Automatic loading and unloading mechanism for quartz wafer arranging equipment

By designing an automatic loading and unloading mechanism, the time-consuming and laborious problem of manually loading and unloading molds by quartz wafer chip mounter is solved, and automated and efficient operation of loading and unloading of quartz wafers is realized.

CN223239073UActive Publication Date: 2025-08-19CHANGZHOU ARRIVAL OF NEW TECH R & D CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202422593743.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-10-27
Publication Date
2025-08-19
Estimated Expiration
2034-10-27

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Technical Problem

The existing quartz wafer chip scheduling machines require manual loading and unloading molds, which are labor-intensive, low in automation, and time-consuming and labor-intensive.

Method used

An automatic loading and unloading mechanism for quartz wafer sheeting equipment is designed, including a load table lifting assembly, front and rear clamping assembly, left and right clamping assembly, connecting arm rotation driving assembly and jaw assembly, to realize automatic loading and unloading of quartz wafer loading mold through mechanized operation.

Benefits of technology

The quartz wafer loading and unloading process is automated, reducing manual operations and improving work efficiency.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of quartz wafer arranging machines, in particular to an automatic loading and unloading mechanism for quartz wafer arranging equipment, which comprises a base and a workbench arranged on the upper surface of the base, a bearing table and a bearing table lifting assembly are arranged in the base, and a quartz wafer loading mold is placed on the upper surface of the bearing table. A left-right clamping assembly is arranged on the upper surface of the workbench, a stand column is arranged on the upper surface of the base, a connecting arm and a connecting arm rotation driving assembly are rotationally arranged at the top end of the stand column, and a first driving piece and a horizontal driving assembly are arranged on the connecting arm. A first lifting piece is arranged at the bottom end of the first driving piece, a mounting frame is arranged at the driving end of the first lifting piece, two second driving pieces are arranged at the bottom end of the mounting frame in a sliding mode, horizontal distance adjusting assemblies are arranged on the two sides of the mounting frame, and clamping jaw assemblies are arranged on the inner sides of the two second driving pieces. And the working efficiency is better.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of quartz wafer arrangement machines, in particular to an automatic loading and unloading mechanism for quartz wafer arrangement equipment. Background Art

[0002] Quartz wafers have a wide range of uses. Crystal single crystals without cracks or defects can be used as piezoelectric materials to manufacture quartz resonators and filters. During the production process of quartz wafers, quartz wafers are placed into loading molds with evenly opened accommodating holes that match the quartz wafers through a quartz wafer arrangement machine. However, most existing quartz wafer arrangement machines require staff to manually move the mold loaded with quartz wafers and fix it on the workbench of the equipment. After it is full of quartz wafers, the staff will remove it and replace it with a new loading mold. Manual loading and unloading of the mold is required, which is labor-intensive, time-consuming and labor-intensive, and its degree of automation needs to be improved. Utility Model Content

[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an automatic loading and unloading mechanism for quartz wafer arrangement equipment in order to solve the problems raised in the above background technology in view of the above defects.

[0004] The utility model solves the technical problem by adopting the following technical solution: an automatic loading and unloading mechanism for quartz wafer arrangement equipment, comprising a base and a workbench arranged on the upper surface of the base, a bearing platform and a bearing platform lifting assembly driving the bearing platform to move up and down reciprocatingly are arranged inside the base, the bearing platform is flush with the upper surface of the workbench, a quartz wafer loading mold is placed on the upper surface of the bearing platform, the length of the quartz wafer loading mold is greater than the bearing platform, front and rear clamping assemblies are arranged at both ends of the bearing platform to fix the quartz wafer loading mold, and left and right clamping assemblies are arranged on the upper surface of the workbench on both sides of the quartz wafer loading mold;

[0005] On the upper surface of the base, a column is provided on one side of the workbench, a connecting arm is rotatably provided at the top of the column, and a connecting arm rotation driving component that drives the connecting arm to rotate, a first driving member is provided on the connecting arm, and a horizontal driving component that drives the first driving member to reciprocate along the horizontal direction of the connecting arm, a first lifting member is provided at the bottom end of the first driving member, a mounting frame is provided at the driving end of the first lifting member, two second driving members are slidably provided at the bottom end of the mounting frame, horizontal spacing adjustment components that drive the two second driving members to approach or move away from each other are provided on both sides of the mounting frame, and a clamping claw component that clamps the top and bottom ends of the edge of the quartz wafer loading mold is provided on the inner side of the two second driving members.

