FPC code spraying equipment

Through the combination of automatic loading of robotic arms, threaded motor clamping and drying components, the problems of inaccurate coding and ink scratching of flexible circuit boards in FPC coding equipment are solved, and efficient automated production is achieved.

CN223340306UActive Publication Date: 2025-09-16SHENZHEN SANBUM OPTOELECTRONICS CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202422272599.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-09-18
Publication Date
2025-09-16
Estimated Expiration
2034-09-18

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Technical Problem

Existing FPC inkjet printers are prone to inaccurate coding and scratches on the boards due to friction when the ink is not completely dry when processing flexible circuit boards of different sizes.

Method used

A robotic arm is used to achieve automatic loading, a threaded motor drives the splint to clamp the flexible circuit board, a drying component is used to heat the ink, and a sponge pad is used for buffering and collection, thus realizing the automation of coding, conveying, drying and collection.

Benefits of technology

The accuracy of inkjet coding is improved, the deviation and ink scratching of flexible circuit boards during transportation are avoided, and the product breakage rate is reduced.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses FPC code spraying equipment which comprises a bottom plate, two fixing plates are fixedly installed on the top side of the bottom plate, a conveying assembly is arranged between the two fixing plates, a plurality of placing blocks are arranged on the outer side of the conveying assembly, the placing blocks are respectively provided with a placing groove and a long groove, the long groove is communicated with the placing groove, a clamping assembly is arranged in the long groove, and the clamping assembly is connected with the conveying assembly. By means of the mechanical arm, automatic feeding of the FPC can be achieved, after feeding is completed, a threaded motor operates to drive a two-way screw to rotate, so that two sliding blocks drive two clamping plates to move towards the two sides of the FPC, and then the two clamping plates clamp the FPC; according to the clamping device, the FPC flexible circuit board can be prevented from deviating in the conveying and code spraying process after being clamped, so that the situation that a code spraying machine cannot accurately spray codes on the FPC flexible circuit board is avoided, and the distance between the two clamping plates can be adjusted, so that the FPC flexible circuit boards of different sizes can be conveniently clamped.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of inkjet coding, in particular to an FPC inkjet coding device. Background Art

[0002] FPC flexible circuit board is a kind of highly reliable and flexible printed circuit board made of polyimide or polyester film as the base material. It is referred to as soft board and has the characteristics of high wiring density, light weight and thin thickness.

[0003] FPC inkjet printer uses the principle of charged ink particles deflected by high-voltage electric fields to print patterns, text and numbers on the surface of various objects. It can be used to print the production date, batch number, barcode, trademark pattern, anti-counterfeiting mark and Chinese characters of FPC flexible circuit boards. Inkjet printers are used for printing in the production process of FPC.

[0004] According to the announcement number (CN207859754U), a multi-nozzle FPC inkjet coding device is proposed, which includes a printing device, a receiving part, a receiving part transporting device, a workbench, and a workbench base. The receiving part transporting device is composed of a conveyor and a driving roller. The receiving part is arranged in a groove on the workbench that matches the size of the receiving part and is fixedly connected to the conveyor. By fixing the lighter FPC flexible circuit board in the platform groove of the receiving part, technical problems such as inaccurate coding caused by the FPC flexible circuit board during printing are reduced.

[0005] However, in actual use, due to the different sizes of FPC flexible circuit boards, the above solution can only place FPC flexible circuit boards that are just snapped into the groove. When facing FPC flexible circuit boards with smaller sizes, the FPC flexible circuit boards will still shake slightly under the unidirectional spraying force, resulting in inaccurate coding. In addition, after the printing is completed, the above solution directly puts the FPC flexible circuit board into the collection box. However, because the ink on the FPC flexible circuit board has not dried yet, the FPC flexible circuit boards that fall into the collection box will rub against each other, thereby causing the ink that has not dried to be scratched, and the scratched FPC flexible circuit board will affect subsequent use. Utility Model Content

[0006] In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the present invention provides an FPC inkjet printer device to solve the problems raised in the above background technology.

[0007] In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0008] An FPC inkjet printer device includes a base plate, two fixed plates are fixedly installed on the top side of the base plate, a conveying assembly is arranged between the two fixed plates, a plurality of placement blocks are arranged on the outside of the conveying assembly, the placement blocks are respectively provided with a placement slot and a long slot, the long slot is connected to the placement slot, a clamping assembly is arranged in the long slot, a bracket is fixedly installed on the top side of the two fixed plates, the two brackets are U-shaped, the side where the two brackets are close to each other is fixedly connected to the same inkjet printer, the inkjet printer faces the conveying assembly, the top sides of the two fixed plates are fixedly installed with the same fixed rack, a drying assembly is arranged in the fixed rack, and a collecting assembly is arranged on one side of the base plate.

