TWI537577B - The automatic assembly of the mouse is a public board - Google Patents

Description

The public fixture of the mouse's automated assembly equipment

The invention relates to an automatic assembly device, in particular to a public fixture for a mouse automatic assembly device, which is used as an assembly platform for a mouse.

The mouse is an important input device for personal computers (PCs) and one of the most common products among computer peripherals. From the early use of the ball to the current optical mouse, from the traditional slide with only two buttons The mouse can now have up to several mouse buttons, and the liquid wheel that most of the mouse currently has. It can be found that the technology of the mouse is constantly being updated, and the resolution and function of the mouse have been greatly improved. .

Due to the large number of brands of mouse, most of the mouse components do not have uniform specifications and sizes. The mouse shape and the assembly method or structural characteristics of each mouse component (such as the outer casing and buttons) are designed by various manufacturers. It is not exactly the same, so the final assembly steps in the current mouse production process are still manual-based assembly methods. In addition to the large amount of labor required for manual assembly, the production capacity is also limited by the number of manpower. Although increasing manpower can increase production capacity, it will also increase the cost of production. Compared with other high-priced electronic products, the price of the mouse is relatively low, and the manufacturer of the mouse is not easy to reduce the production cost and the production capacity is difficult to improve. In other words, how to reduce production costs and increase production capacity has always been one of the goals of the industry.

Known automated assembly equipment, typically comprising a plurality of automated assembly workstations arranged along the product assembly line, and carriers that can be moved along the product assembly line to carry the product, using these automated assembly workstations to separate different products The components are sequentially produced on the passing vehicles. Automated assembly of products, in order to have the capability of Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS) for automated assembly of different types of products, a common method is through computerized industrial control systems and robotic or automated assembly robots. Combination, because the robotic arm or the robot is usually equipped with multi-joint or multi-degree of freedom (such as multi-axis robot), it can be updated when the product type is replaced without frequent replacement of the production machine. The control program controls the robotic arm or the automated assembly robot for automatic assembly of new products, but the cost of such automated assembly equipment is still high.

The invention provides a public fixture for a mouse automatic assembly device, which is used as an assembly platform for a mouse in an automatic assembly device of a mouse, and can be easily and elastically replaced for different types of mouse. Automated assembly.

An embodiment of the public fixture of the automatic assembly device for a mouse of the present invention comprises: a substrate, a positioning plate and a movable clamp, the substrate has a first through hole, a position of the first through hole and a screw of the mouse Corresponding to the assembly position, the substrate further has a bearing surface for carrying the components of the mouse; the positioning plate is installed in a preset position on the bearing surface of the substrate in a detachable and replaceable relationship, and the positioning plate has a second through hole. The second through hole is matched with the shape of a first component of the mouse, and the second through hole defines a bearing portion for the first component of the mouse to be placed on the bearing surface of the substrate; the movable clamp is detachable The replacement relationship is installed at a predetermined position on the bearing surface of the substrate. The movable clamp comprises a fixing base and a movable collet. The fixing base is mounted on the bearing surface of the substrate to accommodate the electrical connection of the mouse, and the live The head chuck is used to clamp the mouse's electrical connector to the mount or to release the mouse's electrical connector.

In an embodiment of the invention, the first through hole further corresponds to the position of the optical sensor of the mouse, and the automatic test device can be supported to perform functional test on the optical sensor of the mouse.

One aspect of the present invention includes a movable clamp that can be removed and replaced, which can be easily and flexibly replaced depending on the type of the electrical connector of the mouse.

In another embodiment of the invention, the movable clamp further has a guiding portion for guiding the electrical connector of the automatic test device and the electrical connector of the mouse to be coupled to each other.

In another embodiment of the invention, the male fixture further includes a wire gripper for securing the wire and electrical connector of the mouse.

It can be understood from the foregoing invention that the public fixture of the automatic assembly device for a mouse provided by the present invention defines a first component for the mouse to be placed on the bearing surface of the substrate through the detachable and replaceable positioning plate. The recessed bearing portion can replace the positioning plate of the different types of mouse components conveniently and flexibly, which is beneficial to the realization of the elastic manufacturing system. In addition, the movable clamp can be disassembled and replaced according to the sliding The type of the mouse's electrical connector is easily and flexibly replaced, and it is further convenient to electrically connect the automatic test device and the mouse during subsequent automatic test operations.

