Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the problems, the invention provides an automatic probe pressing device, which comprises a workbench, wherein a guide groove is arranged on the workbench, a feeding position and an executing position are arranged at two ends of the guide groove, a material conveying mechanism is arranged on the workbench, the material conveying mechanism comprises a first driving device and a jig, a plurality of probes are arranged on the top of the jig, the first driving device is used for driving the jig to move from the feeding position to the executing position along the guide groove, four pressing mechanisms are arranged at intervals of 90 degrees in the horizontal direction of the executing position, the pressing mechanisms comprise a second driving device and pressing assemblies, the second driving device is used for driving the pressing assemblies to move along the horizontal direction, and after the probes move from the feeding position to the executing position, the second driving device is used for driving the pressing assemblies to press along the periphery of the probes at intervals of 90 degrees in the horizontal direction.
Furthermore, the jig is strip-shaped, the probes are arranged at intervals in the positioning of the jig, and the arrangement direction is consistent with the arrangement direction of the guide grooves. The bottom of tool is connected with the backup pad, the tool is installed in the backup pad the both sides of backup pad bottom set up respectively and are provided with first cylinder, the drive end of first cylinder links to each other with the bottom of backup pad respectively.
Furthermore, the first driving device is fixed at the bottom of the workbench and comprises a first driving motor and a first transmission screw rod, the first driving motor is used for controlling the first transmission screw rod to rotate, the setting direction of the first transmission screw rod is consistent with that of the guide groove, a first sliding seat is arranged on the first transmission screw rod, a first connecting plate is arranged on the first sliding seat, and the supporting plate is arranged at the top of the first connecting plate.
Furthermore, the pressing assembly comprises a fixing seat and a pressing die, the fixing seat is connected with the second driving device, one end of the pressing die, far away from the fixing seat, is provided with a conical part, the probe comprises a needle head, a needle tube and a connecting part between the needle head and the needle tube, and when the probe moves from the feeding position to the execution position, the conical part faces the connecting part in the horizontal direction.
Further, the second driving device comprises a second driving motor and a second transmission screw rod horizontally arranged, the second driving motor is used for controlling the second transmission screw rod to rotate, a second sliding seat is arranged on the first transmission screw rod, a connecting seat is arranged on the second sliding seat, and the fixing seat is arranged on the side wall of the connecting seat.
Further, a guide plate is arranged in the second sliding seat, and the guide plate is arranged above the second transmission screw rod and has the same setting direction as the second transmission screw rod.
Further, be provided with balance assembly on the second sliding seat lateral wall, balance assembly sets up the one end that the fixing base was kept away from to the second sliding seat, balance assembly include with second transmission lead screw parallel arrangement's first guide rail install on the first guide rail and remove the seat, it is provided with the balancing piece of laminating on the second sliding seat lateral wall to remove the seat, the balancing piece is provided with the adjustment tank and the knob of setting in the adjustment tank of laminating with the lateral wall of second sliding seat, the knob rotation is installed on the second sliding seat lateral wall, the setting direction of adjustment tank is parallel with the setting direction of probe on the tool.
Furthermore, a positioning mechanism is arranged above the workbench and comprises a third driving device and a lifting device arranged on the third driving device, a positioning piece is arranged at the bottom of the lifting device, and the setting direction of the positioning piece is the same as that of the probe.
Further, the third driving device comprises a third driving motor and a third transmission screw rod, the third driving motor is used for controlling the third transmission screw rod to rotate, a third sliding seat is installed on the third transmission screw rod, a second connecting plate is installed on the third sliding seat, the lifting device is installed on the second connecting plate, the lifting device comprises a fourth driving motor and a fourth transmission screw rod, the fourth driving motor is used for controlling the fourth transmission screw rod to rotate, the fourth transmission screw rod is vertically arranged, a fourth sliding seat is installed on the fourth transmission screw rod, and the locating piece is arranged at the bottom of the fourth seat.
Furthermore, the positioning piece comprises a hollow insertion part, and the lifting device and the pressing assembly are both provided with a magnifying glass.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that:
The application adopts a cold compression mode in the horizontal direction, and the metal materials of the needle tube and the needle head are plastically deformed by applying pressure in the horizontal direction, so that tight mechanical connection is formed. The connecting mode can provide higher connecting strength, ensures that the needle tube and the needle head cannot be easily separated or loosened in the testing process, and ensures the stability and reliability of the test. Meanwhile, compared with other connection modes (such as welding), the crimping process is relatively simple and quick, and automatic production is easy to realize. The crimping machine can finish a large number of crimping operations in a short time, greatly improves the production efficiency, and is suitable for mass production parts such as chip test probes.
