Summary of the invention
The object of the present invention is to provide the automatic method of attaching of a kind of sheet material, each action is series connected in the prior art to solve, and causes the technical matters of stickup cycle length, production efficiency difference thus.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of sheet material automatic attaching apparatus, each action is series connected in the prior art to solve, and causes the technical matters of stickup cycle length, production efficiency difference thus.
According to above-mentioned purpose, the invention provides the automatic method of attaching of a kind of sheet material, this method comprises following steps:
(a) provide the sheet material carrier band with step-by-step system, on this sheet material carrier band, be attached with sheet material;
(b) with step-by-step system support is transferred to default fixed position, and accurately locatees;
(c) the sheet material current location on the detection sheet material carrier band, output sheet material positioning signal;
(d) adjust the position of this sheet material carrier band according to this sheet material positioning signal, so that this sheet material is adjusted to predeterminated position;
(e) will peel off from the sheet material carrier band through the sheet material of position adjustment;
(f) sheet attaching after will peeling off is to this support;
And, carry out above-mentioned current sheet material peel off and paste step in also in the detection of carrying out next sheet material and set-up procedure.
The position of adjusting this sheet material carrier band in the step (d) further comprises: adjust the once position of this sheet material carrier band at X axis and Y-axis to moving at least, rotate the once position of this sheet material carrier band of adjustment at least around the Z axle.
This step (f) also comprises: the position of not adjusting or adjust at least again the sheet material after once peeling off after peeling off according to this support fixed position signal of this sheet material positioning signal and storage in advance.
The position of adjusting this sheet material carrier band in the step (d) further be included in X axis, Y-axis to in this three-dimensional of Z axle, get two-dimentional or the three-dimensional position of adjusting this sheet material carrier band of one dimension arbitrarily, simultaneously step (f) is also included within X axis, Y-axis to the position of getting this sheet material after peeling off of two-dimentional or the three-dimensional adjustment of one dimension in this three-dimensional of Z axle arbitrarily or do not adjust, satisfy in the axial adjustment in two steps, X axis, Y-axis to be adjusted once at least around the Z axle.
Step (b) is finished in step (f) before, and its can with step (a) or/with (c) or/with (d) or/carry out synchronously with (e).Need to prove that step (b) is a step of independently finishing, only need finish get final product at step (f) before, it usually can be synchronous with detection step, set-up procedure, strip step.
The automatic attaching apparatus of a kind of sheet material comprises:
Sheet material carrier band material volume stores the sheet material carrier band in the mode of reeling;
The support conveying mechanism, the support that is used for treating the paster material is transported to default fixed position;
First setting device is positioned at the below that this sheet material carrier band material is rolled up, and adjusts the position of this sheet material carrier band;
Sheet material positioning shooting head is positioned at the top of sheet material carrier band, and the sheet material that is positioned on the sheet material carrier band is carried out position probing, and output sheet material positioning signal;
Mechanism for stripping is positioned at the rear of sheet material positioning shooting head, is used for sheet material is peeled off from carrier band;
Suction mechanism is positioned at the rear of this sheet material positioning shooting head, is used to draw the sheet material on the sheet material carrier band;
Actuating unit links to each other with first setting device with this sheet material positioning shooting head, receives this sheet material positioning signal, controls this first setting device to adjust the position of sheet material according to this sheet material positioning signal; And
Labelling machine links to each other with this suction mechanism, does not paste on the support that is positioned on this support conveying mechanism after the sheet material of drawing in the suction mechanism is not adjusted the position or adjusted the position.
This first setting device further comprises:
At least one first X axis adjusting mechanism moves the sheet material carrier band that this sheet material volume provides on the direction of X-axis;
At least one first Y-axis is to adjusting mechanism, and this first X axis adjusting mechanism is positioned at this first Y-axis on adjusting mechanism, moves this first X axis adjusting mechanism on the direction of Y-axis, thereby moves this sheet material carrier band;
At least one Z axle rotating mechanism, this first Y-axis is positioned on the Z axle rotating mechanism to adjusting mechanism, rotates this first Y-axis to adjusting mechanism around the Z axle, thereby rotates this sheet material carrier band around Z-direction.
