A movable contact soft copper wire welding production line

The automation of the moving contact soft copper wire welding production line by using automated equipment and PLC controllers solves the problems of low accuracy and efficiency caused by manual operation, improves production efficiency and product quality, and reduces costs.

CN117415520BActive Publication Date: 2026-04-24XIAMEN HAIHONGXIN AUTOMATION EQUIP CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
XIAMEN HAIHONGXIN AUTOMATION EQUIP CO LTD
Filing Date
2023-11-07
Publication Date
2026-04-24

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Technical Problem

In existing technologies, the welding of moving contact soft copper wires relies on manual operation, resulting in low precision and efficiency, easy damage and contamination of products, high costs, and inability to meet production needs.

Method used

A moving contact soft copper wire welding production line was designed, which adopts equipment such as a circulating conveyor mechanism, a first welding mechanism, a second welding mechanism and a material unloading mechanism to realize automated material handling, welding and sorting unloading. The PLC controller realizes automated production and replaces manual operation.

Benefits of technology

It improves production efficiency, reduces labor costs and labor intensity, ensures product quality and yield, has high equipment utilization, low cost, and a yield of up to 1,500 pieces per hour.

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Abstract

The application discloses a movable contact soft copper wire welding production line, which comprises a rack and a circulating carrying mechanism arranged on the rack. The movable contact soft copper wire welding production line further comprises a first welding mechanism movably arranged on the side of the circulating carrying mechanism, a movable spring lead-out foot soft copper wire positioning mechanism arranged in the carrying direction of the circulating carrying mechanism and used for supporting and righting the movable spring lead-out foot soft copper wire, shooting the distance between the end of the movable spring lead-out foot soft copper wire and a jig, a second welding mechanism arranged on one side of the movable spring lead-out foot soft copper wire positioning mechanism and used for clamping the movable spring lead-out foot soft copper wire according to the position calculated by the movable spring lead-out foot soft copper wire positioning mechanism, bending the movable spring lead-out foot soft copper wire in a shape, clamping and positioning the movable spring lead-out foot soft copper wire and then completing welding, and a blanking mechanism arranged on one side of the second welding mechanism and used for detecting, shaping and classifying the finished product. The application has the advantages of simple operation in the whole process, no need of manual participation and improved production efficiency.
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Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of relay manufacturing equipment technology, and in particular to a production line for welding soft copper wire for moving contacts. Background Technology

[0002] Previously, moving contacts with soft copper wires were welded manually. This manual operation could not guarantee welding accuracy and production efficiency, and was time-consuming, labor-intensive, and inefficient. In addition, the manual welding process could easily damage and contaminate the product, leading to scrapping, increasing costs, and failing to meet production needs.

[0003] In view of this, it is essential to provide a moving contact soft copper wire welding production line that features a high degree of automation, reduced labor costs and labor intensity, low production costs, good product quality, high yield, and high equipment utilization. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to provide a moving contact soft copper wire welding production line that is simple to operate throughout the entire process, requires no manual intervention, and thus improves production efficiency. This solves the problems of manual operation, such as the inability to guarantee welding accuracy and production efficiency, the time-consuming and labor-intensive nature of the work, the ease with which manual welding can lead to product damage and contamination, resulting in scrap, increased costs, and failure to meet production needs.

[0005] To achieve the above technical solution, the technical solution of the present invention is as follows: A moving contact soft copper wire welding production line, comprising a frame and a circulating conveying mechanism disposed on the frame; the moving contact soft copper wire welding production line further includes:

[0006] The first welding mechanism is movably disposed on the periphery of the circulating transport mechanism. It is used to transport and position the soft copper wires of the moving spring lead-out feet one by one and place them into the tooling fixture on the circulating transport mechanism and perform the first contact welding.

[0007] The positioning mechanism for the flexible copper wire leading out of the moving spring is set in the transport direction of the circulating transport mechanism. It is used to straighten the flexible copper wire leading out of the moving spring and then take pictures to calculate the distance from the end to the fixture.

[0008] The second welding mechanism, located on one side of the flexible copper wire positioning mechanism for the moving spring lead-out foot, is used to clamp, bend, and then clamp and position the wire according to the position calculated by the flexible copper wire positioning mechanism for the moving spring lead-out foot, and then complete the welding; and

[0009] The unloading mechanism is located on one side of the second welding mechanism and is used to inspect, shape, and classify the finished products before unloading.

[0010] Furthermore, the first welding mechanism includes:

[0011] The movable spring lead-out foot carrier component is arranged parallel to the cyclic carrier mechanism;

[0012] A flip-up receiving component is located on one side of the moving spring lead-out foot carrier component and is used to flip and position the moving spring lead-out foot at a certain angle.

[0013] A movable spring lead-out foot feeding robot component is movably mounted above the movable spring lead-out foot transport component. It is used to transport the movable spring lead-out foot conveyed by the transport component to a flipping receiving component for positioning, and then to a tooling fixture on the circulating transport mechanism; and

[0014] The first welding component is located in front of the moving spring lead-out foot feeding robot component and is used to weld one end of the moving spring lead-out foot conveyed by the moving spring lead-out foot feeding robot component to the moving spring armature in the tooling fixture on the circulating transport mechanism.

