Workpiece assembling device

Abstract

The utility model provides a workpiece assembling device which comprises a mounting plate, a first maintaining component, a second maintaining component, a first clamping component, a second clamping component and a third clamping component, and the first maintaining component is connected to the mounting plate and used for maintaining a first part of a workpiece; the motion platform is arranged on the mounting plate, and the motion platform at least comprises two degrees of freedom of motion; the second holding part is connected to the moving platform and used for holding a second part of the workpiece; the workpiece is assembled by controlling the action of the mounting plate and the action of the moving platform.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a workpiece assembly device, belonging to the technical field of automation equipment. Background Art

[0002] With the advent of the information age, the demand for mobile phones is increasing, which in turn leads to an increase in the production of mobile phones.

[0003] In the prior art, mobile phone manufacturers are increasingly using automated equipment to replace manual assembly and production of mobile phones, but there are still some special processes that cannot be replaced by automated equipment for manual production. These processes include the assembly of mobile phone handsets and the buckling of cables.

[0004] Specifically, since there are flat cables on the mobile phone earpiece and the length of the cables is relatively short, the incoming materials of the cables on the earpiece are unstable. At the same time, since there are many parts on the mobile phone, it is difficult to use automated equipment to replace manual assembly of the earpiece and the fastening of the cables.

[0005] In particular, labor costs are currently high, manual assembly of earpieces and cable connectors requires high skills from skilled workers, manual assembly efficiency is low, and the quality of manual assembly is also unstable.

[0006] Therefore, it is necessary to develop a workpiece assembly device to realize the assembly and cable fastening of a mobile phone receiver. Utility Model Content

[0007] In order to solve one of the above technical problems, the present disclosure provides a workpiece assembly device.

[0008] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a workpiece assembly device, comprising:

[0009] Mounting plate,

[0010] a first holding member connected to the mounting plate and configured to hold a first portion of a workpiece;

[0011] A motion platform, the motion platform is disposed on the mounting plate, wherein the motion platform includes at least two degrees of freedom of motion;

[0012] a second holding member connected to the motion platform and configured to hold a second portion of the workpiece;

[0013] The workpiece is assembled by controlling the movement of the mounting plate and the movement of the motion platform.

[0014] According to the workpiece assembly device of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the mounting plate is connected to the end of the robot arm through a force sensor.

[0015] According to the workpiece assembly device of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the motion platform is a three-dimensional motion platform.

[0016] According to the workpiece assembly device of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the first holding component includes a bottom surface, a mounting hole is opened on the bottom surface of the first holding component, a vacuum suction cup is arranged in the mounting hole, and at least a portion of the vacuum suction cup protrudes from the bottom surface of the first holding component.

[0017] According to the workpiece assembly device of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the first holding component includes:

[0018] The first positioning portion is formed as a groove located on the bottom surface, and the first portion of the workpiece is positioned by the cooperation between the first positioning portion and the workpiece.

[0019] According to the workpiece assembly device of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the first holding component further includes:

[0020] The second positioning portion is formed as a protrusion extending from the bottom surface, and the first part of the workpiece is positioned by the cooperation between the second positioning portion and the workpiece.

[0021] According to the workpiece assembly device of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the second positioning portion includes a first positioning surface and a second positioning surface, a preset angle is formed between the first positioning surface and the second positioning surface, and the first positioning surface and the second positioning surface are both in contact with the first part of the workpiece.

[0022] According to the workpiece assembly device of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the second holding component includes a bottom surface, a vent hole is opened on the bottom surface of the second holding component, and negative pressure is provided to the vent hole so that the second holding component absorbs and holds the second part of the workpiece.

[0023] According to the workpiece assembly device of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the second holding component includes:

[0024] The first positioning protrusion is formed as a protrusion extending from the bottom surface of the second holding component, and the second part of the workpiece is positioned by the cooperation between the first positioning protrusion and the workpiece.

