Peep-proof screen assembling machine

The automated assembly system addresses low efficiency and quality issues in defense screen assembly by integrating advanced feeding and cleaning mechanisms, enhancing production efficiency and quality.

CN120307633APending Publication Date: 2025-07-15SUZHOU YIXUAN PRECISION TOOLING & MODING CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202510507084.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-04-22
Publication Date
2025-07-15

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Technical Problem

The existing anti-peep screen assembly machine requires manual assembly, which has low assembly efficiency and is prone to poor quality, resulting in poor product quality.

Method used

It adopts automatic glass loading machine, anti-peeping glass loading machine and anti-peeping film automatic loading machine, combined with automated equipment such as robots, visual positioning mechanisms, membrane tearing mechanisms and turntable assembly machines to realize automatic assembly and detection of anti-peeping glass and anti-peeping film.

Benefits of technology

The assembly efficiency and product quality of the anti-peep screen are improved, the assembly accuracy is ensured, and the cleaning effect of the anti-peep film is improved through the cleaning mechanism.

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Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of assembling machines, and particularly relates to a peep-proof screen assembling machine which comprises an automatic glass feeding machine, a peep-proof glass feeding machine and an automatic peep-proof film feeding machine. The bottom of the automatic glass feeding machine, the bottom of the peep-proof glass feeding machine and the bottom of the automatic peep-proof film feeding machine are each provided with a rack, the automatic glass feeding machine is provided with a glass transmission mechanism, a mechanical arm material taking mechanism, a visual positioning mechanism and a film tearing mechanism, and the mechanical arm material taking mechanism is rotationally connected to the film tearing mechanism. A protective film on the surface of the glass is removed through the film tearing mechanism, then the peep-proof glass on the feeding mechanism is clamped through the assembling and carrying mechanism on the peep-proof glass feeding machine, and the peep-proof glass gets close to the assembling and positioning visual mechanism in the moving process of the assembling and carrying mechanism; the peep-proof glass clamped on the assembling and carrying mechanism is matched with the assembling manipulator for use, so that a space for pasting a film is reserved between the peep-proof glass, and the assembling efficiency of a peep-proof screen and the product assembling quality are improved.
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Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of assembly machines, and particularly relates to an anti-peeping screen assembly machine. Background Art

[0002] Before the equipment was introduced, the production method was that the operator assembled and bonded the Cell and the VAC together through an auxiliary jig, assembled the backplane and the VCF (anti-peeping film) together, assembled the two semi-finished products together, and then detected whether the assembly accuracy was okay through the AOI manual jig.

[0003] The existing anti-peeping screen assembly machines generally still require manual assembly with a low yield, and are prone to defects during transportation, resulting in poor assembly efficiency and product assembly quality of the anti-peeping screen. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In view of the above problems, the present invention provides an anti-peeping screen assembly machine, including a glass automatic loading machine, an anti-peeping glass loading machine, and an anti-peeping film automatic loading machine; the bottoms of the glass automatic loading machine, the anti-peeping glass loading machine, and the anti-peeping film automatic loading machine are all installed with a frame. A glass transmission mechanism, a manipulator picking mechanism, a vision positioning mechanism, and a film tearing mechanism are provided on the glass automatic loading machine. The manipulator picking mechanism is rotatably connected to the film tearing mechanism. The glass transmission mechanism and the vision positioning mechanism are located on both sides of the film tearing mechanism. An upper loading mechanism, an assembly handling mechanism, an assembly positioning vision mechanism, and an assembly manipulator are provided on the anti-peeping glass loading machine. The upper loading mechanism, the assembly handling mechanism, and the assembly positioning vision mechanism are all installed on one side away from the frame of the glass automatic loading machine, and the assembly manipulator is installed on one side close to the glass transmission mechanism.

[0005] Further, an anti-peeping film upper loading bin, an anti-peeping film cleaning mechanism, an anti-peeping film handling manipulator, an anti-peeping film tearing and discharging mechanism, and an anti-peeping film assembly manipulator are provided on the anti-peeping film automatic loading machine.

