A full-automatic high-voltage striking, rod cutting, rod grinding and visual inspection equipment for halogen tungsten lamp
By designing a fully automated high-voltage, rod-cutting, rod-grinding, and visual inspection device for halogen tungsten lamps, integrating high-voltage inspection, rod-cutting, and grinding steps, the problem of low efficiency and high labor costs in existing technologies has been solved, achieving highly efficient automated production.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- TIANJIN LAMPLIC LIGHTING CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2023-12-22
- Publication Date
- 2026-05-19
AI Technical Summary
In existing technologies, the high-voltage application, rod cutting, rod grinding, and visual inspection steps for halogen tungsten lamps are performed separately, which is inefficient and has high labor costs. The market needs an integrated, automated device.
A fully automated halogen tungsten lamp high-pressure application, rod cutting, rod grinding, and visual inspection device was designed, including a material feeding station, a high-pressure application and inspection station, a laser cutting station, and a visual inspection station. The device uses a chain conveyor and electronic sensing elements to realize the flow of workpieces between the stations and adopts a PLC control system to achieve fully automated operation.
It has improved production efficiency, reduced labor costs, and achieved integrated and automated operation of steps such as high-pressure testing, rod cutting, and grinding.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This invention relates to the field of electrical and electronic component manufacturing and testing technology, specifically to a fully automatic halogen tungsten lamp high-voltage application, rod cutting, rod grinding, and visual inspection equipment. Background Technology
[0002] The structure of the halogen tungsten lamp tube in the printer is roughly a cylindrical tube with a molybdenum rod extending from both ends. During the production process, the lamp tube needs to undergo several steps, including high-voltage testing to detect poor solder joints (Toshiba tests luminous flux with high voltage), visual inspection of brightness, cutting the rods (the molybdenum rods extending from both ends), grinding the rods, and visual inspection of the cutting rod length and the grinding effect. In existing technologies, these steps are generally performed separately, which is inefficient and has high labor costs. To improve operational efficiency, there is an urgent need in the market for a device that can integrate the above steps into a single set of equipment with a high degree of automation. Summary of the Invention
[0003] The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a fully automatic device for high voltage application, rod cutting, rod grinding and visual inspection of halogen tungsten lamps, which overcomes the shortcomings of the prior art.
[0004] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is: a fully automatic high-voltage, rod cutting, rod grinding, and visual inspection device for halogen tungsten lamps, including a feeding station, a feeding variable-pitch transfer station, a workpiece centering and air nozzle position detection station, at least one set of high-voltage detection stations, a laser cutting, grinding, and dust removal station, a visual inspection station, a unloading variable-pitch transfer station, an unloading station, and a chain conveyor that runs through the workpiece centering and air nozzle position detection station, the high-voltage detection station, the laser cutting, grinding, and dust removal station, as well as electronic sensing elements and a PLC for controlling the circuit system of the above-mentioned stations;
[0005] The chain conveyor is used for the transfer of workpieces between workstations. The conveyor chain of the chain conveyor has toothed grooves that correspond one-to-one with the workpieces. The chain conveyor is equipped with multiple workpiece lifting mechanisms to cooperate with the above-mentioned workstation operations.
[0006] The loading station includes a lamp tray placement platform and a loading workpiece transfer unit. The lamp tray placement platform is used to stack lamp trays containing lamps. The loading workpiece transfer unit includes a guide rail aligned with the workpiece direction and a longitudinal moving component located on the guide rail and capable of moving along the guide rail direction. The longitudinal moving component can move up and down under the drive of a driving device. The lower end of the longitudinal moving component has a loading workpiece transfer fixture. The bottom of the loading workpiece transfer fixture has multiple workpiece clamps arranged side by side for clamping workpieces. The two sides of the loading workpiece transfer fixture have lamp tray clamping plates driven by a power unit for clamping the lamp trays. One end of the travel range of the longitudinal moving component on the guide rail is located above the loading variable pitch station.
[0007] The loading and variable-pitch transfer station includes a loading track aligned with the workpiece's trajectory, a moving feeding variable-pitch frame, and a fixed variable-pitch frame. The moving feeding variable-pitch frame includes a liftable variable-pitch frame base plate driven by a drive device and two opposing variable-pitch frame support side plates located on the base plate. The upper edge of each support side plate has multiple holding slots corresponding to the workpieces. The holding slots have an inverted triangular cross-section, and the distance between the bottoms of adjacent holding slots is the same as the spacing of the toothed grooves on the chain conveyor. The variable-pitch frame base plate is located on the loading track and can be driven by the drive device. Driven by the feeder, the workpiece moves along the feeding track. One end of the feeding track extends into one end of the chain conveyor. The fixed pitch frame is fixed above the feeding track. The fixed pitch frame has placement slots that correspond one-to-one with the workpieces. The spacing at the bottom of the placement slots is the same as the spacing of the workpieces in the lamp tray. The workpieces are transferred from the lamp tray on the lamp tray placement platform to the placement slots on the fixed pitch frame by the feeding workpiece transfer unit, and then transferred to the tooth groove of the chain conveyor by the moving feeding pitch frame.
