Injection molding u disk material tray placing machine

Abstract

This utility model discloses an injection molding USB flash drive material placement machine, including a frame, a control box, a conveying device, a tray separating device, a pallet device, a tray dragging device, and a spider robot arm. The frame is equipped with a conveying track for conveying blister packs, with empty tray positions, tray placement positions, and tray retrieval positions sequentially arranged along the conveying direction. The conveying device is located on the frame and beside the conveying track. The tray separating device is located on the frame and at the bottom beside the empty tray positions. By using the conveying device to convey the injection molding USB flash drive material, the tray separating device to separate the blister packs, the pallet device to palletize the blister packs, and the tray dragging device to drag the blister packs, and in conjunction with the spider robot arm to identify and grasp the injection molding USB flash drive material, the machine automates the placement of the injection molding USB flash drive material into the blister packs, effectively improving production efficiency, reducing labor costs, and significantly lowering labor expenses, thus bringing convenience to production operations.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the technology in the field of USB flash drive production and manufacturing, and in particular to a material handling machine for injection molded USB flash drives. Background Technology

[0002] Injection-molded USB flash drive materials refer to the materials used to manufacture the casing of USB flash drives through the injection molding process. Injection molding is a common plastic molding method that involves injecting molten plastic into a mold, then cooling and solidifying it to obtain a plastic product of the desired shape. In the USB flash drive manufacturing process, injection-molded USB flash drive materials typically refer to the plastic materials used to make the USB flash drive casing. These materials need to possess good physical properties, chemical stability, and processing performance to meet the usage requirements and manufacturing process requirements of USB flash drives.

[0003] After injection molding, the materials for injection-molded USB drives need to be arranged in a tray, which involves neatly placing the USB drives into a blister pack for storage and transportation. This arrangement is typically done using a tray arrangement machine. Existing tray arrangement machines generally use a vibrating disc to arrange the materials as a whole before sucking them into the blister pack. However, vibrating discs can only arrange materials with regular shapes. Due to the irregular shape of injection-molded USB drives, existing tray arrangement machines cannot be used. Therefore, manual inspection and individual placement into the blister pack are necessary, resulting in extremely low production efficiency, high labor costs, and increased manpower. Therefore, it is necessary to research a solution to address these problems. Utility Model Content

[0004] In view of this, the present invention addresses the deficiencies of the existing technology and its main objective is to provide an injection molding USB flash drive material tray placement machine, which can effectively solve the problems of low efficiency, high manpower consumption and increased labor costs associated with the existing manual tray placement of injection molding USB flash drive materials.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0006] A material handling machine for injection-molded USB flash drives includes a frame, a control box, a conveying device, a tray separating device, a pallet device, a tray dragging device, and a spider robot arm. The frame is equipped with a conveyor track for conveying blister packs, with empty tray positions, tray placing positions, and tray picking positions sequentially arranged along the conveying direction. The control box is mounted on the frame. The conveying device is mounted on the frame and located beside the conveyor track; the conveying device is electrically connected to and controlled by the control box. The tray separating device is mounted on the frame and located at the bottom side of the empty tray positions; the tray separating device is electrically connected to the control box. The system is electrically connected to and controlled by a control box; the tray device is mounted on the frame and located at the bottom side of the tray-retrieving position, and is electrically connected to and controlled by the control box; the trolley device is mounted on the frame and located below the tray-settling position, and is electrically connected to and controlled by the control box; the spider robot is mounted on the frame and located beside the tray-settling position and between the conveyor, and is electrically connected to and controlled by the control box; the spider robot has a vision camera located above the conveyor.

[0007] As a preferred embodiment, the frame has a workbench with a cover. The control box is located below the workbench. The conveying device, the tray separating device, the pallet device, and the trolley device are all mounted on the workbench and covered by the cover. Both ends of the conveying device and both ends of the conveying track extend outside the sides of the cover. The empty tray position and the tray retrieval position are located outside the sides of the cover. The spider robot is located inside the cover and suspended above the workbench.

