Mechanical keyboard keycap production mold

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of keycap production dies, in particular to a mechanical keyboard keycap production die which comprises a male die and a female die arranged on one side of the male die, a discharging assembly is arranged below the male die and the female die, the discharging assembly comprises a vertical discharging box, the bottom of the vertical discharging box is communicated with the outside, and the bottom of the vertical discharging box is communicated with the outside. A feeding hole is formed in a side edge plate body of the vertical discharging box, an air cylinder is arranged on one side of the vertical discharging box, a discharging hopper is arranged on a telescopic shaft of the air cylinder, a discharging hole is formed in the discharging hopper and located in the side close to the feeding hole, and a storage box is fixedly installed at the top end of the discharging hopper. The storage box and the discharging hopper slide along the side face of the vertical discharging box. A conveying belt is arranged below the vertical discharging box. The keycap collecting and discharging device facilitates keycap collecting, discharging and conveying operation after demolding, and is convenient to use.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of keycap production molds, and more specifically, to a mechanical keyboard keycap production mold. Background Technique

[0002] A mechanical keyboard is a type of keyboard in which each key is controlled by an independent microswitch for closing. A mechanical keyboard keycap refers to a detachable keyboard key installed on a mechanical keyboard, including keys such as letters, numbers, and symbols. When performing the production and preparation operation of keycaps, the preparation operation is usually completed by injection molding. When performing the injection molding operation, it is usually completed on a corresponding injection molding machine. Inside the injection molding machine, there is a mold, which includes a male mold and a female mold. Generally, components such as ejector pins are also provided on the injection mold. After the mold is opened, the ejector pins move, enabling the plastic parts in the molding cavity to be ejected outwards to complete the demolding operation.

[0003] Since the number of molding cavities on the keycap production mold is relatively large, multiple keycaps can be formed in each injection molding. However, when this type of keycap production mold is in use, there is a lack of a component that can collect the keycaps after demolding, which is not conducive to the portable collection of multiple keycaps. The process of manually removing multiple keycaps one by one takes time and affects the unloading speed, bringing inconvenience to the user. In view of this, we have proposed a mechanical keyboard keycap production mold. Summary of the Utility Model

[0004] The purpose of the present utility model is to provide a mechanical keyboard keycap production mold to solve the defects mentioned in the above background technique.

[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the present utility model provides the following technical solution:

[0006] A mechanical keyboard keycap production mold includes a male mold and a female mold arranged on one side of the male mold. Below the male mold and the male mold, there is a unloading component. The unloading component includes a vertical unloading box. The bottom of the vertical unloading box is connected to the outside. On the side plate of the vertical unloading box, there is a feeding hole. On one side of the vertical unloading box, there is a cylinder. On the telescopic shaft of the cylinder, there is a unloading hopper. Inside the unloading hopper, there is a unloading hole, and the unloading hole is located on the side close to the feeding hole. At the top of the unloading hopper, there is a storage box fixedly installed, and the storage box and the unloading hopper slide along the side of the vertical unloading box. Below the vertical unloading box, there is a conveyor belt.

[0007] Preferably, there are two mutually opposite chutes on the side plate of the vertical discharge box. On the side surface of the storage box, there are two symmetrically arranged sliders fixed. The sliders are located in the chutes and are slidably connected with the chutes, which has the effect of guiding the movement of the storage box.

[0008] Preferably, the cross-sections of the sliders and the chutes are both T-shaped, and the sizes of the sliders are adapted to the sizes of the chutes, ensuring that the sliders can slide stably in the chutes.

[0009] Preferably, an inclined surface is provided on the bottom wall of the feed hole. The planes where the inclined surface and the bottom wall of the discharge hole are located are both inclined downward at 45° - 60° for discharging operations.

[0010] Preferably, there are two symmetrically arranged support plates in the front and back below the vertical discharge box. Between the two support plates, there are two symmetrically arranged rotating shafts rotatably connected. The conveyor belt is sleeved on the two rotating shafts. The end of one of the rotating shafts is coaxially provided with a driving motor, which is convenient for driving the conveyor belt to rotate to realize the conveying operation of the keycaps.

[0011] Preferably, end plates are fixedly installed on the front and back side surfaces of the vertical discharge box. The end plates are fixedly installed on the upper surface of the support plates, which is convenient for using the end plates to support the vertical discharge box.

[0012] Preferably, a bottom plate is fixedly installed on the side surface of the vertical discharge box. The cylinder is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the bottom plate, which is convenient for using the bottom plate to support the cylinder.

