Flexible material bending and assembling device

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a flexible material bending assembly device, which comprises a fixing frame, a flexible material placing platform, a shell positioning platform and a bending feeding mechanism; the fixing frame fixes the flexible material placing platform, the shell positioning platform and the bending feeding mechanism; the shell positioning platform is provided with a profiling guide plate, which is installed above a target shell; the bending feeding mechanism is provided with a bending assembly, which is used for bending a target flexible material; the bending assembly comprises a pushing block, which is used for guiding the target flexible material into the profiling guide plate and then continuously pushing the target flexible material into the target shell. The present disclosure utilizes mechanical bending and fixes the flexible material; the bending assembly clamps the bent flexible material, guides it into the profiling guide plate and then directly assembles it into the shell, which can avoid the rebound phenomenon of the bent flexible product, has high assembly precision and good stability.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of bending and assembly technology, and more particularly to a flexible material bending and assembly apparatus. Background Technology

[0002] Current bending assembly technology first uses pressure to force the material to undergo plastic deformation, forming a material with a certain angle and curvature. Then, with the aid of CCD-assisted position determination, the bent material is assembled according to requirements. Therefore, current bending assembly technology is usually applied to materials with good plasticity that do not easily spring back after bending. However, flexible materials are prone to springback and deformation after bending, making them difficult to assemble. Current bending assembly technology cannot achieve the bending assembly of flexible materials. Summary of the Invention

[0003] To address the aforementioned problem that flexible materials are prone to springback and difficult to assemble after bending, this disclosure proposes a flexible material bending and assembly device, comprising: a fixing frame, a flexible material placement platform, a housing positioning platform, and a bending and feeding mechanism.

[0004] The bottom of the fixing frame is equipped with a base, and the fixing frame is used to fix the flexible material placement platform, the shell positioning platform and the bending and feeding mechanism;

[0005] The flexible material placement platform is mounted on the base, and the flexible material placement platform is provided with positioning and clamping claws;

[0006] The housing positioning platform is mounted on the base. The housing positioning platform is provided with a housing side-push positioning gripper and a contour guide plate. The housing side-push positioning gripper is used to clamp and position the target housing. The contour guide plate is mounted above the target housing.

[0007] The bending and feeding mechanism is equipped with a bending component, which is used to bend the target flexible material.

[0008] The bending assembly includes a pressing block, which is used to guide the target flexible material into the contour guide plate. After the target flexible material passes through the contour guide plate, the pressing block further pushes the target flexible material into the target housing.

[0009] In a further embodiment, the bending assembly further includes a bending support member and at least two bending mechanical blocks and corresponding bending cylinders. The at least two bending mechanical blocks are driven by their respective bending cylinders to sequentially bend and clamp the target flexible material.

[0010] In a further embodiment, the flexible material placement platform and the bending and feeding mechanism are provided with a positioning structure, which is used to align the bending assembly with the target flexible material, and the bending assembly bends the target flexible material.

[0011] In a further embodiment, the inner groove of the contour guide plate imitates the inner groove of the target housing, and the contour guide plate is used to guide the bent target flexible material into the target housing.

[0012] In a further embodiment, a guide angle is provided at the top entrance of the contour guide plate. The guide angle is shaped with a larger top and a smaller bottom to guide the bent flexible material into the contour guide plate.

[0013] In a further embodiment, the top inlet of the target housing is fitted with the bottom outlet of the contour guide plate, and a guide angle is provided at the top inlet of the target housing. The guide angle is shaped with a larger top and a smaller bottom, which is used to guide the flexible material after bending through the contour guide plate into the target housing.

[0014] In a further embodiment, the housing positioning platform is also provided with a positioning structure, which is used to align the bending assembly with the target housing, and the bending assembly assembles the bent target flexible material into the target housing.

[0015] In a further embodiment, fixing plates are provided on both sides of the fixing frame, a first sliding rail is provided in the horizontal direction of the fixing plates, and a first sliding block is provided between the fixing plates to slide within the first sliding rail;

[0016] The first sliding block is provided with a second sliding rail in the horizontal direction and a second sliding block that slides within the second sliding rail. A third sliding rail is provided on the surface of the second sliding block in the vertical direction.

