Electronic cigarette assembling equipment

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of electronic cigarette assembling, and particularly discloses electronic cigarette assembling equipment. Comprising an oil absorption cotton rotating transposition mechanism, an oil absorption cotton feeding mechanism, a bottom cover rotating transposition mechanism, a bottom cover feeding mechanism, a conveying device and an assembling manipulator stretching across the oil absorption cotton rotating transposition mechanism, the bottom cover rotating transposition mechanism and the conveying device. The assembling mechanical arm is used for placing oil absorption cotton in the oil absorption cotton rotating and transposition mechanism into a bottom cover of the bottom cover rotating and transposition mechanism, pressing an oil bin assembly in the conveying jig to the bottom cover, where the oil absorption cotton is placed, of the bottom cover rotating and transposition mechanism so as to obtain an electronic cigarette finished product, and placing the electronic cigarette finished product back to the conveying jig. According to the electronic cigarette assembling equipment provided by the utility model, mechanical assembling operation of the oil bin assembly, the bottom cover and the oil absorption cotton can be realized, so that the labor cost is reduced, and the production efficiency is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of electronic cigarette assembly, in particular to an electronic cigarette assembly device. Background Art

[0002] See also Figure 1 The electronic cigarette 100 generally includes an oil tank assembly 100c for storing tobacco oil, a bottom cover 100a mounted on the bottom of the oil tank assembly 100c, and oil-absorbing cotton 100b located in the bottom cover 100a. Currently, workers mainly rely on manual work to assemble the oil tank assembly 100c, the bottom cover 100a, and the oil-absorbing cotton 100b into a finished electronic cigarette, which not only has high labor costs but also low production efficiency.

[0003] Therefore, it is necessary to develop an electronic cigarette assembly device to realize the mechanized assembly of the oil tank component, the bottom cover, and the oil absorbing cotton, thereby reducing labor costs and improving production efficiency.

[0004] The above information disclosed in this Background section is included only for enhancement of understanding of the background of the present disclosure and therefore it may contain information that does not form the prior art that is currently known to a person of ordinary skill in the art. Utility Model Content

[0005] One purpose of the utility model is to provide an electronic cigarette assembly device that can realize the mechanized assembly operation of the oil tank component, the bottom cover, and the oil absorbing cotton, thereby reducing labor costs and improving production efficiency.

[0006] To achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides an electronic cigarette assembly device, characterized in that it includes an oil-absorbing cotton rotation transposition mechanism, an oil-absorbing cotton feeding mechanism for placing the oil-absorbing cotton into the oil-absorbing cotton rotation transposition mechanism, a bottom cover rotation transposition mechanism, a bottom cover feeding mechanism for placing the bottom cover into the bottom cover rotation transposition mechanism, a conveying device for conveying a transport jig loaded with an oil bin assembly, and an assembly robot straddling the oil-absorbing cotton rotation transposition mechanism, the bottom cover rotation transposition mechanism and the conveying device;

[0007] Among them, the assembly robot is used to put the oil-absorbing cotton in the oil-absorbing cotton rotation transposition mechanism into the bottom cover of the bottom cover rotation transposition mechanism, press the oil tank assembly in the transport jig onto the bottom cover of the bottom cover rotation transposition mechanism that is already equipped with oil-absorbing cotton to obtain a finished electronic cigarette, and put the finished electronic cigarette back into the transport jig.

[0008] Optionally, both the oil-absorbing cotton rotation transposition mechanism and the bottom cover rotation transposition mechanism include:

[0009] Transposition turntable;

[0010] A plurality of component placement jigs are arranged along the edge of the transposition turntable, and a plurality of component placement grooves are arranged on the top surface of each component placement jig.

[0011] Optionally, the number of the placement fixtures is four.

[0012] Optionally, the component placement jig is detachably connected to the transposition turntable.

[0013] Optionally, the component placement jig is fastened to the transposition turntable by fastening bolts, or the component placement jig is magnetically connected to the transposition turntable.

[0014] Optionally, both the oil-absorbing cotton feeding mechanism and the bottom cover feeding mechanism include:

[0015] A vibration plate, which is used to vibrate the material so that the material turns upside down;

[0016] A feeding camera, the feeding camera is located above the vibration plate, and is used to identify the material facing upward in the vibration plate;

[0017] A feeding robot is used to place the material facing upward in the vibration plate into the corresponding placement slot of the placement fixture.

