Processing equipment

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of surface treatment, in particular to machining equipment. The machining equipment comprises a rack, a turnover mechanism, a material moving mechanism and a deburring mechanism, the turnover mechanism comprises a lifting assembly, a turnover assembly and a material clamping assembly, the lifting assembly drives the turnover assembly to ascend and descend, the turnover assembly drives the material clamping assembly to rotate, and the material clamping assembly comprises a material carrying plate and a plurality of clamping jaws; the material moving mechanism comprises a material moving assembly and a positioning assembly, the positioning assembly comprises a positioning plate and a plurality of positioning units, the positioning plate is used for supporting a workpiece, the positioning units are matched with the side wall of the positioning plate to position the workpiece, and the material moving assembly is used for driving the positioning assembly and the workpiece to move; the deburring mechanism comprises a deburring driving part and a deburring assembly, and the deburring assembly abuts against the workpiece located on the positioning plate so as to deburr the base plate when the workpiece moves. The machining equipment can be used for continuously overturning, positioning, transferring and deburring the workpieces, so that the automation degree is improved, and the labor intensity of operators is reduced.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of surface treatment, in particular to a processing equipment. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the production of electronic product accessories such as keyboard housings, the workpiece needs to be punched, and after punching, burrs will be formed on the surface of the workpiece. Therefore, deburring treatment is needed before subsequent processing or assembly of the workpiece. Since the burrs on the surface of the workpiece after punching are formed on the side away from the punch, the workpiece needs to be flipped before deburring.

[0003] Currently, the flipping, positioning and other operations of the workpiece before deburring are completed by manual operation. However, this operation mode has high labor intensity and low operation efficiency. Moreover, after positioning of the workpiece is completed, the workpiece needs to be transferred to a deburring device for deburring treatment, which makes the overall degree of automation low. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL

[0004] In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a processing equipment which can continuously flip, position, transfer and deburr the workpiece, thereby improving the degree of automation and reducing the labor intensity of the operator.

[0005] The embodiment of the present application provides a processing equipment for processing a workpiece, the workpiece comprising a substrate and a frame arranged around the substrate, the processing equipment comprising: a rack extending along a first direction; a turnover mechanism comprising a lifting assembly arranged adjacent to one end of the rack along the first direction, a turnover assembly connected to the lifting assembly, and a clamping assembly connected to the lifting assembly, the lifting assembly driving the turnover assembly to ascend or descend along a second direction, the turnover assembly driving the clamping assembly to rotate around the first direction, the clamping assembly comprising a loading plate and a plurality of clamping claws, the loading plate being connected to the turnover assembly and used for carrying the workpiece, and the plurality of clamping claws being arranged on the loading plate and used for clamping the workpiece; a material moving mechanism comprising a material moving assembly connected to the rack and a positioning assembly connected to the material moving assembly, the positioning assembly comprising a positioning plate and a plurality of positioning units, the positioning plate being connected to the material moving assembly and used for supporting the substrate of the workpiece, the plurality of positioning units being connected to the lower side of the positioning plate, and the plurality of positioning units being arranged on the side of the positioning plate facing the lifting assembly and the side of the positioning plate away from the material moving assembly along a third direction, the plurality of positioning units resisting the frame in cooperation with the side wall of the positioning plate to position the workpiece, and the material moving assembly being used for driving the positioning assembly and the workpiece to move along the first direction; and a deburring mechanism comprising a deburring driving element arranged adjacent to the rack and a deburring assembly connected to the deburring driving element, the deburring driving element being used for driving the deburring assembly to abut against the substrate of the workpiece on the positioning plate to deburr the substrate of the workpiece when the workpiece moves along the first direction; wherein the first direction, the second direction and the third direction are perpendicular to each other.

[0006] The processing equipment can clamp the workpiece through the clamping assembly in the turnover mechanism, drive the clamping assembly and the workpiece to turn over through the turnover assembly, and place the workpiece on the positioning assembly of the material moving mechanism through the lifting assembly. When the workpiece is placed on the positioning assembly, the positioning plate abuts against the substrate of the workpiece, the side wall of the positioning plate is opposite to the frame of the workpiece, and the plurality of positioning units resist the frame of the workpiece, so that the workpiece is supported in cooperation with the side wall of the positioning plate to be positioned. The material moving assembly can drive the positioning assembly and the workpiece to move along the first direction, the deburring driving element drives the deburring assembly to abut against the workpiece when the workpiece passes through the deburring mechanism, and the workpiece is deburred when passing through the deburring assembly from the lower side. After the material moving mechanism moves the workpiece to the end of the rack away from the turnover mechanism, the workpiece can be unloaded, and the work efficiency is high. The processing equipment can continuously turn over, position, transfer and deburr the workpiece, has high automation degree, low labor intensity of workers and high work efficiency.

[0007] In some embodiments, the lifting assembly includes: a support frame disposed adjacent to one end of the frame along the first direction; a lifting drive connected to the support frame; a lifting frame connected to the lifting drive and slidably connected to the support frame, the lifting frame having a protrusion extending along the third direction; and two buffers, both connected to the support frame and corresponding to the protrusion in the second direction, one of the buffers being disposed below the protrusion and the other buffer being disposed above the protrusion.

[0008] In some embodiments, the flipping assembly includes: a flipping drive connected to the lifting frame, the rotation axis of the flipping drive being arranged along the first direction; a rotating arm connected to the flipping drive, the extension direction of the rotating arm being perpendicular to the first direction, and one end of the rotating arm away from the flipping drive being connected to the carrier plate; a plurality of position sensors, all connected to the lifting frame and arranged around the axis of the output end of the flipping drive; and a sensing plate connected to the output end of the flipping drive, the extension direction of the sensing plate being perpendicular to the first direction, the flipping drive driving the sensing plate to move between the plurality of position sensors, so that when the sensing plate passes the position sensor, the position sensor identifies the sensing plate, so that the position sensor obtains the position of the rotating arm and the carrier plate.

