Braid method

Abstract

The invention provides a braiding method, and relates to the technical field of braiding machines. The method comprises the steps that materials are fixed to bases of a metal belt through a material taking mechanism, the metal belt comprises a plurality of bases which are sequentially arranged and connected, each base is provided with a fixing base used for fixing the materials, the materials comprise springs, the fixing bases are hollow and extend in the direction away from the bases, and an opening used for fixing the materials is formed in one side of each fixing base; the bottom of the spring is translated and clamped into the opening; after the materials are fixed, it is determined that the materials are fixed, the metal belt is punched through a punching mechanism, to-be-clamped objects separated from the metal belt are obtained, and each to-be-clamped object comprises a base and one material; and the discharging mechanism is controlled to clamp the to-be-clamped object and place the to-be-clamped object into the carrier tape for braiding. According to the embodiment of the invention, the materials can be automatically fixed and placed into the carrier tape, the problem that the materials need to be manually placed is avoided, material braiding is conveniently and rapidly completed, the speed is high, the efficiency is high, the labor cost is low, and the requirement of automatic production is effectively met.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of braiding machines, and in particular to a braiding method. Background Art

[0002] With the rapid development of electronic products, the demand for various electronic components has increased rapidly. For the packaging of electronic products, a taping machine is generally used to load materials (such as various surface-mount components) into carrier tapes for taping packaging.

[0003] In existing technology, some materials (such as springs) need to maintain a specific posture in carrier tape for subsequent processing. However, existing taping machines place the materials directly into the carrier tape during taping and packaging without controlling the material's posture. This results in the material in the carrier tape not being able to maintain a specific posture, making it difficult to directly use for subsequent processing. To address this problem, the material is often manually secured to a base, then placed into the carrier tape with the base, and the base is used to control the material's posture. This manual taping method is slow, inefficient, and has high labor costs, making it difficult to meet the requirements of automated production. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The present invention provides a method for braiding tapes, which can solve the problems of slow speed, low efficiency, high labor cost, and difficulty in meeting the requirements of automated production in existing manual braiding methods. To achieve this goal, the present invention provides the following solutions.

[0005] According to one aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a braiding method is provided for a braiding machine including a material taking mechanism, a punching mechanism, and a material unwinding mechanism, the method comprising: The material is fixed to the base of the metal belt by using a material taking mechanism. The metal belt includes a plurality of bases arranged and connected in sequence, and each base is provided with a fixing seat for fixing the material. The material includes a spring. The fixing seat is hollow and extends away from the base. One side of the fixing seat is provided with an opening for fixing the material. The bottom of the spring is translated and snapped into the opening. After confirming that the material is fixed, the metal strip is punched out by a punching mechanism to obtain objects to be clamped separated from the metal strip, each of the objects to be clamped includes a base and a material; The unloading mechanism is controlled to clamp the object to be clamped and put the object to be clamped into a carrier tape for braiding.

[0006] In one possible implementation, the material picking mechanism includes a first driver, a second driver, a material placement table, and a material picking piece, wherein the driving end of the first driver is connected to the second driver, and the driving end of the second driver is connected to the material picking piece; The method of fixing the material to the base of the metal belt by using the material taking mechanism includes: Determine that the material is located on the material placement table, and use the first driver to drive the material picking member to move along a fixed path to above the material placement table, so that the material placement table and the base of the metal belt to be fixed with the material are located on the movement path of the material picking member; The second driver is used to drive the material picking member to descend so as to use the material picking member to absorb the material.

[0007] In a possible implementation, the fixing seat is hollow and extends in a direction away from the base, and an opening for fixing the material is provided on a side of the fixing seat opposite to the movement path; The method of fixing the material to the base of the metal belt by using the material taking mechanism includes: Determining that the material adsorption is complete, using the second driver to lift the material to a height corresponding to the opening of the fixing seat; Using the first driver to drive the material picking member to move along the movement path toward the fixed seat to clamp the material into the opening; The material is fixed to the base by using the material taking piece.

[0008] In a possible implementation, the material is a spring, and the material-removing member includes a material adsorbing member provided with a fixed column, and the fixed column is inserted into the adsorbed spring; The method of fixing the material on the base by using the material taking member includes: Using the first driver to drive the material adsorption member to descend so that the fixing column contacts the fixing seat; The fixing column is used to press the fixing seat so as to rivet the material to the base.

[0009] In a possible implementation, the material picking component has a third driver, and the third driver is connected to the material adsorption component. The step of determining that the material adsorption is complete includes: Using a second driver to drive the material adsorption member to descend so that the spring presses against the material placement table; The rotating motor connected to the material placement table or the third driver is controlled to drive the material to rotate so that the posture of the material is changed into a specific posture.

[0010] In one possible implementation, the material taking mechanism further includes a material discharging member provided with a material conveying pipe and a fixed frame, the second driver, the driving end of the first driver, and the material discharging member are fixed to the fixed frame, the material discharging member is located on the movement path of the material discharging member, and the material discharging member is located on the side of the material taking member away from the metal strip; The material is placed on the material placement table, including: Using the first driver to drive the unloading member to move along the motion path; If it is determined that the material placing member is located above the material placing table, the material is conveyed to the material placing table by using the material conveying pipe.

[0011] In one possible implementation, the braiding machine includes a first detection mechanism and a feeding mechanism provided with a fourth driver and a feeding piece, wherein the detection end of the first detection mechanism is located between the punching mechanism and the picking mechanism, the driving end of the fourth driver is connected to the feeding piece, the metal strip passes through the feeding piece, and the base of the material to be fixed is located on one side of the feeding piece; The method of punching the base on which the material is fixed by using a punching mechanism includes: Determining that a material is fixed on the base, and detecting the material on the base using the first detection mechanism; If it is determined that the position of the material meets the preset requirements, the fourth driver is used to drive the feeding member to transfer the base to the punching area of ​​the punching mechanism.