[0015] Furthermore, the movable spring lead-out foot conveying component includes a movable spring lead-out foot conveying slide; a first pushing component and a second pushing component are provided at both ends of the movable spring lead-out foot conveying slide; the first pushing component and the second pushing component are arranged perpendicular to each other; a soft copper wire flattening component is provided on the movable spring lead-out foot conveying slide that can reciprocate in the vertical direction; a damping component is provided on one side of the soft copper wire flattening component that can telescopically move along the inner side of the movable spring lead-out foot conveying slide; a dust receiving component is provided on one side of the damping component that can be pulled out.

[0016] The flipping receiving component includes a flipping receiving bracket fixed to the frame; a first driving source is provided on one side of the flipping receiving bracket to provide power; a gripping component is provided on one side of the flipping receiving bracket, and the first driving source can drive the gripping component to swing back and forth; a flexible wire correction component that can move back and forth in the vertical direction is provided in front of the gripping component.

[0017] The moving spring lead-out foot feeding robot component includes a moving spring lead-out foot feeding bracket mounted on the spring lead-out foot transport slide; the moving spring lead-out foot feeding bracket outputs a moving spring lead-out foot feeding lifting cylinder; the output end of the moving spring lead-out foot feeding lifting cylinder is arrayed with a first moving spring lead-out foot gripping component and a second moving spring lead-out foot gripping component.

[0018] The first welding component includes a first welding bracket; the first welding bracket may be relatively close to or far away from the upper clamping component and the lower clamping component.

[0019] Furthermore, the movable spring lead-out soft copper wire positioning mechanism includes a movable spring lead-out soft copper wire positioning bracket; an imaging component is adjustablely mounted on the movable spring lead-out soft copper wire positioning bracket for imaging the straightened soft copper wire in the tooling fixture; a square light source component is provided in the imaging optical path corresponding to the imaging component to provide a bright environment; an image soft wire positioning component is vertically adjustable in front of the movable spring lead-out soft copper wire positioning bracket for clamping one end of the soft copper wire in the tooling fixture and adjusting it so that the other end of the soft copper wire is on the same plane.

[0020] Furthermore, the image flexible wire positioning component includes:

[0021] The image flexible wire positioning bracket is fixed to one side of the flexible copper wire positioning bracket with the spring lead-out foot.

[0022] The power source for the lifting slide is fixed on the image cable positioning bracket and is used to provide the driving force for vertical height adjustment.

[0023] An image cable positioning and clamping component is arranged parallel to the image cable positioning bracket, and the lifting slide power source can drive the image cable positioning and clamping component to move back and forth; and

[0024] A finger pressure plate, rotatably mounted on the output end of the image flexible wire positioning and clamping component, is used to position the flexible copper wire.

[0025] Furthermore, the second welding mechanism includes a pre-welding flexible wire rotation mechanism and a second welding component arranged sequentially along the transport direction of the circulating transport mechanism; a tooling insertion and removal mechanism is movably provided in front of the pre-welding flexible wire rotation mechanism and the second welding component; the pre-welding flexible wire rotation mechanism is used to clamp one end of the flexible copper wire and then rotate it to the welding point according to the rotation data given by the image flexible wire positioning component; the second welding component is used to weld the bent flexible copper wire; the tooling insertion and removal mechanism is used to fix and clamp the copper wire after it has been rotated by the pre-welding flexible wire rotation mechanism and push it to the second welding component for welding.

[0026] Furthermore, the pre-spot welding wire rotation mechanism includes:

[0027] The first drive source for the rotation of the flexible wire before spot welding is fixed on the frame to provide power;

[0028] A power source for rotating and lifting the pre-spot welding wire is located at the output end of the first drive source for rotating the pre-spot welding wire; the first drive source for rotating the pre-spot welding wire can drive the power source for rotating and lifting the pre-spot welding wire to move back and forth.

[0029] A pre-welding flexible wire rotating component is disposed at the output end of the pre-welding flexible wire rotating and lifting power source; the pre-welding flexible wire rotating and lifting power source can drive the pre-welding flexible wire rotating component to move back and forth vertically.

[0030] A rotating clamping component is rotatably mounted at the output end of the pre-welding flexible wire rotation and lifting power source; the pre-welding flexible wire rotation component can drive the rotating clamping component to reciprocate; and

[0031] The pressing component is vertically and vertically positioned below the pre-welding flexible wire rotating component, used to press the rotated copper wire tightly onto the welding contact point;

[0032] The second welding component adopts the same structural configuration as the first welding component;

[0033] The tooling insertion and removal mechanism includes a pusher linear module fixed on the frame; a transport fixture is slidably mounted on the pusher linear module; a transport slide cylinder is mounted on the pusher linear module; the transport slide cylinder can drive the transport fixture to move back and forth; a soft copper wire clamping and fixing component is fixed on the transport fixture, which is used to clamp and transport the soft copper wire after it has been twisted by the soft wire rotation mechanism before spot welding to prevent it from returning to its original state.

[0034] Furthermore, the unloading mechanism includes a weld point impact detection mechanism, a shaping mechanism, and a finished product unloading robot arranged sequentially along the transport direction of the circulating conveyor mechanism; the weld point impact detection mechanism is used to perform visual imaging inspection on the finished product; the shaping mechanism is used to press and shape the finished product; and the finished product unloading robot is used to classify and unload the finished product.

[0035] The solder joint impact detection mechanism includes a solder joint impact detection bracket; the solder joint impact detection bracket is equipped with a solder joint impact detection camera, and a solder joint impact detection light source is provided along the optical path captured by the solder joint impact detection camera.

