Carrier conversion machine

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of PCB (printed circuit board) production, and particularly relates to a carrier conversion machine which comprises a rack, a feeding position, a conveying position and a receiving position are sequentially arranged in the rack from the head end to the tail end, lifting mechanisms are symmetrically arranged on two sides of the feeding position, and each lifting mechanism comprises a mounting frame, a first driving part and a lifting table. A driving part is arranged at the position, above the feeding position, of the mounting frame, the output end of the driving part is connected with a bracket, the first driving part is used for driving the lifting table to move up and down, a separating mechanism and a material taking mechanism are arranged in the conveying position, the separating mechanism comprises a second driving part, a material clamp and a material bearing table, and the material taking mechanism comprises a third driving part and a pallet fork; two carrier positions are arranged in the material receiving position, the third driving part comprises a third guide rail and a rotating part, the rotating part is connected with the pallet fork, the third guide rail drives the rotating part to move towards the head end or the tail end in the rack, and the effect of simultaneously completing plate taking and empty tray collecting is achieved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of PCB production, especially to a carrier conversion machine. BACKGROUND

[0002] The electronic industry develops rapidly in the 21st century, and the performance of important components PCB board is also continuously improved, and the process requirement of PCB board is also higher and higher. The PCB board is a circuit board. The processing of the PCB board is a relatively active industry in the contemporary electronic component industry. The PCB board usually needs to be fixed in the carrier during transportation, the carrier protects the PCB board, and the carrier is transported by the carrier tool, wherein the Tray disc is a carrier commonly used for the PCB board, after the Tray disc loaded with the PCB board is transported into the equipment by the carrier tool, the equipment takes away the PCB board in the Tray disc, and leaves an empty Tray disc in the equipment. The existing equipment cannot collect the empty Tray disc after taking away the board, and usually needs manpower to take away the Tray disc, which is low in efficiency and high in labor cost. SUMMARY

[0003] The utility model discloses a carrier conversion machine, which aims to solve the technical problems that the existing equipment cannot collect the empty Tray disc after taking away the board, usually needs manpower to take away the Tray disc, and is low in efficiency and high in labor cost.

[0004] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model embodiment provides a carrier conversion machine, which comprises a rack, a feeding position, a transportation position and a material collecting position are sequentially arranged in the rack from the first end to the end, the feeding position is used for accommodating the carrier loaded with the Tray disc stack, lifting mechanisms are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the feeding position, the lifting mechanism comprises a mounting frame, a first driving part and a lifting platform, a driving part is arranged above the feeding position, the output end of the driving part is connected with a bracket for supporting the Tray disc, the first driving part is used for driving the lifting platform to move up and down, the lifting platform is used for supporting the Tray disc stack, a separating mechanism and a material taking mechanism are arranged in the transportation position, the separating mechanism comprises a second driving part, a material clamp and a material supporting platform, the second driving part is used for driving the material clamp to move towards or away from the feeding position, the material supporting platform is used for supporting the board clamped by the material clamp, the material taking mechanism comprises a third driving part and a fork, two carrier positions are arranged in the material collecting position for accommodating the carrier loaded with the container, the third driving part comprises a third guide rail and a rotating part, the rotating part is connected with the fork, and the third guide rail drives the rotating part to move towards the first end or the end of the rack.

[0005] Preferably, the installation frame is provided with a clapper assembly on both sides, the clapper assembly comprising a clapper cylinder and a sliding piece, the output shaft of the clapper cylinder being connected with the sliding piece, and the sliding piece being provided with a positioning piece at the contact position with the Tray stack for positioning cooperation with the positioning groove of the Tray stack.

[0006] Preferably, the bracket comprises a mounting plate and a bracket claw provided on both sides of the mounting plate, the mounting plate being connected with the output end of the driving piece, and the bracket claw being used for supporting the Tray stack, the bracket claw being provided with a shovel part at the end away from the mounting plate, and the bracket claw extending towards the top and being provided with a positioning part for positioning cooperation with the positioning groove of the Tray stack.

