Paster separating device

Abstract

The utility model relates to a patch separating device, which is used for partially separating a patch from a strip-shaped carrier, the strip-shaped carrier is provided with two rated fracture lines which are arranged side by side and extend in the length direction of the strip-shaped carrier, and the two rated fracture lines divide the strip-shaped carrier into a central section and two side sections in the width direction. The patch separation device has a slide assembly comprising a central slide forming a central section for guiding the strip-shaped carrier and two separation slides on both sides of the central slide, each separation slide forming a respective side section for guiding the strip-shaped carrier, the extending direction of the central slide is different from the extending direction of the two separating slides, so that the two rated fracture lines are disconnected in the inlet area of each slide, and the patch entering the central slide is kept on the central section of the strip-shaped carrier and is separated from the corresponding side section of the strip-shaped carrier. Therefore, patch separation can be effectively realized, and the production efficiency is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to a patch separating device, which is configured to partially separate a patch detachably held on a tape-like carrier from the tape-like carrier, and thereby facilitates removal of the patch from the tape-like carrier. Background Art

[0002] In the automobile manufacturing process, patch, especially waterproof patch can be pasted on the vehicle component, for example on the crossbeam or the body part of automobile, so as to for example ensure the corrosion resistance of automobile.Typically, the patch storage body in the form of a roll can be adopted for this reason, wherein, a large amount of patches are maintained on the tape carrier one after another.In the pasting operation, manually a single patch is taken off from the tape carrier, and then manually the patch is pasted on the predetermined position of the vehicle component.Under normal circumstances, roughly transparent patch remains on the for example white tape carrier of light color, and the operating personnel needs to wear gloves when operating, and needs to wastefully and cautiously remove a single patch from the tape carrier.In case a certain patch to be pasted is not taken off in time from the tape carrier smoothly, then this may mean that production stops. Utility Model Content

[0003] The object of the utility model is to provide a patch separation device, by which the patch can be separated from the tape carrier in a simple, reliable and fast manner.

[0004] The task is solved by a patch separation device, which is configured to partially separate the patch from a strip carrier, the strip carrier having two parallel rated breaking lines extending in the length direction of the strip carrier, the two rated breaking lines dividing the strip carrier into a central section and two side sections in the width direction, the patch separation device having a slide assembly, the slide assembly comprising three parallel slides, namely a central slide and two separation slides on both sides of the central slide, the central slide constituting a central section for guiding the strip carrier, each separation slide constituting a corresponding side section for guiding the strip carrier, the extension direction of the central slide being different from the extension direction of the two separation slides, so that the two rated breaking lines are disconnected in the entrance area of ​​each slide, the patch entering the central slide is retained on the central section of the strip carrier and is separated from the corresponding side sections of the strip carrier.

[0005] The beneficial effects of the utility model may include: with the help of the patch separation device, each individual patch can be partially separated from the strip carrier with a part of the patch in a state that can be picked up by an operator, so that the operator can first pinch the part of the patch and then easily peel the entire patch off the strip carrier.

[0006] In some embodiments, the patch separation device may have at least one of the following three guides:

[0007] a first guide element, which is assigned to the central slideway and defines with the central slideway a first gap for the central section of the strip-shaped carrier to pass through;

[0008] a second guide element, which is assigned to the corresponding separating chute and which defines with the corresponding separating chute a second gap for passing a corresponding side section of the strip-shaped carrier;

[0009] - a third guide member, the third guide member is arranged at the entrance area of ​​the slideway assembly, and the third guide member and the entrance area of ​​the slideway assembly define a third gap for the strip-shaped carrier to pass through.

[0010] In some embodiments, the central slide may be provided with at least one first guide, wherein the first guide and the central slide define a first gap for allowing the central section of the strip-shaped carrier to pass through.

[0011] In some embodiments, the central slide may be provided with exactly one first guide member. Preferably, the first guide member may be adjacent to the exit area of ​​the central slide.

[0012] In some embodiments, each separation chute may be provided with at least one second guide, wherein the second guide and the separation chute define a second gap for a corresponding side section of the strip-shaped carrier to pass through.

