CN217647655U - Miniature laser pad with centre gripping locate function - Google Patents
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A micro laser welding pad with a clamping and positioning function comprises a welding plate, an operation table, a solder paste dispensing die, a clamping plate, a positioning mechanism, a light screen and a linear module; the bottom of welding plate and the top sliding fit of sharp module, the top of welding plate is connected with the bottom of operation panel, the top of operation panel is connected with the bottom of grip block, the inboard that the top of operation panel is located the grip block is provided with some tin cream mould, the top of operation panel is connected with the bottom of rotation axis, the side and the positioning mechanism of rotation axis rotate to be connected, positioning mechanism and some tin cream mould butt, the side that the top of operation panel is located some tin cream mould is connected with the one end of extension spring, the other end and the positioning mechanism of extension spring are connected. The automatic fixed of this design does not need the manual work to intervene, and it is more convenient to take, has not only guaranteed some tin cream mould processing's stability and security, and subsequent work of being convenient for, further improvement the efficiency of work.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to an improvement of laser soldering tin technique belongs to the laser welding field, especially relates to a miniature laser pad with centre gripping locate function.
Background
The principle of laser soldering is that laser is irradiated on the surface of a bonding pad, the bonding pad absorbs laser energy to generate high temperature, and a tin wire or tin paste is attached to the surface of the bonding pad after being melted and cooled. General PCB board material all is the fine board of glass, and this material coefficient of heat conductivity is little, therefore can keep comparatively steady temperature after the pad on the board is heated, is favorable to the welding. When the PCB board material is metal or ceramic, because these material coefficient of heat conductivity are big, the heat on the pad can be conducted on the PCB board very fast, leads to soldering tin to melt the infiltration fully and adheres to, and the solution is to design a preheating device and just can reach fine welding effect to product heating improvement heat balance. In addition, the size of the welding product is small, the welding pad is close to the peripheral entity, the entity on the side edge of the welding pad does not allow laser irradiation, otherwise the product is possibly damaged, and the device is inconvenient to take and place.
The information disclosed in this background section is only for enhancement of understanding of the general background of the patent application and should not be taken as an acknowledgement or any form of suggestion that this information forms the prior art that is already known to a person skilled in the art.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model aims at overcoming and having the device to get and put inconvenient problem among the prior art, provide the device and get the miniature laser pad with centre gripping locate function of putting convenience.
In order to realize the above purpose, the technical proposal of the utility model is that: a micro laser welding pad with a clamping and positioning function comprises a welding plate, an operation table, a solder paste dispensing die, a clamping plate, a positioning mechanism, a light shielding plate and a linear module;
the bottom of the welding plate is in sliding fit with the top of the linear module, the top of the welding plate is connected with the bottom of the operating platform, the top of the operating platform is connected with the bottom of the clamping plate, a point solder paste die is arranged on the top of the operating platform, which is positioned on the inner side of the clamping plate, the top of the operating platform is connected with the bottom of the rotating shaft, the side of the rotating shaft is rotatably connected with the positioning mechanism, the positioning mechanism is abutted against the point solder paste die, the top of the operating platform, which is positioned on the side of the point solder paste die, is connected with one end of a tension spring, and the other end of the tension spring is connected with the positioning mechanism;
the top of the welding plate is connected with the bottom of the cylinder, the extending end of the cylinder is connected with the bottom of the light screen, the top of the light screen is provided with a plurality of light holes, and the light holes correspond to welding positions on the solder paste dispensing die;
the bottom of straight line module is connected with the top of bottom plate, and the top of bottom plate is located the side of welded plate and is connected with the bottom of stand, and the top of stand rotates with the bottom of dog to be connected.
The clamping plate comprises a transverse plate and a vertical plate, and the left side of the transverse plate is vertically connected with the top of the vertical plate.
The clamping plate further comprises a positioning bolt, and the transverse plate and the vertical plate are connected with the operating table through the positioning bolt.
