Feeding device, laminating machine, and feeding method

Abstract

A feeding device, comprising: a transfer module (10); a plurality of feeding mechanisms (20) provided on one side of the transfer module (10); and a plurality of processing mechanisms (30) provided on the other side of the transfer module. The transfer module (10) is used for respectively supplying materials in a first feeding mechanism (201) to the processing mechanisms (30), and when the materials in the first feeding mechanism (201) has been used up, respectively supplying materials in a second feeding mechanism (202) to the processing mechanisms (30), wherein the first feeding mechanism (201) and the second feeding mechanism (202) are any two of the plurality of feeding mechanisms (20). According to the feeding device, by providing the transfer module (10), the configuration of the feeding mechanisms (20) can be reduced while ensuring that a considerable number of processing mechanisms (30) participate in material processing, thereby reducing occupied space, simplifying mechanisms, and reducing costs. Further comprised are a laminating machine and a feeding method.

Description

Feeding equipment, laminating machine and feeding method

[0001] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0002] This application claims priority to Chinese patent application (202322072995.X) filed on August 2, 2023, entitled “A feeding device and laminating machine,” and the entire contents of that application are incorporated herein by reference. Technical Field

[0003] The present application relates to the technical field of laminating processing, and in particular to a feeding device, a laminating machine and a feeding method. Background Art

[0004] For the laminating machine, in order to achieve non-stop material change, a laminating mechanism needs to be equipped with two feeders for supplying materials, so that after the material in one feeder is exhausted, the other feeder continues to supply material to the laminating mechanism and replenishes the material for the feeder that has exhausted the material in the process, and so on and so forth to achieve non-stop material change.

[0005] As mentioned above, in order to achieve non-stop operation, one bonding mechanism needs to be equipped with two feeders. If a double bonding mechanism or even a multi-bonding mechanism is used, more feeders need to be configured. In this way, the equipment needs to take up a lot of space, and the structure is also more complicated, and the design and manufacturing costs are high.

[0006] Summary of the Invention

[0007] The embodiments of the present application disclose a feeding device, a laminating machine, and a feeding method, which can solve the problems in the related art that the feeding equipment occupies a large space, has a complex structure, and is high in cost.

[0008] In order to achieve the above-mentioned objectives, in a first aspect, the present application discloses a feeding equipment, comprising: a transfer module; a plurality of feeding mechanisms, arranged on one side of the transfer module; a plurality of processing mechanisms, arranged on the other side of the transfer module; the transfer module is used to supply the material in the first feeding mechanism to each processing mechanism respectively, and, after the material in the first feeding mechanism is exhausted, to supply the material in the second feeding mechanism to each processing mechanism respectively; wherein the first feeding mechanism and the second feeding mechanism are any two feeding mechanisms among the plurality of feeding mechanisms.

[0009] Optionally, the transfer module includes a material transfer rack, and a first platform, a movable platform and a second platform sequentially arranged on the material transfer rack; the movable platform can move between the first platform and the second platform; the multiple processing mechanisms include a first processing mechanism and a second processing mechanism arranged at intervals; the material can be transferred to the first processing mechanism via the first feeding mechanism and the first platform, and can be transferred to the second processing mechanism via the first feeding mechanism and the movable platform; the material can be transferred to the second processing mechanism via the second feeding mechanism and the second platform, and can be transferred to the first processing mechanism via the second feeding mechanism and the movable platform.

[0010] Optionally, the material transfer rack is provided with a first guide rail and a platform driving mechanism, the first guide rail is arranged between the first platform and the second platform, and the movable platform is slidingly connected to the first guide rail; the platform driving mechanism is connected to the movable platform to drive the movable platform to move between the first platform and the second platform.

[0011] Optionally, a transport module is further included, which is arranged between the feeding mechanism and the transfer module to transfer the materials in the feeding mechanism to the transfer module.

[0012] Optionally, the transport module includes a transport frame, a transport arm slidably connected to the transport frame, and a transport head provided on the transport arm; the transport frame can drive the transport head to move along the extension direction of the transport frame with the transport arm; multiple transport modules are provided, and include a first transport module and a second transport module; the first transport module can transfer the material in the first feeding mechanism to the first platform and the movable platform respectively through the transport head; the second transport module can transfer the material in the second feeding mechanism to the second platform and the movable platform respectively through the transport head.

