Assembly equipment and processing systems

Abstract

The present invention discloses an assembly device and a processing system, and relates to the technical field of assembly processing equipment. The assembly device includes a base, a flexible clamp, a feeding mechanism and an assembly mechanism. The base is provided with a conveying track, and the mounting seat of the flexible clamp is movably arranged on the conveying track. The two sliding plates of the clamping assembly are both slidably connected with the mounting seat, and are elastically connected with the mounting seat through an elastic member, and the two sliding plates are arranged relative to each other so that the two clamping seats cooperate to form a clamping groove, and the clamping groove is used to clamp and fix a plastic shell. The feeding mechanism is arranged on the base, and the feeding mechanism is used to feed the plastic shell to the clamping groove. The assembly mechanism is arranged on the base, and the assembly mechanism includes an assembly structure and a visual component, and the visual component is used to identify a blind stick and a plastic shell in the clamping groove, and the assembly structure is used to assemble the blind stick on the plastic shell in the clamping groove. The assembly device of the present invention can be applicable to the assembly of plastic shells of different types or sizes, realizes automated assembly, and improves assembly efficiency.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of assembly processing equipment, and in particular to an assembly equipment and a processing system using the assembly equipment. Background Art

[0002] With the development of connector technology, especially the variety of types, shapes and styles of ECU connectors, the directions, styles and materials of the plastic shells and blind sticks of ECU connectors are all different. In related technologies, ECU connectors are usually mainly assembled manually, resulting in low work efficiency, high employee fatigue, and uncontrollable quality. At the same time, the tooling or angle used to fix the plastic shell of the ECU connector in the industry is generally set as a contoured structure, which makes the tooling or angle only applicable to the fixation of the same type of plastic shell, and cannot be applied to the fixation of plastic shells of different types or sizes, resulting in low assembly efficiency and low assembly accuracy. Summary of the invention

[0003] The main purpose of the present invention is to provide an assembly device and a processing system, aiming to provide an assembly device that can be suitable for plastic shells of different types or sizes. The assembly device can realize the automated assembly of the plastic shell and blind stick of the ECU connector, effectively improve the assembly efficiency, improve the assembly quality and yield, and improve the assembly accuracy.

[0004] To achieve the above object, the present invention provides an assembly device for assembling a blind stick to a plastic shell of a connector, the assembly device comprising:

[0005] A base body, wherein the base body is provided with a conveying track, and the base body is also provided with a loading position and an assembly position arranged adjacent to the conveying track;

[0006] A flexible clamp, the flexible clamp comprises a mounting seat and a clamping assembly, the mounting seat is movably arranged on the conveying track, the clamping assembly comprises two sliding plates, two clamping seats and an elastic member, each of the clamping seats is arranged on one of the sliding plates, the two sliding plates are slidably connected to the mounting seat, and are elastically connected to the mounting seat through the elastic member, the two sliding plates are arranged opposite to each other, so that the two clamping seats cooperate to form a clamping groove, and the clamping groove is used to clamp and fix the plastic shell;

[0007] A feeding mechanism, the feeding mechanism is arranged on the base and corresponds to the feeding position, and the feeding mechanism is used to feed the plastic shell to the clamping groove;

[0008] An assembly mechanism is arranged on the base and corresponds to the assembly position. The assembly mechanism includes an assembly structure and a visual component. The visual component is used to identify the blind stick and the plastic shell in the clamping groove. The assembly structure is used to assemble the blind stick on the plastic shell in the clamping groove.

[0009] In one embodiment, the mounting base comprises:

[0010] A bottom plate, wherein the bottom plate is provided with sliding wheels, and the bottom plate is slidably connected to the conveying track via the sliding wheels; and

[0011] A mounting plate, wherein the mounting plate is arranged on a side of the base plate facing away from the sliding wheel, a fixed plate and a plurality of sliding rails are arranged on the side of the mounting plate facing away from the base plate, the fixed plate is located between two sliding plates, a plurality of sliding rails are arranged on opposite sides of the fixed plate, and an extension direction of the fixed plate is perpendicular to an extension direction of the sliding rails, each of the sliding plates is provided with a sliding groove slidably matched with the sliding rails, and each of the sliding plates is elastically connected to the fixed plate through the elastic member.

[0012] In one embodiment, the bottom plate is further provided with a connecting seat;

[0013] The base is also provided with a driving device, and the driving device is connected to the connecting seat through a chain;

[0014] Wherein, the driving device drives the chain to drive the connecting seat to move, so that the mounting seat moves along the conveying track.

[0015] In one embodiment, the flexible clamp includes a plurality of flexible clamps, which are arranged at intervals on the conveying track and are all connected to the driving device through the chain;

[0016] And / or, each of the sliding plates is provided with at least two first mounting posts, at least two of the first mounting posts are located on opposite sides of the clamping seat, the fixed plate is provided with a second mounting post corresponding to each of the first mounting posts, the elastic member includes a plurality of elastic members, and both ends of each of the elastic members are respectively connected to the first mounting post and the second mounting post, so that the telescopic direction of each of the elastic members is consistent with the extension direction of the slide rail;

[0017] And / or, at least two slide rails are respectively provided on opposite sides of the fixed plate, the two slide rails are spaced apart and arranged in parallel, each of the sliding plates is provided with at least two slide grooves corresponding to the at least two slide rails, and at least one slide groove is slidably matched with one slide rail;

[0018] And / or, the number of the elastic members elastically connected to the two sliding plates and the fixed plate is the same;

[0019] And / or, a contour groove and / or a positioning groove is provided on one side of each clamping seat facing the clamping groove.

[0020] In one embodiment, at least one fixing column is provided at one end of each sliding plate away from the clamping seat;

[0021] The base body is further provided with a plurality of stretching driving members, which are respectively arranged corresponding to the loading position and the assembly position, and the output end of each stretching driving member is provided with a clamping groove, which is used to clamp the fixing column in a limited position;

[0022] The stretching driving member drives the fixing column through the clamping groove to drive the two sliding plates to move along the slide rail, so that the two clamping seats move away from or closer to each other to open or close the clamping groove.

[0023] In one embodiment, the assembly mechanism further comprises:

[0024] A loading assembly, the loading assembly is arranged on the base and adjacent to the assembly position, the loading assembly is provided with a loading tray, and the loading tray is used to hold the blind stick; and

[0025] A flip assembly, the flip assembly is arranged on the base and is located between the feeding assembly and the conveying track. The flip assembly is provided with a flip groove, the flip groove is used to hold a blind stick, and the flip assembly is used to drive the blind stick in the flip groove to flip;

[0026] Wherein, the assembly structure comprises a robot, a gripping assembly and an assembly assembly arranged on the base, the robot has a connection end, and the gripping assembly, the assembly assembly and the visual assembly are all arranged on the connection end;

[0027] The robot drives the clamping assembly to clamp the blind stick of the loading tray and transfer it to the turning groove. The robot drives the assembling assembly to assemble the blind stick of the turning groove to the plastic shell of the clamping groove.

[0028] In one embodiment, the flip assembly comprises:

[0029] A mounting frame, the mounting frame is arranged on the base;

[0030] A flip driving member, the flip driving member is arranged on the mounting frame, and a connector is arranged at the output end of the flip driving member;

[0031] A flip clamp, the flip clamp comprises a pneumatic drive and two clamps, the pneumatic drive is connected to the connector, the two clamps are connected to the output end of the pneumatic drive, a plurality of grooves are provided on a side of each clamp facing the other clamp, the two clamps are opposite to each other so that the plurality of grooves correspond to each other and enclose a plurality of flip grooves; and

[0032] A detection member, the detection member is arranged on the mounting frame and is arranged adjacent to the connector;

[0033] Wherein, the flip driving member drives the connecting head to drive the flip clamping member to flip, so that the flip groove has a first position and a second position;

[0034] In the first position, the notch of the turning groove corresponds to the detection member, and the robot drives the clamping assembly to clamp the blind stick on the loading tray and transfer it to the turning groove;

[0035] In the second position, the notch of the flip groove is away from the detection member, and the robot drives the assembly component to assemble the blind stick of the flip groove to the plastic shell of the clamping groove.

[0036] In one embodiment, the clamping assembly comprises:

[0037] a first lifting drive member, the first lifting drive member being connected to the connecting end;

[0038] a clamping drive member connected to an output end of the first lifting drive member; and

[0039] A first clamping jaw, the first clamping jaw being arranged at the output end of the clamping driving member, the first clamping jaw being formed with a clamping groove extending along a first direction, the first direction being parallel to a notch direction of the flip groove at the first position;

[0040] Wherein, the first lifting drive member drives the clamping drive member to drive the first clamping claw to approach or move away from the loading plate or the turning groove, and the clamping drive member drives the first clamping claw to clamp or release the blind stick in the clamping groove.

