Cutter head replacement mechanism and PCB cutter head replacement system thereof

Abstract

The utility model discloses a cutterhead replacing mechanism and a PCB cutterhead replacing system.The cutterhead replacing mechanism and the PCB cutterhead replacing system.The cutterhead replacing mechanism and the PCB cutterhead replacing system.The cutterhead replacing mechanism is characterized in that a supporting base is arranged on a moving device, and a lifting mechanism is arranged on the supporting base; the first displacement mechanism is installed on the lifting mechanism, and the first displacement mechanism is driven by the lifting mechanism to move in the Z direction; the cutterhead placing disc is mounted on the first displacement mechanism, and the first displacement mechanism drives the cutterhead placing disc to move in the Y direction; and the material taking device is arranged on one side of the supporting seat, and the material taking device is used for grabbing tools or cutterheads on the machining platform to the cutterhead containing disc and is suitable for grabbing the tools or the cutterheads in the cutterhead containing disc to the machining platform through the cutterhead replacing mechanism and the machining platform correspondingly matched with the cutterhead replacing mechanism. And automatic replacement of new and old cutterheads, new and old cutters and new and old cutters between the machining platform and the tool magazine can be realized.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of PCB processing, and in particular to a cutter disc replacement mechanism and a PCB cutter disc replacement system thereof. Background Art

[0002] At present, fully automatic drilling machines are developing towards automation and intelligence, further improving the processing efficiency of equipment. In order to realize the automatic circulation of drilling rig cutterheads, AGV is currently used to transport cutters, and the drilling rig equipment is manually docked to install cutters. This method is inefficient due to the need to stop the machine for replacement, and human errors are more serious. If the cutterhead transport AGV and the loading and unloading AGV are separated, there is currently a lack of a relatively stable docking structure and an efficient docking method.

[0003] However, at this stage, fully automatic tool changing has the following problems:

[0004] 1. AGV cannot be responsible for loading and unloading the cutter disc and transporting the cutter disc, and the journey time is long, which greatly reduces the efficiency of the cutter changing AGV;

[0005] 2. At present, there is a lack of efficient docking methods between transport AGVs and upper and lower cutter disc AGVs. Utility Model Content

[0006] The present application aims to solve at least one of the above technical problems in the prior art to a certain extent. To this end, the first object of the present application is to provide a cutter head replacement mechanism that can realize automatic replacement of the cutter head on a processing platform.

[0007] The second purpose of this application is to provide a PCB blade replacement system.

[0008] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the first embodiment of the present application provides a cutter head replacement mechanism,

[0009] Applications in PCB processing include:

[0010] Support base; the support base is arranged on the moving device, and a lifting mechanism is arranged on the support base;

[0011] The first displacement mechanism is installed on the lifting mechanism, and the first displacement mechanism moves along the Z direction under the drive of the lifting mechanism;

[0012] The cutter disc placement plate is installed on the first displacement mechanism, and the first displacement mechanism drives the cutter disc placement plate to move along the Y direction;

[0013] The material taking device is arranged on one side of the support seat, and is used to grab the tool or the cutter disc on the processing platform to the cutter disc placement plate, and is suitable for grabbing the tool or the cutter disc in the cutter disc placement plate to the processing platform. It solves the problem of long travel time between the cutter disc replacement mechanism and the tool magazine, and greatly improves the efficiency of the tool changing AGV;

[0014] At the same time, the cutter disc replacement mechanism can simultaneously replace the old cutter disc with a new one on the processing platform.

[0015] Furthermore, the cutter disc replacement mechanism has an idle cutter disc position, the idle cutter disc position is arranged on the support seat, and the idle cutter disc has at least one cutter disc temporary storage area.

[0016] Furthermore, it also includes a cutter disc tray, which is detachably mounted on the cutter disc placement tray, and is configured to be used for placing the cutter disc. The cutter disc tray is provided with a plurality of cutter disc placement grooves, and the cutter disc placement grooves are used for mounting the cutter disc.

[0017] Furthermore, positioning holes are provided at the bottom of the cutter disc tray, and the positioning holes are used to cooperate with the positioning pieces on the cutter disc placement plate for installation.

[0018] Furthermore, a gripper is provided on the material taking device, and a visual mechanism is installed on one side of the gripper, and the visual mechanism is constructed to obtain the positioning position of characteristic points on the tool disc and the processing platform.

