PCBA board feeding and foam pasting assembling equipment in notebook computer touch module

Abstract

The utility model discloses a PCBA board feeding and foam pasting assembling device in a notebook computer touch module. The automatic assembly line comprises an assembly line transfer module, a tray feeding machine arranged beside the assembly line transfer module and used for providing PCBA boards, a material taking mechanical arm arranged between the tray feeding machine and the assembly line transfer module, and a first feeder arranged beside the material taking mechanical arm and used for providing foam. The second feeder is arranged beside the first feeder and is used for providing labels; the lower visual inspection module is arranged below the movement stroke of the material taking manipulator and is used for secondary positioning of discharged materials; and the defective product storage platform is arranged beside the lower visual inspection module. The PCBA board is grabbed from the tray feeding machine and placed on the assembly line transfer module through the material taking mechanical arm, foam and labels are grabbed from the first feeder and the second feeder through the material taking mechanical arm and pasted to the PCBA board, and therefore automatic feeding and foam pasting of the PCBA board are achieved.

Description

Technical field:

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of touch module assembly, in particular to a PCBA board material and foam pasting assembly equipment in a notebook touch module. Background technology:

[0002] The touch module is one of the important components of a laptop computer. It is mainly used for human-computer interaction of the laptop computer. The touch module is composed of multiple parts, among which the PCBA board is one of the important components. In the traditional production method, the PCBA board and other components are usually assembled manually, but manual assembly is inefficient, labor-intensive, and prone to assembly errors.

[0003] The utility model patent with Chinese patent application number 202121332373.0 discloses a touch panel automatic assembly machine with three processes in one. In this patent, an aluminum plate assembly turntable 11, a PCB board assembly turntable 12 and a conveying mechanism 80 are used to switch the workstations. Since each assembly module is distributed beside the aluminum plate assembly turntable 11 and the PCB board assembly turntable 12, the versatility is poor. There are many models of touch modules, each with its own differences, and the products are updated quickly. The number and size of parts for producing touch modules will change frequently. The technical solution disclosed in this patent is difficult to meet the rapid switching of the production of different touch modules, resulting in low efficiency and high cost.

[0004] In view of this, the inventor proposes the following technical solution. Utility model content:

[0005] The utility model aims to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art and provide a PCBA board material and foam pasting assembly device in a notebook touch module.

[0006] In order to solve the above technical problems, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions: a PCBA board loading and foam pasting assembly equipment in a notebook touch module, comprising: an assembly line transfer module, a tray loader arranged next to the assembly line transfer module and used to provide PCBA boards, a material picking robot arranged between the tray loader and the assembly line transfer module and used to grab the PCBA board for transfer, a first feeder arranged next to the material picking robot and used to provide foam, a second feeder arranged next to the first feeder and used to provide labels, a lower visual inspection module arranged below the movement stroke of the material picking robot and used for secondary positioning of material placement, and a defective product storage platform arranged next to the lower visual inspection module.

[0007] Furthermore, in the above technical solution, the pallet loader includes a pallet storage box, a lifting frame arranged in the pallet storage box and capable of placing at least two pallet containers, a plurality of pallets placed vertically in the pallet container and capable of being individually pulled out, a pallet extraction module arranged at one side of the pallet storage box and used to pull out the pallet for the material picking robot to pick up the material, and a Z-axis drive device used to drive the lifting frame to rise and fall so that pallets of different heights can be taken out by the pallet extraction module.

[0008] Furthermore, in the above technical solution, the material picking robot includes a four-axis motion module, a material picking claw arranged at the end of the four-axis motion module and used to grab the PCBA board, a first suction nozzle and a second suction nozzle arranged beside the material picking claw and used to grab the foam and the label respectively, a barcode gun arranged at the end of the four-axis motion module and used to identify the label, and an upper visual inspection module arranged at the end of the four-axis motion module and used to obtain the size and position information of the PCBA board, wherein at least two first suction nozzles are provided.

