Automatic tape box assembling equipment and tape box assembling method

Abstract

The invention provides automatic tape box assembling equipment and a tape box assembling method. The automatic tape box assembling equipment comprises a shaft processing device, a shaft transferring device and a shaft inclined mounting device. The shaft processing device comprises a shaft placing seat, a glue spraying mechanism and a rotating mechanism; the glue spraying mechanism can move to the shaft placing seat to spray glue; the rotating mechanism can grab and rotate the recovery shaft in the rotating shaft placing seat; the shaft inclined mounting device comprises a liftable matching component, and the matching component is provided with an elastic floating matching end; the shaft transferring device comprises a first grabbing part, and the first grabbing part adjusts the recovery shaft to be in an inclined posture. When the first grabbing part is located at the butt joint position and at the inclination angle, the first grabbing part is in butt joint between the carrier and the matching end of the spring shaft, so that one end of the recycling shaft can be placed into the box body of the carrier, and the other end of the recycling shaft abuts against the matching end of the spring shaft. According to the equipment, thinking inertia is broken through, belt boxes are assembled in a recovery shaft after-loading mode, the belt can be automatically wound into the boxes, and the assembling efficiency and the assembling quality are improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of automation equipment, and mainly relates to a printing consumable tape cartridge automatic assembly equipment and a tape cartridge assembly method based on the same. BACKGROUND

[0002] The tape cartridge includes a cartridge body, a cover body, a carbon tape, a pay-off shaft and a take-up shaft. During assembly of the tape cartridge, the carbon tape is first wound on the pay-off shaft, and then the tail of the carbon tape in the outgoing section is bonded to the take-up shaft to form a tape roll. The tape roll is then placed in the cartridge body, and then the cover body is closed. Since the tape roll has a portion of the carbon tape extending between the pay-off shaft and the take-up shaft, and the carbon tape is prone to deformation and damage, if the pay-off shaft and the take-up shaft are assembled into the cartridge body with a large time interval, and if the pay-off shaft and the take-up shaft form a large angle, the carbon tape may be affected. Therefore, the pay-off shaft and the take-up shaft are preferably assembled into the cartridge body in a flush manner.

[0003] However, since the above-mentioned tape roll assembly operation is difficult, it can only be performed manually at present, which takes a long time and affects production efficiency, and the quality of manual assembly cannot be guaranteed. SUMMARY

[0004] The first object of the present application is to provide a tape cartridge automatic assembly equipment that improves efficiency and assembly quality.

[0005] The second object of the present application is to provide a tape cartridge assembly method based on the tape cartridge automatic assembly equipment of the present application.

[0006] The first object of the present application provides a tape cartridge automatic assembly equipment, which includes a shaft installation station; a carrier that is movable to the shaft installation station; a shaft processing device, a shaft transfer device and a shaft inclined assembly device; the shaft processing device includes a shaft placement seat, a glue spraying mechanism and a rotating mechanism; the glue spraying mechanism is movable above the shaft placement seat to spray the upper side of the take-up shaft in the shaft placement seat; the rotating mechanism can grab and rotate the take-up shaft in the shaft placement seat so that the sprayed side of the take-up shaft faces downward; the shaft inclined assembly device is provided corresponding to the shaft installation station, and includes a liftable matching member provided with a matching end that can elastically float along the first horizontal direction of the carrier; the shaft transfer device includes a first grabbing part that can be rotated to an inclined angle, and the take-up shaft grabbed thereby is adjusted to an inclined posture; the first grabbing part is movable between the shaft placement seat and a docking position, and when the first grabbing part is at the docking position and at the inclined angle, the first grabbing part is docked between the carrier and the matching end of the spring shaft, so as to place one end of the take-up shaft grabbed thereby into the cartridge body of the carrier and the other end abuts against the matching end of the spring shaft.

[0007] From the above scheme, the present application changes the assembly order, first put the unwinding shaft with carbon tape into the box body, and then complete the installation of the recovery shaft in the box body, the adhesion of the recovery shaft and the carbon tape, and the recovery shaft winding process. Through manual or automatic operation, the unwinding shaft with carbon tape is put into the box. Since the operation does not include the installation of the recovery shaft, there is no problem of mutual influence between the unwinding shaft and the recovery shaft and the carbon tape, so the operation is easy to operate by hand and can ensure the installation quality. Through the shaft processing device of the present application, after the shaft placing seat completes the upper side glue injection of the recovery shaft and the turning process of the recovery shaft, the recovery shaft can be inclined into the box body through the cooperation of the shaft transfer device and the shaft inclined mounting device. Under the condition that the cooperation member of the shaft inclined mounting device gradually descends, the recovery shaft gradually swings to the horizontal position. The elastic floating cooperation end gradually shrinks to match the gradually increasing size of the recovery shaft in the first horizontal direction during the swinging process, and is supported by the elastic restoring force, so that the recovery shaft swings stably from the inclined position to the horizontal position. When the recovery shaft reaches the horizontal position, the glue injection side of the recovery shaft is adhered to the carbon tape below. It can be seen that the equipment of the present application breaks through the thinking inertia, realizes the assembly of the tape box by the rear mounting mode of the recovery shaft, and not only realizes the automatic winding of the tape into the box, but also improves the assembly efficiency and assembly quality.

