TW201415969A - Assembly equipment and assembly method - Google Patents

Abstract

An assembly equipment and an assembly method is suitable for assembling an housing and a plate. The housing has a post, and the plate has an opening. The assembly equipment includes a machine platform, a driving unit, a adjusting unit and a riveting unit. The machine platform has a sliding rail and a limiting position base. The housing is installed on the machine platform, and the post passes through the opening. The driving unit is installed on the machine platform and connects the adjusting unit. The riveting unit includes a heater and a riveting head. The heater is installed in the limiting position base. The riveting head is connected to the heater. When the driving units drives the adjusting unit and the limiting position base slides along the sliding rail, the heater is adjacent to the plate, and the riveting head is located in a first position and heats the post. When the adjusting unit drives the limiting position base to slide along the sliding rail, the riveting head is located in a second position, and the housing and the plate are assembled.

Description

Assembly equipment and assembly method

The present invention relates to an assembly apparatus and an assembly method, and more particularly to an assembly apparatus combining the housing and the board and a method of assembling the same.

With the advent of the information society, office automation equipment such as scanners, photocopiers, or printers can be set up in the office, and users can use these office automation equipment to carry out the instruments. Process the job. It is worth mentioning that when the above various office automation devices are deployed in the office at the same time, it will occupy a lot of space. Therefore, a multi-function printer (MFP) incorporating functions such as photocopying, printing, and scanning has been developed to solve the above problems.

In the case of a transaction machine, a contact image sensor (CIS) for scanning an image is usually included in the transaction machine, and is electrically coupled to a circuit board to enable the above-mentioned contact image sensor. The scanned data is connected to the control unit via a circuit board. Generally, the circuit board is installed in the casing of the transaction machine, and the circuit board and the casing are combined by the hot melt method (ie, the circuit board and the casing). However, when the flatness of the combination is poor, it will cause structural interference between the board and other components, and may cause the board to be short-circuited.

The invention provides an assembly device which can make the housing and the plate body have better flatness after assembly.

The present invention provides an assembly method suitable for combining a housing and a plate body by the above-described assembly apparatus.

The present invention provides an assembly apparatus adapted to incorporate a housing and a plate body, wherein the housing has a stud and the plate has an opening. The assembly device comprises a machine table, a driving unit, an adjusting unit and a riveting unit. The machine has a sliding rail and a limiting seat, wherein the limiting seat is slidably disposed on the sliding rail, and the housing is disposed on the machine platform, and the protruding post passes through the opening. The driving unit is disposed on the machine, and the adjusting unit is connected to the driving unit. The riveting unit includes a heater and a riveted joint. The heater is placed in the limit seat and the riveted joint is connected to the heater. When the driving unit drives the adjusting unit, and the limiting seat moves along the sliding rail, the heater approaches the plate body, and the riveting joint is located at a first position and heats the stud. When the adjustment unit drives the limit seat to move along the slide rail, the rivet joint is located at a second position, and the housing and the plate body are combined.

In an embodiment of the invention, the adjusting unit comprises a cylinder, a push rod and a pressure regulating valve. The cylinder is placed on the machine table. The push rod connects the cylinder block and the limit seat and can reciprocate. The pressure regulating valve is connected to the cylinder and controls the pressure of the cylinder so that the push rod drives the rivet joint to move from the first position to the second position. Furthermore, there is a distance between the first position and the second position, and the distance is 3 mm.

In an embodiment of the invention, the rivet joint has a curved surface. When the rivet joint is in the second position and the casing and the plate body are combined, the stud is mushroom-shaped. In addition, when the stud is mushroom-shaped, the drive unit drives the adjustment sheet. The element and the riveting unit are away from the plate body.

In an embodiment of the invention, the riveting unit further includes a clamping member, and the clamping member has a U-shaped profile. The clamping member is disposed between the heater and the rivet joint and is used to fix the rivet joint.

In an embodiment of the invention, the assembly apparatus further includes a pressing member, and the pressing member is coupled to the limiting seat. When the rivet joint is in the first position, the pressing member abuts against the top surface of the plate body.

In an embodiment of the invention, the driving unit comprises a motor and a driving board. The driving board is connected between the motor and the adjusting unit, and the motor is used to drive the driving board to move.

In an embodiment of the invention, the machine has a positioning plate. The normal direction of the positioning plate is parallel to the extending direction of the sliding rail, and the housing is placed on the positioning plate to be positioned.