[0009] Furthermore, in the above technical solution, the first suction nozzle and the second suction nozzle are arranged in parallel on one side of the material picking claw, and the barcode gun and the upper visual inspection module are arranged on the other side of the material picking claw.

[0010] Furthermore, in the above technical solution, the assembly line transfer module includes a left bracket and a right bracket arranged in parallel and used for transferring the PCBA board, a first pulley group and a second pulley group respectively arranged on the left bracket and the right bracket and used for transferring the PCBA board, a first driving module arranged on the left bracket and used for driving the first pulley group and the second pulley group to move synchronously, and a positioning module arranged between the left bracket and the right bracket and used for positioning the PCBA board, and a feeding trough for positioning and guiding the PCBA board is formed between the left bracket and the right bracket.

[0011] Furthermore, in the above technical solution, a horizontal guide rail perpendicular to the left bracket is arranged below the right bracket, and the right bracket is slidably installed on the horizontal guide rail, and the assembly line transfer module also includes a width adjustment drive module for driving the right bracket to move closer to or away from the left bracket to adjust the width of the feeding trough.

[0012] Furthermore, in the above technical solution, the width adjustment drive module includes a first screw rod assembly and a second screw rod assembly perpendicular to the left bracket and used to drive the right bracket, a synchronous pulley group connecting the first screw rod assembly and the second screw rod assembly, and a drive motor arranged on the left bracket and used to drive the first screw rod assembly or the second screw rod assembly to move, and the first screw rod assembly and the second screw rod assembly are respectively located on both sides of the positioning module and connected to the right bracket.

[0013] After adopting the above technical solution, the utility model has the following beneficial effects compared with the prior art: the utility model adopts a material-taking manipulator to grab the PCBA board from the tray loader and place it on the assembly line transfer module, and the material-taking manipulator grabs the foam and label from the first feeder and the second feeder respectively and pastes them on the PCBA board, and the lower visual inspection module is used to re-position the PCBA board, foam and label when feeding, so as to ensure the accuracy of PCBA board feeding and foam and label pasting, thereby realizing automatic PCBA board feeding and foam pasting. Secondly, the second feeder provides labels to distinguish the models of different PCBA boards, so as to meet the assembly of touch modules of different models. Description of the drawings:

[0014] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the utility model Figure 1 ;

[0015] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the utility model Figure 2 ;

[0016] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the tray loading machine in the utility model;

[0017] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the material taking manipulator in the utility model;

[0018] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the pipeline transfer module in the utility model. Figure 1 ;

[0019] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the pipeline transfer module in the utility model. Figure 2 . Specific implementation method:

[0020] The utility model is further described below in conjunction with specific embodiments and drawings.

[0021] The utility model is used to place the PCBA board D of the touch module on the production line, and affix foam and a label on the PCBA board D, wherein the foam is located in contact with the bracket or the shell to play a role of shock absorption and noise reduction, and the label is used to distinguish the production model during subsequent assembly, so that different models of touch modules can be assembled, the versatility of the production line is improved, and assembly errors are avoided.

[0022] See Figures 1 to 6 As shown, it is a PCBA board loading and foam pasting assembly equipment in a notebook touch module, which includes: an assembly line transfer module 1, a tray loader 2 arranged beside the assembly line transfer module 1 and used to provide a PCBA board D, a material picking robot 3 arranged between the tray loader 2 and the assembly line transfer module 1 and used to grab the PCBA board D for transfer, a first feeder 4 arranged beside the material picking robot 3 and used to provide foam, a second feeder 40 arranged beside the first feeder 4 and used to provide a label, a lower visual inspection module 5 arranged below the movement stroke of the material picking robot 3 and used for secondary positioning of material placement, and a defective product storage platform 6 arranged beside the lower visual inspection module 5. The material taking manipulator 3 is used to grab the PCBA board D from the tray loader 2 and place it on the assembly line transfer module 1, and the material taking manipulator 3 grabs the foam and label from the first flyer 4 and the second flyer 40 respectively and pastes them on the PCBA board D, and the lower visual inspection module 5 is used to re-position the PCBA board D, foam and label when placing them, so as to ensure the accuracy of PCBA board D loading and foam and label pasting, thereby realizing automatic loading and foam pasting of PCBA board D. Secondly, the second flyer 40 provides labels to distinguish the models of different PCBA boards D, so as to meet the assembly of touch modules of different models.

