CN110406723B - Film laminating machine - Google Patents

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CN110406723B
CN110406723B CN201910676545.7A CN201910676545A CN110406723B CN 110406723 B CN110406723 B CN 110406723B CN 201910676545 A CN201910676545 A CN 201910676545A CN 110406723 B CN110406723 B CN 110406723B
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The invention discloses a film laminating machine, which comprises a rack, wherein an upper film roll, a lower film roll, an upper film pressing roller, a lower film pressing roller and a roll driving mechanism for driving the lower film pressing roller to rotate are rotationally arranged on the rack; the film roll of the lower film roll is arranged on a lower film pressing roller; and go up the film pressing roller and have the clearance through glass down between the film pressing roller, go up the film pressing roller and all roll up the film with the film pressing roller down, be equipped with a plurality of transfer rollers of evenly arranging in the frame, and be equipped with the gyro wheel on the transfer roller, the transfer roller passes through the bearing and sets up in the frame, and is equipped with roller actuating mechanism in the frame, and this roller actuating mechanism is connected with the transfer roller, glass passes through the transfer roller and conveys in the clearance and receive the film pressing roller and push down the film pressing roller when passing through the clearance and paste the film on glass's two sides.

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Film laminating machine
Technical Field
The invention relates to glass production equipment, in particular to a film laminating machine.
Background
The glass substrate is one of the key basic materials of the flat panel display industry, electronic information display products (such as mobile phones, PDAs, GPS, tablet computers and the like) can not be separated from the glass substrate, along with the development of the society, the quality requirement of the glass substrate is higher and higher, and especially the requirement on surface defects is stricter, so that dirt such as dust, oil stain and the like cannot be allowed on the produced glass substrate, and therefore, in order to avoid the dust, the oil stain and the like being adhered on the glass substrate, a protective film needs to be adhered on the glass substrate, and the applicant designs a film laminating machine to automatically realize the process.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to overcome the defects of the prior art, the invention provides a film laminating machine.
The technical scheme adopted by the invention for solving the technical problems is as follows:
the laminating machine is characterized by comprising a rack, wherein an upper film roll, a lower film roll, an upper film pressing roller, a lower film pressing roller and a roll driving mechanism for driving the lower film pressing roller to rotate are rotatably arranged on the rack, and a film of the upper film roll is wound on the upper film pressing roller; the film roll of the lower film roll is arranged on a lower film pressing roller; and go up the film pressing roller and have the clearance through glass down between the film pressing roller, go up the film pressing roller and all roll up the film with the film pressing roller down, be equipped with a plurality of transfer rollers of evenly arranging in the frame, and be equipped with the gyro wheel on the transfer roller, the transfer roller passes through the bearing and sets up in the frame, and is equipped with roller actuating mechanism in the frame, and this roller actuating mechanism is connected with the transfer roller, glass passes through the transfer roller and conveys in the clearance and receive the film pressing roller and push down the film pressing roller when passing through the clearance and paste the film on glass's two sides.
The roller driving mechanism comprises a roller driving motor installed on the rack, a roller driving belt wheel is arranged on the roller driving motor, a roller driven belt wheel is arranged at the end of the conveying roller, and a roller belt is arranged on the roller driving belt wheel and the roller driven belt wheel.
The frame includes anterior segment and back end, is located the anterior segment the transfer roller is connected with roller actuating mechanism.
And a collecting table is arranged outside the rear section.
The winding driving mechanism comprises a winding driving motor arranged on the rack, a winding driving belt wheel is arranged on the winding driving motor, a winding driven belt wheel is arranged on the lower film pressing roller, and a winding belt is arranged on the winding driving belt wheel and the winding driven belt wheel.
The tip of back end is equipped with glass folding mechanism, glass folding mechanism is equipped with including driving actuating cylinder and folding frame in this folding frame the transfer roller reaches to be located on the transfer roller the gyro wheel, folding frame is articulated with the tip of back end, it is articulated with the back end to drive actuating cylinder, thereby drives actuating cylinder's piston rod and folding frame hinge and promotes folding frame and rotate.
