channel B is full of materials is not limited to this detection method, and can also be achieved by other existing means such as a counter.

[0060] The above-mentioned vibration plate 50 is used to hold the material sheets. The discharge port of the vibration plate 50 is connected to one end of the material guide rail 70, and the other end of the material guide rail 70 is connected to one end of the above-mentioned material channel B. In order to cooperate with the above-mentioned multiple material channels B, in this embodiment, there are two vibration plates 50, which are placed on a slide plate 5 at the same time. The slide plate 5 can move forward and backward relative to the frame 10 through the fourth driving member. In this way, on the one hand, the two vibration plates 50 can meet the feeding demand of the six material channels B, and at the same time, the vibration plate 50 is moved through the slide plate 5 to avoid interference between the material guide rail 70 and the material plate 40 when the material plate 40 slides left and right. In this embodiment, the fourth driving member is also a cylinder, that is, a material feed cylinder 6. The cylinder body of the feed cylinder 6 is fixed on an auxiliary frame 106. The auxiliary frame 106 is located on the rear side of the frame 10. A second guide rail 107 extending in the front and rear direction of the frame 10 is laid on the auxiliary frame 106. The second guide rail 107 is slidably provided with a second slider 51 fixed to the slide plate 5 (please refer to Figure 7 ), the piston rod of the feed cylinder 6 is extended and retracted in the front-back direction of the frame 10, and the piston rod of the feed cylinder 6 is fixed to the second slider, so that when the feed cylinder 6 is in motion, the second slider 51 can slide on the second guide rail 107, driving the two vibration plates 50 and their respective guide rails 70 to move forward and backward as needed. At the same time, a material bin 108 is also provided on the auxiliary frame 106 to timely add materials to each vibration plate 50.

[0061] In order to prevent the sheet at the other end of the guide rail 70 from falling during the movement of the vibration plate 50, a transition channel 80 corresponding to the channel B is provided between the other end of the guide rail 70 and the channel B. The transition channel 80 is fixed to the slide plate 5 through the bracket 52, that is, it can slide forward and backward with the slide plate 5. Since there are six channels B, there are three transition channels 80 corresponding to each vibration plate 50, and each guide rail 70 also has a corresponding number of guide channels, and the width and height of the guide channel and the transition channel can also be adjusted with reference to the structure of the channel, which will not be described in detail here. At the same time, a fifth driving member capable of pressing and holding the material sheet in the transition channel 80 is installed on each transition channel 80. In this embodiment, the fifth driving member also adopts a cylinder, that is, a pressing cylinder 7. The cylinder body of the pressing cylinder 7 is fixed on the bracket 52. The piston rod of the pressing cylinder 7 is extended and retracted in the height direction of the frame 10. When it extends downward, it can press the material sheet in the transition channel 80. When the piston rod of the pressing cylinder 7 retracts upward, the pressure on the material sheet can be released.

[0062] At the same time, a control system (not shown in the figure) and a touch screen (or display screen and keyboard) placed on the control cabinet 90 are also configured, and its output end is connected to the above-mentioned motor 60 and the solenoid valve that controls the action of the above-mentioned cylinders. The control system receives the signals of each sensor (or travel switch) and the control buttons on the panel and the corresponding parameters input according to the specifications of the sheet, judges these data, and issues instructions according to the judgment results to control the work of the motor 60 and each cylinder. The control system can use a PLC controller or a PC, and can also use other control systems in the prior art as needed.

[0063] Of course, the first driving member may also be a cylinder, and each of the cylinders may also be a motor 60 or other existing driving members, as long as the corresponding components can be pushed as required. When the cylinder is designed, a slide block and a guide rail are correspondingly configured.

[0064] When using the above-mentioned tablet arrangement machine, add the tablets to the vibration plate 50 and the bin 108 in advance, adjust the position of the vibration plate 50, adjust the width and height of the material channel B corresponding to the tablet, and then call out the tablet code previously saved in the control system. Then arrange the tablets in the following order, the specific steps are as follows:

[0065] (1) First, start the motor 60, and slide the base 20 and the base 30 to the right along the first guide rail on the frame 10 to the set unloading position through the screw nut pair, and then manually place the material plate 40 on the base 30, press the start button, and position the material plate 40 on the base 30 through the clamping mechanism 3. Specifically, the right cylinder 35a and the movable cylinder 38 are started to raise the right limit member 32 and the movable seat 37; at the same time, the left cylinder 35a, the rear cylinder 35c and the front cylinder 35d are started to move the left limit member 31 to the right and push the material plate 40 until the right edge of the material plate 40 abuts against the right limit member 32; the rear limit member 33 moves forward and also pushes the material plate 40 until the front edge of the material plate 40 abuts against the rearward moving front limit member 34; during the rearward movement of the front limit member 34, the limit bar 36 also slides rearward on the material plate 40 a set distance; finally, the rear cylinder 35c is started to allow the rear limit member 33 to leave the material plate 40. At this time, even without the pressure of the rear limit member 33, the material plate 40 is firmly positioned on the base 30 due to the upward support of the base 30, the left and right pressure of the left and right limit members, the downward pressure of the limit strip 36, and the limitation of the front limit member 34.

