FFC flat cable stripping and reinforcing plate pasting equipment

Abstract

The utility model provides a kind of FFC flat cable peeling and reinforcing plate equipment, including cabinet and installation on the cabinet feed arrangement, up and down material handling manipulator, transfer mechanism and processing module;Feed arrangement is used to supply FFC flat cable;Up and down material handling manipulator is used to remove FFC flat cable from feed arrangement and material loading to transfer mechanism, and remove FFC flat cable processed in transfer mechanism and unload;Transfer mechanism is used to receive FFC flat cable and control the position of FFC flat cable for processing module to process, including XY axis drive module, rotary drive device and adsorption carrier;XY axis drive module is installed on the cabinet and power output end is connected with rotary drive device;The power output end of rotary drive device is connected with adsorption carrier;Processing module is located in the rear side of transfer mechanism, including mounting bracket and first visual positioning device, stripping device, front reinforcing plate device, back reinforcing plate device, second visual positioning device and cutting device installed on mounting bracket.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to FFC flat cable processing equipment technical field, especially in kind FFC flat cable stripping and reinforcing plate equipment. BACKGROUND

[0002] FFC flat cable (namely flexible flat cable) both ends need to be shaped gold finger for connecting with electrical signal, in the shaping process, need first FFC flat cable passes through stripping machine and peels off the outer skin of both ends, makes both ends of the wire bare, then again on the bare wire side pastes reinforcing plate, according to the actual demand of product, FFC flat cable both ends are on the same side or on different sides reinforcing plate bonding, after pasting reinforcing plate, still need to cut the reinforcing plate, the previous process needs multiple machines to realize, still needs multiple products to carry out alignment, not only low processing efficiency, and the processing precision is insufficient, therefore still need to improve. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0003] The utility model aims at providing a kind of FFC flat cable stripping and reinforcing plate equipment to solve the problem mentioned in background art.

[0004] To achieve the above object, the utility model provides the following technical scheme:

[0005] A kind of FFC flat cable stripping and reinforcing plate equipment, including cabinet and installation on the cabinet feed arrangement, feeding and discharging handling manipulator, transfer mechanism and processing module;

[0006] The feed arrangement is used to supply FFC flat cable;

[0007] The feeding and discharging handling manipulator is used to remove FFC flat cable from feed arrangement and feed to transfer mechanism, and remove FFC flat cable processed in transfer mechanism and discharge;

[0008] The transfer mechanism is used to receive FFC flat cable and control the position of FFC flat cable for processing module to process, including XY axis drive module, rotary drive device and adsorption carrier;XY axis drive module is installed on the cabinet and power output end is connected with rotary drive device;The power output end of rotary drive device is connected with adsorption carrier, for controlling adsorption carrier rotates around Z axis direction;

[0009] The processing module is located behind the transfer mechanism and includes a mounting frame and a first visual positioning device, a wire stripping device, a front reinforcing plate attaching device, a back reinforcing plate attaching device, a second visual positioning device, and a cutting device mounted on the mounting frame. The first visual positioning device is used to photograph and detect the end position of the FFC cable. The wire stripping device is used to strip the wires from the end of the FFC cable. The front reinforcing plate attaching device is used to attach the reinforcing plate to the front of the end of the FFC cable. The back reinforcing plate attaching device is used to attach the reinforcing plate to the back of the end of the FFC cable. The second visual positioning device is used to photograph and detect the reinforcing plate attached to the FFC cable. The cutting device is used to cut the reinforcing plate on the FFC cable.

[0010] Further description of this utility model: the feeding device includes a support base and a plurality of X-direction limiting blocks distributed on the support base; the X-direction limiting blocks are slidably connected to the support base and locked in place by a first screw; a placement groove is formed between two X-direction limiting blocks; Y-direction limiting blocks are respectively installed at both ends of the X-direction limiting blocks; the Y-direction limiting blocks are slidably connected to the X-direction limiting blocks and locked in place by a second screw.