[0012] In one possible implementation, the punching mechanism includes a fifth driver and a punching support provided with a punching seat, wherein the punching seat is provided on one side of the feed piece, and the metal belt passing through the feed piece is placed flat on the punching seat. The fifth driver is fixed to the punching support, and the punching end of the fifth driver is opposite to the base of the punching seat on which the material is fixed; The method of punching the base on which the material is fixed by using a punching mechanism includes: The punching end of the fifth driver is used to punch out the area of ​​the metal strip connected to the base to separate the base from the metal strip.

[0013] In one possible implementation, the discharge mechanism includes a sixth driver and a clamping claw, the sixth driver is fixed to the workbench, the driving end of the sixth driver is connected to the clamping claw, the carrier is provided with a receiving groove for accommodating the object to be clamped, and controlling the discharge mechanism to clamp the object to be clamped and place the object to be clamped into the carrier includes: Using the sixth driver to drive the clamping jaw to move toward the object to be clamped, and controlling the clamping jaw to open; The clamping claws are used to clamp the spring in the object to be clamped, the sixth driver is controlled to move away from the punching mechanism, and when the object to be clamped moves above the carrier tape, the clamping claws are controlled to release so that the object to be clamped falls into the receiving groove of the carrier tape.

[0014] In one possible implementation, the braiding machine includes a second detection mechanism, the second detection mechanism is located in front of the unwinding mechanism, and a detection end of the second detection mechanism faces the carrier tape, the front is determined based on the movement direction of the carrier tape, and the method includes: The second detection mechanism is used to collect an image of the carrier tape, and unqualified products are identified based on material information in the image.

[0015] The beneficial effects of the technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present application are: The braiding method provided by the present application utilizes a material-retrieving mechanism to fix the material to the base of a metal belt. The metal belt includes a plurality of bases arranged and connected in sequence, and each base is provided with a fixing seat for fixing the material. The material includes a spring. The fixing seat is hollow and extends away from the base. One side of the fixing seat is provided with an opening for fixing the material. The bottom of the spring is translated and snapped into the opening. After confirming that the material is fixed, the metal belt is punched out using a punching mechanism to obtain an object to be clamped separated from the metal belt. Each object to be clamped includes a base and a material. The material-retrieving mechanism is controlled to clamp the object to be clamped and place the object to be clamped into a carrier belt for braiding. The embodiments of the present application can realize automatic fixing and placement of materials into the carrier belt, avoiding the problem of manual placement of materials, facilitating the rapid completion of material braiding, and achieving high speed, high efficiency, and low labor costs, effectively meeting the needs of automated production. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the following is a brief introduction to the drawings required for describing the embodiments of the present application.

[0017] Figure 1 A flowchart of a braiding method provided in an embodiment of the present application; Figure 2 A structural diagram of a braiding machine provided in an embodiment of the present application; Figure 3 A side view of a braiding machine provided in an embodiment of the present application; Figure 4 A structural diagram of the material retrieving mechanism provided in an embodiment of the present application; Figure 5 A structural diagram of the punching mechanism provided in an embodiment of the present application; Figure 6 Another structural diagram of the punching mechanism provided in an embodiment of the present application; Figure 7 A side view of the punching mechanism provided in an embodiment of the present application; Figure 8 A top view of the discharge mechanism provided in an embodiment of the present application; Figure 9 A side view of the discharge mechanism provided in an embodiment of the present application; Figure 10 A structural diagram of a metal strip provided in an embodiment of the present application; Figure 11 A structural diagram of the feeding mechanism provided in an embodiment of the present application; Figure 12 Structural diagram of the carrier tape provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0018] Description of reference numerals: 1. Workbench; 2. Retrieving mechanism; 21. Second driver; 22. Feeding pipe; 231. Third driver; 232. Material adsorption element; 24. Material discharge seat; 25. Material placement table; 26. Sensor; 27. Retrieving support; 28. Fixing bracket; 29. ​​First driver; 31. Optical system; 32. First camera; 4. Punching mechanism; 41. Fifth driver; 42. First support plate; 43. Punching end; 44. Punching seat; 45. Punching column; 46. Second support plate; 47. Support plate; 48. Punching slot; 5. Discharging mechanism; 51. Sixth driver; 52. Clamping jaw; 6. Second detection mechanism; 71. Tape feeding mechanism; 721. Cover tape placement box; 722. Roller bracket; 723. Seventh driver; 724. Tape pressing roller; 725. First placement box; 8. Encoder; 91. Conveyor track; 92. Supporting seat; 93. Feeding mechanism; 931. Fourth driver; 932. Supporting slot; 941. Fixed seat; 942. Base; 943. Connecting plate; 95. Carrier tape; 951. Accommodating slot. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] The following describes the embodiments of the present application in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the embodiments described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings are exemplary descriptions for explaining the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application and do not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

[0020] Those skilled in the art will understand that, unless otherwise stated, the singular forms "a," "an," "said," and "the" used herein may also include plural forms. It should be further understood that the terms "including" and "comprising" used in the embodiments of the present application mean that the corresponding features can be implemented as the presented features, information, data, steps, operations, elements, and / or components, but do not exclude implementation as other features, information, data, steps, operations, elements, components, and / or combinations thereof supported by the present technical field. It should be understood that when we refer to an element as being "connected" or "coupled" to another element, the element can be directly connected or coupled to the other element, or it can refer to the element and the other element establishing a connection relationship through an intermediate element. In addition, the "connection" or "coupling" used herein may include wireless connection or wireless coupling. The term "and / or" used herein indicates at least one of the items defined by the term, for example, "A and / or B" indicates implementation as "A," or implementation as "A," or implementation as "A and B."

