Telescopic and adjustable suction cup transferring device

Abstract

The invention provides a telescopic and adjustable suction cup transferring device, and belongs to the field of transferring of laser machining. The suction cup transferring device comprises a suction cup frame, a flexible suction cup assembly, a sliding rod, an adjusting chuck, a fixed chuck and a transferring adapter; the multiple flexible suction cup assemblies are arranged on the suction cup frame in a position-adjustable mode, the adjusting chuck is arranged on the upper portion of the suction cup frame, the fixed chuck is arranged on the transfer adapter, the fixed chuck fixes one end of the clamping sliding rod, and the adjusting chuck clamps the other end of the clamping sliding rod in a tightness-adjustable mode. The suction cup transferring device is telescopic and adjustable in the picking direction, the applicable product size specification is widened, the suction cup assembly is of an elastic or flexible structure, it is guaranteed that the surface of a picked product cannot be damaged due to hard contact, and the picking quality is guaranteed; the scheme is convenient to popularize and apply in the field of pickup and transfer of plates such as IC (integrated circuit) carrier plates, soft plates, HDI (high density interconnect) plates, multilayer plates, ceramic substrates and alloy plates.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the transfer and picking technology of laser processing, and in particular relates to a telescopic and adjustable suction cup transfer device. Background Art

[0002] Laser Direct Imaging (LDI) is a device that uses laser beams to accurately project circuit patterns onto photosensitive materials to form high-precision circuit board patterns. It is mainly used in the field of circuit board manufacturing, especially in the exposure process of PCB (Printed Circuit Board) technology.

[0003] For the handling or transfer of soft and hard boards such as IC carriers and PCB boards, there are mainly two methods: roller streamline conveying and space transfer conveying. When facing IC carriers, in the space transfer conveying method, the length of the picking mechanism is generally fixed and cannot be adapted to products of different specifications or sizes, which limits the scope of application and production line conversion; secondly, for the picking head, such as the suction nozzle of negative pressure adsorption, for soft boards or precision hard boards, hard contact or near-hard contact, there is a potential risk of damaging the surface of the board. Therefore, it is necessary to modify the traditional space transfer device, especially for LDI for boards of different types and specifications, the solution to this problem is particularly important. Summary of the invention

[0004] In order to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art, the object of the present invention is to provide a telescopic and adjustable suction cup transfer device, which can solve the above-mentioned problems.

[0005] A telescopic and adjustable suction cup transfer device, the suction cup transfer device includes a suction cup frame, a flexible suction cup assembly, a sliding rod, an adjusting chuck, a fixed chuck and a transfer adapter; a plurality of flexible suction cup assemblies are adjustable in position on the suction cup frame, the adjusting chuck is arranged on the upper part of the suction cup frame, the fixed chuck is arranged on the transfer adapter, the fixed chuck fixes and clamps one end of the sliding rod, and the adjusting chuck clamps the other end of the sliding rod with adjustable tightness.

[0006] Furthermore, the adjusting chuck comprises a guide seat with a sliding guide hole, an upper clamping block, a lower clamping block and an adjusting handle; the adjusting handle connects the upper clamping block and the lower clamping block and adjusts the degree of clamping between the two.

[0007] Furthermore, a set of the upper clamping block and the lower clamping block is arranged on one side of the guide seat, or a set of the upper clamping block and the lower clamping block is arranged on both sides of the guide seat. Furthermore, the flexible suction cup assembly includes an L-shaped air pipe guide adapter, a rigid air pipe, a suction cup, an upper fixing nut, a lower fixing nut and a suction cup spring; a guide hole is provided in the vertical part of the L-shaped air pipe guide adapter for sleeve-fitting the rigid air pipe; the upper end of the rigid air pipe is connected to the upper end of the guide hole of the L-shaped air pipe guide adapter through the upper fixing nut, the lower end of the rigid air pipe is connected to the upper end of the suction cup through the lower fixing nut, and the suction cup spring is sleeved between the lower end of the guide hole of the L-shaped air pipe guide adapter and the upper end of the lower fixing nut.