The present invention provides an assembly method suitable for combining a housing and a plate body by an assembly apparatus. The housing has a stud and the plate has an opening. The assembly device comprises a machine table, a driving unit, an adjusting unit and a riveting unit. The machine has a sliding rail and a limiting seat, wherein the limiting seat is slidably disposed on the sliding rail, and the housing is disposed on the machine platform, and the protruding post passes through the opening. The driving unit is disposed on the machine, and the adjusting unit is connected to the driving unit. The riveting unit includes a heater and a riveted joint. The heater is placed in the limit seat and the riveted joint is connected to the heater. The assembling method comprises: driving the adjusting unit by the driving unit, and the limiting seat moves along the sliding rail to bring the heater into the plate body, and the riveting joint is located at a first position and heats the stud. The limiting seat is driven by the adjusting unit, and the rivet joint is moved toward the plate body, so that the rivet joint is located at a second position, and the shell The body and the plate are combined.

In an embodiment of the invention, the adjusting unit comprises a cylinder, a push rod and a pressure regulating valve. The cylinder is placed on the machine table. The push rod connects the cylinder block and the limit seat and can reciprocate. The pressure regulating valve is connected to the cylinder block. The assembling method further comprises: controlling the pressure of the cylinder by the pressure regulating valve, so that the push rod drives the rivet joint to move from the first position to the second position.

In an embodiment of the invention, the rivet joint has a curved surface. The assembling method further comprises: being driven to the second position by the riveting joint, and the shell and the plate body are combined, so that the stud is in the shape of a mushroom. In addition, when the stud is in the shape of a mushroom, the adjusting unit and the riveting unit are driven away from the plate by the driving unit.

Based on the above, in the above embodiment of the present invention, the driving unit drives the rivet joint to move to the first position and heats the stud, and cooperates with the adjusting unit to drive the rivet joint to move to the second position to combine the casing and the plate body. Therefore, controlling the second position of the rivet joint allows the housing to be combined with the plate body to have a better flatness. In this way, the problems caused by the poor flatness of the conventional housing and the board after bonding can be avoided.

The above described features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following description.

1 is a partial schematic view of an assembly apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2A is a schematic view of the riveting joint of FIG. 1 in a first position. 2B is a schematic view of the riveting joint of FIG. 1 in a second position. Referring to FIG. 1 , FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B , in the embodiment, the assembly device 100 is adapted to be combined with a housing 10 and A plate body 20, wherein the housing 10 has a stud 12 and the plate body 20 has an opening 22. In addition, the housing 10 of the embodiment is, for example, a casing of a transaction machine, which is made of plastic, and the board 20 is, for example, a circuit board for electrically coupling a contact image sensor (CIS) and a transaction. The control unit of the machine. Furthermore, the assembly apparatus 100 includes a machine table 110, a driving unit 120, an adjusting unit 130 and a riveting unit 140. It should be noted that FIG. 1 illustrates a plurality of adjusting units 130 and a plurality of riveting units 140. Since the adjusting unit 130 and the riveting unit 140 are respectively disposed on the machine table 110, only one adjusting unit 130 is riveted. Unit 140 is taken as an illustration. In addition, in order to simplify the view, FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B only show the partial housing 10 and the plate body 20.

