Pickup module
By designing a pickup module that combines a clamping module and a vacuum suction head, the problem of unstable pickup of flexible circuit boards with connectors was solved, and stable pickup and positioning of flexible circuit boards were achieved.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- CHENGDU TIANCHUANG PRECISION MOLD
- Filing Date
- 2025-07-04
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-17
AI Technical Summary
Existing pickup modules have difficulty accurately picking up flexible circuit boards with connectors, which can easily cause the connectors to dangle and wobble, detach from the vacuum nozzle, or be mispositioned, resulting in the flexible circuit board falling off.
Design a pickup module including a main body, a chuck, and a vacuum head. The chuck oscillates in the X and Y axes through a clamping module to clamp the connector part. The vacuum head adsorbs the flexible part and is precisely positioned by adjustable positioning pins and positioning needles.
Stable pickup of flexible circuit boards was achieved, avoiding connector shaking and positional deviation, and ensuring the accuracy and safety of the pickup process.
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Abstract
Claims
1. A pick-up module for picking up a flexible circuit board having a flexible portion extending along an X axis and a connector portion provided at one end of the flexible portion, the pick-up module comprising: a first pick-up portion for picking up the flexible portion; and a second pick-up portion for picking up the connector portion, wherein the first pick-up portion and the second pick-up portion are arranged to be movable relative to each other along the X axis. The pickup module includes a main body extending along the X-axis, a chuck disposed at one end of the main body, and a plurality of vacuum suction heads distributed along the X-axis on the main body for picking up flexible parts; the chuck includes a clamping module that oscillates in the X-axis direction at a first set distance and in the Y-axis direction at a second set distance; the Y-axis is orthogonal to the X-axis; the clamping module is used to clamp the connector part.
2. The pick-up module according to claim 1, characterized in that: The main body includes a plurality of unit cells spaced apart along the X-axis; the clamp is located at one of the opposite ends of the two outermost unit cells; each unit cell is configured to be adjustable in the X-axis direction, such that the interval between any two adjacent unit cells is adjustable.
3. The pick-up module according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom surface of the main body is a reference plane parallel to the X and Y axes. The vacuum suction head is configured to be retractable in the Z axis direction, so that after the flexible part is adsorbed by the vacuum suction head, the top surface of the flexible part is aligned with the reference plane. The X, Y and Z axes are orthogonal to each other.
4. The pickup module according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pickup module also includes multiple positioning pins distributed along the X-axis on the main body; each positioning pin is configured to elastically extend and retract in the Z-axis direction; the X-axis, Y-axis and Z-axis are orthogonal to each other; and the bottom of each positioning pin has a chamfer.
5. The pickup module according to claim 1, characterized in that: The main body is provided with at least two positioning pins; when the pickup module is in the first mode, the multiple positioning pins extend to the bottom surface of the main body; when the pickup module is in the second mode, the multiple positioning pins retract to the top surface of the main body.
6. The pick-up module of claim 1, wherein: The clamp is configured to be adjustable in the X-axis direction, so that the flexible part can be tensioned.
7. The pick-up module of claim 1, wherein: The clamp includes four limiting blocks, each fixed to the main body and distributed at the four vertices of the rectangle, a base plate between the four limiting blocks, and a top plate between the four limiting blocks and located above the base plate; the base plate is slidably disposed on the main body along the Y-axis; the top plate is slidably disposed on the base plate along the X-axis; the top plate and the base plate fluctuate inside the four limiting blocks respectively; the clamping module is fixed to the top plate.
8. The pick-up module according to claim 7, characterized in that: Each limiting block is connected to the top plate by a first spring, so that when the top plate is not subjected to external force, the top plate is located at the center of the four limiting blocks; each limiting block is connected to the bottom plate by a second spring, so that when the bottom plate is not subjected to external force, the bottom plate is located at the center of the four limiting blocks.
9. The pick-up module according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pickup module further includes a profile extending along the X-axis, linear drive modules spaced apart along the X-axis, and a connecting plate at the output end of the linear drive modules; the linear drive modules extend along the Z-axis, and the spacing between two linear drive modules is adjustable; the X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis are orthogonal to each other; the main body includes a first horizontal plate, a second horizontal plate, a third horizontal plate, and a fourth horizontal plate spaced apart sequentially along the X-axis; the first horizontal plate and the second horizontal plate are respectively connected to the connecting plate of one of the linear drive modules through a bolt adjustment structure, so that the spacing between the first horizontal plate and the second horizontal plate is adjustable in the X-axis direction; The third and fourth horizontal plates are respectively connected to the connecting plate of another linear drive module through a bolt adjustment structure, so that the distance between the third and fourth horizontal plates is adjustable in the X-axis direction; the clamp is provided at the end of the first horizontal plate away from the fourth horizontal plate or at the end of the fourth horizontal plate away from the first horizontal plate.
10. The pick-up module of claim 1, wherein: The clamping module includes a finger cylinder, grippers for two fingers of the finger cylinder, and an auxiliary positioning block between the two grippers. The auxiliary positioning block has two first forks spaced apart along the X-axis and two second forks spaced apart along the Y-axis. The two first forks and the two second forks form a cuboid-shaped auxiliary positioning space, which is adapted to the contour of the connector part.