An automated poke-in terminal feed detection apparatus and method

Abstract

The application provides an automatic pluggable terminal feeding detection device and method, which comprises a storage device, a conveying assembly, a cutting assembly, a turnover device and a feeding device. The conveying assembly is arranged between the storage device and the cutting assembly. The discharge port of the storage device is connected with one end of the conveying assembly. The cutting assembly is arranged at the other end of the conveying assembly. The turnover device arranged on one side of the storage device is arranged opposite to the cutting assembly. The turnover device and the cutting assembly are connected with a first driving device. The feeding device arranged on one side of the turnover device is provided with a visual module for detecting the front and back surfaces of the material conveyed to the cutting assembly. The visual module is arranged above the cutting device. The turnover device clamps and turns over the material on the turnover assembly and then resets. The material after turnover is clamped by a material taking clamp on the feeding device and then conveyed, so that the front and back surfaces can be conveniently detected during the conveying process.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of automatic feeding equipment, in particular to an automatic plug-in terminal feeding and detecting device and method. BACKGROUND

[0002] The main functions of the flexible printed circuit board (FPC) include supporting various electronic components, providing mutual electrical connection between the components carried, and serving as a connecting link for conduction, which can realize free bending, winding and folding, and can be flexibly arranged in complex space layout, thereby significantly reducing the volume and weight of electronic products. In order to make the connecting end of the flexible printed circuit board play an insulating role and avoid touching other metal components, the connecting end of the flexible printed circuit board needs to be connected with the inserted plastic shell terminal.

[0003] As disclosed in the document with Chinese patent application No. 202410540841.5 and publication date of October 25, 2024, a terminal element automatic feeding equipment includes a workbench and a screening assembly, a conveying assembly and a transfer assembly arranged in sequence on the workbench. The screening assembly is used to arrange the materials in sequence. The conveying assembly is rotatably connected to the workbench and is located below the screening assembly to receive the materials on the screening assembly. The conveying assembly rotates to convey the materials in sequence. The transfer assembly is provided on the workbench and includes a transfer motor and a transfer arm. The transfer motor is provided on the workbench, and the middle part of the transfer arm is fixed to the output end of the transfer motor. The transfer motor drives the transfer arm to swing. The end part of the transfer arm is provided with a suction cup for adsorbing the materials. The transfer arm swings to convey the materials.

[0004] In the above-mentioned document, the terminals in the storage box are lowered onto the screening assembly, and then the screened terminals are conveyed to the conveying assembly by the screening assembly, and then the terminals on the conveying assembly are adsorbed and transferred to the feeding rack by the transfer assembly. However, the above-mentioned structure cannot detect the materials, and for terminals, there may be problems with the front and back surfaces, so it is impossible to distinguish the front and back surfaces of the materials and correct the turning, which affects the subsequent connection with the connecting end of the flexible printed circuit board. SUMMARY

[0005] The purpose of the present application is to provide an automatic plug-in terminal feeding and detecting device and method, which can detect and correct the front and back surfaces of the terminals, enable accurate connection of the terminals with the flexible printed circuit board, and improve work efficiency.

[0006] To achieve the above object, the application provides an automatic pluggable terminal feeding detection equipment, which comprises a storage device, a conveying assembly, a cutting device, a turnover device and a feeding device, the conveying assembly is arranged between the storage device and the cutting device, the discharge port of the storage device is connected with one end of the conveying assembly, the cutting device is movably arranged at the other end of the conveying assembly, the cutting device is provided with a storage groove, the storage groove is in communication with the conveying assembly when conveying materials, the turnover device arranged on one side of the storage device is opposite to the cutting device, the turnover device and the cutting device are connected with a first driving device, the feeding device arranged on one side of the turnover device is provided with a visual module for detecting the front and back of the material conveyed to the cutting device, the visual module is arranged above the cutting device, the turnover device clamps and turns over the material on the turnover assembly and then resets, and the material after turning over is clamped and conveyed by a material clamping hand arranged on the feeding device.

[0007] The above structure can convey the material from the discharge port of the storage device to the conveying assembly after the material is placed in the storage device, align the storage groove with the conveying assembly in the process of continuously conveying the material to the conveying assembly, and continuously push the material on the conveying assembly to move to the cutting device, so that the material is continuously conveyed to the storage groove of the cutting device; after the material is conveyed to the cutting device, the turnover device and the cutting device are moved in the direction perpendicular to the conveying assembly by the first driving device, so that the non-storage groove of the cutting device is in communication with the conveying assembly to cut off the material on the conveying assembly, so that the material on the conveying assembly cannot be continuously conveyed to the cutting device, then the visual module arranged on the feeding device detects whether the material entering the cutting device is placed reversely, then the material on the cutting device is clamped and turned over by the turnover device, the material after turning over is reset, finally the material after turning over is clamped and conveyed to the next process by the material clamping hand arranged on the feeding device, the material detection and conveying are completed, the stability of conveying is ensured, the material and the flexible circuit board can be accurately connected, and the work efficiency is improved.

