A full-automatic ribbon assembling mechanism

Abstract

The application relates to the technical field of ribbon cartridge production, in particular to a full-automatic ribbon assembling mechanism which comprises a feeding station, an assembling station, a moving and transferring assembly, a clamping assembly and a driving assembly; after the moving and transferring assembly drives the clamping assembly to move to the feeding station, the clamping assembly clamps the ribbon on the feeding station; the moving and transferring assembly moves the clamping assembly clamping the ribbon to the assembling station; the driving assembly drives the clamping assembly to move vertically, so that the clamping assembly assembles the ribbon with a ribbon cartridge on the assembling station; wherein the clamping assembly comprises a first clamping unit for clamping the ribbon, a second clamping unit for clamping a ribbon extending part, a first adjusting unit for adjusting the ribbon extending part, a second adjusting unit for fitting the ribbon extending part with an inner wall of the ribbon cartridge and a pressing unit for pressing the adjusted ribbon into the ribbon cartridge. The application is favorable for improving the problem of low production efficiency caused by complicated steps in the ribbon cartridge assembling process.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The application relates to the technical field of ribbon cartridge production, in particular to a full-automatic ribbon assembling mechanism. BACKGROUND

[0002] Printer consumables refer to consumable products used by printers, and the consumables include but are not limited to a selenium drum, an ink cartridge, carbon powder, ink, ribbon and paper, etc., wherein the ribbon is a product that is consumed relatively fast in the printer consumables, and therefore the demand for the ribbon is relatively high; the ribbon cartridge, as a carrier of the ribbon, is an important component of a printing device, and the market demand for the ribbon cartridge is large.

[0003] The assembling procedure of the ribbon cartridge mainly includes three steps, step one, manually placing a pre-prepared ribbon in the ribbon cartridge after the ribbon is peeled off; step two, placing a stretched part of the peeled ribbon in a small reserved space; and step three, pressing the placed ribbon in the ribbon cartridge, as shown in Figure 1 , Figure 1 is a structural schematic view of the ribbon cartridge, Figure 1 100 in the figure is the ribbon cartridge, Figure 1 101 in the figure is the reserved space.

[0004] However, the degree of automation of the processing and production of the ribbon cartridge is low, and especially the assembling procedure between the ribbon and the ribbon cartridge mainly depends on manual operation, especially the step of placing the stretched part of the peeled ribbon in the small reserved space, as shown in Figure 1 , the reserved space has a plurality of guide blocks for guiding the ribbon, Figure 1 102 in the figure is the guide block, on the one hand, due to the small reserved space, and on the other hand, due to the interference of the guide blocks in the reserved space, the manual operation mode of this step is not only difficult and complicated, but also particularly prone to errors, so that the ribbon cartridge assembling process has defects of low production efficiency, low yield, high labor cost and the like. SUMMARY

[0005] In order to improve the problem of low production efficiency caused by complicated steps in the ribbon cartridge assembling process, the application provides a full-automatic ribbon assembling mechanism.

[0006] The full-automatic ribbon assembling mechanism provided by the application adopts the following technical scheme:

[0007] The application discloses a full-automatic ribbon assembling mechanism, which comprises a feeding station, an assembling station, a moving assembly arranged between the feeding station and the assembling station, a clamping assembly in sliding connection with the moving assembly, and a driving assembly arranged between the moving assembly and the clamping assembly and used for driving the clamping assembly to move vertically up and down; after the moving assembly drives the clamping assembly to move to the feeding station, the clamping assembly clamps the ribbon on the feeding station; the moving assembly moves the clamping assembly clamping the ribbon to the assembling station; the driving assembly drives the clamping assembly to move vertically so that the clamping assembly assembles the ribbon with a ribbon cartridge on the assembling station; wherein the clamping assembly comprises a first clamping unit used for clamping the ribbon, a second clamping unit used for clamping a ribbon extension, a first adjusting unit used for adjusting the ribbon extension, a second adjusting unit used for fitting the ribbon extension with an inner wall of the ribbon cartridge, and a pressing unit used for pressing the adjusted ribbon into the ribbon cartridge.

[0008] By adopting the technical scheme, the ribbon in a roll shape is located on the feeding station, the ribbon cartridge is located on the assembling station, the moving assembly drives the clamping assembly to move linearly back and forth, when the first clamping unit in the clamping assembly clamps the ribbon and the second clamping unit clamps the ribbon extension, the moving assembly drives the clamping assembly to move from the feeding station to above the assembling station, the first adjusting unit is used for adjusting the ribbon extension, the ribbon is adjusted, the driving assembly drives the clamping assembly to move to the side of the ribbon cartridge, so that the ribbon moves to a position above the ribbon cartridge, the second adjusting unit is used for fitting the ribbon extension with the inner wall of the ribbon cartridge, the pressing unit is used for pressing the ribbon, meanwhile, the first adjusting unit and the second adjusting unit are loosened, and the first adjusting unit and the second adjusting unit are reset, so that the ribbon is installed in the ribbon cartridge through the pressing function of the pressing unit; when the ribbon is fixed in the ribbon cartridge, the driving assembly and the moving assembly jointly act on the clamping assembly to be located above the feeding station, and the next cycle operation is continued; in the application, the ribbon extension is placed in a small reserved space, the first adjusting unit and the second adjusting unit are used for adjusting the ribbon, the ribbon is fitted with the inner wall of the ribbon cartridge, and then the ribbon is fixed in the ribbon cartridge through the pressing unit; compared with the difficult and complicated manual operation, the full-automatic operation is beneficial to improving the problem of low production efficiency caused by the complicated steps in the ribbon cartridge assembling process.

