Intelligent badge pasting system

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of vacuum cup automatic badge pasting equipment, in particular to an intelligent badge pasting system which comprises a rotary material carrying disc arranged on a working table. A vacuum cup feeding station, a vacuum cup visual positioning station, a badge pasting station, a badge pressing station and a vacuum cup discharging station are sequentially arranged on the working table around the rotary material carrying disc; a vacuum cup visual positioning assembly is arranged at the vacuum cup visual positioning station, a badge pasting mechanism is arranged at the badge pasting station, and a badge pressing mechanism is arranged at the badge pressing station; the cabinet body is used for packaging all the mechanisms; a touch screen panel is arranged on the cabinet body; the touch screen panel is electrically connected with the rotary material carrying disc, the vacuum cup visual positioning assembly, the badge pasting mechanism and the badge pressing mechanism. The system realizes full-process automation, improves the attaching precision and the production efficiency, reduces the labor cost, and is suitable for large-scale vacuum cup badge attaching production.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of automated badge-attaching equipment for thermos cups, and more particularly to an intelligent badge-attaching system that integrates the functions of "intermittent material flow - precise visual positioning - automatic badge attachment - firm badge pressing", for achieving high-precision and high-efficiency badge-attaching operations on cylindrical thermos cups. Background Technology

[0002] In the production and processing of thermos cups, the badge affixing process is a key step in giving the product decoration and brand identity. It requires the sequential completion of a series of operations, including thermos cup loading, positioning, badge affixing, badge pressing, and finished product unloading. Strict requirements are placed on the continuity of material flow, the stability of thermos cup clamping, and the precision of badge affixing.

[0003] In traditional production models, this process relies heavily on manual labor. Workers manually retrieve badges from the material box, align them with the surface of the thermos, and apply them. This is not only slow and difficult to keep up with the pace of large-scale production, but also prone to errors in badge placement and angle due to human visual judgment and varying levels of skill, severely impacting product appearance consistency. Furthermore, prolonged manual work can lead to fatigue, causing uneven application pressure, badge wrinkles, and other quality fluctuations, significantly increasing defect rates and rework costs. While some production scenarios incorporate simple automated equipment, such as those capable of intermittent multi-station flow and stable clamping of thermos cups, they lack automatic badge feeding and precise application functions, requiring additional manual material transfer to a separate application device. Other equipment can automatically feed and apply badges, but cannot achieve continuous flow of thermos cups, requiring manual placement and removal of each cup.

[0004] These decentralized devices operate independently and lack a collaborative control mechanism, resulting in broken production processes and chaotic rhythms. They still require a large amount of manual intervention and cannot meet the comprehensive requirements of the thermos cup badge application process for automation, production efficiency and application accuracy. An integrated intelligent system is urgently needed to solve the above pain points. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The purpose of this invention is to overcome the problems of the prior art and provide an intelligent badge-applying system that automates the entire process of applying badges to thermos cups, improves application accuracy and production efficiency, and reduces labor costs.

[0006] The above objectives are achieved through the following technical solutions: An intelligent badge-applying system includes a rotating material carrier tray mounted on a workbench. The workbench, surrounding the rotating material carrier tray, has a series of interconnected components: a thermos cup loading station, a thermos cup visual positioning station, a badge-applying station, a badge-pressing station, and a thermos cup unloading station. The thermos cup visual positioning station is equipped with a thermos cup visual positioning component, the badge-applying station is equipped with a badge-applying mechanism, and the badge-pressing station is equipped with a badge-pressing mechanism. The system also includes a cabinet housing each of the mechanisms, and a touchscreen panel is mounted on the cabinet. The touchscreen panel is electrically connected to the rotating material carrier tray, the thermos cup visual positioning component, the badge-applying mechanism, and the badge-pressing mechanism.

[0007] Furthermore, the thermos cup visual positioning component includes a visual positioning camera positioned directly above the thermos cup visual positioning station. The visual positioning camera is fixedly connected to the workbench via a visual positioning bracket, and the height of the visual positioning bracket is adjustable.

