CN215091398U - A laser cutting machine - Google Patents
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本实用新型公开了一种激光切割摆盘机，包括机体外罩，机体外罩内设有机架，机架上右侧设有激光切割机构，机架上沿左右水平方向前后相邻设置有第一移载机构和第二移载机构，激光切割机构位于第一移载机构的上方，第二移载机构位于第一移载机构的后侧，第一移载机构的左端部和第二移载机构的左端部均向左穿出机体外罩的左侧，第一移载机构的右端部和第二移载机构的右端部均向右穿出机体外罩的右侧，第一移载机构内的机架上右部安装有治具，机体外罩内顶部设有三轴运动机构，三轴运动机构上安装有吸嘴机构。本实用新型具有代替人工进行摆盘，效率高，设计合理等优点。
The utility model discloses a laser cutting and swinging machine, which comprises a body cover, a frame is arranged inside the body cover, a laser cutting mechanism is arranged on the right side of the frame, and a first frame is adjacent to the front and rear along the left and right horizontal directions on the frame. The transfer mechanism and the second transfer mechanism, the laser cutting mechanism is located above the first transfer mechanism, the second transfer mechanism is located on the rear side of the first transfer mechanism, the left end of the first transfer mechanism and the second transfer mechanism The left end of the mechanism passes through the left side of the body cover to the left, the right end of the first transfer mechanism and the right end of the second transfer mechanism pass through the right side of the body cover to the right, and the first transfer mechanism. A jig is installed on the right part of the frame, a three-axis motion mechanism is installed on the inner top of the body cover, and a suction nozzle mechanism is installed on the three-axis motion mechanism. The utility model has the advantages of replacing manual swinging, high efficiency, reasonable design and the like.
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Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of balance equipment, concretely relates to laser cutting balance machine.
Background
The flexible circuit board is called FPC for short, is a flexible printed circuit board which is made of polyimide or polyester film as a base material and has high reliability and excellent flexibility, and has the characteristics of high wiring density, light weight, thin thickness and good bending property.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model discloses a solve the weak point among the prior art, provide a replace the manual work to carry out balance, an efficient laser cutting balance machine.
In order to solve the technical problem, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:
the utility model provides a laser cutting balance machine, including the organism dustcoat, be equipped with the frame in the organism dustcoat, the right side is equipped with laser cutting mechanism in the frame, adjacent first moving of being provided with around the horizontal direction is moved and is moved the mechanism and the second moves the mechanism in the frame, laser cutting mechanism is located the first top of moving the mechanism that moves, the second moves the mechanism and is located the first rear side that moves the mechanism that moves, the left end portion that the first left end portion that moves the mechanism and the second moved the mechanism all wear out the left side of organism dustcoat left, the right end portion that the first right end portion that moves the mechanism and the second moved the mechanism all wear out the right side of organism dustcoat right, the tool is installed to the first frame upper right part that moves in the mechanism that moves, the top is equipped with triaxial moving mechanism in the organism dustcoat, install suction nozzle mechanism in the triaxial moving mechanism.
Preferably, laser cutting mechanism includes the laser head, and the laser head is located first top and the laser head that moves the mechanism and passes through lifting unit and install the right side in the frame, and the laser head is installed on lifting unit and the laser head moves along upper and lower direction on laser assembly.
Preferably, the first transfer mechanism comprises a left guide rod, a right guide rod, a first slide rail and a second slide rail, the left guide rod is positioned on the left side of the right guide rod, the left guide rod and the right guide rod are respectively arranged on the left side and the right side of the frame along the front-back direction, the left guide rod and the right guide rod are arranged in parallel relatively, the first slide rail and the second slide rail are both arranged along the left-right horizontal direction, the first slide rail and the second slide rail are both sleeved on the upper front part and the middle front part of the left guide rod and the right guide rod, the first slide rail is positioned on the front side of the second slide rail, the first slide rail and the second slide rail both slide along the left guide rod and the right guide rod, the first slide rail and the second slide rail are arranged in parallel relatively, a first carrier disc is arranged between the first slide rail and the second slide rail, the first carrier disc moves left and right along the first slide rail, a first driving motor and a first driving device are arranged on the second slide rail, the first driving motor drives the first carrier disc to move left and right through the first driving device, the jig is arranged on the rack between the first slide rail and the second slide rail, and the height of the jig is lower than that of the first carrying disc.