(10) ‧‧‧Substrate

(11)‧‧‧First through hole

(12) ‧‧‧ bearing surface

(13)‧‧‧Assembled holes

(20)‧‧‧ Positioning board

(21)‧‧‧Assembly bolts

(22)‧‧‧Second through hole

(23) ‧ ‧ Carrying Department

(30)‧‧‧ Fixed seat

(31) ‧‧‧ first side

(32) ‧‧‧ second side

(33) ‧‧‧ accommodating slots

(34)‧‧‧Baffle

(341) ‧ ‧ gap

(35)‧‧‧First bolt

(36)‧‧‧Second bolt

(37a, 37b) ‧‧‧Guide blocks

(38)‧‧‧ Third bolt

(40) ‧‧‧ activity chuck

(41)‧‧‧Clamps

(42)‧‧‧Guide elements

(421)‧‧‧ Ribs

(43) ‧‧‧Flexible components

(44) ‧‧‧ Force Department

(50)‧‧‧Mouse base

(51)‧‧‧ screw posts

(60) ‧‧‧Electric connector for the mouse

(61)‧‧‧Wire

(62)‧‧‧Metal end

(70)‧‧‧Electrical connectors

(80) ‧‧‧Cylinder

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of a male jig of an automatic assembling device for a mouse of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a structural combination diagram of the embodiment of Fig. 1 showing the positions of the respective elements in the normal state.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the embodiment of Figure 2, showing the relative position of the base of the mouse and the first through hole and the partial cross-sectional configuration of the movable collet at the clamped position.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view showing the use of the embodiment of Fig. 2, showing the movement of the movable collet to the release position.

Fig. 5 is a partial structural sectional view showing the embodiment of Fig. 4, showing a partial cross-sectional configuration of the movable collet at the release position.

Fig. 6 is a schematic view showing the use of the embodiment of Fig. 1 showing the case where the base, the electric wire and the electrical connector of the mouse are moved to the male jig for automated assembly.

Figure 7 is a schematic view showing the use of the male jig of the automatic assembly device for the mouse of the present invention, showing the case where the electrical connector of the automatic test device and the electrical connector of the mouse are coupled to each other.

Specific embodiments of the present invention and its technical features and effects will be described below in conjunction with the drawings.

The utility model of the automatic assembly device of the mouse of the invention is used as a assembly platform of the mouse, and can be moved through different automatic assembly workstations according to a preset path in the process of automatic assembly, and is to be slipped by each automatic assembly workstation. The mouse components are moved to a preset position on the male fixture according to a predetermined assembly sequence, thereby completing the automatic assembly of the respective mouse components.

Referring to FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , an embodiment of a male jig of the automatic assembly device for a mouse of the present invention comprises: a substrate 10 , a positioning plate 20 and a movable jig .

The substrate 10 has a first through hole 11 corresponding to at least a screw assembly position of the mouse. In the third embodiment, the first through hole 11 corresponds to the mouse base 50. A screw post 51 for assembling a screw, the base plate 10 also has a bearing surface 12 for carrying the components of the mouse. The first through hole further corresponds to the position of the optical sensor of the mouse, and can support the automatic test device to perform functional test on the optical sensor of the mouse.

The positioning plate 20 is mounted on a predetermined position of the bearing surface 12 of the substrate 10 in a detachable and replaceable relationship. In an embodiment of the invention, the substrate 10 has a plurality of predetermined assembly holes 13 and the positioning plate 20 The plurality of assembly bolts 21 are screwed to the assembly holes 13 of the substrate 10. The positioning plate 20 has a second through hole 22, and the second through hole 22 is matched with the shape of a first component of the mouse. 22 defines a recessed load-bearing portion 23 on which the first component of the mouse can be placed on the bearing surface 12 of the substrate 10. In an embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the mouse A component is a mouse base 50, but not limited thereto. According to the assembly sequence of different types of mouse components, the first component of the mouse may also be other mouse components. The shape of the two through holes 22 is the circumference of the mouse base 50 of the mouse. The contour shape is matched. Therefore, the positioning plate 20 is mounted on the bearing surface 12 of the substrate 10. By the combination of the bearing surface 12 of the substrate 10 and the second through hole 22 of the positioning plate 20, a mouse can be formed. In the other embodiments of the present invention, the substrate 10 has an array of assembly holes 13 corresponding to different positioning plates 20 (each group may contain two to several unequalities). The assembly hole 13) allows a convenient and flexible replacement of the positioning plate 20 for different types of mouse components.

