CN113423259A

CN113423259A - Automatic riveting equipment

Info

Publication number: CN113423259A
Application number: CN202110809514.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘云东
Original assignee: Zhuhai Qichuan Precision Equipment Co ltd
Current assignee: Zhuhai Qichuan Precision Equipment Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-07-15
Filing date: 2021-07-15
Publication date: 2021-09-21
Anticipated expiration: 2041-07-15
Also published as: CN113423259B

Abstract

The invention discloses automatic riveting equipment which comprises an X-axis module, a Y-axis module, a riveting module, a product conveying module and a terminal transfer module, wherein the X-axis module is connected with the product conveying module; the product conveying module is used for conveying products along the X direction, and the terminal transfer module is used for supplying terminals to the riveting module; the Y-axis module comprises an upper Y-axis beam provided with an upper Y-axis translation driving mechanism and a lower Y-axis beam provided with a lower Y-axis translation driving mechanism, the upper Y-axis beam and the lower Y-axis beam are fixedly connected, and the product conveying module is arranged between the upper Y-axis beam and the lower Y-axis beam; the riveting module comprises an upper riveting component arranged on the upper Y-axis beam and a lower riveting component arranged on the lower Y-axis beam, the upper riveting component is provided with a liftable upper riveting head, and the lower riveting component is provided with a liftable lower riveting head. The automatic riveting equipment has a double-Y-axis structure, can realize the riveting of the multi-point terminal at any position of a product in an XY plane, and has the advantage of high riveting precision.

Description

Automatic riveting equipment

Technical Field

The invention relates to an automatic riveting device; and more particularly, to an automatic riveting apparatus for riveting terminals to sheet-like products.

Background

In the production process of the circuit board, it is sometimes necessary to provide terminals for electrically connecting external components on the circuit board to electrically connect the circuit board and the external components. For example, a battery pack for an electric vehicle includes a plurality of unit cells, each of which is electrically connected to a terminal on a circuit board to electrically connect the plurality of unit cells together through the circuit board.

Wherein, the terminal can adopt welding or riveting with being connected of circuit board, compares with the welding, and the riveting has advantages such as production efficiency and connection stability height, consequently obtains more and more adoption. For example, chinese patent document CN202020728076.7 discloses a circuit board terminal riveting machine, which includes a riveting device for riveting a metal terminal on a circuit board by downward stamping, a material guiding device for guiding a terminal strip into a riveting station, a guiding device for guiding and positioning the terminal strip, a plate feeding device for clamping the circuit board to be fed into and moved out of the riveting station, and a conveying device for drawing the terminal strip to pass through the riveting station sequentially.

In the conventional terminal riveting device disclosed in the above patent document, both terminal cutting and riveting are performed at the same station, and metal debris generated in the terminal cutting process is easily attached to the surface of a product, thereby affecting the quality of the product. In addition, the riveting device (riveting module) in the conventional terminal riveting device is fixedly arranged in an XY plane, is only suitable for riveting terminals at a single position on a circuit board with a small area (single-point riveting), is not suitable for occasions where a plurality of terminals need to be riveted at different positions on a circuit board with a large area (multi-point riveting), and theoretically can realize the riveting of the terminals at different positions by moving the circuit board product, but the production efficiency of the riveting operation is very low.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention mainly aims to provide automatic riveting equipment capable of efficiently and accurately riveting a multi-point terminal.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned primary object, the present invention provides an automatic riveting apparatus for automatically riveting a terminal to a sheet-like product; the automatic riveting equipment comprises an X-axis module, a Y-axis module, a riveting module, a product conveying module and a terminal transfer module; the product conveying module is used for conveying products along the X direction, and the terminal transfer module is used for supplying terminals to the riveting module; wherein:

the Y-axis module comprises an upper Y-axis beam provided with an upper Y-axis translation driving mechanism and a lower Y-axis beam provided with a lower Y-axis translation driving mechanism, and the upper Y-axis beam and the lower Y-axis beam are fixedly connected; the product conveying module is arranged between the upper Y-axis beam and the lower Y-axis beam;

the riveting module comprises an upper riveting component and a lower riveting component, the lower riveting component is provided with a lower riveting head capable of ascending and descending, the upper riveting component is provided with an upper riveting head capable of ascending and descending, and the upper riveting head is provided with a negative pressure adsorption structure for adsorbing a terminal to be riveted;

the upper riveting component is arranged on the upper Y-axis beam and can move along the Y direction under the driving of the upper Y-axis translation driving mechanism; the lower riveting component is arranged on the lower Y-axis beam and can move along the Y direction under the driving of the lower Y-axis translation driving mechanism.

