Flexible circuit board laser processing platform

By utilizing the support frame, adsorption mechanism, and clamping and positioning mechanism of the flexible circuit board laser processing platform, the problem of low transfer efficiency during the processing of flexible circuit boards is solved, achieving efficient and stable circuit board processing to meet the needs of large-scale production.

CN223684671UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-19ORIENTECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520295585.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-02-19
Publication Date
2025-12-19
Estimated Expiration
2035-02-19

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Technical Problem

In the existing technology, flexible circuit boards are difficult to transfer by robotic arms or suction cups during the processing and production process due to their flexible characteristics, resulting in low efficiency and failing to meet the needs of large-scale production.

Method used

Design a flexible circuit board laser processing platform, which adopts multiple support frames and adsorption mechanisms, combined with negative pressure generating components and clamping mechanisms, to achieve stable transfer and fixation of flexible circuit boards. It utilizes transfer brackets and power components for precise movement, and coordinates with positioning mechanisms and transport tracks to ensure the stability and accuracy of the circuit boards during processing.

Benefits of technology

It enables efficient transfer and fixation of flexible circuit boards, avoids the risk of damage caused by manual operation, improves production efficiency, and meets the needs of large-scale production.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the field of laser processing equipment, and discloses a flexible circuit board laser processing platform which can transfer a flexible circuit board to a processing platform. The device comprises a rack, the supporting frames are arranged on the rack at intervals in the left-right direction; the adsorption mechanisms are arranged on the corresponding supporting frames, each adsorption mechanism comprises a negative pressure generating piece, a negative pressure pipeline and a plurality of air suction ports, the negative pressure generating pieces are connected with the negative pressure pipelines, the air suction ports are distributed in the supporting frames in the front-back direction, and the air suction ports communicate with the negative pressure pipelines; the transferring mechanism comprises a transferring support and a first power piece, the transferring support is provided with a plurality of supporting rods, the supporting rods can be inserted into gaps between the supporting frames, and the first power piece is used for driving the transferring support to move.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to laser processing equipment field, especially a flexible circuit board laser processing platform. BACKGROUND

[0002] Flexible circuit board is a kind of printed circuit made of flexible insulating substrate, because its unique physical characteristics and extensive application value, has become the key component indispensable to electronic industry. It is widely used in communication equipment, smart phone, computer, medical equipment, automotive electronics, aerospace and military equipment and many other fields, showing strong adaptability and functionality.

[0003] Flexible circuit board is also called "soft board", usually with polyimide or polyester film as substrate, with high reliability and excellent flexibility. This circuit board has the characteristics of high wiring density, light weight, thin thickness, can be freely bent, wound, folded, even after millions of dynamic bending, the wire will not be damaged. In addition, flexible circuit board can be flexibly designed according to the space layout requirements, and freely move and stretch in three-dimensional space, realize the integration of component assembly and wire connection, provide great convenience for the design and manufacture of various electronic products. However, in the processing and production process of flexible circuit board, it needs to be cut according to the actual use length.

[0004] Because flexible circuit board itself has flexibility, it is easy to damage the circuit board by mechanical hand clamping or suction cup transfer, and it usually adopts manual placement method in the transfer process to avoid damaging the circuit board. Although this method can effectively protect the flexible circuit board, the efficiency is low, and it is difficult to meet the needs of large-scale production. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0005] The utility model aims at at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. Therefore, the utility model provides a flexible circuit board laser processing platform, which can transfer the flexible circuit board to the processing platform.

[0006] The flexible circuit board laser processing platform according to the utility model embodiment comprises:

[0007] Frame;

[0008] A plurality of support frames are arranged at intervals along the left-right direction on the frame;

[0009] A plurality of suction mechanisms are arranged on the corresponding support frames, the suction mechanism comprises a negative pressure generating part, a negative pressure pipeline and a plurality of suction ports, the negative pressure generating part is connected with the negative pressure pipeline, a plurality of suction ports are distributed on the support frame along the front-rear direction, and the suction port is communicated with the negative pressure pipeline;

[0010] The transfer mechanism comprises a transfer support provided with a plurality of support rods capable of being inserted into gaps between the support frames and a first power member for driving the transfer support to move.

[0011] According to some embodiments of the present application, the negative pressure pipeline extends along the front-rear direction and is arranged in the support frame.

[0012] According to some embodiments of the present application, the clamping mechanism comprises:

[0013] The first clamping member is arranged on the left and right sides of the rack and is capable of moving towards the direction away from or close to the support frame.

