Assembling equipment and assembling method thereof

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of product machining, and particularly discloses assembling equipment and an assembling method thereof. The conveying assembly is connected with the equipment body and used for conveying the products to the equipment body or conveying the products out of the equipment body; the positioning assembly is connected with the equipment body and used for determining the orientation of the product; the correcting assembly is connected with the equipment body and used for bearing the product and adjusting the angle of the product; the clamping assemblies are connected with the equipment body, are arranged on the two sides of the equipment body in the vertical direction of the equipment body and are used for clamping products and driving the products to move; and the controller is electrically connected with the positioning assembly, the correcting assembly and the clamping assembly and used for controlling the correcting assembly to adjust the angle of the product according to the product position information obtained by the positioning assembly and controlling the clamping assembly to clamp the product for assembly after adjustment is finished. Adjustment and assembly are carried out at the assembly position, angle deviation caused by product movement after adjustment is avoided, and the assembly precision is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of product processing, and in particular to an assembly device and an assembly method thereof. Background Art

[0002] In the assembly line for processing products, how to assemble the products quickly and accurately is a very important technical requirement.

[0003] In the existing technology, the edges of the products to be assembled are often photographed to determine the status of the products, and the products are adjusted accordingly. After the products are adjusted to a reasonable position, they are assembled. However, the method of judging the position of the products based on the edges cannot guarantee that the relative positions of the products remain unchanged at the product assembly position, which is prone to deviations and low assembly accuracy. Summary of the invention

[0004] Based on this, it is necessary to provide an assembly device and an assembly method to address the above problems.

[0005] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present application, there is provided an assembly device, comprising:

[0006] Equipment body;

[0007] A conveying component, connected to the device body, used to convey the product to the device body or convey the product out of the device body;

[0008] A positioning component, connected to the device body, used to determine the orientation of the product;

[0009] A correction component, connected to the device body, used to carry the product and adjust the angle of the product;

[0010] A clamping assembly, connected to the equipment body, arranged on both sides of the equipment body along the vertical direction of the equipment body, and used to clamp the product and drive the product to move;

[0011] The controller is electrically connected to the positioning component, the correction component and the clamping component respectively, and is used to control the correction component to adjust the angle of the product according to the product position information obtained by the positioning component, and control the clamping component to clamp the product for assembly after the adjustment is completed.

[0012] In one embodiment, the positioning component includes a plurality of positioning cameras, and each of the positioning cameras is evenly distributed around the periphery of the product.

[0013] In one embodiment, the product is divided into a first part and a second part; the positioning assembly also includes a partition baffle, which is connected to the device body and is arranged on the outside of the product, and the partition baffle can be inserted between the first part and the second part.

[0014] In one embodiment, the correction component includes a correction platform, which receives the product and is capable of moving toward a side higher than the conveying component.

[0015] In one embodiment, the correction platform is connected to a driving assembly, and the driving assembly can drive the correction platform to rotate in the X and Y directions respectively.

[0016] In one embodiment, the clamping assembly includes an upper clamp, and the upper clamp is used to clamp the first part to adjust the distance between the first part and the second part.

[0017] In one embodiment, the clamping assembly includes a loading device, which receives the product and drives the product to move on the conveying assembly.

[0018] In one of the embodiments, a connecting component is provided between the correction platform and the downloading tool. The connecting component is provided on the correction platform and can fix the downloading tool.

[0019] In one embodiment, the lower tool includes a support frame, which is arranged on both sides of the product and is used to support the first part.

[0020] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present application, there is provided an assembly method, the assembly method comprising:

[0021] The conveying assembly and the correcting assembly cooperate with each other to convey the product to a preset fitting position in the device body, wherein the product includes a first part and a second part;

[0022] Acquiring contour information of the first part through the positioning component, and controlling the correction component to adjust the overall angle of the product according to the contour information of the first part acquired by the positioning component, so that the contour of the first part conforms to a preset contour position;

[0023] clamping the first part by the clamping assembly to separate the first part from the second part;

[0024] Acquire contour information of the second part through the positioning component, and control the correction component to adjust the second part according to the contour information of the second part acquired by the positioning component, so that the contour of the second part conforms to a preset contour position;

[0025] The first part and the second part are assembled by pressing together through the clamping assembly.