Among the above-mentioned technical scheme, the riveting module sets up on Y axle module to can be driven by X axle module and Y axle module and remove in the optional position in the XY plane, thereby can realize the multiple spot terminal riveting of product optional position with high efficiency, be particularly useful for the occasion that needs a plurality of terminals of different positions riveting at great area product. Furthermore, the structural design of realizing multipoint riveting by changing the position of the riveting module instead of the position of a product is adopted, so that the equipment is miniaturized and the production efficiency is improved.

Among the above-mentioned technical scheme, the riveting module is including installing last riveting subassembly on last Y axle crossbeam and installing the lower riveting subassembly on Y axle crossbeam down, goes up fixed connection and keeps synchronous motion throughout between Y axle crossbeam and the lower Y axle crossbeam, is favorable to the riveting module to realize the riveting operation of high accuracy.

Among the above-mentioned technical scheme, utilize the terminal to pass on the module and supply with the terminal riveting module, not only can carry out the terminal riveting respectively and the terminal operation of cutting at the station of difference, be favorable to improving production efficiency, can prevent moreover that riveting in-process product surface from adhering to the foreign matter, the metal piece that produces for example when preventing to cut the terminal is adhered to the product surface, improves product quality.

Preferably, the upper riveting head and the lower riveting head are also arranged to be capable of rotating in an XY plane. In some cases, the terminals at different positions of the product may have different arrangement orientations, and the upper riveting head and the lower riveting head are arranged to rotate in the XY plane, so that the angles of the upper riveting head and the lower riveting head can be adjusted according to the orientation of the terminals.

According to a specific embodiment of the invention, the automatic riveting equipment further comprises a terminal feeding and cutting module, wherein the terminal feeding and cutting module is used for cutting a terminal to be riveted from a terminal material belt; the terminal transfer module is used for supplying the cut terminals to the riveting module.

Further, the terminal feeding and cutting module is arranged on the front side of the automatic riveting and pressing equipment, and the terminal transferring module is located between the product conveying module and the terminal feeding and cutting module in the Y direction. So set up, both be convenient for change the terminal material area, also can carry the riveting module with the terminal after cutting fast.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the terminal transfer module includes a moving member movable in an X direction and an adsorption reversing member provided on the moving member; the adsorption turnover component is provided with a negative pressure adsorption structure and can be turned over between a material taking state with the adsorption surface facing downwards and a material feeding state with the adsorption surface facing upwards.

According to a specific embodiment of the present invention, the product conveying module includes two conveying side plates oppositely arranged in the Y direction and a conveying belt arranged inside the two conveying side plates; and the conveying side plate is provided with a clamping mechanism, and the clamping mechanism is used for clamping and fixing the product carrier up and down. The clamping mechanism ensures that the position of a product is fixed and unchanged in the riveting process, and is favorable for improving the riveting precision.

In a preferred embodiment, the clamping mechanism comprises:

the clamping assembly comprises a fixed pressing strip and a movable pressing strip for clamping the circuit board carrier up and down; the fixed pressing strip is arranged on the conveying side plate and is positioned above the conveying belt; the movable pressing bar is movably arranged on the inner side of the conveying side plate;

the driving connecting rod is arranged on the inner side of the conveying side plate; the driving connecting rod is hinged with two ends of the movable pressing strip through transmission connecting rods respectively to form a parallelogram mechanism;

a sliding member which is provided outside the conveying side plate and is driven by a clamping cylinder provided outside the conveying side plate to slide along the length direction of the conveying side plate;

the driving connecting rod is provided with a connecting shaft, a main guide groove is formed in the conveying side plate, a connecting groove is formed in the sliding component, and the connecting shaft penetrates through the main guide groove and is movably connected with the connecting groove.

In the technical scheme, the driving connecting rod, the movable pressing strip and the transmission connecting rod form a parallelogram mechanism, so that the mechanism has the advantage of stable movement, and is also favorable for ensuring the lifting consistency of the movable pressing strip in the length direction of the movable pressing strip so as to realize stable and reliable clamping of the carrier. Furthermore, the clamping cylinder and the sliding component for driving the parallelogram mechanism to move are arranged outside the conveying side plate, so that the normal work of the riveting module is not influenced, and the miniaturization of the product conveying module is facilitated.

Further, the product conveying module further comprises a distance adjusting mechanism and two supporting guide rails which are oppositely arranged in the X direction, at least one of the conveying side plates is arranged on the two supporting guide rails in a sliding mode, and the distance adjusting mechanism is used for adjusting the distance between the two conveying side plates so as to be suitable for products with different sizes.

