Automatic corner-flattening and cover-attaching machine

The automatic corner-filing and cover-closing machine, which integrates box cover feeding, cover-closing and corner-filing mechanisms, solves the problems of multiple equipment and frequent turnover in photovoltaic module frame processing, and realizes efficient photovoltaic frame corner filing and junction box cover installation.

CN119584653BActive Publication Date: 2025-12-12无锡江松科技股份有限公司
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Application Number
CN202411949528.3
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-27
Publication Date
2025-12-12
Estimated Expiration
2044-12-27

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Technical Problem

In the current photovoltaic module frame processing, the equipment needs to be transferred between multiple machines, resulting in low production efficiency, high equipment costs, and large space requirements.

Method used

Design an automatic corner filing and cover-attaching machine that integrates cover feeding, cover-attaching, and corner filing mechanisms into one unit. It realizes the corner filing of photovoltaic frames and the installation of junction box covers through robots and corner filing modules, reducing the number of equipment and the circulation process.

Benefits of technology

The installation of the photovoltaic frame chamfer and junction box cover can be accomplished by using a single device, saving equipment space and improving processing efficiency.

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Abstract

The application discloses an automatic corner-bending and cover-drawing machine and relates to the technical field of photovoltaic equipment processing. The machine frame is provided with a cover loading mechanism, a cover-drawing mechanism, a bearing runway mechanism and a corner-bending mechanism. When the machine is used, the bearing runway mechanism transports the photovoltaic frame to a processing position, the cover loading mechanism supplies the cover-drawing mechanism with the cover, and the cover-drawing mechanism arranged above the bearing runway mechanism draws the cover on the junction box body on the photovoltaic frame. Since the machine frame is provided with the corner-bending mechanism, the four corners on both sides of the photovoltaic frame can be simultaneously bent through two corner-bending modules. Therefore, the corner-bending of the photovoltaic frame and the installation of the junction box cover in the photovoltaic assembly can be completed through one machine, the space required by the machine and the circulation process are saved, and the processing efficiency is improved.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of photovoltaic device processing, in particular to an automatic corner rounding and cover buckling machine. BACKGROUND

[0002] Solar power generation, as a new type of clean energy, is more and more favored by people, and is widely used in solar lighting, lamps, household power supply, highway traffic, building and photovoltaic power station fields, and is one of the energy with great development potential in the future. Among them, the photovoltaic module is the core part of the solar power generation system, and is also the most important part of the solar power generation system. The photovoltaic module is a smallest indivisible solar cell combination device with internal connection and packaging, which can provide DC output alone.

[0003] The photovoltaic module is generally composed of a laminated part, a frame and a junction box. The laminated part includes glass, EVA, a cell piece, EVA and a back plate. The main functions of the frame are: improving the mechanical load resistance of the module; facilitating the module to be carried and installed on the system support; protecting the four edges of the laminated part from external impact to prevent the laminated part from being broken; sealing the four edges of the laminated part to prevent water vapor from entering and affecting the performance and reliability of the module.

[0004] Because the corners of the photovoltaic module frame are prone to burrs, during processing, the corners need to be rounded and polished by a corner rounding device, then the junction box is installed by a junction box assembling machine, and finally the junction box is buckled by a junction box buckling machine. In the above processing process, the photovoltaic module frame needs to be transferred between at least three devices, the production efficiency is low, there are many devices, the space requirement is large, and the equipment cost is high.

[0005] Therefore, there is an urgent need for an automatic corner rounding and cover buckling machine. SUMMARY

[0006] In view of the problems in the prior art, the present application solves the problem by using the following technical structure.

[0007] To achieve the above purpose, the present application adopts the following technical scheme:

[0008] An automatic corner rounding and cover buckling machine, comprising: a rack, wherein a cover loading mechanism, a cover buckling mechanism, a bearing runway mechanism and a corner rounding mechanism are arranged on the rack;

[0009] The cover loading mechanism is used to supply the cover to the cover buckling mechanism;

[0010] The bearing runway mechanism is used to transport and bear the photovoltaic frame;

[0011] The cover buckling mechanism is arranged above the bearing runway mechanism and is used to buckle the cover from the cover loading mechanism on the junction box body of the photovoltaic frame;

[0012] The corner rounding mechanism comprises two corner rounding assemblies, which are respectively arranged on both sides of the bearing runway mechanism and are respectively used for rounding the corners of the photovoltaic frame on both sides of the bearing runway mechanism.

