Full-automatic FPC mechanism of folding over in advance
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of FPC processing, in particular to a full-automatic pre-folding FPC mechanism.
Background
Flexible FPCs are required to be used in many electronic products, and FPCs are often pre-folded according to connection requirements in the electronic products. At present, the FPC is manually pre-folded, so that the pre-folding efficiency is low, the manual pre-folding is inaccurate in control of the pre-folding specification of the FPC, and the FPC is easily folded, so that batch processing production is not facilitated.
In summary, the FPC prefolding operation has a problem of inconvenience in practice, so that improvement is required.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a full-automatic pre-folding FPC mechanism which can simply and fully automatically complete automatic pre-folding operation of flexible FPC and reduce the folding rate of FPC; the male die units are distributed in a series connection mode, one movable belt is multiple, and the method is suitable for mass production, saves time and saves cost.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the following technical scheme is adopted:
a full-automatic pre-folding FPC mechanism comprises a male die device, a positioning jig, a pressing device and a pre-pressing plate; the positioning jig is positioned at the top of the pre-pressing plate and used for fixing the FPC; the pressing device passes through the pre-pressing plate from the bottom of the pre-pressing plate and is used for pressing the FPC to be pre-folded on the positioning jig; the male die device is positioned at the bottom of the pre-pressing plate and is used for being abutted against or far away from the pressing device so as to realize the pre-folding and forming of the FPC.
Preferably, the male die device comprises a first air cylinder, a second air cylinder, a plurality of male die units, a first male die plate, a second male die plate, a third male die plate and a first sliding unit; the first positive template, the second positive template and the third positive template are arranged in parallel; one side of the first sliding unit is detachably connected with the first male template, and the other side of the first sliding unit is detachably connected with the second male template; the first cylinder is used for driving the second male template to slide relative to the first male template through the first sliding unit; the male die unit comprises a male die and a second sliding unit; one side of the third male template is provided with a plurality of male molds, and the other side of the third male template is correspondingly provided with a second sliding unit; the second cylinder is used for driving the third male template to slide relative to the second male template through the second sliding unit.
Preferably, the male die device further comprises a first hinge support and a second hinge support; one end of the output shaft of the second cylinder is detachably connected with the third male template through the second hinge support, and the other end of the output shaft of the second cylinder is detachably connected with the second male template through the first hinge support.
Preferably, the pressing device comprises a third cylinder, a cylinder seat, a female die, a swing arm block, a third hinge support and an adapter plate; one end of the swing arm block is detachably connected with the top of the pre-pressing plate through a third hinge support, and the other end of the swing arm block is detachably connected with the female die through an adapter plate; one end of the output shaft of the third cylinder is detachably connected with the swing arm block, and the other end of the output shaft of the third cylinder is detachably connected with the bottom of the pre-pressing plate through the cylinder seat; and the third air cylinder is used for driving the female die to compress the FPC to be pre-folded on the top of the positioning jig.
Preferably, the male die device further comprises a buffer and a limiting block; the limiting block is arranged on the second male die plate and used for limiting the distance between the male die and the female die; the buffer is detachably arranged at the other end of the first cylinder of the first male template and used for blocking and buffering the movement of the limiting block.
Preferably, one end of the female die is provided with a step structure; and the male die is driven by the second air cylinder to pre-fold and shape the FPC along the step structure of the female die.
Preferably, a protruding part for fixing the FPC is arranged in the middle of the top of the positioning jig, and a photoelectric induction switch is arranged on one side of the protruding part.
Preferably, the male die device further comprises a floating joint; the first cylinder output shaft is detachably connected with the second male die plate through a floating joint.
Preferably, the number of the male die units is three, and the male die units are distributed along the length direction of the third male die plate.
By adopting the scheme, the invention has the beneficial effects that:
1) The automation of FPC pre-folding is realized, the labor cost and the folding rate of the FPC are reduced, and the batch processing production is facilitated;
2) The stroke of the buffer and the stroke of the second cylinder are adjustable, the position of the adapter plate is adjustable, and the buffer and the second cylinder can be better suitable for different positions of the pre-folded FPC;
3) The male die units are distributed in a series connection mode, the whole mechanism is compact, space is saved, one movable belt is multiple, and the male die unit is suitable for mass production, time-saving and cost-saving.
Drawings
FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a female and male mold mated pre-folded FPC of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a male die apparatus of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the positioning fixture of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a compression device of the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a pre-press plate of the present invention;
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the FPC before pre-compression of the present invention;
Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the FPC of the present invention after being pre-pressed;
wherein, the attached drawings mark and illustrate:
1-a male die device, 2-a positioning jig,
3-Compressing device, 4-pre-compressing plate,
5-FPC, 101-first cylinder,
102-Second cylinder, 103-first male die plate,
104-A second positive template, 105-a third positive template,
106-First hinge support, 107-second hinge support,
108-A buffer, 109-a limiting block,
110-A floating joint, 111-a male die,
201-Photoelectric sensing switch, 301-third cylinder,
302, Cylinder block, 303, female die,
304-A swing arm block, 305-a third hinge support,
306-An adapter plate.