[0009] Optionally, the driving assembly comprises a driving cylinder, a moving frame arranged on the side of the driving cylinder close to the moving assembly, and a supporting frame arranged on the side of the driving cylinder away from the moving assembly; the driving assembly is in sliding connection with the moving assembly through the moving frame; the clamping assembly is arranged on the supporting frame; and the driving cylinder is used for driving the supporting frame to move vertically up and down, so that the clamping assembly is close to or away from the assembling station.

[0010] By adopting the technical scheme, the two sides of the driving air cylinder are respectively provided with the moving frame and the supporting frame, the moving frame is used for reciprocating movement along the length direction of the moving assembly, and the supporting frame is used for placing the clamping assembly; when the driving air cylinder drives the supporting frame to move up and down in the vertical direction, the clamping assembly is close to or away from the assembly station, so that the clamping assembly completes the assembly work; assuming that the moving frame reciprocates along the Y-axis direction, and the supporting frame reciprocates along the Z-axis direction, the linear movement mode is beneficial to improving the assembly efficiency of the clamping assembly and saving the transportation time.

[0011] Optionally, a connecting plate is arranged between the first adjusting unit and the second adjusting unit, the first adjusting unit comprises a first positioning air cylinder, a first driving plate, a first moving plate and a first fixed plate, the first positioning air cylinder is fixedly connected with the connecting plate, the first driving plate is fixedly connected with an output shaft of the first positioning air cylinder, the first moving plate is fixedly connected with the first driving plate, the first moving plate is slidably connected with the first positioning air cylinder through a first detachable assembly, and the first fixed plate is used for fixedly connecting the first moving plate and the second clamping unit.

[0012] By adopting the technical scheme, the first adjusting unit and the second adjusting unit are fixedly connected through the connecting plate, since the second clamping unit clamps the color band extension part, the color band extension part needs to be adjusted to adapt to the reserved space of the color band box, so the first adjusting unit 8 can adjust the position of the second clamping unit, the first positioning air cylinder is adopted to drive the first driving plate to reciprocate along a straight line, so that the first moving plate and the first fixed plate move with the movement of the first driving plate, since the first fixed plate is fixedly connected with the second clamping unit, the first driving air cylinder can drive the second clamping unit to displace, so as to adjust the position of the second clamping unit, thereby achieving the purpose of adjusting the color band extension part.

[0013] Optionally, the second adjusting unit comprises a second positioning air cylinder, a second driving plate and a second moving plate, the second positioning air cylinder is fixed on the supporting frame, the second driving plate is fixed with an output shaft of the second positioning air cylinder, the second moving plate is fixedly connected with the second driving plate, the second moving plate is slidably connected with the second positioning air cylinder through a second detachable assembly, and the side, away from the second positioning air cylinder, of the second moving plate is fixedly connected with the connecting plate; the first positioning air cylinder drives the connecting plate to displace, so that the second clamping unit displaces to abut the color band extension part with the inner wall of the color band box.

[0014] By adopting the technical scheme, the second adjusting cylinder drives the second driving plate to move linearly back and forth, so that the second moving plate and the second driving plate move along with the movement of the second driving plate. Since the connecting plate is fixedly connected with the second moving plate, the movement of the second moving plate can drive the connecting plate to move. Since the connecting plate and the second clamping unit are in a relatively fixed relationship, the second clamping unit moves along with the movement of the connecting plate, so that the second driving cylinder can drive the second clamping unit to displace, thereby adjusting the position of the second clamping unit, to achieve the purpose of abutting the color band extension part with the inner wall of the color band box.

[0015] Optionally, the first clamping unit comprises a first clamping jaw cylinder and a first color band clamping jaw, the first clamping jaw cylinder is fixed on the support frame, and the first clamping jaw cylinder is used to drive the first color band clamping jaw to clamp the color band.

[0016] By adopting the technical scheme, the first clamping unit drives the first color band clamping jaw to open or close through the first clamping cylinder, and the color band can be clamped when the first color band clamping jaw is in the closed state.

[0017] Optionally, the pressing-down unit comprises a pressing-down cylinder, a third driving plate and a pressing-down plate, the pressing-down cylinder is fixed on the side of the first clamping jaw cylinder away from the support frame, the third driving plate is fixed with the output shaft of the pressing-down cylinder, one end of the pressing-down plate is fixedly connected with the third driving plate, and the other end of the pressing-down plate penetrates through the clamping gap of the first color band clamping jaw.

