Automated assembly equipment for an automobile ECU upper cover plate

Abstract

The utility model discloses an automobile ECU upper cover plate automation assembly equipment, including tray, three corners of tray are provided with upper cover plate feeding station, lower bottom shell feeding station and turnover station respectively, and the side of tray is close to upper cover plate feeding station and lower bottom shell feeding station still is fixedly provided with manipulator, turnover station includes the linear slide that is fixed on the tray, the linear slide is slidably provided with slide, and the slide is fixedly provided with swing cylinder, and the detachable clamp is fixedly connected to swing cylinder output end, the utility model provides ECU upper cover plate automation assembly equipment through the intercoordination of linear slide, slide, swing cylinder and clamp, can realize automatic overturning to the upper cover plate that automatic card jaw is placed upwards, so as to realize the purpose of assembling to different specifications products, need not manual overturning, has improved the assembly efficiency between upper cover plate and lower bottom shell, has reduced the artificial cost and has guaranteed the assembly quality.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of automotive parts assembly technology, specifically, it relates to an automated assembly equipment for automotive ECU top cover. Background Technology

[0002] The Electronic Control Unit (ECU) is the core electronic control unit in a vehicle, responsible for monitoring, managing, and regulating the operation of various vehicle systems. It's essentially the "brain" of the car, collecting data through sensors, processing information, and controlling actuators. Modern cars typically have multiple ECUs, each managing different subsystems, working together to ensure efficient and safe vehicle operation. Modern intelligent headlights (such as adaptive headlights and matrix LED headlights) are usually controlled by independent ECU submodules, used to adjust the beam angle, brightness, and automatically switch between high and low beams.

[0003] The ECU is externally composed of a rectangular cross-section upper cover and a lower heatsink, which protect the internal integrated components. During assembly, eight rectangular claws at the four corners of the upper cover engage with locking blocks at the four corners of the lower heatsink, thus securing the upper cover and lower heatsink together.

[0004] Due to the structural fit between the upper cover and the lower shell, placing the upper cover's claws downwards is the fastest assembly process. However, since the pallet needs to be compatible with products of different specifications, and the two workstation positions of the pallet (upper cover loading station and lower shell loading station) remain unchanged, the upper cover's claws need to be placed upwards when loading the upper cover. This creates a contradiction in the assembly process, resulting in low efficiency and failing to meet production needs. There is an urgent need to develop a simple and efficient assembly method for automotive heatsink components and cover parts to improve production efficiency, reduce labor costs, and ensure assembly quality. Utility Model Content

[0005] To address the technical problem of low assembly efficiency caused by the interlocking structure between the upper cover and lower shell in existing technologies, this utility model provides an automated assembly device for automotive ECU upper cover.

[0006] The objective of this utility model can be achieved through the following technical solutions:

[0007] An automated assembly equipment for automotive ECU top cover includes a pallet; three corners of the pallet are respectively provided with a top cover loading station, a bottom cover loading station, and a flipping station; a robotic arm is also fixedly installed on the side of the pallet near the top cover loading station and the bottom cover loading station; the flipping station includes a linear slide rail fixed on the pallet; a carriage is slidably mounted on the linear slide rail; a swing cylinder is fixedly mounted on the carriage; and a detachable clamp is fixedly connected to the output end of the swing cylinder.

[0008] Furthermore, the upper cover plate loading station includes continuously placed upper cover plates and a first and a second clamping block fixed on the pallet.

[0009] Furthermore, there are three first locking blocks, two of which are located on one side of the length direction of the upper cover plate and one on the other side of the length direction of the upper cover plate; there are two second locking blocks, located on both sides of the width direction of the upper cover plate respectively.

[0010] Furthermore, the lower shell loading station includes a lower shell and a first limiting block and a second limiting block fixed on the pallet.

[0011] Furthermore, there are two first limiting blocks and one second limiting block. The first and second limiting blocks are arranged in a three-point configuration on both sides of the length direction of the lower bottom shell. Both the first and second limiting blocks have an arc-shaped recess on the side closest to the lower bottom shell.

