CN113353644A

CN113353644A - Board collecting and releasing machine and operation method thereof

Info

Publication number: CN113353644A
Application number: CN202110668668.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 夏燕; 刘文彪; 徐冬冬; 罗德鹏; 谭军
Original assignee: Transystem Technology Ltd
Current assignee: Transystem Technology Ltd
Priority date: 2021-06-16
Filing date: 2021-06-16
Publication date: 2021-09-07

Abstract

The invention provides a board collecting and releasing machine and an operation method thereof, wherein the board collecting and releasing machine comprises a rack, a first lifting device, a conveying device, a second lifting device, a transfer device and a conveying device, wherein the rack is provided with a first feeding and discharging station, a first temporary storage station, a collecting and releasing station, a second temporary storage station, a second feeding and discharging station and a conveying station; the first lifting device is used for switching the position of the tray between a first feeding and discharging station and a first temporary storage station; the conveying device is used for switching the position of the tray among the first temporary storage station, the retracting station and the second temporary storage station; the second lifting device is used for switching the position of the tray between the second temporary storage station and the second feeding and discharging station; the transfer device is used for switching the position of the circuit board between the tray of the receiving and releasing station and the transportation station; the conveying device is used for conveying the circuit board. The plate receiving and releasing machine can realize automatic operation of plate receiving and releasing, avoid the problem of wrong placement when the plate is received and released, and improve the plate receiving and releasing efficiency.

Description

Board collecting and releasing machine and operation method thereof

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of circuit board conveying equipment, and particularly relates to a board collecting and releasing machine and an operation method thereof.

Background

The wiring board may be referred to as a printed wiring board or a printed circuit board. Along with the development of production and processing, in the automatic production of circuit board detection, the circuit board needs to be produced, processed, detected or tested, and in the prior art, people often adopt the mode of manual taking and placing to stack the circuit board, but the mode of manual taking and placing is restricted by production fields, personnel and the like, and the problems of placing error, low efficiency and the like easily appear.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the invention aims to provide a board collecting and releasing machine and an operation method thereof, and aims to solve the technical problems that circuit boards are easily stacked in a manual picking and placing mode in the prior art, so that the circuit boards are prone to being placed wrongly and low in efficiency.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the technical scheme that: providing a trigger, comprising:

the machine frame is provided with a first feeding and discharging station, a first temporary storage station, a collecting and releasing station, a second temporary storage station, a second feeding and discharging station and a transportation station;

the first lifting device is arranged on the rack and corresponds to the first feeding and discharging station and the first temporary storage station, and the first lifting device is used for switching the position of the tray between the first feeding and discharging station and the first temporary storage station;

the conveying device is arranged on the rack and corresponds to the first temporary storage station, the retracting station and the second temporary storage station, and the conveying device is used for enabling the tray to switch positions among the first temporary storage station, the retracting station and the second temporary storage station;

the second lifting device is arranged on the rack and corresponds to the second temporary storage station and the second feeding and discharging station, and the second lifting device is used for switching the position of the tray between the second temporary storage station and the second feeding and discharging station;

the transfer device is arranged on the rack and corresponds to the receiving and releasing station and the transportation station, and the transfer device is used for switching the position of the circuit board between the tray of the receiving and releasing station and the transportation station; and

and the conveying device is arranged on the rack and corresponds to the conveying station, and the conveying device is used for conveying the circuit board.

In one embodiment, the conveying device comprises a supporting frame which is connected with the rack in a sliding mode and used for bearing the tray, and a first sliding driving piece used for driving the supporting frame to slide;

the first sliding driving piece drives the support frame to slide on the rack, so that the support frame and the tray on the support frame are switched among the first temporary storage station, the folding and unfolding station and the second temporary storage station.

In one embodiment, the supporting frame is provided with a first clamping assembly, the first clamping assembly comprises a telescopic first jaw and a first telescopic driving piece for driving the first jaw to stretch, and the tray is provided with a first clamping groove corresponding to the first jaw;

the first telescopic driving piece drives the first clamping jaw to stretch and retract, so that the first clamping jaw is inserted into or withdrawn from the first clamping groove.

In one embodiment, the support frame is provided with a first support station and a second support station which are sequentially arranged along the sliding direction of the support frame, and the first support station and the second support station are both provided with the first clamping assembly.

In one embodiment, the plate collecting and releasing machine further comprises a second clamping assembly arranged on the machine frame, the first temporary storage station, the collecting and releasing station and the second temporary storage station are all provided with the second clamping assembly, and the second clamping assembly is used for temporarily fixing the tray;

the second clamping component is arranged above the supporting frame, the supporting frame can ascend or descend, and the conveying device further comprises a first lifting driving piece for driving the supporting frame to ascend or descend.

In one embodiment, the second clamping assembly comprises a telescopic second jaw and a second telescopic driving piece for driving the second jaw to stretch, and the tray is provided with a second clamping groove corresponding to the second jaw;

the second telescopic driving piece drives the second clamping jaw to stretch and retract, so that the second clamping jaw is inserted into or withdrawn from the second clamping groove.

In one embodiment, the transfer device is further used for switching the position of the cover plate between the receiving and releasing station and the transportation station, the rack is further provided with a first storage station, the plate receiving and releasing machine further comprises a first receiving device arranged above the conveying device, and the first receiving device comprises a first receiving plate for placing the cover plate and a first receiving driving piece for driving the first receiving plate to switch the position between the first storage station and the transportation station; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

the rack is further provided with a second storage station, the plate collecting and releasing machine further comprises a second receiving device arranged above the conveying device, and the second receiving device comprises a circuit board used for placing the sampling inspection and a second receiving driving piece used for driving the second receiving plate to switch positions between the second storage station and the conveying station.