[0006] Further, the anti-peeping film upper loading bin is installed on the frame on the side away from the glass transmission mechanism, and the installation positions of the anti-peeping film cleaning mechanism, the anti-peeping film handling manipulator, the anti-peeping film tearing and discharging mechanism, and the anti-peeping film assembly manipulator gradually approach the direction of the glass transmission mechanism in sequence.

[0007] Further, a cleaning conveyor belt is provided at the bottom of the anti-peeping film cleaning mechanism. One end of the cleaning conveyor belt is also provided with a loading grasping assembly, and the output end of the loading grasping assembly is drivingly connected with a pneumatic gripper.

[0008] Further, the anti-peeping film cleaning mechanism includes a cleaning box; a hollow sliding cavity is formed on one side wall of the cleaning box, and a plurality of groups of assembly grooves are formed on the other side wall of the cleaning box.

[0009] Furthermore, a conveying groove is formed in the outer wall of the cleaning box, and the conveying groove is located between the hollow sliding cavity and several groups of assembly grooves. A conveying frame is arranged in the conveying groove.

[0010] Furthermore, a notch communicating with the conveying groove is formed in the outer wall of the conveying frame. A supporting frame is arranged at the bottom of the conveying frame. Two electric push rods are arranged on the inner wall of the supporting frame, and the output ends of the two electric push rods are rotatably connected with lower rollers.

[0011] Furthermore, a lower roller frame is sleeved outside the lower roller. An upper roller frame is arranged at the top of the lower roller frame, and an upper roller is arranged on the inner wall of the upper roller frame.

[0012] Furthermore, an adhesive tape is sleeved on the upper roller and the lower roller. One end of the upper roller is drivingly connected with the output end of a servo motor, and the output end of the servo motor is slidably connected to the inner wall of the hollow sliding cavity.

[0013] Furthermore, a turntable assembly machine for assembling the privacy glass, privacy film and glass is installed at the top of the frame and close to the film tearing mechanism. The inner part of the turntable assembly machine is provided with a backplane turntable mechanism, a vision positioning mechanism for assembling the backplane and the privacy film, a vision positioning mechanism for assembling the backplane and the privacy glass, a thickness detection mechanism, a screw driving mechanism and a blanking mechanism.

[0014] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: 1. The glass on the glass transmission mechanism is clamped by the manipulator picking mechanism in the automatic glass loading machine. When the manipulator picking mechanism moves and approaches the vision positioning mechanism, the glass clamped by the manipulator picking mechanism cooperates with the film tearing mechanism, and the film tearing mechanism is used to remove the protective film on the glass surface. Then, the privacy glass on the privacy glass loading machine is clamped by the assembly handling mechanism. When the assembly handling mechanism moves and approaches the assembly positioning vision mechanism, the privacy glass clamped by the assembly handling mechanism is used in cooperation with the assembly manipulator, so that a space for pasting the film is reserved between the privacy glass and the glass, improving the assembly efficiency of the privacy screen and the product assembly quality.

[0015] 2. Finally, the privacy film on the privacy film tearing and discharging mechanism of the automatic privacy film loading machine is clamped by the privacy film handling manipulator. After the film is torn, the privacy film is moved by the privacy film handling manipulator to the space between the privacy glass and the glass, providing an assembly space for the assembly of the privacy glass, privacy film and glass. The turntable assembly machine is used to assemble the privacy glass, privacy film and glass. The thickness of the assembled privacy screen is detected by the thickness detection mechanism. After the quality is qualified, the privacy screen is fixed by the screw driving mechanism, and then the finished privacy screen after production is blanked by the blanking mechanism.

[0016] 3. The output end of the electric push rod drives the lower roller to move downward, so that the adhesive tape on the surface of the lower roller cleans the dust on the surface of the privacy screen film. When the rotation direction of the servo motor is opposite to the driving direction of the cleaning conveyor belt, the connection between the adhesive tape and the privacy screen film can be quickly separated, which is used for the normal conveying after the dust on the surface of the privacy screen film is cleaned.

