Assembly apparatus

Abstract

The application relates to the technical field of production equipment, and discloses an assembly device, which comprises a tray assembly, a first conveying assembly, a second conveying assembly and a grabbing assembly. The tray assembly is used for storing first materials and providing the assembly device with the first materials to be assembled. The first conveying assembly is configured to fix and convey a first carrier, wherein the first carrier is fixed with second materials to be assembled. The second conveying assembly is configured to fix and convey a second carrier, wherein the second carrier is used for placing an assembly body after the assembly of the first materials and the second materials is completed. The grabbing assembly is configured to grab the second materials from the first carrier, assemble the second materials with the first materials to form the assembly body, and then drive the assembly body to the second carrier for placement. The assembly device of the embodiment of the application realizes material taking and assembly through a mechanical automatic structure, and effectively improves assembly efficiency.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of production equipment technology, and in particular to an assembly device. Background Technology

[0002] An electronic atomizing device is a product that heats an aerosol-generating matrix using a non-combustible method to produce an aerosol for the user to inhale. An electronic atomizing device generally includes a cartridge containing the aerosol-generating matrix and a device with electronic control components. The cartridge contains a liquid reservoir for storing the liquid matrix and a heating element for heating and atomizing the liquid matrix to produce an aerosol. The device houses the cartridge and provides the electrical energy required for heating and atomization. The cartridge also contains a base that supports the components inside and a seal mounted on the base to seal the liquid reservoir. During the manufacturing process of electronic atomizing devices, the seal needs to be assembled onto the base to secure it. Currently, the assembly method mainly relies on manual assembly, which is inefficient. Utility Model Content

[0003] This application provides an assembly device that uses a mechanically automated structure to pick up and assemble materials, effectively improving assembly efficiency.

[0004] This application provides an assembly apparatus including a tray assembly, a first conveying assembly, a second conveying assembly, and a gripping assembly. The tray assembly stores a first material and provides the first material to be assembled to the assembly apparatus. The first conveying assembly is configured to fix and convey a first carrier, on which the second material to be assembled is fixed. The second conveying assembly is configured to fix and convey a second carrier, on which an assembly of the first material and the second material is placed. The gripping assembly is configured to grip the second material from the first carrier, assemble it with the first material to form an assembly, and then drive the assembly onto the second carrier for placement.

[0005] In some embodiments, the material tray assembly includes a vibrating tray and a linear vibrating track. The linear vibrating track is connected to the vibrating tray and is provided with a feeding trough. The vibrating tray is used to collect and vibrate the first material to drive the first material into the feeding trough.

[0006] In some embodiments, the vibrating feeder includes a first feeder component and a second feeder component, the rotational feeding direction of the first feeder component is opposite to the rotational feeding direction of the second feeder component, a linear vibration track is disposed between the first feeder component and the second feeder component, and a feed chute is connected to the first feeder component and / or the second feeder component.

[0007] In some embodiments, the tray assembly further includes an electrostatic elimination component, which includes a first support and an ion fan. The ion fan is fixed to the first support and configured to blow ionized air onto the first material to eliminate static electricity from the first material.

[0008] In some embodiments, the material tray assembly further includes a full material detection component, which is disposed on a linear vibration track. The linear vibration track is provided with a material conveying trough, and the material conveying trough is at least partially provided with a first opening that communicates with the outside, so that the full material detection component can detect whether the material conveying trough is full through the first opening.

[0009] In some embodiments, the material tray assembly includes a plurality of conveying troughs for conveying a first material and spaced apart; the assembly equipment further includes a misalignment component, which includes a misalignment base and a first moving component for driving the misalignment base to move along a first direction. The misalignment base is provided with a plurality of temporary storage positions that can communicate with the slots of the conveying troughs to receive the first material; wherein the number of temporary storage positions K1 and the number of conveying troughs K2 satisfy: K1=N*K2, where N is a positive integer.