[0013] In some embodiments, each separation chute may be provided with a second guide element adjacent to an inlet region of the separation chute and / or a second guide element adjacent to an outlet region of the separation chute and / or at least one intermediate second guide element.

[0014] In some embodiments, the entrance area of ​​the slide assembly may be provided with exactly one third guide member.

[0015] In some embodiments, the first guide may be a plastic component and fixed to the central slide.

[0016] In some embodiments, the first guide member may be a U-shaped member, wherein two legs of the U-shaped member are fixedly connected to two side surfaces of the central slide, and a bottom edge of the U-shaped member connecting the two legs is parallel to the central slide.

[0017] In some embodiments, the second guide member may be a U-shaped member, wherein two legs of the U-shaped member are fixedly connected to two side surfaces of the separation slide, and a bottom edge of the U-shaped member connecting the two legs is parallel to the separation slide.

[0018] In some embodiments, the third guide member may be a U-shaped member, wherein two legs of the U-shaped member are fixedly connected to two sides of the slide assembly, and a bottom edge of the U-shaped member connecting the two legs is parallel to an entrance area of ​​the slide assembly.

[0019] In some embodiments, the patch separating device may include a first receiving portion configured to receive a tape-shaped carrier having the patch in a roll form.

[0020] In some embodiments, the tape carrier with the patch may be provided in a Z-folded manner.

[0021] In some embodiments, the patch separating device may include a second receiving portion configured to roll up a used tape carrier section into a roll.

[0022] In some embodiments, the second receiving portion may be equipped with a turntable, by means of which the used strip carrier section can be wound onto a reel connected to the turntable.

[0023] In some embodiments, the second receiving portion can be equipped with a controlled motor, for example a stepper motor, by means of which the reel can be driven so that the used carrier tape section can be wound onto the reel.

[0024] In some embodiments, the central slide may extend in a straight line or in a curve.

[0025] In some embodiments, the central slide may extend horizontally from an entry region to an exit region.

[0026] In some embodiments, the separation slide may extend in a straight line or in a curve.

[0027] In some embodiments, the separation chute can extend descendingly, in particular descendingly and linearly, from the inlet region to the outlet region.

[0028] In some embodiments, the central chute may extend ascendingly from the entry region to the exit region, and the separate chutes may extend horizontally from the entry region to the exit region.

[0029] In some embodiments, the linearly extending central slideway and the linearly extending separation slideways may form an angle of 20° to 70°, preferably 30° to 60°.

[0030] In some embodiments, the tape carrier may have two rows of patches, and each rated break line extends along a corresponding row of patches. In other words, each rated break line intersects a corresponding row of patches.

[0031] In some embodiments, the tape carrier may have exactly one row of patches, and the two rated break lines extend along the row of patches. In other words, both rated break lines intersect the row of patches.

[0032] In some embodiments, the patch separation device may include a stand, and the slide assembly is installed on a table top of the stand.

[0033] In some embodiments, the table top may have a first opening and a second opening, through which the carrier tape can be supplied to the slide assembly from below the table top, and through which a used carrier tape section can leave the slide assembly and reach below the table top.

[0034] In some embodiments, the first receiving portion and the second receiving portion may be respectively disposed on brackets below the table top of the stand.

[0035] In some embodiments, a rod-shaped guide element may be arranged on the table surface of the table adjacent to the second opening, and the mutually separated central section and two side sections of the strip carrier are combined and guided on the rod-shaped guide element before passing through the second opening.

[0036] In some embodiments, the slide assembly may be integrally formed as a single block-shaped component, for example, integrally formed as a single block-shaped component by injection molding.

[0037] In some embodiments, each slide can first be integrally formed into a single block component by injection molding, and then the block components can be connected to each other, such as welded or bonded, to form a one-piece component.

[0038] In some embodiments, the slide assembly can be composed of multiple metal plates, wherein the central slide is bent from a first metal plate, and the two separation slides are respectively bent from a second metal plate, and the three metal plates are fixed on a common planar bottom plate, the bent first metal plate forms three sides of a rectangular shape, the bent second metal plate forms three sides of a trapezoidal shape or two sides of a triangular shape, and the bottom plate forms another side.

