Assembly equipment and electronic atomizer production line

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of electronic atomizer assembly, and discloses an assembly device and an electronic atomizer production line, the assembly device comprises a cigarette holder positioning block, an oil absorption cotton positioning block and an installation manipulator; the cigarette holder positioning block is provided with a first positioning groove, and the first positioning groove is used for positioning a cigarette holder and enabling an opening of a mounting hole of the cigarette holder to face a set direction; the oil absorption cotton positioning block and the cigarette holder positioning block are arranged side by side at an interval, and the oil absorption cotton positioning block is provided with a second positioning groove for positioning oil absorption cotton; the mounting manipulator is provided with a suction head used for adsorbing the oil absorption cotton, and the suction head is used for adsorbing the oil absorption cotton in the second positioning groove; the suction head can press the oil suction cotton into the mounting hole of the cigarette holder located in the first positioning groove in the direction opposite to the set direction. According to the assembly equipment and the electronic atomizer production line, the product assembly yield and the assembly efficiency can be improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of electronic atomizer assembly technology, and in particular to an assembly equipment and an electronic atomizer production line. Background Technology

[0002] Electronic atomizers consist of a mouthpiece and an absorbent cotton pad, which needs to be installed in the groove of the mouthpiece.

[0003] In existing production lines, the absorbent cotton is typically assembled into the mouthpiece manually. However, the mouthpiece and absorbent cotton are relatively small, making manual assembly inefficient and resulting in a low yield rate. In particular, for some e-cigarettes, the outer diameter of the absorbent cotton is larger than the mounting hole on the mouthpiece, further complicating the manual installation and making it difficult to guarantee a high yield rate.

[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to design an assembly equipment and electronic atomizer production line to improve product assembly yield and efficiency.

[0005] The above information is provided as background information only to aid in understanding this disclosure and does not constitute an assertion or admission that any of the above content can be used as prior art relative to this disclosure. Utility Model Content

[0006] This invention provides an assembly equipment and an electronic atomizer production line to improve product assembly yield and efficiency.

[0007] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution:

[0008] An assembly apparatus, comprising:

[0009] A cigarette holder positioning block has a first positioning groove, which is used to position the cigarette holder and make the opening of the mounting hole of the cigarette holder face a set direction.

[0010] An oil-absorbing cotton positioning block is arranged side by side with the cigarette holder positioning block at intervals, and has a second positioning groove for positioning the oil-absorbing cotton.

[0011] The installation robot arm has a suction head for adsorbing oil-absorbing cotton in the second positioning groove; the suction head can press the oil-absorbing cotton into the mounting hole of the mouthpiece located in the first positioning groove in the opposite direction of the set direction.

[0012] Optionally, the assembly equipment further includes a first vibratory feeder connected to a first linear vibratory track for conveying the mouthpiece to the mouthpiece positioning block;

[0013] The first linear vibrating track is provided with a first feeding chute that matches the cigarette nozzle.

[0014] Optionally, the assembly equipment further includes a second vibratory feeder, which is connected to a second linear vibratory track for feeding oil-absorbing cotton to the oil-absorbing cotton positioning block; the second linear vibratory track is provided with a second feeding chute that matches the oil-absorbing cotton.

[0015] The first and second linear vibration tracks are arranged side by side, with the first linear vibration track connected to the side of the first vibrating plate closer to the second vibrating plate, and the second linear vibration track connected to the side of the second vibrating plate closer to the first vibrating plate.

[0016] Optionally, the first positioning groove has a contoured groove wall that matches the mouthpiece;

[0017] The contoured groove wall is provided with negative pressure adsorption holes for adsorbing the cigarette holder.

[0018] Optionally, the installation robot includes a gantry frame, a horizontal rail mounted on the gantry frame, a Z-axis lifting module slidably mounted on the horizontal rail, and a suction head mounted on the Z-axis lifting module;

[0019] The gantry spans the cigarette holder positioning block and the oil-absorbing cotton positioning block.

[0020] Optionally, the assembly equipment further includes a first translation device for moving the mouthpiece positioning block.