[0008] Further, the storage device comprises a storage bin and a base, the bottom of the storage bin is connected with the base, the base is provided with a through hole, the output end of a vibration mechanism arranged at the bottom of the base passes through the through hole and is connected with the bottom of the storage bin, the storage bin is provided with a discharge channel, one end of the discharge channel is arranged in the storage bin, the other end of the discharge channel is arranged spirally upward along the inner wall of the storage bin, and the other end of the discharge channel is connected with the discharge port.

[0009] The above arrangement can provide power for the storage bin by the vibration mechanism, so that the material in the storage bin generates centrifugal force and is conveyed to the discharge port along the discharge channel.

[0010] Further, the conveying assembly comprises a conveying channel and a supporting seat, the supporting seat arranged at the bottom of the conveying channel is connected with the conveying channel, one end of the conveying channel is connected with the discharging opening, and the other end of the conveying channel is connected with the material cutting assembly.

[0011] The above arrangement can make the material in the storage bin conveyed to the material cutting assembly through the conveying channel.

[0012] Further, the first driving device comprises a first driving member, a first supporting seat, a first sliding block, a first sliding rail and a first connecting plate, the first driving member is fixedly connected to one end of the first supporting seat, the first sliding rail is arranged at the other end of the first supporting seat, the first sliding block is slidingly connected to the first sliding rail, the first sliding block is fixedly connected to the bottom of the first connecting plate, one end of the first connecting plate is connected with the material cutting assembly, the other end of the first connecting plate is connected with the turnover device, and the output end of the first driving member is fixedly connected to one side of the first connecting plate.

[0013] The above arrangement can drive the first connecting plate to slide along the first sliding rail through the first sliding block by the first driving member, and then drive the turnover device and the material cutting assembly connected with the first connecting plate to move in the direction perpendicular to the conveying channel, so that the material cutting assembly is arranged in dislocation with the conveying channel after moving, thereby blocking the material in the conveying channel from moving forward, achieving the purpose of cutting flow.

[0014] Further, the material cutting assembly comprises a first supporting plate and a material buffering seat, the lower end of the first supporting plate is fixedly connected with the first connecting plate, the upper end of the first supporting plate is fixedly connected with the bottom end of the material buffering seat, the material buffering seat is provided with a through slot and a material storage groove matched with the material, the material storage groove is arranged along the direction of the conveying channel, the through slot is arranged along the vertical direction of the extension direction of the material storage groove, the through slot located on the side close to the turnover device is arranged from the upper end to the lower end of the material buffering seat, and the side adjacent to the through slot on the material storage groove is provided with a material buffering block matched with the conveying channel.

[0015] The above arrangement can drive the material buffering seat to move by the first connecting plate after the material enters the material storage groove, thereby making the conveying channel dislocated with the material storage groove, and making the material buffering block just move to the conveying channel to block the material in the conveying channel, achieving the purpose of cutting flow, and the turnover device enters the material storage groove from one side of the through slot to clamp the material, achieving the turnover operation.

[0016] Further, the turnover device comprises a horizontal transmission assembly, a vertical movement assembly and a turnover assembly, the vertical movement assembly is arranged along a vertical direction, the turnover assembly and the horizontal transmission assembly are arranged at the upper end and the lower end of the vertical movement assembly respectively, the horizontal transmission assembly comprises a second support base, a second driving member and a second connecting plate, the vertical movement assembly comprises a second sliding block, a second sliding rail, a second support plate, a third driving member, a third connecting plate and a third support base, the turnover assembly comprises a fourth driving member, a connecting seat, a fifth driving member and a fifth clamping hand, the second support base is connected to the first connecting plate, the second driving member is connected to the second support base, the output end of the second driving member is fixedly connected to one end of the second connecting plate, the other end of the second connecting plate is fixedly connected to the second support plate, the third support base is connected to the lower end of the second support plate, the third driving member is connected to the third support base, the second sliding rail is arranged at the upper end of the second support plate, the second sliding block is slidably connected to the second sliding rail, the third connecting plate is fixedly connected to the second sliding block, the output end of the third driving member is connected to one end of the third connecting plate, the fourth driving member is arranged on the third connecting plate, the output end of the fourth driving member is connected to the connecting seat, the fifth driving member is arranged on the connecting seat, and the output end of the fifth driving member is connected to the fifth clamping hand.

[0017] The above arrangement can make the fifth clamping hand clamp the material in the storage tank, drive the turnover assembly to rise and fall in the vertical direction through the third driving member, then make the clamped material turn over 180 degrees through the fourth driving member after being moved out of the storage tank, so that the front and back of the material are turned over, and then the turned-over material is reset and put back into the storage tank.