[0066] (2) Next, the rotating cylinder 2 is started to rotate the base and the material plate 40 by 10° relative to the base 20, so that the rear side of the material plate 40 is higher than the front side, that is, the base 30 and the material plate 40 are at the desired tilt angle;

[0067] (3) Then, the motor 60 is reversed, and the base 20, the pedestal 30 and the material plate 40 are pulled back to the discharge position together through the screw nut pair, so that the starting discharge area of ​​the material plate 40 is located below the discharge mechanism 1;

[0068] (4) Next, the discharge cylinder is started to move the top plate 11 and the side plates downward onto the material plate 40, so that the material channel B is formed between the long groove and the material plate 40;

[0069] (5) Next, the feed cylinder 6 is started, and the slide plate 5 drives the vibration plate 50, the guide rail and the transition channel 80 to move toward the material plate 40, so that the transition channel 80 is connected with one end of the above-mentioned channel B;

[0070] (6) Then, the vibration plate 50 is started, and the pieces vibrated out by the vibration plate 50 enter the respective material channels B in turn through the material guide rails 70 and the transition channel 80, until the material channel B is full of pieces, and the piece close to the front side of the frame 10 touches the conductive sheet 19 and pushes the conductive sheet 19, so that the conductive sheet 19 contacts the live parts on the frame and sends a signal that the material channel is full of pieces. When the three material channels corresponding to the same vibration plate 50 are full of pieces, the control system controls the vibration plate 50 to stop vibrating; until both vibration plates 50 stop vibrating;

[0071] (6.1) Start the pressing cylinder 7 to press the sheet in the transition channel 80;

[0072] (6.2) Start the feed cylinder 6, and the slide plate 5 drives the vibration plate 50, the guide rail and the transition channel 80 to move away from the material plate 40, so that the transition channel 80 leaves one end of the above-mentioned channel B;

[0073] (7) Then, the control system controls the discharge cylinder 4 to drive the top plate 11 and each side plate to move up and leave the material plate 40;

[0074] (8) Start the motor 60 to move the base 20, the pedestal 30 and the material plate 40 together toward the unloading station by the width of the discharge mechanism 1;

[0075] (9) Then, the discharge cylinder 4 is started to drive the top plate 11 and the side plates to descend onto the material plate 40, and then the motor 60 is started to make the base 20, the base 30 and the material plate 40 return together to a set distance (the distance can be calculated in advance and input into the control system, or can be controlled by a sensor). During this return process, the side wall of the long groove (i.e., the first side plate on the far right of the figure) pushes the material sheet on the material plate 40 to move toward the unloading station side until the left and right sheets on the material plate 40 are closely adjacent to each other;

[0076] (9.1) Start the feed cylinder 6 to connect the transition channel 80 with one end of the channel B again;

[0077] (9.2) Start the pressing cylinder 7, so that the piston rod of the pressing cylinder 7 leaves the sheet in the transition channel 80, that is, the sheet in the transition channel 80 is separated from the pressing of the pressing cylinder 7;

[0078] 10. Repeat steps ⑥, ⑦, ⑧, and ⑨ until the material plate 40 is filled with material sheets;

[0079] 11. Then start the rotating cylinder 2 to rotate the base 30 and the material plate 40 relative to the base 20 so that the material plate 40 is horizontal;

[0080] 12. Next, the motor 60 is started to slide the base 20, the pedestal 30 and the material plate 40 together to the unloading station;

[0081] 13. Finally, the left, right, front cylinders and the lifting cylinder are reset to unlock the material plate 40 by the clamping mechanism 3, and the material plate 40 filled with material sheets can be removed from the base 30.

Claims

1. An automatic film arrangement machine, comprising a frame (10), a material plate (40) located above the frame, a vibration plate (50) for holding the films, and a material guide rail (70) having one end connected to a material outlet of the vibration plate, wherein: The material plate (40) is mounted on a base (30) located above the frame (10) through a clamping mechanism. The base (30) is hinged to the base (20) through a pivot (A) so that the base (30) can rotate forward and backward relative to the frame (10). The base (20) can slide left and right relative to the frame (10) through a first driving member. A second driving member is arranged between the base (20) and the base (30) and can drive the base (30) and the material plate (40) to rotate forward and backward and maintain a desired tilt angle. At the same time, a discharging mechanism ( 1), the material discharge mechanism comprises a long groove extending in the front-rear direction of the material plate (40) and opening toward the material plate (40), a material channel (B) for sliding the material sheets is formed between the long groove and the material plate (40), when the base (30) and the material plate (40) are in a downwardly inclined state from one end of the material channel (B) to the other end, one end of the material channel (B) is connected with the other end of the material guide rail (70), so that the material sheets vibrated out by the vibration plate enter the material channel (B) in sequence through the material guide rail (70), and the inclination angle of the base (30) and the material plate (40) can make each material sheet stay on the material plate (40) without the action of external force.

2. The automatic film arrangement machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inclination angles of the base (30) and the material plate (40) are 8°-12°.

