A multi-station automation system suitable for ECU testing and burning

Abstract

The invention discloses a multi-station automation system suitable for ECU test burning, comprising a workbench, a loading transmission line, a unloading transmission line and a three-axis movable slide rail, wherein a three-way grabbing mechanism is arranged on the three-axis movable slide rail, a transition rotating disk is arranged at the top of the three-axis movable slide rail, a loading trough is arranged on the transition rotating disk, a burning test station is arranged on one side of the transition rotating disk, a four-axis manipulator for transferring products from the transition rotating disk to the burning test station is also arranged on the workbench, an automatic printing and labeling machine is arranged on one side of the four-axis manipulator, and an abnormal product placement area is arranged between the automatic printing and labeling machine and the unloading transmission line. The invention completes the automatic transmission of material frames, the automatic placement of products, the test burning in the test tooling, automatic labeling and product recovery in a flow-type operation mode, thereby greatly improving the test efficiency and production capacity output, and realizing the automatic test of finished product ECU test burning.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of automobile parts detection equipment, in particular to a multi-station automation system suitable for ECU test burning. Background Art

[0002] ECU, electronic control unit, also known as "driving computer", "on-board computer", etc., is a car-specific microcomputer controller. Like an ordinary computer, it is composed of a microprocessor, memory, input / output interface, analog-to-digital converter, and large-scale integrated circuits such as shaping and driving. That is, ECU is the brain of the car.

[0003] ECU products usually need to undergo a factory program burning test process when they are off the production line. In the prior art, the test burning of ECU products is performed by operators manually operating a single test tool to load and unload products and clamp products for test burning. This not only has slow operation speed and low work efficiency, but is also prone to damage to the products under test, while affecting test efficiency.

[0004] With the continuous increase in market demand for products, the delivery cycle of ECU products is shorter, the update is faster, and the requirements for the use efficiency of the test platform are getting higher and higher. The market is moving towards automation. Therefore, the existing technology of manual single-unit testing by operators can no longer meet the customer's production capacity needs. There is an urgent need for an automated equipment for ECU product testing and burning to improve the client's test efficiency and safety performance testing, and to give full play to the effectiveness of the test platform. Summary of the invention

[0005] The main technical problem solved by the present invention is to provide a multi-station automation system suitable for ECU test burning. Through the flow-line operation mode, the system can complete the automatic transmission of material frames, automatic placement of products, test burning in test tools, automatic labeling and product recovery, which greatly improves the test efficiency and production capacity output. The products can be traced throughout the process, and the automated testing of finished ECU test burning is realized.

[0006] In order to solve the above technical problems, a technical solution adopted by the present invention is: to provide a multi-station automation system suitable for ECU test burning, including a workbench, a loading transmission line and a unloading transmission line for transmitting material frames are arranged on one side of the workbench, a three-axis movable slide is arranged above the loading transmission line and the unloading transmission line, a three-way grasping mechanism is slidably arranged on the three-axis movable slide, a transition rotating disk is arranged at the top of the three-axis movable slide, a loading trough for placing products is arranged on the transition rotating disk, a burning test station is arranged on the side of the transition rotating disk away from the three-axis movable slide, a four-axis manipulator for transferring products between the transition rotating disk and the burning test station is also arranged on the workbench, an automatic printing and labeling machine is arranged on one side of the four-axis manipulator, and an abnormal product placement area is arranged between the automatic printing and labeling machine and the unloading transmission line.

[0007] Preferably, the three-way grasping mechanism comprises an X-axis driving belt, a Y-axis driving belt and a Z-axis driving cylinder arranged on the three-axis movable slide rail, and a rotating clamp is arranged at the bottom end of the Z-axis driving cylinder.

[0008] Preferably, a first sensor and a Z-axis detection camera are provided on one side of the rotating clamp.

[0009] Preferably, the transition rotating disk includes a rotating disc and a rotating cylinder, the loading trough is arranged on the rotating disc, and the loading trough includes two groups arranged oppositely.

[0010] Preferably, each of the loading troughs includes a supporting substrate, a through hole is provided in the middle area of ​​the supporting substrate, two groups of mutually parallel clamping units are provided on the supporting substrate, the product movable clamp is embedded between each group of clamping units, and a second sensor is provided under each of the through holes corresponding to each of the clamping units.

