CN105269753A - Three-section mobile telephone shell middle plate positioning device - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a three-section mobile telephone shell middle plate positioning device. The device comprises a base, and a positioning frame fixedly connected to the base, wherein an ejecting device is arranged corresponding to the positioning frame, and fits the positioning frame to position a middle plate; the position of the positioning frame is a position measured beforehand; after the middle plate is ejected by the ejecting device, one edge of the middle plate is tightly bonded with the positioning frame; the position of the middle plate is positioned; the ejecting device comprises an ejecting block, and a driving device for driving the ejecting block to eject the middle plate; a position for accommodating the middle plate is left between the positioning frame and the ejecting block; the ejecting block and the positioning frame fit to eject the middle plate; the driving device comprises a driver, a first force transfer arm, a second force transfer arm and a return device; the driver drives the first force transfer arm to move; the first force transfer arm drives the second force transfer arm to move; the second force transfer arm is connected to the ejecting block, and drives the ejecting block to move to eject the middle plate; the return device is arranged between the first force transfer arm and the second force transfer arm; and when the return device is converted from force application to no force application by the driver, the driver reversely drives the first force transfer arm to move.
Description
Technical field
The application belongs to the phone housing manufacturing technology field of special construction, specifically, relates to plate positioning device in syllogic phone housing.
Background technology
Portable computer and electronic equipment, such as palm PC, media player and mobile phone etc. are just becoming more and more accurate, powerful and user friendly.Manufacture these equipment while miniaturized and ultrathin, need still keep or increase functional, service speed and the aesthetic property of these equipment.But this portable computer is less, gentlier, stronger trend brings lasting design challenge in the actual formation of some assemblies of these equipment.Class of electronic devices and the relevant design challenge of assembly thereof form outer enclosure or the housing for holding various internal unit parts wherein therewith.Although many designs of the shell of electronic equipment and assembly and technology applicability are very strong, people always expect that have renewal, more attractive in appearance apparatus casing occurs as alternative design.
In prior art, many electronic equipments have such housing, and this housing is by several different piece and also must connect or be attached to the complex mechanical structure of housing, component and/or other internal part and make.Even if in the electronic equipment that design is more complicated, shell is still formed by multiple parts usually, particularly some is with the shell of metal parts, owing to needing to arrange camera, flash lamp, the parts of acknowledge(ment) signal and needs attractive in appearance etc., multiple part must be configured to and then assemble.Such as, a kind of syllogic metallic mobile phone housing comprising main casing and main casing two ends U lid, the U lid at two ends is connected with the main casing between it by injection moulding, and molded portion also forms a part for housing, and camera, flash lamp, signal receiver are arranged at molded portion.When manufacturing the handset shell of this kind of special construction, current common way relies on workman's manual operations, the U at main casing and two ends is covered the pre-position be positioned in injection mold die cavity, and then injection moulding is carried out on injection machine, to complete the manufacture of housing, there is following shortcoming owing to adopting manual operations in the housing of this kind of method manufacture: 1, production efficiency is low; 2, cost of labor is high; 3, labor intensity of operating staff is large; The problems such as 4, module position is placed inaccurate, easily causes unstable product quality, quality controllability difference.
Application content
The application overcomes shortcoming of the prior art, provides plate positioning device in syllogic phone housing, its can locate in the position of plate, make it reach to imbed the status requirement of mould, save manpower, reduce cost of labor, positioning precision is high, good product consistency.
In order to solve the problems of the technologies described above, the application is achieved through the following technical solutions:
Plate positioning device in syllogic phone housing, comprise base and be fixed in the posting on base, corresponding posting is provided with holding device, holding device coordinate with posting locate in plate, holding device comprises jacking block and drives jacking block to hold out against the drive unit of middle plate, the position of accommodating middle plate is left between posting and jacking block, jacking block coordinates with posting and holds out against middle plate, drive unit comprises driver, first power transmission arm, second power transmission arm and returning device, driver drives first power transmission arm moves, first power transmission arm drives the second power transmission arm motion, second power transmission arm is connected to jacking block, and drive jacking block to move, returning device is provided with between first power transmission arm and described second power transmission arm.