[0009] In some embodiments, the flipping assembly further includes two positioning sensors, both of which are connected to the lifting frame and are respectively disposed above and below the output end of the flipping drive along the second direction, so as to sense the rotating arm when the rotating arm rotates to the top or bottom.

[0010] In some embodiments, each of the grippers includes: a gripping drive connected to the carrier plate; and two gripping fingers, each connected to the gripping drive, the gripping drive being used to drive the two gripping fingers to move closer or further apart to grip or release the workpiece.

[0011] In some embodiments, the transfer assembly includes: a transfer drive member connected to the frame and extending along the first direction; and a connecting frame connected to the transfer drive member; wherein the positioning assembly is connected to the connecting frame, and the transfer drive member drives the connecting frame to move in the first direction, thereby causing the positioning assembly to move in the first direction.

[0012] In some embodiments, each positioning unit includes: a receiving box, connected to the lower side of the positioning plate and disposed near the side wall of the positioning plate, the receiving box having a receiving groove and a sliding hole, the groove opening being adjacent to the corresponding side wall of the positioning plate, the sliding hole being disposed on the side of the receiving box away from the positioning plate and communicating with the receiving groove; a positioning member, slidably disposed in the receiving groove, one end of the positioning member extending out of the receiving groove and corresponding to the side wall of the positioning plate, the positioning member being used to abut against the edge of the workpiece; a first elastic member, disposed in the receiving groove, the two ends of the first elastic member abutting against the bottom of the receiving groove and the positioning member respectively, the first elastic member being used to push the positioning member away from the bottom of the receiving groove to move the positioning member against the edge of the workpiece; and a traction member, movably disposed in the sliding hole and connected to the positioning member, the traction member extending along the second direction.

[0013] In some embodiments, the material transfer mechanism further includes a pushing component, the pushing component comprising: a first pushing plate disposed at one end of the frame near the lifting component and corresponding to a plurality of positioning units on the side of the positioning plate facing the lifting component; and a second pushing plate disposed adjacent to the first pushing plate and spaced apart from the material transfer drive member along the third direction, wherein the end of the second pushing plate away from the first pushing plate is provided with a guide slope; wherein, when the positioning plate moves to the end of the frame near the lifting component, the first pushing plate pushes the traction members of the plurality of positioning units on the side of the positioning plate facing the lifting component to move, and the second pushing plate guides the traction members of the plurality of positioning units on the positioning plate away from the material transfer drive member along the third direction through the guide slope, so that each traction member pulls the corresponding positioning member to slide into the corresponding receiving groove.

[0014] In some embodiments, the material transfer assembly further includes a material sensor connected to the side of the first push plate near the lifting assembly. When the positioning plate moves to the end of the frame near the lifting assembly, the material sensor corresponds to the positioning plate and is used to sense the workpiece on the positioning plate.

[0015] In some embodiments, the deburring assembly includes: a mounting base connected to the deburring drive member; a rotating plate rotatably connected to the mounting base about a third direction; a second elastic member, one end connected to the mounting base and the other end connected to a side of the rotating plate facing the flipping mechanism along the first direction, the second elastic member being used to pull the rotating plate to rotate about the third direction to tilt the rotating plate; and a friction member connected to a side of the rotating plate away from the mounting base, the friction member being used to deburr the workpiece. Attached Figure Description

[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the processing equipment provided in an embodiment of this application.

[0017] Figure 2 for Figure 1 The diagram shows the structure of the flipping mechanism of the processing equipment.

[0018] Figure 3 for Figure 1 The diagram shows the structure of the material transfer mechanism of the processing equipment.

[0019] Figure 4 for Figure 3 The diagram shows another angle of the positioning plate, positioning unit, and pushing assembly of the material transfer mechanism.

[0020] Figure 5 for Figure 4 The diagram shows an exploded view of the positioning plate, positioning unit, and pushing component of the material transfer mechanism from another angle.

[0021] Figure 6 for Figure 1 The diagram shows the state of the deburring mechanism during deburring.

[0022] Key component symbols: Processing equipment 100, frame 10, tilting mechanism 20, lifting assembly 21, support frame 211, lifting drive component 212, lifting frame 213, protrusion 2131, buffer 214, tilting assembly 22, tilting drive component 221, rotating arm 222, position sensor 223, sensing plate 224, positioning sensor 225, clamping assembly 23, carrier plate 231, gripper 232, clamping drive component 2321, gripping finger 2322, material transfer mechanism 30, material transfer assembly 31, material transfer drive component 311, connecting frame 312. Material sensor 313, positioning component 32, positioning plate 321, positioning unit 322, accommodating box 3221, accommodating groove 3221a, sliding hole 3221b, positioning element 3222, first elastic element 3223, traction element 3224, pushing component 33, first pushing plate 331, second pushing plate 332, guide slope 3321, deburring mechanism 40, deburring drive element 41, deburring component 42, mounting base 421, rotating plate 422, second elastic element 423, friction element 424, workpiece 200, base plate 201, frame 202. Detailed Implementation

[0023] The embodiments of this application are described in detail below. Examples of these embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain this application, and should not be construed as limiting this application.

[0024] In the description of this application, it should be understood that the terms indicating orientation or positional relationship are based on the orientation or positional 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, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this application. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of indicated technical features. Thus, features defined with "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the stated features. In the description of this application, it should be noted that "a plurality of" means two or more, unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0025] In the description of this application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, the term "connection" should be interpreted broadly. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, or a connection that allows communication between the two components; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; it can be the internal communication between two components or the interaction between two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this application according to the specific circumstances.

