Full-automatic optical module (FA) coupling machine

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of coupling machine, especially refers to a full-automatic optical module FA coupling machine, which comprises a machine table, a coupling clamp table, a plate conveying mechanism, a plate feeding device, a plate collecting device, a composite manipulator, a plate taking and placing mechanism, a visual positioning mechanism, a dispensing mechanism, a photocuring mechanism, two coupling driving mechanisms, two FA pickup and plug devices, an FA carrier transfer mechanism, an FA carrier feeding mechanism, an FA carrier collecting mechanism, an opening clamp mechanism and a cleanliness detection mechanism. The present application can not only realize the automatic feeding of the plate and the automatic feeding and discharging of the tray, but also realize the automatic feeding of the optical module FA and the automatic feeding and discharging of the FA clamp material carrier, greatly improving the coupling production efficiency, and the cleanliness detection mechanism is used for detecting the cleanliness of the end face of the plug-in device, improving the quality of the coupling production.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of coupling machines, and in particular to a fully automatic optical module FA coupling machine. Background Art

[0002] Among existing patents, Chinese patent application number 202311036781.5 discloses a dual-fiber array simultaneous coupling packaging device, comprising a control system, a camera positioning and observation system, a ranging sensor, a UV dispensing and curing system, and a dual-fiber array simultaneous coupling packaging assembly. The control system determines the positions of the optical module printed circuit board assembly, the receiving end fiber array, the jumper adapter, and the transmitting end fiber array of the optical module on the dual-fiber array simultaneous coupling packaging assembly through the camera positioning and observation system and the ranging sensor, controls the receiving end fiber array and the transmitting end fiber array to move to the coupling position of the optical module printed circuit board assembly, and uses the UV dispensing and curing system to simultaneously dispense and cure the receiving end fiber array and the transmitting end fiber array. Although this patent document achieves the simultaneous coupling packaging of dual optical modules FA, which will improve coupling efficiency to a certain extent, it requires manual feeding and has a low degree of automation, making it difficult to further improve coupling efficiency.

[0003] Therefore, the defects are very obvious and a solution is urgently needed. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, the object of the present invention is to provide a fully automatic optical module FA coupling machine.

[0005] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] A fully automatic optical module FA coupling machine includes a machine platform, a coupling clamp installed on the machine platform, a plate conveying mechanism installed on the machine platform and on the front side of the coupling clamp, a plate supply device arranged at the feed end of the plate conveying mechanism, a plate receiving device arranged at the discharge end of the plate conveying mechanism, a composite manipulator movably arranged above the plate conveying mechanism and the coupling clamp, a plate picking and placing mechanism, a visual positioning mechanism, a dispensing mechanism and a light curing mechanism respectively arranged at the output end of the composite manipulator, two coupling drive mechanisms respectively arranged on the left and right sides of the coupling clamp, two FA picking and plugging devices respectively arranged at the drive ends of the two coupling drive mechanisms, an FA carrier transfer mechanism arranged at the rear side of the coupling clamp, and a FA carrier transfer mechanism respectively arranged at the output end of the composite manipulator. The mechanism comprises a FA carrier supply mechanism at the feeding end, a FA carrier receiving mechanism arranged at the discharging end of the FA carrier transfer mechanism, and a clamping mechanism and a cleanliness detection mechanism which are respectively installed on the machine and located between the middle part of the FA carrier transfer mechanism and the coupling clamping platform; the FA carrier supply mechanism is used to supply the FA clamping carrier to the transfer part of the FA carrier transfer mechanism, the FA clamping carrier is used to load the optical module FA and clamp the substrate of the optical module FA, the clamping end of the clamping mechanism is used to drive the FA clamping carrier to release the substrate of the optical module FA, the FA carrier receiving mechanism is used to receive the FA clamping carrier carried by the transfer part of the FA carrier transfer mechanism, and the FA picking and plugging device is used to pick up the optical module FA and insert or pull out the plug device into or out of the connector of the optical module FA.

[0007] Furthermore, the panel supply device and / or the panel receiving device include a translation drive mechanism, a lifting drive mechanism arranged at the translation end of the translation drive mechanism, a clamping mechanism arranged at the lifting end of the lifting drive mechanism, and a material box detachably connected to the clamping end of the clamping mechanism, the material box is used to load multiple material trays in a stacked manner, and the material trays are used to load panels; the material box of the panel supply device is used to connect with the feed end of the panel conveying mechanism, and the material box of the panel receiving device is used to connect with the discharge end of the panel conveying mechanism; the fully automatic optical module FA coupling machine also includes a pushing mechanism and a pushing mechanism, the pushing mechanism is arranged on the side of the material box of the panel supply device away from the panel conveying mechanism, and the pushing mechanism is arranged in the middle of the discharge end of the panel conveying mechanism, the pushing mechanism is used to push the material tray in the material box of the panel supply device to the panel conveying mechanism, and the pushing mechanism is used to push the material tray in the material box of the panel receiving device transported by the panel conveying mechanism to its place.

[0008] Furthermore, the pushing mechanism includes a fixed seat embedded in the middle of the plate conveying mechanism, a pushing driver installed on the fixed seat, a movable seat installed on the output end of the pushing driver, a pushing block rotatably connected to the movable seat in the middle, a first elastic member elastically connected between the bottom of the pushing block and the movable seat, and a limit plate arranged on the fixed seat. The push block is erected and abuts against the limit plate under the elastic force of the first elastic member; the top of the erected push block extends above the conveying surface of the plate conveying mechanism.

