KR101443828B1 - Manufacturing apparatus for led fluorescent lamp - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is an invention of an apparatus for manufacturing an LED fluorescent lamp. The disclosed apparatus for manufacturing an LED fluorescent lamp is characterized by comprising a transferring unit transferring housings in order; an LED module installing unit installing an LED module on a housing; a module connecting unit electrically connecting each of the LED modules installed on the housings; a cover installing unit installing a cover on a housing; and a socket installing unit installing a socket on both ends of the housing to form an LED fluorescent lamp.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a manufacturing apparatus for a LED fluorescent lamp,

The present invention relates to an apparatus for manufacturing an LED fluorescent lamp, and more particularly, to an apparatus for manufacturing an LED fluorescent lamp capable of automating assembly and inspection of an LED fluorescent lamp, thereby reducing a defective rate and maximizing productivity.

Generally, a fluorescent lamp is an illumination device that converts electric energy into light energy and provides light so that an object can be identified at night or indoors or outdoors. In recent years, fluorescent lamps using a light emitting diode (hereinafter, referred to as 'LED') as a light source that has a semi-permanent lifetime and low power consumption and high efficiency can be obtained.

The LED fluorescent lamp includes a cylindrical light tube having an opening formed along the longitudinal direction at the rear, an LED array having a plurality of LEDs mounted on the PCB substrate, and a heat dissipation plate having a concave- . In addition, a base is connected to both ends of the illumination tube, and a G13 base is generally used as a base. In particular, fluorescent lamps using LEDs use a base that has been used in conventional mercury fluorescent lamps to replace conventional mercury fluorescent lamps.

The cylindrical illumination tube is coupled to the other end of the heat dissipation unit in such a manner as to be pushed into the other end.

On the other hand, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2010-0126064 (published on Dec. 2010, 2010) discloses "LED illumination device and its manufacturing method ".

An object of the present invention is to provide an LED fluorescent lamp manufacturing apparatus which can automate the assembly and inspection of LED fluorescent lamps, thereby remarkably reducing the defect rate and the manufacturing cost and maximizing the productivity.

The apparatus for manufacturing an LED fluorescent lamp according to the present invention comprises: a transfer part for sequentially moving the housing; an LED module mounting part for mounting the LED module on the housing; a module connecting part for electrically connecting the LED modules mounted on the housing to each other; A cover mounting portion for mounting the cover on the housing, and a socket mounting portion for mounting the socket on both ends of the housing to form the LED fluorescent lamp.

In addition, the transfer unit may include a plurality of the seating jigs arranged in parallel.

The seating jig may include a base plate to be conveyed by the conveyance unit, a seating groove portion provided on the base plate and to which the housing is seated in parallel, and a fixing groove portion which is fixed to the both ends of the housing, And a fixing block hinged to the base plate.

Further, the fixed block is attached to the base plate by a magnetic force.

The LED module mounting portion may include a tape attaching portion for attaching a double-sided tape to the housing, and an LED module attaching portion for attaching the LED module to the double-sided tape.

The tape attaching portion may include a tape bobbin having a plurality of double-sided tapes wound in parallel, and a tape-attached operation portion for transferring the tape bobbin such that the double-sided tape of the tape bobbles contacts the housing.

The LED module attaching portion may include a grip portion for vacuum gripping and gripping the LED module provided on the outer side of the transfer portion, and a grip portion for transferring the grip portion to an upper portion of the housing, And an LED module attaching operation unit for attaching the LED module to the LED module.

Further, the module connection portion includes a contact portion connecting a connecting member electrically connecting the LED modules attached to the housing, and a soldering portion soldering the connecting member connected to the LED module to the LED module by the connecting portion .

The connecting portion may include a connecting member feeding portion for feeding the connecting member, a connecting member cutting portion for cutting the connecting member, and the connecting member cut at the connecting member cutting portion, and transporting the connecting member to the LED module And a contact operation part to which the contact operation part is contacted.

The connecting member supply portion includes a connecting member bobbin on which the connecting member is wound, a supplying operation portion for rotating the connecting member bobbin, and a spreading operation portion for linearly spreading the connecting member supplied by the supplying operation portion .

The grip operating portion may include a grip block gripping the connecting member cut by the connecting member cut portion, a connecting member transfer operating portion transferring the grip block, and the connecting member transfer operating portion connecting the connecting member and the LED And a heater unit heating the grip block to contact the connecting member and the LED module when the module is in contact.

In addition, the grip block is provided with a vacuum suction hole connected to the vacuum pump so as to vacuum-suction the cut-off connecting member.

In addition, the soldering portion includes a soldering portion for automatically supplying a soldering iron, a soldering iron having a heating tip for generating heat by applying external power, and a soldering operation portion for moving the soldering iron.