[0008] As a preferred embodiment, the conveying device includes a light-transmitting conveyor belt, a light source, and a motor drive mechanism; the light-transmitting conveyor belt is rotatably mounted on the worktable, the light source is mounted on the worktable and located below the light-transmitting conveyor belt, the light source is electrically connected to the control box, the motor drive mechanism is mounted on the worktable and drives the light-transmitting conveyor belt to rotate, and the motor drive mechanism is electrically connected to the control box.

[0009] As a preferred embodiment, the conveying device further includes two receiving trays, which are fixed on the workbench and located below both ends of the light-transmitting conveyor belt.

[0010] As a preferred embodiment, the tray-splitting device consists of two symmetrically arranged trays, located on either side of an empty tray position. Each tray-splitting device includes a first drive cylinder, a second drive cylinder, a third drive cylinder, a fourth drive cylinder, a slide block, a top block, and a pawl. The first drive cylinder is fixed to the frame and located below the worktable, and is electrically connected to the control box. The second drive cylinder is movably mounted on the first drive cylinder and is driven by the first drive cylinder to move up and down back and forth, and is also electrically connected to the control box. The third drive cylinder is fixed to the surface of the worktable and located beside the empty tray position. The third drive cylinder is electrically connected to the control box. The fourth drive cylinder is mounted on the slide and is electrically connected to the control box. The slide is laterally movable on the worktable and located beside the empty tray position. The slide is driven by the third drive cylinder to move laterally back and forth. The top block is mounted on the second drive cylinder and is driven by the second drive cylinder to move up and down back and forth. The pawl is movably mounted on the slide and is driven by the fourth drive cylinder to move up and down back and forth.

[0011] As a preferred embodiment, the first drive cylinder, the second drive cylinder, the third drive cylinder, and the fourth drive cylinder are all pneumatic cylinders.

[0012] As a preferred embodiment, the tray device consists of two symmetrically arranged tray devices, located on either side of the tray retrieval position. Each tray device includes a fifth drive cylinder and a support block. The fifth drive cylinder is fixed to the frame and located below the worktable, and is electrically connected to the control box. The support block is mounted on the fifth drive cylinder and is driven by the fifth drive cylinder to move up and down.

[0013] As a preferred embodiment, the tray device includes a lead screw module, a movable seat, a sixth drive cylinder, a lifting seat, and a clamping mechanism. The lead screw module is fixed to the frame and located below the worktable, and is electrically connected to the control box. The movable seat is mounted on the lead screw module and is driven by the lead screw module to move horizontally back and forth. The sixth drive cylinder is mounted on the movable seat and moves horizontally back and forth with the movable seat, and is electrically connected to the control box. The lifting seat is mounted on the sixth drive cylinder and is driven by the sixth drive cylinder to move up and down back and forth. The clamping mechanism is mounted on the lifting seat and moves up and down back and forth with the lifting seat, and is electrically connected to the control box.

[0014] As a preferred embodiment, a correction camera is provided between the side of the tray position and the side of the conveying device, and the correction camera is electrically connected to the control box.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, this utility model has obvious advantages and beneficial effects. Specifically, as can be seen from the above technical solution:

[0016] By using a conveyor to transport the injection-molded USB flash drive material, a tray-splitting device to separate the blister packs, a pallet device to hold the blister packs, and a dragging device to drag the blister packs, and in conjunction with a spider robot to identify and grasp the injection-molded USB flash drive material, the process of automatically placing the injection-molded USB flash drive material into the blister pack is achieved. This effectively improves production efficiency, reduces labor consumption, and greatly reduces labor costs, bringing convenience to production operations.

