Electronic price tag shell assembling device

Abstract

The utility model discloses an electronic price tag shell assembling device which can place a front shell into a first positioning groove through a front shell feeding mechanical arm, place a screen into the front shell through a screen feeding mechanical arm, place the front shell in the first positioning groove into a second positioning groove through a first transferring mechanical arm and place the front shell in the second positioning groove through a second transferring mechanical arm. A middle frame is placed on a front shell through a middle frame feeding manipulator, the front shell and the middle frame in a second positioning groove are placed into a third positioning groove through a second transfer manipulator, a battery is placed into a battery bin of the middle frame through a battery feeding manipulator, and the front shell, the middle frame and the battery are placed into a fourth positioning groove through a third transfer manipulator. A rear cover is placed on the middle frame through the rear cover feeding manipulator, and then the front shell, the middle frame and the rear cover are welded and fixed through the ultrasonic welding station. According to the utility model, the electronic price tag can be automatically assembled.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of automation equipment technology, and in particular to an electronic price tag shell assembly device. Background Technology

[0002] Electronic price tags are display devices used on supermarket shelves to show prices. They can be connected to the POS system to synchronize and adjust product prices, ensuring that the prices displayed on the shelves are consistent with the prices recorded in the POS system.

[0003] Electronic price tags typically consist of a front cover, a screen, a mid-frame, a battery, and a back cover. The front cover has a window that allows the screen to be placed inside and displayed for price information. The mid-frame is assembled on the back of the front cover and has a battery compartment for powering the screen. The back cover is assembled on the back of the mid-frame and covers the battery compartment.

[0004] Currently, most electronic shelf labels are assembled manually, which is inefficient. The problem of how to automate the assembly of electronic shelf labels needs to be solved. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of this utility model is to provide an electronic price tag shell assembly device, and the technical problem to be solved is how to automatically complete the assembly of electronic price tags.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, the solution of this utility model is: an electronic shelf label shell assembly device, comprising a front shell mounting group, a middle frame mounting group, a battery mounting group, a rear cover mounting group and an ultrasonic welding station arranged in sequence, for assembling electronic shelf labels, wherein the electronic shelf label includes a front shell, a screen, a middle frame, a battery and a rear cover;

[0007] The front shell mounting assembly includes a front shell loading robot and a first positioning groove. The front shell loading robot is used to put the front shell into the first positioning groove. The front shell mounting assembly is also equipped with a screen loading robot, which is used to put the screen into the front shell.

[0008] The mid-frame mounting assembly includes a mid-frame loading robot and a second positioning groove. A first transfer robot is provided between the mid-frame mounting assembly and the front shell mounting assembly. The first transfer robot is used to put the front shell in the first positioning groove into the second positioning groove. The mid-frame loading robot is used to place the mid-frame on the front shell in the second positioning groove. A battery compartment is provided on the top surface of the mid-frame.

[0009] The battery mounting assembly includes a battery loading robot and a third positioning slot. A second transfer robot is provided between the battery mounting assembly and the middle frame mounting assembly. The second transfer robot is used to put the front shell and middle frame in the second positioning slot into the third positioning slot. The battery loading robot is used to place the battery in the battery compartment.

[0010] The rear cover mounting assembly includes a rear cover loading robot and a fourth positioning slot. A third transfer robot is provided between the rear cover mounting assembly and the battery mounting assembly. The third transfer robot is used to put the front shell, middle frame and battery in the third positioning slot into the fourth positioning slot. The rear cover loading robot is used to place the rear cover on the middle frame.

[0011] The ultrasonic welding station is used to weld and fix the front shell, middle frame and rear cover.

[0012] Furthermore, a first turntable is provided at the front shell mounting group, a second turntable is provided at the middle frame mounting group, a third turntable is provided at the battery mounting group, and a fourth turntable is provided at the rear cover mounting group. The first, second, third, and fourth turntables are arranged to rotate horizontally around their respective automatic centers. The first turntable has multiple first positioning slots arrayed around its own rotation axis, the second turntable has multiple second positioning slots arrayed around its own rotation axis, the third turntable has multiple third positioning slots arrayed around its own rotation axis, and the fourth turntable has multiple fourth positioning slots arrayed around its own rotation axis.