Returning device comprises the return elastic component be arranged between the first power transmission arm and the second power transmission arm, the return elastic component elastic deformation when driver exerts a force, and drive second power transmission arm motion, when driver by force transfer to do not exert a force time, return elastic component drive first power transmission arm motion.
Returning device is set to two.
Posting and jacking block are all set to two, and drive unit is set to a set of, and a set of drive unit drives two jacking block motions.
The movable end of driver is connected to the centre of the first power transmission arm, two returning devices are arranged at the both sides of driver respectively, and be symmetrical arranged relative to driver, the second power transmission arm is symmetrical arranged relative to driver, and two jacking blocks, two postings are symmetrical arranged relative to driver respectively.
Base plate is also provided with line slide rail, and the second power transmission arm can linearly slide rail motion.
Driver is any one in cylinder, oil cylinder, motor.
Side relative to posting, is also provided with guide housing outside middle plate, and guide housing coordinates the position surrounding accommodating middle plate with posting, guide housing is provided with breach, and jacking block can hold out against middle plate through breach.
The base position that posting and guide housing surround is provided with through hole, and middle plate can pass from through hole, base bottom be provided with for give middle plate positioning device feed automatic confession in panel assembly.
In automatic confession, panel assembly comprises for placing the cartridge clip being stacked into plate in a pile and the pusher that in promoting, plate moves in cartridge clip, and the port of export of cartridge clip connects the through hole on base.
Compared with prior art, the beneficial effect of the application is:
Plate positioning device in syllogic phone housing described in the application, comprise base and be fixed in the posting on base, corresponding posting is provided with holding device, holding device coordinate with posting locate in plate, the position of posting is survey measured position in advance, after holding device holds out against middle plate, middle plate limit and posting tightly stick together, to have good positioning the position of middle plate, holding device comprises jacking block and drives jacking block to hold out against the drive unit of middle plate, the position of accommodating middle plate is left between posting and jacking block, jacking block coordinates with posting and holds out against middle plate, drive unit comprises driver, first power transmission arm, second power transmission arm and returning device, driver drives first power transmission arm moves, first power transmission arm drives the second power transmission arm motion, second power transmission arm is connected to jacking block, and drive jacking block to move, hold out against middle plate, returning device is provided with between first power transmission arm and the second power transmission arm, returning device driver by force transfer to do not exert a force time reverse drive first power transmission arm move, first power transmission arm drives the movable end motion of driver, now returning device follows the string deformation potential, second power transmission arm also no longer drives jacking block to hold out against middle plate, this apparatus structure is simple, stable, positioning precision is high, efficiency is high, reduce costs, improve the quality of products.
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Accompanying drawing is used to provide further understanding of the present application, is used from explanation the application, does not form the restriction to the application with the embodiment one of the application, in the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is the structural representation of plate positioning device in syllogic phone housing described in the application;
Fig. 2 is the partial enlargement structural representation at A place in Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is the structural representation of panel assembly in the automatic confession of plate positioning device in syllogic phone housing described in the application.
Include in Fig. 1 to Fig. 3:
10---base, 11---through hole, 12---line slide rails;
20---posting, 21---jacking block;
30---drive unit, 31---driver, 311---movable end, 32---the first power transmission arm, 33---second power transmission arm, 34---return elastic components;
40---guide housing, 41---breach;
50---panel assembly, 51 in automatically supplying---cartridge clip;
60---middle plate.
Detailed description of the invention
Be described below in conjunction with the preferred embodiment of accompanying drawing to the application, should be appreciated that preferred embodiment described herein is only for instruction and explanation of the application, and be not used in restriction the application.
