CN216784979U

CN216784979U - FPC feed machine

Info

Publication number: CN216784979U
Application number: CN202122484850.1U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李德
Original assignee: Huangshi Xipu Electronic Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Huangshi Xipu Electronic Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-10-15
Filing date: 2021-10-15
Publication date: 2022-06-21
Anticipated expiration: 2031-10-15

Abstract

The utility model discloses an FPC feeder, comprising: the stacking mechanism is provided with a stacking channel which is vertically arranged for the FPC to be stacked, and the bottom of the stacking channel is provided with a lifting device for jacking the FPC; the conveying mechanism comprises a first rail horizontally arranged above the stacking mechanism, a base which can move along the axial direction of the first rail is arranged on the first rail, a swing arm which can rotate along the circumferential direction of the first rail is arranged on the base, and a telescopic grabbing device is arranged on the swing arm; the gripping device comprises an annular substrate, a plurality of slidable guide barrels are sleeved on the annular substrate, one end of each guide barrel is provided with a limiting block, the other end of each guide barrel is connected with a sucker, a spring is sleeved on each guide barrel, and the spring is located between the sucker and the annular substrate.

Description

FPC feed machine

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of FPC (flexible printed circuit) processing, in particular to an FPC feeder.

Background

The FPC is a short name of a Flexible Printed Circuit, and is a Printed Circuit board with high reliability and excellent flexibility; on an automatic processing production line of the FPC, feeding can be carried out through a feeding device, a common feeding device is provided with a mechanical arm, a sucking disc is arranged on the mechanical arm, and the FPC on a stacking mechanism is conveyed to a next station in a vacuum adsorption mode; the existing feeding device has some disadvantages, such as expensive equipment cost of a mechanical arm; in addition, because the FPC has flexibility, a plurality of suckers on the manipulator cannot ensure that each sucker adsorbs the FPC, so that the stability of the manipulator in grabbing the FPC is affected; in addition, the stacking mechanism is fixed in structure, the FPC with one size can be stacked, and when the FPCs with other sizes need to be processed, the stacking mechanism needs to be replaced.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

Accordingly, the present invention is directed to an FPC feeding machine that can solve at least one of the above problems to some extent.

The technical scheme of the utility model is realized as follows:

an FPC supply machine comprising:

the stacking mechanism is provided with a stacking channel which is vertically arranged for the FPC to be stacked, and the bottom of the stacking channel is provided with a lifting device for jacking the FPC;

the conveying mechanism comprises a first rail horizontally arranged above the stacking mechanism, a base which can move along the axial direction of the first rail is arranged on the first rail, a swing arm which can rotate along the circumferential direction of the first rail is arranged on the base, and a telescopic grabbing device is arranged on the swing arm; the gripping device comprises an annular substrate, a plurality of slidable guide barrels are sleeved on the annular substrate, one end of each guide barrel is provided with a limiting block, the other end of each guide barrel is connected with a sucker, a spring is sleeved on each guide barrel, and the spring is located between the sucker and the annular substrate.

As a further alternative of the FPC feeder, a fixing plate is arranged on the swing arm, a plurality of telescopic cylinders are fixed on the fixing plate, piston rods of the telescopic cylinders are connected with the annular substrate, and the telescopic cylinders drive the annular substrate to be far away from or close to the fixing plate, so that the telescopic action of the gripping device is realized.

As a further alternative of the FPC feeding machine, a screw rod is arranged in the first rail, the screw rod is driven by a first motor to rotate, and the base is in threaded connection with the screw rod.

As a further alternative of the FPC feeder, a second motor for driving the swing arm to rotate is provided on the base.

As a further alternative of the FPC feeder, the stacking channel is formed by four vertically arranged L-shaped guide rods; the stacking mechanism comprises two second rails arranged in parallel and two third rails arranged in parallel, the third rails are perpendicular to the second rails, and the third rails are slidably arranged on the second rails through first guide blocks; the L-shaped guide rods are slidably arranged above the third rails through the second guide blocks, and two L-shaped guide rods are arranged on one third rail.

As a further alternative of the FPC feeding machine, a first fastening bolt is screwed on a side surface of the first guide block, and the second rail and the third rail are fixed by abutting an end of the first fastening bolt against a side wall of the second rail; and a second fastening bolt is connected to the side surface of the second guide block in a threaded manner, and the end part of the second fastening bolt is abutted against the side wall of the third track, so that the third track and the L-shaped guide rod are fixed.