[0017] To more clearly illustrate the structural features and effects of this utility model, the following detailed description of this utility model is provided in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. Attached Figure Description

[0018] Figure 1 This is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 This is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention in the state without the inorganic cover;

[0020] Figure 3 This is an enlarged schematic diagram of the internal structure of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 4 yes Figure 3 Another angle diagram;

[0022] Figure 5 This is a partially enlarged schematic diagram of the distributing mechanism in a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0023] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached diagram:

[0024] 10. Frame 11. Conveyor Rail

[0025] 12. Workbench 13. Machine cover

[0026] 101. Empty tray position 102. Tray placement position

[0027] 103. Panel retrieval position 20. Control box

[0028] 21. Robotic arm display screen 22. Human-machine interface

[0029] 30. Conveying device; 31. Translucent conveyor belt

[0030] 32. Motor drive mechanism; 33. Material receiving tray

[0031] 40. Disc divider device; 41. First drive cylinder

[0032] 42. Second drive cylinder 43. Third drive cylinder

[0033] 44. Fourth drive cylinder 45. Slide block

[0034] 46. ​​Top block 47. Pulley

[0035] 50. Pallet assembly; 51. Fifth drive cylinder

[0036] 52. Support block; 60. Tray device

[0037] 61. Lead screw module 62. Movable seat

[0038] 63. Sixth drive cylinder; 64. Lifting seat

[0039] 65. Clamping mechanism; 70. Spider robotic arm

[0040] 71. Visual camera 72. Correction camera

[0041] 80. Blister tray. Detailed Implementation

[0042] Please refer to Figures 1 to 5 As shown, it illustrates the specific structure of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, including a frame 10, a control box 20, a conveying device 30, a tray separating device 40, a pallet device 50, a trolley device 60, and a spider robot 70.

[0043] The frame 10 is equipped with a conveyor track 11 for conveying blister trays. Along the conveying direction, an empty tray position 101, a tray placement position 102, and a tray retrieval position 103 are arranged sequentially on the conveyor track 11. The frame 10 has a workbench 12, on which a cover 13 is installed. The empty tray position 101 and the tray retrieval position 103 are located on the outer sides of the cover 13 to facilitate tray placement and retrieval.

[0044] The control box 20 is mounted on the frame 10. In this embodiment, the control box 20 is located below the workbench 12. The control box 20 is connected to the robot arm display screen 21 and the human-machine interface 22. Both the robot arm display screen 21 and the human-machine interface 22 are mounted on the outer surface of the cover 13.

[0045] The conveying device 30 is mounted on the frame 10 and located beside the conveying track. The conveying device 30 is electrically connected to and controlled by the control box 20. In this embodiment, the conveying device 30 is mounted on the workbench 12 and covered by a machine cover 13. Both ends of the conveying device 30 extend beyond the sides of the machine cover 13. Specifically, the conveying device 30 includes a light-transmitting conveyor belt 31, a light source (not shown), and a motor drive mechanism 32. The light-transmitting conveyor belt 31 is rotatably mounted on the workbench 12. The light source is mounted on the workbench 12 and located below the light-transmitting conveyor belt 31. The light source is electrically connected to the control box 20. The motor drive mechanism 32 is mounted on the workbench 12 and drives the light-transmitting conveyor belt 31. The motor drive mechanism 32 is also electrically connected to the control box 20. Furthermore, the conveying device 30 includes two receiving trays 33, which are fixed to the workbench 12 and located below both ends of the light-transmitting conveyor belt 31.

