Positioning device
By designing a positioning device that includes a frame, a first positioning component, a second positioning component, and a third positioning component, and combining it with a detection component, the problems of positioning complexity and misassembly in the production of electronic atomization devices were solved, achieving efficient and accurate product component positioning and detection.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECH CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-05-15
- Publication Date
- 2026-05-08
AI Technical Summary
In the current production process of electronic atomization devices, the positioning process is complex and requires multiple devices, resulting in low efficiency and making it impossible to effectively avoid problems such as parts not being assembled or not being assembled in place.
A positioning device is designed, comprising a frame, a first positioning component, a second positioning component, and a third positioning component. Through the cooperation of positioning components in multiple directions, simple and efficient positioning of product components is achieved, and combined with a detection component, the correct assembly of parts is ensured.
It achieves accurate and efficient positioning of product components in three directions, simplifies the positioning process, improves production efficiency, and ensures correct assembly of parts by inspecting the components, thus solving the complexity and misassembly problems existing in the traditional positioning process.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This application relates to the field of electronic atomizing device manufacturing equipment technology, and in particular to a positioning device. Background Technology
[0002] In the existing technology, after the electronic atomizing device is assembled, in order to ensure the integrity of the product, there cannot be any unassembled parts (such as silicone) or parts that are not assembled in place. Therefore, in the production process of electronic atomizing devices, multiple processes are often required to position the product parts and components of the electronic atomizing device. In the traditional positioning process, multiple devices are often required and the positioning process is very complicated. Therefore, a simple and efficient positioning device is urgently needed. Utility Model Content
[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the embodiments of this application is to provide a positioning device that can simply and efficiently complete the positioning between products, including:
[0004] frame;
[0005] A first positioning element is disposed on the frame. A product component can be driven to approach the first positioning element along a first direction and engage with the first positioning element to position the product component in the first direction. The product component includes a first product part and a second product part that can be assembled onto the first product part.
[0006] A second positioning element is drivable to move toward the product component in a second direction and to contact and engage with the product component, thereby positioning the product component in the second direction.
[0007] The third positioning element includes a contoured groove that accommodates at least a portion of the product component and extends along the first direction; the third positioning element is movable along the first direction to position the product component in a third direction via the contoured groove.
[0008] In some embodiments, the first positioning element includes a positioning block disposed on the frame.
[0009] In some embodiments, the positioning device further includes a detection component, which includes detection elements and detection aids arranged at intervals.
[0010] When the product component approaches the first positioning member along the first direction, it abuts against the detection auxiliary member, thereby causing the detection auxiliary member to move toward the detection member;
[0011] The detection component can detect the proximity of the detection auxiliary component, thereby determining whether the second product component is assembled to the first product component.
[0012] In some embodiments, the frame has a first fixing member and a second fixing member spaced apart;
[0013] The first positioning component is fixed on the first fixing component, the detection auxiliary component is disposed on the first fixing component and can move relative to the first fixing component, and the detection component is fixed on the second fixing component.
[0014] In some embodiments, the frame has a through hole penetrating the first positioning member and the first fixing member, and the detection auxiliary member is disposed in the through hole.
[0015] In some embodiments, the positioning device further includes a drive member disposed on the frame, the drive member being used to drive the second positioning member to move toward the product component along the second direction.
[0016] In some embodiments, a second positioning member is arranged on each side of the product component along the second direction, and both second positioning members can be driven to move toward the product component along the second direction and contact and engage with the product component.
[0017] In some embodiments, the positioning device includes a third drive member, a first gripper and a second gripper connected to the third drive member, wherein the first gripper and the second gripper are disposed opposite to each other; the third drive member is used to drive the first gripper and the second gripper to move, so as to grip or release the product component;
[0018] The contouring groove includes a first contouring groove disposed on the first gripper and a second contouring groove disposed on the second gripper.
[0019] In some embodiments, the positioning device further includes a fourth driving member for driving the first gripping component and the second gripping component to move along the first direction.
[0020] In some embodiments, a plurality of the first positioning elements are spaced apart on the frame along the third direction.
[0021] The positioning device of this application enables product components to be accurately and efficiently positioned in three directions by a first positioning component, a second positioning component, and a third positioning component through a single device. At the same time, by setting the second positioning component with an external transmission device, it is more convenient to pick up and put down the product components in the next process after positioning. Attached Figure Description
[0022] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the accompanying drawings described below are only some embodiments of this application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.