[0018] By adopting the technical scheme, since the first color band clamping jaw clamps the color band in a roll shape, in order to reduce the probability of color band installation imbalance caused by pressing down, the pressing-down plate penetrates through the clamping gap of the first color band clamping jaw, and the length of the pressing-down plate is greater than the diameter of the color band in a roll shape. When the pressing-down cylinder drives the third driving plate to move downward, the pressing-down plate presses the color band into the color band box.

[0019] Optionally, the third driving plate comprises a first driving part fixed with the output shaft of the pressing-down cylinder, and a second driving part perpendicular to the first driving part and slidably connected with the pressing-down cylinder through a third detachable assembly, so that the cross section of the third driving plate is in the shape of L.

[0020] By adopting the technical scheme, the third driving plate adopts the L-shaped design, so that the second driving part of the third driving plate is slidably connected with the pressing-down cylinder through the third detachable assembly, which is conducive to improving the stability of the pressing-down plate.

[0021] Optionally, the second clamping unit comprises a second clamping jaw cylinder and a second color band clamping jaw, the second clamping jaw cylinder is fixed on the first fixed plate, and the second clamping jaw cylinder is used to drive the second color band clamping jaw to clamp the color band extension part.

[0022] By adopting the technical scheme, the second clamping unit drives the second ribbon clamping jaw to open or close through the second clamping cylinder, and the ribbon can be clamped when the second ribbon clamping jaw is in the closed state.

[0023] Optionally, the connecting plate comprises a first connecting part fixedly connected with the first adjusting unit, and a second connecting part perpendicularly connected with the first connecting part and fixedly connected with the second adjusting unit, so that the cross section of the connecting plate is in L shape.

[0024] By adopting the technical scheme, the connecting plate is in L shape, which can prevent the first adjusting unit and the second adjusting unit from interfering with each other when they work simultaneously, and can improve the stability of the connection between the first adjusting unit and the second adjusting unit.

[0025] Optionally, the moving assembly comprises a fixed frame, a linear module and a servo motor, the linear module is arranged on the fixed frame, the servo motor is arranged on the linear module, the moving frame is fixedly connected with a screw nut in the linear module, and the servo motor is used to drive a screw rod in the linear module to rotate, so that the moving frame moves along the length direction of the linear module.

[0026] By adopting the technical scheme, the linear module comprises the screw rod and the screw nut, when the screw rod rotates, the screw nut moves along the length direction of the screw rod, and since the moving frame is fixedly connected with the screw nut, when the servo motor drives the screw rod in the linear module to rotate, the moving frame moves along the length direction of the linear module.

[0027] In summary, the present application has at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:

[0028] 1. The color band in roll shape is located on the feeding station, the color band box is located on the assembling station, the transfer assembly drives the clamping assembly to move linearly and reciprocally, when the first clamping unit in the clamping assembly clamps the color band and the second clamping unit clamps the color band extension, the transfer assembly drives the clamping assembly to move from the feeding station to above the assembling station, the first adjusting unit is used for adjusting the color band extension, after the color band is adjusted, the driving assembly drives the clamping assembly to move to one side of the color band box, so that the color band moves to the station above the color band box, then the color band extension is attached to the inner wall of the color band box through the second adjusting unit, and the color band is pressed down through the pressing-down unit, meanwhile, the first adjusting unit and the second adjusting unit are loosened, and the first adjusting unit and the second adjusting unit are reset, so that the color band is installed in the color band box through the pressing-down function of the pressing-down unit, when the color band is fixed in the color band box, the clamping assembly is located above the feeding station under the joint action of the driving assembly and the transfer assembly, and the next cycle operation is continued; in the scheme, the color band extension is put into the narrow reserved space, the color band is adjusted through the first adjusting unit and the second adjusting unit, so that the color band is attached to the inner wall of the color band box, and then the color band is fixed in the color band box through the pressing-down unit, compared with the difficult and complicated manual operation, the automatic operation is beneficial to improving the problem of low production efficiency caused by complicated steps in the color band box assembling process;

[0029] 2. The first adjusting unit and the second adjusting unit are fixedly connected through the connecting plate, since the second clamping unit clamps the color band extension, the color band extension needs to be adjusted, so that the color band extension is adapted to the reserved space of the color band box, the first adjusting unit needs to adjust the position of the second clamping unit, the first adjusting cylinder is adopted to drive the first driving plate to move linearly and reciprocally, so that the first moving plate and the first fixed plate move with the movement of the first driving plate, since the first fixed plate is fixedly connected with the second clamping unit, the first driving cylinder can drive the second clamping unit to displace, so as to adjust the position of the second clamping unit, and the purpose of adjusting the color band extension is achieved;

