A tape edge carrying type accessory material attaching machine

Abstract

A line edge carrying type auxiliary material pasting machine is used for pasting auxiliary material on products, comprising a stripping device, a pasting device, a conveying device and a pasting positioning device; the pasting device comprises a pasting mechanical hand, which is used for pasting the auxiliary material on the stripping device on the product to be pasted with auxiliary material on a bottom mold; the conveying device comprises a feeding and discharging mechanism, a feeding pull line, a bottom mold, a discharging pull line, a product carrying mechanism and a product positioning mechanism; the feeding and discharging mechanism comprises a feeding mechanical hand and a discharging mechanical hand; the feeding mechanical hand is used for grabbing the product to be pasted with auxiliary material on the feeding pull line, and the discharging mechanical hand is used for taking out the product with pasted auxiliary material on the discharging pull line; the product carrying mechanism is used for moving the product to be pasted with auxiliary material on the feeding pull line to the bottom mold, and moving the product with pasted auxiliary material on the bottom mold to the discharging pull line.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of applicator equipment technology, and in particular to an edge-carrying applicator machine. Background Technology

[0002] In the production of consumer electronic devices such as mobile phones, tablets, and laptops, the bonding of auxiliary materials to the casing is one of the key processes, directly affecting the product assembly precision and user experience. As the consumer electronics market places increasing demands on product appearance and structural strength, glass and composite board materials, due to their advantages such as high light transmittance, wear resistance, and drop resistance, have gradually become the mainstream choice for mobile phone back covers.

[0003] However, existing auxiliary material bonding equipment has significant technical shortcomings when adapting to special materials such as glass and composite panels. The widely used single-pull conveyor type auxiliary material bonding machine, while capable of basic bonding functions, cannot complete a fully automated loading and unloading process in a standalone operation. Manual placement of the product to be bonded at the machine's feed end is required, followed by manual removal from the discharge end after bonding. This not only increases labor costs but also leads to low production efficiency and fluctuating product yield due to the uncertainty of manual operation. Furthermore, glass and composite panels are inherently fragile and easily scratched, making them susceptible to damage during manual loading and unloading due to improper handling, further increasing production costs. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to address the shortcomings of existing technologies by providing a line-side conveying type auxiliary material applicator. This machine achieves fully automatic product loading and unloading by setting up a loading and unloading robot, ensures product conveying and positioning accuracy through a multi-directional product positioning mechanism, and calibrates product position and detects bonding quality in real time by an applicator positioning device. This results in improved efficiency and accuracy of auxiliary material application and reduced manual intervention.

[0005] The objective of this utility model is achieved through the following solution: This utility model provides a line-side conveying type auxiliary material applicator for attaching auxiliary materials to products, including a peeling device, an applicator, a conveying device, and an applicator positioning device; The material application device includes a material application robot, which is used to apply the auxiliary material on the peeling device to the auxiliary material product to be applied on the bottom mold. The conveying device includes a loading and unloading mechanism, a loading guide wire, a bottom mold, a unloading guide wire, a product handling mechanism, and a product positioning mechanism. The loading and unloading mechanism includes a loading robot and an unloading robot; the loading robot is used to pick up the product to be attached to the loading pull line, and the unloading robot is used to remove the product with attached accessories from the unloading pull line; The product handling mechanism is used to move the product to be attached on the feeding line to the bottom mold, and to move the product with attached accessories on the bottom mold to the unloading line. The product positioning mechanism includes a positioning block, a side pushing mechanism, and a rear pushing mechanism. When the product to be attached to the auxiliary material moves on the feeding line, the front end of the product is limited by the positioning block, the side pushing mechanism pushes the product from the side to limit its side position, and the rear pushing mechanism rises to the rear of the product and pushes the rear end of the product to limit its rear position.

[0006] The material positioning device is used to photograph and position the product on the bottom mold, and to photograph and detect the bonding status between the product and the auxiliary material after the auxiliary material is bonded.

[0007] Furthermore, the feeding line and the unloading line move in the same direction, and the product handling mechanism reciprocates between the feeding line, the feeding line and the bottom mold.

[0008] Furthermore, the feeding line has a feeding position at the end near the bottom mold, the bottom mold has an auxiliary material attaching position, and the unloading line has an unloading position at the end near the bottom mold.