[0008] Further, the carrier includes a main body and a detachable pressing block, the main body is provided with a box placing position and a supporting platform arranged in the second horizontal direction of the carrier in sequence, the box placing position is recessed in the supporting platform, and the pressing block is arranged on the supporting platform. A position for pressing the carbon tape is formed between the pressing block and the supporting platform.

[0009] From the above, since the carbon tape is light and thin, it is better to limit the carbon tape to avoid the carbon tape from leaving the position below the recovery shaft during the work station transfer process, and to improve the success rate of subsequent adhesion of the recovery shaft and the carbon tape.

[0010] Further, the carrier includes a main body and a detachable pressing block, the main body is provided with a box placing position and a supporting platform arranged in the second horizontal direction of the carrier in sequence, the box placing position is recessed in the supporting platform, and the pressing block is arranged on the supporting platform. A position for pressing the carbon tape is formed between the pressing block and the supporting platform.

[0011] From the above, the first limiting mechanism prevents the recovery shaft from floating up, and the first rotating drive mechanism can tighten the carbon tape to keep the carbon tape drawn from the unwinding shaft in an ideal state of being more flat and wrinkle-free. This setting improves the abutting degree of the carbon tape and the recovery shaft, improves the adhesion success rate and adhesion quality.

[0012] Further, the tape collecting station is further provided, and the carrier can be moved to the tape collecting station; the tape collecting device is further provided corresponding to the tape collecting station, and the tape collecting device comprises a second limiting mechanism and a second rotating driving mechanism, the second limiting mechanism is used for limiting the unreeling shaft and the recycling shaft in the carrier from above, and the second rotating driving mechanism is used for driving the recycling shaft in the carrier to rotate.

[0013] As can be seen from the above, the second limiting mechanism can hinder the jumping of the recycling shaft and the unreeling shaft, and stabilize the rotation axes of the two, so that the recycling shaft and the unreeling shaft stably rotate when the second rotating driving mechanism drives the recycling shaft to rotate, thereby stabilizing the tape collecting process and ensuring the winding effect of the carbon tape on the recycling shaft.

[0014] Further, the spring installation placement position is provided on the shaft placement seat; the spring discharging device and the spring installation device are further provided, the spring discharging device comprises a discharging mechanism, and the spring installation device comprises a spring clamping mechanism and a spring pushing mechanism; the spring clamping mechanism can be lifted between a first height and a second height, the second height is higher than the first height, and the spring clamping mechanism can be translated along a first horizontal direction between a first horizontal position and a second horizontal position; when the spring clamping mechanism is at the first height and the first horizontal position, the spring clamping mechanism is in butt joint with the discharging mechanism; when the spring clamping mechanism is at the second height and the second horizontal position, the spring clamping mechanism is between the spring pushing mechanism and the spring installation placement position, and at this time, the spring pushing mechanism can push the spring clamped by the spring clamping mechanism to the recycling shaft of the spring installation placement position.

[0015] As can be seen from the above, the discharging mechanism is, for example, a straight vibration mechanism, the arrangement enables the installation of the spring while the recycling shaft is arranged in a position different from the discharging mechanism, thereby reducing the design difficulty caused by direct butt joint (for example, the height and the horizontal position of the shaft placement seat no longer need to be adjusted due to the need for butt joint with the straight vibrator, and the glue spraying mechanism and the rotating mechanism which are in butt joint with the shaft placement seat also need to be re-adjusted), and facilitating the control of the discharging rhythm through the transmission device between the two.

[0016] Further, the spring stable placement position is provided on the shaft placement seat, the spring stable placement position is located downstream of the spring installation placement position, and the spring installation placement position and the spring stable placement position are both upwardly open; the shaft processing device further comprises a spring limiting piece, the spring limiting piece is provided with a spring retaining position, the spring retaining position is penetrated along the first horizontal direction and is upwardly open, and the spring limiting piece is provided corresponding to the spring stable placement position; the shaft processing device further comprises a shaft delivery mechanism, the shaft delivery mechanism can be lifted and translated along a second horizontal direction, so as to deliver the recycling shaft in the spring installation placement position to the spring stable placement position, and at the same time, the spring on the recycling shaft enters the spring retaining position.

[0017] As can be seen from the above, the installed spring can be stabilized in the spring protection position before being gripped and transferred, avoiding displacement or even loosening, which would prevent the subsequent installation of the recovery shaft.

[0018] A further embodiment includes a glue-spraying placement position and a flipping placement position on the shaft placement base. The glue-spraying placement position, flipping placement position, spring mounting placement position, and spring stabilizing placement position are arranged sequentially along a second horizontal direction. The glue-spraying mechanism can move above the glue-spraying placement position to spray glue onto the upper side of the recycling shaft in the glue-spraying placement position. The rotating mechanism includes a rotating arm, the rotation axis of which is located between the glue-spraying placement position and the flipping placement position. A third gripping part is located at the swing end of the rotating arm. When the rotating arm rotates, the third gripping part can deliver the recycling shaft gripped in the glue-spraying placement position to the flipping placement position, while simultaneously making the glue-spraying side of the recycling shaft face downwards. The shaft delivery mechanism includes two bearing support structures arranged along the second horizontal direction. One bearing support structure delivers the recycling shaft in the flipping placement position to the spring mounting placement position, while the other bearing support structure delivers another recycling shaft in the spring mounting placement position to the spring stabilizing placement position.

