CN220549717U - Connection equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

A kind of connection equipment, this connection equipment includes connection platform, plummer and transfer mechanism. The connection platform comprises a frame and a conveying mechanism, wherein the frame comprises a connection area, the conveying mechanism is arranged on the surface of the frame, and the conveying mechanism is used for conveying a circuit board to pass through the connection area. The bearing platform is arranged adjacent to the connection platform and comprises a bearing area, and the bearing area is used for bearing the cover plate. The transfer mechanism is used for transferring the cover plate from the bearing area to the connection area and placing the cover plate on the surface of the circuit board. The utility model provides a device of plugging into is transported the apron to the surface of the circuit board on the platform of plugging into that sets up adjacent with the plummer through transport mechanism by the surface of plummer, can improve the efficiency of placing of apron, avoids the situation of the misplacement, misplacement that probably appear in the manual operation process.

Description

Connection equipment

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of surface assembly, in particular to a connection device.

Background

In a production line of a surface mount technology (Surface Mounted Technology, SMT) of a hard disk, in order to avoid poor appearance and electrical short circuit of a gold finger caused by solder paste residue, a connection table is provided before a circuit board enters a solder paste printer, and an operator needs to cover a metal cover plate on the circuit board to cover the gold finger. However, this work requires that each circuit board be covered with a metal cover, i.e. the operator needs to stand by on the docking station at any time, and should be stopped for waiting once something is left. In the operation process, the situations of manual miss, misplacement and overload operation of operators can occur, and once the operation is stopped, the productivity of the production line can be wasted. Therefore, how to avoid the situation of missing and misplacing the cover plate is a technical problem to be solved currently.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, it is necessary to provide a docking apparatus that can avoid the situation of manual misplacement and misplacement of the cover plate.

A first aspect of the present application provides a docking apparatus comprising a docking station, a carrier station, and a transport mechanism. The connection platform comprises a frame and a conveying mechanism, wherein the frame comprises a connection area, the conveying mechanism is arranged on the surface of the frame, and the conveying mechanism is used for conveying a circuit board to pass through the connection area. The bearing platform is arranged adjacent to the connection platform and comprises a bearing area, and the bearing area is used for bearing the cover plate. The transfer mechanism is used for transferring the cover plate from the bearing area to the connection area and placing the cover plate on the surface of the circuit board.

It can be understood that this application is through the surface of transporting the mechanism with the apron by the plummer transport to the surface of the circuit board on the plummer that sets up adjacent with the plummer, can improve the efficiency of placing of apron, avoids the situation of the misplacement, misplacement that probably appear in the manual operation process.

In one possible implementation, the transport mechanism includes a transfer arm and a transport module. The first end of transfer arm sets up in the one side that the plummer was kept away from to the transfer arm, and the second end of transfer arm sets up in the plummer one side that the plummer was kept away from to the transfer arm. The transfer module comprises a driving unit, a connecting rod and an adsorption piece. The drive unit is configured to slide in a horizontally disposed direction of the transfer arm between above the loading area and above the docking area. The first end of the connecting rod is connected with the driving unit. The second end of the connecting rod is connected with an adsorption piece, and the adsorption piece is used for sucking and releasing the cover plate under the drive of the driving unit.

In one possible implementation, the driving unit is a cylinder and the suction member is a vacuum nozzle.

In one possible implementation, the linkage is telescopic such that the suction member approaches the carrying table and suctions or releases the cover plate when extended.

In one possible implementation, the transfer arm is liftable such that the transfer module, when lowered, is adjacent to the carrying table and sucks or releases the cover plate via the suction member.

In one possible implementation, the docking device includes an electronic device electrically connected to the scanning unit and the transfer mechanism, the electronic device being configured to: acquiring a first identification code and determining the type of the cover plate according to the first identification code; acquiring a second identification code on the circuit board and determining the type of the circuit board according to the second identification code; when the type of the cover plate is matched with the type of the circuit board, the transfer mechanism is controlled to transfer the cover plate from the bearing area to the connection area, and the cover plate is placed on the surface of the circuit board.

