Patent Application
20240189860
This application claims priority to China Application No. 202211561091.7, having a filing date of Dec. 7, 2022, filed in China National Intellectual Property Administration, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporate by reference.
The subject matter relates to glue or adhesive curing technologies, and more particularly, relates to a curing device and a curing apparatus having the curing device.
In the prior art, many operations in the glue filling and curing process of the product need to be manually operated, which may easily cause potential safety hazards and defective products.
Therefore, there is room for improvement within the art.
In view of the above situation, it is necessary to provide a curing device and a curing apparatus having the curing device to improve the curing efficiency of the adhesive and eliminate potential safety hazards for operators.
According to some embodiments, a curing device includes a receiving housing, a carrying plate, a moving assembly, and a light source. The housing defines an opening. The carrying plate is used for carrying a jig. The jig is used for receiving a product and an adhesive, and the jig includes a light transmitting area. The moving assembly is received in the housing and connected to the carrying plate for driving the carrying plate to move into and out of the housing from the opening. The light source is arranged in the housing for irradiating the light transmitting area of the jig to cure the adhesive in the jig.
When the curing device is in use, the moving assembly drives the carrying plate to move from the opening to the outside of the housing, and cooperates with a mechanism such as a manipulator to place the jig with the product and the adhesive on the carrying plate, then the moving assembly drives the carrying plate to move from the opening into the housing. After that, the light source is controlled to turn on to irradiate the light transmitting area of the jig to cure the adhesive in the jig. After the adhesive in the jig is cured, the light sourced is controlled to turn off, and the moving assembly drives the carrying plate to move from the opening to the outside of the housing again, then the jig irradiated by the light source is taken away by the mechanism such as the manipulator, so as to realize the loading and unloading of the jig and the curing of the adhesive. Since the moving assembly can drive the carrying plate into and out of the housing, the mechanization of placing the jig in the housing is realized, and it is avoided to manually place the jig in the housing and take out the jig after being irradiated from the housing, thereby eliminating the safety hazards generated during manual operations, and helping to ensure the personal safety of operators. When the curing device cooperates with the mechanism such as the manipulator, the degree of mechanization of the adhesive curing operation may be improved, which is conducive to improving the curing efficiency of the adhesive and reducing the labor intensity and labor costs of operators. In addition, since the light source is located in the housing, the placement of the jig by mechanization is beneficial to improve the alignment accuracy of the light source and the jig, so that the light source can effectively irradiate the jig to cure the adhesive after being turned on. As a result, the adhesive can be cured under preset curing conditions to ensure the curing yield of the adhesive and help improve the curing quality of the adhesive.
Implementations of the present technology will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the attached figures.
It will be appreciated that for simplicity and clarity of illustration, where appropriate, reference numerals have been repeated among the different figures to indicate corresponding or analogous components. The description is not to be considered as limiting the scope of the embodiments described herein. The drawings are not necessarily to scale and the proportions of certain parts may be exaggerated to better illustrate details and features of the present disclosure.
It should be understood that, the terms “first” and “second” are used to distinguish between elements and are not used to denote a particular order or imply a number of technical features, therefore, unless specifically defined, features described as “first” and “second” may expressly or implicitly include one or more of the stated features. In the description of the present application, “plurality” means “two or more”, unless otherwise expressly and specifically defined.
In addition, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments described herein. However, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the embodiments described herein can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, methods, procedures, and components have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the related relevant feature being described.
The term “comprising,” when utilized, means “including, but not necessarily limited to”; it specifically indicates open-ended inclusion or membership in the so-described combination, group, series, and the like.
A description of the hereinafter described embodiments of the disclosure is presented herein with reference to the figures by way of exemplification and not as a limitation.
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The housing 10 defines an opening 12. The carrying plating 22 is used for carrying the jig 900. The moving assembly 24 is received in the housing 10, and the moving assembly 24 is connected with the carrying plating 22 for driving the carrying plating 22 to move into and out of the housing 10 from the opening 12. The light source 30 is arranged in the housing 10 for irradiating the light transmitting area of the jig 900 to cure the adhesive in the jig 900.
