Plate conveyor

By designing an automated board conveyor, the automatic loading and unloading of PCBA material frames is achieved using lifting and push rod mechanisms, which solves the problem of low efficiency of manual operation in the existing technology, improves production efficiency and reduces labor intensity.

CN223575549UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-21GUANGZHOU ANTONGLIN LAMPS CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202423323231.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-31
Publication Date
2025-11-21
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-31

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Technical Problem

In the current technology, the transportation of PCBA material frames mainly relies on manual operation, which leads to low production efficiency, waste of human resources, and lack of intelligence.

Method used

Design a board conveyor, including a frame, docking structure, bearing platform, lifting mechanism and electrical control box, to realize automatic loading and unloading of PCBA through automated lifting and push rod mechanism, reducing manual intervention.

Benefits of technology

It improves the production efficiency of the PCBA testing process, reduces labor intensity, realizes automated loading and unloading, and reduces manual operation.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a plate conveyor. The plate conveyor comprises a rack, a butt joint structure, a bearing table, a lifting mechanism and an electric cabinet. The rack comprises a main frame and a supporting frame connected to one end of the main frame. The butt joint structure is fixed to one end of the main frame and used for being in butt joint with a PCBA testing machine. The bearing platform comprises a lower bearing platform and an upper bearing platform which are fixed to the supporting frame in parallel. The lower bearing platform and the upper bearing platform are each provided with a chain wheel conveying mechanism, and the conveying directions of the chain wheel conveying mechanisms of the lower bearing platform and the upper bearing platform are opposite. The lifting mechanism is arranged on the main frame, located between the bearing table and the butt joint structure and used for lifting the plate storage frame so that the plate storage frame can be aligned with the bearing table or the butt joint structure. Wherein the butt joint structure or the upper bearing platform is provided with an electric push rod, and the electric push rod is used for pushing the PCBA into the board storage frame on the lifting mechanism or pushing the PCBA in the board storage frame to the PCBA testing machine. According to the plate conveyor, plates can be automatically fed or automatically collected, manual participation is reduced, the labor intensity is reduced, and the production efficiency is improved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to technical field, specifically, the utility model relates to a kind of. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the development and progress of science and technology, people's requirements for things also from the old and worn out thinking that can be used, become quite delicate and high requirements, only continuous progress or innovative concept, produce new form to improve the added value of product, can survive under the test of market competition fierce.

[0003] PCBA is a kind of surface mount device with no pin, short lead or ball matrix arrangement package, installed on the surface of printed circuit board or the surface of other substrate, through reflow soldering or immersion welding method to be welded assembly circuit connection technology, PCBA storage frame is a kind of material frame for storing printed circuit board, in the process of PCBA plate testing, PCBA material frame or the plate in material frame needs to be transferred to complete the feeding and discharging work. However, the transportation of material frame in the prior art is still mainly manual transportation, that is, the material frame is manually transported to the feeding mechanism of the plate feeding machine. This semi-automatic production mode wastes manpower, is not highly intelligent and has low efficiency. UTILITARIAN CONTENT

[0004] The utility model aims at providing a kind of plate conveying machine that improves the efficiency of feeding and discharging.

[0005] To achieve the above object, the utility model provides the following technical scheme:

[0006] The utility model provides a kind of plate conveying machine, for automatic feeding or automatic discharging to PCBA testing machine, comprising: rack, docking structure, bearing table, lifting mechanism and with the electric cabinet of docking structure, bearing table and lifting mechanism electrically connected;The rack includes main frame and the support frame connected to the one end of main frame;The docking structure is connected to main frame and is used to interface with PCBA testing machine, and PCBA to be tested is transmitted to PCBA testing machine or receives the PCBA that is tested by PCBA testing machine and is completed;The bearing table includes the lower bearing platform and upper bearing platform fixed in parallel to the support frame and are used to support and transmit storage plate frame, the lower bearing platform and the upper bearing platform are equipped with sprocket transmission mechanism, and transmission direction of sprocket transmission mechanism of two is opposite;The lifting mechanism is located between bearing table and docking structure in the main frame, and is used to lift storage plate frame, so that it is aligned with bearing table or docking structure, so that PCBA can be transmitted between storage plate frame and docking structure, and storage plate frame is transferred between upper bearing platform and lower bearing platform;The electric cabinet is fixed to the side of main frame;Wherein, the docking structure or upper bearing platform is equipped with electric push rod, and the electric push rod of docking structure is used to push PCBA into the storage plate frame on lifting mechanism, and the electric push rod of upper bearing platform is used to push PCBA in storage plate frame to PCBA testing machine.