[0007] Preferably, the bracket claw is provided with a pushing part at the side away from the shovel part, and the output end of the pushing part is downwardly connected with a separating claw.

[0008] Preferably, the installation frame is provided with an inductor at the bottom of the bracket claw for detecting the top surface of the Tray stack.

[0009] Preferably, the material clamp comprises a movable frame, a support frame and a plurality of clamping claws provided at the bottom of the support frame, the movable frame being connected with the output end of the second driving part, one side of the support frame being connected with the movable frame, and the other side extending towards the feeding position, and the support frame being provided with a plurality of driving assemblies for driving the clamping claws to clamp the plate in the Tray.

[0010] Preferably, the material receiving table is provided with a plurality of strip-shaped supporting pieces on the top, and a supporting structure is formed by combining between the fixed rods for supporting the plate, and a plurality of notches are provided at the edges of the material receiving table for avoiding cooperation with the clamping claws.

[0011] Preferably, the third driving part comprises a vertical guide rail, a horizontal guide rail and a feeding guide rail, the vertical guide rail being used for driving the horizontal guide rail to move up and down, the horizontal guide rail being used for driving the feeding guide rail to move between the two carrier positions, the feeding guide rail being drivingly connected with a rotating disc, and the rotating disc being connected with the bottom of the fork.

[0012] Preferably, a code scanner is provided above the feeding position for identifying the two-dimensional code on the plate.

[0013] Preferably, the bottom of the material receiving table is provided with a rotating part and a driving guide rail, the driving guide rail drives the rotating part to move towards or away from the feeding position, and the rotating part is connected with the bottom of the material receiving table and drives the material receiving table to rotate.

[0014] The one or more technical solutions in the carrier conversion machine provided by the embodiment of the utility model have at least one of the following technical effects:

[0015] In use, the Tray stack is lifted by the lifting platform driven by the first driving part, the Tray on the top of the Tray stack is picked up by the material clamp driven by the second driving part, and the plate is moved out of the feeding position until above the receiving table, the plate on the receiving table is fixed by the forks, the forks are driven by the third driving part to move away from the receiving table, the forks are turned by the rotating part and moved towards the carrier in the receiving position, the forks are driven by the third driving part to move towards the box in the receiving position, and the plate is placed in the box; after the plate is moved out of the feeding position by the material clamp, the lifting platform is driven upwards by the first driving part, so that the Tray on the top of the Tray stack reaches the height corresponding to the bracket, the bracket is driven by the driving part to move towards the Tray and separate the Tray on the top of the Tray stack from the Tray stack, and finally the lifting platform is lowered to a specified height by the first driving part, when the next plate is taken away, the lifting platform is raised by the first driving part, so that the Tray on the top of the Tray stack is close to the Tray on the bottom of the bracket, the bracket is driven by the driving part to move away from the Tray, so that the Tray on the bracket falls to the top of the Tray stack on the lifting platform, the Tray stack is raised by the first driving part to a height equivalent to the thickness of a Tray, and then the Tray stack on the lifting platform is lifted by the bracket, and the lifting platform is lowered to a specified height to wait for taking the plate, so as to realize the effect of taking the plate and collecting the empty Tray at the same time. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the overall structure of the carrier conversion machine is provided for the embodiment of the utility model.

[0017] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the internal structure of the carrier conversion machine is provided for the embodiment of the utility model.

[0018] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the internal structure of the carrier conversion machine is provided for the embodiment of the utility model.

[0019] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the lifting mechanism of the carrier conversion machine is provided for the embodiment of the utility model.

[0020] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the lifting mechanism of the carrier conversion machine is provided for the embodiment of the utility model.

[0021] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of the bracket of the carrier conversion machine is provided for the embodiment of the utility model.