[0011] Further description of this utility model: the loading and unloading manipulator includes a gantry frame and two sets of handling components symmetrically mounted on the gantry frame; the handling component on the left is the loading handling component, and the handling component on the right is the unloading handling component; each handling component includes an X-axis drive device, a Z-axis drive device, and a suction head; the X-axis drive device is mounted on the gantry frame and its power output end is connected to the Z-axis drive device; the suction head is mounted on the power output end of the Z-axis drive device.

[0012] In a further description of this utility model, the back reinforcement plate attaching device, the first visual positioning device, the wire stripping device, the cutting device, the second visual positioning device, and the front reinforcement plate attaching device are arranged sequentially from left to right on the mounting frame.

[0013] Further description of this utility model: the back-mounted reinforcing plate device includes a feeding rack, guide wheels, a conveying assembly, a guide frame, and a pressing and cutting assembly mounted on a mounting frame; the feeding rack is used to mount the reinforcing plate roll; the guide wheels are disposed between the feeding rack and the conveying assembly to guide the reinforcing plate roll; the conveying assembly includes a lower roller, a lower roller drive device, a first cylinder, an upper roller support, and an upper roller; the lower roller drive device is mounted on the mounting frame and its power output end is connected to the lower roller; the upper roller is slidably connected to the mounting frame and located above the lower roller; the upper roller is mounted at the bottom of the upper roller support; the first cylinder is mounted on the mounting frame and its power output end is connected to the upper roller support; the guide frame is disposed between the conveying assembly and the pressing and cutting assembly; the guide frame... The device has a horizontally arranged guide groove; the pressing and cutting assembly includes a download base, a second cylinder, a cutter, a third cylinder, and a pressure head; the download base is fixed on the mounting frame; the second and third cylinders are mounted on the mounting frame and are arranged horizontally above the download base; the power output end of the second cylinder is connected to the cutter to control the up and down movement of the cutter; the third cylinder is connected to the pressure head to control the up and down movement of the pressure head; the structure of the front-side reinforcing plate attaching device is the same as that of the back-side reinforcing plate attaching device; when the guide frame in the back-side reinforcing plate attaching device horizontally guides the reinforcing plate roll to above the download base, the reinforcing plate roll is supported by the download base; when the guide frame in the front-side reinforcing plate attaching device horizontally guides the reinforcing plate roll to above the download base, the reinforcing plate roll is fed into the FFC cable support on the download base.

[0014] In a further description of this utility model, the first visual positioning device and the second visual positioning device have the same structure, both including two CCD cameras arranged vertically opposite each other and a supplementary light installed next to the CCD cameras.

[0015] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows:

[0016] This design utilizes a robotic arm to pick up FFC cables from a feeding device and transport them to a transfer mechanism. The cables are then held in place by a suction carrier. After the suction carrier holds the FFC cables, both ends extend beyond the carrier. An XY-axis drive module controls the position of the FFC cables, while a rotary drive controls their direction. A 180° rotation reverses the direction, allowing for sequential processing of both ends. The XY-axis drive module first transports the rear end of the FFC cable to the first vision positioning device in the processing module. This device photographs and detects the size and position of the rear end, feeding the signal back to the wire stripping device. The XY-axis drive module then transports the rear end of the FFC cable to the wire stripping device, where it strips the wire from the rear end. The outer sheath is peeled off, and then the XY axis drive module controls the rear end of the FFC cable to be transported to the front or back reinforcement plate application device according to the direction required by the product. After the reinforcement plate is applied, it is transported to the second vision positioning device to take pictures and position the reinforcement plate attached to the FFC cable, and the signal is fed back to the cutting device. Finally, it is transported to the cutting device to cut the reinforcement plate, completing the peeling and reinforcement plate application process of the rear end of the FFC cable. The rotation drive device controls the adsorption carrier to rotate 180°, and then the front end of the FFC cable is peeled and reinforced. After both ends are processed, the loading and unloading robot unloads the cable. This design can efficiently and accurately complete the peeling and reinforcement plate application process of both ends of the FFC cable. Attached Figure Description

