Flexible flat cable laser processing equipment and process

Abstract

The invention discloses flexible flat cable laser processing equipment and process. The flexible flat cable laser processing equipment comprises a feeding unit shell, and a connecting plate is arranged in the feeding unit shell; the machining unit shell is arranged on one side of the feeding unit shell, and a supporting table is arranged in the machining unit shell; the feeding module is arranged at the top of the connecting plate and used for providing a whole flexible flat cable material, and the whole flexible flat cable material comprises a plurality of single flexible flat cable materials arranged in a matrix mode; and the alternating material table module comprises a bottom plate. The device has the beneficial effects that the feeding module is arranged to provide the flexible flat cable whole material, the alternating material table module is arranged on one side of the feeding module, the whole material taking manipulator grabs the flexible flat cable whole material to the material receiving station, and the laser cutting module is arranged above the material receiving station to cut the flexible flat cable whole material into the flexible flat cable single material; by means of alternate translation of the first translation assembly and the second translation assembly, the cutting link of the whole flexible flat cable and the transferring link of the single flexible flat cable are conducted synchronously, and the overall operation efficiency is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention belongs to the field of laser cutting technology for flexible flat wires, and particularly relates to a laser processing equipment and process for flexible flat wires. Background Technology

[0002] Flexible flat cables are a common material in equipment, with wide applications and various specifications. During the production stage, flexible flat cables are generally produced as whole units, requiring a laser cutting module to cut them into individual units. In actual production applications, it is usually necessary to cut various specifications of flexible flat cables from whole units into individual units, and then place these individual units in the same carrier before they flow into subsequent processing stages.

[0003] Existing laser cutting equipment, when handling the cutting of multiple specifications of flat cable, employs a method of setting up multiple targeted laser cutting units. Each laser cutting unit is used to cut a flat cable of a corresponding specification. These units are connected by a streamlined transport carrier that sequentially picks up the flat cable pieces output by each laser cutting unit. This method, due to the repetitive setting of multiple laser cutting units, results in high equipment investment costs and low overall operating efficiency. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art and provide a laser processing equipment and process for flexible flat wires, which can improve the overall efficiency of laser cutting of flexible flat wires.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention employs the following technical solution: a laser processing device for flexible flat wires, comprising: a loading unit housing, wherein a connecting plate is disposed within the loading unit housing; a processing unit housing, disposed on one side of the loading unit housing, wherein a support platform is disposed within the processing unit housing; a feeding module, disposed on the top of the connecting plate, the feeding module being used to provide a complete flexible flat wire material, the complete flexible flat wire material comprising multiple individual flexible flat wire materials arranged in a matrix; an alternating material platform module, the alternating material platform module comprising a base plate, the base plate being fixedly connected to the support platform, brackets being fixedly connected to both sides of the base plate, a first translation component being slidably connected to the top of the base plate along the X-axis direction, and a second translation component being slidably connected to the top of the brackets along the X-axis direction, the alternating material platform module comprising sequentially arranged along the positive X-axis direction. The system includes a receiving station and a discharging station; a whole-piece material handling robot located on one side of the receiving station, comprising an adsorption plate for gripping whole flexible flat cable pieces; a laser cutting module comprising a laser cutting component located above the receiving station for cutting whole flexible flat cable pieces into individual pieces, the laser cutting component being connected to a Y-axis linear mechanism, the Y-axis linear mechanism being connected to an X-axis linear mechanism, the bottom of the X-axis linear mechanism being fixedly connected to a support platform; an individual-piece material handling robot located on one side of the discharging station, comprising an adsorption component for gripping individual flexible flat cable pieces; and a streamlined module located on one side of the alternating material platform module along the positive X-axis direction, the top of which is equipped with a carrier for placing individual flexible flat cable pieces.

[0006] Optionally, there are at least two feeding modules and at least two alternating material platform modules. The feeding modules and alternating material platform modules are spaced apart along the Y-axis, and the material handling robot is located between the two alternating material platform modules.

