Machining systems and machining system clusters

Abstract

This application relates to a processing system and a cluster of processing systems. The processing system includes a drilling device, a loading assembly, and a unloading assembly. When processing a semi-finished part, the processing system first moves a robotic arm to the loading assembly via a transport trolley, places the part to be processed on the loading assembly, the loading assembly loads the part onto the drilling device, the drilling device processes the part, the unloading assembly unloads the part from the drilling device, and the transport trolley moves the robotic arm to the unloading assembly to remove the finished part from the unloading assembly. By setting up the transport trolley and robotic arm, multiple processing systems can be loaded and unloaded, or a single processing system can be loaded and unloaded simultaneously. Furthermore, the robotic arm can also perform loading and unloading during the processing to save time. Compared to setting up a set of robotic arms for each drilling device, this method is more efficient and less costly.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of circuit board processing technology, and in particular to processing systems and clusters of processing systems. Background Technology

[0002] Laser drilling machines are used to process micro blind vias on PCBs. After processing inside the drilling machine, the semi-finished PCBs become finished PCBs for this process, and the finished products are sent to the next process. The earliest processing system involved manual feeding of the PCBs onto the main platform. Later, the drilling machines were equipped with loading and unloading machines on both sides, allowing manual pushing of the entire batch of semi-finished PCBs. After processing, the finished PCBs were stacked in the unloading hopper, and the entire batch of finished PCBs was pulled out by manual labor and sent to the next process.

[0003] In existing fully automated loading and unloading equipment, robotic arms are used to grab materials and process semi-finished PCBs, which improves processing efficiency. However, in existing fully automated loading and unloading equipment, only one semi-finished PCB board is loaded, processed and unloaded at a time. The steps are relatively fixed and the conveying process is simple. If each drilling machine is equipped with a robotic arm for loading and unloading, the cost will be high. Utility Model Content

[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a processing system and a cluster of processing systems to address the problem that existing fully automated loading and unloading equipment only loads, processes, and unloads one semi-finished PCB board at a time, with relatively fixed steps and a single conveying process. If each drilling machine is equipped with a robotic arm for loading and unloading, the cost will be high.

[0005] A processing system, the processing system comprising:

[0006] Drilling equipment;

[0007] A feeding assembly is used to feed the drilling device;

[0008] A feeding assembly is used to feed materials into the drilling device;

[0009] robotic arm;

[0010] The transport trolley drives the robotic arm to move. The robotic arm is used to place the workpiece to be processed at the loading position defined by the loading component or to remove the finished workpiece at the unloading position defined by the unloading component.

[0011] The control module is connected to and controls the drilling device, the feeding assembly, the unloading assembly, the robotic arm, and the transport trolley.

[0012] When processing semi-finished parts, the aforementioned processing system first moves a robotic arm to the loading position next to the loading assembly via a transport trolley. The part to be processed is placed at the loading position of the loading assembly. The loading assembly then loads the part to be processed onto the drilling device. After the drilling device processes the part, the unloading assembly unloads the part from the drilling device. The transport trolley then moves the robotic arm to the unloading position next to the unloading assembly to remove the finished part from the unloading position. By setting up transport trolleys and robotic arms, multiple processing systems can be loaded and unloaded simultaneously, or a single processing system can be loaded and unloaded synchronously. During the processing, the control module controls the transport trolley to move the robotic arm, controls the robotic arm to load and unload, controls the loading assembly to transport the part to be processed onto the drilling device, controls the drilling device to drill the part, and controls the unloading assembly to remove the finished part from the drilling device. By controlling the timing of these steps, the system ensures that they are carried out in an orderly and synchronized manner, saving time. This method is more efficient and less costly than setting up a set of robotic arms for each drilling device.

[0013] In one embodiment, the feeding assembly includes a first conveying assembly and a positioning tray. The positioning tray is located upstream of the drilling device and can move closer to or further away from the drilling device along a first direction. The positioning tray is provided with a plurality of positioning parts, which are spaced apart along the first direction. The first conveying assembly is used to place the workpiece to be processed in the positioning parts and to place the workpiece to be processed in the positioning parts into the drilling device.

[0014] The first direction is the arrangement direction of the feeding assembly, the drilling device, and the unloading assembly.

[0015] In one embodiment, the unloading assembly includes a second conveying assembly and a transfer tray, the transfer tray being located at one end of the drilling device away from the positioning tray along a first direction, the second conveying assembly being used to move the finished part from the drilling device to the transfer tray and to remove the finished part from the transfer tray.

[0016] In one embodiment, the feeding assembly further includes a feeding rack located upstream of the drilling device along the first direction, and one end of the positioning tray is movably connected to the feeding rack along the first direction.

[0017] In one embodiment, the feeding assembly further includes a feeding base, and the first conveying assembly includes a feeding conveyor;

[0018] The feeding base is disposed on the feeding frame, and the positioning tray moves and cooperates with the feeding base along the first direction to approach or move away from the drilling device;

[0019] The feeding conveyor is located on the side of the feeding base away from the drilling device along the first direction and is used to transport the workpiece to be processed to the positioning part along the second direction.