[0022] Figure 7 A structure schematic view of a separating mechanism of a carrier conversion machine provided by the embodiment of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 8 A structure schematic view of a material receiving table of a carrier conversion machine provided by the embodiment of the utility model;

[0024] Figure 9 A structure schematic view of a material receiving table of a carrier conversion machine provided by the embodiment of the utility model;

[0025] Figure 10 A structure schematic view of a material receiving table of a carrier conversion machine provided by the embodiment of the utility model;

[0026] In the drawings, various reference signs refer to:

[0027] 1-frame, 10-feeding position, 11-lifting mechanism, 111-mounting frame, 112-first driving part, 113-lifting platform, 114-driving piece, 115-carrier, 12-patting plate assembly, 121-patting plate cylinder, 122-sliding piece, 123-positioning piece, 13-mounting plate, 14-claw, 141-shovel part, 142-pushing part, 143-separating claw, 144-sensor, 15-code scanner, 20-transporting position, 21-separating mechanism, 211-second driving part, 212-material clamp, 2121-movable frame, 2122-supporting frame, 2123-claw, 2124-driving assembly, 213-material receiving table, 214-supporting piece, 215-gap, 216-driving guide rail, 22-material taking mechanism, 220-fork, 221-third driving part, 2211-vertical guide rail, 2212-horizontal guide rail, 2213-feeding guide rail, 2214-rotating disc, 222-third guide rail, 223-rotating part, 30-receiving position, 40-carrier position. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] The embodiments of the utility model are described in detail below, examples of the embodiments are shown in the drawings, wherein the same or similar reference signs represent the same or similar elements or elements with the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are exemplary and are intended to explain the embodiments of the utility model, and cannot be understood as a limitation of the utility model.

[0029] In the description of the embodiments of the utility model, it is understood that the terms "length", "width", "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the embodiments of the utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements indicated must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the utility model.

[0030] In addition, the terms "first", "second" are only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined with "first", "second" can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the embodiments of the utility model, the meaning of "multiple" is two or more, unless otherwise specifically limited.

[0031] In the embodiments of the utility model, unless otherwise specifically defined and limited, the terms "mounting", "connection", "connection", "fixing" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be fixed connection, or detachable connection, or integrated; can be mechanical connection, or electrical connection; can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, can be the communication or interaction relationship between two elements. For ordinary skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the embodiments of the utility model can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0032] In an embodiment of the utility model, Figures 1-10As shown, a carrier conversion machine is provided, comprising a rack 1, a feeding station 10, a conveying station 20 and a receiving station 30 are sequentially arranged in the rack 1 from the first end to the last end, the feeding station 10 is used for accommodating a carrier loaded with a Tray stack, the feeding station 10 is symmetrically provided with a lifting mechanism 11 on both sides, the lifting mechanism 11 comprises a mounting frame 111, a first driving part 112 and a lifting platform 113, the mounting frame 111 is provided with a driving piece 114 above the feeding station 10, the output end of the driving piece 114 is connected with a bracket 115 for supporting the Tray, the first driving part 112 is used for driving the lifting platform 113 to move up and down, the lifting platform 113 is used for supporting the Tray stack, the conveying station 20 is provided with a separating mechanism 21 and a material taking mechanism 22, the separating mechanism 21 comprises a second driving part 211, a material clamp 212 and a material supporting platform 213, the second driving part 211 is used for driving the material clamp 212 to move towards or away from the feeding station 10, the material supporting platform 213 is used for supporting the plate taken by the material clamp 212, the material taking mechanism 22 comprises a third driving part 221 and a fork 220, the receiving station 30 is provided with two carrier stations 40 for accommodating a carrier loaded with a box, the third driving part 221 comprises a third guide rail 222 and a rotating part 223, the rotating part 223 is connected with the fork 220, and the third guide rail 222 drives the rotating part 223 to move towards the first end or the last end of the rack 1.