[0039] In some embodiments, the patch separation device can be set on an automobile production line. It should be noted that, in principle, the patch separation device can be used in various fields, not limited to the application in automobile manufacturing. In an exemplary application, patches are applied to large quantities of furniture in a furniture manufacturing factory.

[0040] The technical features mentioned above, the technical features to be mentioned below, and the technical features shown separately in the drawings can be combined with each other arbitrarily, as long as the combined technical features are not contradictory. All feasible feature combinations are technical contents clearly recorded in this article. Any of the multiple sub-features contained in the same sentence can be applied independently, and does not have to be applied together with other sub-features. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0041] The present invention is described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings by means of exemplary embodiments. The accompanying drawings are briefly described as follows:

[0042] Figure 1 It is a schematic front view of a patch separation device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present utility model.

[0043] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 A top view of the slide assembly of the patch separation device.

[0044] Figure 3 yes Figure 1 A partial perspective view of a patch separation device.

[0045] Figure 4A FIG. 1 is a plan view of a section of a tape carrier with patches according to a first embodiment.

[0046] Figure 4B FIG. 1 is a plan view of a central section of a strip of carrier tape with patches according to a first embodiment.

[0047] Figure 5A FIG. 1 is a plan view of a section of a tape carrier with patches according to a second embodiment.

[0048] Figure 5B FIG. 1 is a plan view of a central section of a strip carrier with patches according to a second embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0049] A plurality of exemplary embodiments will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be appreciated that, for the purpose of ease of explanation and understanding, elements that are not necessary for understanding the utility model may be omitted in the accompanying drawings. In the accompanying drawings, the same reference numerals may represent the same parts or parts with the same functions. Many specific details, such as examples of specific parts, equipment and methods, are described in the following description to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments of the present disclosure. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that all of these specific details do not necessarily need to be adopted. The exemplary embodiments should not be construed as restrictive.

[0050] Figure 12 is a schematic front view of a patch separation device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The patch separation device may include a stand 20 having a substantially rectangular table 23 and four vertical legs 24. Figure 1 Two of the four legs can be observed in the figure. The patch separation device has a slideway assembly 10, which can be installed above the table 23. The patch separation device also includes a first receiving portion and a second receiving portion. The first receiving portion is arranged on a bracket of the stand 20 below the table 23, and receives a tape carrier 5 (also called a patch reserve) with patches in the form of a reel 30, from which the tape carrier 5 with patches can be continuously drawn. The second receiving portion can roll up the used tape carrier section into a reel 40.

[0051] Figure 3 yes Figure 1 A partial perspective view of a patch separation device. Figure 3 Details above the table top 23 of the table top 20 are mainly described, and details below the table top 23 are omitted.

[0052] When a full roll 30 is used up, a new roll 30 can be placed on the first receiving portion, and the completed roll 40 can be removed from the second receiving portion. Typically, a full roll 30 that has not yet been used can have a blank starting section. The starting section is pulled out from the roll 30, arranged on the slideway assembly 10, and is held on the second receiving portion with the free end of the starting section. After the aforementioned initialization phase, the patch separation device can then be operated to separate the patch from the strip carrier 5.

[0053] exist Figure 4A , a plan view of a section of a strip carrier 5 according to one embodiment is described, wherein the strip carrier 5 has two rows of patches 14. Each patch 14 can be designed to be approximately oval. Figure 4A A total of 10 patches 14 are described in FIG. The strip carrier 5 has two side-by-side rated break lines 13 extending in the length direction of the strip carrier 5, and the two rated break lines 13 divide the strip carrier 5 into a central section 11 and two side sections 12 in the width direction. Each rated break line 13 extends along a corresponding row of patches 14, in other words, each rated break line 13 intersects with a corresponding row of patches 14.

[0054] exist Figure 5A , a plan view of a section of a strip carrier 5 according to another embodiment is described, wherein the strip carrier 5 has exactly one row of patches 15. Each patch 15 can be designed approximately in a rectangular shape. Figure 5A4 patches 15 are described in total. The strip carrier 5 has two side-by-side rated break lines 13 extending in the length direction of the strip carrier 5, and the two rated break lines 13 divide the strip carrier 5 into a central section 11 and two side sections 12 in the width direction. The two rated break lines 13 extend along the row of patches 15, in other words, the two rated break lines 13 intersect the row of patches 15.