[0023] The pallet loader 2 includes a pallet storage box 21, a lifting frame 23 disposed in the pallet storage box 21 and capable of placing at least two pallet containers 22, a plurality of pallets 24 vertically placed in the pallet container 22 and capable of being independently withdrawn, a pallet extraction module 25 disposed at one side of the pallet storage box 21 and used to pull out the pallet 24 for the material taking manipulator 3 to take out the material, and a Z-axis driving device 26 for driving the lifting frame 23 to move up and down so that pallets 24 of different heights can be taken out by the pallet extraction module 25. At least two PCBA boards D are placed on the pallet 24. The PCBA board D is placed on the pallet 24, and the pallet 24 is horizontally inserted into the slide slot in the pallet container 22, and then the pallet container 22 is placed on the lifting frame 23, and the Z-axis driving device 26 drives the lifting frame 23 to move up and down, so as to drive the pallets 24 of different heights to match the pallet extraction module 25, and then the pallet extraction module 25 extracts the pallet 24 from the pallet container 22, and after the material taking robot 3 takes out all the PCBA boards D on the extracted pallet 24, the pallet 24 is inserted into the pallet container 22 again. The movement of the lifting frame 23 is controlled by the Z-axis driving module 26, so that the pallet 24 at the next height is docked with the pallet extraction module 25 to realize continuous loading of the pallet 24. More than two pallet containers 22 are placed on the lifting frame 23, so that when one of the pallet containers 22 is feeding, the other pallet container 22 can be manually taken out for replacement and replenishment, thereby realizing continuous non-stop loading. Of course, this method can also be used to quickly change the models of different PCBA boards D, and realize rapid switching of the production of different touch module models.

[0024] The material picking manipulator 3 includes a four-axis motion module 31, a material picking claw 32 disposed at the end of the four-axis motion module 31 and used to grab the PCBA board D, a first suction nozzle 33 and a second suction nozzle 34 disposed beside the material picking claw 32 and respectively used to grab the foam and the label, a barcode gun 35 disposed at the end of the four-axis motion module 31 and used to identify the label, and an upper visual inspection module 36 disposed at the end of the four-axis motion module 31 and used to obtain the size and position information of the PCBA board D, wherein at least two first suction nozzles 33 are provided. The first suction nozzle 33 and the second suction nozzle 34 are disposed in parallel on one side of the material picking claw 32, and the barcode gun 35 and the upper visual inspection module 36 are disposed on the other side of the material picking claw 32. The first suction nozzle 33 and the second suction nozzle 34 are installed at the end of the four-axis motion module 31 with the material picking claw 32 at the same time, and the same four-axis motion module 31 is used to drive the material picking claw 32 to load the PCBA board D. At the same time, the four-axis motion module 31 can drive the first suction nozzle 33 and the second suction nozzle 34 to grab the foam and the label respectively for pasting, which can not only reduce the number of manipulators, save finished products, reduce space, and avoid interference between multiple manipulators, but also use the upper visual inspection module 36 and the barcode gun 35 on the same four-axis motion module 31 to identify and determine whether the model and label of the PCBA board D correspond, so as to prevent the feed PCBA board D from being inconsistent with the production model of the touch module, avoid assembly errors, and cause waste of resources.