In one possible implementation, the electronic device is configured to: acquiring the current number of the cover plates; updating the current cover plate quantity in response to the cover plate being transferred from the bearing area to the connection area; and triggering an alarm in response to the number of the current cover plates being lower than the preset number.

In one possible implementation, the circuit board includes at least one circuit area and at least one golden finger area thereon; the cover plate comprises a hollowed-out area and a non-hollowed-out area, when the circuit board is matched with the cover plate and the cover plate is placed on the surface of the circuit board, the non-hollowed-out area covers the golden finger area, and the circuit area is exposed from the hollowed-out area.

In a second aspect, the present application provides a docking apparatus comprising a docking station, a carrier station, and a transport mechanism. The connection platform comprises a frame and a conveying mechanism, wherein the frame comprises a connection area, the conveying mechanism is arranged on the surface of the frame, and the conveying mechanism is used for conveying a circuit board to pass through the connection area. The bearing platform is arranged adjacent to the connection platform and comprises a bearing area, and the bearing area is used for bearing the cover plate. The transfer mechanism is used for transferring the cover plate from the carrying area of the connection area to the carrying area.

Compared with the prior art, the application has at least the following beneficial effects: through setting up transport mechanism with the apron by the surface transport of plummer be placed the plummer adjacent the surface of the circuit board that sets up on the plummer, can improve the efficiency of placing the apron.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a docking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 is another schematic view of the docking device of fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view of a transfer mechanism of the docking apparatus of fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a cover plate and a circuit board according to an embodiment of the present application.

The following detailed description will further illustrate the application in conjunction with the above-described figures.

Description of the main reference signs

Docking apparatus 100

Docking station 10

Frame 11

Docking area 111

Conveying mechanism 12

Load-bearing table 20

Load bearing region 201

Transfer mechanism 30

Transfer arm 31

Transfer module 32

Drive unit 321

Connecting rod 322

Absorbent member 323

Scanning unit 40

Electronic equipment 50

Circuit board 200

Circuit module 2001

Golden finger area 210

Line area 220

Cover plate 300

Hollowed-out area 310

Non-hollowed-out area 320

Detailed Description

In order that the above-recited objects, features and advantages of the present application will be more clearly understood, a more particular description of the application will be rendered by reference to the appended drawings and appended detailed description. In addition, embodiments of the present application and features of the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict.

It is understood that the connection relationships described in this application refer to direct or indirect connections. For example, the connection between a and B may be a direct connection between a and B or an indirect connection between a and B via one or more other electrical components. For example, a may be directly connected to C, and C may be directly connected to B, so that a connection between a and B is achieved through C. It is also understood that "a-connection B" as described herein may be a direct connection between a and B, or an indirect connection between a and B via one or more other electrical components.

In the description of the present application, the words "first", "second", etc. are used merely to distinguish different objects, and are not limited in number and order of execution, and the words "first", "second", etc. are not necessarily different. Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," and "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion.

The technical solutions of the present application are described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to fig. 1, an embodiment of the present application provides a docking apparatus 100, where the docking apparatus 100 is used to place a cover plate on a surface of a circuit board.

The docking apparatus 100 includes a docking station 10, a carrier station 20, and a transport mechanism 30. The docking station 10 includes a frame 11 and a conveying mechanism 12. The chassis 11 includes a docking area 111, and a conveying mechanism 12 is disposed on a surface of the chassis 11, and the conveying mechanism 12 is used for conveying the circuit board through the docking area 111. The loading table 20 is disposed adjacent to the docking table 10, and the loading table 20 includes a loading area 201, where the loading area 201 is used to load the cover plate. The transfer mechanism 30 is used to transfer the cover plate from the loading area 201 to the docking area 111 and place the cover plate on the surface of the circuit board.

According to the embodiment of the application, the cover plate is transported to the surface of the circuit board on the connection platform 10 adjacent to the bearing platform 20 through the surface of the bearing platform 20 by the transport mechanism 30, so that the placement efficiency of the cover plate can be improved, and the situation of misplacement and misplacement possibly occurring in the manual operation process is avoided.