When the above-mentioned curing device 100 is in use, the moving assembly 24 drives the carrying plate 22 to move to out of the housing 10 from the opening 12, after placing the jig 900 on the carrying plate 22, the moving assembly 24 drives the carrying plate 22 to move into the housing 10 from the opening 12, then a controller 700 (shown in
Since the moving assembly 24 can drive the carrying plate 22 into and out of the housing 10, a mechanization of removing the jig 900 from the housing 10 and placing the jig 900 in the housing 10 is realized, thereby preventing the operator from manually placing the jig 900 in the housing 10 and manually removing the jig 900 the jig 900 from the housing 10, and eliminating potential safety hazards caused by manual work, which is conducive to ensuring the personal safety of operators. When the curing device 100 is used in conjunction with mechanisms such as manipulators, it can also improve a degree of mechanization of the adhesive curing operation, which is conducive to improving a curing efficiency of the adhesive and reducing the labor intensity and the labor costs of the operators. In addition, because the placement of the jig 900 is realized by mechanization, a relative position between the light source 30 and the jig 900 can be accurately guaranteed, so that the light source 30 can effectively irradiate the light transmitting area of the jig 900 to cure the adhesive after being turned on. The adhesive can be cured under preset curing conditions to ensure a curing yield of the adhesive and help improve a curing quality of the adhesive.
It should be noted that the preset curing conditions refer to conditions such as light intensity and light time required for curing the adhesive, which are set according to a type of the adhesive. For example, if the preset curing conditions are that the light intensity is 2000 mW/cm2 and the light time is 180 s, then under the preset curing conditions, the quality of the cured adhesive in the jig 900 is relatively high. However, when the jig 900 is placed in an inaccurate position so that the relative position between the jig 900 and the light source 30 cannot be guaranteed, under the preset curing conditions, the quality of the cured adhesive in the jig 900 is unstable, which is not conducive to improving the quality of the cured adhesive.
According to some embodiments, the light source 30 may be a UV (Ultra-Violet Ray) lamp, and the light source 30 is used to emit ultraviolet rays. It can be understood that the light source 30 may also be other light emitting elements capable of emitting light for curing the adhesive, for example, the light source 30 is a blue light lamp for emitting blue light.
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According to further embodiments, transport holes 14 may be defined on opposite sides of the housing 10, so that an external transport mechanism such as a manipulator can transport and stack the housing 10 through the transport holes 14.
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Alternatively, the at least one guiding rail 246 may be arranged on the base plate 242, and the at least one sliding block 248 may be arranged on the carrying plate 22. The moving assembly 24 may be a linear module or other functional mechanisms capable of driving the carrying plate 22 to perform linear motion.
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The top plate 42 is received in the housing 10 and located above the carrying plate 22 for mounting the at least one light source 30. The side plates 44 are respectively connected to opposite sides of the top plate 42 and spaced from each other. The side plates 44 are further respectively connected to the inner bottom surface of the housing 10, and located on opposite sides of the carrying plate 22. The at least one light source 30 also may be mounted on the side plates 44.
Each of the mounting brackets 46 is arranged adjacent to one of the side plates 44. Each of the mounting brackets 46 includes a suspension plate 462 and a connecting plate 464. Suspension plates 462 of the mounting brackets 46 are respectively connected to the top plate 42 and respectively located opposite sides of the light source 30 mounted on the top plate 42. A space between the suspension plates 462 is used to receiving the jig 900. One end portion of the connecting plate 464 is connected to an end portion of the suspension plate 462 to form an L shape, another end portion of the connecting plate 464 is connected to the adjacent side plate 44.