[0017] 4. The two ends of the upper roller can follow the lower roller to move downward synchronously under the action of the first tension spring and the second tension spring. Moreover, when the lower roller rises, the upper roller can be pulled to move upward synchronously under the action of the two groups of tension springs, and the tensile tension of the adhesive tape can be maintained at all times. When the output end of the servo motor drives the upper roller to rotate, the position of the adhesive tape at the bottom of the lower roller can be switched to prevent the adhesive tape after adhering dust from contacting the privacy screen film again, thereby improving the cleaning effect of the privacy screen film.

[0018] Other features and advantages of the present invention will be described in the following specification, and part of them will become obvious from the specification, or be understood by implementing the present invention. The objectives and other advantages of the present invention can be realized and obtained through the structures pointed out in the specification, claims and drawings. Brief Description of the Drawings

[0019] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for describing the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the following drawings are some embodiments of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative efforts.

[0020] Figure 1 Shows the structural schematic diagram of the privacy screen assembly machine in the embodiment of the present invention Figure 1 ; Figure 2 Shows the structural schematic diagram of the privacy screen assembly machine in the embodiment of the present invention Figure 2 ; Figure 3 Shows the connection schematic diagram of the privacy screen film cleaning mechanism and the cleaning conveyor belt in the embodiment of the present invention; Figure 4 Shows the structural schematic diagram of the privacy screen film cleaning mechanism in the embodiment of the present invention Figure 1 ; Figure 5 Shows the structural schematic diagram of the privacy screen film cleaning mechanism in the embodiment of the present invention Figure 2 .

[0021] In the figure: 1. glass transmission mechanism; 2. manipulator material picking mechanism; 3. visual positioning mechanism; 4. film tearing mechanism; 5. feeding mechanism; 6. assembly and handling mechanism; 7. assembly and positioning visual mechanism; 8. assembly manipulator; 9. anti-peep film feeding bin; 10. anti-peep film cleaning mechanism; 101. cleaning box; 102. hollow slide cavity; 103. assembly groove; 104. conveying groove; 105. conveying frame; 106. notch; 107. support frame; 108. electric push rod; 109. lower roller; 1010. lower roller frame; 1011. upper roller frame; 1012. upper roller; 1013. adhesive tape; 1014. servo motor; 11. anti-peep film handling manipulator; 12. anti-peep film tearing and discharging mechanism; 13. anti-peep film assembly manipulator; 14. cleaning conveyor belt; 15. feeding and grabbing component; 16. pneumatic gripper. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] 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.

[0023] The embodiment of the present invention provides an anti-privacy screen assembly machine, including a glass automatic feeding machine, an anti-privacy glass feeding machine and an anti-privacy film automatic feeding machine; for example, Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 shown.

[0024] The bottom of the automatic glass feeder, the anti-peep glass feeder and the automatic anti-peep film feeder are all equipped with a frame. The automatic glass feeder is provided with a glass transmission mechanism 1, a manipulator material taking mechanism 2, a visual positioning mechanism 3 and a film tearing mechanism 4. The manipulator material taking mechanism 2 is rotatably connected to the film tearing mechanism 4. The glass transmission mechanism 1 and the visual positioning mechanism 3 are located on both sides of the film tearing mechanism 4. The anti-peeping glass loading machine is provided with a loading mechanism 5, an assembly handling mechanism 6, an assembly positioning vision mechanism 7 and an assembly manipulator 8. The loading mechanism 5, the assembly handling mechanism 6 and the assembly positioning vision mechanism 7 are all installed on one side far away from the glass automatic loading machine frame. The assembly manipulator 8 is installed on one side close to the glass transmission mechanism 1. The anti-peeping film automatic loading machine is provided with an anti-peeping film loading bin 9, an anti-peeping film cleaning mechanism 10, an anti-peeping film handling manipulator 11, an anti-peeping film stripping and discharging mechanism 12 and an anti-peeping film assembly manipulator 13. The anti-peeping film loading bin 9 is installed on the frame on one side far away from the glass transmission mechanism 1, and the installation positions of the anti-peeping film cleaning mechanism 10, the anti-peeping film handling manipulator 11, the anti-peeping film stripping and discharging mechanism 12 and the anti-peeping film assembly manipulator 13 gradually approach the direction of the glass transmission mechanism 1 in sequence. A cleaning conveyor belt 14 is arranged at the bottom of the anti-peeping film cleaning mechanism 10, and a loading grasping assembly 15 is further arranged at one end of the cleaning conveyor belt 14, and the output end of the loading grasping assembly 15 is drivingly connected with a pneumatic gripper 16.

