Roll-to-roll AOI (automatic optical inspection) rejecting equipment

By designing roll-to-roll AOI material removal equipment, using workbenches and multiple modules to achieve automatic detection and removal of materials, the problem of low detection and removal efficiency in the prior art is solved, and an efficient and highly integrated production process is achieved, and costs are reduced.

CN120054908APending Publication Date: 2025-05-30SUZHOU DINNAR TECH FOR AUTOMATION CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202510317043.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-03-18
Publication Date
2025-05-30

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Technical Problem

There are products with poor size or appearance during the production process of existing tapes, resulting in high cost and low efficiency of manual inspection and removal, and lack of equipment for simultaneously conducting AOI inspection and scrap removal.

Method used

A roll-to-roll AOI material removal equipment is designed, including a workbench, a first material discharge Feida module, a second material discharge Feida module, an upper visual module, a lower visual module and a waste material removal module. Through these modules, automatic detection and removal of materials are achieved.

Benefits of technology

It realizes rapid and accurate detection and removal of defective products, improves detection efficiency and integration, reduces production costs, and is compatible with coil testing with a width of less than 100mm.

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Abstract

The invention discloses roll-to-roll AOI (Automatic Optic Inspection) rejecting equipment which comprises a workbench, a first discharging feeder module is arranged at one end of the workbench, and a second discharging feeder module is arranged at the other end of the workbench; an upper visual module and a waste removing module are arranged at the top of the workbench, and the waste removing module is arranged on the side close to the second discharging feeder module; a lower visual module is arranged in the workbench, and the lower visual module is arranged under the upper visual module; the first discharging feeder module and the second discharging feeder module are used for conveying materials to sequentially pass through the upper visual module and the waste material removing module, the upper visual module and the lower visual module are used for detecting the top surfaces and the bottom surfaces of the materials respectively, and the waste material removing module is used for removing the detected defective materials; according to the full-automatic roll-to-roll AOI detecting and rejecting equipment, defective products can be detected quickly and accurately, meanwhile, the defective products are rejected, and the integration degree is high.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of material removal, and more specifically, to a roll-to-roll AOI material removal device. Background Art

[0002] During the existing strip production process, there are many products with defective sizes or appearances. They are small in size, large in quantity, costly and inefficient in manual inspection and rejection, with low integration. Moreover, the types and sizes of strips are diverse, posing greater challenges to testing and rejection.

[0003] There is no existing manufacturing process with a device that can simultaneously perform AOI detection and reject waste materials, resulting in low efficiency and high costs in dealing with defective products. Summary of the Invention

[0004] To solve at least one of the above technical problems, the present invention provides a roll-to-roll AOI material removal device.

[0005] In a first aspect of the present invention, a roll-to-roll AOI material removal device is provided, including a workbench;

[0006] A first unwinding flyer module is arranged at one end of the workbench, and a second unwinding flyer module is arranged at the other end of the workbench;

[0007] An upper vision module and a waste material removal module are arranged on the top of the workbench, and the waste material removal module is arranged on one side close to the second unwinding flyer module;

[0008] A lower vision module is arranged inside the workbench, and the lower vision module is arranged directly below the upper vision module;

[0009] The first unwinding flyer module and the second unwinding flyer module are used to convey materials through the upper vision module and the waste material removal module in sequence. The upper vision module and the lower vision module respectively detect the top and bottom surfaces of the materials, and the waste material removal module rejects the detected defective materials.

[0010] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, both the first unwinding flyer module and the second unwinding flyer module include an unwinding support. On one side of the unwinding support, a first unwinding roller and a second unwinding roller are arranged in layers along the vertical direction. The first unwinding roller is arranged below the second unwinding roller. A first auxiliary wheel is arranged on one side of the first unwinding roller, and a guiding component and a second auxiliary wheel are arranged on one side of the second unwinding roller.

[0011] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the guiding component includes a guiding base fixedly installed on one side of the unwinding support. At both ends of the top of the guiding base, guiding vertical plates are symmetrically arranged. Inside the guiding vertical plates, a first guiding roller and a second guiding roller are arranged, and the second guiding roller is arranged above the first guiding roller.

[0012] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a guiding compression spring is arranged inside the guiding vertical plate. The bottom of the guiding compression spring abuts against the upper part of the end of the first guiding roller, and the top of the guiding compression spring is connected with a guiding adjustment knob.

[0013] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a suspension ball is hinged to one end of the first guiding roller, and a guiding detection camera is connected to one side of the guiding base.