[0046] The tray-splitting device 40 is mounted on the frame 10 and located at the bottom side of the empty tray position 101. The tray-splitting device 40 is electrically connected to and controlled by the control box 20. In this embodiment, the tray-splitting device 40 is mounted on the workbench 12 and covered by the machine cover 13. Specifically, there are two tray-splitting devices 40 arranged symmetrically on the left and right sides, located on opposite sides of the empty tray position 101. Each tray-splitting device 40 includes a first drive cylinder 41, a second drive cylinder 42, a third drive cylinder 43, a fourth drive cylinder 44, a slide 45, a top block 46, and a pawl 47. The first drive cylinder 41 is fixed to the frame 10 and located below the workbench 12, and is electrically connected to the control box 20. The second drive cylinder 42 is movably mounted on the first drive cylinder 41 and is driven by the first drive cylinder 41 to move up and down. Cylinder 42 is electrically connected to control box 20; the third drive cylinder 43 is fixed on the surface of workbench 12 and located beside empty tray position 101, and is electrically connected to control box 20; the fourth drive cylinder 44 is disposed on slide 45 and electrically connected to control box 20; the slide 45 is laterally movable on workbench 12 and located beside empty tray position 101, and is driven by the third drive cylinder 43 to move laterally back and forth; the top block 46 is disposed on the second drive cylinder 42 and is driven by the second drive cylinder 42 to move up and down back and forth; the pawl 47 is movably disposed on slide 45, and is driven by the fourth drive cylinder 44 to move up and down back and forth. Furthermore, the first drive cylinder 41, second drive cylinder 42, third drive cylinder 43, and fourth drive cylinder 44 are all pneumatic cylinders, and are not limited thereto.

[0047] The tray device 50 is mounted on the frame 10 and located at the bottom side of the tray retrieval position 103. The tray device 50 is electrically connected to and controlled by the control box 20. In this embodiment, the tray device 50 is mounted on the workbench 12 and covered by the machine cover 13. Specifically, there are two tray devices 50 arranged symmetrically on the left and right sides, with the two tray devices 50 located on both sides of the tray retrieval position 103. Each tray device 50 includes a fifth drive cylinder 51 and a support block 52. The fifth drive cylinder 51 is fixed on the frame 10 and located below the workbench 12. The fifth drive cylinder 51 is electrically connected to the control box 20. The fifth drive cylinder 51 is a cylinder and is not limited to this type. The support block 52 is mounted on the fifth drive cylinder 51 and is driven by the fifth drive cylinder 51 to move up and down.

[0048] The tray device 60 is mounted on the frame 10 and located below the tray position 102. The tray device 60 is electrically connected to and controlled by the control box 20. In this embodiment, the tray device 60 is mounted on the workbench 12 and covered by the machine cover 13. Specifically, the tray device 60 includes a lead screw module 61, a movable seat 62, a sixth drive cylinder 63, a lifting seat 64, and a clamping mechanism 65. The lead screw module 61 is fixed to the frame 10 and located below the workbench 12. The lead screw module 61 is electrically connected to the control box 20. The specific structure and working principle of the lead screw module 61 are existing technologies, and will not be described in detail here. The movable seat 62 is mounted on the workbench 12. The lead screw module 61 moves horizontally back and forth; the sixth drive cylinder 63 is mounted on the movable seat 62 and moves horizontally back and forth with the movable seat 62. The sixth drive cylinder 63 is electrically connected to the control box 20, and the sixth drive cylinder 63 is a pneumatic cylinder, which is not limited to this; the lifting seat 64 is mounted on the sixth drive cylinder 63 and moves up and down back and forth with the sixth drive cylinder 63; the clamping mechanism 65 is mounted on the lifting seat 64 and moves up and down back and forth with the lifting seat 64. The clamping mechanism 65 is electrically connected to the control box 20.

[0049] The spider-like robotic arm 70 is mounted on the frame 10 and located beside the tray position 102 and between the conveyor device 30. The spider-like robotic arm 70 is electrically connected to and controlled by the control box 20. The spider-like robotic arm 70 has a vision camera 71 located above the conveyor device 30. The specific structure and working principle of the spider-like robotic arm 70 are existing technologies and will not be described in detail here. In this embodiment, the spider-like robotic arm 70 is housed inside the cover 13 and suspended above the worktable 12. Furthermore, a correction camera 72 is located between the side of the tray position 102 and the side of the conveyor device 30, and the correction camera 72 is electrically connected to the control box 20.