[0009] Preferably, the conveying assembly includes a first motor fixedly installed on one side of the left fixed plate, the output end of the first motor rotates through the fixed plate and is fixedly installed and rotatably connected to one side of the other fixed plate, the outer side of the output end of the first motor is fixedly sleeved with a fixed cylinder, the side where the two fixed plates are close to each other is fixedly installed with the same fixed rod, the outer side of the fixed rod is movably sleeved with a movable cylinder, the outer side of the movable cylinder and the fixed cylinder is provided with the same conveyor belt, and multiple placement blocks are fixedly connected to the outer side of the conveyor belt.

[0010] Preferably, the clamping includes a threaded motor fixedly installed on one side of the placement block, the output end of the threaded motor rotates through the placement block and is fixedly installed with a bidirectional screw, and the other end of the bidirectional screw is rotatably connected to the inner wall of one side of the long slot.

[0011] Preferably, two sliders are slidably mounted on the outer side of the bidirectional screw, and a splint is fixedly mounted on one side of each slider. Both splints are located in the placement grooves provided in the placement block, and both splints are made of rubber.

[0012] Preferably, the drying component includes a heating box fixedly installed on the inner wall of the fixed frame, a plurality of heating rods are arranged in the heating box, two second motors are fixedly installed on the top side of the fixed frame, the output ends of the two second motors rotate and pass through the fixed frame, a plurality of fan blades are fixedly installed on the outer sides of the output ends of the two second motors, the plurality of fan blades are all facing the heating rods, and baffles are fixedly installed on both sides of the fixed frame.

[0013] Preferably, the collecting assembly includes a bottom plate with a through opening on one side, a collecting box is fixedly installed in the through opening, a sponge pad is fixedly installed in the collecting box, and the sponge pad is arranged obliquely.

[0014] Preferably, a robotic arm is fixedly mounted on the top side of the base plate, and the robotic arm is located on one side of the right fixed plate.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0016] 1. The set robotic arm can realize automatic loading of FPC flexible circuit boards. After loading is completed, the bidirectional screw is driven by the threaded motor to rotate, so that the two sliders drive the two clamps to move toward the two sides of the FPC flexible circuit board, and then the two clamps complete the clamping of the FPC flexible circuit board. After clamping, the FPC flexible circuit board can be prevented from deviating during the transportation and coding process, which causes the inkjet printer to be unable to accurately print the code on the FPC flexible circuit board. The distance between the two clamps can be adjusted to facilitate the clamping of FPC flexible circuit boards of different sizes.

[0017] 2. A sponge pad is provided in the collection box, which can cushion the FPC flexible circuit board that falls from the placement slot, preventing the FPC flexible circuit board from falling directly into the collection box and being damaged. The sponge pad can reduce this situation, thereby reducing the breakage rate of the product. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the structure of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 This is a schematic cross-sectional view of the structure of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of some parts of the conveyor belt structure of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of some parts of the bidirectional screw structure of the utility model.

[0022] In the figure: 1. Base plate; 2. Fixed plate; 3. First motor; 4. Fixed cylinder; 5. Fixed rod; 6. Movable cylinder; 7. Conveyor belt; 8. Placement block; 9. Threaded motor; 10. Bidirectional screw; 11. Slider; 12. Clamp; 13. Bracket; 14. Inkjet printer; 15. Fixed frame; 16. Baffle; 17. Heating box; 18. Heating rod; 19. Second motor; 20. Fan blade; 21. Collection box; 22. Sponge pad; 23. Robotic arm. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0024] Reference Figure 1-4, an FPC coding device comprises a base plate 1, two fixed plates 2 are fixedly installed on the top side of the base plate 1, a conveying assembly is arranged between the two fixed plates 2, a plurality of placement blocks 8 are arranged on the outside of the conveying assembly, the placement blocks 8 are respectively provided with placement slots and long slots, the long slots are connected to the placement slots, and a clamping assembly is arranged in the long slots. A bracket 13 is fixedly installed on the top side of the two fixed plates 2, and the two brackets 13 are U-shaped. The side where the two brackets 13 are close to each other is fixedly connected to the same inkjet printer 14, and the inkjet printer 14 faces the conveying assembly, and the top side of the two fixed plates 2 is fixedly installed with the same fixed bracket 15, and a drying assembly is arranged in the fixed bracket 15. A collecting assembly is arranged on one side of the base plate 1, and a mechanical arm 23 is provided to realize automatic loading of the FPC flexible circuit board. Before the FPC flexible circuit board is stenciled, the operation of each component is controlled by the controller, so that during the loading process, coding, conveying and drying are carried out simultaneously, thereby realizing the automation of loading, coding, drying and collecting of the FPC flexible circuit board.

