Automatic wobble plate packaging machine
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of automatic production and processing of PCBs, in particular to an automatic wobble plate packaging machine.
Background
At present, two schemes for sorting point butt joint adhesion packaging machines exist in the market:
1. Sorting and counting are carried out by a sorting and counting machine, sorting the PCB of qualified products (OK) and the PCB of defective products (NG), placing the PCB of qualified products on an OK material table, and placing the PCB of defective products on the NG material table. When the OK material table is full of boards, the OK material table is downwards discharged, and a conveying section is extended out of the OK material table to serve as a temporary storage section of the OK boards, and qualified PCB boards after sorting are stored. And transferring the PCB which is sorted on the sorting counting machine to a tray of the close packing machine in a manual carrying mode, and then carrying out the close packing process. The scheme relies on manual carrying, has high labor intensity, increases the working time of operators, improves the whole production cost, has low efficiency and is difficult to meet the requirement of mass production activities.
2. Sorting and counting are carried out by a sorting counting machine, sorting is carried out on PCB of qualified products (OK) and PCB of defective products (NG), the PCB of qualified products is placed on an OK material table, and the PCB of defective products is placed on an NG material table. When the OK material table is full of boards, the OK material table is downwards discharged, and a conveying section is extended out of the OK material table to serve as a temporary storage section of the OK boards, and qualified PCB boards after sorting are stored. And then, transferring the PCB sorted by the sorting counting machine to a tray of the close packing machine by the automatic material taking device in a mechanical structure carrying mode, and then carrying out the close packing process. The scheme has a problem that the closely packed trays need to be placed with bubble films of corresponding sizes in advance, if the sorted PCBs are transferred onto the trays in a stacked manner, the bubble films above the trays are easily scraped when the suction plate device is removed, the packaging quality is affected, and even the surface of the PCBs is scratched, so that poor appearance is caused.
Accordingly, the prior art has drawbacks and needs improvement.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to overcome the defects of the prior art and provides an automatic wobble plate packaging machine.
The technical scheme includes that the automatic tray packaging machine comprises a lifting tray mechanism arranged in an OK material table area of a sorting and counting machine, a double-layer conveying line arranged at the rear end of the lifting tray mechanism, and an automatic tray returning mechanism arranged at the rear end of the double-layer conveying line, wherein the double-layer conveying line comprises an upper-layer conveying line and a lower-layer tray returning line, lifting limit positions of the lifting tray mechanism and the automatic tray returning mechanism correspond to the height positions of the upper-layer conveying line and the lower-layer tray returning line of the double-layer conveying line respectively and are flush with conveying surfaces, a processing area is arranged in the middle section of the upper-layer conveying line of the double-layer conveying line, and processing equipment is arranged beside the processing area and is used for processing on the upper-layer conveying line.
Further, the sorting counting machine is provided with a material taking manipulator corresponding to the lifting disc mechanism, the material taking manipulator comprises a multi-shaft moving mechanism arranged beside the lifting disc mechanism and a gripper unit arranged at the output end of the multi-shaft moving mechanism, the gripper unit is driven to move by the multi-shaft moving mechanism, the gripper unit adopts a plurality of pneumatic clamping jaws or a plurality of vacuum chucks, and the gripper unit is driven by the multi-shaft moving mechanism to move to the upper side of the lifting disc mechanism to sort and place.
Further, a visual identification module is arranged at the output end of the multi-axis moving mechanism, the multi-axis moving mechanism drives the visual identification module to move, and the visual identification module is suspended above the upper transport line.
Further, the lifting wobble plate mechanism comprises a wobble plate fixing seat, a wobble plate lifting motor arranged on the wobble plate fixing seat, a synchronous pulley transmission mechanism connected with the output ends of the wobble plate lifting motor, lead screws arranged on two sides of the wobble plate fixing seat, lead screw sliding blocks sleeved on the lead screws, lifting frames connected with the lead screw sliding blocks on two sides, and lifting conveying lines arranged on the lifting frames, the input ends of the synchronous pulley transmission mechanism are connected with the output ends of the wobble plate lifting motor, the output ends on two sides of the synchronous pulley transmission mechanism are respectively connected with the lead screws on two sides, and the wobble plate lifting motor drives the lead screws on two sides to rotate through the synchronous pulley transmission mechanism, so that the lead screw sliding blocks are driven to move up and down.