[0014] The second clamping member is arranged on the front and rear sides of the rack and is capable of moving towards the direction away from or close to the support frame.

[0015] According to some embodiments of the present application, the output end of the first clamping member and the second clamping member is a roller, and the side wall of the roller is used for abutting against the circuit board.

[0016] According to some embodiments of the present application, the positioning mechanism comprises:

[0017] The first positioning member is arranged on the rack and is used for positioning the first positioning point of the circuit board.

[0018] The second positioning member is arranged on the rack and is used for positioning the second positioning point of the circuit board.

[0019] The third positioning member is arranged on the rack and is used for positioning the third positioning point of the circuit board.

[0020] The first positioning member, the second positioning member and the third positioning member are not located on the same straight line.

[0021] According to some embodiments of the present application, the negative pressure pipeline penetrates through the support frame along the front-rear direction, and the negative pressure generating member is arranged on the front and rear ends of the negative pressure pipeline.

[0022] According to some embodiments of the present application, the support frame is made of transparent material.

[0023] According to some embodiments of the present application, the diameter of the air inlet close to the middle part of the support frame is greater than the diameter of the air inlet close to the end part of the support frame.

[0024] According to some embodiments of the present application, the transport track comprises:

[0025] According to some embodiments of the present application, the transport track comprises:

[0026] The base is provided with a first guide rail and a second guide rail.

[0027] The fixed moving table slides along the first guide rail.

[0028] The flexible moving table slides along the second guide rail.

[0029] The connecting pedestal is provided at two ends of the flexible moving table and the fixed moving table respectively.

[0030] The connecting plate comprises a first connecting portion, a first movable portion, a third connecting portion, a second movable portion and a second connecting portion arranged in sequence, the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion are connected with the flexible moving table, and the third connecting portion is connected with the connecting pedestal.

[0031] The first connecting portion, the first movable portion, the third connecting portion, the second movable portion and the second connecting portion are alternately connected at upper and lower ends.

[0032] The present application has at least the following advantages:

[0033] The plurality of support frames are arranged on the rack in the left-right direction at intervals, so that gaps are formed between the adjacent two support frames, and the support rods of the transfer support frame can be inserted into the gaps between the support frames; when the flexible circuit board is transported, the flexible circuit board is lifted from bottom to top by the support rods of the transfer support frame, and when the transfer support frame is driven by the first power member to move above the support frame, the transfer support frame moves from top to bottom, the support rods are inserted into the gaps of the support frame, the flexible circuit board falls on the support frame, the transfer support frame moves out of the support frame from the side, the negative pressure generating member works to form negative pressure in the negative pressure pipeline, and the negative pressure pipeline can provide negative pressure for the plurality of air inlets to enable the plurality of air inlets to adsorb the circuit board and fix the circuit board on the support frame.

[0034] Additional aspects and advantages of the present application will be given in part in the following description, and will become apparent from the description, or will be learned by practice of the present application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0035] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present application will become apparent from the description given below in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

[0036] Figure 1 It is a general structure schematic diagram of the flexible circuit board laser processing platform of the present application embodiment.

[0037] Figure 2 A schematic view of a support structure of an embodiment of the present application;

[0038] Figure 3 A schematic view of a support frame structure of an embodiment of the present application, wherein the flexible circuit board structure is removed;

[0039] Figure 4 A schematic view of a support frame and transfer bracket structure of an embodiment of the present application;

[0040] Figure 5 A schematic view of a support frame structure of an embodiment of the present application;

[0041] Figure 6 A schematic view of a support frame cross-section of an embodiment of the present application;

[0042] Reference signs:

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[0044] DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0045] The following will describe several embodiments of the present application, including the corresponding embodiments of the drawings. It can be understood that the drawings are used to assist in understanding the technical features and technical solutions of the present application, and should not be understood as limiting the scope of protection of the present application.

[0046] The following will describe the concept, specific structure and technical effects of the present application in conjunction with the embodiments and drawings, in order to fully understand the purpose, scheme and effect of the present application. It should be noted that the embodiments in the present application and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other without conflict.

[0047] It should be noted that unless otherwise explicitly limited, when a certain feature is referred to as "fixed", "connected", "installed" on another feature, it can be directly fixed, connected on another feature, or indirectly fixed, connected on another feature. The words "fixed", "connected", "installed" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, and the person skilled in the art can reasonably determine the specific meaning of the above words in the present application in combination with the specific content of the technical solution.