[0010] In some embodiments, the assembly equipment further includes a positioning component, which includes a positioning base and a pusher. The pusher is disposed on the side of the positioning base facing the misaligned base and is configured to clamp the first material located in the temporary storage position together with the misaligned base. The misalignment component further includes a second moving component for driving the misaligned base to move along a second direction to approach or move away from the positioning base. The first direction is perpendicular to the second direction. And / or, the positioning component further includes a fourth moving component for driving the positioning base to move along the second direction to approach or move away from the misaligned base.

[0011] In some embodiments, the gripping component includes a third moving part and a picking part. The third moving part is configured to drive the picking part to reciprocate between the tray assembly, the first carrier, and the second carrier. The picking part is configured to pick up the second material from the first carrier, move to a temporary storage position and assemble it with the first material to form an assembly, and then move to the second carrier to place the assembly.

[0012] In some embodiments, the assembly equipment further includes a leveling and pressure-holding assembly disposed between the second carrier and the misalignment assembly, the leveling and pressure-holding assembly being configured to cooperate with the material handling component to level and hold pressure on the assembly.

[0013] In some embodiments, the misalignment component further includes a positioning detection component disposed on the misalignment base and configured to detect whether material is in place in the temporary storage position; and / or, the assembly equipment further includes an assembly detection component disposed between the misalignment component and the first carrier and configured to detect whether the second material on the material picking component is successfully assembled with the first material.

[0014] The beneficial effects of this application's embodiments are as follows: The assembly equipment of this application includes a tray assembly, a first conveying assembly, a second conveying assembly, and a gripping assembly. The tray assembly is used to store a first material and to provide the first material to be assembled to the assembly equipment. The first conveying assembly is configured to fix and convey a first carrier, wherein the second material to be assembled is fixed on the first carrier. The second conveying assembly is configured to fix and convey a second carrier, wherein the second carrier is used to place the assembly of the first material and the second material after assembly. The gripping assembly is configured to grip the second material from the first carrier, assemble it with the first material to form an assembly, and then drive the assembly onto the second carrier for placement. The assembly equipment of this application's embodiments realizes material picking and assembly through a mechanically automated structure, effectively improving assembly efficiency. Attached Figure Description

[0015] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the specific embodiments of this application, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the specific embodiments will be briefly introduced below. In all the drawings, similar elements or parts are generally identified by similar reference numerals. In the drawings, the elements or parts are not necessarily drawn to scale.

[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the assembly equipment according to an embodiment of this application;

[0017] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the material tray assembly of the assembly equipment according to an embodiment of this application;

[0018] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the gripping component of the assembly device according to an embodiment of this application;

[0019] Figure 4 yes Figure 3 A magnified view of part A in the middle;

[0020] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of some components of the assembly equipment according to an embodiment of this application;

[0021] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the misaligned components of the assembly equipment according to an embodiment of this application;

[0022] Figure 7 yes Figure 6 A magnified view of part B in the middle;

[0023] Figure 8 This is another schematic diagram of some components of the assembly equipment in the embodiments of this application. Detailed Implementation

[0024] To facilitate understanding of this application, a more detailed description is provided below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It should be noted that when an element is described as "fixed to" another element, it can be directly on the other element, or one or more intermediate elements may exist between them. When an element is described as "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element, or one or more intermediate elements may exist between them. The terms "upper," "lower," "inner," "outer," "vertical," "horizontal," etc., used in this specification indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this application. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," etc., are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0025] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used in this specification have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. The terminology used in this specification is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the scope of the application. The term "and / or" as used in this specification includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0026] Furthermore, the technical features involved in the different embodiments of this application described below can be combined with each other as long as they do not conflict with each other.

[0027] An electronic atomizing device is a product that heats an aerosol-generating matrix using a non-combustible method to produce an aerosol for the user to inhale. An electronic atomizing device generally includes a cartridge containing the aerosol-generating matrix and a device with electronic control components. The cartridge contains a liquid reservoir for storing the liquid matrix and a heating element for heating and atomizing the liquid matrix to produce an aerosol. The device houses the cartridge and provides the electrical energy required for heating and atomization. The cartridge also contains a base that supports the components inside and a seal mounted on the base to seal the liquid reservoir. The seal can be any flexible material such as silicone, rubber, or latex. During the manufacturing process of electronic atomizing devices, the seal needs to be assembled onto the base to secure it. Currently, the assembly method mainly relies on manual assembly, which is inefficient.

