Double-hole FPC (Flexible Printed Circuit) soft board test system

By designing the double-hole FPC soft plate test system, using automated material tray movement and testing process, the problem of low testing efficiency in the FPC soft plate assembly production line is solved, and an efficient testing process is achieved and cost is reduced.

CN222138087UActive Publication Date: 2024-12-10HUAIAN JIE DING TANG TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202420110192.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-01-16
Publication Date
2024-12-10
Estimated Expiration
2034-01-16

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Technical Problem

The testing efficiency in the FPC soft board assembly production line is low and requires a lot of manpower, resulting in low efficiency and high cost.

Method used

A double-hole FPC soft plate testing system was designed, including a test platform, a loading assembly, a loading assembly and at least two test machines, through full-disk stacking parts, empty-disk stacking parts, moving parts and moving parts The robotic arm realizes automated material tray movement and testing process to improve testing efficiency.

Benefits of technology

Through automated testing processes, the testing efficiency of FPC soft boards is significantly improved, labor demand is reduced, and production costs are reduced.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a double-hole FPC soft board test system, and relates to the technical field of FPC soft board test equipment. The double-cavity FPC soft board testing system comprises a testing platform, a feeding assembly, a discharging assembly and at least two testing machines. The feeding assembly, the discharging assembly and the testing machine are all installed on the testing platform, and the testing machine is located between the feeding assembly and the discharging assembly. The feeding assembly and the discharging assembly each comprise a full disc stacking piece, an empty disc stacking piece, a material moving piece and a material moving mechanical arm, the full disc stacking pieces and the empty disc stacking pieces are arranged on one side of the testing machine, and the material moving mechanical arms are arranged on the testing platform. And the material moving part can move between the full tray stacking part and the empty tray stacking part so as to move the material tray loaded with the FPC to the material moving mechanical arm for feeding and move the empty material tray into the empty tray stacking part. The technical effect of improving the test efficiency is achieved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of FPC soft board testing equipment, in particular to a double-hole FPC soft board testing system. Background Art

[0002] Flexible Printed Circuit (FPC) is a highly reliable and extremely flexible printed circuit board made of polyimide or polyester film as the base material. It has the characteristics of high wiring density, light weight, thin thickness and good bendability.

[0003] At present, testing is the weakest link in the FPC soft board assembly production line. Since the FPC soft board is small in size and easy to bend, the test positioning accuracy is high. Usually, testers need to manually position the FPC on the test equipment, and then use the test equipment to test the FPC. After that, the FPC is removed and placed on a plate, and the above steps are repeated to test multiple FPCs. However, this operation method requires a large amount of manpower on the FPC soft board assembly production line, which is inefficient and costly. Utility Model Content

[0004] The utility model aims to provide a dual-hole FPC soft board testing system to alleviate the technical problem of low testing efficiency in the prior art.

[0005] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the utility model provides a dual-hole FPC soft board testing system, including a testing platform, a loading assembly, a unloading assembly and at least two testing machines;

[0006] The loading assembly, the unloading assembly and the testing machine are all installed on the testing platform, and the testing machine is located between the loading assembly and the unloading assembly;

[0007] The loading assembly and the unloading assembly both include a full tray stacking member, an empty tray stacking member, a material moving member and a material moving mechanical arm, the full tray stacking member and the empty tray stacking member are both arranged on one side of the testing machine, and the material moving mechanical arm is arranged on the testing platform;

[0008] The material moving member can move between the full tray stacking member and the empty tray stacking member to move the tray with the FPC soft board to the material moving mechanical arm for loading, and move the empty tray into the empty tray stacking member.

[0009] In combination with the first aspect, the embodiment of the utility model provides a possible implementation of the first aspect, wherein a material support is provided on the test platform, the material support is provided on the test platform, and the top of the material support has a channel for the material moving member to move;

[0010] The full tray stacking member and the empty tray stacking member both include a plurality of tray support members for supporting trays, and the tray support members are disposed on both sides of the channel.