[0011] Preferably, a scanning gun is provided on a side of the loading trough close to the burning test station.

[0012] Preferably, the burning test stations are arranged in two groups, which are respectively arranged on both sides of the four-axis manipulator. The burning test stations include at least one set of station seats, and a detection head is correspondingly arranged above each station seat.

[0013] Preferably, each of the workstation seats includes a supporting slide, on which a product clamp is arranged, and below the supporting slide are arranged a horizontal driving cylinder and a vertical driving cylinder for pushing the supporting slide to move in horizontal and vertical directions.

[0014] Preferably, a third sensor and a limiting sleeve are provided on the outer side of the product fixture.

[0015] Preferably, a re-pressing roller is provided on one side of the automatic printing and labeling machine.

[0016] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: the multi-station automation system suitable for ECU test burning provided by the present invention can complete the automatic transmission of material frames, automatic placement of products, test burning in test tools, automatic labeling, collection of abnormal products and automatic collection of qualified products through flow-type automatic operation. The products can be traced throughout the whole process, and each workstation can be provided with error prevention and fault alarm structure functions to realize the automated testing of finished ECU test burning. Compared with the conventional manually operated single test tool in the prior art, not only the test efficiency and production capacity output are improved several times, but also the test data is automatically collected, and the test is more accurate and complete, which has a very large market value and market space. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 The enlarged view of the middle A part is used to show the three-phase grabbing mechanism;

[0019] Figure 3 It is a partial structural schematic diagram of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 4 yes Figure 3 The enlarged view of the middle B part is used to show the transition rotating disk structure;

[0021] Figure 5 yes Figure 3 The enlarged view of the middle C part is used to show the structure of the burning test station;

[0022] Figure 6 This is another perspective of the burning test station structure, which is used to show the way the horizontal drive cylinder and the vertical drive cylinder drive the support slide plate;

[0023] Figure 7 It is a partial structural schematic diagram of the present invention, which is used to reflect the positional relationship between the burning test station, the four-axis manipulator, the automatic printing and labeling machine, and the abnormal product placement area;

[0024] Figure 8 It is a partial structural schematic diagram of the present invention, which is used to illustrate the structure of the re-pressing roller;

[0025] The markings of the components in the accompanying drawings are as follows:

[0026] 1. Workbench; 2. Material frame; 3. Loading transmission line; 4. Unloading transmission line; 5. Three-axis moving slide rail; 6. Transition rotating disk; 61. Rotating disc; 62. Rotating cylinder; 7. Loading trough; 71. Support substrate; 72. Penetration hole; 73. Material clamping unit; 74. Second sensor; 8. Burning test station; 81. Station seat; 811. Support slide plate; 812. Product fixture; 813. Horizontal drive cylinder; 814. Vertical drive cylinder; 815. Third sensor; 816. Limit sleeve; 82. Detection head; 9. Four-axis manipulator; 10. Automatic printing and labeling machine; 11. Abnormal product placement area; 12. X-axis drive belt; 13. Y-axis drive belt; 14. Z-axis drive cylinder; 15. Rotating clamp; 16. First sensor; 17. Z-axis detection camera; 18. Scanning gun; 19. Re-pressing roller. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] The preferred embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings so that the advantages and features of the present invention can be more easily understood by those skilled in the art, thereby making a clearer and more definite definition of the protection scope of the present invention.

[0028] Example:

[0029] like Figure 1 As shown, a multi-station automation system suitable for ECU test burning includes a workbench 1, and a loading transmission line 3 and a unloading transmission line 4 are arranged on one side of the workbench 1. The loading transmission line 3 is used to transport the material frame 2 to be tested, and the unloading transmission line 4 is used to transport the unloading of the material frame 2 after the test is completed. There are many transmission methods, not limited to the conveyor belt transmission method.

[0030] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, a three-axis movable slide rail 5 is arranged above the loading transmission line 3 and the unloading transmission line 4, that is, a three-way grabbing mechanism is slidably arranged on the three-axis movable slide rail 5 along the loading linear direction, the unloading linear direction and the vertical direction, and the three-way grabbing mechanism moves on the three-axis movable slide rail 5, thereby realizing the direction conversion of the product position. The product to be tested is placed in the material frame 2 transmitted from the loading transmission line 3, and the product is grabbed by the three-way grabbing mechanism, and then the position is switched along the three-axis movable slide rail 5 to complete the product transfer.

