Strip cutting and inspection apparatus

Abstract

This invention discloses a strip cutting and inspection device, comprising: a feeding mechanism with a feeding reel, a receiving channel, and a drive mechanism for driving the strip in the receiving channel at set intervals; a cutting mechanism for cutting the parts on the strip; a material handling mechanism with a carrier and a material handling assembly with multiple material handling heads, the carrier being able to move below the receiving channel to receive the cut parts, and the material handling assembly picking up multiple parts from the carrier at a transfer position and transferring them to the unloading position; an inspection mechanism with first and second inspection components for visual inspection of the parts; and an unloading mechanism with two sets of receiving mechanisms and a tray supply mechanism for providing empty trays to the receiving mechanisms, the two sets of receiving mechanisms being used to receive parts that pass or fail inspection. This device features a reasonable, novel, and simplified structural design, high integration and automation, high processing efficiency and quality, and effectively meets the needs of large-scale production.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of material strip processing equipment, and in particular to a material strip cutting and inspection device. Background Technology

[0002] In industries such as electronics manufacturing and precision machining, strip (or roll) is a common form of material carrier and transport, widely used in the automated processing of various electronic components and precision parts. Current strip processing generally includes several key steps such as unwinding / rewinding, material cutting, material inspection, and material transfer. However, existing strip processing methods have the following shortcomings: ① The existing unwinding mechanism cannot provide intermittent and precise material feeding according to the set rhythm when releasing and conveying the material belt. This makes it more difficult to implement other processes and results in poor processing accuracy, thus affecting the processing and inspection quality of materials.

[0003] ② Currently, when transferring materials, a single handling method is usually used, and only one or two materials can be handled at a time, resulting in low handling efficiency and failing to meet the needs of large-scale production.

[0004] In view of this, the present invention is hereby proposed. Summary of the Invention

[0005] To overcome the above-mentioned defects, the present invention provides a strip cutting and inspection device, which is not only reasonable, novel and simple in structure design, but also highly integrated and automated, significantly improving processing efficiency and processing quality, and well meeting the needs of large-scale production.

[0006] The technical solution adopted by this invention to solve its technical problem is: a strip cutting and inspection device, comprising: The feeding mechanism includes a feeding reel wound with a material strip and capable of rotating around its own axis, a receiving channel horizontally placed next to the feeding side of the feeding reel, and a driving mechanism capable of driving the material strip in the receiving channel to move intermittently at a set rhythm; wherein, the material strip includes a belt body and a number of material components equidistantly arranged on the belt body along the length direction of the belt body, and a positioning hole is provided between any two adjacent material components. A cutting mechanism is located above the receiving channel and is used to cut the material on the material belt; The material handling mechanism includes a carrier and a material handling assembly with multiple material handling heads; the carrier can move to the bottom of the receiving channel to receive the cut material parts, and at the same time, the carrier can also transfer the material parts to the transfer position; the material handling assembly picks up multiple material parts from the carrier at the transfer position through the multiple material handling heads and transfers the material parts to the unloading position; The inspection mechanism includes a first inspection component positioned above the movement path of the carrier and a second inspection component positioned on the movement path of the material handling component; the first inspection component and the second inspection component cooperate to perform appearance inspection on the material. The unloading mechanism is located at the unloading position and has two sets of receiving mechanisms and a tray supply mechanism for providing empty trays to the two sets of receiving mechanisms. One set of the two sets of receiving mechanisms is used to receive qualified materials and the other set is used to receive unqualified materials. The two sets of receiving mechanisms are independent of each other and do not interfere with each other.

[0007] As a further improvement of the present invention, the driving mechanism is configured in two sets and is spaced apart above the receiving channel along the conveying direction of the receiving channel; Each set of drive mechanisms includes a pusher head and a power component. The pusher head has a base part that is connected to the power component and a plurality of push rods arranged in a ring on the peripheral side of the base part. The base part can rotate under the drive of the power component, and the plurality of push rods can be inserted one by one into the positioning holes of the material strip as the base part rotates, so as to push the material strip to travel intermittently in the receiving channel according to a set rhythm.

[0008] As a further improvement of the present invention, the two sets of drive mechanisms operate synchronously.

[0009] As a further improvement of the present invention, in each set of push heads, the base part is a circular ring structure and is positioned and sleeved on the power output end of the power assembly, and a plurality of push rods are arranged in a ring at equal intervals on the outer peripheral side of the base part, and the ends of the plurality of push rods facing away from the base part are all hemispherical.