[0036] The shaping mechanism includes a shaping lifting cylinder fixedly mounted on the cyclic transport mechanism; the output end of the shaping lifting cylinder is fixedly connected to a shaping fixture;

[0037] The finished product unloading robot includes a finished product unloading bracket; the output end of the finished product unloading bracket is provided with a finished product unloading lifting cylinder; a finished product unloading slide is slidably provided on the finished product unloading bracket; the finished product unloading lifting cylinder can drive the finished product unloading slide to move back and forth; a rotary swing cylinder is provided on the finished product unloading slide; and a finished product gripping finger cylinder is provided at the output end of the rotary swing cylinder.

[0038] Furthermore, the moving contact soft copper wire welding production line also includes a moving spring lead-out soft copper wire welding machine; the moving spring lead-out soft copper wire welding machine is disposed on one side of the first welding mechanism; it is used to input the finished moving spring lead-out soft copper wire into the first welding mechanism.

[0039] Furthermore, the flexible copper wire welding machine with a movable spring lead-out includes a first frame; the top of the first frame is horizontally arranged with a copper wire feeding and conveying component, a vertical spot welding component, and a horizontal fusion welding component; a flexible copper wire transverse cutting component is provided on one side of the horizontal fusion welding component; a flexible copper wire gripping and conveying component is movably provided on one side of the flexible copper wire transverse cutting component; a flexible copper wire swinging and conveying component is provided perpendicularly below the flexible copper wire gripping and conveying component; a movable spring lead-out vibrating feeding component is provided on one side of the vertical spot welding component; a movable spring lead-out conveying component is provided at the output end of the movable spring lead-out vibrating feeding component, adjacent to the movable spring lead-out... A movable spring lead-out foot soft copper wire welding component is provided between the spring lead-out foot handling component and the soft copper wire oscillating handling component; a movable spring lead-out foot tooling return component is provided parallel to one side of the soft copper wire oscillating handling component; a post-weld product gripping component is provided on one side of the movable spring lead-out foot tooling return component; an inspection component is provided between the post-weld product gripping component and the movable spring lead-out foot soft copper wire welding component; a post-weld defective product gripping component is provided on one side of the post-weld product gripping component; the copper wire feeding and conveying component is used for automatically unwinding the soft copper wire; the vertical spot welding component is used for vertical welding of the soft copper wire to facilitate subsequent production. The horizontal welding component is used to weld the two ends of the soft copper wire to prevent the wire ends from becoming loose; the soft copper wire cross-cutting component is used to cut the soft copper wire with the welded ends; the soft copper wire gripping and conveying component is used to convey the cut soft copper wire to the soft copper wire swinging and conveying component for positioning; the soft copper wire swinging and conveying component is used to convey the positioned soft copper wire to the station of the moving spring lead-out soft copper wire welding component for welding; the moving spring lead-out vibration feeding component is used to automatically output the moving spring lead-out in a certain direction; the moving spring lead-out conveying component is used to move the moving spring lead-out output by the moving spring lead-out vibration feeding component. The lead is extended and transported to the station of the flexible copper wire welding component for welding; the flexible copper wire welding component is used to weld the flexible copper wire transported by the flexible copper wire swing transport component and the flexible spring lead to the flexible spring lead transport component into a whole; the post-weld product gripping component is used to transport the inspected post-weld product and place it into the tooling fixture on the flexible spring lead tooling return component; the inspection component is used to inspect the post-weld product; the post-weld defective product gripping component is used to remove the defective post-weld product from the tooling fixture on the flexible spring lead tooling return component.

[0040] Compared with existing technologies, this invention has the following advantages: Applied to the welding of moving contacts with soft copper wire in relay production lines, this invention achieves automated material handling, automated welding, automated sorting and unloading, and automated bending and positioning through the coordinated operation of a circulating conveyor mechanism, a first welding mechanism, a second welding mechanism, a material unloading mechanism, a spring-loaded soft copper wire welding machine, and a PLC controller. This replaces manual labor, ensuring production quality, reducing production time, and thus improving production efficiency. This invention has a simple structure, saves costs, and has high efficiency, reducing labor costs and labor intensity, resulting in low production costs, good product quality, high yield (up to 1500 pieces per hour), and high equipment utilization. Attached Figure Description

[0041] To further illustrate the various embodiments, the present invention provides accompanying drawings. These drawings are part of the disclosure of the present invention, primarily used to illustrate the embodiments and to explain the operating principles of the embodiments in conjunction with the relevant descriptions in the specification. With reference to these drawings, those skilled in the art should be able to understand other possible implementations and the advantages of the present invention. Components in the drawings are not drawn to scale, and similar component symbols are generally used to represent similar components.

