Mechanism for removing IMR thin film scraps

By designing an IMR film chip mechanism including mobile devices, drive parts, brushes and fixtures, the residual problem of IMR injection molded film chips is solved, and automated removal and collection is achieved, reducing costs and floor area, suitable for multiple products Automated production.

CN119281704APending Publication Date: 2025-01-10MITAC PRECISION TECH(KUNSHAN) CORP
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Application Number
CN202310837428.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-07-04
Publication Date
2025-01-10

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Technical Problem

During IMR injection molding, film chips remain in the product hole area, and traditional sandblasting removal methods lead to high costs and difficulty in achieving automated production.

Method used

A IMR film chip removal mechanism is designed, including a mobile device, a drive piece, a brush and a fixture. The forward and reverse rotation of the brush is controlled through the drive piece, and combined with the hollow fixture and the chip-falling groove to realize the automatic film chip. Clear and collect.

Benefits of technology

It reduces consumables and labor costs, reduces the equipment footprint, and is suitable for multi-product automated production.

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Abstract

The invention relates to an IMR (In-Mold Resonance) film chip removing mechanism, which comprises a moving device, a driving device, a film chip removing device and a chip removing device, the driving part is fixed on the moving device and is used for controlling and driving the brush to rotate; the brush is connected with the driving piece through a connecting sleeve and used for brushing off film scraps on the hole site of the product under the control and driving of the driving piece; the jig is movably arranged on the rack, and the position, corresponding to the hole site of the product, of the jig is hollowed out, so that film scraps generated by the product can fall into the fallen scrap collecting groove through the hollowed-out design of the jig; one end of the fallen chip collecting groove is fixed to one side of the rack, a chip collecting bag is arranged on the other side of the fallen chip collecting groove, and the fallen chip collecting groove is used for collecting fallen chips generated by products in the chip collecting bag. The equipment is small in occupied area and suitable for automatic production.
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Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of automated manufacturing, in particular to an IMR film scrap removal mechanism. [Background technology]

[0002] IMR, also known as in-mold transfer, is a process in which a texture pattern is printed on a foil film, which is then transported to the mold cavity by a foil feeder, extruded by an injection molding machine, and the pattern texture is transferred to the injection molded part. During this process, the ink layer remains on the product, but the foil film is not attached to the surface. The film is only a carrier in the production process.

[0003] like Figure 1 As shown, the IMR injection molded product 1 has many holes 2, and film chips from the IMR process will remain in the hole area, which needs to be removed to meet customer requirements. The traditional method is to use a sandblasting machine, which can complete the chip removal process by sweeping the surface of the product 1 back and forth with the sandblasting machine (nylon sand with a diameter of 0.2mm sprayed out by the sandblasting machine at high pressure). However, the use of a sandblasting machine requires the loss of sand particles and a large amount of air pressure, so an additional air compressor needs to be opened every day, and after sandblasting, an operator is required to blow sand and an operator to clean the sand mist on the surface, which makes the labor and consumables costs high, and it is difficult to achieve automatic pick-up and placement when multiple products are produced in one machine.

[0004] In view of this, it is necessary to provide an IMR film scrap removal mechanism to solve the above problems. [Summary of the invention]

[0005] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is that during IMR injection molding, film scraps remain in the product hole area. Currently, a sandblaster is used to remove them. However, the use of a sandblaster requires the loss of sand particles and a large amount of air compressor, so an additional air compressor needs to be opened every day, and after sandblasting, an operator is required to blow sand and an operator to clean the sand mist on the surface, which makes the labor and consumables costs high. In addition, it is difficult to realize automatic pick-up and placement when multiple products are produced in one machine. Therefore, the present invention provides an IMR film scrap removal mechanism to solve the above problems.

[0006] The solution of the present invention to solve the technical problem is: an IMR film scrap removal mechanism, comprising:

[0007] A moving device, located on one side of the frame and used to control the displacement of the brush;

[0008] A driving member, the driving member is fixed on the moving device and is used to control the rotation of the driving brush. When working, the driving member controls the driving brush to brush forward once and then reversely, so as to clean the film scraps at the product hole position;

[0009] A brush, the brush being connected to the driving member through a connecting sleeve, and the brush being used to remove film scraps from the holes of the product under the control of the driving member;

[0010] A jig, which is movably arranged on the frame, and is hollowed out at a position corresponding to the hole position of the product, so that the film scraps generated by the product can fall into the scrap collection groove through the hollow design of the jig;

[0011] A chip collecting trough, one end of which is fixed to one side of the frame, and a chip collecting bag is provided on the other side for collecting the chips generated by the product in the chip collecting bag.

