Device for keeping liquid level balance and line body processing system
By designing a liquid level adjustment device for a double-head tin coating machine, the linkage of tooling equipment and the adjustment body can achieve stable compensation of solder liquid level, solving the liquid level fluctuation problem caused by sudden lifting or lowering of tooling equipment, and ensuring the consistency of the coating thickness of the linear product.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202510233835.X
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-02-28
- Publication Date
- 2025-04-15
AI Technical Summary
During the production process of a double-head tin coating machine, the sudden lifting or drop of the tooling equipment causes the solder liquid level to fluctuate instantly, affecting the coating thickness of the line product.
A device for maintaining liquid level balance is designed, including a tooling device connected to a processing head and a liquid level adjustment mechanism. When the tooling equipment removes the processing liquid, the adjusting body is immersed in synchronously and compensates for the discharged liquid volume to maintain the liquid level.
By directly using Archimedes' principle to achieve liquid level compensation, the problem of uneven thickness of linear coating caused by liquid level fluctuations is solved, and no complex electronic control logic system is required. It adopts a linked mechanical structure, which is simple, low cost and high reliability.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of welding strip processing, and in particular to a device for maintaining liquid level balance and a wire processing system. Background Art
[0002] The double-head tinning machine is a device used for soldering electronic components. It consists of a tin furnace, a tinning head, a tooling device and an air knife. The tinning head is used to apply tin liquid to the wire body. The two tinning heads of the tinning machine share a tin furnace. Each tinning head can operate independently, so that two lines can be soldered at the same time during the soldering process, greatly reducing the production cycle. The tooling equipment is used to fix and guide the wire body. The tooling equipment and the tinning head are set correspondingly and can be lifted or lowered separately when needed. The air knife is used to cool the wire body by blowing air.
[0003] In the actual production process, the two heads of the tinning machine work at the same time. When both tooling equipment are immersed in solder, the liquid level of the solder and the frequency of tinning are relatively stable. If one of the tinning heads is abnormal, such as the need to shut down for maintenance, the tooling equipment corresponding to the tinning head will be instantly lifted from the solder, causing the solder liquid level to drop instantly, below the standard liquid level. This instantaneous drop will affect the coating thickness of the line product in the other tooling equipment; then the automatic tinning system starts to replenish solder to the tin furnace to restore the liquid level to the standard liquid level. When the abnormality is handled and the tooling equipment is lowered into the solder again, the solder liquid level will rise instantly, higher than the standard liquid level. This instantaneous rise will also affect the coating thickness of the line product in the other tooling equipment.
[0004] Therefore, how to keep the solder liquid level stable during the production process is a technical problem that technical personnel in this field need to solve urgently. Summary of the invention
[0005] The purpose of the present application is to provide a device for maintaining liquid level balance and a wire processing system, which can utilize basic physical principles to keep the liquid level of the processing liquid stable. Regardless of whether the tooling equipment is immersed in or removed from the processing liquid, the liquid level of the processing liquid always meets the standard value, thereby avoiding the coating thickness of the wire product from being adversely affected by liquid level fluctuations.
[0006] The solution used by this application to solve the problem is:
[0007] In a first aspect, a device for maintaining liquid level balance is provided, which is applied to a processing device, wherein the processing device includes at least two processing heads, and the device includes:
[0008] A tooling device connected to the processing head, when immersed in the processing liquid, the processing liquid has a preset standard liquid level;
[0009] A liquid level regulating mechanism, including a regulating body, connected to the tooling equipment;
[0010] When the tooling equipment moves out of the processing liquid, the regulating body is simultaneously immersed in the processing liquid, and the volume of the regulating body is equal to the volume of the liquid displaced when the tooling equipment is immersed in the processing liquid, so that the liquid level of the processing liquid maintains the preset standard liquid level.
[0011] Preferably, the liquid level adjustment mechanism also includes a sliding assembly, which is connected between the tooling equipment and the adjustment body, and is used to drive the adjustment body to be synchronously immersed in the processing liquid when the tooling equipment moves out of the processing liquid, and to drive the adjustment body to move out of the processing liquid when the tooling equipment is immersed in the processing liquid.
[0012] Preferably, the sliding assembly comprises a sliding member and a connecting member, one end of the connecting member is connected to the tooling equipment, and the other end of the connecting member is connected to the adjusting body after passing through the sliding member.
[0013] Preferably, the sliding assembly further comprises a snap-fit connection assembly, and the connecting member is respectively connected to the tooling equipment and the adjusting body via the snap-fit connection assembly.