Preferably, the second transfer mechanism comprises a third slide rail and a fourth slide rail, the third slide rail and the fourth slide rail are arranged in the left-right horizontal direction, the third slide rail and the fourth slide rail are sleeved on the middle rear portion and the rear portion of the left guide rod and the right guide rod, the third slide rail is located on the rear side of the second slide rail, the third slide rail is located on the front side of the fourth slide rail, the third slide rail and the fourth slide rail slide along the left guide rod and the right guide rod, the third slide rail and the fourth slide rail are arranged in parallel with each other in the front-back direction, a second carrier disc is arranged between the third slide rail and the fourth slide rail, the second carrier disc moves left and right along the third slide rail and the fourth slide rail, a second driving motor and a second driving device are arranged on the fourth slide rail, and the second driving motor drives the second carrier disc to move left and right through the second driving device.
Preferably, the three-axis movement mechanism comprises a Y-axis module, the Y-axis module is installed on the rack through a mounting rack, the Y-axis module is arranged along the front and back direction and is located above the first sliding rail and the fourth sliding rail, a waste material sucking disc moving along the Y-axis direction is installed below the Y-axis module, the waste material sucking disc is located above the first sliding rail and the fourth sliding rail, an X-axis module moving along the Y-axis direction is installed on the Y-axis module, and a suction nozzle mechanism is installed on the X-axis module.
Preferably, the suction nozzle mechanism comprises a mounting bracket, the top of the mounting bracket is fixed on the X-axis module, a mounting plate is fixed below the mounting bracket along the vertical direction, and a group of suction nozzle assemblies are respectively mounted on the front side and the rear side of the mounting plate.
Preferably, the suction nozzle assembly comprises a third driving motor, a first guide rail and a second guide rail, the first guide rail and the second guide rail are fixed on the mounting plate along the vertical direction, the third driving motor is mounted at the top of the mounting plate and is positioned between the upper part of the first guide rail and the upper part of the second guide rail, an output shaft of the third driving motor is arranged towards the mounting plate, a driving wheel is mounted on the output shaft of the third driving motor, a first sliding block and a second sliding block are mounted on the first guide rail and the second guide rail respectively, a connecting support plate is fixed on the first sliding block and the second sliding block, a suction head is mounted on the connecting support plate, the suction direction of the suction head is arranged downwards, a screw is fixed between the lower part of the first guide rail and the lower part of the second guide rail, a driven wheel is mounted on the screw, a belt is sleeved on the driven wheel and the driving wheel, the left side of the belt is connected with the first sliding block and the second sliding block on the first guide rail, the right side of belt and the first slider and the second slider on the second guide rail are contradicted and are connected.
Preferably, the conveying device further comprises a conveying belt, the conveying belt is fixed on the rack in the left-right direction, and the conveying belt is located on the front side of the first sliding rail.
Adopt above-mentioned technical scheme, the utility model discloses following beneficial effect has:
(1) the utility model is provided with a laser cutting mechanism, a first transfer mechanism, a second transfer mechanism, a three-axis movement mechanism, a suction nozzle mechanism and other parts, when in use, the laser cutting mechanism cuts the material, after the cutting is finished, the first transfer mechanism moves the material to the outer side of the outer cover of the machine body, then the suction nozzle mechanism on the three-axis movement mechanism moves the material to the second transfer mechanism, the material is placed, the tray is placed instead of manpower, and the efficiency is higher;
(2) the waste material sucking disc moving along the Y-axis direction is arranged below the Y-axis module, when the waste material sucking disc is used, the waste material sucking disc can suck and lift up the waste material and then move the waste material onto the conveying belt, and the design is reasonable;
(3) the first slide rail and the second slide rail of the first transfer mechanism and the third slide rail and the fourth slide rail of the second transfer mechanism of the utility model can be adjusted on the left guide rod and the right guide rod, thereby being suitable for the first carrying tray and the second carrying tray with various specifications;
to sum up, the utility model has the advantages of replace the manual work to carry out the balance, it is efficient, reasonable in design.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the present invention;
fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of the laser cutting mechanism and the frame of the present invention;
fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of the first transfer mechanism, the second transfer mechanism and the conveyor belt of the present invention;
fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of the three-axis moving mechanism and the suction nozzle mechanism of the present invention;
fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of the suction nozzle mechanism of the present invention.
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The technical solution of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, and obviously, the described embodiments are some, but not all embodiments of the present invention.
The components of the embodiments of the present invention, as generally described and illustrated in the figures herein, may be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations. Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention, presented in the accompanying drawings, is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, as claimed, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the invention.
Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative work belong to the protection scope of the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplification of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
In the description of the present invention, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.
As shown in fig. 1-5, the utility model discloses a laser cutting balance machine, including organism dustcoat 1, be equipped with frame 2 in the organism dustcoat 1, the right side is equipped with laser cutting mechanism in the frame 2, adjacent first moving of following left and right sides horizontal direction around being provided with in the frame 2 moves the mechanism and the second moves the mechanism, laser cutting mechanism is located the first top of moving the mechanism that moves, the second moves the mechanism and is located the first rear side that moves the mechanism that moves, the first left end portion that moves the mechanism and the left end portion that the second moved the mechanism that moves all wear out organism dustcoat 1 left side, the first right end portion that moves the mechanism and the right end portion that the second moved the mechanism that moves all wear out organism dustcoat 1 right side, the first frame 2 that moves in the mechanism that moves installs tool 3 in the right part, the top is equipped with triaxial movement mechanism in the organism dustcoat 1, install the suction nozzle on the triaxial movement mechanism.
