Braiding method

Abstract

This application provides a tape-making method, relating to the field of tape-making machine technology. The method includes: using a material-grabbing mechanism to fix material to a base of a metal strip, the metal strip including multiple bases arranged sequentially and connected, each base having a fixing seat for fixing the material, the material including a spring, the fixing seat being hollow and extending away from the base, one side of the fixing seat having an opening for fixing the material, the bottom of the spring sliding and engaging into the opening; determining that the material is fixed, using a punching mechanism to punch the metal strip to obtain a separate object to be clamped, each object to be clamped including a base and a material; controlling a feeding mechanism to clamp the object to be clamped and place it into a carrier belt for tape-making. This application embodiment can achieve automatic material fixing and placement into the carrier belt, avoiding the need for manual material placement, facilitating rapid tape-making, high speed, high efficiency, and low labor costs, effectively meeting the needs of automated production.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of tape and reel machine technology, and more specifically, to a tape and reel method. Background Technology

[0002] With the rapid development of electronic products, the demand for various electronic components has increased rapidly. For the packaging of electronic products, tape and reel machines are generally used to load materials (such as various surface mount components) into carrier tapes for tape and reel packaging.

[0003] In existing technologies, some materials (such as springs) need to maintain a specific posture in a carrier belt for subsequent processing. However, current taping machines directly place the material into the carrier belt during taping and packaging without specifying its posture. This results in the material not maintaining a specific posture within the carrier belt, making it difficult to use directly for subsequent processing. To solve this problem, the material is often manually fixed to a base before being placed into the carrier belt along with the base, using the base to constrain 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] This application provides a tape-tapping method that solves the problems of slow speed, low efficiency, high labor costs, and difficulty in meeting the requirements of automated production in existing manual tape-tapping methods. To achieve this objective, this application provides the following solutions.

[0005] According to one aspect of the embodiments of this application, a tape feeding method is provided for a tape feeding machine including a feeding mechanism, a punching mechanism, and a feeding mechanism, the method comprising:

[0006] The material is fixed to the base of the metal strip using a material handling mechanism. The metal strip includes multiple bases arranged in sequence and connected to each other. 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 slides and engages with the opening.

[0007] Once the material is secured, the metal strip is punched using a punching mechanism to obtain the object to be clamped, which is separated from the metal strip. Each object to be clamped includes a base and a piece of material.

[0008] The feeding mechanism is controlled to grip the object to be gripped and place the object to be gripped into the carrier tape for tape weaving.

[0009] In one possible implementation, the material handling mechanism includes a first driver, a second driver, a material placement platform, and a material handling component, 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 handling component.

[0010] The method of fixing the material to the base of the metal strip using the material handling mechanism includes:

[0011] Once the material is located on the material placement platform, the first driver is used to drive the picking component to move along a fixed path to above the material placement platform. The material placement platform and the base of the material to be fixed in the metal strip are located on the movement path of the picking component.

[0012] The second driver is used to drive the picking element to descend so that the picking element can adsorb the material.

[0013] In one possible implementation, the fixing seat is hollow and extends away from the base, and the fixing seat has an opening on the side opposite to the movement path for fixing the material;

[0014] The method of fixing the material to the base of the metal strip using the material handling mechanism includes:

[0015] Once the material adsorption is complete, the second actuator is used to lift the material to a height corresponding to the opening of the fixed base;

[0016] The first driver is used to drive the material-picking component to move along the motion path toward the fixed seat so as to insert the material into the opening;

[0017] The material is fixed to the base using the material-grabbing component.

[0018] In one possible implementation, the material is a spring, and the material-taking component includes a material-adsorbing component with a fixed post, the fixed post being inserted into the adsorbed spring;

[0019] The method of fixing the material to the base using the material-grabbing component includes:

[0020] The first driver is used to drive the material adsorption component to descend so that the fixing column contacts the fixing seat;

[0021] The material is riveted to the base by pressing the fixing post against the fixing seat.

[0022] In one possible implementation, the third actuator of the material picking component is connected to the material adsorption component, and the step of determining that material adsorption is complete includes:

[0023] The material adsorption component is driven to descend using a second actuator so that the spring presses against the material placement platform.

[0024] The rotating motor or the third driver connected to the material placement platform controls the material to rotate so that the material's posture changes to a specific posture.

[0025] In one possible implementation, the material handling mechanism further includes a feeding component with a feeding pipe and a fixed frame. The second driver, the driving end of the first driver, and the feeding component are fixed to the fixed frame. The feeding component is located on the movement path of the feeding component and is located on the side of the material handling component away from the metal strip.

[0026] The material is placed on the material placement platform, including:

[0027] The first driver is used to drive the feeding component to move along the motion path;

[0028] If it is determined that the feeding component is located above the material placement platform, the material is conveyed to the material placement platform using the conveying pipe.

[0029] In one possible implementation, the tape and reel machine includes a first detection mechanism and a feeding mechanism with a fourth driver and a feeding element. The detection end of the first detection mechanism is located between the punching mechanism and the material taking mechanism. The driving end of the fourth driver is connected to the feeding element. The metal tape passes through the feeding element and the base of the material to be fixed is located on one side of the feeding element.