[0025] According to the workpiece assembly device of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the second holding component further includes:

[0026] The second positioning protrusion is formed as a protrusion extending from the bottom surface of the second retaining component, and the second positioning protrusion and the first positioning protrusion are respectively located on different side edges of the second retaining component, so as to realize the positioning of the second part of the workpiece through the cooperation between the second positioning protrusion and the workpiece. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0027] The accompanying drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure. These drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the present disclosure and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification.

[0028] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of a workpiece assembly device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0029] Figure 2 and Figure 3 It is a schematic structural diagram of a workpiece assembly device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure from other angles.

[0030] Figure 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a first retaining component according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0031] Figure 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a second retaining component according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0032] The specific reference numerals in the figure are:

[0033] 100 Mounting Plate

[0034] 200 first holding member

[0035] 210 Vacuum Suction Cup

[0036] 220 first positioning portion

[0037] 230 second positioning portion

[0038] 231 first positioning surface

[0039] 232 second positioning surface

[0040] 240 auxiliary positioning components

[0041] 300 Sports Platform

[0042] 310 first drive assembly

[0043] 320 Second drive assembly

[0044] 330 Third drive assembly

[0045] 340 connecting rod

[0046] 400 second holding member

[0047] 410 vent

[0048] 420 first positioning protrusion

[0049] 430 second positioning protrusion

[0050] 500 Pressure Sensor

[0051] 600 first connecting plate

[0052] 700 Second connecting plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0053] The present disclosure is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and implementations. It is understood that the specific implementations described herein are only used to explain the relevant content, rather than to limit the present disclosure. It should also be noted that, for ease of description, only the parts related to the present disclosure are shown in the accompanying drawings.

[0054] It should be noted that, in the absence of conflict, the embodiments and features of the embodiments in the present disclosure can be combined with each other. The technical solution of the present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in combination with the embodiments.

[0055] Unless otherwise specified, the exemplary embodiments / embodiments shown will be understood as providing exemplary features of various details of some ways in which the technical concept of the present disclosure can be implemented in practice. Therefore, unless otherwise specified, the features of the various embodiments / embodiments can be combined, separated, interchanged and / or rearranged in addition without departing from the technical concept of the present disclosure.

[0056] The use of cross-hatching and / or shading in the accompanying drawings is generally used to make the boundaries between adjacent components clear. As such, unless otherwise specified, the presence or absence of cross-hatching or shading does not convey or indicate any preference or requirement for the specific materials, material properties, dimensions, proportions, commonalities between the components shown, and / or any other characteristics, attributes, properties, etc. of the components. In addition, in the accompanying drawings, the sizes and relative sizes of the components may be exaggerated for clarity and / or descriptive purposes. When the exemplary embodiments can be implemented differently, the specific process sequence can be performed in a different order than described. For example, two successively described processes can be performed substantially simultaneously or in an order opposite to the described order. In addition, the same figure numbers represent the same components.

[0057] When a component is referred to as being "on" or "over," "connected to," or "coupled to" another component, the component may be directly on, directly connected to, or directly coupled to the other component, or intervening components may be present. However, when a component is referred to as being "directly on," "directly connected to," or "directly coupled to" another component, there are no intervening components. For this purpose, the term "connected" may refer to a physical connection, an electrical connection, etc., with or without intervening components.

[0058] For descriptive purposes, the present disclosure may use spatially relative terms such as "under," "beneath," "under," "down," "over," "upper," "above," "higher," and "side (e.g., as in "sidewall")," to describe the relationship of one component to another (other) component as shown in the accompanying drawings. The spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use, operation, and / or manufacture in addition to the orientation depicted in the accompanying drawings. For example, if the device in the accompanying drawings is turned over, components described as "under" or "beneath" other components or features would subsequently be positioned "over" the other components or features. Thus, the exemplary term "under" can encompass both the "above" and "below" orientations. Furthermore, the device may be otherwise oriented (e.g., rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations), and the spatially relative descriptors used herein should be interpreted accordingly.