Into the above. The machine platform 110 has a sliding rail 112 and a limiting seat 114. The limiting seat 114 is slidably disposed on the sliding rail 112, and the housing 10 is disposed on the machine platform 110, and the protruding post 12 passes through the opening 22. The driving unit 120 is disposed on the machine platform 110, and the adjusting unit 130 is connected to the driving unit 120. The riveting unit 140 includes a heater 142 and a riveted joint 144. The heater 142 is disposed in the limit seat 114, and the rivet joint 144 is coupled to the heater 142, and the rivet joint 144 is heated by heating by the heater 142. When the driving unit 120 drives the adjusting unit 130, and the limiting seat 114 moves on the sliding rail 112, the heater 142 approaches the plate body 20, and the rivet joint 144 is located at a first position (as shown in FIG. 2A) and heats the protruding post. 12. When the adjustment unit 130 drives the limit seat 114 to move on the slide rail 112, the rivet joint 144 is in a second position (as shown in FIG. 2B), and the housing 10 and the plate body 20 are combined. Therefore, when the driving unit 120 drives the rivet joint 144 to move to the first position, the rivet joint 144 is heated by the heater 142 to heat the stud 12. After the studs 12 gradually soften, adjust The unit 130 drives the rivet joint 144 to move to the second position and the softened stud 12 begins to deform. Finally, the studs 12 are adhered to the top surface 24 of the plate body 20 such that the housing 10 is joined to the plate body 20. Thereby, the adjusting riveting joint 144 is located at the second position, and the planarity of the plate body 20 after the bonding can be controlled to prevent the plate body 20 from interfering with other components due to the tilting, or electrical contact with other components. Short circuit.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the adjusting unit 130 of the embodiment includes a cylinder 132 , a push rod 134 and a pressure regulating valve 136 . The cylinder 132 is disposed on the machine table 110. The push rod 134 connects the cylinder 132 and the limit seat 114 and is reciprocable. The pressure regulating valve 136 is coupled to the cylinder 132 and controls the pressure of the cylinder 132 such that the push rod 134 drives the rivet joint 144 to move from the first position (please refer to FIG. 2A) to the second position (please refer to FIG. 2B). In detail, the pressure regulating valve 136 can control the pneumatic pressure outputted to the cylinder block 132. Therefore, after the pressure regulating valve 136 sets the output pressure, the push rod 134 is driven by the pneumatic pressure in the cylinder block 132 and drives the limiting seat 114. Movement on the slide rail 112 and the rivet joint 144 is moved from the first position to the second position. Therefore, the user can control the rivet joint 144 to be in different positions by setting the pneumatic pressure of the output of the pressure regulating valve 136 to the cylinder block 132. In this way, if the plate body 20 and the housing 10 are deflected after being combined, the second position of the rivet joint 144 is adjusted through the pressure regulating valve 136, so that both (ie, the housing 10 and the plate body 20) can still be Maintain good joint flatness. Further, the rivet joint 144 of the present embodiment has a distance from the first position to the second position, and the distance is, for example, 3 mm. In this way, the adjustment of the pressure regulating valve 136 can also control the height of the post 12 (please refer to FIG. 2B) after adhering to the top surface 24 of the plate body 20.

In the above, the driving unit 120 of the embodiment includes a motor 122 and a driving board 124. The driving board 124 is connected between the motor 122 and the adjusting unit 130, and the motor 122 is, for example, a stepping motor for driving the driving board 124 to move. Therefore, after the rivet joint 144 is driven to the second position by the adjusting unit 130, and the plate body 20 is engaged with the housing 10, the motor 122 drives the driving plate 124 to move, and drives the adjusting unit 130 and the heater 142 away from the rivet joint 144. The plate 20 moves to return to the initial position for the next combination.

In general, if the plate body 20 and the housing 10 are swayed during the joining process, the combined flatness of the two may be lowered. Therefore, in order to reduce the sway of the plate body 20 and the casing 10 during assembly, a part of the restriction condition can be increased. Referring to FIG. 1 , the assembly apparatus 100 further includes a pressing member 150 , which is, for example, a compressible elastic member, and the pressing member 150 is coupled to the limiting seat 114 . When the rivet joint 144 is driven to the first position by the drive unit 120 (please refer to FIG. 2A), the press member 150 abuts against the top surface 24 of the plate body 20. With this configuration, the movement of the plate body 20 relative to the housing 10 can be restricted to prevent the plate body 20 from being shaken during the joining process to reduce the bonding flatness.

In addition, the machine table 110 further has a positioning plate 116. The normal direction of the positioning plate 116 is parallel to the extending direction of the slide rail 112, and the housing 10 is placed on the positioning plate 116 to be positioned. For example, the surface of the positioning plate 116 of the embodiment may be coated with a layer of anti-slip material. When the housing 10 is placed on the positioning plate 116, the housing 10 can be prevented from being moved by shaking.

Furthermore, the riveting unit 140 further includes a clamping member 146, and the clamping member 146 of the present embodiment has a U-shaped profile. A clamping member 146 is disposed between the heater 142 and the rivet joint 144 and is used to secure the rivet joint 144. With this configuration, When the rivet joint 144 is driven from the first position to the second position by the adjustment unit 130, the rivet joint 144 can be restrained from being skewed to maintain the combined flatness of the housing 10 and the plate body 20.

The assembly flow of the housing 10 and the board 20 will be described below, and the components corresponding to the assembly apparatus 100 at this time will be described.