The positioning mechanism comprises an adjusting rod, a connecting rod, an inclined rod, a supporting block and a circular ring, wherein the side face of the adjusting rod is connected with one end of the connecting rod, the other end of the connecting rod is connected with the side face of the circular ring, the other side of the circular ring is connected with one end of the inclined rod, the other end of the inclined rod is connected with one end of the supporting block, the other end of the supporting block is abutted to the solder paste dispensing mold, and the side face of the inclined rod is connected with the other end of the tension spring.
An empty groove rotationally connected with the rotating shaft is preset on the inner side of the circular ring.
The side that the top of welding plate is located the operation panel is provided with two risers, and the riser is connected with the side of welding plate.
The top of welding plate is connected with the bottom of thermal-insulated seat, and the top of thermal-insulated seat is connected with the bottom of hot plate, and the top of hot plate is connected with the bottom of operation panel.
A plurality of heating rods and a sensor are sequentially installed on the left side of the heating plate.
The heating rods are equidistantly distributed on the left side of the heating plate.
The bottom of the upright post is connected with the top of the stabilizing seat, and the bottom of the stabilizing seat is connected with the top of the bottom plate.
Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are that:
1. the utility model relates to an in miniature laser pad with centre gripping locate function, when sharp module antedisplacement, drive the welded plate antedisplacement, dog and positioning mechanism contact this moment, positioning mechanism rotates along the rotation axis, positioning mechanism is in the state of opening this moment, after putting into the grip block with some tin cream mould, sharp module moves back, under the effect of extension spring, positioning mechanism reversal and some tin cream mould butt are spacing, accomplish fixedly, automatic fixed, do not need the manual work to intervene, it is more convenient to take, the stability and the security of some tin cream mould processing have not only been guaranteed, subsequent work of being convenient for, further improvement the efficiency of work. Therefore, the design is convenient to take and has high safety.
2. The utility model relates to an among the miniature laser pad with clamping position function, the top of welding plate is connected with the bottom of cylinder, and the end that stretches out of cylinder is connected with the bottom of light screen, and when some tin cream mould removed the welding of laser head below, it has the light trap to open on the light screen, and the light trap only allows the aperture of laser through setting for, is unlikely to shine around the pad when the facula is great, avoids damaging the product, and the use of light screen is adjusted more conveniently. Therefore, the design is safe to use and convenient to adjust.
3. The utility model relates to an among the miniature laser pad with clamping position function, the top of welded plate is located between two risers and is connected with the bottom of thermal-insulated seat, and the top of thermal-insulated seat is connected with the bottom of hot plate, and the top of hot plate is connected with the bottom of operation panel, and the hot plate can preheat the operation panel, makes things convenient for some tin cream mould to carry out subsequent operation, improves the efficiency of work, and the setting of thermal-insulated seat can prevent that the hot plate from causing the influence to welded plate and sharp module. Therefore, the design is safe to use and high in efficiency.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a top view of the structure of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of the middle clamping plate of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the middle positioning mechanism of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the structure of the middle stop of the present invention
In the figure: the soldering plate comprises a soldering plate 1, an operating platform 2, a solder paste dispensing die 3, a clamping plate 4, a transverse plate 41, a vertical plate 42, a positioning bolt 43, a positioning mechanism 5, an adjusting rod 51, a connecting rod 52, an inclined rod 53, a resisting block 54, an empty groove 55, a circular ring 56, a rotating shaft 6, a tension spring 7, an air cylinder 8, a light shielding plate 9, a light hole 91, a bottom plate 10, a linear module 11, a heating plate 12, a vertical plate 13, a stop block 14, an upright post 15, a heating rod 16, a sensor 17 and a heat insulation seat 18.