[0021] When the mouthpiece positioning block is moved to the first set position, the first positioning groove is connected to the first feeding chute; when the mouthpiece positioning block is moved to the second set position, the first positioning groove is not connected to the first feeding chute, and the mouthpiece positioning block blocks the outlet of the first feeding chute.

[0022] Optionally, the assembly equipment may also include a discharge chute;

[0023] The discharge chute is installed between the cigarette nozzle positioning block and the oil-absorbing cotton positioning block.

[0024] Optionally, the assembly equipment also includes a feed detection sensor;

[0025] A detection hole is provided at the bottom of the first positioning groove, and the feed detection sensor is installed directly below the detection hole.

[0026] Optionally, the assembly equipment also includes an industrial computer, which is electrically connected to the first vibratory feeder, the second vibratory feeder, and the installation robot.

[0027] An electronic atomizer production line includes assembly equipment as described in any of the preceding claims.

[0028] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0029] The assembly equipment provided by this utility model positions the cigarette holder using a first positioning groove on the cigarette holder positioning block and the oil-absorbing cotton using a positioning groove on the oil-absorbing cotton positioning block. Then, a robotic arm is used to absorb the oil-absorbing cotton and press it into the mounting hole of the cigarette holder, thus forming a combined assembly of the oil-absorbing cotton and the cigarette holder, completing the interference fit assembly. In this embodiment, the interference fit assembly of the oil-absorbing cotton and the cigarette holder is achieved by installing a robotic arm, further improving the assembly yield and efficiency.

[0030] This invention has other features and advantages that will be apparent from or will be set forth in detail in the accompanying drawings and the following detailed description, which together serve to explain the particular principles of this invention. Attached Figure Description

[0031] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0032] Figure 1 This is a front view schematic diagram of the assembly equipment provided in this embodiment of the utility model;

[0033] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram showing the installation positions of the cigarette holder positioning block and the oil-absorbing cotton positioning block provided in this embodiment of the utility model;

[0034] Figure 3 This is a top view schematic diagram of the assembly equipment provided in this embodiment of the utility model;

[0035] Figure 4 This is a side view schematic diagram of the assembly equipment provided in this embodiment of the utility model;

[0036] Figure 5 This is an explosion diagram of the oil-absorbing cotton and cigarette holder provided in this embodiment of the utility model.

[0037] Reference numerals: 1. Mouthpiece positioning block; 101. Contour groove wall; 102. Negative pressure adsorption hole; 11. First positioning groove; 2. Oil-absorbing cotton positioning block; 21. Second positioning groove; 3. Installation robot; 31. Suction head; 32. Gantry frame; 33. Z-axis lifting module; 41. First vibratory plate; 42. First linear vibration track; 43. First feeding chute; 51. Second vibratory plate; 52. Second linear vibration track; 53. Second feeding chute; 6. Discharge chute; 71. Detection hole; 8. Industrial control computer; 100. Oil-absorbing cotton; 200. Mouthpiece. Detailed Implementation

[0038] To illustrate the possible application scenarios, technical principles, implementable specific solutions, and achievable objectives and effects of this application in detail, the following description, in conjunction with the listed specific embodiments and accompanying drawings, provides a detailed explanation. The embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the technical solutions of this application and are therefore intended to limit the scope of protection of this application.

[0039] In this document, the term "embodiment" means that a specific feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with an embodiment may be included in at least one embodiment of this application. The term "embodiment" appearing in various places throughout the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor does it specifically limit its independence or connection with other embodiments. In principle, in this application, as long as there are no technical contradictions or conflicts, the technical features mentioned in each embodiment can be combined in any way to form corresponding implementable technical solutions.

[0040] Unless otherwise defined, the technical terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application pertains; the use of related terms herein is merely for the purpose of describing particular embodiments and is not intended to limit this application.

[0041] In the description of this application, the term "and / or" is used to describe the logical relationship between objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. For example, A and / or B means: A exists, B exists, and A and B exist simultaneously. Additionally, the character " / " in this document generally indicates that the preceding and following objects have an "or" logical relationship.

[0042] In this application, terms such as “first” and “second” are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any actual quantity, hierarchy or order relationship between these entities or operations.

