Fully-automatic lens casting machine

By designing stacked mold frame format and automatic conveying system in a fully automatic lens casting machine, the problem of frequent replacement of mold frames in the prior art is solved, and the operation efficiency and convenience are improved.

WO2025108219A1PCT designated stage expired Publication Date: 2025-05-30LINHAI CITY RAUL MACHINE

Patent Information

Application Number
PCT/CN2024/132583
Authority / Receiving Office
WO · WO
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
Priority Date
2023-11-21
Filing Date
2024-11-18
Publication Date
2025-05-30

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Technical Problem

After the lens casting is completed, the existing fully automatic lens casting machine needs to frequently replace the upper and lower frames, resulting in cumbersome operation and inefficient efficiency.

Method used

A fully automatic lens casting machine is designed, adopting a stackable mold frame placement form, and the mold frame lifting mechanism, pick-up mechanism and conveyor belt are lifted to realize automatic conveying and stacking of mold frames, reducing the frequency of replacing mold frames.

Benefits of technology

By setting up a stacked mold frame form and an automatic conveying system, the frequency of replacing mold frames is reduced, the operation efficiency is improved, and workers are facilitated to perform upper and lower frame operations.

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Abstract

A fully-automatic lens casting machine, comprising a lens mold frame hoisting mechanism (I), a lens mold frame pickup and placement mechanism (II), and a lens mold frame conveyor belt (1), wherein the lens mold frame hoisting mechanism (I) comprises a lens mold frame placement plate (3) capable of ascending / descending; the lens mold frame conveyor belt (1) is arranged behind the lens mold frame hoisting mechanism (I); the lens mold frame pickup and placement mechanism (II) is arranged above the lens mold frame hoisting mechanism (I); the lens mold frame pickup and placement mechanism (II) comprises two lens mold frame clamping arms (9), a clamping cylinder (10), a lifting cylinder (11), and a linear module (12); two ends of the clamping cylinder (11) are respectively connected to the two lens mold frame clamping arms (9); the lower end of the lifting cylinder (11) is connected to the clamping cylinder (10) to drive the clamping cylinder (10) to ascend / descend; the linear module (12) is connected to the lifting cylinder (11) to drive the lifting cylinder (11) to translate back and forth in a conveying direction of the lens mold frame conveyor belt (1). A lens mold frame placement form allowing for stacking is configured, and a lens mold frame can enter a frame unloading station along with the lens mold frame conveyor belt (1), thereby reducing the frequency of lens mold frame replacement and facilitating frame loading and unloading operation by workers.
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Description

Fully automatic lens casting machine Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of lens casting equipment, in particular to a full-automatic lens casting machine. Background Art

[0002] In current lens processing and production, a lens casting machine is often used to inject corresponding lens molding liquid into the prepared lens mold to make the lens.

[0003] The Chinese patent document with announcement number CN112810006A discloses a fully automatic lens casting machine, which includes a conveying channel, a top sheet suction cup is provided on the conveying channel, a center positioning device is provided above the top sheet suction cup, a double-station rotating device is provided on one side of the center positioning device, a tape tearing device is provided above the lens suction cup at one end of the double-station rotating device away from the center positioning device, a casting device is provided on the outside of the tape tearing device, a liquid level detection device is provided on one side of the tape tearing device, and an auxiliary tape tearing device is provided on the other side of the tape tearing device. The top sheet suction cup and the lens suction cup are connected to a vacuum generator, and also include a lower sheet frame and a sheet picking device. The sheet picking device grabs the cast lens mold and sends it into the lower sheet frame. In the above application, the method of loading and unloading lenses is to place the lens mold in the upper frame, and then place the lens mold in the lower frame after the lens casting is completed. In this method of loading and unloading, the upper frame and the lower frame are placed without changing their positions. When this batch of lens molds is cast, it is necessary to remove the empty upper frame and the full lower frame, and then place the next batch of upper frames filled with lens molds and empty lower frames on them. Frequent replacement of the upper frame and the lower frame is required. Utility Model Content

[0004] The utility model aims to solve the above technical problems and provides a fully automatic lens casting machine. By arranging a stackable mold frame placement form, and the mold frame can enter the lower frame station with a conveyor belt, the frequency of replacing the mold frame is reduced and it is convenient for workers to perform upper and lower frame operations.

