Multi-station coupling machine

Abstract

According to the multi-station coupling machine, manual operation is replaced by mechanical automation, the labor intensity of operators is reduced, the working efficiency is improved, batch coupling can be carried out, the position of a jig module is adjusted through a first multi-dimensional adjusting device, the position of a material taking device is adjusted through a second multi-dimensional adjusting device, and the working efficiency is improved. Therefore, the accuracy and the precision are greatly improved, the product consistency is high, the reject ratio is reduced, and the production cost of an enterprise is reduced; besides, the two UV curing lamps are arranged on the left side and the right side respectively, and the irradiation angles of the two UV curing lamps can be freely adjusted, so that the angles of the UV curing lamps can be adjusted according to different dispensing positions, the UV curing lamps can better irradiate the dispensing positions, and the curing effect and the coupling quality are greatly improved.

Description

[0001] This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 2024112129746, filed on August 30, 2024, entitled "A Multi-Station Coupler", the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. Technical Field

[0002] This invention relates to the field of coupling machine technology, and in particular to a multi-station coupling machine. Background Technology

[0003] In existing technologies, companies typically use automatic coupling machines when coupling lenses to PCB boards. These machines can automatically complete the coupling process, followed by automatic adhesive dispensing, and then automatic curing using UV curing lamps. However, existing coupling machines cannot adjust their position in multiple dimensions, resulting in low accuracy and precision. Furthermore, the UV curing lamps in the curing mechanism are generally fixed. When coupling different products, the dispensing position changes, and the UV curing lamps cannot reach the dispensing area at the optimal angle. This necessitates replacing the curing mechanism or increasing the curing time, thus reducing production efficiency. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The present invention aims to at least partially solve one of the problems existing in the prior art. To this end, the present invention proposes a multi-station coupling machine.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solution: A multi-station coupling machine includes a machine base with multiple working platforms on it. Each working platform is equipped with a coupling device, a dispensing device, and a curing device. The coupling device includes a fixture module, a first multi-dimensional adjustment device for driving multi-dimensional adjustment of the fixture module, a material picking device, and a second multi-dimensional adjustment device for driving multi-dimensional adjustment of the material picking device. The curing device includes lamp holders spaced apart, a lateral adjustment device for driving two lamp holders to move left and right relative to each other, and a vertical adjustment device for driving the lateral adjustment device to move up and down. A horizontal plate is provided on one side of the lower end of each lamp holder. Rotatable vertical shafts are installed on the horizontal plate at intervals. A horizontal shaft is rotatably installed on one side of each vertical shaft, and a UV curing lamp is provided on the horizontal shaft.

[0006] In some embodiments, the lateral adjustment device is a double-slide linear module, wherein the double-slide linear module includes a module base and two slides slidably disposed on the module base, and the two lamp holders are respectively disposed on the two slides.

[0007] In some embodiments, the lamp holder has an inverted L-shaped structure, wherein one end of the lamp holder is fixedly mounted on a slide table, and the other end is mounted with a horizontal plate. A bolt mounting seat is provided on the side of the lamp holder located on the slide table, and a limit bolt is threadedly connected to the bolt mounting seat. The movement direction of the limit bolt is set along the sliding direction of the slide table.

[0008] In some embodiments, the vertical adjustment device includes a vertical rod base, a first Z-axis linear module is provided on the vertical rod base, a connecting frame is provided on the slide table of the first Z-axis linear module, and the double slide table linear module is provided on the connecting frame.

[0009] In some embodiments, the vertical rod seat is spaced apart by limit plates, and each of the two limit plates is provided with a travel limit switch, and the connecting frame is installed between the two travel limit switches.

[0010] In some embodiments, the first multi-dimensional adjustment device includes a Y-axis linear module disposed on the working platform, an X-axis linear module disposed on the Y-axis linear module, a Y-axis angle adjuster that swings along the Y-axis disposed on the X-axis linear module, a first X-axis angle adjuster that swings along the X-axis disposed on the Y-axis angle adjuster, and a fixture module disposed on the first X-axis angle adjuster.

