CN116216409A

CN116216409A - Automatic attaching equipment for fan sealing foam

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Publication number: CN116216409A
Application number: CN202310310849.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 查道园; 代启龙; 赵刚
Original assignee: LCFC Hefei Electronics Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: LCFC Hefei Electronics Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-03-27
Filing date: 2023-03-27
Publication date: 2023-06-06

Abstract

The invention discloses automatic attaching equipment for fan sealing foam, which comprises a triaxial mechanical arm, wherein the triaxial mechanical arm is configured to perform rotary motion in a horizontal direction and vertical up-and-down motion in a vertical direction; the attached device of gyro wheel, the attached device of gyro wheel includes: along the foam conveying direction, a foam feeder, a foam cutting mechanism, an attaching roller and a release paper receiver are sequentially arranged on the carrier plate; the foam cutting mechanism is configured to cut foam, the attaching roller is connected with the elastic component which is vertically arranged, and the elastic component is configured to form vertical elastic force on the attaching roller so as to drive the foam on the attaching roller to be attached to a workpiece to be attached; the roller attaching device is fixedly connected to the vertical output end of the triaxial mechanical arm through a connecting piece.

Description

Automatic attaching equipment for fan sealing foam

Technical Field

The disclosure relates to the field of fan sealing foam attaching devices, and in particular relates to automatic fan sealing foam attaching equipment.

Background

Along with the development of the notebook technology, the parallel of the light weight and the high performance is the development trend of all mainstream manufacturers at present, the light weight and the high performance bring great challenges to the heat dissipation performance of the notebook whole machine, and meanwhile, the heat dissipation effect and the mute effect of a fan are increasingly increased by users, so that the air inlet of the fan needs to be additionally provided with sealing foam, the heat dissipation effect is increased, and the noise is reduced. Most of the current industry operation modes adopt manual attachment operation, and the manual operation brings the following problems: manual attachment offset, attachment inconsistency, uneven or missed attachment can cause poor sealing effect, thereby influencing air inlet quantity and noise; each heat dissipation module comprises two fans, 2 groups of sealing foam is required to be attached, and in order to ensure the beat of a wire body, a large amount of manpower is required to consume a long time to complete the attachment of the sealing foam, so that the delivery cycle of a product is influenced.

Disclosure of Invention

The present disclosure provides an automatic attachment device for fan sealing foam to at least solve one of the technical problems existing in the prior art.

An automatic attaching device for fan sealing foam, comprising:

the three-axis mechanical arm is configured to be capable of rotating in a horizontal direction and vertically moving up and down in a vertical direction;

the attached device of gyro wheel, the attached device of gyro wheel includes: along the foam conveying direction, a foam feeder, a foam cutting mechanism, an attaching roller and a release paper receiver are sequentially arranged on the carrier plate; the foam feeding device and the release paper receiving device are rotationally connected to the carrier plate and are in meshed transmission through gears respectively arranged on the foam feeding device and the release paper receiving device, the foam cutting mechanism is configured to cut foam, the attaching roller is connected with a vertically arranged elastic component, and the elastic component is configured to form vertical elastic force on the attaching roller so as to drive the foam on the attaching roller to attach to a workpiece to be attached;

the roller attaching device is fixedly connected to the vertical output end of the triaxial mechanical arm through a connecting piece.

In an embodiment, the apparatus further comprises a lower vision camera disposed below the roller attachment device for identifying and recording coordinates of the foam on the carrier plate.

In an embodiment, the triaxial robotic arm includes the first actuating mechanism of installing on the manipulator base, and first actuating mechanism transmission is connected with the first runing rest of horizontal rotation, and first runing rest tip is equipped with second actuating mechanism, and the second actuating mechanism transmission is connected with the second runing rest of horizontal rotation, second runing rest tip is connected with the elevating system of vertical downward setting, elevating system output passes through connecting piece and the attached device fixed connection of gyro wheel.

