Lens assembly equipment and lens production line

Abstract

The present invention discloses a lens assembly equipment and a lens production line. The lens assembly equipment includes an assembly module and multiple feeding modules. The feeding module includes a feeding module, a material picking mechanism and an angle transfer mechanism. The material picking mechanism is connected to the feeding module and the angle transfer mechanism. The material picking mechanism includes a material picking turntable, a material picking moving module and multiple material picking nozzles. The material picking turntable is rotatably connected to the material picking moving module. The multiple material picking nozzles are connected to the material picking turntable and are arranged around the rotation axis of the material picking turntable; the assembly module includes multiple assembly conveying mechanisms and multiple group loading platform mechanisms, and the assembly conveying mechanism is connected to the angle transfer mechanism and the multiple group loading platform mechanisms; the lens assembly equipment can simultaneously include multiple lens debugging lines or production lines to realize the adjustment of multiple process parameters for the same lens; and only one material picking moving module is required to realize the transportation of multiple materials, effectively reducing the occupied volume of material handling related structures in the lens assembly equipment.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of lens production equipment, and in particular to lens assembly equipment and a lens production line. Background Art

[0002] In the related art, the lenses that need to be assembled by lens assembly equipment usually have multiple process parameters (such as lens angle, lens spacing, glue type, curing strength, etc.) that need to be debugged. Some existing lens assembly equipment needs to be adjusted separately for each parameter and run a complete production process. There are problems such as slow adjustment of lens process parameters and low lens production efficiency.

[0003] In this regard, the prior art also proposes a technical solution of setting up multiple assembly loading platform mechanisms to operate synchronously to improve the efficiency of adjusting lens process parameters, but it has the problems of a small number of materials that can be assembled and a small number of types of lenses that can be adapted. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The present invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. To this end, the present invention proposes a lens assembly device and a lens production line. The device can independently perform parallel assembly with differentiated parameter configurations through multiple groups of feeding modules and assembly modules, thereby achieving real-time comparative testing of lens performance under different parameter combinations. The device also uses a material pickup nozzle on a material pickup turntable to transport multiple materials from the feeding module to the assembly module for assembly at a time, effectively reducing the volume required for the related structures for transporting different materials. While maintaining the volume of the lens assembly device, the device can significantly increase the number of materials that can be loaded.

[0005] In one aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a lens assembly device and a lens production line, comprising:

[0006] Multiple feeding modules, including a feeding module, a picking mechanism and an angle transfer mechanism, the feeding module is suitable for providing a variety of materials for assembling lenses; the picking mechanism connects the feeding module and the angle transfer mechanism, the picking mechanism includes a picking turntable, a picking moving module and a plurality of picking nozzles, the picking turntable is rotatably connected to the picking moving module, the picking turntable can move under the drive of the picking moving module, the plurality of picking nozzles are connected to the picking turntable and are arranged around the rotation axis of the picking turntable, and the picking nozzles at different positions are adapted to one of the multiple materials;

[0007] An assembly module includes a plurality of assembly transport mechanisms and a plurality of assembly loading platform mechanisms, wherein the assembly transport mechanisms correspond one to one with the feeding modules, and the assembly transport mechanisms connect the corresponding angle transfer mechanisms with the plurality of assembly loading platform mechanisms;

[0008] The assembly loading platform mechanism includes an assembly loading platform and an assembly loading platform driving component. The assembly loading platform is suitable for moving under the drive of the assembly loading platform driving component. The assembly loading platform driving component is provided with multiple loading stations, and the positions of the multiple loading stations are adapted to the multiple assembly and handling mechanisms.

[0009] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the assembly transport mechanism includes a plurality of assembly transport nozzles and an assembly transport linear module extending along a first direction, wherein the assembly transport nozzle is adapted to reciprocate along the first direction under the drive of the assembly transport linear module and pass through a plurality of loading stations of the assembly loading platform mechanism;

[0010] and / or,

[0011] The assembly loading platform driving assembly includes an assembly loading platform linear module. The assembly loading platform is suitable for moving along a second direction driven by the assembly loading platform linear module. The second direction is set at an angle to the first direction.

[0012] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the angle transfer mechanism includes an angle transfer table and an angle transfer linear module, and the angle transfer table is suitable for moving under the drive of the angle transfer linear module and connecting the material picking mechanism and the assembly and handling mechanism;

[0013] The angle turntable includes a plurality of positioning platforms and a first rotation driving member. The number and type of the positioning platforms are adapted to the plurality of materials. The positioning platforms are adapted to rotate under the drive of the first rotation driving member.

[0014] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the feeding module includes a material hooking mechanism and a plurality of material cage placement platforms, wherein the material cage placement platforms are suitable for placing material cages, and multiple layers of loading trays are arranged in the material cages;

[0015] The material hooking mechanism includes a material hooking traction platform, a material hooking linear module and a material hooking lifting module. The extension direction of the material hooking linear module is parallel to the arrangement direction of the material cage placement platform. The material hooking traction platform is suitable for moving under the drive of the material hooking linear module and docking with different material cage placement platforms in sequence, and docking with different layers of the loading tray under the drive of the material hooking lifting module.

[0016] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the feeding module further comprises a plurality of tray positioning platforms, the tray positioning platforms corresponding one to one with the cage placement platforms, and the tray positioning platforms are arranged on a side of the hooking mechanism close to the assembly module;

[0017] The hook material traction platform is suitable for moving under the drive of the hook material linear module and the hook material lifting module and connecting the material tray positioning platform and the material cage placement platform;

[0018] The material hook traction platform includes a loading tray hook claw, a material tray placement platform and a hook claw driving component. The loading tray hook claw can hook the loading tray under the drive of the hook claw driving component and transfer it between the material tray positioning platform and the material cage placement platform.

