FPC (Flexible Printed Circuit) automatic wobble plate machine
By adopting two sets of pick-and-drop arms and multiple buffer stations in the FPC automatic swing machine, the problem of inefficiency in the existing technology is solved, efficient and stable FPC swing operation is achieved, and production efficiency and versatility of the device are improved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422588588.9
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-10-25
- Publication Date
- 2025-08-29
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-10-25
AI Technical Summary
The existing FPC automatic swaying machines are inefficient in large-scale production. Single-set grabbing devices limit production speed, and the lack of buffer stations leads to frequent slab replacements that affect production efficiency and cost.
It adopts two sets of pick-and-drop arms and multiple buffer station designs, including Tray disc pull-and-belt station, reverse material NG component and carrier assembly line module, combining gantry arm and suction patch assembly to achieve independent operation and efficient adsorption.
It improves the working efficiency of the FPC automatic swaying machine, reduces the time to change plates, improves production stability and product quality, and enhances the versatility and adsorption capacity of the device.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of FPC packaging equipment, in particular to an FPC automatic tray placing machine. Background Art
[0002] With the rapid advancement of electronic technology, flexible printed circuits (FPCs) are increasingly used in electronic devices. During the FPC production process, automated placement of the printed circuits is required to facilitate subsequent processing and packaging. This is why FPC placement machines have emerged. These machines typically use robotic arms, suction cups, or other gripping devices to accurately remove the FPCs from conveyor lines or trays and place them on a specific carrier or jig in a predetermined position and orientation. These processes are typically precisely controlled by a control system to ensure accurate and efficient placement.
[0003] However, the current FPC automatic tray placing machine has some shortcomings during use. On the one hand, the gripping device is set as a single set, which greatly limits the working efficiency of the FPC automatic tray placing machine. When faced with large-scale production needs, a single set of gripping devices is difficult to meet the requirements of fast and efficient production. On the other hand, the trays supplied by the tray pulling station and the trays supplied by the tray loading line module do not have a buffer station, resulting in a long tray changing time. During the production process, frequent tray changing operations will seriously affect production efficiency and increase production costs. It may also affect the quality stability of the product. Utility Model Content
[0004] In view of this, the present invention proposes an FPC automatic plate placing machine, which adopts two sets of material taking and placing arms to improve the working efficiency of the FPC automatic plate placing machine.
[0005] In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:
[0006] An FPC automatic tray placing machine includes a tray pulling station, a reverse material NG component, a tray loading assembly line module and a gantry arm. The tray pulling station and the reverse material NG component are arranged on the front and rear sides of the tray loading assembly line module. The gantry arm is arranged above the tray pulling station, the reverse material NG component and the tray loading assembly line module. The gantry arm includes a left picking and unloading arm, a left arm suction and sticking component, a right picking and unloading arm and a right arm suction and sticking component. The left picking and unloading arm and the right picking and unloading arm are symmetrically arranged above the tray pulling station, the reverse material NG component and the tray loading assembly line module. The left arm suction and sticking component is slidably arranged on the right side of the left picking and unloading arm, and the right arm suction and sticking component is slidably arranged on the left side of the right picking and unloading arm.
[0007] In order to better implement the above technical solution, optionally, the left picking and unloading arm includes a gantry, a Y-axis slide module and an X-axis slide module. The two side legs of the gantry are fixed on the side opposite to the Tray pulling station and the reverse material NG component. The Y-axis slide module can be slidably set on the guide rail module on the top of the gantry, and the X-axis slide module can be slidably set on the guide rail module of the Y-axis slide module. The left arm suction component is set on the sliding part of the X-axis slide module.
[0008] Optionally, the left arm suction component is two sets of ZR controller suction components.
[0009] Optionally, the tray pulling station includes a tray transmission mechanism, and the conveyor belt of the tray transmission mechanism is provided with a tray feeding buffer position, a tray first working position, a tray second working position and a tray discharging buffer position in sequence along the conveying direction.
[0010] Optionally, the tray assembly line module includes a tray transmission mechanism, and the conveyor belt of the tray transmission mechanism is provided with a tray feeding buffer position, a tray first working position, a tray second working position and a tray discharging buffer position in sequence along the conveying direction.