[0020] The second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.

[0021] In one embodiment, the first conveying component further includes a first gripping component, which is used to place the plurality of workpieces to be processed one-to-one on the plurality of positioning portions.

[0022] In one embodiment, the first gripping component includes a plurality of first gripping parts, which are spaced apart along the first direction. The first gripping parts are movable along the first and second directions to place the plurality of workpieces to be processed one by one into the plurality of positioning parts.

[0023] In one embodiment, the first gripping component includes a plurality of first moving parts and a plurality of second moving parts, wherein the plurality of first moving parts, the plurality of second moving parts and the plurality of first gripping parts correspond one-to-one;

[0024] Multiple first moving parts are movably connected to the feeding base along the first direction, and second moving parts are movably connected to the corresponding first moving parts along the second direction. The end of the second moving part away from the first moving part is connected to the corresponding first gripping part.

[0025] In one embodiment, the unloading assembly further includes an unloading rack, one end of the transfer tray being movably connected to the unloading rack along the first direction to approach or move away from the drilling device.

[0026] In one embodiment, the unloading assembly further includes a waste tray, which is disposed on one side of the transfer tray along a third direction and moves with the loading rack along the first direction. The transfer tray is used to place unfinished material plates.

[0027] The third direction is a vertical direction, and the first direction, the second direction, and the third direction are perpendicular to each other.

[0028] In one embodiment, the unloading assembly further includes an unloading base, and the second conveying assembly includes an unloading conveyor and a second gripping assembly;

[0029] The unloading base is disposed on the unloading frame and located on the side of the drilling device away from the loading assembly along the first direction;

[0030] The feeding conveyor is located on the side of the feeding base away from the drilling device along the first direction;

[0031] The second gripping component is used to place the finished part onto the transfer tray; or

[0032] Place the unprocessed material plate on the waste tray; or

[0033] The finished part is removed from the transfer pallet and placed on the unloading conveyor, which transports the finished part along the second direction.

[0034] In one embodiment, the transport vehicle is an AGV.

[0035] In one embodiment, the drilling device is a carbon dioxide laser drilling machine.

[0036] One embodiment of this application also provides a processing system cluster, the processing system cluster including: a control module, a transport trolley, a robotic arm, at least two sets of drilling devices, at least two sets of loading components, and at least two sets of unloading components;

[0037] Each drilling device is provided with a feeding assembly and a discharging assembly on both sides along the first direction. The feeding assembly is used to feed the drilling device; the discharging assembly is used to unload the drilling device.

[0038] The control module is connected to and controls the drilling device, the feeding assembly, the unloading assembly, the robotic arm, and the transport trolley.

[0039] The first direction is the arrangement direction of the feeding assembly, the drilling device, and the unloading assembly.

[0040] When processing semi-finished parts in the aforementioned processing system cluster, a transport trolley drives a robotic arm to move along the spaced paths between at least two processing systems. First, the transport trolley moves the robotic arm to a loading position next to one of the loading components, placing the part to be processed at that position. The loading component then loads the part onto the drilling device. After the drilling device processes the part, the unloading component unloads the part from the drilling device. Finally, the transport trolley moves the robotic arm to the unloading position next to the unloading component to remove the finished part from that position. This process, through the setup of the transport trolley and... The robotic arm can load and unload materials from multiple processing systems, as well as simultaneously load and unload materials from a single processing system. During processing, the control module controls the transport trolley to move the robotic arm, controls the robotic arm to load and unload materials, controls the loading component to transport the workpiece to be processed to the drilling device, controls the drilling device to drill holes in the workpiece, and controls the unloading component to remove the finished part from the drilling device. By controlling the timing nodes, the above steps are carried out in an orderly and synchronized manner, thus saving time. Compared with setting up a set of robotic arms for each drilling device, it is more efficient and less costly.

[0041] In one embodiment, each group of drilling devices is arranged along a first direction, and two groups of drilling devices are arranged facing each other at intervals. The transport trolley drives the robotic arm to move between the two groups of drilling devices. The robotic arm is used to place the workpiece to be processed or to remove the finished workpiece.

[0042] In one embodiment, at least two sets of the drilling devices are arranged at intervals facing each other, and the transport trolley drives the robotic arm to move between the loading positions defined by at least two sets of the loading components and the unloading positions defined by at least two sets of the unloading components. The robotic arm is used to place the workpiece to be processed or to remove the finished workpiece.

[0043] In one embodiment, the transport vehicle is an AGV.

[0044] In one embodiment, the drilling device is a carbon dioxide laser drilling machine. Attached Figure Description

[0045] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a processing system cluster according to one embodiment.

[0046] Figure 2 for Figure 1 The diagram shows the structure of the drilling device, the feeding assembly, and the unloading assembly in the machining system.