[0008] The workpiece centering and nozzle position detection station includes a workpiece centering station and a nozzle position detection station. The workpiece centering station includes two primary centering and shaping plates and two secondary centering and shaping plates arranged opposite each other. Both the primary and secondary centering and shaping plates can be moved up and down, or towards and away from each other by a driving device. The primary centering and shaping plate is a flat plate structure that can abut against the two ends of the workpiece and the end of the molybdenum rod. The upper surface of the secondary centering and shaping plate is provided with multiple slots at intervals. Each slot can correspond to one workpiece. The molybdenum rods extending from both ends of the workpiece lifted by the lifting mechanism can pass through the slots. The secondary centering and shaping plate can abut against the two ends of the tubular structure of the workpiece.
[0009] The workpiece alignment and nozzle position detection station includes two sets of opposing lower roller groups, an upper roller group above the lower roller groups, and a nozzle position sensor. Both the upper and lower roller groups include multiple rollers and a belt wrapped around the rollers. The belt can contact the surface of the workpiece and drive the workpiece to rotate by mutual friction. The lower roller group is fixed on the lower roller frame, which is mounted on the lifting mechanism. The lower roller frame is lifted by the lifting mechanism to lift the workpiece to a position where it contacts the upper roller group.
[0010] A first defect discharge station is set up behind the centering and air nozzle position detection station. The first defect discharge station includes a defect discharge fixture and a defect receiving tray for collecting defective products.
[0011] The high-voltage testing station is located inside a light shield. The high-voltage testing station includes a high-voltage visual inspection station and a third defect removal station located behind it. The high-voltage visual inspection station includes two opposing high-voltage leveling frames, two opposing high-voltage alignment and shaping frames, two sets of opposing energized high-voltage clamping blocks, and a high-voltage testing camera. The two high-voltage leveling frames can move synchronously up and down under the drive of a driving device. The two high-voltage alignment and shaping frames can move synchronously up and down, relative to each other, or opposite to each other under the drive of a driving device. The high-voltage alignment... The shaping frame is located between the high-pressure leveling frame and the energized high-pressure clamping block. The upper edge of the high-pressure leveling frame has multiple inclined edges arranged side by side. The structure of the high-pressure centering shaping frame is the same as that of the secondary centering shaping plate in the workpiece centering station. The energized high-pressure clamping block is provided with multiple high-pressure stations corresponding one-to-one with the molybdenum rods on the workpiece. The energized high-pressure clamping block is controlled to open and close by a bidirectional cylinder. The high-pressure detection camera is located above the area between the energized high-pressure clamping blocks. The structure of the third defective discharge station is the same as that of the first defective discharge station.
[0012] The laser cutting, grinding, and dust removal station includes a laser cutting machine, a lifting frame, side clamps, an upper pressure plate, a grinding belt, and an air blowing nozzle structure. The laser cutting machine is mounted on a transverse guide rail frame, which is slidably connected to a longitudinal guide rail frame. The laser cutting machine can move up and down under the action of a driving device. The upper clamp and the upper pressure plate of the side clamps can also move up and down under the action of a driving device. The side clamps are used to clamp the ends of the molybdenum rods at both ends of the workpiece. The upper pressure plate is used to cooperate with the lifting mechanism to press down the middle of the workpiece. The lifting frame has a assisted rotating roller. The lifting frame cooperates with the grinding belt to grind the molybdenum rods on the workpiece after laser cutting. The air blowing nozzle structure is used to blow away the ground molybdenum rods.
[0013] The visual inspection station includes two sets of upper light sources, two sets of lower light sources, and an inspection camera. The upper light sources are arranged opposite to the lower light sources. The upper light sources have a ring structure, and the inspection camera is located inside the upper light sources. A fourth defect removal station is set behind the visual inspection station. The structure of the fourth defect removal station is the same as that of the first defect removal station.
[0014] The material unloading and variable-pitch transfer station includes an unloading track aligned with the workpiece's direction, a movable unloading variable-pitch frame, and a fixed unloading frame. The movable unloading variable-pitch frame includes a height-adjustable variable-pitch frame base plate driven by a drive device and two opposing workpiece variable-pitch support plates located on the base plate. The upper edge of each workpiece variable-pitch support plate has multiple holding slots corresponding to the workpieces. The cross-section of each holding slot is an inverted triangular structure, and the distance between the bottoms of adjacent holding slots is the same as the distance between the slots on the fixed unloading frame. The variable-pitch frame base plate is located on the unloading track and can move along the unloading track direction under the action of the drive device. One end of the unloading track extends into the other end of the chain conveyor. The fixed unloading frame is fixed above the unloading track. The workpiece is transferred from the chain conveyor to the fixed unloading frame via the movable unloading variable-pitch frame, and then transferred to the lamp tray on the unloading conveyor belt in the unloading station via the workpiece transfer fixture.
[0015] Optionally, the other two sides of the workpiece transfer fixture have alignment plates driven by a drive device for aligning the workpieces in the lamp tray.
[0016] Optionally, the loading station further includes a loading conveyor belt, and the other end of the travel range of the longitudinal moving component on the guide rail is located above the loading conveyor belt.
[0017] Optionally, the upper roller assembly is fixed on the upper roller frame, and the upper roller frame is slidably connected to a slide rail for an air nozzle detection station that is perpendicular to the direction of the workpiece.