[0019] As can be seen from the above, under this setting, the recycling shaft not only completes the actions of spraying glue, flipping, installing springs, and holding springs sequentially between the glue spraying position, flipping position, spring installation position, and spring stabilization position, but also the delivery action of the recycling shaft between multiple positions is smooth. Multiple recycling shafts can perform corresponding processing at multiple positions simultaneously, resulting in a high degree of automation and further improving production efficiency.

[0020] Another further embodiment includes a guide rod installation station and a guide rod discharge station, and the carrier can also move to the guide rod installation station; it also includes a guide rod installation device that can be moved between the guide rod discharge station and the guide rod installation station; the guide rod installation device includes a guide rod gripping mechanism and a pushing mechanism; the guide rod gripping mechanism includes a second gripping part that can be raised and lowered and clamps along the second horizontal direction of the carrier, the size of the second gripping part gradually decreasing to its bottom in the second horizontal direction; the pushing mechanism includes a pushing member that can be raised and lowered and can be moved along the second horizontal direction, the size of the pushing member gradually decreasing to its bottom in the second horizontal direction; the second gripping part and the pushing member are respectively set at different positions in the first horizontal direction; both the second gripping part and the pushing member can descend into the housing of the carrier, and the pushing member can push the guide rod in the housing.

[0021] As can be seen from the above, this setup automates the installation of the guide rod. Specifically, the small size design of the bottom of the second gripping part and the pusher, along with their staggered design in the first horizontal direction, ensures that they can penetrate deep into the smaller position in the second horizontal direction within the housing to complete the actions of placing, releasing, and pushing the guide rod.

[0022] The second objective of this invention provides a tape cassette assembly method comprising placing a cassette body already loaded with a unwinding shaft onto a carrier, and pressing the carbon ribbon drawn from the unwinding shaft between a pressure block and a support platform; further comprising the following steps performed using the aforementioned automatic tape cassette assembly equipment: transferring the carrier to a shaft mounting station; applying adhesive from above to a recycle shaft in a shaft placement seat; rotating the recycle shaft to a position with the adhesive-coated surface facing down; a shaft transfer device transferring the recycle shaft to the shaft mounting station, adjusting the recycle shaft to an inclined position and placing one end of it into the cassette body of the carrier while the other end connects to the end of a spring shaft; and a shaft tilting device descending until the recycle shaft reaches the target position, whereby the recycle shaft is bonded to the carbon ribbon.

[0023] As can be seen from the above, the device of the present invention breaks through the inertia of thinking and changes the assembly sequence. First, the unwinding shaft with the carbon ribbon wound is placed into the box, and then the installation of the recovery shaft, the bonding of the recovery shaft and the carbon ribbon, and the recovery shaft take-up of the tape are completed in the box. This realizes the assembly of the tape box by the recovery shaft being installed later, which not only automates the tape winding into the box, but also improves the assembly efficiency and assembly quality.

[0024] A further solution involves, after the recycling shaft and carbon ribbon are bonded, transferring the carrier to the shaft guide rod installation station; the guide rod gripping mechanism grips the guide rod and moves it to the housing at the shaft guide rod installation station, releasing the guide rod; and the pushing mechanism pushes the guide rod to insert it into the locking position of the housing. Attached Figure Description

[0025] Figure 1 This is a structural diagram of the carrier and the box on it in an embodiment of the automatic assembly equipment with boxes according to the present invention.

[0026] Figure 2 This is a first-view structural diagram of the shaft processing device, spring discharging device, and spring mounting device in an embodiment of the automatic assembly equipment with a box according to the present invention.

[0027] Figure 3 This is a second-view structural diagram of the shaft processing device, spring discharging device, and spring mounting device in an embodiment of the automatic assembly equipment with a box according to the present invention.

[0028] Figure 4 for Figure 3 Enlarged view of point A in the middle.

[0029] Figure 5 This is a structural diagram of the spring mounting device in an embodiment of the automatic assembly equipment with a box according to the present invention.

[0030] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the operational principle of shaft processing in an embodiment of the automatic assembly equipment with a box according to the present invention.

[0031] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the operating principle of spring installation in an embodiment of the automatic assembly equipment with a box according to the present invention.

[0032] Figure 8 This is a structural diagram of the shaft transfer device in an embodiment of the automatic assembly equipment with boxes according to the present invention.

[0033] Figure 9 This is a structural diagram of the shaft oblique mounting device in an embodiment of the automatic assembly equipment with a box according to the present invention.

[0034] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the operational principle of the recycling shaft installation in an embodiment of the automatic assembly equipment with a box according to the present invention.

[0035] Figure 11 This is a structural diagram of the tensioning device in an embodiment of the automatic assembly equipment with a box according to the present invention.

[0036] Figure 12 This is a structural diagram of the tape-collecting device in an embodiment of the automatic assembly equipment for boxes according to the present invention.

[0037] Figure 13 This is a structural diagram of the guide rod mounting device in an embodiment of the automatic assembly equipment with a box according to the present invention.

[0038] Figure 14 This is a structural diagram of the guide rod installation device entering the box body in an embodiment of the automatic assembly equipment with a box according to the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0039] Automatic assembly equipment and method for assembling boxes See Figures 1 to 14 Each figure establishes a unified spatial rectangular coordinate system, in which the x-axis direction represents the first horizontal direction of the present invention, the y-axis direction represents the second horizontal direction of the present invention, and the z-axis direction represents the vertical direction.

