TWM491528U - Automatic cleaning device - Google Patents

Description

Automatic cleaning device

The present invention is to provide an automatic cleaning device, especially an automatic cleaning device for sheet metal (or glass).

Conventional applications of electronically applied panels require proper cleaning of the locations to be printed, coated or subsequently applied prior to printing, coating or subsequent application. The cleaning method of the four sides of the conventional plate is mainly carried out by manual means to several independent acetone washing machines, ultrasonic cleaning machines and plasma cleaning machines, and the washing machine is used for cleaning. At the time of cleaning one side, it is necessary to manually change the sheet, which will waste a lot of manpower and time.

Taiwan Patent Publication No. I286952 discloses an "automatic cleaning machine and method" mainly for providing a vehicle, a detecting device and a cleaning mechanism on a machine table, the carrier for carrying a plate and arranged to be first The plate is transported to a detecting device for detection, and the plate is first adjusted to the correct cleaning position and angle, and then sent to a cleaning mechanism for one side of the ultrasonic cleaning, acetone cleaning and plasma cleaning plate, and After the cleaning mechanism, the plate can be rotated by an angle, and then returned to the original position to restart the above action until the sides of the plate are cleaned.

However, in the above automatic cleaning machine and method, each time only one side of the plate is cleaned, and one side of the cleaned plate needs to be rotated by an angle so that the other side of the plate that has not been cleaned faces the cleaning mechanism. , then perform the reset action, transport the plate back to the original position, and repeat the cleaning step until the side of the plate that is desired to be cleaned All have been cleaned. Obviously, this kind of cleaning method will also waste a lot of time and it is difficult to achieve time-saving effect.

In summary, the creator feels that the above-mentioned deficiencies can be improved. He has devoted himself to research and cooperates with the application of academics, and finally proposes a design that is reasonable in design and effective in improving the above-mentioned deficiencies.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an automatic cleaning device which can automatically complete the cleaning of each side of the sheet and effectively reduce the operation time to achieve a time saving effect.

In order to solve the above technical problem, the present invention provides an automatic cleaning device for cleaning a board, comprising: a machine having a starting position and an ending position; a first cleaning station, the first cleaning station setting On the machine platform, between the initial position and the end position, the first cleaning station comprises two first cleaning units for cleaning both sides of the plate; a second cleaning station, the second a cleaning station is disposed on the machine and located between the initial position and the end position, the second cleaning station includes two second cleaning units for cleaning the other sides of the plate; two detecting units, The two detecting units are disposed on the machine, and the two detecting units are respectively disposed upstream of the first cleaning station and the second cleaning station; a plurality of transfer units, wherein the transfer units are disposed on the machine The transfer units are respectively disposed between the initial position and the first cleaning station, between the first cleaning station and the second cleaning station, and between the second cleaning station and the end position; And a carrier that is movably On the machine table, the plate can be received at the initial position, and the carrier and the plate are moved along the Y-axis direction through the transfer unit to clean both sides of the plate along the Y-axis. The other side of the sheet is cleaned by the second cleaning station in the direction of the X-axis.

This creation has at least the following advantages: the creation is provided with a first cleaning station and a second cleaning station, the carrier and the board first edge The Y-axis direction travels through the first cleaning station to clean both sides of the plate, and then travels along the X-axis direction through the second cleaning station to clean the other side edges of the plate, so that the carrier and the plate automatically complete the plate four at a time. Side cleaning, the plate does not need to be reset and repeated cleaning of each side of the action, can effectively reduce the operating time to save time.

In order to further understand the features and technical contents of the present invention, please refer to the following detailed description and drawings of the present invention. However, the drawings are only for reference and description, and are not intended to limit the creation.