[0033] Further, the installation frame 111 is provided with a clapper assembly 12 on both sides, the clapper assembly 12 comprises a clapper cylinder 121 and a sliding piece 122, the output shaft of the clapper cylinder 121 is connected with the sliding piece 122, the sliding piece 122 is provided with a positioning piece 123 at the contact position with the Tray disc stack, for realizing positioning cooperation with the positioning groove of the Tray disc stack. Specifically, when the board in the topmost Tray disc on the lifting platform 113 is taken away, the lifting platform 113 is driven to rise by the first driving part 112, the Tray disc at the top of the Tray disc stack approaches the Tray disc at the bottom of the bracket 115, the bracket 115 is driven to move away from the Tray disc stack by the driving piece 114, so that the Tray disc originally on the bracket 115 falls to the top of the Tray disc stack on the lifting platform 113, the Tray disc stack is driven to rise by the first driving part 112, and the height is equivalent to the thickness of a Tray disc, then the bracket 115 is driven by the driving piece 114 to hold all the empty Tray discs on the Tray disc stack on the lifting platform 113, the lifting platform 113 is lowered, when the lifting platform 113 is lowered to the position corresponding to the positioning piece 123, because the Tray disc has a recess on the side, each recess forms a recessed groove structure, when the lifting platform 113 is driven to descend by the first driving part 112, the positioning piece 123 is continuously pressed into the groove structure on both sides of the Tray disc stack by the clapper cylinder 121 on both sides of the Tray disc stack, at the same time, the first driving part 112 also stops in time when the clapper cylinder 121 drives the positioning piece 123 to press the Tray disc stack, so that the Tray disc stack remains vertical, and the effect of keeping the shape of the Tray disc stack is realized.

[0034] Further, the bracket 115 comprises a mounting plate 13 connected with the output end of the driving member 114 and a bracket claw 14 arranged on both sides of the mounting plate 13, the bracket claw 14 is used to hold the Tray disc stack, the bracket claw 14 is provided with a shovel part 141 at the end far away from the mounting plate 13, the bracket claw 14 extends to the top and is provided with a positioning part for positioning cooperation with the positioning groove of the Tray disc stack. The bracket claw 14 is provided with a pushing part 142 at the side far away from the shovel part 141, the output end of the pushing part 142 is downwardly connected with a separating claw 143. The mounting frame 111 is provided with an inductor 144 at the bottom of the bracket claw 14 for detecting the top surface of the Tray disc stack. Specifically, after the plate member is taken away, the lifting platform 113 is lifted by the first driving part 112, when the Tray disc at the top of the Tray disc stack is sensed by the inductor 144, the first driving part 112 stops lifting the lifting platform 113, the bracket 115 is driven by the driving member 114 to move away from the Tray disc stack, so that the Tray disc originally on the bracket 115 falls on the top of the Tray disc stack on the lifting platform 113, the lifting platform 113 is lifted by the first driving part 112 to the height equivalent to the thickness of a Tray disc, then the bracket 115 is driven by the driving member 114, so that the bracket claw 14 moves and the Tray disc is scooped up by the shovel part 141, at the same time, the lifting platform 113 is driven by the first driving part 112 to descend, the separating claw 143 is pushed by the pushing part 142 to abut against the top surface of the Tray disc below, and the height of the separating claw 143 is lowered along with the descending of the lifting platform 113, so that the Tray disc above and below are separated, the Tray disc below is prevented from being lifted to produce vibration, and the Tray disc stack is prevented from changing shape.