[0005] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] A fully automatic lens casting machine includes a mold frame lifting mechanism, a mold frame picking and placing mechanism, and a mold frame conveyor belt. The mold frame lifting mechanism includes a mold frame placing plate that can be raised and lowered. The mold frame conveyor belt is arranged behind the mold frame lifting mechanism. The mold frame picking and placing mechanism is arranged above the mold frame lifting mechanism. The mold frame picking and placing mechanism includes two mold frame clamping arms, a clamping cylinder, a lifting cylinder, and a linear module. The two ends of the clamping cylinder are respectively connected to the two mold frame clamping arms, the lower end of the lifting cylinder is connected to the clamping cylinder to drive the clamping cylinder to rise and fall, and the linear module is connected to the lifting cylinder to drive the lifting cylinder to move forward and backward along the conveying direction of the mold frame conveyor belt.

[0007] As a preferred technical solution, the mold frame lifting mechanism also includes a lifting transmission mechanism and a lifting motor. The lifting transmission mechanism is provided with two groups, and each lifting transmission mechanism includes a placement plate guide rod, a guide seat, a lifting chain, an upper sprocket, and a lower sprocket. The guide seat is slidably connected to the placement plate guide rod along the up and down directions, and the guide seat is fixedly connected to the lifting chain. The upper and lower ends of the lifting chain are respectively connected to the upper sprocket and the lower sprocket chain transmission. The lifting motor is connected to the upper sprocket to drive the upper sprocket to rotate, and the two ends of the mold frame placement plate are respectively fixedly connected to the two guide seats.

[0008] As a preferred technical solution, the fully automatic lens casting machine also includes a mold frame limiting mechanism, the mold frame limiting mechanism includes two groups of limit frames and an opening and closing cylinder, the limit frame includes a limit frame rotating shaft, and the two ends of the opening and closing cylinder are respectively connected to the limit frame rotating shafts of the two groups of limit frames to drive the limit frame rotating shaft to rotate.

[0009] As a preferred technical solution, the fully automatic lens casting machine also includes a mold frame clamping mechanism, which includes two rotary clamping cylinders. The two rotary clamping cylinders are installed on the frame of the mold frame conveyor belt, and the two rotary clamping cylinders are arranged relative to each other front and back.

[0010] As a preferred technical solution, a die frame baffle is provided at the rear end of the die frame conveyor belt.

[0011] As a preferred technical solution, mold frame stop bars are provided on the left and right sides of the mold frame conveyor belt.

[0012] After adopting the above technical solution, the utility model has the following advantages:

[0013] The fully automatic lens casting machine of the utility model first stacks the mold frames on the mold frame placing plate, and the mold frame picking and placing mechanism grabs the mold frame on the uppermost layer on the mold frame placing plate and places it on the mold frame conveyor belt; when the mold frame on the mold frame conveyor belt moves to the mold frame clamping mechanism, the mold frame is fixed and limited between two rotary arms; the mold is placed on the mold conveying mechanism, the mold pouring mechanism pours the mold, and the mold grabbing mechanism grabs the mold poured by the mold pouring mechanism and places it in the mold frame on the mold frame conveyor belt; after the mold frame is filled with the poured mold, the rotary arm of the rotary clamping cylinder rotates downward, so that the mold frame can continue to move backward along with the mold frame conveyor belt; the mold frame is conveyed to the rear end of the mold frame conveyor belt along with the mold frame conveyor belt, is blocked by the mold frame baffle and no longer moves, and the mold frame is collected.

[0014] The fully automatic lens casting machine of the utility model is provided with a stackable die frame placement mode, and the die frame can enter the lower frame station along the conveyor belt, thereby reducing the frequency of replacing the die frame and facilitating the workers to perform the upper and lower frame operations. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a fully automatic lens casting machine;

[0016] Figure 2 is a top view of the fully automatic lens casting machine. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0017] 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.

[0018] As shown in Figure 1-2, the fully automatic lens casting machine includes a mold frame lifting mechanism I, a mold frame picking and placing mechanism II, a mold frame conveyor belt 1, a mold grabbing mechanism III, a mold casting mechanism IV, a mold frame limiting mechanism V, a mold frame clamping mechanism VI and a mold conveying mechanism VII.