[0013] It is further characterized in that,

[0014] The box cover feeding mechanism comprises a vibrating feeding disc, a feeding runway, a transfer runway, a first transfer assembly, a second transfer assembly and a box cover carrier, and the feeding runway is arranged at the discharge port of the vibrating feeding disc.

[0015] A group of transfer suction cups are arranged on the first transfer assembly, which are used for transferring the box covers on the feeding runway to the transfer runway one by one.

[0016] Three groups of transfer suction cups are arranged on the second transfer assembly, which are used for transferring the box covers on the transfer runway to the box cover carrier.

[0017] The box cover carrier comprises a horizontal carrier and a rotating table arranged at the bottom of the carrier, the rotating table is used for driving the carrier to rotate, and the top surface of the carrier is provided with a plurality of positioning groove groups arranged in a circle, each positioning groove group is composed of three box cover positioning grooves arranged side by side, and the interval between the adjacent two box cover positioning grooves in the same positioning groove group is consistent with the interval between the adjacent two groups of transfer suction cups on the second transfer assembly.

[0018] The box cover feeding mechanism further comprises a lighting assembly arranged directly below the carrier and a camera assembly arranged directly above the carrier.

[0019] The cover closing mechanism comprises a robot and a box cover mounting tool, the box cover mounting tool is provided with three box cover fixing assemblies arranged side by side, the interval between the adjacent two box cover fixing assemblies is consistent with the interval between the adjacent two box cover positioning grooves in the same positioning groove group, and the box cover mounting tool is arranged on the mechanical arm of the robot.

[0020] The bearing runway mechanism is composed of a plurality of conveying runways arranged side by side.

[0021] The corner rounding assembly comprises a first sliding rail module and two corner rounding modules slidingly arranged on the first sliding rail module, the extension direction of the first sliding rail module is consistent with the extension direction of the bearing runway mechanism, and the two corner rounding modules are respectively used for rounding the two corners on the same side of the photovoltaic frame.

[0022] The corner rounding module comprises a mounting seat arranged on the first sliding rail module, a plurality of driven wheels, a driving wheel, a corner rounding abrasive belt and a driving member, the driving wheel and the plurality of driven wheels are respectively arranged on the top surface of the mounting seat in different directions, the corner rounding abrasive belt is sleeved on the driving wheel and the plurality of driven wheels, and the driving member is used for driving the driving wheel to rotate.

[0023] The corner rounding module further comprises a tensioning sliding block horizontally slidingly arranged on the mounting base, one end of the tensioning sliding block being in rolling contact with the corner rounding abrasive belt.

[0024] The corner rounding mechanism further comprises a second sliding rail module, the two first sliding rail modules being slidingly arranged on the second sliding rail module, the extension direction of the second sliding rail module being perpendicular to the extension direction of the first sliding rail module.

[0025] The above structure of the present application can achieve the following beneficial effects:

[0026] During processing, the bearing runway mechanism transports the photovoltaic frame to the processing position, the box cover feeding mechanism supplies the box cover to the cover buckling mechanism, and the cover buckling mechanism arranged above the bearing runway mechanism buckles the box cover on the junction box body on the photovoltaic frame; since the rack is provided with the corner rounding mechanism, the four corners on both sides of the photovoltaic frame can be simultaneously rounded by the two corner rounding modules, so that the rounding of the photovoltaic frame and the installation of the junction box cover in the photovoltaic assembly can be completed by one equipment, the required space of the equipment and the flow process are saved, and the processing efficiency is improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0027] Figure 1 Fig. 1 is a structural schematic diagram of the present application;

[0028] Figure 2 Fig. 1 is a structural schematic diagram of the present application;

[0029] Figure 3 Fig. 1 is a structural schematic diagram of the present application;

[0030] Figure 4 Fig. 1 is a structural schematic diagram of the present application;

[0031] Figure 5 Fig. 1 is a structural schematic diagram of the present application;

[0032] Figure 6 Fig. 1 is a structural schematic diagram of the present application;

[0033] Figure 7 Fig. 1 is a structural schematic diagram of the present application;

[0034] In the figure: 1, box cover feeding mechanism; 11, vibration feeding disc; 12, feeding runway; 13, transfer runway; 14, first transfer assembly; 15, second transfer assembly; 16, loading platform; 17, rotary table; 18, box cover positioning groove; 19, polishing assembly; 2, cover clamping mechanism; 21, robot; 22, box cover mounting tool; 23, box cover fixing assembly; 3, bearing runway mechanism; 4, corner rounding assembly; 41, first sliding rail module; 42, mounting seat; 43, driven wheel; 44, driving wheel; 45, corner rounding abrasive belt; 46, tensioning sliding block; 47, second sliding rail module. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] In order to enable personnel in the technical field to better understand the present application scheme, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below in combination with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor should belong to the scope of protection of the present application.