[0025] Specifically, the conveying assembly includes a first motor 3 fixedly installed on one side of the left fixed plate 2, the output end of the first motor 3 rotates through the fixed plate 2 and is fixedly installed and rotatably connected to one side of the other fixed plate 2, and a fixed cylinder 4 is fixedly sleeved on the outer side of the output end of the first motor 3, and the same fixed rod 5 is fixedly installed on the side where the two fixed plates 2 are close to each other, and a movable cylinder 6 is movably sleeved on the outer side of the fixed rod 5. The same conveyor belt 7 is provided on the outer sides of the movable cylinder 6 and the fixed cylinder 4, and multiple placement blocks 8 are fixedly connected to the outer side of the conveyor belt 7. When the placement blocks 8 need to be conveyed, the fixed cylinder 4 is driven to rotate by the operation of the first motor 3, so that the fixed cylinder 4 drives the outer conveyor belt 7 to move, and the movable cylinder 6 provided can support the conveyor belt 7 and also assist in movement.

[0026] Specifically, the clamping includes a threaded motor 9 fixedly installed on one side of the placement block 8, and the output end of the threaded motor 9 rotates through the placement block 8 and is fixedly installed with a bidirectional screw 10, and the other end of the bidirectional screw 10 is rotatably connected to the inner wall of one side of the long slot, and two sliders 11 are slidably installed on the outer side of the bidirectional screw 10, and one side of the two sliders 11 is fixedly installed with a clamping plate 12, and the two clamping plates 12 are both located in the placement slot opened by the placement block 8, and the two clamping plates 12 are both made of rubber. When the robotic arm 23 places the FPC flexible circuit board to be coded in the placement slot, the threaded motor 9 drives the bidirectional screw 10 to rotate clockwise, so that the two sliders 11 drive the two clamping plates 12 to move toward the two sides of the FPC flexible circuit board, thereby completing the clamping of the FPC flexible circuit board, and because the two clamping plates 12 are both rubber components, the FPC flexible circuit board can be prevented from being damaged during the clamping process, and because the distance between the two clamping plates 12 is adjusted by the threaded motor 9, FPC flexible circuit boards of different sizes can be clamped, and the adaptability is better.

[0027] Specifically, the drying component includes a heating box 17 fixedly installed on the inner wall of the fixed frame 15, and a plurality of heating rods 18 are arranged in the heating box 17. Two second motors 19 are fixedly installed on the top side of the fixed frame 15. The output ends of the two second motors 19 rotate and pass through the fixed frame 15. A plurality of fan blades 20 are fixedly installed on the outer sides of the output ends of the two second motors 19. The plurality of fan blades 20 are all facing the heating rods 18. Baffles 16 are fixedly installed on both sides of the fixed frame 15. Through the plurality of heating rods 18 and the second motor 19, the FPC flexible circuit board after the coding is completed will be moved to the bottom of the fixed frame 15 by the conveyor belt 7. At this time, the plurality of heating rods 18 and the second motor 19 are started synchronously. The operation of the second motor 19 can drive the plurality of fan blades 20 to rotate, and during the rotation process, the hot air generated by the heating rods 18 can be blown toward the FPC flexible circuit board, so that the ink on the surface of the FPC flexible circuit board can be quickly dried, so as to prevent the ink on the surface of the multiple FPC flexible circuit boards from being scratched or contaminated on other FPC flexible circuit boards when they fall into the collection box 21.

[0028] Specifically, the collection component includes a through opening on one side of the base plate 1, in which a collection box 21 is fixedly installed, and a sponge pad 22 is fixedly installed in the collection box 21. The sponge pad 22 is arranged at an angle, and a mechanical arm 23 is fixedly installed on the top side of the base plate 1. The mechanical arm 23 is located on one side of the right fixed plate 2. By setting the sponge pad 22 in the collection box 21, the FPC flexible circuit board falling from the placement block 8 can be buffered to avoid the FPC flexible circuit board falling directly into the collection box 21 and being damaged. The sponge pad 22 can reduce the occurrence of this situation.

[0029] The electrical components mentioned in this article are all connected to an external main controller and 220V mains electricity, and the main controller can be a conventional known device that performs control such as a computer.

