CN207669430U - A kind of asynchronous die-cutting machine of production technology for battery cover double faced adhesive tape - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a kind of asynchronous die-cutting machines of the production technology for battery cover double faced adhesive tape, including rack and the upper pressure roller and the lower compression roller that are rotatably connected in rack, the centerline axis parallel of upper pressure roller and lower compression roller is additionally provided with the first servo motor for driving upper pressure roller rotation and the second servo motor of driving lower compression roller rotation in rack;It is fixedly connected with cutting die on the cylinder of lower compression roller, the blade of cutting die is directed away from the direction of lower compression roller, the distance between upper pressure roller and lower compression roller one side close to each other are more than the overall thickness of PET film and wide glue compound material, the rotating speed of the upper pressure roller is more than the rotating speed of lower compression roller, the utility model has the advantages that after Wide frame item can be made to be cut, the spacing between adjacent broadside moulding is widened, to adapt to the die-cutting production of spliced mount structure, reduces the waste material generated after cross cutting.
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Technical field
The utility model is related to the production fields of double faced adhesive tape, more particularly to a kind of production technology for battery cover double faced adhesive tape
Asynchronous die-cutting machine.
Background technology
Smart mobile phone is most of all to use ultrathin design, the battery of mobile phone generally to use double faced adhesive tape mutually be bonded with fuselage solid
It is fixed.
Whole face glue can make bonding excessively secured between battery and fuselage, be not easy to laid-up, therefore, generally will be two-sided
Glue is set as mount structure, only that the edge of battery is mutually be bonded with fuselage, that is, plays fixed function, and repairing easy to disassemble.
In the double faced adhesive tape production process of mount structure, generally use circular pressing and cutting directly cuts out electricity in raw material upper mold
Pond profile forms mount structure, but the area shared by the inside waste material of frame is bigger, and each frame will remove more waste material, at
This is relatively high.
Utility model content
The purpose of this utility model is to provide a kind of production technology of battery cover double faced adhesive tape, its advantage is that can make Wide frame
After item is cut, the spacing between adjacent broadside moulding is widened, to adapt to the die-cutting production of spliced mount structure, after reducing cross cutting
The waste material of generation.
The above-mentioned technical purpose of the utility model technical scheme is that:One kind is double for battery cover
The asynchronous die-cutting machine of the production technology of face glue, including rack and the upper pressure roller and the lower compression roller that are rotatably connected in rack, upper pressure
The centerline axis parallel of roller and lower compression roller is additionally provided with the first servo motor for driving upper pressure roller rotation and driving in rack
Second servo motor of lower compression roller rotation;Cutting die is fixedly connected on the cylinder of lower compression roller, the blade of cutting die is directed away from pushing
The direction of roller, the distance between upper pressure roller and lower compression roller one side close to each other are more than the overall thickness of PET film and wide glue compound material.
Through the above technical solutions, PET film and wide glue compound material are passed through between pressure roller and lower compression roller together, PET film
Towards wide glue compound material, the back side is abutted around folding on upper pressure roller glue surface, and wide glue compound material is abutted around folding on lower compression roller, lower compression roller
On cutting die wide glue compound material can be die cut, the wide glue compound material after shape by die-cutting can be compressed in the glue surface of PET simultaneously
It is transported by PET film, the spacing between adjacent wide glue compound material after molding can be increased by changing PET film transmission speed,
Convenient for subsequent splicing operation.
The utility model is further arranged to:The lower compression roller intermittent rotary.
Through the above technical solutions, cross cutting speed is less than the speed for Product transport being walked after cross cutting, can increase adjacent width
The distance between frame bar.
The utility model is further arranged to:A face edge of the blade far from the lower compression roller is equipped with for increasing knife
The inclined-plane of piece sharpness.
Through the above technical solutions, inclined-plane can reduce wall thickness of the blade far from lower compression roller one end, increase the cutting edge of a knife or a sword of blade cutting edge
Sharp degree, convenient for cross cutting.
The utility model is further arranged to:The inclined-plane is located on the lateral surface of the cutting die.