[0040] See Figure 1 The carrier 1 includes a main body 11 and a detachable pressure block 12. The main body 11 has a box placement position 10 and a support platform 111 arranged sequentially in the second horizontal direction. The box placement position 10 is recessed into the support platform 11, and the pressure block 12 is disposed on the support platform 111. A position for pressing the carbon ribbon 94 is formed between the pressure block 12 and the support platform 111. The pressure block 12 and the support platform 111 can be magnetically engaged.

[0041] This invention changes the previous assembly sequence of the cassette. Instead, excluding the rewinding shaft 93, the unwinding shaft 92 with the carbon ribbon 94 wound up is first placed into the cassette body 91. Then, the installation of the rewinding shaft 93, the bonding of the rewinding shaft to the carbon ribbon, and the winding of the carbon ribbon by the rewinding shaft are completed within the cassette body 91. With this operation, the unwinding shaft with the carbon ribbon wound up can be placed into the cassette manually or automatically.

[0042] The tape and cassette assembly method of the present invention is performed based on the automatic tape and cassette assembly equipment of the present invention. Before performing the automation steps based on the automatic tape and cassette assembly equipment, the tape and cassette assembly method further includes placing the cassette body 91, which has been loaded into the unwinding shaft 92, onto the carrier 1, and pressing the carbon tape 94 led out from the unwinding shaft 92 between the pressure block 12 and the support platform 11. The automatic tape and cassette assembly equipment and the tape and cassette assembly method based thereon will be described below.

[0043] See Figure 2 and Figure 3 The automatic assembly equipment with boxes includes a shaft processing device 2, a spring mounting device 3, and a spring discharging device 39. The shaft processing device 2 includes a shaft placement seat 21, a glue spraying mechanism 22, and a rotating mechanism 23.

[0044] The shaft placement seat 21 has multiple shaft placement positions arranged along a second horizontal direction. A retrieval shaft 93 will be delivered starting from the first shaft placement position until it reaches the last shaft placement position. In this embodiment, the shaft mounting position includes two positioning grooves arranged opposite each other along a first horizontal direction. The positioning grooves are through the first horizontal direction and open upwards. The two positioning grooves respectively position the axial ends of the retrieval shaft 93.

[0045] Combination Figure 6 Along the second horizontal direction, the last four axis placement positions in the delivery sequence are, in sequence, the glue spraying placement position 211, the flipping placement position 212, the spring mounting placement position 213, and the spring stabilizing placement position 214. Among them, the spring stabilizing placement position 214 is located at the last position, that is, the downstream of the other axis placement positions. The spring stabilizing placement position 214 is also the placement position to be picked up.

[0046] The glue spraying mechanism 22 is equipped with a first translation drive unit 229. Driven by the first translation drive unit 229, the nozzle of the glue spraying mechanism 22 can be moved above the glue spraying placement position 211 to spray glue onto the upper side of the recycling shaft 93 in the glue spraying placement position 211.

[0047] Combination Figure 3 The rotating mechanism 23 includes a first rotation drive unit 233, a rotating arm 232, and a third gripping part 231. The output shaft of the first rotation drive unit 233 is connected to the rotating arm 232 at the rotation axis of the rotating arm 232. The rotation axis of the rotating arm 232 is located between the glue spraying position 211 and the flipping position 212. The third gripping part 231 includes a pneumatic finger and two gripping components connected to the pneumatic finger. The third gripping part 231 is disposed at the swing end of the rotating arm 232.

[0048] Combination Figure 4The shaft placement seat 21 forms a hollow position between the positioning grooves on both sides, and the shaft delivery mechanism 24 is disposed in the hollow position. The shaft delivery mechanism 24 is liftable and can be translated along a second horizontal direction. The shaft delivery mechanism 24 includes two bearing support structures 241 arranged along the second horizontal direction, and the bearing support structure 241 includes two V-shaped groove structures arranged opposite to each other along a first horizontal direction. When the bearing support structure 241 rises, it can lift the recovery shaft 93 in the shaft placement position.

[0049] See Figure 5 The spring mounting device 3 includes a spring clamping mechanism 31, a spring pushing mechanism 34, and a spring limiting member 35.

[0050] The spring clamping mechanism 31 includes a spring placement member 33 and a spring fastener 32. The spring placement member 33 has a spring placement position 330 that extends along a first horizontal direction. The spring placement member 33 also has a mating port 331, which is located above the spring placement position and communicates with it. The spring fastener 32 can move up and down relative to the spring placement member 33, and when it descends, it can enter the spring placement position 330 through the mating port 331 to press the spring 96 in the spring placement position 330. The rising and falling of the spring fastener 32 is driven by a first lifting drive unit 329, which is a cylinder.

[0051] The spring clamping mechanism 31 can be raised and lowered as a whole between a first height and a second height, with the second height being higher than the first height. The spring clamping mechanism 31 can also be translated along a first horizontal direction between a first horizontal position and a second horizontal position. The raising and lowering of the spring clamping mechanism 31 is driven by a second raising and lowering drive unit 319, which is a cylinder or a linear module. The horizontal movement of the spring clamping mechanism 31 is driven by a second translation drive unit 318, which is also a cylinder or a linear module.