[0018] Further, the feeding device comprises a first sliding module, a second sliding module and a third driving module, the first sliding module and the second sliding module are arranged vertically, the third driving module is arranged on the second sliding module, the first sliding module is provided with a sixth driving member and a sixth sliding block, the output end of the sixth driving member is connected to the first sliding module, the sixth sliding block is connected to the second sliding module through a fourth connecting plate, the second sliding module is provided with a seventh driving member and a seventh sliding block, the seventh sliding block is connected to the third driving module through a fifth connecting plate, the output end of the seventh driving member is connected to the second sliding module, the third driving module comprises a sixth connecting plate and two or more seventh connecting plates, an eighth driving member, a third sliding block, a third sliding rail, a support frame, a ninth driving member and a feeding clamping hand, the fifth connecting plate is connected to the sixth connecting plate through an L-shaped connecting piece, the third sliding rail is arranged on the sixth connecting plate along a vertical direction, the third sliding block is slidably connected to the third sliding rail, the third sliding rail is fixedly connected to the seventh connecting plate, the eighth driving member is connected to the upper end of the seventh connecting plate through an eighth connecting block, the lower end of the seventh connecting plate is connected to one end of the support frame, a visual module is arranged between the support frames, the ninth driving member is connected to the other end of the support frame, and the output end of the ninth driving member is connected to the feeding clamping hand.

[0019] The eighth driving member drives the seventh connecting plate to slide on the third sliding rail through the third sliding block, and then drives the support frame connected with the seventh connecting plate to move up and down, so that the feeding clamp hand arranged on the support frame is lifted into the through slot of the material buffering seat, thereby clamping the turned-over material.

[0020] Another aspect of the present application provides an automatic plug-in terminal feeding detection method, comprising the following steps: S1 aligning the storage groove of the cutting assembly with the conveying channel on the conveying assembly; conveying the material to the conveying assembly through the storage device;

[0021] S2 detecting whether the material on the conveying assembly enters the storage groove through the visual module; if it is detected that the material enters the storage groove, moving the cutting assembly to the position of abutting against the conveying assembly, and detecting whether the material in the storage groove is a front side or a back side through the visual module; if it is a front side, entering step S3; otherwise, entering step S4;

[0022] S3 clamping and turning over the material through the turning device, and then putting the turned-over material into the storage groove;

[0023] S4 conveying the material in the storage groove to the next station through the feeding device.

[0024] The above arrangement allows the material to be conveyed from the discharge port of the storage device to the conveying assembly after being placed in the storage device. During the process of continuously conveying the material to the conveying assembly, the storage groove is first aligned with the conveying assembly, and the material in the storage device continuously pushes the material on the conveying assembly to move in the direction of the cutting assembly, so that the material is continuously conveyed to the storage groove of the cutting assembly. After the material is conveyed to the cutting assembly, the turning device and the cutting assembly are moved in the direction perpendicular to the conveying assembly through the first driving device, so that the non-storage groove of the cutting assembly is in communication with the conveying assembly to cut off the material on the conveying assembly, so that the material on the conveying assembly cannot be continuously conveyed to the cutting assembly. Then, the visual module arranged on the feeding device detects whether the material on the cutting assembly is placed upside down, and then the turning device clamps and turns over the material on the cutting assembly. After turning over, the material is finally clamped by the material clamping hand arranged on the feeding device and conveyed to the next process, completing the material detection and realizing the material conveying. Since the cutting assembly is arranged, the material conveyed to the cutting assembly is detected for front and back sides, and when placed in the reverse direction, it can be placed as a front side for the next conveying, thereby ensuring the stability of the conveying, so that the material and the flexible circuit board can be accurately connected, thereby improving the work efficiency.

[0025] Further, the S1 comprises: the vibrating mechanism makes the material in the storage bin generate centrifugal force, under the action of the centrifugal force, the material moves from the storage bin to the discharge channel, and then is conveyed to the discharge port along the discharge channel, and then enters the conveying channel through the discharge port;

[0026] The S2 comprises: detecting whether the material flowing through the conveying channel enters the buffer seat through the visual module located above the buffer seat; after the material enters the storage tank of the buffer seat, the first driving element drives the first connecting plate to slide along the first sliding rail through the first sliding block, and then drives the turnover device, the first supporting plate and the buffer seat connected with the first connecting plate to move in the direction perpendicular to the conveying channel, so that the conveying channel is dislocated with the storage tank, and the buffer block is just moved to the conveying channel to block the material in the conveying channel, thereby achieving flow interception; then the front and back of the material is judged; if the front of the material faces upward, the step S4 is entered; if the back of the material faces upward, the step S3 is entered.

