CN219180858U

CN219180858U - Automatic plugging device of FPC and FPC connector

Info

Publication number: CN219180858U
Application number: CN202223597866.4U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张运泉; 虞道治; 温桂峰; 税科伟
Original assignee: Suzhou Jiazhicai Optoelectronics Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Suzhou Jiazhicai Optoelectronics Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2022-12-30
Filing date: 2022-12-30
Publication date: 2023-06-13
Anticipated expiration: 2032-12-30

Abstract

The utility model relates to an automatic FPC plugging device and an FPC connector, comprising: the intelligent camera comprises an inserting assembly and a mechanical arm, wherein the inserting assembly comprises a mounting seat, an intelligent camera and a vacuum chuck; one side of the mounting seat is provided with a vertical plate, the other end of the vertical plate is provided with a transverse plate, and the transverse plate is perpendicular to the vertical plate for mounting; the vacuum chuck is arranged at one side of the transverse plate far away from the vertical plate; the intelligent camera is arranged at one end of the mounting seat far away from the vertical plate; the intelligent camera lens is arranged towards the vacuum chuck; the end of the mechanical arm is connected with the mounting seat. According to the utility model, visual recognition and FPC plugging are combined with each other, the intelligent camera is utilized to shoot for recognizing the appearance of the FPC and the plugging position, correction of the grabbing position and adjustment of the subsequent plugging gesture are carried out in advance, the FPC can be plugged with the connector accurately, the plugging accuracy is ensured, and the qualification rate of products is improved.

Description

Automatic plugging device of FPC and FPC connector

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of automatic equipment production, in particular to an automatic FPC plugging device and an FPC connector.

Background

The FPC (Flexible Printed Circuit, short for flexible printed circuit board) is a flexible printed circuit board with high reliability, which is made of polyimide or polyester film as a base material, and has the characteristics of high wiring density, light weight, thin thickness, and good flexibility. The FPC connector is used to connect a PCB (Printed Circuit Board, short for printed circuit board) and an FPC so that they are mechanically and electrically connected.

The FPC connector can be directly applied to mobile equipment such as smart phones, tablet computers and notebook computers. The FPC's grafting needs to peg graft FPC and dedicated FPC connector, and various FPC connectors are at present usually for piano flip formula structure, and FPC's grafting needs to lift the piano lid, dock FPC well the back with the piano lid again put down and compress tightly FPC, accomplish the grafting.

In the prior art, FPC's grafting is accomplished through automation equipment, and in grafting in-process, FPC is being difficult to guarantee the accuracy at the butt joint with the connector, leads to the qualification rate of product to reduce.

Disclosure of Invention

Therefore, the technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to overcome the defect that the product percent of pass is reduced due to lower accuracy of the FPC in the plugging process in the prior art.

In order to solve the technical problems, the utility model provides an automatic FPC plugging device, which comprises:

the plug-in assembly comprises a mounting seat, an intelligent camera and a vacuum chuck; a vertical plate is arranged on one side of the mounting seat, a transverse plate is arranged at the other end of the vertical plate, and the transverse plate is perpendicular to the vertical plate for mounting; the vacuum chuck is arranged at one side of the transverse plate far away from the vertical plate; the intelligent camera is arranged at one end of the mounting seat far away from the vertical plate; the intelligent camera lens is arranged towards the vacuum chuck;

and the end part of the mechanical arm is connected with the mounting seat.

In one embodiment of the utility model, the device further comprises a turnover mechanism, wherein the turnover mechanism comprises a cylinder, a connecting rod, a cover opener and a supporting block; the air cylinder is arranged on the vertical plate, the telescopic end of the air cylinder faces the transverse plate, the supporting block is arranged on the transverse plate, and the connecting rod is in pin shaft connection with the supporting block; one end of the connecting rod is hinged with the telescopic end of the air cylinder, and the other end of the connecting rod is provided with the cover opener.

In one embodiment of the utility model, the cap opener is mounted perpendicular to the connecting rod.

In one embodiment of the utility model, the lens of the smart camera is opposite to the cover opener.

In one embodiment of the utility model, the surface of the end of the cover opener away from the connecting rod is provided with a hook claw.

In one embodiment of the utility model, a coaxial light source is provided at the smart camera lens.

In one embodiment of the utility model, a plurality of first air suction holes are arranged on one surface of the vacuum chuck, which is far away from the transverse plate.

In one embodiment of the utility model, a silica gel pad is further arranged on one surface of the sucker, which is far away from the transverse plate, and a second air suction hole which is communicated with the first air suction hole is arranged on the silica gel pad.

In one embodiment of the utility model, the test device further comprises a workbench, wherein the mechanical arm is arranged on the workbench, and a test platform is arranged on the workbench.

The FPC connector comprises an FPC automatic plugging device, and comprises a plug board, wherein a piano cover is arranged on the plug board, and the cylinder stretches and contracts to drive the cover lifting device to be abutted with the piano cover.