[0026] The assembly equipment provided in the embodiment of the present application includes an equipment body, a transmission component, a positioning component, a correction component and a clamping component. The transmission component can transmit the product to the equipment body or transmit the product out of the equipment body; the positioning component can determine the orientation of the product; the correction component can carry the product and adjust the angle of the product; the clamping component can clamp the product and drive the product to move; the controller can control the correction component to adjust the angle of the product according to the product position information obtained by the positioning component, and control the clamping component to clamp the product for assembly after the adjustment. The transmission component and the correction component cooperate with each other to transport the product to the assembly position, and the positioning component determines the orientation of the product. The controller can control the correction component to adjust the angle of the product according to the contour information of the product, and repeat the above positioning and correction steps until the product meets the preset contour position. Adjusting the product at the assembly position and finally assembling it at the assembly position can avoid the angle deviation caused by moving the product after the product is adjusted, thereby improving the assembly accuracy. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0027] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of an assembly device provided in one embodiment of the present application;

[0028] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure of an assembly device provided in one embodiment of the present application;

[0029] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the structure of a correction platform of an assembly device provided in one embodiment of the present application.

[0030] Description of reference numerals:

[0031] 10. Equipment body; 20. Transmission assembly; 30. Positioning assembly; 31. Positioning camera; 32. Partition baffle; 33. Laser distance sensor; 40. Correction assembly; 41. Correction platform; 42. Drive assembly; 43. Drive cylinder; 50. Clamping assembly; 51. Upper fixture; 52. Connection assembly. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] In order to facilitate the understanding of the present application, the present application will be described more fully below with reference to the relevant drawings. The preferred embodiments of the present application are given in the drawings. However, the present application can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. On the contrary, the purpose of providing these embodiments is to understand the disclosure of the present application more thoroughly and comprehensively.

[0033] In this application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise clearly defined. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in this application can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0034] The terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of this application, the meaning of "plurality" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0035] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as those commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which this application belongs. The terms used herein in the specification of this application are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit this application. The term "and / or" used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the related listed items.

[0036] In one embodiment, an assembly device is provided. The assembly device can be applied to product processing, including but not limited to product assembly.

[0037] Reference Figure 1 The present embodiment provides an assembly device, which includes a device body 10, a transmission component 20, a positioning component 30, a correction component 40, a clamping component 50 and a controller. The transmission component 20 is connected to the device body 10 and is used to transmit the product to the device body 10 or to transmit the product out of the device body 10; the positioning component 30 is connected to the device body 10 and is used to determine the orientation of the product; the correction component 40 is connected to the device body 10 and is used to carry the product and adjust the angle of the product; the clamping component 50 is connected to the device body 10 and is arranged on both sides of the device body 10 along the vertical direction of the device body 10 to clamp the product and drive the product to move; the controller is electrically connected to the positioning component 30, the correction component 40 and the clamping component 50 respectively, and is used to control the correction component 40 to adjust the angle of the product according to the product position information obtained by the positioning component 30, and control the clamping component 50 to clamp the product for assembly after the adjustment is completed.

[0038] In practical applications, the product can be transported to the assembly position through the cooperation between the conveying component 20 and the correction component 40, and the orientation of the product can be determined by the positioning component 30. Then, the controller can control the correction component 40 to adjust the angle of the product according to the contour information of the product obtained by the positioning component 30, and repeat the above positioning and correction steps until the product meets the preset contour position. Adjusting the product at the assembly position and finally assembling it at the assembly position can avoid the angle deviation caused by moving the product after the product is adjusted, thereby improving the assembly accuracy.

[0039] In this embodiment, the device body 10 may be a three-dimensional frame structure, which may provide connection positions for various components in the assembly device.

[0040] Furthermore, the conveying component 20 may be a conveyor belt or the like.

[0041] In one embodiment, the positioning component 30 may include a plurality of positioning cameras 31 , and each positioning camera 31 may be evenly distributed around the periphery of the product.

[0042] The number of positioning cameras 31 can be multiple, for example, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12, and each positioning camera 31 is distributed at different positions on the periphery of the product. In this embodiment, the number of positioning cameras 31 is preferably set to 12, and the 12 cameras can shoot different edges of the product from different angles on the periphery of the product, specifically, the edges of the product that need to be bonded can be shot.

[0043] Although the positioning accuracy will be higher as the number of positioning cameras 31 increases, considering the product processing accuracy requirements and equipment costs, setting 12 positioning cameras 31 can reduce unnecessary costs while meeting the processing accuracy.

