CN219927220U - Lifting printing machine for raw ceramic chips - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a green ceramic tile lifting printer which comprises a platform, a manipulator, a printing table and a lifting printing assembly, wherein a feeding track and a discharging track are arranged above the platform; the manipulator is arranged between the feeding track and the discharging track; a placing seat is arranged on the printing table; the lifting printing component comprises a printing screen and a printing head, the printing screen is positioned above the placement seat, the printing screen can move downwards and is attached to the upper end face of the green ceramic chip, and the printing head is used for coating metal powder on the printing screen to print patterns on the upper end face of the green ceramic chip. According to the green ceramic tile lifting printer provided by the utility model, the green ceramic tile is adsorbed from the feeding track by the manipulator and is placed in the placement seat of the printing table, then the printing screen moves downwards and is attached to the upper end face of the green ceramic tile below, and then the printing head is used for coating the metal powder on the printing screen, so that the accurate printing of the green ceramic tile is realized.

Description

Lifting printing machine for raw ceramic chips

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of green ceramic chip printing, and particularly relates to a green ceramic chip lifting printer.

Background

In the printing of green tiles, the green tiles are typically transferred by suction with a robot chuck due to their small size. The existing printing machine is often required to take materials one by one from a fixed position by using a mechanical arm, and the problem of large occupied space of equipment exists due to the fact that the material taking is realized by means of a complex feeding structure. More importantly, the existing feeding mode that the green ceramic chip is driven by the manipulator to move above or below the printing net has position errors, so that the relative position accuracy between the green ceramic chip and the printing net is difficult to ensure, and the printing quality of the end face of the green ceramic chip is affected.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model aims to provide a green ceramic tile lifting printer which can orderly feed and discharge a manipulator and accurately print the top surface of a green ceramic tile with fixed positions by utilizing a printing screen capable of lifting.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme: provided is a green tile lifting printer, comprising:

the upper part of the platform is provided with a feeding track and a discharging track which are arranged in parallel;

the manipulator is arranged between the feeding track and the discharging track and is provided with an adsorption head for adsorbing the raw ceramic chips;

the printing table is arranged between the feeding rail and the discharging rail and positioned at the side part of the manipulator, and a placing seat for placing the green ceramic chips is arranged on the printing table;

the lifting printing assembly comprises a printing screen which is connected to the platform in a sliding manner along the up-down direction and is positioned above the placement seat, and a printing head which is connected to the upper part of the printing screen in a sliding manner along the horizontal direction, wherein the printing screen is positioned above the placement seat, can move downwards and is attached to the upper end face of the green ceramic chip, and the printing head is used for coating metal powder on the printing screen to print patterns on the upper end face of the green ceramic chip.

In one possible implementation manner, the platform is provided with a plurality of lifting columns in a penetrating manner along the up-down direction, the lower ends of the lifting columns are connected with connecting seats which extend horizontally, and lifting assemblies which are connected with the connecting seats and used for driving the connecting seats and the lifting columns to move up and down synchronously are arranged below the platform.

In some embodiments, the lifting assembly comprises:

the screw rod extends along the up-down direction, and the upper end of the screw rod is rotationally connected to the bottom of the platform;

the screw is in threaded connection with the periphery of the screw rod and is connected with the connecting seat through a plurality of connecting columns;

and the rotary driving piece is connected to the lower end of the screw rod and is used for driving the screw rod to rotate so that the screw rod drives the connecting seat and the lifting column to move up and down.

In some embodiments, the platform is provided with a plurality of guide sleeves, the main shafts extend in the up-down direction and are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the lifting columns, and the guide sleeves are positioned on the periphery of the printing platform.

In one possible implementation manner, a holding cavity for holding the green ceramic chip is arranged on one side of the holding seat far away from the manipulator, the holding cavity penetrates through the adjacent two side walls of the holding seat, a first propping piece and a second propping piece which are positioned on the adjacent two sides of the holding seat are arranged on the printing table, and the first propping piece and the second propping piece respectively prop against the green ceramic chip and protrude out of the adjacent two side surfaces of the holding cavity so as to limit the green ceramic chip.

