A foam material picking claw

By designing foam material picking claws, the automatic disassembly and installation of the cover plate and the automatic clamping of the foam are solved, and the problems of low efficiency of attaching foam and deformation of the foam in the prior art are solved, and the quality and efficiency of attaching are improved.

CN112223314BActive Publication Date: 2025-04-11KUNSHAN PANTRATEQ
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202011162509.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2020-10-27
Publication Date
2025-04-11
Estimated Expiration
2040-10-27

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Technical Problem

The prior art requires manual disassembly and installation of the cover plate when attaching foam. The process is complicated and inefficient. The traditional material-taking jaws cannot remove the cover plate and avoid deformation of the foam.

Method used

A foam material picking claw is designed, including a rotating shaft, a cover disc material picking claw and a foam clamping claw. The cover disc is automatically removed and installed through the cover disc suction cup and wedge block, and the foam clamping cylinder and a clamping block are realized.

Benefits of technology

Automatic disassembly and installation of the cover plate is realized, the adhesion efficiency and quality are improved, the deformation of the foam is avoided, and the shape of the foam is adhered to the CPU.

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a foam material taking claw, comprising a rotating shaft, a cover plate material taking claw and a foam material taking claw, wherein the cover plate material taking claw and the foam material taking claw are located at the lower side of the rotating shaft, the cover plate material taking claw comprises a cover plate suction cup, a wedge block, a cover plate cylinder and a carrier, the cover plate cylinder is fixed on the rotating shaft, the carrier is arranged under the cover plate cylinder, the cover plate suction cup passes through the carrier, the wedge block is located at the diagonal of the carrier, the cover plate suction cup comprises a cover plate spring and a suction nozzle, and the cover plate spring is located between the suction nozzle and the carrier. The foam material taking claw of the invention realizes the removal of the product cover plate and the attachment of foam, and the cover plate can be put back on the product after the foam is attached.
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Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to a material taking clamping claw, in particular to a foam material taking clamping claw. Background Art

[0002] With the rapid development of the electronics industry, notebook computers are increasingly used in various fields. As their functions become more and more abundant, the internal structure of the product tends to be complicated, the technology of internal electronic components is also constantly improving, and new electronic components emerge in an endless stream. The CPU is an important electronic component in a notebook computer. In order to protect the CPU, the CPU has an exhaust hood, and the exhaust hood has an exhaust hood foam.

[0003] At present, one of the products produced by our company has a cover plate at the location of the foam pad, such as Figure 1 The cover plate is stuck on the CPU. When attaching the foam, you need to remove the cover plate first, attach the foam, and finally install the cover plate back to its original position. The process is complicated and all manual operations are done. The foam attachment efficiency and quality are relatively poor. The traditional material removal clamp not only easily destroys the foam shape, but also cannot remove and install the cover plate, and the attachment effect is not ideal. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of the above shortcomings of the prior art, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a foam material picking claw, which can not only realize the disassembly of the cover plate and the automatic clamping of the foam, but also can install the original cover plate to the original position after attaching the foam, thereby greatly improving the attachment effect and attachment quality of the product.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose and other related purposes, the present invention provides a foam material picking claw, comprising a rotating shaft, a cover plate picking claw and a foam clamping claw, the cover plate picking claw and the foam clamping claw are located on the lower side of the rotating shaft, the cover plate picking claw comprises a cover plate suction cup, a wedge block, a cover plate cylinder and a carrier, the cover plate cylinder is fixed on the rotating shaft, the carrier is provided under the cover plate cylinder, the cover plate suction cup passes through the carrier, the wedge block is located at a corner of the carrier, the cover plate suction cup comprises a cover plate spring and a suction nozzle, the cover plate spring is located between the suction nozzle and the carrier.

[0006] Preferably, the foam clamp includes a first clamping cylinder, a second clamping cylinder, a first clamping block and a second clamping block. The first clamping cylinder and the second clamping cylinder are arranged in parallel and fixed on the rotating shaft. The first clamping block is provided at the lower end of the first clamping cylinder, and the second clamping block is provided under the second clamping cylinder.

[0007] Preferably, there are four foam clamping jaws arranged in a rectangular shape.

[0008] Preferably, there are four cover plate suction cups, which are respectively located at the four corners of the carrier.

[0009] Preferably, the upper end of the foam clamp is connected to the lower end of the rotating shaft through a connecting shaft.

[0010] Preferably, the first clamping block and the second clamping block are arranged in parallel.