[0010] As a further improvement of the present invention, the receiving channel is provided with two platform plates that extend along a first horizontal direction and are arranged side by side along a second horizontal direction perpendicular to the first horizontal direction. Step portions extending along the first horizontal direction are formed on the opposite sides of the two platform plates. The upper surfaces of the two step portions are flat and flush to provide horizontal support for the material belt.

[0011] As a further improvement of the present invention, the carrier is provided with a carrier body and a plurality of cavities recessed at intervals along the first horizontal direction on the top surface of the carrier body, the cavities being used to receive the cut-off parts; In addition, a receiving position is provided below the platform plate, and the material handling mechanism is also provided with a linear drive module A. The linear drive module A can drive the carrier to reciprocate between the receiving position and the transfer position along the first horizontal direction. When the carrier moves toward the receiving position, the top side of the carrier body can be freely inserted between the two platform plates and simultaneously located below the two steps.

[0012] As a further improvement of the present invention, the material picking assembly is provided with a mounting plate base and a plurality of hollow stepper motors spaced apart on one side of the mounting plate base along the first horizontal direction. Each hollow stepper motor is equipped with a material picking head at its output end. The material picking head picks up the material by vacuum adsorption. In addition, the material handling mechanism is also provided with a linear drive module B and a linear drive module C. The linear drive module B is connected to the other side of the mounting plate and can drive the material handling assembly to move up and down reciprocally. The linear drive module C is connected to the linear drive module B and can drive the material handling assembly to move back and forth between the intermediate position and the unloading position along the first horizontal direction.

[0013] As a further improvement of the present invention, the cutting mechanism is equipped with a laser; the first detection component and the second detection component are both CCD vision detection modules.

[0014] As a further improvement of the present invention, both sets of receiving mechanisms are provided with a receiving plate for receiving and positioning the tray, a driving member A that can drive the receiving plate to reciprocate along the second horizontal direction, and a driving member B connected to the driving member A and capable of driving the receiving plate to reciprocate along the first horizontal direction. In addition, the two sets of receiving mechanisms are arranged vertically.

[0015] As a further improvement of the present invention, the tray feeding mechanism is provided with two opposing clamping components, a gripper cylinder and a lifting drive module. The gripper cylinder can drive the two clamping components to move closer or further apart, so as to clamp or release multiple trays arranged in a stack. The lifting drive module can drive the gripper cylinder and the two clamping components to move up and down together.

[0016] The beneficial effects of the present invention are: the overall structural design of the strip cutting and inspection equipment of the present invention is reasonable, novel and concise, and the various mechanisms are organically coordinated and flexibly cooperated, which well achieves multiple functions such as "intermittent precise feeding", "high-precision material cutting", "batch transfer of materials", "all-round high-precision appearance inspection" and "precise sorting of materials", which not only improves processing efficiency but also improves processing quality, well meets the needs of large-scale production, and has very good practicality. Attached Figure Description

[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the material strip cutting and inspection equipment described in this invention; Figure 2 for Figure 1 An enlarged structural diagram of part A shown in the image; Figure 3 for Figure 1 A partial structural schematic diagram of the material strip cutting and inspection equipment shown in the figure; Figure 4 for Figure 3 An enlarged structural diagram of section B shown in the figure; Figure 5 for Figure 3 A partial structural diagram of the material receiving channel and the carrier assembled together; Figure 6 for Figure 5 An enlarged structural diagram of section C shown in the figure; Figure 7 for Figure 1 The diagram shows the structure of the feeding mechanism.

[0018] Referring to the accompanying drawings, the following explanations are provided: 10. Unwinding reel; 11. Receiving channel; 110. Platform plate; 111. Stepped section; 112. Column; 12. Drive mechanism; 120. Pusher head; 1200. Base section; 1201. Push rod; 121. Drive motor A; 122. Transmission rod; 2. Cutting mechanism; 30. Carrier; 300. Carrier body; 301. Cavity; 31. Material handling assembly; 310. Material handling head; 311. Mounting plate base; 312. Hollow stepper motor 32. Motor; 33. Linear drive module A; 34. Linear drive module B; 45. Linear drive module C; 46. First detection component; 47. Second detection component; 48. Stand; 59. Receiving mechanism; 500. Receiving plate; 501. Drive component A; 502. Drive component B; 51. Feeding mechanism; 510. Clamping component; 5100. Clamping plate; 5101. Vertical clamping block; 511. Clamping cylinder; 512. Lifting drive module. Detailed Implementation