[0026] The embodiments of this application will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. To facilitate understanding and explanation of the embodiments of this application, a three-dimensional coordinate system is established in some of the drawings, with the X-axis direction as the first direction, the Z-axis direction as the second direction, and the Y-axis direction as the third direction. The X-axis direction, Y-axis direction, and Z-axis direction are perpendicular to each other.

[0027] Please see Figure 1 and Figure 2 This application provides a processing device 100 for processing a workpiece 200. The workpiece 200 includes a substrate 201 and a frame 202 disposed around the substrate 201. The workpiece 200 can be the casing of an electronic product. In this embodiment, the workpiece 200 is described using a keyboard casing as an example, but this is not intended to limit the scope of this application. The processing device 100 includes a frame 10, a flipping mechanism 20, a material transfer mechanism 30, and a deburring mechanism 40.

[0028] Specifically, please see Figure 1 The frame 10 extends along the X-axis. One end of the frame 10 can be set close to the punching equipment (not shown) and the other end can be set close to the receiving equipment (not shown) to facilitate loading and unloading.

[0029] Please see also Figure 2 The flipping mechanism 20 includes a lifting assembly 21 located adjacent to one end of the frame 10 along the X-axis, a flipping assembly 22 connected to the lifting assembly 21, and a clamping assembly 23 connected to the lifting assembly 21. The lifting assembly 21 drives the flipping assembly 22 to rise or fall along the Z-axis, and the flipping assembly 22 drives the clamping assembly 23 to rotate around the X-axis. The clamping assembly 23 includes a carrier plate 231 and multiple grippers 232. The carrier plate 231 is connected to the flipping assembly 22 and is used to support the workpiece 200. The multiple grippers 232 are all located on the carrier plate 231 and are used to clamp the workpiece 200. The carrier plate 231 can be a plate-shaped structure adapted to the structure of the workpiece 200 to improve the stability of supporting the workpiece 200. There can be two, three, four, etc., grippers 232, as long as they can stably clamp the workpiece 200. The carrier plate 231 can also be equipped with sensors such as proximity switches to detect whether the workpiece 200 is placed on the carrier plate 231.

[0030] The lifting assembly 21 drives the flipping assembly 22 to rise along the Z-axis, and the rotating assembly drives the clamping assembly 23 to rotate to the upper side of the Z-axis. Then, an external material transfer device (not shown) such as a robot arm places the workpiece 200 onto the carrier plate 231 of the clamping assembly 23, where multiple grippers hold the workpiece 200. Then, the rotating assembly drives the carrier plate 231 to rotate 180° to flip the workpiece 200. The lifting assembly 21 then drives the rotating assembly, clamping assembly 23, and workpiece 200 to descend, thereby placing the workpiece 200 onto the material transfer mechanism 30.

[0031] It is understandable that after punching, the burr-bearing side of workpiece 200 is on the bottom. After workpiece 200 is gripped and removed by a robotic arm or similar device, the burr-bearing side is facing away from the robotic arm. If workpiece 200 is placed directly on the transfer mechanism 30, the burr-bearing side will remain on the bottom, making subsequent deburring impossible. Directly flipping the workpiece using a robotic arm or similar device would also cause the robotic arm's structure to interfere with the feeding process, preventing the workpiece 200 from being placed on the transfer mechanism 30. By setting up the flipping mechanism 20, workpiece 200 can be flipped 180°, allowing it to be placed on the transfer mechanism 30 with the burr-bearing side facing up, facilitating deburring.

[0032] Please see also Figure 3 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 The material transfer mechanism 30 includes a material transfer component 31 connected to the frame 10 and a positioning component 32 connected to the material transfer component 31. The positioning component 32 includes a positioning plate 321 and multiple positioning units 322. The positioning plate 321 is connected to the material transfer component 31 and is used to support the base plate 201 of the workpiece 200. The multiple positioning units 322 are all connected to the lower side of the positioning plate 321. The multiple positioning units 322 are respectively arranged on the side of the positioning plate 321 facing the lifting component 21 and on the side of the positioning plate 321 away from the material transfer component 31 along the Y-axis. The multiple positioning units 322 cooperate with the side wall of the positioning plate 321 to abut against the frame 202 to position the workpiece 200. The material transfer component 31 is used to drive the positioning component 32 and the workpiece 200 to move along the X-axis.

[0033] The transfer assembly 31 can drive the positioning assembly 32 to move toward or away from the flipping mechanism 20 along the X-axis direction, so that when the positioning assembly 32 is close to the flipping mechanism 20, it receives the workpiece 200, and when it moves away from the flipping mechanism 20, it conveys the workpiece 200 to the deburring mechanism 40 and the unloading position. The positioning unit 322 can be provided in two, three, four, etc. When the flipping mechanism 20 places the workpiece 200 on the positioning plate 321, the positioning plate 321 supports the base plate 201 of the workpiece 200. The frame 202 around the base plate 201 is opposite to the side wall of the positioning plate 321. By using multiple positioning units 322, two of the frame 202 can be moved to abut against the side wall of the positioning plate 321, thereby positioning the workpiece 200.

[0034] Please see also Figure 6 The deburring mechanism 40 includes a deburring drive 41 disposed adjacent to the frame 10 and a deburring assembly 42 connected to the deburring drive 41. The deburring drive 41 drives the deburring assembly 42 to abut against the substrate 201 of the workpiece 200 located on the positioning plate 321, so as to deburr the substrate 201 when the workpiece 200 moves along the X-axis. The deburring drive 41 can be a drive structure such as a robotic arm. When the positioning assembly 32 carries the workpiece 200 and moves along the X-axis, the deburring drive 41 drives the deburring assembly 42 to move above the moving trajectory of the positioning assembly 32. When the workpiece 200 passes through the deburring mechanism 40, the deburring assembly 42 can abut against the upper surface of the workpiece 200, thereby performing deburring operations on the workpiece 200.

