Processing method of intelligent laser cold cutting and edge sealing processing center
The design of the intelligent laser cold-cut edge banding processing center solves the problems of insufficient sawing accuracy and stability of existing edge banding machines, and realizes high-precision and high-efficiency board processing. It is suitable for processing boards with complex shapes and patterns, and meets the diverse needs of users.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202511886465.6
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-12-15
- Publication Date
- 2026-02-13
AI Technical Summary
The edge banding machines currently used by furniture manufacturers cut boards using milling head blades, resulting in poor sawing accuracy and stability. This makes it difficult to process various board appearances and patterns, and fails to meet the diverse needs of users.
The intelligent laser cold-cut edge banding processing center includes a feeding roller mechanism, a robotic arm mechanism, a laser cold-cut edge banding processing mechanism, and an unloading roller mechanism. Combined with a control system, it performs board cutting through the laser cold-cutting mechanism, achieving high-precision and high-efficiency board processing.
It achieves high-precision and high-speed sheet metal processing, capable of processing sheets with complex shapes and patterns, saving labor costs, suitable for new product development, and meeting diverse user needs.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of furniture woodworking machinery in manufacturing industry, in particular to a processing method of intelligent laser cold cutting and edge sealing processing center. BACKGROUND
[0002] With the improvement of people's living standards, people's demand for furniture has not only been limited to the function of existing plate processing equipment, but also pays more attention to the shape of complex plate and quality of furniture, so the demand of the entire furniture market shows a trend of high quality and various styles.
[0003] Edge sealing operation is an important process in the manufacturing process of plate furniture, and the quality of edge sealing directly affects the quality, price and grade of products. Through edge sealing, the appearance quality of furniture can be improved, the damage of the corner part during transportation and use can be avoided, the veneer layer can be prevented from being lifted or peeled off, and the release of harmful gases can be prevented, and the deformation can be reduced. In addition, furniture can also be beautified and mood can be improved. The raw materials used by plate furniture production enterprises mainly include particle board, medium density fiberboard and other man-made boards, and the selected edge sealing strips mainly include PVC, polyester, melamine and wood strips. Different materials and specifications of edge sealing strips use different edge sealing equipment. The edge sealing operation process of wood includes a series of processes such as gluing, pressing, cutting, roughing, finishing, scraping, grooving and polishing. The edge sealing machine used by furniture production enterprises is used to cut and mill the plate by using a milling head blade, which leads to poor sawing accuracy, poor stability, and difficulty in sawing various appearances of the plate. The plate cannot have various patterns, cannot saw regular and irregular plates, and cannot meet the various plate sawing processing needs of users.
[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to research a new technology to solve the above problems. SUMMARY
[0005] Therefore, the present application aims at the defects of the prior art, and the main purpose is to provide a processing method of intelligent laser cold cutting and edge sealing processing center, which realizes laser cold cutting and plate cutting processing design, has the characteristics of high processing precision, high production efficiency, labor cost saving, and reliable stability, is suitable for complex shape plate processing, can process various pattern plates, is convenient for new product research and development, and meets various needs of users.
[0006] To achieve the above purpose, the technical scheme is as follows:
[0007] A processing method of intelligent laser cold cutting and edge sealing processing center, the intelligent laser cold cutting and edge sealing processing center comprises a feeding roller table mechanism, a mechanical hand mechanism, a laser cold cutting and edge sealing processing mechanism, a discharging roller table mechanism and a labeling mechanism.
[0008] The discharge roller mechanism and the feeding roller mechanism are respectively arranged on the front and back sides of the right side of the laser cold cutting and edge sealing processing mechanism, the mechanical hand mechanism is located between the feeding roller mechanism and the discharge roller mechanism, the mechanical hand of the mechanical hand mechanism reciprocates between the feeding roller mechanism, the laser cold cutting and edge sealing processing mechanism and the discharge roller mechanism, the labeling mechanism is transversely movably arranged above the discharge roller mechanism, and the laser cold cutting and edge sealing processing mechanism comprises a laser cold cutting mechanism for laser cold cutting of the plate;
[0009] The intelligent laser cold cutting and edge sealing processing center comprises the following steps during processing:
[0010] Step 1: confirming whether the feeding roller of the feeding roller mechanism has a plate;
[0011] Step 2: clamping the plate from the feeding roller of the feeding roller mechanism to the processing area of the laser cold cutting and edge sealing processing mechanism by the mechanical hand of the mechanical hand mechanism;
[0012] Step 3: laser cold cutting and edge sealing processing of the plate by the laser cold cutting and edge sealing processing mechanism; here, during laser cold cutting, the laser cold cutting mechanism of the laser cold cutting and edge sealing processing mechanism is lowered, the laser of the laser cold cutting mechanism is turned on to cut the plate, and the laser cold cutting mechanism is raised after the cutting of the plate is completed;
[0013] Step 4: clamping the processed plate from the laser cold cutting and edge sealing processing mechanism to the discharge roller mechanism of the printing roller area by the mechanical hand of the mechanical hand mechanism;
[0014] Step 5: conveying the plate to below the labeling mechanism by the discharge roller of the discharge roller mechanism, and labeling the plate by the labeling mechanism.