In one embodiment, the elastic component comprises a first connecting block, the first connecting block is fixedly connected to the carrier plate, a connecting shaft which is vertically arranged is fixed at the end part of the first connecting block, the connecting shaft is movably arranged on the roller mounting seat, the roller mounting seat is rotationally connected with an attached roller, a spring is further arranged between the first connecting block and the roller mounting seat, and the spring is sleeved on the connecting shaft; the first connecting block of the elastic component is fixedly connected with the vertical output end of the triaxial mechanical arm through the second connecting block.

In an embodiment, the roller attaching device further comprises a plurality of support columns for supporting foam, and the support columns are fixed on the carrier plate.

In an embodiment, the foam cutting mechanism comprises a telescopic cylinder, wherein the fixed end of the telescopic cylinder is fixed on the carrier plate, and a cutting knife is fixed on the output end of the telescopic cylinder so as to cut foam.

In an embodiment, the foam feeder comprises a feeding wheel and a first gear, wherein the feeding wheel is fixedly connected with the first gear, and the feeding wheel and the first gear are rotationally connected to the carrier plate through a first bearing.

In an embodiment, the release paper receiver comprises a receiving wheel and a second gear, wherein the receiving wheel is fixedly connected with the second gear, and the receiving wheel and the second gear are rotatably connected to the carrier plate through a second bearing.

In an embodiment, the workpiece placement device further comprises an attaching carrying platform, wherein the attaching carrying platform is used for carrying the workpiece to be attached, and the attaching carrying platform is placed on the carrying platform conveying mechanism and used for conveying the attaching carrying platform.

In one embodiment, the apparatus further comprises an attaching-carrier positioning grating for positioning the attaching carrier on the carrier transport mechanism.

The carrier conveying mechanism comprises a rotating motor, an output shaft of the rotating motor is connected with a transmission shaft, and the transmission shaft drives a conveying belt on the transmission shaft to drive.

The application device has the advantages that: 1) The three-axis mechanical arm can move in the X, Y and Z directions and is matched with a special roller attaching device to finish the attachment of the sealed foam, and the three-axis mechanical arm can accurately position and avoid attaching offset; 2) Attaching and positioning through a lower vision camera configured on the equipment platform, and attaching foam to a workpiece; 3) Automatically generating an attaching track through programming of a control system, and completing copying attaching of the sealed foam by a triaxial mechanical arm; 4) The roller attaching device with special design can complete various shapes of profiling attaching without profiling jigs by programming and matching with a triaxial mechanical arm, and has strong flexibility; the manual work is replaced, the manpower is reduced, and the production period and the straight-through rate of the product are improved; 5) And a carrier conveying mechanism is arranged at the lower left of the equipment to realize the backflow of the attached carrier, and after the attachment is finished, a finished product is output to a next station through an equipment power roller track.

It should be understood that the description in this section is not intended to identify key or critical features of the embodiments of the disclosure, nor is it intended to be used to limit the scope of the disclosure. Other features of the present disclosure will become apparent from the following specification.

Drawings

The above, as well as additional purposes, features, and advantages of exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will become readily apparent from the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Several embodiments of the present disclosure are illustrated by way of example, and not by way of limitation, in the figures of the accompanying drawings, in which:

in the drawings, the same or corresponding reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding parts.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic structural diagram of an automatic fan-seal foam attachment device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 illustrates a schematic structural diagram of a three-axis robot arm and roller attachment device connection according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 shows a schematic diagram of a roller attachment device according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 4 shows a second schematic structural view of a roller attachment device according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 5 illustrates an exploded structural schematic view of a roller attachment device of an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 6 shows a schematic view of a roller attachment device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure when attaching foam specifically.