[0018] Optionally, the oil-absorbing cotton feeding mechanism and the bottom cover feeding mechanism both further include:

[0019] Positioning camera, the feeding camera is used to visually locate the material grabbed by the feeding robot.

[0020] Optionally, the vibration plate is a flexible vibration plate.

[0021] Optionally, the conveying device includes two conveyor belts disposed at intervals, and a lifting mechanism located between the two conveyor belts.

[0022] The beneficial effects of the utility model are: providing an electronic cigarette assembly device, after the oil-absorbing cotton feeding mechanism and the oil-absorbing cotton rotating transposition mechanism cooperate to provide the oil-absorbing cotton, and the bottom cover feeding mechanism and the bottom cover rotating transposition mechanism cooperate to provide the bottom cover, the assembly robot sequentially puts the oil-absorbing cotton in the oil-absorbing cotton rotating transposition mechanism into the bottom cover of the bottom cover rotating transposition mechanism, presses the oil bin assembly in the transport jig onto the bottom cover of the bottom cover rotating transposition mechanism into which the oil-absorbing cotton has been placed to obtain a finished electronic cigarette, and puts the finished electronic cigarette back into the transport jig, thereby completing the mechanized assembly operation of the oil bin assembly, the bottom cover, and the oil-absorbing cotton, thereby reducing labor costs and improving production efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative labor.

[0024] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of the electronic cigarette provided by the utility model;

[0025] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic cigarette assembly device provided in an embodiment;

[0026] Figure 3 This is a schematic structural diagram of the oil-absorbing cotton rotation transposition mechanism provided in the embodiment.

[0027] In the figure:

[0028] 100, finished electronic cigarette; 100a, bottom cover; 100b, oil-absorbing cotton; 100c, oil tank assembly;

[0029] 200. Transportation jig;

[0030] 1a, oil-absorbing cotton rotation transposition mechanism; 1b, bottom cover rotation transposition mechanism; 101, transposition turntable; 102, first fixture; 103, second fixture; 104, third fixture; 105, fourth fixture;

[0031] 2a, oil-absorbing cotton feeding mechanism; 2b, bottom cover feeding mechanism;

[0032] 201, vibration plate; 202, feeding camera; 203, feeding manipulator; 204, positioning camera;

[0033] 3. Conveying device; 301. Conveyor belt; 302. Lifting mechanism;

[0034] 4. Assemble the robot. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] The reference to "embodiment" in the present invention means that the specific features, structures or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment may be included in at least one embodiment of the present invention. The word "embodiment" appearing in various places in the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor does it particularly limit its independence or association with other embodiments. In principle, in the present invention, as long as there is no technical contradiction or conflict, the various technical features mentioned in each embodiment can be combined in any way to form a corresponding implementable technical solution.

[0036] Unless otherwise defined, the technical terms used in this document have the same meanings as those generally understood by those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs; the use of relevant terms in this document is only for describing specific embodiments and is not intended to limit the present invention.

[0037] In the description of the present invention, the term "and / or" is an expression used to describe the logical relationship between objects, indicating that three relationships may exist, for example, A and / or B, which means: A exists, B exists, and A and B exist at the same time. In addition, the character " / " in this article generally indicates that the objects before and after are in a logical relationship of "or".

[0038] In the present invention, terms such as “first” and “second” are merely used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any actual relationship of quantity, priority or sequence between these entities or operations.

[0039] Without further restrictions, in the present invention, the words "include", "comprises", "has" or other similar expressions used in sentences are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion. These expressions do not exclude the presence of additional elements in the process, method or product including the elements, so that the process, method or product including a series of elements may include not only those limited elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also include elements inherent to such process, method or product.

[0040] Similar to the understanding in the Examination Guidelines, in the present invention, expressions such as "greater than", "less than", "exceed" and the like are understood to exclude the number itself; expressions such as "above", "below", "within" and the like are understood to include the number itself. In addition, in the description of the embodiments of the present invention, "multiple" means more than two (including two), and similar expressions related to "multiple" are also understood in this way, such as "multiple groups", "multiple times", etc., unless otherwise clearly and specifically limited.