[0008] Furthermore, the badge pressing mechanism includes a badge pressing bracket located at the badge pressing station. The badge pressing bracket is equipped with a badge pressing cylinder. The upper and lower ends of the badge pressing cylinder are symmetrically provided with an upper cylinder pressure plate and a lower cylinder pressure plate connected to a piston rod. The upper cylinder pressure plate and the lower cylinder pressure plate are respectively provided with an upper badge pressing arm and a lower badge pressing arm. The inner wall of the upper badge pressing arm is provided with a tendon block, and the inner wall of the lower badge pressing arm is provided with a tendon block that corresponds vertically to the upper tendon block.

[0009] Furthermore, the rotary material carrier includes a cam divider, a dividing turntable, a control box, and five thermos cup clamping assemblies; the output shaft of the cam divider is keyed to the dividing turntable, and the control box is fixed to the dividing turntable through several control box support shafts arranged at equal intervals to form a thermos cup clamping assembly mounting position; each thermos cup clamping assembly is suspended in the thermos cup clamping assembly mounting position through a clamping bracket, and stops intermittently at each station along with the dividing turntable.

[0010] Furthermore, the thermos cup clamping assembly includes a right-angle turntable, a thermos cup positioning ring, a thermos cup cylinder of model HFT20X40S, and a V-shaped thermos cup support platform; the right-angle turntable is fixed to the workbench, with the thermos cup positioning ring vertically facing the workbench and the thermos cup cylinder horizontally facing the workbench; the thermos cup cylinder is symmetrically connected to finger plates at both ends, and the finger plates are connected to the cup body pressing block mounting plate through the cup body pressing plate, and the cup body pressing block mounting plate has a rubber arc-shaped cup body pressing block on the side facing the thermos cup.

[0011] Furthermore, the control box is equipped with 5 sets of actuators, and the top of the control box is equipped with 5 solenoid valves. The actuators are electrically connected to the corresponding solenoid valves, and the solenoid valves are connected to the thermos cylinders of each thermos clamp assembly through air pipes to control the extension and retraction of the piston rod of the thermos cylinder.

[0012] Furthermore, the badge applicator includes a badge feeding sub-assembly, a vision guidance sub-assembly, and a SCARA robot sub-assembly; the badge feeding sub-assembly includes a vertical vibrator, a badge material box, and a vibrating plate, the vertical vibrator is fixed to the worktable, the badge material box is provided on its surface, and the badge material box outlet is connected to the vibrating plate; the vision guidance sub-assembly includes a vision camera and a vision support, the vision support is fixed to the worktable, and the vision camera is located at the top of the support and faces the vibrating plate.

[0013] Furthermore, the SCARA robot sub-assembly includes a robot body of model Estun ER3-400-SR and an end effector. The robot body is fixed to the worktable, and the bottom end of the end effector is connected to a badge suction nozzle, which is used to pick up badges in the vibratory plate and transfer and attach them.

[0014] Furthermore, the vibratory plate uses high-frequency vibration to organize the badges in an orderly manner, arranging them in a uniform posture; the straight vibrator uses vibration to transport the badges in the badge box to the vibratory plate, achieving orderly feeding.

[0015] Furthermore, the cabinet is made of stainless steel, with a transparent observation window on the front, an inspection door on the side, and wiring channels inside; the touch screen panel integrates parameter setting, status monitoring, and fault alarm modules, and can display the operating parameters of each mechanism and control the start and stop of each mechanism.

