Automatic feeding device for circuit board detection

By designing an automatic feeding device with a circuit board suction head compatible with multiple materials and a lifting cylinder locking mechanism, the problem of existing devices being compatible with only one type of circuit board has been solved, achieving efficient and accurate circuit board feeding and meeting the needs of high-precision, high-volume production.

CN224030143UActive Publication Date: 2026-03-24ZHEJIANG KEZHI ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-04-28
Publication Date
2026-03-24

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Technical Problem

Existing automatic feeding devices for circuit board inspection can only be adapted to a single type of circuit board and cannot be compatible with different types. This results in the need to stop the machine for adjustment when changing circuit boards, which affects production efficiency. In addition, manual feeding is inefficient and prone to introducing errors, making it difficult to meet the needs of high-precision, high-volume production.

Method used

An automatic feeding device was designed, comprising a horizontal moving device, a vertical moving device, and a worktable. The bottom of the suction head is equipped with an adhesive suction cup and a vacuum suction cup, with the adhesive suction cup in the center and the vacuum suction cups distributed in a ring around it. It can be compatible with circuit boards of various materials without the need to replace the suction head. Combined with a lifting cylinder and a locking mechanism, stable feeding is achieved.

Benefits of technology

It achieves flexible adaptability to various circuit boards, improves production efficiency, reduces manual intervention, enhances the stability and accuracy of testing, and meets the high-speed operation requirements of modern production lines.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses an automatic feeding device for circuit board detection, which comprises a horizontal moving device, a vertical moving device and a workbench, the workbench is provided with an operation table convenient for a user to give an operation instruction, the horizontal moving device is fixedly arranged on the workbench, the vertical moving device is slidably arranged on the horizontal moving device, and the vertical moving device is fixedly arranged on the workbench. A mounting seat is fixedly arranged on the vertical moving device, a plurality of suction heads are arranged on the mounting seat, suction cup modules can be arranged at the bottoms of the suction heads, each suction cup module comprises a viscous suction cup and a vacuum suction cup, and the suction heads carry out feeding operation on different types of circuit boards through the viscous suction cups or the vacuum suction cups. The bottom of the sucker can be provided with a viscous sucker and a vacuum sucker, the center of the sucker module is provided with the viscous sucker, and the vacuum sucker is annularly distributed around the viscous sucker, so that the device can be compatible with circuit boards made of various materials, is high in flexibility, does not need to replace the sucker, and saves the cost.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to circuit board assembly technical field especially relates to a kind of automatic feeding device for circuit board detection. BACKGROUND

[0002] In traditional circuit board detection process, manual feeding is low in efficiency and prone to errors, which is difficult to meet the needs of high-precision and mass production. Early semi-automatic feeding equipment has poor compatibility and insufficient positioning accuracy, affecting the stability of detection. With the development of electronic manufacturing towards intelligentization, there is an urgent need for efficient and accurate automatic feeding device to improve detection efficiency and reduce manual intervention, to meet the high-speed operation requirements of modern production line.

[0003] The existing circuit board can be divided into flexible circuit board (FPC) and printed circuit board (PCB), and the existing automatic feeding device for circuit board detection can only adapt to a single type of circuit board. When replacing different types of circuit boards, it needs to stop adjusting or replacing hardware, which affects production efficiency. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0004] The utility model provides a kind of automatic feeding device for circuit board detection to solve the above problems.

[0005] The utility model solves the above technical problems, and the technical scheme adopted by the utility model is: an automatic feeding device for circuit board detection, characterized by comprising horizontal moving device, vertical moving device and workbench, the workbench is provided with operation table for user to issue operation instruction, the horizontal moving device is fixedly arranged on the workbench, the vertical moving device is slidably arranged on the horizontal moving device, the vertical moving device is fixedly provided with mounting seat, the mounting seat is provided with a plurality of suction heads, the suction head bottom can be provided with suction cup module, the suction cup module comprises adhesive suction cup and vacuum suction cup, the suction head carries out feeding operation on different types of circuit boards through adhesive suction cup or vacuum suction cup.

[0006] Further preferred scheme of the utility model is: the central part of the suction cup module is adhesive suction cup, and vacuum suction cups are distributed annularly around the adhesive suction cup.

[0007] Further preferred scheme of the utility model is: the workbench is provided with placing rack for storing circuit board.