The invention also provides an operation method of the trigger releasing and releasing machine, which adopts the trigger releasing and releasing machine, the transfer device is also used for switching the position of the cover plate between the releasing and releasing station and the transportation station, the rack is also provided with a first storage station, the trigger releasing and releasing machine also comprises a first receiving device arranged above the conveying device, the first receiving device can switch the position between the first storage station and the transportation station, the operation method of the trigger releasing and releasing machine comprises a trigger releasing method, and the trigger releasing and releasing method comprises the following steps:

moving a batch of materials to the first feeding and discharging station, wherein the materials comprise a lower cover plate, at least one tray and an upper cover plate which are sequentially stacked, and the tray bears at least one circuit board;

the first lifting device transfers the materials of the first feeding and discharging station to the first temporary storage station, and then the first lifting device returns to the first feeding and discharging station to wait for the next batch of the materials, so that the next batch of the materials can be quickly transferred to the first temporary storage station, and therefore the circulation operation is realized;

the first receiving device stores the upper cover plate, the first receiving device moves from the first storage station to the transportation station, the transfer device transfers the upper cover plate of the first receiving device to the conveying device, and the conveying device conveys the upper cover plate to the second temporary storage station for temporary storage;

the conveying device conveys the lower cover plate of the first temporary storage station to the folding and unfolding station, the transfer device transfers the lower cover plate of the folding and unfolding station to the transportation station, the first receiving device moves from the first storage station to the transportation station and receives the lower cover plate, and the first receiving device returns to the first storage station;

the conveying device conveys the tray of the first temporary storage station to the retraction station, the transfer device transfers the circuit board of the tray of the retraction station to the transportation station, and the conveying device conveys the circuit board of the transportation station to the outside;

the conveying device conveys the unloaded tray from the receiving and releasing station to the second temporary storage station for temporary storage;

the first receiving device moves from the first storage station to the transportation station, the transfer device transfers the lower cover plate of the first receiving device to the conveying device, the conveying device conveys the lower cover plate to the second temporary storage station for temporary storage, and the second temporary storage station is sequentially provided with the lower cover plate, at least one tray and the upper cover plate from bottom to top in a stacked mode;

and the second lifting device transfers the lower cover plate, the tray and the upper cover plate of the second temporary storage station to the second feeding and discharging station, and then the second lifting device returns to the second temporary storage station, and when the lower cover plate, the tray and the upper cover plate of the previous batch of materials of the second feeding and discharging station are taken away, the second lifting device quickly transfers the lower cover plate, the tray and the upper cover plate of the next batch of materials to the second feeding and discharging station, so that the circular operation is realized.

In one embodiment, the operation method of the plate collecting and releasing machine further comprises a plate collecting method, and the plate collecting method comprises the following steps:

moving a batch of the materials to the first feeding and discharging station, wherein the materials comprise the lower cover plate, at least one tray and the upper cover plate which are sequentially stacked, and the tray is in an unloaded state;

the conveying device conveys the tray of the first temporary storage station to the folding and unfolding station, the conveying device conveys the circuit board to the transportation station, and the transfer device transfers the circuit board of the transportation station to the empty tray of the folding and unfolding station;

the conveying device conveys the tray carrying the circuit board from the collecting and releasing station to the second temporary storage station for temporary storage;

the first receiving device moves from the first storage station to the transportation station, the transfer device transfers the lower cover plate of the first receiving device to the conveying device, the conveying device conveys the lower cover plate to the second temporary storage station for temporary storage, the second temporary storage station is sequentially provided with the lower cover plate, at least one tray and the upper cover plate from bottom to top in a stacked mode, and the tray of the second temporary storage station carries at least one circuit board;

the second lifting device transfers the lower cover plate, at least one tray and the upper cover plate of the second temporary storage station to the second feeding and discharging station, and then the second lifting device returns to the second temporary storage station, when the lower cover plate, the tray and the upper cover plate of the previous batch of materials of the second feeding and discharging station are taken away, the second lifting device quickly transfers the lower cover plate, the tray and the upper cover plate of the next batch of materials to the second feeding and discharging station, so that the circular operation is realized.

In one embodiment, after the first lifting device transfers the material of the first feeding and discharging station to the first temporary storage station, the first lifting device returns to the first feeding and discharging station and starts to receive the next batch of the material; and after the lower cover plate, at least one tray and the upper cover plate of the second temporary storage station are transferred to the second feeding and discharging station by the second lifting device, the first lifting device returns to the second temporary storage station and starts to receive the next batch of materials, so that continuous plate conveying or plate placing is realized.

The plate collecting and releasing machine and the operation method thereof provided by the invention have the beneficial effects that: the board receiving and releasing machine can realize the automatic operation of board placing or board receiving of the circuit board, effectively avoid the problem of wrong placement of the circuit board during board placing or board receiving, and improve the board taking and releasing efficiency; particularly, the tray is recovered when the plate is placed, so that the tray can be timely placed, and the plate placing efficiency is improved; when the circuit boards are stacked, the tray is used for bearing the circuit boards, and the circuit boards are prevented from being scratched in the stacking process.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or the prior art descriptions will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without inventive exercise.