[0047] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the loading and unloading components inside the housing.

[0048] Figure 4 for Figure 3 An enlarged view of the feeding component.

[0049] Figure 5 for Figure 3 An enlarged view of the feeding component.

[0050] Explanation of icon numbers:

[0051] 10-Processing system;

[0052] 100 - Drilling apparatus;

[0053] 200 - Feeding assembly; 210 - First conveying assembly; 211 - Feeding conveyor; 212 - First gripping assembly; 213 - First gripping part; 214 - First moving part; 215 - Second moving part; 220 - Positioning pallet; 221 - Positioning part; 230 - Feeding rack; 240 - Feeding base;

[0054] 300 - Feeding assembly; 310 - Second conveying assembly; 311 - Feeding conveyor; 312 - Second gripping assembly; 313 - Second gripping part; 314 - Third moving part; 315 - Fourth moving part; 320 - Transfer pallet; 330 - Feeding rack; 340 - Feeding base; 350 - Waste pallet;

[0055] 400 - First shelf; 410 - Second shelf; 420 - Vertical shelf; 430 - Horizontal shelf; 420a - Placement slot;

[0056] 500 - Housing; 500a - Inlet port; 500b - Outlet port;

[0057] 600-Operating Section;

[0058] 20 - Processing system cluster; 21 - Transport trolley; 22 - Robotic arm;

[0059] 30 - Parts to be processed; 31 - Finished parts;

[0060] OX - First direction; OY - Second direction; OZ - Third direction. Detailed Implementation

[0061] To make the above-mentioned objectives, features, and advantages of this application more apparent and understandable, the specific embodiments of this application are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Many specific details are set forth in the following description to provide a thorough understanding of this application. However, this application can be implemented in many other ways different from those described herein, and those skilled in the art can make similar modifications without departing from the spirit of this application. Therefore, this application is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0062] In the description of this application, it should be understood that if terms such as "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" appear, these terms 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.

[0063] Furthermore, where the terms "first" and "second" appear, these terms are for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined with "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of that feature. In the description of this application, where the term "multiple" appears, "multiple" means at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0064] In this application, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," "joining," and "fixing," etc., should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral part; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; they can refer to the internal communication of two components or the interaction between two components, unless otherwise expressly limited. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this application based on the specific circumstances.

[0065] In this application, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, the use of descriptions such as "above" or "below" the second feature indicates that the first and second features are in direct contact or indirect contact via an intermediate medium. Furthermore, "above," "on top of," and "over" the second feature can mean that the first feature is directly above or diagonally above the second feature, or simply that the first feature is at a higher horizontal level than the second feature. Similarly, "below," "below," and "under" the second feature can mean that the first feature is directly below or diagonally below the second feature, or simply that the first feature is at a lower horizontal level than the second feature.

[0066] It should be noted that if an element is referred to as being "fixed to" or "set on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or there may be an intervening element. If an element is considered to be "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or there may be an intervening element. If so, the terms "vertical," "horizontal," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," and similar expressions used in this application are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only possible implementation.

[0067] See Figure 2 , Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure of a processing system 10 in one embodiment of this application is shown. The processing system 10 provided in one embodiment of this application includes: a control module, a drilling device 100, a loading assembly 200, a unloading assembly 300, a robotic arm 22, and a transport trolley 21.

[0068] See Figure 2 and Figure 3 In the aforementioned processing system 10, the loading assembly 200 is used to load the drilling device 100; the unloading assembly 300 is used to unload the drilling device 100; the transport trolley 21 drives the robotic arm 22 to move, and the robotic arm 22 is used to place the workpiece 30 to be processed at the loading position defined by the loading assembly 200 or to remove the finished workpiece 31 at the unloading position defined by the unloading assembly 300. The control module is connected to and controls the drilling device 100, the loading assembly 200, the unloading assembly 300, the robotic arm 22, and the transport trolley 21.

[0069] When processing the semi-finished workpiece 30, the aforementioned processing system 10 first moves the robotic arm 22 to the loading position next to the loading assembly 200 via the transport trolley 21, placing the workpiece 30 on the loading position of the loading assembly 200. The loading assembly 200 then loads the workpiece 30 onto the drilling device 100. After the drilling device 100 processes the workpiece 30, the unloading assembly 300 unloads the workpiece. The transport trolley 21 moves the robotic arm 22 to the unloading position next to the unloading assembly 300 to remove the finished workpiece 31 from the unloading position of the unloading assembly 300. Thus, by setting up the transport trolley 21 and the robotic arm 22, multiple processing units can be processed. System 10 performs loading and unloading, or performs loading and unloading simultaneously on a processing system 10. During the processing, the control module controls the transport trolley 21 to drive the robotic arm 22 to move, controls the robotic arm 22 to load and unload, controls the loading component 200 to transport the workpiece 30 to be processed to the drilling device 100, controls the drilling device 100 to drill the workpiece 30, and controls the unloading component 300 to remove the finished part 31 from the drilling device 100. By controlling the time nodes, the above steps are carried out in an orderly and synchronous manner to save time. Compared with setting up a set of robotic arms for each drilling device 100, it is more efficient and less costly.