[0030] The method of punching and fixing the material onto the base using a punching mechanism includes:

[0031] Once it is determined that there is material fixed on the base, the material on the base is detected using the first detection mechanism.

[0032] If the position of the material is determined to meet the preset requirements, the fourth driver is used to drive the feeding component to transfer the base to the punching area of ​​the punching mechanism.

[0033] In one possible implementation, the punching mechanism includes a fifth driver and a punching bracket with a punching seat, the punching seat being disposed on one side of the feeding member, a metal strip passing through the feeding member being laid flat on the punching seat, the fifth driver being fixed to the punching bracket, and the punching end of the fifth driver being opposite to a base on the punching seat on which material is fixed.

[0034] The method of punching and fixing the material onto the base using a punching mechanism includes:

[0035] The fifth driver is used to punch the area on the metal strip that is connected to the base to separate the base from the metal strip.

[0036] In one possible implementation, the unloading mechanism includes a sixth driver and a gripper. The sixth driver is fixed to the worktable, and its driving end is connected to the gripper. The carrier belt has a receiving groove for accommodating the object to be gripped. Controlling the unloading mechanism to grip the object and place it onto the carrier belt includes:

[0037] The sixth actuator drives the gripper to move toward the object to be gripped and controls the gripper to open.

[0038] The gripper is used to grip the spring in the object to be gripped, the sixth driver is controlled to move away from the punching mechanism, and when the object to be gripped moves above the carrier belt, the gripper is controlled to release so that the object to be gripped falls into the receiving groove of the carrier belt.

[0039] In one possible implementation, the tape feeding machine includes a second detection mechanism located in front of the feeding mechanism, with the detection end of the second detection mechanism facing the carrier tape. The location in front is determined based on the direction of movement of the carrier tape. The method includes:

[0040] The second detection mechanism acquires images of the carrier belt, and identifies defective products based on the material information in the images.

[0041] The beneficial effects of the technical solutions provided in this application are:

[0042] The tape-tapping method provided in this application utilizes a material-grabbing mechanism to fix materials to the base of a metal strip. The metal strip includes multiple bases arranged sequentially and connected, and each base has 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 has an opening for fixing the material, and the bottom of the spring slides and engages with the opening. After confirming that the material is fixed, a punching mechanism punches the metal strip to obtain objects to be clamped, separated from the metal strip. Each object to be clamped includes a base and a piece of material. A feeding mechanism is controlled to clamp the object to be clamped and place it into a carrier belt for tape-tapping. The embodiments of this application can realize automatic fixing and placement of materials into the carrier belt, avoiding the problem of manual material placement, facilitating rapid tape-tapping, and achieving high speed, high efficiency, and low labor costs, effectively meeting the needs of automated production. Attached Figure Description

[0043] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments of this application will be briefly introduced below.

[0044] Figure 1 A flowchart of the tape-tapping method provided in the embodiments of this application;

[0045] Figure 2 This is a structural diagram of a tape and reel machine provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0046] Figure 3 A side view of a tape and reel machine provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0047] Figure 4 A structural diagram of the material handling mechanism provided in the embodiments of this application;

[0048] Figure 5 A structural diagram of the punching mechanism provided in the embodiments of this application;

[0049] Figure 6 Another structural diagram of the punching mechanism provided in the embodiments of this application;

[0050] Figure 7 A side view of the punching mechanism provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0051] Figure 8 A top view of the feeding mechanism provided in the embodiments of this application;

[0052] Figure 9 A side view of the feeding mechanism provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0053] Figure 10 A structural diagram of the metal strip provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0054] Figure 11 A structural diagram of the feeding mechanism provided in the embodiments of this application;

[0055] Figure 12 The structural diagram of the carrier tape provided in the embodiments of this application is shown.

[0056] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached figures:

[0057] 1. Workbench;

[0058] 2. Material handling mechanism; 21. Second actuator; 22. Conveying pipe; 231. Third actuator; 232. Material adsorption component; 24. Discharge seat; 25. Material placement platform; 26. Sensor; 27. Material handling support; 28. Fixing frame; 29. ​​First actuator;

[0059] 31. Optical system; 32. First camera;

[0060] 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 groove;

[0061] 5. Feeding mechanism; 51. Sixth drive; 52. Gripper;

[0062] 6. Second inspection mechanism; 71. Belt feeding mechanism; 721. Cover belt placement box; 722. Roller bracket; 723. Seventh driver; 724. Pressure roller; 725. First placement box; 8. Encoder; 91. Conveyor track; 92. Support seat; 93. Feeding mechanism; 931. Fourth driver; 932. Support groove; 941. Fixing seat; 942. Base; 943. Connecting plate; 95. Carrier belt; 951. Receiving groove. Detailed Implementation

[0063] The embodiments of this application are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary descriptions for explaining the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application, and do not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application.