As depicted in figs. 1 and 2, plate 60 positioner in syllogic phone housing described in the application, comprise base 10 and be fixed in the posting 20 on base 10, corresponding posting 20 is provided with holding device, holding device coordinate with posting 20 locate in plate 60, holding device comprises jacking block 21 and drives jacking block 21 to hold out against the drive unit 30 of middle plate 60, the position of accommodating middle plate 60 is left between posting 20 and jacking block 21, jacking block 21 coordinates with posting 20 and holds out against middle plate 60, drive unit 30 comprises driver 31, first power transmission arm 32, second power transmission arm 33 and returning device, driver 31 drives the first power transmission arm 32 to move, first power transmission arm 32 drives the second power transmission arm 33 to move, second power transmission arm 33 is connected to jacking block 21, and drive jacking block 21 to move, returning device is provided with between first power transmission arm 32 and described second power transmission arm 33.
As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2, returning device comprises the return elastic component 34 be arranged between the first power transmission arm 32 and the second power transmission arm 33, return elastic component 34 elastic deformation when driver 31 exerts a force, and drive the second power transmission arm 33 to move, when driver 31 by force transfer to do not exert a force time, return elastic component 34 drives the first power transmission arm 32 to move.Returning device is set to two.Posting 20 and jacking block 21 are all set to two, and drive unit 30 is set to a set of, and a set of drive unit 30 drives two jacking blocks 21 to move.The movable end 311 of driver 31 is connected to the centre of the first power transmission arm 32, two returning devices are arranged at the both sides of driver 31 respectively, and be symmetrical arranged relative to driver 31, second power transmission arm 33 is symmetrical arranged relative to driver 31, and two jacking blocks, 21, two postings 20 are symmetrical arranged relative to driver 31 respectively.
As described in Figure 1 base plate is also provided with line slide rail 12, the second power transmission arm 33 can linearly move by slide rail 12.
Driver 31 is any one in cylinder, oil cylinder, motor.
As shown in Figure 3, side relative to posting 20, outside middle plate 60, be also provided with guide housing 40, guide housing 40 coordinates with posting 20 position surrounding accommodating middle plate 60, and guide housing 40 is provided with breach 41, and jacking block 21 can hold out against middle plate 60 through breach 41.Base 10 place that posting 20 and guide housing 40 surround is provided with through hole 11, and middle plate 60 can pass from through hole 11, and base 10 bottom is provided with for panel assembly 50 in the automatic confession of middle plate positioning device feed.In automatic confession, panel assembly 50 comprises for placing the cartridge clip 51 being stacked into plate 60 in a pile and the pusher that in promoting, plate 60 moves in cartridge clip 51, and the port of export of cartridge clip 51 connects the through hole 11 on base 10.
Compared with prior art, the beneficial effect of the application is:
Plate positioning device in syllogic phone housing described in the application, comprise base 10 and be fixed in the posting 20 on base 10, corresponding posting 20 is provided with holding device, holding device coordinate with posting 20 locate in plate 60, the position of posting 20 is survey measured position in advance, after holding device holds out against middle plate 60, middle plate 60 1 limits and posting 20 tightly stick together, to have good positioning the position of middle plate 60, holding device comprises jacking block 21 and drives jacking block 21 to hold out against the drive unit 30 of middle plate 60, the position of accommodating middle plate 60 is left between posting 20 and jacking block 21, jacking block 21 coordinates with posting 20 and holds out against middle plate 60, drive unit 30 comprises driver 31, first power transmission arm 32, second power transmission arm 33 and returning device, driver 31 drives the first power transmission arm 32 to move, first power transmission arm 32 drives the second power transmission arm 33 to move, second power transmission arm 33 is connected to jacking block 21, and drive jacking block 21 to move, hold out against middle plate 60, returning device is provided with between first power transmission arm 32 and the second power transmission arm 33, returning device driver 31 by force transfer to do not exert a force time reverse drive first power transmission arm 32 move, first power transmission arm 32 drives the movable end 311 of driver 31 to move, now returning device follows the string deformation potential, second power transmission arm 33 also no longer drives jacking block 21 to hold out against middle plate 60, this apparatus structure is simple, stable, positioning precision is high, efficiency is high, reduce costs, improve the quality of products.