Laser cutting mechanism includes laser head 4, laser head 4 is located the first top and the laser head 4 that moves the mechanism that moves and installs right side in frame 2 through lifting unit 5, laser head 4 installs on lifting unit 5 and laser head 4 removes along upper and lower direction on laser assembly, thereby laser head 4 adjusts laser head 4 and can aim at first year dish on lifting unit 5 and laser head 4 back-and-forth movement on laser head 4 installing support and make laser head 4 be located first year dish directly over, still can be at laser head 4 lateral part installation industrial camera simultaneously, industrial camera can shoot the discernment to the material after laser head 4 cutting in first year dish, in order to distinguish yields and defective products, be convenient for follow-up waste material sucking disc etc. absorb the waste material.
The first shifting mechanism comprises a left guide rod 6, a right guide rod 7, a first slide rail 8 and a second slide rail 9, the left guide rod 6 is positioned on the left side of the right guide rod 7, the left guide rod 6 and the right guide rod 7 are respectively arranged on the left side and the right side of the frame 2 along the front-back direction, the left guide rod 6 and the right guide rod 7 are arranged in parallel relatively, the first slide rail 8 and the second slide rail 9 are both arranged along the left-right horizontal direction, the first slide rail 8 and the second slide rail 9 are both sleeved on the upper front part and the middle front part of the left guide rod 6 and the right guide rod 7, the first slide rail 8 is positioned on the front side of the second slide rail 9, the first slide rail 8 and the second slide rail 9 both slide back and forth along the left guide rod 6 and the right guide rod 7, the first slide rail 8 and the second slide rail 9 can be tightly locked on the left guide rod 6 and the right guide rod 7 through a fixing part when in use to prevent deviation, when the distance between the first slide rail 8 and the second slide rail 9 needs to be adjusted, the fixing part can be loosened, the distance between the first slide rail 8 and the second slide rail 9 is adjusted by moving the first slide rail 8 and the second slide rail 9 forwards or backwards, the first slide rail 8 and the second slide rail 9 are arranged in parallel relatively to the front and back, a first carrying disc 12 is arranged between the first slide rail 8 and the second slide rail 9, the first carrying disc 12 moves left and right along the first slide rail 8 and the second slide rail 9, a first driving motor 13 and a first driving device are arranged on the second slide rail 9, the first driving motor 13 drives the first carrying disc 12 to move left and right through the first driving device, the jig 3 is arranged on the rack 2 between the first slide rail 8 and the second slide rail 9, the height of the jig 3 is lower than that of the first carrying disc 12, the jig 3 can be fixed on the rack 2 through screws and the like, and the position of the jig 3 can be adjusted according to the requirements of products.
The second shifting mechanism comprises a third slide rail 10 and a fourth slide rail 11, the third slide rail 10 and the fourth slide rail 11 are arranged along the left-right horizontal direction, the third slide rail 10 and the fourth slide rail 11 are sleeved on the middle rear part and the rear part of the left guide rod 6 and the right guide rod 7, the third slide rail 10 is arranged at the rear side of the second slide rail 9, the third slide rail 10 is arranged at the front side of the fourth slide rail 11, the third slide rail 10 and the fourth slide rail 11 slide along the left guide rod 6 and the right guide rod 7, the third slide rail 10 and the fourth slide rail 11 can be tightly locked on the left guide rod 6 and the right guide rod 7 through fixing parts when in use, so as to prevent deviation, when the distance between the third slide rail 10 and the fourth slide rail 11 needs to be adjusted, the fixing parts can be loosened, the third slide rail 10 and the fourth slide rail 11 can be moved forwards or backwards to adjust the distance between the third slide rail 10 and the fourth slide rail 11, the third slide rail 10 and the fourth slide rail 11 are arranged in parallel with each other, a second carrying disc is arranged between the third slide rail 10 and the fourth slide rail 11 and moves left and right along the third slide rail 10 and the fourth slide rail 11, a second driving motor 14 and a second driving device are arranged on the fourth slide rail 11, and the second driving motor 14 drives the second carrying disc to move left and right through the second driving device.