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The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the following description and embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
Referring to fig. 1 to 6, a micro laser pad with clamping and positioning functions includes a welding plate 1, an operation platform 2, a solder paste dispensing mold 3, a clamping plate 4, a positioning mechanism 5, a light shielding plate 9 and a linear module 11;
the bottom of the welding plate 1 is in sliding fit with the top of the linear module 11, the top of the welding plate 1 is connected with the bottom of the operating platform 2, the top of the operating platform 2 is connected with the bottom of the clamping plate 4, a point solder paste mold 3 is arranged on the top of the operating platform 2 and positioned on the inner side of the clamping plate 4, the top of the operating platform 2 is connected with the bottom of the rotating shaft 6, the side surface of the rotating shaft 6 is rotatably connected with the positioning mechanism 5, the positioning mechanism 5 is abutted against the point solder paste mold 3, the side surface of the operating platform 2 positioned on the point solder paste mold 3 is connected with one end of the tension spring 7, and the other end of the tension spring 7 is connected with the positioning mechanism 5;
the top of the welding plate 1 is connected with the bottom of the cylinder 8, the extending end of the cylinder 8 is connected with the bottom of the light shielding plate 9, a plurality of light holes 91 are formed in the top of the light shielding plate 9, and the light holes 91 correspond to welding positions on the solder paste dispensing die 3;
the bottom of the linear module 11 is connected with the top of the bottom plate 10, the top of the bottom plate 10 is located on the side face of the welding plate 1 and is connected with the bottom of the upright post 15, and the top of the upright post 15 is rotatably connected with the bottom of the stop block 14.
The clamping plate 4 comprises a transverse plate 41 and a vertical plate 42, and the left side of the transverse plate 41 is vertically connected with the top of the vertical plate 42.
The clamping plate 4 further comprises a positioning bolt 43, and the transverse plate 41 and the vertical plate 42 are both connected with the operating platform 2 through the positioning bolt 43.
The positioning mechanism 5 comprises an adjusting rod 51, a connecting rod 52, an inclined rod 53, a resisting block 54 and a circular ring 56, the side face of the adjusting rod 51 is connected with one end of the connecting rod 52, the other end of the connecting rod 52 is connected with the side face of the circular ring 56, the other side of the circular ring 56 is connected with one end of the inclined rod 53, the other end of the inclined rod 53 is connected with one end of the resisting block 54, the other end of the resisting block 54 is abutted to the solder paste dispensing mold 3, and the side face of the inclined rod 53 is connected with the other end of the tension spring 7.
The inner side of the ring 56 is preset with a hollow groove 55 which is rotatably connected with the rotating shaft 6.
The side that the top of welding plate 1 is located operation panel 2 is provided with two risers 13, and riser 13 is connected with the side of welding plate 1.
The top of the welding plate 1 is connected with the bottom of the heat insulation seat 18, the top of the heat insulation seat 18 is connected with the bottom of the heating plate 12, and the top of the heating plate 12 is connected with the bottom of the operation table 2.
A plurality of heating rods 16 and a sensor 17 are sequentially installed on the left side of the heating plate 12.
A plurality of the heating rods 16 are equidistantly distributed on the left side of the heating plate 12.
The bottom of the upright post 15 is connected with the top of the stabilizing seat, and the bottom of the stabilizing seat is connected with the top of the bottom plate 10.
The using method comprises the following steps: when the welding plate 1 moves to the stop block 14 under the action of the linear module 11 in an initial state, the positioning mechanism 5 is opened to separate the welding plate from the carrier, meanwhile, the air cylinder 8 drives the light screen 9 to lift up, the point solder paste die 3 can be freely taken and placed at the moment, after a product is placed in a groove corresponding to the point solder paste die 3, the product is placed in the heating plate 12 and is abutted against the clamping plate 4 for positioning, the linear module 11 moves forwards to drive the welding plate 1 to move forwards, the positioning mechanism 5 is loosened at the moment, the point solder paste die 3 is pressed under the action of the tension spring 7, and the product is immediately moved to a working position to carry out point solder paste work.