[0023] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the positioning device of this application;
[0024] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 Another perspective view of the positioning device in the embodiment;
[0025] Figure 3 yes Figure 1 Enlarged structural diagram of the second positioning component in the embodiment;
[0026] Figure 4 yes Figure 1 Exploded view of the product components in the positioning device of the embodiment;
[0027] Figure 5 yes Figure 4 Another exploded view of the product components in the positioning device of the embodiment;
[0028] Figure 6 yes Figure 1 A cross-sectional view of the positioning device in the embodiment at point AA;
[0029] Figure 7 yes Figure 6 Enlarged structural diagram of the positioning device at point B in the embodiment;
[0030] Figure 8 This is a flowchart illustrating the steps involved in the positioning device of this application completing its work.
[0031] Reference numerals: 1 Positioning device, 10 Product component, 100 First product part, 1000 First snap-fit part, 1002 Receiving groove, 101 Second product part, 1010 Hollow protrusion, 20 Frame, 201 First fixing part, 2010 Through hole, 202 Second fixing part, 30 Second positioning part, 300 First positioning component, 3001 First driving component, 3002 First driving component, 301 Second positioning component, 3010 Second driving component, 3011 Second driving component, 302 Driving component. 40 Third positioning component, 400 First gripper, 404 Second gripper, 4000 contour groove, 4000a First contour groove, 4000b Second contour groove, 401 Third driving component, 4010 Third driving part, 4011 Third driving drive part, 402 Fourth driving component, 4020 Fourth fixing part, 4021 Fourth driving part, 403 Transmission component, 4030 Slide rail, 50 Detection assembly, 500 Detection component, 501 Detection auxiliary component, 60 First positioning component, 600 Positioning block. Detailed Implementation
[0032] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of this application, and not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this application.
[0033] The above description is merely an embodiment of this application and does not limit the patent scope of this application. Any equivalent structural or procedural transformations made using the content of this application's specification and drawings, or direct or indirect applications in other related technical fields, are similarly included within the patent protection scope of this application.
[0034] The terms "first," "second," and "third" used in the embodiments of this application are for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of indicated technical features. Therefore, a feature defined as "first," "second," or "third" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of that feature. In the description of this utility model, "multiple" means at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise explicitly specified. All directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.) in the embodiments of this application are only used to explain the relative positional relationship and movement of components in a specific posture (as shown in the figures). If the specific posture changes, the directional indication will also change accordingly. The terms "comprising" and "having," and any variations thereof, in the embodiments of this application are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion. For example, a process, method, system, product, or device that includes a series of steps or units is not limited to the listed steps or units, but may optionally include steps or units not listed, or may optionally include other steps or components inherent to these processes, methods, products, or devices.
[0035] In this document, the term "embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with an embodiment may be included in at least one embodiment of the present invention. The appearance of this phrase in various places throughout the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor is it a separate or alternative embodiment mutually exclusive with other embodiments. It will be explicitly and implicitly understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein can be combined with other embodiments.
[0036] In the existing technology, after the electronic atomizing device is assembled, in order to ensure the integrity of the product, there cannot be any unassembled parts (such as silicone) or parts that are not assembled in place. Therefore, in the production process of electronic atomizing devices, multiple processes are often required to position the product parts and components of the electronic atomizing device. In the traditional positioning process, multiple devices are often required and the positioning process is very complicated. Therefore, a simple and efficient positioning device is urgently needed.
[0037] The purpose of this application is to overcome the defects and deficiencies in the prior art and provide a positioning device 1 that can simply and efficiently complete the positioning between products, such as... Figure 1 As shown, Figure 1This is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the positioning device of this application. The positioning device 1 includes a product component 10, a frame 20, a first positioning member 60, a second positioning member 30, and a third positioning member 40. The product component 10 includes a first product component 100 and a second product component 101. The second product component 101 can be assembled onto the first product component 100. In some embodiments, the first product component 100 may be, but is not limited to, a component of an electronic atomizing device, such as a bracket. The second product component 101 may be, but is not limited to, silicone.
[0038] The first positioning element 60 is disposed on the frame 20, and the first positioning element 60 makes contact with the product component 10, thereby positioning the product component 10 in a first direction ( Figure 1 Positioning in the Z-direction. The second positioning element 30 can be driven along the second direction (Z-direction). Figure 1 The third positioning member 40 moves toward and contacts the product component 10 in the X direction (center X direction) to position the product component 10 in the second direction. The third positioning member 40 includes a component that accommodates at least a portion of the product component 10 and moves along the first direction (center X direction). Figure 1 A contoured groove 4000 extending in the Z direction; the third positioning element can extend along the first direction ( Figure 1 The Z-direction movement allows for third-party orientation of the product components via the contour groove 4000. Figure 1 Positioning adjustment in the Y direction.