[0017] Figure 1 This is an overall structural diagram of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 2 This is a structural diagram of the feeding device of this utility model;

[0019] Figure 3 This is a structural diagram of the loading and unloading handling robot of this utility model;

[0020] Figure 4 This is a structural diagram of the transfer mechanism of this utility model;

[0021] Figure 5 This is a structural diagram of the processing module of this utility model;

[0022] Figure 6 This is a structural diagram of the back-side reinforcing plate attaching device of this utility model. Detailed Implementation

[0023] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings:

[0024] like Figures 1-6As shown, an FFC cable stripping and reinforcing plate application equipment includes a chassis 1 and a feeding device 2, a loading and unloading manipulator 3, a transfer mechanism 4 and a processing module 5 installed on the chassis 1.

[0025] The feeding device 2 is used to supply FFC cables and includes a support base 21 and several X-direction limiting blocks 21 distributed on the support base 21. The X-direction limiting blocks 21 are slidably connected to the support base 21 and are fixed by a first screw (not shown). A placement groove 201 is formed between two X-direction limiting blocks 21. Y-direction limiting blocks 221 are respectively installed at both ends of the X-direction limiting blocks 21. The Y-direction limiting blocks 221 are slidably connected to the X-direction limiting blocks and are fixed by a second screw (not shown). The FFC cable is placed in the placement groove 201. The two adjacent X-direction limiting blocks 21 limit the left and right sides, and the Y-direction limiting blocks 221 at the front and rear ends limit the front and rear ends. According to different product specifications, the positions of the X-direction limiting blocks 21 and the Y-direction limiting blocks 221 can be adjusted by loosening the first screw and the second screw, so as to accommodate the loading of products of different specifications.

[0026] The loading and unloading manipulator 3 is used to take out FFC cables from the feeding device 2 and load them onto the transfer mechanism 4, and to unload the processed FFC cables from the transfer mechanism 4. The loading and unloading manipulator 3 includes a gantry frame 31 and two sets of handling components 32 symmetrically mounted on the gantry frame 31. The left handling component 32 is the loading handling component 3201, and the right handling component 32 is the unloading handling component 3202. The handling component 32 includes an X-axis drive device 321, a Z-axis drive device 322, and a suction head 323. The X-axis drive device 321 is mounted on the gantry frame 31 and its power output end is connected to the Z-axis drive device 322. The suction head 323 is mounted on the power output end of the Z-axis drive device 322. The loading handling component 3201 takes materials from the feeding device 2 and transports them to the transfer mechanism 4. The processed products are taken from the transfer mechanism 4 by the unloading handling component 3202 and transported to the right to the next processing equipment.

[0027] The transfer mechanism 4 is used to pick up the FFC cable and control its position for processing by the processing module 5. It includes an XY-axis drive module 41, a rotary drive device 42, and an adsorption carrier 43. The XY-axis drive module 41 is mounted on the chassis 1 and its power output end is connected to the rotary drive device 42. The power output end of the rotary drive device 42 is connected to the adsorption carrier 43 and is used to control the adsorption carrier 43 to rotate around the Z-axis. When the FFC cable is placed on the adsorption carrier 43, both ends of the FFC cable extend out of the adsorption carrier 43. The adsorption carrier 43 adsorbs and fixes the middle position of the FFC cable. The XY-axis drive module 41 controls the front-back and left-right positions of the FFC cable, so that the rear end of the FFC cable is sent into the processing module 5 for processing of each step. After the rear end is processed, the rotary drive device 42 controls the FFC cable to rotate 180° to change direction, so that the front end of the FFC cable is sent back into the processing module 5 for processing.