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a board collecting and releasing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a station distribution structure of the board collecting and releasing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a first embodiment of a conveyor according to the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a second embodiment of a conveyor according to the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a second retaining assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic perspective view of a first receiving device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic perspective view of a second receiving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic perspective view of a first lifting device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a schematic perspective view of a second lifting device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 10 is a schematic perspective view of a transfer device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 11 is a schematic perspective view of an upper cover plate, a lower cover plate and a tray according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 12 is a schematic top view of another trigger releasing and releasing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Wherein, in the figures, the respective reference numerals:

100-a frame; 110-a first feed and discharge station; 120-a first staging station; 130-retraction station; 140-a second staging station; 150-a second feeding and discharging station; 160-a transport station; 170-a first storage station; 180-a second storage station; 190-a second retaining assembly; 191-a second jaw; 192-a second telescopic drive; 200-a first lifting device; 210-a first carrier; 220-a second lifting drive; 230-a second slide rail; 240-second slider; 250-a first lead screw; 260-a first nut; 300-a transfer device; 310-a support frame; 311-a first support station; 312-a second support station; 320-a first sliding drive; 330-a first sliding rail; 340-a first slider; 350-a first retaining assembly; 351-a first jaw; 352-first telescopic drive; 360-a fixed mount; 370-a first lifting drive; 400-a second lifting device; 410-a second carrier; 420-a third lifting drive; 430-a third slide rail; 440-a third slider; 450-a second lead screw; 460-a second nut; 500-a transfer device; 510-a suction nozzle; 520-a first displacement mechanism; 530-a second displacement mechanism; 540-a transport mechanism; 600-a conveying device; 700-a first receiving means; 710-a first receiving plate; 720-a first receiving drive; 800-a second receiving device; 810-a second receiving plate; 820-a second receiving drive; 910-upper cover plate; 920-a tray; 930-lower cover plate; 940-a first card slot; 950-a second card slot; x-a first direction; y-a second direction; z-third direction.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and advantageous effects to be solved by the present invention more clearly apparent, the present invention is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or be indirectly on the other element. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or be indirectly connected to the other element.

It will be understood that the terms "length," "width," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," and the like, as used herein, refer to an orientation or positional relationship indicated in the drawings, which is solely for the purpose of facilitating the description and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and is therefore not to be construed as limiting the invention.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically defined otherwise.

Referring to fig. 1 and fig. 11, an embodiment of the invention provides a board collecting and releasing machine, which includes a rack 100, a first lifting device 200, a conveying device 300, a second lifting device 400, a transferring device 500, and a conveying device 600, wherein the first lifting device 200, the conveying device 300, the second lifting device 400, the transferring device 500, and the conveying device 600 are disposed on the rack 100, and with reference to fig. 1 and fig. 2, the rack 100 is provided with a first feeding and discharging station 110, a first temporary storage station 120, a collecting and releasing station 130, a second temporary storage station 140, a second feeding and discharging station 150, and a conveying station 160; the first lifting device 200 is arranged corresponding to the first feeding and discharging station 110 and the first temporary storage station 120, and the first lifting device 200 is used for switching the position of the tray 920 between the first feeding and discharging station 110 and the first temporary storage station 120; the conveying device 300 is arranged corresponding to the first temporary storage station 120, the receiving and releasing station 130 and the second temporary storage station 140, and the conveying device 300 is used for enabling the tray 920 to switch positions among the first temporary storage station 120, the receiving and releasing station 130 and the second temporary storage station 140; the second lifting device 400 is arranged corresponding to the second temporary storage station 140 and the second feeding and discharging station 150, and the second lifting device 400 is used for switching the position of the tray 920 between the second temporary storage station 140 and the second feeding and discharging station 150; the transfer device 500 is arranged corresponding to the receiving and releasing station 130 and the transportation station 160, and the transfer device 500 is used for switching the position of the circuit board between the tray 920 of the receiving and releasing station 130 and the transportation station 160; the conveying device 600 is arranged corresponding to the transportation station 160, and the conveying device 600 is used for conveying circuit boards. In this embodiment, the conveyor 600 may be, but is not limited to, a conveyor belt.

The plate collecting and releasing machine provided by the embodiment of the invention has the working principle that:

(1) when the board collecting and releasing machine is used for placing boards, a batch of trays 920 are moved to the first feeding and discharging station 110, the batch of trays 920 comprises a plurality of trays 920 which are sequentially overlapped, and each tray 920 carries at least one circuit board; the first lifting device 200 transfers all the trays 920 of the first feeding and discharging station 110 to the first temporary storage station 120; the conveying device 300 conveys one tray 920 of the first temporary storage station 120 to the receiving and releasing station 130, the transferring device 500 transfers the circuit board of the tray 920 of the receiving and releasing station 130 to the conveying station 160, and the conveying device 600 conveys the circuit board of the conveyed station 160 to the outside; the conveying device 300 conveys the empty tray 920 from the receiving and releasing station 130 to the second temporary storage station 140 for temporary storage; the second lifting device 400 transfers the tray 920 of the second temporary storage station 140 to the second feeding and discharging station 150, thereby completing the plate placing operation.

(2) When the board collecting and releasing machine is used for collecting boards, a batch of trays 920 is moved to the first feeding and discharging station 110, the batch of trays 920 comprises a plurality of trays 920 which are sequentially overlapped, and the trays 920 are in an idle state, namely the trays 920 do not bear circuit boards; the first lifting device 200 transfers all the trays 920 of the first feeding and discharging station 110 to the first temporary storage station 120; the conveying device 300 conveys the tray 920 to the receiving and releasing station 130, the conveying device 600 conveys the circuit board to the conveying station 160, and the transferring device 500 transfers the circuit board of the conveying station 160 to the empty tray 920 of the receiving and releasing station 130; the conveying device 300 conveys the tray 920 carrying the circuit board from the collecting and releasing station 130 to the second temporary storage station 140 for temporary storage; the second lifting device 400 transfers the tray 920 of the second temporary storage station 140 to the second feeding and discharging station 150, thereby completing the board collecting operation.

The board receiving and releasing machine provided by the embodiment of the invention can realize automatic operation of board receiving and releasing of the circuit board, effectively avoid the problem of wrong placement of the circuit board when the circuit board is received and released, and improve the board receiving and releasing efficiency; particularly, the tray 920 is recycled when the plate is placed, so that the tray 920 can be timely placed, and the plate placing efficiency is improved; when the circuit boards are stacked, the tray 920 is used for bearing the circuit boards, so that the circuit boards are not scratched in the stacking process.