[0012] Preferably, the mobile device comprises:

[0013] An X-axis module, wherein the X-axis module is provided with a first single-axis robot, the first single-axis robot is fixed to one side of the frame through a fixing frame, the first single-axis robot is provided with a first slider, and the first slider moves in the X-axis direction under the drive of the first single-axis robot;

[0014] A Z-axis module is provided with a second single-axis robot, the second single-axis robot is fixedly connected to the first slider, the second single-axis robot is provided with a second slider, a connecting plate is fixedly connected to one end of the second slider, the connecting plate is fixedly connected to the support frame, the support frame is provided with a through hole, the through hole is used for fixing the driving member on the support frame, and one end of the driving member passes through the through hole and is connected to the brush through a connecting sleeve.

[0015] Preferably, the driving member is a motor, which consists of a forward and reversible motor and a speed regulator. The rotation speed of the forward and reversible motor is 100 to 300 revolutions per minute, and the speed regulator can adjust the rotation speed according to actual conditions.

[0016] Preferably, two groups of driving members are provided on the support frame.

[0017] Preferably, the brushes are provided in two groups in this mechanism.

[0018] Preferably, the brush is made of PP (polyethylene) curved wire with a wire diameter of 0.2mm to 0.4mm.

[0019] Preferably, both ends of the jig are respectively fixed on a third slider of a third single-axis robot, and the third slider moves in the Y-axis direction with the jig when driven by the third single-axis robot.

[0020] The beneficial effect of the present invention is that the present invention controls the method of driving the brush to brush away chips in forward and reverse rotation at low speed through a driving member, so that the brush brushes the hole surface of the product in forward rotation once, and then brushes it in reverse rotation once, that is, all corners are brushed, thereby achieving the effect of brushing away chips. Compared with the background, this invention eliminates the cost of sandblasting and the manpower of wiping sand mist, that is, reduces the cost of consumables and labor costs, and the equipment occupies a small area and is more suitable for automated production.

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[0021] Figure 1 It is a known product.

[0022] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of an IMR film debris removal mechanism of the present invention.

[0023] Figure 3 It is a schematic structural diagram from another angle of an IMR film debris removal mechanism of the present invention.

[0024] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the chip collecting groove in the mechanism of the present invention.

[0025] Figure 5 It is an exploded view of the brush in the present invention being connected to the driving member via a connecting sleeve. [Specific implementation method]

[0026] To further illustrate the technical means and effects adopted by the present invention, the following is a detailed description in conjunction with the embodiments of the present invention and the accompanying drawings.

[0027] The present invention provides an IMR film scrap removal mechanism, comprising:

[0028] A moving device 20, the moving device 20 is located on one side of the frame 101 and is used to control the displacement of the brush 102;

[0029] A driving member 30, wherein the driving member 30 is fixed on the moving device 20 and is used to control the rotation of the driving brush 102. When working, the driving member 30 controls the driving brush 102 to brush forward once and then reversely, so as to clean the film scraps at the hole 2 of the product 1;

[0030] Brush 102, such as Figure 5 As shown, the brush 102 is connected to the driving member 30 via a connecting sleeve 103, and the brush 102 is used to remove film scraps from the hole 2 of the product 1 under the control of the driving member 30;

[0031] A fixture 104, wherein the fixture 104 is movably disposed on the frame 101, and the fixture 102 is hollowed out at a position corresponding to the hole position 2 of the product 1, so that the film scraps generated by the product 1 can fall into the scrap collection groove 105 through the hollow design of the fixture 104;

[0032] A chip collecting trough 105 is provided, one end of which is fixed to one side of the frame 101 , and a chip collecting bag 106 is provided on the other side for collecting the chips generated by the product 1 in the chip collecting bag 106 .

