CN216323430U

CN216323430U - Plate sorting machine

Info

Publication number: CN216323430U
Application number: CN202122620800.1U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘云东
Original assignee: Zhuhai Qichuan Precision Equipment Co ltd
Current assignee: Zhuhai Qichuan Precision Equipment Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-10-29
Filing date: 2021-10-29
Publication date: 2022-04-19
Anticipated expiration: 2031-10-29

Abstract

The utility model relates to a plate sorting machine, comprising: a frame; the transparent platform is arranged on the frame; the two plate material feeding modules are arranged on the first opposite side of the transparent platform along the first horizontal direction and used for feeding plates to be sorted; the sorting material boxes are arranged on the second opposite sides of the transparent platform along a second horizontal direction perpendicular to the first horizontal direction and used for containing the sorted plates; the detection module is arranged below the transparent platform and used for detecting the size of the plate placed on the transparent platform; and the plate transferring module is used for sucking the plates to be sorted from the plate feeding module and placing the plates on the transparent platform, and sucking the plates and placing the plates in the corresponding sorting boxes according to the size detection result of the detection module. The plate sorting machine has the advantages of simple and compact structure and high sorting efficiency, and is particularly suitable for expanding and contracting sorting of circuit board substrates.

Description

Plate sorting machine

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a plate sorting machine; more particularly, the utility model relates to a plate sorting machine which sorts and places plates according to size detection results.

Background

In the production process of sheet products, sheets are often required to be classified according to size. For example, in the production process of circuit boards, especially flexible circuit boards, it is usually necessary to detect the amount of expansion and contraction of the circuit board substrate, and then classify the circuit board substrate according to the difference of the amount of expansion and contraction, so as to improve the circuit manufacturing precision.

In the prior art, the expansion and shrinkage amount (size) of the circuit board base material is usually automatically detected by an optical detector, and then the circuit board base material is manually classified by an operator according to the size detection result of the optical detector, so that the sorting efficiency is low, and the situation of sorting errors is easy to occur.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the defects of the prior art, the utility model mainly aims to provide a plate sorting machine which is simple and compact in structure and high in sorting efficiency.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned primary object, the present invention provides a sheet sorting machine comprising:

a frame;

the transparent platform is arranged on the frame;

the two plate material feeding modules are arranged on the first opposite side of the transparent platform along the first horizontal direction and used for feeding plates to be sorted;

the sorting material boxes are arranged on the second opposite sides of the transparent platform along a second horizontal direction perpendicular to the first horizontal direction and used for containing the sorted plates;

the detection module is arranged below the transparent platform and used for detecting the size of the plate placed on the transparent platform;

and the plate transferring module is used for sucking the plates to be sorted from the plate feeding module and placing the plates on the transparent platform, and sucking the plates according to the size detection result and placing the plates in the corresponding sorting boxes.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the plate sorting machine may further include a pressing plate and a pressing plate driving mechanism, wherein the pressing plate driving mechanism is configured to drive the pressing plate to move between a first position and a second position; in the first position, the pressing plate presses the plate placed on the transparent platform; in the second position, the platen is removed from the sheet of transparent platform. Wherein, adopt the clamp plate can guarantee that panel is in the horizontality in the testing process to improve size detection precision.

According to one embodiment of the utility model, the plate transferring module comprises a lifting module and a plate adsorbing assembly connected with the lifting module, wherein the lifting module is used for driving the plate adsorbing assembly to do lifting motion; the plate sorting machine comprises a first translation module and a second translation module which respectively drive the plate adsorption component to move along a first horizontal direction and a second horizontal direction.