[0028] To address the aforementioned issues, this application provides an assembly device that utilizes a mechanically automated structure to handle material handling and assembly, thereby effectively improving assembly efficiency.

[0029] Please see Figures 1 to 8 The assembly equipment 100 of this application embodiment includes a tray assembly 10, a first conveying assembly 20, a second conveying assembly 30, and a gripping assembly 40. The tray assembly 10 is used to store a first material 200 and to provide the first material 200 to be assembled to the assembly equipment 100. The first conveying assembly 20 is configured to fix and convey a first carrier 21, wherein a second material 300 to be assembled is fixed on the first carrier 21. The second conveying assembly 30 is configured to fix and convey a second carrier 31, wherein the second carrier 31 is used to place the assembly of the first material 200 and the second material 300 after assembly. The gripping assembly 40 is configured to grip the second material 300 from the first carrier 21, assemble it with the first material 200 to form an assembly, and then drive the assembly onto the second carrier 31 for placement.

[0030] In some embodiments, the assembly equipment 100 of this application is used to assemble an electronic atomizing device, wherein the first material 200 is sealing silicone for sealing the liquid storage cavity in the e-cigarette cartridge of the electronic atomizing device, and the second material 300 is the base in the e-cigarette cartridge of the electronic atomizing device. During the assembly process, sealing silicone needs to be installed on the base to seal the liquid storage cavity in the electronic atomizing device and prevent the liquid matrix in the liquid storage cavity from leaking through the assembly gap. Of course, in other embodiments, the assembly equipment 100 can also be used to assemble other products, as long as it satisfies the requirement of assembling the independent first material 200 and second material 300.

[0031] In some embodiments, the tray assembly 10, the first conveying assembly 20, the second conveying assembly 30, and the gripping assembly 40 described above can be directly installed on the ground; or, the assembly equipment 100 may further include an operating table on which the tray assembly 10, the first conveying assembly 20, the second conveying assembly 30, and the gripping assembly 40 can be installed.

[0032] For the aforementioned tray assembly 10, please refer to... Figure 1 and Figure 2 The material tray assembly 10 includes a vibrating material tray 11 and a linear vibration track 12. The linear vibration track 12 is connected to the vibrating material tray 11 and is provided with a feeding trough 121. The vibrating material tray 11 is used to collect and vibrate the first material 200 (such as...). Figure 7 As shown), to drive the first material 200 into the conveying trough 121. During the assembly process, a number of the first materials 200 are first poured into the vibrating feeder 11. The vibrating feeder 11 drives the first materials 200 into the conveying trough 121 by rotating and vibrating to achieve feeding.

[0033] In some embodiments, the first material 200 has a distinct front and back side. During the vibrating feeding process, the vibrating feeder 11 unifies the first material 200 into either the front or back side, that is, it orients the first material 200 so that it is all facing the same way before flowing into the input trough 121. For example, under the vibration of the vibrating feeder 11, only the first material 200 in the front position can enter the feed trough 121, while the first material 200 in the back position cannot enter the feed trough 121. Furthermore, under the vibration of the vibrating feeder 11, some of the first material 200 in the back position jumps and flips to become the front position so as to enter the feed trough 121.

[0034] In some embodiments, the vibrating feeder 11 includes a first feeder component 111. The first feeder component 111 is capable of vibration and rotation, and is connected to the feed trough 121 of the linear vibration track 12. Under the action of vibration and rotation of the first feeder component 111, the first material 200 can enter the feed trough 121.

[0035] In some embodiments, the vibrating feeder 11 further includes a second feeder component 112, which is capable of vibration and rotation, and is connected to the feed trough 121 of the linear vibration track 12. Under the action of vibration and rotation of the second feeder component 112, the first material 200 can enter the feed trough 121. As an example, the feeding rotation direction of the first feeder component 111 is the same as the feeding rotation direction of the second feeder component 112.