[0030] 3. The second adjusting cylinder drives the second driving plate to move linearly and reciprocally, so that the second moving plate and the second moving plate move with the movement of the second driving plate, since the connecting plate is fixedly connected with the second moving plate, the movement of the second moving plate can drive the connecting plate to move, since the connecting plate and the second clamping unit are in a relative fixed relationship, the second clamping unit moves with the movement of the connecting plate, so that the second driving cylinder can drive the second clamping unit to displace, so as to adjust the position of the second clamping unit, and the purpose of attaching the color band extension to the inner wall of the color band box is achieved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0031] Figure 1 It is a structure diagram of the color band box in the prior art;

[0032] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of an embodiment of the application;

[0033] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a drive assembly and a transfer unit in an embodiment of the application;

[0034] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a first adjustment unit and a second adjustment unit in an embodiment of the application;

[0035] Figure 5 is an exploded view of a drive assembly and a clamping assembly in an embodiment of the application;

[0036] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a support frame and a first adjustment unit in an embodiment of the application;

[0037] Figure 7 is a state diagram of a first drive cylinder driving a first drive plate in an embodiment of the application;

[0038] Figure 8 is a state diagram of a second drive cylinder driving a second drive plate in an embodiment of the application;

[0039] Figure 9 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a pressing cylinder and a third drive plate in an embodiment of the application;

[0040] Figure 10 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a pressing plate and a first ribbon clamping jaw in an embodiment of the application;

[0041] Figure 11 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a servo motor and a linear module in an embodiment of the application;

[0042] Figure 12 is a timing diagram of cylinder operation in an embodiment of the application.

[0043] Legend of reference signs:

[0044] 1, loading station; 2, assembly station; 3, transfer assembly; 4, clamping assembly; 5, driving assembly; 6, first clamping unit; 7, second clamping unit; 8, first adjusting unit; 9, second adjusting unit; 10, pressing unit; 11, driving cylinder; 12, moving frame; 13, support frame; 14, connecting plate; 15, first position adjusting cylinder; 16, first driving plate; 17, first moving plate; 18, first fixed plate; 19, second position adjusting cylinder; 20, second driving plate; 21, second moving plate; 22, first clamping cylinder; 23, first ribbon clamping jaw; 24, pressing cylinder; 25, third driving plate; 26, pressing plate; 27, clamping gap; 28, first driving part; 29, second driving part; 30, second clamping cylinder; 31, second ribbon clamping jaw; 32, first connecting part; 33, second connecting part; 34, fixed frame; 35, linear module; 36, servo motor; 37, nut; 38, screw; 100, ribbon cartridge; 200, ribbon. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0045] In order to make the above objectives, features and advantages of the present application more clear and easily understood, the specific embodiments of the present application are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present application. However, the present application can be practiced in a variety of ways beyond the specific embodiments described herein without departing from the scope of the present application, and those skilled in the art can make similar improvements without departing from the concept of the present application, and therefore the present application is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0046] In the present application, unless specifically defined and limited otherwise, the terms "mounting", "connection", "connecting", "fixed", and the like should be understood broadly, for example, can be fixed connection, or detachable connection, or integrated; can be mechanical connection, or electrical connection; can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, can be the internal communication of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise specifically limited. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0047] In the present application, unless specifically defined and limited otherwise, the first feature is "on" or "under" the second feature can be that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are in indirect contact through an intermediate medium. Moreover, the first feature "above", "over" and "on" the second feature can be that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or only indicates that the horizontal height of the first feature is higher than that of the second feature. The first feature "below", "under" and "under" the second feature can be that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or only indicates that the horizontal height of the first feature is less than that of the second feature.

[0048] It is to be understood that when an element such as a layer, region or substrate is referred to as being "on" or "connected to" another element, it can be directly on or connected to the other element or intervening elements can be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being "directly on" or "directly connected to" another element, there are no intervening elements present. It will be understood that, although the terms "first", "second", etc. can be used herein to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms since such elements are commonly known by other terms.

[0049] The ribbon assembly mechanism is used to assemble the ribbon 200 on the ribbon cartridge 100, however, the step of putting the ribbon extension part into the narrow reserved space in the assembly process of the ribbon 200 is relatively cumbersome, the manual operation mode in the prior art is not only difficult and cumbersome, but also is particularly prone to errors, so that the ribbon cartridge 100 assembly process has the defect of low production efficiency, therefore, the embodiment of the present application discloses a full-automatic ribbon assembly mechanism.

