Automatic attaching device for fan sealing foam

Abstract

The present invention discloses an automatic fan sealing foam attaching device, comprising a three-axis robotic arm, which is configured to be able to perform rotational motion in the horizontal direction and vertical up and down motion in the vertical direction; a roller attaching device, which comprises: a foam loader, a foam cutting mechanism, an attaching roller and a release paper receiver are sequentially arranged on a carrier plate along the foam conveying direction; wherein the foam loader and the release paper receiver are rotatably connected to the carrier plate and the two are meshed and transmitted by gears respectively provided thereon, the foam cutting mechanism is configured to cut the foam, the attaching roller is connected to a vertically arranged elastic component, and the elastic component is configured to form a vertical elastic force on the attaching roller to drive the foam on the attaching roller to attach to the workpiece to be attached; the roller attaching device is fixedly connected to the vertical output end of the three-axis robotic arm through a connecting piece.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of fan sealing foam attachment devices, and in particular to an automatic fan sealing foam attachment device. Background Art

[0002] With the development of notebook technology, the trend among mainstream manufacturers is towards thinness and high performance. This trend poses a significant challenge to the overall thermal performance of notebooks. Simultaneously, users are increasingly demanding fan cooling and quietness, leading to the need for additional sealing foam at fan inlets to improve cooling and reduce noise. Currently, manual application is predominant in the industry, which can lead to issues such as offset and inconsistent application. Uneven or missed application can lead to poor sealing, impacting airflow and noise. Each cooling module contains two fans, requiring two sets of sealing foam. This, coupled with significant labor and time required to maintain consistent production lines, impacts product delivery cycles. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The present disclosure provides an automatic fan sealing foam attaching device to at least solve one of the technical problems existing in the prior art.

[0004] A fan sealing foam automatic attaching device, comprising:

[0005] A three-axis robotic arm configured to be capable of rotating in the horizontal direction and moving up and down in the vertical direction;

[0006] A roller attaching device, the roller attaching device comprising: a foam loader, a foam cutting mechanism, an attaching roller, and a release paper receiver are sequentially provided on a carrier plate along the direction of foam conveyance; wherein the foam loader and the release paper receiver are rotatably connected to the carrier plate and are meshed with each other through respective gears for transmission; the foam cutting mechanism is configured to cut the foam; the attaching roller is connected to a vertically arranged elastic component, and the elastic component is configured to generate a vertical elastic force on the attaching roller to drive the foam on the attaching roller to attach to the workpiece to be attached;

[0007] The roller attaching device is fixedly connected to the vertical output end of the three-axis robotic arm through a connecting piece.

[0008] In one embodiment, the device further includes a lower visual camera, which is disposed below the roller attaching device and is used to identify and record coordinates of the foam on the carrier plate.

[0009] In one embodiment, the three-axis robotic arm includes a first driving mechanism installed on a robotic arm base, the first driving mechanism is transmission-connected to a first rotating bracket that rotates laterally, a second driving mechanism is provided at the end of the first rotating bracket, the second driving mechanism is transmission-connected to a second rotating bracket that rotates laterally, the end of the second rotating bracket is connected to a lifting mechanism arranged vertically downward, and the output end of the lifting mechanism is fixedly connected to a roller attachment device through a connecting member.

[0010] In one embodiment, the elastic component includes a first connecting block, the first connecting block is fixedly connected to the carrier plate, a vertically arranged connecting shaft is fixed to the end of the first connecting block, the connecting shaft is movably mounted on the roller mounting seat, an attached roller is rotatably connected to the roller mounting seat, a spring is further provided between the first connecting block and the roller mounting seat, the spring is sleeved on the connecting shaft; the first connecting block of the elastic component is fixedly connected to the vertical output end of the three-axis robotic arm through the second connecting block.

[0011] In one embodiment, the roller attaching device further includes a supporting column for supporting the foam, and a plurality of supporting columns are provided, and the supporting columns are fixed on the carrier plate.

[0012] In one embodiment, the foam cutting mechanism includes a telescopic cylinder, a fixed end of the telescopic cylinder is fixed on a carrier plate, and a cutting knife is fixed on an output end of the telescopic cylinder to cut the foam.

[0013] In one embodiment, the foam loader includes a feeding wheel and a first gear, the feeding wheel is fixedly connected to the first gear, and the feeding wheel and the first gear are rotatably connected to the carrier plate through a first bearing.

[0014] In one embodiment, the release paper receiver includes a receiving wheel and a second gear, the receiving wheel is fixedly connected to the second gear, and the receiving wheel and the second gear are rotatably connected to the carrier plate via a second bearing.