The cover mounting portion includes a cover supporting plate for positioning the plurality of covers so as to correspond to the housing, a cover rail jig provided on the top surface of the cover supporting plate for aligning the cover in a slidable manner, And an ion blower for removing static electricity or foreign matter generated on the inner surface of the cover when slidingly moved to the housing side by an external force.

The socket mounting portion includes a table operation portion provided on the transfer portion, a table operation portion for raising and rotating the operation table to separate the seating jig from the transfer portion, and a table operation portion provided outside the transfer portion, And a socket coupling part for mounting the socket to the housing of the seating jig separated from the conveyance part.

Further, the conveyance unit is characterized by including a lighting inspection unit for checking whether the LED fluorescent lamp is lit or not.

The lighting inspection unit may include a first connection terminal portion electrically connected to an external power source and a first grounding operation portion moving the first connection terminal portion such that the first connection terminal portion is grounded to a terminal of the socket. do.

Further, the conveyance unit may include an illuminance checking unit for checking the illuminance of the LED fluorescent lamp.

The illuminance inspection unit may include a dark room provided in the transfer unit, a second connection terminal unit provided in the dark room and electrically connected to an external power source, and a second connection terminal unit electrically connected to the second connection terminal unit, And a color thermometer provided in the dark room for measuring illuminance of the LED fluorescent lamp.

In addition, the transfer unit may include a stopper stopping the seating jig for each section.

The stopper includes a contact member hinged to the transfer unit, and a stopper operating unit for contacting the contact member with the seating jig transferred by the transfer unit.

The transfer unit may include a spacing operation unit that separates the seating jig stopped by the stopper from the transfer unit.

In addition, the spacing actuating part includes a working plate provided in each section of the conveying part, and a spacing member for raising the working plate when the seating jig is positioned on the working plate.

The conveying unit may include a first conveying unit that conveys the seating jig in one direction and a second conveying unit that is provided below the first conveying unit and conveys the seating jig in the other direction, And a lifter unit that transfers the jig from the first transfer unit to the second transfer unit and transfers the jig from the second transfer unit to the first transfer unit.

The LED fluorescent lamp manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention has the effect of reducing the defect rate and maximizing the productivity since the components are automatically assembled and inspected while the seating jig provided with the housing is circulated along the conveyance unit.

In addition, since the housing having a plurality of housings in the seating jig is fixed by the fixing block and the fixing block can be firmly fixed by the magnetic force, it is possible to prevent the housing from flowing when assembling the components, Lt; / RTI >

In addition, the present invention can automatically perform the lighting inspection and the illumination inspection of the assembled LED fluorescent lamp, thereby facilitating the classification of defective products and improving the quality of products.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of reducing the defective ratio since the connecting member for electrically connecting the LED modules is soldered after being bonded.

1 is a front view of an LED fluorescent lamp manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a plan view of an LED fluorescent lamp manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a front view showing a transfer unit of an LED fluorescent lamp manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a transfer unit of an LED fluorescent lamp manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a side view showing a transfer unit of an LED fluorescent lamp manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention,
6 is a plan view showing a seating jig of an LED fluorescent lamp manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a front view showing a seating jig of an LED fluorescent lamp manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a perspective view showing a seating jig of an LED fluorescent lamp manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a view showing a tape attaching portion of an LED fluorescent lamp manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a side view showing an LED module attaching portion of an LED fluorescent lamp manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a plan view showing an LED module attaching portion of an LED fluorescent lamp manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 12 is a side view showing a fitting portion of an LED fluorescent lamp manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 13 is a plan view showing an attachment portion of an LED fluorescent lamp manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 14 is a front view showing a fitting portion of an LED fluorescent lamp manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
15 is a side view showing a soldering part of an LED fluorescent lamp manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
16 is a plan view showing a soldering portion of an LED fluorescent lamp manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
17 is a front view showing a soldering part of an LED fluorescent lamp manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
18 is a front view showing a cover mounting portion of an LED fluorescent lamp manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
19 is a plan view showing a cover mounting portion of an LED fluorescent lamp manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
20 is a front view showing a socket mounting portion of an LED fluorescent lamp manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
21 is a plan view showing a socket mounting portion of an LED fluorescent lamp manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
22 is a side view showing a socket mounting portion of an LED fluorescent lamp manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 23 is a front view showing a lighting inspection part of an LED fluorescent lamp manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 24 is a plan view showing a lighting inspection portion of an LED fluorescent lamp manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
25 is a front view showing an illuminance inspection unit of an LED fluorescent lamp manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
26 is a plan view showing an illuminance inspection unit of an LED fluorescent lamp manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
27 is a view showing a stopper of an LED fluorescent lamp manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
28 is a front view showing a lifter of an LED fluorescent lamp manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
29 is a side view showing a lifter of an LED fluorescent lamp manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, an LED fluorescent lamp manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In this process, the thicknesses of the lines and the sizes of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of explanation. In addition, the terms described below are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, which may vary depending on the intention or custom of the user, the operator. Therefore, definitions of these terms should be made based on the contents throughout this specification.