[0043] Unless otherwise specified, the use of terms such as “comprising,” “including,” “having,” or other similar expressions in this application is intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, which does not exclude the presence of additional elements in a process, method, or product that includes the stated elements, such that a process, method, or product that includes a list of elements may include not only those defined elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, or product.

[0044] Similar to the understanding in the Examination Guidelines, in this application, expressions such as "greater than," "less than," and "exceeding" are understood to exclude the stated number; expressions such as "above," "below," and "within" are understood to include the stated number. Furthermore, in the description of the embodiments in this application, "multiple" means two or more (including two), and similar expressions related to "multiple" are also understood in this way, such as "multiple groups" and "multiple times," unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0045] In the description of the embodiments of this application, the space-related expressions used, such as "center," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "vertical," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," and "circumferential," indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the specific embodiments or drawings. They are only for the purpose of describing the specific embodiments of this application or for the reader's understanding, and do not indicate or imply that the device or component referred to must have a specific position, a specific orientation, or be constructed or operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on the embodiments of this application.

[0046] Unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, the terms "installation," "connection," "linking," "fixing," and "setting," as used in the description of the embodiments of this application, should be interpreted broadly. For example, "connection" can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral setting; it can be a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, or a communication connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; it can be the internal connection of two components or the interaction between two components. For those skilled in the art to which this application pertains, the specific meaning of the above terms in the embodiments of this application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0047] Example 1

[0048] In view of the aforementioned deficiencies in existing assembly equipment, the applicant, based on years of extensive practical experience and professional knowledge in the design and manufacture of such products, and in conjunction with the application of theoretical principles, actively conducted research and innovation in order to create a solution to the deficiencies in the existing technology and make the assembly equipment more practical. After continuous research, design, and repeated prototype production and improvement, this utility model with real practical value was finally created.

[0049] Please refer to Figures 1 to 5 This utility model embodiment provides an assembly device, including: a mouthpiece positioning block 1, having a first positioning groove 11, the first positioning groove 11 being used to position a mouthpiece 200 so that the mounting hole opening of the mouthpiece 200 faces a set direction; an oil-absorbing cotton positioning block 2, arranged side by side with the mouthpiece positioning block 1 at a distance, having a second positioning groove 21 for positioning the oil-absorbing cotton 100; and an installation robot 3, having a suction head 31 for adsorbing the oil-absorbing cotton 100 in the second positioning groove 21, and the suction head 31 being able to press the oil-absorbing cotton 100 into the mounting hole of the mouthpiece 200 located in the first positioning groove 11 in the opposite direction of the set direction. In this embodiment, the set direction is the vertically upward direction.

[0050] In this embodiment, the positioning accuracy of the mouthpiece 200 and the oil-absorbing cotton 100 is further improved by the side-by-side positioning block 1 and the oil-absorbing cotton positioning block 2, so that the suction head 31 can accurately pick up the oil-absorbing cotton 100 and press the oil-absorbing cotton 100 into the mouthpiece 200 in the opposite direction of the set direction.

[0051] It should also be noted that, such as Figure 2 As shown, pressing the oil-absorbing cotton 100 into the mounting hole of the mouthpiece 200 means that the outer diameter of the oil-absorbing cotton 100 in its initial state is larger than the mounting hole of the mouthpiece 200, and during the installation process, the diameter of the oil-absorbing cotton 100 gradually decreases due to the constraint of the mouthpiece 200 until the oil-absorbing cotton 100 is completely pressed into the mounting hole.

[0052] Furthermore, after the oil-absorbing cotton 100 and the mouthpiece 200 are pressed together to form an assembly, the suction head 31 is also used to pick up the oil-absorbing cotton 100, thereby removing the entire assembly from the first positioning groove 11. Therefore, there is no need to set up other robotic arms or grippers for removing the assembly.

[0053] The assembly equipment in this embodiment is equivalent to achieving at least semi-automatic assembly by installing a robotic arm 3, which effectively improves the assembly yield and assembly efficiency.