[0013] Furthermore, the front shell loading robot, the middle frame loading robot, the battery loading robot, and the rear cover loading robot are located on one side of the arrangement path of the first turntable, the second turntable, the third turntable, and the fourth turntable, while the first transfer robot, the second transfer robot, and the third transfer robot are located on the other side of the arrangement path of the first turntable, the second turntable, the third turntable, and the fourth turntable.

[0014] Furthermore, along the rotation direction of the first turntable, the screen loading robot is located downstream of the front shell loading robot.

[0015] Furthermore, the bottom surface of the front shell is provided with a front shell window for the screen to be exposed after it is inserted.

[0016] Furthermore, the front shell mounting assembly also includes a front shell feeding device, which is used to convey the front shell to the gripping range of the front shell feeding robot.

[0017] The mid-frame mounting assembly also includes a mid-frame feeding device, which is used to convey the mid-frame to the gripping range of the mid-frame feeding robot.

[0018] The battery mounting assembly also includes a battery loading device, which is used to transfer batteries into the gripping range of the battery loading robot.

[0019] The rear cover mounting assembly also includes a rear cover feeding device, which is used to transport the rear cover into the gripping range of the rear cover feeding robot.

[0020] Furthermore, the front shell feeding device, the middle frame feeding device, the battery feeding device, and the rear cover feeding device are respectively used to convey the trays containing the front shell, the middle frame, the battery, or the rear cover to the gripping range of the front shell feeding robot, the middle frame feeding robot, the battery feeding robot, or the rear cover feeding robot.

[0021] The beneficial effects of this utility model after adopting the above solution are as follows: the front shell is placed into the first positioning groove by the front shell loading robot, the screen is placed into the front shell by the screen loading robot, the front shell in the first positioning groove is placed into the second positioning groove by the first transfer robot, the middle frame is placed on the front shell by the middle frame loading robot, the front shell and middle frame in the second positioning groove are placed into the third positioning groove by the second transfer robot, the battery is placed into the battery compartment of the middle frame by the battery loading robot, the front shell, middle frame and battery are placed into the fourth positioning groove by the third transfer robot, the back cover is placed on the middle frame by the back cover loading robot, and then the front shell, middle frame and back cover are welded and fixed by the ultrasonic welding station, thereby realizing the automatic completion of the assembly of electronic price tags. Attached Figure Description

[0022] Figure 1 Top view of the front shell mounting assembly and the middle frame mounting assembly;

[0023] Figure 2 A 3D view of the loading robot and the first transfer robot on the screen;

[0024] Figure 3 A 3D view of the robotic arm for loading the middle frame;

[0025] Figure 4 This is a 3D view of the second turntable;

[0026] Figure 5 This is a perspective view of the middle frame feeding device;

[0027] Figure 6 Top view of the battery mounting assembly and the rear cover mounting assembly;

[0028] Figure 7 This is a 3D view of the third transfer robot.

[0029] Labeling Explanation: 1-Front shell mounting group, 2-Middle frame mounting group, 3-Battery mounting group, 4-Rear cover mounting group, 9-Middle frame, 12-Front shell loading robot, 13-First positioning slot, 14-Screen loading robot, 15-Middle frame loading robot, 16-Second positioning slot, 17-First transfer robot, 18-Battery compartment, 19-Battery loading robot, 20-Third positioning slot, 21-Second transfer robot, 22-Rear cover loading robot, 23-Fourth positioning slot, 24-Third transfer robot, 25-First turntable, 26-Second turntable, 27-Third turntable, 28-Fourth turntable, 30-Front shell loading device, 31-Middle frame loading device, 32-Battery loading device, 33-Rear cover loading device, 34-Pattern. Detailed Implementation

[0030] The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0031] Unless otherwise expressly defined, the use of directional terms such as "center," "lateral," "longitudinal," "horizontal," "vertical," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "clockwise," and "counterclockwise" in the claims, description, and accompanying drawings of this invention is merely for the convenience of describing the invention and simplifying the description, and is not intended to indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the specific scope of protection of this invention.

