KR20170044308A - Adhesive dispenser system with a cleaning function and method of controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a glue dispenser system having a cleaning function and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to a glue dispenser system having a cleaning function and a control method thereof, the glue dispenser system including a cartridge mounting portion on which one or more cartridges accommodated with an adhesive are mounted; A discharge unit for discharging the adhesive of the cartridge to the outside; A remaining amount detecting unit for detecting the remaining amount of the adhesive in the cartridge; A cleaning unit for cleaning a series of components for discharging the adhesive discharged from the cartridge to the outside; And a control unit which cleans a series of components that control the cleaning unit to discharge the adhesive to the outside when the remaining amount of the adhesive is less than a reference residual amount as a result of detection through the remaining amount sensing unit. Thereby, the adhesive dispenser system can be efficiently operated and easily managed.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to an adhesive dispenser system having a cleaning function,

The present invention relates to an adhesive dispenser system having a cleaning function and a control method thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates to a dispenser system for discharging an adhesive using a cartridge so that an adhesive can be automatically discharged using a plurality of cartridges And more particularly, to a glue dispenser system having a cleaning function for efficiently operating and managing an adhesive dispenser system using a cartridge by performing a cleaning operation automatically when a cartridge is replaced, and a control method thereof.

Adhesives used for bonding electronic components can easily be cured or deteriorated depending on changes in air contact, heat, light, temperature, and the like. Therefore, the adhesive is stored in a small-capacity cartridge to minimize air contact, and the cartridge is used in an adhesive dispenser when used.

In the case of a cartridge-mounted dispenser, a cartridge in which an adhesive is accommodated is connected to a needle-mounted head unit through a supply pipe, and the adhesive in the cartridge is applied to the object through the head unit. After the adhesive in the cartridge is exhausted, the use of the other cartridge can minimize the exposure of the adhesive to the air.

However, when replacing the cartridge, it is troublesome to remove a remaining adhesive from the supply pipe in the dispenser and then install a new cartridge. Further, when the cartridge is replaced, since the operator must manually replace the cartridge after the operation of the apparatus is stopped, the application position of the adhesive is difficult to keep constant, and inevitably the adhesive is exposed to the room temperature, so that maintenance of the dispenser is difficult .

In addition, in the case of a small-capacity cartridge, since the adhesive is rapidly consumed, the cartridge needs to be frequently replaced, so that the operation efficiency is lowered due to the replacement of the cartridge and the cleaning operation.

Disclosure of the Invention The present invention has been conceived to solve the problems described above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a dispenser system for discharging an adhesive using a cartridge so that an adhesive can be automatically discharged using a plurality of cartridges, The present invention provides a glue dispenser system having a cleaning function for efficiently operating and easily managing an adhesive dispenser system using a cartridge, and a control method thereof.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cartridge mounting apparatus comprising: a cartridge mounting portion on which at least one cartridge accommodated with an adhesive is mounted; A discharge unit for discharging the adhesive of the cartridge to the outside; A remaining amount detecting unit for detecting the remaining amount of the adhesive in the cartridge; A cleaning unit for cleaning a series of components for discharging the adhesive discharged from the cartridge to the outside; And a control unit for controlling the cleaning unit to clean a series of components for discharging the adhesive to the outside when the remaining amount of the adhesive is less than a reference residual amount as a result of detection through the residual amount sensing unit, / RTI >

Here, the cleaning unit may include: a cleaning unit for supplying a cleaning liquid; And a drying unit for supplying the air to dry the cleaning liquid.

The control unit may control the discharging unit to sequentially discharge the adhesive of the next cartridge after the adhesive of one cartridge is discharged when a plurality of cartridges are mounted.

When the residual amount of the adhesive is equal to or less than the reference residual amount, the controller may discharge the adhesive remaining in the cartridge and then control the cleaning unit to clean the adhesive.

The apparatus may further include a temperature adjusting unit for adjusting a temperature of the cartridge mounting unit to maintain the storage temperature of the adhesive according to the kind of the adhesive.

According to another aspect of the present invention for achieving the above or other objects, there is provided a method of detecting a residual amount of at least one cartridge, Discharging the predetermined amount of the adhesive to the outside when the remaining amount of the adhesive is larger than the reference residual amount; And a step of cleaning a series of components for discharging the adhesive to the outside when the remaining amount of the adhesive is less than a reference residual amount.

