KR20100019871A - Dipping apparatus for fluorescent lamp - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A dipping apparatus of a fluorescent lamp is provided to reduce the installation area by installing the apparatus in a shape of a circumference capable of an inline, and to effectively settle a conductive material by preheating of both ends of the lamp. CONSTITUTION: A dipping apparatus of a fluorescent lamp comprises: a loading unit(200) loading a lamp; an index(300) rotating the lamp while clamping and operating a dipping process of the lamp; a dipping pot filled with conductive materials arranged along a circumference of the index in a rotational direction for dipping one end of the lamp; and a transfer robot transferring the lamp from the loading unit to the index and transferring the lamp in which the process is completed to a unloading unit(400) from the index.

Description

Dipping apparatus for Fluorescent lamp

The present invention relates to a dipping apparatus for a fluorescent lamp, and more particularly, it is arranged in a circumferential form that can be inline (line) to reduce the installation area, it is possible to manufacture a continuous lamp, both ends of the lamp is preheated conductive The present invention relates to a fluorescent lamp dipping apparatus in which electrode function is improved as the material is effectively bound.

LCD devices, which are in the spotlight among flat panel display devices, include non-light emitting devices that do not emit light by themselves, and include a backlight unit that provides a separate light source.

In such a back light unit, a fluorescent lamp having a diameter of several mm is used. In the fluorescent lamp, a cold cathode fluorescent lamp (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp) and an external electrode fluorescent lamp (External Electrode Fluorescent Lamp) and the like are used, these forms a method of discharging the gas by forming an electric field in the lamp.

In general structure of cold cathode fluorescent lamp and external electrode fluorescent lamp, electrodes are provided at both ends of long lamp, fluorescent material is coated on inner wall of lamp, and interior space of lamp is mixed with mercury, argon, neon, etc. It is filled with gas.

The difference between the cold cathode fluorescent lamp and the external electrode fluorescent lamp is classified according to the type of electrode. The cold cathode fluorescent lamp has a shape in which each lead protrudes from both ends of the lamp constituting the lamp, and the external electrode fluorescent lamp binds a conductive material to both ends of the lamp to serve as an electrode. The external electrode fluorescent lamp may be capped at both ends as necessary.

Such lamps have a conductive material to be dipped at both ends to function as an electrode. Among the conventional lamp fixtures, the dipping apparatus is difficult to manufacture continuously and has a problem in that the equipment installation area is increased.

An object of the present invention is to arrange the in-line circumferential shape to reduce the installation area, to be able to manufacture a continuous lamp, and to improve the electrode function as the both ends of the lamp is preheated to effectively bind the conductive material It is to provide a dipping apparatus for a fluorescent lamp.

The dipping apparatus of the fluorescent lamp includes a loading unit for loading the lamp; An index in which a plurality of clamps for clamping the lamp supplied by the loading unit are arranged and rotated in a circumferential form; A reversal unit disposed around the index along a rotational direction of the index and disposed along the rotational direction of the index to invert the lamp dipped at the dipping port to clamp the index; And an unloading unit in which the lamp of the index is unloaded, and a transport robot for transferring the lamp to the index from the loading unit and transferring the lamp to the unloading unit from the index.

The dipping port includes a first dipping port disposed between the transfer robot and the reversing unit and a second dipping port disposed between the reversing unit and the transfer robot, and between the first dipping port and the transfer robot. It includes a first preheating portion, and a second preheating portion between the inverting unit and the second dipping port.

The first dipping port includes a finishing plate which finishes the conductive material at the lamp end in contact with an end of the lamp when the lamp is released from the dipping port, so that the conductive material at the lamp end is flattened. And a finishing plate which contacts the end of the lamp to exit the dipping port and finishes the conductive material at the end of the lamp to be flattened. The transfer robot is an articulated robot.

The loading part includes a cap inserting part for inserting caps at both ends of the fluorescent lamp, and between the transfer robot and the cap inserting part, an insertion state of a cap inserted at an end of the lamp and a length of the lamp. It includes a cap check unit for checking.

The cap check part includes a lamp discharge part for discharging a lamp that has been badly checked, and the unloading part includes a length check part for checking a length of the lamp.

The length check part includes a lamp discharge part for discharging a lamp that has been defectively checked, the loading part includes a loading chain, and the unloading part includes an unloading chain.