[0016] The intelligent badge-applying system provided by this invention integrates a rotating material carrier and an intelligent badge-applying mechanism to automate the entire process of badge application on insulated cups, thereby improving production efficiency. The carrier ensures stable clamping of the insulated cups and intermittent flow across multiple stations, while the badge-applying mechanism enables automatic badge feeding and precise application. Furthermore, the damage-resistant design ensures product quality, significantly reduces labor costs, and is suitable for mass production needs. It possesses the following significant advantages: 1. High degree of automation and improved production efficiency: By integrating two core mechanisms and combining vision positioning and pressing functions, the entire process from loading the thermos cup to unloading the finished product is automated. There is no need for manual material transfer, the production rhythm is uniform, the hourly output is more than 3 times higher than that of manual operation, and only one person is needed to assist with loading and unloading, which significantly reduces labor costs.

[0017] 2. High application accuracy and stable product quality: Dual vision positioning (insulated cup positioning + badge positioning) combined with the precise motion control of the SCARA robot results in smaller badge application position deviation, avoiding positional deviation problems caused by manual operation; the design of rubber cup body pressure block and tendon block prevents damage to the insulated cup and badge, reducing the defect rate to below 1%.

[0018] 3. Good structural coordination and stable operation: The intermittent flow of the rotary material carrier is precisely linked with the action of the badge affixing mechanism, and the pause time of each station matches the operation time of the process, so there is no interruption of material or waiting; the integrated control of the control box and the touch screen reduces the number of equipment failure points, improves the overall stability of the machine, and reduces the maintenance frequency.

[0019] 4. Easy to operate and highly adaptable: The touch screen panel integrates full-process control functions, and the parameter settings and status monitoring are intuitive. Operators can quickly get started without professional skills. By adjusting the thermos cup clamp components and badge nozzles, it can be adapted to thermos cups and badges of different specifications without replacing the entire set of equipment, thus adapting to flexible production needs. Attached Figure Description

[0020] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the intelligent badge-applying system described in this invention; Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the intelligent badge-attaching system described in this invention from a first-view perspective after removing the cabinet. Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the intelligent badge-attaching system described in this invention from a second perspective after removing the cabinet. Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the rotating material carrier, badge applicator, and badge pressing mechanism in the intelligent badge applicator system of the present invention. Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the control box of the rotating material carrier in the intelligent badge-applying system of the present invention; Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a thermos cup clamp component in an intelligent badge-applying system according to the present invention; Figure 7 This is an assembly diagram of the thermos cup clamping component in the intelligent badge attaching system of the present invention before clamping the thermos cup.

[0021] Illustration markings: 1-Workbench, 101-Thermos cup loading station, 102-Thermos cup visual positioning station, 103-Badge affixing station, 104-Badge pressing station, 105-Thermos cup unloading station; 2-Rotary material carrier, 201-Cam divider, 202-Divider turntable, 203-Control box, 204-Control box support shaft, 205-Thermos cup clamp assembly, 20501-Right-angle turntable, 20502-Vertical platform, 20503-Horizontal platform, 20504-Thermos cup positioning ring, 20505-Thermos cup cylinder, 20506-Finger plate, 20507-Cup body pressure plate, 20508-Cup body pressure block mounting plate, 20509-Cup body pressure block, 20510-Thermos cup support platform, 20511-Clamp bracket, 206-Thermos cup clamp assembly mounting position; 3-Thermos cup visual positioning component, 301-Visual positioning camera, 302-Visual positioning bracket; 4- Badge applicator, 401- Badge feeding sub-assembly, 4011- Straight vibrator, 4012- Badge material box, 4013- Vibrating plate, 402- Vision guide sub-assembly, 4021- Vision camera, 4022- Vision support, 403- SCARA robot sub-assembly, 4031- Robot body, 4032- End effector, 4033- Badge suction nozzle; 5-Badge pressing mechanism, 501-Badge pressing bracket, 502-Badge pressing cylinder, 503-Upper cylinder pressing plate, 504-Lower cylinder pressing plate, 505-Upper badge pressing arm, 506-Lower badge pressing arm, 507-Strong muscle block; 6-Thermos cup; 7-Cabinet; 8-Touchscreen panel; 9-Driver; 10-Solenoid valve. Detailed Implementation

[0022] The present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. The described embodiments are merely some, not all, of the embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0023] like Figure 1 As shown, this solution provides an intelligent badge-applying system, which consists of a workbench (1), a rotating material carrier (2), a thermos cup vision positioning component (3), a badge-applying mechanism (4), a badge-pressing mechanism (5), a cabinet (7), and a touch screen panel (8), which work together to realize the entire process of badge-applying operation on thermos cups (6).

