Assembly device and assembly equipment

Abstract

The utility model discloses an assembling device and assembling equipment, and mainly relates to the technical field of assembling devices.The assembling device is used for assembling a bottom shell and a circuit board, the assembling device comprises a main body support, a screw tightening structure and an auxiliary assembling structure, the auxiliary assembling structure is connected with the main body support, and the screw tightening structure is connected with the main body support; the positioning structure is positioned on the auxiliary assembly structure; the auxiliary assembling structure comprises a bottom plate, a cover plate and a driving assembly, the bottom plate is connected with the main body support, the driving assembly is connected with the cover plate, and the driving assembly is used for driving the cover plate to open and cover the bottom plate; the bottom plate is used for limiting the bottom shell, the cover plate is matched with the bottom plate to fix the bottom shell, the cover plate is further used for limiting the circuit board, and the screw tightening structure is used for fixing the bottom shell and the circuit board. Through the design, the assembly precision is improved, the reject ratio of products is reduced, the production efficiency is improved, and the production cost is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of assembly apparatus technology, and more particularly to an assembly apparatus and assembly equipment. Background Technology

[0002] In the production process of electronic products such as solid-state drives, circuit boards need to be fixed to the bottom case. Currently, screws are mainly used for fixing. The circuit board and the bottom case need to be aligned first, and then the screws are tightened to complete the fixing.

[0003] Current assembly relies on manual assembly by workers, resulting in low assembly precision, low efficiency, and difficulty in guaranteeing assembly quality. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of this application is to provide an assembly apparatus and assembly equipment that improves assembly accuracy, reduces product defect rate, increases production efficiency, and reduces production costs.

[0005] This application discloses an assembly device for assembling a bottom shell and a circuit board. The assembly device includes a main support, a screw tightening structure, and an auxiliary assembly structure. The auxiliary assembly structure is connected to the main support, and the screw tightening structure is connected to the main support and located on the auxiliary assembly structure.

[0006] The auxiliary assembly structure includes a base plate, a cover plate, and a drive assembly. The base plate is connected to the main support, and the drive assembly is connected to the cover plate. The drive assembly is used to drive the cover plate to open and close on the base plate. The base plate is used to limit the bottom shell, and the cover plate cooperates with the base plate to fix the bottom shell. The cover plate is also used to limit the circuit board. The screw tightening structure is used to fix the bottom shell and the circuit board.

[0007] Optionally, the main support includes a support base plate, a slide rail, a slide plate, a slide plate drive assembly, and a gantry frame. The gantry frame is connected to the support base plate, and the screw tightening structure is slidably connected to the gantry frame.

[0008] The slide rail is connected to the bracket base plate, and the length direction of the slide rail is perpendicular to the movement direction of the screw tightening structure. The slide plate is slidably connected to the slide rail. The slide plate drive assembly is connected to the slide plate and is used to drive the slide plate to slide. The auxiliary assembly structure is located on the slide plate.

[0009] Optionally, the drive assembly includes a drive cylinder assembly, a rack, a fixed column, a rotating shaft, and a gear. The fixed column is connected to the slide plate, the end of the rotating shaft is connected to the fixed column, and the rotating shaft can rotate along the axis of the rotating shaft on the fixed column. The gear is connected to the rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft passes through the axis of the gear. The cover plate is connected to the side of the rotating shaft.

[0010] The output end of the drive cylinder assembly is connected to the rack, driving the rack to reciprocate. The direction of the rack's movement is consistent with the length direction of the rack. The rack meshes with the gear. The reciprocating motion of the rack drives the gear and the rotating shaft to rotate synchronously, which is used to drive the cover plate to open and close on the base plate.

[0011] Optionally, the base plate is provided with at least one limiting groove, the limiting groove being located on the side of the base plate away from the slide plate, and the base plate is also provided with at least one base plate clearance notch, the clearance notch being located on the side of the base plate away from the pivot.