[0013] Preferably, a steel plate is fixedly installed at the end of the telescopic shaft of the cylinder. The discharge hopper is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the steel plate through a plurality of fastening screws, which is convenient for fixedly installing the discharge hopper.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present utility model are as follows:

[0015] 1. Through the arranged discharge assembly, when in use, the present utility model can utilize the working of the cylinder to drive the storage box to move upward, reducing the distance between the storage box and the punch and the die. After the punch and the die are opened and the ejector pin is used to eject outwards to complete demolding, the keycaps can fall down into the storage box and then enter the vertical discharge box through the discharge hole, completing the discharge operation, achieving the effect of facilitating the collection of the demolded keycaps.

[0016] 2. Through the arranged conveyor belt, the keycaps falling out from the bottom of the vertical discharge box can fall onto the conveyor belt, and with the rotation of the conveyor belt, the keycaps are conveyed outwards to the corresponding positions. Description of the Drawings

[0017] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present utility model;

[0018] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the unloading component of the present utility model;

[0019] Figure 3 It is an exploded structure schematic diagram of the unloading component of the present utility model;

[0020] Figure 4 It is a cross-sectional view of the vertical unloading box of the present utility model.

[0021] The meanings of the various labels in the figure are as follows:

[0022] 1. Punch; 10. Die;

[0023] 2. Unloading component; 20. Vertical unloading box; 21. Chute; 22. Feeding hole; 221. Inclined plane; 23. End plate; 24. Bottom plate; 25. Cylinder; 251. Steel plate; 26. Unloading hopper; 261. Unloading hole; 27. Storage box; 271. Slide block;

[0024] 3. Support plate; 30. Rotating shaft; 31. Conveyor belt; 32. Driving motor. Specific embodiments

[0025] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present utility model, rather than all the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present utility model without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0026] Please refer to Figures 1 - 4 , the present utility model provides a technical solution: a production mold for mechanical keyboard keycaps, including a punch 1 and a die 10 arranged on one side of the punch 1. Below the punch 1 and the die 10, there is an unloading component 2. The unloading component 2 includes a vertical unloading box 20, and the bottom of the vertical unloading box 20 is connected to the outside, facilitating the unloading operation at the bottom of the vertical unloading box 20;

[0027] Specifically, a feed hole 22 is provided on the side plate body of the vertical discharge box 20. A cylinder 25 is provided on one side of the vertical discharge box 20. A discharge hopper 26 is provided on the telescopic shaft of the cylinder 25. A discharge hole 261 is provided in the discharge hopper 26. The discharge hole 261 is located on the side close to the feed hole 22. A storage box 27 is fixedly installed at the top of the discharge hopper 26. The storage box 27 and the discharge hopper 26 slide along the side surface of the vertical discharge box 20. After the discharge hole 261 communicates with the feed hole 22, the keycaps in the storage box 27 are discharged into the vertical discharge box 20; a conveyor belt 31 is provided below the vertical discharge box 20, which is convenient for using the conveyor belt 31 to convey the keycaps that fall onto the conveyor belt 31 outwards.

[0028] In this embodiment, two mutually opposite chutes 21 are provided on the side plate body of the vertical discharge box 20. Two mutually symmetric sliders 271 are fixedly installed on the side surface of the storage box 27. The sliders 271 are located in the chutes 21 and are slidably connected to the chutes 21, which has the effect of guiding the movement of the storage box 27.

[0029] Specifically, the cross sections of the slider 271 and the chute 21 are both T-shaped, and the size of the slider 271 is adapted to the size of the chute 21, ensuring that the slider 271 can stably slide in the chute 21.

[0030] Furthermore, an inclined surface 221 is provided on the bottom wall of the feed hole 22. The plane where the inclined surface 221 and the bottom wall of the discharge hole 261 are located are both inclined downward at 45° - 60° for discharging operations.

[0031] In addition, two mutually symmetric support plates 3 are provided below the vertical discharge box 20. The support plates 3 are fixedly installed on the frame of the external injection molding machine. Two mutually symmetric rotating shafts 30 are rotatably connected between the two support plates 3. The conveyor belt 31 is sleeved on the two rotating shafts 30. A driving motor 32 is coaxially provided at the end of one of the rotating shafts 30, which is convenient for driving the conveyor belt 31 to rotate to perform the conveying operation of the keycaps.

[0032] It should be noted that end plates 23 are fixedly installed on the front and rear side surfaces of the vertical discharge box 20. The end plates 23 are fixedly installed on the upper surface of the support plate 3, which is convenient for using the end plates 23 to support the vertical discharge box 20; a bottom plate 24 is fixedly installed on the side surface of the vertical discharge box 20. The cylinder 25 is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the bottom plate 24, which is convenient for using the bottom plate 24 to support the cylinder 25.

[0033] It should be noted that a steel plate 251 is fixedly installed at the end of the telescopic shaft of the cylinder 25. The discharge hopper 26 is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the steel plate 251 through a plurality of fastening screws, which is convenient for fixedly installing the discharge hopper 26.