[0018] Optionally, the high-voltage testing station further includes a high-voltage optical flux detector testing station. This station includes a high-voltage optical flux leveling frame, a high-voltage optical flux centering and shaping frame, an energized detection clamp, a stabilizing clamp, and a second defect discharge station. The structure of the high-voltage optical flux leveling frame is the same as that of the high-voltage leveling frame itself. The structure of the high-voltage optical flux centering and shaping frame is also the same as that of the high-voltage centering and shaping frame. The energized detection clamp contains an optical flux detector. Multiple high-voltage optical flux detection stations, each corresponding to a molybdenum rod on the workpiece, are located within the energized detection clamp. The energized detection clamp is opened and closed by a bidirectional cylinder. The stabilizing clamp can move up and down under the action of a driving device. The stabilizing clamp, in conjunction with a lifting mechanism, presses down the workpiece. The structure of the second defect discharge station is the same as that of the first defect discharge station.
[0019] Optionally, the laser cutting, grinding, and dust removal station is equipped with a dust collection device for collecting dust generated during laser cutting and blowing of the air nozzle structure. The dust collection device includes a suction pipe, a collection box, and a negative pressure pump.
[0020] Optional features also include a protective cover.
[0021] Optionally, multiple exhaust fans are installed inside the protective cover.
[0022] The advantages and positive effects of this invention are as follows: by adopting the above technical solution, the steps of high-pressure testing, rod cutting, and grinding are integrated into a set of equipment, and the high-pressure testing, rod cutting, and grinding operations are carried out in a fully automated manner, which has the advantages of being easy to use, having a high degree of automation, high production efficiency, and low labor costs. Attached Figure Description
[0023] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of a specific embodiment of the present invention;
[0024] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure after removing the outer cover;
[0025] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 Schematic diagram of part of the structure of the intermediate loading station and the structure of the variable pitch loading station;
[0026] Figure 4 yes Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the workpiece fixture at the loading / unloading station;
[0027] Figure 5 yes Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the workpiece transfer fixture structure;
[0028] Figure 6 yes Figure 2Schematic diagram of a medium-speed chain conveyor;
[0029] Figure 7 yes Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the workpiece centering station structure;
[0030] Figure 8 yes Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the structure of the exhaust nozzle position detection station;
[0031] Figure 9 yes Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the defective product discharge station structure;
[0032] Figure 10 yes Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the shaping mechanism inside the testing station of the medium-voltage optical flux meter;
[0033] Figure 11 yes Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the optical flux detection mechanism inside the medium-voltage optical flux meter detection station.
[0034] Figure 12 yes Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the internal structure of the high-voltage visual inspection station;
[0035] Figure 13 yes Figure 12 Schematic diagram of the positive and negative lead screw structure in the middle forming frame;
[0036] Figure 14 yes Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the laser cutting, grinding, and dust removal station structure;
[0037] Figure 15 yes Figure 14 Schematic diagram of laser cutting structure;
[0038] Figure 16 yes Figure 14 Schematic diagram of the workpiece shaping, lifting, and workpiece fixing structure;
[0039] Figure 17 This is a schematic diagram of the grinding structure;
[0040] Figure 18 This is a schematic diagram of the grinding and lifting structure;
[0041] Figure 19 This is a schematic diagram of the visual inspection workstation structure;
[0042] Figure 20 yes Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the material transfer station structure;
[0043] Figure 21 yes Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the material unloading station structure;
[0044] Figures 22 to 61 A schematic diagram of the circuit structure for a fully automated high-voltage application, rod cutting, rod grinding, and visual inspection system for halogen tungsten lamps;
[0045] In the picture:
[0046] A. Loading station; A1. Loading conveyor belt; A2. Lamp tube tray; A3. Guide rail; A4. Longitudinal moving assembly; A5. Loading workpiece transfer fixture; A6. Lamp tube tray clamp; A7. Workpiece clamp; A8. Alignment plate;
[0047] B. Feeding and pitch-changing transfer station; B1. Halogen tungsten lamp; B2. Fixed pitch-changing frame; B3. Moving feeding pitch-changing frame; B4. Pitch-changing frame base plate; B5. Pitch-changing frame support side plate;
[0048] C. Protective outer cover;
[0049] D. Material unloading and conveying station;
[0050] E. Workpiece centering and air nozzle position detection station; E1. Primary centering and shaping plate; E2. Secondary centering and shaping plate; E3. Air nozzle position sensor; E4. Upper roller assembly; E5. Lower roller assembly
[0051] F, High-voltage luminous flux meter testing station; F1, Power-on testing clamp; F2, Stabilizing clamp; F3, Testing clamp bidirectional cylinder; F4, High-voltage luminous flux meter leveling frame; F5, High-voltage luminous flux meter centering and shaping frame;
[0052] G, Second Defective Product Discharge Station; G1, Defective Product Discharge Fixture; G2, Defective Product Receiving Tray;
[0053] H, High-pressure visual inspection station; H1, High-pressure clamping block; H2, Clamping block bidirectional cylinder; H3, High-pressure centering and shaping frame; H4, Slide carriage; H5, Positive and negative lead screws; H6, Lead screw motor;
[0054] I. Third defect removal station;
[0055] J. Laser cutting, grinding, and dust removal station; J1. Longitudinal guide rail; J2. Transverse guide rail; J3. Laser cutter; J5. Lifting frame; J6. Side clamping plate; J7. Grinding belt; J8. Dust suction pipe; J9. Support roller; J10. Assisted rotation roller;
[0056] K, Visual inspection station; K1, Upper light source; K2, Lower light source board; K3, Inspection camera;
[0057] L, material unloading and transfer station; L1, moving material unloading and transfer frame; L2, workpiece transfer support plate; L3, fixed material unloading frame; L4, material unloading track;
[0058] M, unloading station; M1, unloading conveyor belt. Detailed Implementation
[0059] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to specific embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention. In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center," "longitudinal," "lateral," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," and "outer," etc., indicating orientations or positional relationships, are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of the present invention. In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," and "joining" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; they can refer to the internal connection of two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention through specific circumstances.
