Automatic PCB feeding and discharging mechanism

By designing an automatic in-and-out PCB mechanism, using pneumatic units and precision positioning systems, the problem that manual operation cannot meet production efficiency and safety needs is solved, automated control is achieved, and production efficiency and benefits are improved.

CN222180980UActive Publication Date: 2024-12-17SHENZHEN DONGTIAN JINGMI GUANGDIAN CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202420978975.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-05-08
Publication Date
2024-12-17
Estimated Expiration
2034-05-08

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Technical Problem

During the PCB circuit board coating processing, manual operation alone cannot meet the needs of production efficiency, quality and operation safety.

Method used

An automatic inlet and exit PCB mechanism is designed, including a base plate, bracket column, Z-axis and Y-axis pneumatic unit, precision positioning column, photoelectric sensor and linear bearing, and the push-in, locking and exit of the circuit board is automatically controlled through the two-axis motion mechanism. , replace manual operation.

Benefits of technology

Improve production efficiency, reduce labor costs, avoid the influence of human factors, realize automatic control, and improve production efficiency.

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Abstract

The utility model is suitable for the technical field of PCBs, and provides an automatic PCB in-out mechanism, which comprises a bottom plate, a support column is arranged on the outer wall of the bottom plate, a Z-axis fixing seat is arranged on the outer wall of the support column, a Y-axis pneumatic unit is arranged on the bottom wall of the Z-axis fixing seat, a push-in buckle is arranged on the outer wall of the Y-axis pneumatic unit, and the push-in buckle is arranged on the outer wall of the Y-axis pneumatic unit. A Y-axis movable plate is arranged on the outer wall of the push-in buckle, and a precise positioning column B is arranged on the outer wall of the Y-axis movable plate; the circuit board is fixed through the carrier plate component, the circuit board moves forwards and backwards in the Y direction through the two guide rails and the four sets of sliding blocks, and the circuit board is pressed downwards and fixed in the Z direction through the four linear bearings and the optical axis. And an exit cylinder, a push-in cylinder and a press-down cylinder are respectively used as execution units. By providing the two-shaft movement mechanism, manual operation is met and replaced, and the two-shaft movement mechanism has the following advantages that 1, the influence of human factors is avoided, and the production efficiency is improved; 2, automatic control execution is realized by matching with an automatic control program;
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of PCB, and in particular relates to an automatic PCB in and out mechanism. Background Art

[0002] In the Chinese utility model patent: the authorization announcement number CN207283942U, the utility model discloses a PCB surface coating carrier, including a first cover plate, a first protective cover plate, a second protective cover plate, and a second cover plate, the first protective cover plate is arranged on the first cover plate, the second protective cover plate is arranged on the second cover plate, the first protective cover plate is located between the first cover plate and the second protective cover plate, the second protective cover plate is located between the first protective cover plate and the second cover plate, and a PCB board placement layer is formed between the first protective cover plate and the second protective cover plate, a buckle assembly is arranged on the first cover plate, a stopper matched with the buckle assembly is arranged on the second cover plate, and the buckle assembly is pressed on the stopper. The utility model can make the PCB board be accurately coated, and in the process of PCB board coating, components that do not need to be coated are effectively protected, thereby improving the service life of the PCB board.

[0003] In the coating industry, PCB circuit boards often need coating processing. In the post-coating process, the film layer needs to be processed accordingly, which involves pushing and locking the PCB circuit board into the corresponding equipment operation, and then withdrawing the PCB circuit board after completing the required operation. At present, manual operation alone cannot meet the needs of production efficiency, quality and operational safety. Utility Model Content

[0004] The utility model provides an automatic PCB entry and exit mechanism, aiming to solve the problem that manual operation alone cannot meet the requirements of production efficiency, quality and operational safety in the coating processing of PCB circuit boards. The utility model is implemented as follows: an automatic PCB entry and exit mechanism, comprising a bottom plate: the outer wall of the bottom plate is provided with a bracket column, the outer wall of the bracket column is provided with a Z-axis fixing seat, the bottom wall of the Z-axis fixing seat is provided with a Y-axis pneumatic unit, the outer wall of the Y-axis pneumatic unit is provided with a push-in buckle, the outer wall of the push-in buckle is provided with a Y-axis movable plate, the outer wall of the Y-axis movable plate is provided with a precision positioning column B, the outer wall of the Y-axis movable plate is provided with a functional base through the precision positioning column B, the outer wall of the functional base is provided with a product positioning corner guard, and the inner wall of the product positioning corner guard is provided with an example product.

[0005] Preferably, the inner wall of the Z-axis fixing seat is provided with a Z-axis fixing pneumatic, and the outer wall of the Z-axis fixing seat is provided with a photoelectric sensor;

[0006] The outer wall of the Z-axis fixing seat is provided with a Z-axis pneumatic.

[0007] Preferably, an optical axis is provided on the outer wall of the Z-axis fixed seat, a linear bearing is provided on the outer wall of the Z-axis fixed seat, a mold fixing plate is provided on the outer wall of the Z-axis fixed seat, a precision positioning column A is provided below the mold fixing plate, and a functional mold is provided on the inner wall of the mold fixing plate.