[0035] The processing equipment 100 provided in this application embodiment can clamp the workpiece 200 through the clamping component 23 in the flipping mechanism 20, and drive the clamping component 23 and the workpiece 200 to flip through the flipping component 22. The lifting component 21 can drive the flipping component 22 and the clamping component 23 to place the workpiece 200 into the positioning component 32 of the transfer mechanism 30. When the workpiece 200 is placed in the positioning component 32, the positioning plate 321 abuts against the base plate 201 of the workpiece 200, and the side wall of the positioning plate 321 is opposite to the frame 202 of the workpiece 200. By pushing the frame 202 of the workpiece 200 through multiple positioning units 322, the workpiece 200 can be supported inward by the side wall of the positioning plate 321 to position the workpiece 200. The transfer assembly 31 can drive the positioning assembly 32 and the workpiece 200 to move along the X-axis. When the workpiece 200 passes the deburring mechanism 40, the deburring drive 41 drives the deburring assembly 42 to abut against the workpiece 200, so as to deburr the workpiece 200 when it passes under the deburring assembly 42. After the transfer mechanism 30 moves the workpiece 200 to the end of the frame 10 away from the flipping mechanism 20, it can be unloaded, resulting in high work efficiency. The processing equipment 100 provided in this application embodiment can continuously flip, position, transfer and deburr the workpiece 200, with a high degree of automation, low labor intensity for operators and high work efficiency.

[0036] In some embodiments, see Figure 1 and Figure 2 The lifting assembly 21 includes a support frame 211, a lifting drive component 212, a lifting frame 213, and two buffers 214.

[0037] The support frame 211 is installed near one end of the frame 10 along the X-axis. By installing the support frame 211, a stable support can be provided for the entire lifting assembly 21.

[0038] The lifting drive component 212 is connected to the support frame 211. The lifting drive component 212 can be a cylinder or the like. The connection between the lifting drive component 212 and the support frame 211 can improve the stability of the lifting drive component 212.

[0039] The lifting frame 213 is connected to the lifting drive component 212 and slidably connected to the support frame 211. The lifting frame 213 is provided with a protrusion 2131 extending along the Y-axis direction. The lifting frame 213 can be a structure composed of multiple plates to support the tilting assembly 22. A slide rail or other structure can be provided between the lifting frame 213 and the support frame 211 to improve the stability of the lifting frame 213's vertical movement.

[0040] Both buffers 214 are connected to the support frame 211 and correspond to the protrusion 2131 in the Z-axis direction. One buffer 214 is located below the protrusion 2131, and the other buffer 214 is located above the protrusion 2131. The buffers 214 can effectively buffer the movement. When the lifting frame 213 rises too quickly and approaches the upper limit position, the upper buffer 214 can absorb the excess kinetic energy, slow down the speed of the lifting frame 213, and prevent the lifting frame 213 from colliding hard with the support frame 211 and causing damage. Similarly, during descent, the lower buffer 214 can also prevent the lifting frame 213 from colliding with the bottom of the support frame 211.

[0041] In this embodiment, two protrusions 2131 can be provided on the lifting frame 213, respectively located on both sides of the lifting frame 213 along the Y-axis direction. Each protrusion 2131 is provided with a buffer 214 on both the upper and lower sides to further improve the buffering effect.

[0042] In some embodiments, see Figure 1 and Figure 2 The flipping assembly 22 includes a flipping drive 221, a rotating arm 222, multiple position sensors 223, and a sensing plate 224.

[0043] The tilting drive 221 is connected to the lifting frame 213, and the rotation axis of the tilting drive 221 is set along the X-axis. The tilting drive 221 can be a rotary cylinder, a stepper motor, etc. The tilting drive 221 is connected to the lifting frame 213 and can move with the lifting frame 213 during the process of the lifting drive 212 driving the lifting frame 213 to rise or fall, thereby improving the stability of the tilting drive 221.

[0044] The rotating arm 222 is connected to the flipping drive 221. The extension direction of the rotating arm 222 is perpendicular to the X-axis direction. The end of the rotating arm 222 away from the flipping drive 221 is connected to the carrier plate 231. The rotating arm 222 can be a plate-shaped structure. By setting the rotating arm 222, the rotation radius of the carrier plate 231 can be increased, which makes it easier for the carrier plate 231 to avoid the transfer component 31. When the carrier plate 231 rotates to the top, the transfer component 31 can move to the bottom of the carrier plate 231. When the carrier plate 231 rotates to the bottom, the distance between the carrier plate 231 and the transfer component 31 is closer, which makes it easier to place the workpiece 200 on the transfer component 31.

[0045] Multiple position sensors 223 are connected to the lifting frame 213 and arranged around the axis of the output end of the flip drive 221. The position sensors 223 can be through-beam sensors. There can be two, three, or other positions sensors 223. The multiple position sensors 223 are arranged at intervals with the axis of the output end of the flip drive 221 as the center.

[0046] The sensing element 224 is connected to the output end of the flipping drive 221. The extending direction of the sensing element 224 is perpendicular to the X-axis direction. The flipping drive 221 drives the sensing element 224 to move between multiple position sensors 223, so that when the sensing element 224 passes by a position sensor 223, the position sensor 223 can identify the sensing element 224, thereby enabling the position sensor 223 to obtain the position of the rotating arm 222 and the carrier plate 231. The sensing element 224 can be a plate-shaped structure and can be light-shielded. When the sensing element 224 rotates to a position sensor 223, the position sensor 223 can obtain a signal to identify the position of the sensing element 224, and thus obtain the position of the rotating arm 222 and the carrier plate 231.