[0036] It should be noted that the terms "include" and "have" and any variations thereof in the specification and claims of the present application and the above-mentioned drawings are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, for example, a process, method, device, product or equipment including a series of steps or units does not have to be limited to only those steps or units clearly listed, but can include other steps or units not clearly listed or inherent to these processes, methods, products or equipment.

[0037] The following will be described in detail in combination with the drawings Figures 1-7 The present application will be further described in detail.

[0038] Reference Figures 1-3 An automatic corner rounding and cover clamping machine is shown, comprising: a rack, the rack is provided with a box cover feeding mechanism 1, a cover clamping mechanism 2, a bearing runway mechanism 3 and a corner rounding mechanism; the corner rounding mechanism comprises two corner rounding assemblies 4, and the two corner rounding assemblies 4 are respectively arranged on the two sides of the bearing runway mechanism 3; after the photovoltaic frame is installed with the junction box body by the junction box body installation device, the photovoltaic frame is placed on the bearing runway mechanism 3, the bearing runway mechanism 3 transports the photovoltaic frame to the processing position, the box cover feeding mechanism 1 supplies the box cover to the cover clamping mechanism 2, and the cover clamping mechanism 2 arranged above the bearing runway mechanism 3 clamps the box cover on the junction box body on the photovoltaic frame; since the rack is provided with the corner rounding mechanism, the four corners on the two sides of the photovoltaic frame can be simultaneously rounded by the two corner rounding modules, so that the corner rounding of the photovoltaic frame and the installation of the junction box cover in the photovoltaic assembly can be completed by one device, the space required by the device and the flow process are saved, and the processing efficiency is improved.

[0039] AsFigures 1-5 As shown, the box cover feeding mechanism 1 mainly comprises a vibrating feeding tray 11, a feeding runway 12, a transfer runway 13, a first transfer assembly 14, a second transfer assembly 15 and a box cover carrier. The feeding runway 12 is arranged at the discharge port of the vibrating feeding tray 11. The first transfer assembly 14 is provided with a group of transfer suction cups for transferring the box covers on the feeding runway 12 one by one to the transfer runway 13. The second transfer assembly 15 is provided with three groups of parallelly arranged transfer suction cups for transferring the box covers on the transfer runway 13 to the box cover carrier. In this way, the box covers are vibrated and fed by the vibrating feeding tray 11, and enter the feeding runway 12 in the required posture. The first transfer assembly 14 transfers the box covers on the feeding runway 12 one by one to the transfer runway 13 at a fixed time interval. The adjacent box covers on the transfer runway 13 have the same interval (the interval is consistent with the installation interval of the junction box on the photovoltaic frame). Since three junction boxes are generally arranged on the photovoltaic assembly, the second transfer assembly 15 is provided with three groups of transfer suction cups for extracting three junction box covers from the transfer runway 13 at one time and placing them on the box cover carrier for the cover buckling mechanism 2 to extract.

[0040] As shown in Figure 5 The box cover carrier specifically comprises a horizontal carrier 16 and a rotating table 17 arranged at the bottom of the carrier 16. The rotating table 17 is used to drive the carrier 16 to rotate. The top surface of the carrier 16 is provided with a plurality of positioning groove groups arranged in a circle. Each positioning groove group is composed of three parallelly arranged box cover positioning grooves 18. The interval between the adjacent two box cover positioning grooves 18 in the same positioning groove group is consistent with the interval between the adjacent two groups of transfer suction cups on the second transfer assembly 15. In this way, the box covers stored in each positioning groove group meet the requirements of the cover buckling mechanism 2 for buckling the covers at one time. A plurality of groups of box covers can be pre-stored on the carrier 16. The carrier 16 is rotated by the rotating table 17 to facilitate the feeding of the second transfer assembly 15 and the taking of the cover buckling mechanism 2. A light striking assembly 19 is arranged directly below the carrier 16, and a camera assembly is arranged directly above the carrier 16. The position of the box cover on the carrier 16 is detected by the camera assembly to determine whether the position of the box cover is accurate. If not, the position is adjusted by an adjusting mechanism.