[0059] The terms used here are for the purpose of describing specific embodiments, and are not intended to be restrictive. As used here, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the singular forms "one (kind, person)" and "said (the)" are also intended to include plural forms. In addition, when the terms "comprise" and / or "include" and their variations are used in this specification, it is explained that there are stated features, integral bodies, steps, operations, parts, assemblies and / or their groups, but it is not excluded that there are or add one or more other features, integral bodies, steps, operations, parts, assemblies and / or their groups. It should also be noted that, as used here, the terms "substantially", "approximately" and other similar terms are used as approximate terms and not as degree terms, so that they are used to explain the inherent deviations of the measured values, calculated values ​​and / or the values ​​provided that will be recognized by those of ordinary skill in the art.

[0060] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of a workpiece assembly device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 2 and Figure 3 It is a schematic structural diagram of a workpiece assembly device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure from other angles.

[0061] like Figures 1 to 3As shown, the workpiece assembly device of the present disclosure may include a mounting plate 100 , a first holding component 200 , a motion platform 300 , a second holding component 400 and other structures.

[0062] When the workpiece assembly device of the present disclosure is used, the mounting plate 100 can be directly or indirectly fixed to the end of a mechanical arm, and the mechanical arm can include a multi-axis multi-degree-of-freedom mechanical arm, or a two-dimensional motion platform or a three-dimensional motion platform, etc. Preferably, the mounting plate 100 of the present disclosure can be connected to the end of the mechanical arm through a force sensor 500, so that the pressure during the assembly of the workpiece can be monitored through the force sensor 500 to prevent damage to the workpiece or product.

[0063] In the present disclosure, the force sensor 500 may be a pressure sensor. Of course, it may also be a multi-dimensional force sensor.

[0064] The first holding component 200 is connected to the mounting plate 100 and is used to hold the first part of the workpiece; specifically, the workpiece may be an earpiece and a flat cable, and the first part of the workpiece is the earpiece. Accordingly, the first holding component 200 can hold the earpiece.

[0065] Figure 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a first retaining component according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0066] In a specific embodiment, the mounting plate 100 is L-shaped, comprising a horizontal portion and a vertical portion that are vertically connected to each other or approximately vertically connected, wherein the force sensor 500 can be arranged on the horizontal portion of the mounting plate 100, and the vertical portion of the mounting plate 100 is connected to a first connecting plate 600 and a second connecting plate 700; a side wall of the first connecting plate 600 is fixedly connected to a surface of the vertical portion of the mounting plate 100, and the lower surface of the second connecting plate 700 is connected to the upper end of the horizontal portion of the mounting plate 100 and the upper end of the first connecting plate 600, so that a firmly connected relationship can be formed between the mounting plate 100, the first connecting plate 600 and the second connecting plate 700.

[0067] The first holding member 200 is directly or indirectly disposed at the lower end of the first connecting plate 600 . In a specific embodiment, the first holding member 200 can be disposed at the lower end of the first connecting plate 600 through a connecting member.

[0068] The first retaining component 200 includes a bottom surface with a mounting hole formed therein, a vacuum suction cup 210 being disposed in the mounting hole, and at least a portion of the vacuum suction cup 210 protruding from the bottom surface, so that when negative pressure is provided to the vacuum suction cup 210, the vacuum suction cup 210 can absorb the earpiece and hold one surface of the earpiece against the bottom surface of the first retaining component 210, thereby achieving positioning of the earpiece in one direction and also achieving retention of the earpiece.

[0069] More preferably, the first holding member 200 further includes: a first positioning portion 220 and a second positioning portion 230 .

[0070] The first positioning portion 220 is formed as a groove located on the bottom surface, and the first positioning portion 220 cooperates with the workpiece to achieve positioning of the first part of the workpiece. Specifically, a convex strip is formed on the first part of the workpiece, and the convex strip can be located in the groove, and the side wall and / or top wall of the convex strip can cooperate with the side wall and / or bottom wall of the groove, thereby achieving positioning of the first part of the workpiece.