[0019] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the assembly module also includes a dispensing mechanism, and each of the group loading platform drive components is provided with a dispensing station corresponding to the dispensing mechanism; the dispensing mechanism includes a dispensing head assembly and a dispensing drive assembly, and the dispensing drive assembly can drive the dispensing head assembly to move above the dispensing station.

[0020] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the dispensing drive assembly includes a dispensing linear module, which is arranged at an angle to the group loading platform mechanism; the dispensing head assembly includes a dispensing pressure head, two dispensing cylinder clamps and an angle adjustment plate, the dispensing cylinder clamps are connected to the angle adjustment plate and are located on both sides of the dispensing pressure head, the dispensing cylinder clamps are arranged at an angle, and the axis of the dispensing cylinder clamps intersects with the axis of the dispensing pressure head.

[0021] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the assembly loading platform includes a positioning shaft and a shaft driving assembly, one end of the positioning shaft is provided with a positioning surface, the positioning surface is suitable for abutting against the lens, the positioning shaft is provided with a vacuum channel, the vacuum channel is suitable for connecting an external vacuum air source with the lens, and the shaft driving assembly is suitable for driving the positioning shaft to rotate.

[0022] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the lens assembly equipment further comprises an assembly machine and a plurality of feeding machines, the assembly machine being adapted to carry the assembly module, and the feeding machine being adapted to carry the feeding module group;

[0023] The assembly machine and the feeding machine are connected by a docking tooling, and the docking tooling includes a first horizontal insert provided on the feeding machine, a second horizontal insert provided on the assembly machine and cooperating with the first horizontal insert, and a height connecting block, wherein the height connecting block is provided with a connecting surface, and the connecting surface simultaneously connects the table top of the assembly machine and the table top of the feeding machine.

[0024] On the other hand, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a lens production line, comprising the lens assembly equipment as described above.

[0025] The embodiments of the present invention have at least the following beneficial effects: by setting up multiple feeding modules in conjunction with multiple group loading platform mechanisms and assembly transport mechanisms, the lens assembly equipment has multiple different working modes, which is not only suitable for treating any one of the feeding modules, assembly transport mechanisms and group loading platform mechanisms as a lens debugging line or production line, but also enables the lens assembly equipment to include multiple lens debugging lines or production lines at the same time, so as to achieve the adjustment of multiple process parameters for the same lens to compare and obtain the influence of process parameter adjustment on lens assembly quality, and effectively improve the process parameter debugging efficiency of the lens; moreover, multiple feeding modules can provide different types of materials, and their corresponding assembly transport mechanisms can move them. They are transported to the same group loading platform mechanism for assembly, which expands the number of materials that can be adapted to the lens in a single group loading platform mechanism, so that the lens assembly equipment can adapt to a larger number of materials and types of lenses; and by arranging a variety of material picking nozzles on the material picking turntable, it is possible to suck multiple materials at one time and transport them to the angle transfer mechanism at the same time, effectively reducing the repeated transportation rhythm of different materials and improving the assembly production efficiency of the lens; only one material picking mobile module is required to realize the transportation of multiple materials, improve the integration of the material picking mechanism, effectively reduce the occupied volume of material handling related structures in the lens assembly equipment, and correspondingly increase the occupied volume of the feeding module to expand the number of materials, so as to realize the assembly of lenses with a larger number of materials.

[0026] Additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description which follows, or may be learned by practice of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0027] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily understood from the following description of the embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0028] Figure 1 is a structural diagram of a lens assembly device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 2 A top view of a lens assembly device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 3 for Figure 1 Enlarged view of the middle part B;

[0031] Figure 4 A partial structural diagram of an assembly module of a lens assembly device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0032] Figure 5 for Figure 4 Enlarged view of the part C in the middle;

[0033] Figure 6 This is a structural schematic diagram of a material hooking mechanism of a lens assembly device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0034] Figure 7 This is a structural schematic diagram of a dispensing mechanism of a lens assembly device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0035] Figure 8 This is a structural schematic diagram of a material taking mechanism of a lens assembly device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0036] Figure 9 for Figure 8 Enlarged view of the part A in the middle;

[0037] Figure 10 This is a second structural diagram of the material taking mechanism of the lens assembly equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0038] Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram of the assembly of the reclaiming turntable and the reclaiming nozzle according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0039] Figure 12 Schematic diagram of the assembly of the first horizontal block and the second horizontal block according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0040] Reference numerals:

[0041] 10. Feeding module;

[0042] 200, feeding module; 210, hooking mechanism; 211, hooking traction platform; 2111, tray loading claw; 2112, tray placement platform; 2113, claw driving component; 212, hooking linear module; 213, hooking lifting module; 220, material cage placement platform; 230, tray positioning platform;

[0043] 300, angle transfer mechanism; 310, angle transfer platform; 311, positioning platform; 312, first rotary drive member; 320, angle transfer linear module;

[0044] 400, retrieving mechanism; 410, retrieving turntable; 411, hollow wiring trough; 412, vacuum air pipe; 4121, vacuum sub-air pipe; 420, retrieving moving module; 422, first linear module; 423, second linear module; 424, third linear module; 430, retrieving nozzle; 431, nozzle unit; 432, mounting unit; 440, retrieving camera; 450, servo motor; 460, hollow reducer;

[0045] 500, assembly module; 510, assembly and handling mechanism; 511, assembly and handling nozzle; 512, assembly and handling linear module; 520, assembly loading platform mechanism; 521, assembly loading platform; 5211, positioning shaft; 5212, shaft drive assembly; 522, assembly loading platform drive assembly; 523, assembly loading platform linear module; 530, dispensing mechanism; 531, dispensing head assembly; 5311, dispensing pressure head; 5312, dispensing cylinder fixture; 5313, angle adjustment plate; 532, dispensing drive assembly; 5321, dispensing linear module;

[0046] 610, feeding machine; 611, first horizontal insert; 620, assembly machine; 621, second horizontal insert. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0047] The following describes embodiments of the present invention in detail. Examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are intended only to explain the present invention and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

[0048] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that descriptions involving orientations, such as up, down, front, back, left, right, etc., indicating orientations or positional relationships, are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they cannot be understood as limitations on the present invention.

