Automatic loading and unloading equipment for optical module test

By designing the tray and closing mechanism, combining the stable lifting and lowering of the hydraulic rod and guide rod, and the precise positioning of the cylinder and jaws, the problems of low loading and unloading efficiency and product damage of existing equipment are solved, and efficient and accurate automatic loading and unloading are achieved.

CN223188405UActive Publication Date: 2025-08-05SHENZHEN NAISITE AUTOMATION EQUIPMENT CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202422551550.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-10-22
Publication Date
2025-08-05
Estimated Expiration
2034-10-22

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Technical Problem

The loading and unloading efficiency of existing optical module chip test equipment is low and easy to damage the product. The operating cycle of existing equipment is long, and the stacking and stacking of material trays leads to product contact damage.

Method used

An automatic loading and unloading equipment including a tray and a closing mechanism is designed. Multiple material trays can be inserted into the material tray rack, which can achieve stable lifting and lowering through hydraulic rods and guide rods, and the cylinders and jaws can achieve accurate positioning and clamping, simplifying loading and unloading actions.

Benefits of technology

It improves the efficiency of loading and unloading of the material tray, avoids product damage, simple action steps, reasonable structure, and accurate inlet and discharge.

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Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of optical module chip testing, and particularly relates to optical module testing automatic feeding and discharging equipment which comprises a feeding mechanism and a discharging mechanism. The feeding mechanism comprises a second frame body, a second supporting plate fixedly connected to the interior of the second frame body and a disc placing mechanism connected to the upper end of the second supporting plate; the discharging mechanism comprises a first frame body, a first supporting plate fixedly connected to the interior of a second frame body and a tray collecting mechanism connected to the upper end of the first supporting plate. The upper end of the first supporting plate and the upper end of the second supporting plate are both connected with a stock bin part. A plurality of material trays can be inserted into the material tray frame and do not make contact with one another, product damage is avoided, meanwhile, step design logic is more reasonable, action steps of equipment are simple, the equipment structure is simple, and the efficiency of feeding and discharging of the material trays is effectively improved.
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Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of optical module chip testing, and specifically to automatic loading and unloading equipment for optical module testing. Background Art

[0002] Optical module chips are core components in optical communication equipment, responsible for converting optical and electrical signals. After production, they need to undergo performance testing.

[0003] In order to reduce labor costs and realize automated testing at the same time, loading and unloading equipment is usually used in the prior art to send the material tray into the test equipment and take it out from the test equipment. For example, the Chinese invention patent disclosed with the announcement number CN105293081B discloses a lifting material tray loading and unloading equipment, which realizes the grabbing and transportation of the material tray by setting the suction cup lifting and lateral displacement, and realizes the loading and unloading storage of the material tray by stacking the material tray. Although the storage and storage of the material tray can be realized, the loading and unloading action needs to go through multiple action steps such as descending-sucking-ascending-lateral movement-descending-discharging, etc. The action cycle is long, the loading and unloading speed is slow, and the efficiency is low. At the same time, the stacking and stacking of the material trays will cause the products on the material tray to contact each other, which may cause damage to the products on the material tray. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of this application is to provide an automatic loading and unloading device for optical module testing to solve the technical problems raised in the above background technology.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present application provides the following technical solutions: automatic loading and unloading equipment for optical module testing, including a loading mechanism and an unloading mechanism, the loading mechanism including a frame body 2, a support plate 2 fixedly connected to the inside of the frame body 2, and a disk placing mechanism connected to the upper end of the support plate 2, the unloading mechanism including a frame body 1, a support plate 1 fixedly connected to the inside of the frame body 2, and a disk closing mechanism connected to the upper end of the support plate 1, and the upper ends of the support plate 1 and the support plate 2 are both connected to a hopper part.

[0006] In one embodiment, the silo portion includes two hydraulic rods respectively fixed to the lower ends of support plate one and support plate two, two groups of guide rods movably inserted into support plate one and support plate two, two support plates and two bottom plates respectively fixed to the upper and lower ends of the two groups of guide rods, and a tray rack respectively fixed to the upper ends of the two support plates for storing trays.

[0007] In one embodiment, two sets of guide sleeves are fixedly connected to the upper ends of the support plate 1 and the support plate 2, and the two sets of guide sleeves are respectively sleeved on the outside of the two sets of guide rods, and both sides of the material tray rack are open in design.