[0055] In the two embodiments shown, the patches on the same tape carrier 5 are constructed identically. In an embodiment not shown, different patches can also be arranged on the same tape carrier 5, for example Figure 4A The two patches 14 shown side by side and the Figure 5A The patches 15 shown as an elongated rectangle can be arranged alternately on the same strip-shaped carrier 5 .

[0056] If Figure 1 and Figure 2 as well as Figure 3 It can be seen that the slide assembly 10 includes three side-by-side slides, namely a central slide 1 and two separation slides 2 on both sides of the central slide 1. The central slide 1 constitutes a central section 11 for guiding the strip carrier 5, and each separation slide 2 constitutes a corresponding side section 12 for guiding the strip carrier 5. The extension direction of the central slide 1 is different from the extension direction of the two separation slides 2, so that the two rated breaking lines 13 are disconnected in the entrance area of ​​each slide 1, 2, and the patch entering the central slide 1 remains on the central section 11 of the strip carrier 5 and is separated from the corresponding side sections 12 of the strip carrier 5. In the illustrated embodiment, the central slide 1 extends horizontally from the entrance area to the exit area, and the separation slides 2 extend downward from the entrance area to the exit area. Figure 1 In the embodiment, the two separating slideways 2 are symmetrically configured with respect to the central slideway 1, and the central slideway 1 forms an angle of about 30° with the separating slideway 2. Alternatively, the two separating slideways 2 can also be configured differently, for example, they can form different angles with the central slideway 1.

[0057] In order to improve the guiding function, the central slide 1 can be provided with at least one first guide 3, which defines with the central slide 1 a first gap for passing the central section 11 of the strip carrier 5. In the embodiment shown, the central slide 1 is provided with exactly one first guide 3, which is adjacent to the exit area of ​​the central slide 1.

[0058] Likewise, in order to improve the guiding function, each separation chute 2 may be provided with at least one second guide 4, which defines with the separation chute 2 a second gap for passing a corresponding side section 12 of the strip carrier 5. In the embodiment shown, each separation chute 2 is provided with three second guides 4, namely, a second guide 4 adjacent to the inlet region of the separation chute 2, a second guide 4 adjacent to the outlet region of the separation chute, and a second guide 4 in the middle between the two.

[0059] Similarly, in order to improve the guiding function, a third guide member 6 may be provided. The third guide member 6 may be disposed at the entrance area of ​​the slideway assembly 10, and the third guide member 6 and the entrance area of ​​the slideway assembly 10 define a third gap for the strip carrier 5 to pass through.

[0060] The slideway assembly 10 can be integrally formed as a single block-shaped component, for example, integrally formed as a single block-shaped component by injection molding. In some embodiments, each slideway 1, 2 of the slideway assembly 10 can first be integrally formed as a single block-shaped component by injection molding, and then these block-shaped components can be connected to each other, for example, welded or bonded into a one-piece component, that is, the body of the slideway assembly 10. In other embodiments, the slideway assembly 10 can be composed of multiple metal plates, wherein the central slideway 1 is bent from a first metal plate, and the two separate slideways 2 are respectively bent from a second metal plate, and these three metal plates are fixed on a common planar bottom plate. The bent first metal plate can form three sides of a roughly rectangular shape, the bent second metal plate can form three sides of a roughly trapezoidal shape or two sides of a roughly triangular shape, and the bottom plate forms another side. The slideway assembly 10 can be fixed to the table top 23 of the stand 20 through the bottom plate.