[0007] Optionally, a whole-material positioning module is provided between the two feeding modules. The whole-material positioning module includes a first camera and a first light source. The first camera is located below the connecting plate, and the first light source is located above the connecting plate. A single-material positioning module is provided between the two alternating material platform modules. The single-material positioning module includes a second camera and a second light source. The second camera is located below the support platform, and the second light source is located above the support platform. The single-material positioning module is located on one side of the whole-material picking robot along the positive X-axis direction.

[0008] Optionally, the alternating material platform module includes a transfer component, which includes a synchronous belt. The synchronous belt is fixedly connected to a first connecting block and a second connecting block. The first connecting block is fixedly connected to a first translation component, and the second connecting block is fixedly connected to a second translation component. Synchronous pulleys are connected to both ends of the synchronous belt. A power motor is provided below the base plate, and the output shaft of the power motor is connected to one of the synchronous pulleys. When the synchronous belt rotates, the second translation component and the first translation component move simultaneously in opposite directions along the X-axis. When the second translation component moves to the receiving station, the first translation component moves to the discharging station. When the second translation component moves to the discharging station, the first translation component moves to the receiving station.

[0009] Optionally, the first translation component includes a first cutting platform, a lifting side plate connected to the bottom of the first cutting platform, a lifting slide rail provided on one side of the lifting side plate, a lifting slider slidably connected to the lifting slide rail, a horizontal plate fixedly connected to one side of the lifting slider, a first connecting block fixedly connected to one side of the horizontal plate, a first translation slide rail provided on the top of the base plate, a first translation slider slidably connected to the first translation slide rail, and a first translation slider fixedly connected to the bottom of the horizontal plate at its top.

[0010] Optionally, a lifting cylinder is connected to the bottom of the first cutting platform, the lifting cylinder is connected to a cylinder fixing plate, the lifting side plate has a hollow groove, and the end of the cylinder fixing plate passes through the hollow groove and is fixedly connected to the top of the horizontal plate.

[0011] Optionally, the second translation component includes a second cutting platform, one side of which is fixedly connected to a second connecting block. A second translation slide rail is provided on the top of the bracket, and a second translation slider is slidably connected to the second translation slide rail. The top of the second translation slider is fixedly connected to the bottom of the second cutting platform. Both the first and second cutting platforms have adsorption holes on their tops for adsorbing the entire piece of flexible flat cable.

[0012] Optionally, there are two single-material picking robots, located on the outside of two alternating material platform modules, and the adsorption component includes at least four strip-shaped adsorption heads arranged side by side.

[0013] Optionally, the streamlined module includes an upper streamlined assembly and a return streamlined assembly, with the carrier located on top of the upper streamlined assembly, the upper streamlined assembly located above the support platform, and the return streamlined assembly located below the support platform.

[0014] A laser processing technology for flexible flat wires includes the following steps: Step 1: Provide two different specifications of soft flat cable materials to the two feeding modules respectively, move the second cutting platform in the alternating material station to the receiving station, and at the same time move the first cutting platform to the discharging station.

[0015] Step 2: The robotic arm picks up a piece of soft flat cable from one of the feeding modules and places it on the top of the second cutting platform on the corresponding side of the feeding module. The suction holes on the top of the second cutting platform adsorb and position the piece of soft flat cable.

[0016] Step 3: The Y-axis linear mechanism and the X-axis linear mechanism move the laser cutting part to the initial cutting position. The laser cutting part cuts the entire flexible flat cable material. At the same time, the Y-axis linear mechanism and the X-axis linear mechanism drive the laser cutting part to move along the preset cutting trajectory, cutting the entire flexible flat cable material into individual flexible flat cable pieces.

[0017] Step four: The robotic arm picks up the whole piece of soft flat cable from another feeding module and places it on top of another second cutting platform. This step is performed simultaneously with step three.

[0018] Step 5: After the complete cutting of the flexible flat cable in Step 3 is completed, the second cutting platform is moved from the receiving station to the discharging station, and at the same time the first cutting platform is moved from the discharging station to the receiving station. The output end of the lifting cylinder at the bottom of the first cutting platform extends upward, raising the first cutting platform from its initial position to a lifting position with the same height as the second cutting platform. The whole material picking robot grabs the next flexible flat cable and places it on the top of the first cutting platform.