This first setting device comprise at least following mechanism one of them:
At least one first X axis adjusting mechanism is adjusted on the direction of X-axis and is moved the sheet material carrier band that this sheet material volume provides;
At least one first Y-axis is adjusted on the direction of Y-axis and is moved the sheet material carrier band that this sheet material volume provides to adjusting mechanism;
At least one Z axle rotating mechanism, the sheet material carrier band that this sheet material volume provides is moved in rotation on the direction of Z axle;
The automatic attaching apparatus of this sheet material also comprises one second setting device, this actuating unit connects this second setting device, control this second setting device adjusting the position of sheet material according to this sheet material positioning signal, this second setting device comprise at least following mechanism one of them:
At least one second X axis adjusting mechanism is adjusted on the direction of X-axis and is moved the sheet material carrier band that this sheet material volume provides;
At least one second Y-axis is adjusted on the direction of Y-axis and is moved the sheet material carrier band that this sheet material volume provides to adjusting mechanism;
At least one the 2nd Z axle rotating mechanism, the sheet material carrier band that this sheet material volume provides is moved in rotation on the direction of Z axle;
On each is axially adjusted, all need at least one first setting device or second setting device corresponding axis to mechanism.
Second setting device is a labelling machine, and labelling machine can adopt a manipulator, can X axis, Y-axis to the position of in this three-dimensional of Z axle, getting this sheet material carrier band of the two-dimentional or three-dimensional adjustment of one dimension arbitrarily.
The support conveying mechanism is rotating disc type stepping mechanism, chain type/belt/guide tracked/or one of them of other straight line stepping mechanism.
Mechanism of the present invention can finish the accurate localization process in the stepping transmission course, therefore, when guaranteeing the sheet attaching precision, reduce the stickup cycle greatly, enhances productivity.
The specific embodiment
Describe the structure and the principle of work of the automatic attaching apparatus of sheet material of the present invention in detail below in conjunction with accompanying drawing.
As shown in Figure 1, the automatic attaching apparatus of sheet material of the present invention comprises following parts:
Sheet material carrier band material volume 107, sheet material carrier band material volume 107 modes with coiling store sheet material carrier band 108, and sheet material 112 to be pasted is attached on the sheet material carrier band 108 with certain interval;
X axis adjusting mechanism 109 is positioned at the exit end of sheet material carrier band material volume 107, and sheet material carrier band 108 is walked around X axis adjusting mechanism 109, the sheet material carrier band 108 that X axis adjusting mechanism 109 can moving sheet material webs 107 provides on the direction of X-axis;
Y-axis is to adjusting mechanism 111, and X axis adjusting mechanism 109 is positioned at Y-axis on adjusting mechanism 111.When Y-axis to adjusting mechanism 111 in Y-axis when mobile, can drive X axis adjusting mechanism 109 in Y-axis to moving, thereby by X axis adjusting mechanism 109 move sheet material carrier band 108 Y-axis to the position, play Y-axis to the effect of adjusting;
Z axle rotating mechanism 110, Y-axis is positioned on the Z axle rotating mechanism 110 to adjusting mechanism 111.When Z axle rotating mechanism 110 when the Z axle rotates, can drive Y-axis rotates to adjusting mechanism 111, because X axis adjusting mechanism 109 and sheet material carrier band 108 all are positioned at Y-axis to adjusting on the structure machine 111, therefore, to drive these parts and sheet material carrier band 108 simultaneously and rotate together, thereby play the effect that Z axially rotates adjustment;
In the present embodiment, above-mentioned X axis adjusting mechanism 109, Y-axis constitute first setting device to adjusting mechanism 111 and Z axle rotational structure 110, adjust the position of this sheet material carrier band.