[0019] The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0020] Example:

[0021] This embodiment provides a strip cutting and inspection device for cutting materials (or product parts) from a strip and transferring them to a tray, while performing surface appearance inspection on the parts during the transfer process. To facilitate a detailed and clear description of the implementation structure of this strip cutting and inspection device, the strip structure is further described as follows: Please refer to the attached document. Figure 6 As shown, the strip T includes a strip body T1 and a plurality of parts T2 equidistantly spaced along the length of the strip body T1, and a pair of positioning holes T3 are provided between any two adjacent parts T2. Furthermore, the parts T2 are located in the middle of the strip body T1 to protect the parts; the positioning holes T3 are distributed at the edges of the two long sides of the strip body T1 to facilitate the manipulation of the strip (such as positioning) without affecting the parts.

[0022] Please see the appendix Figure 1 To be continued Figure 7 As shown, the implementation structure of the strip cutting and inspection equipment provided in this embodiment is as follows: it includes a feeding mechanism, a cutting mechanism 2, a material handling mechanism, an inspection mechanism, and a discharge mechanism. The feeding mechanism includes a unwinding reel 10 wound with strip T and capable of rotating around its own axis, a receiving channel 11 horizontally positioned next to the discharge side of the unwinding reel 10, and a driving mechanism 12 capable of driving the strip T in the receiving channel 11 to move intermittently at a set rhythm. The cutting mechanism 2 is located above the receiving channel 11 and is used to cut the material T2 on the strip T. The material handling mechanism includes a carrier 30 and a material handling assembly 31 with multiple material handling heads 310. The carrier 30 can move below the receiving channel 11 to receive the cut material T2. Simultaneously, the carrier 30 can also transfer the material T2 to a transfer position. The material handling assembly 31, through multiple... The picking head 310 picks up multiple parts T2 from the carrier 30 that has moved to the transfer position and transfers the parts T2 to the unloading position (understandably, the picking component 31 can transfer multiple parts T2 at once); the detection mechanism is provided with a first detection component 41 located above the movement path of the carrier 30 and a second detection component 42 located on the movement path of the picking component 31. The first detection component 41 and the second detection component 42 cooperate to perform visual inspection on the parts T2; the unloading mechanism is located at the unloading position and is provided with two sets of receiving mechanisms 50 and a tray supply mechanism 51 for providing empty trays to the two sets of receiving mechanisms 50. One set of the two sets of receiving mechanisms 50 is used to receive qualified parts T2 and the other set is used to receive unqualified parts T2. The two sets of receiving mechanisms 50 are independent of each other and do not interfere with each other.

[0023] Understandably, the operating mode of the strip cutting and inspection equipment is as follows: S1: First, manually install the unwinding reel 10 with the material strip T wound on it, then manually pull the material strip into the receiving channel 11, and at the same time make the material strip contact the driving mechanism 12 to ensure that the driving mechanism 12 can drive the material strip to move in the receiving channel 11, and make a set number of material pieces T2 within the processing range of the cutting mechanism 2 to meet the processing cycle requirements.

[0024] Notes: ① At the initial stage of processing, the carrier 30 in the material handling mechanism is positioned at the receiving position below the receiving channel 11, and the material taking component 31 is positioned at the transfer position. ② Generally, no material T2 is provided on the head section of the belt T1. The head section of the belt T1 is manually passed between the column 112 and the frame 43 and wound onto the take-up reel of the take-up mechanism (not shown in the figure) to recycle the belt T1 (or waste material) from which the material T2 has been cut off. Furthermore, regarding the take-up mechanism, a commonly used take-up mechanism in the field of roll material processing can be used. For example, the take-up mechanism has a take-up reel with the same structure as the unwinding reel 10 and a motor drive module capable of driving the take-up reel to rotate around its own axis.

[0025] S2: The cutting mechanism 2 operates to cut the material T2 within its processing range, and the cut material T2 falls exactly onto the carrier 30; subsequently, the carrier 30 carries the material T2 toward the transfer position, and the driving mechanism 12 drives the material belt to travel in the receiving channel 11 until the next batch of a set number of material T2 moves into the processing range of the cutting mechanism 2.

[0026] Note: During the process of the carrier 30 moving toward the transfer position, the first detection component 41 performs appearance inspection on the upper surface of the material T2 placed on the carrier 30 and transmits the detection information to the controller.