[0064] Those skilled in the art will understand that, unless specifically stated otherwise, the singular forms “a,” “an,” “the,” and “the” used herein may also include the plural forms. It should be further understood that the terms “comprising” and “including” as used in embodiments of this application mean that the corresponding feature can be implemented as the presented feature, information, data, step, operation, element, and / or component, but do not exclude implementation as other features, information, data, step, operation, element, component, and / or combinations thereof supported by the art. It should be understood that when we say that an element is “connected” or “coupled” to another element, the one element can be directly connected or coupled to the other element, or it can mean that the one element and the other element establish a connection relationship through an intermediate element. Furthermore, “connected” or “coupled” as used herein can include wireless connection or wireless coupling. The term “and / or” as 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.”

[0065] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this application clearer, the embodiments of this application will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0066] The technical solutions of this application and their effects are described below through several exemplary embodiments. It should be noted that the following embodiments can be referenced, borrowed from, or combined with each other. Identical terms, similar features, and similar implementation steps in different embodiments will not be repeated.

[0067] The tape-tapping method provided in this application aims to solve at least one technical problem existing in the prior art.

[0068] Optionally, such as Figures 1-12As shown, the tape feeding method of this application is used in a tape feeding machine including a material picking mechanism 2, a punching mechanism 4, and a feeding mechanism 5. The material picking mechanism 2 is used to fix the material to the base 942 of the metal strip. The metal strip includes a plurality of bases 942 arranged in sequence and connected to each other, 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 away from the base 942. One side of the fixing seat 941 is provided with an opening for fixing the material. The bottom of the spring is translated and inserted into the opening. The punching mechanism 4 is used to punch the base 942 in which the material is fixed in the metal strip to obtain the object to be clamped separated from the metal strip. Each object to be clamped includes a base 942 and a material, which is fixed on the base 942. The feeding mechanism 5 is used to clamp the object to be clamped and put the object to be clamped into the carrier tape 95.

[0069] Alternatively, the material can also be a capacitor, chip, resistor, or other electronic component that needs to maintain a specific posture. Accordingly, the shape of the mounting base 941 can be varied according to the type of component and the posture that needs to be maintained.

[0070] Optionally, the carrier belt 95 may include a plurality of receiving slots 951 arranged in sequence. After the punching mechanism 4 completes punching and obtains the object to be clamped, the feeding mechanism 5 clamps the object to be clamped and places the object to be clamped into the receiving slot 951.

[0071] Optionally, the material handling mechanism 2 may include a first driver 29, a second driver 21, a material placement platform 25, and a material handling component. 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 handling component. The material placement platform 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 handling component to move along a fixed path, and the material placement platform 25 and the base 942 of the material to be fixed in the metal strip are located on the movement path of the material handling component. The second driver 21 is used to drive the material handling component to lift and lower to pick up the material or fix the material to the fixed base 941. The material handling component is used to adsorb the material on the material placement platform 25 or fix the material to the base 942 of the metal strip after lifting and lowering.

[0072] 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 picking component to rotate onto the material placement platform 25, and the second driver 21 drives the picking component to descend to pick up the material. After picking up the material, the second driver 21 drives the picking component to rise so that the height of the part to be fixed in the material at the bottom of the picking component is consistent with the height of the fixing seat 941. The first driver 29 drives the picking component to rotate, so that the material contacts the fixing seat 941. After the material contacts the fixing seat 941, the picking component fixes the material to the fixing seat 941.

[0073] Optionally, the material handling mechanism 2 further includes a material dispensing component and a fixed frame 28. The driving ends of the second driver 21 and the first driver 29, as well as the material dispensing component, are fixed to the fixed frame 28. The material dispensing component is located on the movement path of the material dispensing component and is located on the side of the material handling component away from the metal strip. The material dispensing component includes a material conveying pipe 22 for conveying materials. When the material dispensing component moves to the material placement table 25, it places the material in the material conveying pipe 22 onto the material placement table 25.

[0074] Optionally, the drive end of the first driver 29 can be connected to the lower part of one side of the mounting bracket 28, and the second driver 21 can be fixed on the side of the mounting bracket 28 away from the first driver 29.

[0075] Optionally, the material handling mechanism 2 may also include a material handling support 27, the top of which is fixedly connected to the drive end of the second driver 21, the material handling support 27 is movably fixed to the side of the fixed frame 28 away from the first driver 29, and the material handling component is fixed to the side of the material handling support 27 away from the fixed frame 28.

[0076] In one embodiment, the fixed frame 28 is provided with a slide rail on the side near the material picking support 27, and the material picking support 27 is provided with a slide groove corresponding to the slide rail on the side near the fixed frame 28. The slide rail is embedded in the slide groove, and the material picking support 27 moves along the slide rail when the material picking component is raised or lowered.

[0077] Optionally, the feeding component may also include a feeding seat 24 and a baffle. One end of the conveying pipe 22 is fixed to the feeding seat 24, and one side of the feeding seat 24 is fixed to the bottom of the fixing frame 28. The feeding seat 24 has a through hole opposite to the conveying pipe 22, and the baffle can be provided on the feeding seat 24 to control the opening and closing of the through hole. The baffle can be a switch, a movable baffle, a column, or other object that can close or open the through hole. When the first driver 29 moves the feeding seat 24 on the fixing frame 28 above the material placement platform 25, the through hole is opened, and the material in the conveying pipe 22 falls into the material placement platform 25 along the through hole.