[0031] like Figure 1 and Figure 2As shown, the three-way grasping mechanism includes an X-axis driving belt 12, a Y-axis driving belt 13 and a Z-axis driving cylinder 14 arranged on the three-axis movable slide rail 5. A rotating jaw 15 is arranged at the bottom end of the Z-axis driving cylinder 14. The rotating jaw 15 is used to clamp the product to be tested. The X-axis driving belt 12 is used to realize the movement of the rotating jaw 15 in the X direction. The Y-axis driving belt 13 is used to realize the movement of the rotating jaw 15 in the Y direction. The Z-axis driving cylinder 14 is used to realize the movement of the rotating jaw 15 in the Z direction. A first sensor 16 and a Z-axis detection camera 17 are arranged on one side of the rotating jaw 15. When the first sensor 16 detects that there is a product in the rotating jaw 15, the Z-axis detection camera 17 will be started to detect the positive and negative directions of the product, thereby identifying the positive and negative directions of the product and realizing accurate placement of the product.

[0032] like Figure 1 , Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, a transition rotating disk 6 is provided at the top of the three-axis movable slide rail 5, and a loading trough 7 is provided on the transition rotating disk 6. The products grabbed by the three-way grabbing mechanism will be placed in the loading trough 7 on the transition rotating disk 6. The transition rotating disk 6 includes a rotating disc 61 and a rotating cylinder 62, and the loading trough 7 is arranged on the rotating disc 61. The loading trough 7 includes two groups of oppositely arranged loading troughs, each group of loading troughs 7 includes a supporting substrate 71, and a through hole 72 is provided in the middle area of ​​the supporting substrate 71. Two groups of mutually parallel clamping units 73 are provided on the supporting substrate 71. The products grabbed by the three-way grabbing mechanism will be placed between each group of clamping units 73. A second sensor 74 is provided below each through hole 72 corresponding to each group of clamping units 73. A scanning gun 18 is provided on the side of the loading trough 7 close to the burning test station 8. When the second sensor 74 detects that a product is placed on the clamping unit 73, the scanning gun 18 will be started to scan the product, read the product information and bind the product.

[0033] like Figure 1 , Figure 3 and Figure 5 As shown, a burning test station 8 is arranged on the side of the transition rotating disk 6 away from the three-axis moving slide rail 5, and a four-axis manipulator 9 is arranged on the workbench 1. The product is transferred from the transition rotating disk 6 to the burning test station 8 by the four-axis manipulator 9. The burning test station 8 is arranged in two groups, which are arranged on both sides of the four-axis manipulator 9. The burning test station 8 includes at least one set of station seats 81. This embodiment embodies two groups. A detection head 82 is correspondingly arranged above each set of station seats 81. After the product is placed on the station seat 81, the detection head 82 performs test burning on the product.

[0034] like Figure 1 , Figure 5 and Figure 6As shown, each station seat 81 includes a supporting slide 811, on which a product fixture 812 is arranged, and a horizontal driving cylinder 813 and a vertical driving cylinder 814 for pushing the supporting slide 811 to move in the horizontal and vertical directions are arranged below the supporting slide 811. The product is transferred from the transition rotating disk 6 to the product fixture 812 on the burning test station 8 by the four-axis manipulator 9. A third sensor 815 can be arranged on the outside of the product fixture 812. When the third sensor 815 detects that there is a product in the product fixture 812, the horizontal driving cylinder 813 is started to move to the bottom of the detection head 82, and then the vertical driving cylinder 814 drives the supporting slide 811 to rise and engage with the detection head 82 above, so as to realize the test burning process of the product; in addition, in order to limit the linear consistency of the engagement between the product and the detection head 82, a limiting sleeve 816 is arranged on the outside of the product fixture 812.