[0027] S3: The material picking component 31 picks up multiple materials from the carrier 30 through multiple material picking heads 310 and transfers the materials to the unloading position. At the same time, the carrier 30 moves and resets towards the receiving position to prepare to receive the next batch of a set number of materials T2.

[0028] Note: ① During the movement of the picking component 31 toward the unloading position, the second detection component 42 performs visual inspection on the lower surface and peripheral side surfaces of the material T2 picked up by the picking component 31, and transmits the inspection information to the controller. ② During the movement of the picking component 31 toward the unloading position, the tray feeding mechanism 51 has completed placing two empty trays onto the two sets of receiving mechanisms 50 respectively.

[0029] S4: After processing and analyzing the received detection information, the controller controls the material picking component 31 to place the material T2 onto the corresponding receiving mechanism 50 (this step can also be called "Tray loading operation").

[0030] Note: Fully loaded trays can be removed manually or by a robotic arm.

[0031] S5: Repeat the above operations S2 to S4 until all materials on the conveyor belt have been cut, inspected, and loaded onto the tray.

[0032] As can be seen from the above, the overall structural design of the strip cutting and inspection equipment is reasonable, novel and concise. The various mechanisms work together organically and flexibly, which can achieve multiple functions such as "intermittent precise feeding", "high-precision material cutting", "batch transfer of materials", "all-round high-precision appearance inspection" and "precise sorting of materials". It can improve both processing efficiency and processing quality, and well meet the needs of large-scale production. It has very good practicality.

[0033] The following provides a more detailed description of the implementation structure of the strip cutting and inspection equipment described in this embodiment.

[0034] First, regarding the feeding mechanism.

[0035] In this embodiment, the structure enabling the unwinding reel 10 to rotate around its own axis is as follows: the unwinding mechanism further includes a drive motor B and a rotating roller (not shown in the figure) that is connected to the output shaft of the drive motor B via a combination of a synchronous pulley and a synchronous belt. The unwinding reel 10 is fixedly sleeved on the rotating roller through its central hole. It is understood that using the rotation of the unwinding reel 10 to release the coiled material and using the rotation of the aforementioned rewinding reel to retract the coiled material are both common technical means in the field of coil processing, and therefore will not be described in detail here.

[0036] In this embodiment, the preferred implementation structure of the material receiving channel 11 is as follows: Please refer to the appendix. Figure 3 To be continued Figure 6As shown, the receiving channel 11 is provided with two platform plates 110 extending along a first horizontal direction and simultaneously arranged side by side along a second horizontal direction perpendicular to the first horizontal direction. The two platform plates 110 are respectively positioned next to the unloading side of the unwinding reel 10 by multiple columns 112. On the opposite sides of the two platform plates 110, stepped portions 111 extending along the first horizontal direction are also formed. The upper surfaces of the two stepped portions 111 are flat and flush to provide horizontal support for the strip body T1. It can be understood that ① the strip travels between the upper surfaces of the two stepped portions 111 through the strip body T1. Based on the structure of the strip T, on the one hand, the downward projection of the material piece T2 falls completely between the two stepped portions 111 to ensure that the cut material piece T2 can fall freely between the two stepped portions 111 and land on the carrier 30; on the other hand, the positioning hole T3 is located on the upper surface of the stepped portion 111 to facilitate the operation of the drive mechanism 12. ② The upper surface of the stepped portion 111 is designed as a horizontal plane, providing basic technical support for ensuring smooth material movement and improving the cutting quality of the material. ③ The implementation structure of the receiving channel 11 well meets the needs of: the movement of the material belt, the processing needs of the cutting mechanism 2, and the receiving and handling needs of the carrier 30, etc. It is highly practical, and the structure is simple and easy to process and manufacture.

[0037] In this embodiment, the preferred implementation structure of the drive mechanism 12 is as follows: Please refer to the appendix. Figure 3 and attached Figure 4 As shown, the drive mechanism 12 is configured in two groups and is spaced apart above the receiving channel 11 along the conveying direction (i.e., the first horizontal direction mentioned above). Each group of drive mechanisms 12 includes a pusher head 120 and a power component. The pusher head 120 is provided with a base part 1200 that is connected to the power component and a plurality of push rods 1201 arranged in a ring on the peripheral side of the base part 1200. The base part 1200 can rotate under the drive of the power component, and the plurality of push rods 1201 can be inserted one by one into the positioning hole T3 of the material belt T as the base part 1200 rotates, so as to push the material belt T to travel intermittently in the receiving channel 11 according to a set rhythm (specifically, to travel between the upper surfaces of the two stepped parts 111 mentioned above). Understandably, the drive mechanism 12 not only stably drives the material belt, but also has good working rhythm, enabling flexible, precise, and coordinated operation with other mechanisms (such as the material handling mechanism and the cutting mechanism), thus effectively ensuring the overall processing efficiency and quality of the equipment. Furthermore, the drive mechanism 12 is characterized by its simple structure and low cost.