In some embodiments, the first and second headrests each comprise:

the telescopic piece is provided with an overhanging end which extends towards the placing seat, and the main shaft extends along the horizontal direction;

the vertical pressing plate is connected to the overhanging end of the telescopic piece along the up-down direction and is used for propping against the side wall or the side end face of the green ceramic chip.

In one possible implementation manner, the green tile lifting printer further comprises a controller, the manipulator is further connected with a positioning camera electrically connected with the controller, the positioning camera is located at the side part of the adsorption head, and the positioning camera is used for collecting image parameters of the green tile position and sending the image parameters to the controller.

In some embodiments, the loading track and the unloading track comprise:

the guide rail is arranged on the platform along the horizontal direction;

the sliding seat is connected to the guide rail in a sliding manner;

the supporting plate is arranged on the sliding seat and used for supporting the green ceramic chips.

In some embodiments, the tray is provided with through holes, the through holes are long holes, and a plurality of through holes are arranged in parallel.

In some embodiments, two manipulators are provided, and the two manipulators are respectively arranged close to the feeding track and the discharging track.

Compared with the prior art, the scheme provided by the embodiment of the utility model has the advantages that the raw ceramic tile lifting printer is characterized in that the manipulator adsorbs the raw ceramic tile from the feeding track and places the raw ceramic tile in the placing seat of the printing table, then the printing net moves downwards and is attached to the upper end face of the raw ceramic tile below, so that the relative positions of the printing net and the printing net are stable, the metal powder is coated on the printing net by utilizing the horizontal movement of the printing head, the precise printing of the raw ceramic tile is realized, the placing seat is utilized for precisely positioning the raw ceramic tile, the effective attachment of the upper end face of the raw ceramic tile is realized through the lifting of the printing net, the metal pattern can be ensured to be precisely printed on the upper end face of the raw ceramic tile, and the printing quality is improved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present utility model, the drawings that are needed in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described below, it being obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and that other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a green tile lifting printer according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a green tile lifting printer according to another embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the structure of the printing table in FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a partial enlarged structure of I in FIG. 3 according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a printing table according to another embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of the lifting assembly, the printing table and the lifting printing assembly in fig. 1 according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Wherein, each reference sign in the figure:

1. a platform; 11. a feeding rail; 12. a discharge rail; 13. a guide rail; 14. a slide; 15. a tray; 16. a vent hole; 2. a manipulator; 21. an adsorption head; 3. a printing table; 31. a placement seat; 32. a receiving chamber; 4. lifting the printing assembly; 41. printing a screen; 42. a print head; 5. a lifting assembly; 51. a screw rod; 52. a nut; 53. a rotary driving member; 54. a guide sleeve; 55. lifting columns; 56. a connecting seat; 561. a top plate; 562. a bottom plate; 563. a column; 61. a first tightening member; 62. a second tightening member; 63. a telescoping member; 64. a vertical pressing plate; 7. positioning a camera; 8. and (5) producing ceramic chips.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical problems, technical schemes and beneficial effects to be solved more clear, the utility model is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the utility model.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or be indirectly on the other element. It is to be understood that the terms "length," "width," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," and the like indicate or are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, merely to facilitate describing the present utility model and simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus are not to be construed as limiting the present utility model. The terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more such feature. In the description of the present utility model, the meaning of "a number" is two or more, unless explicitly defined otherwise.