[0049] In the description of the present invention, "several" means one or more, "multiple" means more than two, "greater than," "less than," and "exceed" are understood to exclude the number itself, and "above," "below," and "within" are understood to include the number itself. The use of terms such as "first" and "second" is solely for the purpose of distinguishing technical features and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance, or implicitly specifying the number of the indicated technical features, or implicitly specifying the order of the indicated technical features.

[0050] In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise clearly defined, words such as “setting”, “installation” and “connection” should be understood in a broad sense, and technicians in the relevant technical field can reasonably determine the specific meanings of the above words in the present invention based on the specific content of the technical solution.

[0051] Please refer to Figure 1 、 Figure 2 、 Figure 4 and Figure 5As shown, on the one hand, an embodiment of the present invention provides a lens assembly device, including an assembly module 500 and a plurality of feeding modules 10, the feeding module 10 is suitable for providing a variety of materials for assembling lenses; the assembly module 500 includes a plurality of assembly conveying mechanisms 510 and a plurality of group loading platform mechanisms 520, the assembly conveying mechanisms 510 correspond one-to-one to the feeding modules 10, and the assembly conveying mechanisms 510 connect their corresponding feeding modules 10 with the plurality of group loading platform mechanisms 520; the group loading platform mechanism 520 includes a group loading platform 521 and a group loading platform driving assembly 522, the group loading platform 521 is suitable for moving under the drive of the group loading platform driving assembly 522, and the group loading platform driving assembly 522 is provided with a plurality of loading stations, and the positions of the plurality of loading stations are adapted to the plurality of assembly conveying mechanisms 510.

[0052] According to the lens assembly equipment of an embodiment of the present invention, in order to facilitate the explanation of the specific working method of the lens assembly equipment of the present invention, taking the lens assembly equipment provided with two feeding modules 10, and the assembly module 500 provided with two assembly conveying mechanisms 510 and two assembly loading platform mechanisms 520 as an example, the assembly conveying mechanism 510 obtains the material provided by the corresponding feeding module 10, and selectively conveys it to the top of the loading station of one of the assembly loading platform driving components 522, and the assembly loading platform driving component 522 drives the assembly loading platform 521 to move to the loading station to receive the material conveyed by the assembly conveying mechanism 510.

[0053] In this embodiment, based on the selective transport of the assembly transport mechanism 510 , the lens assembly equipment has a multi-line independent mode and a collaborative mode.

[0054] Multi-line independent mode (dual-line independent mode in this embodiment): the first feeding module 10, the first assembly and conveying mechanism 510 and the first assembly loading platform mechanism 520 are an operating unit, the second feeding module 10, the second assembly and conveying mechanism 510 and the second assembly loading platform mechanism 520 are an operating unit, and the two operating units operate independently. By modifying the process parameters, the lenses assembled by the first operating unit and the second operating unit are compared. The lens assembly equipment can adjust at least two process parameters at a time, effectively improving the efficiency of adjusting the process parameters of the lens; the first operating unit and the second operating unit can also be set to independently assemble different lenses to improve production efficiency, or, one of the first operating unit and the second operating unit can be used as a debugging line, and the other can be used as an assembly line, and the two do not interfere with each other.

[0055] Collaborative mode: the materials provided by the two feeding modules 10 are different, and the two assembly transport mechanisms 510 transport the materials provided by the corresponding feeding modules 10 and move them to the same assembly loading platform mechanism 520 for assembly.

[0056] Of course, based on actual needs, the number of feeding modules 10 and the number of assembly transport mechanisms 510 and assembly loading platform mechanisms 520 included in the assembly module 500 can be adaptively adjusted.

[0057] It should be noted that in the relevant technology, the lenses that need to be assembled by lens assembly equipment usually have multiple process parameters (such as lens angle, lens spacing, glue type, curing strength, etc.) that need to be debugged. Conventional lens assembly equipment needs to adjust each parameter separately and run the assembly process in full. There are problems such as slow adjustment of lens process parameters and low lens production efficiency.

[0058] According to the lens assembly equipment of the embodiment of the present invention, by setting up multiple feeding modules 10 to cooperate with multiple group loading platform mechanisms 520 and assembly conveying mechanisms 510, the lens assembly equipment has multiple different working modes. It is not only suitable for treating any one of the feeding modules 10, assembly conveying mechanism 510 and group loading platform mechanism 520 as a lens debugging line or production line, but also allows the lens assembly equipment to simultaneously include multiple lens debugging lines or production lines, so as to achieve the adjustment of multiple process parameters for the same lens to compare and obtain the impact of the process parameter adjustment on the lens assembly quality, and effectively improve the process parameter debugging efficiency of the lens; and, multiple feeding modules 10 can provide different types of materials, and are transported by their corresponding assembly conveying mechanisms 510 to the same group loading platform mechanism 520 for assembly, which expands the number of materials that can be adapted to the lens in a single group loading platform mechanism 520, so as to enable the lens assembly equipment to adapt to a larger number of materials and types of lenses.