[0042] Figure 1 This is a top view of the moving contact soft copper wire welding production line of the present invention;

[0043] Figure 2 This is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the moving contact soft copper wire welding production line of the present invention;

[0044] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A magnified view of part A in the diagram;

[0045] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the negative shaft side of the moving contact soft copper wire welding production line of the present invention;

[0046] Figure 5 for Figure 4 A magnified view of part B in the diagram;

[0047] Figure 6 A three-dimensional structural diagram of a flexible copper wire welding machine with a movable spring lead-out foot;

[0048] Figure 7 Exploded view of a flexible copper wire welding machine for the moving spring lead-out foot. Detailed Implementation

[0049] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0050] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the present invention, the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0051] Please see the appendix Figures 1 to 7The diagram shows a moving contact soft copper wire welding production line, comprising a frame 1, a circulating transport mechanism 2, a first welding mechanism 3, a moving spring lead-out soft copper wire positioning mechanism 4, a second welding mechanism 5, a feeding mechanism 6, and a control device. The frame 1 is a common rectangular frame structure with sheet metal outer covering and wheels mounted on the bottom. The control device is used to control the operation of the moving contact soft copper wire welding production line. Those skilled in the art can specifically configure the automated control part of this device according to the requirements of the moving contact soft copper wire welding production process, the structure of the moving contact soft copper wire welding production line described below, and its working process; details will not be elaborated here. The circulating transport mechanism 2 is fixed to the top of the frame 1 and is used to transport the raw materials to be welded sequentially through the first welding mechanism 3, the moving spring lead-out soft copper wire positioning mechanism 4, the second welding mechanism 5, and the unloading mechanism 6. The first welding mechanism 3 is movably arranged on the periphery of the circulating transport mechanism 2 and is used to transport and position the moving spring lead-out soft copper wires one by one and place them into the tooling fixture on the circulating transport mechanism 2 for the first contact welding. The moving spring lead-out soft copper wire positioning mechanism 4 is arranged in the transport direction of the circulating transport mechanism 2 and is used to straighten the moving spring lead-out soft copper wire and then calculate the distance from the end to the fixture. The second welding mechanism 5 is arranged on one side of the moving spring lead-out soft copper wire positioning mechanism 4 and is used to clamp, bend, clamp and position according to the position calculated by the moving spring lead-out soft copper wire positioning mechanism 4, and then complete the welding. The unloading mechanism 6 is arranged on one side of the second welding mechanism 5 and is used to inspect and shape the finished products and then classify and unload them. This invention is applied to the welding of moving contacts with soft copper wire in relay production lines. Through the coordinated operation of a circulating conveyor mechanism, a first welding mechanism, a second welding mechanism, a material unloading mechanism, a spring-lead soft copper wire welding machine, and a PLC controller, it achieves automated material handling, automated welding, automated sorting and unloading, and automated bending and positioning, thereby replacing manual labor, ensuring production quality, reducing production time, and improving production efficiency. This invention has a simple structure, saves costs, and has high efficiency, reducing labor costs and labor intensity, resulting in low production costs, good product quality, high yield (up to 1500 pieces per hour), and high equipment utilization. The first welding mechanism 3, the moving spring-lead soft copper wire positioning mechanism 4, the second welding mechanism 5, and the material unloading mechanism 6 will be described in detail below.

[0052] Based on the above embodiments, the first welding mechanism 3 includes:

[0053] The movable spring lead-out foot carrier component 31 is arranged parallel to the cyclic carrier mechanism 2;

[0054] The flip-up receiving component 32 is located on one side of the moving spring lead-out foot carrying component 31 and is used to flip and position the moving spring lead-out foot by 90°.

[0055] The moving spring lead-out foot feeding robot component 33 is movably disposed above the moving spring lead-out foot transport component 31, and is used to transport the moving spring lead-out foot conveyed by the moving spring lead-out foot transport component 31 to the flipping receiving component 32 for positioning, and then transport it to the tooling fixture on the circulating transport mechanism 2; and

[0056] The first welding component 34 is located in front of the moving spring lead-out foot feeding robot component 33 and is used to weld one end of the moving spring lead-out foot conveyed by the moving spring lead-out foot feeding robot component 33 to the moving spring armature in the tooling fixture on the circulating transport mechanism 2.

[0057] Based on the above embodiments, the moving spring lead-out foot carrying component 31 includes a moving spring lead-out foot carrying slide 311; the moving spring lead-out foot carrying slide 311 is provided with a first pushing component 312 and a second pushing component 313 at both ends; the first pushing component 312 and the second pushing component 313 are arranged perpendicular to each other; a soft copper wire flattening component 314 is provided on the moving spring lead-out foot carrying slide 311 that can reciprocate in the vertical direction; a damping component 315 is provided on one side of the soft copper wire flattening component 314 that can extend and retract along the inner side of the moving spring lead-out foot carrying slide 311; a dust receiving component 316 is provided on one side of the damping component 315 that can be pulled out.

[0058] The flipping receiving component 32 includes a flipping receiving bracket 321 fixed to the frame 1; a first driving source 322 is provided on one side of the flipping receiving bracket 321 for providing power; a gripping component 323 is provided on one side of the flipping receiving bracket 321, and the first driving source 322 can drive the gripping component 323 to swing back and forth; a flexible wire correction component 324 that can move back and forth in the vertical direction is provided in front of the gripping component 323.

[0059] The spring-loaded foot feeding robot component 33 includes a spring-loaded foot feeding bracket 331 mounted on the spring-loaded foot transport slide 311; the spring-loaded foot feeding bracket 331 outputs a spring-loaded foot feeding lifting cylinder 332; the output end of the spring-loaded foot feeding lifting cylinder 332 is arrayed with a first spring-loaded foot gripping component 333 and a second spring-loaded foot gripping component 334;

[0060] The first welding component 34 includes a first welding bracket 341; the first welding bracket 341 can be relatively close to or away from the upper clamping component 342 and the lower clamping component 343.