[0027] The above arrangement realizes the vibration conveying of the material through the vibrating mechanism, and ensures that the material is conveyed into the conveying channel of the conveying assembly, and then the reliable movement is realized through the driving of the material interception assembly.

[0028] Further, the S3 comprises: moving the longitudinal movement assembly in the direction perpendicular to the conveying channel through the second driving element, so that the turnover assembly connected to the longitudinal movement assembly moves into the through groove of the buffer seat; then the fifth clamping hand clamps the material in the storage tank through the fifth driving element, and then the turnover assembly moves upward in the vertical direction through the third driving element, so that the material in the storage tank is separated from the buffer seat; then the turnover assembly connected to the connecting seat is rotated through the fourth driving element, so that the front and back of the material is turned over; after the turnover, the turnover assembly moves downward in the vertical direction through the third driving element, so that the turned-over material is reset into the storage tank;

[0029] The S4 comprises: the seventh connecting plate slides on the third sliding rail through the third sliding block, and then moves downward in the vertical direction through the eighth driving element, so that the supporting frame connected with the seventh connecting plate moves downward, and the feeding clamping hand provided on the supporting frame descends into the through groove of the buffer seat; after the material abuts against the touch sensor provided on the side of the ninth driving element, the feeding clamping hand is driven to clamp the material through the ninth driving element connected to the supporting frame; after clamping, the material is moved upward to separate from the storage tank of the buffer seat through the eighth driving element; finally, the material is conveyed to the next process through the first sliding module and the second sliding module.

[0030] The above arrangement facilitates reliable conveying when the front and back of the material are in different states. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0031] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the application.

[0032] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure after removing the feeding device in this invention.

[0033] Figure 3 This is a front view of the invention after the feeding device has been removed.

[0034] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the feeding device in this invention.

[0035] Figure 5 This is a side view of the feeding device in this invention.

[0036] Figure 6 for Figure 2 Enlarged view of point A in the middle. Detailed Implementation

[0037] The present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0038] like Figures 1 to 6 As shown, an automated plug-in terminal feeding and testing device includes a storage device, a conveying assembly, a cutting assembly, a flipping device a01, and a feeding device a02. The storage device includes a storage bin a1 and a base a2. The bottom of the storage bin a1 is connected to the base a2. The base a2 has a through hole (not shown in the figure). The output end of a vibration mechanism (not shown in the figure) located at the bottom of the base passes through the through hole and connects to the bottom of the storage bin a1. The storage bin a1 has a discharge channel a3. One end of the discharge channel a3 is located inside the storage bin a1, and the other end of the discharge channel a3 is spirally arranged upward along the inner wall of the storage bin a1. The other end of the discharge channel a3 is connected to the discharge port a4, thus enabling the passage of materials. A vibration mechanism provides power to the storage silo a1, causing the material inside a1 to generate centrifugal force and thus be conveyed along the discharge channel a3 to the discharge port a4. The conveying assembly is located between the storage device and the cutting assembly. The discharge port a4 of the storage device is connected to one end of the conveying assembly, and the cutting assembly is located at the other end of the conveying assembly. The conveying assembly includes a conveying channel a5 and a support seat a6. The support seat a6, located at the bottom of the conveying channel a5, is connected to the conveying channel a5. One end of the conveying channel a5 is connected to the discharge port a4, and the other end of the conveying channel a5 is connected to the cutting assembly, thereby enabling the material in the storage silo a1 to be conveyed to the cutting assembly through the conveying channel a5. In this embodiment, the vibration mechanism is prior art and will not be described in detail here.

[0039] like Figures 2-3As shown in Figure 6, the tilting device a01, located on one side of the storage device, is positioned opposite to the cutting assembly. Both the tilting device and the cutting assembly are connected to the first driving device. In this embodiment, the first driving device includes a first driving member a7, a first support base a8, a first slider a9, a first slide rail a10, and a first connecting plate a11. The first driving member a7 is fixedly connected to one end of the first support base a8, the first slide rail a10 is located at the other end of the first support base a8, the first slider a9 is slidably connected to the first slide rail a10, and the first slider a9 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the first connecting plate a11. One end of plate a11 is connected to the material cutting assembly, and the other end of the first connecting plate a11 is connected to the flipping device. The output end of the first driving member a7 is fixedly connected to one side of the first connecting plate a11. In this way, the first driving member a7 can drive the first connecting plate a11 to slide along the first slide rail a10 via the first slider a9, thereby driving the flipping device and the material cutting assembly connected to the first connecting plate a11 to move in a direction perpendicular to the conveying channel a5. This causes the material cutting assembly to be misaligned with the conveying channel a5 after it moves, thereby blocking the material in the conveying channel a5 from continuing to move forward and achieving the purpose of interception.