[0061] exist Figure 1 , the movement of the tape carrier 5 in the patch separation device is described by multiple arrows, wherein the tape carrier 5 is described with a dotted line for the sake of clarity. As shown by arrow 1, the tape carrier 5 drawn from the reel 30 is supplied to the slideway assembly 10 from the first receiving portion through the first opening 21 in the table 23. In the entrance area of ​​the slideway assembly 10, in other words, in the entrance area of ​​the central slideway 1 of the slideway assembly 10 and the respective entrance areas of the two separation slideways 2, the rated breaking line 13 of the tape carrier 5 is broken. Now, the central section 11 of the tape carrier 5 with the patch moves on the central slideway 1, as shown by arrow P2; the two side sections 12 of the tape carrier 5 separated from the patch move on the two separation slideways 2, as shown by arrow P3. The central section 11 and the two side sections 12 leaving the slideway assembly 10 are reunited not far before the second opening 22 in the table 23, and then conveyed to the second receiving portion below the table 23 through the second opening 22. exist Figure 2 The arrows P2 and P3 in FIG. 5 additionally describe the travel direction of the three mutually separated sections of the strip carrier 5 on the corresponding slideways. For the sake of clarity, the first opening 21 and the second opening 22 are Figure 1 Exaggerated description. Figure 3 As shown, the two openings can have significantly smaller dimensions.

[0062] In order to improve the guiding function, a rod-shaped guiding element 7 can be arranged adjacent to the second opening 22 on the table 23 of the table 20, and the mutually separated central section 11 and two side sections 12 of the strip carrier 5 are merged and guided on the rod-shaped guiding element 7 before passing through the second opening 22. In the embodiment shown, the rod-shaped guiding element 7 is a stationary component with a semicircular cross section. Alternatively, the rod-shaped guiding element can also be a freely rotatable shaft with a circular cross section.

[0063] In the embodiment shown, the second receiving portion is provided with a turntable 50, by means of which the used strip carrier section can be wound onto a reel connected to the turntable 50. For this purpose, the turntable 50 can be provided with an operating handle 51, by means of which an operator can rotate the turntable 50. In an alternative embodiment, the second receiving portion can also be driven electrically by means of a motor.

[0064] exist Figure 4B Described in Figure 4A The corresponding view. Figure 4B In the figure, the two side sections 12 of the strip carrier 5 have been separated from the central section 11, and two rows of patches 14 are retained on the central section 11, each with a portion extending from the side of the central section 11. The operator can easily pinch the protruding portion of the patch 14 while wearing gloves and then easily remove the entire patch 14 from the central section 11.

[0065] exist Figure 5B Described in Figure 5A The corresponding view. Figure 5B In the figure, the two side sections 12 of the strip carrier 5 have been separated from the central section 11, and a row of patches 15 remain on the central section 11 and extend from both sides of the central section 11. The operator can easily pinch any one of the two extending parts of each patch 15 while wearing gloves, and then easily remove the entire patch 15 from the central section 11.

[0066] In the exemplary application of the patch separation device in an automobile production line, the timely retrieval of the patches can be reliably ensured, avoiding production stoppages that may be caused by separating the patches in the traditional manual way, reducing the workload of operators and improving production efficiency.

[0067] It should be noted that the terms used herein are for the purpose of illustrating specific aspects only and are not intended to limit the disclosure. As used herein, the singular forms "a" and "the one" shall include the plural forms unless the context clearly states otherwise. It is understood that the terms "include" and "comprises" and other similar terms, when used in the application documents, specify the existence of the stated operations, elements and / or parts, without excluding the existence or addition of one or more other operations, elements, parts and / or combinations thereof. As used herein, the term "and / or" includes all arbitrary combinations of one or more related enumerated items. In the description of the drawings, similar reference numerals always represent similar elements.

[0068] The thickness of the elements in the accompanying drawings can be exaggerated for the sake of clarity. It is also understood that if an element is referred to as being on another element, coupled to another element or connected to another element, then the element can be directly formed on the other element, coupled to it or connected to it, or one or more intervening elements can be arranged between them. On the contrary, if the expressions "directly on...", "directly coupled to..." and "directly connected to..." are used herein, then there is no intervening element. Other words used to illustrate the relationship between elements should be similarly interpreted, such as "between..." and "directly between...", "attachment" and "direct attachment", "adjacent" and "directly adjacent", etc.

