Automatic mobile phone screen protector applicator

Abstract

An automatic mobile phone screen protector applicator includes: a pick-and-place port, wherein the pick-and-place port connects the internal space of the automatic mobile phone screen protector applicator to the outside and has a door for closing the pick-and-place port; and a screen protector picking device, a positioning and transporting device, a screen cleaning device, a screen protector applying device, and a screen protector storage compartment are all disposed in the internal space. The screen protector picking device and the positioning and transporting device respectively calibrate and position the screen protector and the mobile phone, improving the precision of the automatic mobile phone screen protector applicator during application and avoiding misalignment of the screen protector due to errors between the screen protector and the mobile phone. The screen cleaning device wipes the mobile phone screen using a cleaning belt and a cleaning roller. The screen protector applying device presses the screen protector after it is placed on the screen, expelling air between the screen protector and the screen. This invention achieves all the steps required in traditional manual screen protector application through the above mechanisms, thereby saving manpower and reducing operation time.

Claims

1. An automatic mobile phone screen protector applicator, comprising: The loading and unloading port connects the internal space of the automatic mobile phone screen protector applicator to the outside world, and has a door to close the loading and unloading port; A positioning and transport device, disposed within the internal space, comprises: a positioning seat conveying module, one end located at the pick-up / placement port, and the other end located in the internal space away from the pick-up / placement port, wherein a positioning seat conveying drive unit is connected to a positioning seat conveying screw to control the movement of the positioning seat conveying slider; a positioning seat disposed on the positioning seat conveying slider and initially positioned at the pick-up / placement port for receiving the user's mobile phone; a screen cleaning device disposed within the internal space and located above the positioning seat conveying module inside the pick-up / placement port, wherein a cleaning belt is used to clean the screen of the mobile phone; a screen protector storage compartment disposed within the internal space for storing screen protectors; and a screen protector retrieval device disposed within the internal space for retrieving the screen protector from the screen protector storage compartment, comprising: a screen protector conveying mechanism that controls the suction cup of the screen protector retrieval mechanism to pick up the screen protector and deliver it to the positioning seat; and the screen protector retrieval mechanism disposed on the screen protector conveying mechanism, which moves with the screen protector conveying mechanism and has a suction cup; A screen protector application device is disposed in the internal space and located above the screen cleaning device and the positioning seat conveying module at the end away from the pick-and-place port. It has application rollers for pressing the screen protector and the screen. The mobile phone is placed on the positioning seat through the pick-and-place port, and the positioning seat conveying module transports the mobile phone to the screen cleaning device to clean the screen. After the screen protector is picked up by the screen protector application mechanism, the screen protector is placed on the screen by the screen protector application conveying mechanism. After passing the screen protector application device, the positioning seat conveying module sends the positioning seat back to the pick-and-place port.

2. The automatic mobile phone screen protector applicator as described in claim 1, wherein, The protective film picking device includes: a film conveying mechanism disposed in the internal space, comprising: a first slide rail, wherein a first slider on the first slide rail is controlled to move by a first drive unit; a vertical guide rod disposed on the first slider, wherein a vertical slider on the vertical guide rod is controlled to move by a vertical drive unit; and a second slide rail disposed on the vertical slider, wherein a second slider on the second slide rail is controlled to move by a second drive unit; and a film picking mechanism disposed on the second slider, comprising: a suction cup bracket disposed on the second slider; a suction cup disposed on the suction cup bracket; and an air suction unit disposed on the suction cup bracket and connected to the suction cup by a pipe.

3. The automatic mobile phone screen protector applicator as described in claim 2, wherein, The screen protector picking device also has a calibration unit, which is set in the internal space and forms two calibration surfaces that are perpendicular to each other and arranged in an L-shape on the horizontal plane. After the suction cup picks up the screen protector by the suction force generated by the air suction unit, the film conveying mechanism moves the suction cup to bring the screen protector close to the calibration unit. The screen protector can slide horizontally relative to the suction cup. When the screen protector contacts the calibration surfaces, the relative position of the suction cup and the screen protector is corrected by the reaction force generated by the screen protector against the calibration surfaces.

4. The automatic mobile phone screen protector applicator as described in claim 3, wherein, The protective film picking device also includes a film-tearing mechanism disposed in the internal space, comprising: a guide clamp; a clamp disposed on the top surface of the guide clamp and maintaining a gap between the clamp and the guide clamp; and a clamp driving unit connected to the clamp; a release film is disposed on the side of the protective film away from the suction cup, the release film having a tear-off portion protruding from the protective film; the film conveying mechanism carries the protective film to move the tear-off portion into the gap between the guide clamp and the clamp; and the clamp driving unit controls the clamp to approach the guide clamp, so that the clamp and the guide clamp clamp the tear-off portion, and then the film conveying mechanism moves upward to tear the release film off the protective film.

5. The automatic mobile phone screen protector applicator as described in claim 4, wherein, The positioning base has: a positioning carrier plate located at the top of the positioning base, having two positioning surfaces protruding from the positioning carrier plate and perpendicular to each other in a horizontal direction; positioning push rods disposed on opposite sides of the positioning surfaces; and a positioning drive unit connected to the positioning push rods for driving the positioning push rods to move closer to or away from their respective positioning surfaces.

6. The automatic mobile phone screen protector applicator as described in claim 5, wherein, The screen cleaning device includes: a cleaning roller disposed above the positioning seat conveyor module and moved away from or closer to the positioning seat conveyor module by a cleaning roller drive unit; a cleaning belt disposed between the cleaning roller and the positioning seat, with one side of the cleaning belt abutting against the cleaning roller; and a first roll and a second roll respectively connected to opposite ends of the cleaning belt. and a roll drive unit, connected to the first roll and / or the second roll, for controlling the rotation of the first roll and / or the second roll to roll the cleaning belt.

7. The automatic mobile phone screen protector applicator as described in claim 6, wherein, The screen cleaning device also has a cleaning fluid supply unit located next to the cleaning roller for storing cleaning fluid and adding the cleaning fluid to the cleaning belt.

8. The automatic mobile phone screen protector applicator as described in claim 7, wherein, The screen protector application device includes: an application device bracket disposed next to the positioning seat conveyor module; an application device transmission module disposed on the application device bracket, and a application device drive unit controlling the application device slider to move away from or towards the positioning seat conveyor module; and an application roller disposed on the application device slider; wherein, after the film delivery mechanism places the screen protector on the screen, the application device moves closer to the positioning seat conveyor module, and the positioning seat conveyor module delivers the phone to the pick-and-place port, thereby causing the application device to contact the screen protector and press the screen protector against the screen.

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