[0021] In order to make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of this application clearer, the implementation methods of this application will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0022] The following describes several exemplary embodiments to illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application and the technical effects produced by the technical solutions of the present application. It should be noted that the following embodiments can refer to, draw on, or combine with each other, and the same terms, similar features, and similar implementation steps in different embodiments will not be repeated.

[0023] The braiding method provided in this application is intended to solve at least one technical problem existing in the prior art.

[0024] Alternatively, as Figures 1-12 As shown, the braiding method of the present application is used for a braiding machine including a material picking mechanism 2, a punching mechanism 4 and a material discharge mechanism 5, the material picking mechanism 2 is used to fix the material on the base 942 of the metal belt, the metal belt includes a plurality of bases 942 arranged in sequence and connected, and each base 942 is provided with a fixing seat 941 for fixing the material, the material includes a spring, the fixing seat 941 is hollow and extends in a direction away from the base 942, one side of the fixing seat 941 is provided with an opening for fixing the material, and the bottom of the spring is translated and inserted into the opening; the punching mechanism 4 is used to punch the base 942 with the material fixed in the metal belt to obtain an object to be clamped separated from the metal belt, each object to be clamped includes a base 942 and a material, and the material is fixed on the base 942; the material discharge mechanism 5 is used to clamp the object to be clamped and place the object to be clamped into the carrier belt 95.

[0025] Optionally, the material may also be a capacitor, chip, resistor or other electronic product component that needs to maintain a specific posture. Accordingly, the shape of the fixing seat 941 may be changed according to the type of component and the posture that needs to be maintained.

[0026] Optionally, the carrier tape 95 may include a plurality of accommodating grooves 951 arranged in sequence. After the punching mechanism 4 completes the punching and obtains the object to be clamped, the discharge mechanism 5 clamps the object to be clamped and places the object to be clamped into the accommodating groove 951 .

[0027] Optionally, the material picking mechanism 2 may include a first driver 29, a second driver 21, a material placement table 25, and a material picking member, wherein the driving end of the first driver 29 is connected to the second driver 21, and the driving end of the second driver 21 is connected to the material picking member; the material placement table 25 is used to place the material to be fixed; the first driver 29 is used to drive the second driver 21 and the material picking member to move along a fixed path, and the material placement table 25 and the base 942 of the material to be fixed in the metal belt are located on the movement path of the material picking member; the second driver 21 is used to drive the material picking member to rise and fall to achieve material picking or fix the material to the fixed seat 941. The material picking member is used to absorb the material on the material placement table 25 or fix the material to the base 942 of the metal belt after rising and falling.

[0028] In one embodiment, the first driver 29 can be a rotary motor, and the second driver 21 can be a lifting motor or a lifting cylinder. The rotary motor drives the material picker to rotate onto the material placement table 25, and the second driver 21 drives the material picker to descend to retrieve the material. After retrieving the material, the second driver 21 drives the material picker to rise so that the height of the portion of the material to be fixed at the bottom of the material picker is consistent with the height of the fixing seat 941. The first driver 29 drives the material picker to rotate, so that the material contacts the fixing seat 941. After the material contacts the fixing seat 941, the material picker secures the material to the fixing seat 941.

[0029] Optionally, the material picking mechanism 2 also includes a discharge piece and a fixed frame 28, the second driver 21, the driving end of the first driver 29 and the discharge piece are fixed to the fixed frame 28, the discharge piece is located on the movement path of the discharge piece, and the discharge piece is located on the side of the material picking piece away from the metal belt; the discharge piece includes a conveying pipe 22 for transmitting materials, and the discharge piece is used to place the material in the conveying pipe 22 on the material placement table 25 when it moves to the material placement table 25.

[0030] Optionally, the driving end of the first driver 29 may be connected to the lower portion of one side of the fixing frame 28 , and the second driver 21 may be fixed to a side of the fixing frame 28 away from the first driver 29 .

[0031] Optionally, the material picking mechanism 2 can also include a material picking support 27, the top of the material picking support 27 is fixedly connected to the driving end of the second driver 21, the material picking support 27 is movably fixed to the side of the fixed frame 28 away from the first driver 29, and the material picking piece is fixed to the side of the material picking support 27 away from the fixed frame 28.

[0032] In one embodiment, a slide rail is provided on the side of the fixed frame 28 close to the material picking support 27, and a slide groove corresponding to the slide rail is provided on the side of the material picking support 27 close to the fixed frame 28. The slide rail is embedded in the slide groove. When the material picking piece is lifted or lowered, the material picking support 27 moves along the slide rail.

[0033] Optionally, the discharge member may further include a discharge seat 24 and a material stopper. One end of the feed pipe 22 is fixed to the discharge seat 24, and one side of the discharge seat 24 is fixed to the bottom of the fixed frame 28. A through hole is provided at the position of the discharge seat 24 opposite to the feed pipe 22, and a material stopper may be provided on the discharge seat 24 to control the opening and closing of the through hole. The material stopper may be a switch or a movable baffle, a column, or other object that can close or open the through hole. When the first driver 29 drives the discharge seat 24 on the fixed frame 28 to move above the material placement table 25, the through hole is opened, and the material in the feed pipe 22 falls along the through hole into the material placement table 25.