[0034] In this embodiment, when the air cylinder 25 drives the discharge hopper 26 and the storage box 27 to move downward, the storage box 27 will not block components such as the upper punch 1 and the die 10. During discharging, the storage box 27 is used to move upward to collect the demolded keycaps.

[0035] When the mechanical keyboard keycap production mold of the present utility model is in use, after the injection molding is completed, the air cylinder 25 is started and made to work. When the air cylinder 25 works, the telescopic shaft thereon elongates to drive the discharge hopper 26 and the storage box 27 to move upward. At this time, the distance between the storage box 27 and the punch 1 and the die 10 is reduced. Then, the mold is opened and demolded. The keycaps during the demolding process fall downward into the storage box 27. After the demolding is completed, the air cylinder 25 is continued to be started and made to work. When the air cylinder 25 works, the telescopic shaft thereon shortens to drive the discharge hopper 26 and the storage box 27 to move downward. At this time, the discharge hole 261 is communicated with the feed hole 22, and the keycaps in the storage box 27 can enter the vertical discharge box 20 and fall from the bottom of the vertical discharge box 20 to the conveyor belt 31. Then, the driving motor 32 is connected to an external power supply and made to work. When the driving motor 32 works, the output shaft thereon rotates to drive the rotating shaft 30 to rotate, and the rotating shaft 30 rotates to drive the conveyor belt 31 to rotate, so as to realize the outward conveyance of the keycaps falling on the conveyor belt 31.

[0036] The above shows and describes the basic principles, main features and advantages of the present utility model. Those skilled in the art of this industry should understand that the present utility model is not limited by the above embodiments. The above embodiments and the descriptions in the specification are only preferred examples of the present utility model and are not used to limit the present utility model. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the present utility model, the present utility model will have various changes and improvements, and these changes and improvements all fall within the scope of the present utility model claimed. The scope of protection claimed by the present utility model is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A mold for producing keycaps for a mechanical keyboard, comprising a male mold (1) and a female mold (10) arranged on one side of the male mold (1), characterized in that: The punch (1) and the lower part of the punch (1) are provided with a discharge assembly (2), the discharge assembly (2) comprising a vertical discharge box (20), the bottom of the vertical discharge box (20) being connected to the outside, a feed hole (22) being provided on the side plate of the vertical discharge box (20), a cylinder (25) being provided on one side of the vertical discharge box (20), a discharge hopper (26) being provided on the telescopic shaft of the cylinder (25), a discharge hole (261) being provided in the discharge hopper (26), the discharge hole (261) being located on the side close to the feed hole (22), a storage box (27) being fixedly installed on the top of the discharge hopper (26), the storage box (27) and the discharge hopper (26) sliding along the side of the vertical discharge box (20); a conveyor belt (31) being provided below the vertical discharge box (20).

2. The mechanical keyboard keycap production mold according to claim 1, characterized in that: The side plate of the vertical discharge box (20) is provided with two mutually symmetrical left and right sliding grooves (21), and the side surface of the storage box (27) is fixedly installed with two mutually symmetrical left and right sliding blocks (271), and the sliding blocks (271) are located in the sliding grooves (21) and are slidably connected with the sliding grooves (21).

3. The mechanical keyboard keycap production mold according to claim 2, characterized in that: The cross-sections of the slider (271) and the slide groove (21) are both T-shaped, and the size of the slider (271) is compatible with the size of the slide groove (21).

4. The mechanical keyboard keycap production mold according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom wall of the feed hole (22) is provided with an inclined surface (221), and the plane where the inclined surface (221) and the bottom wall of the discharge hole (261) are located are both arranged to be inclined downward at an angle of 45° to 60° for discharge operation.

5. The mechanical keyboard keycap production mold according to claim 1, characterized in that: Two mutually symmetrical support plates (3) are arranged at the front and rear sides below the vertical discharge box (20), and two mutually symmetrical rotating shafts (30) are rotatably connected between the two support plates (3). The conveyor belt (31) is sleeved on the two rotating shafts (30), and a driving motor (32) is coaxially arranged at the end of one of the rotating shafts (30).

6. The mechanical keyboard keycap production mold according to claim 5, characterized in that: End plates (23) are fixedly mounted on both the front and rear side surfaces of the vertical discharge box (20), and the end plates (23) are fixedly mounted on the upper surface of the support plate (3).

7. The mechanical keyboard keycap production mold according to claim 1, characterized in that: A bottom plate (24) is fixedly mounted on the side of the vertical discharge box (20), and the cylinder (25) is fixedly mounted on the upper surface of the bottom plate (24).

8. The mechanical keyboard keycap production mold according to claim 1, characterized in that: A steel plate (251) is fixedly mounted on the end of the telescopic shaft of the cylinder (25), and the discharge hopper (26) is fixedly mounted on the upper surface of the steel plate (251) by means of a plurality of fastening screws.

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