[0009] Furthermore, the positioning stop is configured to block the front end of the product at the loading position through the first positioning, the side pushing mechanism is configured to block the side of the product at the loading position through the second positioning, and the rear pushing mechanism is configured to block the rear end of the product at the loading position through the third positioning.

[0010] Furthermore, the bottom mold has a contoured groove that matches the product. After the product transport mechanism moves the product onto the bottom mold, the product is embedded in the contoured groove.

[0011] Furthermore, the attaching robot arm is equipped with a first suction head for adsorbing auxiliary materials and attaching them to the product on the bottom mold.

[0012] Furthermore, the loading and unloading mechanism is equipped with a second suction head for adsorbing products and placing them on the loading pull line or removing them from the unloading pull line.

[0013] Furthermore, the line-side conveying type applicator also includes a material positioning system to position the applicator on the peeling device, making it easier for the applicator to pick up the applicator from the peeling device.

[0014] Furthermore, the line-side conveying type applicator also includes an applicator positioning system, which positions the applicator on the applicator for correction.

[0015] Furthermore, the material application device also includes a material application drive mechanism, which includes a Z-axis module, a Y-axis module, and an X-axis module. The material application robot is mounted on the Z-axis module and is driven to lift and lower via the Z-axis module. The Z-axis module is slidably mounted on the Y-axis module, and the Y-axis module is slidably mounted on the X-axis module.

[0016] The advantages of this invention are as follows: Through the coordinated operation of the loading / unloading robot and the product handling mechanism, the loading robot automatically picks up the external auxiliary material to be attached and places it on the loading line; the product handling mechanism precisely transfers the product to the bottom mold and the unloading line; and the unloading robot removes the finished product. The entire process requires no manual intervention, significantly reducing labor costs and avoiding product damage or positional deviations caused by manual operation, thus improving production efficiency. The product positioning mechanism features a multi-directional limiting design, providing three-dimensional positioning of the product from the front, side, and rear, eliminating positional shifts during transport and laying the foundation for accurate subsequent attachment of auxiliary materials. The material attachment positioning device combines product photo positioning and bonding quality inspection functions. Before bonding, precise product coordinates are obtained through photo positioning to guide the precise operation of the material attachment robot; after bonding, photo inspection is used to determine whether the auxiliary material bonding is qualified, improving the bonding accuracy and product yield. Attached Figure Description

[0017] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model, the drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. It should be understood that the following drawings only show some embodiments of this utility model and should not be regarded as a limitation on the scope. For those skilled in the art, other related drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the edge-carrying type applicator in this embodiment of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the edge-carrying type applicator in this embodiment of the invention. Figure 1 .

[0020] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the edge-carrying type applicator in this embodiment of the invention. Figure 2 .

[0021] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the edge-carrying type applicator in this embodiment of the invention. Figure 3 .

[0022] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the conveying device in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0023] Figure 6This is a schematic diagram of the feeding line and product positioning mechanism in the embodiments of this utility model.

[0024] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the push mechanism in an embodiment of the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0025] The specific embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are merely some, not all, of the embodiments of the present invention. Based on the description of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without inventive effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0026] The terms "upper" and "lower" indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, or the orientation or positional relationship in which the product of the invention is usually placed when in use. They are used only for the convenience of description and simplification, 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. Therefore, they should not be construed as limiting the invention.

[0027] The terms “include,” “comprising,” or any other variation thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, which includes not only the elements listed but also other elements not expressly listed.

[0028] Please see Figures 1 to 7 This utility model provides a line-side conveying type auxiliary material applicator for attaching auxiliary materials to products, including a peeling device 10, an applicator 20, a conveying device 30 and an applicator positioning device 40. The material application device 20 includes a material application robot 21, which is used to apply the auxiliary material on the material peeling device 10 to the auxiliary material product to be applied on the bottom mold. The conveying device 30 includes a loading and unloading mechanism 31, a loading pull line 32, a bottom mold 33, a unloading pull line 34, a product handling mechanism 35, and a product positioning mechanism 36; The loading and unloading mechanism 31 includes a loading robot and an unloading robot; the loading robot is used to pick up the product to be attached to the loading pull line 32, and the unloading robot is used to remove the product with attached accessories from the unloading pull line 34. The product handling mechanism 35 is used to move the product to be attached on the feeding line 32 to the bottom mold 33, and to move the product with attached accessories on the bottom mold 33 to the unloading line 34. The product positioning mechanism 36 includes a positioning block 361, a side pushing mechanism 362, and a rear pushing mechanism 363. When the product to be attached to the auxiliary material moves on the feeding line 32, the front end of the product is limited by the positioning block 361, the side pushing mechanism 362 pushes the product from the side to limit its side position, and the rear pushing mechanism 363 rises to the rear of the product and pushes the rear end of the product to limit its rear position. The material positioning device 40 is used to take pictures and position the product on the bottom mold 33, and to take pictures and detect the bonding status between the product and the auxiliary material after the auxiliary material is bonded.