[0054] Optionally, the assembly equipment further includes a first vibratory feeder 41, which is connected to a first linear vibratory track 42 for feeding cigarette holders 200 to the cigarette holder positioning block 1; the first linear vibratory track 42 is provided with a first feeding chute 43 that matches the cigarette holders 200. Specifically, when a cigarette holder 200 is placed in the first vibratory feeder 41, the vibration of the first vibratory feeder 41 causes the cigarette holders 200 to slide in an orderly fashion along the first feeding chute 43 toward the first positioning groove 11 until the cigarette holders 200 enter the first positioning groove 11. Generally, only one cigarette holder 200 can enter the first positioning groove 11.

[0055] Optionally, the assembly equipment further includes a second vibratory feeder 51, which is connected to a second linear vibratory track 52 for feeding oil-absorbing cotton 100 to the oil-absorbing cotton positioning block 2. The second linear vibratory track 52 is provided with a second feeding chute 53 that matches the oil-absorbing cotton 100. The first linear vibratory track 42 and the second linear vibratory track 52 are arranged side by side, with the first linear vibratory track 42 connected to the side of the first vibratory feeder 41 near the second vibratory feeder 51, and the second linear vibratory track 52 connected to the side of the second vibratory feeder 51 near the first vibratory feeder 41. Generally, only one oil-absorbing cotton 100 can enter the second positioning groove 21. In this embodiment, by reasonably setting the relative positions of the first linear vibratory track 42 and the second linear vibratory track 52, the movement path of the installation robot 3 is reduced, thereby improving assembly efficiency and reducing the size of the assembly equipment. Similarly, the vibration of the second vibratory feeder 51 can cause the oil-absorbing cotton 100 to slide in an orderly manner along the second feeding chute 53 towards the second positioning groove 21.

[0056] Optionally, the first positioning groove 11 has a contoured groove wall 101 that matches the cigarette holder 200; the contoured groove wall 101 is provided with a negative pressure suction hole 102 for adsorbing the cigarette holder 200. It should be specifically noted that, as... Figure 2 The negative pressure adsorption hole 102 can adsorb the mouthpiece 200, thereby making the mouthpiece 200 fit the contour groove wall 101, improving the positioning accuracy of the mouthpiece 200, reducing the possibility of the mouthpiece 200 being skewed, and helping to improve the accuracy of subsequent pressing of the oil-absorbing cotton 100.

[0057] Optionally, the installation robot 3 includes a gantry 32, a horizontal rail mounted on the gantry 32, a Z-axis lifting module 33 slidably mounted on the horizontal rail, and a suction head 31 mounted on the Z-axis lifting module 33; the gantry 32 spans the cigarette holder positioning block 1 and the oil-absorbing cotton positioning block 2. The Z-axis lifting module 33 includes a vertical rail, the suction head 31 is slidably connected to the vertical rail, the suction head 31 can move in the vertical direction, and the Z-axis lifting module 33 can adjust the lateral position of the suction head 31 along the horizontal rail. It should also be noted that the installation robot 3 further includes a lateral translation device for driving the Z-axis lifting module 33 to slide along the horizontal rail and a longitudinal drive device for driving the suction head 31 to slide along the vertical rail.

[0058] Optionally, the assembly equipment also includes a first translation device for moving the mouthpiece positioning block 1. When the mouthpiece positioning block 1 is translated to a first set position, the first positioning groove 11 connects to the first feeding chute 43. When the mouthpiece positioning block 1 is translated to a second set position, the first positioning groove 11 does not connect to the first feeding chute 43, and the mouthpiece positioning block 1 blocks the outlet of the first feeding chute 43 to prevent the mouthpiece 200 from slipping off. Specifically, the first translation device can adjust the position of the mouthpiece positioning block 1, thereby ensuring that only one mouthpiece 200 is in the first positioning groove 11 at a time, avoiding the mutual squeezing of adjacent mouthpieces 200 and changing the position of the mouthpiece 200 to be pressed in the first positioning groove 11, thus improving the subsequent assembly accuracy.