Though in the present embodiment, specifically described a kind of X axis adjusting mechanism 109 be positioned at Y-axis on the adjusting mechanism 111 and Y-axis be positioned at connection mode on the Z axle rotating mechanism 110 to adjusting mechanism 111, but be to be understood that, in order to realize that sheet material carrier band 108 is at X axis, Y-axis is to adjusting with the axial position of Z, this connection mode is not to be unique, other connection mode, for example, the X axis adjusting mechanism is arranged on the Z axle rotating mechanism, again Z axle rotating mechanism is arranged at Y-axis on adjusting mechanism, can realize that equally also the sheet material carrier band is at X axis, Y-axis is to adjusting with the axial position of Z, therefore, this connection structure of present embodiment can not form restriction to protection scope of the present invention;
Sheet material positioning shooting head 102 is positioned at the rear of X axis adjusting mechanism 109 X axis, and is positioned at the top of sheet material carrier band 108, and its effect is that the sheet material 112 that is positioned on the sheet material carrier band 108 is carried out position probing, and output sheet material positioning signal;
Suction mechanism 105 is positioned at the rear of the X axis of sheet material positioning shooting head 102, is used to draw the sheet material 112 on the sheet material carrier band 108.Is arranging after by forward direction on the X axis position of X axis adjusting mechanism 109, sheet material positioning shooting head 102 and suction mechanism 105;
Mechanism for stripping 113, be positioned at the below of suction mechanism 105,105 tests of suction mechanism hold on the sheet material carrier band 108 sheet material 112 simultaneously, mechanism for stripping 113 is with sheet material 112 releasing sheet carrier bands 108, so that suction structure machine 105 is drawn sheet material 112, Figure 1A shows the situation of sheet material 112 unstripped sheet material carrier bands 108, and Figure 1B shows sheet material 112 situation of releasing sheet carrier band 108;
Support conveying mechanism 104 is used to carry the support 106 for the treatment of the paster material, support 106 is transported to the below of suction mechanism 105; Also be provided for support is driven to the fixed sturcture of predeterminated position on the support conveying mechanism 104, such as fixed block or hold down groove; Because support conveying mechanism 104 is to adopt stepping mechanism to transmit support 106, therefore can make support 104 reach predefined fixed position by the control step mechanism step-length of advancing, certainly, for the more accurate fixed position that is sent to, also can be with the fixed position as a hold down groove, the support of needs being pasted sheet material moves in the hold down groove by cooresponding machinery setting by support conveying mechanism 104, so that its precision is higher; Machinery setting can be adopted manipulator, and this set is not unique certainly, and there are a lot of similarly settings in prior art, just repeats no more at this; Support conveying mechanism 104 can adopt rotating disc type stepping mechanism, chain type/belt/guide tracked/or one of them of other straight line stepping mechanism;
The actuating unit (not shown), actuating unit links to each other with sheet material positioning shooting head 102, receive the sheet material positioning signal, actuating unit also with X axis adjusting mechanism 109, Y-axis links to each other with Z axle rotating mechanism 110 to adjusting mechanism 111, support fixed position information calculations according to sheet material positioning signal and storage in advance obtains the position of sheet material 112 and their relative position, thereby control X axis adjusting mechanism 109, Y-axis is to the action of adjusting mechanism 111 and Z axle rotating mechanism 110, to adjust the position of sheet material 112, this actuating unit adopts the mode of digital circuit or microcomputer to realize usually, those skilled in the art can specific implementation according to above-mentioned requirements, therefore is not described in detail the inside implementation of actuating unit at this; And
Labelling machine 101, link to each other with suction mechanism 105, mechanism for stripping 113 with sheet material 112 after sheet material carrier band 108 is peeled off, it is downward that labelling machine 101 will drive suction mechanism 105, and the sheet material 112 of its absorption is pasted on the support 106 on the support conveying mechanism 104 that is positioned at suction mechanism 105 belows.
The working process of the automatic attaching apparatus of sheet material of the present invention is as follows:
During beginning, sheet material carrier band 108 is pulled out from sheet material carrier band material volume 107, be wound on the X axis adjusting mechanism 109, X axis is adjusted structure machine 109 can adopt the stepping adjusting mechanism, sheet material carrier band 108 is moved certain distance and stops on directions X.Support conveying mechanism 104 will treat that the support 1 06 of paster material is transported to predefined fixed position.Then, sheet material positioning shooting head 102 detects the position of sheet material 112, and output sheet material positioning signal.
Then, the sheet material positioning signal is input in the actuating unit, actuating unit gives X axis adjusting mechanism 109, Y-axis to adjusting mechanism 111 and Z axle rotation structure machine 110 by computing and analysis output control signal, control the action of these mechanisms, finish adjustment to the sheet material position, the adjustment of sheet material position comprise X to move, sheet material is moved to the below of suction mechanism 105; Y to move and Z to rotation.Simultaneously support 106 is transported to its paste position by actuating mechanism controls support output mechanism 104.
After the adjustment of sheet material position finished, suction mechanism 105 moved down, and holds the sheet material 112 on the sheet material carrier band 108, cooperated the action of mechanism for stripping 113, with sheet material 112 releasing sheet carrier bands 108, was adsorbed in the suction mechanism 105.Drive suction mechanism 105 by labelling machine 101 at last and move down the sticking placement of realizing sheet material 112.
It should be noted that, in above-mentioned attaching apparatus of the present invention and method of attaching, carrying out when sheet material peels off and paste because follow-up sheet material to be pasted has been finished detection, and and support moved to the below and the fixed position of sheet material positioning shooting head respectively, therefore, location action and sticking placement are that parallel connection is carried out, and have changed the series connected course of action in the prior art, therefore, in the stickup cycle of reducing, improved production efficiency.
In above-mentioned description, be example with the sheet material, but should be appreciated that the sheet material here can be such as labeling, protective film, silk screen, also can flexible printed circuit board (PCB) etc.