[0012] Furthermore, the slide moves on the linear slide rail, causing the swing cylinder to move to the upper cover plate loading station. The clamping jaws of the fixture grab the upper cover plate, the slide moves the upper cover plate upward, and the swing cylinder drives the fixture and the upper cover plate on the fixture to rotate 180°.

[0013] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: The automated assembly equipment for ECU top cover plates provided by this utility model can automatically flip the top cover plate with the claws facing upward by means of the cooperation of linear slide rails, slides, swing cylinders and clamps, so as to achieve the purpose of assembling products of different specifications without manual flipping, thereby improving the assembly efficiency between the top cover plate and the bottom shell, reducing labor costs and ensuring assembly quality. Attached Figure Description

[0014] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of this utility model;

[0015] Figure 2 This is a front view of the present invention;

[0016] Figure 3 This is a rear view of the present invention;

[0017] Figure 4This is a top view of the upper cover plate loading station and the lower bottom shell loading station in this utility model;

[0018] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the upper cover plate and the lower bottom shell in this utility model;

[0019] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the second card block in this utility model;

[0020] The attached diagram lists the components represented by each number as follows:

[0021] 1. Pallet; 2. Robotic arm; 3. Linear guide rail; 4. Carriage; 5. Swing cylinder; 6. Fixture; 7. First limit block; 8. Second limit block; 9. First locking block; 10. Second locking block; 11. Lower bottom shell; 12. Upper cover plate. Detailed Implementation

[0022] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0023] Please see Figure 1 - Figure 4 As shown, an automated assembly equipment for an automotive ECU cover includes a pallet 1 supported on the ground by outriggers. The three corners of the pallet 1 are respectively provided with a cover loading station, a heatsink loading station, and a flipping station. A robotic arm 2 is also fixedly installed on the side of the pallet 1 closest to the cover loading station and the heatsink loading station, for gripping the cover 12 and assembling it onto the heatsink 11.

[0024] Please refer to it again. Figures 4-6 As shown, the upper cover plate 12 loading station includes continuously placed upper cover plates 12 and a first locking block 9 and a second locking block 10 fixed on the pallet 1; there are three first locking blocks 9, two of which are located on one side of the length direction of the upper cover plate 12, and the other is located on the other side of the length direction of the upper cover plate 12; there are two second locking blocks 10, located on both sides of the width direction of the upper cover plate 12 respectively; the upper cover plate 12 is manually loaded, with its claws facing upwards, and the four sides of the upper cover plate 12 are limited by the first locking blocks 9 and the second locking blocks 10.

[0025] Please refer to it again. Figures 4-6As shown, the loading station of the lower bottom shell 11 includes a continuously placed lower bottom shell 11 and a first limiting block 7 and a second limiting block 8 fixed on the tray 1; there are two first limiting blocks 7 and one second limiting block 8, and the first limiting blocks 7 and the second limiting blocks 8 are arranged in a three-point manner on both sides of the length direction of the lower bottom shell 11; the first limiting blocks 7 and the second limiting blocks 8 are both provided with arc-shaped recesses on the side of the lower bottom shell 11, and the arc-shaped recesses are used to limit and fix the protrusions on the lower bottom shell 11.

[0026] Please refer to it again. Figures 1-3 As shown, the flipping station includes a linear slide rail 3 fixed on the tray 1; a slide frame 4 is slidably arranged on the linear slide rail 3; a swing cylinder 5 is fixedly arranged on the slide frame 4; a detachable clamp 6 is fixedly connected to the output end of the swing cylinder 5, and the grippers of the clamp 6 can move closer or further apart to achieve clamping and grasping of the upper cover plate 12.