Through the above technical solutions, when inclined-plane punching products, product can be by the squeezing action power on inclined-plane, due to inclined-plane position
On the outside of the cutting die, product on the inside of cutting die to be punched the squeezing action power that is subject in the process smaller, product on the inside of cutting die
Frictional force between face is smaller, and the product cut out is easier to be glued on the inside of cutting die.
In conclusion the utility model has the advantages that:
1, upper pressure roller and lower compression roller are driven by different servo motor respectively, and rotating speed can be asynchronous, after PET film takes away cross cutting
Product speed can be more than cross cutting speed therefore can widen the spacing between adjacent product, be convenient for subsequent splicing work
Make;
2, inclined-plane can increase the sharpness of knife-blade, and inclined-plane can reduce production on the inside of cutting die towards the outside of cutting die
The squeezing action power that product are subject to, convenient for gluing product on the inside of cutting die.
Description of the drawings
Fig. 1 is the process schematic of this technique;
Fig. 2 is the partial enlarged view at A in Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is the partial enlarged view at B in Fig. 1;
Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram for embodying broadside frame and strip construction;
Fig. 5 is the position relationship schematic diagram embodied between narrow side moulding and broadside moulding in splicing;
Fig. 6 is the schematic diagram for embodying splicing chip architecture;
Fig. 7 is the schematic diagram for embodying splicing mouth structure;
Fig. 8 is the schematic diagram for embodying finished product structure;
Fig. 9 is the structural schematic diagram of asynchronous die-cutting machine;
Figure 10 is the schematic diagram for embodying asynchronous die-cutting machine operation principle;
Figure 11 is the schematic diagram for embodying cutter die structure;
Figure 12 is the sectional view at D-D in Figure 11.
In figure, 1, release paper;2, broadside moulding;21, splice mouth;3, frame bar;31, splice piece;4, base stock;5, blue film;
6, rack;7, upper pressure roller;8, lower compression roller;81, cutting die;811, blade;812, inclined-plane;9, first servo motor;10, the second servo
Motor.
Specific implementation mode
The utility model is described in further detail below in conjunction with attached drawing.
Embodiment 1:A kind of production technology of battery cover double faced adhesive tape, such as Fig. 1(Fig. 1 is the view after being rotated by 90 ° counterclockwise)
Shown, this technique mainly carries out on circular pressing and cutting machine, and circular pressing and cutting machine includes more rotating rollers and multiple tool aprons.Turn
Dynamic roller is divided into two major classes, and one kind is stock roll, for placing a variety of different film raw materials;Another kind of is material receiving roller, is being rotated
Winding recycling is carried out to various films and its waste material in the process, to replace waste material of manually tearing, working efficiency is improved, reduces worker
Working strength.Tool apron is equipped with roll shaft, and roll shaft is equipped with cutter, draws, make to various films in roll shaft rotation process
Various films are convergeed on roll shaft from different stock rolls and are bonded, and are die cut by cutter, and the contour shape of frame bar is formed.
In the technique for carrying out frame bar production using circular pressing and cutting machine, since raw material is all much included adhesive tape, is sticked on wadding
Film, such as blue film, PET black films, release paper need first to tear included before these films and other films are bonded
Wadding, by glue surface expose in order to bonding by glue surface and other films.The wadding torn needs first manual when initial
It is wrapped on material receiving roller, winding recycling is then carried out by material receiving roller rotation.Many roots can be used in the transmit process of film
Guide roller is mainly used to be oriented to when transmitting film.