1 to 29, an LED fluorescent lamp manufacturing apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a transfer unit 100, an LED module mounting unit 200, a module connecting unit 300, a cover mounting unit 600, And includes a mounting portion 700.

3 to 5, the transfer unit 100 includes a frame 110 and a chain 120 that is provided on the frame 110 and rotates in an endless track by a drive motor M. [ And a roller 130 provided on the chain 120. The chains 120 are made of a pair of spaced apart spacers. The roller 130 provided on the chain 120 is freely rotated and the seating jig 150 is rotated by the roller 130 when the seating jig 150 is stopped by the stopper 160 It can be stopped regardless of the driving.

The transfer unit 100 includes a seating jig 150 in which a plurality of housings are arranged in parallel. 6 to 8, the seating jig 150 includes a base plate 152 that is conveyed by the conveyance unit 100 and a seating groove 154 which is provided on the base plate 152 and is seated in parallel with the housing, And a fixing block 156 hinged to the base plate 152 to fix the housing in contact with both ends of the housing that is seated in the seating groove 154. A plurality of the seating grooves 154 are coupled in the longitudinal direction of the base plate 152 and are recessed to surround the circumferential surface of the housing.

The fixed block 156 is attached to the base plate 152 by a magnetic force. To this end, the fixed block 156 is made of a magnet, and steel members 153 are provided at both ends of the base plate 152 to be attached by the magnetic force of the fixed block 156. The fixing block 156 is formed in a letter 'A' shape, and the fixing block 156 is attached to the upper surface of the base plate 152 while the end thereof contacts the end of the housing to fix the housing.

The LED module mounting part 200 includes a tape attaching part 210 for attaching a double-sided tape to the housing and an LED module attaching part 220 for attaching the LED module to the double-sided tape. 9, the tape attaching portion 210 includes a tape bobbin 212 wound with a plurality of double-sided tapes wound side by side and a tape 229 carrying a tape bobbin 212 so that the double-sided tape of the tape bobbin 212 contacts the housing. And an attachment operation portion 214. [ The tape bobbin 212 is rotated together with the rotary shaft, and the tape bobbin 212 is detachable from the rotary shaft by the fixing member 213. The tape attaching operation portion 214 is composed of a cylinder for vertically moving the tape bobbin 212 and a drive motor for rotating the tape bobbin 212.

10 or 11, the LED module attaching unit 220 includes a grip unit 230 for vacuum-absorbing and gripping the LED module provided outside the transfer unit 100, and a grip unit 230 for holding the grip unit 230 in the housing And an LED module attaching operation part 240 for attaching the gripped LED module to the upper surface of the double-sided tape. At this time, a receiving die 235 is provided outside the LED module attaching portion 220, and a plurality of LED modules are aligned with the receiving die 235. The grip portion 230 includes a gripping plate 232 and a suction member 234 provided on the gripping plate 232 and connected to a vacuum pump (not shown).

The LED module attachment operation part 240 includes a horizontal movement cylinder 242 for horizontally moving the grip part 230 and a vertical movement cylinder 244 for moving the grip part 230 up and down. That is, the gripping plate 232 can be moved by the horizontal movement cylinder 242 and the vertical movement cylinder 244 so that the adsorption member 234 adsorbs the LED module of the receiving die 235 by the vacuum pressure, And attached to the top of the double-sided tape.

The module connection unit 300 electrically connects the LED modules mounted on the housing to each other, and includes a contact portion 400 and a contact portion 400 for connecting the connection members electrically connecting the LED modules attached to the housing And a soldering portion 500 for soldering the connected connecting member to the LED module. On the upper surface of the housing, a plurality of LED modules are attached in the longitudinal direction, and the LED module is electrically connected to the module connecting part 300.

As shown in Figs. 12 to 14, the abutting portion 400 includes a connecting member feeding portion 410 for feeding a connecting member, a connecting member cutting portion 420 for cutting the connecting member, And a joining operation part 430 for grasping and conveying the member and contacting the joining member to the LED module. The connecting member is formed in a wire shape and is cut into a predetermined length by the connecting member cut-out portion 420, and the respective LED modules are interconnected by the connecting operation portion 430.