[0039] In some embodiments, such as Figure 2 As shown, the positioning device includes a first positioning component 300, a second positioning component 301 (i.e., two second positioning components 30), and a driving component 302. The first positioning component 300 and the second positioning component 301 are located on both sides of the product assembly 10. The first positioning component 300 includes a first driving component 3002, the second positioning component 301 includes a second driving component 3011, and the driving component 302 is mounted on the frame 20 and includes the first driving component 3001 and the second driving component 3010. The first driving component 3002 and the second driving component 3011 are perpendicular to a second direction (…). Figure 1 The first driving member 3001 and the second driving member 3010 are arranged in parallel in the X direction. They are used to drive the first driving member 3002 and the second driving member 3011 to move toward the product assembly 10 and to contact and cooperate with the product assembly 10, so that the first product part 100 in the second direction ( Figure 1 Positioning is performed in the X direction.
[0040] In some embodiments, the first drive member 3001 and the second drive member 3010 are cylinders, and the first drive member 3001 and the second drive member 3010 are disposed in a third direction of the product assembly 10. Figure 1 On both sides of the Y-direction, the first driving component 3002 is connected to the first driving component 3001 and is located in the third direction ( Figure 1The second driving member 3011 extends towards the second driving member 3010 in the Y direction, and the second driving member 3011 connects to the second driving member 3010 and extends towards the third direction ( Figure 1 The first drive member 3001 extends towards the first drive member 3001 in the Y direction, and the first drive member 3001 and the second drive member 3010 drive the first drive member 3002 and the second drive member 3011 in the second direction ( Figure 1 The first driving component 3002 and the second driving component 3011 will move in the second direction (X direction) towards the product component 10. Figure 1 In the X direction, the second product part 101 comes into contact with the first driving member 3002 and the second driving member 3011, thereby causing the second product part 101 to be in contact with the second product part 101 in the X direction under the action of the first driving member 3002 and the second driving member 3011. Figure 1 Correction is performed in the X direction, thereby enabling the first product part 100 and the second product part 101 to be aligned in the second direction (X direction). Figure 1 There is no deviation in the positional relationship in the X direction.
[0041] In some embodiments, such as Figure 1 and Figure 3 As shown, the positioning device includes a first gripper 400, a second gripper 404, and a transmission member 403, with the first gripper 400 and the second gripper 404 arranged opposite to each other. The transmission member 403 includes a third drive member 401 and a fourth drive member 402. The third drive member 401 drives the first gripper 400 and the second gripper 404 to move, thereby gripping or releasing the product assembly 10. The fourth drive member 402 controls the first gripper 400 and the second gripper 404 in a first direction (…). Figure 1 Movement in the Z direction; in some embodiments, the contour groove 4000 includes a first contour groove 4000a disposed on the first gripper 400 and a second contour groove 4000b disposed on the second gripper.
[0042] like Figure 1 and Figure 3As shown, in some embodiments, the first gripper 400 and the second gripper 404 are two grippers, and the third drive member 401 and the fourth drive member 402 are cylinder-driven; the third drive member 401 includes a third drive part 4010 and a third drive driving part 4011, two of which are provided and respectively connected to the first gripper 400 and the second gripper 404. The third drive driving part 4011 is located on the side of the third drive part 4010 facing the product assembly 10. 01 drives the first gripper 400 and the second gripper 404 to open and close the grippers; the fourth driving member 402 includes a fourth fixing part 4020 and a fourth driving part 4021. The fourth fixing part 4020 is fixedly connected to an external transmission device. The transmission member 403 is provided with a slide rail 4030, which forms a sliding engagement with the fourth fixing part 4020. The fourth driving part 4021 drives the fourth fixing part 4020 and the slide rail 4030 to form a sliding engagement, thereby driving the third positioning member 40 in the first direction ( Figure 1 Move in the Z direction.
[0043] like Figures 1-2 As shown, the frame 20 includes a first fixing member 201, which is located between the first driving member 3002 and the second driving member 3011. The first positioning member 60 includes a positioning block 600, which is disposed on the first fixing member 201. The positioning block 600 can be integrally formed with the first fixing member 201 or separately disposed. The second product component 101 contacts and engages with the positioning block 600, thereby completing the first orientation of the product component 10. Figure 1 Positioned in the Z direction, the second product component 101 is located between the first product component 100 and the first fixing component 201.