[0013] Optionally, the feeding mechanism can provide two materials at a time; two carrying heads are set on the carrying arm; the two carrying heads in the first carrying module can each transfer a material in the first feeding mechanism, and transfer one of the materials to the first platform, and transfer the other material to a movable platform against or close to the first platform; the two carrying heads in the second carrying module can each transfer a material in the second feeding mechanism, and transfer one of the materials to the second platform, and transfer the other material to a movable platform against or close to the second platform.

[0014] Optionally, the feeding mechanism includes a second guide rail and a material storage box slidably connected to the second guide rail; the second guide rail is provided with a discharge station and a replenishment station arranged in sequence along the direction away from the transfer module; the material storage box can be moved to the replenishment station to replenish materials, and can be moved to the discharge station to provide materials to the transfer module.

[0015] Optionally, the processing mechanism includes a transfer rack and a transfer module slidably connected to the transfer rack; the transfer module is arranged on the side of the transfer module away from the feeding mechanism, and can move along the extension direction of the transfer rack to approach or move away from the transfer module.

[0016] Optionally, the transfer module includes a first transfer arm, a second transfer arm, a third transfer arm and a bonding head; the first transfer arm is connected to the transfer rack by sliding along the first direction; the second transfer arm is connected to the first transfer arm by sliding along the second direction; the third transfer arm is connected to the second transfer arm by sliding along the third direction; the bonding head is arranged on the third transfer arm and is used to pick up materials; the first direction, the second direction and the third direction intersect with each other.

[0017] Optionally, the bonding head is rotated around the third direction to connect to the third transfer arm.

[0018] On the second aspect, the present application discloses a laminating machine, comprising: a product line for transporting product parts; a feeding device; the product line and multiple processing mechanisms are arranged on the same side of the transfer module, and each processing mechanism is used to laminate the materials picked up by each to the product parts on the product line.

[0019] In a third aspect, the present application discloses a feeding method, which applies the above-mentioned feeding equipment, comprising:

[0020] After the material in the first feeding mechanism is exhausted, the second feeding mechanism is switched to provide material, and the material in the second feeding mechanism is supplied to each of the processing mechanisms through the transfer module, while the first feeding mechanism is replenished at the same time;

[0021] After the material in the second feeding mechanism is exhausted, the material is switched to the first feeding mechanism to supply the material, and the material in the first feeding mechanism is supplied to each of the processing mechanisms through the transfer module, while the second feeding mechanism is replenished at the same time;

[0022] After the material in the first feeding mechanism is exhausted, the second feeding mechanism is switched to provide material, and this cycle is repeated to achieve material replacement without stopping the machine.

[0023] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages:

[0024] The present application discloses a feeding device, comprising: a transfer module; a plurality of feeding mechanisms, arranged on one side of the transfer module; a plurality of processing mechanisms, arranged on the other side of the transfer module; the transfer module is used to supply the material in the first feeding mechanism to each processing mechanism respectively, and, after the material in the first feeding mechanism is exhausted, to supply the material in the second feeding mechanism to each processing mechanism respectively; wherein the first feeding mechanism and the second feeding mechanism are any two feeding mechanisms among the plurality of feeding mechanisms.

[0025] In summary, compared with the setting method of matching one processing mechanism with two feeders in the related technology, this application can reduce the configuration of the feeding mechanism while ensuring that a considerable number of processing mechanisms participate in material processing through the setting of a transfer module, thereby reducing the occupied space, streamlining the structure and reducing costs of the feeding equipment of this application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

[0027] FIG1 is a structural diagram of the feeding equipment disclosed in this application;

[0028] FIG2 is a top view of the transfer module disclosed in this application;

[0029] FIG3 is a front view of the transfer module disclosed in this application;

[0030] FIG4 is a structural diagram of the transport module disclosed in this application;

[0031] FIG5 is a structural diagram of the processing mechanism disclosed in this application;

[0032] FIG6 is a structural diagram of the transfer module disclosed in this application;

[0033] FIG7 is a structural diagram of the laminating machine disclosed in this application.