The connecting member supply portion 410 is connected to the connecting member bobbin 412 through which the connecting member is wound and the connecting operation portion 414 for rotating the connecting member bobbin 412 and the connecting member supplied by the supplying operation portion 414, (Not shown). The connecting member is supplied in the form of a wire and wound around the connecting member bobbin 412. The connecting member bobbin 412 is rotated by the supply operating portion 414 and supplies the wound up connecting member to one side. The supply operation portion 414 is made up of a drive motor M for rotating the connecting member bobbin 412. The connecting member released from the connecting member bobbin 412 is supplied to the connecting member cutting portion 420 by the guide member 413.

At this time, the connecting member is linearly unfolded and fed by the unfolding operation portion 415. The unfolding operation portion 415 includes a pressing block 416 for fixing the connecting member by the operation of the cylinder and a unfolding block 416 for contacting the periphery of the connecting member fixed by the pressing block 416, 417). The unlocking block 417 is linearly moved by the operation of the cylinder and the unlocking block 417 is provided with an intruding hole 418 through which the connecting member 41 passes. By the sliding movement of the unfolding block 417, 418 and may be straightened.

As described above, when the connecting member is linearly spread and transported, it is cut to a predetermined length by the connecting member cut portion 420. A sensor S is provided between the unfolding operation portion 415 and the connecting member cutout portion 420 to control the supply operation portion 414 so that the connecting member is transmitted to the connecting member cutout portion 420 with a predetermined length.

The connecting member cut portion 420 includes a cutter 422 that is lifted and lowered by driving the cylinder as shown in Fig. 14 and a cutter die 424 that supports the connecting member when cutting the connecting member by the cutter 422 do. At this time, the connecting member is in a state gripped by the contact operation part 430.

The contact operation portion 430 includes a grip block 432 for gripping the connecting member cut by the connecting member cut portion 420, a connecting member feed operation portion 434 for feeding the grip block 432, And a heater unit 435 which heats the gripping block 432 when the connecting member and the LED module are contacted by the connecting member 434 to make the connecting member and the LED module come into contact with each other. The grip block 432 is provided with a vacuum suction hole portion 433 connected to a vacuum pump (not shown) so as to vacuum-suck the cut connecting member.

That is, the connecting member cut by the connecting member cutout portion 420 is in a state of being attracted by the vacuum pressure in a state of being in contact with the vacuum suction hole portion 433 of the grip block 432, And the connecting member is connected to the LED module by the pressing force of the grip block 432 and the heat of the heater part 435. At this time, the circumferential surface of the vacuum suction hole portion 433 is protruded downwardly of the grip block 432, so that the connection member can be sucked at the correct position.

The soldering portion 500 includes a soldering portion 510 having a heating tip 512 to which soldering is automatically supplied and an external power source is applied to generate heat and a soldering portion 520 for moving the soldering portion 510.

15 to 17, the soldering operation portion 520 includes a horizontal moving portion 522 for moving the ironing unit 510 horizontally, a forward / backward moving portion 524 for moving back and forth, and a vertical moving portion 526 for moving the ironing unit 510 up and down And the heating tip 512 of the ironing unit 510 can solder each end of the connecting member 510 by moving the ironing unit 510 horizontally, vertically, and back and forth.

Referring to FIG. 18 or 19, the cover mounting portion 600 includes a cover supporting plate 610 for mounting a cover to the housing, a cover supporting plate 610 for positioning a plurality of covers corresponding to the housing, A cover rail jig 620 for aligning the cover slidably and an ion blower 630 for removing static electricity or foreign matter generated on the inner surface of the cover when the slide rail is moved to the housing side by an external force in the cover rail jig 620 .

At this time, the cover supporting plate 610 is provided on the upper part of the conveying unit 100, and the seating jig 150 provided with the housing is elevated and collinear with the cover supporting plate 610 by the later- . The cover has a semicylindrical shape, and the housing also has a semi-cylindrical shape corresponding to the cover, and the cover is moved along the cover rail jig 620 as shown in Fig. 18 to be coupled to the upper portion of the housing.

An opening 612 is formed in the cover support plate 610 and an ion blower 630 is provided in the opening 612 to remove static electricity or foreign matter generated on the inner surface of the cover when sliding the cover.

20 to 22, the socket mounting portion 700 mounts a socket at both ends of the housing to form an LED fluorescent lamp. A socket connected to an external power source to supply power to the LED module is mounted and includes an operation table 710 provided in the transfer unit 100 and a mounting table 710 mounted on the operation table 710 from the transfer unit 100, And a table operating part 720 which is provided outside the transfer part 100 and is mounted on the housing of the seating jig 150 separated from the conveying part 100 by the operation of the table operating part 720 And a socket coupling portion 730.