Referring to fig. 1 to 6, a description will be given of a green tile lifting printer according to the present utility model. The green ceramic chip lifting printer comprises a platform 1, a manipulator 2, a printing table 3 and a lifting printing assembly 4, wherein a feeding track 11 and a discharging track 12 which are arranged in parallel are arranged above the platform 1; the manipulator 2 is arranged between the feeding track 11 and the discharging track 12, and the manipulator 2 is provided with an adsorption head 21 for adsorbing the raw ceramic chips 8; the printing table 3 is arranged between the feeding rail 11 and the discharging rail 12 and positioned at the side part of the manipulator 2, and a placing seat 31 for placing the green ceramic chips 8 is arranged on the printing table 3; the lifting printing assembly 4 comprises a printing screen 41 which is connected to the platform 1 in a sliding manner along the up-down direction and is positioned above the placement seat 31, and a printing head 42 which is connected to the printing screen 41 in a sliding manner along the horizontal direction, wherein the printing screen 41 is positioned above the placement seat 31, the printing screen 41 can move downwards and is attached to the upper end face of the green ceramic tile 8, and the printing head 42 is used for coating metal powder on the printing screen 41 to print patterns on the upper end face of the green ceramic tile 8.

Compared with the prior art, the green ceramic tile lifting printer provided by the embodiment has the advantages that the green ceramic tile 8 is adsorbed by the manipulator 2 from the feeding track 11 and placed in the placement seat 31 of the printing table 3, the printing screen 41 moves downwards and is attached to the upper end face of the green ceramic tile 8 below, the relative positions of the printing screen 41 and the printing screen are stable, the metal powder is coated on the printing screen 41 by using the horizontal movement of the printing head 42, the green ceramic tile 8 is accurately printed, the green ceramic tile 8 is accurately positioned by using the placement seat 31, the effective attachment of the upper end face of the green ceramic tile 8 is realized by lifting the printing screen 41, and the metal pattern can be accurately printed on the upper end face of the green ceramic tile 8, so that the printing quality is improved.

The green ceramic tile 8 is generally a quadrilateral member with a certain thickness, for convenience of description, two side faces of the green ceramic tile 8 are defined as side faces, four end faces are correspondingly arranged at peripheral edge positions, and the printing screen 41 is used for being attached to the upper end face of the green ceramic tile 8 and finishing the printing operation on the upper end face of the green ceramic tile 8 through the printing head 42.

In some possible implementations, the feature platform 1 adopts the structure shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2. Referring to fig. 1 and 2, a plurality of lifting columns 55 are penetrated and arranged on the platform 1 along the up-down direction, a connecting seat 56 extending horizontally is connected to the lower end of the lifting columns 55, and a lifting assembly 5 which is connected with the connecting seat 56 and is used for driving the connecting seat 56 and the lifting columns 55 to move up and down synchronously is arranged below the platform 1.

In this embodiment, the printing screen 41 is driven to move up and down by the plurality of lifting columns 55, so that the position of the printing screen 41 in the height direction is adjusted. After the raw ceramic chips 8 are unloaded onto the placing seat 31 by the adsorption head 21 of the manipulator 2, the printing screen 41 is driven to move downwards by the downward movement of the lifting columns 55, so that the bottom surface of the printing screen 41 is effectively attached to the upper end surfaces of the raw ceramic chips 8.

In some embodiments, the above-described feature lifting assembly 5 may take the configuration shown in fig. 6. Referring to fig. 6, the elevation assembly 5 includes a screw rod 51, a screw 52, and a rotation driving part 53, the screw rod 51 extending in an up-down direction, and an upper end of the screw rod 51 being rotatably connected to a bottom of the platform 1; the nut 52 is in threaded connection with the periphery of the screw rod 51, and the nut 52 is connected with the connecting seat 56 through a plurality of connecting columns; the rotation driving member 53 is connected to the lower end of the screw rod 51, and is used for driving the screw rod 51 to rotate so that the screw 52 drives the connecting seat 56 and the lifting column 55 to move up and down.

Specifically, the connection seat 56 is formed by a top plate 561, a bottom plate 562 and an upright post 563 connected between the top plate 561 and the bottom plate 562, the rotary driving member 53 is connected below the bottom plate 562, the screw rod 51 penetrates through the top plate 561 and the bottom plate 562, the lower end of the lifting column 55 is connected with the top surface of the top plate 561, the screw nut 52 is fixedly connected with the connection seat 56 and is located between the top plate 561 and the bottom plate 562, and when the screw rod 51 rotates, the screw nut 52 moves along the axial direction of the screw rod 51 to drive the connection seat 56, the lifting column 55 and the printing screen 41 to synchronously lift.