[0012] The cover plate is provided with at least one limiting opening, the limiting opening is located on the side of the cover plate away from the rotating shaft, and the inner wall of the limiting opening is used to abut against the edge of the circuit board to limit the circuit board.

[0013] Optionally, the cover plate is provided with at least one protrusion, the protrusion is located on the side of the cover plate near the bottom plate, and when the cover plate is closed on the bottom plate, the orthographic projection of the limiting groove covers the orthographic projection of the protrusion.

[0014] Optionally, a buffer layer is provided on the side of the protrusion closest to the base plate.

[0015] Optionally, the base plate is provided with two limiting grooves, which are arranged side by side on the side of the base plate away from the slide plate; the base plate is also provided with two base plate clearance notches, which are arranged side by side on the side of the base plate away from the pivot, and the limiting grooves and the base plate clearance notches correspond one-to-one.

[0016] The cover plate is provided with two limiting openings, which are arranged side by side on the side of the cover plate away from the rotating shaft, and the two limiting openings correspond to the two limiting grooves respectively.

[0017] Optionally, the base plate and the slide plate are detachably connected, and the cover plate is detachably connected to the pivot.

[0018] Optionally, the slide rail includes a first slide rail and a second slide rail, which are arranged side by side on the base plate; the slide plate includes a first slide plate and a second slide plate, the first slide plate being slidably connected to the first slide rail, and the second slide plate being slidably connected to the second slide rail; the slide plate drive assembly includes a first slide plate drive assembly and a second slide plate drive assembly, the first slide plate drive assembly being connected to the first slide plate for driving the first slide plate to move, and the second slide plate drive assembly being connected to the second slide plate for driving the second slide plate to move;

[0019] The auxiliary assembly structure includes a first auxiliary assembly structure and a second auxiliary assembly structure, wherein the first auxiliary assembly structure is connected to the first slide plate, and the second auxiliary assembly structure is connected to the second slide plate.

[0020] This application also discloses an assembly device, which includes a host device and an assembly device, wherein the host device and the assembly device are used to control the operation of the assembly device.

[0021] Compared to the existing method of manually assembling the bottom shell and circuit board by workers, this application sets up a driving component so that the bottom plate and cover plate can automatically close and open to fix the bottom shell and circuit board. Then, the screw tightening structure fixes the screws on the bottom shell and circuit board to complete the assembly of the circuit board and bottom shell, thereby improving the assembly accuracy, reducing the product defect rate, increasing production efficiency, and reducing production costs. Attached Figure Description

[0022] The accompanying drawings, which form part of the specification, are used to provide a further understanding of the embodiments of this application and illustrate the implementation methods of this application, together with the textual description, to explain the principles of this application. Obviously, the drawings described below are merely some embodiments of this application, and those skilled in the art can obtain other drawings based on these drawings without any creative effort. In the drawings:

[0023] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of an assembly device according to an embodiment of this application;

[0024] Figure 2 This is a side view of an assembly apparatus according to an embodiment of this application;

[0025] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of an auxiliary assembly structure according to an embodiment of this application;

[0026] Figure 4 This is a top view of an assembly device according to an embodiment of this application.

[0027] Among them, 10 is the assembly equipment; 20 is the main unit; 30 is the assembly device; 100 is the main support; 110 is the support base plate; 120 is the slide rail; 121 is the first slide rail; 122 is the second slide rail; 130 is the slide plate; 131 is the first slide plate; 132 is the second slide plate; 140 is the slide plate drive assembly; 141 is the first slide plate drive assembly; 142 is the second slide plate drive assembly; 150 is the gantry frame; and 200 is the screw tightening. Structure; 300, Auxiliary assembly structure; 311, First auxiliary assembly structure; 312, Second auxiliary assembly structure; 320, Base plate; 321, Limiting groove; 322, Base plate clearance notch; 340, Cover plate; 341, Limiting opening; 342, Protrusion; 343, Buffer layer; 350, Drive assembly; 351, Drive cylinder assembly; 352, Rack; 353, Fixing column; 354, Rotating shaft; 355, Gear. Detailed Implementation