[0052] The spring pushing mechanism 34 mainly includes a push rod 341 and a third translation drive unit 349 that drives the push rod 34. The third translation drive unit 349 is a cylinder or a linear module. Under the drive of the third translation drive unit 349, the push rod 34 can move along the first horizontal direction.

[0053] The spring limiting member 35 is provided with a spring holding position 350, which is through and open upward along the first horizontal direction. The spring limiting member 35 is provided corresponding to the spring stable placement position 214. Specifically, the spring limiting member 35 is placed in the groove of the spring stable placement position 214.

[0054] See Figure 6 and combined Figures 2 to 5 The box assembly method of the present invention includes the following steps: Before placing the recycling shaft 93 into the box 91, the recycling shaft 93 is processed. When processing the recycling shaft 93 in the shaft placement seat 21, the robotic arm first places the recycling shaft 93 sent from the hopper into the first shaft placement position in sequence, and then each recycling shaft 93 is delivered to the downstream shaft placement position.

[0055] See Figure 6 In the state diagram a1, until a recycling shaft 93 is delivered to the adhesive spraying position 211, the adhesive spraying mechanism 22 moves above the adhesive spraying position 211 to spray adhesive on the upper side of the recycling shaft 93 in the adhesive spraying position 211, which becomes the adhesive spraying side 93a with adhesive sprayed on its surface.

[0056] See Figure 6 In the state diagram a2, the third gripping part 231 of the rotating mechanism 23 grips the adhesive spraying placement position 211 and the completed adhesive recycling shaft 93. Then, the rotating arm 232 rotates and the third gripping part 231 sends the recycling shaft 93 gripped in the adhesive spraying placement position 211 to the flipping placement position 212, while making the adhesive spraying side 93a of the recycling shaft 93 face down.

[0057] See Figure 6 In the state diagrams a2 and a3, the shaft delivery mechanism 24, which is in the initial position, rises while lifting the two recovery shafts 93 in the flip placement position 212 and the spring mounting placement position 213, and then moves forward and descends along the second horizontal direction.

[0058] See Figure 6 The diagrams a3 and a4 show the actions of one bearing support structure 241 delivering the recovery shaft 93 in the flipping placement position 212 to the spring mounting placement position 213, while another bearing support structure 241 delivers another recovery shaft 93 with a spring 96 already installed in the spring mounting placement position 213 to the spring stabilization placement position 214.

[0059] The spring limiting member 35 is set in the spring stable placement position 214. When the shaft delivery mechanism 24 descends, the recovery shaft 93 with the spring 96 installed is moved to the spring stable placement position 214, and at the same time, the spring 96 on the recovery shaft 93 enters the spring holding position 350.

[0060] See Figure 7 and combined Figure 5 and Figure 6 The box assembly method of the present invention includes the following steps: See Figure 6 In the state diagram of A4, when the recycled shaft 93, after the glue spraying is completed, is sent to the spring mounting position 213, the spring 96 is installed by the spring mounting device 3: See Figure 7In state b1, initially, the spring clamping mechanism 31 is at a first height and a first horizontal position. At this time, the spring clamping mechanism 31 is connected to the discharge mechanism 391. The flat spring 96, directly conveyed from the discharge mechanism 391, enters the spring placement position 330 of the spring placement member 33 along the first horizontal direction. Subsequently, the spring fastener 32 is controlled to descend and enter the spring placement position 330 through the mating port 331 to press the spring 96 in the spring placement position 330.

[0061] See Figure 7 In the state diagram of b2, the spring clamping mechanism 31 is then moved to the second height and the second horizontal position. At this time, the spring clamping mechanism 31 is between the spring pushing mechanism 34 and the spring mounting position 213.

[0062] See Figure 7 In state b3, the spring pushing mechanism 34 is then controlled to advance along the first horizontal direction. The push rod 341 can pass through the spring placement position 330 and push out the spring 96 therein. The spring 96 is then pushed into the second shaft end 932 of the retraction shaft 93. See below. Figure 6 In the state diagram of a4, when the recycling shaft 93 is moved to the spring stabilization position 214, the spring 96 thereon will be restricted by the spring holding position 350 to stabilize the position of the spring 96 and wait for the part to be picked up.

[0063] The next steps are to grab, transfer, and install the recovery shaft 93.

[0064] See Figure 8 The automatic assembly equipment for boxes of the present invention further includes a shaft transfer device 4. The shaft transfer device 4 includes a second rotation drive unit 429, a rotating seat 42, and a first gripping part 41. The second rotation drive unit 429 can be driven to move in space. The rotating seat 42 is connected to the output shaft of the second rotation drive unit 429. The rotation axis of the rotating seat 42 is parallel to the second horizontal direction. The first gripping part 41 is connected to the rotating seat 42, and the two first gripping parts 41 are arranged opposite each other along the first horizontal direction. The first gripping part 41 includes a pneumatic finger and a gripping component connected to the pneumatic finger. The gripping component is located at the bottom of the first gripping part 41. Driven by the rotating seat 42, the first gripping part 41 can rotate to an inclined angle, and at the same time, the recovery shaft 93 gripped by it is adjusted to an inclined posture. In addition, at this time, the spring 96 installed on the recovery shaft 93 is blocked and positioned by a side stop on the shaft transfer device 4 to prevent it from falling off.