Drawings
In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the invention or the technical solutions of the prior art, the drawings which are used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described, it being obvious that the drawings in the description below are only some embodiments of the invention, and that other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without inventive faculty for a person skilled in the art.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of a feeding mechanism according to the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of the probe of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of the pressing mechanism of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a balance assembly according to the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a positioning mechanism according to the present invention;
Fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of a positioning member according to the present invention.
Reference numerals and names in the drawings are as follows:
The working table 10, the guide groove 11, the loading level 11a, the execution level 11b, the feeding mechanism 100, the first driving device 110, the jig 120, the probe 20, the pressing mechanism 200, the second driving device 210, the pressing assembly 220, the support plate 130, the first cylinder 140, the first driving motor 111, the first transmission screw 112, the first sliding seat 113, the first connection plate 114, the fixing seat 221, the pressing mold 222, the tapered portion 222a, the needle 21, the needle tube 22, the connection portion 23, the second driving motor 211, the second transmission screw 212, the second sliding seat 213, the connection seat 214, the guide plate 215, the balancing assembly 230, the first guide rail 231, the moving seat 232, the balancing piece 233, the adjusting groove 233a, the knob 233b, the positioning mechanism 300, the third driving device 310, the lifting device 320, the positioning piece 330, the third driving motor 311, the third transmission screw 312, the third sliding seat 313, the second connection plate 314, the fourth driving motor 321, the fourth transmission screw 322, the fourth sliding seat 323, the insertion portion 331, and the magnifier 400.
Detailed Description
The following description of the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clear and complete, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the invention.
The present invention will be described in more detail. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "fixed" to another element, it can be directly on the other element or one or more intervening elements may be present therebetween. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or one or more intervening elements may be present therebetween.
In the description of the present application, it should be noted that, orientation words such as "front, rear, upper, lower, left, right", "transverse, vertical, horizontal", and "top, bottom", etc., are generally based on orientation or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are merely for convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and these orientation words do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or elements to be referred to must have a specific orientation or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present application, and orientation words "inside and outside" refer to inside and outside with respect to the outline of each component itself. In the description of the present application, it should be noted that, the terms "first," "second," and the like are used for defining the components, and are merely for convenience in distinguishing the corresponding components, and the terms have no special meaning unless otherwise stated, so they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present application. In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the meaning of "plurality" is two or more unless otherwise specifically defined.
Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used in the description of the invention herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention.
In addition, the technical features mentioned in the different embodiments of the application described below can be combined with one another as long as they do not conflict with one another.
As further described with reference to the preferred embodiment of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, an automatic probe bonding apparatus includes a table 10, a guide groove 11 is provided on the table 10, a loading level 11a and an executing level 11b are provided at two ends of the guide groove 11, a feeding mechanism 100 is provided on the table 10, the feeding mechanism 100 includes a first driving device 110 and a jig 120, a plurality of probes 20 are disposed on top of the jig 120, the first driving device 110 is used for driving the jig 120 to move from the loading level 11a to the executing level 11b along the guide groove 11, four bonding mechanisms 200 are provided at 90-degree intervals in the horizontal direction of the executing level 11b, the bonding mechanisms 200 include a second driving device 210 and bonding assemblies 220, the second driving device 210 is used for driving the bonding assemblies 220 to move along the horizontal direction, and after the probes 20 move from the loading level 11a to the executing level 11b, the second driving device 210 is used for driving the bonding assemblies 220 to perform bonding at 90-degree intervals along the probes 20 along the horizontal direction.
Under initial loading, the jig 120 is located at the loading position 11a, then the probe 20 to be pressed is placed on the jig 120, then the first driving device 110 is started to drive the jig 120 from the loading position 11a to the execution position 11b, and then the second driving device 210 is started to drive the pressing assembly 220 to move along the horizontal direction, and since the pressing mechanism 200 is arranged at intervals of 90 degrees along the horizontal direction of the execution position 11b, when the pressing assembly 220 moves along the horizontal direction, the periphery of the probe 20 can be pressed at intervals of 90 degrees. The connecting mode can provide higher connecting strength, ensures that the needle tube 22 and the needle head 21 cannot be easily separated or loosened in the testing process, and ensures the stability and the reliability of the test. Meanwhile, compared with other connection modes (such as welding), the crimping process is relatively simple and quick, and automatic production is easy to realize. The crimping machine can finish a large number of crimping operations in a short time, greatly improves the production efficiency, and is suitable for mass production of parts of the chip test probe 20.