[0027] To facilitate understanding of the above-mentioned technical solution of this utility model, the working principle or operation method of this utility model in actual process will be described in detail below:

[0028] First, the upper cover plate 12 and the lower bottom shell 11 are manually placed on the tray 1 at the upper cover plate 12 loading station and the lower bottom shell 11 loading station, respectively, with the claws of the upper cover plate 12 facing upwards. It is placed between the first locking block 9 and the second locking block 10, and the first locking block 9 and the second locking block 10 are used to limit the position of the upper cover plate 12. The protrusions on the lower bottom shell 11 that engage with the claws are facing upwards, and it is placed between the first limiting block 7 and the second limiting block 8, and the first limiting block 7 and the second limiting block 8 are used to limit the position of the lower bottom shell 11.

[0029] Afterwards, the slide 4 moves on the linear slide rail 3, causing the swing cylinder 5 to move to the loading position of the upper cover plate 12. The clamp 6 uses its grippers to grab the upper cover plate 12. Then, the slide 4 drives the upper cover plate 12 to move upward. The swing cylinder 5 then drives the clamp 6 and the upper cover plate 12 on the clamp 6 to rotate 180°, so that the grippers of the upper cover plate 12 are arranged downward.

[0030] Finally, the robot arm 2 is used to grab the upper cover plate 12 on the fixture 6 and grab the upper cover plate 12 directly above the lower bottom shell 11. Then, the robot arm 2 is used to apply force to the upper cover plate 12 so that the claws on the upper cover plate 12 and the protrusions on the lower bottom shell 11 engage with each other, thus realizing the assembly between the upper cover plate 12 and the lower bottom shell 11.

[0031] The automated assembly equipment for the ECU top cover plate 12 provided by this utility model can automatically flip the top cover plate 12 with the claws facing upward by cooperating with the linear slide rail 3, the slide 4, the swing cylinder 5 and the clamp 6, so as to achieve the purpose of assembling products of different specifications without manual flipping.

[0032] It should be noted that, in this document, terms such as “comprising,” “including,” or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

[0033] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automated assembly equipment for automotive ECU top cover, comprising a tray (1); characterized in that: The pallet (1) has a loading station for the upper cover plate (12), a loading station for the lower bottom shell (11), and a flipping station at its three corners. A robotic arm (2) is also fixedly installed on the side of the pallet (1) near the loading station for the upper cover plate (12) and the loading station for the lower bottom shell (11). The flipping station includes a linear slide rail (3) fixed on a tray (1); a slide frame (4) is slidably arranged on the linear slide rail (3); a swing cylinder (5) is fixedly arranged on the slide frame (4); and a detachable clamp (6) is fixedly connected to the output end of the swing cylinder (5).

2. The automated assembly equipment for automotive ECU top cover according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper cover plate (12) loading station includes a continuously placed upper cover plate (12) and a first clamping block (9) and a second clamping block (10) fixed on the tray (1).

3. The automated assembly equipment for automotive ECU top cover according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first card block (9) is provided in three parts, two of which are located on one side of the length direction of the upper cover plate (12) and the other is located on the other side of the length direction of the upper cover plate (12); the second card block (10) is provided in two parts, located on both sides of the width direction of the upper cover plate (12).

4. The automated assembly equipment for automotive ECU top cover according to claim 1, characterized in that: The loading station of the lower shell (11) includes the lower shell (11) and the first limiting block (7) and the second limiting block (8) fixed on the pallet (1).

5. The automated assembly equipment for automotive ECU top cover according to claim 4, characterized in that: There are two first limiting blocks (7) and one second limiting block (8). The first limiting blocks (7) and the second limiting blocks (8) are arranged in a three-point manner on both sides of the length direction of the lower bottom shell (11). The first limiting block (7) and the second limiting block (8) are both provided with arc-shaped recesses on the side of the lower bottom shell (11) near the lower bottom shell (11).

6. The automated assembly equipment for automotive ECU top cover according to claim 1, characterized in that: The slide (4) moves on the linear slide rail (3), causing the swing cylinder (5) to move to the loading position of the upper cover plate (12). The gripper (6) grabs the upper cover plate (12), and the slide (4) drives the upper cover plate (12) to move upward. The swing cylinder (5) drives the clamp (6) and the upper cover plate (12) on the clamp (6) to rotate 180°.

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