[0011] In combination with the first aspect, the embodiment of the utility model provides a possible implementation of the first aspect, wherein the above-mentioned tray support comprises a first slide rail, a first slide block, a support plate and an insert plate;

[0012] The first slide rail is arranged on the material support bracket, the first slider is slidably arranged on the first slide rail, the support plate is installed on the first slider, the insert plate is arranged on the top of the support plate, and the insert plate can support the material tray.

[0013] In combination with the first aspect, the embodiment of the utility model provides a possible implementation of the first aspect, wherein the material moving member includes a second slide rail, a horizontal moving member, a moving base, a vertical pushing member and a clamping seat for clamping the material tray;

[0014] The second slide rail and the horizontal moving member are both arranged in parallel on the test platform, and the moving base is arranged on both the second slide rail and the horizontal moving member;

[0015] The vertical pushing member is arranged on the moving base, and the clamping seat is arranged at the pushing end of the vertical pushing member.

[0016] In combination with the first aspect, an embodiment of the utility model provides a possible implementation of the first aspect, wherein a plurality of guide columns are arranged on the above-mentioned movable base, a pushing plate is arranged at the pushing end of the vertical pushing member, and a guide hole adapted to the guide column is opened on the pushing plate.

[0017] In combination with the first aspect, the embodiment of the utility model provides a possible implementation of the first aspect, wherein the clamping seat comprises a clamping plate and a clamping block;

[0018] At least two clamping blocks are arranged on the clamping plate, and a clamping cylinder for driving the clamping blocks is arranged on the clamping plate.

[0019] In combination with the first aspect, an embodiment of the utility model provides a possible implementation of the first aspect, wherein the test platform is provided with test stations, and the number of the test stations corresponds one-to-one to the number of the test machines.

[0020] In combination with the first aspect, an embodiment of the utility model provides a possible implementation of the first aspect, wherein the above-mentioned test platform is provided with a test drive component for driving the test station to move horizontally, so as to transfer the FPC soft board on the test station to the testing machine for testing.

[0021] In combination with the first aspect, the embodiment of the utility model provides a possible implementation of the first aspect, wherein a transfer station is provided on the above-mentioned test platform.

[0022] In combination with the first aspect, an embodiment of the utility model provides a possible implementation of the first aspect, wherein the test platform is provided with a transfer robot arm for transferring the FPC soft board on the transfer station to the test station.

[0023] Beneficial effects:

[0024] The utility model provides a double-hole FPC soft board testing system, comprising a testing platform, a loading component, a unloading component and at least two testing machines; the loading component, the unloading component and the testing machine are all installed on the testing platform, and the testing machine is located between the loading component and the unloading component; the loading component and the unloading component both comprise a full tray stacking component, an empty tray stacking component, a material shifting moving component and a material shifting mechanical arm, the full tray stacking component and the empty tray stacking component are both arranged on one side of the testing machine, and the material shifting mechanical arm is arranged on the testing platform; the material shifting moving component can move between the full tray stacking component and the empty tray stacking component, so as to move a tray with an FPC soft board to the material shifting mechanical arm for loading, and to move an empty tray into the empty tray stacking component.

[0025] Specifically, when testing the FPC soft board, the staff can transfer the material tray with the FPC soft board to the full tray stacking member, and then move the material tray with the FPC soft board to the bottom of the material moving robot arm through the material moving moving member of the loading assembly, and then move the FPC soft board on the material tray to the testing machine on the testing platform for testing through the material moving robot arm. After the test is completed, the material moving robot arm of the unloading assembly moves the FPC soft board to the empty material tray on the material moving moving member of the unloading assembly, thereby completing the unloading work, and the number of testing machines is at least two, which can improve the testing efficiency during the testing process. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] In order to more clearly illustrate the specific implementation methods of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the specific implementation methods or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are some implementation methods of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0027] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of a dual-hole FPC soft board testing system provided by an embodiment of the utility model;

[0028] Figure 2 An oblique view of a dual-hole FPC soft board testing system provided by an embodiment of the utility model;

[0029] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of a material moving member in a dual-hole FPC soft board testing system provided by an embodiment of the utility model;

[0030] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of a clamping seat in a dual-hole FPC soft board testing system provided by an embodiment of the utility model;

[0031] Figure 5 An oblique view of a clamping seat in a dual-hole FPC soft board testing system provided by an embodiment of the utility model;

[0032] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of a tray support in a dual-hole FPC soft board testing system provided in an embodiment of the utility model.