[0059] In this embodiment, the assembly loading platform driving component 522 is a slide linear module. Of course, it can also be a component such as a cylinder, a screw module, a robotic arm, etc. that can realize the movement of the assembly loading platform 521.

[0060] Furthermore, it should be noted that, in order to solve the problem of difficulty in debugging the process parameters of the lens mentioned above, although the related art has proposed a design concept similar to the present application of using multiple assembly and handling mechanisms 510 and multiple assembly loading platform mechanisms 520 to form independent operating units, this technical solution is for the loading and assembly of multiple materials, and usually different handling mechanisms are used for different materials. Each handling mechanism has an independent driving module (robotic arm, linear module, etc.) and a handling module (gripper or suction nozzle, etc.), resulting in that the space required for the structure of material handling in the overall volume of the existing lens assembly equipment is too large, and the volume of the feeding module 200 is greatly limited when the volume of the lens assembly equipment remains unchanged, resulting in that only a smaller number of materials can be installed; and when assembling lenses with many types of materials, if the handling mechanism of the existing technology is used, it will lead to too many handling mechanisms in the lens assembly equipment, and there is a problem of excessive volume of the lens assembly equipment structure.

[0061] In order to solve the above problems, in this embodiment, Figures 1 to 2 、 Figures 8 to 11 As shown, the feeding module 10 includes an angle transfer mechanism 300, a picking mechanism 400 and a feeding module 200, and the assembly and handling mechanism 510 connects its corresponding angle transfer mechanism 300 and multiple assembly loading platform mechanisms 520; the picking mechanism 400 connects the feeding module 200 and the angle transfer mechanism 300; the picking mechanism 400 includes a picking turntable 410, a picking moving module 420 and multiple picking suction nozzles 430, the picking turntable 410 is rotatably connected to the picking moving module 420, and the picking turntable 410 can move under the drive of the picking moving module 420, and multiple picking suction nozzles 430 are connected to the picking turntable 410 and are arranged around the rotation axis of the picking turntable 410, and the picking suction nozzles 430 at different positions are adapted to one of the multiple materials.

[0062] In this embodiment, by providing multiple material retrieving nozzles 430 on the retrieving turntable 410, multiple materials can be simultaneously picked up and transported to the angle transfer mechanism 300, effectively reducing the repeated handling of different materials and improving lens assembly production efficiency. Furthermore, only a single retrieving and moving module 420 is required to handle multiple materials, improving the integration of the retrieving mechanism 400 and effectively reducing the volume occupied by material handling-related structures in the lens assembly equipment. This, in turn, increases the volume occupied by the feeding module 200 to expand the material supply and enable the assembly of lenses with a larger number of materials.

[0063] In this embodiment, the material picking turntable 410 is connected to ten material picking nozzles 430, and each material picking nozzle 430 corresponds to a different type of material; in other embodiments, the number of material picking nozzles 430 connected to the material picking turntable 410 can be adjusted based on the adaptability of the materials required for lens assembly, and multiple material picking nozzles 430 of the same type can also be connected to the material picking turntable 410 for transporting multiple materials of the same type at a time.

[0064] In some embodiments, combined Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the assembly and transport mechanism 510 includes a plurality of assembly and transport nozzles 511 and an assembly and transport linear module 512 extending along a first direction. The assembly and transport nozzles 511 are suitable for reciprocating along a first direction (Y direction shown in the figure) under the drive of the assembly and transport linear module 512, and pass through a plurality of loading stations of the assembly loading platform mechanism 520.

[0065] In this embodiment, the assembly handling linear module 512 drives the assembly handling nozzle 511 to move to the feeding module 10 to pick up multiple materials at once. These materials are then transported to the loading station above the assembly loading platform 521, where they are installed one by one. Using multiple assembly handling nozzles 511 to handle multiple materials simultaneously effectively improves lens production efficiency, and vacuum handling does not damage the material surfaces.

[0066] In other embodiments, the assembly and transport mechanism 510 may also be in the form of a clamp, and the driving source of the assembly and transport nozzle 511 may also be a cylinder, a screw module, a robotic arm, etc.

[0067] In one embodiment, combined Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the assembly loading platform driving component 522 includes an assembly loading platform linear module 523, and the assembly loading platform 521 is suitable for moving along the second direction (X direction in the figure) under the drive of the assembly loading platform linear module 523, and the second direction is set at an angle to the first direction.

[0068] In other embodiments, a cylinder, a screw module, a robotic arm, or the like may be used to drive the loading platform 521 to move.

[0069] In some embodiments, combined Figures 1 to 4 、 Figure 8 As shown, the angle transfer mechanism 300 includes an angle transfer table 310 and an angle transfer linear module 320. The angle transfer table 310 is suitable for moving and connecting the material picking mechanism 400 and the assembly and handling mechanism 510 under the drive of the angle transfer linear module 320; the angle transfer table 310 includes multiple positioning platforms 311 and a first rotating drive component 312. The number and type of the positioning platforms 311 are suitable for a variety of materials. The positioning platforms 311 are suitable for rotating under the drive of the first rotating drive component 312.

[0070] In this embodiment, the material picking mechanism 400 picks up the various materials provided by the feeding module 200 and transports them to the angle transfer mechanism 300, where they are received by the positioning platform 311. Driven by the first rotary drive member 312, the materials on the positioning platform 311 are rotated to a set angle. Driven by the multiple angle transfer linear modules 320, the positioning platforms 311 are moved into the working range of the assembly and transport mechanism 510. The assembly and transport mechanism 510 then transports the materials from the positioning platforms 311 to the assembly loading platform mechanism 520 for assembly. By pre-rotating different materials to the corresponding set angles through the angle transfer mechanism 300, the efficiency of the assembly and transport mechanism 510 in transporting and placing the materials on the assembly loading platform mechanism 520 for assembly is improved.