1‧‧‧ machine

11‧‧‧ starting position

12‧‧‧ End position

2‧‧‧Detection unit

21‧‧‧ camera

3‧‧‧First cleaning station

31‧‧‧First cleaning unit

4‧‧‧Second cleaning station

41‧‧‧Second cleaning unit

5‧‧‧Transfer unit

A‧‧‧arms

B‧‧‧Sucker group

6‧‧‧Transfer unit

7‧‧‧Transfer unit

8‧‧‧ Vehicles

10‧‧‧ plates

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of the automatic cleaning device of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic view showing the state of use of the automatic cleaning device.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing another use form of the automatic cleaning device of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the present invention provides an automatic cleaning device including a machine 1, a detecting unit 2, a first cleaning station 3, a second cleaning station 4, and a plurality of transfer units 5, 6. 7, and vehicle 8.

The machine table 1 is substantially L-shaped. The machine table 1 has a starting position 11 and an end position 12, and the starting position 11 and the ending position 12 are located at both ends of the machine table 1.

The two detection units 2 are disposed on the machine platform 1. The two detection units 2 are respectively disposed upstream of the first cleaning station 3 and the second cleaning station 4. The two detection units 2 can have an X-axis direction and a Y-axis. Fine-tuning of the direction. The two detecting units 2 may include a camera 21, which may be a device such as a charge coupled device (CCD), and the two detecting units 2 are configured to be transported to the first cleaning station 3 and Before the second cleaning station 4, it is first detected whether the sheet 10 is in the correct cleaning position and angle for further correction to the correct cleaning position and angle.

The first cleaning station 3 is disposed on the machine table 1 and is located at the starting position 11 and the end point. Position between 12. The first cleaning station 3 includes two first cleaning units 31 for cleaning the two sides of the sheet 10 (for example, the sides of the short side of the sheet 10 or the sides of the long side), and the two first cleaning units 31 are arranged at intervals. . The carrier 8 and the sheet 10 can pass between the two first cleaning units 31 to clean the opposite sides of the sheet 10. In the embodiment, the first cleaning station 3 is a short-side cleaning station, and the two first cleaning units 31 can be used to clean both sides of the short side of the sheet 10. The two first cleaning units 31 can be one fixed setting, and the other The activity setting (as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3) or both are set to adjust the position of the first cleaning unit 31 corresponding to the size of the sheet 10. The movable setting refers to a movable setting, and the first cleaning unit 31 can be driven and adjusted by using a suitable driving device. For example, the first cleaning unit 31 can be driven by an electric motor, a pneumatic cylinder or a hydraulic cylinder. The first cleaning unit 31 can be moved and adjusted along the X-axis direction.

The type and configuration of the first cleaning unit 31 are not limited, and may be, for example, an acetone cleaning unit, an ultrasonic cleaning unit, a plasma cleaning unit, etc., and the ultrasonic cleaning unit can perform ultrasonic cleaning using ultrasonic air. The acetone cleaning unit can be cleaned by wiping with acetone, and the plasma cleaning unit can perform cleaning processing using a plasma generated by a high-frequency high-voltage continuous arc. A static eliminator and a blowing device may be further included. The static eliminator may be disposed on the machine 1 above the ultrasonic cleaning unit, the acetone cleaning unit, and the plasma cleaning unit for cleaning the sheet 10 for cleaning. The static electricity generated. The blowing device may be disposed on the machine table 1 between the acetone cleaning unit and the plasma cleaning unit for drying the acetone remaining on the plate 10 after being washed by the acetone cleaning unit. Further, a fragment inspection device or the like may be further provided upstream of the acetone cleaning unit. Since the configuration of the first cleaning unit 31 is a conventional technique, and the present creation does not limit the configuration of the first cleaning unit 31, it will not be described.

