Flexible flat cable folding mechanism

Abstract

The utility model discloses a flexible flat cable folding mechanism, which relates to the technical field of flexible flat cable processing and comprises a base, a pressing module and a first driving module are respectively mounted on the base, a second driving module is mounted on the upper portion of the first driving module, and the pressing module is used for pressing a product to prevent deviation during folding. The second driving module is used for conducting folding operation on the two ends of the product, and the first driving module drives the second driving module to move horizontally so as to achieve further folding of the product. According to the flexible flat cable folding mechanism, automatic and high-precision folding operation of the flexible flat cable is achieved, particularly, a linear flexible flat cable can be stably and accurately folded into a U shape, the high requirements for the shape and the size of the flexible flat cable in a specific application scene are met, and the flexible flat cable folding mechanism is suitable for popularization and application. According to the innovative design, the processing efficiency and the folding precision of the flexible flat cable are remarkably improved, the flexibility and the adaptability of the folding mechanism are enhanced, and powerful technical support is provided for customized processing of the flexible flat cable.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to soft cable processing technical field, concretely is a soft cable folding mechanism. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the manufacturing process of electronic products, soft cable (FFC) as an important connecting component, because it has good flexibility, high reliability and thin type and so on, is widely used in various electronic equipment. The shape and size of soft cable often need to be customized according to specific use scene to meet different connection requirements.

[0003] In the processing process of soft cable, folding is one of the key process steps. Especially in some application scenarios, the originally "one" shaped soft cable needs to be folded into "N" shape to meet the specific connection and layout requirements. This folding operation not only requires high precision, but also needs to ensure that the folded soft cable has good stability and reliability.

[0004] However, the traditional soft cable folding method often adopts manual operation or simple mechanical device, and these methods have many deficiencies. For example, manual operation is not only low in efficiency, but also difficult to guarantee the precision and consistency of folding, and simple mechanical device often lacks sufficient flexibility and adaptability, which cannot meet the folding requirements of soft cables of different shapes and sizes. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0005] In view of the deficiencies of the prior art, the utility model provides a soft cable folding mechanism, which solves the problems in the above background art.

[0006] To achieve the above purpose, the utility model realizes the following technical scheme: a soft cable folding mechanism, comprising a base, a pressing die module and a first driving module are respectively installed on the base, a second driving module is installed on the upper part of the first driving module, the pressing die module is used to press the product to prevent deviation during folding, the second driving module is used to fold the two ends of the product, and the first driving module drives the second driving module to move horizontally to realize further folding of the product.

[0007] Further, the upper part of the base is symmetrically provided with a bracket, and the top of the bracket is provided with a storage groove for placing the two ends of the product.

[0008] Further, the middle part of the bracket is provided with a reserved hole and a reserved slot, and the reserved hole is used to install part of the components of the pressing die module.

[0009] Further, the pressing die module comprises a sliding table air cylinder and a supporting platform installed inside the reserved hole, a first lifting seat is installed at the driving end of the sliding table air cylinder, a pressing plate is installed at the edge of the first lifting seat, and a first bevel is arranged at the end of the pressing plate for folding.

[0010] Further, the first driving module comprises a hinged seat, a linear guide rail, a horizontal moving plate and a horizontal moving driving air cylinder, the linear guide rail is slidably connected with the horizontal moving plate, the horizontal moving driving air cylinder is connected with the horizontal moving plate at the telescopic end, and the horizontal moving plate is internally provided with an avoiding groove and a linear bearing.

[0011] Further, the second driving module comprises a lifting driving air cylinder, a guide shaft, a second lifting seat and a folding plate, the telescopic end of the lifting driving air cylinder and the top end of the guide shaft are jointly connected with the second lifting seat, the folding plate is installed on the second lifting seat, the folding plate is provided with an opening, and a second bevel matched with the first bevel is arranged in the opening.

[0012] Further, the folding plate is matched with the first bevel of the pressing plate through the opening and the second bevel in the opening, so that the folding operation on the product is realized.