In this embodiment, the lifting column 55 is driven by the lifting assembly 5 disposed below the platform 1, so that space occupation above the platform 1 is reduced, and reasonable layout of space is realized.

Specifically, the lifting assembly 5 adopts a form of matching the screw rod 51 and the screw nut 52, so that the accuracy of the stroke of the lifting column 55 is improved, and the effective contact between the printing screen 41 and the upper end surface of the green ceramic tile 8 is ensured. The screw rod 51 is driven to axially rotate through the rotary driving piece 53 below, and further the screw rod 51 and the screw nut 52 are matched through threads to realize axial movement of the screw nut 52 along the screw rod 51, namely, up-and-down movement is realized, the screw nut 52 drives the connecting seat 56 connected with the screw nut 52 to move up and down, and finally, the effect that the connecting seat 56 drives the upper Fang Shengjiang column 55 to synchronously move is realized, so that the printing screen 41 can move up and down and be accurately attached to the upper end face of the green ceramic tile 8.

In some embodiments, the feature platform 1 may adopt the structure shown in fig. 1, 2 and 6. Referring to fig. 1, 2 and 6, a plurality of guide sleeves 54 are provided on the platform 1, each of which has a plurality of main shafts extending in the up-down direction and is disposed in one-to-one correspondence with the lifting columns 55, and the guide sleeves 54 are disposed on the outer periphery of the printing table 3.

In this embodiment, the platform 1 is further provided with a plurality of guide sleeves 54 extending along the vertical direction, and the lifting columns 55 penetrate the guide sleeves 54 downwards, so that the lifting columns 55 can ensure the smoothness of the lifting action under the guiding action of the guide sleeves 54, avoid the problems of jamming and the like, and further ensure the smoothness of the lifting action of the upper printing screen 41.

In some possible implementations, the feature placement base 31 adopts a structure as shown in fig. 3 to 5. Referring to fig. 3 to 5, a holding cavity 32 for holding the green ceramic tile 8 is provided on a side of the holding base 31 away from the manipulator 2, the holding cavity 32 penetrates through two adjacent side walls of the holding base 31, a first tightening member 61 and a second tightening member 62 located on two adjacent sides of the holding base 31 are provided on the printing table 3, and the first tightening member 61 and the second tightening member 62 respectively press against two adjacent side surfaces of the green ceramic tile 8 protruding out of the holding cavity 32 to limit the green ceramic tile 8.

In this embodiment, the accommodating cavity 32 for accommodating the green ceramic tile 8 is disposed on the accommodating seat 31, and the accommodating cavity 32 is communicated with the outside, so that one side surface and one end surface of the green ceramic tile 8 can protrude outwards, and the green ceramic tile 8 is pressed and pressed by the first pressing member 61 and the second pressing member 62, and on the basis that the accommodating cavity 32 limits the other side surface and the other end surface of the green ceramic tile 8 and supports the lower end surface of the green ceramic tile 8 by using the bottom surface, the first pressing member 61 and the second pressing member 62 can ensure effective definition of the position of the green ceramic tile 8, ensure the position accuracy of the green ceramic tile 8 in the accommodating seat 31, further enable the printing screen 41 to move downwards by a preset height to be effectively attached to the upper end surface of the green ceramic tile 8, avoid printing defects caused by different attaching degrees of the upper end surface of the green ceramic tile 8 and the printing screen 41, and improve the printing quality of the green ceramic tile 8.

In some embodiments, the above-described features of the first and second lifters 61 and 62 may take the configuration shown in fig. 3 to 5. Referring to fig. 3 to 5, each of the first and second lifters 61 and 62 includes a telescopic member 63 and a vertical pressing plate 64, a main shaft of the telescopic member 63 extending in a horizontal direction and having an overhanging end extending toward the placement base 31; the vertical pressing plate 64 is connected to the extending end of the extension member 63 in the up-down direction, and is used for pressing against the side wall or the side end surface of the green ceramic tile 8.