[0028] The processing module 5 is located behind the transfer mechanism 4 and includes a mounting frame 51 and a first visual positioning device 52, a wire stripping device 53, a front reinforcing plate attaching device 54, a back reinforcing plate attaching device 55, a second visual positioning device 56, and a cutting device 57 mounted on the mounting frame 51. The first visual positioning device 52 is used to photograph and detect the end position of the FFC cable. The wire stripping device 53 is used to strip the wires from the end of the FFC cable. The front reinforcing plate attaching device 54 is used to attach the reinforcing plate to the front of the end of the FFC cable. The back reinforcing plate attaching device is used to attach the reinforcing plate to the back of the end of the FFC cable. The second visual positioning device 56 is used to photograph and detect the reinforcing plate attached to the FFC cable. The cutting device 57 is used to cut the reinforcing plate on the FFC cable.

[0029] In this design, the back reinforcement plate attaching device 55, the first visual positioning device 52, the wire stripping device 53, the cutting device 57, the second visual positioning device 56, and the front reinforcement plate attaching device 54 are arranged sequentially from left to right on the mounting frame 51.

[0030] The first visual positioning device 52 and the second visual positioning device 56 have the same structure, both including two CCD cameras arranged opposite each other and a supplementary light installed next to the CCD cameras. The FFC cable is fed between the two CCD cameras, and the rear end of the FFC cable is photographed and detected by the two CCD cameras. The first visual positioning device 52 detects the size and position of the rear end of the FFC cable and feeds the signal back to the wire stripping device 53. The second visual positioning device 56 detects the position and size of the reinforcing plate attached to the FFC cable and feeds the signal back to the cutting device 57.

[0031] The back-mounting reinforcing plate device 55 includes a feeding rack 551, guide wheels 552, a conveying assembly 553, a guide frame 554, and a pressing and cutting assembly 555 mounted on a mounting frame 51. The feeding rack 551 is used to mount the reinforcing plate roll. The guide wheels are disposed between the feeding rack 551 and the conveying assembly 553 to guide the reinforcing plate roll. The conveying assembly 553 includes a lower roller 5531, a lower roller drive device (not shown), a first cylinder 5532, an upper roller support 5533, and an upper roller 5534. The lower roller drive device is mounted on the mounting frame 51 and its power output end is connected to the lower roller 5531. The upper roller 5534 is slidably connected to the mounting frame 51 and is located above the lower roller 5531. The upper roller 5534 is mounted at the bottom of the upper roller 5534 bracket; the first cylinder 5532 is mounted on the mounting frame 51 and its power output end is connected to the upper roller 5534 bracket; the guide frame 554 is disposed between the conveying assembly 553 and the pressing and cutting assembly 555; the guide frame 554 is provided with a horizontally arranged guide groove; the pressing and cutting assembly 555 includes a download base 5551, a second cylinder 5552, a cutter 5553, a third cylinder 5554, and a pressing head 5555; the download base 5551 is fixed on the mounting frame 51; the second cylinder 5552 and the third cylinder 5554 are mounted on the mounting frame 51 and are arranged left and right above the download base 5551; the power output of the second cylinder 5552... The end is connected to the cutter 5553 to control the up and down movement of the cutter 5553; the third cylinder 5554 is connected to the pressure head 5555 to control the up and down movement of the pressure head 5555; the structure of the front-side reinforcing plate device 54 is the same as that of the back-side reinforcing plate device 55; when the guide frame 554 in the back-side reinforcing plate device 55 horizontally guides the reinforcing plate roll to above the download base 5551, the reinforcing plate roll is supported by the download base 5551; when the guide frame 554 in the front-side reinforcing plate device 54 horizontally guides the reinforcing plate roll to above the download base 5551, the reinforcing plate roll is fed into the FFC cable support on the download base 5551, the reinforcing plate roll is installed on the unloading rack 551, and one end of the reinforcing plate roll is fed from the unloading rack 551. The reinforcing plate roll is fed into the pressing and cutting assembly 555 in sequence via guide wheel 552, conveying assembly 553, and guide frame 554. The conveying assembly 553 controls the reinforcing plate roll to be pulled to one side of the pressing and cutting assembly 555. If the end of the FFC cable needs to be reinforced from the back, the back reinforcement plate device 55 first feeds the reinforcing plate roll into the download seat 5551. Then, the transfer mechanism 4 feeds the end of the FFC cable into the position above the reinforcing plate roll, so that the reinforcing plate roll is below the end of the FFC cable. The third cylinder 5554 controls the pressure head 5555 to press down and press the end of the FFC cable and the reinforcing plate tightly together. The second cylinder 5552 then controls the cutter 5553 to press down and cut the reinforcing plate from the roll, thus completing the back reinforcement plate application.When a reinforcing plate needs to be applied to the front side, the transfer mechanism 4 first feeds the end of the FFC cable into the front-side reinforcing plate application device 54, supported by the download base 5551. Then, it controls the feeding of the reinforcing plate roll material above the FFC cable, and finally performs pressing, bonding, and cutting.