[0017] The bending and feeding mechanism is mounted on the surface of the third sliding rail. The bending and feeding mechanism is used to move up and down along the third sliding rail, and to move horizontally along the first and second sliding rails.

[0018] In a further embodiment, an electronic control system is also included, which is used to control the movement of the bending and feeding mechanism and to control the positioning clamping jaws and the housing side-push positioning jaws.

[0019] In addition, this disclosure also proposes an electronic product manufacturing equipment, which includes the above-mentioned flexible material bending and assembly device.

[0020] It should be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only, and are not intended to limit this disclosure.

[0021] Implementing this disclosure will have the following beneficial effects:

[0022] This disclosure includes a bending assembly and a contour guide plate. The bending assembly mechanically bends and clamps the flexible material, ensuring that the bent material will not spring back. A pushing block within the bending assembly pushes the bent material downwards into the contour guide plate while the bending assembly clamps it. After passing through the contour guide plate, the pushing block continues to push the bent material downwards into the assembly housing. Assembly can be completed without CCD-assisted position determination, and the contour guide plate prevents any change in the posture of the bent material during assembly. This disclosure avoids the springback phenomenon after bending, ensuring assembly accuracy and stability.

[0023] Other features and aspects of this disclosure will become clear from the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. Attached Figure Description

[0024] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions and advantages in the embodiments or prior art of this specification, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this specification. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0025] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown;

[0026] Figure 2 A top view of a flexible material placement platform and a housing positioning platform according to embodiments of the present disclosure is shown;

[0027] Figure 3 A plan view of a bending assembly according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown;

[0028] Figure 4 A detailed schematic diagram of the bending assembly holding material after bending, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, is shown.

[0029] In the diagram: 1. Fixed frame; 11. Base; 2. Flexible material placement platform; 21. Positioning clamping claw; 3. Housing positioning platform; 31. Housing side push positioning claw; 32. Contouring guide plate; 4. Bending and feeding mechanism; 5. Bending assembly; 51. Pushing block; 52. Bending support component; 53. Bending mechanical block; 54. Bending cylinder. Detailed Implementation

[0030] The technical solutions in the embodiments of this specification will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this specification, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this specification, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this invention.

[0031] It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," etc., in the specification, claims, and accompanying drawings of this invention are used to distinguish similar objects and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such data can be interchanged where appropriate so that the embodiments of the invention described herein can be implemented in sequences other than those illustrated or described herein.

[0032] Furthermore, the terms “comprising” and “having”, and any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, system, product, or server that includes a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those steps or units that are explicitly listed, but may include other steps or units that are not explicitly listed or that are inherent to such processes, methods, products, or devices.

[0033] Various exemplary embodiments, features, and aspects of this disclosure will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numerals in the drawings denote elements that have the same or similar functions. Although various aspects of the embodiments are shown in the drawings, they are not necessarily drawn to scale unless specifically indicated otherwise.

[0034] The term “exemplary” as used herein means “serving as an example, embodiment, or illustration.” Any embodiment illustrated herein as “exemplary” is not necessarily to be construed as superior to or better than other embodiments.

[0035] In this document, the term "and / or" is merely a description of the relationship between related objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. For example, A and / or B can represent three cases: A alone, A and B simultaneously, and B alone. Furthermore, the term "at least one" in this document means any combination of at least two of any one or more elements. For example, including at least one of A, B, and C can mean including any one or more elements selected from the set consisting of A, B, and C.

[0036] Furthermore, to better illustrate this disclosure, numerous specific details are set forth in the following detailed description. Those skilled in the art will understand that this disclosure can be practiced without certain specific details. In some instances, methods, means, components, and circuits well known to those skilled in the art have not been described in detail in order to highlight the main points of this disclosure.