[0047] In some embodiments, see Figure 1 and Figure 2 The flipping assembly 22 also includes two positioning sensors 225, both connected to the lifting frame 213 and positioned above and below the output end of the flipping drive 221 along the Z-axis, respectively, to sense the rotating arm 222 when it rotates to the upper or lower position. The positioning sensors 225 can be proximity switches. When the flipping drive 221 drives the rotating arm 222 to the upper position, the rotating arm 222 corresponds to the positioning sensor 225 located above it. Upon receiving a signal, the positioning sensor 225 stops moving, and the loading plate 231 waits to receive the workpiece 200. When the flipping drive 221 drives the rotating arm 222 to move downwards, the rotating arm 222 corresponds to the positioning sensor 225 located below. Upon receiving a signal, the positioning sensor 225 stops moving, and the lifting drive 212 drives the lifting frame 213 downwards, thereby causing the material carrier 231 and the workpiece 200 to move downwards until the workpiece 200 is placed on the positioning assembly 32. It can be understood that by controlling the rotation angle of the output end of the flipping drive 221, the rotation angle of the clamping assembly 23 driven by the flipping drive 221 can be controlled. By setting two positioning sensors 225, the position of the rotating arm 222 can be accurately identified, improving the positional accuracy of the flipping assembly 22 in relation to the clamping assembly 23 and avoiding the accumulation of rotational errors in the flipping drive 221 itself, which could lead to inaccurate positioning of the clamping assembly 23 after multiple runs.

[0048] In some embodiments, see Figure 1 and Figure 2Each gripper 232 includes a gripping drive 2321 and two gripping fingers 2322. The gripping drive 2321 is connected to the carrier plate 231, and the two gripping fingers 2322 are both connected to the gripping drive 2321. The gripping drive 2321 is used to drive the two gripping fingers 2322 to move closer or further apart to grip or release the workpiece 200. The gripping drive 2321 can be a double-headed cylinder, etc., and can be connected to the back side of the side of the carrier plate 231 used to support the workpiece 200. The carrier plate 231 can have multiple holes, and the gripping fingers 2322 can pass through the holes in the carrier plate 231 to grip the workpiece 200. The gripping fingers 2322 can grip the edge 202 of the workpiece 200, or insert into the punched holes in the base plate 201 of the workpiece 200 to grip the workpiece 200. The specific gripping method is not limited here, as long as it can stably grip the workpiece 200.

[0049] In some embodiments, see Figure 1 , Figure 3 and Figure 4 The material transfer assembly 31 includes a material transfer drive component 311 and a connecting frame 312. The material transfer drive component 311 is connected to the frame 10 and extends along the X-axis direction, while the connecting frame 312 is connected to the material transfer drive component 311. A positioning component 32 is connected to the connecting frame 312. The material transfer drive component 311 drives the connecting frame 312 to move in the X-axis direction, thereby causing the positioning component 32 to move in the X-axis direction. The material transfer drive component 311 can be a linear module, etc., and the connecting frame 312 can be a structure composed of multiple plates. A slide rail or similar structure can also be provided between the connecting frame 312 and the frame 10 to improve the stability of the connecting frame 312 during movement.

[0050] In some embodiments, see Figure 3 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 Each positioning unit 322 includes a receiving box 3221, a positioning element 3222, a first elastic element 3223, and a traction element 3224.

[0051] The accommodating box 3221 is connected to the lower side of the positioning plate 321 and is disposed near the side wall of the positioning plate 321. The accommodating box 3221 has an accommodating groove 3221a and a sliding hole 3221b. The opening of the accommodating groove 3221a is adjacent to the corresponding side wall of the positioning plate 321. The sliding hole 3221b is located on the side of the accommodating box 3221 away from the positioning plate 321 and communicates with the accommodating groove 3221a. The accommodating box 3221 can be a cuboid structure and is fixedly connected to the lower side of the positioning plate 321.

[0052] The positioning member 3222 is slidably disposed in the receiving groove 3221a. One end of the positioning member 3222 extends out of the receiving groove 3221a and corresponds to the side wall of the positioning plate 321 in the Y-axis direction. The positioning member 3222 is used to abut against the frame 202 of the workpiece 200. The positioning member 3222 can be configured as a T-shaped structure. One end of the positioning member 3222 extending out of the receiving groove 3221a extends along the Z-axis direction and corresponds to the frame 202 of the workpiece 200. It can be understood that the portion of the positioning plate 321 and the portion of the positioning member 3222 extending out of the receiving groove 3221a can be provided with corresponding grooves so that when the positioning member 3222 moves into the receiving groove 3221a, the portion of the positioning member 3222 extending out of the receiving groove 3221a is accommodated through the groove, which facilitates the placement of the workpiece 200 on the positioning plate 321.

[0053] A first elastic element 3223 is disposed in a receiving groove 3221a. The two ends of the first elastic element 3223 abut against the bottom of the receiving groove 3221a and the positioning element 3222, respectively. The first elastic element 3223 pushes the positioning element 3222 away from the bottom of the receiving groove 3221a, causing the positioning element 3222 to abut against the frame 202 of the workpiece 200. The first elastic element 3223 can be an elastic structural component such as a spring. To improve the stability of the first elastic element 3223 pushing the positioning element 3222, multiple first elastic elements 3223 can be disposed in the receiving groove 3221a, such as two or three. By disposing of the first elastic element 3223, the positioning element 3222 can be pushed away from the receiving groove 3221a, thereby causing the positioning element 3222 to abut against the frame 202 of the workpiece 200. When the positioning member 3222 moves into the receiving groove 3221a, the first elastic member 3223 can be compressed, which facilitates the movement of the positioning member 3222.