In another embodiment, the dipping apparatus includes a loading unit for loading a lamp, an index in which a plurality of clamps clamping the lamp supplied by the loading unit are arranged in a circumferential shape to rotate the index, and a rotation direction of the index around the index. A dipping port filled along with a molten conductive material so that an end of the lamp is dipped, disposed along a rotational direction of the index around the index, and inverting the lamp dipped in the dipping port to clamp the index And an unloading unit in which the ramp of the index is unloaded.

The dipping port includes a first dipping port disposed between the loading unit and the inversion unit and a second dipping port disposed between the inversion unit and the unloading unit, and between the first dipping port and the loading unit. It includes a first preheating portion, and a second preheating portion between the inverting unit and the second dipping port.

The first dipping port includes a finishing plate which finishes the conductive material at the lamp end in contact with an end of the lamp when the lamp is released from the dipping port, so that the conductive material at the lamp end is flattened. And a finish plate that exits the dipping port and contacts the end of the lamp to finish the conductive material at the lamp end to be flattened.

The loading unit includes a loading robot for supplying the lamp to the index, and the unloading unit includes an unloading robot for carrying out the lamp from the index, and the loading unit has both ends of the fluorescent lamp. It includes a cap insert for inserting a cap (Cap).

The loading unit includes a cap check unit for checking an insertion state of a cap inserted at an end of the lamp and a length of the lamp, and the cap check unit includes a lamp discharge unit for discharging a lamp that is defectively checked.

The unloading unit includes a length check unit for checking the length of the lamp, the length check unit includes a lamp discharge unit for discharging the lamp that is badly checked, the loading unit includes a loading chain, the unloading The part contains an unloading chain.

The dipping apparatus of the fluorescent lamp according to the present embodiment is arranged in a circumferential form that can be in-line, thereby reducing the installation area, making it possible to manufacture a continuous lamp, and since both ends of the lamp are preheated, the conductive material is effectively bound. Accordingly, there is an effect of obtaining a dipping apparatus for a fluorescent lamp in which the electrode function is improved.

1 is a plan view schematically illustrating a dipping apparatus 100 of a fluorescent lamp according to the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the loading unit 200, and FIG. 3 is a cap insertion unit among elements constituting the loading unit 200. 220 is a perspective view. As shown, the dipping apparatus 100 of the fluorescent lamp is a loading unit 200 for loading a lamp, an index 300 and a loading unit 200 in which a dipping process is performed while rotating while clamping the lamp L. And a transfer robot 500 for transferring the lamp L to the index 300 and simultaneously transferring the completed lamp L from the index 300 to the unloading unit 400.

The loading unit 200 includes a cap insertion unit 220 for inserting caps C and Caps at both ends of the lamp L, and a cap for checking the insertion state of the cap C inserted into the end of the lamp L. The check unit 260 and the cap check unit 260 include a lamp discharge unit 280 for discharging the lamp (L) that is badly checked in accordance with whether or not the cap (C) is inserted.

Both ends of the lamps L are supported by the support block B installed in the chain 201, which is continuously moved. In this state, the cap C is inserted through the cap insertion part 220. After passing through the cap checker 260, it is determined whether the cap C is inserted.

The cap inserting device 220 is a device for inserting the cap (C) at both ends of the lamp (L) is provided one each on both sides of the lamp (L). The cap inserting device 220 includes a cap storage unit 222 in which a cap inserted into an end of the lamp L is stored. A spiral path 223 in which the cap C moves is formed in the cap storage unit 222.

The cap storage unit 222 is provided with a driving unit 221 for discharging to the outside by moving the cap (C) from the lower side of the cap storage unit 222 to the upper side through the path 223, the driving unit 221 is It is possible to use a vibrator that generates vibration.

When vibration is applied to the cap storage unit 222 by the vibrator 221, the caps C placed on the bottom surface of the cap storage unit 222 by the vibration gradually rise along the path 223 formed along the inner wall. Done.

Since the cap (C) located on the upper side is exited from the cap storage unit 222 is located in the connection block 226, the vibration is applied to the connection block 226 through the same method as the cap storage unit 222. .

Cap C located in the connection block 226 is advanced by the vibration transmitted, and is moved to the adjacent cap block 224 is located. The cap C located in the cap block 224 is in a state near the end of the lamp L, and is in a lower position than the lamp L.

The block block 224a is formed in the cap block 224 so that the cap C is located.

The cap block 224 is provided with a cap block elevating unit 230 for elevating the cap block 224, and the block groove 224a does not move forward because the cap C passing through the connection block 226 is no longer moved. The stopper 228 is provided in a protruding form to prevent it.