[0029] Please see Figures 4 to 5 The feeding line 32 and the unloading line 34 move in the same direction. The product transport mechanism 35 reciprocates between the feeding line 32 and the bottom mold 33. The bottom mold 33 is located between the feeding line 32 and the unloading line 34. The product moves sequentially from one end of the feeding line 32 to the other end along the moving direction of the feeding line 32 and the unloading line 34, and is then transported from the feeding line 32 to the bottom mold 33 by the product transport mechanism 35. After the auxiliary materials are applied, the product transport mechanism 35 transports the product from the bottom mold 33 to the unloading line 34.

[0030] The feeding pull line 32 has a feeding position 321 at its end near the bottom mold 33, and the bottom mold 33 has an auxiliary material application position 331. The unloading pull line 34 has an unloading position 341 at its end near the bottom mold 33. Simultaneously, the feeding robot grabs the product to be applied from the external production line and places it on the feeding pull line 32. The feeding pull line 32 drives the product to the preset feeding position 321. The product positioning mechanism 36 performs multi-directional positioning of the product from the front, side, and rear. After positioning, the product handling mechanism 35 grabs the product and transfers it to the auxiliary material application position 331 of the bottom mold 33.

[0031] Please see Figures 6 to 7The positioning block 361 is configured to block the front end of the product at the loading position 321 through a first positioning, the side pushing mechanism 362 is configured to block the side of the product at the loading position 321 through a second positioning, and the rear pushing mechanism 363 is configured to block the rear end of the product at the loading position 321 through a third positioning. In this embodiment, the positioning block 361 is suspended and fixedly disposed above the loading pull line 32. The side pushing mechanism 362 includes a push block 3621 and a side pushing drive mechanism 3622. The side pushing drive mechanism 3622 is used to drive the push block 3621 to abut against the side of the product. There are two side pushing mechanisms 362, which are respectively disposed on both sides of the loading pull line 32, and abut against the two sides of the product from two directions simultaneously. In this embodiment, the rear push mechanism 363 is located below the feeding line 32. The rear push mechanism 363 includes a pneumatic finger 3631 and a rear push drive mechanism 3632. The rear push drive mechanism 3632 is used to drive the pneumatic finger 3631 to rise above the feeding line 32. The pneumatic finger 3631 is used to push the rear end face of the product. When the product is limited by the positioning block 361 and the side push mechanism 362, the rear push drive mechanism drives the pneumatic finger 3631 to rise behind the product. The pneumatic finger 3631 swings to push and abut against the rear end face of the product. Specifically, the working principle of the pneumatic finger 3631 is to imitate the bending and hooking motion of a finger to push the rear end face of the product, ensuring that the front end face of the product abuts against the positioning block 361. Because sometimes the front end face of the product will bounce back after hitting the positioning block 361, the pneumatic finger 3631 is provided.

[0032] The attaching robot 21 is equipped with a first suction head 211 for adsorbing auxiliary materials and attaching them to the product on the bottom mold 33. The loading and unloading mechanism 31 is equipped with a second suction head 311 for adsorbing products and placing them on the loading pull line 32 or removing them from the unloading pull line 34.

[0033] Please see Figure 3 The application device 20 further includes an application driving mechanism, which comprises a Z-axis module 22, a Y-axis module 23, and an X-axis module 24. The application robot 21 is mounted on the Z-axis module 22 and is driven to move up and down via the Z-axis module 22. The Z-axis module 22 is slidably mounted on the Y-axis module 23, and the Y-axis module 23 is slidably mounted on the X-axis module 24. Under the action of the Z-axis module 22, Y-axis module 23, and X-axis module 24, the application robot 21 can be driven to move to any position, facilitating the adsorption and application of auxiliary materials.