[0019] Step six: The single-material grabbing robot grabs the single piece of soft flat cable from the top of the second cutting platform and transfers it to the carrier. After receiving the single piece of soft flat cable, the carrier rotates along the Y-axis. At the same time, the laser cutting module cuts the whole piece of soft flat cable from the top of the first cutting platform. After the cutting is completed, the output end of the lifting cylinder retracts downward, lowering the first cutting platform from the lifting position to the initial position.

[0020] Step 7: The first cutting platform moves from the receiving station to the discharging station, and the second cutting platform moves from the discharging station to the receiving station. The first cutting platform is raised to the lifting position, and the single-material robot transfers the single soft cable material on the top of the first cutting platform to the carrier. This cycle is repeated.

[0021] Step 8: After placing the entire soft flat cable material from Step 4 on top of another second cutting platform, use the same methods as in Steps 3, 5, 6, and 7 in sequence to complete the cyclic processing.

[0022] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects achieved by the present invention are as follows: 1. A feeding module provides whole flexible flat cable materials, and an alternating material platform module is set up on one side of the feeding module. The alternating material platform module is equipped with a receiving station and a discharging station. The whole material picking robot grabs the whole flexible flat cable material to the receiving station. A laser cutting module is set up above the receiving station to cut the whole flexible flat cable material into individual flexible flat cable pieces. The individual material picking robot transfers the individual flexible flat cable pieces from the discharging station to the carrier. By using the alternating translation of the first translation component and the second translation component, the cutting of the whole flexible flat cable material and the transfer of the individual flexible flat cable pieces are carried out simultaneously, which improves the overall operation efficiency.

[0023] 2. By setting up multiple production lines side by side, each production line includes a feeding module, an alternating material table module, and a laser cutting module. Each feeding module provides whole pieces of flexible flat wire of different specifications. A robotic arm alternately grabs the whole pieces of flexible flat wire from each feeding module and places them in the corresponding alternating material table module. The laser cutting module then cuts them. Streamline modules are set at the ends of multiple production lines. The streamline modules drive the carrier to move, so that the single-piece material picking robot can transfer single pieces of flexible flat wire from different production lines to the same carrier. The cooperation of multiple production lines greatly improves the overall operation efficiency and saves equipment costs. Attached Figure Description

[0024] Figure 1 The diagram shown is a schematic representation of the overall external structure of the present invention. Figure 2 The diagram shown is a schematic representation of the internal overall structure of the present invention. Figure 3 The diagram shown is a structural schematic of the loading unit housing and the feeding module of the present invention. Figure 4 The diagram shown is a schematic representation of the overall structure of the alternating feed platform module of the present invention. Figure 5 The diagram shown is a partial structural schematic of the alternating feed platform module of the present invention; Figure 6 The diagram shown is a structural schematic of the first translation component of the present invention; Figure 7 The diagram shown is a structural schematic of the laser cutting module of the present invention; Figure 8 The diagram shown is a structural schematic of the laser cutting module of the present invention from another perspective; Figure 9 The diagram shown is a structural schematic of the material handling robot of the present invention. Figure 10 The diagram shown is a structural schematic of the single-material picking robot of the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0025] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments are only used to more clearly illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, and should not be used to limit the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0026] In the description of this invention, it should be understood that the terms "center," "longitudinal," "lateral," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," and "outer," etc., indicating orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, are used only for the convenience of describing the 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 the invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," etc., are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance, or implicitly specifying the number of indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined with "first," "second," etc., may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of this invention, unless otherwise stated, "a plurality of" means two or more.

[0027] In the description of this invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," and "linking" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; and they can refer to the internal connection of two components. Those skilled in the art will understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this invention based on the specific circumstances.