[0024] like Figure 2 and 3 As shown, the workbench (1) in this embodiment provides a rigid mounting base for the rotary material carrier (2), badge affixing mechanism (4), etc. The five stations (loading, vision positioning, badge affixing, badge pressing, and unloading) on ​​the rotary material carrier (2) are evenly spaced, corresponding to the 72° intermittent rotation angle of the rotary material carrier (2) at each step.

[0025] The cabinet (7) is made of 304 stainless steel and is fixed to the edge of the workbench (1) with bolts, encapsulating all mechanisms. An acrylic transparent observation window can be set on the front for easy real-time observation of the operation status; a double maintenance door is set on the side, equipped with a mechanical lock and sealing strip for easy maintenance and dust isolation. The interior is equipped with a wiring channel to organize the power lines, signal lines and air pipes of each mechanism and avoid wire tangling.

[0026] The touch screen panel (8) is located on the upper front of the cabinet (7). It can be a 10-inch color touch screen. Based on the PLC control system, it integrates three major modules: the parameter setting module can set the pause time of the rotating material carrier (2) to 0.5-3 seconds and the robot speed of the badge attaching mechanism (4); the status monitoring module displays the operating status of each station in real time (such as "material loading completed" and "attachment successful") and production capacity statistics; the fault alarm module will issue an audible and visual alarm and display the fault location (such as "vibrating plate feeding abnormal") when the mechanism action timeout or positioning failure occurs.

[0027] like Figures 2-4 As shown, the rotary material carrier (2) in this embodiment is the core of the system's material flow, enabling the precise intermittent movement of the thermos cup (6) at each workstation. The structure is as follows: Cam divider (201): It adopts an arc cam structure. The input shaft is connected to the servo motor through a coupling, and the output shaft is connected to the dividing turntable (202) key. It is controlled by the touch screen panel (8) to realize the cycle action of "rotate 72° - pause for preset time" to ensure that each thermos cup clamp component (205) stops accurately at the corresponding work station.

[0028] Dividing turntable (202): Forged from aluminum alloy, with 5 clamp mounting holes evenly opened on the edge for clamp bracket (20511) to fix the thermos cup clamp assembly (205).

[0029] Control box (203) and support shaft (204): The control box (203) is located directly above the dividing turntable (202) and is fixed by at least 3 control box support shafts (204) to form a 150mm high mounting position (206) for the thermos cup clamp assembly. The control box (203) contains 5 sets of actuators (9), and the top of the control box (203) contains 5 solenoid valves (10). The actuators (9) receive signals from the touchscreen and drive the solenoid valves (10) to actuate, thereby controlling the extension and retraction of the thermos cup cylinder (20505). Figure 5 As shown.

[0030] Thermos cup clamp assembly (205): Each assembly is suspended and mounted on the thermos cup clamp assembly mounting position (206) via a clamp bracket (20511), such as Figure 6 and Figure 7 As shown, it specifically includes: Right-angle turntable (20501): Fixed to the worktable (1) to provide a stable mounting base for the fixture assembly.

[0031] Positioning and support components: The vertical platform (20502) is equipped with a thermos positioning ring (20504), the inner hole of which is in clearance fit with the outer diameter of the bottom of the thermos (6) to achieve axial positioning; the horizontal platform (20503) is equipped with a thermos cylinder (20505) of model HFT20X40S, and a V-shaped thermos support platform (20510) is provided on the top to fit the cylindrical thermos (6) and ensure that the thermos is placed flat and stable.