The upper portion of the connection block 226 is provided with an operation block 232 that operates to insert the cap (C) is to move horizontally to the end side of the lamp (L). The operation block 232 is provided with a pusher 232a for pushing the cap C located in the block groove 224a of the cap block 224.

In addition, the operation block 232 is provided with a guide plate 236. The guide plate 236 has a cap C pushed by the pusher 232a when the pusher 232a of the operation block 232 is positioned at the top of the cap block 224 to push the cap C. This is to prevent the departure from the block groove 224a.

An elevating block 234 is provided between the block B supporting the end of the lamp L and the cap block 224 to elevate the lamp L by elevating therebetween. A ramp fixing block 238 is provided at an upper portion of the elevating block 234 to fix the ramp L raised by the elevating block 234.

When the elevating block 234 is operated to ascend, the ramp L is raised to be positioned approximately on the same line as the pusher 232a of the operation block 232.

Inserting the cap (C) to the lamp (L) is the same as Figure 4a to 4d.

The cap (C) is moved to the cap storage unit 222 by vibration to be located in the connection block 226, the cap (C) located in the connection block 226 is advanced by the vibration to block the groove of the cap block 224 Go to 224a. At this time, the cap C located in the cap block 224 is kept no longer moved by the stopper 228 protruding from the block groove 224a.

In this state, the lamp L is moved to a state as shown in FIG. 4A. In this case, the lifting block 234 and the cap block 224 are lower than the lamp L and the pusher 232a of the operation block 232. ) Lamp L is in a higher state.

Thereafter, the elevating block 234 and the cap block 224 are raised as shown in FIG. 4B, and the ramp L is separated from the block B by the raising of the elevating block 234 to be supported by the elevating block 234. Will remain intact.

As the cap block 224 rises, the cap C located in the block groove 224a is positioned on the same line as the end of the ramp L, and protrudes into the block groove 224a to move the cap C forward. The stopper 228 which was restricted is located below, and the cap C becomes a state which can be moved.

Accordingly, the end of the lamp (L) and the cap (C) and the pusher (232a) of the operation block 232 is located on the same line, in this state the operation block 232 as shown in Figure 4c is advanced. As the pusher 232a moves forward of the operation block 232, the pusher 232a pushes the cap C located in the block groove 224a to be inserted into the end of the lamp L.

After the cap C is inserted into the end of the lamp L, the operation block 232 moves backward and is positioned above the connection block 226 as shown in FIG. 4D. And the cap block 224 and the rising block 234 is lowered to the state as shown in Figure 4a. As the rising block 234 descends, the lamp L is positioned and supported in the block B again.

After the caps C are inserted into both ends of the lamp L through the cap inserting part 220 as described above, the cap check part 260 is positioned to determine whether the cap C is inserted.

As shown in FIG. 5A, the cap check unit 260 may be configured such as a sensor 262. When the cap C is inserted at the end of the lamp L in the cap inserting portion 220, a portion l of the cap C is not inserted at the end of the lamp L, and this part l The sensor 262 checks to determine whether the cap (C) is inserted.

If the cap C is completely inserted into the lamp L, as shown in FIG. 5B, the cap C may not be recognized because no part is exposed to the sensor 262, and thus the lamp L may be defective. The lamp is discharged by the lamp discharge unit 280 which is determined to be described later.

The lamp discharge unit 280 includes a loading hopper 282 on which the bad checked lamp L is loaded and a discharge member 290 for transferring the bad checked lamp L to the loading hopper 282. The loading hopper 282 is formed with a hole 282a having a shape longer than the length of the lamp L so that the lamp L raised by the discharge member 290 can be transported and positioned. In addition, a stopper block 295 is provided on the bottom of the loading hopper 282.

As shown in FIG. 6A, the discharge member 290 includes a first guide block 292 and a second guide block 294, and the first guide block 292 is inclined in one direction. The inclined block 292a is provided. The inclined block 292a is formed at each end of each of the first guide block 292 in the lengthwise direction.

The second guide block 294 is positioned between the inclined blocks 292a.

The second guide block 294 is inclined to face the inclined portion formed in the inclined block 292a. That is, when the second guide block 292 is located between the inclined block 292a as shown in the side view in the V-shape, the lamp (L) is located in this portion.

