TWM593648U - Flip-transfer device and surface inspection equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a flip transfer device, which is used in surface inspection equipment to flip the object to be measured. The flip transfer device includes a horizontal rail, a vertical rail, a base, a rotating unit and a flip unit. The vertical rail can be horizontal It is movably arranged on the horizontal guide rail; the base is vertically movable on the vertical guide rail; the rotating unit is arranged on the base for temporarily taking the object to be measured and rotating the object to the first angle on the horizontal plane; The reversing unit is provided on the base and is used to temporarily take the object to be tested and turn the object to be turned 180 degrees on the vertical plane.

Description

Overturning transfer device and surface detection equipment

This creation relates to a flip transfer device and surface detection equipment, which are used to detect all surfaces of a test object having a hexahedron, for example.

The surface detection of the hexahedral object to be measured is due to its shape factor, so that the general surface inspection equipment needs to be equipped with a flip device so that the opposite side of the object to be measured is facing upwards, and the object can be detected by the optical detection device The various surfaces.

Most of the existing surface detection devices use a mechanical arm and a jig to hold the object to be measured, and then turn the object to be tested. However, the relatively weak or incompressible test objects, such as lithium batteries, cannot withstand the gripping of the fixture, so that the current surface inspection of lithium batteries or other similar objects is performed manually.

In this way, the conventional methods of detecting the surface of lithium batteries or the like have the disadvantages of inconvenience, labor-consuming, inaccuracy, and inconsistent quality control.

In order to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to provide a surface detection device capable of detecting an object to be measured and a flip transfer device arranged in the surface detection device.

In order to achieve the above purpose or other purposes, the present invention discloses a flip transfer device used in surface inspection equipment to flip the object to be measured. The flip transfer device includes a horizontal rail, a vertical rail, and a base A base, a rotating unit and a turning unit, the vertical guide rail is horizontally movable on the horizontal guide rail; the base is vertically movable on the vertical rail; the rotating unit is installed on one end of the base, It is used to temporarily take the object to be tested and rotate the object to be tested by a first angle on a horizontal plane; the turning unit is provided on the other end of the base for temporarily taking the object to be tested and Turn the object to be measured 180 degrees on a vertical plane.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the rotating unit includes a first rotary cylinder and a first suction cup, the first rotary cylinder is disposed on the base, and the first suction cup is disposed on the first rotary cylinder Rotate on the shaft and used to attract the test object.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the turning unit includes a second rotary cylinder and a second suction cup, the second rotary cylinder is disposed on the base, and the second suction cup is disposed on the second rotary cylinder The rotating shaft is used to attract the object to be measured, and the rotating shaft of the second rotating cylinder is perpendicular to the rotating shaft of the first rotating cylinder.

In an embodiment of the present creation, the first angle is 180 degrees.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first rotary cylinder and the second rotary cylinder are driven to operate simultaneously.

In order to achieve the above purpose or other purposes, the present invention discloses a surface detection device for detecting the surface of an object to be measured, including a first detection unit, a second detection unit and a flip transfer device, the first detection unit It includes a first rotation shaft, a first turntable rotating around the first rotation shaft as the center and a plurality of first optical detection modules, the first detection unit is configured with a plurality of first detection positions for the first turntable to rotate through , The first optical detection modules are disposed relative to each of the first detection positions to detect at least three surfaces of the object to be tested when the object to be detected reaches the first detection positions; the second The detection unit includes a second rotation shaft, a second turntable rotating around the second rotation shaft as the center, and a plurality of second optical detection modules. The second detection unit is provided with a plurality of second rotation shafts through which the second turntable rotates Detection positions, the second optical detection modules are arranged relative to each second detection position, and are used for detecting at least three other surfaces of the test object when the test object reaches the second detection positions; The flip transfer device is disposed between the first detection unit and the second detection unit, and the object to be tested is moved from the first detection unit to the second detection unit via the flip transfer device.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the flip transfer device further includes a temporary storage platform, and the first detection unit has a first transfer position, and the second detection unit has a second transfer position, The first transfer position, the temporary storage platform and the second transfer position are located on a straight path.

In an embodiment of the present invention, each first optical detection module and each second optical detection module each include a top surface detector and a side surface detector.