[0011] Optionally, it also includes a magazine loading mechanism and an empty tray module, the empty tray module and the magazine loading mechanism are sequentially arranged on the left side of the tray assembly line module, and the empty tray module is used to push the empty tray output by the magazine loading mechanism to the tray feeding buffer position of the tray assembly line module.
[0012] Optionally, it also includes a magazine unloading mechanism and a full tray module, the full tray module and the magazine unloading mechanism are arranged in sequence on the right side of the tray assembly line module, and the full tray module is used to transport the full tray at the tray discharge buffer position to the magazine unloading mechanism.
[0013] Optionally, the return material NG component includes multiple drawer-type workstations.
[0014] Optionally, it also includes a tray loading silo assembly and a tray unloading silo assembly, the tray loading silo assembly is arranged on the left side of the tray pulling station, and the tray unloading silo assembly is arranged on the right side of the tray pulling station.
[0015] Optionally, a frame is also included, and the tray pulling station, the reverse material NG component, the tray loading line module and the gantry arm are all arranged in the frame.
[0016] Beneficial effects of the utility model:
[0017] The FPC automatic plate placing machine of the utility model adopts a symmetrically arranged left-arm suction and sticking component and a right-arm suction and sticking component in the gantry arm. The two sets of suction and sticking components operate independently without interfering with each other, which can improve the straightening efficiency of the FPC automatic plate placing machine. The left-arm suction and sticking component and the right-arm suction and sticking component both adopt two sets of ZR controller adsorption components, which are compatible with the placement and placement of soft and hard boards in the SMT industry. They have strong versatility and can achieve efficient, stable and accurate adsorption.
[0018] The FPC automatic plate placing machine of the utility model can reduce the plate changing time and improve CT by arranging multiple buffer positions.
[0019] The utility model discloses an FPC automatic plate placing machine, and the multiple drawer-type workstations of the NG component of the reverse material can classify and process the NG materials, which is convenient for secondary processing and manual material taking. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0020] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of an FPC automatic plate placing machine according to an embodiment of the present utility model;
[0021] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 A three-dimensional diagram without the rack;
[0022] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 A three-dimensional schematic diagram without identification components;
[0023] Figure 4 yes Figure 2 A three-dimensional diagram of the middle gantry arm;
[0024] Figure 5 yes Figure 4 A three-dimensional diagram of the left pick-up and discharge arm and the left arm suction assembly;
[0025] Figure 6 yes Figure 3 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of the middle part structure;
[0026] Figure 7 yes Figure 6 A three-dimensional diagram of the middle tray loading silo assembly, tray strapping station, and tray unloading silo assembly;
[0027] Figure 8 yes Figure 7 Schematic diagram of the tray unloading bin assembly, magazine loading mechanism, tray assembly line module, full tray module, and magazine unloading mechanism;
[0028] Figure 9 yes Figure 8 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of the mid-load tray assembly line module;
[0029] Figure 10 yes Figure 2 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of the middle-reverse material NG component;
[0030] Reference numerals:
[0031] Frame 100, Tray loading bin assembly 210, Tray pulling station 220, Tray transmission mechanism 221, Tray feeding buffer position 222, Tray first working position 223, Tray second working position 224, Tray discharging buffer position 225, Tray unloading bin assembly 230, magazine loading mechanism 310, empty tray module 320, tray assembly line module 330, tray transmission mechanism 331, tray feeding Buffer position 332, first working position 333 of the loading tray, second working position 334 of the loading tray, loading tray discharge buffer position 335, magazine unloading mechanism 350, full loading tray module 340, reverse material NG component 400, drawer-type workstation 401, gantry arm 500, left loading and unloading arm 510, door frame 511, Y-axis slide module 512, X-axis slide module 513, left arm suction and sticking component 520, right loading and unloading arm 530, right arm suction and sticking component 240, camera component 600. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0032] The technical solution of the present invention is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments, wherein the same components are represented by the same reference numerals.