[0013] The utility model provides a kind of soft wire folding mechanism.Compared with prior art, it has the following beneficial effects:

[0014] The soft wire folding mechanism realizes the automatic, high-precision folding operation of the soft wire by integrating the pressing die module, the first driving module and the second driving module, especially can stably and accurately fold the soft wire of "I" shape into "N" shape, meets the high requirement of soft wire shape and size in specific application scene.This innovative design not only significantly improves the processing efficiency and folding precision of the soft wire, but also enhances the flexibility and adaptability of the folding mechanism, providing strong technical support for the customized processing of the soft wire. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 It is the split structure schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 2 It is the structure schematic diagram of base in the utility model;

[0017] Figure 3 It is the structure schematic diagram of pressing die module in the utility model;

[0018] Figure 4 It is the structure schematic diagram of first driving module in the utility model;

[0019] Figure 5 It is the structure schematic diagram of second driving module in the utility model;

[0020] Figure 6 It is the state diagram of the product just put into the utility model;

[0021] Figure 7 It is the state diagram of the product being folded upward in the utility model;

[0022] Figure 8 It is the state diagram of the product being folded horizontally in the utility model.

[0023] In the drawing: 1, base; 11, bracket; 12, storage groove; 13, reserved hole; 14, reserved groove; 2, pressing die module; 21, sliding table air cylinder; 22, support platform; 23, first lifting seat; 24, pressing plate; 25, first bevel angle; 3, first drive module; 31, hinged seat; 32, linear guide rail; 33, transverse plate; 34, transverse drive air cylinder; 35, avoiding groove; 36, linear bearing; 4, second drive module; 41, lifting drive air cylinder; 42, guide shaft; 43, second lifting seat; 44, folding plate; 45, opening; 46, second bevel angle; 5, product. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0025] Please refer to Figures 1-8 The utility model provides a kind of technical solutions: a soft cable folding mechanism, including base 1, base 1 is installed pressing die module 2 and first drive module 3 respectively, the upper portion of first drive module 3 is installed second drive module 4, pressing die module 2 can press product 5 and prevent product 5 from deviating when folding, second drive module 4 can fold 90 ° to the both ends of product 5 upward, first drive module 3 can drive second drive module 4 to move horizontally, in the moving process, second drive module 4 can let the both ends of product 5 in vertical state fold 90 ° again horizontally;

[0026] The upper portion of base 1 is symmetrically installed bracket 11, the top of adjacent end of bracket 11 is all set with storage groove 12, when product 5 is placed, the both ends of product 5 are located in the inside of storage groove 12, the middle of bracket 11 is set with reserved hole 13, and the middle of bracket 11 is set with reserved groove 14 on both sides of reserved hole 13;

[0027] The pressing die module 2 comprises a slide table cylinder 21 and a supporting platform 22 installed inside the reserved hole 13, the driving end of the slide table cylinder 21 is installed with a first lifting seat 23, the edge of the first lifting seat 23 is installed with a pressing plate 24, the end of the pressing plate 24 extends to the side away from the first lifting seat 23, and the extending section is above the supporting platform 22, and the two sides of the extending section of the pressing plate 24 are provided with first inclined angles 25 for folding;

[0028] The first driving module 3 comprises a hinged seat 31 installed on the upper part of the base 1 and symmetrical straight line guide rails 32, the upper part of the straight line guide rail 32 is slidingly connected with a transverse plate 33, the inside of the hinged seat 31 is rotationally connected with a transverse driving cylinder 34, the telescopic end of the transverse driving cylinder 34 is fixedly connected with the transverse plate 33, the inside of the transverse plate 33 is provided with an avoiding groove 35, the avoiding groove 35 can avoid the slide table cylinder 21 when the transverse plate 33 is close to the product 5, and the inside of the transverse plate 33 and on both sides of the avoiding groove 35 are installed with straight line bearings 36;

[0029] The second driving module 4 comprises lifting driving cylinders 41 symmetrically installed in the inside of the transverse plate 33 and guide shafts 42 slidingly installed in the inside of the straight line bearings 36, the telescopic end of the lifting driving cylinder 41 and the top end of the guide shaft 42 are jointly connected with a second lifting seat 43, the upper part of the second lifting seat 43 is installed with a folding plate 44, the folding plate 44 is provided with an opening 45 on the side facing the first driving module 3, and the inside of the opening 45 is symmetrically provided with second inclined angles 46 matched with the first inclined angles 25;