[0038] Furthermore, to ensure the cutting quality of the material, this embodiment also incorporates the following structural optimizations: ① The processing range of the cutting mechanism 2 is arranged between the two sets of driving mechanisms 12 (see Appendix). Figure 3 As shown in the figure, the two sets of drive mechanisms 12 are controlled by the controller to work synchronously; this ensures that the material strip area between the two sets of drive mechanisms 12 has a high degree of flatness, thereby effectively guaranteeing the cutting quality of the cutting mechanism 2, that is, effectively guaranteeing the cutting quality of the material.

[0039] ② The structure of the pusher head 120 is further optimized as follows: (See Appendix for further details) Figure 4 As shown, the base portion 1200 is a ring structure and is positioned and sleeved on the power output end of the power assembly. A plurality of push rods 1201 are arranged in a ring at equal intervals on the outer peripheral side of the base portion 1200, and the ends of the push rods 1201 facing away from the base portion 1200 are all hemispherical. This facilitates the quick and smooth separation of one end of the push rod 1201 from the positioning hole T3 on the material strip. During the separation process, no local bulge of the material strip is caused, further ensuring the flatness of the material strip.

[0040] Additional explanation: Since the strip is made of steel and the length of one end of the push rod 1201 inserted into the positioning hole T3 is very short (partial of the hemispherical end), under the premise of the above structural optimization, the action of separating one end of the push rod 1201 from the positioning hole T3 will not affect the flatness of the strip.

[0041] Furthermore, in each group of drive mechanisms 12, the power assembly adopts the following structure: Please refer to the appendix. Figure 4 As shown, a drive motor A121 and a transmission rod 122 fixedly connected to the output shaft of the drive motor A121 are provided, and the base part 1200 of the pusher head 120 is fixedly sleeved on the transmission rod 122.

[0042] Furthermore, since a pair of positioning holes T3 are provided between any two adjacent material pieces T2, in each set of drive mechanisms 12, the pusher head 120 is configured in two sets and rotates synchronously under the drive of the power component.

[0043] Next, regarding the cutting mechanism 2.

[0044] According to the product processing requirements, this embodiment implements laser cutting for part T2. It can be understood that the cutting mechanism 2 is equipped with a laser, focusing lens, protective cover, and other structures. Since laser cutting of workpieces using a laser is a common technique in the field of machining, it will not be described in detail here.

[0045] Next, regarding the material handling mechanism.

[0046] In this embodiment, the preferred implementation structure of the vehicle 30 is as follows: Please refer to the appendix. Figure 5 and attached Figure 6 As shown, the carrier 30 has a carrier body 300 and a plurality of cavities 301 recessed at intervals along the first horizontal direction on the top surface of the carrier body 300. The cavities 301 are used to accommodate the cut-off material T2.

[0047] Furthermore, based on the implementation structure of the receiving channel 11 and the carrier 30, when the carrier 30 moves toward the receiving position, the top side of the carrier body 300 can be freely inserted between the two platform plates 110 and simultaneously located below the two step portions 111; thus, the receiving operation is realized without affecting the material belt.

[0048] For further details, please refer to the appendix. Figure 3 As shown, the material handling mechanism also includes a linear drive module A32. The linear drive module A32 is connected to the bottom side of the carrier body 300 and can drive the carrier 30 to reciprocate between the receiving position and the transfer position along the first horizontal direction. Understandably, the linear drive module A32 enables the feeding operation of the carrier 30. Furthermore, the linear drive module A32 can be, but is not limited to, a "motor and lead screw module combination structure." Understandably, the motor and lead screw module combination structure is a commonly used linear drive module in the field of automation, and therefore will not be described in detail here.