As an embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 1 and fig. 2, the first feeding and discharging station 110, the first temporary storage station 120, the collecting and releasing station 130, the second temporary storage station 140, the second feeding and discharging station 150, and the transportation station 160 are distributed on the rack 100 in the following manner: the first temporary storage station 120, the retracting station 130 and the second temporary storage station 140 are sequentially arranged along a first direction X, the transportation station 160 is arranged on one side of the retracting station 130 along a second direction Y, the first feeding and discharging station 110 is arranged below the first temporary storage station 120 along a third direction Z, the second feeding and discharging station 150 is arranged below the second temporary storage station 140 along the third direction Z, and any two directions of the first direction X, the second direction Y and the third direction Z are arranged at preset included angles. Under the structure, all stations are reasonably distributed, and the first lifting device 200, the conveying device 300, the second lifting device 400, the transferring device 500 and the conveying device 600 are arranged corresponding to different stations, so that the plate collecting and releasing machine is compact in overall structure, and the occupied volume of the plate collecting and releasing machine is effectively reduced.

As a specific embodiment of the present invention, any two directions of the first direction X, the second direction Y and the third direction Z are perpendicular, and of course, according to the selection of the actual situation and the specific requirement, the angle range of the preset included angle between any two directions may be appropriately adjusted, and is not limited herein.

As an embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 1, 3 and 11, the conveying device 300 includes a supporting frame 310 slidably connected to the frame 100 and used for carrying the tray 920, and a first sliding driving member 320 for driving the supporting frame 310 to slide; the first sliding driving member 320 drives the supporting frame 310 to slide on the rack 100, so that the supporting frame 310 and the tray 920 thereon are switched among the first temporary storage station 120, the retracting station 130 and the second temporary storage station 140. With this structure, the supporting frame 310 can grab the tray 920 of the first temporary storage station 120, and then the supporting frame 310 and the tray 920 thereon are switched among the first temporary storage station 120, the retracting station 130 and the second temporary storage station 140 under the action of the first sliding driving member 320.

As an embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 1, fig. 3 and fig. 4, the conveying device 300 further includes a first slide rail 330 fixed to the supporting frame 310, a fixed frame 360 disposed on the rack 100, and a first slider 340 fixed to the fixed frame 360 and slidably engaged with the first slide rail 330, so that the supporting frame 310 is slidably connected to the rack 100. In this embodiment, the first slide rail 330 extends along the first direction X, so that the support frame 310 can slide on the rack 100 along the first direction X, the first slide driving element 320 may be, but is not limited to, a motor, and the first slide driving element 320 may drive the support frame 310 to slide through, but is not limited to, a synchronous belt.

As an embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 1, fig. 3, fig. 4 and fig. 11, the supporting frame 310 is provided with a first clamping assembly 350, the first clamping assembly 350 includes a first telescopic claw 351 and a first telescopic driving member 352 for driving the first claw 351 to extend and retract, the tray 920 is provided with a first clamping groove 940 corresponding to the first claw 351; the first telescopic driving member 352 is used for driving the first claw 351 to be telescopic, so that the first claw 351 is inserted into or withdrawn from the first clamping groove 940, and the supporting frame 310 can grab the tray 920 of the first temporary storage station 120.

As an embodiment of the present invention, the supporting frame 310 is provided with a first supporting station 311 and a second supporting station 312 in sequence along its own sliding direction, and the first supporting station 311 and the second supporting station 312 are both provided with a first clamping component 350. In this embodiment, the support frame 310 slides on the rack 100 along the first direction X, and when the first support station 311 of the support frame 310 is located at the first temporary storage station 120, the second support station 312 of the support frame 310 is located at the retraction station 130; when the first supporting station 311 of the supporting frame 310 is located at the retracting station 130, the second supporting station 312 of the supporting frame 310 is located at the first temporary storage station 120, so that the continuous plate retracting or releasing operation is facilitated.

The principle of the continuous operation of the conveying device 300 according to the embodiment of the present invention is as follows: the first sliding driving member 320 drives the supporting frame 310 to slide on the rack 100 along the first direction X, so that the first supporting station 311 of the supporting frame 310 is located at the first temporary storage station 120, the second supporting station 312 of the supporting frame 310 is located at the retracting station 130, at this time, the first clamping component 350 of the first supporting station 311 of the supporting frame 310 grabs the tray 920 of the first temporary storage station 120, and the first clamping component 350 of the second supporting station 312 of the supporting frame 310 grabs the tray 920 of the retracting station 130; then, the first sliding driving member 320 drives the supporting frame 310 to slide on the rack 100 along the first direction X, so that the first supporting station 311 of the supporting frame 310 is located at the retracting station 130, the second supporting station 312 of the supporting frame 310 is located at the second temporary storage station 140, at this time, the first clamping component 350 of the first supporting station 311 of the supporting frame 310 places the tray 920 at the retracting station 130, and the first clamping component 350 of the first supporting station 311 of the supporting frame 310 places the tray 920 at the second temporary storage station 140; and repeating the operation to finish the continuous plate placing or collecting operation.

As an embodiment of the present invention, the trigger releasing and collecting machine further includes a second clamping assembly 190 disposed on the rack 100, the first temporary storage station 120, the releasing and collecting station 130, and the second temporary storage station 140 are all provided with the second clamping assembly 190, and the second clamping assembly 190 is used for temporarily fixing the tray 920; the second clamping assembly 190 is disposed above the supporting frame 310, that is, the second clamping assembly 190 is disposed above the supporting frame 310 along the third direction Z, the supporting frame 310 can be lifted or lowered, and the conveying device 300 further includes a first lifting driving member 370 for driving the supporting frame 310 to be lifted or lowered.