In this embodiment, the first and second propping members 61 and 62 are each in the form of a combination of a telescopic member 63 and a vertical pressing plate 64. The vertical pressing plate 64 is connected to the overhanging end of the telescopic member 63, and the vertical pressing plate 64 moves horizontally under the driving of the telescopic member 63 to approach the green ceramic tile 8 until the green ceramic tile 8 is attached to and pressed against the side or end surface of the green ceramic tile 8.

Specifically, referring to fig. 3, the vertical pressing plate 64 of the first presser 61 is pressed against the end face of the green tile 8, and the vertical pressing plate 64 of the second presser 62 is pressed against the side face of the green tile 8.

In some possible implementations, referring to fig. 1, the green tile lifting printer further includes a controller, the manipulator 2 is further connected with a positioning camera 7 electrically connected to the controller, the positioning camera 7 is located at a side portion of the suction head 21, and the positioning camera 7 is configured to collect image parameters of the green tile 8 and send the image parameters to the controller.

When adsorbing the raw ceramic tile 8 with the adsorption head 21 on the manipulator 2, still shoot the position of raw ceramic tile 8 through the positioning camera 7 and form image parameter, the positioning camera 7 still sends image parameter to the controller, and the controller receives the position of raw ceramic tile 8 according to predetermineeing the degree after the image parameter to send control command to manipulator 2, in order to guarantee that adsorption head 21 and raw ceramic tile 8 wait to adsorb the accurate correspondence in position, be convenient for guarantee to place the accuracy of the interior raw ceramic tile 8 material loading of seat 31.

In some embodiments, the above-described characteristic loading rail 11 and the discharge rail 12 may adopt the structures shown in fig. 1 and 2. Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the feeding rail 11 and the discharging rail 12 respectively include a guide rail 13, a slide carriage 14, and a support plate 15, and the guide rail 13 is disposed on the platform 1 along a horizontal direction; the slide seat 14 is connected to the guide rail 13 in a sliding manner; the tray 15 is disposed on the slide 14, and the tray 15 is used for supporting the green ceramic tile 8.

In this embodiment, the feeding rail 11 and the discharging rail 12 respectively adopt a form of sliding fit of a guide rail 13 and a slide seat 14, the slide seat 14 is connected with a translation driving member, and the slide seat 14 can be driven to move horizontally along the guide rail 13 so as to supply the green ceramic tile 8 to the manipulator 2. The top of slide 14 still is provided with the bearing dish 15 of placing a plurality of green ceramic chips 8, and the manipulator 2 utilizes adsorption head 21 to adsorb the green ceramic chip 8 on the bearing dish 15 one by one and send to place in the seat 31, realizes the orderly supply of green ceramic chip 8 in the printing process, helps improving feed efficiency, still is convenient for guarantee simultaneously the feed precision.

In some embodiments, the feature tray 15 may be configured as shown in fig. 1. Referring to fig. 1, the supporting plate 15 is provided with through holes 16, the through holes 16 are elongated holes, and a plurality of through holes 16 are arranged in parallel.

In this embodiment, the vent holes 16 provided on the support tray 15 can avoid the position dislocation of the green ceramic chip 8 in the placement process caused by the gas existing between the bottom of the green ceramic chip 8 and the surface of the support tray 15, thereby improving the position precision of the green ceramic chip 8 in the placement process and also helping to save raw materials.

In some embodiments, the feature robot 2 may have a structure as shown in fig. 1 and 2. Referring to fig. 1 and 2, two manipulators 2 are provided, and the two manipulators 2 are disposed near the feeding rail 11 and the discharging rail 12, respectively. One of the manipulators 2 corresponds to the feeding track 11, the other manipulator 2 corresponds to the discharging track 12, the manipulator 2 corresponding to the feeding track 11 can transfer the raw ceramic chips 8 from the feeding track 11 to the placing seat 31 in order, and the manipulator 2 corresponding to the discharging track 12 can transfer the raw ceramic chips 8 in the placing seat 31 to the discharging track 12 in order, so that the operation efficiency is improved, and meanwhile, the reasonable arrangement of the space structure is realized.