[0032] The working principle of this embodiment:

[0033] The FFC cable is placed in the feeding device 2. The feeding and conveying assembly 3201 retrieves the FFC cable from the feeding device 2 and transports it to the transfer mechanism 4. It is then fixed by the adsorption carrier 43. After the adsorption carrier 43 adsorbs the FFC cable, both ends of the FFC cable extend outside the adsorption carrier 43. The XY-axis drive module 41 first controls the rear end of the FFC cable to be transported to the first vision positioning device 52 of the processing module 5. The first vision positioning device 52 takes pictures to detect the size and position of the rear end of the FFC cable and feeds the signal back to the wire stripping device 53. The XY-axis drive module 41 controls the rear end of the FFC cable to be transported to the wire stripping device 53. The wire stripping device 53 peels off the outer sheath of the rear end of the FFC cable. Then, the XY-axis drive module 41, according to product requirements... To determine the direction of the reinforcing plate, the rear end of the FFC cable is transported to the front reinforcing plate application device 54 or the back reinforcing plate application device 55 for reinforcement plate application. After the reinforcement plate is applied, it is transported to the second vision positioning device 56 to take pictures and position the reinforcement plate attached to the FFC cable, and the signal is fed back to the cutting device 57. Finally, it is transported to the cutting device 57, where the reinforcement plate is cut to complete the stripping and reinforcement plate application process of the rear end of the FFC cable. The rotation drive device 42 controls the adsorption carrier 43 to rotate 180°, and then the front end of the FFC cable is stripped and the reinforcement plate is applied. After both ends are processed, the material is picked up from the adsorption carrier 43 by the unloading and conveying assembly 3202 and transported to the next processing equipment to complete the processing of one product.

[0034] The above description does not limit the technical scope of this invention. Any modifications, equivalent changes, and alterations made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of this invention shall still fall within the scope of the technical solution of this invention.

Claims

1. A device for stripping and attaching reinforcing plates to FFC cables, characterized in that: Includes the chassis and the feeding device, loading and unloading manipulator, transfer mechanism and processing module mounted on the chassis; The feeding device is used to supply FFC cables; The loading and unloading robot is used to take out FFC cables from the feeding device and load them onto the transfer mechanism, and to take out the processed FFC cables from the transfer mechanism and unload them. The transfer mechanism is used to pick up the FFC cable and control the position of the FFC cable for processing by the processing module. It includes an XY axis drive module, a rotary drive device, and an adsorption carrier. The XY axis drive module is mounted on the chassis and its power output end is connected to the rotary drive device. The power output end of the rotary drive device is connected to the adsorption carrier and is used to control the adsorption carrier to rotate around the Z-axis. The processing module is located behind the transfer mechanism and includes a mounting frame and a first visual positioning device, a wire stripping device, a front reinforcing plate attaching device, a back reinforcing plate attaching device, a second visual positioning device, and a cutting device mounted on the mounting frame. The first visual positioning device is used to photograph and detect the end position of the FFC cable. The wire stripping device is used to strip the wires from the end of the FFC cable. The front reinforcing plate attaching device is used to attach the reinforcing plate to the front of the end of the FFC cable. The back reinforcing plate attaching device is used to attach the reinforcing plate to the back of the end of the FFC cable. The second visual positioning device is used to photograph and detect the reinforcing plate attached to the FFC cable. The cutting device is used to cut the reinforcing plate on the FFC cable.