Each light source 30 may include a first light emitting assembly 32, two second light emitting assemblies 34, and two third light emitting assemblies 36. When the jig 900 is placed on the carrying plate 22, the jig 900 includes a top surface (not labeled) facing the top plate 42, opposite first sides 200a respectively facing the connecting plates 464, and opposite second sides 200b respectively connected to the first sides and the top surface. The first light emitting assembly 32 is arranged on the top plate 42 for irradiating a portion of the light transmitting area on the top surface of the jig 900, the second light emitting assemblies 34 are respectively connected to the connecting plates 464 and respectively located on the first sides 200a of the jig 900 for irradiating portions of the light transmitting area on the first sides 200a of the jig 900 facing the connecting plates 464. The third light emitting assemblies 36 are respectively arranged on the carrying plate 22 and respectively located on the second sides 200b of the jig 900 for irradiating portions of the light transmitting area on the second sides 200b of the jig 900. A light emitting area of the first light emitting assembly 32 may be greater than a light emitting area of the second light emitting assembly 34 or a light emitting area of the third light emitting assembly 36.
Through the cooperation of the first light emitting assembly 32, the second light emitting assemblies 34, and the third light emitting assemblies 36, the adhesive in the jig 900 can be irradiated from the upper side, the left side, the right side, the front side and the rear side of the jig 900, thereby improving the curing efficiency of the adhesive. In addition, since the third light emitting assemblies 36 are arranged on the carrying plate 22, when the driving assembly 24 drives the carrying plate 22 to move out or into the housing 10, the third light emitting assemblies 36 will move together with the carrying plate 22, thereby preventing the jig 900 from colliding with the side plate 44 and/or the light source 30 on the side plate 44 when the side plate 44 is mounted and the light source 30 is mounted on the side plate 44.
The light transmitting area of the jig 900 may include a first light transmitting portion 2a and a second light transmitting portion 2b. The first light transmitting portion 2a is the top surface of the jig 900, the second light transmitting portion 2b includes areas on the first sides and the second sides of the jig 900. The upper light transmitting portion 2a may be made of transparent glass, and the side light transmitting portion 2b may be formed by hollowed-out areas on the first sides and the second sides of the jig 900.
According to further embodiments, the first light emitting assembly 32 may be a ring-shaped light source composed of LED lamps, and the first light emitting assembly 32 may meet the following parameters: a wavelength is 365 nm, a light intensity is 3000 mW/cm2, an adjustable power is 30%-100%, and a distance between the first light transmitting portion 2a and the first light emitting assembly 32 can be adjusted. For example, the distance between the first light transmitting portion 2a and the first light emitting assembly 32 may be in a range of 8 mm to 12 mm, optionally 10 mm. The second light emitting assembly 34 and the third light emitting assembly 36 may be bar-shaped light sources composed of LED lamps, the second light emitting assembly 34 and the third light emitting assembly 36 may respectively meet the following parameters: a wavelength is 365 nm, a light intensity is 4000 mW/cm2, an adjustable power is 10%-100%, a distance between the second light emitting assembly 34 and a part of the second light transmitting portion 2b on the first side adjacent to the second light emitting assembly 34 can be adjusted, and a distance between the third light emitting assembly 36 and a part of the second light transmitting portion 2b on the second side adjacent to the third light emitting assembly 36 can be adjusted. For example, the distance between the second light emitting assembly 34 and the part of the second light transmitting portion 2b on the first side adjacent to the second light emitting assembly 34, or the distance between the third light emitting assembly 36 and the part of the second light transmitting portion 2b on the second side adjacent to the third light emitting assembly 36 may be in a range of 8 mm to 12 mm, optionally 10 mm.
According to some embodiments, the side plates 44 also may be respectively connected to the carrying plate 22, so that the mounting frame 40 can be moved together with the carrying plate 22.
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According to some embodiments, the at least one light sensor 50 is mounted on the carrying plate 22, the number of the at least one light sensor 50 is equal to the number of the light sources 30, and each of the at least one light sensor 50 corresponds to one of the light sources 30, so as to monitor the light intensity of the light emitted by each of the light sources 30. The temperature sensor 60 is mounted on one of the mounting brackets 46, and the temperature sensor 60 is arranged toward the jig 900 so as to monitor the temperature of the jig 900.
According to some embodiments, when the number of the at least one light sensor 50 is more than one, some of the light sensors 50 may be mounted on the side plates 44, and some of the light sensors 50 may be mounted on the carrying plate 22. It can be understood that the position of each of the light sensors 50 may be set according to actual needs. The temperature sensor 60 may be arranged on the left side, the right side or other positions of the jig 900, and the position of the temperature sensor 60 may be set according to actual needs.