The foregoing description of the preferred embodiments of the utility model is not intended to be limiting, but rather is intended to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and principles of the utility model.

Claims (10)

1. The green ceramic tile lifting printer is characterized by comprising:

the upper part of the platform is provided with a feeding track and a discharging track which are arranged in parallel;

the manipulator is arranged between the feeding track and the discharging track and is provided with an adsorption head for adsorbing the raw ceramic chips;

the printing table is arranged between the feeding rail and the discharging rail and positioned at the side part of the manipulator, and a placing seat for placing the green ceramic chips is arranged on the printing table;

the lifting printing assembly comprises a printing screen which is connected to the platform in a sliding manner along the up-down direction and is positioned above the placement seat, and a printing head which is connected to the upper part of the printing screen in a sliding manner along the horizontal direction, wherein the printing screen is positioned above the placement seat, the printing screen can move downwards and is attached to the upper end face of the green ceramic tile, and the printing head is used for coating metal powder to the upper end face of the green ceramic tile in order to print patterns on the printing screen.

2. The green tile lifting printer of claim 1, wherein the platform is provided with a plurality of lifting columns in a penetrating manner along the up-down direction, the lower ends of the lifting columns are connected with a connecting seat extending horizontally, and lifting components which are connected with the connecting seat and are used for driving the connecting seat and the lifting columns to move up and down synchronously are arranged below the platform.

3. The green tile lifting printer of claim 2, wherein the lifting assembly comprises:

the screw rod extends along the up-down direction, and the upper end of the screw rod is rotationally connected to the bottom of the platform;

the screw is in threaded connection with the periphery of the screw rod and is connected with the connecting seat through a plurality of connecting columns;

the rotary driving piece is connected to the lower end of the screw rod and is used for driving the screw rod to rotate so that the screw nut drives the connecting seat and the lifting column to move up and down.

4. A green tile lifting printer as claimed in claim 3, wherein the platform is provided with a plurality of guide sleeves which extend in the vertical direction and are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the lifting columns, and the guide sleeves are positioned on the periphery of the printing table.

5. The green tile lifting printer of claim 1, wherein a holding cavity for holding a green tile is arranged on a side of the holding base away from the manipulator, the holding cavity penetrates through two adjacent side walls of the holding base, a first propping piece and a second propping piece which are positioned on two adjacent sides of the holding base are arranged on the printing table, and the first propping piece and the second propping piece respectively prop against two adjacent side surfaces of the green tile protruding out of the holding cavity to limit the green tile.

6. The green tile lifting printer of claim 5, wherein the first and second take-up members each comprise:

the telescopic piece extends along the horizontal direction and is provided with an overhanging end extending towards the placing seat;

the vertical pressing plate is connected to the extending end of the telescopic piece along the up-down direction and is used for propping against the side wall or the side end face of the green ceramic chip.

7. The green tile lifting printer of any one of claims 1-6, further comprising a controller, wherein a positioning camera electrically connected to the controller is further connected to the manipulator, the positioning camera being located on a side of the suction head, the positioning camera being configured to collect image parameters of a green tile position and send the image parameters to the controller.

8. The green tile lifting printer of claim 7, wherein the loading rail and the discharge rail each comprise:

the guide rail is arranged on the platform along the horizontal direction;

the sliding seat is connected to the guide rail in a sliding manner;

and the bearing plate is arranged on the sliding seat and is used for bearing the green ceramic chips.

9. The green tile lifting printer of claim 8, wherein the tray is provided with through holes, the through holes are elongated holes, and a plurality of through holes are arranged in parallel.

10. The green tile lifting printer of claim 9, wherein two of said manipulators are provided, said two manipulators being disposed adjacent to said loading rail and said discharge rail, respectively.