[0015] As a preferred scheme, the control system of the intelligent laser cold cutting and edge sealing processing center comprises a factory MES, an industrial switch, a first programmable controller PLC, a second programmable controller PLC, an industrial computer, a feeding roller control unit, a mechanical hand control unit, a laser cold cutting and edge sealing control unit, a discharge roller control unit and a labeling control unit.
[0016] The industrial switch is bidirectionally connected to the factory MES through a TCP / IP protocol, the first programmable controller PLC and the industrial computer are respectively bidirectionally connected to the industrial switch through a TCP / IP protocol, the first programmable controller PLC is connected with a first data bus, and the feeding roller control unit, the mechanical hand control unit and the laser cold cutting and edge sealing control unit are respectively bidirectionally connected in parallel to the first data bus through EtherCAT communication.
[0017] The second programmable logic controller (PLC) is bidirectionally connected to the first PLC via TCP / IP protocol. The second PLC is connected to a second data bus. The discharge roller control unit and the labeling control unit are bidirectionally connected in parallel to the second data bus via EtherCAT communication.
[0018] The feeding roller control unit, robot arm control unit, laser cold cutting and sealing edge control unit, discharge roller control unit, and labeling control unit respectively control the feeding roller mechanism, robot arm mechanism, laser cold cutting and sealing edge processing mechanism, discharge roller mechanism, and labeling mechanism.
[0019] As a preferred embodiment, there are two feeding roller table mechanisms, which are arranged side by side with a left-right spacing. Each feeding roller table mechanism includes a powered roller conveying mechanism, which includes a feeding roller and a feeding servo motor that drives the feeding roller to rotate.
[0020] As a preferred embodiment, the robotic arm mechanism includes a robotic arm base structure and a robotic arm mounted on the upper end of the robotic arm base structure. The robotic arm is used to pick up the sheet material from the feeding roller mechanism and rotate it onto the laser cold cutting and edge sealing processing mechanism, or to pick up the sheet material from the laser cold cutting and edge sealing processing mechanism and rotate it onto the discharging roller mechanism.
[0021] As a preferred embodiment, the discharge roller mechanism includes a power roller assembly, which includes a discharge roller and a discharge servo motor that drives the discharge roller to rotate. The labeling mechanism is horizontally mounted above the discharge roller via a movable crossbeam.
[0022] As a preferred embodiment, the system also includes a control cabinet, which is located in front of the laser cold-cutting edge-sealing mechanism. The feeding roller mechanism, the robotic arm mechanism, the laser cold-cutting edge-sealing mechanism, the discharging roller mechanism, and the labeling mechanism are all electrically connected to the control cabinet.
[0023] As a preferred embodiment, the laser cold-cutting edge-sealing processing mechanism further includes a frame and a first central crossbeam and a second central crossbeam slidably mounted on the frame. Both the first central crossbeam and the second central crossbeam are provided with a transverse drive mechanism. Both sides of the frame are provided with drive racks that cooperate with and drive the transverse drive mechanism. The transverse drive mechanism and the drive racks cooperate to drive the first central crossbeam and the second central crossbeam to move along the length of the frame.
[0024] The first central crossbeam has a glue-applying five-axis head and a scraping five-axis head slidably mounted at both ends. The output end of the glue-applying five-axis head is connected to a glue-applying bracket, and the output end of the scraping five-axis head is connected to a scraping bracket. The glue-applying bracket is equipped with a receiving glue-applying mechanism for applying glue to the edge banding strip. The scraping bracket is equipped with a scraping mechanism for scraping the edge of the board after edge banding.
[0025] The laser cold cutting mechanism and the precision finishing five-axis head are slidably arranged at both ends of the second central crossbeam. The output end of the precision finishing five-axis head is connected to a precision finishing bracket. The precision finishing bracket is equipped with a precision finishing mechanism for precision finishing after the plate is edge-sealed.