[0032] Clamping components: The piston rods at both ends of the thermos cylinder (20505) are symmetrically connected to the finger plates (20506). The cup body pressure plate (20507) is fixed on the finger plates (20506). The inner wall of the pressure plate is connected to the rubber cup body pressure block (20509) (the outer side arc is adapted to the cup body) through the cup body pressure block mounting plate (20508). When the cylinder piston rod extends, the pressure blocks on both sides clamp the cup body simultaneously to avoid scratching the surface of the thermos.

[0033] like Figure 2 and Figure 4 As shown, the badge applicator (4) in this embodiment is used to realize automatic badge feeding, precise pick-up and application, and is located at the badge applicator station (103). Its structure is as follows: Badge feeding sub-component (401): Enables batch storage and ordered output of badges, specifically including: Direct vibrator (4011): Fixed to the workbench (1), it uses vibration to uniformly and continuously transport badges in the badge box (4012) to the vibrating plate (4013), avoiding badge accumulation or interruption of material supply, and providing a stable source of materials for subsequent orderly sorting.

[0034] Badge box (4012): Stores a batch of badges. Its outlet is connected to the vibrating plate (4013) and serves as a "buffer storage box" for badges, which can store a large number of badges at once.

[0035] Vibratory plate (4013): The badges are arranged in an orderly manner by high-frequency vibration, so that the badges are arranged in a uniform posture for easy subsequent picking; the hopper structure of the vibratory plate (4013) is adapted to the size of the badges, ensuring that the badges gradually form a neat queue during the vibration process and flow to the discharge area.

[0036] Visual guide sub-component (402): Ensures accurate badge pickup positioning, specifically including: Visual camera (4021): The working direction is towards the vibrating disk (4013), and it captures images of the badge inside the vibrating disk (4013) in real time. The position and posture of the badge are determined by image processing technology (such as template matching, feature point detection and other known technologies), and the acquisition coordinates are provided for the SCARA robot sub-component (403).

[0037] Vision bracket (4022): Supports vision camera (4021) and is fixed to the worktable (1) by bolts to ensure the shooting angle and position of vision camera (4021) are stable, improve positioning accuracy, and avoid positioning deviation caused by bracket shaking.

[0038] In this embodiment, the SCARA robot sub-component (403) is used to realize the badge picking and attaching motion, specifically including: Robot body (4031): Model is Estun ER3-400-SR, which is fixed to the worktable (1) and has X, Y, Z direction motion and end rotation degrees of freedom. It can control the badge suction nozzle (4033) to accurately position and adjust its posture in space, so as to realize the efficient action of badge "pick-up-shift-attach".

[0039] End rotation axis (4032) and badge suction nozzle (4033): The end rotation axis (4032) is located at the Z-axis end of the robot body (4031), and the bottom end is connected to the badge suction nozzle (4033); the badge suction nozzle (4033) picks up the badge in the vibrating plate (4013) by suction, and then presses the badge onto the surface of the thermos cup (6) by the descent action of the robot body (4031) to complete the attachment.

[0040] like Figures 2-4 As shown, this embodiment also includes an auxiliary function mechanism, including a thermos cup visual positioning component (3) and a badge pressing mechanism (5), specifically: The thermos cup visual positioning component (3): set at the visual positioning station (102), the visual positioning camera (301) is fixed to the workbench (1) through the visual positioning bracket (302), takes pictures of the surface feature points of the thermos cup (6) (such as the edge of the cup mouth, the original mark), calculates the badge affixing coordinates and transmits them to the SCARA robot sub-component (403), ensuring that the badge affixing position is aligned with the preset area of ​​the thermos cup (6), and providing a positioning reference for accurate affixing.