[0054] The traction member 3224 is movably disposed in the sliding hole 3221b and connected to the positioning member 3222, extending along the Z-axis. The traction member 3224 can be plate-shaped or strip-shaped. When the traction member 3224 slides within the sliding hole 3221b, it can drive the positioning member 3222 to move. Thus, by pushing the traction member 3224 towards the bottom of the receiving groove 3221a, the positioning member 3222 can be driven towards the bottom of the receiving groove 3221a. When the first elastic member 3223 pushes the positioning member 3222 away from the receiving groove 3221a, the traction member 3224 can abut against the wall of the sliding hole 3221b to limit the positioning member 3222 and prevent it from moving out of the receiving groove 3221a.

[0055] In some embodiments, see Figure 3 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 The material transfer mechanism 30 also includes a pushing component 33, which includes a first pushing plate 331 and a second pushing plate 332.

[0056] The first push plate 331 is disposed at one end of the frame 10 near the lifting assembly 21 and corresponds to a plurality of positioning units 322 on the side of the positioning plate 321 facing the lifting assembly 21. The second push plate 332 is disposed adjacent to the first push plate 331 and spaced apart from the material transfer drive member 311 along the Y-axis direction. The end of the second push plate 332 away from the first push plate 331 is provided with a guide slope 3321. When the positioning plate 321 moves to the end of the frame 10 near the lifting assembly 21, the first push plate 331 pushes the traction members 3224 of the plurality of positioning units 322 on the side of the positioning plate 321 facing the lifting assembly 21 to move. The second push plate 332 guides the traction members 3224 of the plurality of positioning units 322 on the positioning plate 321 away from the material transfer drive member 311 along the Y-axis direction to move, so that each traction member 3224 pulls the corresponding positioning member 3222 to slide into the corresponding receiving groove 3221a.

[0057] When the material transfer drive 311 drives the positioning plate 321 to move in the opposite direction of the X-axis toward the lifting assembly 21 via the connecting frame 312, the traction member 3224 in the multiple positioning units 322 corresponding to the side of the positioning plate 321 away from the material transfer drive 311 abuts against the guide slope 3321 in sequence, and moves along the Y-axis under the guidance of the guide slope 3321, thereby driving the corresponding positioning member 3222 to move along the Y-axis, that is, driving the corresponding positioning member 3222 to move into the corresponding receiving groove 3221a, until the traction member 3224 abuts against the plane position of the second push plate 332. When the positioning plate 321 moves to the end of the frame 10 corresponding to the lifting assembly 21, the traction members 3224 of the multiple positioning units 322 provided towards the first push plate 331 abut against the first push plate 331. The first push plate 331 pushes the corresponding multiple traction members 3224 toward the bottom of the corresponding receiving groove 3221a, and the traction members 3224 drive the corresponding positioning members 3222 to move toward the receiving groove 3221a. At this time, the multiple positioning members 3222 retract into the corresponding receiving groove 3221a, which facilitates the placement of the workpiece 200 on the positioning plate 321.

[0058] After the workpiece 200 is placed on the positioning plate 321, the material transfer drive 311 drives the positioning plate 321 to move along the X-axis direction through the connecting frame 312. The positioning unit 322 corresponding to the first push plate 331 gradually moves away from the first push plate 331. Under the push of the first elastic member 3223, the positioning member 3222 gradually moves away from the receiving groove 3221a until the positioning member 3222 abuts against the frame 202 of the workpiece 200. At this time, multiple positioning members 3222 corresponding to the first push plate 331 abut against the frame 202 of the workpiece 200 opposite to the first push plate 331, and the side of the positioning plate 321 away from the first push plate 331 abuts against the frame 202 of the workpiece 200 away from the first push plate 331. In this way, the two frames 202 of the workpiece 200 in the X-axis direction can be supported, thereby realizing the positioning of the workpiece 200 in the X-axis direction. The positioning unit 322, corresponding to the second push plate 332, moves along the X-axis until it disengages from the second push plate 332. The positioning member 3222 moves toward the side frame 202 of the workpiece 200 away from the transfer drive member 311 under the push of the first elastic member 3223 until it abuts against the side frame 202. The positioning plate 321 abuts against the side wall of the transfer drive member 311 and the side frame 202 of the workpiece 200 toward the transfer drive member 311. In this way, the workpiece 200 can be positioned in the Y-axis direction.

[0059] The entire process of the pushing assembly 33 acting on the traction member 3224 of the positioning unit 322 is automatically triggered when the positioning plate 321 moves to a specific position, without the need for other power sources, resulting in low manufacturing costs.

[0060] In some embodiments, see Figure 3 The material transfer assembly 31 also includes a material sensor 313, which is connected to the side of the first push plate 331 near the lifting assembly 21. When the positioning plate 321 moves to the end of the frame 10 near the lifting assembly 21, the material sensor 313 corresponds to the positioning plate 321 and is used to sense the workpiece 200 on the positioning plate 321. The material sensor 313 can be a proximity switch, etc. By setting the material sensor 313, it is possible to detect whether there is a workpiece 200 on the positioning plate 321, thus preventing the material transfer mechanism 30 from running empty.

[0061] In some embodiments, see Figure 1 and Figure 6 The deburring assembly 42 includes a mounting base 421, a rotating plate 422, a second elastic element 423, and a friction element 424.