According to one embodiment of the utility model, the lifting module comprises a translation bracket, a lifting motor, an angle adjusting motor and a screw rod, wherein the lifting motor, the angle adjusting motor and the screw rod are arranged on the translation bracket, the plate adsorption component is fixedly connected with the screw rod, the lifting motor drives the screw rod to rotate and lift through a first belt transmission mechanism so as to adjust the height of the plate adsorption component, and the angle adjusting motor drives the screw rod to rotate through a second belt transmission mechanism so as to adjust the angle of the plate adsorption component.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the first translation module includes a first driving belt driven by the first translation motor, and two sliding rails arranged side by side on the frame along the second horizontal direction, the two sliding rails are respectively provided with a sliding block connected with the first driving belt, the sliding blocks on the two sliding rails are connected through two sliding rods, and the translation bracket of the lifting module is slidably arranged on the sliding rods.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the second translation module includes a second translation motor disposed on the translation support, a driving wheel driven by the second translation motor, and a second transmission belt engaged with the driving wheel, and two ends of the second transmission belt are respectively fixedly connected with the sliding blocks disposed on the two sliding rails.

Furthermore, the two opposite sides of the driving wheel on the translation support are respectively provided with a roller, and the rollers are used for pressing the second transmission belt on the driving wheel.

According to one embodiment of the utility model, the detection module comprises a detection camera and a detection driving mechanism for driving the detection camera to move in a horizontal plane.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the board feeding module includes a fixing base installed on the rack, a lifting support board disposed above the fixing base, and a support board driving mechanism connected to the lifting support board, wherein the support board driving mechanism is configured to drive the lifting support board to perform a lifting motion.

Furthermore, a plurality of movable limiting rods used for limiting the positions of the plates are arranged on the fixed base, and strip-shaped holes for the movable limiting rods to penetrate through are formed in the lifting support plate. Wherein, the position of removing the gag lever post is adjustable, can carry out the panel of more accurate spacing and adaptation wider size range to panel.

According to the utility model, the two plate material feeding modules are arranged on the first opposite side of the transparent platform along the first horizontal direction, the plurality of sorting material boxes are arranged on the second opposite side of the transparent platform along the second horizontal direction, and the plate material transferring module sucks and places the plates into the corresponding sorting material boxes according to the size detection result of the detection module.

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

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the sheet sorter of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a top view of an embodiment of the sheet sorter of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a front view of an embodiment of the sheet sorter of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a detection module in an embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a plate transferring module in the embodiment;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a portion C of FIG. 2, showing the structure of a second translation module;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a panel feeding module according to an embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a mounting structure view of a sorting magazine in the embodiment.

Detailed Description

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

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the sheet sorter of the embodiment includes a frame 10, a transparent platform 20, two sheet feeding modules 30, a plurality of sorting cassettes 50, and a sheet transfer module 60. Wherein two sheet feeding modules 30 are arranged on first opposite sides of the transparent platform 20 along a first horizontal direction X for feeding sheets to be sorted; a plurality of sorting magazines 50 (e.g., 8 as shown in fig. 1) are disposed on second opposite sides of the transparent platform 20 along a second horizontal direction Y perpendicular to the first horizontal direction X for receiving sorted sheet materials.

The transparent platform 20 is arranged on the frame 10, and a detection module 40 for detecting the size of the plate is arranged below the transparent platform 20. As shown in fig. 4, the detection module 40 includes a detection camera 41 and a detection driving mechanism 42 for driving the detection camera 41 to move in a horizontal plane, and the detection driving mechanism 42 may include an X-axis module and a Y-axis module, and the structures of the X-axis module and the Y-axis module in the embodiment may be the same as those in the prior art, and are not described again.

Further, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the plate sorting machine of the embodiment further includes a pressing plate 91 and a pressing plate driving mechanism 92, wherein the pressing plate driving mechanism 92 can drive the pressing plate 91 to move horizontally and move up and down, so that the pressing plate 91 moves between a first position and a second position; in the first position, the pressing plate 91 presses the plate placed on the transparent platform 20 to ensure that the plate is in a flat state in the detection process, and the size detection precision is improved; in the second position, the platen 91 is moved away from the sheet on the transparent platform 20 to facilitate the sheet suction assembly 62 to suck the sheet from the transparent platform 20. The specific structure of the platen driving mechanism 92 may be the same as the prior art, and will not be described in detail.