As a further alternative of the FPC feeding machine, the lifting device comprises two rodless cylinders which are oppositely arranged, and a supporting plate used for supporting the FPC is arranged between the two rodless cylinders.

The utility model has the following beneficial effects: a plurality of suckers on the gripping device realize independent extension and retraction through springs; when the grabbing device grabs the FPC above the stacking mechanism, each spring drives the corresponding sucker to tightly press the FPC, so that even if the FPC has flexibility, each sucker can be ensured to adsorb the FPC; the stability of the grabbing device in grabbing the FPC is ensured; in addition, the position of the grabbing device is moved through the rail and the swing arm, so that the equipment cost can be reduced, and the difficulty of maintenance is reduced.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an FPC feeding machine according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a second schematic structural view of an FPC feeding machine according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of the conveying mechanism;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of the stacking mechanism;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of A in FIG. 3;

fig. 6 is an enlarged view of B in fig. 4.

In the figure: 1. a stacking mechanism; 11. a stacking channel; 12. a lifting device; 121. a rodless cylinder; 122. a support plate; 13. an L-shaped guide rod; 131. a second guide block; 132. a second fastening bolt; 14. a second track; 15. a third track; 151. a first guide block; 152. a first fastening bolt; 2. a conveying mechanism; 21. a first track; 22. a base; 23. swinging arms; 24. a gripping device; 241. an annular substrate; 242. a guide cylinder; 243. a limiting block; 244. a suction cup; 245. a spring; 25. a screw; 26. a first motor; 27. a second motor; 28. a fixing plate; 29. a telescopic cylinder.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience in describing the present invention and simplifying the 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.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the present invention, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may be directly contacting the second feature or the first and second features may be indirectly contacting each other through intervening media. Also, a first feature "on," "above," and "over" a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or that only the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

Referring to fig. 1-6, there is shown an FPC feeder comprising: the device comprises a stacking mechanism 1, a lifting device and a control device, wherein the stacking mechanism is provided with a stacking channel 11 which is vertically arranged for stacking FPC, and the bottom of the stacking channel 11 is provided with a lifting device 12 for lifting FPC; the conveying mechanism 2 comprises a first rail 21 horizontally arranged above the stacking mechanism 1, a base 22 which can move along the axial direction of the first rail 21 is arranged on the first rail 21, a swing arm 23 which can rotate along the circumferential direction of the first rail 21 is arranged on the base 22, and a telescopic grabbing device 24 is arranged on the swing arm 23; the grabbing device 24 comprises an annular substrate 241, a plurality of slidable guide cylinders 242 are sleeved on the annular substrate 241, one end of each guide cylinder 242 is provided with a limiting block 243, the other end of each guide cylinder 242 is connected with a suction disc 244, a spring 245 is sleeved on each guide cylinder 242, and the spring 245 is located between the suction disc 244 and the annular substrate 241.

Specifically, referring to fig. 1, when it is required to grasp the FPC from the stacking mechanism 1, the base 22 moves along the first rail 21 to above the stacking channel 11, the swing arm 23 is in a vertical state at this time, the grasping device 24 is close to the FPC, and when the suction cups 244 contact the FPC during the process that the grasping device 24 is close to the FPC, the annular substrate 241 continues to move for a distance, and the springs 245 press the suction cups 244 against the FPC, thereby ensuring that each suction cup 244 stably contacts the FPC. Thus, even if the FPC has flexibility, each sucker 244 can be ensured to be sucked on the FPC; ensuring the stability of the gripping device 24 when gripping the FPC; referring to fig. 2, the gripping device 24 moves the position through the rail and the swing arm 23, and the gripping device 24 can be adapted whether the next station needs to place the FPC horizontally or vertically.

In the above solution, the limiting block 243 can prevent the guide cylinder 242 from separating from the annular substrate 241; the guide 242 is hollow to facilitate connection of a suction device (not shown) to the suction cup 244. In addition, referring to fig. 3, a screw 25 is disposed in the first rail 21, the screw 25 is driven by a first motor 26 to rotate, and the base 22 is in threaded connection with the screw 25; when the screw 25 rotates, the base 22 moves along the axial direction of the screw 25 because the base 22 is restrained by the first rail 21 and cannot rotate; a second motor 27 for driving the swing arm 23 to rotate is arranged on the base 22; the swinging or rotating of the swing arm 23 driven by the second motor 27 is a common mechanical structure, and therefore, the detailed description thereof is omitted.