[0034] In one embodiment, the first path length and the second path length are identical. The first path length is the length of the path that the unloading seat 24 moves along the motion path to the top of the material placement table 25, and the second path length is the length of the path that the material picker moves along the motion path from above the material placement table 25 to the base 942. This consistency ensures that while the unloading member secures the material to the base 942, the unloading member can simultaneously place the material on the material placement table 25.

[0035] Optionally, a fixing rod may be provided on the side of the material placement platform 25 close to the material picking piece, and the fixing rod is perpendicular to the material placement platform 25. The material passing through the material discharge seat 24 can be sleeved on the fixing rod or the fixing rod can be inserted into the material.

[0036] In one embodiment, the fixing rod may be a cylinder, and the material may be a spring, which is sleeved on the cylinder to facilitate the material removal by the material removal piece.

[0037] Optionally, the material picking part includes a third driver 231 and a material adsorption part 232. The third driver 231 is fixed to the driving end of the second driver 21, and the driving end of the third driver 231 is connected to the material adsorption part 232. The material adsorption part 232 is used to adsorb the material or fix the material to the base 942 of the metal belt.

[0038] Optionally, the material adsorption member 232 may include an electromagnet, and after the material taking member descends, the material is adsorbed by the electromagnet.

[0039] Optionally, the fixing seat 941 is hollow and extends away from the base 942. An opening for securing the material is provided on the side of the fixing seat 941 opposite the movement path. A fixing post is provided on the side of the material suction member 232 away from the third actuator 231, extending away from the material suction member 232. When the material picking member moves to the material placement table 25, the fixing post faces the material insertion area, and the second actuator 21 drives the material suction member 232 downward, thereby inserting the fixing post into the material for subsequent securing.

[0040] Optionally, the third driver 231 may drive the material adsorption member 232 to descend, or may drive the material adsorption member 232 to rotate.

[0041] In one embodiment, when the third driver 231 is used to drive the material suction member 232 downward, the third driver 231 can be a riveting cylinder or a screw motor, and the material placement platform 25 can be connected to a rotary motor. During material removal, the second driver 21 and / or the third driver 231 drive the material suction member 232 downward to absorb the material, and the rotary motor drives the material placement platform 25 to rotate to maintain the material in a specific position that facilitates fixation to the fixing base 941. The material removal member can also be raised by the second driver 21 and / or the third driver 231.

[0042] In one embodiment, when the third driver 231 is used to rotate the material adsorbing member 232, the third driver 231 can be a stepper motor or other driving device capable of rotating the material adsorbing member 232. After the material adsorbing member 232 adsorbs the material, the third driver 231 drives the material to rotate so that the material maintains a specific posture.

[0043] Optionally, a posture adjustment member can be provided on the side of the material placement platform 25 near the material suction member 232. When the material or the material placement platform 25 rotates, the posture adjustment member contacts the material to achieve posture adjustment. Specifically, if the material is a spring, the posture adjustment member can be a long, rectangular protrusion, one end of which extends below the spring on the placement platform and the other end extends away from the spring to the outside of the material placement platform 25. During rotation, the long, rectangular protrusion contacts the end point of the spring, allowing the bottom of the spring to contact and be fixed to the fixing seat 941.

[0044] Optionally, after the material adsorption piece 232 moves to the base 942, the bottom of the material is inserted into the opening of the fixed seat 941, and the second driver 21 or the third driver 231 drives the material adsorption piece 232 to descend, and uses the fixed column to press the top of the fixed seat 941, so that the top of the fixed seat 941 contacts the material inserted into the fixed seat 941, thereby causing a part of the material to be stuck in the fixed seat 941.

[0045] In one embodiment, the material is a spring, and the metal strip includes a connecting plate 943, one side of which is connected to a base 942. The fixing seat 941 on the base 942 can be a T-shaped protrusion that rests flat on the metal strip. The T-shaped protrusion is formed by stamping, and the side with the largest opening of the T-shaped protrusion faces the direction of movement of the material removal member, so that when the material removal member moves the material to the base 942, the bottom of the spring is inserted into this opening.

[0046] Optionally, in order to effectively detect the descending height of the material adsorption part 232, the material picking mechanism 2 also includes a sensor 26, which can be a pressure sensor or a distance detector. The sensor 26 is arranged at the bottom of the fixed frame 28 and is located below the material picking support 27. The detection end of the sensor 26 is opposite to the material picking support 27. The sensor 26 detects the relative distance between it and the material picking support 27 or the pressure of the material picking support 27 on the sensor 26, so as to detect whether the descending height of the material adsorption part 232 exceeds a predetermined threshold or is within a predetermined range based on the relative distance or pressure, thereby avoiding the material adsorption part 232 from contacting the material placement table 25 or the fixed seat 941 and being crushed.

[0047] Optionally, the system further includes a feeding mechanism 93 equipped with a fourth driver 931, a feeding member, and a workbench 1. The feeding mechanism 93, the material taking mechanism 2, the punching mechanism 4, and the material unloading mechanism 5 are fixed to the workbench 1. The metal strip passes through the feeding member, and a base 942 for the material to be fixed is located on one side of the feeding member. The driving end of the fourth driver 931 is connected to the feeding member to drive the feeding member to transport the metal strip. The fourth driver 931 and the feeding member may be provided in one or more configurations.

[0048] In one embodiment, the first driver 29 may be fixed in the workbench 1 , and a driving end of the first driver 29 passes through the top of the workbench 1 to connect with the fixing bracket 28 , and the fixing bracket 28 may be suspended on the workbench 1 .