[0041] In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, the space-related expressions used, such as "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "vertical", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc., indicate the orientation or position relationship based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the specific embodiments or drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the specific embodiments of the present invention or facilitating the reader's understanding, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or component must have a specific position, a specific orientation, or be constructed or operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the embodiments of the present invention.

[0042] Unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, in the description of the embodiments of the present utility model, the terms "install", "connect", "connect", "fix", "set" and the like used should be understood in a broad sense. For example, the "connection" can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integrated setting; it can be a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, or a communication connection; 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 those skilled in the technical field of the present utility model, the specific meanings of the above terms in the embodiments of the present utility model can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0043] The utility model provides an electronic cigarette assembly device, which is suitable for the application scenario of assembling oil-absorbing cotton, a bottom cover, and an oil tank component to form an electronic cigarette finished product. It can realize the mechanized assembly operation of the oil tank component, the bottom cover, and the oil-absorbing cotton, thereby reducing labor costs and improving production efficiency.

[0044] See also Figure 2 In this embodiment, the electronic cigarette assembly device includes an oil-absorbing cotton rotating transposition mechanism 1a, an oil-absorbing cotton feeding mechanism 2a for placing the oil-absorbing cotton into the oil-absorbing cotton rotating transposition mechanism 1a, a bottom cover rotating transposition mechanism 1b, a bottom cover feeding mechanism 2b for placing the bottom cover into the bottom cover rotating transposition mechanism 1b, a conveying device 3 for conveying a transport fixture 200 loaded with an oil bin assembly, and an assembly robot 4 spanning the oil-absorbing cotton rotating transposition mechanism 1a, the bottom cover rotating transposition mechanism 1b and the conveying device 3;

[0045] Among them, the assembly robot 4 is used to put the oil-absorbing cotton in the oil-absorbing cotton rotation transposition mechanism 1a into the bottom cover of the bottom cover rotation transposition mechanism 1b, press the oil tank assembly in the transport jig 200 onto the bottom cover of the bottom cover rotation transposition mechanism 1b that is already equipped with oil-absorbing cotton to obtain a finished electronic cigarette, and put the finished electronic cigarette back into the transport jig 200.

[0046] The electronic cigarette assembly device provided in this embodiment has the following working process:

[0047] S10: The oil-absorbing cotton feeding mechanism 2a puts the oil-absorbing cotton into the oil-absorbing cotton rotating transposition mechanism 1a; synchronously, the bottom cover feeding mechanism 2b puts the bottom cover into the bottom cover rotating transposition mechanism 1b;

[0048] In this embodiment, both the oil-absorbing cotton feeding mechanism 2a and the bottom cover feeding mechanism 2b include a vibration plate 201 , a feeding camera 202 , a feeding manipulator 203 , and a positioning camera 204 .

[0049] The vibration plate 201 is used to vibrate the material so that the material turns upside down; the feeding camera 202 is located above the vibration plate 201 and is used to identify the material facing up in the vibration plate 201; the feeding manipulator 203 is used to place the material facing up in the vibration plate 201 into the corresponding placement slot of the placement fixture. The feeding camera 202 is used to visually locate the material grabbed by the feeding manipulator 203.

[0050] Taking oil-absorbing cotton as an example, after workers pour a large amount of oil-absorbing cotton into the vibration plate 201, the vibration plate 201 continues to vibrate, so that the oil-absorbing cotton in the vibration plate 201 continues to turn over; after the feeding camera 202 identifies the material facing up in the vibration plate 201, the feeding manipulator 203 can grab the identified oil-absorbing cotton facing up, and then move the oil-absorbing cotton to the top of the positioning camera 204. After the positioning camera 204 performs visual positioning, the feeding manipulator 203 can accurately put the oil-absorbing cotton into the placement slot of the placement fixture of the oil-absorbing cotton rotation transposition mechanism 1a. The feeding process of the bottom cover is the same as that of the oil-absorbing cotton, so it will not be repeated.