In some embodiments, the docking apparatus 100 further includes an electronic device 50, where the electronic device 50 is configured to control the operation of the transfer mechanism 30, for example, the electronic device 50 is configured to transfer the cover plate from the loading area 201 to the docking area 111, and place the cover plate on the surface of the circuit board. In some embodiments, the docking device may also not include the electronic device 50, i.e., the electronic device 50 is omitted. The docking device 100 establishes a connection with the electronic device 50 by way of an external connection and is controlled by the electronic device 50.

In one possible implementation, the electronic device 50 is also used to control the conveyor mechanism 12. Illustratively, the conveyor 12 is a conveyor belt. The electronic device 50 is used to control whether the conveying mechanism 12 is operated or not, the conveying speed of the conveying mechanism 12, and the like.

Referring to fig. 2, in the embodiment of the present application, the transfer mechanism 30 includes a transfer arm 31 and a transfer module 32. One end (i.e., a first end) of the transfer arm 31 is disposed on a side of the docking station 10 away from the carrier station 20, and the other end (i.e., a second end) of the transfer arm 31 is disposed on a side of the carrier station 20 away from the docking station 10. That is, the transfer arm 31 spans over the docking station 10 and the carrier station 20 in a conveying direction perpendicular to the conveying mechanism 12. The transfer module 32 is disposed at the top end of the transfer arm 31 and located at a side close to the docking station 10 and the loading station 20.

Referring to fig. 3, the transfer module 32 includes a driving unit 321, a connecting rod 322 and an adsorbing member 323. The driving unit 321 is configured to slide in the horizontal arrangement direction of the transfer arm 31 between above the carrying area 201 and above the docking area 111. A first end of the link 322 is connected to the driving unit 321. The second end of the link 322 is connected to an adsorption member 323, and the adsorption member 323 is used to suck and release the cover plate under the driving of the driving unit 321.

In some embodiments, the driving unit 321 is a cylinder and the adsorbing member 323 is a vacuum nozzle. In other embodiments, the absorbent member 323 can also absorb and release the cover plate by magnetic attraction or electric field attraction.

In some embodiments, the transport mechanism 30 can be under the control of the electronic device 50 to enable the suction members 323 to be vertically moved closer to or farther from the carrying or docking station 20, 10.

In one possible implementation, the link 322 may be telescopic under the control of the electronic device 50 and be able to approach the stage 20 and suck or release the cover plate when the suction member 323 is extended. Illustratively, the transfer module 32 is positioned above the load-bearing area 201 in the initial position. When the transfer module 32 needs to suck the cover plate from the carrying platform 20, the connecting rod 322 stretches under the control of the electronic device 50, so that the adsorbing member 323 gradually approaches the cover plate until the adsorbing member 323 can contact and adsorb the cover plate. At this time, the electronic device 50 controls the link 322 to shorten to raise the cover plate, i.e., to move the cover plate away from the surface of the stage 20. When the cover plate is lifted to a predetermined position, the link 322 stops retracting, and the electronic device 50 further controls the transfer arm 31 to move the transfer module 32 above the docking area 111 and stop. The link 322 is extended under the control of the electronic device 50, so that the cover plate absorbed by the absorbing member 323 is gradually close to the circuit board until the cover plate is completely placed on the surface of the circuit board. The adsorption member 323 stops adsorbing the cover plate by the driving unit 321. At this time, the electronic device 50 controls the link 322 to shorten, and the electronic device 50 further controls the transfer arm 31 to move the transfer module 32 above the carrying area 201 and stop to return to the initial position.

In another possible implementation, the transfer arm 31 can be lifted under the control of the electronic device 50, so that the transfer module 32 approaches the carrying table 20 and sucks or releases the cover plate through the suction member 323 when being lowered.

It will be appreciated that the retraction or lifting of the transfer arm 31 is performed by the link 322 such that the suction members 323 are close to the surface of the pallet 20 when it is desired to suck or release the cover plate, and are far from the surface of the pallet 20 when it is desired to transfer the cover plate from the pallet 20 to the docking station 10. Thus, unnecessary collision of the cover plate in the moving process can be avoided.

In some embodiments, the docking device 100 includes a scanning unit 40. The scanning unit 40 is, for example, disposed on top of the transfer arm 31 and connected to the electronic device 50, and the scanning unit 40 is used for scanning the first identification code on the cover plate.