[0028] Example 1 Reference Figures 1 to 10This embodiment provides a laser processing device for flexible flat wires, specifically including: a feeding unit housing 1, with a connecting plate 101 disposed inside the feeding unit housing 1; a processing unit housing 2, disposed on one side of the feeding unit housing 1, with a support platform 201 disposed inside the processing unit housing 2; a feeding module 3, disposed on the top of the connecting plate 101, the feeding module 3 being used to provide complete flexible flat wire materials, the complete flexible flat wire materials including multiple single flexible flat wire materials arranged in a matrix; and an alternating material platform module 4, the alternating material platform module 4 including a base plate 401, the base plate 401 being fixedly connected to the support platform 201, brackets 402 being fixedly connected to both sides of the base plate 401, a first translation component 403 being slidably connected to the top of the base plate 401 along the X-axis direction, and a second translation component 404 being slidably connected to the top of the brackets 402 along the X-axis direction. The alternating material platform module 4 includes receiving stations and [other components] arranged sequentially along the positive X-axis direction. The system includes: a material unloading station; a whole material picking robot 5 located on one side of the receiving station, comprising an adsorption plate 501 for picking up whole flexible flat cable pieces; a laser cutting module 6 comprising a laser cutting component 601 located above the receiving station for cutting whole flexible flat cable pieces into individual pieces; a Y-axis linear mechanism 602 connected to the laser cutting component 601; an X-axis linear mechanism 603 connected to the Y-axis linear mechanism 602; and a fixed connection at the bottom of the X-axis linear mechanism 603 to a support platform 201; a single material picking robot 7 located on one side of the unloading station, comprising an adsorption component 701 for picking up individual flexible flat cable pieces; and a streamlined module 8 located on one side of the alternating material platform module 4 along the positive X-axis direction, with a carrier 801 on top for placing individual flexible flat cable pieces.

[0029] The feeding module 3 includes a limiting platform with multiple limiting pins on its top. A window is provided on one side of the loading unit housing 1. Manually stacked bundles of flexible flat cables are placed on the limiting platform and positioned using the limiting pins to prevent the material stack from shifting due to external forces. The alternating translation of the first translation component 403 and the second translation component 404 enables synchronized connection of the receiving, cutting, and unloading processes, resulting in high coordination and significantly reducing waiting time between modules, thus improving processing efficiency.

[0030] like Figure 7 and Figure 8 As shown, the laser cutting module 6 includes a laser generator located on one side of the X-axis linear mechanism 603. A first reflector is disposed at the end of the Y-axis linear mechanism 602 near the laser generator, and a second reflector is disposed above the laser cutting part 601. The laser emitted by the laser generator is directed vertically downwards from the end of the laser cutting part 601 by the action of the first and second reflectors. A guide camera is disposed on one side of the laser cutting part 601. The Y-axis linear mechanism 602 and the X-axis linear mechanism 603 are commonly used power mechanisms in the prior art, and their working principles will not be described in detail here.

[0031] There are at least two feeding modules 3 and at least two alternating material platform modules 4. The feeding modules 3 and alternating material platform modules 4 are arranged at intervals along the Y-axis direction. The material handling robot 5 is located between the two alternating material platform modules 4.

[0032] A material positioning module 9 is provided between the two feeding modules 3. The material positioning module 9 includes a first camera and a first light source. The first camera is located below the connecting plate 101, and the first light source is located above the connecting plate 101. A single material positioning module 10 is provided between the two alternating material platform modules 4. The single material positioning module 10 includes a second camera and a second light source. The second camera is located below the support platform 201, and the second light source is located above the support platform 201. The single material positioning module 10 is located on one side of the material picking robot 5 along the positive X-axis direction.

[0033] Through holes are provided at corresponding positions on the connecting plate 101 and the support platform 201, and these through holes are located above the first and second cameras. A recycling bin is also provided between the two feeding modules 3. Both the first and second light sources are strip light sources.

[0034] The alternating material platform module 4 includes a transfer component, which includes a synchronous belt 4051. The synchronous belt 4051 is fixedly connected to a first connecting block 4052 and a second connecting block 4053. The first connecting block 4052 is fixedly connected to a first translation component 403, and the second connecting block 4053 is fixedly connected to a second translation component 404. Synchronous pulleys are connected to both ends of the synchronous belt 4051. A power motor 4054 is provided below the base plate 401. The output shaft of the power motor 4054 is connected to one of the synchronous pulleys. When the synchronous belt 4051 rotates, the second translation component 404 and the first translation component 403 move simultaneously in opposite directions along the X-axis. When the second translation component 404 moves to the receiving station, the first translation component 403 moves to the discharging station. When the second translation component 404 moves to the discharging station, the first translation component 403 moves to the receiving station.