The movable clamp is mounted on a predetermined position of the bearing surface 12 of the substrate 10 in a removable and replaceable relationship. The movable clamp includes a fixing base 30 and a movable collet 40, and the fixing base 30 is mounted on the bearing surface of the substrate 10. 12 is used to accommodate the mouse's electrical connector 60 (see Figure 6). The head chuck 40 is used to clamp the mouse's electrical connector to the mount 30 or to release the mouse's electrical connector 60.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the fixing base 30 has a first side surface 31, a second side surface 32 opposite to the first side surface 31, a receiving groove 33 and a baffle 34. The receiving groove 33 is defined by the fixing seat 30. The first side 31 extends to the second side 32. The receiving slot 33 is for receiving the electrical connector 60 of the mouse. The electrical connector 60 of the mouse can be a USB connector (see Figure 6) or In one of the wireless transceivers of the wireless mouse, in another embodiment of the present invention, the fixing base 30 is mounted in a detachable relationship at a predetermined position on the bearing surface 12 of the substrate 10, one of the embodiments. The fixing bracket 30 is mounted on the first surface 31 of the mounting base 30 by a first bolt 35. The baffle 34 is disposed on the first side 31 of the fixing base 30, and the baffle 34 has a notch 341 for power connection. The metal end 62 of the head 60 extends and blocks the electrical connector 60 in a predetermined position (the electrical connector 60 depicted in FIG. 6 is a USB connector). In other embodiments of the present invention, the shutter 34 is The detachable replacement relationship is mounted on the first side 31 of the mount 30, one embodiment of which utilizes a second bolt 36 The baffle 34 is mounted on the first side 31 of the mount 30 so that different types or sizes of baffles 34 can be replaced to accommodate different types of mouse electrical connectors 60.

The movable collet 40 is located on the second side 32 of the fixing base 30 and is movable to a clamping position and a release position, and the movable collet 40 is normally in the clamping position (see Fig. 6) for connecting the electrical connector of the mouse. The 60 is clamped to the mount 30 and the movable collet 40 can be moved to the release position (see Figure 4) to release the mouse's electrical connector 60.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the movable collet 40 includes a clamping block 41, a guiding member 42 and an elastic member 43. A fixed end of the guiding member 42 is fixed to the fixing base 30, and the guiding member 42 is further A free end extends away from the fixing base 30, and the clamping block 41 is slidably disposed on the guiding member 42. The guiding member 42 guides the clamping block 41 to slide in the direction of the fixing seat 30, and is elastic. One end of the element 43 is in contact with the free end of the guiding element 42, and the other end of the elastic element 43 is in contact with the clamping block 41. In one embodiment of the invention, the guiding element 42 is a rod-shaped element and the elastic element 43 is a spring. And sleeved on the outer side of the guiding element 42, a rib ring 421 protruding at the free end of the guiding element 42 can be in contact with one end of the elastic element 43, and the rib ring 421 pushes against the elastic element 43 in the normal state to make the elastic element 43 The other end can be held in the clamping position by pushing the clamping block 41 toward the fixing base 30 by elastic force (see FIGS. 2 and 6), thereby implementing the use of the clamping block 41 to push the USB connector to the fixing base 30 for The effect of clamping the USB connector between the movable collet 40 and the mount 30; In other embodiments of the present invention, the movable collet 40 has a biasing portion 44, and an external force is applied to the biasing portion 44 to push the movable collet 40 away from the fixed seat 30 and to the release position for releasing the USB connector ( See Fig. 4 and Fig. 5), when the external force disappears, the movable collet 40 can automatically return to the clamping position in the normal state. Therefore, during the automatic assembly process of the mouse, the automatic assembly station in the automatic assembly device can easily place the mouse electrical connector 60 to the activity by pushing the movable collet 40 to the release position. The clamp or the electrical connector 60 of the mouse is removed from the live clamp.