During operation, the plate transferring module 60 sucks the plate to be sorted from the plate feeding module 30 and places the plate on the transparent platform 20, and places the plate in the corresponding sorting material box 50 according to the size detection result of the detecting module 40, so as to realize automatic sorting of the sorted plate. Specifically, panel transportation module 60 includes lift module 61 and the panel adsorption component 62 who is connected with lift module 61, and lift module 61 is used for driving panel adsorption component 62 and makes elevating movement.

In an alternative embodiment, as shown in fig. 5, the lifting module 61 is a ZR module with a ball screw spline structure, and includes a translation bracket 611, and a lifting motor 612, an angle adjusting motor 613 and a screw 614 which are disposed on the translation bracket 611, the plate material suction assembly 62 is fixedly connected to the screw 614, the lifting motor 612 drives the screw 614 to rotate and lift through a first belt transmission mechanism to adjust the height of the plate material suction assembly 62, and the angle adjusting motor 613 drives the screw 614 to rotate through a second belt transmission mechanism to adjust the angle of the plate material suction assembly 62.

The sheet sorter of the embodiment includes first and

second translation modules

70 and 80 that drive the sheet adsorption assembly 62 to move in the first and second horizontal directions X and Y, respectively. In an alternative embodiment, as shown in fig. 1-2, the first translational module 70 includes two first driving belts 72 and two sliding rails 73, which are arranged side by side on the frame 10 along the second horizontal direction Y, the two sliding rails 73 are respectively provided with a sliding block 74 connected to the first driving belt 72 located on the same side, the sliding blocks 74 on the two sliding rails 73 are connected through two sliding rods 75, and the translational support 611 of the lifting module 61 is slidably arranged on the sliding rods 75. Further, the two first transmission belts 72 are in transmission connection through a transmission shaft 76, and are driven to rotate by a first translation motor 71 disposed on the frame 10, so as to drive the sliding block 74 to move on the sliding rail 73, and further drive the board suction assembly 62 to move along the first horizontal direction X.

In an alternative embodiment, as shown in fig. 6, the second translation module 80 includes a second translation motor 81 (see fig. 5) disposed on the translation support 611, a driving wheel 82 driven by the second translation motor 81, and a second transmission belt 83 engaged with the driving wheel 82, wherein two ends of the second transmission belt 83 are fixedly connected with the sliding blocks 74 disposed on the two sliding rails 73, respectively. When the second translation motor 81 drives the driving wheel 82 to rotate, since the second transmission belt 83 is fixed, the driving wheel 82 rotates and moves along the length direction of the second transmission belt 83, so that the translation bracket 611 moves on the sliding rod 75, and drives the plate material adsorption assembly 62 to move along the second horizontal direction Y. Further, one roller 84 is provided on each of the translation brackets 611 on opposite sides of the drive wheel 82, and the rollers 84 are used to press the second belt 83 against the drive wheel 82, so that the second belt 83 and the drive wheel 82 can be reliably engaged.

As shown in fig. 7, the board feeding module 30 includes a fixed base 31 installed on the rack 10, a lifting carrier plate 32 disposed above the fixed base 31, and a carrier plate driving mechanism 33 connected to the lifting carrier plate 32, wherein the lifting carrier plate 32 is used for carrying the stacked board stack to be sorted, and the carrier plate driving mechanism 33 is used for driving the lifting carrier plate 32 to perform a lifting motion. In the embodiment of the present invention, the carrier driving mechanism 33 is a screw rod lifting mechanism, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

Furthermore, the fixed base 31 is provided with a plurality of movable limiting rods 34, and the lifting support plate 32 is provided with strip-shaped holes 321 for the movable limiting rods 34 to pass through. The position of the movable limiting rod 34 can be adjusted according to the size of the plate, so as to accurately limit the position of the plate on the lifting carrier plate 32.