[0007] In one embodiment, the docking structure includes a pair of rails, a leg, a PCBA transmission mechanism, and a protective shell. The leg is fixed to the main frame at an end away from the support frame. The pair of rails are fixed to the leg. The PCBA transmission mechanism is inside the pair of rails and is used to transmit PCBA between the plate conveying machine and the testing machine. The protective shell covers the outside of the rails.

[0008] In one embodiment, the PCBA transmission mechanism is a belt transmission mechanism.

[0009] In one embodiment, the electric push rod is between the pair of rails and includes a cylinder and a push rod driven by the cylinder to move repeatedly along the extension direction of the rails. The push rod is used to act on PCBA.

[0010] In one embodiment, the docking structure further includes a cylinder position adjusting device for adjusting the distance between the cylinder and the two rails.

[0011] In one embodiment, the cylinder position adjusting device includes a handle exposed to the protective shell.

[0012] In one embodiment, the end of the push rod is sleeved with a rubber buffer sleeve.

[0013] Further, it further includes a rail adjusting device connected to the pair of rails for adjusting the distance between the two rails.

[0014] In one embodiment, the lifting mechanism includes a lifting motor, a screw rod, a transmission plate and a basket, the lifting motor is fixed on the main frame, the screw rod extends along the height direction of the main frame and is connected to the lifting motor, the transmission plate is threadedly connected to the screw rod, and the basket is fixed on the transmission plate and is movably connected to the upper support, the lower support or the docking track under the driving of the lifting motor.

[0015] In one embodiment, the top end of the electric control box is provided with an inclined control panel, and a plurality of control buttons are arranged on the control panel.

[0016] The board conveying machine provided by the technical scheme has the beneficial effects that: the board conveying machine is connected to the upper support, the lower support and the docking structure through the lifting mechanism, realizes the transmission of the storage frame between the upper support and the lower support, sets the electric push rod on the upper support or the docking structure, pushes the PCBA from the storage frame to the testing machine to complete the board feeding or pushes the PCBA from the docking structure into the storage frame to complete the board collecting, the whole board feeding process only needs to place the full PCBA storage frame on the lower support to start the machine to complete the board-by-board testing of the PCBA, or only needs to place the empty frame on the upper support to start the machine to complete the board collecting, reduces the manual participation, reduces the labor intensity and improves the production efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme in the embodiments of the utility model, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiment description of the utility model will be briefly introduced.

[0018] Figure 1 The structural schematic diagram of the board conveying machine provided by one embodiment of the utility model is shown in the figure.

[0019] Figure 2 The structural schematic diagram of the board conveying machine provided by one embodiment of the utility model is shown in the figure. Figure 1 The structural schematic diagram of the board conveying machine provided by one embodiment of the utility model is shown in the figure.

[0020] Figure 3 The structural schematic diagram of the board conveying machine provided by one embodiment of the utility model is shown in the figure.

[0021] Figure 4 The structural schematic diagram of the board conveying machine provided by one embodiment of the utility model is shown in the figure. Figure 3 The enlarged view of part A in the figure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] Embodiments of the present application will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While certain embodiments of the application are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the application can be embodied in various forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and fully convey the scope of the application to those skilled in the art. It should be understood that the drawings and embodiments are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the application.

[0023] It should be understood that the various steps of the method embodiments of the present application can be performed in different orders and / or in parallel. In addition, the method embodiments can include additional steps and / or omit performing the steps shown. The scope of the present application is not limited in this respect.

[0024] The term "comprising" and variations thereof as used herein are used inclusively, i.e., "comprising but not limited to." The term "connected" can be direct or indirect, through intervening components (elements). The term "one embodiment" means "at least one embodiment"; the term "another embodiment" means "at least one additional embodiment"; the term "some embodiments" means "at least some embodiments." Related definitions are given throughout the description.

[0025] It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", and the like used in the present application are merely used to distinguish different devices, modules or units, and are not intended to limit the devices, modules or units to different devices, modules or units, nor are they intended to limit the order or interdependence of the functions performed by the devices, modules or units.

[0026] Please refer to Figures 1 to 4 The present application provides a plate conveying machine 100 for automatic feeding or automatic discharging to a PCBA testing machine, reducing manual participation and improving production efficiency.

[0027] The plate conveying machine 100 comprises a rack 10, a docking structure 20, a bearing table 30, a lifting mechanism 40, and an electric control box 50 electrically connected with the docking structure, the bearing table and the lifting mechanism.

[0028] The rack 10 comprises a main frame 11 and a support frame 12 connected to one end of the main frame.