[0015] In one embodiment, it further includes an attachment carrier, wherein the attachment carrier is used to carry the workpiece to be attached, and the attachment carrier is placed on a carrier conveying mechanism for conveying the attachment carrier.

[0016] In one embodiment, it further includes an attachment carrier positioning grating, which is used to position the attachment carrier on the carrier conveying mechanism.

[0017] The carrier conveying mechanism includes a rotary motor, an output shaft of the rotary motor is connected to a transmission shaft, and the transmission shaft drives the conveyor belt thereon for transmission.

[0018] The advantages of the equipment of the present application are: 1) through the three-axis robotic arm, the three-axis robotic arm can move in the X, Y and Z directions, and cooperate with the special roller attachment device to complete the sealing foam attachment. The three-axis robotic arm can achieve precise positioning to avoid attachment offset; 2) The attachment positioning is performed through the lower visual camera configured on the equipment platform to attach the foam to the workpiece; 3) The attachment trajectory is automatically generated through the programming of the control system, and the three-axis robotic arm completes the sealing foam contour attachment; 4) The specially designed roller attachment device, through programming and cooperation with the three-axis robotic arm, can complete various shapes of contour attachment without a contour fixture, and the equipment is highly flexible; it replaces manual labor, reduces manpower, and improves product production cycle and pass rate; 5) A carrier conveying mechanism is set at the lower left of the equipment to realize the reflux of the attachment carrier. After the attachment is completed, the finished product is output to the next work station through the equipment power roller track.

[0019] It should be understood that the contents described in this section are not intended to identify the key or important features of the embodiments of the present disclosure, nor are they intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. Other features of the present disclosure will become readily understood through the following description. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] The above and other objects, features and advantages of the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will become readily understood by reading the detailed description below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which several embodiments of the present disclosure are shown by way of example and not limitation, wherein:

[0021] In the drawings, the same or corresponding reference numerals denote the same or corresponding parts.

[0022] Figure 1 A schematic structural diagram of an automatic fan sealing foam attachment device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown;

[0023] Figure 2 A schematic diagram showing the structure of the connection between the three-axis robotic arm and the roller attachment device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown;

[0024] Figure 3 The structure diagram of the roller attachment device of the embodiment of the present disclosure is shown. Figure 1 ;

[0025] Figure 4 The structure diagram of the roller attachment device of the embodiment of the present disclosure is shown. Figure 2 ;

[0026] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the exploded structure of the roller attachment device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown;

[0027] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of the roller attaching device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown when attaching foam.

[0028] Explanation of the numbers in the figure: 1-three-axis robotic arm, 2-roller attaching device, 3-carrier, 4-foam loader, 5-foam cutting mechanism, 6-attachment roller, 7-release paper receiver, 8-elastic component, 9-manipulator base, 10-first driving mechanism, 11-first rotating bracket, 12-lifting mechanism, 13-second rotating bracket, 14-first connecting block, 15-connecting shaft, 16-roller mounting seat, 17-spring, 18-support column, 19-loading wheel, 20-first gear, 21-receiving wheel, 22-second gear, 23-telescopic cylinder, 24-cutting knife, 25-foam, 26-first bearing, 27-first connecting shaft, 28-second bearing, 29-second connecting block, 30-equipment platform, 31-attachment carrier, 32-lower visual camera. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] To make the purposes, features, and advantages of the present disclosure more apparent and understandable, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, not all of them. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present disclosure without creative work shall fall within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

[0030] A fan sealing foam automatic attaching device, such as Figure 1 As shown, it includes: a three-axis robotic arm 1, which is configured to be able to perform rotational movement in the horizontal direction and vertical movement in the vertical direction;

[0031] Roller attachment device 2, such as Figure 3-5 As shown, the roller attaching device 2 includes: along the conveying direction of the foam 25 (the foam is adhered to the release paper, the foam loader is used to load the foam with the release paper, and the release paper receiver collects the release paper remaining after the foam is attached), a foam loader 4, a foam cutting mechanism 5, an attaching roller 6 and a release paper receiver 7 are sequentially provided on the carrier plate 3; wherein the foam loader 4 and the release paper receiver 7 are rotatably connected to the carrier plate 3 and the two are meshed and transmitted through their respective gears, the foam cutting mechanism 5 is configured to cut the foam, the attaching roller 6 is connected to the vertically arranged elastic component 8, and the elastic component 8 is configured to form a vertical elastic force on the attaching roller 6 to drive the foam on the attaching roller to fit the workpiece to be attached; the fixed end of the elastic component 8 is fixedly connected to the vertical output end of the robotic arm 1. The three-axis robotic arm can move in the horizontal and vertical directions. The three-axis robotic arm 1 drives the roller attaching device 2 to move synchronously, which can drive the foam on the roller attaching device 2 to attach the workpiece to be attached. The three-axis robotic arm can achieve precise positioning to avoid attachment deviation, replace manual labor, reduce manpower, and improve product production cycle and pass rate.