[0044] The positioning components 31 can be evenly distributed, and can collect information about the outline of the product from various angles, so as to better confirm the current position information of the product, thereby improving the positioning accuracy.

[0045] Further, refer to Figure 2 The positioning assembly 30 may also include a plurality of laser distance sensors 33. In actual situations, three laser distance sensors 33 may be arranged around the product. Each laser distance sensor 33 may detect the position of the product during the product assembly process. If the product has deviations, the correction platform 41 may correct the deviations, thereby further improving the assembly accuracy.

[0046] Specifically, the three laser distance sensors 33 are used to detect the displacement of the product in three directions of XYZ respectively.

[0047] Furthermore, each positioning camera may include a light source assembly, which may be a light source equipped with a grid and a lens, and may be disposed below the positioning camera 31 and electrically connected to the positioning camera 31. One light source may provide fill light for multiple positioning cameras 31. Setting the light source assembly may improve the shooting effect of the positioning camera and improve the positioning accuracy.

[0048] Reference Figure 2 In one embodiment, the product can be divided into a first part and a second part; the positioning assembly also includes a partition baffle 32, which is connected to the device body and is arranged on the outside of the product, and the partition baffle 32 can be inserted between the first part and the second part.

[0049] The first part and the second part of the product can be conveyed together by the conveying assembly 20, and the assembly equipment can assemble the lower edge of the first part of the product with the upper edge of the second part, so that the first part of the product is assembled above the second part. At the beginning of assembly, the positioning assembly 30 first collects the lower edge contour of the fitting position of the first part, and then the correction assembly 40 of the assembly equipment can correct the first part of the product. After the correction of the first part is completed, the positioning assembly 30 collects the upper edge contour of the fitting position of the second part, and then the assembly equipment can correct the second part of the product. After the correction of the second part is completed, the assembly equipment can assemble the first part and the second part.

[0050] The first part and the second part of the product can be the same or similar colors. If the positioning camera 31 is used directly for shooting and positioning, the edge contour line is not easy to collect, which will lead to inaccurate positioning information. By setting a partition baffle 32 and inserting it between the first part and the second part during shooting, the contour lines of the first part and the second part can be better distinguished, thereby improving positioning accuracy.

[0051] Furthermore, the partition baffles 32 may be two pieces, and when the partition baffles 32 are inserted between the first part and the second part, the edge of the partition baffles 32 may fit the fitting position of the first part and the second part, so that the edge contours of the first part and the second part can be fully reflected on the partition baffles. The number of the partition baffles 32 may be three, four, etc. In actual situations, the number of the partition baffles 32 depends on the size of the product edge.

[0052] Reference Figure 1 In one embodiment, the correction component 40 may include a correction platform 41, which receives the product and can move toward a side higher than the conveying component.

[0053] The correction platform 41 can be set at the connection position between the conveying component 20 and the equipment body. During the operation of the assembly equipment, the conveying component 20 can convey the product to the equipment body, and the correction platform can move the product to a position higher than the conveying component 20, so that the correction platform 41 can adjust the angle of the product. During the correction process, the correction platform 41 will not rub against the conveying component 20, thereby improving the safety of the equipment.

[0054] Furthermore, when the correction platform 41 is working on the conveying component 20, the correction platform 41 is set at a height not higher than the conveying component 20, so that the product can be conveyed to the vertical direction of the correction platform 41, which can avoid the conveying component 20 from failing to convey normally and improve the stability of the equipment.

[0055] Reference Figure 1 In one embodiment, the correction platform 41 is connected to the driving component 42, and the driving component 42 can drive the correction platform 41 to rotate in the X and Y directions respectively.

[0056] The correction platform 41 needs to adjust the product at multiple angles. A driving component 42 is provided on the correction platform 41, so that the correction platform 41 can better adjust the angle, so that the product can be better adjusted to a preset state, thereby improving the correction accuracy.

[0057] Reference Figure 3 The driving assembly 42 may include two driving cylinders 43, each of which may drive the correction platform 41 to rotate in one direction. The two driving cylinders 43 may work together to drive the correction platform 41 to rotate in the X and Y directions.

[0058] Reference Figure 1 In one embodiment, the clamping assembly 50 may include an upper clamp 51, which clamps the first part to adjust the distance between the first part and the second part.