[0029] The docking structure 20 is fixed to one end of the main frame 11 and is used to dock with the PCBA testing machine (not shown in the figure) to convey the PCBA to be tested to the PCBA testing machine or receive the PCBA tested by the PCBA testing machine.

[0030] The bearing table 30 includes a lower bearing table 32 and an upper bearing table 31 which are fixed to the support frame 12 in parallel and are used to support and transfer the storage frame, and the lower bearing table 32 and the upper bearing table 31 are provided with chain wheel transmission mechanisms and the transmission directions of the chain wheel transmission mechanisms of the two are opposite.

[0031] The lifting mechanism 40 is arranged between the bearing table 30 and the docking structure 20 of the main frame 11 and is used to lift the storage frame to align with the bearing table 30 or the docking structure 20, so that the PCBA can be transferred between the storage frame and the docking structure 20 and the storage frame is transferred between the upper bearing table 31 and the lower bearing table 32.

[0032] The electric control box 50 is fixed to one side of the main frame 11 and is used to provide a control signal to control the working states of the docking structure, the bearing table and the lifting mechanism.

[0033] The docking structure 20 or the upper bearing table 31 is provided with an electric push rod 24, the electric push rod 24 of the docking structure 20 is used to push the PCBA into the storage frame on the lifting mechanism 40, and the electric push rod 24 of the upper bearing table 31 is used to push the PCBA in the storage frame to the PCBA testing machine.

[0034] The plate conveying machine 100 of the utility model, through the docking of the lifting mechanism 40 and the upper bearing table 31, the lower bearing table 32 and the docking structure 20, realizes the transmission of the storage frame between the upper bearing table 31 and the lower bearing table 32, through the electric push rod 24 arranged on the upper bearing table 31 or the docking structure 20, the PCBA can be pushed to the testing machine from the storage frame to complete the plate feeding or the PCBA can be pushed into the storage frame from the docking structure 20 to complete the plate receiving, the whole plate feeding process only needs to place the storage frame full of PCBA on the lower bearing table 32 to start the machine to complete the plate-by-plate test of the PCBA, or only needs to place the empty frame on the upper bearing table 31 to start the machine to complete the plate receiving, reduces the manual participation, reduces the labor intensity and improves the production efficiency.

[0035] In the embodiment, the transmission direction of the lower bearing table 32 is the plate feeding direction or the plate discharging direction, and the transmission direction of the upper bearing table 31 is the empty frame feeding direction or the empty frame discharging direction, so that the required bearing of the upper bearing table can be reduced and the stability of the system is improved.

[0036] In one embodiment, the docking structure 20 comprises a pair of rails 21, legs 22, a PCBA transfer mechanism and a protective shell 25. The legs 22 are fixed to the main frame 11 at the end away from the support frame 12, providing physical support for the docking structure. The pair of rails 21 are fixed parallel to each other on the legs 22. The PCBA transfer mechanism is arranged inside the pair of rails 21 and is used to transfer the PCBA between the board conveyor 100 and the testing machine. The protective shell 25 is arranged outside the rails 21 and is used to protect the internal structure of the docking structure and provide a decorative effect.

[0037] In one embodiment, the PCBA transfer mechanism is a belt transfer mechanism 23, which comprises a belt wheel and a transfer belt used to support the side edges of the PCBA and drive the PCBA forward.

[0038] In one embodiment, the electric push rod 24 is arranged between the pair of rails 21 and comprises a cylinder and a push rod driven by the cylinder to move repeatedly along the extension direction of the rails 21, which is used to act on the PCBA.

[0039] In one embodiment, the docking structure 20 is further provided with a cylinder position adjusting device for adjusting the distance between the cylinder and the two rails 21.

[0040] In one embodiment, the cylinder position adjusting device comprises a handle exposed to the protective shell 25.

[0041] In one embodiment, the end of the push rod is sleeved with a rubber buffer sleeve, so that the contact part of the push rod with the PCBA has a certain flexibility, avoiding rigid contact between the push rod and the PCBA and causing damage to the PCBA.

[0042] Further, a rail adjusting device is also included, which is connected with the pair of rails 21 and is used to adjust the distance between the two rails 21, so as to adjust the distance of the transfer belt and adapt to the feeding and discharging of PCBA of different sizes.

[0043] In one embodiment, the lifting mechanism 40 comprises a lifting motor 41, a screw rod 42, a transmission bracket 43 and a hanging basket 44. The lifting motor 41 is fixed to the main frame 11, the screw rod 42 extends along the height direction of the main frame 11 and is connected to the lifting motor 41, the transmission bracket 43 is threadedly connected to the screw rod 42, and the hanging basket 44 is fixed to the transmission bracket 43 and can move up and down under the driving of the lifting motor 41 to be docked with the upper support platform 31, the lower support platform 32 or the docking rails 21.