The bottom of anterior segment is equipped with width adjustment mechanism, and this width adjustment mechanism includes accommodate the lead screw, a plurality of parallel slide shafts of arranging, a plurality of parallel regulating plate of arranging, be equipped with a plurality of adjusting nut on the accommodate the lead screw, and be equipped with a plurality of sliders on the slide shaft, be equipped with in the slider with slide shaft complex linear bearing, the regulating plate is fixed with corresponding adjusting nut and corresponding slider, accommodate the lead screw and slide shaft are all installed in the bottom of anterior segment through the bearing frame, just accommodate the lead screw's tip is equipped with operating handle, be equipped with a plurality of guide posts on the regulating plate, the top of this guide post is higher than the top of gyro wheel.
The invention has the beneficial effects that: the invention is conveyed into the gap through the conveying roller, and is extruded by the upper film pressing roller and the lower film pressing roller when passing through the gap to paste the films on two surfaces of the glass, and the films are sent out from the rear section of the frame after being pasted.
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FIG. 1 is an overall view of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an internal structural view of the present invention;
fig. 3 is a bottom view of a partial structure of the present invention.
The machine frame in the attached figures of the application simultaneously shows two conditions that the folding frame is located at a horizontal position and a vertical position.
Detailed Description
Referring to fig. 1 to 3, the invention discloses a laminating machine, which comprises a frame 1, wherein an upper film roll 2, a lower film roll 3, an upper film pressing roller 4, a lower film pressing roller 5 and a roll driving mechanism for driving the lower film pressing roller 5 to rotate are rotatably arranged on the frame 1, and a film of the upper film roll 2 is wound on the upper film pressing roller 4; the film roll of the lower film roll 3 is arranged on a lower film pressing roller 5; the upper film pressing roller 4 is provided with a pair of upper film pressing rollers 5, the lower film pressing rollers 5 are also provided with a pair of lower film pressing rollers 5, the upper film pressing rollers 4 are positioned right above the lower film pressing rollers 5, gaps through which glass 7 passes are formed between the upper film pressing rollers 4 and the lower film pressing rollers 5, films are wound on the upper film pressing rollers 4 and the lower film pressing rollers 5, a plurality of conveying rollers 6 which are uniformly distributed are arranged on the frame 1, the conveying rollers 6 are mounted on the frame 1 through bearings, rollers are arranged on the conveying rollers 6 and are made of soft plastic, so that the surfaces of the glass 7 cannot be damaged, the conveying rollers 6 are arranged on the frame 1 through bearings, roller driving mechanisms are arranged on the frame 1 and are connected with the conveying rollers 6, the glass 7 is conveyed into the gaps through the conveying rollers 6 and is extruded by the upper film pressing rollers 4 and the lower film pressing rollers 5 when passing through the gaps, so that the films are pasted on two sides of the glass 7, the films are sent out from the rear section of the frame 1 after being pasted, the frame 1 comprises a front section and a rear section, the conveying roller 6 positioned at the front section is connected with the roller driving mechanism, so that power is saved, because the film pressing of the glass 7 is connected into a string through a film, the rear section can be driven by the glass 7 of the conveying roller 6 sliding out of the rear section to slowly drop on the collecting table 18.
As shown in the figure, the specific structure of the roller drive mechanism: the roller driving mechanism comprises a roller driving motor 8 installed on the rack 1, a roller driving belt wheel is arranged on the roller driving motor 8, a roller driven belt wheel is arranged at the end of the conveying roller 6, and a roller belt is arranged on the roller driving belt wheel and the roller driven belt wheel.
As shown, the specific structure of the roll drive mechanism: the roll driving mechanism comprises a roll driving motor 9 installed on the rack 1, a roll driving belt wheel is arranged on the roll driving motor 9, a roll driven belt wheel is arranged on the lower film pressing roller 5, and a roll belt is arranged on the roll driving belt wheel and the roll driven belt wheel.
The synchronous belt transmission is adopted, and the advantages of accurate transmission, stable transmission, high transmission efficiency and convenience in maintenance are achieved, so that the glass conveying device is suitable for conveying glass 7.