[0078] In one embodiment, the first path length and the second path length are the same. The first path length is the length of the path taken by the feeding seat 24 along the movement path to move above the material placement table 25, and the second path length is the length of the path taken by the picking component from above the material placement table 25 along the movement path to the base 942. By ensuring that the first path length and the second path length are the same, it is guaranteed that when the picking component fixes the material to the base 942, the feeding component can simultaneously place the material on the material placement table 25.

[0079] Optionally, a fixing rod may be provided on the side of the material placement table 25 near the material picking component. The fixing rod is perpendicular to the material placement table 25, and the material passing through the material feeding seat 24 can be fitted onto the fixing rod or the fixing rod can be inserted into the material.

[0080] In one embodiment, the fixing rod can be a cylinder, and the material can be a spring, which is sleeved on the cylinder to facilitate material handling.

[0081] Optionally, the material handling component includes a third driver 231 and a material adsorption component 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 component 232. The material adsorption component 232 is used to adsorb materials or fix materials to the base 942 of the metal strip.

[0082] Optionally, the material adsorption element 232 may include an electromagnet, which adsorbs material after the material picker element descends.

[0083] Optionally, the fixing base 941 is hollow and extends away from the base 942. An opening for fixing the material is provided on the side of the fixing base 941 opposite to the movement path. A fixing post is provided on the side of the material adsorption member 232 away from the third actuator 231, extending away from the material adsorption member 232. When the picking member moves to the material placement table 25, the fixing post aligns with the insertable area of ​​the material. The second actuator 21 drives the material adsorption member 232 to descend, thereby inserting the fixing post into the material for subsequent material fixing.

[0084] Optionally, the third actuator 231 can drive the material adsorption element 232 to descend or drive the material adsorption element 232 to rotate.

[0085] In one embodiment, when the third actuator 231 is used to drive the material adsorption member 232 to descend, the third actuator 231 can be a press-fit cylinder or a lead screw motor, and the material placement platform 25 can be connected to a rotary motor. During material retrieval, the second actuator 21 and / or the third actuator 231 drive the material adsorption member 232 to descend to adsorb material, and the rotary motor drives the material placement platform 25 to rotate so that the material is held in a specific posture that facilitates fixing to the fixing base 941. The rising of the material retrieval member can also be achieved by the second actuator 21 and / or the third actuator 231.

[0086] In one embodiment, when the third actuator 231 is used to drive the material adsorption member 232 to rotate, the third actuator 231 can be a stepper motor or other driving device capable of driving the material adsorption member 232 to rotate. After the material adsorption member 232 adsorbs material, the third actuator 231 drives the material to rotate so that the material maintains a specific posture.

[0087] Optionally, a posture adjustment component can be provided on the side of the material placement platform 25 near the material adsorption member 232. When the material or the material placement platform 25 rotates, the posture adjustment component abuts against the material to achieve posture adjustment. Specifically, when the material is a spring, the posture adjustment component can be an elongated protrusion. One end of the elongated protrusion 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 elongated protrusion abuts against the end point of one end of the spring so that the bottom of the spring can contact and be fixed to the fixing seat 941.

[0088] Optionally, after the material adsorption member 232 moves to the base 942, the bottom of the material is inserted into the opening of the fixing seat 941. The second driver 21 or the third driver 231 drives the material adsorption member 232 to descend, and the fixing column presses against the top of the fixing seat 941, so that the top of the fixing seat 941 contacts the material inserted into the fixing seat 941, thereby causing a part of the material to be stuck into the fixing seat 941.

[0089] 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, which rests flat on the metal strip. The T-shaped protrusion is formed by stamping, with the side of the largest opening of the T-shaped protrusion facing the direction of movement of the picking member, so that when the picking member moves the material to the base 942, the bottom of the spring is inserted into the opening.

[0090] Optionally, to effectively detect the descent height of the material adsorption component 232, the material handling mechanism 2 further includes a sensor 26. The sensor 26 can be a pressure sensor or a distance detector. The sensor 26 is located at the bottom of the fixing frame 28 and below the material handling support 27. The detection end of the sensor 26 is opposite to the material handling support 27. The sensor 26 detects the relative distance between itself and the material handling support 27 or the pressure of the material handling support 27 on the sensor 26. Based on the relative distance or pressure, the sensor can detect whether the descent height of the material adsorption component 232 exceeds a predetermined threshold or is within a predetermined range, thereby preventing the material adsorption component 232 from being crushed by contact with the material placement platform 25 or the fixing seat 941.

[0091] Optionally, the system also includes a feeding mechanism 93 equipped with a fourth driver 931, a feeding element, and a worktable 1. The feeding mechanism 93, the picking mechanism 2, the punching mechanism 4, and the unloading mechanism 5 are fixed to the worktable 1. The metal strip passes through the feeding element, and the base 942 for the material to be fixed is located on one side of the feeding element. The driving end of the fourth driver 931 is connected to the feeding element to drive the feeding element to transport the metal strip. The number of the fourth driver 931 and the feeding element can be one or more.