[0008] Further preferred scheme of the utility model is: the placing rack is provided with push plate for lifting circuit board upward.

[0009] Further preferred scheme of the utility model is: the vertical moving device is provided with vertical sliding rail, and the mounting seat slides up and down along the vertical sliding rail.

[0010] The further preferred scheme of the utility model is that horizontal slide rails are arranged on the horizontal moving device, and the vertical moving device slides left and right along the horizontal slide rails.

[0011] The further preferred scheme of the utility model is that guide rails and a tray sliding along the guide rails are arranged on the workbench.

[0012] The further preferred scheme of the utility model is that positioning frames are arranged on the workbench, and the circuit board is placed on the tray from the positioning frames.

[0013] The further preferred scheme of the utility model is that locking mechanisms are arranged on the positioning frames, lifting cylinders are arranged on the guide rails, and the locking mechanisms and the lifting cylinders jointly lock the tray.

[0014] The further preferred scheme of the utility model is that fixing seats for fixing the tray are arranged on the lifting cylinders.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the advantages that the bottom of the suction head can be provided with a sticky suction disc and a vacuum suction disc, the suction disc module is centrally provided with the sticky suction disc, the sticky suction disc is annularly distributed with the vacuum suction disc around, can be compatible with circuit boards of various materials, is high in flexibility, does not need to replace the suction head, and saves cost. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] The utility model will be further described in detail below in combination with the drawings and preferred embodiments, but those skilled in the art will appreciate that these drawings are only drawn for the purpose of explaining the preferred embodiments and therefore should not be regarded as limiting the scope of the utility model, and in addition, unless specifically indicated, the drawings only schematically show the composition or structure of the described objects and can contain exaggerated display, and the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale.

[0017] Figure 1 It is overall structural schematic view of loading device;

[0018] Figure 2 It is overall structural schematic view of placing frame;

[0019] Figure 3 It is overall structural schematic view of horizontal moving device and vertical moving device;

[0020] Figure 4 It is overall structural schematic view of horizontal moving device;

[0021] Figure 5 It is overall structural schematic view of vertical moving device;

[0022] Figure 6 It is explosion view of vertical moving device;

[0023] Figure 7 is a schematic view of the overall structure of the suction head;

[0024] Figure 8 is a schematic view of the sectional view of the suction head;

[0025] Figure 9 is a schematic view of the overall structure of the guide rail frame and the positioning frame Figure 1 ;

[0026] Figure 10 is a schematic view of the overall structure of the guide rail frame and the positioning frame Figure 2 ;

[0027] Figure 11 is an exploded view of the tray, the fixing seat and the lifting cylinder;

[0028] Figure 12 is a schematic view of the overall structure of the tray;

[0029] Figure 13 is an exploded view of the tray, the clamp and the clamping block.

[0030] In the figure: 1, workbench; 2, placing frame; 3, guide rail frame; 4, drag chain; 5, operation table; 6, warning light; 7, lifting frame; 8, output shaft; 9, reinforcing plate; 10, circuit board; 11, push plate; 12, lifting rod; 13, bottom plate; 14, lifting motor; 15, suction head; 16, horizontal sliding rail; 17, horizontal stop block; 18, positioning block; 19, first vertical plate; 20, second vertical plate; 21, third vertical plate; 22, mounting seat; 23, reinforcing rib; 24, vertical assembly seat; 25, vertical stop block; 26, vertical sliding rail; 27, vertical sliding block; 28, viscous suction cup; 29, vacuum suction cup; 30, tray; 31, rotating wheel; 32, track; 33, energy supply motor; 34, locking mechanism; 35, positioning frame; 36, punch; 37, fixing seat; 38, insertion slot; 39, lifting cylinder; 40, cylinder seat; 41, insertion seat; 42, insertion block; 43, opening; 44, protruding part; 45, clamp; 46, clamping block; 47, protruding block. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] Preferred embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the attached drawings, which are provided by way of example and should not be construed as limiting the present application.

[0032] It should be noted that like numbers refer to like items throughout the drawings, and thus once an item is defined in one drawing, it should not have to be further defined and explained in the subsequent drawings.