[0025] Further, a turntable assembly machine for assembling the anti-peeping glass, the anti-peeping film and the glass is installed at the top of the frame and close to the film stripping mechanism 4, and a backplane turntable mechanism, a backplane and anti-peeping film assembly vision positioning mechanism, a backplane and anti-peeping glass assembly vision positioning mechanism, a thickness detection mechanism, a screw driving mechanism and a blanking mechanism are arranged inside the turntable assembly machine.

[0026] Specifically, the glass on the glass transmission mechanism 1 is clamped by the manipulator material taking mechanism 2 in the glass automatic loading machine, and after the manipulator material taking mechanism 2 moves and approaches the vision positioning mechanism 3, the glass clamped by the manipulator material taking mechanism 2 is matched with the film stripping mechanism 4, and the film stripping mechanism 4 is used to remove the protective film on the glass surface; Then, the anti-peeping glass on the loading mechanism 5 is clamped by the assembly handling mechanism 6 on the anti-peeping glass loading machine, and after the assembly handling mechanism 6 moves and approaches the assembly positioning vision mechanism 7, the anti-peeping glass clamped by the assembly handling mechanism 6 is used in cooperation with the assembly manipulator 8 to reserve a space for pasting the film between the anti-peeping glass and the glass; Finally, the anti-peeping film on the anti-peeping film stripping and discharging mechanism 12 is clamped by the anti-peeping film handling manipulator 11 on the anti-peeping film automatic loading machine. After the film is stripped, the anti-peeping film is moved by the anti-peeping film handling manipulator 11 between the anti-peeping glass and the glass to provide an assembly space for the assembly of the anti-peeping glass, the anti-peeping film and the glass. The turntable assembly machine is used to assemble the anti-peeping glass, the anti-peeping film and the glass, and the thickness of the assembled anti-peeping screen is detected by the thickness detection mechanism. After passing the quality inspection, the anti-peeping screen is fixed by the screw driving mechanism, and then the finished anti-peeping screen after production is blanked by the blanking mechanism.

[0027] The anti-peeping film cleaning mechanism 10 includes a cleaning box 101; Exemplarily, as Figure 4 and Figure 5 shown.

[0028] A hollow sliding cavity 102 is formed in one side wall of the cleaning box 101, a plurality of groups of assembly grooves 103 are formed in the other side wall of the cleaning box 101, a conveying groove 104 is further formed in the outer wall of the cleaning box 101, and the conveying groove 104 is located between the hollow sliding cavity 102 and the plurality of groups of assembly grooves 103. A conveying frame 105 is arranged in the conveying groove 104. A notch 106 communicating with the conveying groove 104 is formed in the outer wall of the conveying frame 105. A support frame 107 is arranged at the bottom of the conveying frame 105. Two electric push rods 108 are arranged on the inner wall of the support frame 107. The output ends of the two electric push rods 108 are rotatably connected with a lower roller 109. A lower roller frame 1010 is sleeved outside the lower roller 109. An upper roller frame 1011 is arranged at the top of the lower roller frame 1010. An upper roller 1012 is arranged on the inner wall of the upper roller frame 1011. A sticky tape 1013 is sleeved on the upper roller 1012 and the lower roller 109. One end of the upper roller 1012 is drivingly connected with the output end of a servo motor 1014, and the output end of the servo motor 1014 is slidably connected with the inner wall of the hollow sliding cavity 102.