[0011] In some embodiments, the second multi-dimensional adjustment device includes a support base disposed on the working platform, a second Z-axis linear module disposed on the support base, a support plate disposed on the second Z-axis linear module, a second X-axis angle adjuster that swings along the X-axis disposed on the support plate, a rotary motor disposed on the second X-axis angle adjuster, and a suction component disposed on the rotation shaft of the rotary motor.

[0012] In some embodiments, the dispensing device includes an L-shaped frame, a vertical plate at one end of the L-shaped frame, a motor on the vertical plate, a first pulley on the output shaft of the motor, a second pulley rotatably mounted on the vertical plate, a belt connecting and sleeved between the first pulley and the second pulley, a glue cartridge mounting plate on the belt, and a dispensing cartridge mounted on the glue cartridge mounting plate.

[0013] In some embodiments, a vertical guide rail is installed on the vertical plate, a slider slides on the vertical guide rail, and the rubber sleeve mounting plate is disposed on the slider.

[0014] In some embodiments, an outer frame is also provided on the machine base.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are: 1. Replacing manual operation with mechanical automation not only reduces the labor intensity of operators and improves work efficiency, but also enables batch coupling. Furthermore, by adjusting the position of the fixture module through the first multi-dimensional adjustment device and the position of the material handling device through the second multi-dimensional adjustment device, the accuracy and precision are greatly improved, the product consistency is high, the defect rate is reduced, and thus the production cost of enterprises is reduced. 2. In addition, the curing device includes spaced-apart lamp holders, a lateral adjustment device that drives the two lamp holders to move left and right relative to each other, and a vertical adjustment device that drives the lateral adjustment device to move up and down. A horizontal plate is provided on one side of the lower end of each lamp holder. Rotatable vertical shafts are installed on the horizontal plate at intervals. A horizontal shaft is rotatably installed on one side of each vertical shaft. A UV curing lamp is provided on the horizontal shaft. That is, two UV curing lamps are provided on each side, and the irradiation angle of each UV curing lamp can be freely adjusted. Therefore, the angle of the UV curing lamp can be adjusted according to different dispensing positions, so that the UV curing lamp can better irradiate the dispensing area, greatly improving the curing effect and coupling quality. Attached Figure Description

[0016] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the coupling mechanism of the present invention; Figure 2 This is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the coupling device, dispensing device, and curing device of the present invention. Figure 3 This is a front view schematic diagram of the curing device of the present invention; Figure 4 This is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the curing device of the present invention; Figure 5 For the present invention Figure 4 Enlarged view of point A; Figure 6 This is one of the three-dimensional schematic diagrams of the coupling device of the present invention; Figure 7 This is a second three-dimensional schematic diagram of the coupling device of the present invention; Figure 8 This is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the dispensing device of the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0017] The following detailed description provides various embodiments or examples for carrying out the present invention. Of course, these are merely embodiments or examples and are not intended to be limiting. Additionally, repeated reference numerals, such as repeated numbers and / or letters, may be used in different embodiments. These repetitions are for the purpose of simple and clear description of the invention and do not represent a specific relationship between the different embodiments and / or structures discussed.

[0018] like Figures 1-8The multi-station coupling machine shown includes a machine base 1, on which an outer frame 100 and multiple work platforms 2 are mounted. Each work platform 2 is equipped with a coupling device, a dispensing device, and a curing device. The coupling device includes a fixture module 3, a first multi-dimensional adjustment device 4 for driving the fixture module 3 to adjust in multiple dimensions, a material picking device 5, and a second multi-dimensional adjustment device 6 for driving the material picking device 5 to adjust in multiple dimensions. The curing device includes lamp holders 7 spaced apart, a horizontal adjustment device for driving the two lamp holders 7 to move left and right relative to each other, and a vertical adjustment device for driving the horizontal adjustment device to move up and down. A horizontal plate 8 is provided on one side of the lower end of each lamp holder 7. Rotatable vertical shafts 9 are installed on the horizontal plate 8 at intervals. A horizontal shaft 10 is rotatably mounted on one side of each vertical shaft 9. A UV curing lamp 11 is mounted on the horizontal shaft 10.