[0044] In some embodiments, the side of the second product component 101 facing the positioning block 600 and the side of the positioning block 600 facing the second product component 101 are both inclined surfaces. When the external transmission device moves the product assembly 10 along the first direction ( Figure 1 When the second product part 101 and the first positioning part 60 are placed in the Z-direction, the inclined surfaces between them form a contact fit, and the two inclined surfaces fit together. The second product part 101 will automatically correct itself according to the inclined surface angle of the positioning block 600, so that the first positioning part 60 in the first direction (Z direction) Figure 1 Positioning is completed in the Z-direction.
[0045] In the manufacturing process of electronic atomization devices, it is necessary not only to determine the positional relationship between the product parts and the silicone parts, but also to inspect the silicone parts. Currently, there are two inspection methods: fiber optic inspection and manual visual inspection. Fiber optic inspection has requirements on the color of the silicone parts, while manual visual inspection makes it difficult to determine whether the silicone parts are installed in place. Therefore, it is necessary to design a reliable and reasonable detection component 50 to form a complete device with the positioning component.
[0046] To achieve coordination between detection and positioning, such as Figure 1 , Figure 4 , Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, Figure 4 yes Figure 1 Exploded view of the product components in the positioning device of the embodiment. Figure 5 yes Figure 4 Another exploded view of the product components in the positioning device of the embodiment. Figure 6 yes Figure 1 The positioning device of the embodiment is shown in a cross-sectional view at AA. The positioning device 1 also includes a detection component 50, which includes a detection element 500 and a detection auxiliary element 501. The first fixing element 201 and the positioning block 600 are also provided with through holes 2010, which penetrate the positioning block 600 on the first fixing element 201. The detection auxiliary element 501 is disposed in the through hole 2010. In some embodiments, the detection aid 501 is an elastic pressure pin. The detection aid 500 can be, but is not limited to, a proximity sensor or a contact sensor. Any sensor that can measure the distance to the detection aid 501 is within the scope of this application and will not be described in detail below. The detection aid 500 can detect the proximity or contact of the detection aid 501, thereby determining whether the second product part 101 is assembled to the first product part 100. In some embodiments, the second product part 101 extends a hollow protrusion 1010 toward the first product part 100, and the first product part 100 is provided with a receiving groove 1002, thereby forming a snap-fit engagement between the first product part 100 and the second product part 101.
[0047] like Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 and Figure 7 As shown, Figure 7 yes Figure 6The enlarged structural diagram of the positioning device B in the embodiment shows that the second product part 101 is provided with a first engaging member 1000 facing the through hole 2010. In other embodiments, the first engaging member 1000 moves within the through hole 2010 and engages with the detection auxiliary member 501, causing the detection auxiliary member 501 to slide. In some embodiments, the hollow structure of the first engaging member 1000 engages with the detection auxiliary member 501, and the first engaging member 1000 contacts the detection auxiliary member 501, causing the first engaging member 1000 to move towards the detection auxiliary member 501, thereby causing the first engaging member 1000 to move the detection auxiliary member 501 towards the first direction (…). Figure 1 The detection component 500 in the Z direction moves; the detection auxiliary component 501 is equipped with a pressure rod and a pressure spring (not shown in the figure). The gravity of the product component 10 will drive the pressure rod to move against the pressure spring. When the product component 10 completes the detection, the product component 10 moves to other processes, and the pressure spring will drive the pressure rod to return to its original state.
[0048] In some embodiments, such as Figure 1 As shown, the frame 20 is also provided with a second fixing member 202, which is located on the side of the first fixing member 201 away from the second positioning component 301. The second fixing member 202 is used to fix the detection component 500. At the same time, in order to improve the detection efficiency, the positioning device 1 of this application can also be provided with multiple product components 10, and multiple first positioning members 60 corresponding to the number of product components 10 along a third direction ( Figure 1 The first positioning element 60 is provided with multiple third positioning elements 40 and multiple detection components 50, which are spaced apart on the frame 20 in the Y direction.