[0033] See also Figures 1 to 10 The present invention discloses an FPC automatic tray placing machine, which includes a tray pulling station 220, a reverse material NG component 400, a tray loading assembly line module 330 and a gantry arm 500. The tray pulling station 220 and the reverse material NG component 400 are respectively arranged on the front and rear sides of the tray loading assembly line module 330. The gantry arm 500 is arranged above the tray pulling station 220, the reverse material NG component 400 and the tray loading assembly line module 330. 0 includes a left material taking and placing arm 510, a left arm suction and sticking assembly 520, a right material taking and placing arm 530 and a right arm suction and sticking assembly 240. The left material taking and placing arm 510 and the right material taking and placing arm 530 are symmetrically arranged above the Tray tape pulling station 220, the material return NG assembly 400 and the tray loading assembly line module 330. The left arm suction and sticking assembly 520 is slidably arranged on the right side of the left material taking and placing arm 510, and the right arm suction and sticking assembly 240 is slidably arranged on the left side of the right material taking and placing arm 530.
[0034] In the FPC automatic plate-laying machine of the embodiment of the present invention, the gantry arm 500 adopts a left-arm suction and sticking component 520 and a right-arm suction and sticking component 240 that are symmetrically arranged on the left and right. The two sets of suction and sticking components operate independently without interfering with each other, which can improve the straightening efficiency of the FPC automatic plate-laying machine.
[0035] like Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown, the left material taking and unloading arm 510 includes a door frame 511, a Y-axis slide module 512 and an X-axis slide module 513. The two side legs of the door frame 511 are fixed on the side opposite to the tray pull station 220 and the reverse material NG component 400. The Y-axis slide module 512 can be slidably set on the guide rail module on the top of the door frame 511. The X-axis slide module 513 can be slidably set on the guide rail module of the Y-axis slide module 512. The left arm suction assembly 520 is set on the sliding part of the X-axis slide module 513. 12 When the guide rail module 12 moves forward and backward along the door frame 511, it can drive the left arm suction assembly 520 to move forward and backward synchronously. When the X-axis slide module 513 moves left and right along the guide rail of the Y-axis slide module 512, it drives the left arm suction assembly 520 to move left and right synchronously, so that the left arm suction assembly 520 can put the FPC on the tray assembly line module 330 on the tray assembly line module 330 or the drawer station in the reverse material NG assembly 400. The right material picking and unloading arm 530 has the same structure as the left material picking and unloading arm 510, and the details are not repeated here.
[0036] In the embodiment of the present invention, the left arm suction assembly 520 and the right arm suction assembly 240 are both two sets of ZR controller suction assemblies. The ZR controller suction assembly technology is mature and can perform suction operations efficiently, stably and accurately.
[0037] like Figure 6 and Figure 7 As shown, the tray pulling station 220 includes a tray conveying mechanism 221, and the conveyor belt of the tray conveying mechanism 221 is provided with a tray feeding buffer position 222, a tray first working position 223, a tray second working position 224 and a tray discharging buffer position 225 in sequence along the conveying direction. The tray first working position 223 is arranged corresponding to the left arm suction component 520, and the left arm suction component 520 is used to absorb the FPC on the tray at the first working position 223 of the tray. The tray second working position 224 is arranged corresponding to the right arm suction component 240, and the right arm suction component 240 is used to absorb the FPC on the tray at the second working position 224 of the tray. The tray feeding buffer position 222 is used to place the tray supplied to the tray first working position 223 in advance, and the tray discharging buffer position 225 is used to extend the time for storing the tray to facilitate detection and reduce the error rate.
[0038] In an embodiment of the present invention, a tray loading bin assembly 210 and a tray unloading bin assembly 230 are also included. The tray loading bin assembly 210 is arranged at the feeding end of the tray pulling station 220, and the tray unloading bin assembly 230 is arranged at the discharging end of the tray pulling station 220. The tray loading bin assembly 210 and the tray unloading bin assembly 230 are arranged to facilitate temporary storage of trays to be used or used.