[0049] Optionally, a plurality of supporting seats 92 may be included, the supporting seats 92 being fixed to the top of the workbench 1 and arranged in a straight line, and a supporting groove 932 is provided on the side of the supporting seat 92 away from the workbench 1 , and the metal belt is placed in the supporting groove 932 .

[0050] Optionally, the feed piece may also be provided with a bearing groove 932, which is located in the same straight line as the bearing groove 932 on the bearing seat 92. When conveying the metal strip, the metal strip may be fixed to the bearing groove 932 of the feed piece, and the fourth driver 931 may be used to drive the feed piece to move, thereby driving the metal strip to move.

[0051] In one embodiment, the fourth actuator 931 can be a pneumatic cylinder or a linear motor. The metal strip and the feeder can be provided with through-holes of the same or similar diameter in the bearing slot 932 (the through-hole for the metal strip can be provided on the connecting plate 943). The feeder can be provided with a rod for movable insertion into the through-hole and a driving member. When the metal strip is placed in the bearing slot 932, the through-hole in the bearing slot 932 coincides with the through-hole in the metal strip. The driving member drives the rod into the through-hole, thereby securing the feeder and the metal strip relative to each other. After the fourth actuator 931 drives the feeder to move the metal strip, the driving member controls the rod to move away from the through-hole, releasing the relative fixation between the feeder and the metal strip, and the fourth actuator 931 resets the feeder. Alternatively, the feeder can have a movable sidewall of its bearing slot 932. A driving member (e.g., a pneumatic cylinder) connected to this sidewall can be used to drive the sidewall toward or away from the metal strip, thereby tightening or loosening the metal strip, thereby maintaining relative fixation between the metal strip and the feeder during transport.

[0052] Optionally, the feeding member and the taking mechanism 2 can be arranged on the same side of the metal belt.

[0053] Optionally, the punching mechanism 4 includes a fifth driver 41 and a punching support equipped with a punching seat 44. The punching seat 44 is located on one side of the feeder, and the metal strip passing through the feeder rests flat on the punching seat 44. The fifth driver 41 is fixed to the punching support, and the punching end 43 of the fifth driver 41 faces the base 942 of the punching seat 44, where the material is fixed. The height of the area of ​​the punching seat 44 where the metal strip rests is the same as the height of the bottom of the loading groove 932.

[0054] Optionally, the punching bracket includes a first support plate 42, a second support plate 46, and a support plate 47. The first support plate 42 and the second support plate 46 are arranged on opposite sides of the punching seat 44. The support plate 47 is arranged on top of the first support plate 42 and the second support plate 46 and is fixedly connected to the first support plate 42 and the second support plate 46. The fifth driver 41 is fixed to a side of the support plate 47 away from the first support plate 42 and the second support plate 46.

[0055] Optionally, the punching seat 44 is provided with a punching groove 48, and the punching end 43 is provided with a punching platform and a punching column 45. The punching platform is fixed to the punching seat 44, and the bottom end shape of the punching column 45 corresponds to the punching groove 48, and the punching column 45 passes through the punching platform and is opposite to the punching groove 48.

[0056] In one embodiment, the fifth actuator 41 may be a cylinder or a motor, and the area to be punched on the base 942 may be the portion of the connecting plate 943 opposite the base 942 and the connection between the connecting plate 943 and the base 942. This portion of the connecting plate 943 and the connection are located above the punching slot 48, and the operation of the fifth actuator 41 drives the punching column 45 downward, separating the area to be punched from the base 942.

[0057] Optionally, the braiding machine further includes a conveyor track 91 having a conveyor trough, in which the carrier tape 95 is placed. The conveyor track 91 is provided on the side of the metal tape away from the punching bracket, and the unloading mechanism 5 is fixed to the side of the conveyor track 91 away from the punching mechanism 4, with the unloading mechanism 5 facing the punching mechanism 4. The conveyor track 91 can be provided parallel to the metal tape.

[0058] Optionally, the discharge mechanism 5 includes a sixth driver 51 and a clamp 52. The sixth driver 51 is fixed to the workbench 1. The driving end of the sixth driver 51 is connected to the clamp 52, which is used to drive the clamp 52 to approach or move away from the material on the punching seat 44; the clamp 52 is located on the side of the carrier 95 away from the workbench 1, and is used to clamp and release the material.

[0059] In one embodiment, the sixth actuator 51 may be a pneumatic cylinder or a linear motor. The drive end of the sixth actuator 51 and the clamping jaw 52 are located on the carrier belt 95, and the sixth actuator 51 drives the clamping jaw 52 to move linearly. The clamping jaw 52 may include a driver, a first jaw body, and a second jaw body. The driver is connected to the first and second jaw bodies and drives the first and second jaw bodies to open and close to clamp and release the material. Specifically, after the punching mechanism 4 completes the punching, the sixth actuator 51 drives the clamping jaw 52 to approach the object to be clamped, and the clamping jaw 52 is used to clamp the material. The sixth actuator 51 drives the clamping jaw 52 to retract above the carrier belt 95. At this time, the carrier belt 95 below the clamping jaw 52 is provided with a receiving groove 951 for accommodating the object to be clamped. The clamping jaw 52 is released, and the object to be clamped falls into the receiving groove 951. After the material is released, the sixth actuator 51 drives the clamping jaw 52 to return to its original position.