A support bar 296 is provided on the bottom of the first guide block 292 to maintain the state in which the first guide block 292 is supported with respect to the second guide block 294, and on the outer circumference of the support bar 296. A spring 298 is provided.

An upper portion of the support bar 296 is fixed to the first guide block 292, and a lower portion thereof is positioned to be not fixed to the second guide block 294.

The lamp discharge portion 280 of this configuration operates as follows.

When the lamp L, which has been determined to be defective by the cap checker 260, is positioned at the lower side of the loading hopper 282 and the upper portion of the discharge member 290, as shown in FIG. 6B, the lamp L shown in FIG. As described above, the discharge member 290 is raised by the operation of the discharge member driver 293.

The discharge member 290 rising in this way lifts the lamp L, which is determined to be defective, from the block B and rises. At this time, the lamp L is positioned between the first guide block 292 and the second guide block 294.

As shown in FIG. 6D, the first guide block 292 of the rising discharge member 290 is caught by the stopper block 295 provided on the bottom surface of the loading hopper 282 and the lift is limited. However, the second guide block 294 continues to ascend, and the ramp L ascends as the second guide block 294 rises, and is placed in the loading hopper 282 through the hole 282a.

After the lamp L, which is determined to be defective, is discharged by the lamp discharge unit 280, the remaining good lamps L are moved to the multi-jointed transfer robot 500 as shown in FIG. 7, by the transfer robot 500. Is transferred to the index 300. The transfer robot 500 is in the form of a multi-joint, and grasps a plurality of lamps L moving in a horizontal state and supplies them vertically to the index 300.

The transfer robot 500 is provided with a clamp 510 to hold a plurality of lamps (L).

The lamp L transferred to the index 300 by the transfer robot 500 has a dipping process at one end thereof by the first preheating unit 310 and the first dipping port 330 provided in the index 300. After the inversion is performed through the inversion unit 350, the dipping process is performed at the other end by the second preheater 370 and the second dipping port 390. Since the first preheater 310, the second preheater 370, the first dipping port 330, and the second dipping port 390 have the same configuration, the second preheater 370 and the second dipping port ( The description of 390 will be omitted.

The index 300 is a disk-shaped plate I, and a plurality of clamps 302 for clamping the lamp L are arranged in a circumferential form. The index 300 may be used as a form of rotation or a form of linear movement as described in the present embodiment for the convenience of the user. Each clamp 302 is raised and lowered.

The index 300 has a different process according to a section, and one side end is preheated by the first preheater 200 after the lamp L is loaded by the transport robot 500. The first preheating unit 310 is for preheating the end of the lamp (L), it is to increase the degree of binding in dipping the conductive material (S) at the end in the first dipping port 330 to be described later.

The first preheating unit 310 is composed of a housing 312 in which a predetermined portion of the upper portion is opened and the lamp L is located inside, and a heater 314 provided inside the housing 312. The heater 314 may be used in various forms, but one example may use a hot wire.

The lamp L clamped and moved by the clamp 302 is positioned above the first preheating unit 310 as shown in FIG. 9. In this state, as the clamp 302 descends as shown in FIG. 10, the lamp L descends. The end of the lowered lamp L is positioned between the hot wires 314 in the housing 312 to preheat.

The lamp L, which is preheated for a predetermined time, rises with the rise of the clamp 302 and exits the inside of the housing 312.

The lamp L whose one end is heated by the first preheater 310 is positioned above the first dipping port 330 as shown in FIG. 11 by the rotational movement of the index 300. The port 332 of the first dipping port 330 is filled with a conductive material S, and the conductive material is bound to both ends of the lamp L to serve as an electrode. As the conductive material, a material containing lead, silver or carbon may be present in a molten state.

The clamp 302 is lowered so that the end of the lamp L is dipped in the molten conductive material S so that the conductive material S is dipped at one end of the lamp L. The first dipping port 330 is provided with a vibration generator 334 for applying a vibration so that the conductive material is effectively dipped at the end when the lamp (L) is dipping. When the cap (C) is provided at the end of the lamp (L), the conductive material (S) is infiltrated between the end and the cap (C) by the vibration generating unit 334 to improve their binding properties.

And the first dipping port 330 is provided with a closing plate 336 for finishing the end of the lamp (L) is subjected to dipping.

The closing plate 336 is to allow the conductive material (S) dipped at the end of the lamp (L) to be flattened in a certain form. The closing plate 336 is formed with at least one unevenness (336a, 凹凸).