[0033] Preferably, the mobile device comprises:

[0034] An X-axis module 21, wherein the X-axis module 21 is provided with a first single-axis robot 107, wherein the first single-axis robot 107 is fixed to one side of the frame 101 through a fixing frame 108, and wherein a first slider 109 is provided on the first single-axis robot 107, and wherein the first slider 109 moves in the X-axis direction under the drive of the first single-axis robot 107;

[0035] The Z-axis module 22 is provided with a second single-axis robot 110, the second single-axis robot 110 is fixedly connected to the first slider 109, the second single-axis robot 110 is provided with a second slider 111, one end of the second slider 111 is fixed with a connecting plate 112, the connecting plate 112 is fixedly connected to a support frame 113, the support frame 113 is provided with a through hole 114, the through hole 114 is used for fixing the driving member 30 on the support frame 113, and one end of the driving member 30 passes through the through hole 114 and is connected to the brush 102 through the connecting sleeve 103.

[0036] The driving member 30 is a motor, which is composed of a forward and reverse motor 31 and a speed regulator 32. The forward and reverse motor 31 has a rotation speed of 100 to 300 revolutions per minute, and the speed regulator 32 can adjust the rotation speed according to actual conditions.

[0037] The driving members 30 are provided in two groups on the support frame 113 .

[0038] There are two groups of brushes 102 in this mechanism.

[0039] The brush 102 is made of PP (polyethylene) curved wire with a wire diameter of 0.2 mm to 0.4 mm.

[0040] The two ends of the fixture 104 are respectively fixed on the third slider 116 of the third single-axis robot 115 . The third slider 116 moves along the Y-axis direction with the fixture 104 when driven by the third single-axis robot 115 .

[0041] The beneficial effect of the present invention is that the present invention controls the method of driving the brush 102 to brush away chips in forward and reverse rotation at low speed through the driving member 30, so that the brush 102 brushes the surface of the hole 2 of the product 1 in forward rotation once, and then brushes it in reverse rotation once, that is, all corners are brushed, thereby achieving the effect of brushing away chips. Compared with the background, this invention eliminates the cost of sandblasting and the manpower of wiping sand mist, that is, reduces the cost of consumables and labor costs, and this equipment occupies a small area and is more suitable for automated production.

[0042] It should be pointed out that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned implementation modes, and any simple modifications, equivalent changes and modifications made to the above-mentioned embodiments by any technician familiar with the profession based on the technical solution of the present invention fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An IMR film scrap removal mechanism, characterized in that: include: A moving device, located on one side of the frame and used to control the displacement of the brush; A driving member, the driving member is fixed on the moving device and is used to control the rotation of the driving brush. When working, the driving member controls the driving brush to brush forward once and then reversely, so as to clean the film scraps at the product hole position; A brush, the brush being connected to the driving member through a connecting sleeve, and the brush being used to remove film scraps from the holes of the product under the control of the driving member; A jig, which is movably arranged on the frame, and is hollowed out at a position corresponding to the hole position of the product, so that the film scraps generated by the product can fall into the scrap collection groove through the hollow design of the jig; A chip collecting trough, one end of which is fixed to one side of the frame, and a chip collecting bag is provided on the other side for collecting the chips generated by the product in the chip collecting bag.

2. The IMR film debris removal mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mobile device comprises: An X-axis module, wherein the X-axis module is provided with a first single-axis robot, the first single-axis robot is fixed to one side of the frame through a fixing frame, the first single-axis robot is provided with a first slider, and the first slider moves in the X-axis direction under the drive of the first single-axis robot; A Z-axis module is provided with a second single-axis robot, the second single-axis robot is fixedly connected to the first slider, the second single-axis robot is provided with a second slider, a connecting plate is fixedly connected to one end of the second slider, the connecting plate is fixedly connected to the support frame, the support frame is provided with a through hole, the through hole is used for fixing the driving member on the support frame, and one end of the driving member passes through the through hole and is connected to the brush through a connecting sleeve.

3. The IMR film debris removal mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving component is a motor, which consists of a forward and reversible motor and a speed regulator. The rotation speed of the forward and reversible motor is 100 to 300 revolutions per minute, and the speed regulator can adjust the rotation speed according to actual conditions.

4. The IMR film debris removal mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving members are provided in two groups on the supporting frame.

5. The IMR film debris removal mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The brushes are provided in two groups in this mechanism.

6. The IMR film debris removal mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The brush adopts PP (polyethylene) curved wire with a wire diameter of 0.2mm-0.4mm.

7. The IMR film debris removal mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: Both ends of the fixture are respectively fixed on the third slider of the third single-axis robot, and the third slider moves in the Y-axis direction with the fixture under the drive of the third single-axis robot.

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