[0041] As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 6As shown, the cover mechanism 2 comprises a robot 21 and a box cover mounting tool 22, the box cover mounting tool 22 is provided with three box cover fixing assemblies 23 arranged side by side, the interval between two adjacent box cover fixing assemblies 23 is consistent with the interval between two adjacent box cover positioning slots 18 in the same positioning slot group, the box cover mounting tool 22 is arranged on the mechanical arm of the robot 21, thus, through the mechanical hand of the robot 21, the box cover mounting tool 22 is controlled to extract a group of box covers from the loading table 16, then move to the upper side of the photovoltaic frame, and cover the box covers on the junction box body of the photovoltaic frame from top to bottom, during the specific installation, the box cover mounting tool 22 is inclined, so that one end of the box cover is inserted into the junction box body first, then the whole insertion is completed, so that the installation of the box cover is completed.

[0042] As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 The carrying runway mechanism 3 can be composed of a plurality of parallel arranged conveying runways, a driving mechanism is used to drive the plurality of conveying runways to work synchronously, the photovoltaic frame to be processed is conveyed to the processing position from one side, after the processing is completed, the conveying runways continue to work, and the processed photovoltaic frame is conveyed out of the equipment from the other side, in order to ensure that the photovoltaic frame is stopped at the specified processing position, a plurality of three-axis or two-axis adjusting mechanisms (such as UVW platform, etc.) are arranged between the conveying runways, and the position of the photovoltaic frame on the conveying runways is adjusted in combination with optical positioning.

[0043] As shown in Figure 2 and Figure 7As shown, the corner rounding assembly 4 comprises a first slide rail module 41, two corner rounding modules slidably arranged on the first slide rail module 41, and a second slide rail module 47, the two first slide rail modules 41 are slidably arranged on the second slide rail module 47, the extension direction of the second slide rail module 47 is perpendicular to the extension direction of the first slide rail module 41, and the extension direction of the first slide rail module 41 is consistent with the extension direction of the carrying runway mechanism 3, and the two corner rounding modules are used for rounding the two corners on the same side of the photovoltaic frame, that is, four corner rounding modules are arranged on both sides of the carrying runway mechanism 3, and when rounding, the four corner rounding modules are moved to the corners of the photovoltaic frame through the first slide rail module 41 and the second slide rail module, and the four corners of the photovoltaic frame are rounded respectively; the corner rounding module specifically comprises a mounting seat 42 arranged on the first slide rail module 41, a plurality of driven wheels 43, a driving wheel 44, a corner rounding abrasive belt 45 and a driving member, the driving wheel 44 and the plurality of driven wheels 43 are arranged on the top surface of the mounting seat 42 in different directions, the corner rounding abrasive belt 45 is sleeved on the driving wheel 44 and the plurality of driven wheels 43, and the driving member is used for driving the driving wheel 44 to rotate; the corner rounding abrasive belt 45 is moved by driving the driving wheel 44 to rotate, and the photovoltaic frame is rounded, in order to ensure that the corner rounding abrasive belt 45 is taut, the corner rounding module further comprises a tensioning sliding block 46, the tensioning sliding block 46 is horizontally slidably arranged on the mounting seat 42, one end of the tensioning sliding block 46 is in rolling contact with the corner rounding abrasive belt 45, and the corner rounding abrasive belt 45 is clamped tightly by sliding the tensioning sliding block 46 on the mounting seat 42, which facilitates the installation and replacement of the corner rounding abrasive belt 45.

[0044] The working principle of the present application is as follows: during processing, the carrying runway mechanism 3 carries the photovoltaic frame to the processing position, the box cover feeding mechanism 1 supplies the box cover to the cover clamping mechanism 2, and the cover clamping mechanism 2 arranged above the carrying runway mechanism 3 clamps the box cover on the junction box body on the photovoltaic frame; since the corner rounding mechanism is arranged on the rack, the four corners on both sides of the photovoltaic frame can be rounded simultaneously by the two corner rounding modules, so that the rounding of the photovoltaic frame and the installation of the junction box cover in the photovoltaic assembly can be completed by one equipment, the space required by the equipment and the flow process are saved, and the processing efficiency is improved.