[0051] Optionally, the vibration plate 201 is a flexible vibration plate. The flexible vibration plate is suitable for bulk arrangement and feeding of small parts, and can effectively solve the feeding problems in traditional automated production, such as thin sheets, special shapes, parts with different front and back sides, parts that are easy to deform, parts that are afraid of surface damage, etc. Therefore, the use of a flexible vibration plate as the vibration plate 201 can effectively improve the feeding efficiency of oil-absorbing cotton and bottom covers.

[0052] S20: The oil-absorbing cotton rotation transposition mechanism 1a rotates the oil-absorbing cotton to a position close to one end of the assembly robot 4, and the bottom cover rotation transposition mechanism 1b rotates the bottom cover to a position close to the other end of the assembly robot 4;

[0053] See also Figure 3 In this embodiment, the oil-absorbing cotton rotation transposition mechanism 1a and the bottom cover rotation transposition mechanism 1b both include a transposition turntable 101 and a plurality of component placement jigs. Each of the component placement jigs is arranged along the edge of the transposition turntable 101, and a plurality of component placement grooves are provided on the top surface of each of the component placement jigs.

[0054] It should be noted that the shape and size of the placing slot of the oil-absorbing cotton rotating transposition mechanism 1a match the oil-absorbing cotton so that the oil-absorbing cotton can be placed therein; the shape and size of the placing slot of the bottom cover rotating transposition mechanism 1b match the bottom cover so that the bottom cover can be placed therein.

[0055] In this embodiment, the number of the component placement fixtures is four, and the transposition turntable 101 rotates 90 degrees each time for transposition.

[0056] Taking oil-absorbing cotton as an example, the material inlet and outlet states of four placement jigs (recorded as the first jig 102, the second jig 103, the third jig 104 and the fourth jig 105 in sequence) are as follows:

[0057] The oil-absorbing cotton feeding mechanism 2a loads the oil-absorbing cotton into the first fixture 102; the second fixture 103 is filled with the oil-absorbing cotton, waiting to be transferred to the position of the third fixture 104 during the next rotation, so that the assembly robot 4 can take out the oil-absorbing cotton; the assembly robot 4 takes out the oil-absorbing cotton from the third fixture 104 and assembles it into the bottom cover of the bottom cover rotation and transposition mechanism 1b; the fourth fixture 105 is in an unloaded state, waiting to be transferred to the position of the first fixture 102 during the next rotation, so that the oil-absorbing cotton feeding mechanism 2a can be loaded with the oil-absorbing cotton.

[0058] The rotation process of the bottom cover rotation and transposition mechanism 1b is similar to that of the oil-absorbing cotton rotation and transposition mechanism 1a, so it will not be described in detail.

[0059] Optionally, the component placement fixture is detachably connected to the transposition turntable 101. When it is necessary to replace the oil-absorbing cotton or bottom cover of different sizes, it is only necessary to replace the component placement fixture with a matching component placement slot.

[0060] For example, the component placement fixture is fastened to the transposition turntable 101 by fastening bolts, or the component placement fixture is magnetically connected to the transposition turntable 101. The magnetic connection positioning method is very convenient to assemble and disassemble, which is conducive to improving the assembly and disassembly efficiency of the positioning fixture.

[0061] S30: The assembly robot 4 puts the oil-absorbing cotton in the oil-absorbing cotton rotation and transposition mechanism 1a into the bottom cover of the bottom cover rotation and transposition mechanism 1b, thereby completing the assembly operation between the oil-absorbing cotton and the bottom cover;

[0062] S40: The assembly robot 4 presses the oil tank assembly in the transport fixture 200 onto the bottom cover of the bottom cover rotation and transposition mechanism 1b into which the oil-absorbing cotton has been placed, so as to obtain a finished electronic cigarette;

[0063] The conveying device 3 includes two conveyor belts 301 arranged at intervals, and a lifting mechanism 302 located between the two conveyor belts 301. The conveyor belt 301 transports the transport jig 200 to the top of the lifting mechanism 302. After the lifting mechanism 302 lifts the transport jig 200, the assembly robot 4 can take the oil tank component in the transport jig 200.

[0064] S50: the assembly robot 4 puts the finished electronic cigarette back into the transport jig 200, and the conveying device 3 continues to convey the transport jig 200 loaded with the finished electronic cigarette to the downstream, thereby completing the assembly operation of the electronic cigarette.