[0033] icon:

[0034] 100 - test platform; 110 - material support; 111 - channel; 120 - test station; 130 - test drive; 140 - transfer station; 150 - transfer robot;

[0035] 200 - loading assembly; 210 - full tray stacking member; 220 - empty tray stacking member; 230 - material shifting moving member; 231 - second slide rail; 232 - horizontal moving member; 233 - moving base; 234 - vertical pushing member; 235 - clamping seat; 2351 - clamping plate; 2352 - clamping block; 2353 - clamping cylinder; 236 - guide column; 237 - pushing plate; 240 - material shifting mechanical arm; 250 - tray support member; 251 - first slide rail; 252 - first slider; 253 - support plate; 254 - plug plate; 255 - tray cylinder;

[0036] 300 - blanking assembly;

[0037] 400 - testing machine;

[0038] 500 - tray. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] The technical solution of the utility model will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0040] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0041] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present utility model, the meaning of "plurality" is two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0042] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "install", "connect", "connect", "fix" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0043] The present invention is further described in detail below through specific embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0044] See also Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 , Figure 5 and Figure 6As shown, this embodiment provides a dual-hole FPC soft board testing system, including a testing platform 100, a loading assembly 200, a unloading assembly 300 and at least two testing machines 400; the loading assembly 200, the unloading assembly 300 and the testing machine 400 are all installed on the testing platform 100, and the testing machine 400 is located between the loading assembly 200 and the unloading assembly 300; the loading assembly 200 and the unloading assembly 300 each include a full tray stack 210, an empty tray stack 22 0. The material moving member 230 and the material moving mechanical arm 240, the full tray stacking member 210 and the empty tray stacking member 220 are both arranged on one side of the testing machine 400, and the material moving mechanical arm 240 is arranged on the testing platform 100; the material moving member 230 can move between the full tray stacking member 210 and the empty tray stacking member 220 to move the material tray 500 loaded with the FPC soft board to the material moving mechanical arm 240 for loading, and move the empty material tray 500 into the empty tray stacking member 220.

[0045] Specifically, when testing the FPC soft board, the staff can transfer the material tray 500 loaded with the FPC soft board to the full tray stacking member 210, and then move the material tray 500 loaded with the FPC soft board to the bottom of the material moving robot arm 240 through the material moving movable member 230 of the loading component 200, and then move the FPC soft board on the material tray 500 to the testing machine 400 on the testing platform 100 through the material moving robot arm 240 for testing. After the test is completed, the material moving robot arm 240 of the unloading component 300 moves the FPC soft board to the empty material tray 500 on the material moving movable member 230 of the unloading component 300, thereby completing the unloading work, and the number of testing machines 400 is at least two, which can improve the testing efficiency during the testing process.

[0046] In an optional scheme of this embodiment, a material supporting bracket 110 is provided on the test platform 100, and the material supporting bracket 110 is arranged on the test platform 100. The top of the material supporting bracket 110 has a channel 111 for the movement of the material moving member 230; the full tray stacking member 210 includes a plurality of tray supports 250 for supporting the material tray 500, and the material tray supports 250 are arranged on both sides of the channel 111.

[0047] In an optional scheme of this embodiment, the material tray support 250 includes a first slide rail 251, a first slider 252, a support plate 253 and an insert plate 254; the first slide rail 251 is arranged on the material supporting bracket 110, the first slider 252 is slidably arranged on the first slide rail 251, the support plate 253 is installed on the first slider 252, and the insert plate 254 is arranged on the top of the support plate 253, and the insert plate 254 can support the material tray 500.