[0006] Furthermore, the load-bearing platform lifting assembly includes a receiving groove opened on the upper surface of the workbench and matching the load-bearing platform, and a second lifting member arranged inside the workbench, and the driving end of the second lifting member is connected to the bottom end of the load-bearing platform.

[0007] Furthermore, the front and rear clamping assemblies include mounting plates symmetrically arranged at both ends of the supporting platform, a first cylinder arranged on the two mounting plates, and a first clamping block arranged at one end of the mounting plate away from the first cylinder. The driving end of the first cylinder passes through the mounting plate and is connected to the first clamping block.

[0008] Furthermore, the left and right clamping assemblies include second cylinders arranged on both sides of the quartz wafer loading mold, and second clamping blocks arranged at the driving ends of the two second cylinders.

[0009] Furthermore, the connecting arm rotation drive assembly includes a driven gear arranged on the rotating shaft of the connecting arm, a driving motor arranged on one side of the column, and a driving gear arranged at the driving end of the driving motor, wherein the driving gear is meshed with the driven gear.

[0010] Furthermore, the horizontal drive assembly includes slide rails symmetrically arranged at both ends of the connecting arm along the length direction of the connecting arm, and a third cylinder arranged on one side of the top end of the connecting arm. The first driving member is sleeved on the connecting arm and slidably connected to the slide rails. The driving end of the third cylinder is connected to the top end of the first driving member.

[0011] Furthermore, the mounting frame includes a first transverse plate and first vertical plates symmetrically arranged on both sides of the first transverse plate, and the top end of the first transverse plate is connected to the driving end of the first lifting member.

[0012] Furthermore, the horizontal spacing adjustment component includes a slide groove opened at the bottom end of the first horizontal plate along the length direction of the first horizontal plate, a first slide rod arranged between the two first vertical plates, a slider arranged at the top end of the two second driving members, and a fourth cylinder arranged on the side of the two first vertical plates away from the second driving member, the top of the second driving member is slidably connected to the slide groove of the first horizontal plate through the slider, the second driving member is slidably arranged on the first slide rod, and the driving end of the fourth cylinder passes through the first vertical plate and is connected to the second driving member.

[0013] Furthermore, the clamping jaw assembly includes a second vertical plate arranged on the inner side of the second driving member, a second horizontal plate arranged at the top and bottom ends of the second vertical plate, a second sliding rod arranged between the two second horizontal plates, two clamping jaws slidingly arranged on the second sliding rod, and a fifth cylinder arranged on the side of the two second horizontal plates away from the clamping jaws, the driving end of the fifth cylinder passes through the second horizontal plate and is connected to the clamping jaws.

[0014] The beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0015] The utility model is provided with the coordinated arrangement of a carrying platform, a carrying platform lifting assembly, a quartz wafer loading mold, front and rear clamping assemblies, left and right clamping assemblies, a column, a connecting arm, a connecting arm rotation driving assembly, a first driving member, a horizontal driving assembly, a first lifting member, a mounting frame, a horizontal spacing adjustment assembly, and a clamping claw assembly. After the quartz wafer arrangement mechanism places the quartz wafer on the quartz precision wafer loading mold, the left and right clamping assemblies move away from the quartz wafer loading mold, the carrying platform lifting assembly drives the carrying platform to move upward, the horizontal driving assembly drives the first driving member to move horizontally, so that the mounting frame corresponds to the quartz wafer loading mold, the first lifting member drives the mounting frame to descend so that the quartz wafer loading mold enters between the two clamping assemblies, and then the horizontal spacing adjustment assembly drives the quartz wafer to rotate. The edges on both sides of the quartz wafer loading mold enter the clamping holes of the clamping claw assembly, and then the top and bottom ends of the quartz wafer loading mold are clamped and fixed by the clamping claw assembly. The front and rear clamping claw assemblies are then moved away from the quartz wafer loading mold. The first lifting member drives the clamping claw assembly and the quartz wafer loading mold to rise. The connecting arm rotation drive assembly drives the clamping claw assembly and the quartz wafer loading mold to the side away from the workbench for mold unloading operation, and then the clamping claw assembly clamps and fixes the new quartz wafer loading mold and places it on the carrier table. It is clamped by the front and rear clamping claw assemblies and then driven down by the carrier table lifting assembly. It is clamped by the left and right clamping claw assemblies and the wafer arrangement operation is performed again. There is no need for manual labor to carry and fix the loading mold, which effectively improves the degree of automation and improves work efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0017] Figure 1 This is a partial cross-sectional view of the utility model from the front.