[0071] The second positioning portion 230 is formed as a protrusion extending from the bottom surface, and the first part of the workpiece is positioned by the cooperation between the second positioning portion 230 and the workpiece; specifically, the second positioning portion 230 is formed into a roughly L-shaped shape, and accordingly, it can include a first positioning surface 231 and a second positioning surface 232, and there is a preset angle between the first positioning surface 231 and the second positioning surface 232, and the first positioning surface 231 and the second positioning surface 232 are both in contact with the first part of the workpiece, thereby achieving positioning of the workpiece in two directions.

[0072] The first retaining component 200 may also include an auxiliary positioning component 240, which has an auxiliary positioning surface that cooperates with at least part of the outer peripheral surface of the first part of the workpiece, and the auxiliary positioning component 240 may also include a step surface that can cooperate with a recessed structure on the first part of the workpiece to achieve auxiliary positioning of the first part of the workpiece.

[0073] The motion platform 300 is disposed on the mounting plate 100, wherein the motion platform 300 includes at least two degrees of freedom of motion; in a specific embodiment, the motion platform 300 has three degrees of freedom of motion, specifically, the motion platform 300 of the present disclosure may include: a first drive assembly 310, a second drive assembly 320 and a third drive assembly 330, wherein the first drive assembly 310 and the second drive assembly 320 may be electric slides, the first drive assembly 310 is fixed to the second connecting plate 700, and the first drive assembly 310 has a first motion direction; the second drive assembly 320 is disposed on the first drive assembly 310, and the second drive assembly 320 is driven by the first drive assembly 310 to move along the first direction; in the present disclosure, the second drive assembly 320 has a second motion direction. Preferably, the first motion direction and the second motion direction are perpendicular or substantially perpendicular.

[0074] The third drive assembly 330 may be an electric clamp, which may be fixed to the second drive assembly 320, so that the second drive assembly 320 can drive the third drive assembly 330 to move along the second movement direction. In the present disclosure, the third drive assembly 330 has a third movement direction, which is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the first movement direction and the second movement direction. The third drive assembly 330 is provided with a connecting rod 340, and the third drive assembly 330 can drive the connecting rod 340 to move along the third movement direction. At this time, the connecting rod 340 will be able to move along the first movement direction, the second movement direction and / or the third movement direction.

[0075] The second holding component 400 is connected to the moving platform 300 and is used to hold the second portion of the workpiece; specifically, the second holding component 400 can be disposed on the connecting rod 340 so that the first holding component 200 and the second holding component 400 are disposed close to each other.

[0076] Figure 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a second retaining component according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0077] In a specific embodiment, the second holding component 400 includes a bottom surface, and a vent hole 410 is opened on the bottom surface of the second holding component 400. By providing negative pressure to the vent hole 410, the second holding component 400 adsorbs and holds the second part of the workpiece, wherein the second part of the workpiece is the cable plug.

[0078] Refer to Figure 5 The second holding component 400 may further include a first positioning protrusion 420 and a second positioning protrusion 430. The first positioning protrusion 420 is formed as a protrusion extending from the bottom surface of the second holding component 400, and the second part of the workpiece is positioned by the cooperation between the first positioning protrusion 420 and the workpiece.

[0079] The second positioning protrusion 430 is formed as a protrusion extending from the bottom surface of the second retaining component 400, and the second positioning protrusion 430 and the first positioning protrusion 420 are respectively located on different side portions of the second retaining component 400, so as to achieve positioning of the second part of the workpiece through the cooperation between the second positioning protrusion 430 and the workpiece.