[0065] See Figure 9The automatic assembly equipment with a box of the present invention is provided with a shaft mounting station, to which the carrier 1 can be moved. It also includes a shaft tilting device 5, which is positioned corresponding to the shaft mounting station. The shaft tilting device 5 includes a mating member 51, a horizontal linear module 52, and a vertical linear module 53. Driven by the horizontal linear module 52 and the vertical linear module 53, the mating member 51 can be raised and lowered and can be translated along a first horizontal direction. The mating member 51 is a spring shaft, a technology prior art, and has a mating end 511 that can elastically float along the first horizontal direction. The mating end 511 is used to abut against the first shaft end of the recovery shaft 93.

[0066] See Figure 10 and combined Figures 7 to 9 The steps for grabbing, transferring, and installing the recovery shaft 93 include: The control shaft transfer device 4 removes the recovery shaft 93 from the spring stabilization placement position 214 through the first gripping part 41, and the spring 96 installed on the recovery shaft 93 is blocked and positioned by a side stop on the shaft transfer device 4 to prevent it from falling off.

[0067] Then, the control shaft moving device 4 moves from the spring-stabilized placement position 214 to the docking position, which is located at the box 91 on the carrier of the shaft installation station.

[0068] Then, the control axis moving device 4 is used to make the first gripping part 41 tilt at the angle shown in the c1 state diagram. At this time, the recovery axis 93 is in an tilted posture where the second axis end 932 is low and the first axis end 931 is high.

[0069] See Figure 10 In the c1 state diagram, the first gripping part 41 is in the docking position and at an inclined angle, the second shaft end 932 enters the box 91 and the spring 96 abuts against the inner wall of the box 91.

[0070] See Figure 10 In state c2, the control shaft oblique mounting device 5 is then moved until the mating component 51 reaches the same height as the first shaft end 931 and the mating end 511 abuts against the first shaft end 931. At this time, both ends of the recovery shaft 93 are supported, and then the control shaft moving device 4 can release the grip and leave the docking position.

[0071] See Figure 10In the c3 state diagram, the mating component 51 is controlled to descend only until the recovery shaft 93 reaches a horizontal state. As the mating component 51 of the shaft oblique mounting device 5 gradually descends, the recovery shaft 93 gradually swings down until it reaches a horizontal state. During this process, the elastically floating mating end 511 gradually contracts to match the gradually increasing size of the recovery shaft 93 in the first horizontal direction during the swinging process, and maintains support for the recovery shaft 93 under the action of the elastic restoring force. Thus, the recovery shaft 93 moves stably from an inclined posture to a horizontal posture throughout the entire swinging process.

[0072] See Figure 11 The automatic assembly equipment for cassettes of the present invention also includes a shaft bonding station, to which the carrier 1 can be moved. The automatic assembly equipment for cassettes of the present invention further includes a tensioning device 6 corresponding to the shaft bonding station. The tensioning device 6 includes a first limiting mechanism 61, which includes a first limiting member 611 and a third lifting drive unit 619 for driving the first limiting member 611 to rise and fall. The tensioning device 6 also includes a first rotation drive mechanism 62, which includes a first drive shaft 621, a third rotation drive unit 629 for driving the first drive shaft 621 to rotate, and a fourth translation drive unit 628 for driving the first drive shaft 621 to translate along a first horizontal direction. The first limiting mechanism 61 is used to restrict the retraction shaft 93 in the carrier 1 from above, and the first rotation drive mechanism 62 is used to drive the unwinding shaft 92 in the carrier 1 to rotate.

[0073] In the cassette assembly method of the present invention, after the step of installing the recycling shaft 93, the method further includes: The carrier 1 is transferred to the shaft bonding station; the first limiting mechanism 61 is controlled to descend so that the first limiting member 611 restricts the two shaft ends of the take-up shaft 93 from above; the first rotation drive mechanism 62 is controlled to move the first drive shaft 621 along the first horizontal direction and insert it into the unwinding shaft 92, thereby driving the unwinding shaft 92 to rotate and tighten the carbon ribbon. The first limiting mechanism 61 prevents the take-up shaft 93 from floating upward, and the first rotation drive mechanism 62 can tighten the carbon ribbon 94. Since the adhesive side of the take-up shaft 93 is facing downward, this action brings the two closer together, abuts, and completes the bonding. Furthermore, this setting ensures that the carbon ribbon 94 led out from the unwinding shaft 92 and bonded to the take-up shaft 93 remains in a more flat and wrinkle-free ideal state. This setting improves the contact between the carbon ribbon 94 and the take-up shaft 93, improving the bonding success rate and bonding quality.

[0074] See Figure 12 The automatic assembly equipment for cassettes of the present invention also includes a tape-collecting station, and the carrier 1 can be moved to the tape-collecting station. The automatic assembly equipment for cassettes of the present invention also includes a tape-collecting device 7 corresponding to the shaft bonding station, the tape-collecting device 7 including a second rotation drive mechanism 71, a follower shaft 72, and a second limiting mechanism 73.