[0050] Referring to Figure 2 , the ribbon assembly mechanism comprises a feeding station 1, an assembly station 2, a transfer assembly 3, a clamping assembly 4 and a driving assembly 5, the ribbon 200 in a roll shape is located on the feeding station 1, the ribbon cartridge 100 is located on the assembly station 2, the transfer assembly 3 is located between the feeding station 1 and the assembly station 2, the clamping assembly 4 is in sliding connection with the transfer assembly 3, and the driving assembly 5 is installed between the transfer assembly 3 and the clamping assembly 4, so that the driving assembly 5 can reciprocate along the length direction of the transfer assembly 3, on the one hand, the clamping assembly 4 reciprocates along the length direction of the transfer assembly 3 through the driving assembly 5, on the other hand, when the clamping assembly 4 is located on the feeding station 1 and / or the assembly station 2, the driving assembly 5 can drive the clamping assembly 4 to move up and down in the vertical direction, so that the clamping assembly 4 is close to or away from the feeding station 1, or the clamping assembly 4 is close to or away from the assembly station 2. When it is needed to assemble the ribbon 200 on the feeding station 1 on the ribbon cartridge 100 on the assembly station 2, first, the transfer assembly 3 moves the driving assembly 5 above the feeding station 1, the driving assembly 5 drives the clamping assembly 4 to move downward, so that the clamping assembly 4 clamps the ribbon 200, then the driving assembly 5 drives the clamping assembly 4 clamping the ribbon 200 to move upward, then the transfer assembly 3 moves the driving assembly 5 above the assembly station 2, and the driving assembly 5 drives the clamping assembly 4 clamping the ribbon 200 to move downward, so that the ribbon 200 is assembled on the ribbon cartridge 100. In order to facilitate understanding how the ribbon assembly mechanism realizes the step of putting the ribbon extension part into the narrow reserved space, the following describes each component:

[0051] Referring to Figure 2 and Figure 3The driving assembly 5 comprises a driving cylinder 11, a moving frame 12 and a supporting frame 13, wherein the clamping assembly 4 is fixed on the supporting frame 13. The moving frame 12 and the supporting frame 13 are fixedly connected with the driving cylinder 11 respectively. The moving frame 12 is located on the side close to the transferring assembly 3, so that when the moving frame 12 slides along the length direction of the transferring assembly 3, the driving cylinder 11 moves along with the moving of the moving frame 12, thereby driving the supporting frame 13 to move reciprocatingly along the length direction of the transferring assembly 3. In order not to affect the movement of the moving frame 12, the supporting frame 13 is fixed on the side of the driving cylinder 11 far away from the supporting frame 13. The driving cylinder 11 is used to drive the supporting frame 13 to move up and down along the vertical direction, so that the clamping assembly 4 is close to or far away from the assembling station 2, or the clamping assembly 4 is close to or far away from the feeding station 1, thereby assisting to realize the processes of clamping and assembling of the clamping assembly 4.

[0052] The above describes the operation track of the clamping assembly 4 according to the driving assembly 5. In order to facilitate the understanding of the specific parts of the clamping assembly 4, the following is disclosed:

[0053] Referring to Figure 4 and Figure 5 , the clamping assembly 4 comprises a first clamping unit 6, a second clamping unit 7, a first adjusting unit 8, a second adjusting unit 9 and a pressing unit 10. The first adjusting unit 8 comprises a first adjusting cylinder 15, a first driving plate 16, a first moving plate 17 and a first fixed plate 18. The second adjusting unit 9 comprises a second adjusting cylinder 19, a second driving plate 20 and a second moving plate 21. The first adjusting unit 8 and the second adjusting unit 9 are fixedly connected with a connecting plate 14. The first clamping unit 6 comprises a first clamping cylinder 22 and a first ribbon clamping jaw 23. The second clamping unit 7 comprises a second clamping cylinder 30 and a second ribbon clamping jaw 31. The pressing unit 10 comprises a pressing cylinder 24, a third driving plate 25 and a pressing plate 26.

[0054] Specifically, the first clamping unit 6 is used for clamping the color band 200, and the second clamping unit 7 is used for clamping the color band extension, that is, the color band 200 and the color band extension on the feeding station 1 are in a separated state, so as to clamp the color band 200 and the color band extension separately by the first clamping unit 6 and the second clamping unit 7, to facilitate the adjustment of the position of the color band extension, that is, the first adjustment unit 8 and the second adjustment unit 9 are both used for adjusting the position of the color band extension, the first adjustment unit 8 is used for adjusting the position of the color band extension, and then the color band extension is attached to the inner wall of the color band cartridge 100 through the first adjustment unit 8, and the lower pressing unit 10 is used for pressing the adjusted color band 200 into the color band cartridge 100. When the first clamping unit 6 in the clamping assembly 4 clamps the color band 200 and the second clamping unit 7 clamps the color band extension, the transfer assembly 3 drives the clamping assembly 4 to move from the feeding station 1 to above the assembly station 2, the first adjustment unit 8 is used for adjusting the color band extension, and the color band 200 is adjusted, then the driving assembly 5 drives the clamping assembly 4 to move to one side of the color band cartridge 100, so that the color band 200 moves to the position above the color band cartridge 100, and then the color band extension is attached to the inner wall of the color band cartridge 100 through the second adjustment unit 9, and then the color band 200 is pressed down through the lower pressing unit 10, and at the same time, the first adjustment unit 8 and the second adjustment unit 9 are loosened, and the first adjustment unit 8 and the second adjustment unit 9 are reset, so that the color band 200 is installed in the color band cartridge 100 through the pressing function of the lower pressing unit 10. When the color band 200 is fixed in the color band cartridge 100, the driving assembly 5 and the transfer assembly 3 jointly act on the clamping assembly 4 to be located above the feeding station 1, and the next cycle operation is continued.