[0065] To sum up, the electronic cigarette assembly equipment provided in this embodiment, after the oil-absorbing cotton feeding mechanism 2a and the oil-absorbing cotton rotating transposition mechanism 1a cooperate to provide oil-absorbing cotton, and the bottom cover feeding mechanism 2b and the bottom cover rotating transposition mechanism 1b cooperate to provide the bottom cover, the assembly robot 4 sequentially puts the oil-absorbing cotton in the oil-absorbing cotton rotating transposition mechanism 1a into the bottom cover of the bottom cover rotating transposition mechanism 1b, presses the oil bin assembly in the transport jig 200 onto the bottom cover of the bottom cover rotating transposition mechanism 1b into which the oil-absorbing cotton has been placed to obtain a finished electronic cigarette, and puts the finished electronic cigarette back into the transport jig 200, thereby completing the mechanized assembly operation of the oil bin assembly, the bottom cover, and the oil-absorbing cotton, thereby reducing labor costs and improving production efficiency.

[0066] It should be noted that the linear drive mechanism mentioned in the present invention can be a cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder, an electric cylinder or a motor screw linear module, etc., and the rotary drive mechanism mentioned can be a brushed motor, a brushless motor, or a rotary cylinder, etc. The present invention does not limit the specific structural forms of the linear drive mechanism and the rotary drive mechanism.

[0067] Finally, it should be noted that although the above embodiments have been described in the specification and drawings of this application, this does not limit the scope of patent protection of this application. All technical solutions generated by replacing or modifying equivalent structures or equivalent processes based on the essential concept of this application using the contents recorded in the specification and drawings of this application, as well as directly or indirectly implementing the technical solutions of the above embodiments in other related technical fields, are included in the scope of patent protection of this application.

Claims

1. An electronic cigarette assembly device, characterized in that: It includes an oil-absorbing cotton rotating transposition mechanism, an oil-absorbing cotton feeding mechanism for placing the oil-absorbing cotton into the oil-absorbing cotton rotating transposition mechanism, a bottom cover rotating transposition mechanism, a bottom cover feeding mechanism for placing the bottom cover into the bottom cover rotating transposition mechanism, a conveying device for conveying a transport jig loaded with an oil bin assembly, and an assembly robot spanning the oil-absorbing cotton rotating transposition mechanism, the bottom cover rotating transposition mechanism and the conveying device; Among them, the assembly robot is used to put the oil-absorbing cotton in the oil-absorbing cotton rotation transposition mechanism into the bottom cover of the bottom cover rotation transposition mechanism, press the oil tank assembly in the transport jig onto the bottom cover of the bottom cover rotation transposition mechanism that is already equipped with oil-absorbing cotton to obtain a finished electronic cigarette, and put the finished electronic cigarette back on the transport jig.

2. The electronic cigarette assembly device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The oil-absorbing cotton rotation transposition mechanism and the bottom cover rotation transposition mechanism both include: Transposition turntable; A plurality of component placement jigs are arranged along the edge of the transposition turntable, and a plurality of component placement grooves are arranged on the top surface of each component placement jig.

3. The electronic cigarette assembly device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The number of the placement fixtures is four.

4. The electronic cigarette assembly device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The component placement fixture is detachably connected to the transposition turntable.

5. The electronic cigarette assembly device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The component placement fixture is fastened to the transposition turntable by fastening bolts, or the component placement fixture is magnetically connected to the transposition turntable.

6. The electronic cigarette assembly device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The oil-absorbing cotton feeding mechanism and the bottom cover feeding mechanism both include: A vibration plate, which is used to vibrate the material so that the material turns upside down; A feeding camera, the feeding camera is located above the vibration plate, and is used to identify the material facing upward in the vibration plate; A feeding robot is used to place the material facing upward in the vibration plate into the corresponding placement slot of the placement fixture.

7. The electronic cigarette assembly device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The oil-absorbing cotton feeding mechanism and the bottom cover feeding mechanism both further include: Positioning camera, the feeding camera is used to visually locate the material grabbed by the feeding robot.

8. The electronic cigarette assembly device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The vibration plate is a flexible vibration plate.

9. The electronic cigarette assembly device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveying device comprises two conveyor belts arranged at intervals, and a lifting mechanism located between the two conveyor belts.

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