In an embodiment of the present invention, each side surface detector has two lenses arranged on a plane perpendicular to the surface of the first turntable or on a surface perpendicular to the second turntable On a plane of the surface, and the imaging directions of the two lenses of each side surface detector are arranged to be less than 90 degrees relative to the first turntable or the second turntable.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first detection unit has two first detection positions, and the second detection unit has two second detection positions.

In this way, the surface detection device of this creative embodiment can easily rotate and flip the object to be measured by the configuration of the flip transfer device, and by the first detection unit and the second detection unit The configuration of the turntable and the optical inspection component on the top allows the six surfaces of the object to be tested to be sequentially inspected for defects on all surfaces, thereby achieving the function of automated surface inspection.

In order to fully understand the purpose, characteristics and effects of this creation, the following specific examples and the accompanying drawings are used to explain this creation in detail, as follows:

In this article, the terms "include, include, have" or any other similar meanings are not limited to the elements listed in this article, but may include components, units or components that are not explicitly listed Other requirements usually inherent in the device.

In this article, under the premise of no conflict, the described embodiments or the technical features can be combined in any combination to form new embodiments.

This creative embodiment is mainly related to a surface detection device for detecting a test object, which is to ensure whether there is a surface such as a dent, bump, hole, wrinkle, pollution, or printing blur on the surface of the test object defect.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 at the same time. FIG. 1 is a schematic top view of the surface inspection device of the creative embodiment; FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of the surface inspection device of the creative embodiment. For the sake of clear display and convenient explanation, some structures such as brackets or fixing seats are omitted in the figure.

The surface detection device of this creative embodiment is used to detect the surface of an object 10 to be tested. The shape of the object 10 to be tested is a hexahedron, for example, a lithium battery that usually exhibits the shape of a sheet. The surface detection device includes a first detection unit 100, a second detection unit 200, and a flip transfer device 300.

The first detection unit 100 may include a first rotation shaft 110, a first turntable 120 rotating around the first rotation shaft 110 and a plurality of first optical detection modules 130. The first detection unit 100 is configured with a plurality of first detection positions 140A, 140B for the first turntable 110 to rotate through. The first optical detection modules 130 are disposed relative to each of the first detection positions 140A, 140B, and are used to reach the first detection positions 140A when the object to be tested 10 carried on the first turntable 120 is transported At 140B, at least three surfaces of the test object 10 are detected.

The second detection unit 200 may include a second rotation shaft 210, a second turntable 220 rotating around the second rotation shaft 210 and a plurality of second optical detection modules 230. The second detection unit 200 is configured with a plurality of second detection positions 240A, 240B through which the second turntable 220 rotates. The second optical detection modules 230 are disposed relative to each of the second detection positions 240A, 240B, and are used to transport the test object 10 carried on the second turntable 220 to the second detection positions 240A At 240B, at least three other surfaces of the object 10 are detected.

The flip transfer device 300 can be disposed between the first detection unit 100 and the second detection unit 200. The flip transfer device 300 is used in a surface inspection device to flip the object 10. The flip transfer device 300 includes a horizontal rail 310, a vertical rail 320, a base 330, a rotation unit 340, and a flip unit 350. The vertical rail 320 is horizontally movable on the horizontal rail 310, and the base 330 is vertically movable on the vertical rail 320. The rotating unit 340 is disposed on one end of the base 330 to temporarily take the object to be measured 10 and rotate the object to be measured 10 at a first angle on a horizontal plane. The reversing unit 350 is disposed on the other end of the base 330 for temporarily taking the object to be measured 10 and turning the object to be tested 180 degrees on a vertical plane.

According to this, the object to be tested 10 can be transported and moved from the first detection unit 100 to the second detection unit 200 via the flip transfer device 300, and the object to be tested 10 is rotated and turned over so that The surface detected by the first detection unit 100 can be detected by the second detection unit 200 to complete the detection of the six surfaces on the object to be measured 10.

