FPC (Flexible Printed Circuit) separation paper type emptying system

Abstract

The utility model relates to an FPC (Flexible Printed Circuit) partition paper type emptying system. The device comprises a material initial placing area used for placing separation paper and a to-be-exposed FPC board; the material taking assembly is arranged above the initial material placing area and is used for grabbing the partition paper or the FPC board to be exposed on the initial material placing area; the partition paper storage area is integrated on the upper portion of the material taking assembly and used for storing partition paper; the partition paper taking assembly is arranged above the initial material placing area and used for grabbing the partition paper on the initial material placing area; and the FPC board transition area is arranged beside the initial material placing area and is used for placing a to-be-exposed FPC board and conveying the to-be-exposed FPC board to an exposure machine. According to the system, through the automatic material taking assembly and the isolation paper taking assembly, the FPC board to be exposed and the isolation paper area can be automatically separated, discharging is completed, manual intervention is reduced, and the efficiency and accuracy of discharging operation are improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of integrated circuit FPC, in particular to an FPC paper-separated material discharging system. Background Art

[0002] In the solder mask exposure process of the FPC board (Flexible Printed Circuit), the ink printed on the flexible circuit board is generally pre-baked, then discharged, and then irradiated by the solder mask light source system, and then the unpolymerized ink is removed by development to leave the useful ink pattern, completing the entire solder mask process.

[0003] However, in the existing process, the FPC unloading operation often adopts the manual feeding method, and the initial state of the material is a mixed stacking of circuit boards and separators, which is not conducive to fast and efficient sorting and processing, thus affecting the overall production efficiency. Summary of the invention

[0004] To this end, the technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to overcome the problem in the prior art that the FPC material discharge operation adopts a manual feeding method and the initial state of the material is a mixed stacking of circuit boards and separators, which is not conducive to fast and effective sorting, thereby affecting production efficiency.

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the utility model provides an FPC paper-separated material discharging system, comprising:

[0006] The initial material placement area is used to place the spacer paper and the FPC board to be exposed;

[0007] A material picking assembly is arranged above the material initial placement area and is used to grab the spacer paper or the FPC board to be exposed on the material initial placement area;

[0008] A paper separator storage area, integrated on the upper part of the material taking assembly and used for storing paper separators;

[0009] A paper separator picking assembly is arranged above the material initial placement area and is used to grab the paper separator on the material initial placement area;

[0010] The FPC board transition area is arranged beside the material initial placement area, and is used to place the FPC board to be exposed and transfer it to the exposure machine.

[0011] In one implementation manner of the present invention, the spacer paper and the FPC board to be exposed are stacked and placed in the material initial placement area.

[0012] In one embodiment of the utility model, the material picking assembly includes a first suction cup unit located directly above the material initial placement area, a first vertical drive unit connected to the first suction cup unit, and a lateral drive unit connected to the first vertical drive unit, and the FPC board transition area is located on the lateral side of the material initial placement area.

[0013] In one embodiment of the present invention, the spacer paper picking assembly includes a second suction cup unit located directly above the spacer paper storage area and a second vertical drive unit connected to the second suction cup unit.

[0014] In one implementation of the utility model, the FPC board transition area is provided with a conveying roller.

[0015] In one embodiment of the present invention, a control system and a visual recognition system are also included, and the material picking component, the spacer paper picking component and the visual recognition system are electrically connected to the control system respectively.

[0016] The above technical solution of the utility model has the following advantages compared with the prior art:

[0017] The utility model discloses an FPC paper-separating type unloading system, which can automatically separate the FPC board to be exposed and the paper-separating area and complete the unloading through an automated material picking component and a paper-separating picking component, thereby reducing manual intervention and improving the efficiency and accuracy of the unloading operation. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] In order to make the content of the utility model more clearly understood, the utility model is further described in detail below based on specific embodiments of the utility model in combination with the accompanying drawings.

[0019] Figure 1 It is the overall structural front view of the FPC paper-separating type unloading system of the utility model.