[0033] The present embodiment mainly describes an automatic feeding device for circuit board 10 detection, which is specifically as follows:

[0034] As shown in Figure 1 , an automatic feeding device for circuit board 10 detection includes horizontal moving device, vertical moving device and workbench 1, which provides a stable installation base for all components, and an operation table 5 is arranged on the workbench 1, and the user issues operation instructions through the operation table 5 to set and adjust the running parameters, action sequence and the like of the feeding device, so as to better complete the feeding operation.

[0035] As shown in Figure 2 , the workbench 1 is provided with a placing rack 2 fixed by screws, which is used to store the circuit board 10 to be fed. Specifically, the number of placing racks 2 is four, and the four placing racks 2 are evenly distributed in a rectangular shape on the workbench 1. A reinforcing plate 9 is fixedly arranged on the side of each placing rack 2, so as to reduce the shaking of the placing rack 2 during the feeding process, keep stable, and facilitate the conveying of the circuit board 10.

[0036] The bottom of the placing rack 2 is provided with a push plate 11, and the circuit board 10 stacked in the placing rack 2 is stored on the push plate 11. The edge of the circuit board 10 abuts against the placing rack 2, so as to ensure the orderly storage of the circuit board 10 and prevent deviation.

[0037] The workbench 1 is fixedly provided with a lifting frame 7 corresponding to the push plate 11. The lifting frame 7 is provided with a bottom plate 13, a lifting rod 12 and a lifting motor 14. The bottom plate 13 and the push plate 11 are fixedly connected through the lifting rod 12, so as to realize synchronous lifting movement of the bottom plate 13 and the push plate 11. The lifting motor 14 provides kinetic energy for the movement of the bottom plate 13 and the push plate 11. The output shaft 8 of the lifting motor 14 is inserted into the motor at the bottom end and penetrates through the bottom plate 13 and abuts against the workbench 1 at the top end. The lifting motor 14 operates through the output shaft 8 and the bottom plate 13 to push the push plate 11 upward, so as to lift the circuit board 10 to a suitable position, facilitating the feeding of the circuit board 10.

[0038] As shown in Figure 3 , Figure 4 , the horizontal moving device is fixedly arranged on the workbench 1. Specifically, the workbench 1 is fixedly provided with a first vertical plate 19, a second vertical plate 20 and a third vertical plate 21. The horizontal moving device is fixedly provided with a horizontal plate and a seat plate, which are arranged vertically and fixedly connected with the three vertical plates.

[0039] The horizontal moving device includes a drag chain 4, a horizontal sliding rail 16 and a horizontal stop block 17. The drag chain 4 is movably arranged on the seat plate. The horizontal sliding rail 16 is fixedly arranged on the horizontal plate by screws. The number of horizontal stop blocks 17 is two, which are fixedly arranged on both sides of the horizontal sliding rail 16 to limit the maximum sliding range of the vertical moving device on the horizontal sliding rail 16.

[0040] As shown in Figure 5 , Figure 6 , the vertical moving device includes a vertical mounting base 24, a vertical sliding rail 26, a vertical sliding block 27 and a vertical stop block 25, the vertical mounting base 24 is slidably arranged on the horizontal sliding rail 16, one end of the drag chain 4 is fixedly connected to the vertical mounting base 24, and the other end is fixedly connected to the seat plate, the vertical moving device is achieved by the vertical mounting base 24 to slide left and right on the horizontal sliding rail 16, and the drag chain 4 ensures the stability of the vertical moving device in the left and right sliding.

[0041] The vertical sliding rail 26 is fixedly arranged on the vertical mounting base 24 by screws, and the vertical sliding block 27 is slidably arranged on the vertical sliding rail 26 and slides up and down along the vertical sliding rail 26.

[0042] The vertical sliding rail 26 is provided with the vertical stop block 25 on both sides by screws, the number of the vertical stop block 25 is two, and the two vertical stop blocks 25 are arranged at the two ends of the vertical sliding rail 26, respectively, and the vertical sliding block 27 is provided with a protruding portion 44 by screws, when the vertical sliding block 27 slides up and down along the vertical sliding rail 26, the protruding portion 44 abuts against the vertical stop block 25, and the vertical stop block 25 limits the maximum sliding range of the vertical sliding block 27 on the vertical sliding rail 26 through the protruding portion 44.