[0009] Further, the opening mechanism comprises a position adjusting mechanism arranged on the machine table, an opening seat arranged on the adjusting end of the position adjusting mechanism, a rotating member rotatably connected to the opening seat, a push plate arranged on the bottom end of the rotating member, an opening block arranged on the top end of the rotating member, a second elastic member elastically connected between one side of the push plate and the opening seat, and a swing driver arranged on the opening seat and used for abutting against the other side of the push plate, the swing driver being used for driving the push plate to swing; the FA material loading carrier comprises a carrier plate, a plurality of loading cavities concavely arranged on the bottom surface of the carrier plate and used for loading the optical module FA, a plurality of accommodating cavities arranged on the carrier plate, and a plurality of clamping mechanisms respectively arranged in the plurality of accommodating cavities, the plurality of accommodating cavities are respectively communicated with one end side of the plurality of loading cavities, the clamping mechanism is used for clamping the substrate of the optical module FA in the loading cavity, and the opening block can extend into the accommodating cavity and is used for driving the clamping mechanism.

[0010] Further, the clamping mechanism comprises a clamping member rotatably connected to the carrier plate at the middle portion, and a third elastic member elastically arranged between the bottom side of the clamping member and the inner side wall of the accommodating cavity, the clamping arm of the clamping member can move into or out of the loading cavity, and the opening block is used for abutting against the other side of the bottom of the clamping member.

[0011] Further, the FA pick-and-plug device comprises a clamping jaw mechanism and a plug-in mechanism arranged in front of and behind the driving end of the coupling driving mechanism, the clamping jaw mechanism is used for clamping the substrate of the optical module FA, and the plug-in mechanism is used for inserting or pulling off the plug-in device from the connector of the optical module FA.

[0012] Further, the plug-in mechanism comprises a base arranged on the driving end of the coupling driving mechanism, a moving plate horizontally and slidingly connected to the base, a translation driver arranged on the base and used for driving the moving plate to translate, an interface card plate vertically arranged on the front end of the moving plate, a lifting driver arranged on the moving plate and used for driving the interface card plate to lift, a plug-in plate horizontally and slidingly connected to the moving plate and located at the rear side of the interface card plate, and a plug-in driver arranged on the moving plate and used for driving the plug-in plate to translate, the interface card plate is used for clamping the connector of the optical module FA, and the plug-in device is detachably arranged on the plug-in plate.

[0013] Further, the FA carrier transfer mechanism comprises an X-axis driving module arranged on the machine table, a Y-axis driving module arranged on the driving end of the X-axis driving module, a first Z-axis driving module arranged on the driving end of the Y-axis driving module, a carrier seat arranged on the driving end of the first Z-axis driving module, a second Z-axis driving module arranged on the top surface of the carrier seat, and a supporting plate arranged in the carrier seat and arranged on the driving end of the second Z-axis driving module.

[0014] Furthermore, the FA carrier supply mechanism and / or the FA carrier receiving mechanism include a bracket installed on the machine, a hopper arranged at the end of the bracket and used to stack FA material-clamping carriers, and two tray modules arranged on two opposite side walls of the hopper. The two tray modules cooperate to support the FA material-clamping carriers on the bottom layer in the hopper, and a material opening is provided at the bottom of the hopper; the carrier of the FA carrier transfer mechanism can be moved to below the material opening of the FA carrier supply mechanism or below the material opening of the FA carrier receiving mechanism.

[0015] Furthermore, the pallet module includes a pallet driver installed on the outer side wall of the silo and an L-shaped pallet arm installed on the driving end of the pallet driver, and the pallet driver is used to drive the L-shaped pallet arm to move into or out of the silo.

[0016] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: in actual application, the plate supply device supplies a material tray loaded with several plates to the plate conveying mechanism, the plate conveying mechanism conveys the material tray loaded with plates to the upper and lower material positions of the plates in the middle thereof, the composite manipulator drives the plate picking and placing mechanism to pick up the plates on the material tray at the upper and lower material positions of the plates to the coupling clamping table, and the coupling clamping table clamps the plates. At the same time, the FA carrier supply mechanism supplies the FA clamping carrier loaded with several optical modules FA to the transfer part of the FA carrier transfer mechanism, and the transfer part of the FA carrier transfer mechanism transfers the FA clamping carrier to the opening mechanism. Above, one of the optical modules FA carried by the FA clamping carrier carried by the transfer part of the FA carrier transfer mechanism corresponds to the clamping mechanism up and down, and the clamping mechanism drives the FA clamping carrier to release the substrate of the optical module FA, and then a coupling drive mechanism drives the FA picking and plugging device to move the plugging device to the cleanliness detection mechanism, and the cleanliness detection mechanism performs a cleanliness detection on the end face of the plugging device. When the cleanliness detection fails, it is necessary to replace the plugging device or clean the end face of the plugging device; when the cleanliness detection is qualified, the driving end of the coupling drive mechanism first drives the FA picking and plugging device to move the plugging device to the cleanliness detection mechanism. The device moves to the released optical module FA and picks up the substrate of the optical module FA, and the FA picking and plugging device inserts the plug-in device it carries into the connector of the optical module FA. Then the driving end of the coupling driving mechanism drives the FA picking and plugging device to move the substrate of the optical module FA to the coupling position of the plate of the coupling clamp for preliminary coupling. After the preliminary coupling is completed, the FA picking and plugging device moves the optical module FA away from the coupling position of the plate. The composite manipulator drives the visual positioning mechanism to visually locate the coupling position of the plate first, and then drives the dispensing mechanism to dispense glue to the coupling position of the plate. The pick-up and plug-in device couples the substrate of the optical module FA to the coupling position of the board, and then the composite robot drives the light-curing mechanism to perform light-curing on the coupled board to complete the final coupling between the board and the optical module FA. Finally, the FA pick-up and plug-in device releases the coupled optical module FA and simultaneously clamps the connector of the optical module FA laterally to the clamping position of the board. The composite robot drives the pick-and-place board mechanism to pick up the board coupled with the optical module FA and return it to the tray. When all the boards on the tray are coupled, the plate conveying mechanism conveys the tray to the plate collecting device, which collects the tray.During this process, after each optical module FA on the FA clamping carrier is taken away, the transfer part of the FA carrier transfer mechanism will drive the FA clamping carrier to advance step by step, so that several optical modules FA on the FA clamping carrier are moved one by one to correspond to the clamping mechanism, so that the clamping mechanism can drive the FA clamping carrier to release the substrates of the optical modules FA one by one, and the two FA picking and plugging devices take turns picking up the optical modules FA on the FA clamping carrier, so that the two coupling drive mechanisms respectively drive the two FA picking and plugging devices to work, so that the two FA picking and plugging devices independently couple the substrates of the optical modules FA on the two plates or the two coupling positions of the same plate. When there is no optical module FA on the FA clamping carrier or there is no qualified optical module FA, the FA carrier transfer mechanism transfers the FA clamping carrier to the FA carrier receiving mechanism, and the FA carrier receiving mechanism collects the FA clamping carrier. The present invention not only enables automated feeding of panels and unloading of trays, but also automated feeding of optical modules (FA) and unloading of FA clamping carriers, significantly improving coupling production efficiency. Furthermore, the cleanliness detection mechanism can be used to detect the cleanliness of the end faces of pluggable components, thereby improving the quality of coupling production. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the present invention.