[0035] like Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown, the timing belt 4051 is arranged along the length of the base plate 401. The first connecting block 4052 is located inside the timing belt 4051, and the second connecting block 4053 is located outside the timing belt 4051. When the timing belt 4051 rotates, the first connecting block 4052 and the second connecting block 4053 move in opposite directions.

[0036] The first translation component 403 includes a first cutting platform 4031, a lifting side plate 4032 connected to the bottom of the first cutting platform 4031, a lifting slide rail 4033 provided on one side of the lifting side plate 4032, a lifting slider 4034 slidably connected to the lifting slide rail 4033, a horizontal plate 4035 fixedly connected to one side of the lifting slider 4034, a first connecting block 4052 fixedly connected to one side of the horizontal plate 4035, a first translation slide rail 4011 provided at the top of the base plate 401, a first translation slider 4012 slidably connected to the first translation slide rail 4011, and a top of the first translation slider 4012 fixedly connected to the bottom of the horizontal plate 4035.

[0037] The bottom of the first cutting platform 4031 is connected to a lifting cylinder 4036, the lifting cylinder 4036 is connected to a cylinder fixing plate 4037, the lifting side plate 4032 has a hollow groove, and the end of the cylinder fixing plate 4037 passes through the hollow groove and is fixedly connected to the top of the horizontal plate 4035.

[0038] When the lifting cylinder 4036 drives the first cutting platform 4031 to rise and fall, the lifting side plate 4032 and the lifting slide rail 4033 rise and fall synchronously. The hollow groove design prevents the lifting side plate 4032 from blocking the cylinder fixing plate 4037 during the lifting process.

[0039] The second translation component 404 includes a second cutting platform 4041, one side of which is fixedly connected to the second connecting block 4053. A second translation slide rail 4021 is provided on the top of the bracket 402. A second translation slider 4022 is slidably connected to the second translation slide rail 4021. The top of the second translation slider 4022 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the second cutting platform 4041. Both the top of the first cutting platform 4031 and the second cutting platform 4041 are provided with adsorption holes for adsorbing the soft flat cable material.

[0040] There are two single-material robotic arms 7, located on the outside of two alternating material platform modules 4 respectively. The adsorption component 701 includes at least four strip-shaped adsorption heads 7011 arranged side by side.

[0041] Each strip-shaped adsorption head 7011 is used to adsorb a single piece of flexible flat cable. Multiple strip-shaped adsorption heads 7011 are arranged side by side according to actual needs. A sufficient number of flexible flat cable pieces can be transferred to the carrier 801 through a single gripping action. After the entire flexible flat cable is cut, the single-piece picking robot 7 needs to perform multiple gripping actions to complete the unloading process. After each gripping action, the carrier 801 needs to be rotated once, which reduces the waiting time of the carrier 801 and improves the coordination between components.

[0042] The streamlined module 8 includes an upper streamlined component 802 and a return streamlined component 803. The carrier 801 is located on top of the upper streamlined component 802, the upper streamlined component 802 is located above the support platform 201, and the return streamlined component 803 is located below the support platform 201.

[0043] Example 2 This embodiment provides a laser processing technology for flexible flat wires, specifically including the following steps: Step 1: Provide two different specifications of soft flat cable materials to the two feeding modules 3 respectively, move the second cutting platform 4041 in the alternating material platform module 4 to the receiving station, and at the same time move the first cutting platform 4031 to the discharging station.

[0044] Step 2: The robotic arm 5 picks up a piece of soft flat cable from one of the feeding modules 3 and places it on the top of the second cutting platform 4041 on the corresponding side of the feeding module 3. The suction hole on the top of the second cutting platform 4041 adsorbs and positions the piece of soft flat cable.

[0045] Step 3: The Y-axis linear mechanism 602 and the X-axis linear mechanism 603 move the laser cutting part 601 to the initial cutting position. The laser cutting part 601 cuts the whole piece of soft flat cable. At the same time, the Y-axis linear mechanism 602 and the X-axis linear mechanism 603 drive the laser cutting part 601 to move along the preset cutting trajectory, cutting the whole piece of soft flat cable into individual pieces of soft flat cable.