[0070] Specifically, the loading assembly 200 includes a first conveying assembly 210 and a positioning tray 220. The positioning tray 220 is located upstream of the drilling device 100 and can move closer to or further away from the drilling device 100 along the first direction OX. The positioning tray 220 is provided with a plurality of positioning parts 221, which are arranged at intervals along the first direction OX. The first conveying assembly 210 is used to place the workpiece 30 to be processed 30 in the positioning parts 221 and to place the workpiece 30 to be processed in the positioning parts 221 into the drilling device 100. The unloading assembly 300 includes a second conveying assembly 310 and a transfer tray 320. The transfer tray 320 is located at one end of the drilling device 100 away from the positioning tray 220 along the first direction OX. The second conveying assembly 310 is used to move the finished part 31 from the drilling device 100 to the transfer tray 320 and to remove the finished part 31 from the transfer tray 320. The first direction OX is the arrangement direction of the loading assembly 200, the drilling device 100, and the unloading assembly 300.

[0071] When processing the semi-finished workpiece 30, the aforementioned processing system 10 first places multiple workpieces 30 one-to-one in the positioning part 221 along the first direction OX using the first conveying component 210. The positioning tray 220 moves closer to the drilling device 100 along the first direction OX. Through the movement of the positioning tray 220 and the first conveying component 210, the workpieces 30 near the unloading component 300 are conveyed to the drilling device 100 for processing. Subsequently, multiple workpieces 30 on the positioning tray 220 are sequentially conveyed to the drilling device 100 for processing. The drilling device 100 completes the processing of one workpiece 30 and... Once the finished part 31 is obtained, the second conveying component 310 moves the finished part 31 from the drilling device 100 to the transfer tray 320, and then removes the finished part 31 from the transfer tray 320. This allows multiple parts 30 to be processed to be prepared on the feeding component 200 and positioned, waiting for the drilling device 100 to process them sequentially. That is, after processing one part 30 and removing the finished board, a part 30 to be processed on the positioning tray 220 is conveyed to the drilling device 100, and then another part 30 to be processed is added to the positioning tray 220. This allows multiple boards to be conveyed and processed simultaneously, improving processing efficiency.

[0072] The drilling device 100 (not shown) includes a processing gripper arm, a processing table, and a processing robotic arm 22. The processing table is located between the loading assembly 200 and the unloading assembly 300. One end of the processing gripper arm is connected to the processing table, and the other end is used to grip the material plate. One end of the processing robotic arm 22 is connected to the processing table, and the other end has a processing head for processing the material plate. Specifically, the processing head is a laser processing head. The above technical details refer to existing technologies and will not be elaborated here.

[0073] See Figure 3 , Figure 4 as well as Figure 5 In one embodiment, the feeding assembly 200 further includes a feeding rack 230, which is located upstream of the drilling device 100 along the first direction OX, and one end of the positioning tray 220 is movably connected to the feeding rack 230 along the first direction OX.

[0074] In this application, by setting up the loading rack 230, the positioning tray 220 can move relative to the loading rack 230 along the first direction OX, thereby making the movement of the positioning tray 220 more stable. The loading rack 230 can be equipped with linear bearings, guide rails, and other devices that cooperate with the positioning tray 220 to realize the movement of the positioning tray 220 along the first direction OX. The specific connection form is not limited here.

[0075] See Figure 3 , Figure 4 as well as Figure 5In one embodiment, the loading assembly 200 further includes a loading base 240, and the first conveying assembly 210 includes a loading conveyor 211. The loading base 240 is disposed on the loading rack 230, and the positioning tray 220 moves and engages with the loading base 240 along a first direction OX to approach or move away from the drilling device 100. The loading conveyor 211 is disposed on the side of the loading base 240 away from the drilling device 100 along the first direction OX and is used to convey the workpiece 30 to be processed along a second direction OY to the positioning part 221. The second direction OY is perpendicular to the first direction OX; specifically, both the first direction OX and the second direction OY are horizontal directions.

[0076] In this embodiment, by setting up a loading base 240, the positioning tray 220 moves relative to the loading base 240 along the first direction OX, and the loading conveyor 211 transports the workpiece 30 to be processed along the second direction OY to the positioning part 221. The workpiece 30 moves along the first direction OX and is placed in the drilling device 100 for processing. The loading conveyor 211 can be belt driven or roller driven, and the specific form is not limited here.

[0077] In other embodiments, the loading base 240 may also be provided with a slide rail or a linear bearing, and the positioning tray 220 slides relative to the loading base 240 in the first direction OX, so that the supporting force of the positioning tray 220 is below rather than on one side, thereby enabling the positioning tray 220 to maintain horizontal movement.