[0032] This utility model provides an electronic price tag shell assembly device, such as... Figure 1-7 As shown, the assembly includes a front shell mounting group 1, a middle frame mounting group 2, a battery mounting group 3, a rear cover mounting group 4, and an ultrasonic welding station arranged in sequence for assembling electronic price tags. The electronic price tag includes a front shell, a screen, a middle frame 9, a battery, and a rear cover. The bottom surface of the front shell is provided with a front shell window for the screen to be exposed after it is placed inside. The top surface of the middle frame 9 is provided with a battery compartment 18 for placing a battery inside. The battery is used to power the screen so that the screen can light up and display information. Of course, those skilled in the art will understand that the screen described herein is not limited to the device itself used to display images, but should also include electrical components such as a controller that controls the device to display information.

[0033] The front shell mounting assembly 1 includes a front shell loading robot 12 and a first positioning groove 13. The front shell loading robot 12 can be any existing robot that can be used to grip and transfer the front shell. It can be gripped by a gripper or by vacuum adsorption. Those skilled in the art can set it as needed. The structure is not specifically limited, as long as the front shell loading robot 12 can be used to grip the front shell and put the front shell into the first positioning groove 13. The front shell mounting assembly 1 is also provided with a screen loading robot 14. The structure of the screen loading robot 14 is also not limited, as long as it can be used to put the screen into the front shell, thereby realizing the assembly of the screen and the front shell.

[0034] The mid-frame mounting group 2 includes a mid-frame loading robot 15 and a second positioning groove 16. A first transfer robot 17 is provided between the mid-frame mounting group 2 and the front shell mounting group 1. The structures of the mid-frame loading robot 15 and the first transfer robot 17 are not limited, as long as the first transfer robot 17 can be used to put the front shell containing the screen in the first positioning groove 13 into the second positioning groove 16, and the mid-frame loading robot 15 can be used to place the mid-frame 9 on the front shell in the second positioning groove 16, thereby enabling the mid-frame 9 to be stacked on the back of the front shell containing the screen.

[0035] The battery mounting group 3 includes a battery loading robot 19 and a third positioning groove 20. A second transfer robot 21 is provided between the battery mounting group 3 and the middle frame mounting group 2. The structure of the battery loading robot 19 and the second transfer robot 21 is not limited, as long as the second transfer robot 21 can be used to grab the front shell and the middle frame 9 in the second positioning groove 16 and place them into the third positioning groove 20 according to the placement state in the first positioning groove 13, so that the battery loading robot 19 can be used to place the battery in the battery compartment 18, thereby realizing the installation of the battery into the battery compartment 18.

[0036] The back cover mounting group 4 includes a back cover loading robot 22 and a fourth positioning groove 23. A third transfer robot 24 is provided between the back cover mounting group 4 and the battery mounting group 3. The structures of the back cover loading robot 22 and the third transfer robot 24 are not limited, as long as the third transfer robot 24 can be used to put the front shell, the middle frame 9 and the battery (without changing their placement state) in the third positioning groove 20 into the fourth positioning groove 23, and the back cover loading robot 22 can be used to place the back cover on the middle frame 9, so that the back cover is stacked on the back of the middle frame 9 and covers the opening of the battery compartment 18. At this point, the front shell, screen, middle frame 9, battery and back cover are automatically placed according to the assembly position.

[0037] The ultrasonic welding station is used to weld and fix the front shell, middle frame 9, and rear cover. Of course, the front shell, middle frame 9, and rear cover are all plastic parts, so that they can be welded and fixed by ultrasonic welding. An automatic transfer device (not shown in the attached figure) can be set between the fourth positioning groove 23 and the ultrasonic welding station to automatically transfer the front shell, screen, middle frame 9, battery, and rear cover placed in the fourth positioning groove 23 according to the assembly position to the ultrasonic welding station. The ultrasonic pressure head of the ultrasonic welding station 8 presses down to weld the front shell, middle frame 9, and rear cover together. Of course, an automatic transfer device can also be not set up, and the parts can be manually transported to the ultrasonic welding station. There is no specific limitation.