The process of this technique needs to be related to more rotating rollers, for convenience describe, rotating roller is named as successively Q1, Q2,
Q3……。
As shown in Fig. 2, what is wound on Q1 is wide glue compound material(Broadside moulding 2 is formed after being cut), in conjunction with Fig. 4, by
Red film, glue, release paper 1 are followed successively by under.Wide glue compound material leads to the first tool apron G1 after bypassing guide roller, and leniently glue is multiple for red film
It closes material to strip down to form red film waste material and lead to Q2 around guide roller above, Q2 constantly winds red film waste material.Stripping
It is PET film that wide glue compound material after red film, which leads to wound on the second tool apron G2, Q3, and PET film leads to second around guide roller
Tool apron G2 and glue surface is downward has gap between PET film and wide glue compound material.First cutter T1 is installed on the second tool apron G2,
First cutter T1 will be die cut the lower surface of wide glue compound material, cut out the profile of broadside moulding 2, blade is cut into PET film
Lower surface until, the profile being die cut on the inside of boundary is viscous on a pet film, continues to forward by PET film.Wide glue compound material is pierced by
After second tool apron G2, the skeletal waste of broadside compound material leads to Q18, profiles of the Q18 constantly to broadside compound material around guide roller
Waste material is wound, and evenly distributed broadside moulding 2 is pasted in the lower surface of PET film.In conjunction with Fig. 4, the second tool apron G2 is installed in
On asynchronous die-cutting machine, the transmission speed of upper pressure roller is more than the transmission speed of lower compression roller, and the first cutter T1 is mounted on lower compression roller, the
One cutter T1 is slow to the cross cutting speed of broadside compound material, can quickly be sent away by PET film after cutting, increases adjacent broadside
Spacing between moulding 2, it is the required length of side for being spliced into mount structure to make the spacing between frame frame bar.
The frame frame bar that PET film carries equidistant arrangement leads to third tool apron G3, before being passed through third tool apron G3, first exists
Last layer U.S. line paper is covered in 2 lower surface of broadside moulding, and the leftover waste material sticky removing below PET film is formed the first composite membrane, U.S. line paper
Adhesion leftover waste material is led to Q17 and is wound by Q17.
In conjunction with Fig. 5, the U.S. line paper narrow glue compound material compound with narrow glue and the first composite membrane are mutually bonded, two narrow glue are compound
Material is bonded the both sides of narrow first composite membrane respectively.The 4th tool apron G4 is then led to, G4 is equipped with the second cutter T2, the second cutter T2
Cross cutting is carried out to narrow glue compound material and forms narrow side moulding 3, the double waste materials in the inside that narrow glue compound material generates after being cut lead to Q16
And it is wound by Q16.Then lead to the 5th tool apron G5, what is wound on Q15 is PET film, by blue film 5 it is mutually be bonded with PET film after together
It is passed through the 6th tool apron G6, third cutter T3 is installed on the 6th tool apron G6, third cutter T3 is die cut blue film 5, and blade is cut
Enter until PET film surface, be passed through the 5th tool apron G5 after the 6th tool apron G6, the pressure roller of the 5th tool apron G5 is by blue film 5 and PET
Film is pressed together on PET film lower surface, and it is compound that broadside moulding 2 and narrow side moulding 3 are secured at formation second on blue film 5 and KC3603
Film.After 4th composite membrane is pierced by the 5th tool apron G5, it is sequentially completed following three processes:First, the narrow side waste material of PET film is from blue film
5 and PET film on strip down and wound on Q4;Then, the broadside waste material of PET film is stripped down from blue film 5 and PET film
And it is wound on Q5;Finally, the narrow side waste material of narrow side moulding 3 from blue film 5 and PET film from stripping down and wound in Q6
On, eventually form third composite membrane.
As shown in figure 3, third composite membrane is passed through the 7th tool apron G7 across the 6th tool apron G6, what is wound on Q14 is PET film,
Before third composite membrane is passed through the 7th tool apron G7, last layer gummed paper first is pasted in third composite membrane upper surface, and in another face paste
Last layer soft silica gel film(Product can be avoided to be subject to crushing into row buffering product in die cutting process), the PET film on Q14 pastes
It is passed through in third composite membrane lower surface and together the 7th tool apron G7, after being pierced by the 7th tool apron G7, it is compound that PET film will remain in third
The waste material of film lower surface is pasted and is wound on Q13, and the 4th cutter T4, the 4th cutter T4 are equipped on the 7th tool apron G7
Broadside moulding 2 is die cut, in conjunction with Fig. 6, broadside moulding 2 cuts out splicing mouth 21 with 3 stitching portion of narrow side moulding, and U.S. line paper will spell
21 skeletal waste of interface is glued and be wound on Q7 from the lower section of third composite membrane, and splicing 21 skeletal waste of mouth is formed after being glued
4th composite membrane.