[0078] See Figure 3 , Figure 4 as well as Figure 5 In one embodiment, the first conveying component 210 further includes a first gripping component 212, which is used to place a plurality of workpieces 30 to be processed in a corresponding manner on a plurality of positioning parts 221.

[0079] In this embodiment, after the feeding conveyor 211 transports the workpiece 30 to be processed along the second direction OY to the side of the positioning tray 220, the first gripping component 212 grips the workpiece 30 on the feeding conveyor 211 onto the positioning tray 220 and places it one by one into the positioning part 221 for positioning. After positioning is completed, the first gripping component 212 grips the workpiece 30 on the positioning part 221 and places it into the drilling device 100 for processing.

[0080] See Figure 3 , Figure 4 as well as Figure 5 In one embodiment, the first gripping component 212 includes a plurality of first gripping parts 213, which are arranged at intervals along a first direction OX. The first gripping parts 213 are movable along the first direction OX and the second direction OY to place a plurality of workpieces 30 to be processed one-to-one on a plurality of positioning parts 221.

[0081] See Figure 3 , Figure 4 as well as Figure 5 In one embodiment, the first gripping component 212 includes a plurality of first moving parts 214 and a plurality of second moving parts 215, with each of the first moving parts 214, the second moving parts 215, and the first gripping parts 213 corresponding to one another. The plurality of first moving parts 214 are movably connected to the loading base 240 along a first direction OX, and the second moving parts 215 are movably connected to their corresponding first moving parts 214 along a second direction OY. One end of the second moving part 215 facing away from the first moving part 214 is connected to its corresponding first gripping part 213. By having the first moving parts 214 and the second moving parts 215 move the first gripping parts 213 along the first direction OX and the second direction OY, the components 30 to be processed at various positions can be gripped and placed in the positioning part 221 for positioning.

[0082] Multiple first gripping parts 213 do not interfere with each other. When one of the first gripping parts 213 moves the workpiece 30 to be processed from the positioning part 221 to the drilling device 100 for processing, the adjacent first gripping part 213 moves the workpiece 30 to be processed on the positioning part 221 toward the drilling device 100. The subsequent first gripping parts 213 simultaneously perform the positioning of the workpiece 30 and the operation of moving the workpiece 30 from the feeding conveyor 211 to the positioning tray 220.

[0083] See Figure 3 , Figure 4 as well as Figure 5 In one embodiment, the unloading assembly 300 further includes an unloading rack 330, one end of which is movably connected to the unloading rack 330 along a first direction OX to approach or move away from the drilling device 100. This allows the finished part to be moved to the vicinity of the second conveying assembly 310, so that the second gripping assembly 312 can move the finished part from the transfer tray 320 to the second conveying assembly 310 and output it.

[0084] See Figure 3 , Figure 4 as well as Figure 5In one embodiment, the unloading assembly 300 further includes a waste tray 350, which is disposed on one side of the transfer tray 320 along the third direction OZ and moves with the loading rack 230 along the first direction OX. The transfer tray 320 is used to place unfinished material plates. The third direction OZ is vertical, and the first direction OX, the second direction OY, and the third direction OZ are perpendicular to each other. The waste tray 350 is normally located between the transfer tray 320 and the unloading base 340. When it is detected that the material plate processed by the drilling device 100 is waste, i.e., an unfinished material plate, the waste tray 350 moves to detach from the cover of the transfer tray 320. The first conveying assembly 210 conveys the material plate to the waste tray 350, where it is picked up and recycled by manual operation or a mobile robot.

[0085] See Figure 3 , Figure 4 as well as Figure 5 In one embodiment, the unloading assembly 300 further includes an unloading base 340, and the second conveying assembly 310 includes an unloading conveyor 311 and a second gripping assembly 312.

[0086] The unloading base 340 is disposed on the unloading rack 330 and located on the side of the drilling device 100 away from the loading assembly 200 along the first direction OX.

[0087] The feeding conveyor 311 is located on the side of the feeding base 340 away from the drilling device 100 along the first direction OX.

[0088] The second gripping assembly 312 is used to place the finished part 31 onto the transfer pallet 320, or to place the unfinished material plate onto the scrap pallet 350, or to remove the finished part 31 from the transfer pallet 320 and place it onto the unloading conveyor 311, which transports the finished part 31 along the second direction OY.

[0089] The second gripping component 312 includes: a plurality of second gripping parts 313, a plurality of third moving parts 314 and a plurality of fourth moving parts 315, wherein the plurality of third moving parts 314, the plurality of fourth moving parts 315 and the plurality of second gripping parts 313 correspond one-to-one.

[0090] Multiple third moving parts 314 are movably connected to the unloading base 340 along the first direction OX, and a fourth moving part 315 is movably connected to the corresponding third moving part 314 along the second direction OY. The end of the fourth moving part 315 away from the third moving part 314 is connected to the corresponding second gripping part 313.