[0059] Optionally, the assembly equipment also includes a discharge slide 6; the discharge slide 6 is installed between the mouthpiece positioning block 1 and the oil-absorbing cotton positioning block 2, so that during the process of the suction head 31 returning from above the mouthpiece positioning block 1 to the oil-absorbing cotton positioning block 2, the assembly consisting of the mouthpiece 200 and the oil-absorbing cotton 100 can be placed into the discharge slide 6, and the assembly slides along the discharge slide 6 to discharge.

[0060] Optionally, the assembly equipment also includes a feed detection sensor; a detection hole 71 is provided at the bottom of the first positioning groove 11, and the feed detection sensor is installed directly below the detection hole 71. The assembly robot 3 only begins to perform the assembly steps after the feed detection sensor detects that the mouthpiece 200 is located in the first positioning groove 11.

[0061] Optionally, the assembly equipment also includes an industrial computer 8, which is electrically connected to the first vibratory plate 41, the second vibratory plate 51 and the installation robot 3.

[0062] optional

[0063] This embodiment discloses an electronic atomizer production line, which includes the assembly equipment described above.

[0064] Finally, it should be noted that although the above embodiments have been described in the text and drawings of this application, this should not limit the scope of patent protection of this application. Any technical solutions that are based on the essential concept of this application and utilize the content described in the text and drawings of this application, resulting in equivalent structural or procedural substitutions or modifications, as well as the direct or indirect application of the technical solutions of the above embodiments to other related technical fields, are all included within the scope of patent protection of this application.

Claims

1. An assembly device, characterized in that, include: A cigarette holder positioning block has a first positioning groove, which is used to position the cigarette holder and make the mounting hole opening of the cigarette holder face a set direction. An oil-absorbing cotton positioning block is arranged side by side with the cigarette holder positioning block at intervals, and has a second positioning groove for positioning the oil-absorbing cotton. The installation robot arm has a suction head for adsorbing oil-absorbing cotton in the second positioning groove; the suction head can press the oil-absorbing cotton into the mounting hole of the mouthpiece located in the first positioning groove in the opposite direction of the set direction.

2. The assembly equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, It also includes a first vibratory plate, which is connected to a first linear vibratory track for conveying the mouthpiece to the mouthpiece positioning block; The first linear vibrating track is provided with a first feeding chute that matches the cigarette nozzle.

3. The assembly equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that, It also includes a second vibrating plate, which is connected to a second linear vibrating track for feeding oil-absorbing cotton to the oil-absorbing cotton positioning block; the second linear vibrating track is provided with a second feeding chute that matches the oil-absorbing cotton. The first and second linear vibration tracks are arranged side by side, with the first linear vibration track connected to the side of the first vibrating plate closer to the second vibrating plate, and the second linear vibration track connected to the side of the second vibrating plate closer to the first vibrating plate.

4. The assembly equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first positioning groove has a contoured groove wall that matches the mouthpiece; The contoured groove wall is provided with negative pressure adsorption holes for adsorbing the cigarette holder.

5. The assembly equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The installation robot includes a gantry frame, a horizontal rail mounted on the gantry frame, a Z-axis lifting module slidably mounted on the horizontal rail, and a suction head mounted on the Z-axis lifting module; The gantry spans the cigarette holder positioning block and the oil-absorbing cotton positioning block.

6. The assembly equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that, It also includes a first translation device for moving the mouthpiece positioning block; When the mouthpiece positioning block is moved to the first set position, the first positioning groove is connected to the first feeding chute; when the mouthpiece positioning block is moved to the second set position, the first positioning groove is not connected to the first feeding chute, and the mouthpiece positioning block blocks the outlet of the first feeding chute.

7. The assembly equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, It also includes a discharge chute; The discharge chute is installed between the cigarette nozzle positioning block and the oil-absorbing cotton positioning block.

8. The assembly equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, It also includes a feed detection sensor; A detection hole is provided at the bottom of the first positioning groove, and the feed detection sensor is installed directly below the detection hole.

9. The assembly equipment according to claim 3, characterized in that, It also includes an industrial control computer, which is electrically connected to the first vibratory plate, the second vibratory plate, and the installation robot.

10. An electronic atomizer production line, characterized in that, It includes the assembly equipment as described in any one of claims 1 to 9.

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