[0040] The material cutting assembly includes a first support plate a12 and a buffer seat a13. The lower end of the first support plate a12 is fixedly connected to a first connecting plate a7, and the upper end of the first support plate a12 is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the buffer seat a13. The buffer seat a13 is provided with a through groove a14 and a storage trough a15 that matches the material. The storage trough a15 is arranged along the direction of the conveying channel a5 and is perpendicular to the through groove a14. In this embodiment, the through groove a14 is arranged from the upper end to the lower end of the buffer seat a13 near the flipping device, and the end of the through groove a14 near the flipping device extends into the storage trough, thereby facilitating the flipping device to cut material from one end to the other. The material is inserted into the storage trough from the side and clamped. One side of the through-hole of the through-slot a14 facilitates clamping. The other end of the through-slot a14 is recessed from the upper end to the lower end of the buffer seat a13, facilitating clamping by the subsequent feeding device. A buffer block a16, matching the conveying channel a5, is provided on the side of the storage trough a15 adjacent to the through-slot a14. This allows the first connecting plate a11 to move the buffer seat a13 after the material enters the storage trough a15, causing the conveying channel a5 to misalign with the storage trough a15. Simultaneously, the buffer block a16 moves precisely to the conveying channel a5, blocking the material a51 in the conveying channel a5, thus achieving flow interception. The material a51 is a plastic-shell terminal.

[0041] like Figure 6 As shown, the flipping device includes a horizontal transmission component, a vertical movement component, and a flipping component. The vertical movement component is arranged along the vertical direction, and the flipping component and the horizontal transmission component are respectively arranged at the upper and lower ends of the vertical movement component.

[0042] The transverse transmission assembly includes a second support base a17, a second drive member a18, and a second connecting plate a19. The longitudinal movement assembly includes a second slider a20, a second slide rail a21, a second support plate a22, a third drive member a23, a third connecting plate a24, and a third support base a25. The tilting assembly includes a fourth drive member a26, a connecting base a27, a fifth drive member a28, and a fifth gripper a29. The second support base a22 is connected to the first connecting plate a11, the second drive member a18 is connected to the second support base a17, the output end of the second drive member a18 is fixedly connected to one end of the second connecting plate a19, and the other end of the second connecting plate a19 is fixedly connected to the second support plate a22. The third support base a25 is connected to the lower end of the second support plate a22, the third drive member a23 is connected to the third support base a25, the second slide rail a21 is located at the upper end of the second support plate a22, and the second slider a20 is connected to the second connecting plate a27. The slide rail a21 is slidably connected, the third connecting plate a24 is fixedly connected to the second slider a21, the output end of the third driving member a23 is connected to one end of the third connecting plate a24, the fourth driving member a26 is set on the third connecting plate a24, the output end of the fourth driving member a26 is rotatably connected to the connecting seat a27, the fifth driving member a28 is set on the connecting seat a27, the output end of the fifth driving member a28 is connected to the fifth gripper a29, so that the fifth gripper a29 can enter the storage tank a15 through the through slot a14 to grip the material in the storage tank a15. The third driving member a23 drives the flipping component to rise in the vertical direction, so that the material a51 is moved out of the storage tank a15. The fourth driving member a26 flips the gripped material a51 by 180 degrees, so that the front and back of the material a51 on the fifth gripper a29 are flipped. Then the flipped material a51 is reset and put back into the storage tank a15.