The formation of the unevenness 336a is for indicating a reference on either one of both ends of the lamp L. As shown in FIG.

The finish plate 336 is moved horizontally by the horizontal drive unit 338 to move to the end side of the ramp (L) is completed dipping. The horizontal driver 338 may be used in the form of a linear actuator.

As shown in FIG. 13A, when two or more unevennesses 336a and 336b are formed in the finishing plate 336, one side end of the lamp L comes into contact with the first unevenness 336a formed at the front side. After inverting the lamp L through the reversing unit 350, the finishing plate 336 is further advanced by the horizontal driving unit 338, so that the other side of the lamp L is formed on the second unevenness 336b formed at the rear. When the end is in contact with the other end of the lamp (L) can be a different type of finish treatment.

And, as shown in Figure 13b, when forming the concave-convex (336a, 336b) in parallel form the first concave-convex (336a) to the one end of the lamp (L) first to finish. After inverting the lamp L through the reversing unit 350, the horizontal driving unit 338 is moved so that the other end contacts the second unevenness 336b located on the right side, and then the lamp L is lowered and closed. Do the processing.

14 does not lower the clamp 302 while raising the lamp L out of the port 312 of the first dipping port 310, and raises the closing plate 336 of the lamp L. Shown to finish the end. In this case, the driving unit 1338 may use a form such as an air cylinder capable of vertical driving.

On the other hand, it can be produced and used in the form as shown in Figs. 15a to 15c by another method. As shown in FIG. 15A, the lamp L1 dipping by the vertical movement of the clamp 302a moves in accordance with the rotation of the index 300 as shown in FIG. 15B. At this time, the lamp (L1) that has already been dipping at one end is positioned on the top of the finishing plate 1336, which is provided separately on the side of the port 332, the lamp (L2) is not dipping is dipping port It is located at the top of (332).

In this state, when each of the clamps 302a and 302b is lowered as shown in FIG. 15C, the previous lamp L1 which has already been dipped is finished, and the lamp L2 located at the rear is dipped. .

In another method of finishing the end of the lamp (L1), the closing plate (1336) (1396) as shown in Figure 16 in the fixed state, without lowering the clamp (302a) in the state as shown in Figure 15b May be raised by the vertical driving units 1338 and 1398 to contact the end of the lamp L1 to finish the end.

As described above, the preheating (first preheating unit 310) and the dipping (first dipping port, 330) and the finishing treatment of the lamp L are performed at one end of the lamp L as the index 300 rotates. It is moved to the inversion unit 350 side as shown in 17 and inverted.

The inversion unit 350 includes a base 356, a support shaft 358 installed on the base 356, and a pair of arms A1 and A2 installed and rotated on the support shaft 358. The support shaft 358 is provided with a rotating member 352 to rotate the arms A1 and A2. Arms A1 and A2 are provided with a clamp 302 for clamping the lamp L. As shown in FIG. The lamp L passing through the first preheating unit 310 and the first dipping port 330 described above is located in the clamp 302 of the arm A1 on the right side with reference to the illustrated drawing.

As the rotating member 352 rotates while the lamp L is clamped to the arm A1 on the right side, the lamp L is located at the arm A2 on the left side. This rotation is repeatedly performed to invert the lamp L so that the process is performed in the second preheating unit 370 and the second dipping port 390 which will be described later.

Since the second preheater 370 and the second dipping port 390 have the same configuration and operation as the first preheater 310 and the first dipping port 330, detailed description thereof will be omitted. (See FIG. 8 to FIG. 16, Code Arm. 370 to 398, 1398.)

The lamp is processed at one end by the first preheating unit 310 and the first dipping port 330, and the lamp is processed at the other end by the second preheating unit 370 and the second dipping port 390. L is transferred to the unloading part 400 by the transfer robot 500 described above.

As shown in FIG. 18, the unloading unit 400 includes an alignment unit 420 for aligning lamps and a length check unit 460 for checking the length of the lamp L. In addition, the unloading unit 400 has a chain 401 (Chain) to continuously move the lamps (L), the chain 401 is provided in the support block (B) that is supported at both ends of the lamp (L). . The length check unit 460 is provided with a lamp discharge unit 280 for discharging the lamp (L) that is checked bad.

The alignment unit 420 aligns the lamp L before the length check unit 460 to effectively check the length in the length check unit 460.