[0036] As another example, the rotational feeding direction of the first tray component 111 is opposite to that of the second tray component 112. A linear vibration track 12 is positioned between the first tray component 111 and the second tray component 112, and a feeding trough 121 communicates with the first tray component 111 and / or the second tray component 112. By positioning the linear vibration track 12 between the first tray component 111 and the second tray component 112, the feeding trough 121 in the linear vibration track 12 can be made as straight as possible, facilitating smooth feeding and reducing the space occupied by the entire tray assembly 10. Furthermore, by simultaneously feeding the first tray component 111 and the second tray component 112, they can work together to improve feeding efficiency.

[0037] In some embodiments, please refer to Figure 2The material tray assembly 10 also includes a full material detection component 13, which is disposed on the vertical vibration track 12. The full material detection component 13 is used to detect whether the material conveying trough 121 is full. If it is full, a feedback signal is sent to control the first material tray component 111 and / or the second material tray component 112 to stop vibrating and feeding. If it is not full, a feedback signal is sent to control the first material tray component 111 and / or the second material tray component 112 to start vibrating and feeding.

[0038] As an example, the feed trough 121 of the vertical vibration track 12 is at least partially provided with a first opening 122, which communicates with the outside. A full-material detection component 13 is disposed at the first opening 122, and can be detected when the first material 200 passes through the opening. This allows the full-material detection component 13 to detect whether the feed trough 121 is full through the first opening 122. Further, the full-material detection component 13 includes a light emitter and a light receiver. When the feed trough 121 is full of the first material 200, the light emitted by the light emitter is reflected by the first material 200 and received by the light receiver, thus determining that the feed trough 121 is full; when the feed trough 121 is not full of the first material 200, the light emitted by the light emitter cannot be reflected by the first material 200, and the light receiver cannot receive the reflected light, thus determining that the feed trough 121 is not full. In another embodiment, the full-material detection component 13 can also be a photoelectric sensor, a touch sensor, etc.

[0039] In some embodiments, please refer to Figure 2 The material tray assembly 10 also includes an electrostatic eliminator 14, which is configured to eliminate static electricity generated by the first material 200 due to vibration and friction with the vibrating tray 11, thereby eliminating the hazards of static electricity. As an example, the electrostatic eliminator 14 includes a first support 141 and an ion fan 142, which is fixed to the first support 141 and configured to blow ionized air onto the first material 200 to eliminate static electricity in the first material 200.

[0040] For the first conveying component 20 described above, please refer to Figure 1 The first conveying assembly 20 includes a first conveyor belt 22 and a first carrier 21. The first conveyor belt 22 is used to fix and convey the first carrier 21. As an example, the first conveyor belt 22 is arranged along a first direction X, and the first carrier 21 can move synchronously with the first conveyor belt 22. When the first conveyor belt 22 is in motion, it can transport the first carrier 21, and when the first conveyor belt 22 is stationary, it can fix the first carrier 21. The first carrier 21 is provided with a plurality of first fixing slots, and a second material 300, such as the base of a heating element support, can be placed in each first fixing slot.

[0041] For the second conveying component 30 described above, please refer to Figure 1 The second conveying assembly 30 includes a second conveyor belt 32 and a second carrier 31. The second conveyor belt 32 is used to fix and convey the second carrier 31. As an example, the second conveyor belt 32 is arranged along a first direction X, and the second carrier 31 can move synchronously with the second conveyor belt 32. When the second conveyor belt 32 is in motion, it can transport the second carrier 31, and when the second conveyor belt 32 is stationary, it can fix the second carrier 31. The second carrier 31 is provided with a plurality of second fixing slots, each of which can be used to place an assembly of the first material 200 and the second material 300 after assembly.

[0042] For the aforementioned crawling component 40, please refer to... Figure 1 and Figure 3 The gripping assembly 40 includes a third moving part 41 and a material picking part 42. The third moving part 41 is configured to drive the material picking part 42 to reciprocate between the tray assembly 10, the first carrier 21, and the second carrier 31. The material picking part 42 is configured to pick up a second material 300 (e.g., from the first carrier 21) from the first carrier 21. Figure 4 As shown), it moves to assemble with the first material 200 to form an assembly, and then moves to the second carrier 31 to place the assembly. Then the second conveying component 30 drives the second carrier 31 to move the assembled first material 200 and second material 300 to a station for subsequent assembly.