[0041] In one embodiment, the assembly component includes a clamping member, and the clamping member includes a second lifting drive member, a clamping drive member and a second clamping claw, the second lifting drive member is connected to the connecting end, the clamping drive member is connected to the output end of the second lifting drive member, the second clamping claw is arranged at the output end of the clamping drive member, and the second clamping claw is formed with a clamping hole extending along a second direction, and the second direction is parallel to the notch direction of the flip groove at the second position; the second lifting drive member drives the clamping drive member to drive the second clamping claw to approach or move away from the flip groove and the clamping groove, and the clamping drive member drives the second clamping claw to clamp or release the blind stick in the clamping hole;

[0042] And / or, the assembly component includes a suction piece, the suction piece includes a third lifting drive piece, a rotating drive piece and an adsorption head, the third lifting drive piece is connected to the connection end, the rotating drive piece is arranged on the third lifting drive piece, the adsorption head is connected to the rotating drive piece, the adsorption head is provided with a suction hole extending along a second direction, the suction hole is used to absorb a blind stick, the second direction is parallel to the notch direction of the flip groove at the second position; the third lifting drive piece drives the rotating drive piece to drive the adsorption head to approach or move away from the flip groove and the clamping groove, and the rotating drive piece drives the adsorption head to rotate around the second direction.

[0043] In one embodiment, the visual component comprises:

[0044] A fixing seat connected to the connecting end;

[0045] a camera, the camera being mounted on the fixing seat; and

[0046] A light source is disposed on the fixing seat and is arranged corresponding to the camera, and a through hole is provided on the light source corresponding to the camera.

[0047] In one embodiment, the base body is provided with a plurality of the assembly positions along the conveying direction of the conveying track, and the assembly mechanisms include a plurality of assembling mechanisms, each of which is provided on the base body and corresponds to one of the assembly positions.

[0048] In one embodiment, the base is further provided with a pressing position, and the loading position, the assembly position and the pressing position are sequentially arranged along the conveying direction of the conveying track; the assembly device further comprises a pressing mechanism, which is arranged on the base and corresponds to the pressing position, and the pressing mechanism is used to press the blind stick to press the blind stick to the plastic shell;

[0049] And / or, the base is further provided with a detection position, the loading position, the assembly position and the detection position are sequentially arranged along the conveying direction of the conveying track; the assembly equipment further comprises a detection mechanism, the detection mechanism is arranged on the base and corresponds to the detection position, and the detection mechanism is used to detect whether the blind stick is assembled in place on the plastic shell;

[0050] And / or, the base is also provided with a unloading position, the loading position, the assembly position and the unloading position are arranged in sequence along the conveying direction of the conveying track; the assembly equipment also includes a unloading mechanism, the unloading mechanism is arranged on the base and corresponds to the unloading position, and the unloading mechanism is used to transfer the assembled plastic shell from the clamping groove of the flexible clamp to the next process.

[0051] The present invention also provides a processing system, which includes the above-mentioned assembly equipment.

[0052] The assembly equipment of the technical solution of the present invention sets a conveying track on the base, and sets a loading position and an assembly position adjacent to the conveying track, and the flexible clamp is movably set on the conveying track, the loading mechanism is set on the base and corresponds to the loading position, and the assembly mechanism is set on the base and corresponds to the assembly position, so that the flexible clamp moves along the conveying track, passing through the loading position and the assembly position in sequence, so that when the flexible clamp moves to the loading position, it is convenient for the loading mechanism to load the plastic shell into the clamping groove of the flexible clamp for fixing, and when the flexible clamp moves to the assembly position, it is convenient for the visual component of the assembly mechanism to identify the blind stick and the plastic shell in the clamping groove, so that the blind stick is assembled on the plastic shell in the clamping groove by using the assembly structure, which not only realizes the automatic assembly of the plastic shell and the blind stick, but also effectively improves the assembly efficiency, and uses the visual component to cooperate with the assembly structure to improve the assembly accuracy. , improving the assembly quality and yield rate; at the same time, by setting the flexible clamp as a mounting seat and a clamping assembly, the mounting seat is movably arranged on the conveying track, and the two sliding plates of the clamping assembly are slidably connected to the mounting seat, and elastically connected to the mounting seat through an elastic member, and each clamping seat is arranged on a sliding plate, so that the two sliding plates are arranged opposite to each other, so that the two clamping seats are cooperated to form a clamping groove, so that the clamping groove is used to clamp and fix the plastic shell, and at the same time, the sliding plate of the clamping assembly is elastically connected to the mounting seat by an elastic member, so that the clamping groove formed by the two clamping seats when clamping and fixing the plastic shell, enables the two clamping seats to elastically clamp the plastic shell through the elastic member, so that the clamping groove of the clamping assembly can realize the fixation of plastic shells of different types or sizes through an elastic clamping method, thereby improving the versatility, flexibility and adaptability of the assembly equipment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0053] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on the structures shown in these drawings without paying creative work.

[0054] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a top view of an assembly device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0055] Figure 2 A partially enlarged schematic diagram of an embodiment of an assembly device provided by the present invention;

[0056] Figure 3 A schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a flexible clamp provided by the present invention;

[0057] Figure 4A schematic structural diagram of another perspective of an embodiment of a flexible clamp provided by the present invention;

[0058] Figure 5 A schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of an assembly structure provided by the present invention;

[0059] Figure 6 A partial structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of an assembly structure provided by the present invention;

[0060] Figure 7 A schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a flip assembly provided by the present invention.

[0061] Description of Figure Numbers:

[0062] 100. Assembly equipment; 1. Base; 11. Conveying track; 12. Loading position; 13. Assembly position; 14. Pressing position; 15. Detection position; 16. Unloading position; 2. Flexible clamp; 21. Mounting seat; 211. Bottom plate; 2111. Sliding wheel; 2112. Connecting seat; 212. Mounting plate; 2121. Fixed plate; 2122. Slide rail; 2123. Second mounting column; 22. Clamping assembly; 221. Sliding plate; 2211. Slide groove; 2212. First mounting column; 2213. Fixed column; 222. Clamping seat; 2221. Profile groove; 2222. Positioning groove; 223. Clamping groove; 224. Elastic member; 3. Loading mechanism; 4. Assembly mechanism; 41. Assembly structure; 411. Robot; 4111. Connecting end; 412. Clamping assembly; 4121. First lifting drive Component; 4122, clamping drive; 4123, first clamping jaw; 4124, clamping groove; 413, assembly component; 4131, clamping component; 4132, second lifting drive; 4133, clamping drive; 4134, second clamping jaw; 4135, suction component; 4136, third lifting drive; 4137, rotation drive; 4138, adsorption head; 42, visual component; 421, fixed seat; 422, camera; 423, light source; 424, through hole; 43, loading component; 431, loading tray; 44, flip component; 441, mounting bracket; 442, flipping drive; 443, connector; 444, flipping clamp; 4441, pneumatic drive; 4442, clamping plate; 4443, flipping groove; 445, detection component; 5, clamping mechanism; 6, detection mechanism; 7, unloading mechanism.

[0063] The realization of the purpose, functional features and advantages of the present invention will be further explained in conjunction with embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0064] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0065] It should be noted that all directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.) in the embodiments of the present invention are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement status, etc. between the components under a certain specific posture (as shown in the accompanying drawings). If the specific posture changes, the directional indication will also change accordingly.

[0066] At the same time, the meaning of "and / or" or "and / or" appearing in the full text includes three options. Taking "A and / or B" as an example, it includes option A, or option B, or a option in which both A and B are satisfied.

[0067] In addition, in the present invention, descriptions such as "first", "second", etc. are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but they must be based on the ability of ordinary technicians in the field to implement them. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be implemented, it should be deemed that such a combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection required by the present invention.

[0068] With the development of connector technology, especially the variety of types, shapes and styles of ECU connectors, the directions, styles and materials of the plastic shells and blind sticks of ECU connectors are all different. In the related art, ECU connectors are usually mainly assembled manually, resulting in low work efficiency, high employee fatigue, and uncontrollable quality. At the same time, the tooling or angle used to fix the plastic shell of the ECU connector in the industry is generally set as a profiling structure, so that the tooling or angle can only be used for the fixation of the same type of plastic shell, that is, during the assembly process, for each type or size of plastic shell, different tooling or fixtures need to be replaced, and it cannot be used for the fixation of plastic shells of different types or sizes, resulting in low assembly efficiency and low assembly accuracy. In addition, the existing assembly equipment can only adapt to two types of directional blind sticks at most. For non-directional blind sticks, a series of related accessories need to be replaced on the existing assembly equipment to meet the production of new models, resulting in cumbersome and complicated steps and reduced assembly efficiency.

[0069] Based on the above ideas and problems, the present invention proposes an assembly device 100. It can be understood that the assembly device 100 is applied to the assembly of a connector. In this embodiment, the connector can be an ECU connector, which includes a plastic shell and a blind stick, and is mainly used to assemble the blind stick of the ECU connector to the plastic shell of the ECU connector.

[0070] In this embodiment, the assembly device 100 can be used for the assembly of plastic shells and blind sticks of different types, models and sizes, thereby improving the versatility, flexibility and adaptability of the assembly device 100, and realizing the automated assembly of the assembly device 100, effectively improving assembly efficiency, and improving assembly accuracy, and improving assembly quality and yield.