Compared with the prior art, the technical scheme of the utility model has the following advantages:

according to the automatic FPC plugging device and the FPC connector, visual identification and plugging of the FPC are combined, the intelligent camera is used for photographing to identify the appearance of the FPC and the plugging position, correction of the grabbing position and adjustment of the subsequent plugging gesture are carried out in advance, the FPC can be plugged with the connector accurately, the plugging accuracy is guaranteed, and the qualification rate of products is improved.

Drawings

In order that the utility model may be more readily understood, a more particular description of the utility model will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments thereof that are illustrated in the appended drawings, in which

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the overall structure of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the plug assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the turnover mechanism of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the vacuum chuck of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the FPC connector of FIG. 1;

description of the specification reference numerals: 1. a mechanical arm; 2. a plug assembly; 3. a work table; 4. an FPC connector; 21. a mounting base; 22. a vertical plate; 23. a cross plate; 24. an intelligent camera; 25. a vacuum chuck; 26. a turnover mechanism; 27. a coaxial light source; 31. a test platform; 251. a silica gel pad; 261. a cylinder; 262. a connecting rod; 263. a support block; 264. a cap opener; 2641. and (5) hooking claws.

Detailed Description

The present utility model will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific examples, which are not intended to be limiting, so that those skilled in the art will better understand the utility model and practice it.

Referring to fig. 1-5, the present utility model discloses an automatic plugging device for FPC, comprising:

the plug-in assembly 2, the plug-in assembly 2 comprises a mounting seat 21, an intelligent camera 24 and a vacuum chuck 25; one side of the mounting seat 21 is provided with a vertical plate 22, the other end of the vertical plate 22 is provided with a transverse plate 23, and the transverse plate 23 is perpendicular to the vertical plate 22; the vacuum chuck 25 is arranged on one side of the transverse plate 23 away from the vertical plate 22; the intelligent camera 24 is arranged at one end of the mounting seat 21 far away from the vertical plate 22; and the lens of the intelligent camera 24 is arranged towards the direction of the vacuum chuck 25;

the mechanical arm 1, the tip of mechanical arm 1 is connected with mount pad 21.

It is conceivable that the mounting seat 21 is connected to the end of the robot arm 1, while the mounting seat 21 is also used as a support, on one side a smart camera 24 is mounted, and on the other side a vacuum chuck 25 is mounted. Install intelligent camera 24 camera towards one side of vacuum chuck 25, intelligent camera 24 discern the camera after shooing, guarantee that the sucking disc can be accurate with the product suction, shoot simultaneously and discern the position that the product was pegged graft, send signal to arm 1, arm 1 adjusts the product gesture according to the position of pegging graft, then peg graft, guarantee the accuracy of pegging graft.

According to the utility model, visual recognition and FPC plugging are combined with each other, the intelligent camera 24 is utilized to shoot for FPC appearance recognition and plugging position recognition, correction of the grabbing position and adjustment of the subsequent plugging posture are carried out in advance, the FPC can be plugged with the connector accurately, the plugging accuracy is ensured, and the qualification rate of products is improved.

Further, the device also comprises a turnover mechanism 26, wherein the turnover mechanism 26 comprises an air cylinder 261, a connecting rod 262, a cover opener 264 and a supporting block 263; the air cylinder 261 is arranged on the vertical plate 22, the telescopic end of the air cylinder 261 is arranged towards the transverse plate 23, the supporting block 263 is arranged on the transverse plate 23, and the connecting rod 262 is in pin shaft connection with the supporting block 263; one end of the link 262 is hinged with the telescopic end of the cylinder 261, and the other end of the link 262 is provided with a cap opener 264.

It can be seen that the whole turnover mechanism 26 aims at the FPC connector 4, and the piano cover of the FPC connector 4 is opened and closed by the action of the turnover mechanism 26; specifically, the supporting block 263 is used as a support of the connecting rod 262, one end of the connecting rod 262 is connected with the telescopic end of the air cylinder 261, the cover lifter 264 is installed at the other end of the connecting rod 262, the air cylinder 261 stretches to drive the cover lifter 264 to lift, and the air cylinder 261 contracts to drive the cover lifter 264 to fall, so that the piano cover is opened and closed.

Further, in order to ensure that the cap opener 264 applies a sufficient pressure to the piano cap, the cap opener 264 is installed perpendicular to the connecting rod 262.

Further, in order to improve the accuracy of FPC plugging, the lens of the intelligent camera 24 is opposite to the cover lifting device 264, so that the accurate pressing of the cover lifting device 264 on the piano cover is controlled after the FPC is placed in the connector, and the plugging accuracy is improved.

Further, since the contact surface of the piano cover of the whole FPC connector 4 is a plane, in order to ensure that the piano cover can be lifted, a hook 2641 is disposed on the surface of one end of the cover lifter 264 away from the connecting rod 262, and the hook 2641 abuts against the inner side of the piano cover to drive the piano cover to turn over.