[0075] The second limiting mechanism 73 includes a second limiting member 731, a third limiting member 732, and a fourth lifting drive unit 739 that drives the second limiting member 731 and the third limiting member 732 to rise and fall. The second rotation drive mechanism 71 includes a second drive shaft 711, a fourth rotation drive unit 719 that drives the second drive shaft 711 to rotate, and a fifth translation drive unit 718 that drives the second drive shaft 711 to translate along a first horizontal direction. The second limiting mechanism 73 is used to limit the unwinding shaft 92 and the rewinding shaft 93 in the carrier 1 from above, and the second rotation drive mechanism 71 is used to drive the rewinding shaft 93 in the carrier 1 to rotate. The follower shaft 72 is rotatably arranged about the axis in the first horizontal direction, and the follower shaft 72 is also driven by the fifth translation drive unit 718 to translate along the first horizontal direction and can be inserted into the drive unit of the unwinding shaft.

[0076] In the cassette assembly method of the present invention, after the step of bonding the recycled shaft 93 and the carbon ribbon 94 is completed at the shaft bonding station, the method further includes: The carrier 1 is moved to the take-up station, and the second limiting mechanism 73 is controlled to descend. The second limiting member 731 and the third limiting member 732 restrict the take-up shaft 93 and the unwinding shaft 92 from above, respectively. Then, the fifth translation drive unit 718 drives the second drive shaft 711 and the follower shaft 72 forward and inserts them into the drive end (first shaft end) of the take-up shaft 93 and the drive end of the unwinding shaft, respectively.

[0077] Subsequently, the fourth rotation drive unit 719 drives the second drive shaft 711 to rotate, and the carbon ribbon 94 that has been adhered to the recycling shaft 93 is naturally wound onto the recycling shaft 93, and the part of the carbon ribbon that was originally pressed between the support platform and the pressure block is also wound up.

[0078] At this point, the automated assembly of the unwinding shaft 92, the take-up shaft 93, and the carbon ribbon 94 is complete. This invention breaks with conventional thinking by enabling the take-up shaft 93 to be installed after the tape box is loaded, thus automating the tape winding process and improving assembly efficiency and quality.

[0079] See also Figure 13 and Figure 14 The automatic assembly equipment for boxes of the present invention further includes a guide rod installation station and a guide rod discharge station, and the carrier 1 can be moved to the guide rod installation station. The automatic assembly equipment for boxes of the present invention also includes a guide rod installation device 8 that can be moved between the guide rod discharge station and the guide rod installation station.

[0080] The guide rod mounting device 8 includes a guide rod gripping mechanism 81 and a pushing mechanism 82. The guide rod gripping mechanism 81 includes a second gripping part 811 that can be lifted and clamped along the second horizontal direction of the carrier 1. The size of the second gripping part 811 gradually decreases to its bottom in the second horizontal direction. The pushing mechanism 82 includes a pushing member 821 that can be lifted and translated along the second horizontal direction. The size of the pushing member 821 gradually decreases to its bottom in the second horizontal direction. The second gripping part 811 and the pushing member 821 are respectively arranged at different positions in the first horizontal direction. Both the second gripping part 811 and the pushing member 821 can descend into the box of the carrier 1. The pushing member 821 can push the guide rod in the box.

[0081] In the tape box assembly method of the present invention, after the tape collection step is completed at the tape collection station, the method further includes: The carrier 1 is moved to the guide rod installation station, and the guide rod installation device 8 is controlled to grab the guide rod 95 and move from the guide rod discharge station to the guide rod installation station.

[0082] Subsequently, the second gripping part 811 and the pushing part 821 are controlled to descend and enter the box 91, and reach the position between the take-up shaft 93 and the unwind shaft 92.

[0083] Combined Figure 1 Then, the second gripping part 811 is controlled to release the guide rod 95, and the pusher 821 of the push mechanism 82 is controlled to push the guide rod 95 into the latch 911 of the box 1.

[0084] Finally, it should be emphasized that the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. For those skilled in the art, the present invention can have various changes and modifications. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automatic assembly equipment with a box, characterized in that: A shaft installation station is provided; Includes a carrier that can be moved to the shaft mounting station; It also includes a shaft handling device, a shaft transfer device, and a shaft oblique mounting device; The shaft processing device includes a shaft placement seat, a glue spraying mechanism, and a rotating mechanism; The glue spraying mechanism can be moved above the shaft placement seat to spray glue onto the upper side of the recycling shaft in the shaft placement seat; The rotating mechanism can grip and rotate the recycling shaft in the shaft placement seat so that the adhesive spraying side of the recycling shaft faces downward; The shaft oblique mounting device is set corresponding to the shaft installation station. The shaft oblique mounting device includes a liftable mating component. The mating component is provided with a mating end that can elastically float along the first horizontal direction of the carrier. The shaft transfer device includes a first gripping part, which can be rotated to an inclined angle, and the recovery shaft gripped by it is adjusted to an inclined posture at the same time. The first gripping part is movable between the shaft placement seat and the docking position. When the first gripping part is in the docking position and at the tilt angle, the first gripping part docks between the carrier and the mating end of the spring shaft, so that one end of the recovery shaft to be gripped can be placed into the box of the carrier and the other end abuts against the mating end of the spring shaft.

2. The automatic assembly equipment with a box as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The carrier includes a main body and a detachable pressure block. The main body has a box placement position and a support platform arranged sequentially in the second horizontal direction of the carrier. The box placement position is recessed into the support platform. The pressure block is disposed on the support platform, and a position for pressing the carbon ribbon is formed between the pressure block and the support platform.