[0092] In one embodiment, the first driver 29 can be fixed inside the workbench 1, and the driving end of the first driver 29 passes through the top of the workbench 1 and is connected to the fixing frame 28, which can be suspended on the workbench 1.

[0093] Optionally, it may also include multiple support seats 92, which are fixed to the top of the worktable 1 and are arranged in a straight line. A support groove 932 is provided on the side of the support seat 92 away from the worktable 1, and the metal strip is placed in the support groove 932.

[0094] Optionally, the feeder may also be provided with a bearing groove 932, which is located on the same straight line as the bearing groove 932 on the support seat 92. When conveying the metal strip, the metal strip can be fixed to the bearing groove 932 of the feeder, and the feeder can be driven to move by the fourth driver 931, thereby driving the metal strip to move.

[0095] In one embodiment, the fourth actuator 931 can be a cylinder or a linear motor. The metal strip and the carrying groove 932 on the feeding component can have through holes of the same or similar diameter (the through hole of the metal strip can be located on the connecting plate 943). The feeding component can be equipped with a rod for movably inserting into the through hole and a driving component. When the metal strip is placed in the carrying groove 932, the through hole on the carrying groove 932 coincides with the through hole on the metal strip. The driving component drives the rod to insert into the through hole, thus fixing the feeding component and the metal strip relatively. After the fourth actuator 931 drives the feeding component to move the metal strip, the driving component controls the plug to leave the through hole, releasing the relative fixation between the feeding component and the metal strip. The fourth actuator 931 then drives the feeding component to reset. Alternatively, one sidewall of the carrying groove 932 of the feeding component can be made movable. A driving component (such as a cylinder) connected to this sidewall can drive the sidewall closer to or away from the metal strip, clamping or releasing the metal strip, thereby maintaining the relative fixation between the metal strip and the feeding component during metal strip transmission.

[0096] Optionally, the feeding component can be located on the same side of the metal strip as the picking mechanism 2.

[0097] Optionally, the punching mechanism 4 includes a fifth driver 41 and a punching bracket with a punching seat 44. The punching seat 44 is located on one side of the feeding member, and the metal strip passing through the feeding member is placed flat on the punching seat 44. The fifth driver 41 is fixed to the punching bracket, and the punching end 43 of the fifth driver 41 is opposite to the base 942 on which the material is fixed on the punching seat 44. The height of the area where the metal strip is placed on the punching seat 44 is the same as the height of the bottom of the bearing groove 932.

[0098] 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 disposed on opposite sides of the punching seat 44, and the support plate 47 is disposed 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 actuator 41 is fixed to the side of the support plate 47 away from the first support plate 42 and the second support plate 46.

[0099] 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 shape of the punching column 45 corresponds to the punching groove 48. The punching column 45 passes through the punching platform and is opposite to the punching groove 48.

[0100] In one embodiment, the fifth actuator 41 can be a cylinder or a motor, and the area to be punched on the base 942 can be a portion of the connecting plate 943 opposite to the base 942 and the connection between the connecting plate 943 and the base 942. The portion of the connecting plate 943 and the connection are located above the punching groove 48. The action of the fifth actuator 41 drives the punching column 45 to descend, separating the area to be punched from the base 942.

[0101] Optionally, the tape feeding machine also includes a conveyor track 91 with a conveyor groove, in which the carrier tape 95 is placed. The conveyor track 91 is located on the side of the metal tape away from the punching bracket. The feeding mechanism 5 is fixed on the side of the conveyor track 91 away from the punching mechanism 4, and the feeding mechanism 5 is opposite to the punching mechanism 4. The conveyor track 91 can be arranged parallel to the metal tape.

[0102] Optionally, the feeding mechanism 5 includes a sixth driver 51 and a gripper 52. The sixth driver 51 is fixed to the worktable 1, and the driving end of the sixth driver 51 is connected to the gripper 52 for driving the gripper 52 to approach or move away from the material on the punching seat 44. The gripper 52 is located on the side of the carrier belt 95 away from the worktable 1 for gripping and releasing the material.

[0103] In one embodiment, the sixth actuator 51 can be a cylinder or a linear motor. The drive end of the sixth actuator 51 and the gripper 52 are located on the carrier belt 95. The sixth actuator 51 drives the gripper 52 to move linearly. The gripper 52 may include an actuator, a first gripper body, and a second gripper body. The actuator is connected to the first and second gripper bodies and drives them to open and close to grip and release materials. Specifically, after the punching mechanism 4 completes the punching, the sixth actuator 51 drives the gripper 52 to approach the object to be gripped and uses the gripper 52 to grip the material. The sixth actuator 51 drives the gripper 52 to retract above the carrier belt 95. At this time, the carrier belt 95 below the gripper 52 is provided with a receiving groove 951 for accommodating the object to be gripped. The gripper 52 is released, and the object to be gripped falls into the receiving groove 951. After the material is discharged, the sixth actuator 51 drives the gripper 52 to reset.