[0014] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the defective material removing module includes an X-axis module fixedly installed on the top of the workbench. A horizontal sliding table is connected to the top of the X-axis module in a matching manner. A Y-axis module is connected to the top of the horizontal sliding table in a matching manner. A Z-axis module is arranged on the top of the Y-axis module. A vertical mounting plate is connected to one side of the Z-axis module in a matching manner.

[0015] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a material feeding shaft and a material receiving shaft are arranged side by side on one side of the vertical mounting plate. A material receiving motor is connected to one end of the material receiving shaft. An air source assembly is arranged on the top of the horizontal sliding table. The air source assembly is connected to the material feeding shaft in a matching manner, and the material feeding shaft is an air expandable shaft.

[0016] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a material removing cylinder is arranged on one side of the bottom of the vertical mounting plate. A material removing head is arranged at the bottom of the material removing cylinder. Guide wheels are arranged on both sides of the material removing cylinder on one side of the vertical mounting plate. A material removing detection mechanism is arranged on one side of at least one guide wheel, and one end of the material removing detection mechanism is installed on one side of the vertical mounting plate.

[0017] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the upper vision module includes a vision detection mounting seat fixedly installed on the inner wall of the housing. A vision detection guide rail is arranged on one side of the vision detection mounting seat. A vision detection sliding table is connected to one side of the vision detection guide rail in a matching manner. An adjustment wheel is arranged on the top of the vision detection sliding table and is used to adjust the sliding of the vision detection sliding table along the vision detection guide rail. A vision detection camera and a light source component are arranged on one side of the vision detection sliding table, and the light source component is arranged below the vision detection camera.

[0018] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, feet and rollers are arranged at the four corners of the bottom of the workbench. A housing is arranged on the top of the workbench, and an indicator light is arranged on one side of the top of the housing.

[0019] The above technical solution of the present invention has the following advantages compared with the prior art:

[0020] This application can quickly and accurately detect defective products by using a fully automatic roll-to-roll AOI detection and defective material removing device, and at the same time remove the defective products. It has a high integration degree, can be compatible with the testing of roll materials with a width of less than 100 mm, realizes high integration, and can reduce the production cost of enterprises. Brief Description of the Drawings

[0021] In order to more clearly illustrate the specific embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for the description of the specific embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, some of the drawings in the following description are embodiments of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other drawings can also be obtained based on these drawings.

[0022] Figure 1 is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the roll-to-roll AOI rejection device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 2 is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the first unwinding flyer module according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 3 is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the guiding component according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 4 is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the waste rejection module according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 5 is a structural schematic diagram of the upper vision module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0027] In the figure: 1. First unwinding flyer module, 101. Unwinding bracket, 102. First unwinding motor, 103. First unwinding roller, 104. Second unwinding roller, 105. Second unwinding motor, 106. First auxiliary wheel, 107. Second auxiliary wheel, 108. Guiding component, 1081. Guiding adjustment knob, 1082. Guiding compression spring, 1083. Guiding vertical plate, 1084. Suspension ball, 1085. Guiding detection camera, 1086. Guiding base, 1087. First guiding roller, 1088. Second guiding roller; 2. Housing, 3. Display screen, 4. Waste rejection module, 401. Z-axis module, 402. Vertical mounting plate, 403. Unwinding shaft, 404. Rejection detection mechanism, 405. Rejection cylinder, 406. Y-axis module, 407. Horizontal slide, 408. Rejection head, 409. Guide wheel, 410. Rewinding shaft, 411. X-axis module, 412. Rewinding motor, 413. Air source component; 5. Indicator light, 6. Second unwinding flyer module, 7. Workbench, 8. Lower vision module, 9. Roller, 10. Support leg, 11. Upper vision module, 1101. Adjusting wheel, 1102. Vision detection guide rail, 1103. Vision detection slide, 1104. Vision detection mounting seat, 1105. Light source component, 1106. Vision detection camera; 12. Detection module. Detailed Embodiments

[0028] To more clearly understand the above objects, features, and advantages of the present invention, the present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with specific embodiments. It should be noted that, without conflict, the embodiments of the present application and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other.

[0029] In the following description, many specific details are set forth in order to fully understand the present invention. However, the present invention can also be implemented in other ways different from those described herein. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0030] Embodiment 1

[0031] See Figures 1-5 As shown, the present invention provides a roll-to-roll AOI reject device, including a workbench 7;

[0032] A first unwinding flyer module 1 is arranged at one end of the workbench 7, and a second unwinding flyer module 66 is arranged at the other end of the workbench 7;

[0033] An upper vision module 11 and a reject waste module 4 are arranged on the top of the workbench 7, and the reject waste module 4 is arranged on the side close to the second unwinding flyer module 66;

[0034] A lower vision module 8 is arranged inside the workbench 7, and the lower vision module 8 is arranged directly below the upper vision module 11;

[0035] The first unwinding flyer module 1 and the second unwinding flyer module 66 are used to convey materials through the upper vision module 11 and the reject waste module 4 in sequence. The upper vision module 11 and the lower vision module 8 respectively detect the top and bottom surfaces of the materials, and the reject waste module 4 rejects the defective materials detected.