[0034] Description of reference numerals:

[0035] X-first direction, Y-second direction,

[0036] 10-Transfer module,

[0037] 110-First Platform,

[0038] 120-Second Platform,

[0039] 130-Activity Platform,

[0040] 140-Material transfer rack,

[0041] 141-first guide rail, 142-platform drive mechanism,

[0042] 20-feeding mechanism,

[0043] 201-first feeding mechanism, 202-second feeding mechanism,

[0044] 210-second guide rail, 220-storage box,

[0045] 30-Processing organization,

[0046] 301-first processing mechanism, 302-second processing mechanism,

[0047] 310-transfer rack, 320-first transfer arm, 330-second transfer arm, 340-third transfer arm, 341-rotating motor,

[0048] 40-handling module,

[0049] 401-first transport module, 402-second transport module,

[0050] 410-transport rack, 420-transport arm,

[0051] 50-Product Line,

[0052] 51-Product pieces. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0053] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0054] In this utility model, terms such as "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "front," "back," "top," "bottom," "inside," "outside," "vertical," "horizontal," "transverse," and "longitudinal" indicate positions or locations based on the positions or locations shown in the accompanying drawings. These terms are primarily intended to better describe the utility model and its embodiments and are not intended to limit the devices, elements, or components indicated to having a specific orientation, or to being constructed or operated in a specific orientation.

[0055] Furthermore, some of the above terms may be used to express other meanings besides indicating a position or location. For example, the term "on" may also be used to indicate a dependency or connection in certain circumstances. Those skilled in the art will understand the specific meanings of these terms in this utility model based on the specific circumstances.

[0056] Furthermore, the terms "installed," "disposed," "provided with," "connected," and "connected" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to fixed connections, removable connections, or integral structures; mechanical connections or electrical connections; direct connections, indirect connections through an intermediary, or internal communication between two devices, elements, or components. Those skilled in the art will understand the specific meanings of these terms in this utility model based on the specific circumstances.

[0057] Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," etc., are primarily used to distinguish between different devices, elements, or components (which may or may not be of the same type and configuration), and are not intended to indicate or imply the relative importance or quantity of the devices, elements, or components indicated. Unless otherwise specified, "plurality" means two or more.

[0058] For a laminating machine, in order to achieve non-stop material change, a laminating mechanism needs to be equipped with two feeders for supplying materials, so that after the material in one feeder is exhausted, the other feeder continues to supply material to the laminating mechanism and replenishes the exhausted feeder in the process, and so on, achieving non-stop material change. As mentioned above, in order to achieve non-stop production, a laminating mechanism needs to be equipped with two feeders. If a double laminating mechanism or even a multi-laminating mechanism is used, the number of feeders required will be even greater. This equipment will take up a lot of space, and the structure will also be relatively complex, with high design and manufacturing costs. For this reason, the technical solution of this application was developed, which is explained below in conjunction with Figures 1 to 7.

[0059] As shown in FIG1 , the present application discloses a feeding device for feeding a laminating machine. The feeding device may include a plurality of feeding mechanisms 20 , a transfer module 10 , and a plurality of processing mechanisms 30 arranged in sequence along a first direction X.

[0060] The feeding mechanism 20 is used to store and provide materials, the processing mechanism 30 is used to process the materials, and the transfer module 10 is used to transfer materials between the feeding mechanism 20 and the processing mechanism 30. Multiple feeding mechanisms 20 can be located on one side of the transfer module 10 and arranged sequentially along the material transfer direction of the transfer module 10, which is the second direction Y shown in Figure 1. Multiple processing mechanisms 30 can be located on the other side of the transfer module 10 and arranged sequentially along the material transfer direction.

[0061] In actual use, the first feeding mechanism 201 first provides materials to each processing mechanism 30 respectively. Specifically, the transfer module 10 is used to supply the materials in the first feeding mechanism 201 to each processing mechanism 30 respectively, so that the materials can be processed in the processing mechanism 30.