Further, the automatic disc returning mechanism comprises a disc returning frame connected with the double-layer conveying line, a disc returning lifting table moving up and down in the middle of the disc returning frame, a disc returning lifting motor arranged at the bottom of the disc returning lifting table, an output gear connected with the output end of the disc returning lifting motor, and a rack arranged on the disc returning frame, wherein the output gear is meshed with the rack, and a disc returning conveying line is arranged on the disc returning lifting table.
Further, the processing equipment comprises a close packing mechanism, wherein the close packing mechanism comprises a feeding line, a heating area and a discharging line which are arranged beside the double-layer conveying line, and the feeding line, the heating area and the discharging line are sequentially arranged along the conveying direction of the upper-layer conveying line.
Further, the processing equipment further comprises an automatic drying agent placing mechanism, and the automatic drying agent placing mechanism is arranged beside the feeding line.
Further, the processing equipment further comprises an automatic humidity card placing mechanism, and the automatic humidity card placing mechanism is arranged beside the feeding line.
By adopting the scheme, the lifting disc swinging mechanism and the automatic disc returning mechanism arranged at the two ends of the double-layer conveying line form a reflux circulating line of the jig, and the arrangement mode has the following advantages:
1. the operation error of the manual swaying disc is reduced:
The automatic tray arranging mode can only be used for sorting, and common errors in the manual tray arranging process, such as PCB mixing, label information errors or omission and the like, are thoroughly eliminated through a full-automatic operation flow. Particularly, for products with high precision requirements, such as new energy automobile plates, HDI plates, 5G/6G communication plates and high-layer plates, the misplacement foolproof of an automatic swinging plate relates to the capability of ensuring that each plate is accurately processed in the whole packaging process, avoiding quality problems caused by manual negligence and ensuring that the products meet strict standards of terminal customers.
2. The packaging efficiency is obviously improved:
The automatic tray arranging technology not only reduces the links of manual operation, but also greatly improves the packaging efficiency. The full-automatic operation enables the processes of sorting, stacking, packaging and the like of the PCB to be smoother and more efficient, and reduces the problems of friction, scraping and the like caused by manual carrying or placing. By reducing manual intervention, enterprises can remarkably improve the production speed, and particularly under the requirement of mass and high standard production, the automatic swaying disc system can ensure continuous and efficient completion of production tasks and avoid production bottlenecks.
3. Product safety is improved:
When the circuit boards with different functional characteristics and complexity requirements are processed, the intelligent sorting automatic swaying disc can ensure that each batch of products are packaged accurately and uniformly, and the problems of damage, oxidization and the like of the PCB possibly caused by manual transportation can be avoided. For the plates with extremely high product quality requirements, such as new energy automobile plates or 5G/6G communication plates, the automatic tray arranging technology can ensure that the plates are protected to the highest degree in the packaging process, and ensure the safety and the final quality of the products.
4. Error proofing and fool proofing involves:
The automatic swaying disc can realize error prevention and fool-proof functions, and ensure that each PCB is correctly identified and processed during packaging. By automatically reading and checking the unique identification code of the plate, the system can automatically avoid the problems of label errors, information missing and the like in the whole packaging process. Even the complex circuit boards with multiple batches and multiple types can be accurately processed by the system, so that each board is ensured to be correctly sorted and packaged, and the risk possibly brought by manual intervention is avoided.
5. The packaging cost and risk are reduced:
The automatic tray arranging reduces the dependence on manual operation through a full-automatic process, and also obviously reduces the risks of reworking, returning and the like of the package caused by manual errors. By reducing the complexity and manual labor intensity of manual operations, an enterprise can reduce labor costs and reduce potential economic losses due to packaging errors. In addition, the efficient operation and error proofing function of the automatic swaying disc also reduces the time for maintaining and adjusting the machine, improves the utilization rate of the equipment, and ensures that the whole production line can run stably and efficiently.