[0104] Optionally, to facilitate rapid detection of whether the material is correctly fixed and whether the material is correctly placed in the carrier belt 95, the tape machine also 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 feeding mechanism 2. The first detection mechanism is used to detect the target base 942 to be punched, which has material fixed on it. The second detection mechanism 6 is located in front of the feeding mechanism 5. The second detection mechanism 6 is used to detect the material in the carrier belt 95. The location in front is determined based on the movement direction of the carrier belt 95. Specifically, the first detection mechanism detects whether the material is located in a predetermined area or position on the base 942 (e.g., when the material is a spring, it detects whether 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 command can be sent to the punching mechanism 4; otherwise, no punching command can be sent or a stop punching command can be sent. The second detection mechanism 6 can detect whether there is an object to be clamped in the receiving groove 951 at a predetermined position on the carrier belt 95 or whether the object is correctly positioned (e.g., the predetermined side of the object is facing up or located at a predetermined position). If yes, it is determined to be qualified; if no, it is determined to be unqualified, and an unqualified reminder message can be issued. The reminder message may include information about the specific position of the unqualified material on the carrier belt 95.

[0105] 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 handling mechanism 2, and the image acquisition end of the first camera 32 faces the metal strip. After the material is placed onto the metal strip, the material on the metal strip moves from the material handling mechanism 2 to the punching mechanism 4 and passes through the shooting area of ​​the first camera 32. The optical system 31 acquires the image of the material captured by the first camera 32 and detects whether the material is correctly fixed to the base 942 based on the image. The first camera 32 and the optical system 31 can be existing equipment for component detection, and the image detection method adopted by the optical system 31 can be the image detection method inherent in the equipment itself.

[0106] In one embodiment, the second detection mechanism 6 may include a second camera, with its image acquisition end facing the carrier belt 95. The second camera acquires images of the carrier belt 95 to detect whether the material is correctly placed on the carrier belt 95. The second camera may have its own image detection device for image detection, or it may send the acquired images to other devices (such as the optical system 31 in the first detection mechanism) to obtain the image detection results. The second camera may also be an existing image acquisition device or a device capable of both image acquisition and detection; further details are omitted here.

[0107] Optionally, the tape feeding machine may also include an encoder 8, which can be fixed on the conveyor track 91. The side of the receiving groove 951 of the carrier tape 95 may be provided with multiple spaced encoding holes. The encoder 8 is provided with a gear that meshes with the encoder 8. When the carrier tape 95 moves, it drives the gear 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.

[0108] Optionally, the conveyor track 91 may be equipped with a tape feeding mechanism and a tape delivery mechanism 71 at both ends. The tape feeding mechanism may include a pressure 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 connected to the pressure roller 724. The roller bracket 722 is fixed to the worktable 1. The seventh driver 723, the pressure roller 724, and the cover tape placement box 721 are fixed on the roller bracket 722. The first placement box 725 is located on the side of the roller bracket 722 away from the worktable 1. After the second detection mechanism 6 confirms that the detection is passed (the material is correctly placed on the carrier belt 95), the seventh driver 723 drives the pressure roller 724 to rotate. The carrier belt 95 moves accordingly away from the pressure roller 724, so that the cover tape of the cover tape placement box 721 fits against the carrier belt 95, thus forming a tape. This tape is then wound into the first placement box 725, completing the tape feeding process.

[0109] Optionally, the feeding mechanism 71 may include a second placement box. One side of the second placement box is provided with a fixing plate connected to the side of the worktable 1, and the second placement box is fixed to the side of the worktable 1 by the fixing plate. The second placement box contains a carrier tape 95, which is placed along the conveyor track 91. During the tape weaving process, the second placement box gradually releases the carrier tape 95 from the box so that the feeding mechanism 5 can place the object to be clamped.

[0110] Optionally, the tape-tapping method includes:

[0111] S101: The material is fixed to the base 942 of the metal strip using the material handling mechanism 2.

[0112] S102: Once the material is confirmed to be fixed, the metal strip is punched by the punching mechanism 4 to obtain the object to be clamped, which is separated from the metal strip.

[0113] S103: Control the feeding mechanism 5 to clamp the object to be clamped and place the object to be clamped into the carrier belt 95 for tape weaving.

[0114] Optionally, the material is fixed to the base 942 of the metal strip using the material-grabbing mechanism 2, including: determining that the material is located on the material placement platform 25; using a first driver 29 to drive the material-grabbing component to move along a fixed path above the material placement platform 25; the material placement platform 25 and the base 942 of the material to be fixed in the metal strip are located on the movement path of the material-grabbing component; using a second driver 21 to drive the material-grabbing component to descend so as to use the material-grabbing component to adsorb the material. The first driver 29 drives the material-grabbing component to move back and forth along this movement path to repeatedly achieve material adsorption and fixation to the base 942.