[0043] like Figures 4-5As shown, the feeding device located on one side of the flipping device is equipped with a vision module a30 for detecting the front and back of the material a51 fed onto the cutting assembly. The vision module a30 is located above the cutting device. After the flipping device clamps the material a51 on the flipping assembly, flips it, and resets it, the picking gripper on the feeding device picks up the flipped material a51 and feeds it. In this embodiment, the feeding device includes a first sliding module a31, a second sliding module a32, and a third drive module. The first sliding module is mounted on a first support a33, and the first sliding module a31 is perpendicular to the second sliding module a32. The third drive module is mounted on the second sliding module a32. The first sliding module a31 is equipped with a sixth drive member a34 and a sixth slider a35. The output end of the sixth driving component a34 is connected to the first sliding module a31. The sixth slider a35 is connected to the second sliding module a32 via the fourth connecting plate a36. The second sliding module a32 is provided with a seventh driving component a37 and a seventh slider a38. The seventh slider a38 is connected to the third driving module via the fifth connecting plate a39. The output end of the seventh driving component a37 is connected to the second sliding module a32. The third driving module includes a sixth connecting plate a40 and two or more seventh connecting plates a41, an eighth driving component a42, a third slider a43, a third slide rail a44, a support frame a45, a ninth driving component a46, and a feeding gripper a47. A third limiting block a52 is provided at the upper end of the third slide rail a44 to prevent the third slider from... A43 slides out and disengages from the third slide rail A44. The fifth connecting plate A39 is connected to the sixth connecting plate A40 via an L-shaped connector A48. The third slide rail A44 is vertically mounted on the sixth connecting plate A40. The third slider A43 is slidably connected to the third slide rail A44. The third slide rail A44 is fixedly connected to the seventh connecting plate A41. The output end of the eighth driving component A42 is connected to the upper end of the seventh connecting plate A41 via the eighth connecting block A49. The lower end of the seventh connecting plate A41 is connected to one end of the support frame A45. The vision module A30 is positioned between the support frames A45. The ninth driving component A46 is connected to the other end of the support frame A45. The output end of the ninth driving component A46 is connected to the feeding gripper A47, driving the feeding gripper A47. Material a51 is clamped from both sides. In this embodiment, a touch sensor a50 is provided on one side of the ninth driving member a46. One end of the touch sensor a50 is fixedly connected to the ninth driving member a46, and the other end of the touch sensor a50 extends vertically to one side of the feeding gripper a47. After the feeding gripper a47 enters the through groove a14 of the buffer seat a13, the touch sensor a50 comes into contact with the material. After contact, the feeding gripper a47 can be controlled to clamp material a51. This allows the eighth driving member a42 to drive the seventh connecting plate a41 to slide on the third slide rail a44 via the third slider a43, thereby achieving lifting and lowering, and further driving the support frame a45 connected to the seventh connecting plate a41 to move up and down.This causes the feeding gripper a47, mounted on the support frame a45, to rise and fall into the through slot a14 of the buffer seat a13, thereby gripping the flipped material a51. After gripping, the material a51 is conveyed to the next process via the first sliding module a31 and the second sliding module a32. In this embodiment, the vision module a30 is a camera.

[0044] In this embodiment, the working method of an automated pluggable terminal feeding and testing device includes the following specific steps:

[0045] S1 uses a vibration mechanism to generate centrifugal force in the material in the storage bin a1. Under the action of centrifugal force, the material a51 moves from the storage bin a1 to the discharge channel a3, and then is conveyed along the discharge channel a3 to the discharge port a4, and then enters the conveying channel a5 through the discharge port a4.

[0046] S2 uses a vision module a30 located above the buffer seat a13 to detect whether the material a51 flowing through the conveying channel a5 has entered the buffer seat a13. The vision module a30 acquires an image of the material entering the buffer seat and compares it with a preset image of the material entering the buffer seat to determine whether it has entered the buffer seat. After the material a51 enters the storage tank a15 of the buffer seat a13, the first driving component a7 drives the first connecting plate a11 to slide along the first slide rail a10 via the first slider a9, thereby driving the flipping device and the first support connected to the first connecting plate a11. Plate a12 and buffer seat a13 move in a direction perpendicular to the conveying channel a5, causing the conveying channel a5 to be misaligned with the storage tank a15, so that the buffer block a16 moves exactly to the conveying channel a5, blocking the material a51 in the conveying channel a5, thus achieving interception. Then, the front and back of the material are determined. The front image of the material entering the buffer seat is obtained through the vision module, and then compared with the preset front image of the material entering the buffer seat to determine whether it is placed backwards. If the front of the material a51 is facing up, then proceed to step S4; if the back of the material a51 is facing up, then proceed to step S3.

[0047] S3 drives the longitudinal moving assembly to move in a direction perpendicular to the conveying channel a5 via the second driving member a5, causing the flipping assembly connected to the longitudinal moving assembly to move into the through slot a14 of the buffer seat a13. Then, the fifth driving member a28 drives the fifth gripper a29 to clamp the material a51 in the storage tank a15. Then, the third driving member a23 drives the flipping assembly to move upward in the vertical direction, causing the material in the storage tank a15 to detach from the buffer seat a13. Next, the fourth driving member a26 drives the flipping assembly connected to the connecting seat a27 to rotate 180 degrees, causing the front and back of the material a51 to flip. After flipping, the third driving member a23 drives the flipping assembly to move downward in the vertical direction, causing the flipped material a51 to return to the storage tank a15.

[0048] S4 drives the seventh connecting plate a41 to slide on the third slide rail a44 via the third slider a43 through the eighth driving component a42, and then moves it downward in the vertical direction. This causes the support frame a45 connected to the seventh connecting plate a41 to move downward, so that the feeding gripper a47 set on the support frame a45 descends into the through groove of the buffer seat a13. After the material a51 comes into contact with the touch sensor a50 set on one side of the ninth driving component a46, the ninth driving component a46 connected to the support frame a45 drives the feeding gripper a47 to clamp the material a51. After clamping, the eighth driving component a42 drives the material to move upward and get off the storage groove a15 of the buffer seat a13. Finally, the first sliding module a31 and the second sliding module a32 realize the position adjustment in the front-back direction and the left-right direction, respectively, thereby conveying the material a51 to the next process.