3. The automatic film arrangement machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping mechanism (3) comprises a left limit member (31) corresponding to the left side of the material plate (40), a right limit member (32) corresponding to the right side of the material plate (40), a rear limit member (33) corresponding to the rear side of the material plate (40) and a front limit member (34) corresponding to the front side of the material plate (40); one of the left and right limit members can move left and right under the action of a sixth driving member and abut against the corresponding side edge of the material plate (40); the other of the left and right limit members can move up and down under the action of a seventh driving member and abut against the corresponding side edge of the material plate (40); the limit member on the same side of a port of the material channel (B) among the front and rear limit members can move forward and backward under the action of an eighth driving member and abut against the corresponding side edge of the material plate (40); the other of the front and rear limit members can move forward and backward under the action of a ninth driving member and abut against the corresponding side edge of the material plate (40).

4. The automatic film arrangement machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The other of the front and rear limiting members is also provided with a limiting strip (36) extending in the left-right direction of the material plate (40), so that the limiting strip (36) can slide forward and backward on the upper surface of the material plate (40).

5. The automatic film arrangement machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The ninth driving member is fixed on a movable seat (37), and the movable seat (37) is connected to the tenth driving member so as to be able to rise and fall.

6. The automatic film arrangement machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The discharge mechanism (1) comprises a top plate (11) and at least two side plates connected to the top plate and located below the top plate, a long groove is formed between the adjacent side plates and the top plate, and the top plate is connected to a third driving member.

7. The automatic film arrangement machine according to claim 6, characterized in that: The adjacent two side panels are a first side panel (14) and a second side panel (15), wherein a plurality of first connecting pieces (141) are extended upward from the top of the first side panel and are spaced apart along the length direction of the first side panel, and each first connecting piece passes through a first through hole (111) on the top panel and is fixed to a first long strip (16) on the top panel, and the first long strip (16) can be slidably positioned in the left-right direction relative to the top panel (11) to adjust the width of the long groove.

8. The automatic film arrangement machine according to claim 6, characterized in that: An insulating seat (18) is also fixed on the top plate, and a conductive sheet (19) extending to the other end of the material channel (B) is fixed on the insulating seat. The conductive sheet can be pushed by a material sheet located at the other end of the material channel (B) to contact a conductive component on the frame.

9. A film arrangement method using the automatic film arrangement machine according to claim 1, characterized in that:

1. First, use the first driving member to slide the base (20) and the pedestal (30) together along the frame (10) to the set unloading position, then place the material plate (40) on the pedestal (30), and use the clamping mechanism to position the material plate (40) on the pedestal (30); Second, use a second driving member to rotate the base and the material plate (40) relative to the base (20) at a certain angle, so that the base (30) and the material plate (40) are at a desired tilt angle; 3. Then, the base (20), the pedestal (30) and the material plate (40) are pulled back to the material discharging station together by the first driving member, so that the material discharging starting area of ​​the material plate (40) is located below the material discharging mechanism (1); 4. Next, the material discharging mechanism is moved down onto the material plate (40) so that the material channel (B) is formed between the long groove and the material plate; 5. Next, connect the other end of the guide rail (70) to one end of the material channel (B); 6. Then, the vibrating plate (50) is started, and the pieces vibrated out by the moving plate enter the material channel (B) in sequence through the material guide rail (70), until the material channel (B) is filled with pieces, and then the vibrating plate stops vibrating; 7. Then, the discharging mechanism (1) is moved upward and away from the material plate (40); 8. Start the first driving member to move the base (20), the pedestal (30) and the material plate (40) together toward the unloading station by the width of the discharge mechanism (1); 9. Then the discharging mechanism is lowered onto the material plate (40), and the first driving member is activated to return the base (20), the base (30) and the material plate (40) together to a set distance. During the returning process, the side wall of the long groove pushes the material pieces on the material plate (40) to move toward the unloading station side until the material pieces on the left and right directions of the material plate (40) are closely adjacent to each other; 10. Repeat steps 6, 7, 8, and 9 until the material plate (40) is full of material sheets; 11. Then, the second driving member is activated to rotate the base (30) and the material plate (40) relative to the base (20) so that the material plate (40) is horizontal; 12. Next, the first driving member is activated to slide the base (20), the pedestal (30) and the material plate (40) together to the unloading station; 13. Finally, the clamping mechanism is allowed to unlock the material plate (40), and the material plate (40) filled with material sheets is removed from the base (30).

10. The film arrangement method according to claim 9, characterized in that: The vibration plate (50) is fixed on a slide plate (5), and the slide plate can move forward and backward relative to the frame (10) through a fifth driving member. At this time, the following auxiliary step ① is added between the sixth step and the seventh step: the fourth driving member is started, and the slide plate drives the guide rail (70) and the vibration plate to leave one end of the material channel (B); the auxiliary step ② is added between the ninth step and the tenth step: the fourth driving member is started, and the slide plate (5) drives the guide rail (70) and the vibration plate to move toward one end of the material channel (B), so that the other end of the guide rail (70) is connected with one end of the material channel (B).

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