[0019] Furthermore, the first displacement mechanism includes: a first support frame, a first conveying assembly and a first driving member, the first conveying assembly is arranged on the first support frame, the first support frame can support the first conveying assembly, the cutter disc can be placed on the first conveying assembly, the first driving member is transmission-connected to the first conveying assembly, and the first driving member is used to drive the first conveying assembly to transport the cutter disc.

[0020] Furthermore, the first conveying assembly includes: a guide rail and a fork ruler, the guide rail is arranged on the first support frame, the fork ruler is arranged on the guide rail, the output end of the first driving member is connected to one end of the fork ruler, the first driving member is used to drive the fork ruler to slide along the x direction on the guide rail, and the fork ruler can drive the knife disc thereon to move.

[0021] Furthermore, a cutter disc in-position sensor is provided on the lifting mechanism, and the cutter disc in-position sensor can identify the cutter disc temporary storage space on the cutter disc placement plate and the position of the cutter disc on the support platform.

[0022] Furthermore, the mobile device is an AGV vehicle.

[0023] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, a second embodiment of the present application provides a PCB cutter disc replacement system, comprising: a processing platform, the processing platform is configured to process PCB sheets and carry a tool and a cutter disc used for processing;

[0024] A cutter disc replacement mechanism, the cutter disc replacement mechanism is used to transport a new cutter disc on the cutter disc replacement mechanism to the processing platform, and the cutter disc replacement mechanism is also used to receive an old cutter disc transported by the processing platform;

[0025] Support seat; the support seat is arranged on the moving device, the support seat is provided with a lifting mechanism, the lifting mechanism is provided with a cutter disc placement plate, and the lifting mechanism drives the cutter disc placement plate to move along the Z direction;

[0026] The lifting mechanism is provided with a first displacement mechanism, the cutter disc placement plate is installed on the first displacement mechanism, and the first displacement mechanism drives the cutter disc placement plate to move along the Y direction;

[0027] A material taking device is arranged on one side of the support seat, and is used to grab the tool or cutter disc on the processing platform to the support seat, and is suitable for grabbing the tool or cutter disc in the support seat to the processing platform.

[0028] By setting up the cutter disc replacement mechanism and the corresponding processing platform cooperating with the cutter disc replacement mechanism, the automatic replacement of the old and new cutter discs, the old and new tools and the new and old tools between the processing platform and the tool magazine can be realized, and when the cutter disc, the tools and the tools are replaced, the sheet metal processing of the processing platform is not affected, so as to reduce manual participation, improve production efficiency, reduce downtime, and realize automated production and management.

[0029] Additional aspects and advantages of the present application will be given in part in the description below, and in part will become apparent from the description below, or will be learned through the practice of the present application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0030] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of a cutter disc replacement mechanism and a processing platform for PCB processing according to the present application;

[0031] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of a cutter disc replacement mechanism for PCB processing according to the present application;

[0032] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of a knife tray according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0033] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a gripper according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0034] Figure 5is a schematic diagram of the structure of a cutter disc according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0035] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of a first conveying assembly according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0036] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of a lifting mechanism according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0037] Reference numerals:

[0038] 1. Processing platform;

[0039] Cutter disc replacement mechanism; 21, material taking device; 211, gripper; 212, visual mechanism; 213, moving plate; 214, first mechanical arm; 22, support seat; 23, moving device; 24, lifting mechanism; 241, first lifting guide rail; 26, first displacement mechanism; 261, first support frame; 262, first conveying assembly; 2621, guide rail; 2622, fork ruler; 2623, first guide member; 27, idling cutter disc position;

[0040] 5. Knife tray;

[0041] 6. Cutter disc: 61. Cutter disc grab groove. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0042] Embodiments of the present application are described in detail below, and examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are intended to be used to explain the present application, and should not be construed as limiting the present application.

[0043] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "height", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "inside", "outside", etc., indicating directions or positional relationships, are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific direction, be constructed and operated in a specific direction, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present application.

[0044] 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 this application, the meaning of "plurality" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0045] In this application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" 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, an electrical connection, or can communicate with each other; 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 this application can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0046] It should be noted that the X direction may be a left-right direction, the Y direction may be a front-back direction, and the Z direction may be an up-down direction.

[0047] The following is combined with Figure 1-7 Detailed description According to the first object of the present application, the blade disc replacement mechanism and the second object of the present application are to propose a PCB blade disc replacement system.