[0018] Figure 2 This is a top view of the supporting platform of the utility model.

[0019] Wherein: 1. Base; 2. Workbench; 3. Carrying platform; 4. Quartz wafer loading mold; 5. Front and rear clamping components; 501. Mounting plate; 502. First cylinder; 503. First clamping block; 601. Column; 602. Connecting arm; 7. First driving member; 8. First lifting member; 9. Second driving member; 1001. Receiving groove; 1002. Second lifting member; 1101. Second cylinder; 1102. Second clamping block; 120 1. Driven gear; 1202. Drive motor; 1203. Drive gear; 1301. Slide rail; 1302. Third cylinder; 1401. First horizontal plate; 1402. First vertical plate; 1501. Slide groove; 1502. First slide bar; 1503. Slider; 1504. Fourth cylinder; 1601. Second vertical plate; 1602. Second horizontal plate; 1603. Second slide bar; 1604. Gripper; 1605. Fifth cylinder. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0021] Reference Figure 1-2 As shown, the quartz wafer arrangement equipment uses an automatic loading and unloading mechanism, including a base 1 and a workbench 2 arranged on the upper surface of the base 1. The base 1 is fixed on the machine platform of the arrangement machine equipment. A supporting platform 3 and a supporting platform lifting component that drives the supporting platform to move back and forth are arranged inside the base 1. The supporting platform 3 is flush with the upper surface of the workbench 2. The supporting platform lifting component includes a receiving groove 1001 opened on the upper surface of the workbench 2 and matching the supporting platform 3, and a second lifting member 1002 arranged inside the workbench 2. The driving end of the second lifting member 1002 is connected to the bottom end of the supporting platform 3. The second lifting member 1002 can specifically be a hydraulic cylinder or an electric cylinder, which drives the supporting platform 3 to move back and forth up and down, and drives the supporting platform 3 into the receiving groove 1001 during arrangement. After the arrangement is completed, it drives the quartz wafer loading mold 4 to move upward.

[0022] A quartz wafer loading mold 4 is placed on the upper surface of the carrier platform 3. The length of the quartz wafer loading mold 4 is greater than that of the carrier platform 3, so that both sides of the quartz wafer loading mold 4 extend to the outside of the carrier platform 3, which is convenient for the clamping claw assembly to clamp and fix the top and bottom ends of both sides of the quartz wafer loading mold 4 without causing interference with the carrier platform 3. Front and rear clamping assemblies 5 are provided at both ends of the carrier platform 3 to fix the quartz wafer loading mold. The front and rear clamping assemblies 5 include mounting plates 501 symmetrically arranged at both ends of the carrier platform 3, a first cylinder 502 arranged on the two mounting plates 501, a first clamping block 503 arranged at one end of the mounting plate 501 away from the first cylinder 502, and a first air cylinder 503 arranged on the other end of the mounting plate 501. The driving end of the cylinder 502 passes through the mounting plate 501 and is connected to the first clamping block 503. After the quartz wafer loading mold 4 is placed on the supporting platform 3, the first cylinders 502 at both ends first drive the first clamping block 503 to conflict with the front and rear end surfaces of the quartz wafer loading mold 4 to form a clamping force, so that the quartz wafer loading mold 4 is fixed on the supporting platform 3, and then the second lifting member 1002 drives the supporting platform 3 into the accommodating groove 1001 to wait for the wafer to be discharged. During this process, the quartz wafer loading mold 4 is prevented from shifting. After the wafer is discharged, it is clamped and fixed by the clamping claw assembly, and the front and rear clamping claw assemblies release the mold so that the clamping claw assembly can take it away from the supporting platform 3.