[0019] The die conveying mechanism VII places the die, and the die casting mechanism IV casts the die. The die frame conveyor belt 1 is located behind the die frame lifting mechanism I, and the die frame pick-up and placement mechanism II is located above the die frame lifting mechanism I. The die grabbing mechanism III is located above the die frame conveyor belt 1, and the die casting mechanism IV is located on one side of the die frame conveyor belt 1. The die frame limiting mechanism V is located in front of the die frame lifting mechanism I, and the die frame clamping mechanism VI is located on the die frame conveyor belt 1.

[0020] The die frame lifting mechanism 1 includes a lifting transmission mechanism, a lifting motor 2, and a die frame placement plate 3. The lifting transmission mechanism is provided in two groups, each group including a placement plate guide rod 4, a guide seat 5, a lifting chain 6, an upper sprocket 7, and a lower sprocket 8. The guide seat 5 is slidably connected to the placement plate guide rod 4 in the vertical direction. The guide seat 5 is fixedly connected to the lifting chain 6, and the upper and lower ends of the lifting chain 6 are respectively connected to the upper sprocket 7 and the lower sprocket 8 by chain transmission. The lifting motor 2 is connected to the upper sprocket 7 to drive the upper sprocket 7 to rotate. The ends of the die frame placement plate 3 are fixedly connected to the two guide seats 5.

[0021] It should be understood that the mold frame lifting mechanism I is not limited to the above-mentioned form of lifting the mold frame by the lifting motor 2. In other embodiments, the lifting method of the mold frame lifting mechanism I can also be: lifting the mold frame by a hydraulic lifting platform, lifting the mold frame by an AGV trolley, etc.

[0022] The mold frame limiting mechanism V includes two groups of limiting frames 15 and an opening and closing cylinder 16. The limiting frame 15 includes a limiting frame rotating shaft 151. The two ends of the opening and closing cylinder 16 are respectively connected to the limiting frame rotating shafts 151 of the two groups of limiting frames 15 to drive the limiting frame rotating shafts 151 to rotate. The opening and closing cylinder 16 drives the limiting frame rotating shafts 151 to rotate, so that the two groups of limiting frames 15 rotate to both sides, the limiting frames 15 open, and the mold frame can be placed on the mold frame placement plate 3; the opening and closing cylinder 16 drives the limiting frame rotating shafts 151 to rotate, so that the two groups of limiting frames 15 rotate inward, the limiting frames 15 close, and the mold frame on the mold frame placement plate 3 is limited by the two groups of limiting frames 15, so that the mold frame can only move up and down with the mold frame placement plate 3.

[0023] The die frame pick-and-place mechanism II includes two die frame clamping arms 9, a clamping cylinder 10, a lifting cylinder 11, and a linear module 12. The two ends of the clamping cylinder 10 are connected to the two die frame clamping arms 9, respectively. The lower end of the lifting cylinder 11 is connected to the clamping cylinder 10 to drive the clamping cylinder 10 to rise and fall. The linear module 12 is connected to the lifting cylinder 11 to drive the lifting cylinder 11 to translate back and forth along the conveying direction of the die frame conveyor belt 1.

[0024] The mold frame clamping mechanism VI includes two rotary clamping cylinders 17. The two rotary clamping cylinders 17 are mounted on the frame of the mold frame conveyor belt 1, and the two rotary clamping cylinders 17 are arranged relative to each other in the front and rear directions. The rotary arm 171 of the front rotary clamping cylinder 17 is first in a downward rotation state, and the rotary arm 171 of the rear rotary clamping cylinder 17 is first in an upright state. When the mold frame on the mold frame conveyor belt 1 moves to abut the rotary arm of the rear rotary clamping cylinder 17, the rotary arm 171 of the front rotary clamping cylinder 17 rotates upward, and the two rotary clamping cylinders 17 drive the rotary arms 171 to clamp the mold frame, so that the mold frame is fixed between the two rotary arms 171. After the mold frame is filled with cast molds, the rotary arm 171 of the rotary clamping cylinder 17 rotates downward, allowing the mold frame to continue to move backward along with the mold frame conveyor belt 1.