[0044] In one of the embodiments, the electric control box 50 is provided with an inclined control panel 51 at the top end, and a plurality of control buttons are arranged on the control panel. By inclining the control panel at the top end of the electric control box, the operator can operate conveniently.

[0045] The above description is merely preferred embodiments of the present application and a description of the technical principles of the application. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the utility model range involved in the present application is not limited to the technical solutions formed by the specific combinations of the technical features described above, and should also cover other technical solutions formed by any combination of the above technical features or equivalent features without departing from the above utility model concept. For example, the technical solutions formed by mutually replacing the above features and the utility model features (but not limited to) having similar functions in the present application.

[0046] Although the subject matter has been described in language specific to structural features and / or methodological acts, it is to be understood that the subject defined in the appended claims is not necessarily limited to the specific features or acts described above. Rather, the specific features and acts described above are merely exemplary forms of implementing the claims.

Claims

1. A plate conveying machine for automatic feeding or automatic discharging to a PCBA testing machine, characterized in that, The utility model relates to a PCBA test machine, including: The rack, the butt joint structure, the bearing platform, the lifting mechanism and the electric control box which are electrically connected with the butt joint structure, the bearing platform and the lifting mechanism; The rack includes a main frame and a support frame connected to one end of the main frame; The butt joint structure is connected to the main frame and is used for butt joint with the PCBA test machine, conveying the PCBA to be tested to the PCBA test machine or receiving the PCBA tested by the PCBA test machine; The bearing platform includes a lower bearing platform and an upper bearing platform which are fixed in parallel to the support frame and are used for supporting and conveying the storage plate frame, and the lower bearing platform and the upper bearing platform are provided with chain wheel transmission mechanisms and the transmission directions of the chain wheel transmission mechanisms of the two are opposite; The lifting mechanism is arranged between the bearing platform and the butt joint structure of the main frame and is used for lifting the storage plate frame to align with the bearing platform or the butt joint structure, so that the PCBA can be conveyed between the storage plate frame and the butt joint structure and the storage plate frame can be transferred between the upper bearing platform and the lower bearing platform; The electric control box is fixed to one side of the main frame; The butt joint structure or the upper bearing platform is provided with an electric push rod, the electric push rod of the butt joint structure is used for pushing the PCBA into the storage plate frame on the lifting mechanism, and the electric push rod of the upper bearing platform is used for pushing the PCBA in the storage plate frame to the PCBA test machine.

2. The panel conveyor of claim 1, wherein, The butt joint structure includes a pair of rails, a support leg, a PCBA conveying mechanism and a protective shell, the support leg is fixed to the main frame at the end away from the support frame, the pair of rails are fixed to the support leg, the PCBA conveying mechanism is arranged on the inner side of the pair of rails and is used for conveying the PCBA between the plate conveying machine and the test machine, and the protective shell is arranged on the outer side of the rails.

3. The panel conveyor of claim 2, wherein, The PCBA conveying mechanism is a belt conveying mechanism.

4. The panel conveyor of claim 2, wherein, The electric push rod is arranged between the pair of rails and includes a cylinder and a push rod driven by the cylinder to move repeatedly along the extension direction of the rails, and the push rod is used for acting on the PCBA.

5. The panel conveyor of claim 4, wherein, The butt joint structure is further provided with a cylinder position adjusting device for adjusting the distance between the cylinder and the two rails.

6. The panel conveyor of claim 5, wherein, The cylinder position adjusting device includes a handle exposed to the protective shell.

7. The panel conveyor of claim 4, wherein, The end of the push rod is provided with a rubber buffer sleeve.

8. The panel conveyor of claim 4, wherein, Further, a rail adjusting device is arranged and connected with the pair of rails to adjust the distance between the two rails.

9. The panel conveyor of claim 2, wherein, The lifting mechanism includes a lifting motor, a screw rod, a transmission support plate and a hanging basket, the lifting motor is fixed to the main frame, the screw rod extends along the height direction of the main frame and is connected to the lifting motor, the transmission support plate is threadedly connected to the screw rod, and the hanging basket is fixed to the transmission support plate and can be movably connected with the upper bearing platform, the lower bearing platform or the butt joint rail under the driving of the rotation of the lifting motor.

10. The panel conveyor of claim 1, wherein, The top end of the electric control box is provided with an inclined control panel, and a plurality of control buttons are arranged on the control panel.