[0014] Preferably, the sliding member comprises a pulley or a pulley block consisting of a plurality of pulleys.
[0015] Preferably, the connecting member comprises a steel cable.
[0016] Preferably, the liquid level adjustment mechanism also includes a connecting rod assembly, which is connected between the tooling equipment and the adjusting body, and is used to drive the adjusting body to be synchronously immersed in the processing liquid when the tooling equipment moves out of the processing liquid, and to drive the adjusting body to move out of the processing liquid when the tooling equipment is immersed in the processing liquid.
[0017] Preferably, the device further comprises a liquid level sensor, which is arranged above the processing liquid and is used to detect the liquid level height of the processing liquid.
[0018] Preferably, the device further comprises a lifting mechanism connected to the tooling equipment, for driving the tooling equipment to be immersed in or removed from the processing liquid.
[0019] In a second aspect, a wire processing system is provided, comprising the device for maintaining liquid level balance in the first aspect.
[0020] According to the specific embodiments provided in this application, the following technical effects are disclosed:
[0021] The present application provides a device for maintaining liquid level balance and a wire body processing system, wherein the device is applied to a processing device, the processing device includes at least two processing heads, and the device includes: a tooling device connected to the processing head, when immersed in the processing liquid, the processing liquid has a preset standard liquid level; a liquid level adjustment mechanism, including a regulating body, connected to the tooling device; wherein, when the tooling device is removed from the processing liquid, the regulating body is synchronously immersed in the processing liquid, and the volume of the regulating body is equal to the volume of the liquid displaced when the tooling device is immersed in the processing liquid, so that the liquid level of the processing liquid maintains the preset standard liquid level. In the scheme, the volume of the regulating body is equal to the volume of the liquid displaced by the tooling device, and the Archimedes principle can be directly used to achieve liquid level compensation when the tooling device is immersed in or removed from the processing liquid, solving the technical problem of uneven wire body coating thickness caused by liquid level fluctuations in the prior art. In addition, the device does not need to use a complex electronic control logic system for liquid level adjustment, and a linkage mechanical structure can be used to ensure the balance of the liquid level, which is simple and low-cost, and has high reliability. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0022] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.
[0023] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a first tooling device and a second tooling device provided in an embodiment of the present application, both of which are immersed in a processing liquid;
[0024] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of a first tooling device provided in an embodiment of the present application removing a processing liquid and a first regulating body being immersed in the processing liquid;
[0025] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the second tooling equipment provided in the embodiment of the present application removing the processing liquid and the second regulating body being immersed in the processing liquid;
[0026] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of a first regulating body and a second regulating body provided in an embodiment of the present application, both of which are immersed in a processing liquid.
[0027] Reference numerals:
[0028] 10. Processing liquid; 20. First tooling equipment; 21. Second tooling equipment; 30. First regulating body; 31. Second regulating body; 40. First sliding member; 41. Second sliding member; 50. First connecting member; 51. Second connecting member; 60. Liquid level sensor. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0029] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of this application clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of this application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of this application, not all of them. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of this application.
[0030] As described in the background technology, in the actual production process, the two heads of the tinning machine work simultaneously. When both tooling equipment are immersed in solder, the liquid level height of the solder and the frequency of tinning are relatively stable. If one of the tinning heads is abnormal, such as the need to shut down for maintenance, the tooling equipment corresponding to the tinning head will be instantly lifted from the solder, causing the solder liquid level to drop instantly, below the standard liquid level. This instantaneous drop phenomenon will affect the coating thickness of the line product in the other tooling equipment; then the automatic tinning system is started to replenish solder to the tin furnace to restore the liquid level to the standard liquid level. When the abnormality handling is completed and the tooling equipment is lowered into the solder again, the solder liquid level will rise instantly, higher than the standard liquid level. This instantaneous rise phenomenon will also affect the coating thickness of the line product in the other tooling equipment.
[0031] Based on this, the present application provides a device for maintaining liquid level balance and a wire processing system, aiming to solve the technical problem of uneven wire coating thickness caused by liquid level fluctuations existing in the prior art.
[0032] Embodiment 1
[0033] refer to Figures 1 to 4 , a device for maintaining liquid level balance, applied to processing equipment, the processing equipment includes at least two processing heads, the device includes: a tooling device connected to the processing head, when immersed in the processing liquid, the processing liquid has a preset standard liquid level; a liquid level adjustment mechanism, including a regulating body, connected to the tooling device; wherein, when the tooling device moves out of the processing liquid, the regulating body is synchronously immersed in the processing liquid, and the volume of the regulating body is equal to the volume of the liquid displaced when the tooling device is immersed in the processing liquid, so that the liquid level of the processing liquid maintains the preset standard liquid level.