[0037] Please refer to the attached instruction manual. Figure 1 It shows a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of this disclosure, such as Figure 1 As shown, the flexible material bending and assembly apparatus of this disclosure includes:

[0038] The system includes a fixed frame 1, a flexible material placement platform 2, a housing positioning platform 3, and a bending and feeding mechanism 4. For example, in this embodiment of the present disclosure, the flexible material placement platform 2 is a cable line placement platform used to place cable lines. In other embodiments of the present disclosure, the flexible material placement platform 2 can be a platform for placing any material that meets the bending requirements.

[0039] The bottom of the fixing frame 1 is equipped with a base 11, and the fixing frame 1 is used to fix the flexible material placement platform 2, the shell positioning platform 3 and the bending and feeding mechanism 4.

[0040] The flexible material placement platform 2 is mounted on the base 11. The flexible material placement platform 2 is provided with a positioning clamping claw 21. The positioning clamping claw 21 clamps and positions the cable line by clamping the cable line.

[0041] The housing positioning platform 3 is mounted on the base 11. The housing positioning platform is provided with a housing side-push positioning gripper 31 and a contour guide plate 32. The housing side-push positioning gripper 31 clamps and positions the target housing. The target housing has a pin hole. After the target housing is positioned, the contour guide plate 32 is installed on the top of the target housing through the pin hole, and the bottom of the contour guide plate is in contact with the top entrance of the target housing.

[0042] To reduce costs, in this embodiment, the flexible material placement platform 2 and the housing positioning platform 3 are connected and fixed on the same plate and mounted on the base 11, as shown below. Figure 2As shown, in this embodiment of the present disclosure, the specific installation positions of the flexible material placement platform 2 and the shell positioning platform 3 on the base 11 are not limited. It should be noted that the flexible material placement platform 2 and the shell positioning platform 3 are independent components, as they are completed by bending and assembly respectively. Therefore, in more embodiments of this disclosure, the relative positions of the flexible material placement platform 2 and the shell positioning platform 3 on the base 11 can be arbitrarily changed. The flexible material placement platform 2 and the shell positioning platform 3 can be installed as a fixed, connected whole at any position on the base 11, or they can be installed separately at any position on the base 11.

[0043] The bending and feeding mechanism 4 is provided with a bending component 5, which is used to bend the target flexible material. In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the target flexible material is a cable.

[0044] The bending assembly 5 includes a pressing block 51, which is used to guide the bent cable wire into the contour guide plate 32. After the bent cable wire passes through the contour guide plate 32, the pressing block 51 pushes the bent cable wire further down into the target housing, avoiding the phenomenon of cable wire springback. At the same time, it can assemble the bent cable wire into the housing while ensuring assembly accuracy and stability.

[0045] like Figure 3 As shown, the bending assembly 5 in this embodiment includes a bending support 52, three bending mechanical blocks 53, and corresponding bending cylinders 54. The three bending mechanical blocks 53 are driven by their respective bending cylinders 54 to bend and hold the bent cable line in sequence. The three bending mechanical blocks 53 can bend the target flexible material into complex shapes. In more embodiments of this disclosure, the number and shape of the bending mechanical blocks 53 can be set according to specific bending requirements. This embodiment does not limit this.

[0046] The flexible material placement platform 2 and the bending and feeding mechanism 4 are provided with positioning structures. In this embodiment, the positioning structure includes two pin holes and a pin respectively opened on the flexible material placement platform 2 and the bending and feeding mechanism 4. The relative positions of the flexible material placement platform 2 and the bending and feeding mechanism 4 are marked by the pin and the pin hole being inserted vertically. This aligns the bending component 5 with the cable line that needs to be bent on the flexible material placement platform 2. The bending component 5 bends the cable line. The pin holes are opened at diagonal positions on the corresponding components. The spacing between the pin holes is large and the positions are symmetrical, making the positioning more accurate and effective.

[0047] The contour guide plate 32 is designed and adjusted according to the shape and size of the target shell, so that the inner groove of the contour guide plate 32 is consistent with the inner groove of the target shell. After the cable wire is bent, it is guided into the target shell through the contour guide plate 32. Since the cable wire is subject to tolerance control during the bending process, there may be errors after bending. By using the contour guide plate 32 which is consistent with the size of the target shell, the posture of the bent cable wire can be adjusted, so that the bent cable wire can be assembled into the target shell, which can improve the assembly accuracy and stability.