[0036] According to an embodiment of the present invention, both the first unwinding flyer module 1 and the second unwinding flyer module 66 include an unwinding support 101. On one side of the unwinding support 101, a first unwinding roller 103 and a second unwinding roller 104 are arranged in layers along the vertical direction. The first unwinding roller 103 is arranged below the second unwinding roller 104. A first auxiliary wheel 106 is arranged on one side of the first unwinding roller 103, and a guiding assembly 108 and a second auxiliary wheel 107 are arranged on one side of the second unwinding roller 104.

[0037] Furthermore, a first unwinding motor 102 is connected to one side of the first unwinding roller 103 in a matching manner, and the first unwinding motor 102 is used to drive the first unwinding roller 103 to rotate. Similarly, a second unwinding motor 105 is connected to one side of the second unwinding roller 104 in a matching manner, and the second unwinding motor 105 is used to control the rotation of the second unwinding roller 104.

[0038] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the guiding assembly 108 includes a guiding base 1086 fixedly installed on one side of the material feeding bracket 101. At both ends of the top of the guiding base 1086, guiding vertical plates 1083 are symmetrically arranged. Inside the guiding vertical plates 1083, a first guiding roller 1087 and a second guiding roller 1088 are arranged. The second guiding roller 1088 is arranged above the first guiding roller 1087.

[0039] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a guiding compression spring 1082 is arranged inside the guiding vertical plate 1083. The bottom of the guiding compression spring 1082 abuts against the upper part of the end of the first guiding roller 1087, and the top of the guiding compression spring 1082 is connected with a guiding adjustment knob 1081.

[0040] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a suspension ball 1084 is hinged at one end of the first guiding roller 1087, and a guiding detection camera 1085 is connected to one side of the guiding base 1086.

[0041] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the waste removing module 4 includes an X-axis module 411 fixedly installed on the top of the workbench 7. A horizontal sliding table 407 is connected to the top of the X-axis module 411 in a matching manner. A Y-axis module 406 is connected to the top of the horizontal sliding table 407 in a matching manner. A Z-axis module 401 is arranged on the top of the Y-axis module 406. A vertical mounting plate 402 is connected to one side of the Z-axis module 401 in a matching manner.

[0042] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a material feeding shaft 403 and a material collecting shaft 410 are arranged side by side on one side of the vertical mounting plate 402. One end of the material collecting shaft 410 is connected with a material collecting motor 412. An air source assembly 413 is arranged on the top of the horizontal sliding table 407. The air source assembly 413 is connected to the material feeding shaft 403 in a matching manner. The material feeding shaft 403 is an air-expanding shaft.

[0043] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a waste removing cylinder 405 is arranged on one side of the bottom of the vertical mounting plate 402. A waste removing head 408 is arranged at the bottom of the waste removing cylinder 405. Guide wheels 409 are arranged on both sides of the waste removing cylinder 405 on one side of the vertical mounting plate 402. A waste removing detection mechanism 404 is arranged on one side of at least one guide wheel 409. One end of the waste removing detection mechanism 404 is installed on one side of the vertical mounting plate 402.

[0044] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the upper vision module 11 includes a vision detection mounting seat 1104 fixedly installed on the inner wall of the housing 2. A vision detection guide rail 1102 is arranged on one side of the vision detection mounting seat 1104. A vision detection sliding table 1103 is connected to one side of the vision detection guide rail 1102 in a matching manner. An adjustment wheel 1101 is arranged on the top of the vision detection sliding table 1103. The adjustment wheel 1101 is used to adjust the sliding of the vision detection sliding table 1103 along the vision detection guide rail 1102. A vision detection camera 1106 and a light source part 1105 are arranged on one side of the vision detection sliding table 1103. The light source part 1105 is arranged below the vision detection camera 1106.

[0045] Further, the lower vision detection module 12 includes two upper vision detection modules 12 arranged in parallel.

[0046] According to an embodiment of the present invention, feet 10 and rollers 9 are provided at the four corners of the bottom of the workbench 7, a housing 2 is provided at the top of the workbench 7, and an indicator light 5 is provided at one side of the top of the housing 2.

[0047] Further, a movable display screen 3 is provided inside the housing 2, and a detection module 12 is provided at the top inside the housing 2. The detection module 12 is located above one side of the waste removal module 4 for real-time detection of the real-time waste removal state of the waste removal module 4.