[0043] As an example, the third moving component 41 includes a first driving element 411 and a second support 412. The first driving element 411 drives the second support 412 to move along the second direction Y, and the material picking component 42 is disposed on the second support 412. In a further example, the third moving component 41 also includes a second driving element 413 and a third support 414. The second driving element 413 is disposed on the second support 412 and drives the third support 414 to move along the third direction Z. The first direction X, the second direction Y, and the third direction Z are all perpendicular to each other, and the material picking component 42 is disposed on the third support 414.

[0044] In some embodiments, please refer to Figure 1 The material handling component 42 includes a movable gripper 421 for holding the second material 300. Driven by the third moving component 41, the gripper 421 moves while holding the second material 300, and assembles with the first material 200 to form an assembly, which is then moved to the second carrier 31 to place the assembly. Of course, in other embodiments, the material handling component 42 can also be a mechanical finger, a suction cup, or other similar structure. The first driving element 411 and the second driving element 313 can be any one of a pneumatic cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder, or an electric cylinder.

[0045] In some embodiments, please refer to Figure 2The vertical vibration track 12 is provided with multiple parallel conveying troughs 121 for conveying the first material 200, so that the vertical vibration track 12 can convey multiple first materials 200 at the same time. Correspondingly, the picking component 42 is also provided with multiple corresponding picking positions, each picking position can pick up one second material 300, thereby enabling multiple second materials 300 to be assembled with multiple first materials 200.

[0046] In some embodiments, please refer to Figures 5 to 8 The assembly equipment 100 also includes a misalignment component 50, which includes a misalignment base 51 and a first moving component 52 for driving the misalignment base 51 to move relative to the conveying trough 121. The misalignment base 51 is provided with a plurality of temporary storage positions 511 that can communicate with the slots of the conveying trough 121 to receive the first material 200. As an example, the first moving component 52 drives the misalignment base 51 to move along a first direction X, wherein the first direction X, the second direction Y, and the third direction Z are perpendicular to each other. The conveying trough 121 extends approximately along the second direction Y, and the plurality of temporary storage positions 511 are arranged along the first direction X on the side of the misalignment base 51. Specifically, the number of temporary storage positions 511 is greater than the number of conveying troughs 121, so that the misalignment base 51 moving in the first direction X can receive more first material 200, thereby enabling the picking component 42 to pick up multiple second materials 300 at one time and assemble them with the first materials 200.

[0047] In some embodiments, the number K1 of temporary storage positions 511 and the number K2 of conveying troughs 121 satisfy: K1 = N * K2, where N is a positive integer, such as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc. Setting the number K1 of temporary storage positions 511 and the number K2 of conveying troughs 121 to a multiple of N ensures that the misaligned base 51 moves exactly N times in the first direction X, thus completely filling the temporary storage positions 511 with the first material 200. As an example, such as... Figure 6As shown, there are 12 temporary storage positions 511, numbered K1, and numbered sequentially from 1 to 12. There are 4 conveying troughs 121, numbered K2. In the initial position, temporary storage positions 1 to 4 correspond one-to-one with the openings of the four conveying troughs 121. The vibrating disc 11 begins to vibrate, causing the first material 200 to move within the conveying troughs 121 until all temporary storage positions 1 to 4 are filled with the first material 200. The first moving component 52 then drives the misaligned base 51 to move along the first direction X, causing temporary storage positions 5 to 8 to correspond one-to-one with the openings of the four conveying troughs 121. The vibrating disc 11 continues to vibrate, causing the first material 200 to move within the conveying troughs 121 until all temporary storage positions 5 to 8 are filled with the first material 200. The first moving component 52 then drives the misaligned base 51 to move along the first direction X, causing temporary storage positions 5 to 8 to correspond one-to-one with the openings of the four conveying troughs 121. The vibrating disc 11 continues to vibrate, causing the first material 200 to move within the conveying troughs 121 until all temporary storage positions 5 to 8 are filled with the first material 200. The moving misalignment base 51 continues to move along the first direction X, so that the 9th to 12th temporary storage positions 511 correspond one-to-one with the slots of the four material conveying troughs 121. The vibrating material plate 11 continues to vibrate and causes the first material 200 to move in the material conveying trough 121 until the 9th to 12th temporary storage positions 511 are all filled with the first material 200. In this way, the 1st to 12th temporary storage positions 511 are all filled with the first material 200. Then, the third moving part 41 of the gripping component 40 drives the picking part 42 to grab 12 second materials 300 at once, and then moves to the temporary storage position 511 to assemble one-to-one with the 12 first materials 200, thus effectively improving the assembly efficiency.