[0048] To achieve the above objectives,

[0049] The first embodiment of the present application proposes a cutter disc replacement mechanism, which is applied in the field of PCB processing, comprising: a support seat 22; the support seat 22 is arranged on a mobile device, and a lifting mechanism is arranged on the support seat 22;

[0050] The first displacement mechanism 26 is installed on the lifting mechanism 24, and the first displacement mechanism 26 moves along the Z direction under the drive of the lifting mechanism 24;

[0051] The cutter disc placement plate is mounted on the first displacement mechanism 26, and the first displacement mechanism 26 drives the cutter disc placement plate to move along the Y direction;

[0052] The material taking device 24 is arranged on one side of the support seat 22. The material taking device 21 is used to grab the tool or the cutter disc on the processing platform 1 to the cutter disc placement plate, and is suitable for grabbing the tool or the cutter disc in the cutter disc placement plate to the processing platform. It solves the problem of long travel time between the cutter disc replacement mechanism and the tool magazine, and greatly improves the efficiency of the tool changing AGV;

[0053] At the same time, the cutter disc replacement mechanism 2 can simultaneously replace the old cutter disc with a new one on the processing platform.

[0054] Specific:

[0055] In some embodiments of the present invention, reference Figure 1-Figure 7As shown, the cutter disc replacement mechanism 2 includes: a support seat 22, a material taking device 21 and a lifting mechanism 24. The support seat 22 is arranged on the second moving device 23. The support seat 22 is provided with a lifting mechanism 24. The lifting mechanism 24 is provided with a cutter disc placement disc. The lifting mechanism 24 drives the cutter disc placement disc to move along the Z direction. The cutter disc placement disc is configured to place the cutter disc 6. The support seat 22 is arranged outside the processing platform 1 and close to the processing platform 1. The cutter disc placement disc is provided with a plurality of cutter disc accommodating areas, and the cutter disc accommodating areas are used to accommodate a plurality of different new and old cutter discs.

[0056] When the old cutter disc on the processing platform 1 needs to be replaced, the lifting mechanism 24 lifts the cutter disc placement plate to the same Z-direction height as the processing platform 1, the material picking device transports the old cutter disc to the empty cutter disc placement plate, and then the cutter disc placement plate transports the new cutter disc 6 on the cutter disc placement plate to the processing platform 1 to realize the replacement of the cutter disc 6.

[0057] In some embodiments of the present invention, the tool disc placement plate also has a tool disc temporary storage space, and the tool disc temporary storage space has a base. The base is movably arranged on the first displacement mechanism 26, and the base can move relative to the lifting mechanism 24 in the Y direction. The base is used to place the tool disc 6, and spare tools can be placed in the tool disc 6. When the machining platform 1 breaks the tool or the tool inspection fails and an abnormal tool is generated, the support table tool disc 6 can provide spare tools for the drilling mechanism to avoid the broken tool affecting the subsequent delivery order of the tool disc 6 and the tools, thereby helping to improve the stability and reliability of the tool changing system operation.

[0058] Furthermore, the cutter disc replacement mechanism 2 has an idle cutter disc position 27 , which is disposed on the support seat 22 , and the idle cutter disc position 27 has at least one cutter disc temporary storage area.

[0059] Furthermore, it also includes a cutter disc tray 5, which is detachably mounted on the cutter disc placement plate. The cutter disc tray 5 is constructed to place the cutter disc 6, and a plurality of cutter disc placement grooves 61 are provided on the cutter disc tray 5, and the cutter disc placement grooves 61 are used to install the cutter disc 6.

[0060] The cutter disc replacement mechanism 2 has an idle cutter disc position 27, which is arranged on the support seat 22, and has at least one cutter disc temporary storage area. The idle cutter disc position 27 is installed on the support seat 22, and is arranged on the side close to the material taking device; the idle cutter disc position 27 is provided with at least one cutter disc 6 placement position, and the cutter disc 6 placement position is used to place a spare cutter disc 6. The idle cutter disc position 27 is mainly used for, when the cutter discs 6 on the processing platform 1 and the cutter disc placement plate are all full, and the old cutter disc needs to be replaced, the manipulator transports the old cutter disc on the processing platform 1 to the idle cutter disc position 27, the tool changing AGV is designed with an idle cutter disc position 27, provides a temporary storage position for the old cutter disc, places the first old cutter disc at this position, and the manipulator grabs the new cutter disc 6 and places it on the processing platform 1 for replacement. The design of the idle cutter disc position 27 greatly meets the various processing and tool changing requirements of the processing platform 1, and realizes the diversity of tool changing processes.