The flip transfer device 300 of this embodiment may further include a temporary storage platform 360 to assist the flip of the object to be measured 10. The temporary storage platform 360 is disposed between the first detection unit 100 and the second detection unit 200, and has a table for the test object 10 to be temporarily placed after being rotated by the rotation unit 340 for later It is picked up by the turning unit 350 and turned over. The first detection unit 100 may have a first transfer position 150, and the second detection unit 200 has a second transfer position 250. The first transfer position 150, the temporary storage platform 360 and the second transfer position 250 are preferably arranged on a linear path, the linear path refers to the object 10 to be tested from the first transfer position The path from 150 to the second transfer position 250 is substantially straight (see FIG. 1).

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the rotating unit 340 may include a first rotary cylinder 341 and a first suction cup 342. The first rotary cylinder 341 is disposed on the base 330. The first suction cup 342 is disposed on the rotating shaft of the first rotary cylinder 341 and is used to temporarily adsorb the object to be measured 10. The first rotary cylinder 341 is driven after the first suction cup 342 absorbs the object to be tested 10 To rotate the first suction cup 342 and the object to be measured 10. The rotation axis of the first rotary cylinder 341 is vertical, and the object to be measured 10 is driven to rotate on a horizontal plane. Preferably, the first angle is 180 degrees, that is, the object to be measured is rotated by 180 degrees, so that its four sides change the direction relative to the flip transfer device 300.

The turning unit 350 may include a second rotary cylinder 351 and a second suction cup 352. The second rotary cylinder 351 is disposed on the base 330. The second suction cup 352 is disposed on the rotating shaft of the second rotary cylinder 351 and is used to temporarily adsorb the object to be measured 10. The second rotary cylinder 351 is driven after the second suction cup 352 absorbs the object to be tested 10 To rotate the second suction cup 352 and the object to be measured 10. The rotation axis of the second rotary cylinder 351 is perpendicular to the rotation axis of the first rotary cylinder 341, and the object to be measured 10 is driven to rotate 180 degrees on a vertical plane. The vertical plane may be, for example, a plane perpendicular to the temporary storage platform 360 and parallel to the horizontal guide rail 310, so that the top and bottom of the object to be tested 10 change direction relative to the flip transfer device 300, allowing the first The reverse side that the detection unit 100 has not yet detected may be directed upward. At the same time, in the first detection unit 100, the side that has been detected away from the first rotating shaft 110 and turned over can face the second rotating shaft 210 in the second detecting unit 200, and Therefore, the side of the first detection unit 100 that faces the first rotating shaft 110 and has not been detected can be located away from the second rotating shaft 210 and facing the optical detection modules 230.

In this embodiment, the first rotary cylinder 341 and the second rotary cylinder 351 preferably operate simultaneously. According to this, when the trip of the flip transfer device 300 (moving from the first detection unit 100 to the second detection unit 200) is completed, a test object 10 can be removed from the first transfer position 150 Move to the temporary storage platform 360, and at the same time, another object to be tested 10 is moved from the temporary storage platform 360 to the second transfer location 250.

When the flip transfer device 300 is in operation, the base 330 is horizontally and vertically moved by the horizontal rail 310 and the vertical rail 320, so that the first suction cup 342 of the rotating unit 340 corresponds to the first Transfer the test object 10 on the loading position 150. Subsequently, the first suction cup 342 is activated and attracts the front side of the object to be tested 10 facing upward, and the base 330 is driven to rise by the vertical rail 320. Next, the first rotary cylinder 341 is started, so that the first suction cup 342 and the object to be measured 10 are rotated 180 degrees together on the horizontal plane. Then, the base 330 is driven to move by the horizontal guide rail 310, so that the rotation unit 340 reaches the temporary storage platform 360, the first suction cup 342 is closed, and the object 10 can be placed in the temporary storage On platform 360.

Next, the base 330 moves the horizontal rail 310 and the vertical rail 320 horizontally and vertically, so that the second suction cup 352 of the turning unit 350 corresponds to the object to be tested on the temporary storage platform 360 10. After the position is matched, the second suction cup 352 is activated and attracts the front side of the object to be measured 10 upward, and the base 330 is driven to rise by the vertical guide rail 320. Next, the second rotary cylinder 351 is started, so that the second suction cup 352 and the object to be tested 10 are turned 180 degrees together on the vertical plane. Then, after the base 330 is driven to move by the horizontal guide rail 310, the turning unit 350 reaches the second transfer position 250, and the second suction cup 352 is closed so that the object 10 can be placed in The second transfer position 250 is on.