[0026] As a preferred embodiment, the laser cold cutting mechanism includes a lateral moving mechanism, a longitudinal moving mechanism, and a laser cold cutting component. The lateral moving mechanism is movably mounted on the second central crossbeam and is capable of moving laterally left and right. The longitudinal moving mechanism is movably mounted on the lateral moving mechanism and is capable of moving up and down. The laser cold cutting component is connected to the longitudinal moving mechanism and includes a laser head for laser cutting.
[0027] As a preferred embodiment, the lateral movement mechanism includes a Y-axis slide plate, a Y-axis servo mounting base mounted on the Y-axis slide plate, a motor mounting plate mounted on the Y-axis servo mounting base, a Y-axis servo motor mounted on the motor mounting plate, and a drive gear connected to the Y-axis servo motor. A linkage rack extending in the left-right direction is provided on the second central crossbeam, and the drive gear meshes with the linkage rack. A first guide mechanism is provided between the Y-axis slide plate and the second central crossbeam.
[0028] The longitudinal movement mechanism includes a ball screw mounted on a Y-axis slide plate and a Z-axis servo motor. The Z-axis servo motor is connected to the ball screw via a coupling. The Z-axis slide plate is connected to the ball screw. A second guide mechanism is provided between the Z-axis slide plate and the Y-axis slide plate.
[0029] The laser cold cutting assembly includes a fixed plate mounted on a Z-axis slide plate and a mounting base mounted on the fixed plate, with the laser head mounted on the mounting base.
[0030] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has obvious advantages and beneficial effects. Specifically, as can be seen from the above technical solution, it mainly combines the design of the feeding roller table mechanism, the robot arm mechanism, the laser cold cutting edge banding processing mechanism, the discharging roller table mechanism, and the labeling mechanism, and combines them with the specific processing steps. In particular, the laser cold cutting edge banding processing mechanism can perform laser cutting through the laser cold cutting mechanism during processing. In this way, it realizes the laser cold cutting plate cutting processing design, which has the characteristics of high processing accuracy, high production efficiency, saving labor costs, and reliable stability. It is suitable for processing complex shaped plates and can also process plates with various patterns, which facilitates the development of new products and meets various user needs.
[0031] Furthermore, by including a factory MES, an industrial switch, a first programmable logic controller (PLC), a second programmable logic controller (PLC), an industrial computer, a feed roller control unit, a robotic arm control unit, a laser cold-cutting edge-sealing control unit, an discharge roller control unit, and a labeling control unit in its control system, and by enabling the industrial switch to be bidirectionally connected to the factory MES via TCP / IP protocol, and the first PLC and industrial computer to be bidirectionally connected to the industrial switch via TCP / IP protocol respectively, with the first PLC connected to a first data bus, and the feed roller control unit, robotic arm control unit, and laser cold-cutting edge-sealing control unit connected to the first data bus via EtherCAT communication respectively, the control system further enables the industrial switch to be bidirectionally connected to the factory MES via TCP / IP protocol. The system uses a bidirectional parallel connection via a bus control system, allowing the second programmable logic controller (PLC) to be bidirectionally connected to the first PLC via TCP / IP protocol. The second PLC is connected to a second data bus, and the discharge roller control unit and labeling control unit are bidirectionally connected to the second data bus via EtherCAT communication. This addresses the problems of existing traditional control and execution devices, such as low control requirements, HMI-based human-machine interface, ordinary PLC + positioning module for programmable controllers, low-speed ordinary RS485 serial port communication, and manual operation for secondary reflow feeding, which cannot meet more flexible control requirements.
[0032] The intelligent laser cold-cut edge banding processing center of this invention has a series of functions including material cutting, processing, and edge banding. It features high production efficiency, suitability for edge banding of complex-shaped boards, and ease of new product development. It can perform various processing functions such as milling, drilling, sawing, routing, carving, and edge banding on boards and engineered wood products. It is one of the advantageous devices that can help furniture manufacturers quickly bring novel and high-quality furniture to market.