The plate placing method of the plate receiving and releasing machine comprises the following specific steps:

(1) after the first lifting device 200 transfers all the trays 920 of the first feeding and discharging station 110 of the trays 920 to the first temporary storage station 120, the second clamping assembly 190 of the first temporary storage station 120 grabs the bottommost tray 920, so that all the trays 920 are fixed at the first temporary storage station 120;

(2) the first sliding driving member 320 drives the supporting frame 310 to slide on the rack 100 along the first direction X, so that the first supporting station 311 of the supporting frame 310 is located at the first temporary storage station 120, the second supporting station 312 of the supporting frame 310 is located at the retraction station 130, the first lifting driving member 370 drives the supporting frame 310 to ascend, the first clamping assembly 350 of the first supporting station 311 of the supporting frame 310 is just aligned with the lowest tray 920 of the first temporary storage station 120, the second clamping assembly 190 of the retraction station 130 grabs the tray 920, and the first clamping assembly 350 of the second supporting station 312 of the supporting frame 310 is just aligned with the tray 920 of the retraction station 130;

(3) the first clamping assembly 350 of the first supporting station 311 of the supporting frame 310 grabs the tray 920 at the lowest position of the first temporary storage station 120, the second clamping assembly 190 of the first temporary storage station 120 releases the corresponding tray 920, and all the trays 920 of the first temporary storage station 120 are completely carried on the first clamping assembly 350 of the first supporting station 311 of the supporting frame 310; the first clamping assembly 350 of the second supporting station 312 of the supporting frame 310 grabs the tray 920 of the collecting and releasing station 130, and the second clamping assembly 190 of the collecting and releasing station 130 loosens the corresponding tray 920;

(3) the first lifting driving member 370 drives the supporting frame 310 to descend by the height of one tray 920, at this time, the second clamping assembly 190 of the first temporary storage station 120 is just aligned with the penultimate tray 920 of the first temporary storage station 120, the second clamping assembly 190 of the first temporary storage station 120 grabs the penultimate tray 920 of the first temporary storage station 120, and the penultimate tray 920 and all trays 920 above the penultimate tray 920 are carried on the second clamping assembly 190 of the first temporary storage station 120;

(4) the first lifting driving member 370 drives the supporting frame 310 to descend continuously, so that the last tray 920 of the first temporary storage station 120 is completely separated from the penultimate tray 920;

(5) the first sliding driving member 320 drives the supporting frame 310 to slide on the rack 100 along the first direction X, so that the first supporting station 311 of the supporting frame 310 is located at the collecting and releasing station 130, the second supporting station 312 of the supporting frame 310 is located at the second temporary storage station 140, the first lifting driving member 370 drives the supporting frame 310 to ascend, the tray 920 of the second clamping assembly 190 of the second temporary storage station 140 is just overlapped on the tray 920 of the first clamping assembly 350 of the second supporting station 312 of the supporting frame 310, and the second clamping assembly 190 of the second temporary storage station 140 releases the clamped tray 920;

(6) the first lifting driving member 370 drives the supporting frame 310 to rise by the height of one tray 920, the second clamping assembly 190 of the collecting and releasing station 130 is just aligned with the tray 920 of the first clamping assembly 350 of the first supporting station 311 of the supporting frame 310, and the second clamping assembly 190 of the second temporary storage station 140 is just aligned with the tray 920 of the first clamping assembly 350 of the second supporting station 312 of the supporting frame 310;

(7) the second clamping component 190 of the collecting and releasing station 130 grabs the tray 920 of the first clamping component 350 of the first supporting station 311 of the supporting frame 310, the first clamping component 350 of the first supporting station 311 of the supporting frame 310 loosens the tray 920, and the transferring device 500 transfers the circuit board on the tray 920 of the first clamping component 350 of the first supporting station 311 of the supporting frame 310 to the conveying device 600 of the conveying station; the second clamping assembly 190 of the second temporary storage station 140 grabs the tray 920 clamped by the first clamping assembly 350 of the second support station 312 of the support frame 310, the first clamping assembly 350 of the second support station 312 of the support frame 310 releases the clamped tray 920, and the first lifting driving member 370 drives the support frame 310 to descend, so that the first clamping assembly 350 of the support frame 310 is completely separated from the trays 920 of the collecting and releasing station 130 and the second temporary storage station 140;

(8) subsequently, repeating the operations of the steps (2) to (6) until a certain number of trays 920 are stacked on the second chucking assembly 190 of the second temporary storage station 140;

(9) the first lifting device 200 transfers all the trays 920 of the second temporary storage station 140 to the second feeding and discharging station 150.

The board collecting and releasing machine provided by the embodiment of the invention has the following specific steps that: in the step (7), the transferring device 500 transfers the circuit board of the conveying device 600 of the conveying station to the tray 920 of the first clamping assembly 350 of the first supporting station 311 of the supporting frame 310.

As an embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 1, 5 and 11, the second holding assembly 190 includes a second retractable claw 191 and a second retractable driving member 192 for driving the second retractable claw 191 to retract, and the tray 920 is provided with a second engaging groove 950 corresponding to the second claw 191; the second telescopic driving member 192 is telescopic by driving the second jaw 191 to insert or withdraw the second jaw 191 into or out of the second catching groove 950, so that the second catching assembly 190 can catch the tray 920.