[0030] During use: the FPC flexible circuit board to be coded is placed in the placement slot opened by the placement block 8 through the mechanical arm 23, and then the threaded motor 9 is started to drive the bidirectional screw 10 to rotate clockwise, so that the two sliders 11 drive the two clamping plates 12 to clamp the FPC flexible circuit board to avoid the position deviation of the FPC flexible circuit board during the coding and transportation process, thereby causing the deviation of the subsequent coding. After the clamping is completed, the conveyor belt 7 can be used to transport the placement block 8 through the operation of the first motor 3. When the placement block 8 moves to the bottom of the inkjet printer 14, the inkjet printer 14 can run to print the code toward the clamped FPC flexible circuit board. After the coding is completed, the FPC flexible circuit board will be moved to the bottom of the fixed frame 15 by the conveyor belt 7. At this time, multiple heating rods 18 and the second motor 19 are started synchronously. The operation of the second motor 19 can drive multiple fan blades 20 to rotate, and during the rotation process, the hot air generated by the heating rod 18 can be blown to the FPC flexible circuit board, so that the F The ink on the surface of the PC flexible circuit board dries quickly, and baffles 16 are fixedly installed on both sides of the fixing frame 15. The two baffles 16 can reduce the leakage of hot air. After drying, the threaded motor 9 drives the bidirectional screw 10 to rotate counterclockwise, so that the two clamps 12 stop clamping the FPC flexible circuit board. Then the conveyor belt 7 runs again, and the dried FPC flexible circuit board can be dropped into the collection box 21 by inertia. Because the inner wall of the collection box 21 is provided with a sponge pad 22, the sponge pad 22 can cushion the fall of the FPC flexible circuit board, thereby preventing the FPC flexible circuit board from falling directly into the collection box 21 and being damaged. The sponge pad 22 can avoid this situation. By providing a robotic arm 23, automatic loading of the FPC flexible circuit board can be realized. In the loading process, coding, conveying and drying will be carried out simultaneously, thereby realizing the automation of loading, coding, drying and collection of the FPC flexible circuit board.

[0031] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as first and second, etc., are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that includes a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not explicitly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

[0032] Although the embodiments of the present invention 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 invention, and the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An FPC inkjet printer device, comprising a bottom plate (1), characterized in that: Two fixed plates (2) are fixedly installed on the top side of the bottom plate (1), a conveying assembly is arranged between the two fixed plates (2), a plurality of placement blocks (8) are arranged on the outside of the conveying assembly, the placement blocks (8) are respectively provided with a placement slot and a long slot, the long slot is connected to the placement slot, and a clamping assembly is arranged in the long slot. A bracket (13) is fixedly installed on the top side of the two fixed plates (2), the two brackets (13) are both U-shaped, and the side of the two brackets (13) close to each other is fixedly connected to the same inkjet printer (14), and the inkjet printer (14) faces the conveying assembly. A same fixed frame (15) is fixedly installed on the top side of the two fixed plates (2), a drying assembly is arranged in the fixed frame (15), and a collecting assembly is arranged on one side of the bottom plate (1).

2. The FPC inkjet printer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveying assembly comprises a first motor (3) fixedly mounted on one side of a left fixed plate (2); an output end of the first motor (3) rotates through the fixed plate (2) and is fixedly mounted on one side of another fixed plate (2) for rotational connection; a fixed cylinder (4) is fixedly sleeved on the outer side of the output end of the first motor (3); a same fixed rod (5) is fixedly mounted on the side where the two fixed plates (2) are close to each other; a movable cylinder (6) is movably sleeved on the outer side of the fixed rod (5); a same conveying belt (7) is arranged on the outer sides of the movable cylinder (6) and the fixed cylinder (4); and a plurality of placement blocks (8) are fixedly connected to the outer side of the conveying belt (7).

3. The FPC inkjet printer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping includes a placement block (8) on one side of which a threaded motor (9) is fixedly installed. The output end of the threaded motor (9) rotates through the placement block (8) and is fixedly installed with a bidirectional screw (10). The other end of the bidirectional screw (10) is rotatably connected to the inner wall of one side of the long slot.

4. The FPC inkjet printer according to claim 3, characterized in that: Two sliders (11) are slidably mounted on the outer side of the bidirectional screw (10), and a clamping plate (12) is fixedly mounted on one side of each slider (11). Both clamping plates (12) are located in a placement groove provided in the placement block (8), and both clamping plates (12) are made of rubber.

5. The FPC inkjet printer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The drying component comprises a heating box (17) fixedly mounted on the inner wall of a fixing frame (15), a plurality of heating rods (18) being arranged in the heating box (17), two second motors (19) fixedly mounted on the top side of the fixing frame (15), the output ends of the two second motors (19) both rotate and pass through the fixing frame (15), a plurality of fan blades (20) are fixedly mounted on the outer sides of the output ends of the two second motors (19), the plurality of fan blades (20) all face the heating rods (18), and baffles (16) are fixedly mounted on both sides of the fixing frame (15).

6. The FPC inkjet printer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The collecting assembly comprises a bottom plate (1) with a through opening on one side, a collecting box (21) fixedly installed in the through opening, a sponge pad (22) fixedly installed in the collecting box (21), and the sponge pad (22) is arranged in an inclined manner.

7. The FPC inkjet printer according to claim 1, characterized in that: A mechanical arm (23) is fixedly mounted on the top side of the base plate (1), and the mechanical arm (23) is located on one side of the right fixed plate (2).

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