[0048] It should be noted that the directions or positional relationships described in the utility model are based on the directions or positional relationships of the drawings or embodiments, and are only for the convenience of describing the utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the utility model.

[0049] It should be noted that the term "and / or" used in the utility model includes any combination of one or more related listed items, the meaning of several is one or more, the meaning of multiple is two or more, greater than, less than, more than, etc. are not included in the number, above, below, within, etc. are understood to include the number.

[0050] It should be noted that in the utility model, if the first, second are described, they are only used for the purpose of distinguishing technical features, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of indicated technical features or the sequence of indicated technical features.

[0051] It should be noted that unless otherwise explicitly limited, all technical and scientific terms used in the present text have the same meaning as understood by those skilled in the art. The terms used in the specification of the present text are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the utility model.

[0052] Referring to Figures 1-6 , the utility model basic embodiment provides a kind of flexible circuit board laser processing platform, comprising:

[0053] Rack 100;

[0054] Multiple support frames 200 are spaced apart in the left-right direction on rack 100;

[0055] Multiple suction mechanisms 300 are provided on corresponding support frames 200, and the suction mechanism 300 includes a negative pressure generating element 310, a negative pressure pipeline 320 and multiple suction ports 330. The negative pressure generating element 310 is connected to the negative pressure pipeline 320, and the multiple suction ports 330 are distributed in the front-back direction on the support frame 200. The suction port 330 is connected to the negative pressure pipeline 320.

[0056] Transfer mechanism 400 includes a transfer bracket 410 and a first power element 420. The transfer bracket 410 is provided with multiple support rods, which can be inserted into the gap between the support frames 200. The first power element 420 is used to drive the transfer bracket 410 to move.

[0057] According to the embodiments of the utility model, by so setting, can achieve at least as follows some effect, multiple support frame 200 is arranged on rack 100 along left and right direction interval, forms gap between two adjacent support frame 200, and the support rod of transfer support 410 can be inserted into the gap between support frame 200;When transporting flexible circuit board, by the support rod of transfer support 410 from below to above is lifted, when moving to the upper side of support frame 200 by the drive of first power piece 420, make transfer support 410 from above to below, the support rod is inserted into the gap of support frame 200, and flexible circuit board just falls on support frame 200, and transfer support 410 removes support frame 200 from the side, and negative pressure generator 310 works, and negative pressure pipeline 320 forms negative pressure, and negative pressure pipeline 320 can provide negative pressure for multiple suction ports 330, so that multiple suction ports 330 can adsorb circuit board, and circuit board is fixed on support frame 200.

[0058] It should be noted that the negative pressure generator is a new, efficient, clean, economic, small vacuum component using a positive pressure source to generate negative pressure, which makes it easy and convenient to obtain negative pressure in a place with compressed air or in a pneumatic system that requires both positive and negative pressure. Vacuum generators are widely used in industrial automation, machinery, electronics, packaging, printing, plastics and robotics.

[0059] It should be noted that the first power piece 420 is a commonly used mechanical moving structure formed by a plurality of cylinders, motors and guide rails, which enables the transfer support 410 to move in the up-down, front-back or left-right direction. It is a common three-axis moving structure, which is not shown in the figure.

[0060] In some embodiments, the negative pressure pipeline 320 extends along the front-back direction and is arranged in the support frame 200. The negative pressure generator 310 works to form negative pressure in the negative pressure pipeline 320, which can provide negative pressure for the multiple suction ports 330, so that the multiple suction ports 330 can adsorb the circuit board, and the circuit board is fixed on the support frame 200.

[0061] In some embodiments, it further includes a clamping mechanism 500, and the clamping mechanism 500 includes:

[0062] The first clamping piece 510 is arranged on the left and right sides of the rack 100, and the first clamping piece 510 can move away from or approach the support frame 200.

[0063] The second clamping piece 520 is arranged on the front and rear sides of the rack 100, and the second clamping piece 520 can move away from or approach the support frame 200.

[0064] In this arrangement, the first clamping member 510 and the second clamping member 520 abut the left and right sides and the front and back sides of the flexible circuit board respectively, so that the flexible circuit board is moved to a preset position, providing conditions for subsequent processing.

[0065] It should be noted that the force applied by the clamping member is small and will not clamp the flexible circuit board, so that the flexible circuit board is not deformed. The main function of the clamping member is to move and position the flexible circuit board.