The second washing station 4 is disposed on the machine table 1 and located between the starting position 11 and the end position 12, and the second washing station 4 is located downstream of the first washing station 3. The second cleaning station 4 includes two second cleaning units 41 for cleaning the other sides of the sheet 10. (For example, the sides of the long side of the sheet 10 or the sides of the short side). The two second cleaning units 41 are spaced apart from each other, and the carrier 8 and the sheet 10 are passed between the two cleaning units 41 to clean the opposite sides of the sheet 10. In this embodiment, the second cleaning station 4 is a long-side cleaning station, and the two second cleaning units 41 can be used to clean both sides of the long side of the sheet 10. The two second cleaning units 41 can be a fixed setting, and the other The activity setting (as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3) or both are set to adjust the position of the second cleaning unit 41 corresponding to the size of the sheet 10. The movable setting refers to a movable setting, and the second cleaning unit 41 can be driven and adjusted by using a suitable driving device. For example, the second cleaning unit 41 can be driven by an electric motor, a pneumatic cylinder or a hydraulic cylinder. The second cleaning unit 41 can be moved and adjusted along the Y-axis direction.

The type and configuration of the second cleaning unit 41 is not limited, as the first cleaning unit 31 may include an acetone cleaning unit, an ultrasonic cleaning unit, a plasma cleaning unit, etc., and may further include a static eliminator and a blowing device. A fragment inspection device or the like may be further provided upstream of the acetone cleaning unit. Since the configuration of the second cleaning unit 41 is a conventional technique, and the present creation does not limit the configuration of the second cleaning unit 41, it will not be described.

The transfer units 5, 6, and 7 are disposed on the machine table 1. The transfer units 5, 6, and 7 are respectively disposed between the starting position 11 and the first cleaning station 3, and the first cleaning station 3 and the first Between the two cleaning stations 4, and between the second cleaning station 4 and the end position 12, the configuration of the transfer units 5, 6, 7 is not limited, and may be, for example, a transfer suction cup arm including an arm member. And a suction cup group B disposed on the arm member A, the suction cup group B is movably disposed on the arm member A, and the arm member A of the transfer unit 5 extends along the Y-axis direction, the transfer unit 6 The arm member A of 7, extends in the X-axis direction. The suction cup group B can be moved to the upper side of the plate member 10, and the suction cup group B can be driven by an electric motor, a pneumatic cylinder or a hydraulic cylinder, and the suction cup group B can be moved along the X-axis and the Y-axis, or the like. Lifting, since the movement of the suction cup group B and the structure of lifting and lowering are conventional techniques, and the present creation does not limit the movement and lifting structure of the suction cup group B, Do not repeat them.

The suction cup group B is moved above the plate material 10 to adsorb the plate material 10 by the negative pressure method, and then the suction cup group B is used to drive the carrier 8 and the plate material 10 to move, so that the transfer unit 5 can drive the carrier 8 and the plate material 10 by The starting position 11 is moved along the Y-axis direction to the first cleaning station 3, and the transfer unit 6 can drive the carrier 8 and the sheet 10 to be moved by the first cleaning station 3 along the X-axis direction to the second cleaning station 4, which The transfer unit 7 can drive the carrier 8 and the sheet 10 to be moved by the second cleaning station 4 in the X-axis direction to the end position 12.

The carrier 8 is movably disposed on the machine table 1 and arranged to receive the sheet material 10 at the starting position 11 and adjust the sheet material 10 to the correct cleaning position according to the detection result of the detecting unit 2. After the angle, the image is sent to the first cleaning station 3 and the second cleaning station 4 for cleaning. The carrier 8 can be a substantially square seat. The carrier 8 can be a carrier having a vacuum adsorption structure. The carrier 8 can be used for placing the sheet 10 and fixing the sheet by vacuum suction. The carrier 8 may further be provided with a suitable guiding mechanism (not shown, such as a slide rail and a sliding seat, etc.), and the carrier 8 may be guided to be movable on the body 1 along the X-axis and the Y-axis direction. It is also possible to provide a suitable driving device (such as an electric motor, a pneumatic cylinder or a hydraulic cylinder), which can be used to drive the carrier 8 and the sheet 10 in three directions of X-axis direction, Y-axis direction and steering. Fine-tune the alignment to correct to the correct cleaning position and angle. The above-mentioned guiding mechanism and driving device belong to the prior art, and the present invention does not limit the structure of the guiding mechanism and the driving device, and therefore will not be described again.