3A to 3E are flowcharts showing the assembly of the casing and the plate body of Fig. 2B. It should be noted that, in order to simplify the view, FIG. 3A to FIG. 3E omits part of the components of the assembly apparatus 100, and the housing 10 and the board body 20 are only partially shown. Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3A to FIG. 3B, in the embodiment, first, the housing 10 is placed on the machine table 110, and the opening 22 of the board body 20 is embedded by the boss 12 of the housing 10 (as shown in the figure). 3A)). When the motor 122 pushes the driving plate 124 to move and the adjusting unit 130 drives the limiting seat 114 to move on the sliding rail 112, the heater 142 heats the rivet joint 144 and gradually approaches the plate body 20. After the rivet joint 144 abuts against the stud 12 and contacts the stud 12 to form a first contact point P1, the rivet joint 144 is in the first position (as shown in FIG. 3B), and the stud 12 is heated.

Referring to Figures 1, 3C to 3D, then, as the heater 142 heats the rivet joint 144 and the rivet joint 144 conducts a heat source to the stud 12, the stud 12 gradually softens (as shown in Figure 3C). When the cylinder 132 drives the push rod 134 by the output pressure set by the pressure regulating valve 136 to drive the limit seat 114 to move along the slide rail 112, the rivet joint 144 is moved to the second position (as shown in FIG. 3D). In addition, the rivet joint 144 of the present embodiment has a curved surface 144a (please refer to FIG. 3A), so when the rivet joint 144 is driven to the second position and contacts the softened stud 12 to form a second contact point P2, Softened convex The column 12 adheres to the top surface 24 of the plate body 20 along the contour of the curved surface 144a, so that the housing 10 and the plate body 20 are joined, and the stud 12 at this time has a mushroom shape. In addition, the distance between the first contact point P1 and the second contact point P2 is, for example, 3 mm.

Then, referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3E, after the protrusion 12 is in the shape of a mushroom and the housing 10 and the board 20 are combined, the motor 122 pulls the driving board 124 to move and the adjusting unit 130 drives the limiting seat 114 on the sliding rail 112. When moving, the heater 142 and the rivet joint 144 are gradually separated from the plate body 20. Until the rivet joint 144 is moved to the initial position, the motor 122 stops pulling the drive plate 124. In this way, the housing 10 and the plate body 20 can be combined, and the plate body 20 has a better flatness after bonding, so as to avoid problems such as interference or short circuit of the plate body 20 due to the inclination.

In summary, the present invention utilizes the drive unit and the adjustment unit to position the rivet joint in two positions. When the rivet joint is adjusted to the second position, the planarity of the plate body after bonding can be controlled to prevent the plate body from interfering with other components due to tilting, or electrically contacting other components to cause a short circuit. In addition, by setting the output pressure of the pressure regulating valve, the rivet joint can be adjusted to be in a different second position so that both (ie, the housing and the plate body) still maintain a good joint flatness. Moreover, when the assembly apparatus includes the pressing member, the machine table has the positioning plate or the riveting unit includes the clamping member, the shaking of the housing and the plate body during the engagement can be reduced to maintain the joint flatness of the two.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention, and any one of ordinary skill in the art can make some modifications and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. this The scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

10‧‧‧shell

12‧‧‧Bump

20‧‧‧ board

22‧‧‧ openings

24‧‧‧ top

100‧‧‧Assembly equipment

110‧‧‧ machine

112‧‧‧Slide rails

114‧‧‧Limited seat

116‧‧‧ Positioning board

120‧‧‧ drive unit

122‧‧‧Motor

124‧‧‧Drive board

130‧‧‧Adjustment unit

132‧‧‧Cylinder

134‧‧‧Put

136‧‧‧pressure regulator

140‧‧‧Riveting unit

142‧‧‧heater

144‧‧‧Rive joint

144a‧‧‧ curved surface

146‧‧‧Clamping parts

150‧‧‧Sold parts

P1‧‧‧ first touch point

P2‧‧‧ second touch point

1 is a partial schematic view of an assembly apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2A is a schematic view of the riveting joint of FIG. 1 in a first position.

2B is a schematic view of the riveting joint of FIG. 1 in a second position.

3A to 3E are flowcharts showing the assembly of the casing and the plate body of Fig. 2B.