[0061] Based on the above embodiments, the movable spring lead-out soft copper wire positioning mechanism 4 includes a movable spring lead-out soft copper wire positioning bracket 41; an imaging component 42 is adjustablely mounted on the movable spring lead-out soft copper wire positioning bracket 41 for imaging the straightened soft copper wire in the tooling fixture; a square light source component 43 is provided in the imaging optical path corresponding to the imaging component 42 for providing a bright environment; an image soft wire positioning component 45 is vertically adjustable in front of the movable spring lead-out soft copper wire positioning bracket 41 for clamping one end of the soft copper wire in the tooling fixture and adjusting it so that the other end of the soft copper wire is on the same plane.

[0062] Based on the above embodiments, the image flexible cable positioning component 45 includes:

[0063] Image flexible wire positioning bracket 451 is fixedly mounted on one side of the flexible copper wire positioning bracket 41 with the spring lead-out foot.

[0064] The lifting slide power source 452 is fixed on the image flexible cable positioning bracket 451 and is used to provide the driving force for vertical height adjustment.

[0065] An image cable positioning and clamping component 435 is arranged parallel to the image cable positioning bracket 451, and the lifting slide power source 452 can drive the image cable positioning and clamping component 435 to move back and forth; and

[0066] A finger pressure plate, rotatably mounted on the output end of the image flexible wire positioning clamping component 435, is used to position the flexible copper wire.

[0067] In this embodiment, the second welding end is precisely positioned by using the image flexible wire positioning component 45, which mimics the manual bending of copper wire before welding, effectively ensuring the quality of the welding point.

[0068] Based on the above embodiments, the second welding mechanism 5 includes a pre-welding flexible wire rotation mechanism 51 and a second welding component 52 arranged sequentially along the transport direction of the circulating transport mechanism 2; a tooling insertion and removal mechanism 53 is movably provided in front of the pre-welding flexible wire rotation mechanism 51 and the second welding component 52; the pre-welding flexible wire rotation mechanism 51 is used to clamp one end of the flexible copper wire and then rotate it to the welding point according to the rotation data given by the image flexible wire positioning component 45; the second welding component 52 is used to weld the bent flexible copper wire; the tooling insertion and removal mechanism 53 is used to fix and clamp the copper wire after the pre-welding flexible wire rotation mechanism 51 has rotated and push it to the second welding component 52 for welding.

[0069] Based on the above embodiments, the pre-welding flexible wire rotation mechanism 51 includes:

[0070] The first drive source 511 for rotating the flexible wire before spot welding is fixed on the frame 1 to provide power;

[0071] The pre-welding flexible wire rotation lifting power source 512 is located at the output end of the pre-welding flexible wire rotation first drive source 511; the pre-welding flexible wire rotation first drive source 511 can drive the pre-welding flexible wire rotation lifting power source 512 to move back and forth.

[0072] A pre-welding flexible wire rotating component 513 is disposed at the output end of the pre-welding flexible wire rotating and lifting power source 512; the pre-welding flexible wire rotating and lifting power source 512 can drive the pre-welding flexible wire rotating component 513 to move back and forth vertically.

[0073] A rotating clamping component 514 is rotatably mounted at the output end of the pre-welding flexible wire rotation and lifting power source 512; the pre-welding flexible wire rotation component 513 can drive the rotating clamping component 514 to reciprocate; and

[0074] The pressing component 515 is vertically and can be positioned below the pre-welding flexible wire rotating component 513 to press the rotated copper wire tightly onto the welding contact point.

[0075] The second welding component 52 adopts the same structural configuration as the first welding component 34;

[0076] The tooling insertion and removal mechanism 53 includes a pusher linear module 531 fixed on the frame 1; a transport fixture 532 is slidably mounted on the pusher linear module 531; a transport slide cylinder 533 is mounted on the pusher linear module 531; the transport slide cylinder 533 can drive the transport fixture 532 to move back and forth; a soft copper wire clamping and fixing component 534 is fixed on the transport fixture 532, which is used to clamp and transport the soft copper wire after it has been twisted by the soft wire rotation mechanism 51 before spot welding to prevent it from returning to its original state.

[0077] Based on the above embodiments, the unloading mechanism 6 includes a weld point impact detection mechanism 61, a shaping mechanism 62, and a finished product unloading robot 63 arranged sequentially along the transport direction of the circulating transport mechanism 2; the weld point impact detection mechanism 61 is used to perform visual imaging detection on the finished product; the shaping mechanism 62 is used to press and shape the finished product; and the finished product unloading robot 63 is used to classify and unload the finished product.

[0078] The solder joint impact detection mechanism 61 includes a solder joint impact detection bracket 611; the solder joint impact detection bracket 611 is equipped with a solder joint impact detection camera 612, and a solder joint impact detection light source 613 is provided along the optical path captured by the solder joint impact detection camera 612.

[0079] The shaping mechanism 62 includes a shaping lifting cylinder fixedly mounted on the circulating transport mechanism 2; the output end of the shaping lifting cylinder is fixedly connected to a shaping fixture;

[0080] The finished product unloading robot 63 includes a finished product unloading bracket; the output end of the finished product unloading bracket is provided with a finished product unloading lifting cylinder; a finished product unloading slide is slidably provided on the finished product unloading bracket; the finished product unloading lifting cylinder can drive the finished product unloading slide to move back and forth; a rotary swing cylinder is provided on the finished product unloading slide; and a finished product gripping finger cylinder is provided at the output end of the rotary swing cylinder.