[0060] This invention provides a fully automatic device for high-voltage application, rod cutting, rod grinding, and visual inspection of halogen tungsten lamps, such as... Figure 1 , 2 As shown, the chain conveyor includes loading station A, loading pitch transfer station B, workpiece alignment and air nozzle position detection station E, high-pressure optical flux meter detection station F, high-pressure vision inspection station H, laser cutting, grinding, and dust removal station J, vision inspection station K, unloading pitch transfer station L, unloading station M, and the chain conveyor with through-workpiece alignment and air nozzle position detection station E, high-pressure optical flux meter detection station F, high-pressure vision inspection station H, and laser cutting, grinding, and dust removal station J (see...). Figure 6 ), and electronic sensing elements and PLCs (not shown in the figure) installed in each of the above workstations and controlling the circuit systems of each of the above workstations.
[0061] Chain conveyors are used for the transfer of workpieces between workstations, such as... Figure 6 As shown, the conveyor chain of the chain conveyor has toothed grooves that correspond one-to-one with the workpieces, and the chain conveyor is equipped with multiple workpiece lifting mechanisms to cooperate with the above-mentioned workstation operations.
[0062] Among them, the workpiece alignment and nozzle position detection station E, the nozzle position detection station, the high-pressure optical flux meter detection station F, the high-pressure visual inspection station H, and the visual inspection station K are all equipped with defect removal stations. The structures of each defect removal station are the same. Taking the second defect removal station at the high-pressure optical flux meter detection station F as an example, Figure 9 As shown, the system includes a defective product discharge fixture G1 and a defective product receiving tray G2 for collecting defective products. The defective product discharge fixture G1 can move up and down under the action of a driving device, while the defective product receiving tray G2 can move horizontally under the action of a driving device. After a defective product is detected at the inspection station, the defective product discharge fixture G1 moves downward to pick up the defective workpiece from the chain conveyor. The defective product receiving tray G2 moves horizontally to below the defective product discharge fixture, and the defective product discharge fixture G1 places the defective workpiece into the defective product receiving tray G2. The defective product receiving tray G2 then resets.
[0063] The workpieces to be processed are placed in the lamp trays, and multiple lamp trays are stacked at the loading station. The workpieces then enter the fully automated halogen tungsten lamp high-pressure, rod cutting, rod grinding, and vision inspection equipment from the loading station. Figure 3 , Figure 4 As shown, the loading station includes a lamp tray placement platform, a loading conveyor belt A1, and a loading workpiece transfer unit. The loading conveyor belt A1 is located on one side of the lamp tray placement platform, and the loading workpiece transfer unit is located above the lamp tray placement platform. Its transfer range extends from the loading conveyor belt A1 to the loading variable-pitch transfer station. The lamp tray placement platform is used to stack lamp trays A2 containing lamps. The loading workpiece transfer unit includes a guide rail A3 aligned with the workpiece orientation and a longitudinal moving component A4 located on the guide rail A3 and capable of moving along the direction of the guide rail A3. The longitudinal moving component A4 can move up and down under the action of the drive equipment. The lower end of the longitudinal moving component A4 has a loading workpiece transfer clamp A5, as shown. Figure 5 As shown, the bottom of the workpiece transfer fixture A5 has multiple workpiece clamps A7 arranged side by side for clamping workpieces. The two sides of the workpiece transfer fixture A5 have lamp tube tray clamping plates A6 driven by a power unit for clamping lamp tube trays A2. The other two sides of the workpiece transfer fixture A5 have alignment plates A8 driven by a drive device for aligning workpieces in lamp tube trays A2.
[0064] The operator manually places multiple stacked lamp trays A2 containing workpieces onto the lamp tray placement table. The workpiece transfer fixture A5 picks up the workpieces from the lamp trays A2 and moves them along the guide rail to the loading variable pitch transfer station B. The workpieces are placed in the loading variable pitch transfer station B by the workpiece transfer fixture A5. After the workpiece transfer fixture A5 returns to the lamp tray placement table, it picks up the empty lamp trays A2 and places them on the loading conveyor belt A1. Then it returns to the lamp tray placement table to repeat the workpiece loading action.