[0038] In a preferred embodiment, to save space and improve work efficiency, a first turntable 25 is provided at the front shell mounting group 1, a second turntable 26 is provided at the middle frame mounting group 2, a third turntable 27 is provided at the battery mounting group 3, and a fourth turntable 28 is provided at the rear cover mounting group 4. The first turntable 25, the second turntable 26, the third turntable 27, and the fourth turntable 28 are arranged to rotate horizontally around their respective automatic centers. The first turntable 25 has multiple first positioning slots 13 arranged around its own rotation axis, and the second turntable 26 has multiple first positioning slots 13 arranged around its own rotation axis. The first turntable 25 has multiple second positioning slots 16, the third turntable 27 has multiple third positioning slots 20 arranged around its own rotation axis, and the fourth turntable 28 has multiple fourth positioning slots 23 arranged around its own rotation axis. The first turntable 25, the second turntable 26, the third turntable 27, and the fourth turntable 28 are arranged in a straight line laterally. The front shell loading robot 12, the middle frame loading robot 15, the battery loading robot 19, and the rear cover loading robot 22 are located on one side of the arrangement path of the first turntable 25, the second turntable 26, the third turntable 27, and the fourth turntable 28. The first transfer robot 17, the second transfer robot 21, and the third transfer robot 24 are located on the other side of the arrangement path of the first turntable 25, the second turntable 26, the third turntable 27, and the fourth turntable 28. Thus, the front shell loading robot 12, the middle frame loading robot 15, the battery loading robot 19, and the rear cover loading robot 22 load the front shell, middle frame 9, battery, and rear cover onto one side of the first turntable 25, the second turntable 26, the third turntable 27, and the fourth turntable 28, and then load them onto the first turntable 25, the second turntable 26, the third turntable 27, and the fourth turntable 28. The rotation of the third turntable 27 and the fourth turntable 28 causes the first positioning slot 13, the second positioning slot 16, the third positioning slot 20, and the fourth positioning slot 23, which have completed loading, to rotate to the side where the first transfer robot 17, the second transfer robot 21, and the third transfer robot 24 are located. The first transfer robot 17, the second transfer robot 21, and the third transfer robot 24 complete the material transfer between the trays on the other side, so that the loading and material transfer between the positioning slots do not interfere with each other and can be carried out synchronously, thereby effectively improving production efficiency. More preferably, along the rotation direction of the first turntable 25, the screen loading robot 14 is located downstream of the front shell loading robot 12, so that the screen loading and the front shell loading can also be carried out synchronously without mutual interference.

[0039] Specifically, the front shell mounting assembly 1 also includes a front shell feeding device 30, which is used to convey the front shell to the gripping range of the front shell feeding robot 12. More specifically, the front shell feeding device 30 is used to convey the tray 34 containing the front shell to the gripping range of the front shell feeding robot 12. The front shell feeding device 30 can be any existing structure capable of transferring the tray 34. The middle frame mounting assembly 2 also includes a middle frame feeding device 31, which is used to convey the middle frame 9 to the gripping range of the middle frame feeding robot 15. More specifically, the middle frame feeding device 31 is used to convey the tray 34 containing the middle frame 9. The battery mounting assembly 3 also includes an electric... The battery loading device 32 is used to transport batteries to the gripping range of the battery loading robot 19, and more specifically, the battery loading device 32 is used to transport the tray 34 containing the batteries. The rear cover mounting assembly 4 also includes a rear cover loading device 33, which is used to transport the rear cover to the gripping range of the rear cover loading robot 22, and more specifically, the rear cover loading device 33 is used to transport the tray 34 containing the rear cover. The structure of the middle frame loading device 31, battery loading device 32, and rear cover loading device 33 is not specifically limited, and can be any existing mechanism that can be used to transfer the tray, such as a tray conveyor belt or a tray handling robot.

[0040] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of this utility model and is not intended to limit the design of this case. All equivalent changes made based on the key design of this case shall fall within the protection scope of this case.