The alignment unit 420 is a reference plate 428 in which the lamp pusher 422 for pushing the lamp L at one end of the lamp L and the other end of the lamp L pushed by the lamp pusher 422 are in uniform contact. ).

The lamp pusher 422 is installed in the alignment block 424, and the alignment block 424 is connected to and operated by the alignment driver 426.

As shown in FIGS. 19A and 19B, when the lamp L moves to the alignment unit 420, the lamp pusher 422 is operated to push one end of the lamp L. In this case, since the other end of the lamp L is in contact with the fixed reference plate 428, the lamps L are uniformly aligned.

The lamps L, which are aligned by the alignment unit 420, are checked for length by the length check unit 460, and the lamp L, which has been determined to be defective, is discharged by the lamp discharge unit 280.

The length check part 460 operates the check probe 462 inserted into the end of the lamp L, the probe block 464 on which the check probe 462 is installed, and the probe block 464 to the end side of the lamp L. Probe driver 468 for the purpose of operation.

As shown in FIG. 20A, when the lamp L is positioned, the probe driver 468 operates to move the check probe 462 to the end side of the lamp L. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 20B, an end portion of the lamp L is positioned inside the check probe 462 which is moved to the end of the lamp L for a predetermined period, and the length of the lamp L is checked.

A plurality of sensors are provided inside the check probe 462 as shown in FIG. 21A.

The sensor may be installed in any number according to the user's convenience, but in the present embodiment, three types of the first, second, and third sensors 462a, 462b, and 462c will be described by way of example. When the user sets the length value of the lamp L including the cap C, when the third sensor 462c and the second sensor 462b are set to recognize the lamp L of good quality only. Except for the case of Fig. 21B, all are defective lamps L.

If only the third sensor 462c is detected as shown in FIG. 21A, since the length of the lamp L is short, it corresponds to the defective lamp L. FIG. In addition, although not shown, if the detection is made in all the sensors 462a, 462b, 462c, since the length of the lamp L is long, such a lamp L also corresponds to the defective lamp L.

The lamp L determined as defective by the length checker 460 is discharged by the lamp discharger 280. The lamp discharge unit 280 is omitted because it is the same as the configuration and operation state described above.

22 is a schematic plan view of a fluorescent lamp dipping apparatus 100 according to another embodiment. In another embodiment, the loading unit 200 includes a multi-jointed loading robot 580 for supplying the lamp L to the index 300, and the unloading unit 400 includes a ramp from the index 300. L) includes an unloading robot 582 in the form of a joint. Other configurations are the same as those described above.

1 is a plan view of a dipping apparatus for a fluorescent lamp according to the present embodiment.

2 is a perspective view of the loading unit.

3 is a perspective view of the cap insertion portion of the elements constituting the loading portion.

4A to 4D are operation state diagrams of the cap inserting portion.

5A and 5B are cross-sectional views showing the use state and configuration of the cap check unit among the elements forming the loading unit.

6A to 6D are side views illustrating the operation state and configuration of the lamp discharge unit.

7 is a side view of the transfer robot of the fluorescent lamp dipping apparatus according to the present embodiment.

8 is a perspective view of a first preheating part (second preheating part) and a first dipping port (second dipping port) provided in an index constituting the fluorescent lamp dipping apparatus according to the present embodiment.

9 is a perspective view of a first preheating part (second preheating part) provided in the index.

10 is a side view of FIG. 9.

11 is a perspective view of a first dipping pot (second dipping pot) provided in an index.

12 is a side view of FIG. 11.

13A and 13B illustrate another embodiment of the finishing plate provided in the first dipping port (second dipping port).

14 is another embodiment of a first dipping port (second dipping port).

15A to 15C show still another embodiment of the first dipping port (second dipping port).

16 is another embodiment of a first dipping port (second dipping port).

17 is a front view of the inversion unit.

18 is a perspective view of an unloading unit.

19A and 19B are plan views illustrating a configuration and an operating state of the alignment unit provided in the unloading unit.

20A and 20B are plan views illustrating a configuration and an operating state of the length check unit provided in the unloading unit.

21A and 21B are sectional views showing a state in which the length of the lamp is checked by the length check unit.

22 is a plan view of a fluorescent lamp dipping apparatus according to another embodiment.