The table operation portion 720 includes a center shaft 722 provided on the bottom surface of the operation table 710 and a lift portion 724 for moving the center shaft 722 up and down and a rotation portion 726 for rotating the center shaft 722 . The elevating portion 724 is constituted by a cylinder connected to the center shaft 722 to elevate the central shaft 722 and the rotary portion 726 is eccentrically connected to the central shaft 722 and is connected to the center shaft 722 ). That is, the seating jig 150 is separated from the conveying unit 100 by the elevating unit 724 and the operation table 710 is rotated by 90 degrees to the rotating unit 726 so that the socket coupling unit 730 and the socket .

22, the socket coupling portion 730 includes a coupling tool 732 provided on both sides of the transfer portion 100 and a moving operation portion (not shown) which can move the coupling tool 732 forward, backward, 734). The moving operation portion 734 is constituted by a combination of LM guides.

The transfer unit 100 is provided with a lighting inspection unit 800 for checking whether the LED fluorescent lamps are lit or not. 23 and 24, the lighting inspection unit 800 includes a first connection terminal portion 810 electrically connected to an external power source, a second connection terminal portion 810 electrically connected to the first connection terminal portion 810 such that the first connection terminal portion 810 is grounded to a terminal of the socket, And a first grounding operation portion 820 for moving the first grounding operation portion 810. The first connection terminal portion 810 is formed of a ball plunger to which an external power source is connected and is protruded toward the socket. The first connection terminal portion 810 is provided with a power connection portion 812 connected to an external power source. The first grounding operation unit 820 includes a cylinder for horizontally moving the first connection terminal unit 810.

When the socket and the first connection terminal unit 810 are connected by the operation of the first grounding operation unit 820 in the state that external power is applied to the first connection terminal unit 810, whether the LED fluorescent light is on or not can be grasped, Can be detected.

In addition, the transfer unit 100 includes an illuminance inspection unit 850 for checking the illuminance of the LED fluorescent lamp. 25 or FIG. 26, the illuminance inspection unit 850 includes a dark room 860 provided in the transfer unit 100, a second connection terminal unit 870 provided in the dark room 860 and electrically connected to an external power source, A second grounding operation part for moving the second connection terminal part 870 such that the second connection terminal part 870 is grounded to the socket terminal and a color thermometer 890 for measuring the illuminance of the LED fluorescent lamp, ).

Each of the assembly and inspection operations arranged along the conveyance unit 100 may be performed while the seating jig 150 moving along the conveyance unit 100 is stopped. (150) can be stopped by the respective stoppers (160). 27, the contact member 162 and the contact member 162, which are hingedly connected to the conveyance unit 100, are provided in the conveyance unit 100, and the stopper 160 stops the seating jig 150 for each section. And a stopper operating portion 164 for contacting the seating jig 150 conveyed by the stopper operating portion.

The stopper operating portion 164 is composed of a cylinder for allowing the contact member 162 to seethe and move up and down to the upper portion of the conveying portion 100 and a rotating roller 163 made of synthetic resin is provided at the tip of the contact member 162 . That is, the contact member 162 is rotated by the stopper operating portion 164 and protrudes to the upper portion of the conveyance unit 100, so that the seating jig 150 can be stopped by contacting the tip of the seating jig 150. At this time, the chain 120 of the conveyance unit 100 is provided with the roller 130 and can be stopped at the current position by the rotation of the roller 130.

The transfer unit 100 includes a spacing operation unit 170 that separates the seating jig 150 stopped by the stopper 160 from the transfer unit 100. That is, the spacing operation part 170 supports the seating jig 150 during each assembly and inspection operation to enable smooth operation.

The spacing actuating part 170 includes a working plate 172 provided at each section of the transferring part 100 and a spacing member 170 for raising the working plate 172 when the seating jig 150 is positioned above the working plate 172, Lt; / RTI > The spacing member 174 is made of a cylinder.

The conveyance unit 100 includes a first conveyance unit 100a for conveying the seating jig 150 in one direction and a second conveyance unit provided in the lower portion of the second conveyance unit 100b for conveying the seating jig 150 in the other direction The seating jig 150 is transferred from the first transferring part 100a to the second transferring part 100b and the second transferring part 100b is transferred from the first transferring part 100a to the transferring part 100b, A lifter unit 900 is provided. That is, after the LED fluorescent lamps are sequentially assembled to the seating jig 150 along the first conveyance unit 100a and the empty seating jig 150 is conveyed to the second conveyance unit 100b through the lifter unit 900, And the seating jig 150 returned by the second conveyance unit 100b is transmitted to the first conveyance unit 100a through the lifter unit 900 at the front end.

The lifter section 900 includes a lifter transfer section 910 for performing an infinite locus motion by a drive motor as shown in FIG. 28 or 29, a lifting section 920 for lifting and lowering the lifter transfer section 910, 920 for guiding the lifting and lowering of the lifter transfer section 910. [ The lifting and lowering portion 920 is made up of a cylinder and moves up and down the lifting portion 910. The guide 930 is made of an LM guide.