According to a specific embodiment of the present invention, the length of the lower Y-axis beam is smaller than the length of the upper Y-axis beam, and the upper Y-axis beam is connected to the X-axis module; the rear end of the lower Y-axis beam is fixedly connected with the upper Y-axis beam through a first connecting arm, and the front end of the lower Y-axis beam is fixedly connected with the upper Y-axis beam through a second connecting arm.

Further, install the terminal supplied materials detection camera that the level set up on the second linking arm and with terminal supplied materials detection camera complex light source subassembly, the light source subassembly has the window of getting for instance that sets up upwards.

To more clearly illustrate the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention, the present invention will be further described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and detailed description.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the automatic riveting apparatus of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a front view of a preferred embodiment of the automatic riveting apparatus of the invention;

FIG. 3 is a top view of a preferred embodiment of the automatic riveting apparatus of the invention;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a Y-axis module and a rivet pressing module in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the Y-axis module and the rivet press module in the preferred embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a product delivery module in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a top view of a product transport module in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a first exploded view of the clamping mechanism in the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a second exploded view of the clamping mechanism in the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a terminal feed trimming module and a terminal transfer module in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 11 is a top view of a terminal feed cutting module and a terminal transfer module in a preferred embodiment of the invention.

Detailed Description

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention, but the present invention may be practiced with other variations or alternatives described based on the description herein. Therefore, other possible implementations that can be known to those skilled in the art based on the embodiments described herein are within the scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that, although the structure of the automatic riveting device of the present invention is described in the following embodiments by taking the example of riveting terminals on a circuit board, the automatic riveting device of the present invention may also be used for riveting terminals on other sheet-like products.

Fig. 1 to 3 show the structure of a preferred embodiment of the automatic riveting apparatus of the invention. As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the automatic riveting apparatus of the preferred embodiment includes a frame 10, an X-axis module 20, a Y-axis module 30, a product conveying module 40, a terminal feeding and cutting module 50, a riveting module 60, and a terminal transfer module 70. The X-axis module 20 and the Y-axis module 30 are used for moving the riveting module 60 in an XY plane, the product conveying module 40 is used for conveying a circuit board to the riveting module 60, the terminal feeding and cutting module 50 is used for cutting terminals from a roll material tape, the terminal transfer module 70 is used for conveying the cut terminals to the riveting module 60, and the riveting module 60 is used for riveting the cut terminals to the circuit board.

Specifically, the product conveying module 40 conveys the circuit board in the X direction (left-right direction), and the X-axis module 20 is disposed at the rear side of the product conveying module 40 (i.e., the rear side of the rack 10); the terminal feed cutting module 50 and the terminal transfer module 70 are disposed at the front side of the product conveying module 40 (i.e., the front side of the rack 10), and the terminal transfer module 70 is located between the product conveying module 40 and the terminal feed cutting module 50. In the present invention, the terminal transfer module 70 is used to supply the cut terminals to the riveting module 60, so that the terminal feeding and cutting module 50 and the riveting module 60 are arranged in different regions (i.e. the terminal cutting station and the terminal riveting station are arranged at different positions), which can prevent foreign matters from adhering to the surface of the circuit board during the riveting process, for example, prevent metal debris generated during the cutting of the terminals from adhering to the surface of the circuit board.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the number of the Y-axis modules 30 is two, i.e., a first Y-axis module 30a and a second Y-axis module 30b, and the second Y-axis module 30b is located at the right side of the first Y-axis module 30 a. The number of the riveting modules 60 is also two, and the first riveting module 60a is arranged on the first Y-axis module 30a, and the second riveting module 60b is arranged on the second Y-axis module 30 b. In other embodiments of the present invention, the number of the Y-axis module 30 and the riveting module 60 may be one.

The X-axis module 20 is configured to drive the Y-axis module 30 and the riveting module 60 disposed on the Y-axis module 30 to move linearly along the X direction. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the X-axis module 20 includes a first X-axis slide rail 211, a second X-axis slide rail 212, a first X-axis slide table 223, and a second X-axis slide table 233; the first X-axis slide rail 211 and the second X-axis slide rail 212 are arranged side by side in the Y direction and extend in the X direction; the second X-axis sliding table 233 is located on the right side of the first X-axis sliding table 223. First X axle slip table 223 and second X axle slip table 233 all slide the setting on first X axle slide rail 211 and second X axle slide rail 212 for the removal of Y axle module is more steady.

Further, the X-axis module 20 further includes a first X-axis translation driving mechanism for driving the first X-axis sliding table 223 to move and a second X-axis translation driving mechanism for driving the second X-axis sliding table 233 to translate. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first X-axis translational driving mechanism includes a first X-axis motor 221 and a first X-axis ball screw transmission mechanism 222, and the first X-axis ball screw transmission mechanism 222 is connected to the first X-axis motor 221 and the first X-axis sliding table 223; the second X-axis translation driving mechanism includes a second X-axis motor 231 and a second X-axis ball screw transmission mechanism 232, and the second X-axis ball screw transmission mechanism 232 is connected with the second X-axis motor 231 and the second X-axis sliding table 233.