[0048] In an optional scheme of this embodiment, the material moving member 230 includes a second slide rail 231, a horizontal moving member 232, a moving base 233, a vertical pushing member 234 and a clamping seat 235 for clamping the material tray 500; the second slide rail 231 and the horizontal moving member 232 are both arranged in parallel on the test platform 100, and the moving base 233 is arranged on both the second slide rail 231 and the horizontal moving member 232; the vertical pushing member 234 is arranged on the moving base 233, and the clamping seat 235 is arranged at the pushing end of the vertical pushing member 234.

[0049] In an optional solution of this embodiment, a plurality of guide posts 236 are provided on the movable base 233 , a push plate 237 is provided at the push end of the vertical push member 234 , and a guide hole adapted for the guide posts is opened on the push plate 237 .

[0050] In an optional solution of this embodiment, the clamping seat 235 includes a clamping plate 2351 and a clamping block 2352 ; at least two clamping blocks 2352 are arranged on the clamping plate 2351 , and a clamping cylinder 2353 for driving the clamping block 2352 is arranged on the clamping plate 2351 .

[0051] In an optional solution of this embodiment, the test platform 100 is provided with test stations 120 , and the number of the test stations 120 corresponds one-to-one to the number of the test machines 400 .

[0052] In an optional solution of this embodiment, a test driving component 130 for driving the test station 120 to move horizontally is provided on the test platform 100 to transfer the FPC soft board on the test station 120 to the test machine 400 for testing.

[0053] In an optional solution of this embodiment, a transfer station 140 is provided on the test platform 100 .

[0054] In an optional solution of this embodiment, a transfer robot 150 for transferring the FPC soft board on the transfer station 140 to the test station 120 is provided on the test platform 100 .

[0055] Specifically, during the FPC soft board test, the staff transfers the material tray 500 loaded with the FPC soft board to the full tray stacking member 210 of the loading assembly 200, and then the material moving member 230 of the loading assembly 200 works, and the clamping seat 235 of the material moving member 230 is driven by the horizontal moving member 232 to the bottom of the full tray stacking member 210 of the loading assembly 200, and then the material tray support member 250 of the full tray stacking member 210 of the loading assembly 200 works. The tray cylinder 255 of the tray support 250 works to move the insert plate 254 away from the tray 500, so that the tray 500 falls on the clamping seat 235, and then the vertical pusher 234 drives the clamping seat 235 to descend, and then the tray cylinder 255 works to drive the insert plate 254 to insert into the bottom of the tray 500, so that the bottom tray 500 of the multiple stacked trays 500 is supported by the clamping seat 235, and the remaining trays 500 are supported by the insert plate 254 of the tray support 250. In addition, the clamping block 2352 on the clamping seat 235 is driven by the clamping cylinder 2353 to clamp the tray 500, so as to prevent the tray 500 from detaching from the clamping seat 235 when the clamping seat 235 moves. Then the clamping seat 235 is driven by the horizontal moving member 232 to move to the bottom of the material transfer robot 240, and then the material transfer robot 240 moves the FPC soft board on the material tray 500 to the transfer station 140, and then the material transfer robot 240 is reset to clamp another FPC soft board. At the same time, after the material tray 500 on the clamping seat 235 located below the material transferring robot arm 240 is empty, the material transferring moving part 230 drives the clamping seat 235 to move to the empty tray stacking part 220, and then the vertical pushing part 234 lifts the clamping seat 235, so that the material tray 500 on the clamping seat 235 corresponds to the insert plate 254 of the material tray support part 250, and then the material tray cylinder 255 of the empty tray stacking part 220 works, driving the insert plate 254 to be inserted under the material tray 500, thereby supporting the carrying material tray 500, and at the same time, the clamping cylinder 2353 on the clamping seat 235 drives the clamping block 2352 away from the material tray 500, so that the material tray 500 is separated from the clamping seat 235.

[0056] In addition, when there is an FPC soft board on the test station 120, the test driver 130 is driven by the test driver 130 to move to the bottom of the test machine 400 to perform testing work, and a guide rail for guiding the test station 120 is provided on the test platform 100.

[0057] It should be pointed out that the structure of the unloading assembly 300 is consistent with that of the loading assembly 200, and the operating principle is consistent. The function of the unloading assembly 300 is to move the FPC soft board on the test station 120, which will not be described in detail here.