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According to some embodiment, in order to match a ring-shaped mold core, the first light emitting assembly 32 includes a first light-transmitting shell 38a with an annular groove 372 and at least one first light-emitting member 392. The cooling pipe 70 includes a plurality of straight pipe portions connected in sequence, and one of the plurality of straight pipe portions is embedded in the first light-transmitting shell 38a. The annular groove 372 is used for receiving a plurality of strip-shaped first light-emitting members 392 or a ring-shaped first light-emitting member 392. The second light emitting assembly 34 and the third light emitting assembly 36 may have the same structure, and each of the second light emitting assembly 34 and the third light emitting assembly 36 includes a second light-transmitting shell 38b with a strip-shaped groove 374 and at least one second light-emitting member 394. One of the plurality of straight pipe portions of the cooling pipe 70 is embedded in the second light-transmitting shell 38b, and the strip-shaped groove 374 is used for receiving a plurality of granular second light-emitting members 394 or a strip-shaped second light-emitting member 394. The first light-emitting member 392 and the second light-emitting member 394 may be UV lamps or blue light lamps. The cooling pipe 70 is embedded in the light-transmitting shells 38a and 38b, which is beneficial to cool down the UV lamp or the blue light lamp embedded in the light-transmitting shells 38a and 38b to increase the service life of the UV lamp or the blue light lamp. According to some embodiments, a light emitting area of the first light emitting assembly 32 is greater than light emitting areas of the second light emitting assembly 34 and the third light emitting assembly 36.
When the curing device 100 is in use, the controller 700 controls the external liquid storage tank to continuously supply fluid to the cooling pipe 70, the fluid flows through the cooling pipe 70 and returns to the external liquid storage tank, the heat generated by the light source 30 is taken away by the fluid flowing through the cooling pipe 70 through heat exchange, so that the temperature of the light source 30 is maintained within a reasonable range such as 30 degrees Celsius, which ensures the stable use of the light source 30 and helps to improve the service life of the light source 30. The fluid flowing through the cooling pipe 70 may be normal temperature water or ice water.
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According to further embodiments, the number of the air-blowing members 80 may be five, and the five air-blowing members 80 are used to blow air to the front side, the rear side, the left side, the right side, and the top side of the jig 900 from five directions, so as to effectively reduce the temperature of the jig 900. In some embodiments, the number of the air-blowing members 80 may be more or less, and the locations of the air-blowing members 80 may be arranged according to the actual needs.
During the use of the curing device 100, for example, when the temperature sensor 60 detects the temperature of the jig 900 is greater than 50 degrees Celsius, controller 700 the controls the at least one air-blowing member 80 to blow air into the housing 10, and the air circulation is formed in the housing 10 to take away the heat generated by the jig 900 to reduce the temperature of the jig 900. When the temperature sensor 60 detects the temperature of the jig 900 is less than 40 degrees Celsius or 50 degrees Celsius, the controller 700 controls the air-blowing member 80 to stop blowing air into the housing 10. In this way , the curing yield of the adhesive in the jig 900 can be ensured by blowing air into the housing 10 through the air-blowing member 80.
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When the curing apparatus 800 is in use, the moving assembly 24 of the curing device 100 pushes the carrying plate 22 to move from the opening 12 to the outside of the housing 10, and cooperates with a manipulator, a three-axis linear module and other mechanisms to place the jig 900 with the product and the adhesive on the carrying plate 22, then the moving assembly 24 pulls the carrying plate 22 to move from the opening 12 into the housing 10. After that, the controller 700 controls the light source 30 to turn on to irradiate the light transmitting area of the jig 900 to cure the adhesive in the jig 900. After the adhesive in the jig 900 is cured, the controller 700 controls the light source 30 to turn off, and the moving assembly 24 pushes the carrying plate 22 to move from opening 12 to the outside of the housing 10 again, then the jig 900 irradiated by the light source 30 is taken away, so as to realize the loading and unloading of the jig 900 and the curing of the adhesive.