[0071] In this embodiment, the angle transfer linear module 320 can be a slide module, a screw module, a cylinder, etc.; the first rotation driving component 312 can include a stepping motor, a driving motor, etc.

[0072] In some embodiments, combined Figure 1 、 Figure 3 and Figure 6As shown, the feeding module 200 includes a material hooking mechanism 210 and a plurality of material cage placement platforms 220. The material cage placement platform 220 is suitable for placing a material cage, and multiple layers of loading trays are arranged in the material cage; the material hooking mechanism 210 includes a material hooking traction platform 211, a material hooking linear module 212 and a material hooking lifting module 213. The extension direction of the material hooking linear module 212 is parallel to the arrangement direction of the material cage placement platform 220. The material hooking traction platform 211 is suitable for moving under the drive of the material hooking linear module 212 and docking with different material cage placement platforms 220 in turn, and docking with different layers of loading trays under the drive of the material hooking lifting module 213.

[0073] In this embodiment, the hooking linear module 212 drives the hooking traction platform 211 to dock with one of the multiple cages. The hooking lifting module 213 drives the hooking traction platform 211 to dock with the loading tray in the cage, hooking the corresponding loading tray and transferring it to the working range of the material retrieving mechanism 400 for loading. After the loading tray is empty, the hooking mechanism 210 transports the material back to the cage. The provision of the hooking mechanism 210 to handle material from multiple cages improves production efficiency. Using a single hooking traction platform 211 to load and unload the loading trays on multiple cages effectively reduces the size of the hooking mechanism 210.

[0074] In this embodiment, the hooking linear module 212 and the hooking lifting module 213 can both adopt a slide module, a screw module, a cylinder, etc.

[0075] In some embodiments, combined Figure 1 、 Figure 3 and Figure 6 As shown, the feeding module 200 also includes a plurality of material tray positioning platforms 230, which correspond one-to-one to the material cage placement platform 220, and the material tray positioning platform 230 is arranged on the side of the hooking mechanism 210 close to the assembly module 500; the hooking traction platform 211 is suitable for moving and connecting the material tray positioning platform 230 and the material cage placement platform 220 under the drive of the hooking linear module 212 and the hooking lifting module 213; the hooking traction platform 211 includes a loading tray hook 2111, a material tray placement platform 2112 and a hook driving component 2113, and the loading tray hook 2111 can hook the loading tray under the drive of the hook driving component 2113, and transfer it between the material tray positioning platform 230 and the material cage placement platform 220.

[0076] In this embodiment, the hook driving member 2113 on the hook and pull platform 211 drives the tray hook 2111 to hook the loading tray and pull it to the tray placement platform 2112. The hook linear module 212 and the hook lifting module 213 drive the tray placement platform 2112 to align with the tray positioning platform 230. The hook and pull platform 211 transfers the loading tray to the tray positioning platform 230 for positioning. The material picking mechanism 400 picks the material from the loading tray located on the tray positioning platform 230. By providing the tray positioning platform 230, the fixed position of the tray positioning platform 230 effectively ensures the positioning accuracy of the loading tray in three-dimensional space, ensuring that the material picking mechanism 400 can stably pick the material from the loading tray and avoiding position errors caused by the operation of the hook linear module 212 and the hook lifting module 213, which may lead to material picking failure.

[0077] In this embodiment, ten tray positioning platforms 230 are provided, and correspond one to one with ten cage placement platforms 220. Of course, the number of tray positioning platforms 230 and cage placement platforms 220 can be adaptively adjusted according to actual needs.

[0078] In this embodiment, the hook driving component 2113 is a driving motor and a synchronous belt. Of course, it can also be a structure such as a cylinder, a linear module, etc. that can drive the carrier hook 2111 to move.

[0079] In some embodiments, combined Figure 2 、 Figure 4 and Figure 7 As shown, the assembly module 500 also includes a dispensing mechanism 530, and each assembly loading platform drive component 522 is provided with a dispensing station corresponding to the dispensing mechanism 530; the dispensing mechanism 530 includes a dispensing head component 531 and a dispensing drive component 532, and the dispensing drive component 532 can drive the dispensing head component 531 to move above the dispensing station.

[0080] In this embodiment, during the assembly process of the lens on the assembly loading platform 521, when the lens has a gluing requirement, the assembly loading platform driving component 522 moves the assembly loading platform 521 to the gluing station, and the gluing mechanism 530 glues the components in the lens. After the gluing is completed, the assembly loading platform 521 can be moved to the loading station for loading based on the subsequent process, or the assembly transport mechanism 510 can move the lens away from the assembly loading platform 521 for unloading.

[0081] In this embodiment, the glue dispensing mechanism 530 is located above the glue dispensing station of multiple assembly loading platform drive components 522, so that glue dispensing can be performed on any component that needs to be glued during the lens assembly process. This is different from the traditional form of glue dispensing after the lens is completely assembled. It is particularly suitable for lenses in which intermediate installed components require glue dispensing, and can be adapted to lenses with more different assembly processes.

[0082] In some embodiments, combined Figure 2 、 Figure 4 and Figure 7 The dispensing drive assembly 532 shown includes a dispensing linear module 5321, which is set at an angle to the assembly loading platform mechanism 520; the dispensing head assembly 531 includes a dispensing pressure head 5311, two dispensing cylinder clamps 5312 and an angle adjustment plate 5313, the dispensing cylinder clamps 5312 are connected to the angle adjustment plate 5313 and are located on both sides of the dispensing pressure head 5311, the dispensing cylinder clamps 5312 are set at an angle, and the axis of the dispensing cylinder clamps 5312 intersects with the axis of the dispensing pressure head 5311.