Example 1:
a micro laser welding pad with clamping and positioning functions comprises a welding plate 1, an operation table 2, a solder paste dispensing mold 3, a clamping plate 4, a positioning mechanism 5, a light screen 9 and a linear module 11; the bottom of the welding plate 1 is in sliding fit with the top of the linear module 11, the top of the welding plate 1 is connected with the bottom of the operating platform 2, the top of the operating platform 2 is connected with the bottom of the clamping plate 4, the solder paste dropping mold 3 is arranged on the inner side, located on the clamping plate 4, of the top of the operating platform 2, in order to prevent scalding, a handle of the solder paste dropping mold 3 is made of bakelite, the top of the operating platform 2 is connected with the bottom of the rotating shaft 6, the side face of the rotating shaft 6 is rotatably connected with the positioning mechanism 5, the positioning mechanism 5 is abutted to the solder paste dropping mold 3, the side face, located on the solder paste dropping mold 3, of the top of the operating platform 2 is connected with one end of the tension spring 7, and the other end of the tension spring 7 is connected with the positioning mechanism 5; the top of the welding plate 1 is connected with the bottom of the cylinder 8, the extending end of the cylinder 8 is connected with the bottom of the light shielding plate 9, the top of the light shielding plate 9 is provided with a plurality of light holes 91, the light holes 91 correspond to welding positions on the spot tin paste die 3, when the spot tin paste die 3 moves below a laser head for welding, the light shielding plate 9 is provided with the light holes 91, the light holes 91 only allow laser to pass through set small holes, the situation that the laser irradiates the periphery of a welding pad when a light spot is large is avoided, a mask process similar to a chip manufacturing process is achieved, an entity on the side edge of the welding pad does not allow laser irradiation, and otherwise, a product is possibly damaged; the bottom of the linear module 11 is connected with the top of the bottom plate 10, the top of the bottom plate 10 is located on the side face of the welding plate 1 and is connected with the bottom of the upright post 15, and the top of the upright post 15 is rotatably connected with the bottom of the stop block 14.
Example 2:
example 2 is substantially the same as example 1 except that:
a micro laser welding pad with clamping and positioning functions is characterized in that a clamping plate 4 comprises a transverse plate 41 and a vertical plate 42, wherein the left side of the transverse plate 41 is vertically connected with the top of the vertical plate 42; the clamping plate 4 further comprises a positioning bolt 43, the transverse plate 41 and the vertical plate 42 are connected with the operating table 2 through the positioning bolt 43, the positioning mechanism 5 comprises an adjusting rod 51, a connecting rod 52, an inclined rod 53, a supporting block 54 and a circular ring 56, the side face of the adjusting rod 51 is connected with one end of the connecting rod 52, the other end of the connecting rod 52 is connected with the side face of the circular ring 56, the other side of the circular ring 56 is connected with one end of the inclined rod 53, the other end of the inclined rod 53 is connected with one end of the supporting block 54, the other end of the supporting block 54 is abutted to the point solder paste mold 3, the side face of the inclined rod 53 is connected with the other end of the tension spring 7, a hollow groove 55 rotationally connected with the rotating shaft 6 is preset on the inner side of the circular ring 56, when the linear module 11 moves forwards, the welding plate 1 is driven to move forwards, at the moment, the circular ring 56 is in contact with the adjusting rod 51, the inclined rod 53 rotates along the supporting block 54, at the moment, the inclined rod 53 and the supporting block 54 are in an open state, the point solder paste mold 3 is placed in a clamping space formed by the transverse plate 41 and the vertical plate 42, the linear module 11 moves backwards, the tension spring 7, and the point solder paste mold is convenient for fixing the point solder paste, and the point solder paste mold 3 is supported by the reverse rotation.
Example 3:
example 3 is substantially the same as example 2 except that:
the utility model provides a miniature laser pad with centre gripping locate function, the side that the top of weld plate 1 is located operation panel 2 is provided with two risers 13, and riser 13 is connected with the side of weld plate 1, the top of weld plate 1 is connected with the bottom of thermal-insulated seat 18, and the top of thermal-insulated seat 18 is connected with the bottom of hot plate 12, and the top of hot plate 12 is connected with the bottom of operation panel 2, and hot plate 12 can preheat operation panel 2, makes things convenient for some tin cream mould 3 to carry out subsequent operation, improves the efficiency of work, and the setting up of thermal-insulated seat 18 can prevent that hot plate 12 from leading to the fact the influence to weld plate 1 and sharp module 11, a plurality of heating rods 16 and sensor 17 are installed in proper order in the left side of hot plate 12, and a plurality of the heating rod equidistance distributes in the left side of hot plate 12, the bottom of stand 15 is connected with the top of stable seat, and the bottom of stable seat is connected with the top of bottom plate 10.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the protection scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but all equivalent modifications or changes made by those skilled in the art according to the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the claims.