[0066] Further, the left and right side support frames 200 are provided with avoiding grooves, the first clamping member 510 can be inserted into the avoiding grooves to make the clamping member penetrate into the support frame 200 and abut the flexible circuit board; the second clamping member 520 can be inserted into the gap between the support frames 200 to abut the flexible circuit board.

[0067] In some embodiments, the output end of the first clamping member 510 and the second clamping member 520 is a roller, and the side wall of the roller is used to abut the circuit board. The roller is connected with the flexible circuit board sliding rod and can prevent the flexible circuit board from being abraded by the friction between the flexible circuit boards.

[0068] In some embodiments, the positioning mechanism 600 further comprises:

[0069] The first positioning member 610 is arranged on the rack 100, and is used to position a first positioning point of the circuit board;

[0070] The second positioning member 620 is arranged on the rack 100, and is used to position a second positioning point of the circuit board;

[0071] The third positioning member 630 is arranged on the rack 100, and is used to position a third positioning point of the circuit board;

[0072] The first positioning member 610, the second positioning member 620 and the third positioning member 630 are not located on the same straight line.

[0073] In this arrangement, a plane is positioned by three points, and the three points can completely determine the position of the flexible circuit board. By moving the first clamping member 510 and the second clamping member 520, the positioning points are aligned with the corresponding positioning members, providing necessary conditions for subsequent processing.

[0074] It should be noted that the positioning member is a photographing structure or an infrared sensor, which can determine the position of the positioning point.

[0075] In some embodiments, the negative pressure pipeline 320 penetrates through the support frame 200 in the front and back directions, and the negative pressure generating member 310 is provided with two, which are arranged at the front and back ends of the negative pressure pipeline 320.

[0076] In some embodiments, the support frame 200 is made of transparent material. The light source below irradiates on the support frame 200 to provide light source for workpiece positioning and processing.

[0077] In some embodiments, the suction ports 330 of the same support frame 200, the suction port 330 near the middle of the support frame 200 is larger in diameter than the suction port 330 near the end of the support frame 200. The closer to the middle of the suction port 330, the farther away from the negative pressure power element, the smaller the suction force. By setting a larger suction port 330 in the middle and a smaller suction port 330 at both ends, the suction force at different positions can be effectively balanced.

[0078] In some embodiments, a transportation track 700 is further included, the transportation track 700 is arranged on the rack 100, and the transportation track 700 is used to move the laser processing equipment.

[0079] In some embodiments, the transportation track 700 includes:

[0080] a base 710 provided with a first guide rail and a second guide rail;

[0081] a fixed moving table 720 sliding along the first guide rail;

[0082] a flexible moving table 730 sliding along the second guide rail;

[0083] a connecting seat 740 arranged at the flexible moving table 730 and the fixed moving table 720 respectively at both ends;

[0084] a connecting plate 750 including a first connecting part 751, a first movable part 752, a third connecting part 753, a second movable part 754 and a second connecting part 755 arranged in sequence, the first connecting part 751 and the second connecting part 755 are connected with the flexible moving table 730, and the third connecting part 753 is connected with the connecting seat 740;

[0085] the first connecting part 751, the first movable part 752, the third connecting part 753, the second movable part 754 and the second connecting part 755 are alternately connected at the upper and lower ends.

[0086] Under this setting, the connecting pedestal 740 is used to install the servo motor module and the machining structure, and the connecting pedestal 740 is connected with the flexible moving table 730 and the fixed moving table 720, and can bear a larger weight; the fixed moving table 720 serves as a reference shaft, the flexible moving table 730 serves as an auxiliary support shaft, the connecting pedestal 740 can move the connecting plate 750 connected with the flexible moving table 730 and the connecting pedestal 740 along the fixed direction of the first guide rail, and the connecting plate 750 includes a first connecting part 751, a first movable part 752, a third connecting part 753, a second movable part 754 and a second connecting part 755, wherein the upper and lower ends of the plurality of structures are alternately connected, and the structure is similar to a folding shape, as shown in the reference drawings, when the parallelism between the main support and the auxiliary support (i.e. the reference side and the driven side in the guide rail installation) deviates, the folding structure of the connecting plate 750 is stretched or compressed, the position of the driven side is adjusted automatically, the crimping deviation can be adjusted, the guide rail can run smoothly, and the connecting plate 750 is made of a plate material and can bear a large load.