[0071] Please refer to Figures 1 to 7 As shown, in the embodiment of the present invention, the assembly device 100 includes a base 1, a flexible clamp 2, a feeding mechanism 3 and an assembly mechanism 4, the base 1 is provided with a conveying track 11, the base 1 is also provided with a feeding position 12 and an assembly position 13 arranged adjacent to the conveying track 11, the flexible clamp 2 includes a mounting seat 21 and a clamping assembly 22, the mounting seat 21 is movably arranged on the conveying track 11, the clamping assembly 22 includes two sliding plates 221, two clamping seats 222 and an elastic member 224, each clamping seat 222 is arranged on a sliding plate 221, the two sliding plates 221 are slidably connected to the mounting seat 21, and are connected to the elastic member 224. 24 is elastically connected to the mounting seat 21, and the two sliding plates 221 are arranged opposite to each other so that the two clamping seats 222 cooperate to form a clamping groove 223, and the clamping groove 223 is used to clamp and fix the plastic shell. The feeding mechanism 3 is arranged on the base 1 and corresponding to the feeding position 12. The feeding mechanism 3 is used to feed the plastic shell to the clamping groove 223. The assembling mechanism 4 is arranged on the base 1 and corresponding to the assembling position 13. The assembling mechanism 4 includes an assembling structure 41 and a visual component 42. The visual component 42 is used to identify the blind stick and the plastic shell in the clamping groove 223. The assembling structure 41 is used to assemble the blind stick on the plastic shell in the clamping groove 223.

[0072] In this embodiment, the base 1 of the assembly device 100 is used to install, fix, support and protect the flexible clamp 2, the feeding mechanism 3 and the assembly mechanism 4, that is, the base 1 is used to provide an installation base for the flexible clamp 2, the feeding mechanism 3 and the assembly mechanism 4. It can be understood that the base 1 can be a structure such as a rack, a machine table, a mounting frame, a mounting table, a mounting plane, etc., as long as it can achieve the installation, fixation, support and protection of the flexible clamp 2, the feeding mechanism 3 and the assembly mechanism 4, etc., and it is not limited here.

[0073] It can be understood that in order to facilitate the mutual adaptation or cooperation of components such as the flexible clamp 2, the feeding mechanism 3 and the assembly mechanism 4 to realize assembly processing, the base 1 is provided with a step structure, a step surface, a support frame, a support platform or a gantry structure, which is not limited here.

[0074] In this embodiment, by setting a conveying track 11 on the base 1, and movably setting the flexible clamp 2 on the conveying track 11, it is convenient for the flexible clamp 2 to move along the conveying track 11, so that the flexible clamp 2 drives the plastic shell to pass through different assembly processing positions in sequence, so as to realize the assembly processing steps and improve the assembly processing efficiency. It can be understood that the movement of the flexible clamp 2 along the conveying track 11 can be realized by manual operation or automatic control, which is specifically set according to actual needs and is not limited here.

[0075] It should be noted that this embodiment is realized by automatic control. In one embodiment, the base 1 is further provided with a driving device, which is connected to the flexible clamp 2 via a chain, so that the driving device drives the chain to drive the flexible clamp 2 to move along the conveying track 11.

[0076] In order to further realize automatic control, in this embodiment, the assembly equipment 100 further includes a controller or a control system, which is electrically connected to the drive device, the feeding mechanism 3, the assembly mechanism 4 and other components of the base 1, so that the controller or the control system can be used to control the operation of the drive device, the feeding mechanism 3, the assembly mechanism 4 and other components. It can be understood that the controller or the control system can be a controller, a control box and other structures integrated with a control program or a control circuit.

[0077] In order to further facilitate the operator to operate or observe the operation steps, the assembly equipment 100 also includes structures such as a display screen or an operation display interface electrically connected to the controller or control system. This can facilitate the operator to operate or observe the operation steps through the display screen or the operation display interface, thereby improving the intelligence of the assembly equipment 100.

[0078] In this embodiment, the conveying track 11 of the base 1 can be a conveying device or structure such as a slide rail, a conveying channel or a conveyor belt provided on the base 1, which can be selected and replaced according to actual needs, and is not limited here. It can be understood that by setting the loading position 12 and the assembly position 13 on the base 1, the loading position 12 and the assembly position 13 are arranged adjacent to the conveying track 11, and the loading mechanism 3 and the assembly mechanism 4 are arranged on the base 1, and respectively correspond to the loading position 12 and the assembly position 13, so that the loading mechanism 3 can be used to load the plastic shell to the clamping groove 223, and the visual component 42 of the assembly mechanism 4 is used to identify the blind stick and the plastic shell in the clamping groove 223, and the assembly structure 41 is used to assemble the blind stick on the plastic shell in the clamping groove 223, which not only realizes the automatic assembly of the plastic shell and the blind stick, but also effectively improves the assembly efficiency, and uses the visual component 42 to cooperate with the assembly structure 41 to improve the assembly accuracy, assembly quality and yield.

[0079] It can be understood that by movably setting the mounting seat 21 of the flexible clamp 2 on the conveying track 11, the mounting seat 21 provides a mounting base for the clamping assembly 22 of the flexible clamp 2. In order to make the flexible clamp 2 move along the conveying track 11, the mounting seat 21 and the conveying track 11 can adopt a sliding matching method, such as a slide rail and a slide groove, a slide rail and a pulley, a roller rolling, etc., which is not limited here.

[0080] In this embodiment, the two sliding plates 221 of the clamping assembly 22 are both slidably connected to the mounting seat 21, and are elastically connected to the mounting seat 21 through the elastic member 224. Optionally, the sliding plate 221 and the mounting seat 21 can be connected in a sliding manner such as a slide rail and a slide groove, a slide rail and a pulley, etc., which are not limited here. The two sliding plates 221 are arranged opposite to each other, and each clamping seat 222 is arranged on a sliding plate 221, so that the two clamping seats 222 cooperate to form a clamping groove 223. It can be understood that the two sliding plates 221 can be close to each other under the elastic action of the elastic member 224, so that the clamping groove 223 formed by the clamping seat 222 can achieve the clamping and fixing of the plastic shell, and the clamping groove 223 can achieve the fixing of plastic shells of different types or sizes under the elastic action of the elastic member 224, thereby improving the versatility, flexibility and adaptability of the assembly device 100.

[0081] It should be noted that the feeding mechanism 3 is used to feed the plastic shell to the clamping groove 223 of the flexible clamp 2. The feeding mechanism 3 can clamp or release the plastic shell, and can transfer the plastic shell to the clamping groove 223 of the flexible clamp 2. It can be understood that the feeding mechanism 3 can be a manipulator, a transfer module with a clamping structure and other equipment, as long as it can realize the structure of feeding the plastic shell to the clamping groove 223 of the flexible clamp 2. For details, please refer to the feeding structure or equipment of the prior art, which is not limited here. In this embodiment, in order to facilitate the feeding mechanism 3 to feed the plastic shell, a storage mechanism or a separate device for storing the plastic shell can be set on the base 1, which is not limited here.

[0082] In this embodiment, the assembly structure 41 of the assembly mechanism 4 is provided on the base 1, and is used to assemble the blind stick on the plastic shell in the clamping groove 223. It can be understood that in order to facilitate the assembly structure 41 to assemble the blind stick, the base 1 is provided with a mechanism or device for holding or storing the blind stick, which is not limited here.

[0083] In order to facilitate the visual component 42 to identify the blind stick and the plastic shell in the clamping groove 223, the visual component 42 can be optionally arranged on the assembly structure 41, so that when the assembly structure 41 clamps the blind stick, the visual component 42 can be used to identify the direction, shape, and structure of the blind stick; or, when the assembly structure 41 assembles the blind stick on the plastic shell in the clamping groove 223, the visual component 42 can be used to identify the plastic shell in the clamping groove 223, for example, to identify the assembly position, direction, or model of the blind stick on the plastic shell, etc., which is not limited here. It should be noted that the signal collected by the visual component 42 can be fed back to the controller or control system, and the operation result signal is transmitted to the assembly structure 41 after calculation by the control system. The specific design or setting of the control program can be referred to the actual needs, which is not limited here.

[0084] The assembly device 100 of the present invention is provided with a conveying track 11 on the base 1, and a loading position 12 and an assembly position 13 are provided adjacent to the conveying track 11, and the flexible clamp 2 is movably provided on the conveying track 11, the loading mechanism 3 is provided on the base 1, and is provided corresponding to the loading position 12, and the assembly mechanism 4 is provided on the base 1, and is provided corresponding to the assembly position 13, so that the flexible clamp 2 moves along the conveying track 11, passes through the loading position 12 and the assembly position 13 in sequence, so that when the flexible clamp 2 moves to the loading position 12 The feeding mechanism 3 is convenient for feeding the plastic shell to the clamping groove 223 of the flexible clamp 2 for fixing, and when the flexible clamp 2 moves to the assembly position 13, the visual component 42 of the assembling mechanism 4 is convenient for identifying the blind stick and the plastic shell in the clamping groove 223, so that the blind stick is assembled on the plastic shell in the clamping groove 223 by using the assembly structure 41, which not only realizes the automatic assembly of the plastic shell and the blind stick, but also effectively improves the assembly efficiency, and uses the visual component 42 to cooperate with the assembly structure 41 to improve the assembly accuracy, assembly quality and yield rate; at the same time, by setting the flexible clamp 2 as a mounting seat 21 and a clamping assembly 22, the mounting seat 21 is movably arranged on the conveying track 11, and the two sliding plates 221 of the clamping assembly 22 are both slidably connected to the mounting seat 21, and elastically connected to the mounting seat 21 through the elastic member 224, and each clamping seat 222 is arranged on a sliding plate 221, so that the two sliding plates 221 are arranged opposite to each other, so that the two clamping seats 222 cooperate to form a clamping groove 223, so that the clamping groove 223 is used The plastic shell is clamped and fixed, and at the same time, the sliding plate 221 of the clamping component 22 is elastically connected to the mounting seat 21 by means of an elastic member 224, so that when the clamping groove 223 formed by the two clamping seats 222 is clamped and fixed, the two clamping seats 222 can elastically clamp the plastic shell through the elastic member 224. In this way, the clamping groove 223 of the clamping component 22 can fix plastic shells of different types or sizes by means of elastic clamping, thereby improving the versatility, flexibility and adaptability of the assembly equipment 100.