[0048] The top entrance of the contour guide plate 32 is provided with a guide angle. The top entrance of the target housing is attached to the bottom exit of the contour guide plate 32. The top entrance of the target housing is provided with a guide angle. The guide angle of the contour guide plate 32 and the guide angle of the target housing are in a shape that is larger at the top and smaller at the bottom. The guide angle of the contour guide plate 32 can guide the bent cable into the contour guide plate 32. After the bent cable passes through the contour guide plate 32, the guide angle of the target housing guides the bent cable into the target housing. The bent cable is never in a free state during the assembly process and is always controlled inside the component. This can avoid the phenomenon that the bent cable cannot be assembled into the target housing due to changes in posture during the assembly process.

[0049] The housing positioning platform 3 is also provided with pin holes at corresponding positions, which correspond to the pin holes on the bending and feeding mechanism 4. The positioning pins are used to align the bending assembly 5 with the target housing, and the bending assembly 5 assembles the bent cable into the target housing to ensure assembly accuracy.

[0050] The fixing frame 1 has fixing plates on both sides, a first sliding rail in the horizontal direction of the fixing plates, and a first sliding block that slides within the first sliding rail between the fixing plates.

[0051] The first sliding block is provided with a second sliding rail in the horizontal direction and a second sliding block that slides within the second sliding rail. A third sliding rail is provided on the surface of the second sliding block in the vertical direction.

[0052] The bending and feeding mechanism 4 is installed on the surface of the third sliding rail. The bending and feeding mechanism 4 is used to move up and down along the third sliding rail, and to move horizontally along the first and second sliding rails. The three sliding rails cooperate with the slider to enable the bending and feeding mechanism 4 to move in all directions, making the bending and assembly operation of the present invention flexible and convenient.

[0053] This embodiment also includes an electrical control system for controlling the bending and unloading mechanism 4, the positioning and clamping jaws 21, and the housing side-push positioning jaws 23. The electrical control system includes a motor driver, sensors, a controller, and switches. The motor driver controls the movement of the bending and unloading mechanism 4 and the opening and clamping of the positioning and clamping jaws 21 and 23. A suitable type can be selected based on the specific device and motion requirements; for example, a stepper motor driver or a servo motor driver can be selected. The sensors detect the position and state of the bending and unloading mechanism 4, the positioning and clamping jaws 21, and 23. Position sensors, photoelectric sensors, etc., can be used. The controller receives sensor signals and controls the motor driver, the positioning and clamping jaws 21, and 23 according to a preset logic control script. The controller can be a PLC or a microcontroller. The switches control the opening and clamping actions of the positioning and clamping jaws 21 and 23. Using an electronic control system enables precise control and operation, ensuring accurate positioning of the bending and feeding mechanism 4, the positioning clamping jaw 21, and the housing side-push positioning jaw 23, thereby guaranteeing assembly accuracy and product quality.

[0054] In a preferred embodiment, the electronic control system further includes a human-machine interface and a communication module. The human-machine interface can provide an operation interface and monitor the system status. Operators can control and monitor the actions of the bending and feeding mechanism 4, the positioning clamping claw 21, and the housing side-push positioning claw 23 through a touch screen or buttons. The communication module can be connected to a host computer or industrial control system to realize remote monitoring and control, thereby improving work efficiency and convenience.

[0055] This disclosure also provides an electronic product manufacturing apparatus, which includes the aforementioned flexible material bending and assembly device. The electronic product manufacturing apparatus can be used to manufacture electronic products containing flexible components, such as electronic products containing flexible circuit boards, flexible displays, flexible antennas, and other flexible components. The apparatus uses the aforementioned flexible material bending and assembly device to bend the flexible components and then directly assembles them into the product through a contour guide plate within the device, completing the manufacturing and assembly of the flexible components without the need for CCD-assisted position determination.