The operation and effect of the LED fluorescent lamp manufacturing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described as follows.

First, after the housing is seated in the seating jig 150, the fixing block 156 is rotated to fix the housing to the seating jig 150. 8, the fixed block 156 is rotated so that the end thereof contacts the end of the housing to fix the housing. At this time, the fixed block 156 is made of a magnet and attached to the steel member 153 provided on the base plate 152, thereby firmly fixing the housing.

The carrying jig 150 with the housing mounted thereon is conveyed by the conveying unit 100. Each component is sequentially coupled to the housing that is transported by the transporting unit 100. Each of the assembling and inspecting operations arranged along the conveying unit 100 can be performed in a state where the seating jig 150 moved along the conveying unit 100 is stopped and the seating jig 150 conveyed along the conveying unit 100, Can be stopped by the respective stoppers 160. [ The seating jig 150 stopped by the stopper 160 can be separated from the conveyance unit 100 by the spacing operation unit 170 in each assembly and inspection interval.

First, a double-sided tape is attached to the upper surface of a housing made of a semicylindrical shape by a tape attaching portion 210. As shown in Fig. 9, the double-sided tape is wound on and attached to the tape bobbin 212 with the housing, and is in contact with the upper surface of the housing by the tape attaching operation portion 214. [ When the double-sided tape is consumed, the fixing member 213 is removed from the rotary shaft and the tape bobbin 212 is replaced.

After the double-sided tape is attached to the housing, the LED module is attached to the upper surface of the double-sided tape. The LED module is aligned with the receiving die 235 provided outside the transfer unit 100 and the LED module aligned with the receiving die 235 can be attached to the upper surface of the housing by the LED module attaching unit 220 .

10 or 11, by the operation of the LED module attachment operation part 240, the grip part 230 is brought into contact with the LED module, and is moved to a state of being attracted by the suction member 234, Thereby accurately positioning the LED module on the upper portion of the housing. This is possible by the vacuum pressure supplied to the adsorbing member 234.

12 to 17, the seating jig 150 is conveyed by the conveyance unit 100 and is electrically connected between the LED modules attached to the housing by the module connection unit 300. [ The module connection part 300 performs the soldering of the connection member and the connection of the connection member by the contact part 400.

The folding member 400 of the connecting member is made by the folding member 400, and the connecting member bobbin 412 is rotated by the feeding operation portion 414 and is wound up. Then, the supplied connecting member is cut to a predetermined length by the connecting member cutting unit 420.

At this time, the connecting member released from the connecting member bobbin 412 at the time of supplying the connecting member by the supplying operation portion 414 is not in a straight line state, and is unfolded by the unfolding operation portion 415 in a straight line. That is, the connecting member to which the pressing block 416 is supplied is pressed and fixed by the operation of the cylinder, and the spreading block 417 is moved in the longitudinal direction of the connecting member to contact the connecting member to unfold the connecting member in a straight line. The straightening hole 418 is formed in the unfolding block 417 and the connecting member can be straightened as it passes through the straightening hole 418. (See Fig. 14)

The thus-provided connecting member is cut to a predetermined length by the cutter 422. At this time, the connecting member is vacuum-adsorbed and held in the vacuum absorption hole portion 433 of the grip block 432. Thereafter, the grip block 432 is conveyed by the concave member transfer actuating portion 434, and the conveyed concave member is positioned between the LED modules and is pressed by the pressing force of the grip block 432 and the heat of the heater portion 435 .

The seating jig 150 is conveyed by the conveyance unit 100 and is completely fixed by soldering on the contact portion 400 of the connecting member. That is, while the soldering iron 510 is being transferred by the soldering operation part 520, soldering is performed on the contact part 400 of the connecting member and the LED module. The soldering operation part 520 can move the soldering iron 510 horizontally, vertically, and back and forth, so that it can solder on each of the end contacts 400 of the connecting member (see FIG. 15).

When the LED module provided on the upper surface of the housing is connected, the cover is mounted on the upper part of the housing. A reflective sheet may be coupled to the top of the LED module prior to mounting the cover, and the reflective sheet may be securely secured to the housing by a separate clip.

The seating jig 150 is conveyed by the conveying unit 100 in a state where the connection is completed by the soldering part 500 and the cover is mounted on the housing by the cover mounting part 600. [ 18, the cover supporting plate 610 in which the covers are aligned and arranged is provided on the upper portion of the conveying unit 100, and the seating jig 150 is fixed to the cover supporting plate 610 by the spacing actuating part 170 And are elevated in the same line. Thus, the housing of the seating jig 150 and the cover of the cover supporting plate 610 coincide with each other, and the cover is slid by the external force and slidably engaged with the upper portion of the housing. At this time, the cover can be moved along the cover rail jig 620 and can be accurately engaged with the upper portion of the housing.