[0023] On the upper surface of the workbench 2, left and right clamping assemblies are provided on both sides of the quartz wafer loading mold 4. The left and right clamping assemblies include second cylinders 1101 provided on both sides of the quartz wafer loading mold 4, and second clamping blocks 1102 provided at the driving ends of the two second cylinders 1101. After the supporting platform 3 enters the accommodating groove 1001, the second cylinder 1101 drives the second clamping blocks 1102 to approach the two sides of the quartz wafer loading mold 4, and clamps and fixes the two sides thereof, cooperates with the front and rear clamping assemblies, forms a limit around it, makes it more firm, prevents the mold from being displaced due to external force during the film arrangement process, makes its film arrangement more accurate, and does not require manual clamping and fixing by staff. After the film arrangement is completed, the second cylinder 1101 drives the second clamping blocks 1102 away from the two sides of the quartz wafer loading mold 4, so as to facilitate the supporting platform 3 to drive it to rise.

[0024] On the upper surface of the base 1, a column 601 is provided on one side of the workbench 2, a connecting arm 602 is rotatably provided at the top of the column 601, and a connecting arm rotation drive assembly is provided to drive the connecting arm 602 to rotate, the connecting arm rotation drive assembly drives the connecting arm 602 to rotate, and the clamping claw assembly switches between multiple mechanisms to facilitate the removal of the mold that has finished discharging and driving the new mold to the carrier 3, the connecting arm rotation drive assembly includes a driven gear 1201 provided on the rotating shaft of the connecting arm 602, a driving motor 1202 provided on one side of the column 601, and a driving gear 1203 provided at the driving end of the driving motor 1202, the driving gear 1203 is meshed with the driven gear 1201, and the driving motor 1202 drives The dynamic driving gear 1203 rotates, and since the driving gear 1203 is engaged with the driven gear 1201, it drives the connecting arm 602 to rotate. After the clamping claw assembly clamps the quartz wafer loading mold 4 after the slice arrangement, it drives the connecting arm 602 to rotate to the side away from the workbench and places it on the external placement platform. The placement platform is the same length as the supporting platform 3 and is smaller than the quartz wafer loading mold 4. When the connecting arm 602 is driven to rotate to the platform where the quartz wafer loading mold to be arranged is placed, the quartz wafer loading mold to be arranged is clamped and fixed on the supporting platform 3. The staff only needs to place the mold on the corresponding platform and take it away from the platform. There is no need to move the mold to the workbench of the equipment and then clamp it.

[0025] A first driving member 7 and a horizontal driving assembly that drives the first driving member 7 to reciprocate horizontally along the connecting arm 602 are provided on the connecting arm 602. The horizontal driving assembly includes slide rails 1301 symmetrically arranged at both ends of the connecting arm 602 along the length direction of the connecting arm 602, and a third cylinder 1302 arranged on one side of the top end of the connecting arm 602. The first driving member 7 is mounted on the connecting arm 602 and is slidingly connected to the slide rail 1301. The driving end of the third cylinder 1302 is connected to the top end of the first driving member 7. The third cylinder 1302 drives the first driving member 7 to move to multiple positions along the slide rail 1301, so that the clamping assembly corresponds to the support platform 3 and other mechanisms.