If the remaining amount of the adhesive is larger than the reference residual amount, the step of discharging the predetermined amount of the adhesive to the outside may include discharging the adhesive of one of the cartridges when the plurality of cartridges are mounted, And discharging it.

The step of cleaning a series of components for discharging the adhesive to the outside when the residual amount of the adhesive is less than the reference residual amount includes discharging all of the adhesive remaining in the cartridge; Supplying a cleaning liquid to a series of components for discharging the adhesive to the outside; And supplying air to dry the cleaning liquid.

As described above, according to the adhesive dispenser system having the cleaning function of the present invention and the control method thereof, the adhesive can be automatically discharged using a plurality of cartridges, thereby extending the cartridge replacement period.

In addition, according to the adhesive dispenser system having the cleaning function of the present invention and the control method thereof, the cleaning operation is automatically performed when the cartridge is replaced, so that the adhesive dispenser system using the cartridge can be efficiently operated and easily managed.

1 is a control block diagram of an adhesive dispenser system having a cleaning function according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a control flowchart of an adhesive dispenser system equipped with a cleaning function according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a configuration of an adhesive dispenser system equipped with a cleaning function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, the suffix "device" and "part" for the components used in the following description are used to denote the same or corresponding components in the description with reference to the accompanying drawings. Are merely given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role. In the following description of the embodiments of the present invention, a detailed description of related arts will be omitted when it is determined that the gist of the embodiments disclosed herein may be blurred. It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed. , ≪ / RTI > equivalents, and alternatives.

Terms including ordinals, such as first, second, etc., may be used to describe various elements, but the elements are not limited to these terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, . On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between.

The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In the present application, the terms "comprises", "having", and the like are used to specify that a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

1 is a control block diagram of an adhesive dispenser system 100 having a cleaning function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, the dispenser system 100 includes a cartridge mounting portion 124 on which the cartridge 126 is mounted, a temperature temperature adjusting portion 122 for controlling the temperature inside the cartridge mounting portion 124, A discharging portion 116 for discharging the adhesive to the outside through a supply pipe, a remaining amount detecting portion 114 for detecting the remaining amount of the adhesive in the cartridge 126, a cleaning portion 118 for cleaning the supply pipe of the adhesive, and a drying portion 128 And a control unit 110 for controlling each of these components.

The cartridge mounting portion 124 is provided with a cartridge 126 for receiving a liquid adhesive. One or more cartridges 126 may be mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 124. A plurality of cartridges 126 mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 124 are connected to a supply pipe through which an adhesive is discharged and a supply pipe connected to the discharge port of each cartridge 126 may be connected to one supply pipe for finally discharging the adhesive.

The temperature control unit 122 can maintain the internal temperature of the cartridge mounting unit 124 at a predetermined temperature. Thus, the adhesive contained in the cartridge 126 can be stored for a long time without being cured or deteriorated.

The discharging unit 116 can discharge a predetermined amount of the adhesive from the cartridge 126 mounted on the cartridge mounting unit 124 under the control of the controller 110. [ For example, the discharge portion 116 can discharge the adhesive in the cartridge 126 to the supply pipe by applying air pressure to the cartridge 126. [

The remaining amount sensing unit 114 senses the amount of the adhesive remaining in the cartridge 126 and can transmit the sensed amount to the control unit 110.

The cleaning section 118 and the drying section 128 can clean a series of components that discharge the adhesive discharged from the cartridge 126 to the outside. The components for discharging the adhesive to the outside may include an adhesive supply pipe connected to the cartridge 126, a valve for interrupting the adhesive supplied to the supply pipe, a needle for discharging the adhesive, and the like. The cleaning section 118 may spray the cleaning liquid to clean the remaining adhesive. The drying unit 128 can remove remaining adhesive by spraying air and dry the remaining moisture.

In the memory 112, setting information for controlling the controller 110 may be stored. The memory 112 may store information such as a use amount of the adhesive, a replacement period, or a daily use amount.