[0081] Based on the above embodiments, the moving contact soft copper wire welding production line further includes a moving spring lead-out soft copper wire welding machine 10; the moving spring lead-out soft copper wire welding machine 10 is disposed on one side of the first welding mechanism 3; and is used to input the finished moving spring lead-out soft copper wire into the first welding mechanism 3.

[0082] Based on the above embodiments, the spring-lead soft copper wire welding machine 10 includes a first frame 101; the top of the first frame 101 is arranged horizontally in a row with a copper wire feeding and conveying component 102, a vertical spot welding component 103, and a horizontal fusion welding component 104; a soft copper wire transverse cutting component 105 is provided on one side of the horizontal fusion welding component 104; a soft copper wire gripping and conveying component 106 is movably provided on one side of the soft copper wire transverse cutting component 105; a soft copper wire swinging and conveying component 107 is arranged perpendicularly below the soft copper wire gripping and conveying component 106; a moving spring lead-out foot vibration feeding component 108 is provided on one side of the vertical spot welding component 103; and a moving spring lead-out foot conveying part is provided at the output end of the moving spring lead-out foot vibration feeding component 108. Component 109, a flexible copper wire welding component 1010 is provided between the adjacent flexible spring lead-out foot conveying component 109 and the flexible copper wire swing conveying component 107; a flexible spring lead-out foot tooling return component 1011 is provided parallel to one side of the flexible copper wire swing conveying component 107; a post-weld product gripping component 1012 is provided on one side of the flexible spring lead-out foot tooling return component 1011; a detection component 1013 is provided between the post-weld product gripping component 1012 and the flexible spring lead-out foot flexible copper wire welding component 1010; a post-weld defective product gripping component 1014 is provided on one side of the post-weld product gripping component 1012; the copper wire feeding and conveying component 102 is used for automatically unwinding the flexible copper wire; the vertical spot welding component 103 is used for... Vertical welding of copper wires facilitates subsequent production; the horizontal welding component 104 is used to weld the two ends of the soft copper wire to prevent the wire ends from becoming loose; the soft copper wire transverse cutting component 105 is used to cut the soft copper wire with welded ends; the soft copper wire gripping and conveying component 106 is used to transport the cut soft copper wire to the soft copper wire swinging and conveying component 107 for positioning; the soft copper wire swinging and conveying component 107 is used to transport the positioned soft copper wire to the station of the moving spring lead-out foot soft copper wire welding component 1010 for welding; the moving spring lead-out foot vibration feeding component 108 is used to automatically output the moving spring lead-out foot in a certain direction; the moving spring lead-out foot conveying component 109 is used to move the moving spring lead-out foot vibration feeding component 1010. The output spring leads are transported to the station of the spring lead soft copper wire welding component 1010 for welding. The spring lead soft copper wire welding component 1010 is used to weld the soft copper wire transported by the soft copper wire swing transport component 107 and the spring lead soft wire transported by the spring lead soft wire transport component 109 into a whole. The post-weld product gripping component 1012 is used to transport the inspected post-weld product and place it into the tooling fixture on the spring lead tooling return component 1011. The inspection component 1013 is used to inspect the post-weld product. The post-weld defective product gripping component 1014 is used to remove the defective post-weld product from the tooling fixture on the spring lead tooling return component 1011.

[0083] In summary, this invention is applied to the welding of moving contacts with soft copper wire in relay production lines. Through the coordinated operation of a circulating conveyor mechanism, a first welding mechanism, a second welding mechanism, a material unloading mechanism, a spring-loaded soft copper wire welding machine, and a PLC controller, it achieves automated material handling, automated welding, automated sorting and unloading, and automated bending and positioning, thereby replacing manual labor, ensuring production quality, reducing production time, and improving production efficiency. This invention has a simple structure, saves costs, and has high efficiency, reducing labor costs and labor intensity, resulting in low production costs, good product quality, high yield (up to 1500 pieces per hour), and high equipment utilization.

[0084] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention in any way. Although the present invention has been disclosed above with reference to preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art should be able to make equivalent embodiments by making some changes or modifications to the above-disclosed technical content without departing from the scope of the present invention. Any simple modifications, equivalent changes, and modifications made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present invention without departing from the scope of the present invention shall still fall within the scope of the present invention.