[0041] Badge pressing mechanism (5): Located at badge pressing station (104), badge pressing bracket (501) is fixed to workbench (1), and badge pressing cylinder (502) is set at the top. The piston rod is connected to upper cylinder pressure plate (503) and lower cylinder pressure plate (504) at both ends respectively. The pressure plate is connected to upper badge pressing arm (505) and lower badge pressing arm (506). The tendon block (507) on the inner wall of upper badge pressing arm (505) corresponds to the badge position, and the tendon block (507) of lower badge pressing arm (506) is aligned with the upper side. The two work together to apply pressure to the badge. After holding the pressure for a preset time, the pressure is reset to ensure that the badge is firmly bonded to the surface of the thermos cup (6) and to prevent the badge from falling off or wrinkling.

[0042] The working principle of this system is as follows: Thermos Cup Loading Station (101): The operator places the thermos cup (6) flat on the V-shaped thermos cup support platform (20510), pushes the bottom of the thermos cup (6) into the thermos cup positioning ring (20504), triggers the clamping command through the touch screen panel (8), the thermos cup cylinder (20505) moves, and the cup body pressing block (20509) clamps the cup body, completing the loading and fixing.

[0043] Thermos cup visual positioning station (102): The dividing turntable (202) of the rotating material carrier (2) drives the thermos cup (6) to rotate to this station and stop. The visual positioning camera (301) takes a picture of the thermos cup (6), calculates the attachment coordinates and transmits them to the controller of the SCARA robot sub-component (403) to complete the attachment position calibration.

[0044] Badge application station (103): The dividing turntable (202) continues to rotate to this station. The badge application mechanism (4) operates as follows: the straight vibrator (4011) and the vibrating plate (4013) work together to feed the badge. The vision camera (4021) positions the badge. The SCARA robot sub-component (403) drives the badge suction nozzle (4033) to pick up the badge. After adjusting its posture, it moves to the attachment coordinate of the thermos cup (6) and presses the badge onto the surface of the thermos cup. Then the badge suction nozzle (4033) releases the badge and resets.

[0045] Badge pressing station (104): The dividing turntable (202) drives the thermos cup (6) to rotate to this station. The badge pressing cylinder (502) drives the upper and lower pressing arms to move in opposite directions. The rubber block (507) applies pressure to the badge. After holding the pressure, the cylinder resets, completing the badge pressing. It should be noted that in this embodiment, the outer surface of the rubber block (207) is consistent with the outer surface curvature of the thermos cup, thereby ensuring the adhesion of the badge to the curved surface of the thermos cup.

[0046] Thermos cup unloading position (105): The dividing turntable (202) rotates to this position. The system automatically or manually triggers the release command through the touch screen panel (8). The piston rod of the thermos cup cylinder (20505) retracts, the cup body pressing block (20509) is released, and the thermos cup with the badge attached is taken out manually (6) to complete the unloading. Then the equipment enters the next cycle to realize continuous operation.

[0047] As a specific embodiment of this system, the operation of this system includes the following steps: (1) Equipment commissioning Turn on the power to the cabinet (7) and enter the parameter setting module through the touch screen panel (8): set the pause time of each station of the rotating material carrier (2) to 1.5 seconds, and the attachment speed of the SCARA robot sub-component (403) to match the production cycle; adjust the height of the vision positioning bracket (302) to ensure that the vision positioning camera (301) clearly captures the attachment area of ​​the thermos cup (6); adjust the position of the vision bracket (4022) to ensure that the vision camera (4021) accurately captures the badge image in the vibrating plate (4013).

[0048] (2) Feeding and clamping The thermos cup (6) to be processed is placed flat on the V-shaped thermos cup support platform (20510) of the thermos cup loading station (101) by the operator, and the bottom end of the thermos cup (6) is pushed into the thermos cup positioning ring (20504). After the station sensor detects the thermos cup (6), it sends a signal to the driver (9) in the control box (203). The driver (9) drives the solenoid valve (10) to act, and the piston rod of the thermos cup cylinder (20505) extends, which drives the finger plate (20506) and the cup body pressing block (20509) to clamp the cup body, thus completing the fixation of the thermos cup.