Drawings
Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of a double-layer transportation line and an automatic disc returning mechanism.
Fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a lifting swing disc mechanism for sorting and counting machines.
Detailed Description
The invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings and the specific embodiments.
Referring to fig. 1 to 3, the invention provides an automatic tray packaging machine, which comprises a lifting tray mechanism 2 arranged in an OK material table area of a sorting and counting machine 1, a double-layer conveying line 3 arranged at the rear end of the lifting tray mechanism 2, and an automatic tray returning mechanism 4 arranged at the rear end of the double-layer conveying line 3, wherein the double-layer conveying line 3 comprises an upper-layer conveying line 31 and a lower-layer tray returning line 32, lifting limit positions of the lifting tray mechanism 2 and the automatic tray returning mechanism 4 respectively correspond to the height positions of the upper-layer conveying line 31 and the lower-layer tray returning line 32 of the double-layer conveying line 3 and are flush with conveying surfaces, a processing area 30 is arranged in the middle section of the upper-layer conveying line 31 of the double-layer conveying line 3, processing equipment 5 is arranged beside the processing area 30, and the processing equipment 5 performs processing operation on the upper-layer conveying line 31.
In the working process, the sorting and counting machine 1 detects and sorts the PCB processed in the upstream equipment, and then places qualified products into a jig on the lifting and swinging disc mechanism 2 in the OK material table area. When the PCB products in the jig are full, the lifting and swinging disc mechanism 2 conveys the jig containing the PCB to the double-layer conveying line 3, and the jig is conveyed forwards through the double-layer conveying line 3. When the upper layer conveying line 31 of the double-layer conveying line 3 lifts and lowers the jig filled with PCB products to the processing area 30, the processing equipment 5 processes the PCB on the jig, and then the jig for finishing the processing of the PCB is conveyed to the automatic tray returning mechanism 4, and the processed PCB is picked up and moved for discharging by a manual or mechanical arm. After the discharging of the PCBs on the jigs is finished, the automatic disc returning mechanism 4 moves the empty jigs downwards, so that the automatic disc returning mechanism 4 corresponds to the height of the lower layer disc returning line 32, the empty jigs are transferred onto the lower layer disc returning line 32, and the empty jigs are conveyed towards the lifting disc swinging mechanism 2 through the lower layer disc returning line 32. At this time, the lifting and swinging disc mechanism 2 descends to a height position corresponding to the lower layer disc returning line 32, so that the empty jig is moved to the lifting and swinging disc mechanism 2, then the empty jig is lifted upwards by the lifting and swinging disc mechanism 2, and the sorting and counting machine 1 is convenient to move qualified product PCB boards of the next batch to the empty jig for arranging discs to be placed, and the circulation is repeated.
In some embodiments, referring to fig. 3, the sorting and counting machine 1 is provided with a material taking manipulator 11 corresponding to the lifting and swinging disc mechanism 2, the material taking manipulator 11 includes a multi-axis moving mechanism 111 disposed beside the lifting and swinging disc mechanism 2, and a gripper unit 112 disposed at an output end of the multi-axis moving mechanism 111, the gripper unit 112 is driven to move by the multi-axis moving mechanism 111, the gripper unit 112 adopts a plurality of pneumatic clamping jaws or a plurality of vacuum chucks, and the gripper unit 112 is driven to move to a position above the lifting and swinging disc mechanism 2 for sorting and placing by the multi-axis moving mechanism 111.
Through setting up material taking manipulator 11 in letter sorting point machine 1 department to on going up the PCB board product of waiting to sort with tongs unit 112 through multiaxis moving mechanism 111, when discernment judges current PCB board product to be the conforming article, pick up the PCB board through tongs unit 112, and move tongs unit 112 to lift wobble plate mechanism 2 top through multiaxis moving mechanism 111, and place the PCB board of picking up in the corresponding position department of placing on the tool, sort the ejection of compact.