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1. A moving contact soft copper wire welding production line, comprising a frame (1) and a circulating transport mechanism (2) disposed on the frame (1): characterized in that: The production of this moving contact soft copper wire welding also includes: The first welding mechanism (3) is movably disposed on the periphery of the circulating transport mechanism (2) and is used to transport and position the soft copper wires of the moving spring lead-out foot one by one and place them into the tooling fixture on the circulating transport mechanism (2) and perform the first contact welding. The positioning mechanism (4) for the flexible copper wire of the spring lead-out foot is set in the transport direction of the circulating transport mechanism (2) and is used to straighten the flexible copper wire of the spring lead-out foot and then take pictures to calculate the distance of the end from the fixture. The second welding mechanism (5) is located on one side of the flexible copper wire positioning mechanism (4) for clamping, bending, and positioning the flexible copper wire according to the position calculated by the flexible copper wire positioning mechanism (4) before welding; and The unloading mechanism (6) is located on one side of the second welding mechanism (5) and is used to classify and unload the finished products after inspection and shaping. The first welding mechanism (3) includes: The moving spring lead-out foot carrier component (31) is arranged parallel to the circulating carrier mechanism (2); The flipping receiving component (32) is located on one side of the moving spring lead-out foot carrying component (31) and is used to flip and position the moving spring lead-out foot by 90°. The spring-loaded foot feeding robot component (33) is movably mounted above the spring-loaded foot transport component (31) and is used to transport the spring-loaded foot conveyed by the spring-loaded foot transport component (31) to the flipping receiving component (32) for positioning, and then to the tooling fixture on the circulating transport mechanism (2); and The first welding component (34) is located in front of the moving spring lead-out foot feeding robot component (33) and is used to weld one end of the moving spring lead-out foot conveyed by the moving spring lead-out foot feeding robot component (33) to the moving spring armature in the tooling fixture on the circulating transport mechanism (2). The spring-leading soft copper wire positioning mechanism (4) includes a spring-leading soft copper wire positioning bracket (41); an imaging component (42) is adjustablely mounted on the spring-leading soft copper wire positioning bracket (41) for imaging the straightened soft copper wire in the tooling fixture; a square light source component (43) is provided on the imaging optical path corresponding to the imaging component (42) for providing a bright environment; an image soft wire positioning component (45) is provided in the front of the spring-leading soft copper wire positioning bracket (41) for clamping one end of the soft copper wire in the tooling fixture and adjusting it so that the other end of the soft copper wire is on the same plane; The second welding mechanism (5) includes a pre-welding flexible wire rotation mechanism (51) and a second welding component (52) arranged sequentially along the transport direction of the circulating transport mechanism (2); a tooling insertion and removal mechanism (53) is movably provided in front of the pre-welding flexible wire rotation mechanism (51) and the second welding component (52); the pre-welding flexible wire rotation mechanism (51) is used to clamp one end of the flexible copper wire and then rotate it to the welding point according to the rotation data given by the image flexible wire positioning component (45); the second welding component (52) is used to weld the bent flexible copper wire; the tooling insertion and removal mechanism (53) is used to fix and clamp the copper wire after the pre-welding flexible wire rotation mechanism (51) has rotated and push it to the second welding component (52) for welding.

2. The moving contact soft copper wire welding production line as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The moving spring lead-out foot carrying component (31) includes a moving spring lead-out foot carrying slide (311); a first pushing component (312) and a second pushing component (313) are provided at both ends of the moving spring lead-out foot carrying slide (311); the first pushing component (312) and the second pushing component (313) are arranged perpendicular to each other; a soft copper wire flattening component (314) is provided on the moving spring lead-out foot carrying slide (311) that can reciprocate in the vertical direction; a damping component (315) is provided on one side of the soft copper wire flattening component (314) that can telescopically move along the inner side of the moving spring lead-out foot carrying slide (311); a dust receiving component (316) is provided on one side of the damping component (315) that can be pulled out. The flipping receiving component (32) includes a flipping receiving bracket (321) fixed to the frame (1); a first driving source (322) is provided on one side of the flipping receiving bracket (321) for providing power; a gripping component (323) is provided on one side of the flipping receiving bracket (321), and the first driving source (322) can drive the gripping component (323) to swing back and forth; a flexible wire correction component (324) that can move back and forth in the vertical direction is provided in front of the gripping component (323). The spring-loaded foot feeding robot component (33) includes a spring-loaded foot feeding bracket (331) mounted on the spring-loaded foot transport slide (311); the spring-loaded foot feeding bracket (331) is provided with a spring-loaded foot feeding lifting cylinder (332); the output end of the spring-loaded foot feeding lifting cylinder (332) is provided with a first spring-loaded foot gripping assembly (333) and a second spring-loaded foot gripping assembly (334). The first welding component (34) includes a first welding bracket (341); the first welding bracket (341) can be relatively close to or away from the upper clamping component (342) and the lower clamping component (343); a first pressing component (344) is provided in front of the upper clamping component (342).

3. The moving contact soft copper wire welding production line as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The image flexible wire positioning component (45) includes: Image flexible wire positioning bracket (451) is fixed on one side of the flexible copper wire positioning bracket (41) with the spring lead-out foot; The lifting slide power source (452) is fixed on the image flexible cable positioning bracket (451) and is used to provide the driving force for vertical height adjustment; An image cable positioning clamping component (435) is arranged parallel to the image cable positioning bracket (451), and the lifting slide power source (452) can drive the image cable positioning clamping component (435) to move back and forth; and A finger pressure plate is rotatably mounted on the output end of the image flexible wire positioning clamping component (435) for positioning the flexible copper wire.

4. The moving contact soft copper wire welding production line as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The pre-spot welding flexible wire rotation mechanism (51) includes: The first drive source (511) for rotating the flexible wire before spot welding is fixed on the frame (1) to provide power; A power source (512) for rotating and lifting the flexible wire before spot welding is provided at the output end of the first drive source (511) for rotating the flexible wire before spot welding; the first drive source (511) for rotating the flexible wire before spot welding can drive the power source (512) for rotating and lifting the flexible wire before spot welding to move back and forth. A pre-welding flexible wire rotating component (513) is disposed at the output end of the pre-welding flexible wire rotating and lifting power source (512); the pre-welding flexible wire rotating and lifting power source (512) can drive the pre-welding flexible wire rotating component (513) to move back and forth vertically. A rotating clamping component (514) is rotatably mounted at the output end of the pre-welding flexible wire rotation and lifting power source (512); the pre-welding flexible wire rotation component (513) can drive the rotating clamping component (514) to swing back and forth; and The pressing component (515) can be raised and lowered below the pre-welding flexible wire rotating component (513) to press the rotated copper wire tightly onto the welding contact point; The second welding component (52) adopts the same structural configuration as the first welding component (34); The tooling insertion and removal mechanism (53) includes a pusher linear module (531) fixed on the frame (1); a transport fixture (532) is slidably provided on the pusher linear module (531); a transport slide cylinder (533) is provided on the pusher linear module (531); the transport slide cylinder (533) can drive the transport fixture (532) to move back and forth; a soft copper wire clamping and fixing component (534) is fixed on the transport fixture (532) for clamping and transporting the soft copper wire after it has been twisted by the soft wire rotation mechanism (51) before spot welding to prevent it from returning to its original state.