[0062] After the material in the first feeding mechanism 201 is exhausted, the second feeding mechanism 202 is switched to provide material. Specifically, the material in the second feeding mechanism 202 is supplied to each processing mechanism 30 through the transfer module 10 so that the material can be processed. At the same time, during the feeding process of the second feeding mechanism 202, the first feeding mechanism 201 can be replenished.

[0063] After the material in the second feeding mechanism 202 is exhausted, the first feeding mechanism 201 continues to feed the material, and during this period of time, the second feeding mechanism 202 is replenished, and this cycle is repeated, thereby realizing non-stop material replacement of the device of the present application.

[0064] The first feeding mechanism 201 and the second feeding mechanism 202 are any two feeding mechanisms 20 among the plurality of feeding mechanisms 20. For example, only two feeding mechanisms 20 are provided as shown in FIG1 . Of course, more feeding mechanisms 20 may be provided, such as three or four. Similarly, the processing mechanisms 30 may be provided as shown in FIG1 , or more processing mechanisms may be provided, such as three or four. This will not be described in detail here.

[0065] In summary, compared with the setting method of matching one processing mechanism with two feeders in the related art, the present application can reduce the configuration of the feeding mechanism 20 while ensuring that a considerable number of processing mechanisms 30 participate in material processing through the setting of the transfer module 10. For example, as shown in Figure 1, only two feeding mechanisms 20 are set to ensure that two processing mechanisms 30 are processing, thereby reducing the occupied space, streamlining the structure, and reducing costs of the feeding equipment of the present application.

[0066] Optionally, the transfer module 10 can be configured as a mechanism such as a manipulator to facilitate material transfer. As shown in Figures 1 to 3 of the present application, the transfer module 10 can include a material transfer rack 140, and a first platform 110, a movable platform 130, and a second platform 120 sequentially arranged on the material transfer rack 140 along the material transfer direction of the transfer module 10; the movable platform 130 can move between the first platform 110 and the second platform 120.

[0067] In this application, in order to simplify the layout structure, two feeding mechanisms 20 and two processing mechanisms 30 may be provided. Specifically, the multiple feeding mechanisms 20 may include a first feeding mechanism 201 and a second feeding mechanism 202 arranged at intervals, and the multiple processing mechanisms 30 may include a first processing mechanism 301 and a second processing mechanism 302 arranged at intervals.

[0068] The first platform 110 corresponds to the first feeding mechanism 201 and the first processing mechanism 301 along the first direction X, and the second platform 120 corresponds to the second feeding mechanism 202 and the second processing mechanism 302 along the first direction X.

[0069] When the first feeding mechanism 201 supplies material to the first processing mechanism 301 and the second processing mechanism 302, respectively, the material is transported along two paths. In the first path, the material is transferred to the first processing mechanism 301 via the first feeding mechanism 201 and the first platform 110. In the second path, the movable platform 130 first moves to abut or approach the first platform 110, corresponding to the first feeding mechanism 201, allowing the material to be transferred to the movable platform 130 via the first feeding mechanism 201. The material is then transferred along the movable platform 130 to abut or approach the second platform 120, corresponding to the second processing mechanism 302, and then transferred to the second processing mechanism 302 by the movable platform 130.

[0070] When the second feeding mechanism 202 supplies material to the first processing mechanism 301 and the second processing mechanism 302, respectively, the material is transported along two paths. In the first path, the material is transferred to the second processing mechanism 302 via the second feeding mechanism 202 and the second platform 120. In the second path, the movable platform 130 first moves to abut or approach the second platform 120, corresponding to the second feeding mechanism 202, allowing the material to be transferred to the movable platform 130 via the second feeding mechanism 202. The material is then transferred along the movable platform 130 to abut against the first platform 110, corresponding to the first processing mechanism 301. The material is then transferred from the movable platform 130 to the first processing mechanism 301.

[0071] In this way, the transfer module 10 can not only realize material transfer, but also place materials through the first platform 110, the movable platform 130 and the second platform 120 to realize material buffering.