In these embodiments, the electronic device 50 is configured to: the first identification code is acquired, the type of the cover plate is determined according to the first identification code, the second identification code on the circuit board is acquired, the type of the circuit board is determined according to the second identification code, when the type of the cover plate is matched with the type of the circuit board, the transfer mechanism 30 is controlled to transfer the cover plate from the bearing area 201 to the connection area 111, and the cover plate is placed on the surface of the circuit board.

It can be appreciated that the electronic device 50 stores the correspondence between the first identification code and the cover plate type, and the correspondence between the second identification code and the circuit board in advance. Before the circuit boards of the current batch enter the docking station 10, the electronic device 50 may acquire the second identification code on the circuit boards by, for example, photographing, and determine the type of the circuit boards according to the correspondence between the second identification code and the circuit boards. The electronic device 50 stores therein a type of the cover plate corresponding to the circuit board in advance.

After the electronic device 50 obtains the first identification code, the type of the cover plate on the current carrying platform 20 can be determined according to the corresponding relationship between the first identification code and the type of the cover plate. The electronic device 50 is able to compare the type of the current cover plate with the type of the cover plate corresponding to the circuit board, and if the two are identical, the current cover plate is matched with the circuit board on the surface. In this way, the electronic device 50 controls the transferring mechanism 30 to continue to operate, that is, controls the transferring mechanism 30 to transfer the cover plate from the carrying area 201 to the docking area 111, and places the cover plate on the surface of the circuit board. If the two do not match, the electronic device 50 does not control the operation of the transport mechanism 30. In one possible implementation, the docking device 100 includes an alarm unit that can alarm under the control of the electronic device 50 to alert a worker to replace the cover plate when the type of the front cover plate corresponds to the type of the cover plate for which the circuit board corresponds.

In some embodiments, the electronic device 50 is further configured to obtain a current number of lids of the lids, update the current number of lids in response to the lids being transported from the loading area 201 to the docking area 111, and trigger an alarm in response to the current number of lids being below a preset number. In one possible implementation, the docking device 100 includes an alarm unit that can alarm under control of the electronic device 50 to alert a worker to replenish the cover plates when the number of front cover plates is below a preset number.

Referring to fig. 4, a schematic diagram of the circuit board 200 and the cover 300 is shown.

The circuit board 200 includes at least one circuit area 220 and at least one gold finger area 210 thereon. The cover 300 includes a hollowed-out area 310 and a non-hollowed-out area 320, when the circuit board 200 is matched with the cover 300, the non-hollowed-out area 320 covers the gold finger area 210, and the circuit area 220 is exposed from the hollowed-out area 310. It will be appreciated that by covering the gold finger area 210, it is possible to avoid the situation that the gold finger surface is stained with solder paste during a subsequent production process, such as a solder paste printing process.

Illustratively, the cover plate is made of metal.

In one possible implementation, the circuit board 200 includes one or more circuit modules 2001, each circuit module 2001 including one wire region 220 and at least one gold finger region 210. It will be appreciated that one or more of the circuit modules 2001 are collectively disposed on the same circuit board 200 during printing, bonding, and reflow soldering. When the circuit modules 2001 complete the above-described process, the circuit board 200 needs to be split to separate the different circuit modules 2001.

In some embodiments, the docking apparatus 100 is used to remove the cover plate 300 from the surface of the circuit board 200 prior to separating the circuit board 200.

In these embodiments, the docking apparatus 100 includes a docking station 10, a carrier station 20, and a transport mechanism 30. The docking station 10 includes a frame 11 and a conveying mechanism 12. The chassis 11 includes a docking area 111, and a conveying mechanism 12 is disposed on a surface of the chassis 11, and the conveying mechanism 12 is used to convey the circuit board 200 through the docking area 111. The carrying platform 20 is arranged adjacent to the docking platform 10, the carrying platform 20 comprises a carrying area 201, and the carrying area 201 is used for carrying the cover plate 300. The transfer mechanism 30 is used for transferring the cover plate 300 from the loading area 201 to the loading area 201 in the docking area 111.