[0020] Figure 2 It is a top view of the overall structure of the FPC paper-separating type unloading system of the utility model.

[0021] Description of the Figures in the Specification:

[0022] 1. Paper-separating material picking assembly; 11. Second suction cup unit; 12. Second vertical drive unit; 2. Paper-separating material storage area; 3. Material picking assembly; 31. First suction cup unit; 32. First vertical drive unit; 33. Horizontal drive unit; 4. Material initial placement area; 5. FPC board transition area; 6. Conveying roller. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments so that those skilled in the art can better understand the present invention and implement it, but the embodiments are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0024] In the present invention, if directions (up, down, left, right, front and back) are described, it is only for the convenience of describing the technical solution of the present invention, and does not indicate or imply that the technical features referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operate in a specific orientation. Therefore, it cannot be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0025] In the present utility model, "several" means one or more, "multiple" means more than two, "greater than", "less than", "exceed" and the like are understood to exclude the number itself; "above", "below", "within" and the like are understood to include the number itself. In the description of the present utility model, if there is a description of "first" or "second", it is only used for the purpose of distinguishing technical features, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features or implicitly indicating the order of the indicated technical features.

[0026] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly defined, the words "set", "install", "connect" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, they can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium; they can be fixedly connected or detachably connected or integrally formed; they can be mechanically connected or electrically connected or able to communicate with each other; they can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. Those skilled in the art can reasonably determine the specific meanings of the above words in the present invention in combination with the specific content of the technical solution.

[0027] Reference Figure 1 , Figure 2 As shown, the utility model is an FPC paper-separated material unloading system, comprising:

[0028] Material initial placement area 4, used to place spacer paper and FPC board to be exposed;

[0029] A material picking component 3 is arranged above the material initial placement area 4 and is used to grab the spacer paper or the FPC board to be exposed on the material initial placement area 4;

[0030] A paper separator storage area 2, integrated on the upper part of the material taking component 3 and used for storing paper separators;

[0031] The separator paper picking component 1 is arranged above the material initial placement area 4 and is used to grab the separator paper on the material initial placement area 4;

[0032] The FPC board transition area 5 is arranged beside the material initial placement area 4 and is used to place the FPC board to be exposed and transfer it to the exposure machine.

[0033] Since the initial state of the material is a mixed stacking of circuit boards and separators, this is not conducive to fast and efficient sorting and processing; through the above settings, the FPC board to be exposed and the separator area can be automatically separated and the material discharge can be completed.

[0034] In one embodiment, the spacer paper and the FPC board to be exposed are stacked and placed in the material initial placement area 4; during operation, the operator can place the stacked spacer paper and the FPC board to be exposed in the material initial placement area 4, without the need to place the FPC board to be exposed and the spacer paper at intervals. Therefore, there is no need for excessive manual intervention, and the operation is simpler and more convenient.

[0035] In one embodiment, the material picking assembly 3 includes a first suction cup unit 31 located directly above the material initial placement area 4, a first vertical drive unit 32 connected to the first suction cup unit 31, and a transverse drive unit 33 connected to the first vertical drive unit 32, and the FPC board transition area 5 is located on the transverse side of the material initial placement area 4. It can be understood that the above-mentioned transverse drive unit 33 can adopt a mechanical arm, a linear screw drive module, etc., the first vertical drive unit 32 can adopt an electric push rod, a linear screw module, etc., and the paper storage area 2 can be set on the mounting plate of the first vertical drive unit 32, which saves the overall space of the system, facilitates layout and reduces the overall size of the equipment.

[0036] In one embodiment, the paper pick-up assembly 1 includes a second suction cup unit 11 located directly above the paper storage area 2 and a second vertical drive unit 12 connected to the second suction cup unit 11. It is understandable that the second vertical drive unit 12 can be an electric push rod, a linear screw module, etc.

[0037] In one embodiment, the FPC board transition area 5 is provided with a conveying roller 6. After responding to the call signal of the exposure machine, the FPC board to be exposed is conveyed to the exposure machine through the roller for exposure.