[0072] Optionally, as shown in Figures 2 and 3 , the material transfer rack 140 is provided with a first guide rail 141 and a platform drive mechanism 142. The first guide rail 141 is disposed between the first platform 110 and the second platform 120. The movable platform 130 is slidably connected to the first guide rail 141 to guide the movement of the movable platform 130 and prevent it from deviating from a predetermined path. The platform drive mechanism 142 can be a cylinder mechanism, a screw drive mechanism, or the like. The platform drive mechanism 142 is connected to the movable platform 130 to drive the movable platform 130 to move between the first platform 110 and the second platform 120.

[0073] Optionally, as shown in FIG1 , the feeding equipment may further include a transport module 40 , which is disposed between the feeding mechanism 20 and the transfer module 10 to transfer the material in the feeding mechanism 20 to the transfer module 10 , thereby ensuring smooth movement of the material.

[0074] Alternatively, for the specific structure of the transport module 40, the transport module 40 can be a device such as a manipulator that can pick up materials. As shown in Figures 1 and 4 of the present application, the transport module 40 is configured to include a transport frame 410, a transport arm 420 slidably connected to the transport frame 410, and a transport head (not shown in the figure) provided on the transport arm 420, wherein the transport head is used to pick up materials. A transport arm driving mechanism can be provided in the transport frame 410 frame body, such as a transport arm driving mechanism being a cylinder mechanism, a screw transmission mechanism, etc. The transport arm driving mechanism is connected to the transport arm 420. Under the driving action of the transport arm driving mechanism, the transport frame 410 can drive the transport head to move along the extension direction of the transport frame 410 with the transport arm 420, where the extension direction of the transport frame 410 can be the first direction X shown in the figure.

[0075] Multiple conveying modules 40 may be provided, and may include a first conveying module 401 and a second conveying module 402 . The first conveying module 401 is provided corresponding to the first feeding mechanism 201 , and the second conveying module 402 is provided corresponding to the second feeding mechanism 202 .

[0076] Specifically, when the first feeding mechanism 201 is needed to feed materials, the movable platform 130 first moves to against or close to the first platform 110, and then the first conveying module 401 can transfer the materials in the first feeding mechanism 201 to the first platform 110 and the movable platform 130 respectively through the conveying head, and then transfer the materials to the first processing mechanism 301 through the first platform 110, and transfer the materials to the second processing mechanism 302 through the movable platform 130.

[0077] When the second feeding mechanism 202 is required to feed materials, the movable platform 130 first moves to abut against the second platform 120. Then, the second transport module 402 can use the transport head to transfer the materials in the second feeding mechanism 202 to the second platform 120 and the movable platform 130 respectively. The materials are then transferred to the second processing mechanism 302 via the second platform 120, and to the first processing mechanism 301 via the movable platform 130. In this way, the feeding mechanism 20 can effectively transfer materials to each processing mechanism 30.

[0078] Optionally, the feeding mechanism 20 can provide two materials at a time, and two handling heads can be provided on the handling arm 420. When the first feeding mechanism 201 is required to supply materials, the two handling heads in the first handling module 401 can each transfer one material in the first feeding mechanism 201, and transfer one material to the first platform 110, and transfer the other material to the movable platform 130 that is adjacent to or close to the first platform 110. The first platform 110 then supplies the materials to the first processing mechanism 301, and the movable platform 130 supplies the materials to the second processing mechanism 302.

[0079] When the second feeding mechanism 202 is needed to feed materials, the two transport heads in the second transport module 402 can each transfer a material in the second feeding mechanism 202, and transfer one of the materials to the second platform 120, and transfer the other material to the movable platform 130 against or close to the second platform 120, and then the second platform 120 feeds the second processing mechanism 302, and the movable platform 130 feeds the first processing mechanism 301.

[0080] In summary, the transport module 40 picks up two materials in the feeding mechanism 20 at the same time through two transport heads, and can supply materials to the first platform 110 and the movable platform 130 respectively through the two transport heads, or supply materials to the movable platform 130 and the second platform 120 respectively. This can increase the material transfer rate and improve the process capability of the feeding equipment of this application.