[0029] Further, a traction box is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the cleaning box 101 and close to one side of the top of the hollow sliding cavity 102. A first tension spring is arranged at the bottom of the traction box, and the bottom end of the first tension spring is fixedly connected with the servo motor 1014.

[0030] Further, a bearing is sleeved on the end of the upper roller 1012 and far away from the servo motor 1014, and a second tension spring is arranged between the top end of the bearing and the top end of the inner wall of the cleaning box 101.

[0031] Specifically, the output end of the electric push rod 108 drives the lower roller 109 to move downward, so that the sticky tape 1013 on the surface of the lower roller 109 cleans the dust on the surface of the anti-peeping film. When the rotation direction of the servo motor 1014 is opposite to the driving direction of the cleaning conveyor belt 14, the connection between the sticky tape 1013 and the anti-peeping film can be quickly separated, for the normal conveying after the dust on the surface of the anti-peeping film is cleaned; Both ends of the upper roller 1012 can follow the lower roller 109 to move downward synchronously under the action of the first tension spring and the second tension spring. Moreover, when the lower roller 109 rises, it can drive the upper roller 1012 to move upward synchronously under the action of the two groups of tension springs, and always maintain the tensile tension of the adhesive tape 1013. When the output end of the servo motor 1014 drives the upper roller 1012 to rotate, it can switch the position of the adhesive tape 1013 under the bottom of the lower roller 109, preventing the adhesive tape 1013 after adhering to dust from contacting the privacy film again, and improving the cleaning effect of the privacy film.

[0032] The working principle of an anti-peeping screen assembly machine proposed by an embodiment of the present invention is as follows: The glass on the glass transmission mechanism 1 is clamped by the manipulator picking mechanism 2 in the automatic glass feeding machine. After the manipulator picking mechanism 2 moves closer to the vision positioning mechanism 3 during the movement, the glass clamped by the manipulator picking mechanism 2 cooperates with the film tearing mechanism 4, and the film tearing mechanism 4 is used to remove the protective film on the glass surface. Then, the privacy glass on the upper feeding mechanism 5 is clamped by the assembly handling mechanism 6 on the privacy glass feeding machine. After the assembly handling mechanism 6 moves closer to the assembly positioning vision mechanism 7 during the movement, the privacy glass clamped by the assembly handling mechanism 6 is used in cooperation with the assembly manipulator 8 to leave a space for film pasting between the privacy glass and the glass. The output end of the electric push rod 108 drives the lower roller 109 to move downward, so that the adhesive tape 1013 on the surface of the lower roller 109 cleans the dust on the surface of the privacy film. When the rotation direction of the servo motor 1014 is opposite to the driving direction of the cleaning conveyor belt 14, it can quickly separate the connection between the adhesive tape 1013 and the privacy film for the normal conveying after the dust on the surface of the privacy film is cleaned. Both ends of the upper roller 1012 can follow the lower roller 109 to move downward synchronously under the action of the first tension spring and the second tension spring. Moreover, when the lower roller 109 rises, it can drive the upper roller 1012 to move upward synchronously under the action of the two groups of tension springs, and always maintain the tensile tension of the adhesive tape 1013. When the output end of the servo motor 1014 drives the upper roller 1012 to rotate, it can switch the position of the adhesive tape 1013 under the bottom of the lower roller 109, preventing the adhesive tape 1013 after adhering to dust from contacting the privacy film again, and improving the cleaning effect of the privacy film. Finally, the anti-peeping film handling manipulator 11 on the anti-peeping film automatic feeding machine clamps the anti-peeping film on the anti-peeping film tearing and discharging mechanism 12. The anti-peeping film after tearing is moved by the anti-peeping film handling manipulator 11 between the anti-peeping glass and the glass, providing an assembly space for the assembly of the anti-peeping glass, anti-peeping film and glass. The anti-peeping glass, anti-peeping film and glass are assembled by using a turntable assembly machine, and the thickness of the assembled anti-peeping screen is detected by a thickness detection mechanism. After passing the quality inspection, the anti-peeping screen is fixed by a screw driving mechanism, and then the finished anti-peeping screen after production is unloaded by an unloading mechanism.