[0034] Please see Figures 4 to 5The bottom mold 33 has a contoured groove 332 that matches the product. After the product transport mechanism 35 moves the product onto the bottom mold 33, the product is embedded in the contoured groove 332. The product transport mechanism 35 accurately places the product onto the bottom mold 33. The material placement and positioning device 40 takes a picture of the product on the bottom mold 33, obtains the precise coordinates of the product, and transmits them to the material placement device 20. Driven by the Z-axis module 22, Y-axis module 23, and X-axis module 24, the material placement robot 21 picks up the material from the stripping device 10 and moves above the bottom mold 33, attaching the auxiliary material to the designated position on the product according to the coordinate data.

[0035] The material placement positioning device 40 is used to take pictures of the product at the material placement position 331 on the bottom mold 33 from top to bottom. Before the first suction head 211 applies the material, it positions the product on the bottom mold 33 to ensure it is located at the material placement position 331. If the product's position is off, it corrects the position of the material on the first suction head 211 and continues applying the material. After the first suction head 211 applies the material, it positions the material on the product to ensure it is properly attached and determines whether the attachment is successful. If successful, it continues; if unsuccessful, it removes the failed material and re-attaches a new material, or reports an error.

[0036] After the auxiliary materials are attached, the material positioning device 40 takes another picture to check the bonding status. If the check is qualified, the product handling mechanism 35 picks up the finished product on the bottom mold 33 and places the finished product on the unloading pull line 34. The unloading pull line 34 transports the finished product to the unloading station in the same direction as the loading pull line 32. Finally, the unloading robot picks up the finished product and transfers it to the external subsequent process.

[0037] The line-side conveying type applicator also includes a material positioning system 50, which positions the applicator on the peeling device 10 to facilitate the applicator 20 in picking up the applicator from the peeling device 10. The line-side conveying type applicator also includes an applicator positioning system 60, which positions the applicator on the applicator 20 for correction. After the first suction head 211 picks up the applicator, it moves to the area in front of the applicator positioning system 60 for a second image positioning to ensure the accuracy of the applicator's position on the first suction head 211. The applicator positioning system 60 is used to position the applicator on the first suction head 211, correct deviations, and improve the accuracy of applicator application by the first suction head 211.

[0038] In this embodiment, the working principle is as follows: 1. The auxiliary material is supplied in roll form, which is peeled by two standard feeders (peeling device 10) and supplied on the peeling plate.

[0039] 2. The material positioning and picking system guides the two first suction heads 211 on the material-placing robot 21 (placing device 20) to pick up one auxiliary material from each of the two feeder stripping plates.

[0040] 3. After the first suction head 211 picks up the auxiliary material, it moves above the auxiliary material positioning system 60 to wait for a second photo.

[0041] 4. The two auxiliary material positioning systems 60 take a second photo of the two auxiliary materials respectively. After taking the photo, wait for the product to be placed at the auxiliary material placement position 331 before attaching it.

[0042] 5. The product is picked up by the loading robot and placed onto the loading line 32 of the machine.

[0043] 6. The feeding conveyor 32 will transport the product to the designated waiting area (feeding position 321).

[0044] 7. The product positioning mechanism 36 arranged on the feeding line 32 corrects the product position and eliminates the deviation generated during the conveying process.

[0045] 8. The product handling mechanism 35 handles the product onto the contouring molding base mold 33.

[0046] 9. On the contouring base mold 33, the product camera (attachment positioning device 40) takes a picture of the product, and waits for the auxiliary materials to be attached after the picture is taken.

[0047] 10. The first suction head 211 attaches the auxiliary material to the product, and then moves to the peeling device 10 to perform the next action.

[0048] 11. After the first suction head 211 is removed, the product camera (patch positioning device 40) takes pictures of the patched auxiliary material 110 and the product to determine whether the patching is OK or NG.

[0049] 12. If OK is determined, proceed to the next step; if NG is determined, re-paint according to the pre-planned procedure; if NG occurs multiple times, an alarm will be triggered for manual intervention.

[0050] 13. The product handling mechanism 35 lifts the product from the bottom mold 33 and transports it to the unloading line 34, which then conveys the product to the downstream machine of the production line.

[0051] 14. The unloading robot removes the product.

[0052] 15. This completes one workflow.