Claims (26)

A loading unit for loading a lamp; An index in which a plurality of clamps for clamping the lamp supplied by the loading unit are arranged and rotated in a circumferential form; A dipping port disposed around the index along a rotational direction of the index and filled with a conductive material in a molten state such that an end of the lamp is dipped; An inverting unit disposed around the index along a rotational direction of the index to invert the lamp dipped at the dipping port to be clamped to the index; An unloading unit in which the ramp of the index is unloaded; And And a transfer robot for transferring the lamp to the index by the loading unit and transferring the lamp to the unloading unit from the index. The fluorescent lamp of claim 1, wherein the dipping port comprises a first dipping port disposed between the transfer robot and the reversing unit, and a second dipping port disposed between the reversing unit and the transfer robot. Dipping device. The dipping of the fluorescent lamp according to claim 2, further comprising a first preheating part between the first dipping port and the transfer robot, and a second preheating part between the inverting unit and the second dipping port. Device. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the first dipping port includes a finishing plate for finishing the flattening of the conductive material at the end of the lamp by contacting the end of the lamp when the lamp exits the first dipping port. Fluorescent lamp dipping device. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the second dipping port includes a finishing plate for finishing the flattening of the conductive material at the end of the lamp in contact with the end of the lamp when the lamp exits the second dipping port. Fluorescent lamp dipping device. The dipping apparatus of a fluorescent lamp according to claim 1, wherein the transfer robot is a multi-joint robot. The dipping apparatus of claim 1, wherein the loading unit includes a cap insertion unit for inserting caps at both ends of the fluorescent lamp. The dipping apparatus of claim 7, wherein a cap check unit is disposed between the transfer robot and the cap insertion unit to check an insertion state of a cap inserted into an end of the lamp and a length of the lamp. The dipping apparatus of claim 8, wherein the cap check unit comprises a lamp discharge unit for discharging the lamp of which the defect is checked. The dipping apparatus of claim 1, wherein the unloading unit includes a length check unit for checking a length of the lamp. The dipping apparatus of claim 10, wherein the length check unit comprises a lamp discharge unit for discharging the lamp of which the defect is checked. The dipping apparatus of claim 1, wherein the unloading unit includes an alignment unit for aligning the lamps. The dipping apparatus of claim 1, wherein the loading unit includes a loading chain, and the unloading unit includes an unloading chain. A loading unit for loading a lamp; An index in which a plurality of clamps for clamping the lamp supplied by the loading unit are arranged and rotated in a circumferential form; A dipping port disposed around the index along a rotational direction of the index and filled with a conductive material in a molten state such that an end of the lamp is dipped; An inverting unit disposed around the index along a rotational direction of the index to invert the lamp dipped at the dipping port to be clamped to the index; And an unloading part in which the lamp of the index is unloaded. 15. The fluorescent lamp of claim 14, wherein the dipping port comprises a first dipping port disposed between the loading unit and the inversion unit and a second dipping port disposed between the inversion unit and the unloading unit. Dipping device of the lamp. 15. The dipping apparatus of claim 14, wherein a first preheating part is included between the first dipping port and the loading part, and a second preheating part is included between the inverting unit and the second dipping port. . 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the first dipping port comprises a finishing plate for finishing the flattening of the conductive material at the end of the lamp in contact with the end of the lamp when the lamp exits the first dipping port Fluorescent lamp dipping device. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the second dipping port comprises a finishing plate for finishing the flattening of the conductive material at the end of the lamp in contact with the end of the lamp when the lamp exits the second dipping port Fluorescent lamp dipping device. 15. The fluorescent lamp of claim 14, wherein the loading unit includes a loading robot for supplying the lamp to the index, and the unloading unit includes an unloading robot for carrying out the lamp from the index. Dipping device of the lamp. 15. The dipping apparatus of claim 14, wherein the loading unit includes a cap inserting unit for inserting caps at both ends of the fluorescent lamp. The dipping apparatus of claim 20, wherein the loading unit includes a cap check unit for checking an insertion state of a cap inserted into an end of the lamp and a length of the lamp. 22. The dipping apparatus of claim 21, wherein the cap check unit includes a lamp discharge unit for discharging the lamp of which the defect is checked. 15. The dipping apparatus of claim 14, wherein the unloading unit includes a length check unit for checking a length of the lamp. 24. The dipping apparatus of claim 23, wherein the length check unit comprises a lamp discharge unit for discharging the lamp of which the defect is checked. The dipping apparatus of claim 14, wherein the loading unit includes a loading chain and the unloading unit includes an unloading chain. 15. The dipping apparatus of claim 14, wherein the unloading unit includes an alignment unit for aligning lamps.

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