5. The moving contact soft copper wire welding production line as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The unloading mechanism (6) includes a weld point impact detection mechanism (61), a shaping mechanism (62), and a finished product unloading robot (63) arranged sequentially along the transport direction of the circulating transport mechanism (2); the weld point impact detection mechanism (61) is used to perform visual imaging detection on the finished product; the shaping mechanism (62) is used to press and shape the finished product; and the finished product unloading robot (63) is used to classify and unload the finished product. The solder joint impact detection mechanism (61) includes a solder joint impact detection bracket (611); the solder joint impact detection bracket (611) is equipped with a solder joint impact detection camera (612), and a solder joint impact detection light source (613) is provided along the optical path captured by the solder joint impact detection camera (612); The shaping mechanism (62) includes a shaping lifting cylinder fixedly mounted on the circulating transport mechanism (2); the output end of the shaping lifting cylinder is fixedly connected to a shaping fixture; The finished product unloading robot (63) includes a finished product unloading bracket; the output end of the finished product unloading bracket is provided with a finished product unloading lifting cylinder; a finished product unloading slide is slidably provided on the finished product unloading bracket; the finished product unloading lifting cylinder can drive the finished product unloading slide to move back and forth; a rotary swing cylinder is provided on the finished product unloading slide; a finished product gripping finger cylinder is provided at the output end of the rotary swing cylinder.

6. The moving contact soft copper wire welding production line as described in any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The moving contact soft copper wire welding production line also includes a moving spring lead-out soft copper wire welding machine (10); the moving spring lead-out soft copper wire welding machine (10) is located on one side of the first welding mechanism (3); it is used to input the finished moving spring lead-out soft copper wire into the first welding mechanism (3).

7. The moving contact soft copper wire welding production line as described in claim 6, characterized in that: The spring-loaded soft copper wire welding machine (10) includes a first frame (101); the top of the first frame (101) is arranged horizontally in a row with a copper wire feeding and conveying component (102), a vertical spot welding component (103), and a horizontal fusion welding component (104); a soft copper wire transverse cutting component (105) is provided on one side of the horizontal fusion welding component (104); a soft copper wire gripping and conveying component (106) is movably provided on one side of the soft copper wire transverse cutting component (105); a soft copper wire swinging and conveying component (107) is arranged perpendicularly below the soft copper wire gripping and conveying component (106); a spring-loaded foot vibrating feeding component (108) is provided on one side of the vertical spot welding component (103); the spring-loaded foot vibrating feeding component... The output end of component (108) is provided with a moving spring lead-out foot conveying component (109), and a moving spring lead-out foot soft copper wire welding component (1010) is provided between the moving spring lead-out foot conveying component (109) and the soft copper wire swing conveying component (107); a moving spring lead-out foot tooling return component (1011) is provided parallel to one side of the soft copper wire swing conveying component (107); a post-weld product gripping component (1012) is provided on one side of the moving spring lead-out foot tooling return component (1011); a detection component (1013) is provided between the post-weld product gripping component (1012) and the moving spring lead-out foot soft copper wire welding component (1010); a post-weld defective product gripping component (1013) is provided on one side of the post-weld product gripping component (1012). 014); the copper wire feeding and conveying component (102) is used for automatically unwinding soft copper wire; the vertical spot welding component (103) is used for welding soft copper wire in the vertical direction to facilitate subsequent production; the horizontal fusion welding component (104) is used for fusion welding at both ends of soft copper wire to prevent the wire ends from becoming loose; the soft copper wire transverse cutting component (105) is used for cutting the soft copper wire with the welded ends; the soft copper wire gripping and conveying component (106) is used for conveying the cut soft copper wire to the soft copper wire swinging and conveying component (107) for positioning; the soft copper wire swinging and conveying component (107) is used for conveying the positioned soft copper wire to the station of the moving spring lead-out foot soft copper wire welding component (1010) for welding; the moving spring lead-out foot The vibrating feeding component (108) is used to automatically output the moving spring lead-out foot in a certain direction; the moving spring lead-out foot handling component (109) is used to handle the moving spring lead-out foot output by the vibrating feeding component (108) and transport it to the station of the moving spring lead-out foot soft copper wire welding component (1010) for welding; the moving spring lead-out foot soft copper wire welding component (1010) is used to weld the soft copper wire conveyed by the soft copper wire swing handling component (107) and the moving spring lead-out foot transported by the moving spring lead-out foot handling component (109) into a whole; the post-weld product gripping component (1012) is used to transport the inspected post-weld product and place it into the tooling fixture on the moving spring lead-out foot tooling return component (1011);The detection component (1013) is used to inspect the welded product; the defective welded product gripping component (1014) is used to remove the defective welded product from the tooling fixture on the spring lead-out foot tooling return component (1011).

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