2. The FFC cable stripping and reinforcing plate application equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feeding device includes a support base and several X-direction limiting blocks distributed on the support base from left to right; the X-direction limiting blocks are slidably connected to the support base from left to right and are locked and fixed by a first screw; a placement groove is formed between two X-direction limiting blocks; Y-direction limiting blocks are respectively installed at both ends of the X-direction limiting blocks; the Y-direction limiting blocks are slidably connected to the X-direction limiting blocks from front to back and are locked and fixed by a second screw.

3. The FFC cable stripping and reinforcing plate application equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The loading and unloading handling robot includes a gantry frame and two sets of handling components symmetrically mounted on the gantry frame; the handling component on the left is the loading handling component, and the handling component on the right is the unloading handling component; the handling component includes an X-axis drive device, a Z-axis drive device, and a suction head; The X-axis drive device is mounted on the gantry and its power output end is connected to the Z-axis drive device; the adsorption head is mounted on the power output end of the Z-axis drive device.

4. The FFC cable stripping and reinforcing plate application equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The back reinforcement plate attaching device, the first visual positioning device, the wire stripping device, the cutting device, the second visual positioning device, and the front reinforcement plate attaching device are arranged sequentially from left to right on the mounting frame.

5. The FFC cable stripping and reinforcing plate application equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The back-mounted reinforcing plate device includes a feeding rack, guide wheels, a conveying assembly, a guide frame, and a pressing and cutting assembly mounted on a mounting frame. The feeding rack is used to mount the reinforcing plate roll. The guide wheels are disposed between the feeding rack and the conveying assembly to guide the reinforcing plate roll. The conveying assembly includes a lower roller, a lower roller drive device, a first cylinder, an upper roller support, and an upper roller. The lower roller drive device is mounted on the mounting frame and its power output end is connected to the lower roller. The upper roller is slidably connected to the mounting frame and located above the lower roller. The upper roller is mounted at the bottom of the upper roller support. The first cylinder is mounted on the mounting frame and its power output end is connected to the upper roller support. The guide frame is disposed between the conveying assembly and the pressing and cutting assembly. The guide frame is equipped with a horizontal setting. The guide groove is provided; the pressing and cutting assembly includes a download base, a second cylinder, a cutter, a third cylinder, and a pressure head; the download base is fixed on the mounting frame; the second cylinder and the third cylinder are mounted on the mounting frame and are arranged horizontally above the download base; the power output end of the second cylinder is connected to the cutter to control the up and down movement of the cutter; the third cylinder is connected to the pressure head to control the up and down movement of the pressure head; the structure of the front-side reinforcing plate attaching device is the same as that of the back-side reinforcing plate attaching device; when the guide frame in the back-side reinforcing plate attaching device horizontally guides the reinforcing plate roll material to above the download base, the reinforcing plate roll material is supported by the download base; when the guide frame in the front-side reinforcing plate attaching device horizontally guides the reinforcing plate roll material to above the download base, the reinforcing plate roll material is fed into the FFC cable support on the download base.

6. The FFC cable stripping and reinforcing plate application equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first visual positioning device and the second visual positioning device have the same structure, both including two CCD cameras arranged vertically opposite each other and a supplementary light installed next to the CCD cameras.

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