[0085] In one embodiment, the mounting base 21 includes a base plate 211 and a mounting plate 212. The base plate 211 is provided with a sliding wheel 2111. The base plate 211 is slidably connected to the conveying track 11 through the sliding wheel 2111. The mounting plate 212 is arranged on the side of the base plate 211 facing away from the sliding wheel 2111. The side of the mounting plate 212 facing away from the base plate 211 is provided with a fixed plate 2121 and a plurality of sliding rails 2122. The fixed plate 2121 is located between two sliding plates 221. The plurality of sliding rails 2122 are arranged on opposite sides of the fixed plate 2121. The extension direction of the fixed plate 2121 is perpendicular to the extension direction of the sliding rail 2122. Each sliding plate 221 is provided with a sliding groove 2211 that slidably cooperates with the sliding rail 2122, and each sliding plate 221 is elastically connected to the fixed plate 2121 through an elastic member 224.

[0086] In this embodiment, if Figures 1 to 4 As shown, by setting the mounting base 21 as a bottom plate 211 and a mounting plate 212, the bottom plate 211 is movably connected to the conveying track 11 through the sliding wheels 2111. It can be understood that a plurality of sliding wheels 2111 are provided on one side of the bottom plate 211 facing the conveying track 11, and the plurality of sliding wheels 2111 are optionally located on opposite sides of the conveying track 11 and are all slidably connected to the conveying track 11.

[0087] In order to make the flexible clamp 2 not only slidably connected with the conveying track 11 through the sliding wheel 2111, but also limit the flexible clamp 2 on the conveying track 11, so as not to be separated from the conveying track 11. Optionally, a limiting groove is provided on the periphery of the sliding wheel 2111, and a limiting protrusion is provided on the conveying track 11 corresponding to the limiting groove, and the limiting protrusion is movably limited in the limiting groove, so that when the sliding wheel 2111 moves along the conveying track 11, the limiting protrusion moves in the limiting groove, and the limiting of the left and right sides is realized by the sliding wheels 2111 on both sides of the conveying track 11, and the limiting of the upper and lower directions is realized by the cooperation of the limiting protrusion and the limiting groove.

[0088] In this embodiment, the mounting plate 212 and the bottom plate 211 can be connected in a detachable manner, such as a snap connection, a screw connection, or a pin connection, so as to improve the convenience of disassembly and assembly of the flexible clamp 2. Of course, in other embodiments, in order to improve the installation stability, the mounting plate 212 and the bottom plate 211 can be fixedly connected, such as by welding or bonding, which is not limited here.

[0089] It can be understood that by providing a fixed plate 2121 and a plurality of slide rails 2122 on the side of the mounting plate 212 facing away from the bottom plate 211, the fixed plate 2121 is located between the two sliding plates 221, and the sliding plate 221 and the fixed plate 2121 are optionally arranged flush, so that the fixed plate 2121 can be used to support the plastic shell located in the clamping groove 223, and two clamping seats 222 are used to clamp the left and right sides of the plastic shell, thereby realizing the limited fixation of the plastic shell.

[0090] In this embodiment, a plurality of slide rails 2122 may be provided on opposite sides of the fixed plate 2121, and each sliding plate 221 is provided with a slide groove 2211 that slides with the slide rail 2122, so that the two sliding plates 221 slide with the slide rail 2122 through the slide groove 2211. Of course, in other embodiments, an escape space for the slide rail 2122 to pass through is formed between the fixed plate 2121 and the mounting plate 212, so that the extension direction of the fixed plate 2121 is perpendicular to the extension direction of the slide rail 2122, so that the two sliding plates 221 slide with the two ends of the same slide rail 2122 through the slide groove 2211, which is not limited here.

[0091] Optionally, at least two slide rails 2122 are respectively disposed on opposite sides of the fixed plate 2121, the two slide rails 2122 are spaced apart and arranged in parallel, each sliding plate 221 is provided with at least two slide grooves 2211 corresponding to at least two slide rails 2122, and at least one slide groove 2211 is slidably matched with a slide rail 2122. It can be understood that such an arrangement can ensure the stability of the sliding connection between the sliding plate 221 and the mounting plate 212.

[0092] It can be understood that by using the elastic member 224, the two ends of the elastic member 224 are elastically connected to the sliding plate 221 and the fixed plate 2121 respectively, so that the two sliding plates 221 can be elastically stretched left and right by the elastic member 224, so that the two clamping seats 222 are always matched to be close to each other to clamp the plastic shell. Optionally, the elastic member 224 is a telescopic spring or a tension spring, etc., which is not limited here.

[0093] In one embodiment, each sliding plate 221 is provided with at least two first mounting columns 2212, and at least two first mounting columns 2212 are located on opposite sides of the clamping base 222. The fixed plate 2121 is provided with a second mounting column 2123 corresponding to each first mounting column 2212. The elastic member 224 includes a plurality of elastic members, and both ends of each elastic member 224 are respectively connected to the first mounting column 2212 and the second mounting column 2123, so that the extension direction of each elastic member 224 is consistent with the extension direction of the slide rail 2122.

[0094] In this embodiment, if Figures 2 to 4As shown, by respectively providing a first mounting column 2212 and a second mounting column 2123 on the sliding plate 221 and the fixing plate 2121, both ends of the elastic member 224 are connected to the first mounting column 2212 and the second mounting column 2123. Optionally, a hook is provided at the end of the elastic member 224, and both the first mounting column 2212 and the second mounting column 2123 are provided with a hanging hole, so that the elastic member 224 can be detachably hung on the hanging hole through the hook, so as to improve the convenience of disassembly and assembly.

[0095] It can be understood that the sliding plates 221 on both sides of the clamping seat 222 are elastically connected to the fixed plate 2121 through the elastic members 224. Optionally, the number of elastic members 224 elastically connected to the fixed plate 2121 of the two sliding plates 221 is the same. Such a setting can ensure that the two sliding plates 221 are subjected to the same force, thereby ensuring that when the two clamping seats 222 clamp the plastic shell, the forces on both sides of the plastic shell are the same, thereby preventing the plastic shell from shifting due to uneven force in the clamping groove 223.

[0096] In order to further limit and fix the plastic shell and ensure that the plastic shell will not shift or move in the clamping groove 223 during assembly, in one embodiment, each clamp seat 222 is provided with a contoured groove 2221 and / or a positioning groove 2222 on one side facing the clamping groove 223.

[0097] In this embodiment, if Figures 2 to 4 As shown, a profiling groove 2221 is provided on one side of the clamping seat 222 facing the clamping groove 223, and the profiling groove 2221 can be used to limit and fix the profiling plastic shell. Optionally, a groove and limiting planes located on both sides of the groove are provided on one side of the clamping seat 222 facing the clamping groove 223, so that the clamping groove 223 can be used to clamp, fix and limit the circular, profiling or square plastic shell products.

[0098] It can be understood that by providing a positioning groove 2222 on the side of the clamping seat 222 facing the clamping groove 223, the positioning groove 2222 cooperates with the positioning protrusion on the outer wall of the plastic shell to further improve the positioning effect. Optionally, the positioning groove 2222 is provided on the limiting plane on the side of the clamping seat 222 facing the clamping groove 223, that is, the positioning groove 2222 is located at least one of the grooves or contoured grooves 2221 on the side of the clamping seat 222 facing the clamping groove 223, which is not limited here.

[0099] In order to facilitate placing the plastic shell in the clamping groove 223 formed by the two clamping seats 222, in one embodiment, each sliding plate 221 is provided with at least one fixed column 2213 at one end away from the clamping seat 222; the base 1 is also provided with a plurality of stretching driving members, and the plurality of stretching driving members are respectively arranged corresponding to the loading position 12 and the assembly position 13, and the output end of each stretching driving member is provided with a clamping groove, and the clamping groove is used to limit and clamp the fixed column 2213; wherein, the stretching driving member drives the fixed column 2213 through the clamping groove to drive the two sliding plates 221 to move along the slide rail 2122, so that the two clamping seats 222 move away from or close to each other to open or close the clamping groove 223.