[0083] In this embodiment, the dispensing tube fixture 5312 can move on the angle adjustment plate 5313 to adjust the angle between the dispensing tube clamped by the dispensing tube fixture 5312 and the dispensing pressure head 5311. The dispensing pressure head 5311 moves and presses against the components inside the lens under the drive of the dispensing linear module 5321, and the dispensing tube dispenses glue on the components.

[0084] In this embodiment, the dispensing linear module 5321 may include multiple linear modules, such as a linear module extending along the X direction and a linear module extending along the Z direction as shown in the figure, wherein the linear module extending in the Z direction is used to drive the dispensing pressure head 5311 to move; the linear module can be a cylinder, a slide module, a screw module, etc.

[0085] In one embodiment, combined Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown, the assembly loading platform 521 includes a positioning shaft 5211 and a shaft driving assembly 5212. A positioning surface is provided at one end of the positioning shaft 5211, and the positioning surface is suitable for abutting against the lens. The positioning shaft 5211 is provided with a vacuum channel, and the vacuum channel is suitable for connecting an external vacuum air source with the lens. The shaft driving assembly 5212 is suitable for driving the positioning shaft 5211 to rotate.

[0086] In this embodiment, the shaft driving assembly 5212 drives the positioning shaft 5211 to drive the lens to rotate, so that the lens rotates relative to the dispensing mechanism 530, and circular dispensing can be achieved.

[0087] The combination of the above two embodiments can realize circle dispensing, interpolation dispensing, extrusion dispensing, etc. of the lens, and effectively adapt to the dispensing process of different lenses.

[0088] In some embodiments, combined Figure 1 and Figure 12As shown, the lens assembly equipment also includes an assembly machine 620 and multiple feeding machines 610. The assembly machine 620 is suitable for carrying the assembly module 500, and the feeding machine 610 is suitable for carrying the feeding module 10. The assembly machine 620 and the feeding machine 610 are connected by a docking tool. The docking tool includes a first horizontal insert 611 provided on the feeding machine 610, a second horizontal insert 621 provided on the assembly machine 620 and cooperating with the first horizontal insert 611, and a height connection block. The height connection block is provided with a connection surface, and the connection surface simultaneously connects the table top of the assembly machine 620 and the table top of the feeding machine 610.

[0089] In this embodiment, positioning in the XY direction is achieved by the first horizontal insert 611 and the second horizontal insert 621, and positioning in the Z direction is achieved by the height connection block, thereby determining the positions of the assembly machine 620 and the feeding machine 610 in three-dimensional space.

[0090] It should be noted that in equipment with multiple machines, since different machines need to work together, the positional relationship of the functional modules on the machines needs to be guaranteed. The usual calibration form is to uniformly fine-tune the position of each functional module after the assembly of multiple machines is completed to achieve accurate positioning in three-dimensional space. However, this method has the problem of difficulty in debugging due to the large number of functional modules on the machine and the small remaining debugging space.

[0091] In this embodiment, the lens assembly equipment is disassembled into an assembly machine 620 and multiple feeding machines 610, and the functional modules on each machine are independently assembled and adjusted in position to ensure that the feeding module 10 and the feeding machine 610, and the assembly machine 620 and the assembly module 500 are debugged synchronously, thereby effectively improving the debugging efficiency of the lens assembly equipment. The debugged assembly machine 620 and the feeding machine 610 are ensured to have a relative position between each other through docking tooling, and then the staff only needs to fine-tune the positional relationship between the assembly machine 620 and the feeding machine 610 to achieve the connection between the feeding module 10 and the assembly module 500 carried by the two, thereby effectively improving the debugging efficiency.

[0092] In some embodiments, combined Figures 8 to 10 As shown, the suction direction of the material picking nozzle 430 is set along the radial direction of the material picking turntable 410; the material picking mechanism 400 also includes a material picking camera 440, which is set on the side of the material picking turntable 410 away from the material picking moving module 420 and is parallel to the disk surface of the material picking turntable 410.

[0093] In this embodiment, along the Z direction shown in the figure, the material to be sucked by the material suction nozzle 430 at the bottom of the material picking turntable 410 is sucked. After the sucking is completed, the material picking turntable 410 rotates, and the material rotates to the side of the material picking turntable 410 together with the material picking suction nozzle 430. Compared with the traditional setting form of the material picking turntable 410 in which the disk surface is parallel to the horizontal plane, the present application can make full use of the lateral space of the material picking turntable 410 and effectively avoid interference between the sucked material and the material to be sucked.

[0094] Furthermore, the material picking camera 440 is used to obtain the position of the material to be sucked, ensuring that the material picking nozzle 430 can accurately pick up the material. The material picking camera 440 is arranged on the side of the material picking turntable 410 away from the moving module, which is conducive to reducing the distance between the detection field of view of the material picking camera 440 and the material picking nozzle 430, thereby improving positioning accuracy; the material picking camera 440 is parallel to the disk surface of the material picking turntable 410, that is, parallel to the material picking nozzle 430 of the material to be sucked, thereby avoiding angular errors in the Z direction.

[0095] Of course, in other embodiments, the suction direction of the material picking nozzle 430 can also be set to be parallel to the rotation axis of the material picking turntable 410; the material picking camera 440 can also be set to be tilted so that it can detect the material to be sucked.