The first X-axis motor 221 and the second X-axis motor 231 are respectively located on the left and right sides of the table surface of the machine frame 10, the first X-axis motor 221 drives the first X-axis sliding table 223 to slide in the X direction through the first X-axis ball screw transmission mechanism 222, and the second X-axis motor 231 drives the second X-axis sliding table 233 to slide in the X direction through the second X-axis ball screw transmission mechanism 232. The first Y-axis module 30a is mounted on the first X-axis sliding table 223 and is further driven by the first X-axis motor 221 to slide in the X direction; the second Y-axis module 30b is mounted on the second X-axis slide table 233, and is further driven by the second X-axis motor 231 to slide in the X direction. That is, the movement of the first and second Y-

axis modules

30a and 30b is relatively independent.

Fig. 4 and 5 show the structure of the Y-axis module and the rivet pressing module in the preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 4 and 5, the Y-axis module 30 includes an upper Y-axis beam 31 having a relatively long length and a lower Y-axis beam 32 having a relatively short length. The upper Y-axis beam 31 is fixedly connected with a corresponding one of the X-axis sliding tables, for example, the upper Y-axis beam 31 of the first Y-axis module 30a is fixedly connected with the first X-axis sliding table 223; the lower Y-axis beam 32 is located right below the upper Y-axis beam 31, and two ends of the lower Y-axis beam 32 are respectively and fixedly connected with the upper Y-axis beam 31 through a first connecting arm 331 and a second connecting arm 332. Wherein the second connecting arm 332 is located at the front side of the first connecting arm 331.

Rivet module 60 includes an upper rivet assembly 61 and a lower rivet assembly 62. The upper riveting component 61 is mounted on the upper Y-axis beam 31 and can be driven by an upper Y-axis translation driving mechanism arranged on the upper Y-axis beam 31 to slide along the Y direction; the lower rivet pressing assembly 62 is mounted on the lower Y-axis beam 32 and is driven by a lower Y-axis translation drive mechanism provided on the lower Y-axis beam 32 to slide in the Y-direction. Under the driving of the X-axis module 20 and the Y-axis module 30, the riveting module 60 can move between any position in the XY plane, thereby realizing the terminal riveting at any position on the circuit board in the XY plane.

Specifically, the upper Y-axis beam 31 has two upper Y-axis slide rails 311 arranged side by side up and down and an upper Y-axis sliding table 312 slidably mounted on the two upper Y-axis slide rails 311, and the upper riveting component 61 is mounted on the upper Y-axis sliding table 312. The upper Y-axis translation driving mechanism comprises an upper Y-axis motor 313 and an upper Y-axis ball screw transmission mechanism 314, and the upper Y-axis ball screw transmission mechanism 314 is connected with the upper Y-axis sliding table 312 and the upper Y-axis motor 313. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, since the upper Y-axis beam 31 has a relatively long length, the upper Y-axis motor 313 and the upper Y-axis sliding table 312 can be disposed on the same side of the upper Y-axis beam 31, and the upper Y-axis motor 313 directly drives the upper Y-axis sliding table 312 and the upper rivet pressing assembly 61 to slide along the Y direction through the upper Y-axis ball screw transmission mechanism 314, so as to simplify the structure.

The lower Y-axis beam 32 has two lower Y-axis slide rails 321 arranged side by side up and down and a lower Y-axis sliding table 322 slidably mounted on the two lower Y-axis slide rails 321, and the lower riveting component 62 is mounted on the lower Y-axis sliding table 322. The lower Y-axis translational drive mechanism includes a lower Y-axis motor 323, a lower Y-axis ball screw drive mechanism 324, and a belt drive mechanism 325. Wherein, lower Y-axis ball screw drive mechanism 324 is connected with lower Y-axis slip table 322, and belt drive mechanism 325 is connected with lower Y-axis motor 323 and lower Y-axis ball screw drive mechanism 324 in a transmission manner. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, since the lower Y-axis beam 32 has a relatively short length, the lower Y-axis motor 323 and the lower Y-axis sliding table 322 can be disposed at two opposite sides of the lower Y-axis beam 32, the lower Y-axis motor 323 drives the lower Y-axis ball screw transmission mechanism 324 through the belt transmission mechanism 325, and then the lower Y-axis ball screw transmission mechanism 324 drives the lower Y-axis sliding table 322 and the lower riveting component 62 to slide along the Y direction.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, since the upper Y-axis beam 31 and the lower Y-axis beam 32 are fixedly connected, the upper riveting component 61 and the lower riveting component 62 always move synchronously in the X direction, which is beneficial to improving the position accuracy of terminal riveting. Further, in order to rivet terminals at different positions on the circuit board, the preferred embodiment of the present invention employs a method of moving the riveting module 60 instead of moving the circuit board, which is not only beneficial to the miniaturization of the device, but also beneficial to the improvement of the positional accuracy of the terminal riveting.