[0059] The first part and the second part of the product to be assembled need to be corrected at the preset fitting position respectively. The first part and the second part of the product can be set in the vertical direction. When adjusting the first part, the second part is located vertically below the first part. The second part of the product will be adjusted along with the adjustment of the first part. After adjusting the first part of the product, the second part is transported to the preset fitting position. At this time, the first part has been adjusted, but the second part has not been adjusted. At this time, the first part needs to be moved away. After the second part is adjusted, the first part is moved back to the preset fitting position in the opposite direction. The upper clamp can clamp and move the first part, which can avoid friction or collision between the first part and the second part during the adjustment process, resulting in wear and angle changes. The upper clamp can better protect the first part and the second part, and improve the safety of the assembly equipment.

[0060] In one embodiment, the clamping assembly may include a loading device, which receives the product and drives the product to move on the conveying assembly.

[0061] Reference Figure 3 In one embodiment, a connection component 52 may be provided between the correction platform 41 and the downloading tool. The connection component 52 is provided on the correction platform 41 and can fix the downloading tool. When the correction platform 41 adjusts the angle of the product, the angle of the product and the downloading tool will change at the same time. The change in angle may easily cause the product to move on the correction platform 41 during correction. The connection component 52 may be provided between the correction platform 41 and the downloading tool, so that the downloading tool can be better fixed on the correction platform 41, and the downloading tool can be loosened during the adjustment process, thereby improving the accuracy of the assembly equipment.

[0062] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the connecting component 52 may be an electromagnet.

[0063] Reference Figure 1 The product needs to be conveyed to the device body 10 or out of the device body 10 on the conveying component 20. If the product is directly transmitted on the conveying component 20, the surface of the product will be squeezed or even rubbed against the surface of the conveying component 20. In this embodiment, a carrier is provided to receive the product for conveyance, which can protect the surface of the product and improve the safety of the assembly equipment.

[0064] In one embodiment, the lower tool may include a support frame, which is arranged on both sides of the product to support the first part. In actual situations, the first part and the second part of the product can move together on the conveying assembly, and a support frame is arranged on the lower tool, which can be opened or retracted, and can be rotated to be unlocked. The support frame is arranged to receive the first part of the product, and the first part and the second part can be kept from contacting each other when the product moves, thereby improving the safety of the assembly equipment.

[0065] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, when the first part of the product is removed, the support frame can be rotated and opened, and when the second part is adjusted to a preset state, the assembly device assembles the first part and the second part.

[0066] In one embodiment, an assembly method is provided, which is applied to the assembly device provided in the above embodiment, and the assembly method includes:

[0067] Step S100, reference Figure 1 , the conveying component 20 and the correcting component 40 cooperate with each other to convey the product to a preset fitting position in the device body 10, and the product includes a first part and a second part;

[0068] In the above steps, the first part and the second part of the product are first conveyed to the equipment body 10 by the conveying component 20, and then conveyed to the preset fitting position by the correction component 40. The product waits for the next step of assembly at this position, so that the product can be assembled in a relatively stable space, which can ensure the stability of the product during assembly, thereby improving the stability of the assembly.

[0069] Step S200, obtaining contour information of the first part through the positioning component, and controlling the correction component 40 to adjust the overall angle of the product according to the contour information of the first part obtained by the positioning component 30, so that the contour of the first part meets the preset contour position;

[0070] In the above steps, the multiple positioning components 30 of the assembly equipment collect the contour of the first part of the product, and the controller is provided with a preset contour position. The controller can compare the collected information with the preset contour position, thereby controlling the correction component 40 to correct the first part of the product until the first part of the product is adjusted to the preset position. The controller can control the correction component 40 to perform multiple correction movements on the first part of the product according to the collected position information, thereby improving the reaction speed of the correction component and shortening the time required to adjust the first part of the product.

[0071] Step S300, refer to Figure 1 , clamping the first part by a clamping assembly to separate the first part from the second part;

[0072] In the above steps, after the correction of the first part of the product is completed, the clamping assembly 50 can grab the first part of the product, so that the first part leaves the preset fitting position and enters a waiting state for assembly. At this time, the second part can enter the preset fitting position for positioning and correction, ensuring the normal operation of the assembly equipment.