100‧‧‧Assembly equipment

110‧‧‧ machine

112‧‧‧Slide rails

114‧‧‧Limited seat

116‧‧‧ Positioning board

120‧‧‧ drive unit

122‧‧‧Motor

124‧‧‧Drive board

130‧‧‧Adjustment unit

132‧‧‧Cylinder

134‧‧‧Put

136‧‧‧pressure regulator

140‧‧‧Riveting unit

142‧‧‧heater

144‧‧‧Rive joint

146‧‧‧Clamping parts

150‧‧‧Sold parts

Claims (13)

An assembly device is suitable for combining a casing and a plate body, the casing has a protrusion, and the plate body has an opening, the assembly device comprises: a machine table having a slide rail and a limit seat, The limiting seat is slidably disposed on the sliding rail, and the housing is disposed on the machine, and the protruding column passes through the opening; a driving unit is disposed on the machine; an adjusting unit is connected to the a driving unit; a riveting unit comprising: a heater disposed in the limiting seat; a riveting joint connecting the heater, wherein the driving unit drives the adjusting unit, and the limiting seat moves along the sliding rail The heater is adjacent to the plate body, and the rivet joint is located at a first position and the pillar is heated, and when the adjusting unit drives the limiting seat to move along the sliding rail, the rivet joint is located at a second position. And the housing is combined with the plate body. The assembly device of claim 1, wherein the adjusting unit comprises a cylinder, a push rod and a pressure regulating valve, the cylinder is disposed on the machine, the push rod is connected to the cylinder and the limit The seat is reciprocable and the pressure regulating valve is coupled to the cylinder, and the pressure regulating valve controls the pressure of the cylinder such that the push rod moves the rivet joint from the first position to the second position. The assembly apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first position has a distance from the second position, and the distance is 3 mm. The assembly apparatus of claim 1, wherein the rivet joint has a curved surface, and the rivet joint is located at the second position, and the housing When the plate is combined, the stud is mushroom-like. The assembly device of claim 4, wherein the driving unit drives the adjusting unit and the riveting unit away from the plate body when the protruding column is in the shape of a mushroom. The assembly device of claim 1, wherein the riveting unit further comprises a clamping member, and the clamping member has a U-shaped profile, and the clamping member is disposed between the heater and the riveting joint. And used to fix the riveted joint. The assembly device of claim 1, further comprising a pressing member connected to the limiting seat, the pressing member abutting the top surface of the plate body when the riveting joint is in the first position . The assembly apparatus of claim 1, wherein the driving unit comprises a motor and a driving board, the driving board is connected between the motor and the adjusting unit, and the motor is used to drive the driving board to move. The assembly device of claim 1, wherein the machine further has a positioning plate, the normal direction of the positioning plate is parallel to the extending direction of the sliding rail, and the housing is placed on the positioning plate. Being positioned. An assembly method is suitable for combining a casing and a plate body by an assembly device, the casing has a protrusion, and the plate body has an opening, the assembly device includes a machine table, a driving unit, and an adjustment a unit and a riveting unit, the machine has a sliding rail and a limiting seat, wherein the limiting seat is slidably disposed on the sliding rail, and the housing is disposed on the machine, and the protruding post passes through the Opening, the driving unit is disposed on the machine, the adjusting unit is connected to the driving unit, and the riveting unit comprises a heater and a riveting joint, the heater Provided in the limiting seat, and the riveting joint is connected to the heater, the assembling method comprises: driving the adjusting unit by the driving unit, and the limiting seat moves along the sliding rail to bring the heater close to the a plate body, wherein the rivet joint is located at a first position and heats the stud; and the limiting seat is driven by the adjusting unit, and the rivet joint is moved toward the plate body to position the rivet joint in a second position And the housing is combined with the plate body. The assembly method of claim 10, wherein the adjusting unit comprises a cylinder, a push rod and a pressure regulating valve, the cylinder is disposed on the machine, the push rod is connected to the cylinder and the limit Positioning and reciprocating, and the pressure regulating valve is connected to the cylinder, the assembling method further comprises: controlling the pressure of the cylinder by the pressure regulating valve, so that the push rod drives the rivet joint from the first position Move to the second position. The assembly method of claim 11, wherein the rivet joint has a curved surface, the assembling method further comprises: driving the rivet joint to the second position, and the housing and the plate body It is combined so that the stud is mushroom-like. The assembly method of claim 12, further comprising: when the protruding column is in the shape of a mushroom, the adjusting unit and the riveting unit are driven away from the plate by the driving unit.