Further, in the above embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the jig 120 is elongated, the probes 20 are arranged at intervals in the positioning of the jig 120, and the arrangement direction is consistent with the arrangement direction of the guide grooves 11. The bottom of tool 120 is connected with backup pad 130, tool 120 installs on backup pad 130 the both sides of backup pad 130 bottom set up respectively and are provided with first cylinder 140, first cylinder 140's drive end links to each other with the bottom of backup pad 130 respectively, therefore when first cylinder 140 starts, can drive backup pad 130 and go up and down to remove to drive tool 120 at backup pad 130 top and go up and down to remove, when the probe 20 of different length is placed at the top of tool 120 like this, can adjust the height of tool 120 through first cylinder 140, thereby can let probe 20 let more appropriate position aim at pressing mechanism 200.
Further, as shown in fig. 2, the first driving device 110 is fixed at the bottom of the table 10, and includes a first driving motor 111 and a first driving screw 112, where the first driving motor 111 is used to control the first driving screw 112 to rotate, the setting direction of the first driving screw 112 is consistent with that of the guide slot 11, a first sliding seat 113 is installed on the first driving screw 112, when the first driving motor 111 controls the first driving screw 112 to rotate, the first sliding seat 113 can move on the first driving screw 112, a first connecting plate 114 is installed on the first sliding seat 113, and the supporting plate 130 is installed at the top of the first connecting plate 114, when the jig 120 needs to be moved, the first driving motor 111 is started to drive the first driving screw 112 to rotate, so that the supporting plate 130 and the jig 120 are driven to move by the first sliding seat 113 and the first connecting plate 114, and at the same time, the probe 20 can be moved to perform the pressing process by the position 11 b.
Further, as shown in fig. 3 and fig. 4, the pressing assembly 220 includes a fixing base 221 and a pressing mold 222, the fixing base 221 is connected to the second driving device 210, one end of the pressing mold 222 away from the fixing base 221 is provided with a tapered portion 222a, the probe 20 includes a needle 21, a needle tube 22, and a connection portion 23 between the needle 21 and the needle tube 22, after the probe 20 moves from the loading position 11a to the execution position 11b, the tapered portion 222a faces the connection portion 23 in a horizontal direction, so that when the second driving device 210 drives the pressing assembly 220 to move in the horizontal direction, the tapered portion 222a can perform pressing in the horizontal direction on the connection portion 23 between the needle 21 and the needle tube 22, and since the 4 pressing assemblies 220 are disposed at 90-degree intervals, 360-degree pressing can be performed on the connection portion 23 during pressing, thereby guaranteeing the stability of connection between the probe 20 and the needle tube 22.
Further, as shown in fig. 4, the second driving device 210 includes a second driving motor 211 and a second transmission screw 212 horizontally disposed, the second driving motor 211 is used for controlling the second transmission screw 212 to rotate, a second sliding seat 213 is mounted on the second transmission screw 212, a connecting seat 214 is mounted on the second sliding seat 213, the fixing seat 221 is disposed on a side wall of the connecting seat 214, when the pressing assembly 220 needs to be driven to move along a horizontal direction, the second driving motor 211 is started to rotate the second transmission screw 212, so that the fixing seat 221 and the pressing mold 222 are driven to move towards the probe 20 through the second sliding seat 213 and the connecting seat 214, and in some embodiments, the first driving motor 111 and the second driving motor 211 are both stepper motors, so that the advancing distance of the first sliding seat 113 and the second sliding seat 213 can be better controlled.
In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 4, a guide plate 215 is disposed in the second sliding seat 213, and the guide plate 215 is disposed above the second driving screw 212 and is in the same direction as the second driving screw 212, so that when the second sliding seat 213 and the connecting seat 214 drive the fixing seat 221 and the pressing mold 222 to move towards the direction of the probe 20, the guide plate 215 can better guide the moving direction of the second sliding seat 213, thereby pressing the connecting portion 23 of the probe 20 more accurately.