[0049] (3) Visual positioning of thermos cup The cam divider (201) drives the dividing turntable (202) to rotate 72°, transferring the clamped thermos cup (6) to the thermos cup vision positioning station (102) and stopping. The vision positioning camera (301) takes pictures of the surface of the thermos cup (6), identifies feature points and calculates the affixing coordinates, and transmits the coordinate data to the controller of the SCARA robot sub-component (403). The controller corrects the badge affixing path according to the data.

[0050] (4) Badge supply and affixing The dividing turntable (202) continues to rotate 72° to the badge affixing station (103): Badge feeding: The badges in the badge box (4012) are vibrated and conveyed to the vibrating plate (4013) by the vibrator (4011). The vibrating plate (4013) uses high-frequency vibration to arrange the badges into a uniform posture and conveys them to the discharge area. Badge positioning: The vision camera (4021) captures the badge inside the vibrating disk (4013), identifies its position and posture, and transmits the data to the SCARA robot controller; Badge Pickup and Attachment: The SCARA robot body (4031) drives the end-effector rotation axis (4032) to move the badge suction nozzle (4033) to the top of the badge and pick it up by suction. Then the robot adjusts the badge posture and moves to the attachment coordinate of the thermos cup (6). The Z-axis descends to press the badge onto the surface of the thermos cup. After attachment is completed, the badge suction nozzle (4033) releases the badge and resets.

[0051] (5) Badge pressing The dividing turntable (202) rotates 72° to the badge pressing station (104), the badge pressing cylinder (502) is ventilated, the piston rod drives the upper and lower cylinder pressing plates to move towards each other, the tendon block (507) of the upper badge pressing arm (505) presses onto the badge surface, the tendon block (507) of the lower badge pressing arm (506) supports the lower side of the thermos cup (6), and applies pressure together and holds the pressure for 0.5 seconds. Then the cylinder resets, and the badge pressing is completed.

[0052] (6) Unloading and circulation The dividing turntable (202) rotates 72° to the thermos cup unloading position (105). The system automatically or manually triggers the release command through the touch screen panel (8). The piston rod of the thermos cup cylinder (20505) retracts, and the cup body pressing block (20509) releases its grip on the thermos cup (6). The finished thermos cup (6) is manually removed and placed into the next thermos cup to be processed. The above steps are repeated to achieve continuous production.

[0053] The above description is merely illustrative of the embodiments of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. For those skilled in the art, any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A smart badge-applying system, characterized in that, The system includes a rotating material carrier (2) mounted on a workbench (1). The workbench (1) is arranged around the rotating material carrier (2) in sequence as follows: a thermos cup loading station (101), a thermos cup visual positioning station (102), a badge attaching station (103), a badge pressing station (104), and a thermos cup unloading station (105). The thermos cup visual positioning station (102) is equipped with a thermos cup visual positioning component (3), the badge attaching station (103) is equipped with a badge attaching mechanism (4), and the badge pressing station (104) is equipped with a badge pressing mechanism (5). The system also includes a cabinet (7) that encapsulates each mechanism. The cabinet (7) is equipped with a touch screen panel (8). The touch screen panel (8) is electrically connected to the rotating material carrier (2), the thermos cup visual positioning component (3), the badge attaching mechanism (4), and the badge pressing mechanism (5).

2. The intelligent badge-applying system according to claim 1, characterized in that, The thermos cup visual positioning component (3) includes a visual positioning camera (301) located directly above the thermos cup visual positioning station (102), and the visual positioning camera (301) is fixedly connected to the workbench (1) via a visual positioning bracket (302).

3. The intelligent badge-applying system according to claim 1, characterized in that, The badge pressing mechanism (5) includes a badge pressing bracket (501) located at the badge pressing station (104). The badge pressing bracket (501) is provided with a badge pressing cylinder (502). The badge pressing cylinder (502) is symmetrically provided with an upper cylinder pressure plate (503) and a lower cylinder pressure plate (504) connected to the piston rod at its upper and lower ends. The upper cylinder pressure plate (503) and the lower cylinder pressure plate (504) are respectively provided with an upper badge pressing arm (505) and a lower badge pressing arm (506). The inner wall of the upper badge pressing arm (505) is provided with a tendon block (507).