In other embodiments of the present invention, the movable collet 40 further has a guide for guiding the electrical connector 70 of the automatic test device and the electrical connector 60 of the mouse to be plug-coupled to each other. One embodiment of the guiding portion is a two guiding block 37a and 37b disposed on the fixing base 30. The two guiding blocks 37a and 37b are respectively located at corresponding positions on the two sides of the plugging direction of the mouse electrical connector 60. Refer to Figure 7, Automated Test Equipment In the process of moving toward the electrical connector 60 of the mouse, the electrical connector 70 can be accurately coupled to the electrical connector 60 of the mouse under the guidance of the two guiding blocks 37a and 37b.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the male jig further includes a wire gripper for fixing the wire 61 of the mouse, and an embodiment of the wire gripper is configured to include the wire 61 arranged in the mouse as shown in FIG. a plurality of cylinders 80 on both sides of the preset position for limiting the wire 61 of the mouse to a preset position; in other embodiments of the present invention, the plurality of columns 80 are installed in a detachable relationship In a predetermined position of the bearing surface 12 of the substrate 10, one of the embodiments uses a third bolt 38 to mount a plurality of cylinders 80 at a predetermined position on the bearing surface 12 of the substrate 10.

The function of the preset position is to ensure that the components of the mouse can be accurately aligned and combined with each other when the male jig is assembled. One embodiment for determining the preset position is determined by the relative position method, first in the automated assembly device. Setting an assembly reference point, determining a relative position of each of the automatic assembly workstation and the male fixture according to the assembly reference point, thereby determining the preset position of the public fixture; in other embodiments of the present invention, ensuring the mouse Embodiments in which components can be accurately aligned and combined when assembled in a male fixture include moving any of the components to the mechanical alignment, optical alignment, and electromagnetic alignment to move the mouse assembly to The preset position on the male fixture, for example, a mechanical alignment structure that can be matched or matched to each other in the public fixture and the automatic assembly workstation, for moving the mouse component to the public board at the automatic assembly workstation Alignment with the preset position; another embodiment is to use optical components or electromagnetic components to assist the automatic assembly workstation and public board The preset position is aligned; therefore, by the above alignment method and its specific embodiment, as long as the mouse assembly is moved to the male fixture at the automatic assembly station and the alignment structures are matched with each other, The mouse component can be moved to a preset position on the male jig for assembly; and by the above alignment method of the present invention, when the assembly line of the mouse is replaced and assembled with different styles or models of the mouse, according to different The structure or assembly features of the style or model of the mouse, as long as the elastic adjustment or replacement of the applicable male fixture, even only need to replace the applicable positioning plate 20 or movable fixture and the public fixture The assembly tool on the matching automated assembly station can still quickly solve the alignment problem, thus realizing an automatic assembly device for the mouse with the ability to flexibly manufacture the system.

The embodiments and/or the embodiments described above are merely illustrative of preferred embodiments and/or implementations of the techniques of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present invention in any way. The invention may be modified or modified to other equivalent embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

(10) ‧‧‧Substrate

(11)‧‧‧First through hole

(12) ‧‧‧ bearing surface

(13)‧‧‧Assembled holes

(20)‧‧‧ Positioning board

(21)‧‧‧Assembly bolts

(22)‧‧‧Second through hole

(23) ‧ ‧ Carrying Department

(30)‧‧‧ Fixed seat

(31) ‧‧‧ first side

(32) ‧‧‧ second side

(33) ‧‧‧ accommodating slots

(34)‧‧‧Baffle

(341) ‧ ‧ gap

(35)‧‧‧First bolt

(36)‧‧‧Second bolt

(37a, 37b) ‧‧‧Guide blocks

(38)‧‧‧ Third bolt

(40) ‧‧‧ activity chuck

(41)‧‧‧Clamps

(42)‧‧‧Guide elements

(421)‧‧‧ Ribs

(43) ‧‧‧Flexible components

(44) ‧‧‧ Force Department

(80) ‧‧‧Cylinder

Claims (13)