Since the moving assembly 24 can drive the carrying plate 22 into and out of the housing 10, the mechanization of placing the jig 900 in the housing 10 is realized, and it is avoided to manually place the jig 900 in the housing 10 and take out the jig 900 after being irradiated from the housing 10, thereby eliminating the safety hazards generated during manual operations, and helping to ensure the personal safety of operators. When the curing device 100 cooperates with mechanisms such as manipulators, the degree of mechanization of the adhesive curing operation may be improved, which is conducive to improving the curing efficiency of the adhesive and reducing the labor intensity and labor costs of operators. In addition, since the light source 30 is located in the housing 10, the placement of jig 900 by mechanization is beneficial to improve the alignment accuracy of the light source 30 and the jig 900, so that the light source 30 can effectively irradiate the jig 900 to cure the adhesive after being turned on. As a result, the adhesive can be cured under preset curing conditions to ensure the curing yield of the adhesive and help improve the curing quality of the adhesive.
The number of the curing devices 100 may be nine, and the nine curing devices 100 may be arranged in an array on the workbench 500. Simultaneous operation of multiple curing devices 100 is beneficial to improve the curing efficiency of the curing apparatus 800. In addition, the plurality of curing devices 100 are arranged compactly and occupy less space, which is conducive to reducing the space occupied by the curing apparatus 800, so as to be suitable for a relatively narrow working environment, or to arrange more production devices in the same working environment to save land.
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The loading mechanism 300 and the curing device 100 are arranged at intervals on the workbench 500, and the loading mechanism 300 is used to transport and supply the jig 900. The transfer mechanism 200 is used to move the jig 900 on the loading mechanism 300 and place the jig 900 onto the carrying plate 22, then the moving assembly 24 can drive the jig 900 on the carrying plate 22 into and out of the housing 10 from the opening 12. The controller 700 is electrically connected to the transfer mechanism 200, and is used to control the light source 30 to turn on to irradiate the light transmitting area of the jig 900 after the jig 900 enters the housing 10, so as to cure the adhesive in the jig 900. The unloading mechanism 400 and the loading mechanism 300 are arranged at intervals on the workbench 500, and the unloading mechanism 400 is used to receive the jig 900 irradiated by the light source 30 and moved out of the housing 10. Specifically, the moving assembly 24 drives the carrying plate 22 to push the jig 900 irradiated by the light source 30 out of the housing 10, and the transfer mechanism 200 grabs the jig 900 irradiated by the light source 30 from the carrying plate 22 pushed out of the housing 10 and places the jig 900 on the unloading mechanism 400.
There may be one or more controllers 700. According to some embodiments, different mechanisms may be electrically connected to different controllers 700. For example, the light source 30 and the transfer mechanism 200 are electrically controlled by different controllers 700. Specifically, the content controlled by different controllers 700 may be controlled by a central controller. For the convenience of understanding, the controller 700 is schematically arranged on the workbench 500. In some embodiments, the controller 700 may also be arranged under the workbench 500 or on an external device. The size of the controller 700 is not limited to that shown in
The loading mechanism 300 and the unloading mechanism 400 may be conveyor belts used to transport the jig 900, such as the conveyor belt 300a and the conveyor belt 400a shown in
The curing apparatus 800 may further include support rods 502 and a crossbeam assembly 504. The workbench 500 includes a curing region 5002, a loading region 5004, and unloading region 5006. the loading region 5004 is spaced from the curing region 5002, the unloading region 5006 is located between the curing region 5002 and the loading region 5004. The curing device 100 is located at the curing region 5002, the loading mechanism 300 is located at the loading region 5004, and the unloading mechanism 400 is located at the unloading region 5006.
The crossbeam assembly 504 may include a first longitudinal beam 5042, a first transverse beam 5044, a second longitudinal beam 5046, and a second transverse beam 5048 connected end to end in sequence, and the crossbeam assembly 504 may be a quadrangular frame. The workbench 500 may include four corners. The number of the support rods 502 is four, and the four support rods 502 are arranged at intervals at the four corners of the workbench 500 for supporting the crossbeam assembly 504.