[0046] Step four: The robotic arm 5 picks up the soft flat wire from another feeding module 3 and places it on top of another second cutting platform 4041. This step is performed simultaneously with step three.

[0047] Step 5: After the complete cutting of the flexible flat cable in Step 3 is completed, the second cutting platform 4041 is moved from the receiving station to the discharging station, and at the same time the first cutting platform 4031 is moved from the discharging station to the receiving station. The output end of the lifting cylinder 4036 at the bottom of the first cutting platform 4031 extends upward, raising the first cutting platform 4031 from its initial position to a lifting position with the same height as the second cutting platform 4041. The whole material picking robot 5 picks up the next flexible flat cable and places it on top of the first cutting platform 4031.

[0048] Step six: The single-material grabbing robot 7 grabs the single piece of flexible flat cable from the top of the second cutting platform 4041 and transfers it to the carrier 801. After receiving the single piece of flexible flat cable, the carrier 801 rotates along the Y-axis. At the same time, the laser cutting module 6 cuts the whole piece of flexible flat cable from the top of the first cutting platform 4031. After the cutting is completed, the output end of the lifting cylinder 4036 retracts downward, lowering the first cutting platform 4031 from the lifting position to the initial position.

[0049] Step 7: The first cutting platform 4031 moves from the receiving station to the discharging station, and the second cutting platform 4041 moves from the discharging station to the receiving station. The first cutting platform 4031 is raised to the lifting position, and the single-material robot 7 transfers the single soft flat cable material on the top of the first cutting platform 4031 to the carrier 801. This cycle is repeated.

[0050] Step 8: After the soft flat cable material from Step 4 is placed on top of another second cutting platform 4041, the same methods as in Steps 3, 5, 6, and 7 are used in sequence to complete the cyclic processing.

[0051] In step two, after the robotic arm 5 picks up the entire flexible cable, it is necessary to take a picture and position it at the positioning module 9.

[0052] In step six, after the single-material robotic arm 7 picks up the single material of the flexible flat cable, it is also necessary to take a picture and position it at the single-material positioning module 10.

[0053] This process sets up multiple processing lines side by side, enabling batch processing of various specifications of flexible flat cables. At the same time, the carrier 801 is used to transfer various specifications of flexible flat cables into individual materials in the carrier 801, which facilitates subsequent production. The multiple processes are closely connected, which optimizes the continuity of the processing flow, shortens the processing cycle of flexible flat cables from whole materials to finished individual materials, and improves the smoothness of the overall production process.

[0054] like Figure 4 As shown, the top of the first cutting platform 4031 and the second cutting platform 4041 is provided with multiple mutually perpendicular strip grooves. Multiple support blocks are formed between the multiple strip grooves in a matrix arrangement. Multiple soft flat wire individual materials arranged in a matrix in the whole soft flat wire material correspond one-to-one with the support blocks. The connection points of two adjacent soft flat wire individual materials are all located above the strip grooves.

[0055] The preset cutting trajectory of the laser-cut part 601 is a motion trajectory that sequentially cuts the connection points of every two adjacent soft flat wires along the opening direction of the strip groove. The initial cutting position of the laser-cut part 601 is the end of the outermost strip groove.

[0056] The initial position of the first cutting platform 4031 is when the height of the plane where the top of the first cutting platform 4031 is located is lower than the height of the plane where the bottom of the second cutting platform 4041 is located. The lifting position of the first cutting platform 4031 is when the plane where the top of the first cutting platform 4031 is located is level with the plane where the top of the second cutting platform 4041 is located.