[0081] Optionally, as shown in FIG1 , the feeding mechanism 20 may include a second guide rail 210 and a material storage box 220 slidably connected to the second guide rail 210 ; the second guide rail 210 is provided with a discharge station and a replenishment station sequentially arranged in a direction away from the transfer module 10 . For example, as shown in FIG1 , the discharge station and the replenishment station are sequentially arranged along a first direction X, which may also be understood as the extending direction of the second guide rail 210 . The material storage box 220 can be moved to the replenishment station to replenish materials, and can be moved to the discharge station to provide materials to the transfer module 10 .

[0082] Specifically, Figure 1 shows the first feeding mechanism 201 feeding materials. At this time, the material storage box 220 of the first feeding mechanism 201 is located at the unloading station and close to the transfer module 10, thereby providing materials to the transfer module 10. The material storage box 220 of the second feeding mechanism 202 is located at the replenishing station and away from the transfer module 10, thereby allowing for material replenishment.

[0083] On the contrary, when the second feeding mechanism 202 is feeding, the storage box 220 of the second feeding mechanism 202 advances to the discharge station to approach the transfer module 10, while the storage box 220 of the first feeding mechanism 201 retreats to the replenishment station to stay away from the transfer module 10.

[0084] In this way, it is relatively easy to distinguish the feeding mechanism 20 that is feeding and the feeding mechanism 20 that needs to be replenished, so as to perform related operations. At the same time, when replenishing, since the feeding mechanism 20 is far away from the transfer module 10, the replenishment can be prevented from being affected by interference from other components, thereby ensuring normal material replenishment.

[0085] As shown in Figure 7 , the present application further discloses a laminating machine, which may include a product line 50 and the aforementioned feeding device. The product line 50 is used to transport product pieces 51. The product line 50 and multiple processing mechanisms 30 are located on the same side of the transfer module 10. The transport direction of the product line 50 can be consistent with the material transfer direction of the transfer module 10, and both are along the second direction Y. The aforementioned material can be a film, and the aforementioned processing mechanism 30 can be a laminating mechanism. Each processing mechanism 30 is used to laminate the material it picks up to the product piece 51 on the product line 50, thereby forming a finished product.

[0086] Alternatively, the processing mechanism 30 may be specifically structured as shown in Figures 5 to 7 , including a transfer rack 310 and a transfer module slidably connected to the transfer rack 310. The transfer rack 310 straddles the product line 50. The transfer module is disposed on a side of the transfer module 10 facing away from the feeding mechanism 20 and is movable along the extension direction of the transfer rack 310 to move closer to or further away from the transfer module 10. The extension direction of the transfer rack 310 may be a first direction X.

[0087] Specifically, the transfer module can move toward the transfer module 10 to pick up the material on the transfer module 10, and then the transfer module can move away from the transfer module 10 to fit the picked up material to the product part 51 on the product line 50 to form a finished product.

[0088] Optionally, for the specific structure of the transfer module, the transfer module may include a first transfer arm 320, a second transfer arm 330, a third transfer arm 340 and a bonding head (not shown in the figure); the first transfer arm 320 is connected to the transfer rack 310 by sliding along the first direction X; the second transfer arm 330 is connected to the first transfer arm 320 by sliding along the second direction Y; the third transfer arm 340 is connected to the second transfer arm 330 by sliding along the third direction (not shown in the figure); the bonding head is provided on the third transfer arm 340 and is used to pick up materials; the first direction X, the second direction Y and the third direction intersect with each other, for example, are perpendicular to each other.

[0089] During specific operation, the transfer rack 310 can drive the first transfer arm 320 to move along the first direction X, and then drive the bonding head to move to the top of the transfer module 10 through the second transfer arm 330 and the third transfer arm 340, that is, the bonding head moves to be arranged opposite to the transfer module 10 along the third direction. Here, the third direction can be understood as the height direction of the bonding machine.

[0090] Then the second transfer arm 330 drives the third transfer arm 340 to move along the third direction, so as to drive the laminating head to move along the third direction to approach the transfer module 10 and pick up the material in the transfer module 10 .

[0091] Then the second transfer arm 330 drives the third transfer arm 340 to move along the third direction, so as to drive the laminating head to move along the third direction away from the transfer module 10 , and to move the material with the laminating head and separate the material from the transfer module 10 .