[0008] In one embodiment, the upper ends of the two support plates are respectively fixedly connected to two cylinders 1, and the telescopic ends of the two cylinders 1 are respectively fixedly connected to two pressing blocks.

[0009] In one embodiment, the tray closing mechanism is used to store the tray into the tray rack, and the tray closing mechanism includes an axial moving unit 1 fixed to the upper end of a support plate 1, a mounting base 1 fixed to the moving end of the axial moving unit 1, a cylinder 2 fixed to one side of the mounting base 1, a base body fixed to the telescopic end of the cylinder 2, a positioning plate fixed to one side of the base body, cylinder clamps symmetrically fixed to the front and rear sides of the base body, and a flexible chuck connected to the clamping ends of the two cylinder clamps.

[0010] In one embodiment, the tray placing mechanism is used to push the material tray into the testing equipment, and the tray placing mechanism includes an axial moving unit 2 fixedly connected to the upper end of the support plate 2, a mounting seat 2 fixedly connected to one side of the moving end of the axial moving unit 2, a cylinder 3 fixedly connected to one side of the mounting seat 2, and a tray pushing seat fixedly connected to the telescopic end of the cylinder 3.

[0011] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages:

[0012] 1) The present application is provided with a tray placing mechanism and a tray closing mechanism, and multiple trays can be inserted into the tray rack of the present application, and the multiple trays will not contact each other to avoid damage to the product. When loading, the tray placing mechanism can directly push the tray in the tray rack into the test equipment, and then the tray rack rises, and the next tray that needs to enter the test equipment is moved to be parallel to the tray placing mechanism and wait for the next pushing action. When unloading, the tray closing mechanism can directly put the tray in the test equipment into the tray rack, and then the tray rack descends, so that the next tray to be discharged from the test equipment can smoothly enter the tray rack. The action steps are simple, the equipment structure is simple, the step design logic is more reasonable, and the efficiency of loading and unloading trays is effectively improved.

[0013] 2) This application sets up hydraulic rods, guide rods and guide sleeves to make the tray rack more stable during the lifting process. At the same time, the cylinder can move and press the pressure block on the tray rack to position the tray rack on the support plate, thereby improving the stability of the tray rack. When the tray is discharged or enters the tray rack, the tray rack will not deviate or shake, and the feeding and discharging of materials will be more accurate. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of this application;

[0015] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the frame of this application;

[0016] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the silo structure for this application;

[0017] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the closing mechanism structure for this application;

[0018] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the second frame of this application;

[0019] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the placement mechanism for this application.

[0020] In the figure: 1. feeding mechanism; 2. unloading mechanism; 3. frame body 1; 31. support plate 1; 32. hopper part; 321. hydraulic rod; 322. support plate; 323. guide rod; 324. guide sleeve; 325. bottom plate; 326. tray rack; 327. cylinder 1; 328. pressure block; 33. tray closing mechanism; 331. axial moving unit 1; 332. mounting seat 1; 333. cylinder 2; 334. seat body; 335. positioning plate; 336. cylinder clamp; 337. flexible chuck; 4. frame body 2; 41. support plate 2; 42. tray placing mechanism; 421. axial moving unit 2; 422. mounting seat 2; 423. cylinder 3; 424. tray pushing seat. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of this application to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of this application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0022] In the description of this application, it should be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", etc., indicating the orientation or position relationship, are based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on this application.

[0023] Example:

[0024] See also Figure 1-6The present application provides a technical solution: an automatic loading and unloading device for optical module testing, comprising a loading mechanism 1 and an unloading mechanism 2, wherein the loading mechanism 1 comprises a frame 2 4, a support plate 2 41 fixedly connected to the inside of the frame 2 4, and a tray placing mechanism 42 connected to the upper end of the support plate 2 41, and the unloading mechanism 2 comprises a frame 1 3, a support plate 1 31 fixedly connected to the inside of the frame 2 4, and a tray closing mechanism 33 connected to the upper end of the support plate 1 31, the upper ends of the support plate 1 31 and the support plate 2 41 are both connected to a material bin part 32, and one side of the frame 1 3 and the frame 2 4 are provided with a slot for facilitating the movement of the material tray, and a guide support plate is provided in the slot, when the material tray is discharged from the frame 2 4, the material tray can be discharged through the slot and guided into the test equipment via the guide support plate, and when the material tray in the test equipment is discharged from the test equipment, the material tray can be guided by the guide support plate of the frame 1 3 and enter the material bin part 32 in the frame 1 3 from the slot inside the frame 1 3.