See also shown in Figure 2ly below, Fig. 2 shows another embodiment of automatic attaching apparatus of the present invention.As shown in Figure 2, the automatic attaching apparatus of the sheet material of another embodiment of the present invention comprises following parts:
Sheet material carrier band material volume 207, sheet material carrier band material volume 207 modes with coiling store sheet material carrier band 208, and sheet material 212 to be pasted is attached on the sheet material carrier band 208 with certain interval;
X axis adjusting mechanism 209 is positioned at the exit end of sheet material carrier band material volume 207, and sheet material carrier band 208 is walked around X axis adjusting mechanism 209, therefore, and the sheet material carrier band 208 that X axis adjusting mechanism 209 can moving sheet material webs 207 provides on the direction of X-axis; In the present embodiment, this X axis adjusting mechanism 209 constitutes first setting device, adjusts the position of this sheet material carrier band 208.
Sheet material positioning shooting head 202 is positioned at the rear of X axis adjusting mechanism 209 X axis, and is positioned at the top of sheet material carrier band 208, and its effect is that the sheet material 212 that is positioned on the sheet material carrier band 208 is carried out position probing, and output sheet material positioning signal;
Manipulator 205 is positioned at the rear of the X axis of sheet material positioning shooting head 202, is used to draw the sheet material 212 on the sheet material carrier band 208.Is arranging after by forward direction on the X axis position of X axis adjusting mechanism 209, sheet material positioning shooting head 202 and manipulator 205; In the present embodiment, manipulator 205 has adopted the multi-spindle machining hand, after sheet material carrier band 208 has been drawn sheet material 212, can adjust as required sheet material 212 Y-axis to position and rotation be adjusted at the position of Z on axially; In the present embodiment, manipulator 205 is second setting devices, can Y-axis to Z axially on the position of tab material carrier band.Second setting device is generally labelling machine, and manipulator 205 is a kind of common labelling machines, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and this example only is the usefulness of explanation.
Mechanism for stripping 213 is positioned at the below of manipulator 205, manipulator 205 tests hold on the sheet material carrier band 208 sheet material 212 simultaneously, mechanism for stripping 213 is with sheet material 212 releasing sheet carrier bands 208, so that manipulator 205 is drawn sheet materials 212;
Support conveying mechanism 204, vertical with X axis, be used to carry the support 206 for the treatment of the paster material, support 206 is transported to the below of manipulator 205;
The actuating unit (not shown), actuating unit links to each other with sheet material positioning shooting head 202, receive the sheet material positioning signal, actuating unit also links to each other with X axis adjusting mechanism 209, action according to sheet material positioning signal and support fixed position information Control X axis adjusting mechanism 209, to adjust the position of sheet material 212, this actuating unit also links to each other with manipulator 205, obtain the position of sheet material 212 and their relative position according to sheet material positioning signal and support fixed position information calculations, thereby the action of control manipulator 205, with adjust sheet material 212 Y-axis to position and rotation adjust sheet material 212 in the position of Z on axially, this actuating unit adopts the mode of digital circuit or microcomputer to realize usually, those skilled in the art can specific implementation according to above-mentioned requirements, therefore is not described in detail the inside implementation of actuating unit at this.
The working process of the automatic attaching apparatus of sheet material of the present invention is as follows:
During beginning, sheet material carrier band 208 is pulled out from sheet material carrier band material volume 207, be wound on the X axis adjusting mechanism 209, X axis is adjusted structure machine 209 can adopt the stepping adjusting mechanism, and sheet material carrier band 208 is moved certain distance and stops at the fixed position on directions X.Support conveying mechanism 204 will treat that the support 206 of paster material is transported to the fixed position.Then, sheet material positioning shooting head 202 detects the position of sheet material 212, and output sheet material positioning signal.
Then, the sheet material positioning signal is input in the actuating unit, actuating unit is by computing and analyze the output control signal to X axis adjusting mechanism 209, move the position of sheet material carrier band 208 at X axis, thereby adjust the relative position of sheet material 212 and this support, and support is transported to paste position, promptly adjust for the first time;
Then, manipulator 205 will be drawn and peel off from sheet material carrier band 208 through the sheet material 212 of X axis position adjustment;
Then actuating unit according to the sheet material positioning signal and in advance the storage support fixed position information, the position of the sheet material 212 that the control manipulator is stripped to adjustment in Y-axis, axially rotate the position of adjusting sheet material 212 at Z, adjustment again after promptly peeling off, the sheet material 212 after will having shelled simultaneously pastes on the support 206.