[0049] like Figure 8 As shown, Figure 8 This is a flowchart illustrating the steps involved in the positioning device of this application completing its work. The positioning device 1 of this application completes the following steps:
[0050] S101: The product component 10 to be tested is clamped by the third positioning member 40 to the first positioning member 60 on the first fixing member 201. The second product component 101 is engaged with the detection auxiliary member 501. Under the action of the third positioning member 40, the detection auxiliary member 501 moves towards the detection member 500 to cooperate. At this time, the determination of the fixed relationship between the first product component 100 and the second product component 101 is completed, and the product component 10 is determined in the first direction ( Figure 1 Positioning in the Z direction; if the first product part 100 and the second product part 101 are found to have a good fixed relationship, proceed to the next step; if the first product part 100 and the second product part 101 are found to have a problem, the positioning device stops until the operator completes the operation;
[0051] S102: The second positioning member 30 starts working, and the first driving member 3001 and the second driving member 3010 drive the first driving member 3002 and the second driving member 3011 in the second direction ( Figure 1 The first driving component 3002 and the second driving component 3011 repeatedly move in the X direction, and drive the first product component 100 to correct its deviation, thereby achieving the second direction ( Figure 1 Positioning in the X direction;
[0052] S103: The third positioning component 40 starts working. At this time, the first gripping component 400 moves to the end of the first product component 100 and holds the first product component 100 in place. The third-party orientation is completed when the first product component 100 is clamped. Figure 1 Initial correction in the Y direction; then disconnection of the fourth drive component 402, so that the third positioning component 40 moves along the first product component 100 in the first direction (Y direction) under the action of gravity. Figure 1 The movement in the Z direction corrects the first product part 100 in the second direction, thereby achieving the third-direction (Z-axis) correction. Figure 1 Positioning in the Y direction;
[0053] S104: When the three directions are positioned, the detection component 50 of each channel lights up, and the first product part 100 and the second product part 101 of each channel are fixed together. At this time, the third positioning component 40 drives the product component 10 to perform the next action. If the detection component 50 of one or more channels does not light up, the machine will start to alarm until the alarm is cleared.
[0054] S105: Repeat the above five steps to complete the inspection of the entire pallet of materials, then automatically replace the next pallet of materials and the mechanism enters the next cycle.
[0055] The positioning device 1 of this application, by cooperating the detection component 50 with the positioning component, enables the electronic atomizing device to effectively solve the problem of cumulative deviation caused by repeated loading of the equipment in the automated assembly and testing production line by changing the product height. At the same time, it solves the problem of invalid detection caused by product obstruction due to bias in the second product.
[0056] The above description is only a part of the embodiments of this application and does not limit the scope of protection of this application. Any equivalent device or equivalent process transformation made based on the content of this application specification and drawings, or direct or indirect application in other related technical fields, are similarly included in the patent protection scope of this application.
Claims
1. A positioning device, characterized in that, include: frame; A first positioning element is disposed on the frame. A product component can be driven to approach the first positioning element along a first direction and engage with the first positioning element to position the product component in the first direction. The product component includes a first product part and a second product part that can be assembled onto the first product part. A second positioning element is drivable to move toward the product component in a second direction and to contact and engage with the product component, thereby positioning the product component in the second direction. The third positioning element includes a contoured groove that accommodates at least a portion of the product component and extends along the first direction; the third positioning element is movable along the first direction to position the product component in a third direction via the contoured groove.
2. The positioning device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first positioning element includes a positioning block disposed on the frame.
3. The positioning device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The positioning device further includes a detection component, which includes detection elements and detection auxiliary elements arranged at intervals. When the product component approaches the first positioning member along the first direction, it abuts against the detection auxiliary member, thereby causing the detection auxiliary member to move toward the detection member; The detection component can detect the proximity of the detection auxiliary component, thereby determining whether the second product component is assembled to the first product component.
4. The positioning device according to claim 3, characterized in that, The frame has a first fixing member and a second fixing member arranged at intervals; The first positioning component is fixed on the first fixing component, the detection auxiliary component is disposed on the first fixing component and can move relative to the first fixing component, and the detection component is fixed on the second fixing component.
5. The positioning device according to claim 4, characterized in that, The frame has a through hole that passes through the first positioning member and the first fixing member, and the detection auxiliary member is disposed in the through hole.
6. The positioning device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The positioning device further includes a drive component disposed on the frame, the drive component being used to drive the second positioning component to move toward the product component along the second direction.
7. The positioning device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The product component has a second positioning member arranged on both sides along the second direction. Both second positioning members can be driven to move toward the product component along the second direction and contact and cooperate with the product component.
8. The positioning device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The positioning device includes a third driving member, a first gripper and a second gripper connected to the third driving member, wherein the first gripper and the second gripper are disposed opposite to each other; the third driving member is used to drive the first gripper and the second gripper to move, so as to grip or release the product component; The contouring groove includes a first contouring groove disposed on the first gripper and a second contouring groove disposed on the second gripper.
9. The positioning device according to claim 8, characterized in that, The positioning device further includes a fourth driving member, which is used to drive the first gripping component and the second gripping component to move along the first direction.
10. The positioning device according to claim 1, characterized in that, Multiple first positioning elements are spaced apart on the frame along the third direction.