[0011] When the device is working, first, the external robot arm brings the cover plate picking claw and the foam clamping claw to the specified position, the cover plate cylinder extends, the suction nozzle contacts the cover plate, and the wedge block contacts the cover plate hook. When the cover plate cylinder continues to move downward, the wedge block pushes the cover plate hook to rotate around the axis, the cover plate is detached from the CPU, the cover plate cylinder shrinks and moves to the specified position, then the rotating shaft rotates, and the external robot arm drives the foam clamping claw to move to the area of ​​the CPU to be labeled and maintains it for a period of time, then the first clamping cylinder The first clamping block and the second clamping block are driven by the second clamping cylinder to move toward each other respectively, and the first clamping block and the second clamping block are separated, that is, the foam is attached to the specified position, and then the rotating shaft drives the cover plate picking claw to move in the opposite direction, and the cover plate suction cup carries the cover plate to the original position, and the cover plate cylinder is extended to place the cover plate at the specified position, and the suction nozzle releases vacuum, and under the action of the cover plate spring force, the cover plate and the wedge block are separated, and the cover plate hook is hung on the CPU again to complete the attachment of the foam on the cover plate.

[0012] To sum up, the foam picking claw of the invention has the following beneficial effects: by setting the cover plate picking claw, the automatic disassembly of the cover plate is realized, which provides convenience for the later attachment of foam, and after the foam is attached, the cover plate can be automatically installed to the original position, which greatly improves the installation and removal rate of the cover plate; by setting the foam clamping claw, the automatic clamping of the foam is realized, which can avoid the deformation of the foam and ensure the shape of the foam attached to the CPU. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] Figure 1 This is a diagram of the company's existing product structure.

[0014] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of a foam material taking claw.

[0015] Figure 3 for Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the structure of the middle cover plate material picking claw.

[0016] Figure 4 for Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the structure of the medium foam gripper.

[0017] 1. Rotating axis; 2. Cover plate picking claw; 3. Foam clamping claw; 4. Cover plate hook; 5. Shaft; 6. Cover plate; 7. CPU; 21. Carrier; 22. Cover plate suction cup; 23. Wedge block; 24. Cover plate cylinder; 31. First clamping cylinder; 32. First clamping block; 33. Second clamping cylinder; 34. Second clamping block; 221. Cover plate spring; 222. Suction nozzle. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] The following is a description of the implementation of the present invention by means of specific embodiments. Those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present invention from the contents disclosed in this specification.

[0019] See also Figures 1 to 4 . It should be noted that the structures, proportions, sizes, etc. illustrated in the drawings in this specification are only used to match the contents disclosed in the specification for people familiar with this technology to understand and read, and are not used to limit the limiting conditions for the implementation of the present invention, so they have no substantial technical significance. Any modification of the structure, change in the proportional relationship, or adjustment of the size should still fall within the scope of the technical content disclosed by the present invention without affecting the effects and purposes that can be achieved by the present invention. At the same time, the terms such as "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "middle" and "one" quoted in this specification are only for the convenience of description, and are not used to limit the scope of the implementation of the present invention. Changes or adjustments in their relative relationships should also be regarded as the scope of the implementation of the present invention without substantially changing the technical content.

[0020] like Figures 1 to 4 As shown, the present invention relates to a foam material taking claw, comprising a rotating shaft 1, a cover plate material taking claw 2 and a foam clamping claw 3, wherein the cover plate material taking claw 2 and the foam clamping claw 3 are located at the lower side of the rotating shaft 1, and the rotating shaft 1 is used to drive the cover plate material taking claw 2 and the foam clamping claw 3 to rotate, and the cover plate material taking claw 2 comprises a cover plate suction cup 22, a wedge block 23, a cover plate cylinder 24 and a carrier 21, and the cover plate cylinder 24 is fixed on the rotating shaft 1, and the cover plate cylinder 24 is used to drive the carrier 21 to move up and down, and the carrier 21 is provided under the cover plate cylinder 24. The carrier 21 is used to fix the cover plate suction cup 22, and the cover plate suction cup 22 passes through the carrier 21. The wedge block 23 is located at a corner of the carrier 21. The wedge block 23 is used to push the cover plate hook 4 to rotate around the axis 5 to achieve the separation of the cover plate 6 from the CPU 7. The cover plate suction cup 22 includes a cover plate spring 221 and a suction nozzle 222. The cover plate spring 221 is used to assist the cover plate 6 to separate from the CPU 7. The cover plate spring 221 is located between the suction nozzle 222 and the carrier 21, and the suction nozzle 222 is used to suck the cover plate 6.

[0021] In this embodiment, the foam clamping claw 3 includes a first clamping cylinder 31, a second clamping cylinder 33, a first clamping block 32 and a second clamping block 34. The first clamping cylinder 31 and the second clamping cylinder 33 are arranged in parallel and fixed on the rotating shaft 1. The first clamping block 32 is provided at the lower end of the first clamping cylinder 31, and the second clamping block 34 is provided under the second clamping cylinder 33. The first clamping cylinder 31 and the second clamping cylinder 33 respectively drive the first clamping block 32 and the second clamping block 34 to move, so as to realize the clamping and release of the foam.

[0022] In this embodiment, there are four foam clamping jaws 3 arranged in a rectangular shape. The four foam clamping jaws 3 cooperate with each other to clamp the four edges of the foam respectively, thereby preventing the foam from deforming during the clamping and attachment process.