[0061] Furthermore, positioning holes are provided at the bottom of the cutter tray 5, and the positioning holes are used to cooperate with the positioning pieces 2623 on the cutter tray.

[0062] There is a positioning hole on the top of the cutter disc replacement mechanism 2, and the guide block on the cutter disc 6 is suitable for inserting into the positioning hole. The positioning hole can limit the guide column in the X direction and the Y direction, so that the relative position of the cutter disc 6 and the cutter disc replacement mechanism 2 is fixed, so as to facilitate the stable transportation of the cutter disc 6 on the cutter disc replacement mechanism 2.

[0063] Furthermore, a gripper 211 is provided on the material taking device 21 , and a visual mechanism 212 is installed on one side of the gripper 211 . The visual mechanism 212 is configured to obtain the positioning position of the feature points on the tool disc and the processing platform.

[0064] In some embodiments of the present invention, reference Figure 2 and Figure 7 As shown, the material picking device 21 is movably arranged on the support seat 22 to increase the movable range of the material picking device 21, ensuring that the material picking device 21 can pick up the tool or cutter disc 6 on the PCB board at any position, and when the processing platform 1 has multiple processing platforms 1 and the lifting mechanism 24 has multiple cutter disc temporary storage spaces corresponding to the number of processing platforms 1, the material picking device 21 can be moved to replace the tool between any processing platform 1 and the cutter disc temporary storage space.

[0065] Reference Figure 2 and Figure 7 As shown,

[0066] The material taking device 21 includes a moving plate 213, a first mechanical arm 214, and a gripper 211. The moving plate 213 is slidably disposed on the support seat 22, one end of the first mechanical arm 214 is connected to the moving plate 213, and the other end of the first mechanical arm 214 is connected to the gripper 211. The first mechanical arm 214 is fixed on the support seat 22.

[0067] In another embodiment, the material picking device 21 includes a moving plate 213, a first mechanical arm 214, a gripper 211, a moving motor and a moving gear. The moving plate 213 is slidably disposed on the support seat 22, one end of the first mechanical arm 214 is connected to the moving plate 213, and the other end of the first mechanical arm 214 is connected to the gripper 211. The moving motor is connected to the moving plate 213, and the moving gear is meshed with the rack on the support seat 22. The moving motor can drive the moving gear to rotate, so as to realize the movement of the material picking device relative to the support seat 22.

[0068] Reference Figure 4 As shown, the gripper 211 includes a visual mechanism 212 (CCD) and the gripper 211 . The visual mechanism 212 is used to accurately locate the positions of the gripper 211 and the tool to improve the accuracy of the gripper 211 in gripping the tool.

[0069] Furthermore, the first displacement mechanism 26 includes: a first support frame 261, a first conveying assembly 262 and a first driving member. The first conveying assembly 262 is arranged on the first support frame 261. The first support frame 261 can support the first conveying assembly 262. The cutter disc can be placed on the first conveying assembly 262. The first driving member is transmission-connected to the first conveying assembly 262. The first driving member is used to drive the first conveying assembly 261 to transport the cutter disc.

[0070] Furthermore, the first conveying assembly 262 includes: a guide rail 2621 and a fork ruler 2622, the guide rail 2621 is arranged on the first support frame 261, the fork ruler 2622 is arranged on the guide rail, the output end of the first driving member is connected to one end of the fork ruler 2622, the first driving member is used to drive the fork ruler 2622 to slide along the x direction on the guide rail 2621, and the fork ruler 2621 can drive the knife disc thereon to move.

[0071] Specifically: In some embodiments of the present invention, referring to Figure 1-Figure 7As shown, the cutter disc replacement mechanism 2 also includes a first displacement mechanism 26 installed on the lifting mechanism 24, the first displacement mechanism 26 includes: a first support frame 261, a first conveying assembly 262 and a first driving member, the first conveying assembly 262 is arranged on the first support frame 261, the first support frame 261 can support the first conveying assembly 262, the cutter disc 6 can be placed on the first conveying assembly 262, the first driving member is transmission-connected to the first conveying assembly 262, the first driving member is used to drive the first conveying assembly 262 to transport the cutter disc 6, the first conveying assembly 262 includes: a guide rail 2621 and a fork ruler 2622, the guide rail 2621 is arranged on the first support frame 261, the fork ruler 2622 is arranged on the guide rail 2621, the output end of the first driving member is connected to one end of the fork ruler 2622, the first driving member is used to drive the fork ruler 2622 to slide on the guide rail 2621 along the x direction, the fork ruler 2622 can drive the cutter disc 6 thereon to move, thereby realizing the transportation of the cutter disc 6. Optionally, a fixing piece is provided on the fork scale 2622 to improve the stability of the first displacement mechanism 26 in transporting the cutter disc 6 .