In conjunction with Fig. 7, the 4th composite membrane leads to the 8th tool apron G8, into before the 8th tool apron G8, first in the 4th composite membrane
Upper surface adheres to two U.S. line paper, wherein a U.S. line paper is attached on narrow side moulding 3, the 5th cutter is equipped on the 8th tool apron G8
T5, the 5th cutter T5 are die cut narrow side moulding 3, and narrow side moulding 3 is cut to form splicing piece with 21 place of aligning of splicing mouth
31, splicing piece 31 is inserted into splicing mouth 21, and broadside moulding 2 can be made to be formed seamless spliced with narrow side moulding 3 and splicing can be kept steady
It is not easy to be broken calmly.The skeletal waste of splicing piece 31 is wound with U.S. line paper on Q8, and the skeletal waste of splicing piece 31 is excluded
The 5th composite membrane is formed later.
Last layer U.S. line paper is pasted on the 5th composite membrane, is passed through the 9th tool apron G9, the pressure roller on the 9th tool apron G9 will be beautiful
Line paper is pressed on the 5th composite membrane, and after being pierced by the 9th tool apron G9, U.S. line paper is stripped down and wound from the 5th composite membrane
On Q10, U.S. line paper is by the leftover waste material and the impurity sticky removing such as dust on the 5th composite membrane.Then, in the 5th composite membrane overlying
Last layer base stock 4, the glue surface of base stock 4 is downward and mutually be bonded with the upper surface of the 5th composite membrane, is passed through the tenth tool apron G10 together,
Base stock 4 is pressed on the 5th composite membrane upper surface by the pressure roller of the tenth tool apron G10, bonding strong between base stock 4 and the 5th composite membrane
PET film is wrapped on Q12 more than the adhesive strength between PET film and blue film 5 after being pierced by the tenth tool apron G10 by degree, finished product winding
On Q11, entire technical process is completed.Final finished layer structure is as shown in figure 8, be from top to bottom followed successively by blue film 5, double faced adhesive tape
Layer, foam glue-line(Glue surface is downward)With base stock 4.
During the entire process of this technique, broadside moulding 2 is spaced out by asynchronous, and the waste material for being die cut generation is fewer, can
To save consumptive material, cost is reduced.
Embodiment 2:The asynchronous die-cutting machine of a kind of production technology for battery cover double faced adhesive tape, as shown in figure 9, this asynchronous mould
Machine is cut in the production process of battery cover double faced adhesive tape, including rack 6, the upper pressure roller 7 that is rotatably connected in rack 6 and under
Pressure roller 8, the centerline axis parallel of upper pressure roller 7 and lower compression roller 8,6 one end of rack are installed with first servo motor 9 and second and watch
Take motor 10;The output shaft of first servo motor 9 is fixedly connected with the end face center of upper pressure roller 7, and pressure roller 7 can be driven to rotate;
The output shaft of second servo motor 10 is fixedly connected with the end face center of lower compression roller 8, and lower compression roller 8 can be driven to rotate.
In conjunction with Figure 10 and Figure 11, cutting die 81 is fixedly connected on the cylinder of lower compression roller 8, cutting die 81 is around the center of lower compression roller 8
Axis is uniformly distributed, and cutting die 81 is made of the blade 811 of four besieged city frame shapes that join end to end, and the blade of blade 811 is directed away from
The direction of lower compression roller 8.