[0043] The vertical sliding block 27 is fixedly provided with a connecting plate by screws, the connecting plate is provided with a mounting seat 22 and a reinforcing rib 23, the number of the reinforcing rib 23 is two, and the reinforcing rib 23 is used to enhance the connection between the mounting seat 22 and the connecting plate, so that the mounting seat 22 slides up and down with the connecting plate more stably.

[0044] As shown in Figure 7 , Figure 8 , the mounting seat 22 is provided with a plurality of suction heads 15, specifically, the number of the suction heads 15 is six, of which two suction heads 15 are arranged side by side between the two reinforcing ribs 23 to adsorb the middle part of the circuit board 10, and the other four suction heads 15 are evenly arranged at the edges of the mounting seat 22 to adsorb the edges of the circuit board 10, and the balance of the suction heads 15 in the state of adsorbing the circuit board 10 is maintained through the six suction heads 15, so as to facilitate the feeding operation.

[0045] The bottom of the suction head 15 is provided with a suction disc module, the suction disc module includes a viscous suction disc 28 and a vacuum suction disc 29, and the viscous suction disc 28 is located at the center of the suction disc module, and the vacuum suction disc 29 is distributed around the viscous suction disc 28 to adapt to the feeding demand of different types of circuit boards 10.

[0046] When the circuit board 10 to be fed is a printed circuit board 10 (PCB), the user operates the operating table 5 to make the vacuum suction disc 29 on the outer side of the suction head 15 abut against the circuit board 10, and the adhesive suction disc 28 on the inner side of the suction head 15 does not abut against the suction disc, so that the suction head 15 adsorbs the circuit board 10 on the vacuum suction disc 29 in the mode of the vacuum suction disc 29, and stably lifts the circuit board 10 upward.

[0047] When the circuit board 10 to be fed is a flexible circuit board 10 (FPC), the user operates the operating table 5 to make the vacuum suction disc 29 on the outer side of the suction head 15 and the adhesive suction disc 28 on the inner side of the suction head 15 simultaneously adsorb the circuit board 10, so as to stably lift the circuit board 10 upward.

[0048] As shown in Figure 9 , Figure 10 , the horizontal plate is provided with a positioning block 18, and the workbench 1 is provided with a positioning rack 35. After the suction head 15 adsorbs the circuit board 10 and is lifted upward by the vertical sliding block 27, the synchronous vertical assembly seat 24 is slid along the horizontal sliding rail 16 to stop at the positioning block 18. At this time, the circuit board 10 is suspended above the positioning rack 35.

[0049] The workbench 1 is provided with a guide rail frame 3 for feeding, and the guide rail frame 3 is arranged between the second vertical plate 20 and the third vertical plate 21. The guide rail frame 3 is embedded with a rotating wheel 31 and a track 32. The outer side of the guide rail frame 3 is provided with a power supply motor 33. The number of the power supply motor 33 is two. The two power supply motors 33 are respectively inserted on the guide rail frame 3. The rotatable side of the power supply motor 33 extends into the guide rail frame 3 and abuts against the track 32. When the power supply motor 33 operates to rotate, the rotating wheel 31 and the track 32 are driven to operate synchronously.

[0050] The guide rail frame 3 is provided with a tray 30. Specifically, the two ends of the tray 30 are arranged on the track 32, so as to drive the tray 30 to move on the guide rail frame 3 through the track 32.

[0051] The tray 30 is provided with a plurality of openings 43. When the tray 30 carries the circuit board, the openings 43 can avoid the circuit board from being in complete contact with the tray 30, so as to reduce the risk of damage to the components on the circuit board.

[0052] As shown in Figure 13 , the edge of the tray 30 is provided with a clamping block 46 and a clamp 45. The clamp 45 is arranged between the clamping block 46 and the tray 30 in an extendable manner. The clamp 45 is provided with a protruding block 47. The edge of the circuit board 10 is provided with a fixing hole. When the circuit board 10 is placed on the tray 30, the protruding block 47 on the clamp 45 is inserted into the fixing hole in the edge of the circuit board 10, so as to fix the circuit board 10 on the tray 30.

[0053] A punch 36 is provided on the side of the mounting bracket. The punch 36 provides power for locking and unlocking the clamp 45. A baffle is provided between the second upright plate 20 and the third upright plate 21 to prevent the user from accidentally touching the punch 36 and causing an accident.