Perhaps, in said process, X axis adjusting mechanism 209 only provides the sheet material carrier band is delivered to a fixed position forward.Move to this top, fixed position by positioning signal control manipulator, adjust on axially at three according to positioning signal again behind the releasing sheet, after adjustment is finished, sheet material 212 is pasted on the support 206.
Fig. 3 shows another embodiment of automatic attaching apparatus of the present invention.As shown in Figure 3, the embodiment of Fig. 3 has done following variation on the basis of Fig. 2:
Except structure shown in Figure 2, the automatic attaching apparatus of Fig. 3 embodiment also comprises:
Sheet material position adjusting mechanism 311, X axis adjusting mechanism 309 is positioned on the sheet material position adjusting mechanism 311.This sheet material position adjusting mechanism 311 can be Y-axis to adjusting mechanism, drive X axis adjusting mechanism 309 and move up in Y-axis, thus by X axis adjusting mechanism 309 move the sheet material carrier band Y-axis to the position; Also can be Z axle rotating mechanism, drive X axis adjusting mechanism 309 and rotate, rotate around the Z axle together thereby drive sheet material carrier band 308, thereby play the effect that Z axially rotates adjustment around the Z axle; This sheet material position adjusting mechanism 311 and X axis adjusting mechanism 309 are formed first setting device together.
If sheet material position adjusting mechanism 311 adopts Y-axis to adjusting mechanism, then the manipulator 305 as second setting device adopts the multi-spindle machining hands, provides rotation to be adjusted at the position of Z on axially, and do not provide Y-axis to the adjustment action; If the sheet material position is adjusted structure 311 and is adopted Z axle rotating mechanisms, then mechanism's hand 305 provide Y-axis to the adjustment action, and do not provide the rotation adjustment action of Z axle;
The actuating unit (not shown), actuating unit links to each other with sheet material positioning shooting head 302, receive the sheet material positioning signal, actuating unit also links to each other with X axis adjusting mechanism 309, according to sheet material positioning signal and the action of the support fixed position information Control X axis adjusting mechanism 309 of storage in advance, to adjust the position of sheet material 312; Actuating unit also links to each other with sheet material position adjusting mechanism 311, according to sheet material positioning signal and support fixed position information, the action of control sheet material position adjusting mechanism 311, if promptly sheet material position adjusting mechanism 311 adopts Y-axis to adjusting mechanism, then controlling sheet material position adjusting mechanism 311 moves on Y-axis, support fixed position information calculations according to sheet material positioning signal and storage in advance obtains the position of sheet material, the position of support and their relative position simultaneously, the action of control manipulator 305 is adjusted the position of sheet material 312 on Z is axial with rotation; If sheet material position adjusting mechanism 311 adopts Z axle rotating and regulating mechanism, then control the rotation of sheet material position adjusting mechanism 311 on the Z axle, support fixed position information calculations according to sheet material positioning signal and storage in advance obtains the position of sheet material and their relative position simultaneously, the action of control manipulator 305 is to adjust sheet material 312 in position that Y-axis makes progress.
In the embodiment of the above-mentioned Fig. 1 to Fig. 3 of the present invention, the support conveying mechanism all support is transported to labelling machine or manipulator under, therefore, no matter be labelling machine or manipulator, all only need move the sheet material of drawing vertically downward and get final product (except manipulator need have been done the position adjustment).And in some occasion, the type of transmission of the inconvenient this support of possibility, as shown in Figure 4, support conveying mechanism 404 not support 406 be transferred to manipulator 405 under, therefore, manipulator 405 can not move the action of pasting to the sheet material of drawing simply vertically downward, but need be according to the relative position of sheet material and manipulator 405, after being shifted, move down the action of pasting again.
Should understand; the relative position of support and sheet material only by X axis, Y-axis to, around three directions decisions of Z axle; and in the embodiment of the above-mentioned Fig. 1~Fig. 3 of the present invention; the X axis of support and sheet material, Y-axis to, only once adjust respectively around this three-dimensional relative position of Z axle and just to have arrived paste position; therefore, realize that by the mode that repeats to adjust the X axis of support and sheet material, Y-axis limit to not forming protection scope of the present invention with the method for adjusting around this three-dimensional relative position of Z axle.
The foregoing description provides to those of ordinary skills and realizes or use of the present invention; those of ordinary skills can be under the situation that does not break away from invention thought of the present invention; the foregoing description is made various modifications or variation; thereby protection scope of the present invention do not limit by the foregoing description, and should be the maximum range that meets the inventive features that claims mention.