[0050] The working principle of this embodiment is described in detail below:

[0051] First, the blister trays 80 to be placed are stacked in the empty tray position 101. Then, the equipment is started, and the tray separating device 40 works as follows: First, the first drive cylinder 41 drives the second drive cylinder 42 to move upward, and the second drive cylinder 42 drives the top block 46 to move upward, so as to lift the upper blister tray 80. Then, the third drive cylinder 43 drives the slide 45 to move outward, so that the claw 47 retracts. Then, the second drive cylinder 42 drives the top block 46 to move downward, so as to lower the height of one blister tray 80. Then, the third drive cylinder 43 drives the slide 45 to move inward, so that the claw 47 inserts into the edge of the blister tray 80. Then, the fourth drive cylinder 44 drives the claw 47 to move downward, and at the same time, the first drive cylinder 41 drives the second drive cylinder 42 to move downward, so that the claw 47 presses the blister tray 80 from position ① to position ②, thereby completing the tray separating.

[0052] Next, the tray device 60 operates as follows: First, the lead screw module 61 drives the movable seat 62 to approach the empty tray position 101, causing the sixth drive cylinder 63, the lifting seat 64, and the clamping mechanism 65 to move below the blister tray 80 that has completed the tray division. Then, the sixth drive cylinder 63 drives the lifting seat 64 to move upward, causing the clamping mechanism 65 to move upward and approach the blister tray 80. Next, the clamping mechanism 65 clamps the blister tray 80. Finally, the lead screw module 61 operates again to drag the blister tray 80 to the tray position 102.

[0053] Meanwhile, the injection molding machine on one side completes the injection molding of the USB flash drive material. First, the injection molding machine robot picks up the injection-molded USB flash drive material and places it on the light-transmitting conveyor belt 31 of the conveying device 30. The bottom of the light-transmitting conveyor belt 31 is illuminated by a light source, and then the vision camera 71 captures and identifies the USB flash drive material so that the spider robot 70 can dynamically pick up the injection-molded USB flash drive material. Then, the correction camera 72 performs secondary correction. Finally, the injection-molded USB flash drive material is placed in the blister tray 80 located on the tray position 102.

[0054] Once the blister tray 80 is filled with USB flash drive materials, the tray device 60 works again to drag the blister tray 80 filled with USB flash drive materials to the tray retrieval position 103, where the tray device 50 holds the blister tray 80, thus completing the tray placement.

[0055] The key design feature of this invention is that it utilizes a conveying device to transport the injection-molded USB flash drive material, a tray-separating device to separate the blister packs, a pallet device to hold the blister packs, a dragging device to drag the blister packs, and a spider robot arm to identify and grasp the injection-molded USB flash drive material. This achieves automated placement of the injection-molded USB flash drive material into the blister pack, effectively improving production efficiency, reducing manpower consumption, and significantly lowering labor costs, thus bringing convenience to production operations.

[0056] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present utility model and does not constitute any limitation on the technical scope of the present utility model. Therefore, any minor modifications, equivalent changes and alterations made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present utility model shall still fall within the scope of the technical solution of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A material handling machine for injection-molded USB flash drives, characterized in that: The system includes a frame, control box, conveyor, tray-separating device, pallet device, trolley device, and spider robot arm. The frame is equipped with a conveyor track for transporting blister packs, with empty tray positions, tray-sloshing positions, and tray-retrieving positions sequentially arranged along the conveying direction. The control box is mounted on the frame. The conveyor is mounted on the frame and located beside the conveyor track; the conveyor is electrically connected to and controlled by the control box. The tray-separating device is mounted on the frame and located at the bottom side of the empty tray positions; the tray-separating device is electrically connected to and controlled by the control box. The box-making process is controlled; the tray device is mounted on the frame and located at the bottom side of the tray-retrieving position. The tray device is electrically connected to and controlled by the control box; the trolley device is mounted on the frame and located below the tray-settling position. The trolley device is electrically connected to and controlled by the control box; the spider robot is mounted on the frame and located between the tray-settling position and the conveyor. The spider robot is electrically connected to and controlled by the control box. The spider robot has a vision camera located above the conveyor.