The reference numerals in the figures illustrate: the device comprises a 1-triaxial mechanical arm, a 2-roller attaching device, a 3-carrier plate, a 4-foam feeder, a 5-foam cutting mechanism, a 6-attaching roller, a 7-release paper feeder, an 8-elastic component, a 9-mechanical arm base, a 10-first driving mechanism, a 11-first rotating support, a 12-lifting mechanism, a 13-second rotating support, a 14-first connecting block, a 15-connecting shaft, a 16-roller mounting seat, a 17-spring, a 18-supporting column, a 19-feeding wheel, a 20-first gear, a 21-receiving wheel, a 22-second gear, a 23-telescopic cylinder, a 24-cutting knife, a 25-foam, a 26-first bearing, a 27-first connecting shaft, a 28-second bearing, a 29-second connecting block, a 30-equipment platform, a 31-attaching carrier and a 32-lower vision camera.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure more comprehensible, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be clearly described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, but not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this disclosure, all other embodiments that a person skilled in the art would obtain without making any inventive effort are within the scope of protection of this disclosure.

An automatic fan-seal foam attaching device, as shown in fig. 1, includes: the three-axis mechanical arm 1, the three-axis mechanical arm 1 is configured to be capable of rotating in a horizontal direction and vertically moving up and down in a vertical direction;

roller attachment device 2 as shown in fig. 3 to 5, the roller attachment device 2 includes: along the conveying direction of the foam 25 (the foam is adhered to release paper, the foam feeder is used for feeding the foam with release paper, and the release paper receiver receives the release paper left after the foam is adhered), the carrier plate 3 is sequentially provided with a foam feeder 4, a foam cutting mechanism 5, an adhering roller 6 and a release paper receiver 7; the foam feeder 4 and the release paper receiver 7 are rotatably connected to the carrier plate 3 and are in meshed transmission through gears respectively arranged on the foam feeder 4 and the release paper receiver, the foam cutting mechanism 5 is configured to cut foam, the attaching roller 6 is connected with the elastic component 8 which is vertically arranged, and the elastic component 8 is configured to form vertical elastic force on the attaching roller 6 so as to drive the foam on the attaching roller to attach to a workpiece to be attached; the fixed end of the elastic component 8 is fixedly connected to the vertical output end of the mechanical arm 1. The triaxial robotic arm can move in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction, the triaxial robotic arm 1 drives the roller attaching device 2 to synchronously move, foam on the roller attaching device 2 can be driven to attach workpieces to be attached, the triaxial robotic arm can accurately position, attached offset is avoided, manual work is replaced, labor is reduced, and the production period and the straight-through rate of products are improved.

As shown in fig. 2, the triaxial mechanical arm 1 includes a first driving mechanism 10 mounted on a mechanical arm base 9, the first driving mechanism 10 is in transmission connection with a first rotating bracket 11 which rotates transversely, the end of the first rotating bracket 11 is provided with a second driving mechanism, the second driving mechanism is in transmission connection with a second rotating bracket 13 which rotates transversely, the end of the second rotating bracket 13 is connected with a lifting mechanism 12 which is arranged vertically downwards, and the output end of the lifting mechanism 12 is fixedly connected with a carrier plate through a second connecting block 29; wherein, triaxial robotic arm 1 passes through manipulator base 9 and installs at equipment platform 30, and first actuating mechanism 10 and second actuating mechanism can adopt the rotating electrical machines, and elevating system can adopt the lift cylinder.

The elastic component 8 comprises a first connecting block 14, a connecting shaft 15, a spring 17 and a roller mounting seat 16, wherein the first connecting block 14 is fixedly connected to the carrier plate 3, one end part of the first connecting block 14 is fixedly provided with a connecting shaft 15 which is vertically arranged, the connecting shaft 15 is movably mounted on the roller mounting seat 16 (as shown in fig. 5, an opening is formed in the roller mounting seat 16, the connecting shaft 15 is connected with the opening in a clearance way and can move up and down in the opening), the roller mounting seat 16 is rotationally connected with an attached roller 6, a spring 17 is further arranged between the first connecting block 14 and the roller mounting seat 16, and the spring 17 is sleeved on the connecting shaft 15; the first connecting block 14 of the elastic component 8 is connected with the output end of the lifting mechanism 12 of the three-axis mechanical arm through the second connecting block 29, and the lifting mechanism drives the lifting mechanism to move up and down.