[0092] Then the transfer rack 310 drives the first transfer arm 320 to move along the first direction X, so as to drive the material to move along with the bonding head to just above the product part 51 on the product line 50, that is, the material and the product part 51 on the product line 50 are arranged relative to each other along the third direction.

[0093] Then, the second transfer arm 330 drives the third transfer arm 340 to move along the third direction, so that the material moves toward the product part 51 along with the bonding head, and the material and the product part 51 are bonded to each other to form a finished product.

[0094] Before the material and the product part 51 are bonded to each other, if the bonding head is misaligned relative to the product part 51, the first transfer arm 320 can drive the second transfer arm 330 to move along the second direction Y, and the transfer rack 310 can drive the first transfer arm 320 to move along the first direction X, thereby adjusting the position of the material on the bonding head along the second direction Y and / or the first direction X to ensure the bonding accuracy between the material and the product part 51.

[0095] Optionally, the laminating head can rotate about a third direction to connect to the third transfer arm 340. Specifically, the third transfer arm 340 can be provided with a rotary motor 341, and the rotary motor 341 rotates about the third direction to connect to the laminating head.

[0096] In this way, the material on the fitting head can not only be adjusted in position along the second direction Y and the first direction X, but also in angle around the third direction, that is, adjustment of two degrees of freedom of movement and one degree of freedom of rotation, further ensuring the fitting accuracy between the material and the product part 51.

[0097] The present application also discloses a feeding method, which uses a feeding device 100, including:

[0098] After the material in the first feeding mechanism 201 is exhausted, the second feeding mechanism 202 is switched to provide material. The material in the second feeding mechanism 202 is supplied to each processing mechanism 30 through the transfer module 10. At the same time, the first feeding mechanism 201 is replenished.

[0099] After the material in the second feeding mechanism 202 is exhausted, the material is switched to the first feeding mechanism 201. The material in the first feeding mechanism 201 is supplied to each processing mechanism 30 through the transfer module 10. At the same time, the second feeding mechanism 202 is replenished.

[0100] After the material in the first feeding mechanism 201 is exhausted, the second feeding mechanism 202 is switched to provide material, and this cycle is repeated to achieve material replacement without stopping the machine.

[0101] Due to the characteristics of the feeding device 100, this method can reduce the configuration of the feeding mechanism 20 while ensuring that a considerable number of processing mechanisms 30 participate in material processing, so that the feeding device 100 can reduce the occupied space, streamline the mechanism, and reduce costs.

[0102] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the above embodiments, or replace some or all of the technical features therein with equivalents. However, these modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A feeding device, characterized in that: include: Transfer module (10); A plurality of feeding mechanisms (20) are arranged on one side of the transfer module (10); A plurality of processing mechanisms (30) are arranged on the other side of the transfer module (10); The transfer module (10) is used to supply the materials in the first feeding mechanism (201) to each of the processing mechanisms (30) respectively, and, after the materials in the first feeding mechanism (201) are exhausted, to supply the materials in the second feeding mechanism (202) to each of the processing mechanisms (30) respectively; Wherein, the first feeding mechanism (201) and the second feeding mechanism (202) are any two of the feeding mechanisms (20) among the plurality of feeding mechanisms (20).

2. The feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transfer module (10) comprises a material transfer rack (140), and a first platform (110), a movable platform (130) and a second platform (120) which are sequentially arranged on the material transfer rack (140); the movable platform (130) can move between the first platform (110) and the second platform (120); The plurality of processing mechanisms (30) include a first processing mechanism (301) and a second processing mechanism (302) which are arranged at intervals; The material can be transferred to the first processing mechanism (301) via the first feeding mechanism (201) and the first platform (110), and can be transferred to the second processing mechanism (302) via the first feeding mechanism (201) and the movable platform (130); The material can be transferred to the second processing mechanism (302) via the second feeding mechanism (202) and the second platform (120), and can also be transferred to the first processing mechanism (301) via the second feeding mechanism (202) and the movable platform (130).