2. The injection molding U disk material tray placing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The frame has a workbench with a cover. The control box is located below the workbench. The conveying device, the tray separating device, the pallet device, and the trolley device are all mounted on the workbench and covered by the cover. Both ends of the conveying device and both ends of the conveying track extend outside the sides of the cover. The empty tray position and the tray retrieval position are located outside the sides of the cover. The spider robot is located inside the cover and suspended above the workbench.

3. The injection molding U disk material tray placing machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The conveying device includes a light-transmitting conveyor belt, a light source, and a motor drive mechanism. The light-transmitting conveyor belt is rotatably mounted on the workbench. The light source is mounted on the workbench and located below the light-transmitting conveyor belt. The light source is electrically connected to the control box. The motor drive mechanism is mounted on the workbench and drives the light-transmitting conveyor belt to rotate. The motor drive mechanism is electrically connected to the control box.

4. The injection molding U disk material tray placing machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The conveying device also includes two receiving trays, which are fixed on the workbench and located below both ends of the light-transmitting conveyor belt.

5. The injection molding U disk material tray placing machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The tray-splitting device consists of two symmetrically arranged components, located on either side of an empty tray position. Each tray-splitting device includes a first drive cylinder, a second drive cylinder, a third drive cylinder, a fourth drive cylinder, a slide block, a top block, and a pawl. The first drive cylinder is fixed to the frame and located below the worktable, and is electrically connected to the control box. The second drive cylinder is movably mounted on the first drive cylinder and is driven by the first drive cylinder to move up and down. The second drive cylinder is also electrically connected to the control box. The third drive cylinder... The cylinder is fixed on the surface of the workbench and located beside the empty tray position. The third drive cylinder is electrically connected to the control box. The fourth drive cylinder is mounted on the slide and is electrically connected to the control box. The slide is laterally movable on the workbench and located beside the empty tray position. The slide is driven by the third drive cylinder to move laterally back and forth. The top block is mounted on the second drive cylinder and is driven by the second drive cylinder to move up and down back and forth. The pawl is movably mounted on the slide and is driven by the fourth drive cylinder to move up and down back and forth.

6. The injection molding U disk material tray placing machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: The first drive cylinder, the second drive cylinder, the third drive cylinder, and the fourth drive cylinder are all pneumatic cylinders.

7. The injection molding U disk material tray placing machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The tray device consists of two symmetrically arranged tray devices, located on either side of the tray retrieval position. Each tray device includes a fifth drive cylinder and a support block. The fifth drive cylinder is fixed to the frame and located below the worktable. The fifth drive cylinder is electrically connected to the control box. The support block is mounted on the fifth drive cylinder and is driven by the fifth drive cylinder to move up and down.

8. The injection molding U disk material tray placing machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The tray device includes a lead screw module, a movable seat, a sixth drive cylinder, a lifting seat, and a clamping mechanism. The lead screw module is fixed on the frame and located below the worktable, and is electrically connected to the control box. The movable seat is mounted on the lead screw module and is driven by the lead screw module to move horizontally back and forth. The sixth drive cylinder is mounted on the movable seat and moves horizontally back and forth with the movable seat, and is electrically connected to the control box. The lifting seat is mounted on the sixth drive cylinder and is driven by the sixth drive cylinder to move up and down back and forth. The clamping mechanism is mounted on the lifting seat and moves up and down back and forth with the lifting seat, and is electrically connected to the control box.

9. The injection molding U disk material tray placing machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: A correction camera is installed between the side of the tray position and the side of the conveying device, and the correction camera is electrically connected to the control box.

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