Each first optical detection module 130 includes a top surface detector 131A, 131B and a side surface detector 132A, 132B. The top surface detectors 131A, 131B are disposed above the first detection positions 140A, 140B and face the first detection positions 140A, 140B. The side surface detectors 132A, 132B are disposed on one side of the first detection positions 140A, 140B and face the first detection positions 140A, 140B. Each second optical detection module 230 includes a top surface detector 231A, 231B and a side surface detector 232A, 232B. The top surface detector 232A, 232B is disposed at the second detection positions 240A, 240B Above and toward the second detection positions 240A, 240B. The side surface detectors 232A, 232B are disposed on one side of the second detection positions 240A, 240B and face the second detection positions 240A, 240B.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the first detection unit 100 has two first detection positions 140A, 140B, which are configured to be presented from one first detection position 140A to another first detection position 140B The first turntable 120 is rotated clockwise by 90 degrees, that is, it is configured to be located in different radial directions of the first turntable 120. The second detection unit 200 has two second detection positions 240A, 240B, which are configured to reach the second detection position 240B from one second detection position 240A, the second turntable 220 is rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise Is configured to be located in different radial directions of the second turntable 220. However, the number of the first detection position and the second detection position is not limited to this, and this can be changed and designed according to factors such as the type or number of detection items, the type or number of optical components, and so on.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, at one first detection position 140A, the upward-facing surface (defined as the front side) and the long side of the object to be measured 10 can be detected; while at the other first detection position 140B The upward-facing surface (ie, front surface) and short-side side surface of the object to be tested 10 can be detected. On the other hand, at a second detection position 240A, the upward-facing surface of the object to be measured 10 (which is the surface opposite to the front surface, that is, the reverse surface) and the short-side side surface can be detected; In the second detection position 240B, the upward-facing surface (ie, the reverse surface) and the long-side side surface of the object 10 can be detected.

Please refer to FIG. 3, which is a schematic diagram of the configuration of the side surface detector at the first detection position in this creative embodiment.

In this embodiment, the test object 10 is a rectangular lithium battery as an example, and the middle of the side surface of the test object 10 is surrounded by a flange 11 (usually a circuit board or seal of the lithium battery) Membrane, etc.).

As shown in FIG. 3, taking one side surface detector 132A as an example, the side surface detector 132A may be further configured with two lenses 1321. The two lenses 1321 are arranged on a plane (vertical plane) perpendicular to the surface of the first turntable 120 or a plane (vertical plane) perpendicular to the surface (not shown) of the second turntable. In addition, the imaging directions of the two lenses 1321 are arranged to be smaller than 90 degrees (for example, 45 degrees) with respect to the first turntable 120 or the second turntable (not shown). The side surface detector 132A may further have two light sources 1322 configured to emit light in a direction facing the long side or short side of the object 10 to be measured. Accordingly, with the oblique arrangement of the two lenses 1321, the surface detection system is not hindered by the flange 11 of the object 10 to be measured. Similarly, the other side surface detector 132A and the side surface detectors 232A, 232B can also be configured similarly.

In summary, the surface detection device of this creative embodiment can change the direction of each surface by the configuration of the flip transfer device, and by the first detection unit and the second detection The configuration of the turntable and optical detection components on the unit allows the six faces of the object to be tested to complete the defect detection of all surfaces in sequence, so as to achieve the function of automatic surface detection, suitable for applications that are more fragile or cannot be clamped by fixtures The surface of the test object is detected.

This creation has been disclosed in the above with preferred embodiments. However, those skilled in the art should understand that this embodiment is only for depicting this creation, and should not be interpreted as limiting the scope of this creation. It should be noted that all changes and replacements equivalent to this embodiment should be included in the scope of this creation. Therefore, the scope of protection of this creation shall be determined by the scope of the patent application.