As shown in Figure 10, the rotation direction of lower compression roller 8 and upper pressure roller 7 on the contrary, PET film be passed through pressure roller 7 and lower compression roller 8 it
Between, glue surface is abutted towards lower compression roller 8, the one side of gum around folding on the cylinder of upper pressure roller 7, and the rotating speed of upper pressure roller 7 is w1, PET
Film across upper pressure roller 7 and lower compression roller 8 after travelled forward with the speed of a.Wide glue compound material is passed through pressure roller 7 and lower compression roller 8
Between, wide glue compound material is abutted around folding on the cylinder of lower compression roller 8, and the rotating speed of lower compression roller 8 is w2, and wide glue compound material passes through upper pressure
Towards the direction far from PET film around folding and by material receiving roller after between roller 7 and lower compression roller 8(It is not drawn into figure)Winding.Upper pressure roller 7 is under
The distance between one side close to each other of pressure roller 8 is more than the overall thickness of PET film and wide glue compound material, in transmission process, PET film
It will not phase mutual friction with wide glue compound material.Cutting die 81 turns to upper pressure roller 7 with lower compression roller 8 and the common place of 8 axis of lower compression roller is flat
When on face, wide glue compound material can be die cut and be penetratingly formed strip, be punched the compound material strip of the broadside to get off and be extruded and be pasted onto
It in the glue surface of PET film, is taken away by PET film, the wide glue compound material waste material for being die cut outside boundaries is wound by material receiving roller.
The rotating speed of w1 is more than the rotating speed of w2, and PET film transmission speed a is more than waste material rolling speed b, and cross cutting generates one every time
After the wide glue compound material of strip, PET film can be quickly transported away to increase the spacing between the adjacent wide glue compound material of strip, be convenient for
Subsequent splicing operation.
As shown in figure 12, the medial surface of blade 811 is plane, and the product end surface cut out is more smooth.In conjunction with Figure 10, blade
811 one sides far from lower compression roller 8 are equipped with inclined-plane 812, and inclined-plane 812 is located on the lateral surface of cutting die 81, it is possible to increase the cutting edge of a knife or a sword of blade 811
Sharp degree, convenient for punching.
Embodiment 3:As shown in figure 9, first servo motor 9 drives 7 uniform rotation of upper pressure roller, the second servo motor 10 to drive
8 intermittent rotary of lower compression roller, in conjunction with Figure 10, cutting die 81 can be punched wide glue compound material interval, the wide glue of strip that punching is formed every time
Compound material can be transported by PET film and be taken away, and increase the spacing between the adjacent wide glue compound material of strip.
This specific embodiment is only the explanation to the utility model, is not limitations of the present invention, ability
Field technique personnel can as needed make the present embodiment the modification of not creative contribution after reading this specification, but
As long as all being protected by Patent Law in the right of the utility model.
Claims (6)
1. a kind of asynchronous die-cutting machine of production technology for battery cover double faced adhesive tape, including rack(6)And it is rotatably connected on machine
Frame(6)On upper pressure roller(7)And lower compression roller(8), upper pressure roller(7)And lower compression roller(8)Centerline axis parallel, it is characterized in that:Machine
Frame(6)On be additionally provided with for driving upper pressure roller(7)The first servo motor of rotation(9)And driving lower compression roller(8)The of rotation
Two servo motors(10);Lower compression roller(8)Cylinder on be fixedly connected with cutting die(81), cutting die(81)Blade be directed away from pushing
Roller(8)Direction, upper pressure roller(7)And lower compression roller(8)The distance between one side close to each other is more than PET film and wide glue compound material
Overall thickness.
2. a kind of asynchronous die-cutting machine of production technology for battery cover double faced adhesive tape according to claim 1, it is characterized in that:
The lower compression roller(8)Intermittent rotary.
3. a kind of asynchronous die-cutting machine of production technology for battery cover double faced adhesive tape according to claim 1, it is characterized in that:
The upper pressure roller(7)Rotating speed be more than lower compression roller(8)Rotating speed.
4. a kind of asynchronous die-cutting machine of production technology for battery cover double faced adhesive tape according to claim 1, it is characterized in that:
The cutting die(81)By the blade of four besieged city frame shapes that join end to end(811)Composition, blade(811)Cutting edge be directed away from it is described
Lower compression roller(8)Direction.
5. a kind of asynchronous die-cutting machine of production technology for battery cover double faced adhesive tape according to claim 4, it is characterized in that:
The blade(811)Far from the lower compression roller(8)A face edge be equipped with for increasing blade(811)The inclined-plane of sharpness
(812).
6. a kind of asynchronous die-cutting machine of production technology for battery cover double faced adhesive tape according to claim 5, it is characterized in that:
The inclined-plane(812)Positioned at the cutting die(81)Lateral surface on.
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