In the present invention, the upper riveting module 61 includes an upper riveting support 611 mounted on the upper Y-axis sliding table 312, an upper riveting head 612 having a negative pressure adsorption structure, and an upper movement module for driving the upper riveting head 612 to move up and down, and the lower riveting module 62 includes an upper riveting support 621 mounted on the lower Y-axis sliding table 322, a lower riveting head 622, and a lower movement module for driving the lower riveting head 622 to move up and down. During riveting, the upper riveting head 612 absorbs the terminal to be riveted under negative pressure, and the upper riveting head 612 and the lower riveting head 622 move in opposite directions to rivet the terminal on the circuit board.

In some cases, terminals at different locations on the circuit board may have different orientations (i.e., different orientations in the XY plane). For crimping terminals having different orientations, the upper motion module is preferably configured to also drive the upper crimping head 612 through a 360 degree rotational motion, and the lower motion module is preferably configured to also drive the lower crimping head 622 through a 360 degree rotational motion. Thus, the upper riveting head 612 and the lower riveting head 622 can be controlled to rotate around the Z axis by corresponding angles according to the orientation of the riveting terminal, so that the upper riveting head 612 and the lower riveting head 622 can be matched with the orientation of the terminal.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the upper moving module may be an upper ZR module 613 mounted on the upper riveting support 611, the upper ZR module 613 has a screw rod 6131, and the upper riveting head 612 is mounted at the lower end of the screw rod 6131; the lower motion module may be a lower ZR module 623 mounted on the lower riveting support 621, the lower ZR module 623 having a lead screw 6231, the lower riveting head 622 being mounted at an upper end of the lead screw 6231. The upper ZR module 613 and the lower ZR module 623 both adopt a ball screw spline structure, and include a lifting driving motor for driving a screw to perform lifting motion and a rotation driving motor for driving the screw to perform rotation motion, so as to respectively drive the upper riveting head 612 and the lower riveting head 622 to perform lifting motion and rotation motion. In the present invention, the ZR module having the ball screw spline structure may be the same as the related art, and thus the structure thereof will not be described in detail herein. Wherein, the lift driving motor of ZR module can be configured with the reduction gear to provide great riveting pressure, improve the riveting quality.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the lead screw 6131 of the upper ZR module 613 has a hollow structure, the upper end of the lead screw is connected to a negative pressure generating system for generating a negative pressure for terminal adsorption, and the lower end of the lead screw is connected to a negative pressure hole provided in the upper riveting head 612, so that the upper riveting head 612 can adsorb a terminal to be riveted under negative pressure. The screw rod 6131 is used as a negative pressure channel between the negative pressure generating system and the negative pressure hole in the upper riveting head 612, and the riveting device has the advantage of simple structure.

Further, a terminal incoming material detection camera 34 and a light source assembly 341 matched with the terminal incoming material detection camera 34 may be disposed on the second connecting arm 332; the terminal incoming material detection camera 34 is disposed horizontally, and the light source unit 341 has an upward image capturing window. After the upper riveting head 612 adsorbs the terminal to be riveted under negative pressure from the terminal transfer module 70, the terminal to be riveted passes through the image capturing window of the light source assembly 341, so that the terminal incoming material detection camera 34 can acquire an image of the terminal to be riveted, and further can detect whether the terminal to be riveted has quality defects before riveting.

Further, upper riveting assembly 61 may further include an upper detection camera 614 mounted on upper riveting support 611, and lower riveting assembly 62 may further include a lower detection camera 624 mounted on lower riveting support 621. The upper detection camera 614 can position the riveting position of the terminal and can check the riveting quality of the terminal; the lower detection camera 624 is also used to check the quality of the rivet pressing of the terminals. Alternatively, the lower detection camera 624 may be used to locate the rivet position of the terminal.

The product conveying module 40 is used for conveying the circuit board loaded on the carrier to the riveting module 60, and the carrier forms an avoiding hole position exposing the riveting position of the terminal. Specifically, the product conveying module 40 is located between the upper Y-axis beam 31 and the lower Y-axis beam 32 (i.e., between the upper riveting module 61 and the lower riveting module 62) in the Z-direction, and is located between the first connecting arm 331 and the second connecting arm 332 in the Y-direction. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 6 and 7, the product conveying module 40 is a frame-shaped structure, and includes two supporting rails 41 disposed opposite to each other in the X direction and two conveying side plates 42 disposed opposite to each other in the Y direction, and the left and right ends of the two conveying side plates 42 are respectively supported on the two supporting rails 41.