[0035] Further, the material clamp 212 comprises a movable frame 2121, a support frame 2122 and a plurality of clamping jaws 2123 arranged at the bottom of the support frame 2122, the movable frame 2121 is connected with the output end of the second driving part 211, one side of the support frame 2122 is connected with the movable frame 2121, and the other side extends to the feeding position 10, the support frame 2122 is provided with a plurality of driving assemblies 2124 for driving the clamping jaws 2123 to clamp the plate in the tray. The top of the material receiving table 213 is provided with a plurality of strip-shaped supporting members 214, which are combined between the fixed rods to form a supporting structure for supporting the plate, and a plurality of notches 215 are arranged at the edges of each material receiving table 213 for avoiding the cooperation with each clamping jaw 2123. Specifically, the movable frame 2121 is driven to move by the second driving part 211, and the support frame 2122 is driven to move, the driving assembly 2124 comprises a horizontal cylinder and a vertical cylinder, the vertical cylinder is driven to move towards or away from the plate by the horizontal cylinder, the clamping jaw 2123 is driven to move up and down by the vertical cylinder, the material clamp 212 is driven to enter the feeding position 10 by the second driving part 211 to take the plate and return, when the material clamp 212 reaches above the material receiving table 213, the clamping jaw 2123 is driven to descend by the vertical cylinder and enters the notch 215, the vertical cylinder is driven to move away from the plate by the horizontal cylinder, so that the plate is placed on each supporting member 214 at the top of the material receiving table 213, and the plate is supported by the supporting member 214 to reduce the contact area at the bottom of the plate.

[0036] Further, the third driving part 221 comprises a vertical guide rail 2211, a horizontal guide rail 2212 and a feeding guide rail 2213, the vertical guide rail 2211 is used to drive the horizontal guide rail 2212 to move up and down, the horizontal guide rail 2212 is used to drive the feeding guide rail 2213 to move between the two carrier positions 40, the feeding guide rail 2213 is drivingly connected with a rotating disc 2214, and the rotating disc 2214 is connected with the bottom of the fork 220. Specifically, the position of the fork 220 in the vertical direction is adjusted by the vertical guide rail 2211, the position of the fork 220 in four directions in the horizontal plane is adjusted by the horizontal guide rail 2212 and the feeding guide rail 2213, and the orientation of the fork 220 is adjusted by the rotating disc 2214.

[0037] Further, a code scanner 15 is arranged above the feeding position 10 for identifying the two-dimensional code on the plate. The bottom of the material receiving table 213 is provided with a rotating part 223 and a driving guide rail 216, the driving guide rail 216 drives the rotating part 223 to move towards or away from the feeding position 10, and the rotating part 223 is connected with the bottom of the material receiving table 213 and drives the material receiving table 213 to rotate.

[0038] Working principle: when using, the tray stack is pushed into the feeding position 10, and each tray in the tray stack is placed with a plate, the first driving part 112 drives the lifting table 113 to lift the tray stack, the second driving part 211 drives the material clamp 212 to move into the feeding position 10 to clamp the plate in the top tray of the tray stack, and the plate is moved out of the feeding position 10 until above the material receiving table 213, the plate on the material receiving table 213 is fixed by the fork 220, the third driving part 221 drives the fork 220 to move away from the material receiving table 213, the fork 220 is turned by the rotating part 223 and moves towards the carrier in the receiving position 30, the third driving part 221 drives the fork 220 to move to the box in the receiving position 30, and the plate is placed in the box; when the plate is moved out of the feeding position 10 by the material clamp 212, the first driving part 112 drives the lifting table 113 to move upwards, so that the top tray of the tray stack reaches the height corresponding to the bracket 115, the bracket 115 is driven by the driving part 114 to move to the tray and separate the top tray of the tray stack from the tray stack, and finally the lifting table 113 is driven by the first driving part 112 to descend to the specified height, when the next plate is taken away, the lifting table 113 is driven by the first driving part 112 to ascend, so that the top tray of the tray stack is close to the bottom tray on the bracket 115, the bracket 115 is driven by the driving part 114 to move away from the tray stack, so that the tray on the bracket 115 falls to the top of the tray stack on the lifting table 113, the tray stack is lifted by the first driving part 112 to the height equivalent to the thickness of a tray, then the bracket 115 is driven by the driving part 114 to lift all the empty trays on the lifting table 113, and the lifting table 113 is lowered to the specified height to wait for taking the plate, so that the plate is taken and the empty tray is collected at the same time.