[0018] Figure 2 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the composite robot, pick-and-place plate mechanism, visual positioning mechanism, dispensing mechanism and light curing mechanism of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the coupling drive mechanism and the FA picking and plugging device of the present invention.

[0020] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the plugging and unplugging mechanism of the present invention.

[0021] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the clamping mechanism of the present invention.

[0022] Figure 6 It is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the FA carrier transfer mechanism, the FA carrier supply mechanism and the FA carrier collection mechanism of the present invention.

[0023] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the FA clamping carrier of the present invention.

[0024] Figure 8 for Figure 7 Enlarged view of point A in the middle.

[0025] Figure 9 Schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the FA carrier transfer mechanism of the present invention.

[0026] Figure 10 It is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the plate conveying mechanism, plate supplying device, plate receiving device, pushing mechanism and pushing mechanism of the present invention.

[0027] Figure 11 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the plate supply device and the ejection mechanism of the present invention.

[0028] Figure 12 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the pushing mechanism of the present invention.

[0029] Description of reference numerals:

[0030] 1. Machine; 2. Coupling clamping table; 3. Plate conveying mechanism; 4. Plate supply device; 5. Plate receiving device; 6. Composite manipulator; 7. Plate picking and placing mechanism; 8. Visual positioning mechanism; 9. Gluing mechanism; 10. Light curing mechanism; 11. Coupling drive mechanism; 12. FA picking and plugging device; 13. FA carrier transfer mechanism; 14. FA carrier supply mechanism; 15. FA carrier receiving mechanism; 16. Clamping mechanism; 17. Cleanliness detection mechanism; 18. FA material clamping carrier; 19. Translation drive mechanism; 20. Lifting drive mechanism; 21. Clamping mechanism; 22. Material box; 23. Pushing mechanism; 24. Pushing mechanism; 25. Fixed seat; 26. Pushing driver; 27. Moving seat; 28. Pushing block; 29. ​​First elastic member; 30. Limiting plate; 31. Position adjustment The entire mechanism; 32. The clamping seat; 33. The rotating member; 34. The push plate; 35. The clamping block; 36. The second elastic member; 37. The swing driver; 38. The carrier plate; 39. The carrier cavity; 40. The accommodating cavity; 41. The clamping mechanism; 42. The clamping member; 43. The third elastic member; 44. The clamping claw mechanism; 45. The plug-in mechanism; 46. The base; 47. The moving plate; 48. The translation driver; 49. The interface card; 50. The lifting driver; 51. The plug-in plate; 52. The plug-in driver; 53. The X-axis drive module; 54. The Y-axis drive module; 55. The first Z-axis drive module; 56. The carrier; 57. The second Z-axis drive module; 58. The support plate; 59. The bracket; 60. The silo; 61. The tray module; 62. The tray driver; 63. The L-shaped tray arm; 64. The plug-in device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] In order to facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art, the present invention will be further described below with reference to embodiments and drawings. The contents mentioned in the embodiments are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0032] like Figures 1 to 12As shown, the present invention provides a fully automatic optical module FA coupling machine, which includes a machine 1, a coupling clamping platform 2 installed on the machine 1, a plate conveying mechanism 3 installed on the machine 1 and on the front side of the coupling clamping platform 2, a plate supplying device 4 arranged at the feeding end of the plate conveying mechanism 3, a plate receiving device 5 arranged at the discharging end of the plate conveying mechanism 3, a composite manipulator 6 movably arranged above the plate conveying mechanism 3 and the coupling clamping platform 2, a plate picking and placing mechanism 7 respectively arranged at the output end of the composite manipulator 6, a visual positioning mechanism 8, a dispensing mechanism 9 and a light curing mechanism 10, two coupling driving mechanisms 11 respectively arranged on the left and right sides of the coupling clamping platform 2, two FA picking and plugging devices 12 respectively arranged at the driving ends of the two coupling driving mechanisms 11, an FA carrier transfer mechanism 13 arranged at the rear side of the coupling clamping platform 2, and a FA carrier transfer mechanism 14 arranged at the FA carrier transfer The FA carrier supply mechanism 14 is at the feeding end of the mechanism 13, the FA carrier receiving mechanism 15 is arranged at the discharging end of the FA carrier transfer mechanism 13, and the clamping mechanism 16 and the cleanliness detection mechanism 17 are respectively installed on the machine 1 and located between the middle part of the FA carrier transfer mechanism 13 and the coupling clamping platform 2; the FA carrier supply mechanism 14 is used to supply the FA clamping carrier 18 to the transfer part of the FA carrier transfer mechanism 13, the FA clamping carrier 18 is used to load the optical module FA and clamp the substrate of the optical module FA, the clamping end of the clamping mechanism 16 is used to drive the FA clamping carrier 18 to release the substrate of the optical module FA, the FA carrier receiving mechanism 15 is used to receive the FA clamping carrier 18 carried by the transfer part of the FA carrier transfer mechanism 13, and the FA picking and plugging device 12 is used to pick up the optical module FA and insert or pull out the plug component 64 into or out of the connector of the optical module FA. Specifically, the board may be a circuit board, and the optical module FA is composed of a substrate, an optical fiber, and a connector; in a normal state of the optical module FA, the substrate, the optical fiber, and the connector are coaxially arranged.