[0032] Among them, such as Figure 2 As shown, the three-axis robotic arm 1 includes a first driving mechanism 10 installed on the robotic arm base 9, the first driving mechanism 10 is transmission-connected to a first rotating bracket 11 that rotates laterally, a second driving mechanism is provided at the end of the first rotating bracket 11, the second driving mechanism is transmission-connected to a second rotating bracket 13 that rotates laterally, the end of the second rotating bracket 13 is connected to a lifting mechanism 12 that is vertically downwardly arranged, and the output end of the lifting mechanism 12 is fixedly connected to the carrier plate through a second connecting block 29; wherein, the three-axis robotic arm 1 is installed on the equipment platform 30 through the robotic arm base 9, the first driving mechanism 10 and the second driving mechanism can adopt rotating motors, and the lifting mechanism can adopt lifting cylinders.

[0033] The elastic component 8 includes a first connecting block 14, a connecting shaft 15, a spring 17 and a roller mounting seat 16. The first connecting block 14 is fixed to the carrier plate 3. A vertically arranged connecting shaft 15 is fixed to one end of the first connecting block 14. The connecting shaft 15 is movably mounted on the roller mounting seat 16 (such as Figure 5 As shown, an opening is provided on the roller mounting seat 16, and the connecting shaft 15 is gap-connected to the opening and can move up and down in the opening). The attached roller 6 is rotatably connected to the roller mounting seat 16. A spring 17 is further provided between the first connecting block 14 and the roller mounting seat 16, and the spring 17 is sleeved on the connecting shaft 15; the first connecting block 14 of the elastic component 8 is connected to the output end of the lifting mechanism 12 of the three-axis robot arm through the second connecting block 29, and is driven to move up and down by the lifting mechanism.

[0034] like Figure 3-5As shown, the roller attachment device 2 also includes a plurality of support columns 18 for supporting the foam. The support columns 18 are fixed to the carrier plate 3. The foam feeder 4 includes a feeding wheel 19 and a first gear 20. The feeding wheel 19 is fixedly connected to the first gear 20 and is rotatably connected to the carrier plate 3 via a first bearing 26. Specifically, a first connecting shaft 27 is fixed to the carrier plate 3, the inner ring of the first bearing 26 is fixedly connected to the first connecting shaft 27, and the feeding wheel 19 and the first gear 20 are fixedly connected to the outer ring of the first bearing 26. The feeding wheel 19 is used to wrap the foam 25 with release paper around it for discharge. The release paper receiver 7 includes a receiving wheel 21 and a second gear 22. The receiving wheel 21 is fixedly connected to the second gear 22 and is rotatably connected to the carrier plate 3 via a second bearing 28. The receiving wheel 21 is used to receive the release paper, and the first gear 20 and the second gear 22 mesh with each other. The foam cutting mechanism 5 includes a telescopic cylinder 23, the fixed end of which is fixed to the carrier plate 3. A cutting blade 24 is fixed to the output end of the telescopic cylinder 23 to cut the foam. When the roller attaching device 2 attaches the workpiece to be attached, the three-axis robotic arm applies vertical downward pressure to the carrier plate, causing the foam on the attaching roller 6 to attach to the workpiece to be attached. During the attaching process, the loading wheel 19 is pulled to rotate and discharge the material. The first gear on the loading wheel engages with the second gear, causing the second gear to rotate and drive the receiving wheel 21 to rotate to receive the release paper. During the attaching process, the control system of the device will pre-program the attachment trajectory and calculate the trajectory length. By controlling the foam cutting mechanism to cut the corresponding length, the three-axis robotic arm is controlled to attach according to the predetermined trajectory.

[0035] In order to identify and record the coordinates of the foam on the carrier plate 3, the device of the present application further includes a lower visual camera 32, which is arranged on the device platform 30 below the roller attaching device 2. Figure 1 As shown, the lower visual camera captures the position of the material to be attached (foam) and sends the captured photo to the control system of the device. The control system determines the position of the material to be attached on the roller attaching device based on the photo information, and controls the three-axis robotic arm to attach according to the programmed trajectory and predetermined length and adjust the attachment position during attachment.