[0072] In other embodiments, the first conveying assembly can also use a conveyor belt; specifically, the first conveying assembly 262 includes: a first driving wheel, a first driven wheel, and a first conveyor belt. The first driven wheel is rotatably arranged on the first support frame 261. The first conveyor belt is sleeved on the outside of the first driving wheel and the first driven wheel. The output shaft of the first driving member is fixedly connected to the first driving wheel. The output shaft of the first driving member can drive the first driving wheel to rotate, so that the first driving wheel drives the first driven wheel to rotate through the first conveyor belt. At the same time, the first conveyor belt can drive the cutter disc 6 thereon to move, thereby transporting the cutter disc 6. Optionally, the first displacement mechanism 26 has a plurality of first conveying assemblies 262 arranged at intervals, and the first driving wheel of each first conveying assembly 262 is fixed to the output shaft of the first driving member to improve the stability of the first displacement mechanism 26 in transporting the cutter disc 6.

[0073] In some embodiments of the present invention, reference Figure 6 As shown, the first displacement mechanism 26 also includes: a positioning member 2623, the positioning member 2623 can be a fork ruler pin, the positioning member 2623 is suitable for guiding and cooperating with the positioning hole on the cutter disc 6 to move the cutter disc 6 along the conveying direction, the positioning member 2623 can extend along the Z direction, the moving direction of the first conveyor belt can be perpendicular to the extension direction of the positioning member 2623, the positioning member 2623 can improve the stability of the first conveying component 262 when conveying the cutter disc 6, and avoid the cutter disc 6 from tilting when conveying the cutter disc 6. Optionally, the number of positioning members 2623 can be multiple, and they are arranged at intervals along the moving direction of the first conveying component 262.

[0074] The arrangement of the positioning member 2623 and the positioning hole can limit the cutter disc 6 in the X direction and the Y direction, so that the relative position of the cutter disc 6 and the cutter disc replacement mechanism 2 is fixed, so as to facilitate the stable transportation of the cutter disc 6 on the material taking device.

[0075] Furthermore, a cutter disc in-position sensor is provided on the lifting mechanism 24, and the cutter disc in-position sensor can identify the cutter disc temporary storage space on the cutter disc placement plate and the position of the cutter disc on the support platform.

[0076] In some embodiments of the present invention, a knife disc in-position sensor is provided on the lifting mechanism 24, and the knife disc in-position sensor can identify the position of the knife disc 6 on the knife disc temporary storage space and the support platform. When a new knife disc 6 is added to the knife disc temporary storage space, the knife disc in-position sensor is used to detect whether the knife disc 6 has reached the predetermined position. If the knife disc 6 has not reached the predetermined position, the knife disc temporary storage space can further adjust the position of the knife disc 6 to avoid the knife disc 6 on the knife disc temporary storage space from falling or being repeatedly installed at the same position as the knife disc 6. After the support seat 22 moves, the knife disc in-position sensor is used to detect whether the knife disc 6 has reached the predetermined position. If the knife disc 6 has not reached the predetermined position, the manipulator can further adjust the position of the support platform to avoid the support platform from interfering with the support seat 22 during lifting. Optionally, the knife disc in-position sensor can be a grating sensor.

[0077] In some embodiments of the present invention, a reader / writer is provided in the temporary storage space of the tool disc, and the reader / writer is used to read the information of the electronic tag on the tool disc 6 on the support table and to change the information of the electronic tag. The reader / writer can read the information of the electronic tag on the tool disc 6 to obtain information such as the model, position and service life of the tool in the tool disc 6 when the tool disc 6 or the tool is replaced. The reader / writer can change the information of the electronic tag on the tool disc 6 and write the position information of the broken tool when the broken tool is placed in the tool disc 6.