[0033] Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that: they can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments, or perform equivalent replacements for some of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. An anti-peeping screen assembly machine, characterized in that: It includes an automatic glass loader, an anti-peep glass loader and an automatic anti-peep film loader; the automatic glass loader, the anti-peep glass loader and the automatic anti-peep film loader are all installed with a frame at the bottom, the automatic glass loader is provided with a glass transmission mechanism, a manipulator material picking mechanism, a visual positioning mechanism and a film tearing mechanism, the manipulator material picking mechanism is rotatably connected to the film tearing mechanism, the glass transmission mechanism and the visual positioning mechanism are located on both sides of the film tearing mechanism, the anti-peep glass loader is provided with a feeding mechanism, an assembly and conveying mechanism, an assembly positioning visual mechanism and an assembly manipulator, the feeding mechanism, the assembly and conveying mechanism and the assembly positioning visual mechanism are all installed on the side away from the automatic glass loader frame, and the assembly manipulator is installed on the side close to the glass transmission mechanism.

2. The anti-peeping screen assembly machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The anti-peep film automatic feeding machine is provided with an anti-peep film feeding bin, an anti-peep film cleaning mechanism, an anti-peep film handling manipulator, an anti-peep film tearing and discharging mechanism and an anti-peep film assembling manipulator.

3. The anti-peeping screen assembly machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The privacy film loading bin is installed on a frame away from the side of the glass transmission mechanism, and the installation positions of the privacy film cleaning mechanism, the privacy film handling robot, the privacy film tearing and discharging mechanism and the privacy film assembling robot are gradually approached toward the direction of the glass transmission mechanism.

4. The anti-peeping screen assembly machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: A cleaning conveyor belt is arranged at the bottom of the anti-peep film cleaning mechanism, a feeding grabbing assembly is arranged at one end of the cleaning conveyor belt, and a pneumatic clamp is connected to the output end of the feeding grabbing assembly.

5. The anti-peeping screen assembly machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The anti-peep film cleaning mechanism comprises a cleaning box; a hollow sliding cavity is opened on one side wall of the cleaning box, and a plurality of assembly grooves are opened on the other side wall of the cleaning box.

6. The anti-peeping screen assembly machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: The outer wall of the cleaning box is also provided with a conveying groove, and the conveying groove is located between the hollow sliding cavity and a plurality of assembly grooves, and a conveying frame is arranged in the conveying groove.

7. The anti-peeping screen assembly machine according to claim 6, characterized in that: The outer wall of the conveying frame is provided with a notch interconnected with the conveying groove, the bottom of the conveying frame is provided with a support frame, the inner wall of the support frame is provided with two groups of electric push rods, and the output ends of the two groups of electric push rods are rotatably connected to lower rollers.

8. The anti-peeping screen assembly machine according to claim 7, characterized in that: The outer cover of the lower roller is provided with a lower roller frame, the top of the lower roller frame is provided with an upper roller frame, and the inner wall of the upper roller frame is provided with an upper roller.

9. The anti-peeping screen assembly machine according to claim 8, characterized in that: The upper roller and the lower roller are sleeved with adhesive tapes, one end of the upper roller is transmission-connected with the output end of the servo motor, and the output end of the servo motor is slidably connected to the inner wall of the hollow sliding cavity.

10. The anti-peeping screen assembly machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A turntable assembly machine for assembling anti-peep glass, anti-peep film and glass is installed on the top of the frame and close to the film tearing mechanism, and the interior of the turntable assembly machine is provided with a back panel turntable mechanism, a visual positioning mechanism for assembling the back panel and the anti-peep film, a visual positioning mechanism for assembling the back panel and the anti-peep glass, a thickness detection mechanism, a screw driving mechanism and a material unloading mechanism.