[0055] Firstly, as shown in Figure 6 and Figure 7 shown, the second clamping cylinder 30 is used for driving the second color band clamping jaw 31 to clamp the color band extension, the first driving plate 16 is fixedly connected with the output shaft of the first position adjusting cylinder 15, the first moving plate 17 is fixedly connected with the first driving plate 16, the first moving plate 17 is slidably connected with the first position adjusting cylinder 15 through the first detachable assembly, the first fixed plate 18 is used for fixedly connecting the first moving plate 17 and the second clamping cylinder 30, and the second clamping cylinder 30 is displaced by the driving of the first position adjusting cylinder 15, so as to adjust the color band extension; the first position adjusting cylinder 15 drives the first driving plate 16 to move linearly and reciprocally, so that the first moving plate 17 and the first fixed plate 18 move with the movement of the first driving plate 16, and since the first fixed plate 18 is fixedly connected with the second clamping cylinder 30, the first driving cylinder 11 can drive the second clamping cylinder 30 to displace, so as to adjust the position of the second clamping cylinder 30, thereby achieving the purpose of adjusting the color band extension.

[0056] Second, the second positioning cylinder 19 is fixed to the support frame 13, the second drive plate 20 is fixed to the output shaft of the second positioning cylinder 19, the second movable plate 21 is fixedly connected to the second drive plate 20, the second movable plate 21 is slidably connected to the second positioning cylinder 19 through a second detachable component, and the second movable plate 21 is fixedly connected to the connecting plate 14 on the side away from the second positioning cylinder 19. The connecting plate 14 is driven to move by the first positioning cylinder 15, so that the second clamping cylinder 30 moves and the ribbon extension is attached to the inner wall of the ribbon box 100. Figure 8 As shown, the second positioning cylinder 19 drives the second driving plate 20 to reciprocate in a straight line, so that the second movable plate 21 and the second movable plate 21 move with the movement of the second driving plate 20. Since the connecting plate 14 is fixedly connected to the second movable plate 21, the movement of the second movable plate 21 can drive the connecting plate 14 to move. Since the connecting plate 14 and the second clamping cylinder 30 are in a relatively fixed relationship, the second clamping cylinder 30 moves with the movement of the connecting plate 14, so that the second driving cylinder 11 can drive the second clamping cylinder 30 to produce displacement, thereby adjusting the position of the second clamping cylinder 30 to achieve the purpose of fitting the ribbon extension to the inner wall of the ribbon box 100.

[0057] In one embodiment, the connecting plate 14 is L-shaped. On the one hand, it prevents the first adjustment unit 8 and the second adjustment unit 9 from interfering with each other when they operate simultaneously. On the other hand, it is beneficial to improve the stability of the connection between the first adjustment unit 8 and the second adjustment unit 9. Specifically, the connecting plate 14 includes a first connecting portion 32 and a second connecting portion 33. The first connecting portion 32 is used to be fixedly connected to the first positioning cylinder 15 in the first adjustment unit 8, and the second connecting portion 33 is used to be fixedly connected to the second movable plate 21 in the second adjustment unit 9.

[0058] Third, if Figure 9 and Figure 10 As shown, since the first clamping cylinder 22 is used to drive the first ribbon clamping claw 23 to clamp the ribbon 200, the first clamping cylinder is fixed on the support frame 13. Since the first ribbon clamping claw 23 clamps the rolled ribbon 200, in order to reduce the probability of unbalanced installation of the ribbon 200 due to downward pressure, one end of the lower pressure plate 26 is fixedly connected to the third drive plate 25, and the other end of the lower pressure plate 26 passes through the clamping gap 27 of the first ribbon clamping claw 23, and the length of the lower pressure plate 26 is greater than the diameter of the rolled ribbon 200. When the lower pressure cylinder 24 drives the third drive plate 25 to move downward, the lower pressure plate 26 presses the ribbon 200 into the ribbon box 100. The third drive plate 25 adopts an L-shaped design, so that the third drive plate 25 includes a first drive part 28 and a second drive part 29. The first drive part 28 is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the downward pressure cylinder 24, and the second drive part 29 of the third drive plate 25 is slidingly connected to the downward pressure cylinder 24 through a third detachable component, which is beneficial to improve the stability of the downward pressure of the downward pressure plate 26.

[0059] It should be noted that the first detachable assembly, the second detachable assembly and the third detachable assembly adopt consistent components, and the third detachable assembly is taken as an example for illustration. The third detachable assembly includes a T-shaped block and a T-shaped groove. The T-shaped block is fixed on the side of the pressing cylinder 24 close to the second driving part 29, and the T-shaped groove is arranged on the second driving part 29 to improve the stability of the second driving part 29 sliding along the length direction of the pressing cylinder 24. That is, the detachable assemblies all include T-shaped blocks and T-shaped grooves, and the difference lies in the inconsistent positions of the T-shaped blocks and the T-shaped grooves.