In addition, static electricity or foreign matter generated on the inner surface of the cover can be removed by the ions ejected from the ion blower 630 through the opening hole 612 of the cover support plate 610 when the cover is slid.

When the cover is mounted on the housing, the spacing operation part 170 is lowered so that the seating jig 150 is moved by the feeding part 100, and the socket is mounted by the socket mounting part 700.

20 to 22, the operation table 710 provided in the conveyance unit 100 is raised by the table operation unit 720 to separate the seating jig 150 from the conveyance unit 100, Both end portions of the housing correspond to the socket connecting portions 730, respectively.

The socket coupling portion 730 includes a coupling tool 732 provided on the outer side of the transfer portion 100 and a moving operation portion 734 capable of moving the coupling tool 732 back and forth, And the socket is screwed to each other to complete the LED fluorescent lamp (refer to FIG. 22).

The thus-completed LED fluorescent lamp is inspected for defects in the lighting inspection unit 800. 23, the first connection terminal portion 810 electrically connected to the external power source is grounded to the socket by the first grounding operation portion 820 to visually check whether the LED fluorescent light is on, The defective product can be classified.

Then, the LED fluorescent lamp can check the illuminance by the illuminance inspection unit 850. [ 25, the second connection terminal portion 870, which is electrically connected to the external power source in the dark room 860, is grounded by the second grounding operation portion with the socket, and when illuminated, the darkness inspection portion 850 It is possible to detect the defect by measuring the illuminance in the color thermometer 890 provided in the color temperature sensor 860.

As described above, the seating jig 150 is stopped for each section, and supported by the working plate 172, the parts are assembled and inspected step by step on the housing.

The conveyance unit 100 of the present embodiment includes a first conveyance unit 100a for conveying the seating jig 150 on which the housing is mounted and a second conveyance unit 100b for conveying the seating jig 150 without the housing. The seating jig 150 of the first conveyance unit 100a and the second conveyance unit 100b may be circulated to the lifter unit.

As shown in FIG. 1, the seating jig 150 on which the housing is seated is sequentially transported by each section to form an LED fluorescent lamp. When the assembly is completed, the LED jig 150 from the seating jig 150 The empty seating jig 150 is conveyed to the second conveyance unit 100b by the lifter unit 90 provided at the rear end of the conveyance unit 100 and the empty seating jig 150 of the second conveyance unit 100b is conveyed And is further supplied to the first transfer section 100a by the lifter section 900 provided at the tip of the transfer section 100.

This operation is possible by allowing the seating jig 150 to be delivered to the lifting section 100 as shown in FIG. 28 or 29 and lifting the lifting section 100 up and down by the lifting section 724. The lifting section 100 can be moved up and down by the guide guide 930 without flowing.

As described above, according to the LED fluorescent lamp manufacturing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to automate all the assembling process and the inspection process for forming the LED fluorescent lamp, thereby maximizing the productivity and reducing the manufacturing cost And the defect rate can be minimized.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. I will understand.

Accordingly, the true scope of protection of the present invention should be defined by the claims.

10: LED fluorescent lamp manufacturing apparatus 100:
110: frame 120: chain
130: roller 150: seat jig
152: base plate 153: steel member
154: seat groove 156: stationary block
160: stopper 162: contact member
163: Rotation roller 164: Stopper operating part
170: spacing operation part 172: working plate
174: spacing member 200: LED module mounting portion
210: tape attaching portion 212: tape bobbin
214: tape attaching operation part 220: LED module attaching part
230: grip part 232: gripping plate
234: suction member 235: support die
240: Attaching the LED module Operation portion 242: Horizontal moving cylinder
244: Up-and-down moving cylinder 300: Module connection part
400: abutment 410: connecting member supply part
412: connecting member bobbin 414: supplying operation part
415: unfolding operation part 416: pressing block
417: Expanded Block 418: Intuition Hole
420: connecting member cutting portion 422: cutter
424: Cutter die 430:
432: grip block 433: vacuum adsorption part
434: concave member transfer operating part 435: heater part
500: soldering part 510: soldering iron
512: heating tip 520: soldering operation part
522: horizontal moving part 524:
526: Shanghai Eastern part 600: Cover mounting part
610: cover supporting plate 612: opening hole
620: Cover rail jig 630: Ion blower
700: socket mounting portion 710: operation table
720: table operating part 722: center axis
724: Lift portion 726:
730: socket coupling part 732: coupling tool
734: moving operation part 800: lighting inspection part
810: first connection terminal part 812: power connection part
820: first ground operating part 850: illuminance inspection part
860: dark room 870: second connection terminal portion
880: Second grounding operation part 890: Color thermometer
900: Lifter section 910: Lifter transmission section
920: ascending / descending section 930: guide guide