Further, in order to improve the accuracy of the recognition of the smart camera 24, a coaxial light source 27 is disposed at the lens of the smart camera 24. After adding the coaxial light source 27, the light reflected into the intelligent camera 24 can be more uniform, the shot picture is clearer, and the recognition accuracy is improved.

Further, a plurality of first air suction holes are formed in one surface of the vacuum chuck 25, which is far away from the transverse plate 23; the side of the sucker, which is far away from the transverse plate 23, is also provided with a silica gel pad 251, and the silica gel pad 251 is provided with a second air suction hole communicated with the first air suction hole.

Specifically, the vacuum chuck 25 is operated by connecting the vacuum chuck 25 to a vacuum generator, so that negative pressure is generated between the vacuum chuck 25 and the product, and the product is pressed on the surface of the vacuum chuck 25. In the utility model, air between the first air suction hole and the FPC is pumped away, so that the FPC is pressed on the first air hole. The reason for arranging the silica gel pad 251 at the end of the vacuum chuck 25 is that the silica gel pad 251 is soft in texture, is easy to attach to a product, and improves the adsorptivity of the vacuum chuck 25.

Further, the robot arm device further comprises a workbench 3, the mechanical arm 1 is arranged on the workbench 3, and a test platform 31 is arranged on the workbench 3.

The FPC connector 4 comprises an FPC automatic plugging device and further comprises a plug board, a piano cover is arranged on the plug board, and an air cylinder 261 stretches and contracts to drive a cover lifting device 264 to be abutted with the piano cover. Specifically, the piano cover is arranged at the top of the plugboards, clamped between the plugboards and connected with the plugboards through pin shafts to realize opening and closing; in use, actuation of the cap opener 264 drives the opening and closing of the piano cap.

In summary, the utility model provides an automatic plugging device for an FPC and an FPC connector 4, and the specific working procedure is as follows: the mechanical arm 1 drives the intelligent camera 24 to adjust to the top of the FPC, the intelligent camera 24 shoots and identifies the position of the FPC, then the mechanical arm 1 drives the vacuum chuck 25 to adsorb the FPC, the FPC is moved to the upper part of the FPC connector 4, the intelligent camera 24 shoots and identifies the connection of the FPC, and the position of the FPC connector 4 is judged; then the action of the cap opener 264 is controlled to open the piano cover at the top of the FPC connector 4, the mechanical arm 1 controls the vacuum chuck 25 to drive the product to be plugged, and finally the action of the cap opener 264 closes the piano cover at the top of the FPC, so that the plugging of the whole FPC is completed. According to the utility model, visual recognition and FPC plugging are combined with each other, the intelligent camera 24 is utilized to shoot for FPC appearance recognition and plugging position recognition, correction of the grabbing position and adjustment of the subsequent plugging posture are carried out in advance, the FPC can be plugged with the connector accurately, the plugging accuracy is ensured, and the qualification rate of products is improved.

It is apparent that the above examples are given by way of illustration only and are not limiting of the embodiments. Other variations and modifications of the present utility model will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art in light of the foregoing description. It is not necessary here nor is it exhaustive of all embodiments. And obvious variations or modifications thereof are contemplated as falling within the scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. An automatic plugging device for an FPC, comprising:

and the end part of the mechanical arm is connected with the mounting seat.

2. The FPC automatic plugging device according to claim 1, wherein: the turnover mechanism comprises an air cylinder, a connecting rod, a cover opener and a supporting block; the air cylinder is arranged on the vertical plate, the telescopic end of the air cylinder faces the transverse plate, the supporting block is arranged on the transverse plate, and the connecting rod is in pin shaft connection with the supporting block; one end of the connecting rod is hinged with the telescopic end of the air cylinder, and the other end of the connecting rod is provided with the cover opener.

3. The FPC automatic plugging device according to claim 2, wherein: the cover opener is arranged perpendicular to the connecting rod.

4. The FPC automatic plugging device according to claim 2, wherein: the lens of the intelligent camera is opposite to the cover opener.

5. The FPC automatic plugging device according to claim 2, wherein: the surface of one end of the cover lifting device, which is far away from the connecting rod, is provided with a hook claw.

6. The FPC automatic plugging device according to claim 1, wherein: and a coaxial light source is arranged at the lens of the intelligent camera.

7. The FPC automatic plugging device according to claim 1, wherein: one surface of the vacuum sucker, which is far away from the transverse plate, is provided with a plurality of first air suction holes.

8. The FPC automatic plugging device according to claim 7, wherein: the side of the sucker, which is far away from the transverse plate, is also provided with a silica gel pad, and the silica gel pad is provided with a second air suction hole communicated with the first air suction hole.

9. The FPC automatic plugging device according to claim 1, wherein: the test device comprises a workbench, and is characterized by further comprising a mechanical arm arranged on the workbench, wherein a test platform is arranged on the workbench.

10. An FPC connector comprising the FPC automatic plugging device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that: the piano cover is arranged on the plugboard, and the cylinder stretches and contracts to drive the cover opener to be in butt joint with the piano cover.