[0025] The hopper portion 32 comprises two hydraulic rods 321 fixed to the lower ends of the support plate 1 31 and the support plate 2 41, two sets of guide rods 323 movably inserted into the support plate 1 31 and the support plate 2 41, two supporting plates 322 and two bottom plates 325 fixed to the upper and lower ends of the two sets of guide rods 323, and a tray rack 326 fixed to the upper ends of the two supporting plates 322 for storing the material trays. The hydraulic rods 321 can be extended and retracted to drive the supporting plates 322 and the guide rods 323 to move up and down, thereby adjusting the supporting plates 32 2, so that the trays at different heights or the empty tray spaces in the tray rack 326 can be moved to a position parallel to the tray placing mechanism 42 and the tray closing mechanism 33, so that the tray placing mechanism 42 can push out the trays at different heights in the tray rack 326 in sequence and put the trays into the testing equipment, and the tray closing mechanism 33 can also put the multiple trays discharged from the testing equipment into the empty tray spaces at different heights in the tray rack 326, thereby realizing the automatic loading and unloading and storage functions.

[0026] The tray placing mechanism 42 is used to push the material tray into the test equipment, and the tray placing mechanism 42 includes an axial moving unit 2 421 fixed to the upper end of the support plate 2 41, a mounting seat 2 422 fixed to one side of the moving end of the axial moving unit 2 421, a cylinder 3 423 fixed to one side of the mounting seat 2 422, and a tray pushing seat 424 fixed to the telescopic end of the cylinder 3 423. The axial moving unit 2 421 drives the mounting seat 2 422 to move toward the direction of the material bin portion 32 inside the frame 2 4, so that the tray pushing seat 424 can be aligned with the material tray frame 32. 6, and then the cylinder three 423 works to extend and drive the push tray seat 424 to move, and the push tray seat 424 moves to push the material tray in the material tray rack 326 out of the material tray rack 326, and the material tray is discharged from the slot of the frame body 2 4 and enters the testing equipment, and then the cylinder three 423 and the axial moving unit 2 421 are reset, and the hydraulic rod 321 inside the frame body 2 4 works to contract and drive the material tray rack 326 to descend, so that the material tray at the bottom of the material tray rack 326 moves to be parallel to the push tray seat 424, waiting for the next pushing action.

[0027] The tray closing mechanism 33 is used to store the tray in the tray rack 326, and the tray closing mechanism 33 includes an axial moving unit 1 331 fixed to the upper end of the support plate 1 31, a mounting seat 1 332 fixed to the moving end of the axial moving unit 1 331, a cylinder 2 333 fixed to one side of the mounting seat 1 332, a seat body 334 fixed to the telescopic end of the cylinder 2 333, a positioning plate 335 fixed to one side of the seat body 334, cylinder clamps 336 symmetrically fixed to the front and rear sides of the seat body 334, and a flexible clamp 337 connected to the clamping ends of the two cylinder clamps 336. When the tray in the test equipment is discharged from the test equipment, the cylinder clamps 336 work It can clamp the material tray, and then the axial moving unit 1 331 works to drive the mounting seat 1 332 and the cylinder 2 333 to move toward the material tray rack 326 inside the frame 1 3, driving the material tray to be inserted into the material tray space in the material tray rack 326, and then the cylinder clamp 336 opens, and the cylinder 2 333 works to contract, so that the cylinder clamp 336 is separated from the material tray, and the hydraulic rod 321 inside the frame 1 3 works and drives the material tray rack 326 to descend, so that the material tray just inserted into the material tray rack 326 descends, leaving a material tray space for the next material tray to be inserted into the material tray rack 326, and then the axial moving unit 1 331 and the cylinder 2 333 reset and wait for the next action.

[0028] Two sets of guide sleeves 324 are fixed to the upper ends of the support plate 1 31 and the support plate 2 41, and the two sets of guide sleeves 324 are respectively sleeved on the outside of the two sets of guide rods 323. Both sides of the material tray rack 326 are open-type designs. The design of the guide sleeves 324 can make the support plate 322 more stable when lifting.