As shown in fig. 8, the rack 10 is provided with a drawing tray 51, and the sorting magazine 50 is slidably mounted on the drawing tray 51. Further, the drawing tray 51 may be provided with a sensor 52 for detecting the height of the plate in the sorting magazine 50, so that when the plate in the sorting magazine 50 reaches a predetermined stacking height, the sorting magazine 50 may be drawn out, and then the sorted plate may be removed from the sorting magazine 50.

In the plate sorting machine of the embodiment, two plate feeding modules 30 are arranged on the first opposite side of the transparent platform 20 along the first horizontal direction X, a plurality of sorting material boxes 50 are arranged on the second opposite side of the transparent platform 20 along the second horizontal direction Y, and the same plate transferring module 60 is used for transferring plates among the plate feeding modules 30, the transparent platform 20 and the sorting material boxes 50.

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

Claims

1. The utility model provides a panel sorting machine, includes the frame and sets up transparent platform in the frame, its characterized in that:

the two plate material feeding modules are arranged on the first opposite side of the transparent platform along a first horizontal direction and used for feeding plates to be sorted;

and the plate transferring module is used for sucking and placing the plates to be sorted from the plate feeding module onto the transparent platform and sucking and placing the plates into the corresponding sorting boxes according to the size detection result of the detection module.

2. The sheet sorter of claim 1 further comprising a platen and a platen drive mechanism for driving the platen between the first position and the second position; in the first position, the pressing plate presses the plate placed on the transparent platform in a flattening mode; in the second position, the platen is removed from the sheet of the transparent platform.

3. The sheet sorter of claim 1, wherein: the plate transferring module comprises a lifting module and a plate adsorbing assembly connected with the lifting module, and the lifting module is used for driving the plate adsorbing assembly to move up and down; the plate sorting machine comprises a first translation module and a second translation module which respectively drive the plate adsorption assembly to move along the first horizontal direction and the second horizontal direction.

4. The sheet sorter of claim 3, wherein: lifting module includes the translation support and sets up elevator motor, angle accommodate motor and lead screw on the translation support, panel adsorption component with lead screw fixed connection, elevator motor drives through first area drive mechanism the rotatory lift of lead screw and regulation panel adsorption component's height, angle accommodate motor drives through second area drive mechanism the lead screw is rotatory in order to adjust panel adsorption component's angle.

5. The sheet sorter of claim 3, wherein: the first translation module comprises a first transmission belt driven by a first translation motor and a second transmission belt driven by a second translation motor, and is arranged side by side in the second horizontal direction, two sliding rails and two sliding rails are arranged on the rack, sliding blocks connected with the first transmission belt are arranged on the sliding rails respectively, the sliding blocks are connected through two sliding rods, and a translation support of the lifting module is arranged on the sliding rods in a sliding mode.

6. The sheet sorter of claim 5, wherein: the second translation module comprises a second translation motor arranged on the translation support, a driving wheel driven by the second translation motor and a second transmission belt meshed with the driving wheel, and two ends of the second transmission belt are fixedly connected with the sliding blocks arranged on the two sliding rails respectively.

7. The sheet sorter of claim 6, wherein: and the two opposite sides of the driving wheel on the translation support are respectively provided with a roller, and the rollers are used for pressing the second transmission belt on the driving wheel.

8. The sheet sorter of claim 1, wherein: the detection module comprises a detection camera and a detection driving mechanism used for driving the detection camera to move in a horizontal plane.

9. The sheet sorter of claim 1, wherein: the plate feeding module comprises a fixed base arranged on the rack, a lifting support plate arranged above the fixed base and a support plate driving mechanism connected with the lifting support plate, wherein the support plate driving mechanism is used for driving the lifting support plate to do lifting motion.

10. The sheet sorter of claim 9, wherein: the fixed base is provided with a plurality of movable limiting rods used for limiting the position of the plate, and the lifting carrier plate is provided with strip-shaped holes for the movable limiting rods to penetrate through.