As shown in fig. 3-5, the roller attaching device 2 further includes a plurality of support columns 18 for supporting foam, the support columns 18 are provided with a plurality of support columns 18, and the support columns 18 are fixed on the carrier plate 3; the foam feeder 4 comprises a feeding wheel 19 and a first gear 20, wherein the feeding wheel 19 is fixedly connected with the first gear 20, the feeding wheel 19 and the first gear 20 are rotatably connected onto the carrier plate 3 through a first bearing 26, specifically, a first connecting shaft 27 is fixed on the carrier plate 3, an inner ring of the first bearing 26 is fixedly connected with the first connecting shaft 27, and the feeding wheel 19 and the first gear 20 are fixedly connected with an outer ring of the first bearing 26. The feeding wheel 19 is used for winding foam 25 with release paper for discharging. The release paper receiver 7 comprises a receiving wheel 21 and a second gear 22, the receiving wheel 21 is fixedly connected with the second gear 22, the receiving wheel 21 and the second gear 22 are rotatably connected to the carrier plate 3 through a second bearing 28, the receiving wheel 21 is used for receiving release paper, and the first gear 20 and the second gear 22 are meshed. The foam cutting mechanism 5 comprises a telescopic cylinder 23, the fixed end of the telescopic cylinder 23 is fixed on the carrier plate 3, and a cutting knife 24 is fixed on the output end of the telescopic cylinder 23 so as to cut foam. When the roller attaching device 2 attaches a workpiece to be attached, the triaxial mechanical arm applies vertical downward pressure to the carrier plate, so that foam on the attaching roller 6 is attached to the workpiece to be attached, the feeding wheel 19 is pulled to rotate and discharge in the attaching process, the first gear on the feeding wheel is meshed with the second gear, and the second gear rotates to drive the receiving wheel 21 to rotate, so that release paper is received; when the device is attached, the control system of the device can program an attaching track in advance, calculate the track length, cut out the corresponding length by controlling the foam cutting mechanism, and control the triaxial mechanical arm to attach according to the preset track.

In order to identify and record coordinates of foam on the carrier plate 3, the device further comprises a lower vision camera 32, wherein the lower vision camera 32 is arranged on the device platform 30 below the roller attaching device 2, as shown in fig. 1, the lower vision camera shoots the position of the material to be attached (foam) and sends the shot picture to a control system of the device, the control system determines the position of the material to be attached on the roller attaching device according to the picture information, and controls the triaxial mechanical arm to attach according to the programmed track and the preset length and adjusts the attaching position during attaching.

For facilitating attachment, as shown in fig. 1, the apparatus of the present application further includes an attaching stage 31, where the attaching stage 31 is used to carry a workpiece to be attached, and the attaching stage 31 is placed on a stage conveying mechanism for conveying the attaching stage device. The stage transfer mechanism is disposed on the left lower side of the equipment platform 30, so that the attaching stage 31 on the stage transfer mechanism is substantially flush with the surface of the equipment platform 30. The carrier conveying mechanism comprises a rotating motor, an output shaft of the rotating motor is connected with a transmission shaft, the transmission shaft drives a conveyor belt on the rotating motor to transmit, and the carrier conveying mechanism in the application adopts the prior known technology and is not described in detail herein. And an attaching carrier positioning grating is configured and used for positioning the attaching carrier 31 on the carrier conveying mechanism, the attaching carrier positioning grating sends positioning information to a control system of the equipment, and the control system drives the three-axis mechanical arm to accurately move onto the attaching carrier 31 according to the positioning information so as to attach a workpiece to be attached on the attaching carrier.