[0023] In this embodiment, there are four cover plate suction cups 22, which are respectively located at the four corners of the carrier 21. The four cover plate suction cups 22 can more conveniently and firmly suck the cover plate.

[0024] In this embodiment, the upper end of the foam clamping jaw 3 is connected to the lower end of the rotating shaft 1 through a connecting shaft.

[0025] In this embodiment, the first clamping block 32 and the second clamping block 34 are arranged in parallel.

[0026] When the device is working, first, the external robot arm brings the cover plate material picking claw 2 and the foam clamping claw 3 to the specified position, the cover plate cylinder 24 extends, the suction nozzle 222 contacts the cover plate 6, and the wedge block 23 contacts the cover plate hook 4. When the cover plate cylinder 24 continues to move downward, the wedge block 23 pushes the cover plate hook 4 to rotate around the axis 5. At this time, the cover plate spring 221 is in a compressed state, the cover plate 6 is detached from the CPU 7, the cover plate cylinder 24 shrinks and moves to the specified position, then the rotating shaft 1 rotates, and the external robot arm drives the foam clamping claw 3 to move to the area of ​​the CPU 7 to be labeled and maintains it for a period of time, then the first clamping cylinder 31 and the second clamping cylinder 33 respectively drives the first clamping block 32 and the second clamping block 34 to move toward each other, the first clamping block 32 and the second clamping block 34 are separated, and the foam is attached to the specified position, and then the rotating shaft 1 drives the cover plate picking claw 2 to move in the opposite direction, the cover plate suction cup 22 carries the cover plate 6 to the original position, the cover plate cylinder 24 extends to place the cover plate 6 to the specified position, the suction nozzle 222 releases vacuum, and the cover plate suction cup 22 moves downward under the action of the elastic force of the cover plate spring 221, so that the cover plate 6 and the wedge block 23 are separated, and the wedge block 23 loses the force on the cover plate hook 4, and the cover plate hook 4 is hung on the CPU 7 again to complete the attachment of the foam on the cover plate 6.

[0027] To sum up, the foam picking claw of the invention has the following beneficial effects: by setting the cover plate picking claw, the automatic disassembly of the cover plate is realized, which provides convenience for the later attachment of foam, and after the foam is attached, the cover plate can be automatically installed to the original position, which greatly improves the installation and removal rate of the cover plate; by setting the foam clamping claw, the automatic clamping of the foam is realized, which can avoid the deformation of the foam and ensure the shape of the foam attached to the CPU.

[0028] Therefore, the invention overcomes various defects of the prior art and has high industrial utilization value and practical value.

[0029] The above embodiments are merely illustrative of the principles and effects of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone familiar with the art may modify or alter the above embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, all equivalent modifications or alterations made by a person of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the spirit and technical concept disclosed by the present invention shall still be covered by the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A foam material taking claw, characterized in that: The cover plate material taking claw (2) and the foam clamping claw (3) are located at the lower side of the rotating shaft (1); the cover plate material taking claw (2) and the foam clamping claw (3) are located at the lower side of the rotating shaft (1); the cover plate material taking claw (2) comprises a cover plate suction cup (22), a wedge block (23), a cover plate cylinder (24) and a carrier (21); the cover plate cylinder (24) is fixed on the rotating shaft (1); the carrier (21) is arranged under the cover plate cylinder (24); the cover plate suction cup (22) passes through the carrier (21); the wedge block (23) is located at a corner of the carrier (21); the cover plate suction cup (22) comprises a cover plate spring (221) and a suction nozzle (222); the cover plate spring (221) is located between the suction nozzle (222) and the carrier (21); The external mechanical arm brings the cover plate picking claw and the foam clamping claw to the specified position, the cover plate cylinder extends, the suction nozzle contacts the cover plate, and the wedge contacts the cover plate hook. When the cover plate cylinder continues to move downward, the wedge pushes the cover plate hook to rotate around the axis, so that the cover plate is separated from the CPU; There are four foam clamping claws (3) arranged in a rectangular shape; There are four cover plate suction cups (22), which are respectively located at the four corners of the carrier (21).

2. A foam material taking claw according to claim 1, characterized in that: The foam clamping claw (3) comprises a first clamping cylinder (31), a second clamping cylinder (33), a first clamping block (32) and a second clamping block (34); the first clamping cylinder (31) and the second clamping cylinder (33) are arranged in parallel and fixed on the rotating shaft (1); the first clamping block (32) is arranged at the lower end of the first clamping cylinder (31), and the second clamping block (34) is arranged below the second clamping cylinder (33).

3. The foam material taking claw according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper end of the foam clamping claw (3) is connected to the lower end of the rotating shaft (1) via a connecting shaft.

4. A foam material taking claw according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first clamping block (32) and the second clamping block (34) are arranged in parallel.

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