[0048] In other embodiments, in order to shorten the distance that the first moving part 52 drives the misaligned base 51 to move in the first direction X and improve the feeding speed, the feeding method can also be as follows: the number of temporary storage positions 511 K1 is 12, and they are sequentially marked as temporary storage positions 1 to 12, and the number of feeding troughs 121 K2 is 4. In the initial position, temporary storage positions 511 1, 4, 7, and 10 correspond one-to-one with the openings of the four conveying troughs 121. The vibrating disc 11 begins to vibrate, causing the first material 200 to move within the conveying troughs 121 until temporary storage positions 1, 4, 7, and 10 are all filled with the first material 200. The first moving component 52 drives the misaligned base 51 to move along the first direction X, causing temporary storage positions 2, 5, 8, and 11 511 to correspond one-to-one with the openings of the four conveying troughs 121. The vibrating disc 11 continues to vibrate, causing the first material 200 to move within the conveying troughs 121 until temporary storage positions 2, 5, 8, and 11 are all filled with the first material 200. 0. The first moving part 52 drives the misaligned base 51 to continue moving along the first direction X, so that the 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th temporary storage positions 511 correspond one-to-one with the slots of the four material conveying troughs 121. The vibrating material plate 11 continues to vibrate and causes the first material 200 to move in the material conveying trough 121 until the 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th temporary storage positions 511 are all filled with the first material 200. In this way, the 1st to 12th temporary storage positions 511 are all filled with the first material 200. Then, the third moving part 41 of the gripping component 40 drives the picking part 42 to grab 12 second materials 300 at once, and then moves to the temporary storage position 511 to assemble one-to-one with the 12 first materials 200, thus effectively improving the assembly efficiency.

[0049] In some embodiments, please refer to Figure 6 and Figure 7 The misalignment component 50 also includes a positioning detection component 53, which is disposed on the misalignment base 51. The positioning detection component 53 is configured to detect whether the first material 200 is in place in the temporary storage position 511. By setting the positioning detection component 53, it is possible to avoid the failure of the second material 300 to assemble with the first material 200 if the temporary storage position 511 is not filled with the first material 200.

[0050] As an example, the number of position detection components 53 corresponds to the number of temporary storage positions 511. Each position detection component 53 includes a light emitter and a light receiver, which are located on opposite sides of the temporary storage position 511. If the light emitted by the light emitter is blocked and cannot be received by the light receiver, it can be determined that the temporary storage position 511 contains the first material 200; otherwise, it is determined that the temporary storage position 511 does not contain the first material 200. Of course, the light emitter and the light receiver can be located on the same side of the temporary storage position 511. If the light emitted by the light emitter is reflected and received by the light receiver, it can be determined that the temporary storage position 511 contains the first material 200; otherwise, it is determined that the temporary storage position 511 does not contain the first material 200. In another embodiment, the position detection component 53 can also be a photoelectric sensor, a touch sensor, etc.