[0008] Preferably, the outer wall of the Z-axis fixed seat is provided with a Y-axis exit pneumatic unit fixing plate, the outer wall of the Z-axis fixed seat is provided with a Y-axis exit pneumatic unit, the outer wall of the Y-axis exit pneumatic unit is provided with a buffer fixing plate, and the outer wall of the buffer fixing plate is provided with a buffer.

[0009] Preferably, the outer wall of the Z-axis fixing seat is provided with guide rails, and the number of the guide rails is two.

[0010] Preferably, the outer wall of the Y-axis movable plate is provided with a sensing sheet;

[0011] A sliding block is arranged at the bottom of the Y-axis movable plate, and the bottom of the Y-axis movable plate is slidably connected with the outer wall of the guide rail through the sliding block.

[0012] Compared with the prior art, the embodiments of the present application have the following beneficial effects:

[0013] The circuit board is fixed by the carrier component, and the movement below is formed by two guide rails and 4 sets of sliders to form forward and backward in the Y direction, and 4 linear bearings and optical axes are used as downward pressure fixation in the Z direction. The withdrawal, push-in and downward pressure cylinders are used as execution units respectively. By providing a two-axis motion mechanism to meet and replace manual operation, the present invention has the following advantages: 1. Avoid the influence of human factors and improve production efficiency; 2. Cooperate with automatic control programs to realize automatic control execution; 3. Reduce labor costs and improve production efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model mechanism;

[0015] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the work flow structure of the utility model mechanism.

[0016] In the figure: 1. Example product; 2. Product positioning corner guard; 3. Precision positioning column B; 4. Functional base; 5. Y-axis movable plate; 6. Slider; 7. Y-axis pneumatic unit; 8. Push-in buckle; 9. Bracket column; 10. Bottom plate; 11. Z-axis fixed seat; 12. Photoelectric sensor; 13. Z-axis fixed pneumatic; 14. Z-axis pneumatic; 15. Optical axis; 16. Y-axis exit pneumatic unit fixing plate; 17. Y-axis exit pneumatic unit; 18. Buffer; 19. Buffer fixing plate; 20. Linear bearing; 21. Precision positioning column A; 22. Functional mold; 23. Mold fixing plate; 24. Guide rail; 25. Sensor sheet. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0017] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as those commonly understood by technicians in the technical field of this application; the terms used in the specification of the application herein are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit this application; the terms "including" and "having" and any variations thereof in the specification and claims of this application and the above-mentioned drawings are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. The terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of this application or the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish different objects, not to describe a specific order.

[0018] Reference to "embodiments" herein means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in conjunction with the embodiments may be included in at least one embodiment of the present application. The appearance of the phrase in various locations in the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor is it an independent or alternative embodiment that is mutually exclusive with other embodiments. It is explicitly and implicitly understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein may be combined with other embodiments.

[0019] The utility model embodiment provides an automatic PCB in and out mechanism, such as Figure 1-2 As shown, it includes a bottom plate 10: the outer wall of the bottom plate 10 is provided with a bracket column 9, the outer wall of the bracket column 9 is provided with a Z-axis fixing seat 11, the bottom wall of the Z-axis fixing seat 11 is provided with a Y-axis pneumatic unit 7, the outer wall of the Y-axis pneumatic unit 7 is provided with a push-in buckle 8, the outer wall of the push-in buckle 8 is provided with a Y-axis movable plate 5, the outer wall of the Y-axis movable plate 5 is provided with a precision positioning column B3, the outer wall of the Y-axis movable plate 5 is provided with a functional base 4 through the precision positioning column B3, the outer wall of the functional base 4 is provided with a product positioning corner guard 2, and the inner wall of the product positioning corner guard 2 is provided with an example product 1;

[0020] The inner wall of the Z-axis fixed seat 11 is provided with a Z-axis fixed pneumatic 13, and the outer wall of the Z-axis fixed seat 11 is provided with a photoelectric sensor 12;

[0021] The outer wall of the Z-axis fixed seat 11 is provided with a Z-axis pneumatic 14;

[0022] An optical axis 15 is disposed on the outer wall of the Z-axis fixed seat 11, a linear bearing 20 is disposed on the outer wall of the Z-axis fixed seat 11, a mold fixing plate 23 is disposed on the outer wall of the Z-axis fixed seat 11, a precision positioning column A21 is disposed below the mold fixing plate 23, and a functional mold 22 is disposed on the inner wall of the mold fixing plate 23;

[0023] The outer wall of the Z-axis fixed seat 11 is provided with a Y-axis exit pneumatic unit fixing plate 16, the outer wall of the Z-axis fixed seat 11 is provided with a Y-axis exit pneumatic unit 17, the outer wall of the Y-axis exit pneumatic unit 17 is provided with a buffer fixing plate 19, and the outer wall of the buffer fixing plate 19 is provided with a buffer 18;

[0024] The outer wall of the Z-axis fixed seat 11 is provided with a guide rail 24, and the number of the guide rails 24 is two;

[0025] The outer wall of the Y-axis movable plate 5 is provided with a sensing sheet 25;

[0026] A slider 6 is provided at the bottom of the Y-axis movable plate 5 , and the bottom of the Y-axis movable plate 5 is slidably connected to the outer wall of the guide rail 24 via the slider 6 .