[0091] Specifically, the processing system 10 includes a housing 500 and an operating unit 600. The housing 500 covers the drilling device 100, the loading assembly 200, and the unloading assembly 300. The operating unit 600 is located in the housing 500 and is situated between the first conveying assembly 210 and the second conveying assembly 310. Both the loading conveyor and the unloading conveyor extend out of the housing 500 from the same side along the second direction OY. A first plate frame 400 and a second plate frame 410 are provided on the outside of the housing 500. The first plate frame 400 is located on the side of the loading conveyor 211 facing away from the unloading conveyor 311 along the first direction OX, and the second plate frame 410 is located on the side of the unloading conveyor 311 facing away from the loading conveyor 211 along the first direction OX.

[0092] The housing 500 has an inlet hole 500a and an outlet hole 500b. The inlet hole 500a is located on the upper side of the feeding conveyor 211, and the outlet hole 500b is located on the upper side of the unloading conveyor 311. A robot moves and grips the workpiece 30 to be processed on the first plate frame 400 and places it onto the feeding conveyor 211. The feeding conveyor 211 then carries the workpiece 30 through the inlet hole 500a into the housing 500. Multiple first gripping parts 213 sequentially place multiple workpieces 30 into the positioning part 221 for positioning. After positioning, the first gripping part 221... A gripping unit 213 sequentially grips multiple workpieces 30 to be processed onto the drilling device 100 for processing. After processing, a finished workpiece 31 is formed. The finished workpiece 31 is then gripped by a second gripping unit 313 and placed onto a transfer tray 320. Subsequently, the finished workpiece 31 on the transfer tray 320 is gripped onto a feeding conveyor 311, which carries the finished workpiece 31 through the discharge hole 500b and out of the housing 500. The finished workpiece 31 is then picked up from the feeding conveyor 311 and placed on a second plate rack 410 by a robot or by manual handling. If a material plate located on the transfer tray 320 or after processing by the drilling device 100 is identified as waste material, i.e., the material plate is not fully processed, the second gripping unit 313 clamps the incomplete material plate and places it on a waste tray 350. The waste plate is then picked up and recycled by manual operation or a mobile robot.

[0093] Specifically, both the first plate holder 400 and the second plate holder 410 are vertically placed plate holders, with a vertical plate 420 and a horizontal plate 430 connected together, forming an L-shape. The vertical plate 420 has multiple placement slots 420a, which are arranged horizontally and extend vertically, thereby limiting a plate by one placement slot 420a and preventing the plate from sticking together when placed horizontally.

[0094] The multiple first moving parts 214 can be the same slide rail or linear bearing, thereby reducing costs and making the layout more convenient. Alternatively, they can be multiple independent containers or linear bearings staggered along the second direction OY, thereby enabling the multiple first gripping parts 213 to not interfere with each other.

[0095] Among them, the multiple third moving parts 314 can be the same slide rail or linear bearing, thereby reducing costs and making the layout more convenient, or they can be multiple independent containers or linear bearings staggered along the second direction OY, thereby enabling the multiple second gripping parts 313 to not interfere with each other.

[0096] The first gripping part 213 and the second gripping part 313 can be mechanical grippers or suction cup assemblies, preferably suction cup assemblies, which grip the material plate by pressing and release the material plate by releasing air.

[0097] In this application, there are two of each of the first gripping part 213, the second gripping part 313, the first moving part 214, the second moving part 215, the third moving part 314, and the fourth moving part 315.

[0098] See Figure 1 An embodiment of this application also provides a processing system cluster 20, which includes: a transport trolley 21, a robotic arm 22, at least two sets of drilling devices 100, at least two sets of loading components 200, and at least two sets of unloading components 300.

[0099] Each drilling device 100 is provided with a feeding assembly 200 and a discharging assembly 300 on both sides along the first direction OX. The feeding assembly 200 is used to feed materials into the drilling device 100; the discharging assembly is used to unload materials from the drilling device. The control module is connected to and controls the drilling device 100, the feeding assembly 200, the discharging assembly 300, the robotic arm 22, and the transport trolley 21.

[0100] When the aforementioned processing system cluster 20 processes the semi-finished workpiece 30, the transport trolley 21 drives the robotic arm 22 to move along the spaced path between at least two processing systems 10. First, the transport trolley 21 drives the robotic arm 22 to the loading position next to one of the loading components 200, and places the workpiece 30 to be processed at the loading position of the loading component 200. The loading component 200 loads the workpiece 30 onto the drilling device 100. After the drilling device 100 processes the workpiece 30, the unloading component 300 unloads the workpiece from the drilling device 100. The transport trolley 21 drives the robotic arm 22 to the unloading position next to the unloading component 300 to remove the finished workpiece 31 from the unloading position of the unloading component 300, thereby achieving the desired result. The transport trolley 21 and robotic arm 22 are configured to load and unload materials from multiple processing systems 10, as well as to load and unload materials from a single processing system 10 simultaneously. During processing, the control module controls the transport trolley 21 to move the robotic arm 22, controls the robotic arm 22 to load and unload materials, controls the loading component 200 to transport the workpiece 30 to the drilling device 100, controls the drilling device 100 to drill holes in the workpiece 30, and controls the unloading component 300 to remove the finished workpiece 31 from the drilling device 100. By controlling the timing of these steps, the process is streamlined and synchronized, saving time. This method is more efficient and less costly than setting up a set of robotic arms for each drilling device 100.