[0051] In some embodiments, please refer to Figures 5 to 8 The assembly equipment 100 also includes a positioning component 60, which includes a positioning base 61 and a pusher 62. In the second direction Y, the pusher 62 is disposed on the side of the positioning base 61 facing the misalignment base 51. The pusher 62 is configured to clamp the first material 200 located in the temporary storage position 511 together with the misalignment base 51, so as to position and fix the first material 200 in the temporary storage position 511, that is, to fix the first material 200 in the temporary storage position 511 in a preset posture, so as to facilitate the assembly of the second material 300 with the first material 200. As an example, the first material 200 is an elliptical sealing silicone, and the second material 300 is the base of the e-cigarette cartridge. The sealing silicone and the base are assembled by plugging them together. Therefore, the assembly requires high precision. The sealing silicone is clamped and fixed in the temporary storage position 511 by the pusher 62 and the misaligned base 51 to prevent the sealing silicone from loosening in the temporary storage position 511, which would prevent the sealing silicone from being able to be plugged into the base smoothly and thus cause the assembly to fail.

[0052] In some embodiments, the misalignment assembly 50 further includes a second moving component 54, which drives the misalignment base 51 to move along a second direction Y to approach or move away from the positioning base 61, wherein the first direction X is perpendicular to the second direction Y. As an example, when multiple temporary storage positions 511 on the misalignment base 51 are filled with the first material 200, the first moving component 52 drives the misalignment base 51 to move along the first direction X, such that the misalignment base 51 and the positioning base 61 are spaced apart in the second direction Y, and the second moving component 54 drives the misalignment base 51 to move along the second direction Y toward the positioning base 61, such that the pusher 62 abuts against the first material 200 to fix the first material 200 in the temporary storage position 511.

[0053] In other embodiments, the misalignment component 50 does not have a second moving part 54, but the positioning component 60 includes a fourth moving part configured to drive the positioning base 61 to move closer to or away from the misalignment base 51 along the second direction Y. Alternatively, in some embodiments, the misalignment component 50 has a second moving part 54, and the positioning component 60 has a fourth moving part; the second moving part 54 and the fourth moving part respectively drive the misalignment base 51 and the positioning base 61 to move closer to or away from each other in the second direction Y.

[0054] In some embodiments, please refer to Figures 5 to 8 The assembly equipment 100 also includes a leveling and pressure-holding assembly 70, which is disposed between the second carrier 31 and the misalignment assembly 50. The leveling and pressure-holding assembly 70 is configured to cooperate with the material handling component 42 to level and hold pressure on the assembly.

[0055] As an example, the leveling and pressure-holding assembly 70 includes a leveling base 71 with a leveling groove adapted to the shape of the first material 200. When the third moving component 41 drives the picking component 42 to clamp the second material 300 and insert it into the temporary storage position 511 to assemble it with the first material 200, wherein the first material 200 is connected below the second material 300, the third moving component 41 drives the picking component 42 to move onto the leveling base 71. The first material 200 engages with the leveling groove, and the picking component 42 and the leveling base 71 jointly press the first material 200 and the second material 300 in the third direction Z, ensuring that the first material 200 and the second material 300 are properly assembled. This provides a leveling and pressure-holding effect for the assembled first material 200 and the second material 300, enhancing the connection strength between them.

[0056] In some embodiments, please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 5 The assembly equipment 100 also includes an assembly detection component 80, which is disposed between the misalignment component 50 and the first carrier 21. The assembly detection component 80 is configured to detect whether the second material 300 on the picking component 42 is successfully assembled with the first material 200. Although a positioning detection component 53 is provided on the misalignment base 51 to ensure that the temporary storage position 511 is filled with the first material 200, the picking component 42 may still fail to assemble the second material 300 with the first material 200 at the temporary storage position 511 and on the flat base 71 during the process of picking up the second material 300 and assembling it, thus resulting in the first material 200 and the second material 300 failing to assemble successfully. Therefore, the assembly detection component 80 is provided between the misalignment component 50 and the first carrier 21 to detect in a timely manner whether the first material 200 and the second material 300 are successfully assembled, and to promptly remind the production personnel.