[0019] In this invention, mechanical automation is used to replace manual operation, which not only reduces the labor intensity of operators and improves work efficiency, but also enables batch coupling. Furthermore, the position of the fixture module 3 is adjusted by the first multi-dimensional adjustment device 4, and the position of the material handling device 5 is adjusted by the second multi-dimensional adjustment device 6, thereby greatly improving accuracy and precision, resulting in high product consistency, reducing the defect rate, and thus reducing the production cost of enterprises.

[0020] In addition, the curing device includes lamp holders 7 spaced apart, a lateral adjustment device for driving the two lamp holders 7 to move left and right relative to each other, and a vertical adjustment device for driving the lateral adjustment device to move up and down. A horizontal plate 8 is provided on one side of the lower end of the lamp holder 7. Rotatable vertical shafts 9 are installed on the horizontal plate 8 at intervals. A horizontal shaft 10 is rotatably installed on one side of each vertical shaft 9. A UV curing lamp 11 is provided on the horizontal shaft 10. That is, two UV curing lamps 11 are provided on each side, and the irradiation angle of both UV curing lamps 11 can be freely adjusted. Thus, the angle of the UV curing lamp 11 can be adjusted according to different dispensing positions, so that the UV curing lamp 11 can better irradiate the dispensing area, greatly improving the curing effect and coupling quality.

[0021] The vertical axis 9 can rotate in the vertical direction, while the horizontal axis 10 can rotate in the horizontal direction, thereby adjusting the position of the UV curing lamp 11 in multiple directions.

[0022] It should be noted that its coupling device and dispensing device are existing conventional settings, and will not be described in detail here.

[0023] See Figure 3 , Figure 4As shown, the lateral adjustment device is a double-slide linear module, wherein the double-slide linear module includes a module base 21 and two slides 22 slidably disposed on the module base 21, and the two lamp holders 7 are respectively disposed on the two slides 22.

[0024] The dual-slide linear module is a conventional setup. The two slides 22 can slide inward or outward relative to each other, thereby moving the UV curing lamp 11 on the lamp holder 7.

[0025] Furthermore, the lamp holder 7 has an inverted L-shaped structure. One end of the lamp holder 7 is fixedly mounted on the slide table 22, and the other end is mounted with a horizontal plate 8. A bolt mounting seat 31 is provided on one side of the lamp holder 7 located on the slide table 22. A limit bolt 32 is threadedly connected to the bolt mounting seat 31. The moving direction of the limit bolt 32 is set along the sliding direction of the slide table 22, and a rubber pad is provided on the inner side of the two limit bolts 32, thereby preventing the two slide tables 22 from colliding and improving the stability during operation.

[0026] The vertical adjustment device includes a vertical rod base 41, on which a first Z-axis linear module 42 is mounted. A connecting frame 43 is mounted on the slide table of the first Z-axis linear module 42, and the double slide table linear module is mounted on the connecting frame 43. The operation of the first Z-axis linear module 42 drives the connecting frame 43 and the double slide table linear module to move up and down, thereby adjusting the position of the UV curing lamp 11. In addition, when curing is not required, the lamp holder 7 and the UV curing lamp 11 can be raised to provide sufficient space for the coupling device to perform coupling work, greatly improving the space utilization rate.

[0027] Furthermore, the vertical rod seat 41 is spaced apart by limit plates 51, and each of the two limit plates 51 is provided with a travel limit switch 52. The connecting frame 43 is located between the two travel limit switches 52, thereby improving the safety of the double slide linear module, the lamp holder 7 and the UV curing lamp 11 when they are raised and lowered.