[0049] The working principle of this invention is as follows: After material a51 is placed into the storage device, a vibration source connected to the storage device provides power to the material, causing material a51 to be conveyed from the outlet of the storage device to the conveying assembly. This allows material a51 to be continuously conveyed to the cutting assembly. After the material is conveyed to the cutting assembly, the first driving device drives the flipping device and the cutting assembly to move in a direction perpendicular to the conveying assembly. This causes the cutting assembly to intercept the material on the conveying assembly, preventing material a51 from being conveyed to the cutting assembly. Then, the vision module on the feeding device detects the material a51 that has entered the cutting assembly. Next, the flipping device clamps the material on the cutting assembly and flips a51. After flipping, it returns to its original position. Finally, the picking gripper on the feeding device picks up the flipped material and conveys it to the next process. This completes the material detection and conveying, enabling accurate connection between the material and the flexible circuit board, thereby improving work efficiency.

Claims

1. An automated poke-in-terminal feed detection apparatus, characterized by: The device comprises a storage device, a conveying assembly, a cutting assembly, a turnover device and a feeding device, the conveying assembly is arranged between the storage device and the cutting assembly, the discharge port of the storage device is connected with one end of the conveying assembly, the cutting assembly is movably arranged at the other end of the conveying assembly, the cutting assembly is provided with a storage groove, the storage groove is in communication with the conveying assembly during conveying of materials, the turnover device arranged at one side of the storage device is arranged opposite to the cutting assembly, the turnover device and the cutting assembly are connected with a first driving device, the feeding device arranged at one side of the turnover device is provided with a visual module for detecting the front and back surfaces of the materials conveyed to the cutting assembly, the visual module is arranged above the cutting assembly, the turnover device clamps and turns over the materials on the turnover assembly and then resets, the material clamping hand arranged on the feeding device clamps and conveys the turned-over materials; The first driving device comprises a first driving member, a first support seat, a first sliding block, a first sliding rail and a first connecting plate, the first driving member is fixedly connected with one end of the first support seat, the first sliding rail is arranged at the other end of the first support seat, the first sliding block is slidably connected with the first sliding rail, the first sliding block is fixedly connected with the bottom of the first connecting plate, one end of the first connecting plate is connected with the cutting assembly, the other end of the first connecting plate is connected with the turnover device, and the output end of the first driving member is fixedly connected with one side of the first connecting plate. The cutting assembly comprises a first support plate and a material buffering seat, the lower end of the first support plate is fixedly connected with the first connecting plate, the upper end of the first support plate is fixedly connected with the bottom end of the material buffering seat, the material buffering seat is provided with a through groove and a storage groove matched with the materials, the storage groove is arranged along the direction of the conveying channel, the through groove is arranged along the vertical direction of the extension direction of the storage groove, the through groove located at the side close to the turnover device is arranged from the upper end to the lower end of the material buffering seat, and the side of the storage groove adjacent to the through groove is provided with a material buffering block matched with the conveying channel.

2. An automated poke-in terminal feed detection apparatus according to claim 1, characterized by: The storage device comprises a storage bin and a base, the bottom of the storage bin is connected with the base, the base is provided with a through hole, the output end of the vibration mechanism arranged at the bottom of the base is connected with the bottom of the storage bin through the through hole, the storage bin is provided with a discharge channel, one end of the discharge channel is arranged in the storage bin, the other end of the discharge channel is arranged spirally upward along the inner wall of the storage bin, and the other end of the discharge channel is connected with the discharge port.

3. An automated poke-in-terminal feed detection apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein: The conveying assembly comprises a conveying channel and a support seat, the support seat arranged at the bottom of the conveying channel is connected with the conveying channel, one end of the conveying channel is connected with the discharge port, and the other end of the conveying channel is connected with the cutting assembly.

4. An automated poke-in-terminal feed detection apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein: The turnover device comprises a transverse transmission assembly, a longitudinal movement assembly and a turnover assembly, the longitudinal movement assembly is arranged along a vertical direction, the turnover assembly and the transverse transmission assembly are arranged at the upper end and the lower end of the longitudinal movement assembly respectively, the transverse transmission assembly comprises a second support seat, a second driving member and a second connecting plate, the longitudinal movement assembly comprises a second sliding block, a second sliding rail, a second support plate, a third driving member, a third connecting plate and a third support seat, the turnover assembly comprises a fourth driving member, a connecting seat, a fifth driving member and a fifth clamping hand, the second support seat is connected to the first connecting plate, the second driving member is connected to the second support seat, the output end of the second driving member is fixedly connected to one end of the second connecting plate, the other end of the second connecting plate is fixedly connected to the second support plate, the third support seat is connected to the lower end of the second support plate, the third driving member is connected to the third support seat, the second sliding rail is arranged at the upper end of the second support plate, the second sliding block is slidably connected to the second sliding rail, the third connecting plate is fixedly connected to the second sliding block, the output end of the third driving member is connected to one end of the third connecting plate, the fourth driving member is arranged on the third connecting plate, the output end of the fourth driving member is connected to the connecting seat, the fifth driving member is arranged on the connecting seat, and the output end of the fifth driving member is connected to the fifth clamping hand.