[0100] In this embodiment, if Figures 2 to 4 As shown, by setting a fixed column 2213 on the sliding plate 221 and setting a stretching drive member on the base 1, the stretching drive member is used to drive the fixed column 2213 through the clamping groove to drive the two sliding plates 221 to move along the slide rail 2122, so that the two clamping seats 222 are moved away from each other to open the clamping groove 223, so that it is convenient for the feeding mechanism 3 to place the plastic shell in the clamping groove 223, and after the clamping groove is separated from the fixed column 2213, the two sliding plates 221 are pulled closer to each other through the elastic member 224, so that the two clamping seats 222 can clamp and fix the plastic shell.

[0101] Optionally, a plurality of stretching driving members are respectively provided corresponding to the loading position 12 and the assembly position 13. It can be understood that the stretching driving member of the loading position 12 is used to drive the fixed column 2213 through the clamping groove to drive the two sliding plates 221 to move along the slide rail 2122, so that the two clamping seats 222 move away from each other to open the clamping groove 223. The stretching driving member of the assembly position 13 is used to drive the fixed column 2213 through the clamping groove to drive the two sliding plates 221 to move along the slide rail 2122, so that the two clamping seats 222 move closer to each other to close the clamping groove 223, thereby further improving the fastening of the plastic shell, thereby preventing the plastic shell from shifting during the blind stick assembly process, so as to improve the assembly precision and accuracy.

[0102] In this embodiment, in order to facilitate the stretching drive to limit the fixed column 2213 of the sliding plate 221, a clamping groove is provided at the output end of each stretching drive, and the clamping groove can be selected as a groove or a clamping groove or a clamping claw structure. It can be understood that when the flexible clamp 2 moves along the conveying track 11 to the loading position 12 or the assembly position 13, the clamping groove of the stretching drive corresponds to the fixed column 2213, and the fixed column 2213 is clamped or clamped or limited. At this time, the stretching drive is controlled to drive the fixed column 2213 through the clamping groove to drive the two sliding plates 221 to move along the slide rail 2122, so that the two clamping seats 222 are separated from or close to each other, so as to open or close the clamping groove 223.

[0103] In one embodiment, the bottom plate 211 is further provided with a connecting seat 2112; the base 1 is further provided with a driving device, which is connected to the connecting seat 2112 through a chain; wherein the driving device drives the chain to drive the connecting seat 2112 to move, so that the mounting seat 21 moves along the conveying track 11.

[0104] In this embodiment, if Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, a connecting seat 2112 is set on the mounting seat 21 of the flexible clamp 2, and a driving device is set on the base 1, so that the driving device is connected to the connecting seat 2112 through a chain. In this way, the driving device can be used to drive the chain to drive the connecting seat 2112 to move, so that the mounting seat 21 moves along the conveying track 11.

[0105] Optionally, the connection seat 2112 can be arranged on the bottom plate 211 or the mounting plate 212 of the mounting seat 21. It can be understood that the connection seat 2112 is arranged on the peripheral side of the bottom plate 211. Optionally, the connection seat 2112 and the bottom plate 211 are an integrally formed structure, which can improve the connection strength.

[0106] In one embodiment, the flexible clamp 2 includes a plurality of flexible clamps 2 , which are arranged at intervals on the conveying track 11 and are all connected to the driving device via a chain.

[0107] In this embodiment, if Figure 1 As shown, by arranging multiple flexible clamps 2 on the conveying track 11, the multiple flexible clamps 2 are arranged at intervals, and each flexible clamp 2 is connected to the driving device through the connecting seat 2112 and the chain. In this way, the driving device can be used to drive the chain to drive the multiple flexible clamps 2 to achieve synchronous movement, so that the multiple flexible clamps 2 are located in different processing positions respectively, so as to perform different steps of processing at the same time.

[0108] It can be understood that, under the action of the driving device, the multiple flexible clamps 2 sequentially pass through the loading position 12 for loading, and then sequentially pass through the assembly position 13 for assembly. That is, after the first flexible clamp 2 passes through the loading position 12 for loading, when it moves to the assembly position 13, another flexible clamp 2 moves to the loading position 12. At this time, the two flexible clamps 2 can be assembled and loaded respectively, thereby reducing the waiting time and improving the assembly processing efficiency.

[0109] In one embodiment, the assembly mechanism 4 further includes a loading assembly 43 and a flip assembly 44. The loading assembly 43 is disposed on the base 1 and is disposed adjacent to the assembly position 13. The loading assembly 43 is provided with a loading tray 431, and the loading tray 431 is used to hold a blind stick. The flip assembly 44 is disposed on the base 1 and is located between the loading assembly 43 and the conveying track 11. The flip assembly 44 is provided with a flip groove 4443, and the flip groove 4443 is used to hold a blind stick. The flip assembly 44 is used to drive the blind stick in the flip groove 4443 to flip. Among them, the assembly structure 41 includes a robot 411, a clamping component 412 and an assembly component 413 arranged on the base 1, the robot 411 has a connecting end 4111, and the clamping component 412, the assembly component 413 and the visual component 42 are all arranged on the connecting end 4111; the robot 411 drives the clamping component 412 to clamp the blind stick of the loading tray 431 and transfer it to the flip groove 4443, and the robot 411 drives the assembly component 413 to assemble the blind stick of the flip groove 4443 to the plastic shell of the clamping groove 223.

[0110] In this embodiment, if Figure 1 , Figures 5 to 7 As shown, the loading assembly 43 of the assembly mechanism 4 is used to store and hold blind sticks. Optionally, the loading assembly 43 is provided with a loading tray 431, and the loading tray 431 is used to hold blind sticks. It can be understood that the loading tray 431 of the loading assembly 43 can be a vibrating tray. Of course, the loading assembly 43 also includes a storage cavity and a conveying channel, one end of the conveying channel is connected to the storage cavity, and the other end of the conveying channel is connected to the loading tray 431, and the storage cavity is used to store blind sticks.

[0111] It can be understood that by setting up a flipping component 44, and setting a clamping component 412 and an assembly component 413 on the robot 411 of the assembly structure 41, the robot 411 is used to drive the clamping component 412 to clamp the blind stick of the loading tray 431 and transfer it to the flipping groove 4443, so as to transfer the blind stick of the loading tray 431 to the flipping groove 4443 of the flipping component 44, and the blind stick in the flipping groove 4443 is driven to flip by the flipping component 44, so that the robot 411 drives the assembly component 413 to assemble the blind stick in the flipping groove 4443 to the plastic shell of the clamping groove 223, thereby achieving precise assembly.

[0112] It should be noted that when existing assembly equipment loads blind sticks, the loading mechanism or equipment usually uses a vibration plate in combination with an air blowing channel, and this loading mechanism or equipment can only load blind sticks of the same model and size. When it is necessary to load other types, models and sizes of blind sticks, it is necessary to replace different loading mechanisms or equipment, which makes the equipment structure complicated and the replacement steps cumbersome.

[0113] In this embodiment, the loading tray 431 of the loading assembly 43 can place blind sticks of different types, models and sizes to fit plastic shells of different types, models and sizes. The present application provides a flip assembly 44 to cooperate with the clamping assembly 412 and the assembly assembly 413 of the assembly structure 41 to transfer blind sticks of different types, models and sizes respectively and assemble them on plastic shells of different types, models and sizes, thereby improving versatility, flexibility and adaptability.

[0114] It can be understood that the loading component 43, the flipping component 44, the robot 411, the clamping component 412 and the assembly component 413 of the assembly structure 41 are all electrically connected to the controller or control system, and the operation and operation of the loading component 43, the flipping component 44 and the robot 411, the clamping component 412 and the assembly component 413 of the assembly structure 41 are controlled by the controller or control system, which is not limited here.

[0115] In this embodiment, the robot 411 of the assembly structure 41 can be an intelligent robot or a manipulator, such as a multi-axis manipulator, etc., which is not limited here. The robot 411 can be controlled according to different command programs of the controller or control system to drive the gripping component 412 and the assembly component 413 to achieve different steps of movement. At the same time, according to different command programs of the controller or control system, the gripping component 412 or the assembly component 413 can be controlled to grip blind sticks at different positions to achieve different functions, such as transfer function or assembly function, etc., which is not limited here.

[0116] In one embodiment, the flip assembly 44 includes a mounting frame 441, a flip driving member 442, a flip clamping member 444 and a detection member 445. The mounting frame 441 is arranged on the base 1, the flip driving member 442 is arranged on the mounting frame 441, and a connector 443 is arranged at the output end of the flip driving member 442. The flip clamping member 444 includes a pneumatic driving member 4441 and two clamping plates 4442. The pneumatic driving member 4441 is connected to the connector 443, and the two clamping plates 4442 are connected to the output end of the pneumatic driving member 4441. A plurality of grooves are arranged on one side of each clamping plate 4442 facing the other clamping plate 4442, and the two clamping plates 4442 are opposite to each other so that the plurality of grooves correspond to each other and enclose A plurality of flip grooves 4443 are formed, and a detection member 445 is arranged on the mounting frame 441 and adjacent to the connecting head 443; wherein the flip driving member 442 drives the connecting head 443 to drive the flip clamping member 444 to flip, so that the flip groove 4443 has a first position and a second position; in the first position, the notch of the flip groove 4443 corresponds to the detection member 445, and the robot 411 drives the clamping assembly 412 to clamp the blind stick of the loading tray 431 and transfer it to the flip groove 4443; in the second position, the notch of the flip groove 4443 is away from the detection member 445, and the robot 411 drives the assembling assembly 413 to assemble the blind stick of the flip groove 4443 to the plastic shell of the clamping groove 223.