[0065] like Figure 3 As shown, the loading and variable-pitch transfer station includes a loading track aligned with the workpiece's direction, a moving feeding variable-pitch frame B3, and a fixed variable-pitch frame B2. The moving feeding variable-pitch frame B3 includes a liftable variable-pitch frame base plate B4 driven by a drive device, and two opposing variable-pitch frame support side plates B5 located on the base plate B4. The upper edge of the support side plates B5 has multiple holding slots corresponding to the workpieces. The cross-section of the holding slots is an inverted triangular structure, and the spacing between the bottoms of adjacent holding slots is the same as the spacing of the toothed grooves on the chain conveyor. The base plate B4 is located on the loading track and can be driven by the drive device. Driven by the equipment, it moves along the feeding track. One end of the feeding track extends into the end of the chain conveyor. The fixed pitch frame B2 is fixed above the feeding track. The fixed pitch frame B2 has placement slots that correspond one-to-one with the workpieces. The spacing at the bottom of the placement slots is the same as the spacing of the workpieces in the lamp tray A2. The workpiece is placed in the placement slot on the fixed pitch frame B2 by the feeding workpiece transfer fixture A5, and then moved to the tooth groove of the chain conveyor by the moving feeding pitch frame B3. The chain conveyor drives the workpiece into the workpiece centering station in the workpiece centering and air nozzle position detection station.
[0066] like Figure 7 As shown, the centering station includes two primary centering and shaping plates E1 and two secondary centering and shaping plates E2 arranged opposite to each other. Both the primary centering and shaping plates E1 and the secondary centering and shaping plates E2 can be moved up and down, or towards each other or away from each other by the drive equipment. The primary centering and shaping plate E1 is a flat plate structure that can abut against the two ends of the workpiece and the end of the molybdenum rod. The upper surface of the secondary centering and shaping plate E2 is provided with multiple slots at intervals. Each slot can correspond to a workpiece. The molybdenum rods extending from both ends of the workpiece lifted by the lifting mechanism can pass through the slots. The secondary centering and shaping plate E2 can abut against the two ends of the tubular structure of the workpiece.
[0067] like Figure 8As shown, the nozzle position detection station includes two sets of opposing lower roller groups E5, an upper roller group E4 positioned above the lower roller groups E5, and a nozzle position sensor E3. Both the upper and lower roller groups E4 include multiple rollers and belts wrapped around them. The belts can contact the workpiece surface and rotate the workpiece due to friction. The lower roller group E5 is fixed to a lower roller frame, which is mounted on a lifting mechanism. The lower roller frame is lifted by the lifting mechanism to raise the workpiece to a position where it contacts the upper roller group E4. The workpiece rolls under the action of the upper and lower roller groups E4 and E5. The nozzle position sensor E3 detects whether the workpiece is correctly positioned relative to the nozzle to determine if its placement orientation is correct. Workpieces with incorrect placement orientation are discharged through the first defective discharge station behind the workpiece alignment and nozzle position detection station E5. The upper roller assembly E4 is fixed on the upper roller frame, which is slidably connected to a slide rail of the air nozzle detection station perpendicular to the workpiece direction, so as to adjust the coordinates of the upper roller assembly E4 to make it suitable for workpieces of various specifications.
[0068] The high-voltage luminous flux meter testing station F and the high-voltage visual inspection station H are both located inside light shields. Station F is used to check for cold solder joints at both ends of the workpiece tube. This step is also known in the industry as Toshiba high-voltage testing, and its function is similar to high-voltage inspection, except that Toshiba's high-voltage testing is not visual inspection, but rather detection of the light emitted when powered on using a photocell. Each lamp tube corresponds to a luminous flux meter. Its structure includes a high-voltage luminous flux leveling frame F4, a high-voltage luminous flux centering and shaping frame F5, a power-on detection clamp F1, and a stabilizing clamp F2, as shown below. Figure 11 As shown, the structure of the high-voltage luminous flux leveling frame F4 is the same as that of the high-voltage luminous flux leveling frame, and the structure of the high-voltage luminous flux centering and shaping frame F5 is the same as that of the high-voltage luminous flux centering and shaping frame H3. The energized detection clamp F1 contains a luminous flux detector and multiple high-voltage luminous flux detection stations corresponding one-to-one with the molybdenum rods on the workpiece. The energized detection clamp F1 is opened and closed by a bidirectional cylinder. The stabilizing clamp F2 can move up and down under the action of the drive device. The lifting mechanism lifts the workpiece from... The chain conveyor rises, and the stabilizing clamp F2, in conjunction with the lifting mechanism, holds the workpiece in place. The energized detection clamp F1 clamps the molybdenum rods extending from both ends of the workpiece. After power is applied, the optical flux detector checks whether the workpiece has a poor weld. After the inspection is completed, the energized detection clamp F1 opens, the stabilizing clamp F2 rises, and the lifting mechanism descends, placing the inspected workpiece back onto the chain conveyor. The chain conveyor continues to transport the workpiece to the high-pressure visual inspection station. Workpieces that fail the inspection will be picked up through the second defective discharge station G.
[0069] like Figure 12 , Figure 13As shown, the high-pressure visual inspection station H includes two high-pressure leveling frames, two high-pressure centering and shaping frames H3 arranged opposite each other, two sets of energized high-pressure clamping blocks H1 arranged opposite each other, and a high-pressure inspection camera. The two high-pressure leveling frames can move up and down synchronously under the drive of the driving device. The two high-pressure centering and shaping frames H3 can move up and down synchronously, opposite each other, or away from each other under the drive of the driving device. The high-pressure centering and shaping frames H3 are located between the high-pressure leveling frames and the energized high-pressure clamping blocks H1. The upper edge of the high-pressure leveling frames has multiple inclined edges arranged side by side. The structure of the high-pressure centering and shaping frames H3 is consistent with that of the workpiece centering station. The secondary centering and shaping plate E2 has the same structure. Multiple high-pressure stations, each corresponding to a molybdenum rod on the workpiece, are set inside the energized high-pressure clamping block H1. The energized high-pressure clamping block H1 is controlled to open and close by a bidirectional cylinder H2. A high-pressure detection camera is positioned above the area between the energized high-pressure clamping blocks H1. The high-pressure visual inspection station can detect any incomplete welds at both ends of the workpiece and whether the brightness of the light source inside the workpiece is up to standard. The energized high-pressure clamping block H1 clamps the molybdenum rods at both ends of the workpiece conveyed by the chain conveyor. After energizing the workpiece, the high-pressure detection camera inspects it. Unqualified products are picked up at the third defective discharge station I. Qualified workpieces continue to be conveyed by the chain conveyor to the laser cutting, grinding, and dust removal station J.