[0057] As an example, the number of assembly detection components 80 corresponds to the number of material handling components 42. Each assembly detection component 80 includes a light emitter and a light receiver, which are spaced apart to form a channel for the first material 200 to pass through. If the light emitted by the light emitter is blocked and cannot be received by the light receiver, it can be determined that the second material 300 and the first material 200 are successfully assembled; otherwise, it can be determined that the second material 300 and the first material 200 are not successfully assembled. Of course, the light emitter and the light receiver can be located on the same side of the material handling component 42. If the light emitted by the light emitter is reflected by the first material 200 and received by the light receiver, it can be determined that the second material 300 and the first material 200 are successfully assembled; otherwise, it can be determined that the second material 300 and the first material 200 are not successfully assembled. In another embodiment, the assembly detection component 80 can also be a photoelectric sensor, a touch sensor, etc.

[0058] 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.

Claims

1. An assembly device, characterized in that, include: A tray assembly for supplying the assembly equipment with a first material to be assembled; A first conveying assembly is configured to fix and convey a first carrier on which a second material to be assembled is placed; A second conveying assembly is configured to fix and convey a second carrier, wherein the second carrier is used to place the first material and the assembly of the second material after assembly; The gripping component is configured to grip the second material from the first carrier, assemble it with the first material to form the assembly, and then drive the assembly onto the second carrier for placement.

2. The assembly equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The material tray assembly includes a vibrating tray and a linear vibrating track. The linear vibrating track is connected to the vibrating tray and is provided with a feeding trough. The vibrating tray is used to collect and vibrate the first material so as to drive the first material into the feeding trough.

3. The assembly equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that, The vibrating feeder includes a first feeder component and a second feeder component. The rotational feeding direction of the first feeder component is opposite to that of the second feeder component. The linear vibration track is disposed between the first feeder component and the second feeder component. The feed chute is connected to the first feeder component and / or the second feeder component.

4. The assembly equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that, The material tray assembly also includes an electrostatic elimination component, which includes a first bracket and an ion fan. The ion fan is fixed to the first bracket and configured to blow ion wind onto the first material to eliminate static electricity from the first material.

5. The assembly equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that, The material tray assembly also includes a full material detection component, which is disposed on the linear vibration track. The linear vibration track is provided with a material conveying trough, and the material conveying trough is provided with at least a partial first opening that communicates with the outside, so that the full material detection component can detect whether the material conveying trough is full through the first opening.

6. The assembly equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The material tray assembly includes multiple feeding troughs that are spaced apart and used for conveying the first material; The assembly equipment further includes a misalignment component, which includes a misalignment base and a first moving component for driving the misalignment base to move along a first direction. The misalignment base is provided with a plurality of slots that can communicate with the feed trough to receive the first material for temporary storage. The number of temporary storage positions K1 and the number of material conveying troughs K2 satisfy: K1=N*K2, where N is a positive integer.

7. The assembly equipment according to claim 6, characterized in that, The assembly equipment further includes a positioning component, which includes a positioning base and a pusher. The pusher is disposed on the side of the positioning base facing the misaligned base, and the pusher is configured to clamp the first material located in the temporary storage position together with the misaligned base. The misalignment component further includes a second moving component for driving the misalignment base to move along a second direction to approach or move away from the positioning base, wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction, and / or the positioning component further includes a fourth moving component for driving the positioning base to move along the second direction to approach or move away from the misalignment base.

8. The assembly equipment according to claim 6, characterized in that, The gripping assembly includes a third moving part and a material picking part. The third moving part is configured to drive the material picking part to reciprocate between the material tray assembly, the first carrier, and the second carrier. The material picking part is configured to pick up the second material from the first carrier, move to the temporary storage position and assemble it with the first material to form the assembly, and then move to the second carrier to place the assembly.

9. The assembly equipment according to claim 8, characterized in that, The assembly equipment also includes a leveling and pressure-holding component, which is disposed between the second carrier and the misalignment component. The leveling and pressure-holding component is configured to cooperate with the material handling component to level and hold pressure on the assembly.

10. The assembly equipment according to claim 8, characterized in that, The misalignment component further includes a positioning detection component, which is disposed on the misalignment base and configured to detect whether there is material in the temporary storage position. And / or, The assembly equipment further includes an assembly detection component, which is disposed between the misalignment component and the first carrier. The assembly detection component is configured to detect whether the second material on the material picking component is successfully assembled with the first material.

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