[0025] The rear end of the mold frame conveyor belt 1 is provided with a mold frame baffle 13. When the mold frame is conveyed to the rear end of the mold frame conveyor belt 1, the mold frame is blocked by the mold frame baffle 13 and cannot move. The mold frame conveyor belt 1 is provided with mold frame stop bars 14 on the left and right sides. The mold frame stop bars 14 are used to limit the mold frame on the left and right sides during conveyance, preventing the mold frame from shifting left and right during conveyance, and also serve as a guide for the mold frame during conveyance. The fully automatic lens casting machine works as follows:

[0026] 1. The opening and closing cylinder 16 drives the two sets of limit frames 15 to open, stacking the die frame on the die frame placement plate 3. Then the opening and closing cylinder 16 drives the two sets of limit frames 15 to close, lifting the die frame placement plate 3 so that the die frame on the die frame placement plate 3 moves upward;

[0027] 2. The die frame pick-up and placement mechanism II grabs the uppermost die frame on the die frame placement plate 3 and places it on the die frame conveyor belt 1;

[0028] 3. When the die frame on the die frame conveyor belt 1 moves to the die frame clamping mechanism VI, the die frame is fixed and limited between the two rotating arms 171;

[0029] 4. The die is placed on the die conveying mechanism VII, the die casting mechanism IV casts the die, the die grabbing mechanism III grabs the die cast by the die casting mechanism IV, and places it in the die frame on the die frame conveyor belt 1;

[0030] 5. After the die frame is filled with cast dies, the rotary arm of the rotary clamping cylinder rotates downward, allowing the die frame to continue to move backward along with the die frame conveyor belt 1;

[0031] 6. The die frame is conveyed to the rear end of the die frame conveyor belt 1 along with the die frame conveyor belt 1, and is stopped by the die frame baffle 13 and no longer moves, and the die frame is collected.

[0032] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the details of the exemplary embodiments described above and that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments should be considered in all respects as illustrative and non-restrictive, and the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims, not the foregoing description, and all variations within the meaning and range of equivalents of the claims are intended to be encompassed within the present invention. Any reference sign in a claim should not be construed as limiting the claim to which it relates.

[0033] In addition, it should be understood that although this specification is described in terms of implementation methods, not every implementation method contains only one independent technical solution. This narrative method of the specification is only for the sake of clarity. Those skilled in the art should regard the specification as a whole. The technical solutions in each embodiment can also be appropriately combined to form other implementation methods that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

Claims

1. Fully automatic lens casting machine, characterized in that: It includes a mold frame lifting mechanism, a mold frame picking and placing mechanism, and a mold frame conveyor belt. The mold frame lifting mechanism includes a mold frame placing plate that can be lifted and lowered. The mold frame conveyor belt is arranged at the rear of the mold frame lifting mechanism. The mold frame picking and placing mechanism is arranged above the mold frame lifting mechanism. The mold frame picking and placing mechanism includes two mold frame clamping arms, a clamping cylinder, a lifting cylinder, and a linear module. The two ends of the clamping cylinder are respectively connected to the two mold frame clamping arms, the lower end of the lifting cylinder is connected to the clamping cylinder to drive the clamping cylinder to lift and lower, and the linear module is connected to the lifting cylinder to drive the lifting cylinder to translate back and forth along the conveying direction of the mold frame conveyor belt.

2. The fully automatic lens casting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mold frame lifting mechanism also includes a lifting transmission mechanism and a lifting motor. The lifting transmission mechanism is provided with two groups, and each group of lifting transmission mechanisms includes a placement plate guide rod, a guide seat, a lifting chain, an upper sprocket, and a lower sprocket. The guide seat is slidably connected to the placement plate guide rod along the up and down directions, and the guide seat is fixedly connected to the lifting chain. The upper end and the lower end of the lifting chain are respectively connected to the upper sprocket and the lower sprocket chain transmission, and the lifting motor is connected to the upper sprocket to drive the upper sprocket to rotate, and the two ends of the mold frame placement plate are respectively fixedly connected to the two guide seats.

3. The fully automatic lens casting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The fully automatic lens casting machine also includes a mold frame limiting mechanism, which includes two groups of limiting frames and an opening and closing cylinder. The limiting frame includes a limiting frame rotating shaft, and the two ends of the opening and closing cylinder are respectively connected to the limiting frame rotating shafts of the two groups of limiting frames to drive the limiting frame rotating shafts to rotate.

4. The fully automatic lens casting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The fully automatic lens casting machine also includes a mold frame clamping mechanism, which includes two rotary clamping cylinders installed on the frame of the mold frame conveyor belt, and the two rotary clamping cylinders are arranged front and back oppositely.

5. The fully automatic lens casting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A mold frame baffle is provided at the rear end of the mold frame conveyor belt.

6. The fully automatic lens casting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The left and right sides of the mold frame conveyor belt are provided with mold frame stop bars.

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