[0026] The bottom end of the first driving member 7 is provided with a first lifting member 8, and the driving end of the first lifting member 8 is provided with a mounting frame. The bottom end of the mounting frame is slidingly provided with two second driving members 9, and horizontal spacing adjustment components are provided on both sides of the mounting frame to drive the two second driving members 9 to move closer or farther away from each other. The horizontal spacing adjustment component is used to adjust the spacing between the two clamping jaw components, so that the two sides of the quartz wafer loading mold 4 can move to the inside of the clamping hole of the clamping jaw component, and can clamp and fix molds of different sizes, which is more practical. The mounting frame includes a first horizontal plate 1401 and a first vertical plate 1402 symmetrically arranged on both sides of the first horizontal plate 1401. The top of the first horizontal plate 1401 is connected to the driving end of the first lifting member 8, and the horizontal spacing adjustment component includes a first plate 1401 and a first vertical plate 1402 symmetrically arranged on both sides of the first horizontal plate 1401. The top of the first horizontal plate 1401 is connected to the driving end of the first lifting member 8, and the horizontal spacing adjustment component includes a first plate 1401 and a first plate 1402 symmetrically arranged on both sides of the first horizontal plate 1401. The sliding groove 1501 is opened at the bottom end of the first horizontal plate 1401, the first sliding rod 1502 is arranged between the two first vertical plates 1402, the slider 1503 is arranged at the top of the two second driving members 9, and the fourth cylinder 1504 is arranged on the side of the two first vertical plates 1402 away from the second driving member 9. The top of the second driving member 9 is slidingly connected to the sliding groove 1501 of the first horizontal plate 1401 through the slider 1503, and the second driving member 9 is slidingly arranged on the first sliding rod 1502. The driving end of the fourth cylinder 1504 passes through the first vertical plate 1402 and is connected to the second driving member 9. The two fourth cylinders 1504 drive the two second driving members 9 to approach or move away from each other along the sliding groove 1501 and the sliding rod 1502 to adjust the spacing between the clamping jaw assemblies.

[0027] The inner sides of the two second driving members 9 are provided with a clamping claw assembly for clamping the top and bottom ends of the edge of the quartz wafer loading mold 4. The clamping claw assembly includes a second vertical plate 1601 provided on the inner side of the second driving member 9, a second horizontal plate 1602 provided at the top and bottom ends of the second vertical plate 1601, a second slide bar 1603 provided between the two second horizontal plates 1602, two clamping claws 1604 slidably provided on the second slide bar 1603, and a clamping claw provided on the side of the two second horizontal plates 1602 away from the clamping claws 1604. The fifth cylinder 1605, the driving end of the fifth cylinder 1605 passes through the second horizontal plate 1602 and is connected to the clamping jaws 1604. The horizontal spacing adjustment component drives the quartz wafer loading mold 4 to enter between the clamping jaws 1604 on both sides. The fifth cylinders 1605 at both ends drive the two clamping jaws 1604 to approach each other, so that the two clamping jaws 1604 clamp the fixed quartz wafer loading mold 4 and take it away from the supporting platform 3. There is no need for manual labor to carry the fixed loading mold in a time-consuming and labor-intensive manner, which effectively improves the degree of automation and improves work efficiency.

[0028] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and does not limit the present invention in any form. Any simple modification or equivalent change made to the above embodiment based on the technical essence of the present invention shall fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automatic loading and unloading mechanism for quartz wafer arrangement equipment, comprising a base (1) and a workbench (2) arranged on the upper surface of the base (1), wherein a bearing platform (3) and a bearing platform lifting assembly for driving the bearing platform to move up and down are arranged inside the base (1), wherein the bearing platform (3) is flush with the upper surface of the workbench (2), a quartz wafer loading mold (4) is placed on the upper surface of the bearing platform (3), the length of the quartz wafer loading mold (4) is greater than that of the bearing platform (3), and front and rear clamping assemblies (5) for fixing the quartz wafer loading mold are arranged at both ends of the bearing platform (3), and left and right clamping assemblies are arranged on the upper surface of the workbench (2) on both sides of the quartz wafer loading mold (4); The upper surface of the base (1) is provided with a column (601) on one side of the workbench (2), the top of the column (601) is rotatably provided with a connecting arm (602), and a connecting arm rotation driving component that drives the connecting arm (602) to rotate, the connecting arm (602) is provided with a first driving member (7), and a horizontal driving component that drives the first driving member (7) to move back and forth in the horizontal direction of the connecting arm (602), the bottom end of the first driving member (7) is provided with a first lifting member (8), the driving end of the first lifting member (8) is provided with a mounting frame, the bottom end of the mounting frame is slidably provided with two second driving members (9), the two sides of the mounting frame are provided with a horizontal spacing adjustment component that drives the two second driving members (9) to move closer to or away from each other, and the inner side of the two second driving members (9) is provided with a clamping claw component that clamps the top and bottom ends of the edge of the quartz wafer loading mold (4).