Detailed Description
The invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings and the specific embodiments.
Referring to fig. 1 to 9, the invention provides a full-automatic pre-folding FPC mechanism, which comprises a male die device 1, a positioning jig 2, a pressing device 3 and a pre-pressing plate 4; the positioning jig 2 is positioned at the top of the pre-pressing plate 4 and is used for fixing the FPC 5; the pressing device 3 passes through the pre-pressing plate 4 from the bottom of the pre-pressing plate 4 and is used for pressing the FPC 5 needing pre-folding on the positioning jig 2; the male die device 1 is located at the bottom of the pre-pressing plate 4 and is used for abutting against or being away from the pressing device 3 so as to realize the pre-folding forming of the FPC 5.
Wherein, the male die device 1 comprises a first air cylinder 101, a second air cylinder 102, a plurality of male die units, a first male die plate 103, a second male die plate 104, a third male die plate 105 and a first sliding unit; the first male template 103, the second male template 104 and the third male template 105 are arranged in parallel; one side of the first sliding unit is detachably connected with the first male template 103, and the other side of the first sliding unit is detachably connected with the second male template 104; the first cylinder 101 is used for driving the second male template 104 to slide relative to the first male template 103 through the first sliding unit; the male die unit comprises a male die 111 and a second sliding unit; one side of the third male mold plate 105 is provided with a plurality of male molds 111, and the other side of the third male mold plate is correspondingly provided with a second sliding unit; the second cylinder 102 is used for driving the third male mold plate 105 to slide relative to the second male mold plate 104 via the second sliding unit.
The male die device 1 further comprises a first hinge support 106 and a second hinge support 107; one end of the output shaft of the second cylinder 102 is detachably connected with the third male template 105 through a second hinge support 107, and the other end of the output shaft of the second cylinder is detachably connected with the second male template 104 through a first hinge support 106.
The compacting device 3 comprises a third air cylinder 301, an air cylinder seat 302, a female die 303, a swing arm block 304, a third hinge support 305 and an adapter plate 306; one end of the swing arm block 304 is detachably connected with the top of the pre-pressing plate 4 through a third hinge support 305, and the other end of the swing arm block is detachably connected with the female die 303 through an adapter plate 306; one end of the output shaft of the third cylinder 301 is detachably connected with the swing arm block 304, and the other end of the output shaft of the third cylinder is detachably connected with the bottom of the pre-pressing plate 4 through the cylinder seat 302; the third cylinder 301 is used for driving the female die 303 to compress the FPC 5 to be pre-folded on the top of the positioning jig 2.
The male die device 1 further comprises a buffer 108 and a limiting block 109; the limiting block 109 is mounted on the second male die plate 104 and is used for limiting the distance between the male die 111 and the female die 303; the buffer 108 is detachably mounted at the other end of the first cylinder 101 of the first male die plate 103, and is used for blocking and buffering the movement of the limiting block 109.
One end of the female die 303 is provided with a step structure; the male die 111 pre-folds the FPC 5 along the stepped structure of the female die 303 under the drive of the second cylinder 102. The middle of the top of the positioning jig 2 is provided with a protruding part for fixing the FPC 5, and one side of the protruding part is provided with a photoelectric induction switch 201. The male die arrangement 1 further comprises a floating joint 110; the output shaft of the first cylinder 101 is detachably connected with the second male die plate 104 through a floating joint 110. The male die units are arranged in three and distributed along the length of the third male die plate 105.
The working principle of the invention is as follows:
1) Placing the FPC 5 on a bulge part of the positioning jig 2 by an external material taking sucker for positioning and fixing, and sensing the FPC 5 in place by the photoelectric sensing switch 201;
2) The third cylinder 301 drives the swing arm block 304, the adapter plate 306 and the female die 303 to move together under the constraint of the third hinge support 305, so that the FPC 5 is compressed;
3) The first cylinder 101 pushes the floating joint 110 to drive the second male die plate 104 to slide relative to the first male die plate 103, and meanwhile, the second male die plate 104 drives the male die unit to move together, so that the male die 111 reaches the lower part of the female die 303 (at the moment, the limiting block 109 collides with the buffer 108 to limit the moving distance);
4) The second cylinder 102 drives the male die 111 to slide under the constraint of the first hinge support 106 and the second hinge support 107, and the FPC 5 is pre-folded and molded along the step structure of the female die 303 (the male die 111 maintains the pressure of the FPC 5 in the female die 303 for 3S), so that the pre-folding operation of the FPC 5 is completed.
The foregoing description of the preferred embodiment of the invention is not intended to be limiting, but rather is intended to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and principles of the invention.