Claims (19)

A conveying unit for sequentially moving the housing;
An LED module mounting part for mounting the LED module on the housing;
A module connection part electrically connecting the LED modules mounted on the housing to each other;
A cover mounting portion for mounting the cover on the housing; And
And a socket mounting portion for mounting a socket at both ends of the housing to form an LED fluorescent lamp;
Wherein the conveying portion includes a seating jig in which a plurality of the housings are arranged in parallel;
The seating jig includes: a base plate to be conveyed by the conveying unit;
A seating groove portion provided on the base plate, the seating groove portion being seated in parallel with the housing;
And a fixing block hinged to the base plate so as to fix the housing in contact with both ends of the housing that is seated in the seating groove portion.
delete delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the fixed block is attached to the base plate by a magnetic force.
The LED module according to claim 1,
A tape attaching portion for attaching a double-sided tape to the housing; And
And an LED module attaching unit attaching the LED module to the double-sided tape.
6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the tape attaching portion comprises: a tape bobbin in which a plurality of the double-sided tapes are wound in parallel; And
And a tape-attached operation portion for transferring the tape bobbin such that the double-sided tape of the tape bobbin contacts the housing.
6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the LED module attaching portion comprises: a grip portion for vacuum gripping and gripping the LED module provided outside the transfer portion; And
And an LED module attaching operation unit for transferring the grip unit to an upper portion of the housing and attaching the gripped LED module to an upper surface of the double-sided tape.
The module connector according to claim 1,
A connecting portion connecting a connecting member electrically connecting the LED modules attached to the housing to each other; And
And a soldering portion for soldering the connecting member connected to the LED module to the LED module.
9. The method of claim 8,
The connecting portion includes a connecting member supply portion for supplying the connecting member;
A connecting member cutting portion for cutting the connecting member; And
And a contact operation part holding and connecting the connecting member cut at the connecting member cut part and contacting the connecting member to the LED module.
10. The method of claim 9,
The connecting member supply portion includes a connecting member bobbin on which the connecting member is wound;
A supplying operation part for rotating the connecting member bobbin; And
And a unfolding operation unit for linearly spreading the connecting member supplied by the supplying operation unit.
10. The method of claim 9,
A grip block for gripping the connecting member cut by the connecting member cutout portion;
A connecting member transfer operating part for transferring the grip block; And
And a heater unit which heats the gripping block when the connecting member is in contact with the LED module by the connecting member feed actuating unit to make the connecting member and the LED module come into contact with each other.
12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the gripping block is provided with a vacuum suction hole connected to the vacuum pump so as to vacuum-suction the cut-away connecting member.
The connector according to claim 1,
A cover supporting plate for positioning the plurality of covers to correspond to the housing;
A cover rail jig provided on an upper surface of the cover supporting plate, the cover rail jig aligning the cover to be slidable; And
And an ion blower for removing static electricity or foreign matter generated on the inner surface of the cover when slidingly moved from the cover rail jig to the housing side by an external force.
The connector according to claim 1,
An operation table provided in the transfer unit;
A table operation part for raising and lowering the operation table to separate the seating jig from the conveyance part; And
And a socket engaging portion provided on an outer side of the conveying portion and configured to mount a socket on the housing of the seating jig separated from the conveying portion by operation of the table operating portion.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the transfer unit includes a lighting inspection unit for checking whether the LED fluorescent lamp is turned on.
16. The method of claim 15,
The on-off inspection unit includes: a first connection terminal unit electrically connected to an external power source; And
And a first grounding operation part for moving the first connection terminal part so that the first connection terminal part is grounded to the terminal of the socket.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the conveyance unit includes an illuminance checking unit for checking illuminance of the LED fluorescent lamp.
18. The method of claim 17,
The illuminance inspection unit may include a dark room provided in the conveyance unit;
A second connection terminal provided in the dark room and electrically connected to an external power source;
A second grounding operation part for moving the second connection terminal part such that the second connection terminal part is grounded to a terminal of the socket; And
And a color thermometer provided in the dark room for measuring illuminance of the LED fluorescent lamp.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the transfer unit comprises: a first transfer unit for transferring the seating jig in one direction; And
And a second conveying unit provided below the first conveying unit to convey the seating jig in the other direction;
Wherein the lifting unit comprises a lifter unit for transmitting the seating jig from the first conveyance unit to the second conveyance unit and delivering the seating jig from the second conveyance unit to the first conveyance unit.

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