[0070] Laser cutting, grinding, and dust removal station J is used to cut the molybdenum rods extending from both ends of the workpiece to ensure that the length of the extended molybdenum rods meets the requirements, such as... Figure 14 As shown, the laser cutting, grinding, and dust removal station J includes a laser cutting machine J3, a lifting frame J5, a side clamping plate J6, an upper pressure plate, a grinding belt J7, and an air blowing nozzle structure, as follows: Figure 16 As shown, the laser cutting machine J3 is mounted on the transverse guide rail J2, which is slidably connected to the longitudinal guide rail J1. The laser cutting machine J3 can move up and down under the action of the drive device. Figure 15 As shown, the upper clamping plate and upper pressure plate of the side clamping plate J6 can move up and down under the action of the driving device. The side clamping plate J6 is used to clamp the ends of the molybdenum rods at both ends of the workpiece, and the upper pressure plate is used to cooperate with the lifting mechanism to press down the middle of the workpiece. The lifting frame J5 has a assisted rotating roller. The lifting frame J5 cooperates with the grinding belt J7 to grind the molybdenum rods on the workpiece after laser cutting. The air blowing nozzle structure is used to blow away the ground molybdenum rods. The workpiece is lifted from the chain conveyor by the lifting mechanism. The side clamping plate J6 clamps the two ends of the workpiece, and the lower pressure plate presses down the middle of the workpiece to keep the workpiece stable during cutting. The laser cutter J3 cuts the molybdenum rods at both ends of the workpiece. Then the lifting mechanism sinks down to put the workpiece back on the chain conveyor. The workpiece moves with the chain conveyor to below the grinding belt. The lifting mechanism lifts the workpiece again until the molybdenum rods are in contact with the grinding belt. Figure 18As shown, the lifting mechanism here has an auxiliary rotating roller J10 that drives the workpiece to rotate, and its structure is similar to... Figure 8 Similar to the process described above, the cutting area of the molybdenum rod is ground using a sanding belt. After grinding, the workpiece continues to move via a chain conveyor to the air blowing nozzle structure, where the dust adhering to the ground area of the molybdenum rod is blown off. Dust collection equipment is installed at the laser cutting area, sanding area, and air blowing nozzle structure of this station to collect the dust generated during laser cutting and air blowing. The dust collection equipment includes a suction pipe J8, a collection box, and a negative pressure pump.
[0071] The workpiece enters the vision inspection station K via a chain conveyor. The vision inspection station is used to check whether the length of the cut molybdenum rod is up to standard and whether the grinding degree of the molybdenum rod is up to standard. Figure 19 As shown, the visual inspection station K includes two sets of upper light sources K1, two sets of lower light sources K2, and an inspection camera K3. The upper light sources K1 and lower light sources K2 are arranged opposite to each other. The upper light source K1 has a ring structure, and the inspection camera K3 is set inside the upper light source K1. Workpieces that fail the visual inspection will be picked up at the fourth defect discharge station set behind the visual inspection station K. Qualified workpieces are transferred to the unloading and variable-pitch transfer station L by a chain conveyor.
[0072] like Figure 20 As shown, the unloading and variable-pitch transfer station L includes an unloading track L4 aligned with the workpiece's direction, a movable unloading variable-pitch frame L1, and a fixed unloading frame L3. The movable unloading variable-pitch frame L1 includes a liftable variable-pitch frame base plate driven by a drive device and two opposing workpiece variable-pitch support plates L2 located on the base plate. The upper edge of the workpiece variable-pitch support plate L2 has multiple holding slots corresponding to the workpieces. The cross-section of the holding slots is an inverted triangular structure, and the distance between the bottoms of adjacent holding slots is the same as the distance between the slots on the fixed unloading frame L3. The variable-pitch frame base plate is located on the unloading track and can move along the unloading track L4 under the action of the drive device. One end of the unloading track L4 extends into the other end of the chain conveyor. The fixed unloading frame L3 is fixed above the unloading track L4. The workpiece is transferred from the chain conveyor to the fixed unloading frame L3 via the movable unloading variable-pitch frame L1, and then transferred to the lamp tray A2 on the unloading conveyor belt M1 in the unloading station M (e.g., ...). Figure 21 ).
[0073] To ensure personnel safety, a protective cover C is installed on the fully automatic halogen tungsten lamp high-voltage application, rod cutting, rod grinding, and vision inspection equipment. This protective cover has multiple openable doors on its sides for easy adjustment of each workstation. The protective covers C at the laser cutting and vision inspection workstations use dark glass to protect the operators' eyesight. The protective cover C at the lamp tray placement platform at the loading station is also equipped with a safety light curtain. If the light curtain detects personnel passing through it when the equipment starts, the equipment will automatically stop. Multiple exhaust fans are installed inside the protective cover C to dissipate heat promptly.