[0057] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention. It should be noted that for those skilled in the art, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the technical principles of the present invention, and these improvements and modifications should also be considered within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A laser processing device for flexible flat wires, characterized in that, include: The loading unit housing (1) is provided with a connecting plate (101) inside the loading unit housing (1). The processing unit housing (2) is located on one side of the loading unit housing (1), and a support platform (201) is provided inside the processing unit housing (2). The feeding module (3) is located on the top of the connecting plate (101). The feeding module (3) is used to provide the complete flexible flat cable material, which includes multiple individual flexible flat cable materials arranged in a matrix. Alternating material platform module (4), the alternating material platform module (4) includes a base plate (401), the base plate (401) is fixedly connected to a support platform (201), brackets (402) are fixedly connected to both sides of the base plate (401), a first translation component (403) is slidably connected to the top of the base plate (401) along the X-axis direction, and a second translation component (404) is slidably connected to the top of the brackets (402) along the X-axis direction. The alternating material platform module (4) includes a receiving station and a discharging station arranged sequentially along the positive X-axis direction. A material handling robot (5) is located on one side of the material receiving station. The material handling robot (5) includes an adsorption plate (501), which is used to grip the soft flat cable material. A laser cutting module (6) includes a laser cutting component (601), which is located above the receiving station and is used to cut a whole piece of flexible flat cable into a single piece of flexible flat cable. The laser cutting component (601) is connected to a Y-axis linear mechanism (602), which is connected to an X-axis linear mechanism (603). The bottom of the X-axis linear mechanism (603) is fixedly connected to a support platform (201). A single material picking robot (7) is located on one side of the discharge station. The single material picking robot (7) includes an adsorption component (701), which is used to pick up single soft flat cable materials. A streamlined module (8) is located on one side of the alternating material platform module (4) along the positive direction of the X-axis. The top of the streamlined module (8) is provided with a carrier (801) for placing the soft flatbed single material.

2. The laser processing equipment for flexible flatbed cables according to claim 1, characterized in that, There are at least two feeding modules (3) and at least two alternating material platform modules (4). The feeding modules (3) and alternating material platform modules (4) are arranged at intervals along the Y-axis direction. The material handling robot (5) is located between the two alternating material platform modules (4).

3. The laser processing equipment for flexible flatbed wires according to claim 2, characterized in that, A whole material positioning module (9) is provided between the two feeding modules (3). The whole material positioning module (9) includes a first camera and a first light source. The first camera is located below the connecting plate (101), and the first light source is located above the connecting plate (101). A single material positioning module (10) is provided between the two alternating material platform modules (4). The single material positioning module (10) includes a second camera and a second light source. The second camera is located below the support platform (201), and the second light source is located above the support platform (201). The single material positioning module (10) is located on one side of the whole material picking robot (5) along the positive X-axis direction.

4. The laser processing equipment for flexible flatbed cables according to claim 1, characterized in that, The alternating material platform module (4) includes a transfer component, which includes a synchronous belt (4051). The synchronous belt (4051) is fixedly connected to a first connecting block (4052) and a second connecting block (4053). The first connecting block (4052) is fixedly connected to a first translation component (403), and the second connecting block (4053) is fixedly connected to a second translation component (404). Synchronous pulleys are connected to both ends of the synchronous belt (4051). A power motor is provided below the base plate (401). 4054), the output shaft of the power motor (4054) is connected to one of the synchronous pulleys. When the synchronous belt (4051) rotates, the second translation component (404) and the first translation component (403) move simultaneously in opposite directions along the X-axis. When the second translation component (404) moves to the receiving station, the first translation component (403) moves to the discharging station. When the second translation component (404) moves to the discharging station, the first translation component (403) moves to the receiving station.

5. The laser processing equipment for flexible flatbed cables according to claim 4, characterized in that, The first translation component (403) includes a first cutting platform (4031), a lifting side plate (4032) is connected to the bottom of the first cutting platform (4031), a lifting slide rail (4033) is provided on one side of the lifting side plate (4032), a lifting slider (4034) is slidably connected to the lifting slide rail (4033), a horizontal plate (4035) is fixedly connected to one side of the lifting slider (4034), a first connecting block (4052) is fixedly connected to one side of the horizontal plate (4035), and a first translation slide rail (4011) is provided on the top of the base plate (401), a first translation slider (4012) is slidably connected to the first translation slide rail (4011), and the top of the first translation slider (4012) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the horizontal plate (4035).