[0028] It should be understood that the terminology, specific structural and functional details used herein are merely for describing particular embodiments and are representative. However, this application may be implemented in many alternative forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

[0029] In the description of this application, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating relative importance or implying the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, unless otherwise stated, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature; "multiple" means two or more. The term "comprising" and any variations thereof mean non-exclusive inclusion, where one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, units, components, and / or combinations thereof may be present or added.

[0030] In addition, terms such as “center,” “horizontal,” “up,” “down,” “left,” “right,” “vertical,” “horizontal,” “top,” “bottom,” “inner,” and “outer” that indicate orientation or positional relationship are based on the orientation or relative positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the purpose of simplifying the description of this application and do not indicate that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this application.

[0031] Furthermore, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," and "linking" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to fixed connections, detachable connections, or integral connections; they can refer to mechanical connections or electrical connections; they can refer to direct connections or indirect connections through an intermediate medium, or internal connections between two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this application based on the specific circumstances.

[0032] The present application will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and optional embodiments.

[0033] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of an assembly device according to an embodiment of this application, as shown below. Figure 1 As shown, this application discloses an assembly device 10, which includes a host device 20 and an assembly device 30. The host device 20 and the assembly device 30 are used to control the operation of the assembly device 30.

[0034] This application mainly improves the assembly device 30, which is used in the assembly equipment 10. The improvements made to the assembly device 30 are as follows:

[0035] Figure 2 This is a side view of an assembly device according to an embodiment of this application. Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of an auxiliary assembly structure according to an embodiment of this application, combined with... Figures 2-3 As shown, this application discloses an assembly device 30 for assembling a bottom shell and a circuit board. The assembly device 30 includes a main support 100, a screw tightening structure 200, and an auxiliary assembly structure 300. The auxiliary assembly structure 300 is connected to the main support 100, and the screw tightening structure 200 is connected to the main support 100 and located on the auxiliary assembly structure 300.

[0036] The auxiliary assembly structure 300 includes a base plate 320, a cover plate 340, and a drive assembly 350. The base plate 320 is connected to the main support 100, and the drive assembly 350 is connected to the cover plate 340. The drive assembly 350 is used to drive the cover plate 340 to open and close on the base plate 320. The base plate 320 is used to limit the bottom shell, and the cover plate 340 cooperates with the base plate 320 to fix the bottom shell. The cover plate 340 is also used to limit the circuit board. The screw tightening structure 200 is used to fix the bottom shell and the circuit board.

[0037] For example, the assembly device 30 can be used to assemble a solid-state drive. The solid-state drive's bottom case is placed on the bottom plate 320 for horizontal positioning. Then, the drive assembly 350 drives the cover plate 340 to cover the bottom plate 320 for vertical positioning of the bottom case. Then, the circuit board is placed on the bottom case, and the cover plate 340 positions the circuit board horizontally. Finally, the screw tightening structure 200 fixes the screws to the bottom case and the circuit board to achieve the assembly of the circuit board and the bottom case.

[0038] Compared to the existing solution where workers manually assemble the base and circuit board, this application sets up a drive component that allows the base plate 320 and cover plate 340 to automatically close and open to fix the base and circuit board. Then, the screw tightening structure 200 fixes the screws to the base and circuit board to complete the assembly of the circuit board and base, thereby improving assembly accuracy, reducing product defect rate, increasing production efficiency, and reducing production costs.

[0039] The main support 100 includes a support base plate 110, a slide rail 120, a slide plate 130, a slide plate drive assembly 140, and a gantry frame 150. The gantry frame 150 is connected to the support base plate 110, and the screw tightening structure 200 is slidably connected to the gantry frame 150.