[0038] In one embodiment, a control system and a visual recognition system are also included, and the material picking component 3, the spacer paper picking component 1 and the visual recognition system are electrically connected to the control system respectively. The control system can adopt PLC. It should be understood that the visual recognition system includes an industrial camera for distinguishing between the FPC board and the spacer paper to be exposed, which can detect the physical or visual characteristics of the object (such as shape, size, color, material, etc.), use image processing algorithms to analyze the captured pictures, and can judge whether the FPC board or the spacer paper is currently sucked up through a preset recognition standard algorithm. The visual recognition system can accurately distinguish between the FPC board and the spacer paper, reducing errors caused by manual operation and related material losses.

[0039] Working process:

[0040] Before starting the unloading system, place the FPC board to be exposed and the spacer paper together on the material initial placement area 4, and operate the unloading system to reset the whole machine. The material picking component 3 descends and contacts the FPC board or spacer paper to be exposed, and the FPC board or spacer paper to be exposed is sucked up by the first suction cup unit 31. After being judged by the visual recognition system and confirmed as the FPC board to be exposed, it is moved to the FPC board transition area 5 through the horizontal drive unit 33. The first vertical drive unit 32 descends and places the FPC board to be exposed in the FPC board transition area 5. After the unloading system receives the call signal from the exposure machine, the exposed product is transferred to the exposure machine through the roller to complete the next process.

[0041] After the material taking component 3 completes the material taking judgment, if it is confirmed to be a separator paper, the material taking component 3 will put the separator paper back to the material initial placement area 4, and then the separator paper taking component will complete the process action of taking the separator paper.

[0042] The spacer paper picking component 1 descends to the initial material placement area 4, absorbs the spacer paper through the second suction cup unit 11 and rises, and the material picking component 3 returns to the top of the initial material placement area. The spacer paper picking component 1 descends again to place the spacer paper in the spacer paper storage area 2, and then returns to its original position, completing the entire action of taking the spacer paper.

[0043] Finally, it should be noted that the above specific implementation methods are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the utility model rather than to limit it. Although the utility model has been described in detail with reference to examples, ordinary technicians in the field should understand that the technical solution of the utility model can be modified or replaced by equivalents without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solution of the utility model, which should be included in the scope of the claims of the utility model.

Claims

1. An FPC paper-separated unloading system, characterized in that: include: The material initial placement area (4) is used to place the spacer paper and the FPC board to be exposed; A material picking component (3) is arranged above the material initial placement area (4) and is used to grab the spacer paper or the FPC board to be exposed on the material initial placement area (4); A separator paper storage area (2), integrated on the upper part of the material taking component (3) and used for storing separator paper; A paper separator picking assembly (1) is arranged above the material initial placement area (4) and is used to grab the paper separator on the material initial placement area (4); The FPC board transition area (5) is arranged beside the material initial placement area (4) and is used to place the FPC board to be exposed and transfer it to the exposure machine.

2. The FPC paper-separated unloading system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The spacer paper and the FPC board to be exposed are stacked and placed in the material initial placement area (4).

3. The FPC paper-separated unloading system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material picking assembly (3) comprises a first suction cup unit (31) located directly above the material initial placement area (4), a first vertical drive unit (32) connected to the first suction cup unit (31), and a horizontal drive unit (33) connected to the first vertical drive unit (32), and the FPC board transition area (5) is located on a horizontal side of the material initial placement area (4).

4. The FPC paper-separated unloading system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The separator paper picking assembly (1) comprises a second suction cup unit (11) located directly above the separator paper storage area (2) and a second vertical drive unit (12) connected to the second suction cup unit (11).

5. The FPC paper-separated unloading system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The FPC board transition area (5) is provided with a conveying roller (6).

6. The FPC paper-separated unloading system according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a control system and a visual recognition system, wherein the material picking component (3), the spacer paper picking component (1) and the visual recognition system are electrically connected to the control system respectively.

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