2. The automatic loading and unloading mechanism for quartz wafer arrangement equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The support platform lifting assembly comprises a receiving groove (1001) provided on the upper surface of the workbench (2) and matching the support platform (3), and a second lifting member (1002) arranged inside the workbench (2), wherein the driving end of the second lifting member (1002) is connected to the bottom end of the support platform (3).

3. The automatic loading and unloading mechanism for quartz wafer arrangement equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front and rear clamping components (5) include mounting plates (501) symmetrically arranged at both ends of the supporting platform (3), a first cylinder (502) arranged on the two mounting plates (501), and a first clamping block (503) arranged at one end of the mounting plate (501) away from the first cylinder (502), wherein the driving end of the first cylinder (502) passes through the mounting plate (501) and is connected to the first clamping block (503).

4. The automatic loading and unloading mechanism for quartz wafer arrangement equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The left and right clamping assemblies include second cylinders (1101) arranged on both sides of the quartz wafer loading mold (4), and second clamping blocks (1102) arranged at the driving ends of the two second cylinders (1101).

5. The automatic loading and unloading mechanism for quartz wafer arrangement equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The connecting arm rotation drive assembly comprises a driven gear (1201) arranged on the rotating shaft of the connecting arm (602), a driving motor (1202) arranged on one side of the column (601), and a driving gear (1203) arranged at the driving end of the driving motor (1202), wherein the driving gear (1203) is meshed with the driven gear (1201).

6. The automatic loading and unloading mechanism for quartz wafer arrangement equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The horizontal driving assembly includes a slide rail (1301) symmetrically arranged at both ends of the connecting arm (602) along the length direction of the connecting arm (602), and a third cylinder (1302) arranged on one side of the top end of the connecting arm (602). The first driving member (7) is sleeved on the connecting arm (602) and is slidably connected to the slide rail (1301). The driving end of the third cylinder (1302) is connected to the top end of the first driving member (7).

7. The automatic loading and unloading mechanism for quartz wafer arrangement equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mounting frame comprises a first transverse plate (1401) and first vertical plates (1402) symmetrically arranged on both sides of the first transverse plate (1401), and the top end of the first transverse plate (1401) is connected to the driving end of the first lifting member (8).

8. The automatic loading and unloading mechanism for quartz wafer arrangement equipment according to claim 7, characterized in that: The horizontal spacing adjustment component includes a sliding groove (1501) opened at the bottom end of the first horizontal plate (1401) along the length direction of the first horizontal plate (1401), a first sliding rod (1502) arranged between the two first vertical plates (1402), a slider (1503) arranged at the top end of the two second driving members (9), and a fourth cylinder (1504) arranged on the side of the two first vertical plates (1402) away from the second driving member (9), the top of the second driving member (9) is slidably connected to the sliding groove (1501) of the first horizontal plate (1401) through the slider (1503), the second driving member (9) is slidably arranged on the first sliding rod (1502), and the driving end of the fourth cylinder (1504) passes through the first vertical plate (1402) and is connected to the second driving member (9).

9. The automatic loading and unloading mechanism for quartz wafer arrangement equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping jaw assembly includes a second vertical plate (1601) arranged on the inner side of the second driving member (9), a second horizontal plate (1602) arranged at the top and bottom ends of the second vertical plate (1601), a second sliding rod (1603) arranged between the two second horizontal plates (1602), two clamping jaws (1604) slidingly arranged on the second sliding rod (1603), and a fifth cylinder (1605) arranged on the side of the two second horizontal plates (1602) away from the clamping jaws (1604), wherein the driving end of the fifth cylinder (1605) passes through the second horizontal plate (1602) and is connected to the clamping jaws (1604).