5. An automated poke-in-terminal feed detection apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein: The feeding device comprises a first sliding module, a second sliding module and a third driving module, the first sliding module and the second sliding module are arranged vertically, the third driving module is arranged on the second sliding module, the first sliding module is provided with a sixth driving member and a sixth sliding block, the output end of the sixth driving member is connected to the first sliding module, the sixth sliding block is connected to the second sliding module through a fourth connecting plate, the second sliding module is provided with a seventh driving member and a seventh sliding block, the seventh sliding block is connected to the third driving module through a fifth connecting plate, the output end of the seventh driving member is connected to the second sliding module, the third driving module comprises a sixth connecting plate and two or more seventh connecting plates, an eighth driving member, a third sliding block, a third sliding rail, a support frame, a ninth driving member and a feeding clamping hand, the fifth connecting plate is connected to the sixth connecting plate through an L-shaped connecting piece, the third sliding rail is arranged on the sixth connecting plate along a vertical direction, the third sliding block is slidably connected to the third sliding rail, the third sliding rail is fixedly connected to the seventh connecting plate, the eighth driving member is connected to the upper end of the seventh connecting plate through an eighth connecting block, the lower end of the seventh connecting plate is connected to one end of the support frame, a visual module is arranged between the support frames, the ninth driving member is connected to the other end of the support frame, and the output end of the ninth driving member is connected to the feeding clamping hand.

6. The detection method of the automated poke-in-terminal feeding detection apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that: The method comprises the following steps: S1: aligning the storage tank of the cutting assembly with the conveying channel on the conveying assembly; conveying the material to the conveying assembly through the storage device; S2: detecting whether the material on the conveying assembly enters the storage tank through the visual module; if it is detected that the material enters the storage tank, moving the cutting assembly to a position abutting against the conveying assembly, and detecting whether the material in the storage tank is a front side or a back side through the visual module; if it is a front side, entering step S3; otherwise, entering step S4; S3: clamping and turning the material through the turnover device, and then putting the turned material into the storage tank; S4, feeding the material in the storage tank to the next station by a feeding device.

7. The detection method of the automated poke-in-terminal feeding detection apparatus according to claim 6, characterized in that: S1 includes: The vibration mechanism causes the material in the storage bin to generate centrifugal force, under the action of the centrifugal force, the material moves from the storage bin to the discharge channel, and then is conveyed to the discharge port along the discharge channel, and then enters the conveying channel through the discharge port; S2 includes: detecting whether the material flowing through the conveying channel enters the buffer seat by a visual module located above the buffer seat, after the material enters the storage tank of the buffer seat, the first connecting plate is driven by the first driving member to slide along the first sliding rail through the first sliding block, thereby driving the turnover device, the first supporting plate and the buffer seat connected with the first connecting plate to move in a direction perpendicular to the conveying channel, so that the conveying channel is misaligned with the storage tank, and the buffer block is just moved to the conveying channel to block the material in the conveying channel, thereby achieving flow interception, and then determining the front and back of the material, if the front of the material is upward, then step S4 is entered; if the back of the material is upward, then step S3 is entered.

8. The detection method of the automated poke-in-terminal feeding detection apparatus according to claim 6, characterized in that: S3 includes: The longitudinal moving assembly is moved in a direction perpendicular to the conveying channel by the second driving member, so that the turnover assembly connected to the longitudinal moving assembly moves into the through groove of the buffer seat, then the fifth clamping hand clamps the material in the storage tank by the fifth driving member, and then the turnover assembly is moved upward in the vertical direction by the third driving member, so that the material in the storage tank is separated from the buffer seat, then the turnover assembly connected to the connecting seat is rotated by the fourth driving member, so that the front and back of the material are turned over, and then the turnover assembly is moved downward in the vertical direction by the third driving member, so that the turned-over material is reset into the storage tank; S4, the seventh connecting plate is driven by the eighth driving member to slide on the third sliding rail through the third sliding block and then move downward in the vertical direction, thereby driving the supporting frame connected with the seventh connecting plate to move downward, so that the feeding clamp provided on the supporting frame is lowered into the through groove of the buffer seat, after the material abuts against the touch sensor provided on one side of the ninth driving member, the feeding clamp is clamped by the ninth driving member connected to the supporting frame, after clamping, the material is moved upward to separate from the storage tank of the buffer seat by the eighth driving member, and finally conveyed to the next process by the first sliding module and the second sliding module.

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