[0039] The above is only a preferred specific embodiment of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto, any skilled person in the art can make equivalent replacement or change according to the technical scheme and the inventive concept of the present application within the technical range disclosed by the present application, which should be covered in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A carrier changer characterized by: The application relates to a tray loading and unloading device, which comprises a rack, a feeding position, a conveying position and a collecting position arranged in sequence from the first end to the end in the rack, the feeding position is used for accommodating a carrier loaded with a tray stack, lifting mechanisms are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the feeding position, the lifting mechanism comprises a mounting frame, a first driving part and a lifting platform, a driving element is arranged above the feeding position of the mounting frame, the output end of the driving element is connected with a bracket used for supporting a tray, the first driving part is used for driving the lifting platform to move up and down, the lifting platform is used for supporting the tray stack, a separating mechanism and a material taking mechanism are arranged in the conveying position, the separating mechanism comprises a second driving part, a material clamp and a material supporting platform, the second driving part is used for driving the material clamp to move towards or away from the feeding position, the material supporting platform is used for supporting the plate member clamped by the material clamp, the material taking mechanism comprises a third driving part and a fork, the collecting position is provided with two carrier positions used for accommodating a carrier loaded with a box, the third driving part comprises a third guide rail and a rotating part, the rotating part is connected with the fork, and the third guide rail drives the rotating part to move towards the first end or the end in the rack.

2. The carrier changer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mounting frame is provided with a flap assembly on both sides, the flap assembly comprises a flap cylinder and a sliding piece, the output shaft of the flap cylinder is connected with the sliding piece, and the sliding piece is provided with a positioning piece at the contact position with the tray stack, so that the positioning piece is positioned with the positioning groove of the tray stack.

3. The carrier changer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bracket comprises a mounting plate and supporting claws arranged on both sides of the mounting plate, the mounting plate is connected with the output end of the driving element, the supporting claws are used for supporting the tray stack, the supporting claws are provided with a shovel part at one end away from the mounting plate, and the supporting claws extend towards the top and are provided with a positioning part, so that the positioning part is positioned with the positioning groove of the tray stack.

4. The carrier changer according to claim 3, characterized in that: The supporting claw is provided with a pushing part on one side away from the shovel part, and the output end of the pushing part is downwardly connected with a separating claw.

5. The carrier changer according to claim 3, characterized in that: The mounting frame is provided with an inductor at the bottom of the supporting claw, so as to detect the top surface of the tray stack.

6. The carrier changer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material clamp comprises a movable frame, a supporting frame and a plurality of clamping claws arranged at the bottom of the supporting frame, the movable frame is connected with the output end of the second driving part, one side of the supporting frame is connected with the movable frame, and the other side extends towards the feeding position, the supporting frame is provided with a plurality of driving assemblies, and the driving assemblies are used for driving the clamping claws to clamp the plate member in the tray.

7. The carrier changer according to claim 6, characterized in that: The material supporting platform is provided with a plurality of strip-shaped supporting pieces on the top, and the supporting structure is formed by combining the fixed rods, so as to support the plate member, and a plurality of notches are arranged at the edges of the material supporting platform, so as to avoid the cooperation with the clamping claws.

8. The carrier changer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The third driving part comprises a vertical guide rail, a horizontal guide rail and a feeding guide rail, the vertical guide rail is used for driving the horizontal guide rail to move up and down, the horizontal guide rail is used for driving the feeding guide rail to move between the two carrier positions, the feeding guide rail is drivingly connected with a rotating disc, and the rotating disc is connected with the bottom of the fork.

9. The carrier changer according to claim 1, characterized in that: A code scanner is arranged above the feeding position, so as to identify the two-dimensional code on the plate member.

10. The carrier changer according to claim 9, characterized in that: The material receiving table bottom is provided with a rotating part and a driving guide rail, the driving guide rail drives the rotating part to move towards the direction of approaching or moving away from the feeding position, the rotating part is connected with the material receiving table bottom and drives the material receiving table to rotate.

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