[0039] like Figure 8 and Figure 9 The tray assembly line module 330 includes a tray transmission mechanism 331. The conveyor belt of the tray transmission mechanism 331 is provided with a tray feeding buffer position 332, a tray first working position 333, a tray second working position 334 and a tray discharging buffer position 335 in sequence along the conveying direction. The tray first working position 333 is arranged corresponding to the left arm suction component 520. The left arm suction component 520 transfers the FPC on the tray first working position 223 to the tray first working position 333 and aligns it. The tray second working position 334 corresponds to the left arm suction component 520. The right arm suction component 240 also transfers the FPC on the tray second working position 224 to the tray second working position 334 and aligns it.
[0040] like Figure 8 As shown, it also includes a magazine loading mechanism 310 and an empty tray module 320. The empty tray module 320 and the magazine loading mechanism 310 are sequentially arranged on the left side of the tray assembly line module 330. The empty tray module 320 is used to push the empty tray output by the magazine loading mechanism 310 to the tray feeding buffer position 332 of the tray assembly line module 330. Transferring the empty tray module 320 in the prior art to the side of the magazine loading mechanism 310 can improve the stability of taking the tray.
[0041] like Figure 8 As shown, it also includes a magazine unloading mechanism 350 and a full tray module 340. The full tray module 340 and the magazine unloading mechanism 350 are sequentially arranged on the right side of the tray assembly line module 330. The full tray module 340 is used to transport the fully loaded tray at the tray discharge buffer position 335 to the magazine unloading mechanism 350. The full tray module 340 in the prior art is transferred to the side of the magazine unloading mechanism 350, which can improve the stability of taking and placing the tray.
[0042] like Figure 10 As shown, the return material NG component 400 includes multiple drawer-type workstations 401, which can separate different NG materials to facilitate secondary processing and manual material retrieval.
[0043] In an embodiment of the present invention, a frame 100 is also included, and a tray pulling station 220, a reverse material NG assembly 400, a tray assembly line module 330, a gantry arm 500, a magazine loading mechanism 310, an empty tray module 320, a magazine unloading mechanism 350, a full tray module 340, a tray loading silo assembly 210 and a tray unloading silo assembly 230 are all arranged in the frame 100.
[0044] In an embodiment of the present invention, the FPC automatic plate placing machine further includes a camera assembly 600 for identifying various FPCs. The specific structure of the camera assembly 600 is not described in detail.
[0045] The working principle of the FPC automatic plate placing machine in the embodiment is as follows:
[0046] S10, manually placing the trays on the tray loading bin assembly 210, the transmission belt of the tray loading bin assembly 210 drives the trays to their working positions for lifting and separating, sucking one tray at a time and flowing it to the tray feeding buffer position 222;
[0047] S20, the tray feeding buffer position 222, the tray first working position 223, the tray second working position 224 and the tray discharging buffer position 225 of the tray strap drawing station 220 can all operate independently.
[0048] S30: Empty trays flowing out of the tray pulling station 220 are input into the tray unloading hopper assembly 230 for stacking. When a certain number of trays are stacked, workers take them away.
[0049] S40, the left arm suction assembly 520 and the right arm suction assembly 540 work independently and can be moved to the first working position 223 of the tray and the second working position 224 of the tray to pick up materials respectively. When the two sets of ZR controller adsorption assemblies have picked up the materials, the next action begins. When putting the materials, they pass through the lower camera assembly 60 to identify the material picking situation. Normal incoming materials are moved and placed on the carriers on the first working position 333 and the second working position 334 of the carrier. NG materials are placed in the NG box of the reverse material NG assembly 400, and reversed materials are placed in the reverse material box of the reverse material NG assembly 400. When taking multiple materials at a time, they are placed in the stacking NG box of the reverse material NG assembly 400.
[0050] S50 , manually placing an empty carrier tray into the magazine loading mechanism 310 , and moving the empty carrier tray module 320 to and delivering the carrier tray to the carrier tray feeding buffer position 332 of the carrier tray assembly line module 330 .
[0051] S60 , the full tray flowing out of the tray loading line module 330 moves to the full tray placing module 340 , and the full tray placing module 340 pushes the full tray to the magazine unloading mechanism 350 for storage, and manually takes out the full tray from the magazine unloading mechanism 350 .