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1. A micro laser welding pad with a clamping and positioning function is characterized by comprising a welding plate (1), an operation table (2), a solder paste dispensing die (3), a clamping plate (4), a positioning mechanism (5), a light screen (9) and a linear module (11);
the bottom of the welding plate (1) is in sliding fit with the top of the linear module (11), the top of the welding plate (1) is connected with the bottom of the operating platform (2), the top of the operating platform (2) is connected with the bottom of the clamping plate (4), a point solder paste mold (3) is arranged on the inner side, located on the clamping plate (4), of the top of the operating platform (2), the top of the operating platform (2) is connected with the bottom of the rotating shaft (6), the side face of the rotating shaft (6) is rotatably connected with the positioning mechanism (5), the positioning mechanism (5) is abutted to the point solder paste mold (3), the side face, located on the point solder paste mold (3), of the top of the operating platform (2) is connected with one end of the tension spring (7), and the other end of the tension spring (7) is connected with the positioning mechanism (5);
the top of the welding plate (1) is connected with the bottom of the cylinder (8), the extending end of the cylinder (8) is connected with the bottom of the light screen (9), the top of the light screen (9) is provided with a plurality of light holes (91), and the light holes (91) correspond to welding positions on the solder paste dispensing die (3);
the bottom of the linear module (11) is connected with the top of the bottom plate (10), the top of the bottom plate (10) is located on the side face of the welding plate (1) and is connected with the bottom of the stand column (15), and the top of the stand column (15) is rotatably connected with the bottom of the stop block (14).
2. The micro laser pad with clamping and positioning functions as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the clamping plate (4) comprises a transverse plate (41) and a vertical plate (42), and the left side of the transverse plate (41) is vertically connected with the top of the vertical plate (42).
3. The micro laser pad with clamping and positioning functions as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein: the clamping plate (4) further comprises a positioning bolt (43), and the transverse plate (41) and the vertical plate (42) are connected with the operating table (2) through the positioning bolt (43).
4. The micro laser pad with clamping and positioning functions as claimed in claim 1, wherein: positioning mechanism (5) are including adjusting pole (51), connecting rod (52), down tube (53), support piece (54) and ring (56), the side of adjusting pole (51) is connected with the one end of connecting rod (52), and the other end of connecting rod (52) is connected with the side of ring (56), and the opposite side of ring (56) is connected with the one end of down tube (53), and the other end of down tube (53) is connected with the one end of supporting piece (54), supports the other end and some tin cream mould (3) butt of piece (54), and the side of down tube (53) is connected with the other end of extension spring (7).
5. The micro laser pad with clamping and positioning functions as claimed in claim 4, wherein: an empty groove (55) which is rotationally connected with the rotating shaft (6) is preset on the inner side of the circular ring (56).
6. The micro laser pad with clamping and positioning functions as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the side that the top of welding plate (1) is located operation panel (2) is provided with two riser (13), and riser (13) are connected with the side of welding plate (1).
7. The micro laser pad with clamping and positioning functions as claimed in claim 6, wherein: the top of the welding plate (1) is connected with the bottom of the heat insulation seat (18), the top of the heat insulation seat (18) is connected with the bottom of the heating plate (12), and the top of the heating plate (12) is connected with the bottom of the operating platform (2).
8. The micro laser pad with clamping and positioning functions as claimed in claim 7, wherein: a plurality of heating rods (16) and a sensor (17) are sequentially arranged on the left side of the heating plate (12).
9. The micro laser pad with clamping and positioning functions as claimed in claim 8, wherein: the heating rods (16) are distributed on the left side of the heating plate (12) at equal intervals.
10. The micro laser pad with clamping and positioning functions as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the bottom of the upright post (15) is connected with the top of the stabilizing seat, and the bottom of the stabilizing seat is connected with the top of the bottom plate (10).
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