[0115] Optionally, the material is fixed to the base 942 of the metal strip using the material-grabbing mechanism 2, including: determining that the material adsorption is complete, using the second driver 21 to lift the material to a height corresponding to the opening of the fixing seat 941; using the first driver 29 to drive the material-grabbing component to move along the motion path towards the fixing seat 941 to insert the material into the opening; and using the material-grabbing component to fix the material to the base 942. The first driver 29 drives the material to rotate horizontally to the opening and further insert it into the opening.

[0116] Optionally, the material is fixed to the base 942 using the material-grabbing component, including: using the first driver 29 to drive the material-adsorbing component 232 down so that the fixing post contacts the fixing seat 941; using the fixing post to press against 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.

[0117] Optionally, determining that material adsorption is complete includes: using a second driver 21 to drive the material adsorption component 232 to descend so that the spring presses against the material placement stage 25; controlling the rotary motor or third driver 231 connected to the material placement stage 25 to drive the material to rotate so that the material's posture changes to a specific posture.

[0118] In one embodiment, the specific posture can be that the end of the lowest coil of the spring abuts against the posture adjustment component of the material placement platform 25, and the posture of the spring is adjusted to the specific posture by rotating the spring.

[0119] Optionally, the descent height of the material adsorption component 232 can be detected by the sensor 26 at the bottom of the mounting bracket 28, and the height of the material adsorption component 232 can be controlled according to the descent to ensure that the spring abuts against the material placement table 25 when the spring is rotated.

[0120] Optionally, placing material on the material placement table 25 includes: using a first driver 29 to drive the dispensing component to move along a motion path; if it is determined that the dispensing component is above the material placement table 25, then using a conveying pipe 22 to convey the material to the material placement table 25. When the dispensing component moves above the material placement table 25, the material adsorption component 232 moves above the base 942 of the metal strip, and the material adsorbed by the material adsorption component 232 is locked into the fixing seat 941.

[0121] Optionally, the punching mechanism 4 punches the base 942 on which material is fixed, including: determining that material is fixed on the base 942, detecting the material on the base 942 using a first detection mechanism; if the position of the material meets a preset requirement, then using a fourth driver 931 to drive the feeding component 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 the preset requirement is not met, the base 942 can 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 a punching operation.

[0122] Optionally, the base 942 on which the material is fixed is punched by the punching mechanism 4, including: punching the area on the metal strip connected to the base 942 by the punching end 43 of the fifth driver 41 to separate the base 942 from the metal strip.

[0123] Optionally, controlling the feeding mechanism 5 to grip the object to be gripped and to place the object to be gripped into the carrier belt 95 includes: using the sixth driver 51 to drive the gripper 52 to move toward the object to be gripped and controlling the gripper 52 to open; using the gripper 52 to grip the spring in the object to be gripped, controlling the sixth driver 51 to move away from the punching mechanism 4, and when the object to be gripped moves above the carrier belt 95, controlling the gripper 52 to release so that the object to be gripped falls into the receiving groove 951 of the carrier belt 95.

[0124] Optionally, to detect whether the material placed on the carrier belt 95 is qualified, the tape-tapping method further includes: using the second detection mechanism 6 to acquire images of the carrier belt 95, and identifying unqualified products based on the material information in the images. When an unqualified product is identified, it can be marked, and staff can be alerted to handle it.

[0125] Optionally, when the tape feeding machine includes a tape feeding mechanism and a tape feeding mechanism 71, the tape feeding mechanism 71 can also be used to transfer the carrier tape 95 to the worktable 1, and the seventh driver 723 in the tape feeding mechanism can be used to drive the pressure roller 724 to rotate so that the cover tape and the carrier tape 95 are attached together to obtain tape feeding. The tape feeding mechanism can then be used to wind the tape feeding into the first placement box 725 to complete the tape feeding work.

[0126] Those skilled in the art will understand that the steps, measures, and solutions in the various operations, methods, and processes discussed in this application can be alternated, modified, combined, or deleted. Furthermore, other steps, measures, and solutions in the various operations, methods, and processes discussed in this application can also be alternated, modified, rearranged, decomposed, combined, or deleted. Furthermore, steps, measures, and solutions in related technologies that are similar to those disclosed in this application can also be alternated, modified, rearranged, decomposed, combined, or deleted.

[0127] In the description of this application, the terms "center," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," and "outer," etc., indicate directions or positional relationships based on the exemplary directions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings. They are used to facilitate the description or simplification of the embodiments of this application and are not intended to 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 construed as limitations on this application.

[0128] The terms "first," "second," "third," "fourth," "1," "2," etc. (if present) in the specification, claims, and accompanying drawings of this application are used to distinguish similar objects and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such data can be interchanged where appropriate so that the embodiments of this application described herein can be implemented in a sequence other than that shown in the illustrations or text descriptions.

[0129] It should be understood that although arrows indicate various operation steps in the flowcharts of this application's embodiments, the order in which these steps are implemented is not limited to the order indicated by the arrows. Unless explicitly stated herein, in some implementation scenarios of this application's embodiments, the implementation steps in each flowchart can be executed in other orders as required. Furthermore, some or all steps in each flowchart, based on the actual implementation scenario, may include multiple sub-steps or multiple stages. Some or all of these sub-steps or stages can be executed at the same time, and each sub-step or stage can also be executed at different times. In scenarios where execution times differ, the execution order of these sub-steps or stages can be flexibly configured according to requirements, and this application's embodiments do not limit this.