[0060] Referring to Figure 11 , the transfer assembly 3 includes a fixed frame 34, a linear module 35 and a servo motor 36. The linear module 35 includes a screw rod 38 and a nut 37, and the linear module 35 is arranged on the fixed frame 34. The servo motor 36 is arranged on the linear module 35. The moving frame 12 is fixedly connected with the nut 37 in the linear module 35. The servo motor 36 is used to drive the screw rod 38 in the linear module 35 to rotate, so that the moving frame 12 moves along the length direction of the linear module 35. When the screw rod 38 rotates, the nut 37 moves along the length direction of the screw rod 38. Since the moving frame 12 and the nut 37 are fixedly connected, when the servo motor 36 drives the screw rod 38 in the linear module 35 to rotate, the moving frame 12 moves along the length direction of the linear module 35.

[0061] As Figure 12 shown, Figure 12 is a motion timing diagram of the driving cylinder 11, the first jaw cylinder 22, the second jaw cylinder 30, the servo motor 36, the first position adjusting cylinder 15, the second position adjusting cylinder 19 and the pressing cylinder 24. The motion timing diagram is used to represent the action sequence, time relationship and mutual dependency of different components in the mechanical device. By describing the behavior of these components within a specific time period, the timing diagram can be used to optimize the operation process, ensure safety and improve efficiency.

[0062] It should be noted that the jaw cylinder (the first jaw cylinder 22 or the second jaw cylinder 30) is a kind of pneumatic actuator, which is usually used in mechanical devices or automation systems to hold, fix or release objects. The working principle of the jaw cylinder is to use gas pressure to push the piston to move, so as to realize the function of holding or releasing. The jaw cylinder includes a cylinder body, a piston and a jaw device (the first color band jaw 23 or the second color band jaw 31). When the cylinder receives compressed air, the air pressure pushes the piston to make the jaw device clamp or release the object. By controlling the timing and pressure of the cylinder air supply and exhaust, the clamping force and release speed of the jaw can be accurately controlled. The jaw cylinder is not improved in the present application, and the jaw cylinder can be any kind of jaw cylinder on the market that can realize the function of holding or releasing objects.

[0063] The implementation principle of the full-automatic ribbon assembling mechanism embodiment of the application is as follows: the transfer assembly 3 drives the clamping assembly 4 to move linearly back and forth, when the first clamping unit 6 in the clamping assembly 4 clamps the ribbon 200 and the second clamping unit 7 clamps the ribbon extension, the transfer assembly 3 drives the clamping assembly 4 to move from the feeding station 1 to above the assembling station 2, the first adjusting unit 8 is used to adjust the ribbon extension, after the ribbon 200 is properly positioned, the driving assembly 5 drives the clamping assembly 4 to move to one side of the ribbon cartridge 100, so that the ribbon 200 moves to the station above the ribbon cartridge 100, then the second adjusting unit 9 is used to make the ribbon extension adhere to the inner wall of the ribbon cartridge 100, then the pressing unit 10 is used to press the ribbon 200 downward, at the same time, the first adjusting unit 8 and the second adjusting unit 9 are loosened, and the first adjusting unit 8 and the second adjusting unit 9 are reset, so that the ribbon 200 is installed in the ribbon cartridge 100 through the pressing function of the pressing unit 10, when the ribbon 200 is fixed in the ribbon cartridge 100, the driving assembly 5 and the transfer assembly 3 jointly act on the clamping assembly 4 to be above the feeding station 1, and the next cycle operation is continued; compared with the difficult and complicated manual operation, the scheme in the application adjusts the ribbon 200 through the first adjusting unit 8 and the second adjusting unit 9, so that the ribbon 200 adheres to the inner wall of the ribbon cartridge 100, and then the ribbon 200 is fixed in the ribbon cartridge 100 through the pressing unit 10, this full-automatic operation is not only beneficial to improving the assembling efficiency between the ribbon 200 and the ribbon cartridge 100, but also beneficial to improving the problem of low production efficiency caused by the complicated steps in the assembling process of the ribbon cartridge 100.

[0064] The above are preferred embodiments of the application, and do not limit the protection scope of the application, therefore: any equivalent changes made on the structure, shape, principle of the application should be covered in the protection scope of the application.

Claims

1. A fully automatic ribbon assembly mechanism characterized by, The device comprises a feeding station (1), an assembling station (2), a transfer assembly (3) arranged between the feeding station (1) and the assembling station (2), a clamping assembly (4) in sliding connection with the transfer assembly (3), and a driving assembly (5) arranged between the transfer assembly (3) and the clamping assembly (4) and used for driving the clamping assembly (4) to move vertically up and down. After the transfer assembly (3) drives the clamping assembly (4) to move to the feeding station (1), the clamping assembly (4) clamps the ribbon on the feeding station (1), the transfer assembly (3) moves the clamping assembly (4) clamping the ribbon to the assembling station (2), and the driving assembly (5) drives the clamping assembly (4) to move vertically so that the clamping assembly (4) assembles the ribbon with a ribbon cartridge on the assembling station (2). The clamping assembly (4) comprises a first clamping unit (6) used for clamping the ribbon, a second clamping unit (7) used for clamping a ribbon extension, a first adjusting unit (8) used for adjusting the ribbon extension, a second adjusting unit (9) used for fitting the ribbon extension with an inner wall of the ribbon cartridge, and a pressing unit (10) used for pressing the adjusted ribbon into the ribbon cartridge.