[0060] Optionally, to facilitate rapid detection of whether the material is properly secured and correctly placed in the carrier tape 95, the braiding machine further includes a first detection mechanism and a second detection mechanism 6. The detection end of the first detection mechanism is located between the punching mechanism 4 and the material removal mechanism 2. The first detection mechanism is used to detect the target base 942 to be punched, on which the material is secured. The second detection mechanism 6 is located in front of the material discharge mechanism 5 and is used to detect the material in the carrier tape 95. The front position is determined based on the direction of movement of the carrier tape 95. The first detection mechanism detects whether the material is located in a predetermined area or position on the base 942 (e.g., if the material is a spring, the distance from the side of the spring to the edge of the base 942 is within a predetermined threshold range). If so, a punching instruction may be sent to the punching mechanism 4. If not, the punching instruction may not be sent or a punching stop instruction may be sent. The second detection mechanism 6 can be used to detect whether there is an object to be clamped in the accommodating groove 951 at a predetermined position on the carrier belt 95 or whether the position to be clamped is correctly placed (such as the predetermined side of the object is facing upward or located at the predetermined position). If so, it is determined to be qualified; if not, it is determined to be unqualified, and an unqualified reminder message can be issued. The reminder message may include information on the specific position of the unqualified material on the carrier belt 95.

[0061] In one embodiment, the first detection mechanism may include a first camera 32 and an optical system 31. The first camera 32 is located between the punching mechanism 4 and the material retrieving mechanism 2, with the image acquisition end of the first camera 32 facing the metal strip. After the material is placed on the metal strip, it moves from the material retrieving mechanism 2 to the punching mechanism 4 and passes through the imaging area of ​​the first camera 32. The optical system 31 captures the image of the material captured by the first camera 32 and detects whether the material is properly secured to the base 942 based on this image. The first camera 32 and the optical system 31 may be existing equipment that can be used for component detection, and the image detection method used by the optical system 31 may be an image detection method inherent to the equipment itself.

[0062] In one embodiment, the second detection mechanism 6 may include a second camera, with its image capture end facing the carrier tape 95. The second camera captures an image of the carrier tape 95 to verify that the material is correctly placed on the carrier tape 95. The second camera may be equipped with its own image detection device for image detection, or it may transmit the captured image to another device (such as the optical system 31 in the first detection mechanism) for image detection results to be obtained by the other device. The second camera may also be an existing image capture device or a device capable of both image capture and detection, which will not be described in detail here.

[0063] Optionally, the braiding machine may further include an encoder 8, which may be fixed on the conveying track 91. A plurality of coding holes may be provided on the side of the receiving slot 951 of the carrier tape 95. The encoder 8 is provided with a gear meshing with the encoder 8. When the carrier tape 95 moves, the gear is driven to rotate. The encoder 8 counts according to the rotation information of the gear, thereby obtaining information such as the movement distance of the carrier tape 95 and the placement information of the material on the carrier tape 95.

[0064] Optionally, a braiding mechanism and a tape feeding mechanism 71 may be provided at both ends of the conveyor track 91. The braiding mechanism may include a pinch roller 724, a cover tape placement box 721, a roller bracket 722, a first placement box 725, and a seventh driver 723. The seventh driver 723 is in transmission connection with the pinch roller 724. The roller bracket 722 is fixed to the workbench 1. The seventh driver 723, the pinch roller 724, and the cover tape placement box 721 are fixed to the roller bracket 722. The first placement box 725 is located on the side of the roller bracket 722 away from the workbench 1. After the second detection mechanism 6 determines that the inspection has passed (the material is correctly placed on the carrier tape 95), the seventh driver 723 drives the pinch roller 724 to rotate, causing the carrier tape 95 to move in a direction away from the pinch roller 724, so that the cover tape in the cover tape placement box 721 is attached to the carrier tape 95, forming a braid. The braid is then wound into the first placement box 725, completing the braiding.

[0065] Optionally, the tape feeding mechanism 71 may include a second placement box. A fixing plate connected to the side of the workbench 1 is provided on one side of the second placement box, and the fixing plate is used to fix the second placement box to the side of the workbench 1. The carrier tape 95 is wound in the second placement box and placed along the conveyor track 91. During the tape-making process, the second placement box gradually releases the carrier tape 95 from the box to allow the unloading mechanism 5 to place the object to be clamped.

[0066] Optionally, the taping method includes: S101: Use the material taking mechanism 2 to fix the material on the base 942 of the metal belt.

[0067] S102: After confirming that the material is fixed, the metal strip is punched out by the punching mechanism 4 to obtain the object to be clamped separated from the metal strip.

[0068] S103: Control the unwinding mechanism 5 to clamp the object to be clamped and place the object to be clamped into the carrier tape 95 for braiding.

[0069] Optionally, the material is secured to the base 942 of the metal belt using the retrieving mechanism 2 by: determining that the material is located on the material placement platform 25; using the first actuator 29 to move the retrieving member along a fixed path to above the material placement platform 25, with the material placement platform 25 and the base 942 of the material to be secured in the metal belt located within the retrieving member's movement path; and using the second actuator 21 to lower the retrieving member so that the retrieving member can absorb the material. The first actuator 29 drives the retrieving member back and forth along the movement path to repeatedly absorb and secure the material to the base 942.

[0070] Optionally, the material is fixed to the base 942 of the metal belt using the material picking mechanism 2, which includes: determining that the material is completely adsorbed, raising the material to a height corresponding to the opening of the fixed seat 941 using the second driver 21; driving the picking member along the motion path toward the fixed seat 941 using the first driver 29 to engage the material in the opening; and securing the material to the base 942 using the picking member. The first driver 29 drives the material to rotate horizontally toward the opening and further engage the material in the opening.