[0078] In some embodiments of the present invention, reference Figure 1-7 As shown, the cutter disc replacement mechanism 2 also includes: a material taking device 21, which is arranged on the support seat 22, and is used to grab the tool on the processing platform 1 into the cutter disc 6 in the cutter disc temporary storage space, and is suitable for grabbing the tool in the cutter disc 6 in the cutter disc temporary storage space into the cutter disc 6 on the processing platform 1. The material taking device 21 can grab and place the tool between the processing platform 1 and the cutter disc temporary storage space;

[0079] Or the material taking device 21 is used to grab the cutter disc on the processing platform 1 into the cutter disc temporary storage space, and is suitable for grabbing the cutter disc in the cutter disc temporary storage space onto the processing platform 1. The material taking device can grab and place the cutter disc 6 between the processing platform 1 and the cutter disc temporary storage space;.

[0080] The broken tool on the PCB board or the abnormal tool that fails the tool inspection on the processing platform 1 is transported to the tool disc 6 in the tool disc temporary storage space, and then the qualified tool of the same model is transported from the tool disc 6 in the tool disc temporary storage space to the tool disc 6 on the processing platform 1, so as to realize the replacement of a single tool and avoid the broken tool and abnormal tool affecting the distribution order of the subsequent tool disc 6. Optionally, the qualified tools, broken tools and abnormal tools in the tool disc 6 in the tool disc temporary storage space are placed in different tools for convenient centralized processing.

[0081] In some embodiments of the present invention, reference Figure 7 As shown, a first lifting guide rail 241 may be provided on the support seat 22, and a first lifting guide groove slidably matched with the first lifting guide rail 241 may be provided on the lifting mechanism 24. The first driving assembly 44 may be an electric cylinder or a hydraulic cylinder that drives the lifting mechanism 24 to lift and lower. A limiting mechanism may also be provided on the support seat 22. The limiting mechanism may limit and / or lock the lifting height of the lifting mechanism 24, and the limiting mechanism may be constructed as a locking pin.

[0082] Furthermore, the mobile device is an AGV vehicle.

[0083] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the second embodiment of the present application provides a PCB cutter disc replacement system, comprising: a processing platform, the processing platform is configured to process PCB sheets and carry a tool and a cutter disc used for processing;

[0084] The cutter disc replacement mechanism 2 is used to transport the new cutter disc on the cutter disc replacement mechanism 2 to the processing platform 1 . The cutter disc replacement mechanism 2 is also used to receive the old cutter disc transported by the processing platform 1 .

[0085] The support base 22 is disposed on the moving device 23, and a lifting mechanism 24 is disposed on the support base 22. A cutter disc placement plate is disposed on the lifting mechanism 24, and the lifting mechanism 24 drives the cutter disc placement plate to move along the Z direction;

[0086] The lifting mechanism 24 is provided with a first displacement mechanism 26, and the cutter disc placement plate is installed on the first displacement mechanism 26, and the first displacement mechanism 26 drives the cutter disc placement plate to move along the Y direction.

[0087] The material taking device 21 is arranged on one side of the support seat 22. The material taking device 21 is used to grab the tool or cutter disc on the processing platform to the support seat 22, and is suitable for grabbing the tool or cutter disc in the support seat 22 to the processing platform 1.

[0088] In this embodiment, reference Figure 2 , Figure 6 As shown;

[0089] In some embodiments of the present invention, reference Figure 1-7As shown, the cutter disc replacement mechanism 2 also includes: a first drive component 44, which is used to drive the lifting mechanism 24 to move up and down, so as to achieve the replacement of the cutter disc 6 when the cutter disc placement plate is lowered to the same Z-direction height as the processing platform 1.

[0090] In some embodiments of the present invention, reference Figure 7 As shown, a first lifting guide rail 241 may be provided on the support seat 22, and a first lifting guide groove slidably matched with the first lifting guide rail 241 may be provided on the lifting mechanism 24. The first driving assembly 44 may be an electric cylinder or a hydraulic cylinder that drives the lifting mechanism 24 to lift and lower. A limiting mechanism may also be provided on the support seat 22. The limiting mechanism may limit and / or lock the lifting height of the lifting mechanism 24, and the limiting mechanism may be constructed as a locking pin.

[0091] When it is necessary to replace the tools and / or tools in the processing platform 1, the moving device 23 of the tool disc replacement mechanism 2 can drive the support table to move in a predetermined direction so that the support table is extended close to the processing platform 1, so that the material picking device can grab the tools and tools on the processing platform 1. At this time, the gripper 211 can grab the tool disc of the old tool on the support table and move it to the support seat 22, and then move the new tool grabbed from the support seat 22 to the processing platform 1. In addition, to improve efficiency, the gripper 211 can grab the tool disc equipped with the old tool on the support table and move it to the placement table, and then grab the tool disc equipped with the new tool on the placement table and move it to the support table.