[0048] In summary, the present application uses a fully automatic roll-to-roll AOI detection and waste removal device, which can quickly and accurately detect defective products, and at the same time remove the defective products. It has a high degree of integration, can be compatible with the testing of roll materials with a width of less than 100 mm, realizes a high degree of integration, and can reduce the production cost of enterprises.

[0049] The technical features of the above embodiments can be combined arbitrarily. For the sake of brevity of description, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, it should be considered as the scope described in this specification.

[0050] The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables those skilled in the art to implement or use the present invention. Various modifications to the above embodiments will be obvious to those skilled in the art. The general principles defined herein can be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention will not be limited to the above embodiments shown herein, but will be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

[0051] The above is only the specific implementation manner of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention, and all of them should be covered by the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A roll-to-roll AOI material removal device, comprising a workbench; characterized in that: A first material unloading feeder module is provided at one end of the workbench, and a second material unloading feeder module is provided at the other end of the workbench; An upper visual module and a waste material removal module are arranged on the top of the workbench, and the waste material removal module is arranged on a side close to the second material discharge feeder module; A lower visual module is arranged inside the workbench, and the lower visual module is arranged directly below the upper visual module; The first material discharge feeder module and the second material discharge feeder module are used to convey materials through the upper vision module and the waste material removal module in sequence. The upper vision module and the lower vision module detect the top surface and the bottom surface of the material respectively, and the waste material removal module removes the defective materials.

2. The roll-to-roll AOI material removal equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first material unloading feeder module and the second material unloading feeder module both include a material unloading bracket, and a first material unloading roller and a second material unloading roller are layeredly arranged along the vertical direction on one side of the material unloading bracket, the first material unloading roller is arranged below the second material unloading roller, a first auxiliary wheel is arranged on one side of the first material unloading roller, and a guide assembly and a second auxiliary wheel are arranged on one side of the second material unloading roller.

3. The roll-to-roll AOI material removal equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that: The guide assembly includes a guide base fixedly mounted on one side of the material discharge bracket, guide vertical plates are symmetrically arranged at both ends of the top of the guide base, a first guide roller and a second guide roller are arranged inside the guide vertical plates, and the second guide roller is arranged above the first guide roller.

4. The roll-to-roll AOI material removal equipment according to claim 3, characterized in that: A guide compression spring is arranged inside the guide vertical plate, the bottom of the guide compression spring is pressed against the upper side of the end of the first guide roller, and the top of the guide compression spring is connected with a guide adjustment button.

5. The roll-to-roll AOI material removal equipment according to claim 3, characterized in that: A suspension ball is hinged at one end of the first guide roller, and a guide detection camera is connected to one side of the guide base.

6. The roll-to-roll AOI material removal equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The waste removal module includes an X-axis module fixedly installed on the top of the workbench, the top of the X-axis module is connected with a horizontal slide, the top of the horizontal slide is connected with a Y-axis module, the top of the Y-axis module is provided with a Z-axis module, and one side of the Z-axis module is connected with a vertical mounting plate.

7. The roll-to-roll AOI material removal equipment according to claim 6, characterized in that: A discharge shaft and a receiving shaft are arranged side by side on one side of the vertical mounting plate, one end of the receiving shaft is connected to a receiving motor, an air source component is arranged on the top of the horizontal slide, the air source component is cooperatively connected to the discharge shaft, and the discharge shaft is an air expansion shaft.

8. The roll-to-roll AOI material removal equipment according to claim 7, characterized in that: A material-removing cylinder is arranged on one side of the bottom of the vertical mounting plate, a material-removing head is arranged on the bottom of the material-removing cylinder, guide wheels are arranged on one side of the vertical mounting plate and on both sides of the material-removing cylinder, a material-removing detection mechanism is arranged on one side of at least one guide wheel, and one end of the material-removing detection mechanism is installed on one side of the vertical mounting plate.

9. The roll-to-roll AOI material removal equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper vision module includes a visual inspection mounting seat fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the shell, a visual inspection guide rail is arranged on one side of the visual inspection mounting seat, a visual inspection slide is cooperatively connected to one side of the visual inspection guide rail, an adjusting wheel is arranged on the top of the visual inspection slide, the adjusting wheel is used to adjust the visual inspection slide to slide along the visual inspection guide rail, a visual inspection camera and a light source are arranged on one side of the visual inspection slide, and the light source is arranged below the visual inspection camera.

10. The roll-to-roll AOI material removal equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The four corners of the bottom of the workbench are all provided with supporting feet and rollers, the top of the workbench is provided with a shell, and one side of the top of the shell is provided with an indicator light.