[0101] Specifically, the control module connects to and controls the drilling device 100, the loading assembly 200, the unloading assembly 300, the robotic arm 22, and the transport trolley 21 via signal connection, Bluetooth connection, or local area network. This allows for loading and unloading without the constraints of cables.

[0102] In one embodiment, each processing system 10 is arranged along the first direction OX, and the two processing systems 10 are arranged facing each other at intervals. The transport trolley 21 drives the robotic arm 22 to move between the two processing systems 10. The robotic arm 22 is used to place the workpiece 30 to be processed or to remove the finished workpiece 31.

[0103] Specifically, when the aforementioned processing system cluster 20 processes the semi-finished workpiece 30, the transport trolley 21 drives the robotic arm 22 to move between the two processing systems 10. First, the transport trolley 21 drives the robotic arm 22 to move to a certain first conveying component 210 and places the workpiece 30 on the first conveying component 210. Then, the transport trolley 21 moves to other processing systems 10 to place or remove material plates. Through the first conveying component 210, multiple workpieces 30 are placed one-to-one in the positioning part 221 along the first direction OX. The positioning tray 220 moves close to the drilling device 100 along the first direction OX. Through the movement of the positioning tray 220 and the first conveying component 210, the workpieces 30 near the unloading component 300 are transported to the drilling device 100 for processing. Subsequently, multiple workpieces on the positioning tray 220 are sequentially processed. The workpiece 30 is conveyed to the drilling device 100 for processing. The drilling device 100 completes the processing of one workpiece 30 and obtains a finished product 31. The second conveying component 310 then moves the finished product 31 from the drilling device 100 to the transfer tray 320. Subsequently, the transport trolley 21 drives the robotic arm 22 to move to the side of the second conveying component 310 of the processing system 10 and removes the finished product 31 from the transfer tray 320. The aforementioned processing system cluster 20 can prepare multiple workpieces 30 on the loading component 200 and complete their positioning before waiting for the drilling device 100 to process them sequentially. That is, after processing one workpiece 30 and removing the finished plate, a workpiece 30 on the positioning tray 220 is conveyed to the drilling device 100, and then another workpiece 30 is added to the positioning tray 220. This allows for the simultaneous conveying and processing of multiple workpieces, improving processing efficiency.

[0104] In one embodiment, at least two sets of drilling devices are arranged at intervals facing each other, and a transport trolley drives a robotic arm to move between the loading positions defined by at least two sets of loading components and the unloading positions defined by at least two sets of unloading components. The robotic arm is used to place the workpiece to be processed or to remove the finished workpiece.

[0105] In this embodiment, adjacent groups of drilling devices are arranged at intervals facing each other to form a processing system cluster with a road. Multiple processing system clusters are arranged sequentially along a second direction, thereby forming a larger-scale processing system cluster. Thus, a transport trolley can drive a robotic arm to load and unload multiple drilling devices.

[0106] In this application, the two sets of oppositely arranged processing systems 10 each include four processing systems 10.

[0107] In other embodiments, the movement route of the transport trolley 21 and the number of each processing system 10 can be set according to the specific conditions of the factory.

[0108] Specifically, the transport vehicle 21 in this application is an AGV vehicle, the drilling device 100 is a carbon dioxide laser drilling machine, and the robotic arm 22 is a multi-axis robotic arm that can achieve multi-angle rotation and gripping. The specific structural forms of the transport vehicle 21, the drilling device 100, and the robotic arm 22 are not limited here.

[0109] The technical features of the above embodiments can be combined in any way. For the sake of brevity, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0110] The embodiments described above are merely illustrative of several implementation methods of this application, and while the descriptions are relatively specific and detailed, they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the patent application. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make various modifications and improvements without departing from the concept of this application, and these all fall within the protection scope of this application. Therefore, the protection scope of this patent application should be determined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A processing system, characterized in that, The processing system includes: Drilling equipment; A feeding assembly is used to feed the drilling device; A feeding assembly for feeding the drilling device; robotic arm; The transport trolley drives the robotic arm to move. The robotic arm is used to place the workpiece to be processed at the loading position defined by the loading component or to remove the finished workpiece at the unloading position defined by the unloading component. The control module is connected to and controls the drilling device, the feeding assembly, the unloading assembly, the robotic arm, and the transport trolley.