The control unit 110 can control each configuration of the system 100 based on the information stored in the memory 112. [ The controller 110 controls the temperature control unit 122 to maintain the temperature of the cartridge mounting unit 124 at an appropriate temperature and control the predetermined amount of adhesive to be discharged at a predetermined time.

The control unit 110 may detect the remaining amount of the at least one cartridge 126 in which the adhesive is accommodated and may control the discharging unit 116 to discharge the predetermined amount of the adhesive to the outside when the remaining amount of the adhesive is larger than the reference remaining amount. Here, when the plurality of cartridges 126 are mounted, the controller 110 may discharge all of the adhesive of one cartridge 126 and sequentially discharge the adhesive of the next cartridge 126. [ Thus, since the plurality of cartridges 126 can be stored sequentially for a long time, the replacement cycle of the cartridges 126 can be significantly increased.

The controller 110 controls the cleaning unit including the cleaning unit 118 and the drying unit 128 to clean a series of components that discharge the adhesive to the outside when the remaining amount of the adhesive is less than the reference residual amount. Here, if the remaining amount of the adhesive is less than the reference residual amount, the controller 110 may first perform the cleaning after discharging the remaining adhesive. The control unit 110 supplies the cleaning liquid through the cleaning unit 118 to clean the supply pipe and the valve for discharging the adhesive to the outside, and then supplies the air to remove the remaining impurities, and the moisture of the cleaning liquid is dried .

With such a configuration, the present invention can extend the replacement cycle of the cartridge 126 by allowing the plurality of cartridges 126 to be stored optimally and automatically discharging the adhesive. In addition, the cleaning and drying operation is performed automatically when the cartridge 126 is replaced, so that the adhesive dispenser system 100 using the cartridge 126 can be efficiently operated and easily managed.

2 is a control flow diagram of an adhesive dispenser system 100 provided with a cleaning function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When a plurality of adhesive cartridges 126 are mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 124 (S110), the controller 110 checks the remaining amount of the cartridge 126 (S112). Here, the controller 110 controls the temperature controller 122 to maintain the temperature of the cartridge holder 124 at an appropriate temperature, and to control the predetermined amount of adhesive to be discharged at a preset time.

The control unit 110 compares the remaining amount of the cartridge 126 detected with the predetermined reference remaining amount to determine whether the use is completed (S114).

The control unit 110 determines that the use of the adhesive 126 is not completed when the remaining amount of the adhesive of the cartridge 126 is larger than the preset reference residual amount, and controls the discharging unit 116 to discharge the predetermined amount of adhesive to the outside have. If the plurality of cartridges 126 are mounted, the control unit 110 discharges the adhesive of one cartridge 126 and then sequentially discharges the adhesive of the next cartridge 126 (S116).

When the remaining amount of the adhesive is less than the reference residual amount, the controller 110 determines that the use is completed, and discharges all remaining adhesive to the outside (S118).

Upon completion of the discharge of the residual adhesive, the controller 110 supplies the cleaning liquid through the cleaning part 118 to clean the supply pipe, the valve, and the like for discharging the adhesive to the outside (S120).

When the cleaning using the cleaning liquid is completed, the controller 110 may supply the air to remove remaining impurities and dry the moisture of the cleaning liquid (S122).

After the cleaning is completed, the used cartridge 126 can be replaced (S124).

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a configuration of an adhesive dispenser system 100 provided with a cleaning function according to an embodiment of the present invention, illustrating components of the air and a cleaning liquid.

A plurality of cartridges 126 may be mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 124. In this embodiment, three cartridges Glue # 1, Glue # 2 and Glue # 3 are mounted and driven.

A regulator 300 that supplies air to the entire system 100 is connected to the side of the cleaning liquid tank 310 and the dispenser air supply 312 to supply air.

The cleaning liquid tank 300 may be included in the cleaning section 118 in the block of FIG. When air is supplied from the regulator 300, the cleaning liquid stored in the cleaning liquid tank 300 is discharged by the pressure. The cleaning liquid discharged from the cleaning liquid tank 300 may be supplied to the head unit 318 for applying an adhesive.

The air supplied from the dispenser air supply 312 is controlled by the main solenoid valve 314 so as to be supplied to the head unit 318 or supplied to the cartridges Glue # 1, Glue # 2, Glue # 3 .