[0008] Furthermore, the suction cup transfer device also includes a spatial transfer part, which adopts a multi-axis robotic arm or a transfer beam; when the transfer beam is adopted, the transfer beam includes a spatial lifting module and a horizontal lateral movement module, and the spatial lifting module and the horizontal lateral movement module adopt a pneumatic chain rail form, a cylinder screw slider form, a motor belt form or a linear motor form.

[0009] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: the suction cup transfer device of the present application is telescopically adjustable in the picking direction, which broadens the applicable product size specifications; the suction cup assembly adopts an elastic or flexible structure, which ensures that the surface of the picked product will not be damaged due to hard contact, thereby ensuring the picking quality; this solution is convenient for promotion and application in the field of picking and transferring of IC substrates, soft boards, HDI boards, multi-layer boards, ceramic substrates, alloy boards and other panels. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0010] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the suction cup transfer device of the present application; Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a flexible suction cup assembly; Figure 3 and Figure 4 A schematic diagram showing an example of a chuck blockage; Figure 5 Schematic diagram of adding a spatial transfer unit to the suction cup transfer device.

[0011] In the figure, 10. Suction cup rack; 20. Flexible suction cup assembly; 21. L-shaped air pipe guide adapter; 22. Rigid air pipe; 23. Suction cup; 24. Upper fixing nut; 25. Lower fixing nut; 26. Suction cup spring; 27. Adapter tightening piece; 30. Sliding rod; 40. Adjusting chuck; 41. Guide seat; 42. Upper clamping block; 43. Lower clamping block; 44. Adjusting handle; 50. Fixing chuck; 60. Transfer adapter; 70. Space lifting module; 80. Horizontal traverse module. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0012] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solution in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0013] A telescopic and adjustable suction cup transfer device, see Figure 1-Figure 5 The suction cup transfer device includes a suction cup frame 10, a flexible suction cup assembly 20, a sliding rod 30, an adjusting chuck 40, a fixing chuck 50 and a transfer adapter 60.

[0014] A plurality of flexible suction cup assemblies 20 are adjustable in position on the suction cup frame 10, an adjusting chuck 40 is arranged on the upper part of the suction cup frame 10, and the fixed chuck 50 is arranged on the transfer adapter 60. The fixed chuck 50 fixes one end of the sliding rod 30, and the adjusting chuck 40 clamps the other end of the sliding rod 30 with adjustable tightness.

[0015] The suction cup frame 10 includes a suction cup cross beam and a plurality of suction cup longitudinal beams connected to the bottom of the suction cup cross beam, a plurality of the flexible suction cup assemblies 20 are arranged on the suction cup longitudinal beam, and the adjusting chuck 40 is arranged on the top of the suction cup cross beam.

[0016] Among them, the flexible suction cup assembly 20 includes an L-shaped air pipe guide adapter 21, a rigid air pipe 22, a suction cup 23, an upper fixing nut 24, a lower fixing nut 25 and a suction cup spring 26; the vertical part of the L-shaped air pipe guide adapter 21 is provided with a guide hole for sleeve-fitting the rigid air pipe 22; the upper end of the rigid air pipe 22 is connected to the upper end of the guide hole of the L-shaped air pipe guide adapter 21 through the upper fixing nut 24, and the lower end of the rigid air pipe 22 is connected to the upper end of the suction cup 23 through the lower fixing nut 25, and the suction cup spring 26 is sleeved between the lower end of the guide hole of the L-shaped air pipe guide adapter 21 and the upper end of the lower fixing nut 25.

[0017] Furthermore, the flexible suction cup assembly 20 also includes a transition tightening member 27, and a connecting long groove is opened in the transverse part of the L-shaped air pipe guide transition member 21, and the transition tightening member 27 is tightened to the suction cup longitudinal beam of the suction cup frame 10 through the connecting long groove.

[0018] The adjusting chuck 40 includes a guide seat 41 with a sliding guide hole, an upper clamping block 42, a lower clamping block 43 and an adjusting handle 44; the adjusting handle 44 connects the upper clamping block 42 and the lower clamping block 43 and adjusts the clamping degree of the two.

[0019] Generally, the upper clamping block 42 and the lower clamping block 43 are used in pairs to form a clamping body, and the guide seat 41 plays a guiding role.