[0117] In this embodiment, if Figure 1 , Figures 5 to 7 As shown, by setting a connection end 4111 at the free end of the robot 411, it is convenient to use the connection end 4111 to install, fix and support the gripping component 412, the assembly component 413 and the visual component 42. It can be understood that the connection end 4111 is provided with a mounting plate, a mounting seat, a fixing seat and other structures, so that the gripping component 412, the assembly component 413 and the visual component 42 can be conveniently integrated and installed on the connection end 4111 of the robot 411.

[0118] Understandable, such as Figure 1 and Figure 7 As shown, by arranging the flip driving member 442, the flip clamping member 444 and the detection member 445 on the mounting frame 441, not only the height of the flip clamping member 444 and the detection member 445 can be adapted to each other with respect to the assembly structure 41, but also the flip assembly 44 can be installed and fixed. In this embodiment, the flip driving member 442 drives the connecting head 443 to drive the flip clamping member 444 to flip, so that the notch of the flip groove 4443 has a first position and a second position, so that the flip groove 4443 of the flip clamping member 444 and the clamping assembly 412 and the assembly assembly 413 of the assembly structure 41 can cooperate with each other.

[0119] In this embodiment, the flip clamp 444 is used to control the flip groove 4443 to clamp or release the blind stick in the flip groove 4443, so as to prevent the blind stick in the flip groove 4443 from falling. It can be understood that in order to further ensure and detect whether the blind stick in the flip groove 4443 falls, a detection member 445 is provided, which is installed on the mounting frame 441 and is arranged adjacent to the connector 443, so that the detection member 445 is used to detect whether the blind stick in the flip groove 4443 falls when the notch of the flip groove 4443 is located at the first position.

[0120] It can be understood that when the flip driving member 442 drives the connecting head 443 to drive the flip clamping member 444 to flip until the notch of the flip groove 4443 is in the first position, the notch of the flip groove 4443 corresponds to the detection member 445, and the robot 411 drives the clamping component 412 to clamp the blind stick of the loading tray 431 and transfer it to the flip groove 4443, that is, the robot 411 of the assembly structure 41 cooperates with the clamping component 412 to transfer the blind stick of the loading tray 431 to the flip groove 4443 of the flip component 44, and uses the detection member 445 to simultaneously detect whether the blind stick falls after the transfer. When the flip driving member 442 drives the connecting head 443 to drive the flip clamping member 444 to flip until the notch of the flip groove 4443 is in the second position, the notch of the flip groove 4443 is away from the detection member 445, and the robot 411 drives the assembly component 413 to assemble the blind stick of the flip groove 4443 to the plastic shell of the clamping groove 223, that is, the robot 411 of the assembly structure 41 cooperates with the assembly component 413 to assemble the blind stick rotated to a suitable assembly direction to the plastic shell of the clamping groove 223, thereby completing the assembly process.

[0121] In this embodiment, the flip clamp 444 may be a pneumatic clamp. Specifically, the flip clamp 444 includes a pneumatic drive 4441 and two clamps 4442, the pneumatic drive 4441 is connected to the connector 443 of the flip drive 442, the two clamps 4442 are connected to the output end of the pneumatic drive 4441, and a plurality of grooves are provided on one side of each clamp 4442 facing the other clamp 4442, so that the two clamps 4442 are opposite to each other, so that the plurality of grooves correspond to each other, and a plurality of flip grooves 4443 are enclosed to form, so that the two clamps 4442 are controlled by the pneumatic drive 4441, so that the flip grooves 4443 clamp the blind stick.

[0122] Optionally, the detection member 445 may be a laser sensor detection member, an infrared sensor detection member or other detection members, which are not limited here. In this embodiment, a plurality of flip grooves 4443 are arranged at intervals along the laser emission direction of the detection member 445. The plurality of flip grooves 4443 can be adapted to different types, models and sizes of blind sticks.

[0123] In one embodiment, the clamping assembly 412 includes a first lifting drive member 4121, a clamping drive member 4122 and a first clamping jaw 4123, the first lifting drive member 4121 is connected to the connecting end 4111, the clamping drive member 4122 is connected to the output end of the first lifting drive member 4121, the first clamping jaw 4123 is arranged at the output end of the clamping drive member 4122, and the first clamping jaw 4123 is formed with a clamping groove 4124 extending along a first direction, and the first direction is parallel to the groove direction of the flip groove 4443 at the first position; wherein the first lifting drive member 4121 drives the clamping drive member 4122 to drive the first clamping jaw 4123 to approach or move away from the loading tray 431 or the flip groove 4443, and the clamping drive member 4122 drives the first clamping jaw 4123 to clamp or release the blind stick in the clamping groove 4124.

[0124] In this embodiment, if Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, by setting the clamping assembly 412 as a first lifting drive member 4121, a clamping drive member 4122 and a first clamping jaw 4123, the first lifting drive member 4121 is used to drive the clamping drive member 4122 to drive the first clamping jaw 4123 to approach or move away from the loading plate 431 or the flip groove 4443, and the clamping drive member 4122 is used to drive the first clamping jaw 4123 to clamp or release the blind stick in the clamping groove 4124.

[0125] It can be understood that the clamping groove 4124 of the first clamping jaw 4123 extends along the first direction, and the extending direction of the clamping groove 4124 is parallel to the direction of the notch of the flip groove 4443 located at the first position, so that the blind stick of the loading tray 431 can be conveniently transferred to the flip groove 4443 by using the clamping assembly 412. Optionally, the first lifting drive member 4121 is a lifting cylinder or a lifting rod or other structure capable of realizing lifting drive, which is not limited here.

[0126] In this embodiment, the clamping driving member 4122 of the clamping assembly 412 is used to provide a clamping or releasing driving force for the first clamping jaw 4123. In order to enable the first clamping jaw 4123 to adapt to different types, models and sizes of blind sticks, the clamping groove 4124 of the first clamping jaw 4123 can adopt a universal clamping jaw or a contoured clamping jaw structure designed according to different types, models and sizes of blind sticks. The specific design and customization are based on actual needs and are not limited here.

[0127] In one embodiment, the assembly component 413 includes a clamping member 4131, and the clamping member 4131 includes a second lifting drive member 4132, a clamping drive member 4133 and a second clamping jaw 4134. The second lifting drive member 4132 is connected to the connecting end 4111, the clamping drive member 4133 is connected to the output end of the second lifting drive member 4132, and the second clamping jaw 4134 is arranged at the output end of the clamping drive member 4133. The second clamping jaw 4134 is formed with a clamping hole extending along a second direction, and the second direction is parallel to the slot direction of the flip groove 4443 at the second position; the second lifting drive member 4132 drives the clamping drive member 4133 to drive the second clamping jaw 4134 to approach or move away from the flip groove 4443 and the clamping groove 223, and the clamping drive member 4133 drives the second clamping jaw 4134 to clamp or release the blind stick in the clamping hole.

[0128] In this embodiment, if Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, by setting the assembly component 413 as a clamping member 4131, it is convenient to use the clamping member 4131 to clamp blind sticks of different types, models and sizes. It can be understood that the second lifting drive member 4132 of the clamping member 4131 can be selected as a lifting cylinder or a lifting rod or other structures that can realize lifting drive, which are not limited here. The clamping drive member 4133 is used to provide a driving force for clamping or releasing the second clamping jaw 4134. In order to enable the second clamping jaw 4134 to adapt to blind sticks of different types, models and sizes, the clamping hole of the second clamping jaw 4134 can adopt a universal clamping jaw or a contoured clamping jaw structure designed according to blind sticks of different types, models and sizes, which can be designed and customized according to actual needs, which are not limited here.

[0129] It can be understood that by setting the clamping member 4131 as the second lifting drive member 4132, the clamping drive member 4133 and the second clamping jaw 4134, the second lifting drive member 4132 is used to drive the clamping drive member 4133 to drive the second clamping jaw 4134 to move closer to or away from the flip groove 4443 and the clamping groove 223, and the clamping drive member 4133 is used to drive the second clamping jaw 4134 to clamp or release the blind stick in the clamping hole.

[0130] Optionally, the clamping hole of the second clamping jaw 4134 extends along the second direction, that is, the axial direction of the clamping hole is parallel to the direction of the slot of the flip groove 4443 at the second position, so that the blind stick of the flip groove 4443 can be conveniently assembled to the plastic shell of the clamping groove 223 using the clamping piece 4131.

[0131] In one embodiment, the assembly component 413 includes a suction member 4135, which includes a third lifting drive member 4136, a rotating drive member 4137 and an adsorption head 4138. The third lifting drive member 4136 is connected to the connecting end 4111, the rotating drive member 4137 is arranged on the third lifting drive member 4136, the adsorption head 4138 is connected to the rotating drive member 4137, and the adsorption head 4138 is provided with a suction hole extending along the second direction, and the suction hole is used to absorb the blind stick. The second direction is parallel to the slot direction of the flip groove 4443 at the second position; the third lifting drive member 4136 drives the rotating drive member 4137 to drive the adsorption head 4138 to approach or move away from the flip groove 4443 and the clamping groove 223, and the rotating drive member 4137 drives the adsorption head 4138 to rotate around the second direction.