[0033] To more clearly illustrate the structural features, technical means, and specific objectives and functions achieved by the present invention, the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. Attached Figure Description
[0034] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of an intelligent laser cold-cutting and edge-sealing processing center according to an embodiment of the present invention;
[0035] Figure 2 This is a top view of an intelligent laser cold-cutting edge-sealing processing center according to an embodiment of the present invention;
[0036] Figure 3 This is a partial structural schematic diagram of an intelligent laser cold-cutting and edge-sealing processing center according to an embodiment of the present invention;
[0037] Figure 4 This is an exploded view of the laser cold cutting mechanism of the intelligent laser cold cutting and edge sealing processing center according to an embodiment of the present invention;
[0038] Figure 5 This is a schematic block diagram of the control system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
[0039] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the processing flow of the intelligent laser cold cutting and edge sealing processing center according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0040] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached diagram:
[0041] 10. Feeding roller table mechanism; 11. Powered roller conveyor mechanism
[0042] 12. Feed roller 13. Baffle
[0043] 14. Drive cylinder; 20. Robotic arm mechanism
[0044] 21. Robotic arm base structure 22. Robotic arm
[0045] 30. Discharge roller table mechanism; 31. Power roller assembly
[0046] 32. Discharge roller; 33. Moving crossbeam
[0047] 40. Labeling mechanism; 50. Control cabinet
[0048] 60. Laser cold cutting mechanism; 61. Laser head
[0049] 62. Y-axis slide plate; 63. Y-axis servo mounting base
[0050] 64. Motor mounting plate; 65. Y-axis servo motor
[0051] 66. Drive gear 67. First slider
[0052] 68. Ball screw 69. Z-axis servo motor
[0053] 601. Coupling; 602. Z-axis slide plate
[0054] 603, Second slider; 604, Second slide rail
[0055] 605. Fixing plate; 606. Mounting bracket
[0056] 70. Frame; 71. Drive rack
[0057] 80. First central beam; 90. Second central beam
[0058] 91. Linkage rack and pinion; 92. First slide rail
[0059] 101. Lateral drive mechanism; 102. Five-axis glue application head
[0060] 103. Five-axis scraping head; 104. Material receiving and gluing mechanism
[0061] 105. Edge scraping mechanism; 106. Fine finishing five-axis head.
[0062] 107. Finishing mechanism; 108. Moving beam
[0063] 109. Support base; 201. Suction cup
[0064] 1. Factory MES 2. Industrial Switches
[0065] 3. First Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) 4. Second Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)
[0066] 5. Industrial computer; 6. Feed roller control unit
[0067] 7. Robotic arm control unit; 8. Laser cold-cutting edge-sealing control unit
[0068] 9. Discharge roller control unit 301, labeling control unit. Detailed Implementation
[0069] In the description of this invention, it should be noted that if terms such as "center," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "front," "back," "vertical," "horizontal," "inner," and "outer" appear to indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, or the orientation or positional relationship commonly used when the product of this invention is in use, they are only for the convenience of describing this invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this invention.
[0070] Please refer to Figures 1 to 6 As shown, it illustrates the specific structure of the intelligent laser cold-cutting edge-sealing processing center provided by an embodiment of the present invention.
[0071] The intelligent laser cold-cut edge-sealing processing center includes a feeding roller mechanism 10, a robotic arm mechanism 20, a laser cold-cut edge-sealing processing mechanism, an unloading roller mechanism 30, a labeling mechanism 40, and a control cabinet 50. The unloading roller mechanism 30 and the feeding roller mechanism 10 are respectively located on the front and rear sides of the right side of the laser cold-cut edge-sealing processing mechanism. The robotic arm mechanism 20 is located between the feeding roller mechanism 10 and the unloading roller mechanism 30. The robotic arm 22 of the robotic arm mechanism 20 reciprocates between the feeding roller mechanism 10 and the laser cold-cut edge-sealing processing mechanism 50. Between the edge-sealing processing mechanism and the discharge roller table mechanism 30, the labeling mechanism 40 is horizontally movable and spans above the discharge roller table mechanism 30. The laser cold-cut edge-sealing processing mechanism includes a laser cold-cutting mechanism 60 for laser cold-cutting the board. The control cabinet 50 is located on the front side of the laser cold-cut edge-sealing processing mechanism. The feeding roller table mechanism 10, the robotic arm mechanism 20, the laser cold-cut edge-sealing processing mechanism, the discharge roller table mechanism 30, and the labeling mechanism 40 are electrically connected to the control cabinet 50.
[0072] Two feeding roller table mechanisms 10 are provided, arranged side by side with a left-right spacing. Each feeding roller table mechanism 10 includes a powered roller conveyor mechanism 11, which includes a feeding roller 12 and a feeding servo motor for driving the feeding roller 12 to rotate. Additionally, each feeding roller table mechanism 10 also includes a baffle mechanism for aligning the material. The baffle mechanism includes a baffle 13 and a drive cylinder 14 for driving the baffle 13.
[0073] The robotic arm mechanism 20 includes a robotic arm base structure 21 and a robotic arm 22 mounted on the upper end of the robotic arm base structure 21. The robotic arm 22 is used to pick up the sheet material from the feeding roller table mechanism 10 and rotate it onto the laser cold cutting edge sealing processing mechanism, or to pick up the sheet material from the laser cold cutting edge sealing processing mechanism and rotate it onto the discharging roller table mechanism 30.