[0020] A semicircular inner lining is also provided in the supporting arc surface opposite to the upper clamping block 42 and the lower clamping block 43. The material may be rubber, bronze or the like.

[0021] See also Figure 3 A set of upper clamping blocks 42 and lower clamping blocks 43 are provided on one side of the guide seat 41, see Figure 4 , or a set of the upper clamping block 42 and the lower clamping block 43 are arranged on both sides of the guide seat 41.

[0022] See also Figure 5 The suction cup transfer device also includes a spatial transfer part, which adopts a multi-axis robotic arm or a transfer beam; when the transfer beam is adopted, the transfer beam includes a spatial lifting module 70 and a horizontal lateral movement module 80, and the spatial lifting module 70 and the horizontal lateral movement module 80 adopt a pneumatic chain rail form, a cylinder screw slider form, a motor belt form or a linear motor form.

[0023] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or make equivalent replacements for some of the technical features therein. However, these modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A telescopic and adjustable suction cup transfer device, characterized in that: The suction cup transfer device comprises a suction cup frame (10), a flexible suction cup assembly (20), a sliding rod (30), an adjustment clamp (40), a fixed clamp (50) and a transfer adapter (60); A plurality of flexible suction cup assemblies (20) are arranged on the suction cup frame (10) in an adjustable manner, an adjusting chuck (40) is arranged on the upper part of the suction cup frame (10), the fixed chuck (50) is arranged on the transfer adapter (60), the fixed chuck (50) fixes and clamps one end of the sliding rod (30), and the adjusting chuck (40) clamps the other end of the sliding rod (30) in an adjustable manner.

2. The suction cup transfer device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The suction cup frame (10) comprises a suction cup cross beam and a plurality of suction cup longitudinal beams connected to the bottom of the suction cup cross beam, a plurality of the flexible suction cup assemblies (20) are arranged on the suction cup longitudinal beam, and the adjustment clamp (40) is arranged on the top of the suction cup cross beam.

3. The suction cup transfer device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The adjusting clamp (40) comprises a guide seat (41) with a sliding guide hole, an upper clamp block (42), a lower clamp block (43) and an adjusting handle (44); the adjusting handle (44) connects the upper clamp block (42) and the lower clamp block (43) and adjusts the clamping degree of the two.

4. The suction cup transfer device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The upper clamping block (42) and the lower clamping block (43) are used in pairs to form a clamping body, and the guide seat (41) plays a guiding role.

5. The suction cup transfer device according to claim 4, characterized in that: A set of the upper clamping block (42) and the lower clamping block (43) is arranged on one side of the guide seat (41), or a set of the upper clamping block (42) and the lower clamping block (43) is arranged on both sides of the guide seat (41).

6. The suction cup transfer device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The flexible suction cup assembly (20) comprises an L-shaped air pipe guide adapter (21), a rigid air pipe (22), a suction cup (23), an upper fixing nut (24), a lower fixing nut (25) and a suction cup spring (26); a guide hole is provided in the vertical portion of the L-shaped air pipe guide adapter (21) for sleeve-fitting the rigid air pipe (22); the upper end of the rigid air pipe (22) is connected to the upper end of the guide hole of the L-shaped air pipe guide adapter (21) via the upper fixing nut (24); the lower end of the rigid air pipe (22) is connected to the upper end of the suction cup (23) via the lower fixing nut (25); and the suction cup spring (26) is sleeved between the lower end of the guide hole of the L-shaped air pipe guide adapter (21) and the upper end of the lower fixing nut (25).

7. The suction cup transfer device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The flexible suction cup assembly (20) further comprises a transition tightening member (27), a connecting long slot is provided on a transverse portion of the L-shaped air pipe guide transition member (21), and the transition tightening member (27) is tightened to the suction cup longitudinal beam of the suction cup frame (10) through the connecting long slot.

8. The suction cup transfer device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The suction cup transfer device also includes a spatial transfer unit, which adopts a multi-axis mechanical arm or a transfer beam. When the transfer beam is adopted, the transfer beam includes a spatial lifting module (70) and a horizontal lateral movement module (80), and the spatial lifting module (70) and the horizontal lateral movement module (80) adopt a pneumatic chain rail form, a cylinder screw slider form, a motor belt form or a linear motor form.

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