[0030] When the mechanism works, referring to Figures 6-8 , first, the product 5 to be folded, that is, the flexible flat cable, is placed on the upper part of the supporting platform 22 and the two ends of the product 5 are located in the storage groove 12, then the slide table cylinder 21 drives the first lifting seat 23 and the whole pressing plate 24 to move downward, so that the pressing plate 24 is pressed on the upper part of the product 5, so that the product 5 will not deviate in the subsequent folding process;

[0031] Then, the lifting driving cylinder 41 drives the second lifting seat 43 and the whole folding plate 44 to move upward, in the upward movement process, the guide shaft 42 slides upward in the inside of the straight line bearing 36 to ensure the stability of the upward movement, and the folding plate 44 will lift the two ends of the product 5, so that the two ends of the product 5 change from horizontal to vertical, that is, the two ends of the product 5 are folded upward by 90°, which is the first folding process;

[0032] Then, the extension end of the horizontal drive cylinder 34 is shortened, the horizontal plate 33 is pulled to move along the linear guide rail 32, thus pulling the whole second drive module 4 to move, in the process, the whole pressing die module 2 is fixed, when the folding plate 44 moves, it will again fold 90° the two ends of the product 5 which is in the vertical state, this is the second folding process, that is, the two ends of the product 5 return to the horizontal state, but after two times of folding, the two ends of the product 5 are perpendicular to the middle part of the product 5, achieving the purpose of folding the product 5 into the preset shape.

Claims

1. A soft cable folding mechanism comprising a base (1), characterized in that, The base (1) is respectively provided with a pressing die module (2) and a first driving module (3), the upper part of the first driving module (3) is provided with a second driving module (4), the pressing die module (2) is used for pressing the product to prevent deviation when being turned over, the second driving module (4) is used for turning over the two ends of the product, and the first driving module (3) drives the second driving module (4) to move horizontally to realize further turning over of the product.

2. The soft cable folding mechanism according to claim 1, wherein The upper part of the base (1) is symmetrically provided with a bracket (11), the top of the bracket (11) is provided with a storage groove (12) for placing the two ends of the product.

3. The soft cable folding mechanism according to claim 2, wherein The middle part of the bracket (11) is provided with a reserved hole (13) and a reserved groove (14), and the reserved hole (13) is used for mounting part of components of the pressing die module (2).

4. The soft cable folding mechanism according to claim 3, wherein The pressing die module (2) comprises a sliding table air cylinder (21) and a supporting platform (22) mounted in the reserved hole (13), the driving end of the sliding table air cylinder (21) is provided with a first lifting seat (23), the edge of the first lifting seat (23) is provided with a pressing plate (24), and the end of the pressing plate (24) is provided with a first bevel (25) for turning over.

5. The soft cable folding mechanism according to claim 1, wherein The first driving module (3) comprises a hinged seat (31), a linear guide rail (32), a transverse moving plate (33) and a transverse moving driving air cylinder (34), the linear guide rail (32) is slidably connected with the transverse moving plate (33), the telescopic end of the transverse moving driving air cylinder (34) is connected with the transverse moving plate (33), and the inside of the transverse moving plate (33) is provided with an avoiding groove (35) and a linear bearing (36).

6. The soft cable folding mechanism according to claim 5, wherein The second driving module (4) comprises a lifting driving air cylinder (41), a guide shaft (42), a second lifting seat (43) and a turning over plate (44), the telescopic end of the lifting driving air cylinder (41) and the top end of the guide shaft (42) are jointly connected with the second lifting seat (43), the turning over plate (44) is mounted on the second lifting seat (43), the turning over plate (44) is provided with an opening (45), and the inside of the opening (45) is provided with a second bevel (46) matched with the first bevel (25).

7. The soft cable folding mechanism according to claim 6, wherein The turning over plate (44) is matched with the first bevel (25) of the pressing plate (24) through the opening (45) and the second bevel (46) in the opening (45), so that the turning over operation of the product is realized.

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