[0130] The above description is only an optional implementation method for some implementation scenarios of this application. It should be noted that for those skilled in the art, other similar implementation methods based on the technical concept of this application without departing from the technical concept of this application also fall within the protection scope of the embodiments of this application.

Claims

1. A tape-making method, characterized in that, For a tape feeding machine including a feeding mechanism, a punching mechanism, and a feeding mechanism, the method includes: The material is fixed to the base of the metal strip using a material handling mechanism. The metal strip includes multiple bases arranged in sequence and connected to each other, and each base is provided with a fixing seat for fixing the material. Once the material is secured, the metal strip is punched using a punching mechanism to obtain the object to be clamped, which is separated from the metal strip. Each object to be clamped includes a base and a material. The feeding mechanism is controlled to grip the object to be gripped and to place the object to be gripped into the carrier belt for tape weaving; The material handling mechanism includes a first driver, a second driver, a material placement platform, and a material handling component. 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 handling component. The method of fixing the material to the base of the metal strip using the material handling mechanism includes: Once the material is located on the material placement platform, the first driver is used to drive the picking component to move along a fixed path to above the material placement platform. The material placement platform and the base of the material to be fixed in the metal strip are located on the movement path of the picking component. The second driver is used to drive the material-collecting component to descend so that the material-collecting component can be used to adsorb the material. The fixing seat is hollow and extends away from the base. The fixing seat has an opening on the side opposite to the movement path for fixing the material. The method of fixing the material to the base of the metal strip using the material handling mechanism includes: Once the material adsorption is complete, the second actuator is used to lift the material to a height corresponding to the opening of the fixed base; The first driver is used to drive the material-picking component to move along the motion path toward the fixed seat so as to insert the material into the opening; The material is fixed to the base using the material-grabbing component; The material is a spring, and the material picking device includes a material adsorption device with a fixed column, wherein the fixed column is inserted into the adsorbed spring; The method of fixing the material to the base using the material-grabbing component includes: The first driver is used to drive the material adsorption component to descend so that the fixing column contacts the fixing seat; The material is riveted to the base by pressing the fixing post against the fixing seat. The material handling component further includes a third actuator connected to the material adsorption component. The step of determining that material adsorption is complete includes: The material adsorption component is driven to descend using a second actuator so that the spring presses against the material placement platform. The rotating motor or the third driver connected to the material placement platform controls the material to rotate so that the material's posture changes to a specific posture.

2. The tape-tapping method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The material handling mechanism further includes a material feeding component with a material conveying pipe and a fixed frame. The second driver, the driving end of the first driver and the material feeding component are fixed to the fixed frame. The material feeding component is located on the movement path of the material feeding component and is located on the side of the material handling component away from the metal strip. The material is placed on the material placement platform, including: The first driver is used to drive the feeding component to move along the motion path; If it is determined that the feeding component is located above the material placement platform, the material is conveyed to the material placement platform using the conveying pipe.

3. The tape-tapping method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The tape and reel machine includes a first detection mechanism and a feeding mechanism with a fourth driver and a feeding component. The detection end of the first detection mechanism is located between the punching mechanism and the material taking mechanism. The driving end of the fourth driver is connected to the feeding component. The metal tape passes through the feeding component and the base of the material to be fixed is located on one side of the feeding component. The method of punching and fixing the material onto the base using a punching mechanism includes: Once it is determined that there is material fixed on the base, the material on the base is detected using the first detection mechanism. If the position of the material is determined to meet the preset requirements, the fourth driver is used to drive the feeding component to transfer the base to the punching area of ​​the punching mechanism.

4. The tape-tapping method according to claim 3, characterized in that, The punching mechanism includes a fifth driver and a punching bracket with a punching seat. The punching seat is located on one side of the feeding member. The metal strip passing through the feeding member 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 on the punching seat where the material is fixed. The method of punching and fixing the material onto the base using a punching mechanism includes: The fifth driver is used to punch the area on the metal strip that is connected to the base to separate the base from the metal strip.

5. The tape-tapping method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The feeding mechanism includes a sixth driver and a gripper. The sixth driver is fixed to the worktable, and its driving end is connected to the gripper. The carrier belt has a receiving groove for accommodating the object to be gripped. Controlling the feeding mechanism to grip the object and place it onto the carrier belt includes: The sixth actuator drives the gripper to move toward the object to be gripped and controls the gripper to open. The gripper is used to grip the spring in the object to be gripped, the sixth driver is controlled to move away from the punching mechanism, and when the object to be gripped moves above the carrier belt, the gripper is controlled to release so that the object to be gripped falls into the receiving groove of the carrier belt.

6. The tape-tapping method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The tape feeding machine includes a second detection mechanism located in front of the feeding mechanism, with its detection end facing the carrier tape. The location in front is determined based on the direction of movement of the carrier tape. The method includes: The second detection mechanism acquires images of the carrier belt, and identifies defective products based on the material information in the images.

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