It will be appreciated that the structure of the docking apparatus 100 in this embodiment is identical to the structure of the docking apparatus 100 in the above-described embodiment. The only differences are the placement of the docking apparatus 100 and the function of the transport mechanism 30. Specifically, the docking apparatus 100 in the above embodiment may be located between, for example, a board loader and a solder paste printer, which are used to transfer the cover plate 300 from the carrying area 201 to the docking area 111, and place the cover plate 300 on the surface of the circuit board 200. Whereas the docking apparatus 100 in the present embodiment may be arranged, for example, before a board separator for transferring the cover plate 300 from the docking area 111 to the loading area 201.

It will be appreciated that in this embodiment, the efficiency of removal of the cover plate 300 can be improved by the transfer mechanism 30 transferring the cover plate 300 from the docking area 111 to the carrying area 201 prior to separating the circuit boards 200.

It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that the above embodiments have been provided for the purpose of illustration only and not as a definition of the limits of the application, and that appropriate modifications and variations of the above embodiments should be within the scope of the application as claimed.

Claims (10)

1. A docking apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

the connection platform comprises a frame and a conveying mechanism, wherein the frame comprises a connection area, the conveying mechanism is arranged on the surface of the frame, and the conveying mechanism is used for conveying a circuit board to pass through the connection area;

the bearing platform is arranged adjacent to the connection platform and comprises a bearing area, and the bearing area is used for bearing the cover plate;

and the transferring mechanism is used for transferring the cover plate from the bearing area to the connection area and placing the cover plate on the surface of the circuit board.

2. The docking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the transport mechanism comprises:

the first end of the conveying arm is arranged at one side of the connection platform, which is far away from the bearing platform, and the second end of the conveying arm is arranged at one side of the bearing platform, which is far away from the connection platform; and

Transport the module, transport the module and include:

a drive unit configured to slide in a horizontally arranged direction of the transfer arm between above the loading area and above the docking area;

a connecting rod, a first end of which is connected with the driving unit;

the second end of the connecting rod is connected with the adsorption piece, and the adsorption piece is used for sucking and releasing the cover plate under the driving of the driving unit.

3. The docking apparatus of claim 2, wherein the drive unit is a cylinder and the suction member is a vacuum nozzle.

4. The docking apparatus of claim 2, wherein the linkage is retractable such that the suction member approaches the carrying table and suctions or releases the cover plate when extended.

5. The docking apparatus of claim 2, wherein the transfer arm is liftable such that the transfer module approaches the carrying table and sucks or releases the cover plate via the suction member when lowered.

6. The docking apparatus of claim 2, comprising a scanning unit disposed on top of the transfer arm, the scanning unit configured to scan the first identification code on the cover plate.

7. The docking device of claim 6, comprising an electronic device electrically connected to the scanning unit and the transport mechanism, the electronic device to:

acquiring the first identification code and determining the type of the cover plate according to the first identification code;

acquiring a second identification code on the circuit board and determining the type of the circuit board according to the second identification code;

when the type of the cover plate is matched with the type of the circuit board, the transfer mechanism is controlled to transfer the cover plate from the bearing area to the connection area, and the cover plate is placed on the surface of the circuit board.

8. The docking device of claim 7, wherein the electronic device is to:

acquiring the current number of the cover plates;

updating the current number of cover plates in response to the cover plates being transported from the loading area to the docking area;

and triggering an alarm in response to the number of the current cover plates being lower than a preset number.

9. The docking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the circuit board includes at least one circuit area and at least one golden finger area thereon;

the cover plate comprises a hollowed-out area and a non-hollowed-out area, when the circuit board is matched with the cover plate and the cover plate is placed on the surface of the circuit board, the non-hollowed-out area covers the golden finger area, and the circuit area is exposed out of the hollowed-out area.

10. A docking apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

the connection platform comprises a frame and a conveying mechanism, wherein the frame comprises a connection area, the conveying mechanism is arranged on the surface of the frame, and the conveying mechanism is used for conveying a circuit board to pass through the connection area;

the bearing platform is arranged adjacent to the connection platform and comprises a bearing area, and the bearing area is used for bearing the cover plate;

and the transfer mechanism is used for transferring the cover plate from the connection area to the bearing area.