[0132] In this embodiment, if Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, by setting the assembly component 413 as a suction piece 4135, it is convenient to use the suction piece 4135 to absorb blind sticks that cannot be used for clamping and placing. Optionally, the suction piece 4135 can be used to absorb blind sticks of different types, models and sizes. It can be understood that the third lifting drive member 4136 of the suction piece 4135 can be selected as a lifting cylinder or a lifting rod or other structure that can realize lifting drive, which is not limited here. By setting a rotating drive member 4137 between the suction head 4138 and the third lifting drive member 4136, the suction head 4138 is driven to rotate around the second direction by the rotating drive member 4137, so as to adjust the direction of the blind stick, so as to facilitate accurate assembly to the plastic shell and improve assembly accuracy. Optionally, the suction head 4138 can be a pneumatic suction structure or device, such as a suction cup or a suction nozzle, which is not limited here.

[0133] It can be understood that by setting the suction member 4135 as the third lifting drive member 4136, the rotating drive member 4137 and the suction head 4138, the third lifting drive member 4136 is used to drive the rotating drive member 4137 to drive the suction head 4138 to move close to or away from the flip groove 4443 and the clamping groove 223, and the rotating drive member 4137 is used to drive the suction head 4138 to rotate around the second direction, and the suction hole of the suction head 4138 is used to absorb or release the blind stick.

[0134] Optionally, the suction hole of the suction head 4138 extends along the second direction, that is, the axial direction of the suction hole is parallel to the direction of the notch of the flip groove 4443 located at the second position. In this way, the suction head 4138 can be used to conveniently assemble the blind stick of the flip groove 4443 to the plastic shell of the clamping groove 223.

[0135] In one embodiment, if Figure 5 and Figure 6As shown, the assembly component 413 includes a clamping member 4131 and a suction member 4135. It can be understood that by simultaneously arranging the clamping member 4131, the suction member 4135 and the clamping component 412 at the connection end 4111, the robot 411 can be used to cooperate with the clamping member 4131, the suction member 4135 and the clamping component 412 respectively to achieve different picking and placing steps, so that the assembly structure 41 can be applicable to the assembly of blind sticks of different types, models and sizes and realize the assembly of blind sticks without direction, effectively improving the versatility, flexibility and adaptability of the assembly device 100, and realizing the automatic assembly of the assembly device 100, effectively improving the assembly efficiency, and improving the assembly accuracy, assembly quality and yield.

[0136] In one embodiment, the visual component 42 includes a fixing seat 421, a camera 422 and a light source 423, wherein the fixing seat 421 is connected to the connecting end 4111, the camera 422 is disposed on the fixing seat 421, the light source 423 is disposed on the fixing seat 421 and is arranged corresponding to the camera 422, and the light source 423 is provided with a through hole 424 corresponding to the camera 422.

[0137] In this embodiment, if Figure 1 and Figure 5 As shown, the camera 422 of the visual component 42 collects or photographs the blind stick in the loading tray 431 of the loading component 43 through the through hole 424 of the light source 423, and feeds back a signal to the controller or control system, so as to control the robot 411 of the assembly structure 41 according to the control signal to drive the first clamping claw 4123 of the clamping component 412 to clamp the blind stick that meets the requirements in the loading tray 431, and transfer it to the flip groove 4443 of the flip component 44, and drive the flip clamping member 444 through the flip driving member 442 of the flip component 44 to drive the blind stick in the flip groove 4443 to flip and turn.

[0138] It can be understood that the camera 422 of the visual component 42 collects or photographs the plastic shell model in the clamping groove 223 of the flexible clamp 2 through the through hole 424 of the light source 423, and feeds back the signal to the controller or control system. At this time, the robot 411 of the assembly structure 41 is controlled according to the control signal to drive the clamping part 4131 or the suction part 4135 of the assembly component 413 to clamp or suck the corresponding blind stick in the flip groove 4443, and assemble it to the corresponding position on the plastic shell in the clamping groove 223 of the flexible clamp 2, thereby improving the assembly accuracy and precision.

[0139] In one embodiment, the base body 1 is provided with a plurality of assembly positions 13 along the conveying direction of the conveying track 11 , and the assembly mechanisms 4 include a plurality of assembling mechanisms 4 , each of which is provided on the base body 1 and corresponds to one of the assembly positions 13 .

[0140] In this embodiment, if Figure 1As shown, by setting a plurality of assembly positions 13 on the base 1 and setting a plurality of assembly mechanisms 4, each assembly mechanism 4 is set corresponding to an assembly position 13, so that the blind sticks can be synchronously assembled at different positions of the plastic shells of different flexible clamps 2 by using the plurality of assembly mechanisms 4 respectively, so as to further improve the assembly efficiency.

[0141] In one embodiment, the base 1 is further provided with a clamping position 14, and the loading position 12, the assembly position 13 and the clamping position 14 are arranged in sequence along the conveying direction of the conveying track 11; the assembly equipment 100 also includes a clamping mechanism 5, which is arranged on the base 1 and corresponds to the clamping position 14. The clamping mechanism 5 is used to press the blind stick to press the blind stick into the plastic shell.

[0142] In this embodiment, if Figure 1 As shown, by setting a pressing position 14 on the base 1, the loading position 12, the assembly position 13 and the pressing position 14 are sequentially arranged along the conveying direction of the conveying track 11, and a pressing mechanism 5 is arranged at the pressing position 14, so that the blind stick assembled on the plastic shell is pressed by the pressing mechanism 5 to ensure that the blind stick is assembled in place, that is, the pressing mechanism 5 is used to press the blind stick to press the blind stick to the plastic shell, thereby effectively improving the assembly quality and yield.

[0143] It is understandable that the pressing mechanism 5 is provided with structures such as a pressing cylinder and a pressing plate. Of course, the pressing mechanism 5 can also adopt an existing structure or device for pressing a blind stick, specifically referring to the prior art, which is not limited here.

[0144] In one embodiment, the base 1 is further provided with a detection position 15, and the loading position 12, the assembly position 13 and the detection position 15 are arranged in sequence along the conveying direction of the conveying track 11; the assembly equipment 100 also includes a detection mechanism 6, which is arranged on the base 1 and corresponds to the detection position 15. The detection mechanism 6 is used to detect whether the blind stick is assembled in place on the plastic shell.

[0145] In this embodiment, if Figure 1 As shown, by setting a detection position 15 on the base 1, the loading position 12, the assembly position 13, the pressing position 14 and the detection position 15 are arranged in sequence along the conveying direction of the conveying track 11, and a detection mechanism 6 is set at the detection position 15, so that the detection mechanism 6 is used to detect whether the assembled blind stick is accurately assembled, that is, the detection mechanism 6 is used to detect whether the blind stick is assembled in place on the plastic shell, thereby effectively improving the assembly quality and yield.

[0146] It is understandable that the detection mechanism 6 can be a laser detector, an infrared detector or a camera detection structure, for example, the detection mechanism 6 includes a detection camera and a light source, etc., which is not limited here. Of course, the detection mechanism 6 can also adopt an existing structure or device for detecting whether the blind stick is assembled in place, and the specific reference is made to the prior art, which is not limited here.

[0147] In one embodiment, the base body 1 is also provided with a unloading position 16, and the loading position 12, the assembly position 13 and the unloading position 16 are arranged in sequence along the conveying direction of the conveying track 11; the assembly equipment 100 also includes a unloading mechanism 7, which is arranged on the base body 1 and corresponds to the unloading position 16. The unloading mechanism 7 is used to transfer the assembled plastic shell from the clamping groove 223 of the flexible clamp 2 to the next process.

[0148] In this embodiment, if Figure 1 As shown, by setting a unloading position 16 on the base 1, the loading position 12, the assembly position 13, the pressing position 14, the detection position 15 and the unloading position 16 are arranged in sequence along the conveying direction of the conveying track 11, and a unloading mechanism 7 is set at the unloading position 16, so that the unloading mechanism 7 is used to transfer the assembled plastic shell from the clamping groove 223 of the flexible clamp 2 to the next process.

[0149] It can be understood that the unloading mechanism 7 is used to unload the plastic shell and blind stick assembled in the clamping groove 223 of the flexible clamp 2 to the next workstation or the next process. The unloading mechanism 7 can clamp or release the plastic shell, and can transfer the plastic shell and blind stick assembled in the clamping groove 223 of the flexible clamp 2 to the next workstation or the next process.

[0150] Optionally, the unloading mechanism 7 can be a manipulator, a transfer module with a clamping structure, etc., as long as it can realize the unloading of the plastic shell in the clamping groove 223 of the flexible clamp 2. For details, reference can be made to the unloading structure or equipment of the prior art, which is not limited here. In this embodiment, in order to facilitate the unloading of the assembled plastic shell by the unloading mechanism 7, a recycling and storage mechanism or a separate device for recycling and storing the plastic shell can be set on the base 1, which is not limited here.