As an embodiment of the present invention, with reference to fig. 1, 2, 6 and 11, the circuit board is protected from dust or other impurities in the air, the lower cover plate 930 and the upper cover plate 910 are respectively arranged at the lowest part and the highest part of the tray 920 and the circuit board which are stacked in a staggered way, the lower cover plate 930 and the upper cover plate 910 are respectively provided with a first clamping groove 940 and a second clamping groove 950, the transferring device 500 is also used for switching the positions of the cover plates (the upper cover plate 910 and the lower cover plate 930) between the receiving and releasing station 130 and the transportation station 160, the rack 100 is also provided with a first storage station 170, the receiving and releasing machine further comprises a first receiving device 700 arranged above the conveying device 600, that is, the first receiving device 700 is disposed above the conveyor 600 in the third direction Z, and the first receiving device 700 includes a first receiving plate 710 for placing the cover plate and a first receiving driving member 720 for driving the first receiving plate 710 to switch positions between the first storage station 170 and the transport station 160. With this structure, the conveying device 300 transfers the lower cover plate 930 or the upper cover plate 910 from the first temporary storage station 120 to the receiving and releasing station 130, the first receiving driving member 720 drives the first receiving plate 710 to move from the first storage station 170 to the transport station 160, the transferring device 500 transfers the lower cover plate 930 or the upper cover plate 910 of the receiving and releasing station 130 to the first receiving plate 710 of the transport station, and the first receiving driving member 720 drives the first receiving plate 710 to move from the transport station 160 back to the first storage station 170.

As an embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 1, fig. 2, fig. 7 and fig. 11, the rack 100 is further provided with a second storage station 180, the trigger further includes a second receiving device 800 disposed above the conveying device 600, that is, the second receiving device 800 is disposed above the conveying device 600 along the third direction Z, and the second receiving device 800 includes a circuit board for placing the sampling inspection and a second receiving driving member 820 for driving the second receiving plate 810 to switch the position between the second storage station 180 and the transportation station 160. Under the structure, the second receiving driving member 820 drives the second receiving board 810 to move from the second storage station 180 to the transport station 160, the circuit board of the tray 920 of the collecting and releasing station 130 is transferred to the second receiving board 810 of the transport station by the transfer device 500, and the second receiving driving member 820 drives the second receiving board 810 to move from the transport station 160 back to the second storage station 180, so that the circuit board of the second storage station 180 can be detected subsequently.

As an embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 1 and fig. 2, the first storage station 170, the transportation station 160, and the second storage station 180 are sequentially disposed along the first direction X, the first storage station 170, the transportation station 160, and the second storage station 180 are disposed on one side of the retraction station 130 along the second direction Y, and the first feeding/discharging station 110 is disposed below the first temporary storage station 120 along the third direction Z. Under this structure for each station is rationally distributed, and the overall structure of board collecting and releasing machine is compact, effectively reduces the volume that occupies of board collecting and releasing machine.

As an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 6 and 7, the first receiving driver 720 and the second receiving driver 820 may be linear motors, and in this structure, the linear motors include stators extending in the first direction X and movers slidably fitted to the stators, and the first receiving plate 710 and the second receiving plate 810 are fixed to the movers of the first receiving driver 720 and the second receiving driver 820, respectively, so as to drive the first receiving plate 710 and the second receiving plate 810 to move in the first direction X.

As an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, 2, 8 and 11, the first temporary storage station 120 is disposed above the first feeding and discharging station 110, that is, the first temporary storage station 120 is disposed above the first feeding and discharging station 110 along the third direction Z, and the first lifting device 200 includes a first bracket 210 slidably connected to the frame 100 and configured to carry the tray 920 and a second lifting driving member 220 configured to drive the first bracket 210 to lift and lower, so that the tray 920 can be transferred from the first feeding and discharging station 110 to the first temporary storage station 120.

As an embodiment of the present invention, the first lifting device 200 further includes a second slide rail 230 disposed on the frame 100 and extending along the third direction Z, and a second slider 240 disposed on the first bracket 210 and slidably engaged with the second slide rail 230, so that the first bracket 210 can be lifted along the third direction Z. In this embodiment, the first lifting device 200 further includes a rotatable first screw 250, and a first nut 260 screwed on the first screw 250 and fixed to the first bracket 210, the second lifting driving member 220 can be a motor, and the second lifting driving member 220 drives the first screw 250 to rotate, so that the first bracket 210 can be lifted and lowered along the third direction Z.

As an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, 2, 9 and 11, the second temporary storage station 140 is disposed above the second feeding and discharging station 150, that is, the second temporary storage station 140 is disposed above the second feeding and discharging station 150 along the third direction Z, and the second lifting device 400 includes a second bracket 410 slidably connected to the frame 100 and configured to carry the tray 920 and a third lifting and lowering driving member 420 configured to drive the second bracket 410 to lift and lower, so that the tray 920 can be transferred from the second temporary storage station 140 to the second feeding and discharging station 150.

As an embodiment of the present invention, the second lifting device 400 further includes a third slide rail 430 disposed on the frame 100 and extending along the third direction Z, and a third slider 440 disposed on the second bracket 410 and slidably engaged with the third slide rail 430, so that the second bracket 410 can be lifted along the third direction Z. In this embodiment, the second lifting device 400 further includes a rotatable second lead screw 450, and a second nut 460 screwed on the second lead screw 450 and fixed to the second bracket 410, the third lifting driving member 420 may be a motor, and the third lifting driving member 420 drives the second lead screw 450 to rotate, so that the second bracket 410 can be lifted and lowered along the third direction Z.