In the above scheme, in order to facilitate driving the gripping device 24 to stretch and retract, referring to fig. 3, a fixing plate 28 is disposed on the swing arm 23, a plurality of telescopic cylinders 29 are fixed on the fixing plate 28, piston rods of the telescopic cylinders 29 are connected to the annular base plate 241, and the telescopic cylinders 29 drive the annular base plate 241 to move away from or close to the fixing plate 28, so as to stretch and retract the gripping device 24.

In some specific embodiments, to improve the adaptability of the stacking mechanism 1 to the size of FPC, referring to fig. 4, the stacking channel 11 is formed by four vertically arranged L-shaped guide rods 13; the stacking mechanism 1 comprises two second rails 14 arranged in parallel and two third rails 15 arranged in parallel, the third rails 15 are perpendicular to the second rails 14, and the third rails 15 are slidably arranged on the second rails 14 through first guide blocks 151; the L-shaped guide rods 13 are slidably disposed above the third rails 15 through the second guide blocks 131, and two L-shaped guide rods 13 are disposed on one third rail 15. In this way, the size of the stacking channel 11 can be adjusted by adjusting the position of the third rail 15 on the second rail 14 and adjusting the position of the L-shaped guide bar 13 on the third rail 15. For convenience of arrangement, the lifting device 12 includes two rodless cylinders 121 disposed oppositely, and a supporting plate 122 for supporting the FPC is disposed between the two rodless cylinders 121.

In the above embodiment, in order to fix the size of the stacking channel 11, referring to fig. 6 again, a first fastening bolt 152 is screwed to a side surface of the first guide block 151, and the second rail 14 and the third rail 15 are fixed by abutting an end of the first fastening bolt 152 against a sidewall of the second rail 14; a second fastening bolt 132 is threadedly connected to a side surface of the second guide block 131, and an end of the second fastening bolt 132 abuts against a sidewall of the third rail 15, so that the third rail 15 and the L-shaped guide bar 13 are fixed. In this way, the size of the stacking channel 11 can be fixed by screwing the first fastening bolt 152 and the second fastening bolt 132, and the operation is simple and the equipment cost is low.

The above description is only for the purpose of illustrating the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not to be construed as limiting the utility model, and any modifications, equivalents, improvements and the like that fall within the spirit and principle of the present invention are intended to be included therein.

Claims

1. An FPC feed machine, characterized by comprising:

2. An FPC feeding machine according to claim 1, wherein a fixing plate is disposed on the swing arm, a plurality of telescopic cylinders are fixed on the fixing plate, piston rods of the telescopic cylinders are connected to the annular base plate, and the telescopic cylinders drive the annular base plate to move away from or close to the fixing plate, so that the grabbing device can be stretched.

3. An FPC feed machine according to claim 1, wherein a screw is disposed in said first rail, said screw is driven by a first motor to rotate, and said base is in threaded connection with said screw.

4. An FPC supply machine according to claim 2, wherein said base is provided with a second motor for driving said swing arm to rotate.

5. An FPC feed machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein said stacking channel is formed by four vertically disposed L-shaped guide rods; the stacking mechanism comprises two second rails arranged in parallel and two third rails arranged in parallel, the third rails are perpendicular to the second rails, and the third rails are slidably arranged on the second rails through first guide blocks; the L-shaped guide rods are slidably arranged above the third rails through the second guide blocks, and two L-shaped guide rods are arranged on one third rail.

6. The FPC feed machine of claim 5, wherein a first fastening bolt is screwed on a side surface of the first guide block, and the second rail and the third rail are fixed by abutting an end of the first fastening bolt against a side wall of the second rail; and a second fastening bolt is connected to the side surface of the second guide block in a threaded manner, and the end part of the second fastening bolt is abutted against the side wall of the third track, so that the third track and the L-shaped guide rod are fixed.

7. The FPC feeding machine according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the lifting device comprises two rodless cylinders which are oppositely arranged, and a supporting plate for supporting the FPC is arranged between the two rodless cylinders.