[0045] The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present application, and the present application is not limited to the above embodiments. It can be understood that other improvements and changes directly derived or thought by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and concept of the present application should be considered to be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An automatic corner-flanging and covering machine, characterized in that, The utility model relates to a photovoltaic frame automatic assembly device, including: a rack, which is provided with a box cover feeding mechanism (1), a cover buckling mechanism (2), a bearing runway mechanism (3) and a corner rounding mechanism; the box cover feeding mechanism (1) is used for feeding the box cover to the cover buckling mechanism (2); the bearing runway mechanism (3) is used for conveying and bearing the photovoltaic frame; the cover buckling mechanism (2) is arranged above the bearing runway mechanism (3) and is used for buckling the box cover from the box cover feeding mechanism (1) on the junction box body of the photovoltaic frame; the corner rounding mechanism includes two corner rounding assemblies (4), which are arranged on the two sides of the bearing runway mechanism (3) respectively and are used for rounding the two sides of the photovoltaic frame on the bearing runway mechanism (3) respectively; the cover buckling mechanism (2) includes a robot (21) and a box cover mounting tool (22), the box cover mounting tool (22) is provided with three box cover fixing assemblies (23) arranged side by side, the interval between adjacent two box cover fixing assemblies (23) is consistent with the interval between adjacent two box cover positioning grooves (18) in the same positioning groove group, and the box cover mounting tool (22) is arranged on the mechanical arm of the robot (21); the corner rounding assembly (4) includes a first sliding rail module (41) and two corner rounding modules slidingly arranged on the first sliding rail module (41), the extension direction of the first sliding rail module (41) is consistent with the extension direction of the bearing runway mechanism (3), and the two corner rounding modules are used for rounding two corners on the same side of the photovoltaic frame respectively; the corner rounding module includes a mounting seat (42) arranged on the first sliding rail module (41), a plurality of driven wheels (43), a driving wheel (44), a corner rounding abrasive belt (45) and a driving member, the driving wheel (44) and the plurality of driven wheels (43) are arranged on the top surface of the mounting seat (42) in different directions respectively, the corner rounding abrasive belt (45) is sleeved on the driving wheel (44) and the plurality of driven wheels (43), and the driving member is used for driving the driving wheel (44) to rotate.

2. An automatic corner-flanging and cover-attaching machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: the box cover feeding mechanism (1) includes a vibrating feeding disc (11), a feeding runway (12), a transfer runway (13), a first transfer assembly (14), a second transfer assembly (15) and a box cover carrier, the feeding runway (12) is arranged at the discharge port of the vibrating feeding disc (11); the first transfer assembly (14) is provided with a group of transfer suction cups and is used for transferring the box covers on the feeding runway (12) to the transfer runway (13) one by one; the second transfer assembly (15) is provided with three groups of transfer suction cups arranged side by side and is used for transferring the box covers on the transfer runway (13) to the box cover carrier.

3. An automatic corner-flanging and cover-attaching machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The box cover carrier comprises a horizontally arranged carrier (16) and a rotating table (17) arranged at the bottom of the carrier (16), the rotating table (17) is used for driving the carrier (16) to rotate, and the top surface of the carrier (16) is circumferentially provided with a plurality of positioning groove groups, each positioning groove group is composed of three box cover positioning grooves (18) arranged side by side, and the interval between the adjacent two box cover positioning grooves (18) in the same positioning groove group is consistent with the interval between the adjacent two groups of transfer suction discs on the second transfer assembly (15).

4. An automatic corner-flanging and cover-attaching machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The box cover loading mechanism (1) further comprises a light striking assembly (19) arranged directly below the carrier (16) and a camera assembly arranged directly above the carrier (16).

5. An automatic corner-flanging and cover-attaching machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The carrier runway mechanism (3) is composed of a plurality of parallel arranged conveying runways.

6. An automatic corner-flanging and cover-attaching machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The corner rounding module further comprises a tensioning sliding block (46) which is horizontally slidably arranged on the mounting seat (42), and one end of the tensioning sliding block (46) is in rolling contact with the corner rounding abrasive belt (45).

7. An automatic corner-flanging and cover-attaching machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The corner rounding module further comprises a second sliding rail module (47), the first sliding rail module (41) is slidably arranged on the second sliding rail module (47), and the extension direction of the second sliding rail module (47) is perpendicular to the extension direction of the first sliding rail module (41).

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