[0049] In this embodiment, the preferred implementation structure of the material handling component 31 is as follows: Please refer to the appendix. Figure 2 As shown, the material picking assembly 31 is provided with a mounting plate 311 and a plurality of hollow stepper motors 312 spaced apart on one side of the mounting plate 311 along the first horizontal direction. Each hollow stepper motor 312 has a picking head 310 mounted on its output end, and the picking head 310 picks up the material T2 by vacuum adsorption. It can be understood that ① the picking head 310 can be a vacuum nozzle structure; ② after the picking head 310 picks up the material T2, the hollow stepper motor 312 can drive the material T2 to rotate, so as to meet the inspection requirements of the second detection assembly 42 to perform appearance inspection on the lower surface and peripheral side of the material T2; in addition, when the material picking assembly 31 places the material T2 on the empty tray, the hollow stepper motor 312 can also drive the material T2 to adjust to a position that meets the tray pattern.

[0050] Furthermore, each of the hollow stepper motors 312 can be floating vertically on one side of the mounting plate 311 to ensure the accuracy and safety of the material picking head 310 when picking up materials. Regarding the method of achieving the floating arrangement, a combination of slide rails and springs can be used. Specifically, multiple vertically extending slide rails are fixedly laid on one side of the mounting plate 311. Simultaneously, the multiple slide rails are spaced apart along the first horizontal direction, and mounting blocks are fixedly installed at both the upper and lower ends of each slide rail. The multiple hollow stepper motors 312 are slidably mounted on the multiple slide rails via sliders, and springs are connected between each slider and its corresponding two mounting blocks.

[0051] For further details, please refer to the appendix. Figure 1 and attached Figure 2 As shown, the material handling mechanism also includes a linear drive module B33 and a linear drive module C34. The linear drive module B33 is connected to the other side of the mounting plate 311 and can drive the entire material handling assembly 31 to reciprocate up and down. The linear drive module C34 is connected to the linear drive module B33 and can drive the entire material handling assembly 31 to reciprocate between the transfer position and the unloading position along the first horizontal direction. It is understood that by combining the linear drive modules B33 and C34, the entire material handling assembly 31 can be driven to reciprocate up and down and reciprocate along the first horizontal direction, thereby realizing the material handling assembly 31's picking, handling / feeding, and unloading operations.

[0052] Furthermore, both the linear drive module B33 and the linear drive module C34 can adopt, but are not limited to, a "motor and lead screw module combination structure".

[0053] Next, regarding the aforementioned testing organization.

[0054] Please continue to refer to the appendix. Figure 1 and attached Figure 3 As shown, in this embodiment, both the first detection component 41 and the second detection component 42 employ CCD vision inspection modules. It is understood that CCD vision inspection modules are commonly used inspection methods in modern industrial inspection, typically including a CCD camera, lens, coaxial light source, and ring light source, etc.

[0055] Furthermore, the number of the first detection component 41 and the second detection component 42 is determined according to the detection requirements. For example, in this embodiment, the first detection component 41 is configured as one group for visual inspection of the upper surface of the material T2; the second detection component 42 is configured as five groups for visual inspection of the peripheral side and lower surface of the material T2, respectively.

[0056] Next, regarding the feeding mechanism.

[0057] In this embodiment, the preferred implementation structure of the receiving mechanism 50 is as follows: Please refer to the appendix. Figure 1 and attached Figure 7 As shown, both sets of receiving mechanisms 50 are equipped with a receiving plate 500 for receiving and positioning the tray, a driving member A501 capable of driving the receiving plate 500 to reciprocate along the second horizontal direction, and a driving member B502 connected to the driving member A501 and capable of driving the receiving plate 500 to reciprocate along the first horizontal direction. It can be understood that, by means of the cooperation of the driving member A501 and the driving member B502, the receiving plate 500 can be driven to work in conjunction with the tray supply mechanism 51 and the material handling assembly 31, respectively.

[0058] Furthermore, the receiving plate 500 may adopt, but is not limited to, the following structure: having a plate body and L-shaped limiting blocks respectively disposed at the four corners of the plate body.

[0059] In addition, in this embodiment, the height of the L-shaped limiting block is optimized such that when the tray is placed on the receiving plate 500, the upper end of the L-shaped limiting block can be slightly higher or slightly lower than the upper surface of the tray, and when the upper end of the L-shaped limiting block is slightly higher than the upper surface of the tray, the height difference between the two does not exceed the height of one tray, so as to facilitate the tray feeding mechanism 51 to perform tray placement operations.

[0060] Furthermore, both the drive component A501 and the drive component B502 can adopt, but are not limited to, a "motor and lead screw module combination structure".

[0061] Furthermore, the two sets of receiving mechanisms 50 are designed to be arranged vertically to save installation space.