[0074] The laser cold cutting edge sealing processing mechanism (i.e., laser cold cutting processing center) also includes a frame 70 and a first central crossbeam 80 and a second central crossbeam 90 slidably disposed on the frame 70. Both the first central crossbeam 80 and the second central crossbeam 90 are provided with a transverse drive mechanism 101. Both sides of the frame 70 are provided with drive racks 71 that cooperate with and drive the transverse drive mechanism 101. The transverse drive mechanism 101 and the drive racks 71 cooperate to drive the first central crossbeam 80 and the second central crossbeam 90 to move along the length direction of the frame 70. The transverse drive mechanism 101 can adopt a servo motor driving transmission gear structure, and the transmission gear cooperates with the drive rack 71.
[0075] The first central crossbeam 80 has a slidably mounted glue-applying five-axis head 102 and a scraping five-axis head 103 at both ends. The output end of the glue-applying five-axis head 102 is connected to a glue-applying bracket, and the output end of the scraping five-axis head 103 is connected to a scraping bracket. The glue-applying bracket is equipped with a receiving glue-applying mechanism 104 for applying glue to the edge banding strip. The scraping bracket is equipped with a scraping mechanism 105 for scraping the edge of the board after edge banding. The second central crossbeam 90 has a slidably mounted laser cold-cutting mechanism 60 and a precision finishing five-axis head 106 at both ends. The output end of the precision finishing five-axis head 106 is connected to a precision finishing bracket, and the precision finishing bracket is equipped with a precision finishing mechanism 107 for precision finishing the edge of the board after edge banding. Here, the glue-applying five-axis head 102, the scraping five-axis head 103, the receiving glue-applying mechanism 104, the scraping mechanism 105, the precision finishing five-axis head 106, and the precision finishing mechanism 107 can be directly adopted from existing edge banding processing equipment.
[0076] The laser cold-cut edge-sealing processing mechanism also includes a plurality of movable beams 108 that are slidably disposed on the frame 70 in the front-back direction. A plurality of support bases 109 are also slidably mounted on the movable beams 108. A suction cup 201 is mounted on the top of the support base 109. Thus, the plate is positioned by suction cup 201, and the plate can be moved back and forth by the movable beams 108 that can move back and forth.
[0077] The laser cold cutting mechanism 60 includes a lateral moving mechanism, a longitudinal moving mechanism, and a laser cold cutting component. The lateral moving mechanism is mounted on the second central crossbeam 90 and can move laterally left and right. The longitudinal moving mechanism is mounted on the lateral moving mechanism and can move vertically up and down. The laser cold cutting component is connected to the longitudinal moving mechanism and includes a laser head 61 for laser cutting. Thus, the laser cold cutting mechanism 60 can move left and right as a whole, and during the left and right movement, it coordinates with the back and forth movement of the board. The laser emitted by the laser head 61 cuts and processes the board, and can cut various board appearances and give the board various patterns. It can cut both regular and irregular boards, meeting the various board sawing and processing needs of users.
[0078] The lateral movement mechanism includes a Y-axis slide plate 62, a Y-axis servo mounting base 63 mounted on the Y-axis slide plate 62, a motor mounting plate 64 mounted on the Y-axis servo mounting base 63, a Y-axis servo motor 65 mounted on the motor mounting plate 64, and a drive gear 66 connected to the Y-axis servo motor 65. A linkage rack 91 extending in the left-right direction is provided on the second central crossbeam 90. The drive gear 66 meshes with the linkage rack 91. A first guide mechanism is provided between the Y-axis slide plate 62 and the second central crossbeam 90. The first guide mechanism includes a first slider 67 mounted on the Y-axis slide plate 62 and a first slide rail 92 mounted on the second central crossbeam 90.
[0079] The longitudinal movement mechanism includes a ball screw 68 mounted on a Y-axis slide plate 62 and a Z-axis servo motor 69. The Z-axis servo motor 69 is connected to the ball screw 68 via a coupling 601. A Z-axis slide plate 602 is connected to the ball screw 68. A second guide mechanism is provided between the Z-axis slide plate 602 and the Y-axis slide plate 62. The second guide mechanism includes a second slider 603 mounted on the Z-axis slide plate 602 and a second slide rail 604 mounted on the Y-axis slide plate 62.
[0080] The laser cold cutting assembly includes a fixed plate 605 mounted on a Z-axis slide plate 602 and a mounting base 606 mounted on the fixed plate 605, with the laser head 61 mounted on the mounting base 606.
[0081] The discharge roller mechanism 30 includes a power roller assembly 31, which includes a discharge roller 32 and a discharge servo motor that drives the discharge roller 32 to rotate. The labeling mechanism 40 is horizontally mounted above the discharge roller 32 via a movable crossbeam 33. The labeling mechanism 40 can affix a special label to the processed board and send it out to complete the work.