3. The automatic assembly equipment with a box according to claim 2, characterized in that: It also includes a shaft bonding station, to which the carrier can be moved; It also includes a tensioning device corresponding to the shaft bonding station. The tensioning device includes a first limiting mechanism and a first rotation driving mechanism. The first limiting mechanism is used to restrict the take-up shaft in the carrier from above, and the first rotation driving mechanism is used to drive the unwinding shaft in the carrier to rotate.

4. The automatic assembly equipment with a box according to claim 2, characterized in that: It also includes a take-up station, and the vehicle can be moved to the take-up station; It also includes a take-up device corresponding to the take-up station, the take-up device including a second limiting mechanism and a second rotation drive mechanism, the second limiting mechanism is used to limit the unwinding shaft and the take-up shaft in the carrier from above, and the second rotation drive mechanism is used to drive the take-up shaft in the carrier to rotate.

5. The automatic assembly equipment with a box according to claim 2, characterized in that: The shaft mounting base is provided with a spring mounting position; It also includes a spring discharge device and a spring mounting device. The spring discharge device includes a discharge mechanism, and the spring mounting device includes a spring clamping mechanism and a spring pushing mechanism. The spring clamping mechanism can be raised and lowered between a first height and a second height, the second height being higher than the first height, and the spring clamping mechanism can be translated along the first horizontal direction between a first horizontal position and a second horizontal position; When the spring clamping mechanism is at the first height and the first horizontal position, the spring clamping mechanism is connected to the discharge mechanism; When the spring clamping mechanism is at the second height and the second horizontal position, the spring clamping mechanism is located between the spring pushing mechanism and the spring mounting position. At this time, the spring pushing mechanism can push the spring clamped by the spring clamping mechanism toward the retraction shaft of the spring mounting position.

6. The automatic assembly equipment with a box according to claim 5, characterized in that: The shaft mounting base is provided with the spring stabilizing position, which is located downstream of the spring mounting position. Both the spring mounting position and the spring stabilizing position open upwards. The shaft processing device further includes a spring limiting member, which has a spring holding position. The spring holding position is open along the first horizontal direction and is open upward. The spring limiting member is set corresponding to the spring stable placement position. The shaft handling device further includes a shaft delivery mechanism that is vertically movable and translatable along the second horizontal direction, thereby moving the retrieved shaft in the spring mounting position to the spring stable position, while the spring on the retrieved shaft enters the spring holding position.

7. The automatic assembly equipment with a box according to claim 6, characterized in that: The shaft mounting base is provided with a glue spraying position and a flipping position, and the glue spraying position, the flipping position, the spring mounting position and the spring stabilizing position are arranged sequentially along the second horizontal direction; The glue spraying mechanism can be moved above the glue spraying position to spray glue onto the upper side of the recycling shaft in the glue spraying position; The rotating mechanism includes a rotating arm, the rotation axis of which is located between the glue spraying position and the flipping position. The third gripping part is disposed at the swing end of the rotating arm. When the rotating arm rotates, the third gripping part can send the recycling shaft gripped in the glue spraying position to the flipping position, while making the glue spraying side of the recycling shaft face down. The shaft delivery mechanism includes two bearing support structures arranged along the second horizontal direction. One bearing support structure delivers the retrieved shaft in the flipping placement position to the spring mounting placement position, while the other bearing support structure delivers another retrieved shaft in the spring mounting placement position to the spring stabilization placement position.

8. The automatic assembly equipment with a box according to any one of claims 2 to 7, characterized in that: It also includes a guide rod installation station and a guide rod unloading station, and the carrier can be moved to the guide rod installation station; It also includes a guide rod installation device that can be moved between the guide rod discharge station and the guide rod installation station; The guide rod installation device includes a guide rod gripping mechanism and a pushing mechanism; The guide rod gripping mechanism includes a second gripping part that is liftable and clamps along the second horizontal direction of the carrier, and the size of the second gripping part gradually decreases to its bottom in the second horizontal direction; The pushing mechanism includes a lifting and lowering pusher that can translate along the second horizontal direction, the size of which gradually decreases to its bottom in the second horizontal direction; The second gripping part and the pushing member are respectively disposed at different positions in the first horizontal direction; Both the second gripping part and the pushing member can descend into the housing of the carrier, and the pushing member can push the guide rod in the housing.

9. A method for assembling with a box, characterized in that, include: The cassette already loaded into the unwinding shaft is placed onto the carrier, and the carbon ribbon leading from the unwinding shaft is pressed between the pressure block and the support platform; It also includes the following steps performed using the automatic assembly equipment with a box as described in claim 8: The carrier is moved to the shaft installation station; The glue spraying mechanism sprays glue onto the recycling shaft in the shaft placement seat from above; The rotating mechanism rotates the recycling shaft to a position where the adhesive spraying surface faces downwards; The shaft transfer device moves the recovered shaft to the shaft installation station, adjusts the recovered shaft to the tilted posture, and places one end of it into the box of the carrier while the other end connects to the end of the spring shaft. The inclined shaft device descends until the recovery shaft reaches the target position, whereby the recovery shaft adheres to the carbon ribbon.

10. The box assembly method according to claim 9, characterized in that: After the recycling shaft is bonded to the carbon ribbon, it also includes: The carrier is moved to the shaft guide rod installation station; The guide rod gripping mechanism grips the guide rod and moves it to the housing at the shaft guide rod installation position, and then releases the guide rod; The pushing mechanism pushes the guide rod to insert it into the locking position of the housing.

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