[0033] In actual application, the plate supply device 4 supplies a material tray loaded with several plates to the plate conveying mechanism 3, and the plate conveying mechanism 3 conveys the material tray loaded with plates to the upper and lower material positions of the plates in the middle thereof. The composite manipulator 6 drives the plate picking and placing mechanism 7 to pick up the plates on the material tray at the upper and lower material positions of the plates and put them onto the coupling clamping table 2, and the coupling clamping table 2 clamps the plates. At the same time, the FA carrier mechanism 14 supplies the FA clamping carrier 18 loaded with several optical modules FA to the transfer part of the FA carrier transfer mechanism 13, and the transfer part of the FA carrier transfer mechanism 13 transfers the FA clamping carrier 18 to the top of the clamping mechanism 16, so that the FA One of the optical modules FA carried by the FA clamping carrier 18 carried by the transfer part of the carrier transfer mechanism 13 corresponds to the clamping mechanism 16 above and below. The clamping mechanism 16 drives the FA clamping carrier 18 to release the substrate of the optical module FA. Then a coupling drive mechanism 11 drives the FA picking and plugging device 12 to move the plugging component 64 to the cleanliness detection mechanism 17. The cleanliness detection mechanism 17 performs a cleanliness detection on the end face of the plugging component 64. When the cleanliness detection fails, it is necessary to replace the plugging component 64 or clean the end face of the plugging component 64. When the cleanliness detection is qualified, the driving end of the coupling drive mechanism 11 first drives the FA The picking and plugging device 12 moves to the released optical module FA and picks up the substrate of the optical module FA, and the FA picking and plugging device 12 inserts the plug device 64 it carries into the connector of the optical module FA, and then the driving end of the coupling drive mechanism 11 drives the FA picking and plugging device 12 to move the substrate of the optical module FA to the coupling position of the plate of the coupling clamp 2 for preliminary coupling. After the preliminary coupling is completed, the FA picking and plugging device 12 moves the optical module FA away from the coupling position of the plate, and the composite manipulator 6 drives the visual positioning mechanism 8 to visually locate the coupling position of the plate first, and then drives the dispensing mechanism 9 to visually locate the coupling position of the plate. Glue dispensing, the FA picking and plugging device 12 couples the substrate of the optical module FA to the coupling position of the board, and then the composite manipulator 6 drives the light curing mechanism 10 to perform light curing on the coupled board to complete the final coupling between the board and the optical module FA. Finally, the FA picking and plugging device 12 releases the coupled optical module FA and simultaneously clamps the connector of the optical module FA laterally to the clamping position of the board. The composite manipulator 6 drives the pick-and-place board mechanism 7 to pick up the board coupled with the optical module FA and put it back on the tray. When all the boards on the tray are coupled, the board conveying mechanism 3 conveys the tray to the board receiving device 5, which collects the tray.During this process, after each optical module FA on the FA clamping carrier 18 is taken away, the transfer part of the FA carrier transfer mechanism 13 will drive the FA clamping carrier 18 to advance step by step, so that several optical modules FA on the FA clamping carrier 18 are moved one by one to the corresponding position of the clamping mechanism 16, so that the clamping mechanism 16 can drive the FA clamping carrier 18 to release the substrates of the optical modules FA one by one, and the two FA picking and plugging devices 12 take turns picking up the optical modules FA on the FA clamping carrier 18, so that the two coupling drive mechanisms 11 respectively drive the two FA picking and plugging devices 12 to work, so that the two FA picking and plugging devices 12 independently couple the substrates of the optical modules FA on the two boards or the two coupling positions of the same board. When there is no optical module FA or no qualified optical module FA on the FA clamping carrier 18, the FA carrier transfer mechanism 13 transfers the FA clamping carrier 18 to the FA carrier receiving mechanism 15, and the FA carrier receiving mechanism 15 collects the FA clamping carrier 18. The present invention not only enables automated feeding of panels and collection and unloading of trays, but also enables automated feeding of optical modules FA and collection and unloading of FA clamping carriers 18, greatly improving coupling production efficiency. Furthermore, the cleanliness detection mechanism 17 detects the cleanliness of the end faces of plug-in components 64, improving the quality of coupling production.

[0034] In this embodiment, the plate supply device 4 and / or the plate receiving device 5 include a translation drive mechanism 19, a lifting drive mechanism 20 provided at the translation end of the translation drive mechanism 19, a clamping mechanism 21 provided at the lifting end of the lifting drive mechanism 20, and a material box 22 detachably connected to the clamping end of the clamping mechanism 21, the material box 22 is used to load multiple material trays in a stacked manner, and the material tray is used to load 38 plates; the material box 22 of the plate supply device 4 is used to connect with the feed end of the plate conveying mechanism 3, and the material box 22 of the plate receiving device 5 is used to connect with the discharge end of the plate conveying mechanism 3; the fully automatic optical module FA coupling machine also includes The pushing mechanism 23 and the pushing mechanism 24, the pushing mechanism 23 is arranged on the side of the material box 22 of the panel supply device 4 away from the panel conveying mechanism 3, and the pushing mechanism 24 is arranged in the middle of the discharge end of the panel conveying mechanism 3, the pushing mechanism 23 is used to push the material tray in the material box 22 of the panel supply device 4 to the panel conveying mechanism 3, and the pushing mechanism 24 is used to push the material tray in the material box 22 transported by the panel conveying mechanism 3 to the panel receiving device 5 into place; specifically, the driving direction of the translation drive mechanism 19 is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the panel conveying mechanism 3; the structure of the panel supply device 4 is the same as that of the panel receiving device 5.