Two conveying belts 43, namely a first conveying belt 43a and a second conveying belt 43b, are arranged on the inner sides of the two conveying side plates 42. The first conveyor belt 43a and the second conveyor belt 43b are arranged along the X direction to convey carriers carrying the circuit boards to positions where the first riveting module 60a and the second riveting module 60b are located, so that the first riveting module 60a and the second riveting module 60b can simultaneously perform terminal riveting operation on the circuit boards. Further, sensors may be provided on the transport side plates 42 to detect and control the transport position of the circuit board carriers.

The first conveyor belts 43a on the two conveyor side plates 42 are connected by a first transmission mechanism including a transmission shaft 431, and the second conveyor belts 43a on the two conveyor side plates 42 are connected by a second transmission mechanism including a transmission shaft 432. The product conveying module 40 includes a first conveying motor 44a and a second conveying motor 44b respectively mounted on the two support rails 41, wherein the first conveying motor 44a simultaneously drives the first conveying belts 43a on the two conveying side plates 42 to rotate through a first transmission mechanism, and the second conveying motor 44b simultaneously drives the second conveying belts 43b on the two conveying side plates 42 to rotate through a second transmission mechanism.

As shown in fig. 7, the two conveying side plates 42 are a first conveying side plate 421 and a second conveying side plate 422, respectively, and the first conveying side plate 421 is located on the front side of the second conveying side plate 422. Wherein, first conveying side plate 421 is fixed to be set up, and second conveying side plate 422 sets up to slide along support rail 41 back and forth, like this, can dispose interval adjustment mechanism in product conveying module 40, changes the interval between first conveying side plate 421 and the second conveying side plate 422 through adjusting the position of second conveying side plate 422 to be suitable for the not unidimensional circuit board.

Specifically, the spacing adjustment mechanism includes a spacing adjustment screw 45 and a screw nut that are fitted to each other. Wherein, interval accommodate the lead screw sets up to run through two transport curb plates 42, and screw-nut and second carry curb plate 422 to be connected, and when interval accommodate the lead screw 45 rotated, second carried curb plate 422 and slided from beginning to end to can adjust the interval between first transport curb plate 421 and the second transport curb plate 422, with the not unidimensional circuit board of adaptation. An adjusting knob 451 is provided at the front end of the pitch adjusting screw 45, and the pitch adjusting screw 45 can be rotated by manually rotating the adjusting knob 451. Preferably, the number of the pitch-adjusting screws 45 is two, and they may be respectively disposed near two opposite ends of the conveying side plate 42. The rear ends of the two distance-adjusting screws 45 are connected by a belt or chain transmission 452 to achieve synchronous rotation.

Further, the product conveying module 40 further includes a clamping mechanism 46 provided on the conveying side plate 42, and after the circuit board is conveyed to the predetermined position by the conveying belt 43, the clamping mechanism 46 holds and fixes the circuit board carrier up and down, thereby positioning the circuit board at the predetermined position. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, two clamping mechanisms 46, a first clamping mechanism 46a and a second clamping mechanism 46b, are provided on each transport side plate 42. Among them, the first clamping mechanism 46a is provided corresponding to the first conveying belt 43a, and the second clamping mechanism 46b is provided corresponding to the second conveying belt 43 b.

As shown in fig. 6, the clamping mechanism 46 includes a fixed pressing bar 461 and a movable pressing bar 462, which can clamp the carrier for holding the circuit board from the upper and lower sides. The fixed pressing strip 461 and the movable pressing strip 462 can be formed into a strip shape, so as to be beneficial to reliably clamping the carrier. Specifically, the fixing pressing bar 461 is fixed on the conveying side plate 42 and is positioned above the conveying belt 43; the movable press bar 462 is movably disposed inside the conveying side plate 42, and is located below the conveying belt 43 in the initial position (see the first clamping mechanism 46a in fig. 6) and moved above the conveying belt 43 in the clamping position (see the second clamping mechanism 46b in fig. 6). After the conveyer belt 43 conveys the circuit board to the predetermined position, the movable pressing bar 462 moves upward from the initial position to the clamping position above the conveyer belt 43, and pushes the carrier against the fixed pressing bar 461, so that the carrier is clamped and fixed up and down by the fixed pressing bar 461 and the movable pressing bar 462, thereby positioning the circuit board at the predetermined position.