[0040] The slide rail 120 is connected to the support base plate 110, and the length direction of the slide rail 120 is perpendicular to the movement direction of the screw tightening structure 200. The slide plate 130 is slidably connected to the slide rail 120, and the slide plate drive assembly 140 is connected to the slide plate 130 to drive the slide plate 130 to slide. The auxiliary assembly structure 300 is located on the slide plate 130. In simple terms, the movement direction of the slide plate 130 is defined as the first direction, and the sliding direction of the screw tightening structure 200 relative to the gantry frame 150 is defined as the second direction. The first direction is perpendicular to the second direction, thus eliminating the need for the screw tightening structure 200 to slide vertically, horizontally, or vertically relative to the gantry frame 150.

[0041] By setting up the slide rail 120 and the slide plate 130, the slide plate drive assembly 140 can drive the auxiliary assembly structure 300 to move along the length of the slide rail 120. In this way, by coordinating with the movement of the screw tightening structure 200 on the gantry frame 150, the effect of six-axis drive can be achieved, reducing the control difficulty of the screw tightening structure 200 and reducing the production cost of the screw tightening structure 200.

[0042] The drive assembly 350 includes a drive cylinder assembly 351, a rack 352, a fixed column 353, a rotating shaft 354, and a gear 355. The fixed column 353 is connected to the slide plate 130. The end of the rotating shaft 354 is connected to the fixed column 353, and the rotating shaft 354 can rotate along its axis on the fixed column 353. The gear 355 is connected to the rotating shaft 354, and the rotating shaft 354 passes through the axis of the gear 355. The cover plate 340 is connected to the side of the rotating shaft 354.

[0043] The output end of the drive cylinder assembly 351 is connected to the rack 352, driving the rack 352 to reciprocate. The direction of movement of the rack 352 is consistent with the length direction of the rack 352. The rack 352 meshes with the gear 355. The reciprocating motion of the rack 352 drives the gear 355 and the rotating shaft 354 to rotate synchronously, which is used to drive the cover plate 340 to open and close on the base plate 320.

[0044] The cover plate 340 is automatically closed onto the base plate 320 by the drive cylinder assembly 351, and the cover plate 340 and the base plate 320 are automatically opened to improve production efficiency. Moreover, the drive cylinder assembly 351 only controls the movement of the cover plate 340 and does not cause the position of the base plate 320 to change. Therefore, it is not necessary to frequently adjust the screw tightening structure 200, reducing the difficulty of using the assembly device 30.

[0045] Furthermore, the base plate 320 is detachably connected to the slide plate 130, and the cover plate 340 is detachably connected to the pivot 354. This allows for easy replacement of the original base plate 320 and cover plate 340 when assembling products of different sizes, thus improving the applicability of the assembly device 30.

[0046] The base plate 320 is provided with at least one limiting groove 321, the limiting groove 321 is located on the side of the base plate 320 away from the slide plate 130, and the base plate 320 is also provided with at least one base plate clearance notch 322, the base plate clearance notch 322 is located on the side of the base plate 320 away from the rotating shaft 354.

[0047] The cover plate 340 is provided with at least one limiting opening 341. The limiting opening 341 is located on the side of the cover plate 340 away from the rotating shaft 354, and the inner wall of the limiting opening 341 is used to abut against the edge of the circuit board to limit the circuit board.

[0048] The limiting groove 321 is used to limit the bottom shell in the horizontal direction. When the bottom shell is placed on the base plate 320, the side wall of the limiting groove 321 abuts against the edge of the bottom shell, and the bottom of the limiting groove 321 supports the bottom shell. The bottom plate clearance notch 322 is used to facilitate the worker to pick up and put down the bottom shell.

[0049] The cover plate 340 is provided with at least one protrusion 342, which is located on the side of the cover plate 340 near the base plate 320. When the cover plate 340 is closed on the base plate 320, the orthographic projection of the limiting groove 321 covers the orthographic projection of the protrusion 342. A buffer layer 343 is provided on the side of the protrusion 342 near the base plate 320.