[0062] In this embodiment, the preferred implementation structure of the tray supply mechanism 51 is as follows: Please refer to the appendix. Figure 1 and attached Figure 7 As shown, the tray feeding mechanism 51 is provided with two opposing clamping components 510, a gripper cylinder 511, and a lifting drive module 512. The gripper cylinder 511 can drive the two clamping components 510 to move closer or further apart, so as to clamp or release multiple trays arranged in a stack. The lifting drive module 512 can drive the gripper cylinder 511 and the two clamping components 510 to move up and down together.

[0063] Understandably, the tray feeding mechanism 51 operates as follows: ① Initially, the gripper cylinder 511 drives the two clamping components 510 to approach and clamp the tray stack; ② When a receiving plate 500 moves directly below the tray stack under the coordinated drive of the drive component A 501 and the drive component B 502, the lifting drive module 512 drives the gripper cylinder 511 and the two clamping components 510 to move downwards together until the tray stack lands on the receiving plate 500; ③ The gripper cylinder 511 first drives the two clamping components 510 to move away from each other. First, the tray stack is released. Then, the lifting drive module 512 drives the gripper cylinder 511 and the two clamping components 510 to move upward a distance equal to the height of one tray. Next, the gripper cylinder 511 drives the two clamping components 510 to move closer to clamp the remaining trays except for the bottom tray. Then, the lifting drive module 512 drives the gripper cylinder 511 and the two clamping components 510 to move upward to a set height, thus leaving the bottom tray on the receiving plate 500, which completes the tray placement operation.

[0064] Furthermore, the clamping assembly 510 can be implemented with the following structure: each clamping assembly 510 is provided with a clamping plate 5100 fixedly connected to the clamping fingers of the gripper cylinder 511 and two vertical clamping blocks 5101 fixedly disposed on the inner side of the clamping plate 5100. Further, the vertical clamping blocks 5101 have an L-shaped transverse cross-section, so that when the four vertical clamping blocks 5101 are brought together, they can both stably clamp the tray stack and conform to the shape of the receiving plate 500. In addition, an air suction hole communicating with a vacuum generator can be provided at the bottom end of the vertical clamping blocks 5101 to further improve the stability when clamping the tray stack.

[0065] Furthermore, the lifting drive module 512 may be, but is not limited to, a "motor and lead screw module combination structure".

[0066] In summary, the material strip cutting and inspection equipment described in this application has a reasonable, novel, and concise structural design, a high degree of integration and automation, which significantly improves processing efficiency and quality, and well meets the needs of large-scale production.

[0067] Finally, it should be noted that the prefixes "first," "second," etc., of the component names in this specification (such as first detection component, second detection component, etc.) and the suffixes "A," "B," "C," etc., of the component names (such as linear drive module A, linear drive module B, linear drive module C, etc.) are only for clarity of description and are not intended to limit the scope of implementation of this invention.

[0068] Many specific details have been set forth in the foregoing description to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. However, the above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the present invention can be implemented in many other ways different from those described herein. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed above. Furthermore, any person skilled in the art can make many possible variations and modifications to the technical solutions of the present invention, or modify them into equivalent embodiments, using the methods and techniques disclosed above, without departing from the scope of the present invention. Any simple modifications, equivalent changes, and modifications made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present invention, without departing from the content of the present invention, shall still fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A strip cutting and inspection device, characterized in that: include: The feeding mechanism includes an unwinding reel (10) on which a material strip is wound and can rotate around its own axis, a receiving channel (11) horizontally placed next to the unwinding side of the unwinding reel (10), and a driving mechanism (12) capable of driving the material strip in the receiving channel (11) to move intermittently at a set rhythm; wherein, the material strip includes a strip body and a number of material parts equidistantly spaced along the length of the strip body and arranged on the strip body, and a positioning hole is provided between any two adjacent material parts; The cutting mechanism (2) is located above the receiving channel (11) and is used to cut the material on the material strip; The material handling mechanism includes a carrier (30) and a material handling assembly (31) with multiple material handling heads (310). The carrier (30) can move to the bottom of the receiving channel (11) to receive the cut-off parts. At the same time, the carrier (30) can also transfer the parts to the transfer position. The material handling assembly (31) picks up multiple parts from the carrier (30) at the transfer position through the multiple material handling heads (310) and transfers the parts to the unloading position. The inspection mechanism includes a first inspection component (41) positioned above the movement path of the carrier (30) and a second inspection component (42) positioned on the movement path of the material handling component (31); the first inspection component (41) and the second inspection component (42) cooperate to perform appearance inspection on the material. The unloading mechanism is located at the unloading position and is provided with two sets of receiving mechanisms (50) and a tray supply mechanism (51) for providing empty trays to the two sets of receiving mechanisms (50). One set of the two sets of receiving mechanisms (50) is used to receive qualified materials and the other set is used to receive unqualified materials. The two sets of receiving mechanisms (50) are independent of each other and do not interfere with each other.