In some alternative embodiments, the gripper unit 112 uses pneumatic clamping jaws, and drives the pneumatic clamping jaws to perform the action of unfolding and clamping through the air cylinders, so as to effectively clamp the PCB from two sides of the PCB, thereby facilitating the picking up of the PCB from the sorting and counting machine 1. And then the gripper unit 112 is driven to move to the upper part of the lifting disc swinging machine through the multi-shaft moving mechanism 111, and the PCB is released on the jig, so that the picking, moving and placing of the PCB are completed.
In some alternative embodiments, the gripper unit 112 employs a vacuum chuck, and sucks the upper surface of the PCB board by forming a negative pressure at the vacuum chuck, thereby achieving the pick-up of the PCB board on the sorting counter 1. And then the gripper unit 112 is driven to move to the upper part of the lifting disc swinging machine through the multi-shaft moving mechanism 111, and the PCB is released on the jig, so that the picking, moving and placing of the PCB are completed.
In some embodiments, a visual identification module 113 is disposed on an output end of the multi-axis moving mechanism 111, and the multi-axis moving mechanism 111 drives the visual identification module 113 to move, and the visual identification module 113 is suspended above the upper conveyor line 31. Before clamping the PCB, the visual identification module 113 is used for acquiring images of the PCB and sending the image information to the control system so as to identify and judge the image information, thereby identifying whether the PCB has bad conditions. And if the PCB product with no detected bad condition is judged to be qualified, the PCB is moved into a jig on the lifting and swinging disc mechanism 2 through the material taking manipulator 11. When detecting that the defect exists on the current PCB, the PCB is moved into the NG material platform area of the sorting counter 1 through the material taking manipulator 11.
In some embodiments, the lifting wobble plate mechanism 2 comprises a wobble plate fixing seat 21, a wobble plate lifting motor 22 arranged on the wobble plate fixing seat 21, a synchronous pulley transmission mechanism 23 connected with the output end of the wobble plate lifting motor 22, lead screws 24 arranged on two sides of the wobble plate fixing seat 21, lead screw sliding blocks 25 sleeved on the lead screws 24, lifting frames 26 connected with the lead screw sliding blocks 25 on two sides and lifting conveying lines 27 arranged on the lifting frames 26, wherein the input end of the synchronous pulley transmission mechanism 23 is connected with the output end of the wobble plate lifting motor 22, the output ends on two sides of the synchronous pulley transmission mechanism 23 are respectively connected with the lead screws 24 on two sides, and the wobble plate lifting motor 22 drives the lead screws 24 on two sides to rotate through the synchronous pulley transmission mechanism 23 so as to drive the lead screw sliding blocks 25 to move up and down.
When the number of the PCBs placed in the jigs on the lifting and lowering mechanism 2 reaches the upper limit, the conveying line 27 is automatically lifted and lowered, and the full-load jigs are sent to the upper conveying line 31 of the double-layer conveying line 3, so that the subsequent feeding and processing of the PCBs are realized. Then the wobble plate lifting motor 22 is started, and the screw rods 24 on two sides are driven to rotate through the synchronous pulley transmission mechanism 23, so that the screw rod sliding blocks 25 move downwards along the screw rods 24, and the lifting conveying line 27 is lowered to a height position flush with the lower layer disc returning line 32. The lower layer disc returning line 32 moves the empty jig onto the lifting conveying line 27, then the swaying lifting motor 22 is reversely started, and the screw rods 24 on two sides are driven to rotate through the synchronous pulley transmission mechanism 23, so that the screw rod sliding blocks 25 move upwards along the screw rods 24, the lifting conveying line 27 is lifted to a height position flush with the upper layer conveying line 31, and sorting and placing of the next group of PCB boards are facilitated.
In some alternative embodiments, a plurality of groups of guide posts 28 parallel to the screw 24 are arranged beside the screw 24, and the guide posts 28 penetrate through the lifting frame 26, so that in the process that the lifting frame 26 lifts along with the screw sliding block 25, guiding action is provided for the lifting frame 26 through the guide posts 28, and the moving direction of the lifting frame 26 is guided, so that deflection is avoided. Corresponding photoelectric sensing sensors 29 are respectively arranged at the upper limit position and the lower limit position of the lifting frame 26 corresponding to lifting movement of the guide post 28, so that when the lifting frame 26 moves to the upper limit position or the lower limit position, corresponding detection signals can be sent to a control system through the photoelectric sensing sensors 29, corresponding control signals can be sent to the wobble plate lifting motor 22 through the control system, the lifting frame 26 is stopped at the corresponding height position, and the lifting transportation line 27 can be kept at the height position flush with the upper transportation line 31 or the lower disc returning line 32.