The working process of the fan sealing foam automatic attaching device is as follows: the three-axis mechanical arm 1 drives the roller attaching device 2 to move onto the attaching carrying platform 31 on the carrying platform conveying mechanism, when the roller attaching device passes through the lower vision camera 32, the lower vision camera 32 photographs the roller attaching device 2 and transmits the photographed image to a control system of the equipment, the control system determines the accurate position of foam on the roller attaching device according to photo information, and controls the three-axis mechanical arm to start attaching foam to a workpiece to be attached according to a preprogrammed track and a preset length, as shown in fig. 6, and after the preset length is reached, the foam cutting mechanism 5 is controlled to cut the foam.

It should be appreciated that the terms "first," "second," and the like 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 defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present disclosure, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more, unless explicitly defined otherwise.

The foregoing is merely specific embodiments of the disclosure, but the protection scope of the disclosure is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily think about changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the disclosure, and it is intended to cover the scope of the disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of the present disclosure shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. Automatic attaching equipment for fan sealing foam is characterized in that: comprising the following steps:

2. The automatic fan-seal foam attachment device of claim 1, wherein: the device further comprises a lower vision camera, wherein the lower vision camera is arranged below the roller attaching device and used for identifying and recording coordinates of foam on the carrier plate.

3. The automatic fan-seal foam attachment device of claim 1, wherein: the three-axis mechanical arm comprises a first driving mechanism arranged on a mechanical arm base, the first driving mechanism is connected with a first rotating support which transversely rotates in a transmission mode, the end portion of the first rotating support is provided with a second driving mechanism, the second driving mechanism is connected with a second rotating support which transversely rotates in a transmission mode, the end portion of the second rotating support is connected with a lifting mechanism which is vertically arranged downwards, and the output end of the lifting mechanism is fixedly connected with a roller attaching device through a connecting piece.

4. The automatic fan-seal foam attachment device of claim 1, wherein: the elastic component comprises a first connecting block, the first connecting block is fixedly connected to the carrier plate, a connecting shaft which is vertically arranged is fixed at the end part of the first connecting block, the connecting shaft is movably arranged on a roller mounting seat, an attached roller is rotatably connected to the roller mounting seat, a spring is further arranged between the first connecting block and the roller mounting seat, and the spring is sleeved on the connecting shaft; the first connecting block of the elastic component is fixedly connected with the vertical output end of the triaxial mechanical arm through the second connecting block.

5. The automatic fan-seal foam attachment apparatus of claim 4, wherein: the roller attaching device further comprises a supporting column used for supporting foam, a plurality of supporting columns are arranged on the supporting column, and the supporting column is fixed on the carrier plate.

6. The automatic fan-seal foam attachment device of claim 1, wherein: the foam cutting mechanism comprises a telescopic air cylinder, the fixed end of the telescopic air cylinder is fixed on the carrier plate, and a cutting knife is fixed on the output end of the telescopic air cylinder so as to cut foam.

7. The automatic fan-seal foam attachment device of claim 1, wherein: the foam feeder comprises a feeding wheel and a first gear, wherein the feeding wheel is fixedly connected with the first gear, and the feeding wheel and the first gear are rotationally connected onto the carrier plate through a first bearing.

8. The automatic fan-seal foam attachment device of claim 1, wherein: the paper separating and collecting device comprises a collecting wheel and a second gear, wherein the collecting wheel is fixedly connected with the second gear, and the collecting wheel and the second gear are rotatably connected onto the carrier plate through a second bearing.

9. The automatic fan-seal foam attachment apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein: the workpiece conveying device comprises a workpiece conveying mechanism, and is characterized by further comprising an attaching carrying table which is used for carrying the workpiece to be attached and is placed on the carrying table conveying mechanism and used for conveying the attaching carrying table.

10. The automatic fan-seal foam attachment apparatus of claim 9, wherein: the device also comprises an attaching carrier positioning grating which is used for positioning the attaching carrier on the carrier conveying mechanism.