When the air supplied from the dispenser air supply 312 is supplied to the head unit 318, the residues in the head unit 318 can be discharged to the outside through the needles and dried in the head unit 318. The control unit 110 sets the air delivery path of the main solenoid valve 314 to the head unit 318 side when the head unit 318 is dried so that the air supplied from the dispenser air supply 312 is supplied to the head unit 318, .

When the air supplied from the dispenser air supply 312 is supplied to the cartridge side (Glue # 1, Glue # 2, Glue # 3) side, the pressure in the cartridge (Glue # 1, Glue # 2, Glue # 3) . The path of the air supplied to the cartridge side (Glue # 1, Glue # 2, Glue # 3) through the main solenoid valve 314 can be controlled by the glow solenoid valve 316.

The glow solenoid valve 316 controls the air path so that air is introduced into any one of the three cartridges Glue # 1, Glue # 2 and Glue # 3 under the control of the controller 110. [ Here, the control unit 110 may control the operation of the gluing solenoid valve 316 so that three cartridges (Glue # 1, Glue # 2, Glue # 3) are sequentially exhausted.

A supply pipe for discharging an adhesive is connected to the three cartridges (Glue # 1, Glue # 2 and Glue # 3), and a supply pipe connected to the discharge port of each cartridge is connected to one supply pipe for discharging the adhesive finally, 318 < / RTI >

Here, the cooling air supplied from the temperature control unit 122 flows into the cartridge mounting unit 124 to keep the adhesive contained in the cartridges Glue # 1, Glue # 2 and Glue # 3 in a stable state .

Thus, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. It is therefore to be understood that the embodiments described above are to be considered in all respects only as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents are to be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention do.

100: adhesive dispenser system 110:
112: memory 114:
116: discharging portion 118:
120: drying section 122: temperature control section
124: cartridge mounting portion 126: cartridge

Claims (8)

A cartridge mounting portion on which one or more cartridges accommodated with an adhesive are mounted;
A discharge unit for discharging the adhesive of the cartridge to the outside;
A remaining amount detecting unit for detecting the remaining amount of the adhesive in the cartridge;
A cleaning unit for cleaning a series of components for discharging the adhesive discharged from the cartridge to the outside; And
A control unit for cleaning a series of components for controlling the cleaning unit to discharge the adhesive to the outside when the remaining amount of the adhesive is less than a reference residual amount as a result of detection through the remaining amount sensing unit;
The adhesive dispenser system having a cleaning function. The method according to claim 1,
The cleaning unit includes:
A cleaning unit for supplying a cleaning liquid; And
A drying unit for supplying air to dry the cleaning liquid;
Wherein the adhesive dispenser system comprises a cleaning system. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Wherein the control unit controls the discharging unit such that when a plurality of cartridges are mounted, all of the adhesive of one cartridge is discharged, and then the adhesive of the next cartridge is sequentially discharged. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Wherein when the remaining amount of the adhesive is equal to or less than a reference residual amount, all of the adhesive remaining in the cartridge is discharged, and then the cleaning unit is controlled to clean the adhesive dispenser. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a temperature regulator for regulating the temperature of the cartridge mounting portion so that the storage temperature of the adhesive is maintained according to the kind of the adhesive. Sensing a remaining amount of one or more cartridges containing the adhesive;
Discharging the predetermined amount of the adhesive to the outside when the remaining amount of the adhesive is larger than the reference residual amount; And
Cleaning a series of components for discharging the adhesive to the outside when the remaining amount of the adhesive is less than a reference residual amount;
And a cleaning function of the adhesive dispenser system. The method according to claim 6,
And discharging the predetermined amount of adhesive to the outside when the remaining amount of the adhesive is larger than the reference remaining amount,
And discharging the adhesive of one of the cartridges sequentially when the plurality of cartridges are mounted, sequentially discharging the adhesive of the next cartridge. The method according to claim 6,
The step of washing a series of components for discharging the adhesive to the outside when the remaining amount of the adhesive is less than the reference residual amount,
Discharging all remaining adhesive to the cartridge;
Supplying a cleaning liquid to a series of components for discharging the adhesive to the outside; And
Supplying air to dry the cleaning liquid;
And a controller for controlling the adhesive dispenser system.

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