This positioner is for before middle plate 60 is imbedded mould, the position of centering plate 60 positions, itself and upper U cover and lower U covers relative position and the putting position of self are accurately located, and then directly immigration has placed in the mould of U lid, finally carries out injection moulding.
Last it is noted that these are only the preferred embodiment of the application; be not limited to the application; although with reference to embodiment to present application has been detailed description; for a person skilled in the art; it still can be modified to the technical scheme described in foregoing embodiments; or equivalent replacement is carried out to wherein portion of techniques feature; but within all spirit in the application and principle; any amendment of doing, equivalent replacement, improvement etc., within the protection domain that all should be included in the application.
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1. plate positioning device in syllogic phone housing, it is characterized in that: comprise base and be fixed in the posting on described base, corresponding described posting is provided with holding device, described holding device coordinate with described posting locate in plate, described holding device comprises jacking block and drives described jacking block to hold out against the drive unit of described middle plate, the position of accommodating middle plate is left between described posting and described jacking block, described jacking block coordinates with described posting and holds out against described middle plate, described drive unit comprises driver, first power transmission arm, second power transmission arm and returning device, first power transmission arm motion described in described driver drives, described first power transmission arm drives described second power transmission arm motion, described second power transmission arm is connected to described jacking block, and drive described jacking block to move, returning device is provided with between described first power transmission arm and described second power transmission arm.
2. plate positioning device in syllogic phone housing according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: described returning device comprises the return elastic component be arranged between described first power transmission arm and described second power transmission arm, the described return elastic component elastic deformation when described driver force, and drive described second power transmission arm motion, when described driver by force transfer to do not exert a force time, described return elastic component drives described first power transmission arm motion.
3. plate positioning device in syllogic phone housing according to claim 2, is characterized in that: described returning device is set to two.
4. plate positioning device in syllogic phone housing according to claim 3, it is characterized in that: described posting and jacking block are all set to two, described drive unit is set to a set of, and described a set of drive unit drives two jacking block motions.
5. plate positioning device in syllogic phone housing according to claim 4, it is characterized in that: the movable end of described driver is connected to the centre of described first power transmission arm, described two returning devices are arranged at the both sides of described driver respectively, and be symmetrical arranged relative to described driver, described second power transmission arm is symmetrical arranged relative to described driver, and described two jacking blocks, two postings are symmetrical arranged relative to described driver respectively.
6. plate positioning device in syllogic phone housing according to claim 1, is characterized in that: described base plate is also provided with line slide rail, and described second power transmission arm can move along described line slide rail.
7. plate positioning device in syllogic phone housing according to claim 1, is characterized in that: described driver is any one in cylinder, oil cylinder, motor.
8. plate positioning device in syllogic phone housing according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: side relative to described posting, also guide housing is provided with outside described middle plate, described guide housing coordinates the position surrounding accommodating described middle plate with described posting, described guide housing is provided with breach, and described jacking block can hold out against described middle plate through described breach.
9. plate positioning device in syllogic phone housing according to claim 8, it is characterized in that: the base position that described posting and described guide housing surround is provided with through hole, described middle plate can pass from described through hole, described base bottom be provided with for give described middle plate positioning device feed automatic confession in panel assembly.
10. plate positioning device in syllogic phone housing according to claim 9, it is characterized in that: in described automatic confession, panel assembly comprises for placing the cartridge clip being stacked into plate in a pile and the pusher that in promoting, plate moves in cartridge clip, and the port of export of described cartridge clip connects the through hole on described base.
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