[0080] When the workpiece assembly device disclosed in the present invention is in use, the end of the robot arm controls to reach above the secondary positioning platform equipped with the earpiece, and the robot arm moves downward, thereby driving the workpiece assembly device to move downward, and the first holding component 200 sucks the earpiece, and at the same time the moving platform 300 moves, so that the second holding component 400 sucks the cable reinforcement steel sheet; the end of the robot arm is lifted and moved to above the lower visual module, and the earpiece and the cable are photographed by the visual system, and then the positions of the earpiece and the cable are corrected according to the calculation of the visual system; using visual guidance, the end of the robot arm moves to the position where the earpiece is assembled. During assembly, the earpiece is first assembled at an angle, and then the cable is fastened after the earpiece is assembled. The pressure sensor is used to monitor the force throughout the process of assembling the earpiece and fastening the cable; after the assembly and fastening are completed, the robot arm moves upward and retracts to complete the assembly of the earpiece and the fastening of the cable, thereby assembling the workpiece.

[0081] Therefore, when the workpiece assembly device disclosed in the present invention is used, the moving platform can drive the second holding component to move while the handset remains stationary, thereby achieving the effect of quickly correcting the wiring position.

[0082] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment / method", "some embodiments / methods", "example", "specific example", or "some examples" etc. means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment / method or example are included in at least one embodiment / method or example of the present application. In this specification, the schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment / method or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described may be combined in any one or more embodiments / methods or examples in a suitable manner. In addition, those skilled in the art may combine and combine the different embodiments / methods or examples described in this specification and the features of the different embodiments / methods or examples, unless they are contradictory.

[0083] 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 at least one 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.

[0084] Those skilled in the art should understand that the above embodiments are only for the purpose of clearly illustrating the present disclosure, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. For those skilled in the art, other changes or modifications may be made based on the above disclosure, and these changes or modifications are still within the scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A workpiece assembly device, characterized in that: include: Mounting plate, a first holding member connected to the mounting plate and configured to hold a first portion of a workpiece; A motion platform, the motion platform is disposed on the mounting plate, wherein the motion platform includes at least two degrees of freedom of motion; a second holding member connected to the motion platform and configured to hold a second portion of the workpiece; The workpiece is assembled by controlling the movement of the mounting plate and the movement of the motion platform.

2. The workpiece assembly device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mounting plate is connected to the end of the robot arm through a force sensor.

3. The workpiece assembly device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The motion platform is a three-dimensional motion platform.

4. The workpiece assembly device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first holding component comprises a bottom surface, a mounting hole is formed on the bottom surface of the first holding component, a vacuum suction cup is arranged in the mounting hole, and at least a part of the vacuum suction cup protrudes from the bottom surface of the first holding component.

5. The workpiece assembly device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The first retaining member comprises: The first positioning portion is formed as a groove located on the bottom surface, and the first portion of the workpiece is positioned by the cooperation between the first positioning portion and the workpiece.

6. The workpiece assembly device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The first retaining member further comprises: The second positioning portion is formed as a protrusion extending from the bottom surface, and the first part of the workpiece is positioned by the cooperation between the second positioning portion and the workpiece.

7. The workpiece assembly device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The second positioning portion includes a first positioning surface and a second positioning surface. A preset angle is formed between the first positioning surface and the second positioning surface. Both the first positioning surface and the second positioning surface are in contact with a first portion of the workpiece.

8. The workpiece assembly device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second holding component comprises a bottom surface, a vent hole is formed on the bottom surface of the second holding component, and negative pressure is provided to the vent hole so that the second holding component absorbs and holds the second part of the workpiece.

9. The workpiece assembly device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The second retaining member comprises: The first positioning protrusion is formed as a protrusion extending from the bottom surface of the second holding component, and the second part of the workpiece is positioned by the cooperation between the first positioning protrusion and the workpiece.

10. The workpiece assembly device according to claim 9, characterized in that: The second retaining member further comprises: The second positioning protrusion is formed as a protrusion extending from the bottom surface of the second retaining component, and the second positioning protrusion and the first positioning protrusion are respectively located on different side edges of the second retaining component, so as to realize the positioning of the second part of the workpiece through the cooperation between the second positioning protrusion and the workpiece.

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