[0087] It should be noted that the parallelism deviation is generally small, and if the deviation is large, it needs to be repaired, therefore, the folding structure of the connecting plate 750 only needs to be deformed slightly to adjust the parallelism.

[0088] It should be noted that the terms such as "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "basic embodiment", "extended embodiment" and the like can be used in the present description to describe some embodiments of the present application, and the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics in some embodiments can be combined in accordance with the principles and purposes of the present application.

[0089] Although some embodiments of the present application have been shown and described in the present description, the present application should not be limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, but any changes, modifications, equivalent replacements and equivalent variations of the embodiments within the scope of the present application, which achieve the same or equivalent technical effects, should be included in the scope of protection of the present application, and should be considered to be within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A flexible circuit board laser processing platform, characterized by, The utility model relates to a kind of laser processing equipment, including: Rack (100); Multiple support frames (200) are spaced apart in left and right directions in the rack (100); Multiple suction mechanisms (300) are provided in the corresponding support frame (200), the suction mechanism (300) includes negative pressure generating part (310), negative pressure pipeline (320) and multiple suction ports (330), the negative pressure generating part (310) is connected with the negative pressure pipeline (320), and multiple suction ports (330) are distributed in the support frame (200) along the front and back directions, and the suction port (330) is communicated with the negative pressure pipeline (320); Transfer mechanism (400) includes transfer support (410) and first power part (420), the transfer support (410) is provided with multiple support rods, the support rod can be inserted into the gap between the support frame (200), and the first power part (420) is used to drive the transfer support (410) to move.

2. The flexible circuit board laser processing platform of claim 1, wherein: The negative pressure pipeline (320) is arranged in the support frame (200) along the front and back directions.

3. The flexible circuit board laser processing platform of claim 1, wherein: It also includes clamping mechanism (500), the clamping mechanism (500) includes: First clamping part (510) is arranged on the left and right sides of the rack (100), and the first clamping part (510) can move towards the direction away from or close to the support frame (200); Second clamping part (520) is arranged on the front and back sides of the rack (100), and the second clamping part (520) can move towards the direction away from or close to the support frame (200).

4. The flexible circuit board laser processing platform of claim 3, wherein: The output end of the first clamping part (510) and the second clamping part (520) is a roller, and the side wall of the roller is used to abut the circuit board.

5. The flexible circuit board laser processing platform of claim 1, wherein: It also includes positioning mechanism (600), the positioning mechanism (600) includes: First positioning part (610) is arranged on the rack (100), and the first positioning part (610) is used to position the first positioning point of the circuit board; Second positioning part (620) is arranged on the rack (100), and the second positioning part (620) is used to position the second positioning point of the circuit board; Third positioning part (630) is arranged on the rack (100), and the third positioning part (630) is used to position the third positioning point of the circuit board; The first positioning part (610), the second positioning part (620) and the third positioning part (630) are not located on the same straight line.

6. The flexible circuit board laser processing platform of claim 1, wherein: The negative pressure pipeline (320) penetrates the support frame (200) along the front and back directions, and the negative pressure generating part (310) is provided with two, and the negative pressure generating part (310) is arranged at the front and back ends of the negative pressure pipeline (320).

7. The flexible circuit board laser processing platform of claim 1, wherein: The support frame (200) is made of transparent material.

8. The flexible circuit board laser processing platform of claim 1, wherein: The suction port (330) of the same support frame (200) is close to the middle part of the support frame (200), and the diameter of the suction port (330) close to the end of the support frame (200) is greater.

9. The flexible circuit board laser processing platform of claim 1, wherein: It also includes transportation track (700), the transportation track (700) is arranged on the rack (100), and the transportation track (700) is used to move the laser processing equipment.

10. The flexible circuit board laser processing platform of claim 9, wherein: The transportation track (700) includes: The base (710) is provided with a first guide rail and a second guide rail; The fixed moving table (720) slides along the first guide rail; The flexible moving table (730) slides along the second guide rail; The connecting seat (740) is provided at both ends of the flexible moving table (730) and the fixed moving table (720) respectively; The connecting plate (750) comprises a first connecting part (751), a first movable part (752), a third connecting part (753), a second movable part (754), and a second connecting part (755) arranged in sequence, wherein the first connecting part (751) and the second connecting part (755) are connected with the flexible moving table (730), and the third connecting part (753) is connected with the connecting seat (740); The first connecting part (751), the first movable part (752), the third connecting part (753), the second movable part (754), and the second connecting part (755) are alternately connected at the upper and lower ends.