[0025] The assembly line transfer module 1 includes a left bracket 11 and a right bracket 12 arranged in parallel and used for transferring the PCBA board, a first pulley group 13 and a second pulley group 14 respectively arranged on the left bracket 11 and the right bracket 12 and used for transferring the PCBA board, a first driving module 15 arranged on the left bracket 11 and used for driving the first pulley group 13 and the second pulley group 14 to move synchronously, and a positioning module 17 arranged between the left bracket 11 and the right bracket 12 and used for positioning the PCBA board, and a feeding trough for positioning and guiding the PCBA board is formed between the left bracket 11 and the right bracket 12. The first driving module 15 includes a driving motor and a connecting rod that penetrates and connects the first pulley group 13 and the second pulley group 14, and the connecting rod is a square shaft, a spline shaft, etc., and the second pulley group 14 and the right bracket 12 can slide along the connecting rod.

[0026] A horizontal guide rail 1B perpendicular to the left bracket 11 is provided below the right bracket 12, and the right bracket 12 is slidably mounted on the horizontal guide rail 1B. The assembly line transfer module 1 also includes a width adjustment drive module 1C for driving the right bracket 12 to move closer to or away from the left bracket 11 to adjust the width of the feed trough. By setting the right bracket 12 to be able to adjust movement relative to the left bracket 11, the width of the feed trough can be quickly adjusted to realize the transmission and assembly of touch modules of different models and sizes, greatly improving versatility.

[0027] The width adjustment drive module 1C includes a first screw assembly 1C1 and a second screw assembly 1C2 which are perpendicular to the left bracket 11 and used to drive the right bracket 12, a synchronous pulley group 1C3 connecting the first screw assembly 1C1 and the second screw assembly 1C2, and a drive motor 1C4 which is arranged on the left bracket 11 and used to drive the first screw assembly 1C1 or the second screw assembly 1C2 to move. The first screw assembly 1C1 and the second screw assembly 1C2 are respectively located on both sides of the positioning module 17 and are connected to the right bracket 12.

[0028] In summary, when the utility model is used, the material picking claw 32 on the material picking robot 3 grabs the PCBA board D from the tray loader 2, and the upper visual inspection module 36 on the material picking robot 3 identifies the model of the PCBA board D. At the same time, the barcode gun 35 on the material picking robot 3 moves to the second flyer 40 to identify the label model, and the second suction nozzle 34 grabs the label that meets the requirements, and then the first suction nozzle 33 moves to the first flyer 4 to grab the foam; further, the material picking robot 3 transfers the PCBA board D to the assembly line transfer module 1, and in this process, the size and position information of the PCBA board D is detected by the lower visual inspection module 5 to ensure the precise positioning of the PCBA board D after it is placed on the assembly line transfer module 1. Similarly, the size and position information of the foam and the label are detected by the lower visual inspection module 5 so that the foam and the label can be accurately fitted on the PCBA board D. Finally, the assembly line transfer module 1 transfers the PCBA board D with the foam and the label to the next station. Of course, during the feeding and bonding process of the PCBA board D, foam and label, the upper visual inspection module 36 and the lower visual inspection module 5 also simultaneously inspect the quality and bonding quality of the PCBA board D, foam and label. Only when the final bonding quality meets the requirements, the assembly line transfer module 1 will transfer the qualified product to the next workstation. For unqualified products, the material picking robot 3 will directly place them on the defective product storage platform 6. Of course, a storage slot for storing unqualified products is placed on the defective product storage platform 6, and a detector for detecting whether the storage slot exists is provided on the defective product storage platform 6.