[0058] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the utility model, rather than to limit it. Although the utility model has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, ordinary technicians in the field should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the aforementioned embodiments, or replace some or all of the technical features therein with equivalents. However, these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the utility model.

Claims

1. A dual-hole FPC soft board testing system, characterized in that: include: A testing platform (100), a loading assembly (200), a unloading assembly (300) and at least two testing machines (400); The loading assembly (200), the unloading assembly (300) and the testing machine (400) are all installed on the testing platform (100), and the testing machine (400) is located between the loading assembly (200) and the unloading assembly (300); The loading assembly (200) and the unloading assembly (300) both comprise a full tray stacking member (210), an empty tray stacking member (220), a material transfer moving member (230) and a material transfer mechanical arm (240); the full tray stacking member (210) and the empty tray stacking member (220) are both arranged on one side of the testing machine (400), and the material transfer mechanical arm (240) is arranged on the testing platform (100); The material transfer moving member (230) is capable of moving between the full tray stacking member (210) and the empty tray stacking member (220) to move the tray (500) loaded with FPC soft board to the material transfer mechanical arm (240) for loading, and to move the empty tray (500) into the empty tray stacking member (220).

2. The dual-hole FPC soft board testing system according to claim 1 is characterized in that: A material support bracket (110) is provided on the test platform (100); the material support bracket (110) is arranged on the test platform (100); and the top of the material support bracket (110) has a channel (111) for the material moving member (230) to move. The full tray stacking member (210) and the empty tray stacking member (220) both include a plurality of tray support members (250) for supporting the trays (500), and the tray support members (250) are disposed on both sides of the channel (111).

3. The dual-hole FPC soft board testing system according to claim 2 is characterized in that: The tray support (250) comprises a first slide rail (251), a first slide block (252), a support plate (253) and an insert plate (254); The first slide rail (251) is arranged on the material supporting bracket (110), the first slider (252) is slidably arranged on the first slide rail (251), the support plate (253) is installed on the first slider (252), the insert plate (254) is arranged on the top of the support plate (253), and the insert plate (254) can support the material tray (500).

4. The dual-hole FPC soft board testing system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material moving member (230) comprises a second slide rail (231), a horizontal moving member (232), a moving base (233), a vertical pushing member (234) and a clamping seat (235) for clamping the material tray (500); The second slide rail (231) and the horizontal moving member (232) are both arranged in parallel on the test platform (100), and the moving base (233) is arranged on both the second slide rail (231) and the horizontal moving member (232); The vertical pushing member (234) is arranged on the movable base (233), and the clamping seat (235) is arranged at the pushing end of the vertical pushing member (234).

5. The dual-hole FPC soft board testing system according to claim 4 is characterized in that: The movable base (233) is provided with a plurality of guide columns (236), the pushing end of the vertical pushing member (234) is provided with a pushing plate (237), and the pushing plate (237) is provided with guide holes adapted to the guide columns.

6. The dual-hole FPC soft board testing system according to claim 5, characterized in that: The clamping seat (235) comprises a clamping plate (2351) and a clamping block (2352); At least two clamping blocks (2352) are arranged on the clamping plate (2351), and a clamping cylinder (2353) for driving the clamping blocks (2352) is arranged on the clamping plate (2351).

7. The dual-hole FPC soft board testing system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The test platform (100) is provided with test stations (120), and the number of the test stations (120) corresponds one-to-one to the number of the test machines (400).

8. The dual-hole FPC soft board testing system according to claim 7, characterized in that: The test platform (100) is provided with a test drive (130) for driving the test station (120) to move horizontally, so as to transfer the FPC soft board on the test station (120) to the test machine (400) for testing.

9. The dual-hole FPC soft board testing system according to claim 8, characterized in that: The test platform (100) is provided with a transfer station (140).

10. The dual-hole FPC soft board testing system according to claim 9, characterized in that: The test platform (100) is provided with a transfer robot arm (150) for transferring the FPC soft board on the transfer station (140) to the test station (120).