[0034] Among them, the device is suitable for a variety of usage scenarios, such as 3D printing, electroplating, chemical cleaning, tinning, etc. In the following embodiments, the tinning scenario is taken as an example for specific analysis, wherein the processing head is specifically a tinning head, the processing liquid is specifically tin liquid, and the wire body is specifically a solder strip.
[0035] In a specific embodiment, a fixed amount of processing liquid 10 is contained in the device, and the tooling equipment is used to penetrate and fix the line body, including a first tooling equipment 20 and a second tooling equipment 21, both of which are immersed in the processing liquid 10. At this time, Figure 1 The dotted line shown, the liquid level of the processing liquid 10 meets the preset standard liquid level. The regulating body includes a first regulating body 30 and a second regulating body 31, the first regulating body 30 is connected to the first tooling equipment 20, and the second regulating body 31 is connected to the second tooling equipment 21. The air knife is arranged above the processing liquid 10, and maintains a preset distance from the liquid surface with the preset standard liquid level.
[0036] In one case, if Figure 2 As shown, when the first tooling equipment 20 is lifted, the first tooling equipment 20 moves out of the processing liquid 10, and the liquid level decreases, the distance between the air knife and the liquid surface increases, which will cause the coating of the line body product in the second tooling equipment 21 to become thicker and the particles to be poor. If new liquid is added using the automatic liquid adding system later to make the liquid surface meet the preset standard liquid level, the first tooling equipment 20 is immersed in the processing liquid 10 again, and the liquid level rises, the distance between the air knife and the liquid surface decreases, which will cause the coating of the line body product in the second tooling equipment 21 to become thinner and the particles to be poor. In order to solve this problem and avoid using the secondary liquid adding method, when the first tooling equipment 20 moves out of the processing liquid 10, the first adjusting body 30 is simultaneously immersed in the processing liquid 10 to make the liquid level rise and the liquid level meet the preset standard liquid level.
[0037] In one case, if Figure 3 As shown, when the second fixture 21 is lifted, the second fixture 21 moves out of the processing liquid 10, and the liquid level decreases, the distance between the air knife and the liquid surface increases, which will cause the coating of the line body product in the first fixture 20 to become thicker and the particles to be poor. If new liquid is added using the automatic liquid adding system later to make the liquid surface meet the preset standard liquid level, the second fixture 21 is immersed in the processing liquid 10 again, and the liquid level rises, the distance between the air knife and the liquid surface decreases, which will cause the coating of the line body product in the first fixture 20 to become thinner and the particles to be poor. In order to solve this problem and avoid using the secondary liquid adding method, when the second fixture 21 moves out of the processing liquid 10, the second regulating body 31 is simultaneously immersed in the processing liquid 10 to make the liquid level rise and the liquid level meet the preset standard liquid level.
[0038] In one case, if Figure 4As shown, when the first fixture 20 and the second fixture 21 are lifted at the same time, the liquid level decreases. If new liquid is added using the automatic liquid adding system later to make the liquid level meet the preset standard liquid level, the first fixture 20 and the second fixture 21 are immersed in the processing liquid 10 again, and the liquid level rises, the distance between the air knife and the liquid level decreases, which will cause the coating of the line products in the first fixture 20 and the second fixture 21 to become thinner and have poor particles. To solve this problem and avoid using the secondary liquid adding method, when the first fixture 20 and the second fixture 21 are both removed from the processing liquid, the first adjustment body 30 and the second adjustment body 31 are simultaneously immersed in the processing liquid 10 to make the liquid level rise and meet the preset standard liquid level.
[0039] It should be noted that the volume of the first regulating body 30 is equal to the volume of the liquid displaced when the first tooling device 20 is immersed in the processing liquid 10, and the volume of the second regulating body 31 is equal to the volume of the liquid displaced when the second tooling device 21 is immersed in the processing liquid 10. The shape of the regulating body can be any shape, and the material is an alloy body such as stainless steel or titanium alloy.
[0040] In summary, the volume of the regulating body is equal to the volume of the liquid displaced by the tooling equipment, and the Archimedes principle can be directly used to achieve liquid level compensation when the tooling equipment is immersed in or removed from the processing liquid, solving the technical problem of uneven coating thickness of the wire body caused by liquid level fluctuations in the prior art. In addition, the device does not need to use a complex electronic control logic system for liquid level adjustment, and a linkage mechanical structure can ensure the balance of the liquid level, which is simple, low-cost, and highly reliable.