[0035] The working principle of the plate feeding device 4 of this embodiment is as follows: in actual application, multiple material trays are stacked and inserted in the material box 22. The operator or external manipulator places the material box 22 loaded with material trays on the clamping end of the clamping mechanism 21. The clamping end of the clamping mechanism 21 clamps the material box 22. The lifting drive mechanism 20 drives the material box 22 to rise and fall step by step, so that the material trays in the material box 22 are connected with the feed end of the plate conveying mechanism 3 in turn. When one of the material trays in the material box 22 is connected with the feed end of the plate conveying mechanism 3, the pushing mechanism 23 pushes the material tray out, so that the material tray moves to the plate conveying mechanism 3, and the plate conveying mechanism 3 conveys the material tray. When the material box 22 is empty, the translation drive mechanism 19 drives the clamping mechanism 21 to move the material box 22 outward, so that the material box 22 moves to the replacement position. At this time, the clamping mechanism 21 releases the material box 22, and the operator takes away the empty material box 22 and places the fully loaded material box 22 in the clamping end of the clamping mechanism 21 to facilitate the replacement of the material box 22, or the operator or the external manipulator directly inserts the material tray into the empty material box 22 until the material box 22 is full.

[0036] The working principle of the plate collecting device 5 of this embodiment is as follows: in actual application, the plate conveying mechanism 3 conveys the material tray to the material box 22 of the plate collecting device 5, and then the pushing mechanism 24 pushes the material tray into place, so that the material tray is accurately and stably loaded in the material box 22; every time a material tray is loaded in the material box 22, the lifting drive mechanism 20 drives the material box 22 to lift and lower the position of one material tray, and the material tray can be inserted into the material box 22 layer by layer. When the material box 22 is full of material trays, the translation drive mechanism 19 drives the clamping mechanism 21 to move the material box 22 outward, so that the material box 22 moves to the replacement position. At this time, the clamping mechanism 21 releases the material box 22, and the operator takes away the fully loaded material box 22 and places the empty material box 22 in the clamping end of the clamping mechanism 21 to facilitate the replacement of the material box 22. Alternatively, the operator or an external manipulator directly takes the fully loaded material tray out of the material box 22 until the material box 22 is empty.

[0037] In this embodiment, the pushing mechanism 24 includes a fixed seat 25 embedded in the middle of the plate conveying mechanism 3, a pushing driver 26 installed on the fixed seat 25, a movable seat 27 installed at the output end of the pushing driver 26, a pushing block 28 rotatably connected to the movable seat 27 in the middle, a first elastic member 29 elastically connected between the bottom of the pushing block 28 and the movable seat 27, and a limit plate 30 arranged on the fixed seat 25. The pushing block 28 is erected and abuts against the limit plate 30 under the elastic force of the first elastic member 29; the top of the erected pushing block 28 extends above the conveying surface of the plate conveying mechanism 3; specifically, the pushing driver 26 can adopt a cylinder, and the first elastic member 29 is an elastic pull belt or a tension spring.

[0038] In normal operation, the push block 28 is erected and abuts the limit plate 30 under the elastic force of the first elastic member 29. During the process of the plate conveying mechanism 3 conveying the material tray to the material box 22 of the plate receiving device 5, the moving material tray will exert a force on the push block 28 to overcome the elastic force, causing the push block 28 to rotate from the upright state to the horizontal state. After the material tray passes the push block 28, the push block 28 will return to normal state under the elastic force of the first elastic member 29. At this time, the push-in driver 26 drives the movable seat 27 and the push block 28 to move horizontally toward the material box 22 of the plate receiving device 5, so that the push block 28 will push the material tray and push it into place. During the process of the push block 28 pushing the material tray, the limit plate 30 abuts the push block 28, causing the push block 28 to continue to maintain the upright state, thereby improving the stability of the push block 28 in pushing the material tray.

[0039] In this embodiment, the clamping mechanism 16 includes a position adjustment mechanism 31 installed on the machine 1, a clamping seat 32 provided at the adjustment end of the position adjustment mechanism 31, a rotating member 33 rotatably connected to the clamping seat 32, a push plate 34 provided at the bottom end of the rotating member 33, a clamping block 35 provided at the top end of the rotating member 33, a second elastic member 36 elastically connected between one side of the push plate 34 and the clamping seat 32, and a swing driver 37 installed on the clamping seat 32 and used to contact the other side of the push plate 34. The swing driver 37 is used to drive the push plate 34 swing; the FA clamping carrier 18 includes a carrier plate 38, a plurality of carrying cavities 39 recessed in the bottom surface of the carrier plate 38 and used to load the optical module FA, a plurality of accommodating cavities 40 opened in the carrier plate 38 and a plurality of clamping mechanisms 41 respectively arranged in the plurality of accommodating cavities 40, the plurality of accommodating cavities 40 are respectively connected to one end side surface of the plurality of carrying cavities 39, the clamping mechanism 41 is used to clamp the substrate of the optical module FA in the carrier cavity 39, the clamping block 35 can extend into the accommodating cavity 40 and is used to drive the clamping mechanism 41; the swing driver 37 can adopt a cylinder.

[0040] In actual application, the optical module FA is loaded in the carrier cavity 39, and the clamping end of the clamping mechanism 41 presses the substrate of the optical module FA in the carrier cavity 39, thereby improving the position accuracy and stability of the optical module FA loaded in the FA clamping carrier 18; the position adjustment mechanism 31 can adjust the position of the clamping block 35, insert the clamping block 35 into the accommodating cavity 40, and then the driving end of the swing driver 37 applies pressure to the push plate 34, so that the push plate 34 drives the rotating part 33 to rotate, and the push plate 34 is compressed, and the rotating rotating part 33 drives the clamping block 35 to rotate in the accommodating cavity 40 and drives the clamping mechanism 41 to release the substrate of the optical module FA it clamps.