[0036] For easy attachment, Figure 1As shown, the device of the present application also includes an attachment platform 31, which is used to carry the workpiece to be attached. The attachment platform 31 is placed on the platform conveying mechanism to convey the attachment platform device. The platform conveying mechanism is arranged on the lower left side of the equipment platform 30, so that the attachment platform 31 on the platform conveying mechanism is roughly flush with the surface of the equipment platform 30. The platform conveying mechanism includes a rotating motor, the output shaft of the rotating motor is connected to the transmission shaft, and the transmission shaft drives the conveyor belt thereon. The platform conveying mechanism in this application adopts the existing well-known technology, which will not be repeated here. It is also equipped with an attachment carrier positioning grating, which is used to position the attachment platform 31 on the platform conveying mechanism. The attachment carrier positioning grating sends the positioning information to the control system of the device. The control system drives the three-axis robotic arm to move accurately to the attachment platform 31 according to the positioning information to attach the workpiece to be attached on the attachment platform.

[0037] The working process of the fan sealing foam automatic attachment device of the present application is as follows: the three-axis robotic arm 1 drives the roller attachment device 2 to move to the attachment platform 31 on the platform transmission mechanism. When passing the lower visual camera 32, the lower visual camera 32 takes a picture of the roller attachment device 2 and transmits it to the control system of the device. The control system determines the exact position of the foam on the roller attachment device based on the photo information, and controls the three-axis robotic arm to start attaching the foam to the workpiece to be attached according to the pre-programmed trajectory and predetermined length. Figure 6 As shown, after the predetermined length is reached, the foam cutting mechanism 5 is controlled to cut the foam.

[0038] It should be understood that the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of such features. Throughout the present disclosure, "plurality" means two or more, unless otherwise specifically defined.

[0039] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, but the scope of protection of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this disclosure should be included in the scope of protection of the present disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present disclosure should be based on the scope of protection of the claims.

Claims

1. A fan sealing foam automatic attachment device, characterized by: include: A three-axis robotic arm configured to be capable of rotating in the horizontal direction and moving up and down in the vertical direction; A roller attaching device, the roller attaching device comprising: a foam loader, a foam cutting mechanism, an attaching roller, and a release paper receiver are sequentially provided on a carrier plate along the direction of foam conveyance; wherein the foam loader and the release paper receiver are rotatably connected to the carrier plate and are meshed with each other through respective gears for transmission; the foam cutting mechanism is configured to cut the foam; the attaching roller is connected to a vertically arranged elastic component, and the elastic component is configured to generate a vertical elastic force on the attaching roller to drive the foam on the attaching roller to attach to the workpiece to be attached; The roller attachment device is fixedly connected to the vertical output end of the three-axis robotic arm through a connecting piece; The elastic component includes a first connecting block, the first connecting block is fixed to the carrier plate, a vertically arranged connecting shaft is fixed to the end of the first connecting block, the connecting shaft is movably mounted on the roller mounting seat, an attached roller is rotatably connected to the roller mounting seat, a spring is further provided between the first connecting block and the roller mounting seat, the spring is sleeved on the connecting shaft; the first connecting block of the elastic component is fixedly connected to the vertical output end of the three-axis robot arm through the second connecting block; The foam feeder includes a feeding wheel and a first gear. The feeding wheel is fixedly connected to the first gear. The feeding wheel and the first gear are rotatably connected to the carrier plate through a first bearing.

2. The fan sealing foam automatic attaching device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The device also includes a lower visual camera, which is arranged below the roller attaching device and is used to identify and record coordinates of the foam on the carrier plate.

3. The fan sealing foam automatic attaching device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The three-axis robotic arm includes a first driving mechanism installed on a robotic arm base, the first driving mechanism is connected to a first rotating bracket that rotates laterally, a second driving mechanism is provided at the end of the first rotating bracket, the second driving mechanism is connected to a second rotating bracket that rotates laterally, the end of the second rotating bracket is connected to a lifting mechanism set vertically downward, and the output end of the lifting mechanism is fixedly connected to a roller attachment device through a connecting piece.

4. The fan sealing foam automatic attaching device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The roller attaching device also includes a supporting column for supporting the foam, and a plurality of supporting columns are provided. The supporting columns are fixed on the carrier plate.

5. The fan sealing foam automatic attaching device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The foam cutting mechanism comprises a telescopic cylinder, a fixed end of the telescopic cylinder is fixed on a carrier plate, and a cutting knife is fixed on an output end of the telescopic cylinder to cut the foam.

6. The fan sealing foam automatic attaching device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The release paper receiver includes a receiving wheel and a second gear, wherein the receiving wheel is fixedly connected to the second gear, and the receiving wheel and the second gear are rotatably connected to the carrier plate via a second bearing.

7. The fan sealing foam automatic attaching device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: It also includes an attaching platform, which is used to carry the workpiece to be attached. The attaching platform is placed on a platform conveying mechanism to convey the attaching platform.

8. The fan sealing foam automatic attaching device according to claim 7, characterized in that: It also includes an attachment carrier positioning grating, which is used to position the attachment carrier on the carrier conveying mechanism.

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