[0041] Preferably, reference Figures 1 to 4 The liquid level adjustment mechanism also includes a sliding component, which is connected between the tooling equipment and the adjustment body, and is used to convert the lifting movement of the tooling equipment into the lifting movement of the adjustment body, and drive the adjustment body to be synchronously immersed in the processing liquid when the tooling equipment moves out of the processing liquid, and drive the adjustment body to move out of the processing liquid when the tooling equipment is immersed in the processing liquid.
[0042] In a specific embodiment, reference Figures 1 to 4 The sliding assembly includes a sliding member and a connecting member, one end of the connecting member is connected to the tooling equipment, and the other end is connected to the adjusting body after passing through the sliding member. The sliding member includes a first sliding member 40 and a second sliding member 41, and the connecting member includes a first connecting member 50 and a second connecting member 51. One end of the first connecting member 50 is connected to the first tooling equipment 20, and the other end is connected to the first adjusting body 30 after passing through the first sliding member 40. One end of the second connecting member 51 is connected to the second tooling equipment 21, and the other end is connected to the second adjusting body 31 after passing through the second sliding member 41.
[0043] In a specific embodiment, the first sliding member 40 and the second sliding member 41 both include a pulley or a pulley block composed of a plurality of pulleys, and the first connecting member 50 and the second connecting member 51 both include a steel cable. Figures 1 to 4 As shown, the first sliding member 40 and the second sliding member 41 both use fixed pulleys. When the first tooling equipment 20 rises or falls, the first adjusting body 30 falls or rises synchronously, and the first sliding member 40 rotates. When the second tooling equipment 21 rises or falls, the second adjusting body 31 falls or rises synchronously, and the second sliding member 41 rotates.
[0044] In an optional embodiment, both the first sliding member 40 and the second sliding member 41 may be electric pulleys or electric pulley blocks composed of a plurality of electric pulleys.
[0045] Preferably, reference Figures 1 to 4 The sliding assembly also includes a snap-on connection assembly (not shown in the figure), and the connecting piece is respectively connected to the tooling equipment and the adjusting body through the snap-on connection assembly.
[0046] In a specific embodiment, the snap connection assembly includes a first card body, a first buckle body and a first chain body, and a second card body, a second buckle body and a second chain body. Both ends of the first connector 50 are provided with a first card body, the first buckle body is arranged at the top of the first tooling equipment 20, one of the first card bodies is connected to the first buckle body, and the other first card body is connected to the first adjustment body 30 through the first chain body; both ends of the second connector 51 are provided with a second card body, the second buckle body is arranged at the top of the second tooling equipment 21, one of the second card bodies is connected to the second buckle body, and the other second card body is connected to the second adjustment body 31 through the second chain body. Among them, the above-mentioned connection methods are all detachable connections, so as to realize the rapid disassembly and assembly when any part of the connector, tooling equipment and adjustment body needs to be repaired and replaced.
[0047] In an optional embodiment, the liquid level adjustment mechanism also includes a connecting rod assembly (not shown in the figure), which is connected between the tooling equipment and the adjustment body, and is used to convert the lifting movement of the tooling equipment into the lifting movement of the adjustment body, driving the adjustment body to be synchronously immersed in the processing liquid when the tooling equipment moves out of the processing liquid, and driving the adjustment body to be moved out of the processing liquid when the tooling equipment is immersed in the processing liquid.
[0048] Among them, compared with the sliding assembly, the connecting rod assembly has no flexible parts, such as the aforementioned steel cable, and has higher transmission accuracy. It is suitable for tinning scenarios with a large amount of processing liquid to meet the needs of tooling equipment and adjusting bodies for large torques.
[0049] Preferably, reference Figures 1 to 4 The device also includes a liquid level sensor 60, which is arranged above the processing liquid 10 and is used to detect the height of the processing liquid.
[0050] In a specific embodiment, the liquid level sensor 60 includes an ultrasonic liquid level sensing probe, which transmits ultrasonic waves to the liquid surface and calculates the liquid level by measuring the time it takes for the ultrasonic waves to be reflected from the liquid surface.
[0051] In a specific embodiment, the liquid level sensor 60 includes a resistive liquid level sensing probe, which detects the liquid level by changing the resistance value when the probe contacts the liquid.