Further, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, a balancing unit 230 is disposed on a sidewall of the second sliding seat 213, the balancing unit 230 is disposed at an end of the second sliding seat 213 far from the fixed seat 221, the balancing unit 230 includes a first guide rail 231 disposed parallel to the second driving screw 212, a moving seat 232 is mounted on the first guide rail 231, a balancing piece 233 attached to the sidewall of the second sliding seat 213 is disposed on the moving seat 232, the balancing piece 233 is provided with an adjusting groove 233a attached to the sidewall of the second sliding seat 213 and a knob 233b disposed in the adjusting groove 233a, the knob 233b is rotatably mounted on the sidewall of the second sliding seat 213, the setting direction of the adjusting groove 233a is parallel to the setting direction of the probe 20 on the jig 120, when the knob 233b is released, the knob 233b may move in the adjusting groove 233a to adjust the level of the second sliding seat 213, and since the pressing assembly 220 presses the probe 20 in the horizontal direction in the art, in order to ensure that the pressing assembly 220 has enough kinetic energy in the moving process, the weight of the fixing seat 221 is usually heavier, which may cause the end of the fixing seat 221 away from the connecting seat 214 to tilt for balancing, the tilting may cause the pressing mold 222 to press the connecting portion 23 in the horizontal direction (which may be understood as being perpendicular to the direction of the connecting portion 23), thereby causing the pressing failure, the balancing assembly 230 is disposed at the end of the second sliding seat 213 away from the fixing seat 221, and the second sliding seat 213 is fixed on the balancing member 233 by screwing the knob 233b in the adjusting groove 233a, thereby achieving the balancing effect, meanwhile, when the second sliding seat 213 continues to move, the moving seat 232 may also move along with the first guide rail 231, and in this field, the weight of the fixing seat 221 may also be different due to different specifications of the probe 20, so that the tilting height of the second sliding seat 213 may also be different, and in order to adapt to such a change, the tilting height of the second sliding seat 213 may be balanced by loosening the knob 233b to move in the adjusting slot 233 a.
Further, as shown in fig. 6, a positioning mechanism 300 is disposed above the table 10, where the positioning mechanism 300 includes a third driving device 310 and a lifting device 320 mounted on the third driving device 310, a positioning member 330 is disposed at the bottom of the lifting device 320, the positioning member 330 is disposed in the same direction as the positioning direction of the probe 20, after the probe 20 moves from the loading position 11a to the execution position 11b, the third driving device 310 is used to drive the lifting device 320 to move above the probe 20, and then the lifting device 320 is used to control the positioning member 330 to descend to position the probe 20 on the jig 120 from the positioning of the probe 20, so as to prevent the probe 20 from deflecting around when pressing.
In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 6, the third driving device 310 includes a third driving motor 311 and a third transmission screw 312, the third driving motor 311 is used for controlling the third transmission screw 312 to rotate, a third sliding seat 313 is installed on the third transmission screw 312, when the third driving motor 311 controls the third transmission screw 312 to rotate, the third sliding seat 313 can move on the third transmission screw 312, the third sliding seat 313 is installed with a second connecting plate 314, the lifting device 320 is installed on the second connecting plate 314, in some embodiments, the lifting device 320 includes a fourth driving motor 321 and a fourth transmission screw 322, the fourth driving motor 321 is used for controlling the fourth transmission screw 322 to rotate, the fourth transmission screw 322 is vertically arranged, a fourth sliding seat 323 is installed on the fourth transmission screw 322, when the fourth driving motor 321 controls the fourth transmission screw 322 to rotate, the fourth sliding seat 323 can move on the fourth transmission screw 322 to move on the fourth transmission screw 322, and the lifting device 320 is arranged at the bottom of the fourth sliding seat 323.
In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 7, the positioning member 330 includes a hollow insertion portion 331, and the insertion portion 331 is used to insert the needle 21 of the probe 20, so that the needle 21 is fastened in the insertion portion 331, thereby preventing the probe 20 from deflecting around during pressing.
In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1 and 6, a magnifying glass 400 is disposed on each of the lifting device 320 and the pressing assembly 220, and the magnifying glass 400 is used for magnifying and observing the positioning and pressing process, so as to prevent problems in the positioning and pressing process.
The details of the above-described exemplary embodiments and the invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. The present embodiments are, therefore, to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein.