A double-sided laser etching machine

Abstract

The utility model discloses a double -sided laser etching machine, including frame and the feeding device, material taking mechanism, rotating mechanism and laser etching device of connection frame respectively, the feeding device is used to drive fixture reciprocating motion between the material station and the material loading station, the fixture is used to load multiple products, the material taking mechanism is used to move multiple products in the fixture at the material loading station to rotating mechanism, and, the material taking mechanism is also used to put multiple products on rotating mechanism again and return to the fixture at the material loading station, the laser etching device is arranged in one side of rotating mechanism and is used to along the side of multiple products on the rotating mechanism engraving, the rotating mechanism is used to drive multiple products to be the vertical axis as the pivot and overturn 180, and make another side of multiple products can face the laser etching device, the present application mainly solves how to not need to the secondary tray of multiple atomization bullet and can complete multiple atomization bullet's double -sided laser etching operation technical problem.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of laser engraving machines, and in particular to a double-sided laser engraving machine. Background Technology

[0002] The atomizing cartridge is one of the core components of an electronic atomizer. It's used to atomize liquids. Currently, most electronic atomizers laser-engrave the surface of the cartridge, such as engraving brand logos, text, or patterns. The two opposite sides of the cartridge are usually designed for laser engraving. The current laser engraving process is as follows:

[0003] First, multiple atomizing cartridges are manually placed into a special fixture in a flat position, with one side of each cartridge facing upwards. Then, this fixture is placed into a laser engraving machine, which then laser engraves one side of each cartridge from top to bottom. After the laser engraving is complete, the fixture is manually rotated 180° so that the other side of each cartridge faces upwards. Then, the laser engraving machine laser engraves the other side of each cartridge from top to bottom.

[0004] However, in order to meet the production requirements of reliably completing automated feeding and unloading of atomizing cartridges, atomizing cartridges are placed vertically into ordinary fixtures in other automated production lines. Therefore, the special fixtures used in laser engraving are different from those used in other automated production processes. This results in operators needing to perform secondary placement of multiple atomizing cartridges (i.e., placing them into ordinary fixtures or special fixtures for laser engraving) throughout the entire production process, leading to lower production efficiency of electronic atomizers. Utility Model Content

[0005] This utility model provides a double-sided laser engraving machine, which mainly solves the technical problem of how to complete the double-sided laser engraving of multiple atomizing bullets without the need for secondary tray placement of multiple atomizing bullets.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution:

[0007] A double-sided laser engraving machine includes a frame and a feeding device, a picking mechanism, a rotating mechanism, and a laser engraving device respectively connected to the frame;

[0008] The feeding device is used to drive the fixture to reciprocate between the waiting station and the loading station. The fixture is used to load multiple products. The picking mechanism is used to move multiple products located in the fixture at the loading station to the rotating mechanism. The picking mechanism is also used to put multiple products located on the rotating mechanism back into the fixture at the loading station. The laser engraving device is arranged on one side of the rotating mechanism and is used to engrave the sides of multiple products located on the rotating mechanism in the transverse direction. The rotating mechanism is used to drive multiple products to rotate 180° around the vertical axis and make the other side of multiple products face the laser engraving device.

[0009] In one of the technical solutions, the feeding device moves the fixture from the waiting station to the loading station along a first direction, and the feeding device, the rotating mechanism and the laser engraving device are arranged sequentially at intervals along the first direction.

[0010] In one of the technical solutions, the material handling mechanism includes a horizontal module and two material handling modules connected to the horizontal module;

[0011] The transverse module is connected to the frame and is used to drive the two picking modules to move in a straight line along the first direction. The two picking modules are arranged at intervals along the first direction. One picking module is used to pick up multiple products from the fixture, and the other picking module is used to pick up multiple products from the rotating mechanism.

[0012] In one of the technical solutions, the material handling module includes a lifting module and multiple material handling components all connected to the lifting module;

[0013] The lifting module is connected to the horizontal module and is used to drive the picking components to move up and down. Each picking component is used to pick up one of the products.

[0014] In one of the technical solutions, the laser engraving device includes two laser engraving machines arranged adjacent to each other along a second direction, the second direction being a horizontal direction perpendicular to the first direction. One of the laser engraving machines is used to engrave a portion of the product on the rotating mechanism, and the other laser engraving machine is used to engrave another portion of the product on the rotating mechanism.

[0015] In one of the technical solutions, the laser engraving machine includes a lifting adjustment device and a laser engraving head. The laser engraving head is used to engrave products. The lifting adjustment device is connected to the frame and the laser engraving head respectively, and is used to adjust the height of the laser engraving head.

[0016] In one technical solution, the fixture is provided with multiple rows of holes spaced apart along the first direction, each row of holes including N holes spaced apart along the second direction, each hole being used to insert a product in a vertical position, the rotating mechanism being used to receive multiple products in one row of holes, one laser engraving machine being used to engrave N / 2 of the products on the rotating mechanism, and the other laser engraving machine being used to engrave the other N / 2 products on the rotating mechanism.

[0017] In one of the technical solutions, the double-sided laser engraving machine further includes a focal length adjustment module, which is connected between the frame and the rotating mechanism and is used to drive the rotating mechanism to move closer to or away from the laser engraving device in a straight line in the first direction.

[0018] In one of the technical solutions, the feeding device is a jig alternation device, which is used to drive the two jigs to alternate positions between the waiting station and the loading station.

[0019] In one of the technical solutions, the feeding device includes a first transverse movement mechanism, a second transverse movement mechanism, a lifting mechanism, a first carrier plate, and a second carrier plate;

[0020] Both the first and second carrier plates are used to support one of the fixtures. The loading station is located in the first direction of the waiting station. The first transverse mechanism is connected to the frame and the first carrier plate respectively. The first transverse mechanism is used to drive the first carrier plate to reciprocate along a straight line in the first direction. The second transverse mechanism is connected to the frame and located below the first transverse mechanism. The second transverse mechanism, the lifting mechanism and the second carrier plate are connected in sequence. The second transverse mechanism is used to drive the lifting mechanism and the second carrier plate to reciprocate together along a straight line in the first direction. The lifting mechanism is used to drive the second carrier plate to move up and down longitudinally.

[0021] Compared with the prior art, the double-sided laser engraving machine provided by this utility model has at least the following beneficial effects:

[0022] The workflow of this double-sided laser engraving machine is as follows: First, multiple products (such as atomized bullets) are placed into the fixture located at the waiting station by automated or manual methods. Then, the feeding device drives the fixture to the loading station. Next, the picking mechanism places the multiple products on the fixture at the loading station into the rotating mechanism. Immediately afterward, the laser engraving device emits a laser along the horizontal direction on one side of the multiple products on the rotating mechanism to perform engraving. After the engraving of a single side is completed, the rotating mechanism drives the multiple products to rotate 180° around the vertical axis so that the other side of the multiple products faces the laser engraving device. The laser engraving device then emits a laser along the horizontal direction on the other side of the multiple products to perform engraving. When both sides of the multiple products on the rotating mechanism are engraved, the picking mechanism moves the multiple products on the rotating mechanism back to the fixture located at the loading station. The above operation process is continuously repeated until all products in the fixture have completed double-sided engraving. Then, the feeding device drives the fixture to move out from the loading station to the waiting station, thus efficiently completing the function of double-sided engraving of multiple products.

[0023] As can be seen from the above, the laser engraving device used in this solution emits laser light horizontally to engrave the sides of the product. Therefore, multiple products can be placed vertically into the fixture during the laser engraving process. This solution allows the fixture used for the atomizing cartridges to be the same as the fixtures used in other automated production processes, eliminating the need for secondary tray placement before or after laser engraving. In other words, once multiple atomizing cartridges have completed the previous automated production process, the fixture can be immediately placed into the double-sided laser engraving machine without secondary tray placement. Alternatively, once multiple atomizing cartridges have been laser engraved, the operator can quickly transfer the fixture containing the double-sided laser engraved cartridges to the next automated production process, thereby significantly improving the production efficiency of atomizing cartridges. Attached Figure Description

[0024] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0025] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a double-sided laser engraving machine provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0026] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A magnified view of a portion of point A in the middle.

[0027] Figure label:

[0028] 1. Frame; 2. Feeding device; 21. First transverse movement mechanism; 22. Second transverse movement mechanism; 23. Lifting mechanism; 24. First carrier plate; 25. Second carrier plate; 26. Waiting station; 27. Loading station; 3. Picking mechanism; 31. Transverse module; 32. Picking module; 321. Lifting module; 322. Picking component; 4. Rotation mechanism; 5. Laser engraving device; 51. Laser engraving machine; 511. Adjustment device; 512. Laser engraving head; 6. Fixture; 61. Hole position; 7. Focus adjustment module. Detailed Implementation

[0029] To make the technical problems, technical solutions, and beneficial effects to be solved by this application clearer, the following detailed description is provided in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative and are not intended to limit the scope of this application.

[0030] It should be noted that when a component is referred to as being "fixed to" or "set on" another component, it can be directly on or indirectly on that other component. When a component is referred to as being "connected to" another component, it can be directly connected to or indirectly connected to that other component.

[0031] It should be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc., indicating the orientation or positional relationship are 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 are not intended to 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.

[0032] Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used 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 as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of this application, "multiple" means two or more, unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0033] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this utility model clearer, the present utility model will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0034] Please refer to the following: Figure 1 and Figure 2This utility model embodiment provides a double-sided laser engraving machine, mainly including a frame 1 and a feeding device 2, a picking mechanism 3, a rotating mechanism 4, and a laser engraving device 5 respectively connected to the frame 1. The feeding device 2 drives a fixture 6 to reciprocate between a waiting station 26 and a loading station 27. The fixture 6 is used to load multiple products. In this embodiment, the product to be engraved is an atomizing cartridge of an electronic atomizer. The working process of the double-sided laser engraving machine in this embodiment is as follows:

[0035] First, multiple atomizing bullets are placed into fixture 6 at waiting station 26 via automated or manual methods. Then, the feeding device 2 drives fixture 6 to loading station 27. Next, the picking mechanism 3 places the multiple atomizing bullets on fixture 6 at loading station 27 into rotating mechanism 4. Immediately afterwards, laser engraving device 5 emits a laser along the horizontal direction to engrave one side of the multiple atomizing bullets on rotating mechanism 4. After the engraving of a single side is completed, rotating mechanism 4 drives the multiple atomizing bullets to rotate 180° around the vertical axis, so that the other side of the multiple atomizing bullets... The side can face the laser engraving device 5, which emits laser light horizontally to engrave the other side of the multiple atomizing bullets. After both sides of the multiple atomizing bullets on the rotating mechanism 4 are engraved, the material handling mechanism 3 transfers the multiple atomizing bullets on the rotating mechanism 4 back to the fixture 6 located at the loading station 27. The above operation process is continuously repeated until all products in the fixture 6 have been engraved on both sides. Then, the material supply device 2 drives the fixture 6 to move out from the loading station 27 to the waiting station 26, thus efficiently completing the function of engraving multiple atomizing bullets on both sides.

[0036] As can be seen from the above, the laser engraving device 5 used in this solution emits laser light horizontally to engrave the sides of the atomizing bullets. Therefore, multiple atomizing bullets can be placed vertically into the fixture 6 during the laser engraving process. With this solution, the fixture 6 used for the atomizing bullets can be kept the same as the fixtures used in other automated production processes, so that the atomizing bullets do not need to be rearranged before or after laser engraving. In other words, after multiple atomizing bullets are completed in the previous automated production process, the fixture 6 can be immediately put into the double-sided laser engraving machine without secondary rearrangement. Alternatively, after multiple atomizing bullets are laser engraved, the operator can quickly transfer the fixture 6 containing multiple double-sided laser engraved atomizing bullets to the next automated production process, thereby greatly improving the production efficiency of atomizing bullets.

[0037] Please refer to it again. Figure 1In this embodiment, the feeding device 2 is preferably a jig alternation device, which drives two jigs 6 to alternate positions between the waiting station 26 and the loading station 27. Specifically, when the jig 6 located at the loading station 27 is continuously feeding the laser engraving device 5, the operator has sufficient time to remove the jig 6 containing multiple double-sided laser-engraved atomizing bullets from the waiting station 26, and sufficient time to place another jig 6 containing multiple un-laser-engraved atomizing bullets at the waiting station 26. This ensures that atomizing bullets to be engraved can always be quickly provided at the loading station 27, thereby improving the efficiency of atomizing bullet engraving.

[0038] Please refer to the following: Figure 1 and Figure 2 The feeding device 2 specifically includes a first transverse mechanism 21, a second transverse mechanism 22, a lifting mechanism 23, a first carrier plate 24, and a second carrier plate 25. The first carrier plate 24 and the second carrier plate 25 are both used to support a fixture 6. For ease of explanation, it can be assumed that the loading station 27 is located on the first direction X of the waiting station 26. The first transverse mechanism 21 is connected to the frame 1 and the first carrier plate 24 respectively. The first transverse mechanism 21 is used to drive the first carrier plate 24 to reciprocate along the straight line of the first direction X. The second transverse mechanism 22 is connected to the frame 1 and is located below the first transverse mechanism 21. The second transverse mechanism 22, the lifting mechanism 23, and the second carrier plate 25 are connected in sequence. The second transverse mechanism 22 is used to drive the lifting mechanism 23 and the second carrier plate 25 to reciprocate together along the straight line of the first direction X. The lifting mechanism 23 is used to drive the second carrier plate 25 to move up and down longitudinally. This design enables the fixture 6 on the first carrier plate 24 and the fixture 6 on the second carrier plate 25 to alternate positions without collision. The first transverse mechanism 21, the second transverse mechanism 22, and the lifting mechanism 23 can all be linear motors, lead screw modules, synchronous belt modules, or cylinder modules, etc.

[0039] Please refer to it again. Figure 1The feeding device 2, rotating mechanism 4, and laser engraving device 5 are arranged sequentially and at intervals along the first direction X, so that the overall size of the double-sided laser engraving machine faces the first direction X, which is beneficial to reducing the size of the double-sided laser engraving machine in the second direction Y, making the overall structure of the double-sided laser engraving machine more compact and reasonable. Based on this, the double-sided laser engraving machine in this embodiment also includes a focal length adjustment module 7, which is connected between the frame 1 and the rotating mechanism 4. The focal length adjustment module 7 is used to drive the rotating mechanism 4 to move closer to or further away from the laser engraving device 5 along the straight line of the first direction X, thereby adjusting the distance between the rotating mechanism 4 and the laser engraving device 5. This ensures that after the rotating mechanism 4 drives multiple atomizing bullets to rotate 180°, the multiple atomizing bullets can still move to the specified focal length position along the first direction X under the drive of the focal length adjustment module 7, which in turn helps to ensure the reliability of the laser engraving device 5 in engraving multiple atomizing bullets on both sides. Furthermore, by setting up the focus adjustment module 7, the distance between the rotating mechanism 4 and the laser engraving device 5 can be adjusted according to different product specifications, thus facilitating laser engraving operations on various products and giving the double-sided laser engraving machine the advantages of wide applicability and strong compatibility. The focus adjustment module 7 can be a linear motor, a lead screw module, or a synchronous belt module, etc.

[0040] Please refer to the following: Figure 1 and Figure 2 The material handling mechanism 3 specifically includes a horizontal module 31 and two material handling modules 32 connected to the horizontal module 31. The horizontal module 31 is connected to the frame 1 and is used to drive the two material handling modules 32 to move together along the first direction X, so that the two material handling modules 32 can move above the loading station 27 and the rotating mechanism 4. The two material handling modules 32 are arranged at intervals along the first direction X. During operation, as the laser engraving device 5 engraves multiple atomized bullets on the rotating mechanism 4, the first picking module 32 returns to the loading station 27 in the opposite direction of the first direction X and picks up multiple atomized bullets to be engraved from the fixture 6 again. Driven by the transverse module 31, the second picking module 32 moves again along the first direction X to the top of the rotating mechanism 4. After the multiple atomized bullets on the rotating mechanism 4 are engraved, the second picking module 32 picks up multiple engraved atomized bullets from the rotating mechanism 4. Then, driven by the transverse module 31, the first picking module 32 moves to the top of the rotating mechanism 4 and lowers the multiple atomized bullets to be engraved back onto the rotating mechanism 4. Thus, by designing the picking mechanism 3 in this way, it can quickly provide multiple atomized bullets to be engraved to the rotating mechanism 4, thereby further improving the laser engraving efficiency of multiple atomized bullets. The transverse module 31 can be a linear motor, a lead screw module, or a synchronous belt module, etc.

[0041] Please refer to the following: Figure 1 and Figure 2The material picking module 32 includes a lifting module 321 and multiple material picking components 322 connected to the lifting module 321. The lifting module 321 is connected to the horizontal module 31. The lifting module 321 is used to drive the material picking components 322 to move up and down. The material picking components 322 move downward to pick up atomizing bullet. In this embodiment, the number of material picking components 322 in each material picking module 32 is preferably 10. The material picking components 322 can pick up the atomizing bullet by adsorption or by clamping. The lifting module 321 can be a linear motor, a lead screw module, a synchronous belt module, or a cylinder module, etc.

[0042] Among them, the rotating mechanism 4 is a conventional device with a rotating function, which specifically includes a connected motor and a rotating platform. The rotating platform is used to place multiple atomizing bullets. By driving the rotating platform to rotate 180° by the motor, multiple atomizing bullets can be driven to rotate 180°.

[0043] Please see Figure 1 In this embodiment, the laser engraving device 5 preferably includes two laser engraving machines 51 arranged adjacent to each other along a second direction Y, where the second direction Y is a horizontal direction perpendicular to the first direction X. One laser engraving machine 51 is used to engrave a portion of the atomizing bullets on the rotating mechanism 4, and the other laser engraving machine 51 is used to engrave another portion of the atomizing bullets on the rotating mechanism 4. By setting up two laser engraving machines 51, the engraving efficiency of the atomizing bullets can be further improved. The laser engraving machine 51 specifically includes a lifting adjustment device 511 and a laser engraving head 512. The laser engraving head 512 is used to engrave the atomizing bullets. The lifting adjustment device 511 is connected to the frame 1 and the laser engraving head 512 respectively. The lifting adjustment device 511 is used to adjust the height of the laser engraving head 512 so that the laser engraving head 512 can accurately engrave at the designated position on the atomizing bullet. In addition, it is also beneficial to accommodate the laser engraving needs of atomizing bullets of different heights.

[0044] Please refer to the following: Figure 1 and Figure 2 The fixture 6 is provided with multiple rows of holes 61 spaced apart along the first direction X. Each row of holes 61 includes N holes 61 spaced apart along the second direction Y. Each hole 61 is used to insert a vertically oriented atomizing bullet. Correspondingly, the rotating mechanism 4 is used to receive multiple atomizing bullets in one row of holes 61. In fact, one laser engraving machine 51 is used to engrave N / 2 of the atomizing bullets on the rotating mechanism 4, and the other laser engraving machine 51 is used to engrave the other N / 2 atomizing bullets on the rotating mechanism 4. The value of N is preferably 10, so that the double-sided laser engraving machine of this embodiment can complete the engraving operation of 10 atomizing bullets at one time, thereby further improving the laser engraving efficiency of the atomizing bullets.

[0045] The above are merely preferred embodiments of the present utility model, and only specifically describe the technical principles of the present utility model. These descriptions are only for explaining the principles of the present utility model and should not be construed as limiting the scope of protection of the present utility model in any way. Based on this explanation, any modifications, equivalent substitutions, and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present utility model, as well as other specific embodiments of the present utility model that can be conceived by those skilled in the art without creative effort, should be included within the scope of protection of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A double-sided laser engraving machine, characterized in that, It includes a frame and a feeding device, a picking mechanism, a rotating mechanism and a laser engraving device respectively connected to the frame; The feeding device is used to drive the fixture to reciprocate between the waiting station and the loading station. The fixture is used to load multiple products. The picking mechanism is used to move multiple products located in the fixture at the loading station to the rotating mechanism. The picking mechanism is also used to put multiple products located on the rotating mechanism back into the fixture at the loading station. The laser engraving device is arranged on one side of the rotating mechanism and is used to engrave the sides of multiple products on the rotating mechanism in the transverse direction. The rotating mechanism is used to drive multiple products to rotate around a vertical axis so that the other side of the multiple products can face the laser engraving device.

2. The double-sided laser engraving machine as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The loading station is located in the first direction of the waiting station, and the feeding device, the rotating mechanism and the laser engraving device are arranged sequentially at intervals along the first direction.

3. The double-sided laser engraving machine as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The material handling mechanism includes a horizontal module and two material handling modules connected to the horizontal module; The transverse module is connected to the frame and is used to drive the two picking modules to move in a straight line along the first direction. The two picking modules are arranged at intervals along the first direction. One picking module is used to pick up multiple products from the fixture, and the other picking module is used to pick up multiple products from the rotating mechanism.

4. The double-sided laser engraving machine as described in claim 3, characterized in that, The material handling module includes a lifting module and multiple material handling components connected to the lifting module; The lifting module is connected to the horizontal module and is used to drive the picking components to move up and down. Each picking component is used to pick up one of the products.

5. The double-sided laser engraving machine as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The laser engraving device includes two laser engraving machines arranged adjacent to each other along a second direction, which is a horizontal direction perpendicular to the first direction. One of the laser engraving machines is used to engrave a portion of the product on the rotating mechanism, and the other laser engraving machine is used to engrave another portion of the product on the rotating mechanism.

6. The double-sided laser engraving machine as described in claim 5, characterized in that, The laser engraving machine includes a lifting adjustment device and a laser engraving head. The laser engraving head is used to engrave products. The lifting adjustment device is connected to the frame and the laser engraving head respectively, and is used to adjust the height of the laser engraving head.

7. The double-sided laser engraving machine as described in claim 5, characterized in that, The fixture is provided with multiple rows of holes spaced apart along the first direction. Each row of holes includes N holes spaced apart along the second direction. Each hole is used to insert a product in a vertical position. The rotating mechanism is used to receive multiple products in one row of holes. One laser engraving machine is used to engrave N / 2 of the products on the rotating mechanism, and the other laser engraving machine is used to engrave the other N / 2 products on the rotating mechanism.

8. The double-sided laser engraving machine as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The double-sided laser engraving machine also includes a focal length adjustment module, which is connected between the frame and the rotating mechanism and is used to drive the rotating mechanism to move closer to or further away from the laser engraving device in a straight line in the first direction.

9. The double-sided laser engraving machine as described in any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that, The feeding device is a jig alternation device, which drives the two jigs to alternate positions between the waiting station and the loading station.

10. The double-sided laser engraving machine as described in claim 9, characterized in that, The feeding device includes a first transverse movement mechanism, a second transverse movement mechanism, a lifting mechanism, a first carrier plate, and a second carrier plate; Both the first carrier plate and the second carrier plate are used to support one of the fixtures. The loading station is located in the first direction of the waiting station. The first transverse mechanism is connected to the frame and the first carrier plate respectively. The first transverse mechanism is used to drive the first carrier plate to reciprocate along a straight line in the first direction. The second transverse mechanism is connected to the frame and located below the first transverse mechanism. The second transverse mechanism, the lifting mechanism and the second carrier plate are connected in sequence. The second transverse mechanism is used to drive the lifting mechanism and the second carrier plate to reciprocate together along a straight line in the first direction. The lifting mechanism is used to drive the second carrier plate to move up and down longitudinally.

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