[0054] like Figure 11 , Figure 12 As shown, the guide rail frame 3 is equipped with a lifting cylinder 39, a cylinder seat 40 and a socket 41. Specifically, the socket 41 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the workbench 1 corresponding to the positioning frame 35 and protrudes from the workbench 1 to reserve installation positions for the lifting cylinder 39 and the cylinder seat 40.

[0055] The cylinder seat 40 is fixedly installed in the socket 41. The cylinder seat 40 is equipped with a lifting cylinder 39. When the pallet 30 moves to the position frame 35 under the drive of the track 32, the lifting cylinder 39 rises to lift the pallet 30. Specifically, the lifting cylinder 39 is equipped with a fixed seat 37. The fixed seat 37 is equipped with four slots 38. The four slots 38 are evenly distributed on both sides of the fixed seat 37. The bottom of the pallet 30 is equipped with four insert blocks 42 corresponding to the slots 38. The insert blocks 42 are inserted into the slots 38 to make the pallet 30 stably placed in the fixed seat 37.

[0056] The positioning frame 35 is provided with a locking mechanism 34. There are four locking mechanisms 34, which are evenly distributed on both sides of the positioning frame 35. The lifting cylinder 39 gradually lifts the tray 30 upward, so that the locking mechanism 34 and the fixed seat 37 abut against each other, thereby stabilizing the fixed seat 37 and facilitating the fixing of the circuit board 10 on the tray 30.

[0057] The workbench 1 is equipped with a warning light 6. When the feeding device malfunctions and cannot carry out the normal feeding process, the warning light 6 will light up to prompt the user to stop the machine and check.

[0058] In the description of this utility model, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, or the orientation or positional relationship that the utility model product is usually placed in during use. They are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply 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 utility model.

[0059] The above has carried out the detailed introduction to the automatic feeding device for circuit board 10 detection provided by the utility model, the principle and implementation mode of the utility model have been described in this paper by applying specific examples, the above embodiment is only used for helping understanding the utility model and core thought, it should be pointed out that, for ordinary skilled person in the art, under the premise of not departing from the principle of the utility model, the utility model can also be improved and modified in several ways, these improvements and modifications also fall within the protection scope of the utility model claim.

Claims

1. An automatic feeding device for circuit board testing, characterized in that, The device includes a horizontal moving device, a vertical moving device, and a worktable. The worktable is equipped with an operating panel for easy user input. The horizontal moving device is fixedly mounted on the worktable, and the vertical moving device is slidably mounted on the horizontal moving device. A mounting base is fixedly mounted on the vertical moving device, and several suction heads are mounted on the mounting base. A suction cup module can be mounted at the bottom of each suction head. The suction cup module includes adhesive suction cups and vacuum suction cups. The suction heads use adhesive suction cups or vacuum suction cups to load different types of circuit boards.

2. The automatic feeding device for circuit board testing according to claim 1, characterized in that, The suction cup module has an adhesive suction cup at its center, and vacuum suction cups are distributed in a ring around the adhesive suction cup.

3. The automatic feeding device for circuit board testing according to claim 1, characterized in that, The workbench is equipped with a rack for storing circuit boards.

4. The automatic feeding device for circuit board inspection according to claim 3, characterized in that, The placement rack is equipped with a pusher plate that lifts the circuit board upwards.

5. The automatic feeding device for circuit board testing according to claim 1, characterized in that, The vertical moving device is equipped with a vertical slide rail, and the mounting base slides up and down along the vertical slide rail.

6. The automatic feeding device for circuit board testing according to claim 1, characterized in that, The horizontal moving device is equipped with a horizontal slide rail, and the vertical moving device slides left and right along the horizontal slide rail.

7. The automatic feeding device for circuit board inspection according to claim 1, characterized in that, The workbench is equipped with guide rails and a tray that slides along the guide rails.

8. The automatic feeding device for circuit board inspection according to claim 7, characterized in that, A positioning frame is provided on the workbench, and the circuit board is placed on the tray from the positioning frame.

9. An automatic feeding device for circuit board testing according to claim 8, characterized in that, The positioning frame is equipped with a locking mechanism, and the guide rail is equipped with a lifting cylinder. The locking mechanism and the lifting cylinder together lock the tray.

10. An automatic feeding device for circuit board inspection according to claim 9, characterized in that, The lifting cylinder is equipped with a fixing seat for fixing the tray.