[0027] It should be noted that, since existing PCB circuit boards often require coating processing, manual operation alone cannot meet the requirements of production efficiency, quality and operational safety.

[0028] Specifically, in this embodiment, this solution: 1. Place the example product 1 on the functional base 4 and start the Y-axis pneumatic unit 7 to complete the push-in, and send out a completion signal after the photoelectric sensor 12 receives the signal from the sensor sheet 25. 2. After the cooperating PLC receives the completion signal from the photoelectric sensor 12, it will perform a downward pressing action, causing the Z-axis pneumatic unit 14 to perform a downward pressing action. After completion, the functional mold 22 will fit with the example product 1, and trigger the corresponding equipment to perform process processing on the circuit board. 3. When the corresponding equipment completes the process processing on the circuit board, the Z-axis pneumatic unit 4 releases the functional mold 22 to rise and issues a completion signal. 4. When the cooperating PLC receives the functional mold 22 (example completion signal), the Y-axis exit pneumatic unit 17 performs an action to withdraw the functional base 4, completing the cycle execution action of the mechanism.

[0029] It should be noted that, for the above-mentioned embodiments, for the sake of simplicity, they are all described as a series of action combinations, but those skilled in the art should know that the utility model is not limited by the described action sequence, because according to the utility model, some steps may be performed in other sequences or simultaneously. Secondly, those skilled in the art should also know that the embodiments described in the specification are all preferred embodiments, and the actions and modules involved are not necessarily required by the utility model.

[0030] In the several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed devices can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are merely schematic, such as the division of the above-mentioned units. There may be other division methods in actual implementation, such as multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the mutual coupling or communication connection shown or discussed can be through some interfaces, and the indirect coupling or communication connection between devices or units can be in the form of telecommunication or other forms.

[0031] The units described above as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components shown as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed on multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment.

[0032] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the utility model, rather than to limit the protection scope of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the utility model, rather than all embodiments. Based on these embodiments, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model. Although the utility model has been described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, ordinary technicians in this field can still combine, add, delete or make other adjustments to the features in the various embodiments of the utility model according to the circumstances without conflict, without making creative work, so as to obtain different other technical solutions that do not deviate from the concept of the utility model in essence, and these technical solutions also belong to the scope of protection of the utility model.

Claims

1. An automatic PCB in and out mechanism, characterized in that: The invention comprises a base plate (10), wherein the outer wall of the base plate (10) is provided with a support column (9), the outer wall of the support column (9) is provided with a Z-axis fixing seat (11), the bottom wall of the Z-axis fixing seat (11) is provided with a Y-axis pneumatic unit (7), the outer wall of the Y-axis pneumatic unit (7) is provided with a push-in buckle (8), the outer wall of the push-in buckle (8) is provided with a Y-axis movable plate (5), the outer wall of the Y-axis movable plate (5) is provided with a precision positioning column B (3), the outer wall of the Y-axis movable plate (5) is provided with a functional base (4) through the precision positioning column B (3), the outer wall of the functional base (4) is provided with a product positioning corner guard (2), and the inner wall of the product positioning corner guard (2) is provided with an example product (1).

2. The automatic PCB in and out mechanism as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The inner wall of the Z-axis fixing seat (11) is provided with a Z-axis fixing pneumatic (13), and the outer wall of the Z-axis fixing seat (11) is provided with a photoelectric sensor (12); The outer wall of the Z-axis fixing seat (11) is provided with a Z-axis pneumatic (14).

3. The automatic PCB in and out mechanism as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The outer wall of the Z-axis fixed seat (11) is provided with an optical axis (15), the outer wall of the Z-axis fixed seat (11) is provided with a linear bearing (20), the outer wall of the Z-axis fixed seat (11) is provided with a mold fixing plate (23), a precision positioning column A (21) is provided below the mold fixing plate (23), and the inner wall of the mold fixing plate (23) is provided with a functional mold (22).

4. The automatic PCB in and out mechanism as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The outer wall of the Z-axis fixed seat (11) is provided with a Y-axis exit pneumatic unit fixing plate (16), the outer wall of the Z-axis fixed seat (11) is provided with a Y-axis exit pneumatic unit (17), the outer wall of the Y-axis exit pneumatic unit (17) is provided with a buffer fixing plate (19), and the outer wall of the buffer fixing plate (19) is provided with a buffer (18).

5. The automatic PCB in and out mechanism as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The outer wall of the Z-axis fixing seat (11) is provided with guide rails (24), and the number of the guide rails (24) is two.

6. The automatic PCB in and out mechanism as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The outer wall of the Y-axis movable plate (5) is provided with a sensing sheet (25); A slider (6) is provided at the bottom of the Y-axis movable plate (5), and the bottom of the Y-axis movable plate (5) is slidably connected to the outer wall of the guide rail (24) via the slider (6).