[0069] Terms such as "top," "bottom," "above," "below," "above," "below," etc. are used herein to describe the relationship of one element, layer or region to another element, layer or region as illustrated in the drawings. It will be understood that these terms are intended to encompass other orientations of the device in addition to the orientation depicted in the drawings.

[0070] It is to be understood that although the terms "first", "second", etc. may be used herein to describe different elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another element. Therefore, the first element may be referred to as the second element without departing from the teachings of the present invention.

[0071] It is also contemplated that all exemplary embodiments disclosed herein may be arbitrarily combined with one another. Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to understand the present utility model and do not limit the protection scope of the present utility model. For those skilled in the art, modifications may be made based on the above embodiments, and these modifications do not depart from the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A patch separation device, characterized in that: The patch separation device is configured to partially separate the patch from the strip carrier (5), the strip carrier having two parallel rated breaking lines (13) extending in the length direction of the strip carrier, the two rated breaking lines dividing the strip carrier into a central section (11) and two side sections (12) in the width direction, the patch separation device having a slide assembly (10), the slide assembly comprising three parallel slides, namely a central slide (1) and two separation slides (2) on both sides of the central slide, the central slide constituting a central section for guiding the strip carrier, each separation slide constituting a corresponding side section for guiding the strip carrier, the extension direction of the central slide being different from the extension direction of the two separation slides, so that the two rated breaking lines are disconnected in the entrance area of ​​each slide, the patch entering the central slide is retained on the central section of the strip carrier and is separated from the corresponding side sections of the strip carrier.

2. The patch separation device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The patch separation device has at least one of the following three guides: - a first guide (3), which is assigned to the central slide and defines with the central slide a first gap for the central section of the strip-shaped carrier to pass through; a second guide (4), which is assigned to the corresponding separating chute and defines with the corresponding separating chute a second gap for passing a corresponding side section of the strip-shaped carrier; - a third guide member (6), which is arranged at the entrance area of ​​the slideway assembly, and the third guide member and the entrance area of ​​the slideway assembly define a third gap for the strip-shaped carrier to pass through.

3. The patch separation device according to claim 2, characterized in that: - the central slide is provided with exactly one first guide element, which is adjacent to the exit area of ​​the central slide; and / or - each separation chute is provided with a second guide element adjacent to the inlet region of the separation chute, a second guide element adjacent to the outlet region of the separation chute and an intermediate second guide element therebetween; and / or The inlet region of the slideway assembly is provided with exactly one third guide element.

4. The patch separation device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The patch separation device comprises a first receiving portion, which is configured to receive a strip carrier with patches in the form of a roll (30); and / or the patch separation device comprises a second receiving portion, which is configured to wind a used strip carrier section into a roll (40).

5. The patch separation device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The second receiving portion is provided with a turntable (50), by means of which the used strip-shaped carrier section can be wound onto a reel connected to the turntable.

6. The patch separation device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The central chute extends horizontally from the entry area to the exit area, and the separation chute extends descendingly from the entry area to the exit area.

7. The patch separation device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The tape carrier has two rows of patches, and each rated breaking line extends along a corresponding row of patches; or the tape carrier has exactly one row of patches, and two rated breaking lines extend along one row of patches.

8. The patch separation device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The patch separation device comprises a stand (20), the slide assembly is mounted on a table top (23) of the stand, the table top has a first opening (21) and a second opening (22), a strip carrier can be supplied to the slide assembly from below the table top through the first opening, and a used strip carrier segment can pass through the second opening to leave the slide assembly and reach below the table top.

9. The patch separation device according to claim 8, characterized in that: A rod-shaped guide element (7) is arranged on the table surface of the table adjacent to the second opening, and the mutually separated central section and two side sections of the strip carrier are joined and guided on the rod-shaped guide element before passing through the second opening.

10. The patch separation device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The slide assembly is composed of multiple metal plates, wherein the central slide is bent from a first metal plate, and the two separation slides are respectively bent from a second metal plate, and the three metal plates are fixed on a common planar bottom plate, the bent first metal plate forms three sides of a rectangular shape, the bent second metal plate forms three sides of a trapezoidal shape or two sides of a triangular shape, and the bottom plate forms the other side; or the slide assembly is integrally formed as a single block component.

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