[0092] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "example", "specific example" or "some examples" etc. means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In this specification, the schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described may be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner. In addition, those skilled in the art may combine and combine different embodiments or examples described in this specification.

[0093] Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described above, it can be understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and cannot be understood as limitations on the present application. Ordinary technicians in this field can change, modify, replace and modify the above embodiments within the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A cutter disc replacement mechanism, characterized in that: Applications in PCB processing include: Support base; the support base is arranged on the moving device, and a lifting mechanism is arranged on the support base; The first displacement mechanism is installed on the lifting mechanism, and the first displacement mechanism moves along the Z direction under the drive of the lifting mechanism; The cutter disc placement plate is installed on the first displacement mechanism, and the first displacement mechanism drives the cutter disc placement plate to move along the Y direction; The material taking device is arranged on one side of the support seat, and is used to grab the tool or tool disc on the processing platform to the tool disc placement plate, and is suitable for grabbing the tool or tool disc in the tool disc placement plate to the processing platform.

2. The cutter head replacement mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: The cutter disc replacement mechanism has an idle cutter disc position, the idle cutter disc position is arranged on the support seat, and the idle cutter disc position has at least one cutter disc temporary storage area.

3. The cutter head replacement mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that: It also includes a cutter disc tray, which is detachably mounted on the cutter disc placement tray. The cutter disc tray is configured to be used for placing the cutter disc, and a plurality of cutter disc placement grooves are provided on the cutter disc tray, and the cutter disc placement grooves are used for mounting the cutter disc.

4. The cutter head replacement mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that: The bottom of the cutter tray is provided with positioning holes, and the positioning holes are used to cooperate with the positioning pieces on the cutter tray for installation.

5. The cutter head replacement mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material taking device is provided with a gripper, and a visual mechanism is installed on one side of the gripper. The visual mechanism is configured to obtain the positioning position of characteristic points on the cutter disc and the processing platform.

6. The cutter head replacement mechanism according to claim 5, characterized in that: The first displacement mechanism includes: a first support frame, a first conveying assembly and a first driving member. The first conveying assembly is arranged on the first support frame. The first support frame can support the first conveying assembly. The cutter disc can be placed on the first conveying assembly. The first driving member is transmission-connected to the first conveying assembly. The first driving member is used to drive the first conveying assembly to transport the cutter disc.

7. The cutter head replacement mechanism according to claim 6, characterized in that: The first conveying assembly includes: a guide rail and a fork ruler, the guide rail is arranged on the first supporting frame, the fork ruler is arranged on the guide rail, the output end of the first driving member is connected to one end of the fork ruler, the first driving member is used to drive the fork ruler to slide along the x direction on the guide rail, and the fork ruler can drive the knife disc thereon to move.

8. The cutter head replacement mechanism according to claim 6, characterized in that: The lifting mechanism is provided with a cutter disc in-place sensor, and the cutter disc in-place sensor can identify the cutter disc temporary storage space on the cutter disc placement plate and the position of the cutter disc on the support platform.

9. The cutter head replacement mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mobile device is an AGV vehicle.

10. A PCB cutter disc replacement system, characterized in that: A processing platform, wherein the processing platform is configured to process PCB sheets and carry a tool and a tool disc used for processing; A cutter disc replacement mechanism, the cutter disc replacement mechanism is used to transport a new cutter disc on the cutter disc replacement mechanism to the processing platform, and the cutter disc replacement mechanism is also used to receive an old cutter disc transported by the processing platform; Support seat; the support seat is arranged on the moving device, the support seat is provided with a lifting mechanism, the lifting mechanism is provided with a cutter disc placement plate, and the lifting mechanism drives the cutter disc placement plate to move along the Z direction; The lifting mechanism is provided with a first displacement mechanism, the cutter disc placement plate is installed on the first displacement mechanism, and the first displacement mechanism drives the cutter disc placement plate to move along the Y direction; A material taking device is arranged on one side of the support seat, and is used to grab the tool or cutter disc on the processing platform to the support seat, and is suitable for grabbing the tool or cutter disc in the support seat to the processing platform.

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