[0028] See Figure 6 As shown, the first multi-dimensional adjustment device 4 includes a Y-axis linear module 61 disposed on the working platform 2, an X-axis linear module 62 disposed on the Y-axis linear module 61, a Y-axis angle adjuster 63 that swings along the Y-axis disposed on the X-axis linear module 62, a first X-axis angle adjuster 64 that swings along the X-axis disposed on the Y-axis angle adjuster 63, and the fixture module 3 disposed on the first X-axis angle adjuster 64.

[0029] When adjusting the jig module 3 for correction, the position and angle of the jig module 3 can be adjusted in multiple dimensions through the Y-axis linear module 61, the X-axis linear module 62, the Y-axis angle adjuster 63, and the first X-axis angle adjuster 64.

[0030] See Figure 7 As shown, the second multi-dimensional adjustment device 6 includes a support base 71 disposed on the working platform 2, a second Z-axis linear module 72 disposed on the support base 71, a support plate 73 disposed on the second Z-axis linear module 72, a second X-axis angle adjuster 74 that swings along the X-axis disposed on the support plate 73, a rotary motor 75 disposed on the second X-axis angle adjuster 74, and a suction assembly 76 disposed on the rotation shaft of the rotary motor 75.

[0031] When adjusting the suction component 76, the position and angle of the suction component 76 are adjusted in multiple dimensions through the second Z-axis linear module 72, the second X-axis angle adjuster 74, and the rotary motor 75.

[0032] The suction assembly 76 is used to pick up the component to be coupled and couple it to the PCB board on the fixture module 3. This is a conventional setup and will not be described in detail here.

[0033] Furthermore, the position of the fixture module 3 is adjusted by the first multi-dimensional adjustment device 4, and the position of the material handling device 5 is adjusted by the second multi-dimensional adjustment device 6, thereby greatly improving accuracy and precision, resulting in high product consistency, reducing defect rate, and thus reducing the company's production costs.

[0034] See Figure 8 As shown, the dispensing device includes an L-shaped frame 81, a vertical plate 82 is provided at one end of the L-shaped frame 81, a motor 83 is provided on the vertical plate 82, a first pulley 84 is provided on the output shaft of the motor 83, a second pulley 85 is rotatably mounted on the vertical plate 82, a belt 86 is connected between the first pulley 84 and the second pulley 85, a glue cartridge mounting plate 87 is provided on the belt 86, and a dispensing cartridge 88 is provided on the glue cartridge mounting plate 87.

[0035] During dispensing, the motor 83 drives the first pulley 84 to rotate, and the belt 86 rotates in conjunction with the second pulley 85. The glue cartridge mounting plate 87 is mounted on the belt 86, which in turn drives the glue cartridge mounting plate 87 and the dispensing cartridge 88 to move up and down. When the dispensing cartridge 88 moves down to the dispensing position, the controller then controls the dispensing cartridge 88 to dispense glue, thus realizing the dispensing operation. Of course, the dispensing cartridge 88 is a conventional design for existing dispensing operations.

[0036] To improve the stability of the dispensing cylinder 88 when it moves up and down, a vertical guide rail 91 is installed on the vertical plate 82, and a slider 92 slides on the vertical guide rail 91. The dispensing cylinder mounting plate 87 is disposed on the slider 92.

[0037] Based on the accompanying drawings and the foregoing illustrations and descriptions, the basic principles and main features of the present invention, as well as its advantages, those skilled in the art should understand that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. The embodiments and descriptions in the specification are merely illustrative of the principles of the invention. Various changes and modifications can be made to the present invention without departing from its spirit and scope, and all such changes and modifications fall within the scope of the present invention as claimed. The scope of protection of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A multi-station coupling machine, comprising a machine base (1), a plurality of work platforms (2) are arranged on the machine base (1), a coupling device, a dispensing device and a curing device are arranged on each of the work platforms (2), characterized in that: The coupling device comprises a jig module (3), a first multi-dimension adjusting device (4) for driving multi-dimension adjustment of the jig module (3), a material taking device (5), and a second multi-dimension adjusting device (6) for driving multi-dimension adjustment of the material taking device (5). The curing device comprises two lamp racks (7) arranged at intervals, a horizontal adjusting device for driving left-right movement of the two lamp racks (7), and a vertical adjusting device for driving up-down movement of the horizontal adjusting device. A horizontal plate (8) is arranged on one side of the lower end of the lamp rack (7). Rotatable vertical shafts (9) are arranged on the horizontal plate (8) at intervals in the front-rear direction. Horizontal shafts (10) are rotatably arranged on one side of each vertical shaft (9). UV curing lamps (11) are arranged on the horizontal shafts (10).