[0052] The above-mentioned technical scheme of the present invention is described in detail with reference to specific embodiments. The specific embodiments described are used to help understand the concept of the present invention. Derivations and modifications made by those skilled in the art based on the specific embodiments of the present invention also fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.
Claims
1. An FPC automatic tray placing machine, comprising a tray pulling station (220), a reverse material NG assembly (400), a tray loading assembly line module (330) and a gantry arm (500), wherein the tray pulling station (220) and the reverse material NG assembly (400) are arranged at the front and rear sides of the tray loading assembly line module (330), and the gantry arm (500) is arranged above the tray pulling station (220), the reverse material NG assembly (400) and the tray loading assembly line module (330), and characterized in that: The gantry arm (500) includes a left material taking-out arm (510), a left arm suction and sticking assembly (520), a right material taking-out arm (530) and a right arm suction and sticking assembly (540). The left material taking-out arm (510) and the right material taking-out arm (530) are symmetrically arranged above the tray pulling station (220), the reverse material NG assembly (400) and the tray loading line module (330). The left arm suction and sticking assembly (520) is slidably arranged on the right side of the left material taking-out arm (510), and the right arm suction and sticking assembly (540) is slidably arranged on the left side of the right material taking-out arm (530).
2. The FPC automatic plate placing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The left material taking and unloading arm (510) includes a gantry (511), a Y-axis slide module (512) and an X-axis slide module (513). The two side legs of the gantry (511) are fixed on the side opposite to the Tray tape pulling station (220) and the reverse material NG component (400). The Y-axis slide module (512) can be slidably set on the guide rail module at the top of the gantry (511). The X-axis slide module (513) can be slidably set on the guide rail module of the Y-axis slide module (512). The left arm suction component (520) is set on the sliding part of the X-axis slide module (513).
3. The FPC automatic plate placing machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The left arm suction assembly (520) is composed of two sets of ZR controller suction assemblies.
4. The FPC automatic plate placing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The tray belt pulling station (220) includes a tray conveying mechanism (221), and a tray feeding buffer position (222), a tray first working position (223), a tray second working position (224), and a tray discharging buffer position (225) are sequentially provided on the conveying belt of the tray conveying mechanism (221) along the conveying direction.
5. The FPC automatic plate placing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The tray assembly line module (330) includes a tray transmission mechanism (331), and a tray feeding buffer position (332), a tray first working position (333), a tray second working position (334), and a tray discharging buffer position (335) are sequentially provided on the conveyor belt of the tray transmission mechanism (331) along the conveying direction.
6. The FPC automatic plate placing machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: The invention also includes a magazine loading mechanism (310) and an empty tray module (320), wherein the empty tray module (320) and the magazine loading mechanism (310) are sequentially arranged on the left side of the tray assembly line module (330), and the empty tray module (320) is used to push the empty tray output by the magazine loading mechanism (310) to the tray feeding buffer position (332) of the tray assembly line module (330).
7. The FPC automatic plate placing machine according to claim 6, characterized in that: The invention also includes a magazine unloading mechanism (350) and a full tray module (340), wherein the full tray module (340) and the magazine unloading mechanism (350) are sequentially arranged on the right side of the tray assembly line module (330), and the full tray module (340) is used to transport the fully loaded tray at the tray discharge buffer position (335) to the magazine unloading mechanism (350).
8. The FPC automatic plate placing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The reverse material NG component (400) includes a plurality of drawer-type workstations (401).
9. The FPC automatic plate placing machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The invention also includes a tray loading bin assembly (210) and a tray unloading bin assembly (230), wherein the tray loading bin assembly (210) is arranged on the left side of the tray belt pulling station (220), and the tray unloading bin assembly (230) is arranged on the right side of the tray belt pulling station (220).
10. The FPC automatic plate placing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The invention also includes a frame (100), wherein the tray pulling station (220), the reverse material NG component (400), the tray loading line module (330) and the gantry arm (500) are all arranged in the frame (100).