[0053] This utility model provides a line-side conveying type of auxiliary material applicator. Through the collaboration of a loading / unloading robot and a product handling mechanism 35, the loading robot automatically picks up external auxiliary materials to be applicated and places them on the loading pull line 32. The product handling mechanism 35 precisely transfers the product to the bottom mold 33 and the unloading pull line 34. The unloading robot then removes the finished product. The entire process requires no manual intervention, significantly reducing labor costs and avoiding product damage or positional deviations caused by manual operation, thus improving production efficiency. The product positioning mechanism 36 features a multi-directional limiting design, providing three-dimensional positioning of the product from the front, side, and rear, eliminating positional shifts during transport and laying the foundation for accurate subsequent applicator application. The applicator positioning device 40 combines product photo positioning and applicator quality inspection. Before applicator application, it obtains precise product coordinates through photo positioning to guide the applicator robot 21 in precise operation. After applicator application, it uses photo inspection to determine whether the applicator application is qualified, improving applicator application accuracy and product yield.

[0054] The above are merely specific embodiments of this utility model, but the protection scope of this utility model is not limited thereto. Any variations or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this utility model should be included within the protection scope of this utility model. Therefore, the protection scope of this utility model should be determined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A line-side conveying type auxiliary material applicator, used to attach auxiliary materials to products, characterized in that, It includes a material peeling device, a material attaching device, a conveying device, and a material attaching positioning device; The applicator includes an applicator robot, which is used to apply the auxiliary material on the peeling device to the product to be applicated. The conveying device includes a loading and unloading mechanism, a loading guide wire, a bottom mold, a unloading guide wire, a product handling mechanism, and a product positioning mechanism. The loading and unloading mechanism includes a loading robot and an unloading robot; the loading robot is used to pick up the product to be attached to the loading pull line, and the unloading robot is used to remove the product with attached accessories from the unloading pull line; The product handling mechanism is used to move the product to be attached on the feeding line to the bottom mold, and to move the product with attached accessories on the bottom mold to the unloading line. The product positioning mechanism includes a positioning block, a side pushing mechanism, and a rear pushing mechanism. When the product to be fitted with the auxiliary material moves on the feeding line, the front end of the product is limited by the positioning block, the side pushing mechanism pushes the product from the side to limit its side position, and the rear pushing mechanism rises to the rear of the product and pushes the rear end of the product to limit its rear position. The material positioning device is used to photograph and position the product on the bottom mold, and to photograph and detect the bonding status between the product and the auxiliary material after the auxiliary material is bonded.

2. The line-side conveying type applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that, The feeding line and the unloading line move in the same direction, and the product handling mechanism reciprocates between the feeding line, the bottom mold, and the unloading line.

3. The line-side conveying type applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that, The feeding line has a feeding position at the end near the bottom mold, the bottom mold has an auxiliary material attaching position, and the unloading line has an unloading position at the end near the bottom mold.

4. The line-side conveying type applicator according to claim 3, characterized in that, The positioning stop is configured to block the front end of the product at the loading position through the first positioning, the side pushing mechanism is configured to block the side of the product at the loading position through the second positioning, and the rear pushing mechanism is configured to block the rear end of the product at the loading position through the third positioning.

5. The line-side conveying type applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that, The bottom mold has a contoured groove that matches the product. After the product handling mechanism moves the product onto the bottom mold, the product is embedded in the contoured groove.

6. The line-side conveying type applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that, The attaching robot arm is equipped with a first suction head, which is used to absorb auxiliary materials and attach them to the product on the bottom mold.

7. The line-side conveying type applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that, The loading and unloading mechanism is equipped with a second suction head, which is used to adsorb products and place them on the loading pull line or remove products from the unloading pull line.

8. The line-side conveying type applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that, The line-side conveying type applicator also includes a material positioning system, which is used to position the applicator on the peeling device so that the applicator can pick up the applicator from the peeling device.

9. The line-side conveying type applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that, The line-side conveying type applicator also includes an applicator positioning system, which is used to position the applicator on the applicator and to correct deviation.

10. The line-side conveying type applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that, The material application device further includes a material application drive mechanism, which includes a Z-axis module, a Y-axis module, and an X-axis module. The material application robot is mounted on the Z-axis module and is driven to move up and down via the Z-axis module. The Z-axis module is slidably mounted on the Y-axis module, and the Y-axis module is slidably mounted on the X-axis module.

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