[0071] Optionally, the material is fixed to the base 942 using the material picker, including: using the first driver 29 to drive the material suction member 232 downward so that the fixing column contacts the fixing seat 941; using the fixing column to press the fixing seat 941 to rivet the material to the base 942. The bottom of the material is fixed to the base 942 by riveting.

[0072] Optionally, determining that the material adsorption is completed includes: using the second driver 21 to drive the material adsorption part 232 to descend so that the spring presses the material placement table 25; controlling the rotating motor or the third driver 231 connected to the material placement table 25 to drive the material to rotate so that the posture of the material changes to a specific posture.

[0073] In one embodiment, the specific posture can be that the end of the coil at the bottom layer of the spring contacts the posture adjustment part of the material placement table 25, and the posture of the spring is adjusted to the specific posture by rotating the spring.

[0074] Optionally, the sensor 26 at the bottom of the fixing frame 28 can detect the descending height of the material adsorbing member 232 , and the height of the material adsorbing member 232 can be controlled according to the descending height to ensure that the spring contacts the material placement table 25 when the spring is rotated.

[0075] Optionally, placing the material on the material placement platform 25 includes: utilizing the first driver 29 to drive the material placement member to move along the motion path; and utilizing the material delivery pipe 22 to deliver the material to the material placement platform 25 if the material placement member is determined to be above the material placement platform 25. When the material placement member moves above the material placement platform 25, the material suction member 232 moves above the base 942 of the metal belt, and the material suctioned by the material suction member 232 is engaged with the fixed seat 941.

[0076] Optionally, using the punching mechanism 4 to punch the base 942 with the material fixed thereon includes: determining that the base 942 is fixed with material, detecting the material on the base 942 using a first detection mechanism; if it is determined that the position of the material meets a preset requirement, driving the feed member using a fourth driver 931 to transfer the base 942 to the punching area of ​​the punching mechanism 4. The preset requirement may be that the distance between the spring and the side of the base 942 is within a preset range. If it is determined that the preset requirement is not met, the base 942 may be marked, and when the base 942 moves to the punching area of ​​the punching mechanism 4, the punching mechanism 4 is controlled not to perform the punching operation.

[0077] Optionally, the punching mechanism 4 is used to punch the base 942 with the material fixed thereon, including: using the punching end 43 of the fifth driver 41 to punch the area on the metal belt connected to the base 942 to separate the base 942 from the metal belt.

[0078] Optionally, controlling the discharge mechanism 5 to clamp the object to be clamped and placing the object to be clamped into the carrier 95 includes: using the sixth driver 51 to drive the clamping jaw 52 to move toward the object to be clamped, and controlling the clamping jaw 52 to open; using the clamping jaw 52 to clamp the spring in the object to be clamped, controlling the sixth driver 51 to move away from the punching mechanism 4, and when the object to be clamped moves above the carrier 95, controlling the clamping jaw 52 to release so that the object to be clamped falls into the receiving slot 951 of the carrier 95.

[0079] Optionally, to detect whether the materials placed on the carrier tape 95 are qualified, the tape-forming method further includes: using the second detection mechanism 6 to capture an image of the carrier tape 95, and identifying unqualified products based on the material information in the image. When unqualified products are identified, they can be marked and staff can be notified to handle them.

[0080] Optionally, when the braiding machine includes a braiding mechanism and a tape feeding mechanism 71, the tape feeding mechanism 71 can also be used to transfer the carrier tape 95 to the workbench 1, and the seventh driver 723 in the braiding mechanism can be used to drive the tape pressing roller 724 to rotate to fit the cover tape and the carrier tape 95 together to obtain the braid, and the braid is wound into the first placement box 725 through the braiding mechanism to complete the braiding work.

[0081] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the steps, measures, and schemes in the various operations, methods, and processes discussed in this application may be interchanged, modified, combined, or deleted. Furthermore, other steps, measures, and schemes in the various operations, methods, and processes discussed in this application may also be interchanged, modified, rearranged, decomposed, combined, or deleted. Furthermore, steps, measures, and schemes in the related art that are similar to those disclosed in this application may also be interchanged, modified, rearranged, decomposed, combined, or deleted.

[0082] In the description of this application, the directions or positional relationships indicated by words such as "center", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", and "outside" are exemplary directions or positional relationships based on the accompanying drawings. They are intended to facilitate or simplify the description of the embodiments of this application, and do not indicate or imply that the device or component referred to must have a specific orientation or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be understood as limitations on this application.

[0083] In the specification and claims of this application and the accompanying drawings, the terms "first," "second," "third," "fourth," "1," "2," and so on (if any) are used to distinguish similar objects and are not necessarily used to describe a particular order or sequence. It should be understood that the terms used in this manner are interchangeable where appropriate, such that the embodiments of the present application described herein can be practiced in an order other than that shown or described.

[0084] It should be understood that, although each operation step is indicated by arrows in the flowchart of the embodiment of the present application, the order of implementation of these steps is not limited to the order indicated by the arrows. Unless otherwise clearly stated herein, in some implementation scenarios of the embodiment of the present application, the implementation steps in each flowchart can be performed in other orders according to demand. In addition, some or all of the steps in each flowchart can include multiple sub-steps or multiple stages based on actual implementation scenarios. Some or all of these sub-steps or stages can be executed at the same time, and each sub-step or stage in these sub-steps or stages can also be executed at different times respectively. Under different scenarios at the execution time, the execution order of these sub-steps or stages can be flexibly configured according to demand, and the embodiment of the present application does not limit this.

[0085] The above is only an optional implementation method for some implementation scenarios of this application. It should be pointed out that for ordinary technicians in this technical field, without departing from the technical concept of the solution of this application, the use of other similar implementation methods based on the technical ideas of this application also falls within the protection scope of the embodiments of this application.