Fig. 8 and 9 are exploded views of the clamping mechanism 46, wherein the stationary bead 461 is omitted for clarity of the clamping drive mechanism that drives the movable bead 462 upward. As shown in fig. 8 and 9, the clamp driving mechanism includes a slide member 464, a clamp cylinder 465, and a driving link 463 disposed inside the conveying side plate 42. Wherein the sliding member 464 is disposed in the sliding groove 4203 outside the conveying side plate 42 and connected to the clamp cylinder 465 also disposed outside the conveying side plate 42, the clamp cylinder 465 being capable of driving the sliding member 464 to slide in the X direction in the sliding groove 4203; the driving link 463 is hinged to both ends of the movable bead 462 through a transmission link 4671 to form a parallelogram mechanism.

The driving link 463 has a connecting shaft 4631 at a middle portion thereof, the conveying side plate 42 is provided with a main guide slot 4201 penetrating the conveying side plate 42, the sliding member 464 is provided with a connecting slot 4641, and the connecting shaft 4631 is movably connected with the connecting slot 4641 after passing through the main guide slot 4201. Thus, sliding of the sliding member 464 moves the parallelogram mechanism, which in turn allows the movable bead 462 to move between the initial position and the clamping position. The clamping cylinder 465 and the sliding member 464 are horizontally arranged on the outer side of the conveying side plate 42, which is beneficial to the miniaturization of the product conveying module 40 and can also avoid the interference to the riveting module 60. The driving connecting rod 463, the movable pressing strip 462 and the transmission connecting rod 4671 form a parallelogram mechanism, so that the mechanism has the advantage of stable movement, and is also favorable for ensuring the lifting consistency of the movable pressing strip 462 in the length direction of the movable pressing strip to realize stable and reliable clamping of a carrier.

Further, the clamping driving mechanism further includes a support link 4672, and both ends of the support link 4672 are respectively hinged to the driving link 463 and a support shaft 4205 provided inside the conveying side plate 42. Wherein, both ends of the driving link 463 can be respectively hinged with a supporting link 4672, and the hinged positions of the supporting link 4672 and the transmission link 4671 with the driving link 463 can be the same or different. By providing the support link 4672, the stability of the parallelogram mechanism constituted by the drive link 463, the movable bead 462 and the transmission link 4671 can be enhanced.

Further, a guide bearing 4632 is provided on the driving link 463, an auxiliary guide groove 4202 is provided on the inner side of the transport side plate 42, and the guide bearing 4632 is movably provided in the auxiliary guide groove 4202; here, the number of the guide bearings 4632 may be two, and both are symmetrically arranged with respect to the connecting shaft 4631. The provision of the guide bearing 4632 makes the movement of the drive link 463 more smooth and functions as an auxiliary support for the drive link 463. Further, a chute member 4204 is further provided on the inner side of the conveying side plate 42, the movable pressing bar 462 has a guiding projection 4621, the guiding projection 4621 and the chute member 4204 form a sliding connection, so as to prevent the movable pressing bar 462 from shaking during lifting and lowering after long-term use; here, the number of the chute members 4204 may be two as well.

As shown in fig. 10 and 11, the terminal feeding and cutting module 50 includes a terminal tray 51, a separator tray 52, a tape feeding unit 53, a terminal cutting mechanism 54, and a waste edge collecting unit 55. The material belt feeding assembly 53 is used for conveying a winding type terminal material belt installed on the terminal material disc 51 to the terminal cutting mechanism 54 located at the terminal cutting station, the paper separating disc 52 is used for winding and collecting paper separating between the material belts, the terminal cutting mechanism 54 is used for cutting the terminals from the material belt, and the waste edge material collecting assembly 55 is used for cutting and collecting waste edge materials. Preferably, the terminal feeding and cutting module 50 further includes a scrap suction mechanism 56, and the scrap suction mechanism 56 is used for sucking metal scraps generated when the terminal is cut under negative pressure.

The terminal transfer module 70 is disposed between the terminal feeding and cutting module 50 and the product conveying module 40, and is used for conveying the terminals cut from the material tape to the material taking position of the upper riveting assembly 61. The terminal transfer module 70 includes a supply table 71, a moving member 72 slidably disposed on the supply table 71, a material taking and reversing assembly 73 disposed on the moving member 72, and a terminal translation driving mechanism for driving the moving member 72 to move in the X direction. In an alternative embodiment, the terminal translation driving mechanism includes a motor 74 and a driving belt 75, and the moving member 72 is connected to the driving belt 75 so as to be movable in the X direction on the supply table 71 by the motor 74. Accordingly, the take-out reversing assembly 73 is movable between a take-out position where the terminals are sucked from the terminal cutting station and a supply position where the terminals are supplied to the rivet pressing module 60.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the material taking and reversing assemblies 73 are two in number, and are respectively the first material taking and reversing assembly 73a and the second material taking and reversing assembly 73b, which may be respectively disposed at two opposite ends of the moving member 72. The first material taking and overturning assembly 73a and the second material taking and overturning assembly 73b alternately absorb the terminals from the terminal cutting station in sequence, the first material taking and overturning assembly 73a supplies the absorbed terminals to the first riveting module 60a, and the second material taking and overturning assembly 73b supplies the absorbed terminals to the second riveting module 60 b.