[0035] like Figure 1 , Figure 7 and Figure 8 As shown, an automatic printing and labeling machine 10 is arranged on one side of the four-axis manipulator 9, and automatic labeling of products is realized by the automatic printing and labeling machine 10. In order to ensure that the labels are firmly attached, a re-pressing roller 19 is arranged on one side of the automatic printing and labeling machine 10. After the automatic labeling, the products are transferred to the transition rotating disk 6 again by the four-axis manipulator 9, and the products are scanned and tested again by the scanning gun 18 to test whether their pins are damaged. An abnormal product placement area 11 is arranged between the automatic printing and labeling machine 10 and the unloading transmission line 4. If there is an abnormal product, the product is transferred to the abnormal product placement area 11 by the four-axis manipulator 9; if the product is normal, the product is placed in the material frame 2 on the unloading transmission line 4 by the three-way grasping mechanism, and the subsequent unloading process is carried out, and finally the material frame is removed by the operator.

[0036] The above-mentioned whole process realizes the automatic loading, automatic burning test, automatic labeling and automatic unloading of ECU products, which greatly improves the test efficiency and the output capacity. The products can be traced throughout the whole process, and each workstation can be set with error prevention and fault alarm structure functions.

[0037] The above descriptions are merely embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the patent scope of the present invention. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation made using the contents of the present invention specification and drawings, or directly or indirectly applied in other related technical fields, are also included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A multi-station automated system suitable for ECU test burning, comprising a workbench (1), characterized in that: A loading transmission line (3) and a unloading transmission line (4) for transmitting a material frame (2) are arranged on one side of the workbench (1); a three-axis movable slide rail (5) is arranged above the loading transmission line (3) and the unloading transmission line (4); a three-way grabbing mechanism is slidably arranged on the three-axis movable slide rail (5); a transition rotating disk (6) is arranged at the top end of the three-axis movable slide rail (5); a loading trough (7) for placing products is arranged on the transition rotating disk (6); A burning test station (8) is arranged on the side of the transition rotating disk (6) away from the three-axis movable slide rail (5); a four-axis manipulator (9) for transferring products between the transition rotating disk (6) and the burning test station (8) is also arranged on the workbench (1); an automatic printing and labeling machine (10) is arranged on one side of the four-axis manipulator (9); and an abnormal product placement area (11) is arranged between the automatic printing and labeling machine (10) and the unloading transmission line (4); The three-way grasping mechanism comprises an X-axis driving belt (12), a Y-axis driving belt (13) and a Z-axis driving cylinder (14) arranged on the three-axis movable slide rail (5), and a rotating clamp (15) is arranged at the bottom end of the Z-axis driving cylinder (14); the transition rotating disk (6) comprises a rotating disk (61) and a rotating cylinder (62), the loading trough (7) is arranged on the rotating disk (61), and the loading trough (7) comprises two groups arranged oppositely; Each of the loading slots (7) comprises a supporting substrate (71), a through hole (72) is provided in the middle region of the supporting substrate (71), two groups of material clamping units (73) parallel to each other are provided on the supporting substrate (71), a product activity clamp is embedded between each group of material clamping units (73), and a second sensor (74) is provided under each of the through holes (72) and corresponding to each of the material clamping units (73).

2. A multi-station automation system suitable for ECU test burning according to claim 1, characterized in that: A first sensor (16) and a Z-axis detection camera (17) are provided on one side of the rotating clamp (15).

3. A multi-station automation system suitable for ECU test burning according to claim 1, characterized in that: A scanning gun (18) is arranged on one side of the loading trough (7) close to the burning test station (8).

4. A multi-station automation system suitable for ECU test burning according to claim 1, characterized in that: The burning test station (8) is arranged in two groups, which are respectively arranged on both sides of the four-axis manipulator (9). The burning test station (8) includes at least one set of station seats (81), and a detection head (82) is correspondingly arranged above each station seat (81).

5. A multi-station automation system suitable for ECU test burning according to claim 4, characterized in that: Each of the workstation seats (81) comprises a supporting slide (811), on which a product fixture (812) is arranged, and below the supporting slide (811) are arranged a horizontal driving cylinder (813) and a vertical driving cylinder (814) for driving the supporting slide (811) to move in horizontal and vertical directions.

6. A multi-station automation system suitable for ECU test burning according to claim 5, characterized in that: A third sensor (815) and a limiting sleeve (816) are arranged on the outer side of the product clamp (812).

7. A multi-station automation system suitable for ECU test burning according to claim 1, characterized in that: A re-pressing roller (19) is provided on one side of the automatic printing and labeling machine (10).

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