6. The laser processing equipment for flexible flatbed cables according to claim 5, characterized in that, The first cutting platform (4031) is connected to a lifting cylinder (4036) at the bottom. The lifting cylinder (4036) is connected to a cylinder fixing plate (4037). The lifting side plate (4032) has a hollowed-out groove. The end of the cylinder fixing plate (4037) passes through the hollowed-out groove and is fixedly connected to the top of the horizontal plate (4035).

7. The laser processing equipment for flexible flatbed cables according to claim 5, characterized in that, The second translation component (404) includes a second cutting platform (4041), one side of which is fixedly connected to a second connecting block (4053). A second translation slide rail (4021) is provided on the top of the bracket (402), and a second translation slider (4022) is slidably connected to the second translation slide rail (4021). The top of the second translation slider (4022) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the second cutting platform (4041). Both the first cutting platform (4031) and the second cutting platform (4041) have adsorption holes for adsorbing the soft flat cable material on their tops.

8. The laser processing equipment for flexible flatbed wires according to claim 2, characterized in that, There are two single-material picking robots (7), which are located on the outside of two alternating material platform modules (4), and the adsorption component (701) includes at least four strip-shaped adsorption heads (7011) arranged side by side.

9. The laser processing equipment for flexible flatbed cables according to claim 1, characterized in that, The streamlined module (8) includes an upper streamlined assembly (802) and a return streamlined assembly (803). The carrier (801) is located on top of the upper streamlined assembly (802), the upper streamlined assembly (802) is located above the support platform (201), and the return streamlined assembly (803) is located below the support platform (201).

10. A laser processing technology for flexible flat wires, characterized in that, Using the flexible flat wire laser processing equipment as described in any one of claims 1-9, the process includes the following steps: Step 1: Provide two different specifications of soft flat wire materials to the two feeding modules (3) respectively, move the second cutting platform (4041) in the alternating material platform module (4) to the receiving station, and at the same time move the first cutting platform (4031) to the discharge station; Step 2: The robotic arm (5) grabs the soft flat wire material from one of the feeding modules (3) and places it on the top of the second cutting platform (4041) on the corresponding side of the feeding module (3). The suction hole on the top of the second cutting platform (4041) adsorbs and positions the soft flat wire material. Step 3: The Y-axis linear mechanism (602) and the X-axis linear mechanism (603) move the laser cutting part (601) to the initial cutting position. The laser cutting part (601) cuts the entire soft flat cable material. At the same time, the Y-axis linear mechanism (602) and the X-axis linear mechanism (603) drive the laser cutting part (601) to move along the preset cutting trajectory, cutting the entire soft flat cable material into individual soft flat cable pieces. Step four: The robotic arm (5) grabs the soft flat wire from another feeding module (3) and places it on top of another second cutting platform (4041). This step is performed simultaneously with step three. Step 5: After the soft flat cable is cut in Step 3, the second cutting platform (4041) is moved from the receiving station to the discharging station, and at the same time the first cutting platform (4031) is moved from the discharging station to the receiving station. The output end of the lifting cylinder (4036) at the bottom of the first cutting platform (4031) extends upward, raising the first cutting platform (4031) from the initial position to the same height as the second cutting platform (4041). The whole material picking robot (5) grabs the next soft flat cable and places it on the top of the first cutting platform (4031). Step 6: The single-material robot (7) grabs the single piece of soft flat cable from the top of the second cutting platform (4041) and transfers it to the carrier (801). The carrier (801) receives the single piece of soft flat cable and rotates along the Y-axis. At the same time, the laser cutting module (6) cuts the whole piece of soft flat cable from the top of the first cutting platform (4031). After the cutting is completed, the output end of the lifting cylinder (4036) retracts downward, lowering the first cutting platform (4031) from the lifting position to the initial position. Step 7: The first cutting platform (4031) moves from the receiving station to the discharging station, and the second cutting platform (4041) moves from the discharging station to the receiving station. The first cutting platform (4031) is raised to the lifting position, and the single material picking robot (7) transfers the single soft wire material on the top of the first cutting platform (4031) to the carrier (801). This cycle is repeated. Step 8: After the soft flat cable material from Step 4 is placed on top of another second cutting platform (4041), the same methods as in Steps 3, 5, 6 and 7 are used in sequence to complete the cyclic processing.

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