Specifically, the material taking and reversing assembly 73 includes a suction reversing member 7321 having a negative pressure suction structure and a reversing drive mechanism. In an alternative embodiment, the turning driving mechanism includes a turning driving motor 7322 and a transmission belt 7323, and the turning driving motor 7322 turns the adsorbing and turning member 7321 between the material taking state and the material supplying state through the transmission belt 7323. In a material taking state (e.g., the suction reversing member 7321 in the first material taking reversing assembly 73a of fig. 10), the suction surface of the suction reversing member 7321 is disposed downward and horizontally to suck the cut terminals from the terminal cutting station; in the feeding state (e.g., the suction reversing member 7321 in the second material taking reversing assembly 73b in fig. 10), the suction surface of the suction reversing member 7321 is disposed upward and horizontally, so that the upper crimping head 612 can suck the terminals from the suction reversing member 7321, thereby performing the terminal crimping operation.

Preferably, the first material taking and overturning assembly 73a and the second material taking and overturning assembly 73b are respectively provided with a terminal adsorption negative pressure generating system, so that the first material taking and overturning assembly 73a and the second material taking and overturning assembly 73b can perform terminal adsorption relatively independently. Here, a terminal suction negative pressure system may be provided on the moving member 72 and communicate with the negative pressure hole on the suction reversing member 7321.

The automatic riveting equipment provided by the embodiment of the invention further comprises a control system for controlling the automatic operation of the equipment. Under the control of the control system, the X-axis module 20 and the Y-axis module 30 drive the riveting module 60 to move in the XY plane, so that the terminal riveting operation can be performed with high precision at different positions of a circuit board with a large area.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the above embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited thereto.

Claims

1. An automatic riveting device is used for automatically riveting a terminal onto a sheet product; the automatic riveting equipment comprises an X-axis module, a Y-axis module, a riveting module, a product conveying module and a terminal transfer module; the product conveying module is used for conveying products along the X direction, and the terminal transfer module is used for supplying terminals to the riveting module; wherein:

2. The automatic riveting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the upper riveting head and the lower riveting head are further arranged to be rotationally movable in an XY plane.

3. The automatic riveting apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said automatic riveting apparatus further comprises a terminal feed cutting module for cutting terminals to be riveted from a terminal strip; the terminal transfer module is used for supplying the cut terminals to the riveting module.

4. The automatic riveting apparatus according to claim 3 wherein the terminal feed cutting module is disposed at the front side of the automatic riveting apparatus, the terminal transfer module being located between the product conveying module and the terminal feed cutting module in the Y direction.

5. The automatic rivet pressing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the terminal transfer module includes a moving member movable in the X direction and a suction reversing member provided on the moving member; the adsorption turnover component is provided with a negative pressure adsorption structure and can be turned over between a material taking state with the adsorption surface facing downwards and a material feeding state with the adsorption surface facing upwards.

6. The automatic riveting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the product conveying module comprises two conveying side plates oppositely arranged in the Y direction and a conveying belt arranged inside the two conveying side plates; and the conveying side plate is provided with a clamping mechanism, and the clamping mechanism is used for clamping and fixing the product carrier up and down.

7. The automatic riveting apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the clamping mechanism comprises:

8. The automatic riveting apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the product conveying module further comprises a spacing adjustment mechanism and two support rails oppositely arranged in the X direction, at least one of the two conveying side plates is slidably arranged on the two support rails, and the spacing adjustment mechanism is used for adjusting the spacing between the two conveying side plates.

9. The automatic riveting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the length of the lower Y-axis beam is less than the length of the upper Y-axis beam, which is connected with the X-axis module; the rear end of the lower Y-axis beam is fixedly connected with the upper Y-axis beam through a first connecting arm, and the front end of the lower Y-axis beam is fixedly connected with the upper Y-axis beam through a second connecting arm.

10. The automatic riveting apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the second connecting arm is provided with a horizontally arranged terminal incoming material detection camera and a light source assembly matched with the terminal incoming material detection camera, and the light source assembly is provided with an upward arranged image capture window.