[0041] In this embodiment, the clamping mechanism 41 includes a clamping member 42 that is rotatably connected to the carrier plate 38 in the middle and a third elastic member 43 that is elastically arranged between one side of the bottom of the clamping member 42 and the inner wall of the accommodating cavity 40. The clamping arm of the clamping member 42 can be moved into or out of the carrier cavity 39, and the clamping block 35 is used to interfere with the other side of the bottom of the clamping member 42.

[0042] In normal state, under the elastic force of the third elastic member 43, the clamping arm of the clamping member 42 moves into the loading cavity 39 and clamps the substrate of the optical module FA in the loading cavity 39; when it is necessary to loosen the substrate of the optical module FA, the rotating clamping block 35 squeezes the bottom of the clamping member 42, causing the clamping member 42 to rotate, and the clamping arm of the rotating clamping member 42 moves out of the loading cavity 39 to loosen the substrate of the optical module FA in the loading cavity 39. After the clamping block 35 moves out of the accommodating cavity 40, the clamping member 42 returns to its original position and rotates under the rebound force of the third elastic member 43.

[0043] In this embodiment, the FA pickup and plugging device 12 includes a clamping mechanism 44 and an insertion mechanism 45, which are arranged at the front and rear ends of the drive end of the coupling drive mechanism 11. The clamping mechanism 44 is used to clamp the substrate of the optical module FA, and the insertion mechanism 45 is used to insert or remove the pluggable component 64 from the connector of the optical module FA. In actual use, the clamping mechanism 44 clamps the substrate of the optical module FA, and the insertion mechanism 45 inserts the pluggable component 64 into the connector of the optical module FA, allowing the FA pickup and plugging device 12 to move the optical module FA to the coupling position of the board.

[0044] In this embodiment, the plug-in mechanism 45 includes a base 46 installed on the driving end of the coupling drive mechanism 11, a movable plate 47 horizontally slidably connected to the base 46, a translation driver 48 installed on the base 46 and used to drive the movable plate 47 to move horizontally, an interface card plate 49 lifted and lowered at the front end of the movable plate 47, a lifting driver 50 installed on the movable plate 47 and used to drive the interface card plate 49 to move up and down, a plug-in plate 51 horizontally slidably connected to the movable plate 47 and located on the rear side of the interface card plate 49, and a plug-in driver 52 installed on the movable plate 47 and used to drive the plug-in plate 51 to move horizontally. The interface card plate 49 is used to connect the connector of the optical module FA, and the plug-in device 64 is detachably installed on the plug-in plate 51; specifically, the lifting driver 50, the translation driver 48 and the plug-in driver 52 can all use cylinders.

[0045] In actual application, the coupling drive mechanism 11 drives the plug-in mechanism 45 to move, so that the clamping mechanism 44 can clamp the substrate of the optical module FA, and the lifting drive 50 drives the interface card board 49 to descend, so that the interface card board 49 is engaged with the connector of the optical module FA, and then the plug-in drive 52 drives the plug-in board 51 to move forward with the plug-in device 64 to insert the plug-in device 64 into the connector of the engaged optical module FA, and then the coupling drive mechanism 11 drives the clamping mechanism 44 and the plug-in mechanism 45 to move synchronously with the optical module FA, so that the substrate of the optical module FA is placed in the coupling position of the plate, at this time, the translation drive 48 drives the moving plate 47 to move forward with the interface card board 49, and the forward-moving interface card board 49 drives the connector forward, due to the position of the substrate The optical fiber is fixed in position, and located above the board. Therefore, the optical fiber will arch upward as the connector moves forward, reducing the contact area between the optical fiber and the board and minimizing friction / wear between the optical fiber and the board. When the substrate of the optical module FA is coupled to the board, the clamping mechanism 44 releases the substrate of the optical module FA, and the coupling drive mechanism 11 drives the plugging mechanism 45, along with the connector of the optical module FA, to move toward the slot at the rear end of the board until the connector is engaged in the slot, so that the optical fiber of the optical module FA coupled to the board remains in the upward arched state. Finally, the plugging drive 52 drives the plugging plate 51, along with the plugging device 64, to move backward until the plugging device 64 is disconnected. At this point, the coupling drive mechanism 11 drives the clamping mechanism 44 and plugging mechanism 45 to reset. This structural design not only enables the plugging and unplugging of the plugging device 64 of the connector of the optical module FA, but also arches the optical fiber of the coupled optical module FA upward, reducing the contact area between the optical fiber of the optical module FA and the circuit board and reducing wear.

[0046] In this embodiment, the FA carrier transfer mechanism 13 includes an X-axis drive module 53 mounted on the machine 1, a Y-axis drive module 54 mounted on the drive end of the X-axis drive module 53, a first Z-axis drive module 55 mounted on the drive end of the Y-axis drive module 54, a carrier 56 mounted on the drive end of the first Z-axis drive module 55, a second Z-axis drive module 57 mounted on the top surface of the carrier 56, and a support plate 58 mounted on the drive end of the second Z-axis drive module 57 and raised and lowered in the carrier 56; having a ground for the FA carrier mechanism 14 or / and The FA carrier receiving and storing mechanism 15 includes a bracket 59 installed on the machine 1, a material bin 60 arranged at the end of the bracket 59 and used to stack the FA material clamping carriers 18, and two tray modules 61 arranged on the two opposite side walls of the material bin 60. The two tray modules 61 cooperate to support the FA material clamping carriers 18 at the bottom layer in the material bin 60. A material opening is opened at the bottom of the material bin 60; the transfer part (carrier 56) of the FA carrier transfer mechanism 13 can be moved to the bottom of the material opening of the FA carrier mechanism 14 or the bottom of the material opening of the FA carrier receiving mechanism 15.