4. The intelligent badge-applying system according to claim 1, characterized in that, The rotary material carrier (2) includes a cam divider (201), a dividing turntable (202), a control box (203), and five thermos cup clamping assemblies (205). The output shaft of the cam divider (201) is keyed to the dividing turntable (202). The control box (203) is fixed to the dividing turntable (202) through several equally spaced control box support shafts (204) to form a thermos cup clamping assembly mounting position (206). Each thermos cup clamping assembly (205) is suspended in the thermos cup clamping assembly mounting position (206) through a clamping bracket (20511) and stops intermittently at each station along with the dividing turntable (202).

5. The intelligent badge-applying system according to claim 4, characterized in that, The thermos cup clamp assembly (205) includes a right-angle turntable (20501), a thermos cup positioning ring (20504), a thermos cup cylinder (20505), and a V-shaped thermos cup support platform (20510). The right-angle turntable (20501) is fixed to the workbench (1), with the thermos cup positioning ring (20504) vertically facing the platform (20502) and the thermos cup cylinder (20505) horizontally facing the platform (20503). The thermos cup cylinder (20505) is symmetrically connected to finger plates (20506) at both ends. The finger plates (20506) are connected to the cup body pressing block mounting plate (20508) through the cup body pressing plate (20507). The cup body pressing block mounting plate (20508) has a rubber arc-shaped cup body pressing block (20509) on the side facing the thermos cup (6).

6. The intelligent badge-applying system according to claim 5, characterized in that, The control box (203) is equipped with 5 sets of drivers (9) and 5 solenoid valves (10) on the top of the control box (203). The drivers (9) are electrically connected to the corresponding solenoid valves (10). The solenoid valves (10) are connected to the thermos cylinders (20505) of each thermos cup clamp assembly (205) through air pipes to control the extension and retraction of the piston rod of the thermos cylinder (20505).

7. The intelligent badge-applying system according to claim 1, characterized in that, The badge applicator (4) includes a badge feeding sub-assembly (401), a vision guidance sub-assembly (402), and a SCARA robot sub-assembly (403). The badge feeding sub-assembly (401) includes a vertical vibrator (4011), a badge material box (4012), and a vibrating plate (4013). The vertical vibrator (4011) is fixed to the workbench (1), and the badge material box (4012) is provided on its surface. The outlet of the badge material box (4012) is connected to the vibrating plate (4013). The vision guidance sub-assembly (402) includes a vision camera (4021) and a vision support (4022). The vision support (4022) is fixed to the workbench (1), and the vision camera (4021) is located at the top of the support and faces the vibrating plate (4013).

8. The intelligent badge-applying system according to claim 7, characterized in that, The SCARA robot sub-assembly (403) includes a robot body (4031) and an end effector (4032). The robot body (4031) is fixed to the worktable (1). The end effector (4032) is connected to a badge suction nozzle (4033) at its bottom end. The badge suction nozzle (4033) is used to pick up badges in the vibrating plate (4013) and transfer and attach them.

9. The intelligent badge-applying system according to claim 7, characterized in that, The vibratory plate (4013) arranges the badges in an orderly manner through high-frequency vibration, so that the badges are arranged in a uniform posture; the straight vibrator (4011) conveys the badges in the badge box (4012) to the vibratory plate (4013) through vibration, so as to achieve orderly feeding.

10. The intelligent badge-applying system according to claim 1, characterized in that, The cabinet (7) is made of stainless steel, with a transparent observation window on the front, an inspection door on the side, and a wiring trough inside; the touch screen panel (8) integrates parameter setting, status monitoring and fault alarm modules, and can display the operating parameters of each mechanism and control the start and stop of each mechanism.

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