2. The processing system according to claim 1, characterized in that, The feeding assembly includes a first conveying assembly and a positioning tray. The positioning tray is located upstream of the drilling device and can move closer to or further away from the drilling device along a first direction. The positioning tray is provided with a plurality of positioning parts, which are arranged at intervals along the first direction. The first conveying assembly is used to place the workpiece to be processed in the positioning part and to place the workpiece to be processed in the positioning part into the drilling device. The first direction is the arrangement direction of the feeding assembly, the drilling device, and the unloading assembly.

3. The processing system according to claim 2, characterized in that, The unloading assembly includes a second conveying assembly and a transfer tray. The transfer tray is located at one end of the drilling device away from the positioning tray along a first direction. The second conveying assembly is used to move the finished part from the drilling device to the transfer tray and to remove the finished part from the transfer tray.

4. The processing system according to claim 3, characterized in that, The feeding assembly further includes a feeding rack located upstream of the drilling device along the first direction, and one end of the positioning tray is movably connected to the feeding rack along the first direction.

5. The processing system according to claim 4, characterized in that, The feeding assembly further includes a feeding base, and the first conveying assembly includes a feeding conveyor; The feeding base is disposed on the feeding frame, and the positioning tray moves and cooperates with the feeding base along the first direction to approach or move away from the drilling device; The feeding conveyor is located on the side of the feeding base opposite to the drilling device along the first direction and is used to transport the workpiece to be processed to the positioning part along the second direction. The second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.

6. The processing system according to claim 5, characterized in that, The first conveying component further includes a first gripping component, which is used to place the plurality of workpieces to be processed one by one into the plurality of positioning parts.

7. The processing system according to claim 6, characterized in that, The first gripping component includes a plurality of first gripping parts, which are arranged at intervals along the first direction. The first gripping parts are movable along the first and second directions to place the plurality of workpieces to be processed one by one into the plurality of positioning parts.

8. The processing system according to claim 7, characterized in that, The first gripping component includes a plurality of first moving parts and a plurality of second moving parts, wherein the plurality of first moving parts, the plurality of second moving parts and the plurality of first gripping parts correspond one-to-one; Multiple first moving parts are movably connected to the feeding base along the first direction, and second moving parts are movably connected to the corresponding first moving parts along the second direction. The end of the second moving part away from the first moving part is connected to the corresponding first gripping part.

9. The processing system according to claim 8, characterized in that, The unloading assembly also includes an unloading rack, one end of which is movablely connected to the unloading rack along the first direction to move closer to or further away from the drilling device.

10. The processing system according to claim 9, characterized in that, The unloading assembly also includes a waste tray, which is disposed on one side of the transfer tray along a third direction and moves along the first direction with the loading rack. The transfer tray is used to place unfinished material plates. The third direction is a vertical direction, and the first direction, the second direction, and the third direction are perpendicular to each other.

11. The processing system according to claim 10, characterized in that, The unloading assembly further includes an unloading base, and the second conveying assembly includes an unloading conveyor and a second gripping assembly; The unloading base is disposed on the unloading frame and located on the side of the drilling device away from the loading assembly along the first direction; The feeding conveyor is located on the side of the feeding base away from the drilling device along the first direction; The second gripping component is used to place the finished part onto the transfer tray; or Place the unprocessed material plate on the waste tray; or The finished part is removed from the transfer pallet and placed on the unloading conveyor, which transports the finished part along the second direction.

12. The processing system according to any one of claims 1-11, characterized in that, The transport vehicle is an AGV.

13. The processing system according to any one of claims 1-11, characterized in that, The drilling device is a carbon dioxide laser drilling machine.

14. A processing system cluster, characterized in that, The processing system cluster includes: a control module, a transport trolley, a robotic arm, at least two sets of drilling devices, at least two sets of loading components, and at least two sets of unloading components; Each drilling device is provided with a feeding assembly and a discharging assembly on both sides along the first direction. The feeding assembly is used to feed the drilling device; the discharging assembly is used to unload the drilling device. The control module is connected to and controls the drilling device, the feeding assembly, the unloading assembly, the robotic arm, and the transport trolley. The first direction is the arrangement direction of the feeding assembly, the drilling device, and the unloading assembly.

15. The processing system cluster according to claim 14, characterized in that, Each group of drilling devices is arranged along a first direction and spaced apart. The transport trolley drives the robotic arm to move between the two groups of drilling devices. The robotic arm is used to place the workpiece to be processed or to remove the finished workpiece.

16. The processing system cluster according to claim 14, characterized in that, At least two sets of the drilling devices are arranged facing each other at intervals. The transport trolley drives the robotic arm to move between the loading positions defined by the at least two sets of loading components and the unloading positions defined by the at least two sets of unloading components. The robotic arm is used to place the workpiece to be processed or to remove the finished workpiece.

17. The processing system cluster according to any one of claims 14-16, characterized in that, The transport vehicle is an AGV.

18. The processing system cluster according to any one of claims 14-16, characterized in that, The drilling device is a carbon dioxide laser drilling machine.

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