[0073] Step S400, obtaining contour information of the second part through the positioning component 30, and controlling the correction component 40 to adjust the second part according to the contour information of the second part obtained by the positioning component 30, so that the contour of the second part meets the preset contour position;

[0074] In the above steps, when the second part of the product enters the preset fitting position, the multiple positioning components 30 of the assembly equipment can collect the contour of the second part of the product, and the controller can compare the collected information with the preset contour position, and control the correction component 40 to correct the second part of the product until the second part of the product is corrected for multiple times, thereby improving the response speed of the correction component 40 and shortening the time required to adjust the second part of the product.

[0075] Step S500 , press-fitting and assembling the first part and the second part by means of the clamping assembly 50 .

[0076] In the above steps, when the first part and the second part of the product have been corrected, the controller can return the first part of the product to the preset fitting position in the opposite direction of when it was grasped away, and the first part and the second part of the product are assembled in this way, which can ensure that when the first part of the product is fitted, it still remains in the preset fitting state, thereby improving the accuracy of assembly.

[0077] When the assembly equipment is assembling, the first part and the second part of the product are respectively placed at the preset fitting positions, the positioning component takes a picture of the contour of the product and positions it, and then the controller controls the correction component 40 to make adjustments after comparing the contour information. At the preset fitting position, the assembly equipment corrects the product and assembles the product at the preset fitting position. This is different from the traditional assembly method of adjusting the product first and then assembling it at another position. The preset fitting position can ensure that the state of the product after correction is the assembly state, reduce the deviation caused by the movement of the product before assembly, and improve the assembly accuracy.

[0078] The technical features of the above-described embodiments may be arbitrarily combined. To make the description concise, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-described embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0079] The above-described embodiments only express several implementation methods of the present application, and the descriptions thereof are relatively specific and detailed, but they cannot be construed as limiting the scope of the patent. It should be noted that, for a person of ordinary skill in the art, several modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the present application, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the attached claims.

Claims

1. An assembly device, characterized in that: The assembly equipment comprises: Equipment body; A conveying component, connected to the device body, used to convey the product to the device body or convey the product out of the device body; A positioning component, connected to the device body, used to determine the orientation of the product; A correction component, connected to the device body, used to carry the product and adjust the angle of the product; A clamping assembly, connected to the equipment body, arranged on both sides of the equipment body along the vertical direction of the equipment body, and used to clamp the product and drive the product to move; The controller is electrically connected to the positioning component, the correction component and the clamping component respectively, and is used to control the correction component to adjust the angle of the product according to the product position information obtained by the positioning component, and control the clamping component to clamp the product for assembly after the adjustment is completed.

2. The assembly device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The positioning component includes a plurality of positioning cameras, and each of the positioning cameras is evenly distributed on the periphery of the product.

3. The assembly equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The product is divided into a first part and a second part; the positioning assembly also includes a partition baffle, which is connected to the equipment body and is arranged on the outside of the product, and the partition baffle can be inserted between the first part and the second part.

4. The assembly device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The correction component comprises a correction platform, which receives the product and can move toward a side higher than the conveying component.

5. The assembly device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The correction platform is connected to a driving assembly, and the driving assembly can drive the correction platform to rotate in the X and Y directions respectively.

6. The assembly device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The clamping assembly includes an upper clamp, which clamps the first part and is used to adjust the distance between the first part and the second part.

7. The assembly device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The clamping assembly includes a downloading tool, which receives the product and drives the product to move on the conveying assembly.

8. The assembly device according to claim 7, characterized in that: A connecting component is provided between the correction platform and the downloading tool. The connecting component is provided on the correction platform and can fix the downloading tool.

9. The assembly device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The lower carrier includes a support frame, which is arranged on both sides of the product and is used to support the first part.

10. An assembly method, applied to the assembly device according to any one of claims 3 to 9, characterized in that: The assembly method comprises: The conveying assembly and the correcting assembly cooperate with each other to convey the product to a preset fitting position in the device body, wherein the product includes a first part and a second part; Acquiring contour information of the first part through the positioning component, and controlling the correction component to adjust the overall angle of the product according to the contour information of the first part acquired by the positioning component, so that the contour of the first part conforms to a preset contour position; clamping the first part by the clamping assembly to separate the first part from the second part; Acquire contour information of the second part through the positioning component, and control the correction component to adjust the second part according to the contour information of the second part acquired by the positioning component, so that the contour of the second part conforms to a preset contour position; The first part and the second part are assembled by pressing together through the clamping assembly.

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