[0082] The control system of the intelligent laser cold cutting and edge sealing processing center includes a factory MES1, an industrial switch2, a first programmable controller PLC3, a second programmable controller PLC4, an industrial computer5, a feeding roller control unit6, a robotic arm control unit7, a laser cold cutting and edge sealing control unit8, a discharging roller control unit9, and a labeling control unit301.
[0083] The industrial switch 2 is bidirectionally connected to the factory MES1 via TCP / IP protocol. The first programmable controller PLC3 and the industrial computer 5 are bidirectionally connected to the industrial switch 2 via TCP / IP protocol. The first programmable controller PLC3 is connected to the first data bus. The feeding roller control unit 6, the robot control unit 7, and the laser cold cutting and sealing control unit 8 are bidirectionally connected to the first data bus via EtherCAT communication.
[0084] The second programmable controller PLC4 is bidirectionally connected to the first programmable controller PLC3 via TCP / IP protocol. The second programmable controller PLC4 is connected to a second data bus. The discharge roller control unit 9 and the labeling control unit 301 are bidirectionally connected to the second data bus via EtherCAT communication.
[0085] The feeding roller control unit 6, the robot arm control unit 7, the laser cold cutting and sealing edge control unit 8, the discharging roller control unit 9, and the labeling control unit 301 respectively control the feeding roller table mechanism 10, the robot arm mechanism 20, the laser cold cutting and sealing edge processing mechanism, the discharging roller table mechanism 30, and the labeling mechanism 40. The programmable logic controller (PLC) is used to receive the terminal sensors of the above units and the working status of each unit, and to control the coordinated actions of the terminal cylinders, motors, and servos of the above units.
[0086] When the sensor of the power roller conveyor mechanism 11 of the feeding roller table mechanism 10 does not detect a workpiece, the programmable controller will send a signal to control the workpiece on the conveyor table to move to the working area. After the workpiece is conveyed to the position, the controller will control the baffle mechanism to align with the workpiece.
[0087] When the workpiece enters the feeding roller mechanism 10, the robot control unit 7 receives a signal from the programmable logic controller (PLC) that the workpiece has arrived in the working area. The robot 22 enters the working area of the feeding roller 12 to pick up the workpiece and rotates it to place it in the laser cold cutting edge banding processing mechanism. When the sensor of the laser cold cutting edge banding processing mechanism detects that there is a workpiece, it continues to perform cutting and edge banding work on the board. After the board is processed and edge banded, the programmable logic controller (PLC) will send a processing completion signal. After receiving the signal, the robot mechanism 20 places the board from the laser cold cutting edge banding processing mechanism to the discharge roller mechanism 30.
[0088] The robot control unit 7 sends a signal to the programmable controller (PLC) to enter the working area of the discharge roller 32, and the sensor of the discharge roller 32 detects that a workpiece has entered. The programmable controller (PLC) will control the discharge servo motor to rotate, so that the processed sheet material can be transported out.
[0089] The intelligent laser cold-cutting edge-sealing processing center includes the following steps during processing:
[0090] Step 1: Confirm whether the feed roller 12 of the feed roller mechanism 10 has a plate;
[0091] Step 2: The robotic arm 22 of the robotic arm mechanism 20 clamps the sheet material from the feeding roller 12 of the feeding roller table mechanism 10 to the processing area of the laser cold cutting and edge sealing processing mechanism;
[0092] Step 3: The laser cold cutting edge banding processing mechanism performs laser cold cutting edge banding processing on the board; here, during laser cold cutting, the laser cold cutting mechanism 60 of the laser cold cutting edge banding processing mechanism descends, and the laser of the laser cold cutting mechanism 60 is connected to cut the board until the board is cut and the laser cold cutting mechanism 60 rises.
[0093] Step 4: The robotic arm 22 of the robotic arm mechanism 20 clamps the processed sheet material from the laser cold cutting and sealing processing mechanism onto the discharge roller table mechanism 30 in the printing roller area;
[0094] Step 5: The material is conveyed by the discharge roller 32 of the discharge roller table mechanism 30 to the bottom of the labeling mechanism 40, and the labeling mechanism 40 labels the material.