2. The multi-station coupling machine of claim 1, wherein: The horizontal adjusting device is a double-slide-table linear module. The double-slide-table linear module comprises a module base (21) and two slide tables (22) slidingly arranged on the module base (21). The two lamp racks (7) are arranged on the two slide tables (22) correspondingly.

3. The multi-station coupling machine of claim 2, wherein: The lamp rack (7) has an inverted L-shaped structure. One end of the lamp rack (7) is fixedly arranged on the slide table (22), and the other end is arranged with the horizontal plate (8). A bolt mounting seat (31) is arranged on one side of the lamp rack (7) located on the slide table (22). A limiting bolt (32) is threadedly connected to the bolt mounting seat (31). The moving direction of the limiting bolt (32) is arranged along the sliding direction of the slide table (22).

4. The multi-station coupling machine of claim 2, wherein: The vertical adjusting device comprises a vertical rod seat (41). A first Z-axis linear module (42) is arranged on the vertical rod seat (41). A connecting frame (43) is arranged on the slide table of the first Z-axis linear module (42). The double-slide-table linear module is arranged on the connecting frame (43).

5. The multi-station coupling machine of claim 4, wherein: Limiting plates (51) are arranged on the vertical rod seat (41) at intervals in the up-down direction. Travel limiting switches (52) are arranged on the two limiting plates (51) correspondingly. The connecting frame (43) is arranged between the two travel limiting switches (52).

6. The multi-station coupling machine of claim 1, wherein: The first multi-dimension adjusting device (4) comprises a Y-axis linear module (61) arranged on the working platform (2). An X-axis linear module (62) is arranged on the Y-axis linear module (61). A Y-axis angle adjuster (63) is arranged on the X-axis linear module (62) for swinging along the Y-axis. A first X-axis angle adjuster (64) is arranged on the Y-axis angle adjuster (63) for swinging along the X-axis. The jig module (3) is arranged on the first X-axis angle adjuster (64).

7. The multi-station coupling machine of claim 1, wherein: The second multi-dimension adjusting device (6) comprises a supporting base (71) arranged on the working platform (2), a second Z-axis linear module (72) arranged on the supporting base (71), a supporting plate (73) arranged on the second Z-axis linear module (72), a second X-axis angle adjuster (74) arranged on the supporting plate (73) and swinging along the X-axis, a rotary motor (75) arranged on the second X-axis angle adjuster (74), and a suction assembly (76) arranged on the rotary shaft of the rotary motor (75).

8. The multi-station coupling machine of claim 1, wherein: The point glue device comprises an L-shaped frame (81), a vertical plate (82) arranged on one end of the L-shaped frame (81), a motor (83) arranged on the vertical plate (82), a first belt pulley (84) arranged on the output shaft of the motor (83), a second belt pulley (85) rotatably arranged on the vertical plate (82), a belt (86) sleeved and connected between the first belt pulley (84) and the second belt pulley (85), a glue cylinder mounting plate (87) arranged on the belt (86), and a point glue cylinder (88) arranged on the glue cylinder mounting plate (87).

9. The multi-station coupling machine of claim 8, wherein: A vertical guide rail (91) is arranged on the vertical plate (82), a sliding block (92) is slidably arranged on the vertical guide rail (91), and the glue cylinder mounting plate (87) is arranged on the sliding block (92).

10. The multi-station coupling machine of claim 1, wherein: An outer frame body (100) is further arranged on the machine base (1).

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