The transfer mechanism 200 may include a transverse movement assembly 202, a longitudinal movement assembly 204, an up and down movement assembly 206, and a gripper assembly 208.
The transverse movement assembly 202 may include a sliding plate 2022, a transverse sliding rail 2024 and a transverse driving member 2026. The sliding plate 2022 straddles the first longitudinal beam 5042 and the second longitudinal beam 5046. The transverse sliding rail 2024 is arranged on the sliding plate 2022. The transverse driving member 2026 is used to drive the up and down movement assembly 206 to slide on the transverse sliding rail 2024. The transverse driving member 2026 may be a linear module.
The longitudinal movement assembly 204 may include two longitudinal slide rails 2042 and a longitudinal driving member 2044. The two longitudinal slide rails 2042 are respectively arranged on the first longitudinal beam 5042 and the second longitudinal beam 5046. The longitudinal driving member 2044 is arranged on the first longitudinal beam 5042 and is used to drive the sliding plate 2022 to slide on the longitudinal sliding rail 2042. The longitudinal driving member 2044 may be a linear module.
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The gripper assembly 208 may include a rotating plate 2080, a gripper driver 2081, two gripper fingers 2082, two gripper connecting plates 2083, four abutting portions 2084, two protrusions 2085, two gripper slide rails 2086, two gripper sliders 2087 and two L-shaped bases 2088. The rotating plate 2080 is connected to the rotating driving member 2068. The gripper driver 2081 is arranged on a middle area of the rotating plate 2080. The protrusions 2085 are respectively arranged at opposite sides of the rotating plate 2080 and respectively arranged at opposite sides of the gripper driver 2081. Each of the gripper slide rails 2086 is arranged on one of the protrusions 2085. Each of the gripper sliders 2087 is slidably connected to one of the gripper slide rails 2086 and connected to a bottom of one end of one gripper connecting plate 2083. A bottom of another end of the gripper connecting plate 2083 is connected to the gripper driver 2081. Each of the gripper fingers 2082 is connected to the end of the gripper connecting plate 2083 to form an L shape through one L-shaped base 2088. Each gripper finger 2082 may be roughly U-shaped, and two of the abutting portions 2084 are arranged on each gripper finger 2082. The abutting portions 2084 on one of the gripper fingers 2082 faces the abutting portions 2084 on another of the gripper fingers 2082. The gripper driver 2081 may be a double-headed linear cylinder and is used to drive the gripper connecting plates 2083 to approach or move away from each other. The gripper connecting plates 2083 can drive the gripper sliders 2087 to slide on the gripper slide rails 2086, so that the gripper fingers 2082 with the abutting portions 2084 can be driven to approach or move away from each other to clamp the jig 900or loosen the jig 900.
According to further embodiments, the transfer mechanism 200 may further include a code scanner 2091 and a height sensor 2092. The code scanner 2091 and the height sensor 2092 are both arranged on the rotating plate 2080 and do not interfere with the gripper assembly 208. The code scanner 2091 is used to scan a code of the jig 900 to identify the basic information of the jig 900 so that the controller 700 can record the curing information of the jig 900 to facilitate subsequent traceability. The basic information includes information such as the model and serial number of the jig 900, the type and serial number of the product. The curing information include which curing device 100 the jig 900 is cured in, the curing time, and the curing parameters (including operating parameters of the light source 30, cooling time of the cooling pipe, and other parameters). The height sensor 2092 is connected to the protrusion 2085 for monitoring a position of the gripper assembly 208 so as to facilitate the pick-up and placement of the jig 900, thereby preventing the gripper assembly 208 from colliding with the loading mechanism 300, the unloading mechanism 400, and the carrying plate 22 when the gripper assembly 208 pick and place the jig 900. The height sensor 2092 may be a distance sensor, an infrared emission sensor or other functional sensors capable of monitoring the relative distance between the gripper 208 and other mechanisms.
A working process of the curing apparatus 800 may be roughly as follow:
Step one, the controller 700 controls the conveyor belt 300a of the loading mechanism 300 to supply the jig 900.