In some embodiments, referring to fig. 2, the automatic tray returning mechanism 4 includes a tray returning frame 41 connected to the double-deck transportation line 3, a tray returning and lifting table 42 moving up and down in the middle of the tray returning frame 41, a tray returning and lifting motor 43 disposed at the bottom of the tray returning and lifting table 42, an output gear 44 connected to an output end of the tray returning and lifting motor 43, and a rack 45 disposed on the tray returning frame 41, wherein the output gear 44 is meshed with the rack 45, and a tray returning and conveying line 46 is disposed on the tray returning and lifting table 42.
When the fully loaded jig moves to the automatic tray returning mechanism 4, the PCB on the jig is discharged through an external manipulator. Or on the double-layer conveying line 3, discharging the PCB on the jig by an external manipulator, and then moving the empty jig to the automatic tray returning mechanism 4. The reel lift motor 43 is then started to cause the output gear 44 to start rotating, thereby lowering the reel conveyor line 46 of the reel lift table 42 to a height position flush with the lower-layer reel line 32 by engagement of the output gear 44 with the rack 45, starting the reel conveyor line 46, and moving the empty jig onto the lower-layer reel line 32. The disc lifting motor 43 is then reversely started to rotate the output gear 44 in the reverse direction, thereby lifting the disc conveying line 46 on the disc lifting table 42 to the height position flush with the upper layer conveying line 31 by engagement of the output gear 44 with the rack 45.
In some embodiments, the processing apparatus 5 includes a close packing mechanism including a feeding line 51, a heating zone 52, and a discharging line 53 disposed beside the double-layer conveying line 3, and the feeding line 51, the heating zone 52, and the discharging line 53 are disposed in order along the conveying direction of the upper-layer conveying line 31. The material required for close packing is conveyed to the jig through the feed line 51, the packing film is covered on the PCB board, and the packing film is heated in the heating zone 52 to be raised in temperature, so that the packing film is shrunk by heating, thereby being tightly covered on the PCB board.
In some embodiments, the processing apparatus 5 further comprises an automatic desiccant placement mechanism disposed beside the feed line 51. Before carrying out the close packing, place the drier on the PCB board of tool or place in the PCB board side through drier automatic placement mechanism to after carrying out the close packing, make drier and PCB board cladding together in the packaging film, adsorb the moisture content in the packaging film with this through the drier, avoid adhering to steam on the PCB board and lead to the fact damage to PCB board surface or circuit components and parts etc. on the PCB board.
In some embodiments, the processing apparatus 5 further comprises an automatic humidity card placement mechanism disposed beside the feed line 51. Before carrying out the close packing, place the humidity card on the PCB board on the tool or place on the PCB board side through the automatic mechanism of placing of humidity card to after carrying out the close packing, make humidity card and PCB board cladding together in the packaging film, detect the humidity in the packaging film with this through the humidity card, avoid causing damage to PCB board surface or circuit components and parts etc. on the PCB board because of the moisture is more in the packaging film.
In summary, the lifting disc swinging mechanism and the automatic disc returning mechanism arranged at two ends of the double-layer conveying line form a reflow circulation line of the jig, so that the condition of lower overall working efficiency caused by manual conveying is avoided, and the requirement of mass production and processing is met. Meanwhile, a working area is arranged on the double-layer conveying line, so that corresponding processing procedures such as adhesion packaging and the like are carried out on the PCB during conveying, the overall processing efficiency is effectively improved, the situation that the packaging film is damaged or the surface of the circuit board is scratched due to excessive pick-up and movement can be avoided, and the product yield is ensured.
The foregoing description of the preferred embodiment of the invention is not intended to be limiting, but rather is intended to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and principles of the invention.