[0050] The protrusion 342 further limits the vertical position of the base plate 320, preventing the base plate 320 from rebounding upwards when the screw tightening structure 200 is tightening the screws, which could lead to assembly failure. The buffer layer 343 is preferably made of rubber. By setting the buffer layer 343, hard contact between the cover plate 340 and the bottom shell can be effectively avoided, and the bottom shell can be prevented from being damaged when the cover plate 340 is closed.

[0051] Preferably, the base plate 320 is provided with two limiting grooves 321, which are arranged side by side on the side of the base plate 320 away from the slide plate 130; the base plate 320 is also provided with two base plate clearance notches 322, which are arranged side by side on the side of the base plate 320 away from the pivot 354, and the limiting grooves 321 and the base plate clearance notches 322 correspond one-to-one.

[0052] The cover plate 340 is provided with two limiting openings 341, which are arranged side by side on the side of the cover plate 340 away from the rotating shaft 354, and the two limiting openings 341 correspond to the two limiting grooves 321 respectively. In this way, one auxiliary assembly structure 300 can fix two sets of products to be processed at the same time, thereby further improving the efficiency.

[0053] Figure 4 This is a top view of an assembly device according to an embodiment of this application, combined with... Figure 4As shown, the slide rail 120 includes a first slide rail 121 and a second slide rail 122, which are arranged side by side on the base plate 320; the slide plate 130 includes a first slide plate 131 and a second slide plate 132, with the first slide plate 131 slidably connected to the first slide rail 121 and the second slide plate 132 slidably connected to the second slide rail 122; the slide plate drive assembly 140 includes a first slide plate drive assembly 141 and a second slide plate drive assembly 142, with the first slide plate drive assembly 141 connected to the first slide plate 131 for driving the first slide plate 131 to move, and the second slide plate drive assembly 142 connected to the second slide plate 132 for driving the second slide plate 132 to move.

[0054] The auxiliary assembly structure 300 includes a first auxiliary assembly structure 311 and a second auxiliary assembly structure 312. The first auxiliary assembly structure 311 is connected to the first slide plate 131, and the second auxiliary assembly structure 312 is connected to the second slide plate 132.

[0055] In simple terms, this application provides two slide rails 120 on the base plate 320, each slide rail 120 has a slider, and each slider has an auxiliary assembly structure 300. Furthermore, the screw tightening structure 200 is located between the first slide rail 121 and the second slide rail 122. In this way, the entire assembly device 30 can simultaneously fix four sets of products and assemble them. The screw tightening structure 200 only needs to perform small left and right reciprocating movements, resulting in a shorter movement distance and higher assembly efficiency.

[0056] It should be noted that the inventive concept of this application can form many embodiments, but due to the limited space of the application documents, they cannot all be listed. Therefore, without conflict, the embodiments described above or the technical features can be arbitrarily combined to form new embodiments. After the embodiments or technical features are combined, the original technical effect will be enhanced.

[0057] The above description, in conjunction with specific optional embodiments, provides a further detailed explanation of this application and should not be construed as limiting the specific implementation of this application to these descriptions. For those skilled in the art, various simple deductions or substitutions can be made without departing from the concept of this application, and all such modifications or substitutions should be considered within the scope of protection of this application.

Claims

1. An assembly apparatus, characterized in that, The assembly device is used to assemble the bottom shell and the circuit board. The assembly device includes a main support, a screw tightening structure and an auxiliary assembly structure. The auxiliary assembly structure is connected to the main support, and the screw tightening structure is connected to the main support and located on the auxiliary assembly structure. The auxiliary assembly structure includes a base plate, a cover plate, and a drive assembly. The base plate is connected to the main support, and the drive assembly is connected to the cover plate. The drive assembly is used to drive the cover plate to open and close on the base plate. The base plate is used to limit the bottom shell, and the cover plate cooperates with the base plate to fix the bottom shell. The cover plate is also used to limit the circuit board. The screw tightening structure is used to fix the bottom shell and the circuit board.