Step two, the controller 700 controls the moving assembly 24 of the curing device 100 to drive the carrying plate 22 to move out of the housing so as to place the jig 900 to be cured on the carrying plate 22.
Step two, the controller 700 controls the height sensor 2092 to detect a distance between the transfer mechanism 200 and the jig 900, so as to control the cooperation of the transverse movement assembly 202, the longitudinal movement assembly 204, and the up and down movement assembly 206 of the transfer mechanism 200 to drive the gripper assembly 208 to be close to the jig 900 on the loading mechanism 300 until the gripper fingers 2082 of the gripper assembly 108 are located on opposite sides of the jig 900, then the gripper driver 2081 of the gripper assembly 108 drives the gripper fingers 2082 to approach each other to grip the jig 900, and the information of the jig 900 is recorded through the code scanner 2091.
Step four, the controller 700 controls the cooperation of the transverse movement assembly 202, the longitudinal movement assembly 204, and the up and down movement assembly 206 of the transfer mechanism 200 to drive the gripper assembly 208 and the gripped jig 900 close to the curing device 100.
Step five, the controller 700 controls the rotating driving member 2068 of the up and down movement assembly 206 to drive the gripper assembly 208 to rotate, so that the jig 900 is rotated to a direction compatible with the carrying plate 22.
Step six, the controller 700 controls the transfer mechanism 200 to place the jig 900 on the carrying plate 22, and controls the moving assembly 24 to drive the carrying plate 22 to move into the housing 10.
Step seven, the controller 700 controls the light source 30 to turn on to irradiate the light transmitting area of the jig 900 to start curing the adhesive.
Step eight, the controller 700 controls the timer to monitor the curing time of the adhesive in the jig 900, and at the same time the controller 700 controls the transverse movement assembly 202, the longitudinal movement assembly 204, and the up and down movement assembly 206 to cooperate to drive the gripper assembly 208 close to clamp another jig 900 and place it on the carrying plate 22 of another curing device 100 for curing.
Step nine, when the curing time of the adhesive monitored by the timer reaches a predetermined time, the controller 700 controls the light source 30 in the curing device 100 to turn off, and controls the air-blowing member 80 in the curing device 100 to to supply air into the housing 10 to reduce the temperature of the jig 900, and then the controller 700 controls the moving assembly 24 to drive the carrying plate 22 to move out of the housing 10.
Step ten, the controller 700 controls the cooperation of the transverse movement assembly 202, the longitudinal movement assembly 204, and the up and down movement assembly 206 of the transfer mechanism 200 to drive the gripper assembly 208 to take away the jig 900 irradiated by the light source 30 from the carrying plate 22.
Step eleven, the controller 700 controls the cooperation of the transverse movement assembly 202, the longitudinal movement assembly 204, and the up and down movement assembly 206 of the transfer mechanism 200 to drive the gripper assembly 208 and the jig 900 with the cured adhesive close to the unloading mechanism 400, then the controller 700 controls the rotating driving member 2068 of the up and down movement assembly 206 to drive the gripper assembly 208 to rotate, so that the jig 900 is rotated to a direction that matches the conveying direction of the unloading mechanism 400.
Step twelve, the controller 700 controls the transfer mechanism 200 to place the jig 900 with the cured adhesive on the conveyor belt 400a of the unloading mechanism 400 so as to facilitate unloading.
The above steps are repeated to realize operations such as loading, curing, retrieving, and unloading.
While the disclosure has been described in detail with only a limited number of embodiments, it should be readily understood for the skilled in the art that the disclosure is not limited to such disclosed embodiments. Rather, the disclosure can be modified to incorporate any number of variations, alterations, substitutions, or equivalent arrangements not heretofore described, but which are commensurate with the spirit and scope of the disclosure. Additionally, while various embodiments of the disclosure have been described, it is to be understood that aspects of the disclosure may include only some of the described embodiments. Accordingly, the disclosure is not to be seen as limited by the foregoing description, but is only limited by the scope of the appended claims.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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| 202211561091.7 | Dec 2022 | CN | national |