[0047] In actual application, after the carrier 56 moves to the bottom of the material port of the FA carrier mechanism 14, the first Z-axis driving module 55 drives the carrier 56 to rise, so that the carrier 56 docks with the material port of the hopper 60 of the FA carrier mechanism 14, and then the second Z-axis driving module 57 drives the support plate 58 to rise, so that the support plate 58 supports the stacked FA clamping carriers 18 in the hopper 60, and then the two tray modules 61 release the support for the FA clamping carriers 18 on the bottom layer, and then the second Z-axis driving module 57 drives the support plate 58 to rise. The axis drive module 57 drives the pallet 58 and the stacked FA clamping carriers 18 to descend by the height of one FA clamping carrier 18, so that the carrier 56 carries one FA clamping carrier 18, and then the first Z-axis drive module 55 drives the carrier 56 and the FA clamping carrier 18 to descend, and the X-axis drive module 53 drives the carrier 56 and the FA clamping carrier 18 to move to the position corresponding to the clamping mechanism 16, and then the Y-axis drive module 54 drives the carrier 56 and the FA clamping carrier 18 to move to the position corresponding to the clamping mechanism 16. The material carrier 18 moves to the top of the clamping mechanism 16, so that the clamping mechanism 16 can drive the FA clamping carrier 18, so that the FA clamping carrier 18 can release the optical modules FA one by one. When the FA clamping carrier 18 is empty, the X-axis driving module 53 drives the carrier 56 and the empty FA clamping carrier 18 to move to the bottom of the material port of the FA carrier receiving mechanism 15. Then the first Z-axis driving module 55 drives the carrier 56 to rise, so that the carrier 56 and the material bin 6 of the FA carrier receiving mechanism 15 are aligned. 0, and then the second Z-axis drive module 57 drives the pallet 58 to rise, and during the rising process of the pallet 58, the two tray modules 61 of the FA carrier mechanism 15 release the stacked FA clamping carriers 18 in the material bin 60, so that the pallet 58 stacks the FA clamping carriers 18 with the FA clamping carriers 18 in the material bin 60 and rises as a whole to the height of one FA clamping carrier 18, until the two tray modules 61 support the FA clamping carriers 18 on the bottom layer of the stack.

[0048] Specifically, the carrier 56 is provided with an avoidance groove, and the accommodating cavity 40 is located above the avoidance groove and exposed in the accommodating cavity 40 ; the setting of the avoidance groove provides an avoidance space for the opening clamping block 35 to extend into the accommodating cavity 40 .

[0049] In this embodiment, the tray module 61 includes a tray driver 62 mounted on the outer wall of the hopper 60 and an L-shaped tray arm 63 mounted on the driving end of the tray driver 62. The tray driver 62 is used to drive the L-shaped tray arm 63 into and out of the hopper 60. Specifically, the tray driver 62 can be a pneumatic cylinder. In actual use, the tray driver 62 drives the L-shaped tray arm 63 to reciprocate, thereby supporting or releasing the FA clamping carrier 18 in the hopper 60.

[0050] Specifically, the second elastic member 36 and the third elastic member 43 may both be springs.

[0051] All technical features in this embodiment can be freely combined according to actual needs.

[0052] The above embodiments are preferred implementation schemes of the present invention. In addition, the present invention can also be implemented in other ways. Any obvious replacement without departing from the concept of the present technical solution is within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A fully automatic optical module FA coupling machine, characterized by: The invention comprises a machine (1), a coupling clamp (2) installed on the machine (1), a plate conveying mechanism (3) installed on the machine (1) and on the front side of the coupling clamp (2), a plate supply device (4) arranged at the feeding end of the plate conveying mechanism (3), a plate receiving device (5) arranged at the discharging end of the plate conveying mechanism (3), a composite manipulator (6) movably arranged above the plate conveying mechanism (3) and the coupling clamp (2), a plate picking and placing mechanism (7) respectively arranged at the output end of the composite manipulator (6), a visual positioning mechanism (8), a dispensing mechanism (9) and a light curing mechanism (10), two coupling driving mechanisms (11) respectively arranged on the left and right sides of the coupling clamp (2), and driving mechanisms respectively arranged on the two coupling driving mechanisms (11). The machine comprises two FA picking and plugging devices (12) at the end, a FA carrier transfer mechanism (13) arranged at the rear side of the coupling clamping platform (2), a FA carrier supply mechanism (14) arranged at the feeding end of the FA carrier transfer mechanism (13), a FA carrier receiving mechanism (15) arranged at the discharging end of the FA carrier transfer mechanism (13), and a clamping mechanism (16) and a cleanliness detection mechanism (17) respectively installed on the machine (1) and located between the middle part of the FA carrier transfer mechanism (13) and the coupling clamping platform (2); the FA carrier supply mechanism (14) is used to supply a FA clamping carrier (18) to the transfer part of the FA carrier transfer mechanism (13), and the FA clamping carrier (18) is used to load the optical module FA and the substrate holding the optical module FA, and the clamping mechanism (16) is used to load the optical module FA and the substrate holding the optical module FA. ) is used to drive the FA clamping carrier (18) to loosen the substrate of the optical module FA, the FA carrier receiving mechanism (15) is used to receive the FA clamping carrier (18) carried by the transfer part of the FA carrier transfer mechanism (13), and the FA picking and plugging device (12) is used to pick up the optical module FA and insert or pull out the plugging device (64) from the connector of the optical module FA; the FA picking and plugging device (12) includes a clamping mechanism (44) and a plugging mechanism (45) arranged at the driving end of the coupling drive mechanism (11) in front and back, the clamping mechanism (44) is used to clamp the substrate of the optical module FA, and the plugging mechanism (45) is used to insert or pull out the plugging device (64) from the connector of the optical module FA; the plugging mechanism (45) includes a clamping mechanism (44) and a plugging mechanism (45) installed at the driving end of the coupling drive mechanism (11) in front and back, the clamping mechanism (44) is used to clamp the substrate of the optical module FA, and the plugging mechanism (45) is used to insert or pull out the plugging device (64) from the connector of the optical module FA; the plugging mechanism (45) includes a clamping mechanism (44) and a plugging mechanism (45) installed at the coupling drive mechanism ( The invention relates to a base (46) at the driving end of the optical module 11, a movable plate (47) horizontally slidably connected to the base (46), a translation driver (48) installed on the base (46) and used for driving the movable plate (47) to translate, an interface card plate (49) lifted and arranged at the front end of the movable plate (47), a lifting driver (50) installed on the movable plate (47) and used for driving the interface card plate (49) to lift and lower, a plug-in plate (51) horizontally slidably connected to the movable plate (47) and located at the rear side of the interface card plate (49), and a plug-in driver (52) installed on the movable plate (47) and used for driving the plug-in plate (51) to translate, the interface card plate (49) is used for clamping the connector of the optical module FA, and the plug-in device (64) is detachably installed on the plug-in plate (51).