2. The material strip cutting and inspection equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The drive mechanism (12) is configured in two sets and is spaced apart above the receiving channel (11) along the conveying direction of the receiving channel (11); Each set of drive mechanisms (12) includes a pusher head (120) and a power component. The pusher head (120) is provided with a base part (1200) that is connected to the power component and a plurality of push rods (1201) arranged in a ring on the peripheral side of the base part (1200). The base part (1200) can rotate under the drive of the power component. The plurality of push rods (1201) can be inserted into the positioning holes of the material strip one by one as the base part (1200) rotates, so as to push the material strip to travel intermittently in the receiving channel (11) according to a set rhythm.

3. The strip cutting and inspection equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that: The two sets of drive mechanisms (12) work synchronously.

4. The strip cutting and inspection equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that: In each set of push heads (120), the base part (1200) is a ring structure and is positioned and sleeved on the power output end of the power assembly. Multiple push rods (1201) are arranged in a ring at equal intervals on the outer peripheral side of the base part (1200), and the end of each push rod (1201) facing away from the base part (1200) is hemispherical.

5. The strip cutting and inspection equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The receiving channel (11) is provided with two platform plates (110) that extend along a first horizontal direction and are arranged side by side along a second horizontal direction perpendicular to the first horizontal direction. Each of the two platform plates (110) has a stepped portion (111) extending along the first horizontal direction on its opposite sides. The upper surfaces of the two stepped portions (111) are flat and flush to provide horizontal support for the material belt.

6. The strip cutting and inspection equipment according to claim 5, characterized in that: The carrier (30) is provided with a carrier body (300) and a plurality of cavities (301) recessed at intervals along the first horizontal direction on the top surface of the carrier body (300), the cavities (301) being used to receive the cut-off parts; In addition, a receiving position is provided below the platform plate (110), and the material handling mechanism is also provided with a linear drive module A (32). The linear drive module A (32) can drive the carrier (30) to reciprocate between the receiving position and the transfer position along the first horizontal direction. When the carrier (30) moves toward the receiving position, the top side of the carrier body (300) can be freely inserted between the two platform plates (110) and simultaneously located below the two steps (111).

7. The strip cutting and inspection equipment according to claim 5, characterized in that: The material handling assembly (31) is provided with a mounting plate base (311) and a plurality of hollow stepper motors (312) spaced apart on one side of the mounting plate base (311) along the first horizontal direction. Each hollow stepper motor (312) has a material handling head (310) installed on its output end. The material handling head (310) picks up the material by vacuum adsorption. In addition, the material handling mechanism is also provided with a linear drive module B (33) and a linear drive module C (34). The linear drive module B (33) is connected to the other side of the mounting plate (311) and can drive the material picking component (31) to move up and down reciprocally. The linear drive module C (34) is connected to the linear drive module B (33) and can drive the material picking component (31) to move back and forth between the intermediate position and the unloading position along the first horizontal direction.

8. The strip cutting and inspection equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cutting mechanism (2) is equipped with a laser; the first detection component (41) and the second detection component (42) are both CCD vision detection modules.

9. The strip cutting and inspection equipment according to claim 5, characterized in that: Both sets of receiving mechanisms (50) are provided with a receiving plate (500) for receiving and positioning the tray, a driving member A (501) capable of driving the receiving plate (500) to reciprocate along the second horizontal direction, and a driving member B (502) connected to the driving member A (501) and capable of driving the receiving plate (500) to reciprocate along the first horizontal direction. In addition, the two sets of receiving mechanisms (50) are arranged vertically.

10. The strip cutting and inspection equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The tray feeding mechanism (51) is provided with two opposing clamping components (510), a gripper cylinder (511), and a lifting drive module (512). The gripper cylinder (511) can drive the two clamping components (510) to move closer or further apart, so as to clamp or release multiple trays arranged in a stack. The lifting drive module (512) can drive the gripper cylinder (511) and the two clamping components (510) to move up and down together.

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