3. The feeding device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The material transfer rack (140) is provided with a first guide rail (141) and a platform driving mechanism (142); the first guide rail (141) is arranged between the first platform (110) and the second platform (120); and the movable platform (130) is slidably connected to the first guide rail (141); The platform driving mechanism (142) is connected to the movable platform (130) to drive the movable platform (130) to move between the first platform (110) and the second platform (120).

4. The feeding device according to claim 2, characterized in that: It also comprises a transport module (40), which is arranged between the feeding mechanism (20) and the transfer module (10) to transfer the material in the feeding mechanism (20) to the transfer module (10).

5. The feeding device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The transport module (40) comprises a transport frame (410), a transport arm (420) slidably connected to the transport frame (410), and a transport head disposed on the transport arm (420); the transport frame (410) can drive the transport head to move along with the transport arm (420) along the extension direction of the transport frame (410); The transport module (40) is provided in plurality and includes a first transport module (401) and a second transport module (402); The first transport module (401) can transfer the materials in the first feeding mechanism (201) to the first platform (110) and the movable platform (130) respectively through the transport head; the second transport module (402) can transfer the materials in the second feeding mechanism (202) to the second platform (120) and the movable platform (130) respectively through the transport head.

6. The feeding device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The feeding mechanism (20) can provide two materials at a time; two transport heads are arranged on the transport arm (420); The two transport heads in the first transport module (401) can each transport one of the materials in the first feeding mechanism (201), and transport one of the materials to the first platform (110), and transport the other material to the movable platform (130) against or close to the first platform (110); The two transport heads in the second transport module (402) can each transfer one of the materials in the second feeding mechanism (202), and transfer one of the materials to the second platform (120), and transfer the other material to the movable platform (130) against or close to the second platform (120).

7. The feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: The feeding mechanism (20) comprises a second guide rail (210) and a material storage box (220) slidably connected to the second guide rail (210); The second guide rail (210) is provided with a material discharge station and a material replenishment station arranged in sequence along a direction away from the transfer module (10); the material storage box (220) can be moved to the material replenishment station to replenish the material, and can be moved to the material discharge station to provide the material to the transfer module (10).

8. The feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: The processing mechanism (30) comprises a transfer frame (310) and a transfer module slidably connected to the transfer frame (310); The transfer module is arranged on a side of the transfer module (10) away from the feeding mechanism (20), and can move along the extension direction of the transfer frame (310) to approach or move away from the transfer module (10).

9. The feeding device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The transfer module comprises a first transfer arm (320), a second transfer arm (330), a third transfer arm (340) and a bonding head; The first transfer arm (320) is connected to the transfer frame (310) in a sliding manner along a first direction (X); the second transfer arm (330) is connected to the first transfer arm (320) in a sliding manner along a second direction (Y); the third transfer arm (340) is connected to the second transfer arm (330) in a sliding manner along a third direction; the laminating head is arranged on the third transfer arm (340) and is used to pick up the material; The first direction (X), the second direction (Y) and the third direction intersect each other.

10. The feeding device (100) according to claim 9, characterized in that: The bonding head is rotatable around the third direction and connected to the third transfer arm (340).

11. A laminating machine, characterized in that: include: a product line (50) for transporting product pieces (51); The feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 10; The product line (50) and the plurality of processing mechanisms (30) are arranged on the same side of the transfer module (10). Each of the processing mechanisms (30) is used to fit the material picked up by each of them to the product piece (51) on the product line (50).

12. A feeding method, using the feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that: include: After the material in the first feeding mechanism (201) is exhausted, the second feeding mechanism (202) is switched to supply material, and the material in the second feeding mechanism (202) is respectively supplied to each of the processing mechanisms (30) through the transfer module (10), and at the same time, the first feeding mechanism (201) is replenished with material; After the material in the second feeding mechanism (202) is exhausted, the first feeding mechanism (201) is switched to supply material, and the material in the first feeding mechanism (201) is respectively supplied to each of the processing mechanisms (30) through the transfer module (10), and at the same time, the second feeding mechanism (202) is replenished with material; After the material in the first feeding mechanism (201) is exhausted, the second feeding mechanism (202) is switched to supply material, and this cycle is repeated to achieve material replacement without stopping the machine.

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