Claims

1. A braiding method, characterized in that: For a braiding machine including a material taking mechanism, a punching mechanism, and a material unwinding mechanism, the method comprises: The material is fixed to the base of the metal belt using a material taking mechanism. The metal belt includes a plurality of bases arranged and connected in sequence, and each base is provided with a fixing seat for fixing the material. The material includes a spring. The fixing seat is hollow and extends away from the base. One side of the fixing seat is provided with an opening for fixing the material. The bottom of the spring is translated and inserted into the opening. After confirming that the material is fixed, the metal strip is punched out by a punching mechanism to obtain objects to be clamped that are separated from the metal strip, wherein each object to be clamped includes a base and a material; The unloading mechanism is controlled to clamp the object to be clamped and put the object to be clamped into a carrier tape for braiding.

2. The braiding method according to claim 1, wherein: The material picking mechanism includes a first driver, a second driver, a material placement table and a material picking piece, wherein the driving end of the first driver is connected to the second driver, and the driving end of the second driver is connected to the material picking piece; The method of fixing the material to the base of the metal belt by using the material taking mechanism includes: Determine that the material is located on the material placement table, and use the first driver to drive the material picking member to move along a fixed path to above the material placement table, so that the material placement table and the base of the metal belt to be fixed with the material are located on the movement path of the material picking member; The second driver is used to drive the material picking member to descend so as to use the material picking member to absorb the material.

3. The braiding method according to claim 2, characterized in that: The fixing seat is provided with an opening for fixing the material on a side opposite to the movement path; The method of fixing the material to the base of the metal belt by using the material taking mechanism includes: Determining that the material adsorption is complete, using the second driver to lift the material to a height corresponding to the opening of the fixing seat; Using the first driver to drive the material picking member to move along the movement path toward the fixed seat to clamp the material into the opening; The material is fixed to the base by using the material taking piece.

4. The braiding method according to claim 3, characterized in that: The material is a spring, and the material-taking component includes a material adsorbing component provided with a fixed column, wherein the fixed column is inserted into the adsorbed spring; The method of fixing the material on the base by using the material taking member includes: Using the first driver to drive the material adsorption member to descend so that the fixing column contacts the fixing seat; The fixing column is used to press the fixing seat so as to rivet the material to the base.

5. The braiding method according to claim 4, characterized in that: The material picking component has a third driver, the third driver is connected to the material adsorption component, and the determination of the completion of material adsorption includes: Using a second driver to drive the material adsorption member to descend so that the spring presses against the material placement table; The rotating motor connected to the material placement table or the third driver is controlled to drive the material to rotate so that the posture of the material is changed into a specific posture.

6. The braiding method according to claim 2, characterized in that: The material taking mechanism further includes a material discharging member provided with a material conveying pipe and a fixed frame, the second driver, the driving end of the first driver and the material discharging member are fixed to the fixed frame, the material discharging member is located on the movement path of the material discharging member, and the material discharging member is located on the side of the material taking member away from the metal strip; The material is placed on the material placement table, including: Using the first driver to drive the unloading member to move along the motion path; If it is determined that the material placing member is located above the material placing table, the material is conveyed to the material placing table by using the material conveying pipe.

7. The braiding method according to claim 1, wherein: The braiding machine includes a first detection mechanism and a feeding mechanism provided with a fourth driver and a feeding piece. The detection end of the first detection mechanism is located between the punching mechanism and the picking mechanism. The driving end of the fourth driver is connected to the feeding piece. The metal belt passes through the feeding piece and the base of the material to be fixed is located on one side of the feeding piece. The method of punching the base on which the material is fixed by using a punching mechanism includes: Determining that a material is fixed on the base, and detecting the material on the base using the first detection mechanism; If it is determined that the position of the material meets the preset requirements, the fourth driver is used to drive the feeding member to transfer the base to the punching area of ​​the punching mechanism.

8. The braiding method according to claim 7, characterized in that: The punching mechanism includes a fifth driver and a punching bracket provided with a punching seat, wherein the punching seat is provided on one side of the feed piece, and the metal belt passing through the feed piece is placed flat on the punching seat. The fifth driver is fixed to the punching bracket, and the punching end of the fifth driver is opposite to the base of the punching seat on which the material is fixed; The method of punching the base on which the material is fixed by using a punching mechanism includes: The punching end of the fifth driver is used to punch out the area of ​​the metal strip connected to the base to separate the base from the metal strip.

9. The braiding method according to claim 1, wherein: The unloading mechanism includes a sixth driver and a clamping claw, the sixth driver is fixed to the workbench, the driving end of the sixth driver is connected to the clamping claw, the carrier is provided with a receiving groove for receiving the object to be clamped, and the control of the unloading mechanism to clamp the object to be clamped and place the object to be clamped into the carrier includes: Using the sixth driver to drive the clamping jaw to move toward the object to be clamped, and controlling the clamping jaw to open; The clamping claws are used to clamp the spring in the object to be clamped, the sixth driver is controlled to move away from the punching mechanism, and when the object to be clamped moves above the carrier tape, the clamping claws are controlled to release so that the object to be clamped falls into the receiving groove of the carrier tape.

10. The braiding method according to claim 1, wherein: The braiding machine includes a second detection mechanism, the second detection mechanism is located in front of the unwinding mechanism, and a detection end of the second detection mechanism faces the carrier tape, the front is determined based on the movement direction of the carrier tape, and the method includes: The second detection mechanism is used to collect an image of the carrier tape, and unqualified products are identified based on material information in the image.

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