[0151] The present invention further provides a processing system, which includes the above-mentioned assembly device 100. The specific structure of the assembly device 100 refers to the above-mentioned embodiment. Since the processing system adopts all the technical solutions of all the above-mentioned embodiments, it at least has all the beneficial effects brought by the technical solutions of the above-mentioned embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0152] In this embodiment, the processing system is used to process the ECU connector, and the assembly device 100 can be an assembly link or step of the assembly line of the processing system. The ECU connector is applied to the engine, and the ECU connector includes components such as a plastic shell and a blind stick. The assembly device 100 can be used for the assembly of plastic shells and blind sticks of different types and sizes, thereby improving the versatility, flexibility and adaptability of the assembly device 100, and realizing the automated assembly of the assembly device 100, effectively improving the assembly efficiency, and improving the assembly accuracy, assembly quality and yield.

[0153] The above descriptions are only optional embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the patent scope of the present invention. All equivalent structural changes made using the contents of the present invention's specification and drawings, or directly / indirectly applied in other related technical fields, are included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An assembly device for assembling a blind stick to a plastic shell of a connector, characterized in that: The assembly equipment comprises: A base body, wherein the base body is provided with a conveying track, and the base body is also provided with a loading position and an assembly position arranged adjacent to the conveying track; 4. The repairing kit for automotive dents, according to claim 1, wherein the two trackballs are designed to be easily moved by the wearer's movement and the trackballs are easily moved. The two trackballs are easily moved by the wearer's movement. A feeding mechanism, the feeding mechanism is arranged on the base and corresponds to the feeding position, and the feeding mechanism is used to feed the plastic shell to the clamping groove; An assembly mechanism is arranged on the base and corresponds to the assembly position. The assembly mechanism includes an assembly structure and a visual component. The visual component is used to identify the blind stick and the plastic shell in the clamping groove. The assembly structure is used to assemble the blind stick on the plastic shell in the clamping groove.

2. The assembly device according to claim 1, characterized in that The bottom plate is also provided with a connecting seat; The base is also provided with a driving device, and the driving device is connected to the connecting seat through a chain; Wherein, the driving device drives the chain to drive the connecting seat to move, so that the mounting seat moves along the conveying track.

3. The assembly device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The flexible clamps include a plurality of them, which are arranged at intervals on the conveying track and are all connected to the driving device through the chain; And / or, each of the sliding plates is provided with at least two first mounting posts, at least two of the first mounting posts are located on opposite sides of the clamping seat, the fixed plate is provided with a second mounting post corresponding to each of the first mounting posts, the elastic member includes a plurality of elastic members, and both ends of each of the elastic members are respectively connected to the first mounting post and the second mounting post, so that the telescopic direction of each of the elastic members is consistent with the extension direction of the slide rail; And / or, at least two slide rails are respectively provided on opposite sides of the fixed plate, the two slide rails are spaced apart and arranged in parallel, each of the sliding plates is provided with at least two slide grooves corresponding to the at least two slide rails, and at least one slide groove is slidably matched with one slide rail; And / or, the number of the elastic members elastically connected to the two sliding plates and the fixed plate is the same; And / or, a contour groove and / or a positioning groove is provided on one side of each clamping seat facing the clamping groove.

4. The assembly device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Each of the sliding plates is provided with at least one fixing column at one end away from the clamping seat; The base body is further provided with a plurality of stretching driving members, which are respectively arranged corresponding to the loading position and the assembly position, and the output end of each stretching driving member is provided with a clamping groove, which is used to clamp the fixing column in a limited position; The stretching driving member drives the fixing column through the clamping groove to drive the two sliding plates to move along the slide rail, so that the two clamping seats move away from or closer to each other to open or close the clamping groove.

5. The assembly device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The assembly mechanism also includes: A loading assembly, the loading assembly is arranged on the base and adjacent to the assembly position, the loading assembly is provided with a loading tray, and the loading tray is used to hold the blind stick; and A flip assembly, the flip assembly is arranged on the base and is located between the feeding assembly and the conveying track. The flip assembly is provided with a flip groove, the flip groove is used to hold a blind stick, and the flip assembly is used to drive the blind stick in the flip groove to flip; Wherein, the assembly structure comprises a robot, a gripping assembly and an assembly assembly arranged on the base, the robot has a connection end, and the gripping assembly, the assembly assembly and the visual assembly are all arranged on the connection end; The robot drives the clamping assembly to clamp the blind stick of the loading tray and transfer it to the turning groove. The robot drives the assembling assembly to assemble the blind stick of the turning groove to the plastic shell of the clamping groove.

6. The assembly device according to claim 5, characterized in that The flip assembly comprises: A mounting frame, the mounting frame is arranged on the base; A flip driving member, the flip driving member is arranged on the mounting frame, and a connector is arranged at the output end of the flip driving member; A flip clamp, the flip clamp comprises a pneumatic drive and two clamps, the pneumatic drive is connected to the connector, the two clamps are connected to the output end of the pneumatic drive, a plurality of grooves are provided on a side of each clamp facing the other clamp, the two clamps are opposite to each other so that the plurality of grooves correspond to each other and enclose a plurality of flip grooves; and A detection member, the detection member is arranged on the mounting frame and is arranged adjacent to the connector; Wherein, the flip driving member drives the connecting head to drive the flip clamping member to flip, so that the flip groove has a first position and a second position; In the first position, the notch of the turning groove corresponds to the detection member, and the robot drives the clamping assembly to clamp the blind stick on the loading tray and transfer it to the turning groove; In the second position, the notch of the flip groove is away from the detection member, and the robot drives the assembly component to assemble the blind stick of the flip groove to the plastic shell of the clamping groove.

7. The assembly device according to claim 6, characterized in that The clamping assembly comprises: a first lifting drive member, the first lifting drive member being connected to the connecting end; a clamping drive member connected to an output end of the first lifting drive member; and A first clamping jaw, the first clamping jaw being arranged at the output end of the clamping driving member, the first clamping jaw being formed with a clamping groove extending along a first direction, the first direction being parallel to a notch direction of the flip groove at the first position; Wherein, the first lifting drive member drives the clamping drive member to drive the first clamping claw to approach or move away from the loading plate or the turning groove, and the clamping drive member drives the first clamping claw to clamp or release the blind stick in the clamping groove.

8. The assembly device according to claim 6, characterized in that The assembly component includes a clamping member, and the clamping member includes a second lifting drive member, a clamping drive member and a second clamping claw, the second lifting drive member is connected to the connecting end, the clamping drive member is connected to the output end of the second lifting drive member, the second clamping claw is arranged at the output end of the clamping drive member, and the second clamping claw is formed with a clamping hole extending along a second direction, and the second direction is parallel to the notch direction of the flip groove at the second position; the second lifting drive member drives the clamping drive member to drive the second clamping claw to approach or move away from the flip groove and the clamping groove, and the clamping drive member drives the second clamping claw to clamp or release the blind stick in the clamping hole; And / or, the assembly component includes a suction piece, the suction piece includes a third lifting drive piece, a rotating drive piece and an adsorption head, the third lifting drive piece is connected to the connection end, the rotating drive piece is arranged on the third lifting drive piece, the adsorption head is connected to the rotating drive piece, the adsorption head is provided with a suction hole extending along a second direction, the suction hole is used to absorb a blind stick, the second direction is parallel to the notch direction of the flip groove at the second position; the third lifting drive piece drives the rotating drive piece to drive the adsorption head to approach or move away from the flip groove and the clamping groove, and the rotating drive piece drives the adsorption head to rotate around the second direction.

9. The assembly device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The visual components include: A fixing seat connected to the connecting end; a camera, the camera being mounted on the fixing seat; and A light source is disposed on the fixing seat and is arranged corresponding to the camera, and a through hole is provided on the light source corresponding to the camera.

10. The assembly device according to claim 1, characterized in that The base body is provided with a plurality of the assembly positions along the conveying direction of the conveying track. The assembly mechanisms include a plurality of assembling mechanisms, each of which is provided on the base body and corresponds to one of the assembly positions.

11. The assembly device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The base is also provided with a pressing position, and the loading position, the assembly position and the pressing position are sequentially arranged along the conveying direction of the conveying track; the assembly device also includes a pressing mechanism, which is arranged on the base and corresponds to the pressing position, and the pressing mechanism is used to press the blind stick to press the blind stick to the plastic shell; And / or, the base is further provided with a detection position, the loading position, the assembly position and the detection position are sequentially arranged along the conveying direction of the conveying track; the assembly equipment further comprises a detection mechanism, the detection mechanism is arranged on the base and corresponds to the detection position, and the detection mechanism is used to detect whether the blind stick is assembled in place on the plastic shell; And / or, the base is also provided with a unloading position, the loading position, the assembly position and the unloading position are arranged in sequence along the conveying direction of the conveying track; the assembly equipment also includes a unloading mechanism, the unloading mechanism is arranged on the base and corresponds to the unloading position, and the unloading mechanism is used to transfer the assembled plastic shell from the clamping groove of the flexible clamp to the next process.

12. A processing system, characterized in that: The processing system comprises the assembly device according to any one of claims 1 to 11.

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