[0029] The upper ends of the two support plates 322 are respectively fixed with two cylinders 1 327, and the telescopic ends of the two cylinders 1 327 are respectively fixed with two pressure blocks 328. The cylinder 1 327 can move and press the pressure blocks 328 on the material tray rack 326 to position the position of the material tray rack 326 on the support plate 322, thereby improving the stability of the material tray rack 326. When the material tray is discharged or enters the material tray rack 326, the material tray rack 326 will not deviate or shake, and the feeding and discharging are more precise. When the material tray rack 326 is removed from the support plate 322, the cylinder 1 327 is controlled to extend to cancel the clamping of the material tray rack 326.

[0030] The above shows and describes the basic principles, main features and advantages of the present application. For those skilled in the art, it is obvious that the present application is not limited to the details of the above exemplary embodiments, and the present application can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or basic features of the present application; therefore, no matter from which point of view, the embodiments should be regarded as exemplary and non-restrictive. The scope of the present application is limited by the appended claims rather than the above description. Therefore, it is intended that all changes that fall within the meaning and scope of the equivalent elements of the claims are included in the present application, and any figure marks in the claims should not be regarded as limiting the claims involved.

[0031] Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present application, and the scope of the present application is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An automatic loading and unloading device for optical module testing, comprising a loading mechanism (1) and a unloading mechanism (2), characterized in that: The loading mechanism (1) comprises a frame body (4), a support plate (41) fixedly connected to the inside of the frame body (4), and a plate placing mechanism (42) connected to the upper end of the support plate (41); the unloading mechanism (2) comprises a frame body (3), a support plate (31) fixedly connected to the inside of the frame body (4), and a plate closing mechanism (33) connected to the upper end of the support plate (31); the upper ends of the support plate (31) and the support plate (41) are both connected to a hopper portion (32).

2. The automatic loading and unloading equipment for optical module testing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The hopper portion (32) comprises two hydraulic rods (321) respectively fixed to the lower ends of the first support plate (31) and the second support plate (41), two groups of guide rods (323) movably inserted into the first support plate (31) and the second support plate (41), two supporting plates (322) and two bottom plates (325) respectively fixed to the upper and lower ends of the two groups of guide rods (323), and a material tray rack (326) respectively fixed to the upper ends of the two supporting plates (322) for storing material trays.

3. The automatic loading and unloading equipment for optical module testing according to claim 2, characterized in that: The upper ends of the support plate 1 (31) and the support plate 2 (41) are both fixedly connected with two groups of guide sleeves (324), and the two groups of guide sleeves (324) are respectively sleeved on the outside of the two groups of guide rods (323), and both sides of the material tray frame (326) are open-type designs.

4. The automatic loading and unloading equipment for optical module testing according to claim 3, characterized in that: The upper ends of the two supporting plates (322) are respectively fixedly connected to two cylinders (327), and the telescopic ends of the two cylinders (327) are respectively fixedly connected to two pressing blocks (328).

5. The automatic loading and unloading equipment for optical module testing according to claim 4, characterized in that: The tray closing mechanism (33) is used to store the tray in the tray rack (326), and the tray closing mechanism (33) includes an axial moving unit (331) fixedly connected to the upper end of the support plate (31), a mounting seat (332) fixedly connected to the moving end of the axial moving unit (331), a cylinder (333) fixedly connected to one side of the mounting seat (332), a seat (334) fixedly connected to the telescopic end of the cylinder (333), a positioning plate (335) fixedly connected to one side of the seat (334), cylinder clamps (336) symmetrically fixedly connected to the front and rear sides of the seat (334), and a flexible chuck (337) connected to the clamping ends of the two cylinder clamps (336).

6. The automatic loading and unloading equipment for optical module testing according to claim 5, characterized in that: The tray placing mechanism (42) is used to push the material tray into the testing device, and the tray placing mechanism (42) includes an axial moving unit 2 (421) fixedly connected to the upper end of the support plate 2 (41), a mounting seat 2 (422) fixedly connected to one side of the moving end of the axial moving unit 2 (421), a cylinder 3 (423) fixedly connected to one side of the mounting seat 2 (422), and a tray pushing seat (424) fixedly connected to the telescopic end of the cylinder 3 (423).

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    CN105293081B