2. A full automatic ribbon assembly mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The driving assembly (5) comprises a driving cylinder (11), a moving frame (12) arranged on a side of the driving cylinder (11) close to the transfer assembly (3), and a supporting frame (13) arranged on a side of the driving cylinder (11) away from the transfer assembly (3). The driving assembly (5) is in sliding connection with the transfer assembly (3) through the moving frame (12), the clamping assembly (4) is arranged on the supporting frame (13), and the driving cylinder (11) is used for driving the supporting frame (13) to move vertically up and down so that the clamping assembly (4) is close to or away from the assembling station (2).

3. A full automatic ribbon assembly mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that, A connecting plate (14) is arranged between the first adjusting unit (8) and the second adjusting unit (9). The first adjusting unit (8) comprises a first position adjusting cylinder (15), a first driving plate (16), a first moving plate (17), and a first fixed plate (18). The first position adjusting cylinder (15) is fixedly connected with the connecting plate (14), the first driving plate (16) is fixedly connected with an output shaft of the first position adjusting cylinder (15), the first moving plate (17) is fixedly connected with the first driving plate (16), the first moving plate (17) is in sliding connection with the first position adjusting cylinder (15) through a first detachable assembly, and the first fixed plate (18) is used for fixedly connecting the first moving plate (17) with the second clamping unit (7). The second clamping unit (7) is displaced through driving of the first position adjusting cylinder (15) to adjust the ribbon extension.

4. A full automatic ribbon assembly mechanism according to claim 3, wherein, The second adjusting unit (9) comprises a second position adjusting cylinder (19), a second driving plate (20) and a second moving plate (21), the second position adjusting cylinder (19) is fixed on the support frame (13), the second driving plate (20) is fixed with the output shaft of the second position adjusting cylinder (19), the second moving plate (21) is fixedly connected with the second driving plate (20), the second moving plate (21) is slidably connected with the second position adjusting cylinder (19) through a second detachable assembly, and one side of the second moving plate (21) away from the second position adjusting cylinder (19) is fixedly connected with the connecting plate (14); the connecting plate (14) is driven to displace by the first position adjusting cylinder (15), so that the second clamping unit (7) is displaced to make the color band extension part adhere to the inner wall of the color band box.

5. A full automatic ribbon assembly mechanism according to claim 2, wherein, The first clamping unit (6) comprises a first clamping cylinder (22) and a first color band clamping jaw (23), the first clamping cylinder (22) is fixed on the support frame (13), and the first clamping cylinder (22) is used for driving the first color band clamping jaw (23) to clamp the color band.

6. A full automatic ribbon assembly mechanism according to claim 5, characterized in that, The pressing-down unit (10) comprises a pressing-down cylinder (24), a third driving plate (25) and a pressing-down plate (26), the pressing-down cylinder (24) is fixed on the side of the first clamping cylinder (22) away from the support frame (13), the third driving plate (25) is fixed with the output shaft of the pressing-down cylinder (24), one end of the pressing-down plate (26) is fixedly connected with the third driving plate (25), and the other end of the pressing-down plate (26) penetrates through the clamping gap (27) of the first color band clamping jaw (23).

7. A full automatic ribbon assembly mechanism according to claim 6, characterized in that, The third driving plate (25) comprises a first driving part (28) fixed with the output shaft of the pressing-down cylinder (24), and a second driving part (29) perpendicular to the first driving part (28) and slidably connected with the pressing-down cylinder (24) through a third detachable assembly, so that the cross section of the third driving plate (25) is in the shape of L.

8. A full automatic ribbon assembly mechanism according to claim 3, wherein, The second clamping unit (7) comprises a second clamping cylinder (30) and a second color band clamping jaw (31), the second clamping cylinder (30) is fixed on the first fixed plate (18), and the second clamping cylinder (30) is used for driving the second color band clamping jaw (31) to clamp the color band extension part.

9. A full automatic ribbon assembly mechanism according to claim 3, wherein, The connecting plate (14) comprises a first connecting part (32) fixedly connected with the first adjusting unit (8), and a second connecting part (33) connected with the first connecting part (32) perpendicularly and fixedly connected with the second adjusting unit (9), so that the cross section of the connecting plate (14) is in the shape of L.

10. A full automatic ribbon assembly mechanism according to claim 2, wherein, The transfer assembly (3) comprises a fixed frame (34), a linear module (35) and a servo motor (36), the linear module (35) is arranged on the fixed frame (34), the servo motor (36) is arranged on the linear module (35), the moving frame (12) is fixedly connected with a nut (37) in the linear module (35), and the servo motor (36) is used for driving a screw rod (38) in the linear module (35) to rotate, so that the moving frame (12) moves along the length direction of the linear module (35).

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