2. The fully automatic optical module FA coupling machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The plate supply device (4) or / and the plate receiving device (5) comprises a translation drive mechanism (19), a lifting drive mechanism (20) arranged at the translation end of the translation drive mechanism (19), a clamping mechanism (21) arranged at the lifting end of the lifting drive mechanism (20), and a material box (22) detachably connected to the clamping end of the clamping mechanism (21), the material box (22) being used to load a plurality of material trays in a stacked manner, and the material box (22) being used to load plates; the material box (22) of the plate supply device (4) is used to connect with the feed end of the plate conveying mechanism (3), and the material box (22) of the plate receiving device (5) is used to connect with the plate conveying mechanism (3). The discharge end of the mechanism (3) is connected; the fully automatic optical module FA coupling machine also includes a pushing mechanism (23) and a pushing mechanism (24), the pushing mechanism (23) is arranged on the side of the material box (22) of the board supply device (4) away from the board conveying mechanism (3), and the pushing mechanism (24) is arranged in the middle of the discharge end of the board conveying mechanism (3), the pushing mechanism (23) is used to push the material tray in the material box (22) of the board supply device (4) to the board conveying mechanism (3), and the pushing mechanism (24) is used to push the material tray in the material box (22) of the board receiving device (5) transported by the board conveying mechanism (3) into place.

3. The fully automatic optical module FA coupling machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The pushing mechanism (24) comprises a fixed seat (25) embedded in the middle of the plate conveying mechanism (3), a pushing driver (26) installed on the fixed seat (25), a movable seat (27) installed at the output end of the pushing driver (26), a pushing block (28) rotatably connected to the movable seat (27) at the middle, a first elastic member (29) elastically connected between the bottom of the pushing block (28) and the movable seat (27), and a limiting plate (30) arranged on the fixed seat (25); the pushing block (28) is erected under the elastic force of the first elastic member (29) and contacts the limiting plate (30); the top of the erected pushing block (28) extends above the conveying surface of the plate conveying mechanism (3).

4. The fully automatic optical module FA coupling machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping mechanism (16) includes a position adjustment mechanism (31) installed on the machine (1), a clamping seat (32) arranged at the adjustment end of the position adjustment mechanism (31), a rotating member (33) rotatably connected to the clamping seat (32), a push plate (34) arranged at the bottom end of the rotating member (33), a clamping block (35) arranged at the top end of the rotating member (33), a second elastic member (36) elastically connected between one side of the push plate (34) and the clamping seat (32), and a swing driver (37) installed on the clamping seat (32) and used to contact the other side of the push plate (34). The swing driver (37) Used to drive the push plate (34) to swing; the FA clamping carrier (18) includes a carrier plate (38), a plurality of carrier cavities (39) recessed in the bottom surface of the carrier plate (38) and used to load the optical module FA, a plurality of accommodating cavities (40) opened in the carrier plate (38), and a plurality of clamping mechanisms (41) respectively arranged in the plurality of accommodating cavities (40), the plurality of accommodating cavities (40) are respectively connected to one end side surface of the plurality of carrier cavities (39), the clamping mechanism (41) is used to clamp the substrate of the optical module FA in the carrier cavity (39), and the clamping block (35) can extend into the accommodating cavity (40) and is used to drive the clamping mechanism (41).

5. The fully automatic optical module FA coupling machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: The clamping mechanism (41) includes a clamping member (42) whose middle portion is rotatably connected to the carrier plate (38) and a third elastic member (43) elastically arranged between a bottom side of the clamping member (42) and an inner side wall of the accommodating cavity (40). The clamping arm of the clamping member (42) can be moved into or out of the carrier cavity (39), and the opening clamping block (35) is used to abut against the other side of the bottom of the clamping member (42).

6. The fully automatic optical module FA coupling machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The FA carrier transfer mechanism (13) includes an X-axis drive module (53) installed on the machine (1), a Y-axis drive module (54) installed on the drive end of the X-axis drive module (53), a first Z-axis drive module (55) installed on the drive end of the Y-axis drive module (54), a carrier (56) installed on the drive end of the first Z-axis drive module (55), a second Z-axis drive module (57) installed on the top surface of the carrier (56), and a pallet (58) installed on the drive end of the second Z-axis drive module (57) and lifted and lowered in the carrier (56).

7. The fully automatic optical module FA coupling machine according to claim 6, characterized in that: The FA carrier supply mechanism (14) or / and the FA carrier receiving mechanism (15) comprises a bracket (59) mounted on the machine (1), a hopper (60) arranged at the end of the bracket (59) and used for stacking FA clamping carriers (18), and two tray modules (61) arranged on two opposite side walls of the hopper (60). The two tray modules (61) cooperate to support the FA clamping carrier (18) at the bottom layer in the hopper (60), and a material opening is provided at the bottom of the hopper (60); the carrier (56) of the FA carrier transfer mechanism (13) can be moved to the bottom of the material opening of the FA carrier supply mechanism (14) or the bottom of the FA carrier receiving mechanism (15).

8. The fully automatic optical module FA coupling machine according to claim 7, characterized in that: The tray module (61) includes a tray driver (62) installed on the outer wall of the silo (60) and an L-shaped tray arm (63) installed on the driving end of the tray driver (62). The tray driver (62) is used to drive the L-shaped tray arm (63) to move into or out of the silo (60).

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