Claims

1. An electronic price tag housing assembly device, characterized in that: The assembly includes a front shell mounting group (1), a middle frame mounting group (2), a battery mounting group (3), a rear cover mounting group (4), and an ultrasonic welding station arranged in sequence, for assembling electronic price tags. The electronic price tags include a front shell, a screen, a middle frame (9), a battery, and a rear cover. The front shell mounting assembly (1) includes a front shell loading robot (12) and a first positioning groove (13). The front shell loading robot (12) is used to put the front shell into the first positioning groove (13). The front shell mounting assembly (1) is also provided with a screen loading robot (14) for putting the screen into the front shell. The middle frame mounting group (2) includes a middle frame loading robot (15) and a second positioning groove (16). A first transfer robot (17) is provided between the middle frame mounting group (2) and the front shell mounting group (1). The first transfer robot (17) is used to put the front shell in the first positioning groove (13) into the second positioning groove (16). The middle frame loading robot (15) is used to place the middle frame (9) on the front shell in the second positioning groove (16). A battery compartment (18) is provided on the top surface of the middle frame (9). The battery mounting assembly (3) includes a battery loading robot (19) and a third positioning groove (20). A second transfer robot (21) is provided between the battery mounting assembly (3) and the middle frame mounting assembly (2). The second transfer robot (21) is used to put the front shell and the middle frame (9) in the second positioning groove (16) into the third positioning groove (20). The battery loading robot (19) is used to place the battery in the battery compartment (18). The rear cover mounting assembly (4) includes a rear cover loading robot (22) and a fourth positioning groove (23). A third transfer robot (24) is provided between the rear cover mounting assembly (4) and the battery mounting assembly (3). The third transfer robot (24) is used to put the front shell, the middle frame (9) and the battery in the third positioning groove (20) into the fourth positioning groove (23). The rear cover loading robot (22) is used to place the rear cover on the middle frame (9). The ultrasonic welding station is used to weld and fix the front shell, middle frame (9) and rear cover.

2. The electronic price tag housing assembly device as described in claim 1, characterized in that: A first turntable (25) is provided at the front shell mounting group (1), a second turntable (26) is provided at the middle frame mounting group (2), a third turntable (27) is provided at the battery mounting group (3), and a fourth turntable (28) is provided at the rear cover mounting group (4). The first turntable (25), the second turntable (26), the third turntable (27), and the fourth turntable (28) are arranged to rotate horizontally around their respective automatic centers. The first turntable (25) has multiple first positioning slots (13) arranged around its own rotation axis, the second turntable (26) has multiple second positioning slots (16) arranged around its own rotation axis, the third turntable (27) has multiple third positioning slots (20) arranged around its own rotation axis, and the fourth turntable (28) has multiple fourth positioning slots (23) arranged around its own rotation axis.

3. The electronic price tag housing assembly device as described in claim 2, characterized in that: The front shell loading robot (12), the middle frame loading robot (15), the battery loading robot (19) and the rear cover loading robot (22) are located on one side of the arrangement path of the first turntable (25), the second turntable (26), the third turntable (27) and the fourth turntable (28), and the first transfer robot (17), the second transfer robot (21) and the third transfer robot (24) are located on the other side of the arrangement path of the first turntable (25), the second turntable (26), the third turntable (27) and the fourth turntable (28).

4. The electronic price tag housing assembly device as described in claim 2, characterized in that: Along the rotation direction of the first turntable (25), the screen loading robot (14) is located downstream of the front shell loading robot (12).

5. The electronic price tag housing assembly device as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom surface of the front shell is provided with a front shell window for the screen to be exposed after it is inserted.

6. The electronic price tag housing assembly device as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The front shell mounting assembly (1) also includes a front shell loading device (30), which is used to transfer the front shell to the gripping range of the front shell loading robot (12); The middle frame mounting assembly (2) also includes a middle frame feeding device (31), which is used to convey the middle frame (9) to the gripping range of the middle frame feeding robot (15); The battery mounting assembly (3) also includes a battery loading device (32), which is used to transfer batteries to the gripping range of the battery loading robot (19); The rear cover mounting assembly (4) also includes a rear cover loading device (33), which is used to transfer the rear cover into the gripping range of the rear cover loading robot (22).

7. The electronic price tag housing assembly device as described in claim 6, characterized in that: The front shell feeding device (30), the middle frame feeding device (31), the battery feeding device (32), and the rear cover feeding device (33) are respectively used to convey the tray (34) containing the front shell, the middle frame (9), the battery, or the rear cover to the gripping range of the front shell feeding robot (12), the middle frame feeding robot (15), the battery feeding robot (19), or the rear cover feeding robot (22).

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