[0062] Mounting base 421 is connected to deburring drive component 41. Mounting base 421 can be U-shaped. Rotating plate 422 is rotatably connected to mounting base 421 around the Y-axis. Rotating plate 422 is plate-shaped and can be rotatably connected to mounting base 421 via a rotating shaft. One end of second elastic member 423 is connected to mounting base 421, and the other end is connected to the side of rotating plate 422 facing the flipping mechanism 20 along the X-axis. Second elastic member 423 is used to pull rotating plate 422 to rotate around the Y-axis so that rotating plate 422 is tilted. Second elastic member 423 can be a spring. In this embodiment, multiple second elastic members 423 can be provided, such as two or four. Friction member 424 is connected to the side of rotating plate 422 away from mounting base 421. Friction member 424 is used to deburr workpiece 200. Friction member 424 and rotating plate 422 can be connected by Velcro or the like for easy replacement of friction member 424.

[0063] In this embodiment, in order to improve the deburring effect, two deburring components 42 can be connected to the deburring drive 41, and the two deburring components 42 are spaced apart along the X-axis direction.

[0064] During deburring, the deburring drive 41 moves the deburring assembly 42 above the movement trajectory of the positioning plate 321. Before deburring, the second elastic element 423 pulls the rotating plate 422, causing the rotating plate 422 to tilt, and the friction element 424 is tilted towards the flipping mechanism 20. During deburring, the material transfer drive 311 drives the positioning plate 321 and the workpiece 200 to move along the X-axis direction through the connecting frame 312. When the workpiece 200 moves to the deburring assembly 42, the workpiece 200 abuts against the friction element 424. The workpiece 200 continues to move along the X-axis direction, thereby pushing the rotating plate 422 and the friction element 424 to rotate to a horizontal state. The workpiece 200 passes under the friction element 424, and the friction element 424 polishes the upper surface of the workpiece 200, thereby performing deburring on the workpiece 200.

[0065] The working process of the processing equipment 100 provided in this embodiment is roughly as follows:

[0066] First, the material transfer drive 311 drives the positioning plate 321 to move in the opposite direction of the X-axis toward the lifting assembly 21 via the connecting frame 312, until the positioning plate 321 moves to one end of the frame 10 near the flipping mechanism 20. At this time, the first push plate 331 and the second push plate 332 abut against the traction member 3224 on the corresponding positioning unit 322, so that the positioning member 3222 of the positioning unit 322 retracts toward the positioning plate 321. The lifting drive 212 in the lifting assembly 21 drives the flipping assembly 22 to move upward along the Z-axis via the lifting frame 213. The flipping drive 221 in the flipping assembly 22 drives the clamping assembly 23 to rotate downward via the rotating arm 222, waiting to receive material.

[0067] Then, the external material transfer device places the punched workpiece 200 onto the carrier plate 231 of the clamping assembly 23. The clamping drive 2321 of the gripper 232 drives the two gripping fingers 2322 to move closer together to clamp the workpiece 200, at which point the burr surface of the workpiece 200 faces the carrier plate 231. The flipping drive 221 drives the carrier plate 231 and the workpiece 200 to rotate 180° around the X-axis direction via the rotating arm 222. The lifting drive 212 drives the flipping drive 221, the carrier plate 231, and the workpiece 200 to descend until the workpiece 200 is placed on the positioning plate 321. The gripper 232 releases the workpiece 200, and the lifting drive 212 drives the flipping drive 221 and the carrier plate 231 to rise.

[0068] After workpiece 200 is placed on positioning plate 321, material sensor 313 detects workpiece 200, and material transfer drive 311 starts to move. Material transfer drive 311 drives positioning plate 321 to move along the X-axis direction through connecting frame 312. When positioning plate 321 moves away from first push plate 331 and second push plate 332, first elastic element 3223 in positioning unit 322 pushes the corresponding positioning element 3222 against the frame 202 of workpiece 200, thereby cooperating with the side wall of positioning plate 321 to support workpiece 200, and realize the positioning of workpiece 200. After material transfer drive 311 moves positioning plate 321 and workpiece 200 away from flipping mechanism 20 along X-axis direction, flipping drive 221 drives material carrier plate 231 to rotate 180°, waiting for the next material release.

[0069] When the material transfer drive 311 moves the positioning assembly 32 and the workpiece 200 to the deburring mechanism 40, the workpiece 200 abuts against the friction member 424. The workpiece 200 continues to move along the X-axis, thereby pushing the rotating plate 422 and the friction member 424 to rotate to a horizontal state. The workpiece 200 passes under the friction member 424, and the friction member 424 grinds the upper surface of the workpiece 200, thereby performing deburring operation on the workpiece 200.

[0070] After the deburring operation is completed, the deburring drive 41 moves the deburring assembly 42 away from the transfer assembly 31. The transfer drive 311 moves the positioning assembly 32 and the workpiece 200 to one end of the frame 10 away from the flipping mechanism 20 for unloading. After unloading, the transfer drive 311 drives the positioning assembly 32 to move in the opposite direction of the X-axis until the positioning assembly 32 moves to one end of the frame 10 close to the flipping mechanism 20, ready for the next loading.

[0071] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that this application is not limited to the details of the exemplary embodiments described above, and that this application can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of this application. Therefore, the embodiments should be regarded as exemplary and non-limiting in all respects, and the scope of this application is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description. Thus, all variations falling within the meaning and scope of equivalents of the claims are intended to be embraced within this application.

[0072] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of this application and are not intended to limit it. Although this application has been described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications or equivalent substitutions can be made to the technical solutions of this application without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of this application.