[0052] Preferably, the device further comprises a lifting mechanism (not shown in the figure), which is connected to the tooling equipment and is used to drive the tooling equipment to be immersed in or removed from the processing liquid.
[0053] In a specific embodiment, Figures 1 to 4 As shown, the lifting mechanism includes a first motor and a second motor. The first motor is connected to the first tooling equipment 20. The output shaft of the first motor rotates clockwise to raise the first tooling equipment 20 and the first adjusting body 30 descends synchronously. The output shaft rotates counterclockwise to lower the first tooling equipment 20 and the first adjusting body 30 rises synchronously. The second motor is connected to the second tooling equipment 21. The output shaft of the second motor rotates clockwise to raise the second tooling equipment 21 and the second adjusting body 31 descends synchronously. The output shaft rotates counterclockwise to lower the second tooling equipment 21 and the second adjusting body 31 rises synchronously.
[0054] Embodiment 2
[0055] A wire processing system includes the device for maintaining liquid level balance provided in embodiment one.
[0056] In a specific embodiment, a welding belt is passed through the tooling equipment, and when the tooling equipment is immersed in the tin liquid in the tin furnace, a certain volume of liquid is displaced; the adjusting body is a hollow cylinder made of titanium alloy, and its volume is equal to the volume of the liquid displaced by the tooling equipment; the tooling equipment and the adjusting body are connected by a fixed pulley and a steel cable, and when the tooling equipment rises or falls, the adjusting body falls or rises synchronously.
[0057] In a specific embodiment, the system also includes a pay-off device, which is arranged upstream of the tin furnace and is used to move the solder strip along the running direction of the production line to pass through the tooling equipment; and a winding device, which is arranged downstream of the tin furnace and is used to wind up the solder strip after the tinning operation.
[0058] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "example", "specific example", or "some examples" means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In this specification, the schematic representation of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described may be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner.
[0059] In addition, 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, the features defined as "first" and "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.
[0060] Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described above, it can be understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and cannot be understood as limitations on the present application. Ordinary technicians in this field can change, modify, replace and modify the above embodiments within the scope of the present application.
Claims
1. A device for maintaining liquid level balance, applied to a processing device, wherein the processing device comprises at least two processing heads, characterized in that: The device comprises: A tooling device connected to the processing head, wherein when the tooling device is immersed in the processing liquid, the processing liquid has a preset standard liquid level; A liquid level regulating mechanism, including a regulating body, connected to the tooling equipment; When the tooling equipment moves out of the processing liquid, the regulating body is simultaneously immersed in the processing liquid, and the volume of the regulating body is equal to the volume of the liquid displaced when the tooling equipment is immersed in the processing liquid, so that the liquid level of the processing liquid maintains the preset standard liquid level.
2. The device for maintaining liquid level balance according to claim 1, characterized in that: The liquid level regulating mechanism further comprises a sliding assembly, which is connected between the tooling equipment and the regulating body and is used for driving the regulating body to be synchronously immersed in the processing liquid when the tooling equipment moves out of the processing liquid.
3. The device for maintaining liquid level balance according to claim 2, characterized in that: The sliding assembly comprises a sliding member and a connecting member, one end of the connecting member is connected to the tooling equipment, and the other end is connected to the adjusting body after passing through the sliding member.
4. The device for maintaining liquid level balance according to claim 3, characterized in that: The sliding assembly further comprises a buckle connection assembly, through which the connecting member is respectively connected to the tooling equipment and the adjusting body.
5. The device for maintaining liquid level balance according to claim 4, characterized in that: The sliding member comprises a pulley or a pulley block consisting of a plurality of pulleys.
6. The device for maintaining liquid level balance according to claim 4, characterized in that: The connecting member comprises a steel cable.
7. The device for maintaining liquid level balance according to claim 1, characterized in that: The liquid level regulating mechanism further comprises a connecting rod assembly, which is connected between the tooling equipment and the regulating body and is used to drive the regulating body to be synchronously immersed in the processing liquid when the tooling equipment moves out of the processing liquid.
8. The device for maintaining liquid level balance according to claim 1, characterized in that: The device also includes a liquid level sensor, which is arranged above the processing liquid and is used to detect the liquid level height of the processing liquid.
9. The device for maintaining liquid level balance according to claim 1, characterized in that: The device also includes a lifting mechanism connected to the tooling equipment, and used for driving the tooling equipment to be immersed in or removed from the processing liquid.
10. A wire processing system, characterized in that: The system comprises a device for maintaining liquid level balance according to any one of claims 1 to 9.