As an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, fig. 2, fig. 10 and fig. 11, the transportation station 160 is disposed at one side of the storage station 130 along the second direction Y, the transfer device 500 includes a suction nozzle 510, a first displacement mechanism 520 for driving the suction nozzle 510 to move along the arrangement direction of the transportation station 160 and the storage station 130, and a second displacement mechanism 530 for driving the suction nozzle 510 to move up and down, that is, the first displacement mechanism 520 is used for driving the suction nozzle 510 to move along the second direction Y, the second displacement mechanism 530 is used for driving the suction nozzle 510 to move along the third direction Z, the circuit board, the upper cover plate 910 and the lower cover plate 930 are adsorbed by the suction nozzle 510, and the circuit board, the upper cover plate 910 and the lower cover plate 930 can be switched between the storage station 130 and the transportation station in cooperation with the first displacement mechanism 520 and the second displacement mechanism 530. In this embodiment, the transferring device 500 further includes a rotation driving member (not shown) for driving the suction nozzle 510 to rotate, the suction nozzle 510 can rotate around a rotation axis, the rotation axis around which the suction nozzle 510 rotates is parallel to the third direction X, the board retrieving and placing machine further includes an angle sensor (not shown) for detecting a placing angle of the circuit board, and the circuit board can be placed at a certain angle by cooperation of the rotation driving member and the angle sensor.

As an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 6, 10 and 12, fig. 12 omits the first displacement mechanism 520, the second displacement mechanism 530 and the suction nozzle 510, and the trigger may omit the second storage station 180 and the second receiving device 800, in which case, the first storage station 170 and the transportation station 160 are sequentially disposed along the first direction X, the first storage station 170 and the transportation station 160 are both disposed at one side of the trigger 130 along the second direction Y, the transfer device 500 further includes a transfer mechanism 540 disposed between the first storage station 170 and the transportation station 160, the first receiving device 700 includes a first receiving plate 710 for placing a cover plate and a first receiving driving member 720 for driving the first receiving plate 710 to switch positions between the first storage station 170 and the transfer mechanism 540, and in this configuration, the first displacement mechanism 520, the second displacement mechanism 530 and the suction nozzle 510 cooperate to transfer the circuit board to the transfer mechanism 540, the transfer mechanism 540 transfers the circuit board to the transport device of the transport station 160; the first displacement mechanism 520, the second displacement mechanism 530 and the suction nozzle 510 cooperate to transfer the cover plate to the position above the transfer mechanism 540, and the first receiving driving member 720 drives the first receiving plate 710 to move to the position above the transfer mechanism 540 to receive the cover plate.

The invention also provides an operation method of the plate collecting and releasing machine, which adopts the plate collecting and releasing machine, the operation method of the plate collecting and releasing machine comprises a plate placing method, and the plate placing method comprises the following steps: moving a batch of materials to a first feeding and discharging station 110, wherein the materials comprise a lower cover plate 930, at least one tray 920 and an upper cover plate 910 which are sequentially stacked, and the tray 920 carries at least one circuit board; the first lifting device 200 transfers the materials of the first feeding and discharging station 110 to the first temporary storage station 120, and then the first lifting device 200 returns to the first feeding and discharging station 110 to wait for the next material, so that the next material is quickly transferred to the first temporary storage station 120, thereby realizing the circular operation and reducing the batch change time; the first receiving device 700 stores the upper cover plate 910, the first receiving device 700 moves from the first storage station 170 to the transportation station 160, the transferring device 500 transfers the upper cover plate 910 of the first receiving device 700 to the conveying device 300, and the conveying device 300 conveys the upper cover plate 910 to the second temporary storage station 140 for temporary storage; the conveying device 300 conveys the lower cover plate 930 of the first temporary storage station 120 to the receiving and releasing station 130, the transferring device 500 transfers the lower cover plate 930 of the receiving and releasing station 130 to the transportation station 160, the first receiving device 700 moves from the first storage station 170 to the transportation station 160 and receives the lower cover plate 930, and the first receiving device 700 returns to the first storage station 170; the conveying device 300 conveys the tray 920 of the first temporary storage station 120 to the receiving and releasing station 130, the transferring device 500 transfers the circuit board of the tray 920 of the receiving and releasing station 130 to the conveying station 160, and the conveying device 600 conveys the circuit board of the conveyed station 160 to the outside; the conveying device 300 conveys the empty tray 920 from the receiving and releasing station 130 to the second temporary storage station 140 for temporary storage; the first receiving device 700 moves from the first storage station 170 to the transport station 160, the transferring device 500 transfers the lower cover plate 930 of the first receiving device 700 to the conveying device 300, the conveying device 300 conveys the lower cover plate 930 to the second temporary storage station 140 for temporary storage, and the second temporary storage station 140 is sequentially stacked with the lower cover plate 930, at least one tray 920 and the upper cover plate 910 from bottom to top; the second lifting device 400 transfers the lower cover plate 930, the tray 920 and the upper cover plate 910 of the second temporary storage station 140 to the second feeding and discharging station 150, and then the second lifting device 400 returns to the second temporary storage station 140, when the lower cover plate 930, the tray 920 and the upper cover plate 910 of the previous batch of materials of the second feeding and discharging station 150 are taken away, the second lifting device 400 quickly transfers the lower cover plate 930, the tray 920 and the upper cover plate 910 of the next batch of materials to the second feeding and discharging station 150, thereby realizing the circulation operation and reducing the batch change time.