[0029] Of course, the above description is only a specific embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of implementation of the present invention. Any equivalent changes or modifications made according to the structure, characteristics and principles described in the patent application scope of the present invention should be included in the patent application scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A PCBA board material and foam assembly equipment in a notebook touch module, characterized in that: include: An assembly line transfer module (1), a tray loader (2) arranged beside the assembly line transfer module (1) and used for providing a PCBA board (D), a material picking robot (3) arranged between the tray loader (2) and the assembly line transfer module (1) and used for grabbing the PCBA board (D) for transfer, a first feeder (4) arranged beside the material picking robot (3) and used for providing foam, a second feeder (40) arranged beside the first feeder (4) and used for providing a label, a lower visual inspection module (5) arranged below the movement stroke of the material picking robot (3) and used for secondary positioning of material placement, and a defective product storage platform (6) arranged beside the lower visual inspection module (5).

2. The PCBA board material and foam assembly equipment in a notebook touch module according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pallet loader (2) comprises a pallet storage box (21), a lifting frame (23) arranged in the pallet storage box (21) and capable of accommodating at least two pallet containers (22), a plurality of pallets (24) vertically placed in the pallet containers (22) and capable of being individually and independently withdrawn, a pallet withdrawal module (25) arranged at one side of the pallet storage box (21) and used for pulling out the pallets (24) for the material taking robot (3) to take out the material, and a Z-axis drive device (26) for driving the lifting frame (23) to rise and fall so that pallets (24) of different heights can be taken out by the pallet withdrawal module (25).

3. The PCBA board material and foam assembly equipment in a notebook touch module according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material picking robot (3) comprises a four-axis motion module (31), a material picking claw (32) arranged at the end of the four-axis motion module (31) and used to pick up the PCBA board (D), a first suction nozzle (33) and a second suction nozzle (34) arranged beside the material picking claw (32) and used to pick up the foam and the label respectively, a barcode gun (35) arranged at the end of the four-axis motion module (31) and used to identify the label, and an upper visual inspection module (36) arranged at the end of the four-axis motion module (31) and used to obtain the size and position information of the PCBA board (D), wherein at least two first suction nozzles (33) are provided.

4. The PCBA board material and foam assembly equipment in a notebook touch module according to claim 3, characterized in that: The first suction nozzle (33) and the second suction nozzle (34) are arranged in parallel on one side of the material picking claw (32), and the barcode gun (35) and the upper visual inspection module (36) are arranged on the other side of the material picking claw (32).

5. A PCBA board material and foam assembly equipment in a notebook touch module according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The assembly line transfer module (1) comprises a left bracket (11) and a right bracket (12) arranged in parallel and used for transferring the PCBA board, a first pulley group (13) and a second pulley group (14) respectively arranged on the left bracket (11) and the right bracket (12) and used for transferring the PCBA board, a first drive module (15) arranged on the left bracket (11) and used for driving the first pulley group (13) and the second pulley group (14) to move synchronously, and a positioning module (17) arranged between the left bracket (11) and the right bracket (12) and used for positioning the PCBA board, and a feeding trough for positioning and guiding the PCBA board is formed between the left bracket (11) and the right bracket (12).

6. The PCBA board material and foam assembly equipment in a notebook touch module according to claim 5, characterized in that: A horizontal guide rail (1B) perpendicular to the left support (11) is provided below the right support (12), and the right support (12) is slidably mounted on the horizontal guide rail (1B). The assembly line transfer module (1) further comprises a width adjustment drive module (1C) for driving the right support (12) to move closer to or away from the left support (11) so as to adjust the width of the feeding trough.

7. The PCBA board material and foam assembly equipment in a notebook touch module according to claim 6, characterized in that: The width adjustment drive module (1C) comprises a first screw assembly (1C1) and a second screw assembly (1C2) which are perpendicular to the left bracket (11) and used to drive the right bracket (12), a synchronous pulley assembly (1C3) connecting the first screw assembly (1C1) and the second screw assembly (1C2), and a drive motor (1C4) which is arranged on the left bracket (11) and used to drive the first screw assembly (1C1) or the second screw assembly (1C2) to move. The first screw assembly (1C1) and the second screw assembly (1C2) are respectively located on two sides of the positioning module (17) and connected to the right bracket (12).

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