[0074] The embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, but the content described is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and should not be considered as limiting the scope of the present invention. All equivalent changes and improvements made within the scope of the present invention should still fall within the patent coverage of the present invention.
Claims
1. A fully automatic device for high-voltage application, rod cutting, rod grinding, and visual inspection of halogen tungsten lamps, characterized in that: It includes a loading station, a loading pitch transfer station, a workpiece centering and air nozzle position detection station, at least one set of high-pressure detection stations, a laser cutting, grinding, and dust removal station, a vision inspection station, a unloading pitch transfer station, an unloading station, and a chain conveyor that runs through the workpiece centering and air nozzle position detection station, the high-pressure detection station, the laser cutting, grinding, and dust removal station, as well as electronic sensing elements installed in each of the above stations and a PLC that controls the circuit system of each of the above stations; The chain conveyor is used for the transfer of workpieces between workstations. The conveyor chain of the chain conveyor has toothed grooves that correspond one-to-one with the workpieces. The chain conveyor is equipped with multiple workpiece lifting mechanisms to cooperate with the above-mentioned workstation operations. The loading station includes a lamp tray placement platform and a loading workpiece transfer unit. The lamp tray placement platform is used to stack lamp trays containing lamps. The loading workpiece transfer unit includes a guide rail aligned with the workpiece direction and a longitudinal moving component located on the guide rail and capable of moving along the guide rail direction. The longitudinal moving component can move up and down under the drive of a driving device. The lower end of the longitudinal moving component has a loading workpiece transfer fixture. The bottom of the loading workpiece transfer fixture has multiple workpiece clamps arranged side by side for clamping workpieces. The two sides of the loading workpiece transfer fixture have lamp tray clamping plates driven by a power unit for clamping the lamp trays. One end of the travel range of the longitudinal moving component on the guide rail is located above the loading variable pitch station. The loading and variable-pitch transfer station includes a loading track aligned with the workpiece's trajectory, a moving feeding variable-pitch frame, and a fixed variable-pitch frame. The moving feeding variable-pitch frame includes a liftable variable-pitch frame base plate driven by a drive device and two opposing variable-pitch frame support side plates located on the base plate. The upper edge of each support side plate has multiple holding slots corresponding to the workpieces. The holding slots have an inverted triangular cross-section, and the distance between the bottoms of adjacent holding slots is the same as the spacing of the toothed grooves on the chain conveyor. The variable-pitch frame base plate is located on the loading track and can be driven by the drive device. Driven by the feeder, the workpiece moves along the feeding track. One end of the feeding track extends into one end of the chain conveyor. The fixed pitch frame is fixed above the feeding track. The fixed pitch frame has placement slots that correspond one-to-one with the workpieces. The spacing at the bottom of the placement slots is the same as the spacing of the workpieces in the lamp tray. The workpieces are transferred from the lamp tray on the lamp tray placement platform to the placement slots on the fixed pitch frame by the feeding workpiece transfer unit, and then transferred to the tooth groove of the chain conveyor by the moving feeding pitch frame. The workpiece centering and nozzle position detection station includes a workpiece centering station and a nozzle position detection station. The workpiece centering station includes two primary centering and shaping plates and two secondary centering and shaping plates arranged opposite each other. Both the primary and secondary centering and shaping plates can be moved up and down, or towards and away from each other by a driving device. The primary centering and shaping plate is a flat plate structure that can abut against the two ends of the workpiece and the end of the molybdenum rod. The upper surface of the secondary centering and shaping plate is provided with multiple slots at intervals. Each slot can correspond to one workpiece. The molybdenum rods extending from both ends of the workpiece lifted by the lifting mechanism can pass through the slots. The secondary centering and shaping plate can abut against the two ends of the tubular structure of the workpiece. The workpiece alignment and nozzle position detection station includes two sets of opposing lower roller groups, an upper roller group above the lower roller groups, and a nozzle position sensor. Both the upper and lower roller groups include multiple rollers and a belt wrapped around the rollers. The belt can contact the surface of the workpiece and drive the workpiece to rotate by mutual friction. The lower roller group is fixed on the lower roller frame, which is mounted on the lifting mechanism. The lower roller frame is lifted by the lifting mechanism to lift the workpiece to a position where it contacts the upper roller group. A first defect discharge station is set up behind the centering and air nozzle position detection station. The first defect discharge station includes a defect discharge fixture and a defect receiving tray for collecting defective products. The high-voltage testing station is located inside a light shield. The high-voltage testing station includes a high-voltage visual inspection station and a third defect removal station located behind it. The high-voltage visual inspection station includes two opposing high-voltage leveling frames, two opposing high-voltage alignment and shaping frames, two sets of opposing energized high-voltage clamping blocks, and a high-voltage testing camera. The two high-voltage leveling frames can move synchronously up and down under the drive of a driving device. The two high-voltage alignment and shaping frames can move synchronously up and down, relative to each other, or opposite to each other under the drive of a driving device. The high-voltage alignment... The shaping frame is located between the high-pressure leveling frame and the energized high-pressure clamping block. The upper edge of the high-pressure leveling frame has multiple inclined edges arranged side by side. The structure