[0095] In summary, the key design focus of this invention lies in the combined design of the feeding roller mechanism, the robotic arm mechanism, the laser cold-cutting edge-sealing mechanism, the discharging roller mechanism, and the labeling mechanism, along with the specific processing steps. In particular, the laser cold-cutting edge-sealing mechanism enables laser cutting of the board during processing, thus achieving a laser cold-cutting board cutting design. This design features high processing accuracy, high production efficiency, reduced labor costs, and reliable stability. It is suitable for processing complex-shaped boards and can also process boards with various patterns, facilitating new product development and meeting diverse user needs. Furthermore, the control system includes a factory MES, an industrial switch, a first programmable logic controller (PLC), a second programmable logic controller (PLC), an industrial computer, a feeding roller control unit, a robotic arm control unit, a laser cold-cutting edge-sealing control unit, a discharging roller control unit, and a labeling control unit. The industrial switch and the factory MES are connected bidirectionally via TCP / IP protocol. The first programmable logic controller (PLC) and the industrial computer are bidirectionally connected to the industrial switch via TCP / IP protocol. The first PLC is connected to the first data bus, and the feeding roller control unit, the robotic arm control unit, and the laser cold-cutting edge-sealing control unit are bidirectionally connected to the first data bus via EtherCAT communication. The second PLC is bidirectionally connected to the first PLC via TCP / IP protocol, and the second PLC is connected to the second data bus. The discharging roller control unit and the labeling control unit are bidirectionally connected to the second data bus via EtherCAT communication. In this way, it can solve the problems of existing traditional control and execution devices, such as low control requirements, HMI human-machine interaction, ordinary PLC + positioning module for programmable controllers, low-speed ordinary serial port RS485 communication mode, and manual operation for secondary reflow feeding, which cannot meet the requirements for more flexible control.
[0096] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention and does not constitute any limitation on the technical scope of the present invention. Therefore, any minor modifications, equivalent changes, and alterations made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present invention shall still fall within the scope of the technical solution of the present invention.
Claims
1. A processing method for an intelligent laser cold-cutting edge-sealing processing center, characterized in that: The intelligent laser cold-cut edge-sealing processing center includes a feeding roller table mechanism, a robotic arm mechanism, a laser cold-cut edge-sealing processing mechanism, a discharging roller table mechanism, and a labeling mechanism; The discharge roller mechanism and the feed roller mechanism are respectively located on the front and rear sides of the right side of the laser cold cutting edge banding processing mechanism. The robotic arm mechanism is located between the feed roller mechanism and the discharge roller mechanism. The robotic arm of the robotic arm mechanism reciprocates between the feed roller mechanism, the laser cold cutting edge banding processing mechanism, and the discharge roller mechanism. The labeling mechanism is horizontally mounted above the discharge roller mechanism and can move laterally. The laser cold cutting edge banding processing mechanism includes a laser cold cutting mechanism for laser cold cutting the sheet material. The intelligent laser cold-cutting edge-sealing processing center includes the following steps during processing: Step 1: Confirm whether the feed rollers of the feed roller table mechanism have plates; Step 2: The robotic arm of the robotic arm mechanism clamps the sheet material from the feed roller of the feed roller table mechanism to the processing area of the laser cold cutting and edge sealing processing mechanism; Step 3: The laser cold cutting edge banding processing mechanism performs laser cold cutting edge banding processing on the board; here, during laser cold cutting, the laser cold cutting mechanism of the laser cold cutting edge banding processing mechanism descends, the laser of the laser cold cutting mechanism is connected to the cutting board, until the cutting board is completed and the laser cold cutting mechanism rises. Step 4: The robotic arm of the robotic arm mechanism clamps the processed sheet material from the laser cold cutting and edge sealing processing mechanism to the discharge roller table mechanism in the printing roller area; Step 5: The material is conveyed by the discharge roller of the discharge roller table mechanism to the bottom of the labeling mechanism, and the labeling mechanism applies labels to the board.
2. The processing method of the intelligent laser cold-cutting edge-sealing processing center according to claim 1, characterized in that: The control system of the intelligent laser cold cutting and edge sealing processing center includes a factory MES, an industrial switch, a first programmable logic controller (PLC), a second programmable logic controller (PLC), an industrial computer, a feeding roller control unit, a robotic arm control unit, a laser cold cutting and edge sealing control unit, an output roller control unit, and a labeling control unit. The industrial switch is bidirectionally connected to the factory MES via TCP / IP protocol. The first programmable logic controller (PLC) and the industrial computer are bidirectionally connected to the industrial switch via TCP / IP protocol. The first programmable logic controller (PLC) is connected to the first data bus. The feeding roller control unit, the robot control unit, and the laser cold cutting and sealing control unit are bidirectionally connected to the first data bus via EtherCAT communication. The second programmable logic controller (PLC) is bidirectionally connected to the first PLC via TCP / IP protocol. The second PLC is connected to a second data bus. The discharge roller control unit and the labeling control unit are bidirectionally connected in parallel to the second data bus via EtherCAT communication. The feeding roller control unit, robot arm control unit, laser cold cutting and sealing edge control unit, discharge roller control unit, and labeling control unit respectively control the feeding roller mechanism, robot arm mechanism, laser cold cutting and sealing edge processing mechanism, discharge roller mechanism, and labeling mechanism.