[0096] In some embodiments, combined Figures 8 to 11 As shown, the reclaiming turntable 410 is provided with a hollow wiring groove 411, which is arranged coaxially with the rotation axis of the reclaiming turntable 410. The reclaiming suction nozzle 430 is connected to the external vacuum source via a vacuum air pipe 412, which passes through the hollow wiring groove 411. The hollow wiring groove 411 is coaxial with the rotation axis, and the length of the vacuum air pipe 412 from the reclaiming suction nozzle 430 to the center of the reclaiming turntable 410 varies little, eliminating the risk of fatigue fracture caused by repeated twisting of traditional rotary joints or external hoses. In addition, the vacuum air pipe 412 is arranged in the hollow wiring groove 411 to avoid exposure, effectively extending the service life of the vacuum air pipe.

[0097] In some embodiments, combined Figure 11 As shown, the vacuum air pipe 412 includes multiple vacuum sub-pipes 4121, each corresponding to a material extraction nozzle 430. Each vacuum sub-pipe 4121 is equipped with an independent switch. Each extraction nozzle 430 can be opened and closed independently, enabling independent suction and discharge of multiple materials. In the event of a single branch failure, it can be independently closed, reducing system energy consumption and maintenance costs.

[0098] In some embodiments, combined Figures 8 to 11As shown, the material picking mechanism 400 also includes a servo motor 450 and a hollow reducer 460. The rotation axis of the servo motor 450 is parallel to the rotation axis of the hollow reducer 460. The servo motor 450 and the material picking turntable 410 are power coupled through the hollow reducer 460. The hollow structure of the hollow reducer 460 is connected to the hollow wiring groove 411.

[0099] In this embodiment, the high transmission efficiency of the hollow reducer 460, combined with the angle control accuracy of the servo motor 450, ensures that the rotation positioning error of the material-retrieving turntable 410 is small while supporting high-speed start and stop; the hollow structure of the hollow reducer 460 is directly connected to the hollow wiring groove 411, and the vacuum air pipe 412 is built-in to eliminate the risk of external pipeline entanglement; the servo motor 450 and the hollow reducer 460 can be quickly separated, shortening maintenance time, and the hollow structure reserves space for sensor / power line expansion to support future intelligent upgrades.

[0100] In other embodiments, the rotation mode of the material retrieving turntable 410 can also be a motor-driven gear set, a motor direct connection, etc.

[0101] In some embodiments, combined Figure 11 As shown, the material picking turntable 410 is provided with a plurality of suction nozzle mounting positions; the material picking suction nozzle 430 includes a suction nozzle portion 431 and a mounting portion 432, the mounting portion 432 is detachably connected to the suction nozzle mounting position, the suction nozzle portion 431 can absorb materials, and different material picking suction nozzles 430 have the same mounting portion 432 and different suction nozzle portions 431.

[0102] In this embodiment, the material picking suction nozzle 430 is provided with different suction nozzle parts 431 for adsorbing different types of materials, and the mounting part 432 of each material picking suction nozzle 430 is also provided to be the same, so that any material picking suction nozzle 430 on the material picking turntable 410 can be quickly replaced, which greatly improves the timeliness of the material picking mechanism 400 for transporting materials of different types of lenses.

[0103] In this embodiment, the mounting portion 432 of the material picking nozzle 430 includes a plate portion and a shaft portion (not shown in the figure), the plate portion is provided with a plurality of screw through holes, and the corresponding plate portion of the material picking turntable 410 is provided with a shaft hole that is plugged into the shaft portion and a plurality of screw connection holes corresponding to the screw through holes.

[0104] In other embodiments, the detachable connection between the material picking nozzle 430 and the material picking turntable 410 may also be a magnetic connection, a snap connection, etc.

[0105] In some embodiments, combined Figure 8 As shown, the material picking moving module 420 includes a plurality of material picking linear modules, the movable parts and fixed parts of adjacent material picking linear modules are connected in sequence, and the extension directions of different material picking linear modules are set at an angle.

[0106] In this embodiment, the reclaiming movement module 420 is configured with three reclaiming linear modules. The reclaiming movement module 420 includes a first linear module 422 (Y-axis), a second linear module 423 (X-axis), and a third linear module 424 (Z-axis). The third linear module 424 is connected to the reclaiming turntable 410 to enable three-dimensional movement of the reclaiming turntable 410. Of course, the number and arrangement of the reclaiming linear modules can be selectively adjusted based on actual handling requirements. For example, if there is no need for Y-axis movement, only the second linear module 423 and the third linear module 424 can be provided.

[0107] In this embodiment, the material picking linear module is a linear slide module, the movable part is the slide, and the fixed part is the slide track; of course, the linear module can also be a screw module (the movable part is the screw nut, and the fixed part is the screw), a cylinder, etc.

[0108] In other embodiments, the material picking and moving module 420 may also be in the form of a robotic arm, a combination of a robotic arm and several linear modules, etc.

[0109] On the other hand, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a lens production line, comprising the lens assembly equipment as described in the above embodiment.