Claims

1. A processing apparatus for processing a workpiece, the workpiece comprising a substrate and a frame disposed around the perimeter of the substrate, characterized in that, The processing equipment includes: The frame extends along the first direction; The flipping mechanism includes a lifting assembly disposed adjacent to one end of the frame along the first direction, a flipping assembly connected to the lifting assembly, and a clamping assembly connected to the lifting assembly. The lifting assembly drives the flipping assembly to rise or fall along the second direction, and the flipping assembly drives the clamping assembly to rotate around the first direction. The clamping assembly includes a carrying plate and a plurality of grippers. The carrying plate is connected to the flipping assembly and is used to carry the workpiece. The plurality of grippers are disposed on the carrying plate and are used to clamp the workpiece. A material transfer mechanism includes a material transfer assembly connected to the frame and a positioning assembly connected to the material transfer assembly. The positioning assembly includes a positioning plate and multiple positioning units. The positioning plate is connected to the material transfer assembly and serves to support the base plate of the workpiece. The multiple positioning units are all connected to the lower side of the positioning plate, and are respectively located on the side of the positioning plate facing the lifting assembly and on the side of the positioning plate away from the material transfer assembly along a third direction. The multiple positioning units cooperate with the sidewall of the positioning plate to abut against the frame to position the workpiece. The material transfer assembly is used to drive the positioning assembly and the workpiece to move along the first direction. The deburring mechanism includes a deburring drive member disposed adjacent to the frame and a deburring assembly connected to the deburring drive member. The deburring drive member is used to drive the deburring assembly to abut against the substrate of the workpiece located on the positioning plate, so as to deburr the substrate when the workpiece moves along the first direction; wherein... The first direction, the second direction, and the third direction are perpendicular to each other.

2. The processing equipment as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The lifting assembly includes: A support frame is disposed adjacent to one end of the frame along the first direction; A lifting drive component is connected to the support frame; A lifting frame, connected to the lifting drive component and slidably connected to the support frame, the lifting frame being provided with a protrusion extending along the third direction; and Two buffers are connected to the support frame and correspond to the protrusion in the second direction, one of the buffers being disposed below the protrusion and the other buffer being disposed above the protrusion.

3. The processing equipment as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The flipping component includes: A tilting drive is connected to the lifting frame, and the rotation axis of the tilting drive is set along the first direction; A rotating arm is connected to the flipping drive, the extension direction of the rotating arm is perpendicular to the first direction, and the end of the rotating arm away from the flipping drive is connected to the material carrier plate. Multiple position sensors are connected to the lifting frame and arranged along an axis surrounding the output end of the tilting drive; and A sensing element is connected to the output end of the flipping drive. The extension direction of the sensing element is perpendicular to the first direction. The flipping drive drives the sensing element to move between a plurality of position sensors so that the position sensors can identify the sensing element when it passes by the position sensors, so that the position sensors can obtain the positions of the rotating arm and the material carrier plate.

4. The processing equipment as described in claim 3, characterized in that, The flipping assembly also includes two positioning sensors, both of which are connected to the lifting frame and are respectively positioned above and below the output end of the flipping drive along the second direction to sense the rotating arm when it rotates to the top or bottom.

5. The processing equipment as described in claim 1, characterized in that, Each of the grippers includes: Clamping drive unit, connected to the carrier plate; and Two gripping fingers are connected to the gripping drive, which drives the two gripping fingers to move closer or further apart to grip or release the workpiece.

6. The processing equipment as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The transfer assembly includes: A material transfer drive component, connected to the frame and extending along the first direction; and A connecting frame is connected to the material transfer drive component; wherein, The positioning component is connected to the connecting frame, and the material transfer drive drives the connecting frame to move in the first direction, thereby driving the positioning component to move in the first direction.

7. The processing equipment as described in claim 6, characterized in that, Each of the positioning units includes: A receiving box is connected to the lower side of the positioning plate and is disposed near the side wall of the positioning plate. The receiving box has a receiving groove and a sliding hole. The groove opening is adjacent to the corresponding side wall of the positioning plate. The sliding hole is opened on the side of the receiving box away from the positioning plate and communicates with the receiving groove. A positioning element is slidably disposed in the receiving groove, one end of the positioning element extends out of the receiving groove and corresponds to the side wall of the positioning plate, and the positioning element is used to abut against the edge of the workpiece; A first elastic member is disposed in the receiving groove, with its two ends respectively abutting against the bottom of the receiving groove and the positioning member. The first elastic member is used to push the positioning member away from the bottom of the receiving groove so that the positioning member abuts against the edge of the workpiece; and A traction member is movably disposed in the sliding hole and connected to the positioning member, the traction member extending along the second direction.

8. The processing equipment as described in claim 7, characterized in that, The material transfer mechanism further includes a pushing component, the pushing component comprising: A first push plate is disposed at one end of the frame near the lifting assembly, and corresponds to a plurality of positioning units on the side of the positioning plate facing the lifting assembly; and A second push plate is disposed adjacent to the first push plate and spaced apart from the material transfer drive component along the third direction. Each end of the second push plate away from the first push plate has a guide slope. When the positioning plate moves to one end of the frame near the lifting assembly, the first push plate pushes the traction members of the plurality of positioning units on one side of the positioning plate toward the lifting assembly, and the second push plate guides the traction members of the plurality of positioning units on the positioning plate along the third direction away from the material transfer drive member through the guide slope, so that each traction member pulls the corresponding positioning member to slide into the corresponding receiving groove.

9. The processing equipment as described in claim 8, characterized in that, The material transfer assembly also includes a material sensor connected to the side of the first push plate near the lifting assembly. When the positioning plate moves to the end of the frame near the lifting assembly, the material sensor corresponds to the positioning plate and is used to sense the workpiece on the positioning plate.

10. The processing equipment as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The deburring component includes: Mounting base, connected to the deburring drive component; A rotating plate is rotatably connected to the mounting base about the third direction; The second elastic element, with one end connected to the mounting base and the other end connected to the side of the rotating plate facing the flipping mechanism along the first direction, is used to pull the rotating plate to rotate around the third direction to tilt the rotating plate. A friction element is connected to the side of the rotating plate opposite to the mounting base, and the friction element is used to deburr the workpiece.

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