As a specific embodiment of the present invention, the operation method of the board collecting and releasing machine further includes a board collecting method, and the board collecting method includes: moving a batch of materials to a first feeding and discharging station 110, wherein the materials comprise a lower cover plate 930, at least one tray 920 and an upper cover plate 910 which are sequentially stacked, and the tray 920 is in an idle state; the first lifting device 200 transfers the materials of the first feeding and discharging station 110 to the first temporary storage station 120, and then the first lifting device 200 returns to the first feeding and discharging station 110 to wait for the next material, so that the next material is quickly transferred to the first temporary storage station 120, thereby realizing the circular operation and reducing the batch change time; the first receiving device 700 stores the upper cover plate 910, the first receiving device 700 moves from the first storage station 170 to the transportation station 160, the transferring device 500 transfers the upper cover plate 910 of the first receiving device 700 to the conveying device 300, and the conveying device 300 conveys the upper cover plate 910 to the second temporary storage station 140 for temporary storage; the conveying device 300 conveys the lower cover plate 930 of the first temporary storage station 120 to the receiving and releasing station 130, the transferring device 500 transfers the lower cover plate 930 of the receiving and releasing station 130 to the transportation station 160, the first receiving device 700 moves from the first storage station 170 to the transportation station 160 and receives the lower cover plate 930, and the first receiving device 700 returns to the first storage station 170; the conveying device 300 conveys the tray 920 of the first temporary storage station 120 to the receiving and releasing station 130, the conveying device 600 conveys the circuit board to the conveying station 160, and the transferring device 500 transfers the circuit board of the conveying station 160 to the empty tray 920 of the receiving and releasing station 130; the conveying device 300 conveys the tray 920 carrying the circuit board from the collecting and releasing station 130 to the second temporary storage station 140 for temporary storage; the first receiving device 700 moves from the first storage station 170 to the transportation station 160, the transfer device 500 transfers the lower cover plate 930 of the first receiving device 700 to the conveying device 300, the conveying device 300 conveys the lower cover plate 930 to the second temporary storage station 140 for temporary storage, the second temporary storage station 140 is sequentially stacked from bottom to top and provided with the lower cover plate 930, at least one tray 920 and an upper cover plate 910, and the tray 920 of the second temporary storage station 140 carries at least one circuit board; the second lifting device 400 transfers the lower cover plate 930, the at least one tray 920 and the upper cover plate 910 of the second temporary storage station 140 to the second feeding and discharging station 150, and then the second lifting device 400 returns to the second temporary storage station 140, when the lower cover plate 930, the tray 920 and the upper cover plate 910 of the previous batch of materials of the second feeding and discharging station 150 are taken away, the second lifting device 400 quickly transfers the lower cover plate 930, the tray 920 and the upper cover plate 910 of the next batch of materials to the second feeding and discharging station 150, thereby realizing the circulation operation and reducing the batch change time.

As an embodiment of the present invention, after the first lifting device 200 transfers the material of the first feeding and discharging station 110 to the first temporary storage station 120, the first lifting device 200 returns to the first feeding and discharging station 110 and starts to receive the next material; after the second lifting device 400 transfers the lower cover plate 930, the at least one tray 920 and the upper cover plate 910 of the second temporary storage station 140 to the second feeding and discharging station 150, the first lifting device 200 returns to the second temporary storage station 140 and starts to receive the next batch of materials, so as to realize continuous plate feeding or plate placing.

As an embodiment of the present invention, the rack 100 is further provided with a second storage station 180, the trigger further comprises a second receiving device 800 disposed above the conveying device 600, and the second receiving device 800 can switch positions between the second storage station 180 and the transportation station 160; the operation method of the board collecting and releasing machine further comprises a spot check method, and the spot check method comprises the following steps: the transfer device 500 transfers the circuit board of the tray 920 of the receiving and releasing station 130 to the transportation station 160, the second receiving device 800 moves to the transportation station 160 and receives the circuit board transferred by the transfer device 500, and the second receiving device 800 moves from the transportation station 160 to the second storage station 180.

The above description is only for the purpose of illustrating the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not to be construed as limiting the invention, and any modifications, equivalents and improvements made within the spirit and principle of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A board retrieving and releasing machine is characterized by comprising:

2. The trigger board retrieving and releasing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the conveyor includes a support frame slidably connected to the frame for carrying the tray and a first slide driving member for driving the support frame to slide;

3. The trigger release and release machine of claim 2, wherein the support frame is provided with a first clamping assembly, the first clamping assembly comprises a first telescopic claw and a first telescopic driving piece for driving the first claw to be telescopic, and the tray is provided with a first clamping groove corresponding to the first claw;

4. The board collecting and releasing machine as recited in claim 3, wherein the supporting frame is provided with a first supporting station and a second supporting station in sequence along the sliding direction of the supporting frame, and the first clamping assembly is arranged at each of the first supporting station and the second supporting station.

5. The trigger release mechanism of claim 2, further comprising a second retaining assembly disposed in the frame, the second retaining assembly being disposed in each of the first staging station, the release station, and the second staging station, the second retaining assembly being configured to temporarily secure the tray;

6. The trigger release and release machine as recited in claim 5, wherein the second clamping assembly comprises a second retractable jaw and a second retractable driving member for driving the second jaw to retract, and the tray is provided with a second clamping groove corresponding to the second jaw;

7. An extendible board machine as claimed in any of claims 1 to 6, wherein said transfer means is further adapted to switch the position of a cover between said extendible station and said transport station, said frame further being provided with a first storage station, said extendible board machine further comprising a first receiving means provided above said transport means, said first receiving means comprising a first receiving plate for receiving a cover and a first receiving drive for driving said first receiving plate to switch position between said first storage station and said transport station; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

8. A method of operating a pallet loader according to any one of claims 1 to 7, the transfer means being further adapted to switch the position of a cover between the loading and unloading station and the transport station, the frame being further provided with a first storage station, the pallet loader further comprising first receiving means provided above the transport means, the first receiving means being able to switch the position between the first storage station and the transport station, characterized in that the method of operating the pallet loader comprises a pallet placing method comprising:

9. The method of operating of claim 8, wherein the method of operating the trigger further comprises a method of retracting the trigger, the method comprising:

10. The method of operation of claim 9 wherein after the first elevator transfers the material from the first feed/discharge station to the first staging station, the first elevator returns to the first feed/discharge station and begins receiving a next batch of the material; and after the lower cover plate, at least one tray and the upper cover plate of the second temporary storage station are transferred to the second feeding and discharging station by the second lifting device, the first lifting device returns to the second temporary storage station and starts to receive the next batch of materials, so that continuous plate conveying or plate placing is realized.