[0110] The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Various changes can be made within the knowledge of ordinary technicians in the relevant technical field without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A lens assembly device, characterized in that: include: A plurality of feeding modules (10) include a feeding module (200), a material picking mechanism (400) and an angle transfer mechanism (300), wherein the feeding module (200) is suitable for providing a plurality of materials for assembling a lens; the material picking mechanism (400) connects the feeding module (200) and the angle transfer mechanism (300), and the material picking mechanism (400) includes a material picking turntable (410), a material picking moving module (420) and a plurality of material picking nozzles (430), wherein the material picking turntable (410) is rotatably connected to the material picking moving module (420), and the material picking turntable (410) can move under the drive of the material picking moving module (420), and the plurality of material picking nozzles (430) are connected to the material picking turntable (410) and are arranged around the rotation axis of the material picking turntable (410), and the material picking nozzles (430) at different positions are adapted to one of the plurality of materials; An assembly module (500) comprises a plurality of assembly transport mechanisms (510) and a plurality of assembly loading platform mechanisms (520), wherein the assembly transport mechanisms (510) correspond one-to-one to the feeding modules (10), and the assembly transport mechanisms (510) connect the corresponding angle transfer mechanisms (300) and the plurality of assembly loading platform mechanisms (520); The assembly loading platform mechanism (520) comprises an assembly loading platform (521) and an assembly loading platform driving assembly (522), wherein the assembly loading platform (521) is adapted to move under the drive of the assembly loading platform driving assembly (522), and the assembly loading platform driving assembly (522) is provided with a plurality of loading stations, and the positions of the plurality of loading stations are adapted to the plurality of assembly and transport mechanisms (510); The angle transfer mechanism (300) comprises an angle transfer platform (310) and an angle transfer linear module (320), wherein the angle transfer platform (310) is adapted to move under the drive of the angle transfer linear module (320) and connect the material taking mechanism (400) and the assembly and transport mechanism (510); The angle turntable (310) includes a plurality of positioning platforms (311) and a first rotating driving member (312). The number and type of the positioning platforms (311) are adapted to the plurality of materials. The positioning platforms (311) are adapted to rotate under the drive of the first rotating driving member (312).

2. The lens assembly device according to claim 1, wherein: The assembly transport mechanism (510) comprises a plurality of assembly transport nozzles (511) and an assembly transport linear module (512) extending along a first direction, wherein the assembly transport nozzles (511) are adapted to reciprocate along the first direction under the drive of the assembly transport linear module (512) and pass through a plurality of loading stations of the assembly loading platform mechanism (520); and / or, The assembly loading platform driving component (522) comprises an assembly loading platform linear module (523), and the assembly loading platform (521) is adapted to move along a second direction driven by the assembly loading platform linear module (523), wherein the second direction is arranged at an angle to the first direction.

3. The lens assembly equipment according to claim 1, wherein: The feeding module (200) comprises a material hooking mechanism (210) and a plurality of material cage placement platforms (220), wherein the material cage placement platforms (220) are suitable for placing material cages, and multiple layers of material loading trays are arranged in the material cages; The material hooking mechanism (210) comprises a material hooking traction platform (211), a material hooking linear module (212) and a material hooking lifting module (213). The extension direction of the material hooking linear module (212) is parallel to the arrangement direction of the material cage placement platform (220). The material hooking traction platform (211) is adapted to move under the drive of the material hooking linear module (212) and sequentially dock with different material cage placement platforms (220), and dock with different layers of the material loading trays under the drive of the material hooking lifting module (213).

4. The lens assembly device according to claim 3, wherein: The feeding module (200) further comprises a plurality of material tray positioning platforms (230), wherein the material tray positioning platforms (230) correspond one-to-one to the material cage placement platforms (220), and the material tray positioning platforms (230) are arranged on a side of the material hooking mechanism (210) close to the assembly module (500); The material hook traction platform (211) is adapted to move and connect the material tray positioning platform (230) and the material cage placement platform (220) under the drive of the material hook linear module (212) and the material hook lifting module (213); The material hook traction platform (211) includes a carrier plate hook (2111), a material plate placement platform (2112) and a hook drive component (2113). The carrier plate hook (2111) can hook the material carrier plate under the drive of the hook drive component (2113) and transfer it between the material plate positioning platform (230) and the material cage placement platform (220).

5. The lens assembly device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The assembly module (500) further includes a dispensing mechanism (530), and each of the assembly loading platform drive components (522) is provided with a dispensing station corresponding to the dispensing mechanism (530); the dispensing mechanism (530) includes a dispensing head component (531) and a dispensing drive component (532), and the dispensing drive component (532) is capable of driving the dispensing head component (531) to move above the dispensing station.

6. The lens assembly device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The dispensing drive assembly (532) includes a dispensing linear module (5321), and the dispensing linear module (5321) is arranged at an angle with the assembly loading platform mechanism (520); the dispensing head assembly (531) includes a dispensing pressure head (5311), two dispensing cylinder fixtures (5312) and an angle adjustment plate (5313), and the dispensing cylinder fixtures (5312) are connected to the angle adjustment plate (5313) and are located on both sides of the dispensing pressure head (5311), and the dispensing cylinder fixtures (5312) are arranged at an angle, and the axis of the dispensing cylinder fixtures (5312) intersects with the axis of the dispensing pressure head (5311).

7. The lens assembly device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The assembly loading platform (521) includes a positioning shaft (5211) and a shaft driving assembly (5212), one end of the positioning shaft (5211) is provided with a positioning surface, the positioning surface is suitable for abutting against the lens, the positioning shaft (5211) is provided with a vacuum channel, the vacuum channel is suitable for connecting an external vacuum air source with the lens, and the shaft driving assembly (5212) is suitable for driving the positioning shaft (5211) to rotate.

8. The lens assembly device according to claim 1, wherein: The lens assembly equipment further comprises an assembly machine (620) and a plurality of feeding machines (610), wherein the assembly machine (620) is suitable for carrying the assembly module (500), and the feeding machine (610) is suitable for carrying the feeding module group (10); The assembly machine (620) and the feeding machine (610) are connected via a docking fixture, wherein the docking fixture comprises a first horizontal insert (611) provided on the feeding machine (610), a second horizontal insert (621) provided on the assembly machine (620) and cooperating with the first horizontal insert (611), and a height connection block, wherein the height connection block is provided with a connection surface, and the connection surface simultaneously connects the table top of the assembly machine (620) and the table top of the feeding machine (610).

9. A lens production line, characterized in that: Comprising the lens assembly equipment as described in any one of claims 1 to 8.

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