Triaxial motion includes Y axle module 15, and Y axle module 15 passes through mounting bracket 16 to be installed in frame 2, and Y axle module 15 sets up and Y axle module 15 is located the top of first slide rail 8 and fourth slide rail 11 along the fore-and-aft direction, and waste material sucking disc 17 along the motion of Y axle direction is installed to the below of Y axle module 15, and waste material sucking disc 17 is located the top of first slide rail 8 and fourth slide rail 11, installs the X axle module 18 along the motion of Y axle direction on the Y axle module 15, installs the suction nozzle mechanism on the X axle module 18.
Suction nozzle mechanism includes installing support 19, and the top of installing support 19 is fixed on X axle module 18, and the below of installing support 19 is fixed with mounting panel 20 along vertical direction, and a set of suction nozzle subassembly is installed respectively to both sides around mounting panel 20, installs vacuum generator on the installing support 19 and is used for connecting spare parts such as suction head, and vacuum generator is connected and provides the negative pressure for suction head etc. with outside positive pressure gas source.
The suction nozzle assembly comprises a third driving motor 21, a first guide rail 22 and a second guide rail 23, the first guide rail 22 and the second guide rail 23 are fixed on a mounting plate 20 along the vertical direction, the third driving motor 21 is mounted at the top of the mounting plate 20, the third driving motor 21 is positioned between the upper part of the first guide rail 22 and the upper part of the second guide rail 23, an output shaft of the third driving motor 21 is arranged towards the mounting plate 20, a driving wheel 24 is mounted on the output shaft of the third driving motor 21, a first sliding block 25 and a second sliding block 26 are mounted on the first guide rail 22 and the second guide rail 23, a connecting support plate 27 is fixed on the first sliding block 25 and the second sliding block 26, a suction head 28 is mounted on the connecting support plate 27, the suction direction of the suction head 28 is arranged downwards, a screw 29 is fixed between the lower part of the first guide rail 22 and the lower part of the second guide rail 23, a driven wheel 30 is mounted on the screw 29, and a belt 31 is sleeved on the driven wheel 30 and the driving wheel 24, the left side of the belt 31 is connected with the first slide block 25 and the second slide block 26 on the first guide rail 22 in an interference mode, and the right side of the belt 31 is connected with the first slide block 25 and the second slide block 26 on the second guide rail 23 in an interference mode.
The Y-axis module is characterized by further comprising a conveyor belt 32, wherein the conveyor belt 32 is fixed on the rack 2 in the left-right direction, the conveyor belt 32 is located on the front side of the first sliding rail 8, and the front side of the conveyor belt is located on the rear side of the front end portion of the Y-axis module 15.
The utility model discloses a concrete use as follows:
the utility model discloses when carrying out the use, the utility model discloses a user can be respectively with first year dish 12 and second year dish place between first slide rail 8 and second slide rail 9 and between third slide rail 10 and fourth slide rail 11, then the utility model discloses start and work, laser head 4 cuts the first material that carries in the dish 12, and first year dish 12 drives the material and continues to move to organism dustcoat 1 left side, meanwhile the industrial camera of installation on the laser head 4 can shoot and discern the defective products to the material that the cutting finishes on first year dish 12, when the first material that carries on the dish 12 moves to the below of triaxial moving mechanism, suction nozzle mechanism starts, suction head 28 starts to absorb the material that the cutting finishes on the first year dish 12 and will cut the material that finishes and absorb (the material of absorbing this moment is the yields), suction head 28 moves and 28 and transfers along the left right direction (along the X axle direction promptly) on X axle module 18 and pass through X axle module 18 along Y axle direction back-and-forth movement (along X axle direction) move The position of the suction head 28 is adjusted to make the suction head 28 aim at the cut materials on the first carrying disc 12, then under the combined action of the X-axis module 18, the Y-axis module 15 and the suction nozzle assembly, the materials sucked by the suction head 28 are moved to the second carrying disc, then the materials on the second carrying disc move to the left side of the machine body outer cover 1 along the first slide rail 8 and the fourth slide rail 11, after the materials on the first carrying disc 12 are sucked (i.e. after good products are sucked), the first carrying disc 12 continues to move to the left, when the first carrying disc 12 moves to the middle of the first slide rail 8 and the second slide rail 9, the waste suction disc 17 on the Y-axis module 15 is started and moves to the right above the first carrying disc 12 along the Y-axis direction, then the waste suction disc 17 sucks the waste on the first carrying disc 12 and continues to move the waste to the transmission belt along the Y-axis direction, finally the cut materials on the first carrying disc 12 and the second carrying disc continuously move to the left to the material receiving position, the utility model discloses a user takes off the first material of being cut and the waste material on the conveyer belt 32 that carries on dish 12, second and carry dish and second.
The present embodiment is not intended to limit the shape, material, structure, etc. of the present invention in any form, and all of the technical matters of the present invention belong to the protection scope of the present invention to any simple modification, equivalent change and modification made by the above embodiments.
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