The utility model relates to a public fixture of a mouse automatic assembly device, which can be used as a mouse assembly platform, comprising: a substrate, a positioning plate and a movable clamp, the substrate has a first through hole, and the position of the first through hole Corresponding to the screw assembly position of the mouse, the substrate further has a bearing surface for carrying the components of the mouse; the positioning plate is installed in a preset position on the bearing surface of the substrate in a detachable relationship. The positioning plate has a second through hole, and the second through hole is matched with a shape of a first component of the mouse, and the second through hole defines a mouse for the bearing surface of the substrate a carrying portion disposed on the first component; the movable jig is mounted on a predetermined position of the carrying surface of the substrate, the movable jig includes a fixing base and a movable collet, and the fixing base is detachably replaceable The relationship is disposed at a predetermined position of the bearing surface of the substrate for accommodating an electrical connector of the mouse, the movable chuck is movable to a clamping position and a release position, the movable chuck is normally located The clamping position is used to clamp the electric connector of the mouse In the fixing base, the movable chuck can be moved to the releasing position and then to release the electrical connector of the mouse. The first through hole further corresponds to the position of the optical sensor of the mouse, as in the public fixture of the automatic assembly device of the mouse according to claim 1. The public fixture of the automatic assembly device for a mouse according to claim 1, wherein the substrate has a plurality of predetermined assembly holes, and the positioning plate is screwed to the assembly holes of the substrate by using a plurality of assembly bolts. The public fixture of the automatic assembly device of the mouse according to claim 3, wherein the substrate has an array corresponding to the assembly holes to which the positioning plate is different. The male fixture of the automatic assembly device of the mouse according to claim 1, wherein the first component of the mouse is a mouse base. The public fixture of the automatic assembly device for a mouse according to claim 1, wherein the fixing seat is mounted on the mounting position of the bearing surface of the substrate by using a first bolt. The public fixture of the automatic assembly device for a mouse according to claim 1, wherein the fixing seat has a first side, a second side opposite to the first side, a receiving groove and a baffle. The slot is extended from the first side of the mount to the second side, the accommodating slot is configured to receive the electrical connector of the mouse, and the baffle is disposed on the first side of the mount, The baffle has a notch just for the metal end of the electrical connector to extend and block the electrical connector at a predetermined position. The male jig of the automatic assembly device of the mouse according to claim 7, wherein the baffle is mounted on the first side of the fixing seat in a detachable relationship. The male jig of the automatic assembly device of the mouse according to claim 8, wherein the baffle is mounted on the first side of the fixing seat by using a second bolt. The movable jig of the automatic assembly device of the mouse according to claim 1, wherein the movable collet comprises: a clamping block, a guiding component, an elastic component and a force applying portion, and a fixed end of the guiding component Fixed to the fixing seat, the other free end of the guiding element extends away from the fixing seat, the clamping block is slidably disposed on the guiding element, one end of the elastic element and the guiding element a free end contact, the other end of the elastic member is in contact with the clamping block, and in the normal state, the free end of the guiding member pushes against the elastic member, so that the other end of the elastic member can push the clamping block by elastic force The clamping portion is held in the clamping position, and the urging portion is urged by an external force to push the movable collet away from the fixing seat and to the releasing position. The male jig of the automatic assembly device for a mouse according to claim 10, wherein the guiding member is a rod-shaped member, the elastic member is a spring and sleeved on an outer side of the guiding member, the guiding member The free end has a protruding rib ring which can be in contact with one end of the elastic element, and the rib ring pushes against the elastic element in a normal state, so that the other end of the elastic element can push the clamping block to the fixing seat by elastic force. Stay in this clamping position. The public fixture of the automatic assembly device of the mouse according to claim 1, wherein the fixing base has two guiding blocks, and the two guiding blocks are respectively located at corresponding positions on the two sides of the electrical connection head of the mouse. . The public fixture of the automatic assembly device for a mouse according to claim 1, comprising a plurality of cylinders arranged on two sides of a preset position of a wire of the mouse for limiting the wire of the mouse to The preset position.