2. The assembly apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that, The main support includes a support base plate, a slide rail, a slide plate, a slide plate drive assembly, and a gantry frame. The gantry frame is connected to the support base plate, and the screw tightening structure is slidably connected to the gantry frame. The slide rail is connected to the bracket base plate, and the length direction of the slide rail is perpendicular to the movement direction of the screw tightening structure. The slide plate is slidably connected to the slide rail. The slide plate drive assembly is connected to the slide plate and is used to drive the slide plate to slide. The auxiliary assembly structure is located on the slide plate.

3. The assembly apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that, The drive assembly includes a drive cylinder assembly, a rack, a fixed column, a rotating shaft, and a gear. The fixed column is connected to the slide plate, the end of the rotating shaft is connected to the fixed column, and the rotating shaft can rotate along the axis of the rotating shaft on the fixed column. The gear is connected to the rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft passes through the axis of the gear. The cover plate is connected to the side of the rotating shaft. The output end of the drive cylinder assembly is connected to the rack, driving the rack to reciprocate. The direction of the rack's movement is consistent with the length direction of the rack. The rack meshes with the gear. The reciprocating motion of the rack drives the gear and the rotating shaft to rotate synchronously, which is used to drive the cover plate to open and close on the base plate.

4. The assembly apparatus according to claim 3, characterized in that, The base plate is provided with at least one limiting groove, which is located on the side of the base plate away from the slide plate. The base plate is also provided with at least one base plate clearance notch, which is located on the side of the base plate away from the pivot. The cover plate is provided with at least one limiting opening, the limiting opening is located on the side of the cover plate away from the rotating shaft, and the inner wall of the limiting opening is used to abut against the edge of the circuit board to limit the circuit board.

5. The assembly apparatus according to claim 4, characterized in that, The cover plate is provided with at least one protrusion, which is located on the side of the cover plate close to the bottom plate. When the cover plate is closed on the bottom plate, the orthographic projection of the limiting groove covers the orthographic projection of the protrusion.

6. The assembly apparatus according to claim 5, characterized in that, A buffer layer is provided on the side of the protrusion closest to the base plate.

7. The assembly apparatus according to claim 5, characterized in that, The base plate is provided with two limiting grooves, which are arranged side by side on the side of the base plate away from the slide plate; the base plate is also provided with two base plate clearance notches, which are arranged side by side on the side of the base plate away from the pivot, and the limiting grooves and the base plate clearance notches correspond one-to-one. The cover plate is provided with two limiting openings, which are arranged side by side on the side of the cover plate away from the rotating shaft, and the two limiting openings correspond to the two limiting grooves respectively.

8. The assembly apparatus according to claim 3, characterized in that, The base plate is detachably connected to the slide plate, and the cover plate is detachably connected to the pivot.

9. The assembly apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that, The slide rail includes a first slide rail and a second slide rail, which are arranged side by side on the base plate; the slide plate includes a first slide plate and a second slide plate, the first slide plate being slidably connected to the first slide rail, and the second slide plate being slidably connected to the second slide rail; the slide plate drive assembly includes a first slide plate drive assembly and a second slide plate drive assembly, the first slide plate drive assembly being connected to the first slide plate for driving the first slide plate to move, and the second slide plate drive assembly being connected to the second slide plate for driving the second slide plate to move; The auxiliary assembly structure includes a first auxiliary assembly structure and a second auxiliary assembly structure, wherein the first auxiliary assembly structure is connected to the first slide plate, and the second auxiliary assembly structure is connected to the second slide plate.

10. An assembly device, characterized in that, The assembly equipment includes a host device and an assembly apparatus as described in any one of claims 1-9, wherein the host device and the assembly apparatus are used to control the operation of the assembly apparatus.

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