of the high-pressure centering shaping frame is the same as that of the secondary centering shaping plate in the workpiece centering station. The energized high-pressure clamping block is provided with multiple high-pressure stations corresponding one-to-one with the molybdenum rods on the workpiece. The energized high-pressure clamping block is controlled to open and close by a bidirectional cylinder. The high-pressure detection camera is located above the area between the energized high-pressure clamping blocks. The structure of the third defective discharge station is the same as that of the first defective discharge station. The laser cutting, grinding, and dust removal station includes a laser cutting machine, a lifting frame, side clamps, an upper pressure plate, a grinding belt, and an air blowing nozzle structure. The laser cutting machine is mounted on a transverse guide rail frame, which is slidably connected to a longitudinal guide rail frame. The laser cutting machine can move up and down under the action of a driving device. The upper clamp and the upper pressure plate of the side clamps can also move up and down under the action of a driving device. The side clamps are used to clamp the ends of the molybdenum rods at both ends of the workpiece. The upper pressure plate is used to cooperate with the lifting mechanism to press down the middle of the workpiece. The lifting frame has a assisted rotating roller. The lifting frame cooperates with the grinding belt to grind the molybdenum rods on the workpiece after laser cutting. The air blowing nozzle structure is used to blow away the ground molybdenum rods. The visual inspection station includes two sets of upper light sources, two sets of lower light sources, and an inspection camera. The upper light sources are arranged opposite to the lower light sources. The upper light sources have a ring structure, and the inspection camera is located inside the upper light sources. A fourth defect removal station is set behind the visual inspection station. The structure of the fourth defect removal station is the same as that of the first defect removal station. The material unloading and variable-pitch transfer station includes an unloading track aligned with the workpiece's direction, a movable unloading variable-pitch frame, and a fixed unloading frame. The movable unloading variable-pitch frame includes a height-adjustable variable-pitch frame base plate driven by a drive device and two opposing workpiece variable-pitch support plates located on the base plate. The upper edge of each workpiece variable-pitch support plate has multiple holding slots corresponding to the workpieces. The cross-section of each holding slot is an inverted triangular structure, and the distance between the bottoms of adjacent holding slots is the same as the distance between the slots on the fixed unloading frame. The variable-pitch frame base plate is located on the unloading track and can move along the unloading track direction under the action of the drive device. One end of the unloading track extends into the other end of the chain conveyor. The fixed unloading frame is fixed above the unloading track. The workpiece is transferred from the chain conveyor to the fixed unloading frame via the movable unloading variable-pitch frame, and then transferred to the lamp tray on the unloading conveyor belt in the unloading station via the workpiece transfer fixture.
2. The fully automatic high-voltage application, rod cutting, rod grinding, and visual inspection equipment for halogen tungsten lamps according to claim 1, characterized in that: The other two sides of the workpiece transfer fixture have alignment plates driven by a drive device for aligning the workpieces in the lamp tray.
3. The fully automatic high-voltage application, rod cutting, rod grinding, and visual inspection equipment for halogen tungsten lamps according to claim 2, characterized in that: The loading station also includes a loading conveyor belt, and the other end of the travel range of the longitudinal moving component on the guide rail is located above the loading conveyor belt.
4. The fully automatic high-voltage application, rod cutting, rod grinding, and visual inspection equipment for halogen tungsten lamps according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper roller assembly is fixed on the upper roller frame, and the upper roller frame is slidably connected to a slide rail for an air nozzle detection station that is perpendicular to the direction of the workpiece.
5. The fully automatic high-voltage application, rod cutting, rod grinding, and visual inspection equipment for halogen tungsten lamps according to claim 1, characterized in that: The high-voltage testing station also includes a high-voltage optical flux detector testing station. This station comprises a high-voltage optical flux leveling frame, a high-voltage optical flux centering and shaping frame, an energized detection clamp, a stabilizing clamp, and a second defect discharge station. The structure of the high-voltage optical flux leveling frame is the same as that of the high-voltage leveling frame itself. The structure of the high-voltage optical flux centering and shaping frame is also the same as that of the high-voltage centering and shaping frame. The energized detection clamp contains an optical flux detector and multiple high-voltage optical flux detection stations corresponding one-to-one with the molybdenum rods on the workpiece are arranged within it. The energized detection clamp is controlled to open and close by a bidirectional cylinder. The stabilizing clamp can move up and down under the action of a driving device. The stabilizing clamp, in conjunction with a lifting mechanism, presses down the workpiece. The structure of the second defect discharge station is the same as that of the first defect discharge station.
6. The fully automatic high-voltage application, rod cutting, rod grinding, and visual inspection equipment for halogen tungsten lamps according to claim 1, characterized in that: The laser cutting, grinding, and dust removal station is equipped with a dust collection device for collecting dust generated during laser cutting and air blowing. The dust collection device includes a suction pipe, a collection box, and a negative pressure pump.
7. The fully automatic high-voltage application, rod cutting, rod grinding, and visual inspection equipment for halogen tungsten lamps according to any one of claims 1-6, characterized in that: It also includes a protective outer cover.
8. The fully automatic high-voltage application, rod cutting, rod grinding, and visual inspection equipment for halogen tungsten lamps according to claim 7, characterized in that: Multiple exhaust fans are installed inside the protective cover.