The moving, lifting, and rotating of the first cleaning station 3, the second cleaning station 4, the transfer units 5, 6, 7 and the carrier 8 can be powered by an electric motor, a pneumatic cylinder or a hydraulic cylinder. It can be driven directly by the power source, or by a gear mechanism such as a gear set, a pulley set, a chain set or a lead screw, and an appropriate sensor can be provided for detecting and positioning. In addition, it can also be guided with slide rails, slides or linear bearings to make the components stable.

The creation is provided with a first cleaning station 3 and a second cleaning station 4, the carrier 8 and the plate 10 firstly travels along the Y-axis direction (longitudinal direction) through the first cleaning station 3 to clean both sides of the sheet 10, and then travels along the X-axis direction (lateral direction) through the second cleaning station 4 to clean the other sides of the sheet 10. The side of the carrier 8 and the sheet 10 are automatically cleaned in a non-rotating manner at one time, and the sheet does not need to be reset and repeatedly cleaned on each side, so that the operation time can be effectively reduced. To achieve a time saving effect.

However, the above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it is not intended to limit the scope of patent protection of this creation. Therefore, the equivalent changes made by using this creation specification and the contents of the schema are all included in the right of this creation. Within the scope of protection, it is given to Chen Ming.

1‧‧‧ machine

11‧‧‧ starting position

12‧‧‧ End position

2‧‧‧Detection unit

21‧‧‧ camera

3‧‧‧First cleaning station

31‧‧‧First cleaning unit

4‧‧‧Second cleaning station

41‧‧‧Second cleaning unit

5‧‧‧Transfer unit

A‧‧‧arms

B‧‧‧Sucker group

6‧‧‧Transfer unit

7‧‧‧Transfer unit

8‧‧‧ Vehicles

10‧‧‧ plates

Claims (9)

An automatic cleaning device for cleaning a plate comprises: a machine having a starting position and an ending position; a first cleaning station, the first cleaning station is disposed on the machine, and is located at the Between the initial position and the end position, the first cleaning station includes two first cleaning units for cleaning both sides of the plate; a second cleaning station, the second cleaning station is disposed on the machine, and Located between the initial position and the end position, the second cleaning station includes two second cleaning units for cleaning the other two sides of the plate; two detecting units, the two detecting units are disposed on the machine The two detecting units are respectively disposed upstream of the first cleaning station and the second cleaning station; a plurality of transfer units, the transfer units are disposed on the machine, and the transfer units are respectively disposed on the The starting position is between the first cleaning station, the first cleaning station and the second cleaning station, and the second cleaning station and the end position; and the carrier is movable The way is set on the machine, and can take the position at the starting position And moving the carrier and the plate along the Y-axis direction through the first cleaning station to clean both sides of the plate, and traveling along the X-axis direction through the second cleaning station to clean the plate The other side of the side. The automatic cleaning device of claim 1, wherein the first cleaning station is a short-side cleaning station for cleaning both sides of the short side of the plate, and the second cleaning station is a long-side cleaning station for cleaning the The sides of the long sides of the sheet. The automatic cleaning device of claim 1, wherein the first cleaning station is a long-side cleaning station for cleaning both sides of the long side of the plate, and the second cleaning station is a short-side cleaning station for cleaning the Both sides of the short side of the sheet. The automatic cleaning device of claim 1, wherein the two first cleaning units are a fixed setting, another active setting, or both are active settings. The automatic cleaning device of claim 1, wherein the two second cleaning units are in a fixed setting, another active setting, or both are active settings. The automatic cleaning device of claim 1, wherein the transfer units are a transfer chuck arm. The automatic cleaning device of claim 6, wherein the transfer chuck arm comprises an arm member and a suction cup set movably disposed on the arm member. The automatic cleaning device according to claim 7, wherein a part of the arm member of the transfer chuck arm extends in the Y-axis direction, and a part of the arm member of the transfer chuck arm extends in the X-axis direction. The automatic cleaning device of claim 1, wherein the carrier is a stage having a vacuum adsorption structure.