10: Test object 11: flange 100: first detection unit 110: the first shaft 120: first turntable 130: The first optical inspection module 131A, 131B: top surface detector 132A, 132B: side surface detector 1321: lens 1322: Light source 140A, 140B: the first detection position 150: first transfer position 200: second detection unit 210: second shaft 220: second turntable 230: Second optical detection module 231A, 231B: top surface detector 232A, 232B: side surface detector 240A, 240B: second detection position 250: second transfer position 300: Flip and transfer device 310: horizontal rail 320: vertical rail 330: Dock 340: Rotating unit 341: the first rotary cylinder 342: The first sucker 350: flip unit 351: Second rotary cylinder 352: second suction cup 360: temporary storage platform

[FIG. 1] A schematic top view of the surface detection device of this creative embodiment. [FIG. 2] A schematic side view of the surface detection device of this creative embodiment. [FIG. 3] This is a schematic diagram of the configuration of the side surface detector in the first detection position in the creative embodiment.

10: Test object

11: flange

100: first detection unit

110: the first shaft

120: first turntable

130: The first optical inspection module

131A, 131B: top surface detector

132A, 132B: side surface detector

140A, 140B: the first detection position

150: first transfer position

200: second detection unit

210: second shaft

220: second turntable

230: Second optical detection module

231A, 231B: top surface detector

232A, 232B: side surface detector

240A, 240B: second detection position

250: second transfer position

300: Flip and transfer device

310: horizontal rail

320: vertical rail

330: Dock

340: Rotating unit

350: flip unit

360: temporary storage platform

Claims (10)

A flip transfer device is used in a surface detection device to flip a test object. The flip transfer device includes: A horizontal rail; A vertical guide rail, which can be horizontally arranged on the horizontal guide rail; A base, which is vertically movable on the vertical guide rail; A rotating unit, disposed on one end of the base, for temporarily taking the object to be tested and rotating the object to be tested by a first angle on a horizontal plane; and A reversing unit is provided on the other end of the base for temporarily taking the object to be tested and turning the object to be turned 180 degrees on a vertical plane. The flip transfer device according to claim 1, wherein the rotating unit comprises a first rotary cylinder and a first suction cup, the first rotary cylinder is arranged on the base, and the first suction cup is arranged on the The rotating shaft of the first rotary cylinder is used to attract the object to be measured. The flip transfer device according to claim 2, wherein the flip unit includes a second rotary cylinder and a second suction cup, the second rotary cylinder is disposed on the base, and the second suction cup is disposed on the The rotating shaft of the second rotating cylinder is used to attract the object to be measured, and the rotating shaft of the second rotating cylinder is perpendicular to the rotating shaft of the first rotating cylinder. The flip transfer device according to claim 3, wherein the first angle is 180 degrees. The flip transfer device according to claim 4, wherein the first rotary cylinder and the second rotary cylinder are driven to operate simultaneously. A surface detection device for detecting the surface of an object to be measured, including: A first detection unit includes a first rotation shaft, a first turntable rotating around the first rotation shaft as the center, and a plurality of first optical detection modules, the first detection unit is configured for the first turntable to rotate through A plurality of first detection positions, the first optical detection modules are arranged relative to each of the first detection positions, and are used to detect at least three of the objects to be tested when the objects to be tested reach the first detection positions Surface A second detection unit includes a second rotation shaft, a second turntable rotating around the second rotation shaft as the center, and a plurality of second optical detection modules, the second detection unit is configured for the second turntable to rotate through A plurality of second detection positions, the second optical detection modules are arranged relative to each second detection position, and used to detect at least one of the other objects when the object reaches the second detection positions Three surfaces; and The flip transfer device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 is provided between the first detection unit and the second detection unit, and the object to be measured is removed from the transfer device via the flip transfer device The first detection unit moves to the second detection unit. The surface detection device according to claim 6, wherein the flip transfer device further includes a temporary storage platform, and the first detection unit has a first transfer position, and the second detection unit has a second transfer Loading position, the first transfer position, the temporary storage platform and the second transfer position are located on a straight path. The surface inspection device according to claim 7, wherein each first optical inspection module and each second optical inspection module each include a top surface detector and a side surface detector. The surface inspection device according to claim 8, wherein each side surface detector has two lenses, which are arranged on a plane perpendicular to the surface of the first turntable or arranged perpendicular to the first The surface of the two turntables is on a plane, and the imaging directions of the two lenses of each side surface detector are arranged to be less than 90 degrees relative to the first turntable or the second turntable. The surface detection device according to claim 9, wherein the first turntable of the first detection unit has two first detection positions configured to be located in different radial directions, and the second detection unit The second turntable has two second detection positions arranged in different radial directions.

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