[0056] In some embodiments, the functions or modules of the apparatus provided in this disclosure can be used to perform the methods described in the above method embodiments. The specific implementation can be referred to the description of the above method embodiments, and for the sake of brevity, it will not be repeated here.

[0057] The various embodiments of this disclosure have been described above. These descriptions are exemplary and not exhaustive, nor are they limited to the disclosed embodiments. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the described embodiments. The terminology used herein is chosen to best explain the principles, practical application, or technical improvements to the embodiments in the market, or to enable others skilled in the art to understand the embodiments disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A flexible material bending and assembly device, characterized in that, include: Fixed frame (1), flexible material placement platform (2), shell positioning platform (3) and bending and feeding mechanism (4); The bottom of the fixing frame (1) is equipped with a base (11), and the fixing frame (1) is used to fix the flexible material placement platform (2), the shell positioning platform (3) and the bending and feeding mechanism (4); The flexible material placement platform is installed on the base (11), and the flexible material placement platform (2) is provided with positioning clamping claws (21); The housing positioning platform (3) is mounted on the base (11). The housing positioning platform is provided with a housing side-push positioning gripper (31) and a contour guide plate (32). The housing side-push positioning gripper (31) is used to clamp the positioning target housing. The contour guide plate (32) is mounted above the target housing. The bending and feeding mechanism (4) is provided with a bending component (5), which is used to bend the target flexible material; The bending assembly (5) includes a pressing block (51), which is used to guide the target flexible material into the contour guide plate (32). After the target flexible material passes through the contour guide plate (32), the pressing block (51) pushes the target flexible material further down into the target housing.

2. The flexible material bending and assembly device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The bending assembly (5) further includes a bending support (52) and at least two bending mechanical blocks (53) and corresponding bending cylinders (54). The at least two bending mechanical blocks (53) are driven by their respective corresponding bending cylinders (54) to bend and hold the target flexible material in sequence.

3. The flexible material bending and assembly device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The flexible material placement platform (2) and the bending and feeding mechanism (4) are provided with positioning structures. The positioning structures are used to align the bending assembly with the target flexible material and the bending assembly bends the target flexible material.

4. The flexible material bending and assembly device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The inner groove of the contour guide plate (32) imitates the inner groove of the target shell, and the contour guide plate (32) is used to guide the bent target flexible material into the target shell.

5. The flexible material bending and assembly device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The top entrance of the contour guide plate (32) is provided with a guide angle, which is larger at the top and smaller at the bottom, and is used to guide the bent flexible material into the contour guide plate (32).

6. The flexible material bending and assembly device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The top entrance of the target housing is attached to the bottom exit of the contour guide plate (32). The top entrance of the target housing is provided with a guide angle, which is larger at the top and smaller at the bottom, and is used to guide the flexible material after bending through the contour guide plate (32) into the target housing.

7. The flexible material bending and assembly device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The housing positioning platform (3) is also provided with a positioning structure, which is used to align the bending assembly with the target housing, and the bending assembly assembles the bent target flexible material into the target housing.

8. The flexible material bending and assembly apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that, The fixing frame (1) is provided with fixing plates on both sides, and a first sliding rail is provided in the horizontal direction of the fixing plate. A first sliding block is provided between the fixing plates and slides in the first sliding rail. The first sliding block is provided with a second sliding rail in the horizontal direction and a second sliding block that slides within the second sliding rail. A third sliding rail is provided on the surface of the second sliding block in the vertical direction. The bending and feeding mechanism (4) is installed on the surface of the third sliding rail. The bending and feeding mechanism (4) is used to move up and down along the third sliding rail and to move horizontally along the first sliding rail and the second sliding rail.

9. The flexible material bending and assembly device according to claim 1, characterized in that, It also includes an electrical control system, which is used to control the movement of the bending and feeding mechanism (4) and to control the positioning clamping jaw (21) and the housing side-push positioning jaw (31).

10. An electronic product manufacturing equipment, characterized in that, The electronic product manufacturing equipment includes the flexible material bending and assembly device according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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