3. The processing method of the intelligent laser cold-cutting edge-sealing processing center according to claim 1, characterized in that: There are two feeding roller table mechanisms, which are arranged side by side with a left-right spacing. Each feeding roller table mechanism includes a power roller conveying mechanism, which includes a feeding roller and a feeding servo motor that drives the feeding roller to rotate.
4. The processing method of the intelligent laser cold-cutting edge-sealing processing center according to claim 1, characterized in that: The robotic arm mechanism includes a robotic arm base structure and a robotic arm mounted on the upper end of the robotic arm base structure. The robotic arm is used to pick up the sheet material from the feeding roller mechanism, rotate it and place it on the laser cold cutting and edge sealing processing mechanism, or pick up the sheet material from the laser cold cutting and edge sealing processing mechanism and rotate it and place it on the discharging roller mechanism.
5. The processing method of the intelligent laser cold-cutting edge-sealing processing center according to claim 1, characterized in that: The discharge roller mechanism includes a power roller assembly, which includes a discharge roller and a discharge servo motor that drives the discharge roller to rotate. The labeling mechanism is horizontally mounted above the discharge roller via a movable crossbeam.
6. The processing method of the intelligent laser cold-cutting edge-sealing processing center according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a control cabinet, which is located in front of the laser cold cutting and edge sealing processing mechanism. The feeding roller table mechanism, the robot arm mechanism, the laser cold cutting and edge sealing processing mechanism, the discharging roller table mechanism, and the labeling mechanism are all electrically connected to the control cabinet.
7. The processing method of the intelligent laser cold-cutting edge-sealing processing center according to claim 1, characterized in that: The laser cold cutting and sealing processing mechanism also includes a frame and a first central beam and a second central beam slidably mounted on the frame. Both the first central beam and the second central beam are provided with a transverse drive mechanism. Both sides of the frame are provided with drive racks that cooperate with and drive the transverse drive mechanism. The transverse drive mechanism and the drive racks cooperate to drive the first central beam and the second central beam to move along the length of the frame. The first central crossbeam has a glue-applying five-axis head and a scraping five-axis head slidably mounted at both ends. The output end of the glue-applying five-axis head is connected to a glue-applying bracket, and the output end of the scraping five-axis head is connected to a scraping bracket. The glue-applying bracket is equipped with a receiving glue-applying mechanism for applying glue to the edge banding strip. The scraping bracket is equipped with a scraping mechanism for scraping the edge of the board after edge banding. The laser cold cutting mechanism and the precision finishing five-axis head are slidably arranged at both ends of the second central crossbeam. The output end of the precision finishing five-axis head is connected to a precision finishing bracket. The precision finishing bracket is equipped with a precision finishing mechanism for precision finishing after the plate is edge-sealed.
8. The processing method of the intelligent laser cold-cutting edge-sealing processing center according to claim 7, characterized in that: The laser cold cutting mechanism includes a lateral moving mechanism, a longitudinal moving mechanism, and a laser cold cutting component. The lateral moving mechanism is mounted on a second central crossbeam and is capable of moving laterally left and right. The longitudinal moving mechanism is mounted on the lateral moving mechanism and is capable of moving up and down. The laser cold cutting component is connected to the longitudinal moving mechanism and includes a laser head for laser cutting.
9. The processing method of an intelligent laser cold-cutting edge-sealing processing center according to claim 8, characterized in that: The lateral movement mechanism includes a Y-axis slide plate, a Y-axis servo mounting base mounted on the Y-axis slide plate, a motor mounting plate mounted on the Y-axis servo mounting base, a Y-axis servo motor mounted on the motor mounting plate, and a drive gear connected to the Y-axis servo motor. A linkage rack extending in the left-right direction is provided on the second central crossbeam, and the drive gear meshes with the linkage rack. A first guide mechanism is provided between the Y-axis slide plate and the second central crossbeam. The longitudinal movement mechanism includes a ball screw mounted on a Y-axis slide plate and a Z-axis servo motor. The Z-axis servo motor is connected to the ball screw via a coupling. The Z-axis slide plate is connected to the ball screw. A second guide mechanism is provided between the Z-axis slide plate and the Y-axis slide plate. The laser cold cutting assembly includes a fixed plate mounted on a Z-axis slide plate and a mounting base mounted on the fixed plate, with the laser head mounted on the mounting base.