As shown in the figure, the end of the rear section is provided with a glass 7 folding mechanism, the glass 7 folding mechanism comprises a driving cylinder 10 and a folding frame 11, the conveying roller 6 and the roller positioned on the conveying roller 6 are arranged in the folding frame 11, the folding frame 11 is hinged with the end of the rear section, the driving cylinder 10 is hinged with the rear section, and a piston rod of the driving cylinder 10 is hinged with the folding frame 11 so as to push the folding frame 11 to rotate, because the film is long and the upper surface is sequentially arranged with closely attached glasses 7 to form a long string, for the convenience of storage, the glasses 7 are stacked together, so that in order to enable the glasses 7 to be stacked, in the process that the glasses 7 slide down on the collecting table 18, the rotation of the folding frame 11 is needed to control the position and the angle of the sliding down of the glasses 7. Briefly described, the principle is as follows: when the folding frame 11 is horizontal to the surface of the machine frame 1, the lower edge of the first glass approaches or contacts the surface of the collecting table 18, the first glass is positioned at the farthest point away from the machine frame 1, the first glass is vertical to the surface of the collecting table 18, then the folding frame 11 gradually rotates, the first glass inclines and slides downwards in the direction of the machine frame 1 along with the rotation of the folding frame 11, and when the folding frame 11 rotates to be vertical to the surface of the machine frame 1, the first glass is exactly horizontally stacked on the collecting table 18; at this moment, the lower edge of the second glass approaches or contacts the surface of the collecting table 18, the second glass is just located at the closest point away from the rack 1, then the folding frame 11 rotates in the reverse direction gradually, the second glass inclines and slides downwards in the opposite direction of the rack 1 along with the rotation of the folding frame 11, when the folding frame 11 rotates to be level with the surface of the rack 1, the second glass is just horizontally stacked on the collecting table 18 and is overlapped with the first glass, and similarly, the third glass 7, the fourth glass 7 and the like are sequentially stacked to form a stack.
As shown in the figure, the bottom of the front section is provided with a width adjusting mechanism, the width adjusting mechanism comprises an adjusting screw rod 12, a plurality of sliding shafts 13 arranged in parallel and a plurality of adjusting plates 14 arranged in parallel, the adjusting screw rod 12 is provided with a plurality of adjusting nuts 15, the sliding shafts 13 are provided with a plurality of sliders 16, linear bearings matched with the sliding shafts 13 are arranged in the sliders 16, the adjusting plates 14 are fixed with the corresponding adjusting nuts 15 and the corresponding sliders 16, the adjusting screw rod 12 and the sliding shafts 13 are both arranged at the bottom of the front section through bearing seats, the end parts of the adjusting screw rod 12 are provided with operating handles 17, the adjusting plates 14 are provided with a plurality of guide columns, the adjusting plates 14 are perpendicular to the conveying roller 6 in the direction, the top ends of the guide columns are higher than the top ends of the rollers, the conveying surface is divided into a plurality of parallel conveying areas through the guide columns in a line, and therefore simultaneous film pasting of a plurality of glass 7 can be realized, and the distance between the guide posts can be adjusted through the adjusting screw rod 12 and the adjusting nut 15, and the adjusting is realized by manually rotating the operating handle 17.
The foregoing detailed description is directed to a lamination stacking machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the principle and the implementation of the present invention are described herein by using specific examples, and the description of the foregoing embodiments is only used to help understanding the method and the core idea of the present invention; meanwhile, for a person skilled in the art, according to the idea of the present invention, there may be variations in the specific embodiments and the application scope, and in summary, the content of the present specification should not be construed as a limitation to the present invention.

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1. The laminating machine is characterized by comprising a rack, wherein an upper film roll, a lower film roll, an upper film pressing roller, a lower film pressing roller and a roll driving mechanism for driving the lower film pressing roller to rotate are rotatably arranged on the rack, and a film of the upper film roll is wound on the upper film pressing roller; the film roll of the lower film roll is arranged on a lower film pressing roller; and a gap for passing through the glass is arranged between the upper film pressing roller and the lower film pressing roller, the upper film pressing roller and the lower film pressing roller are both coiled with a film, a plurality of conveying rollers which are uniformly arranged are arranged on the frame, the conveying rollers are arranged on the frame through bearings, a roller driving mechanism is arranged on the frame, the roller driving mechanism is connected with the conveying rollers, the glass is conveyed into the gap through the conveying rollers and is extruded by the upper film pressing roller and the lower film pressing roller when passing through the gap to paste the film on two sides of the glass, the bottom of the front section is provided with a width adjusting mechanism, the width adjusting mechanism comprises an adjusting screw rod, a plurality of sliding shafts which are arranged in parallel and a plurality of adjusting plates which are arranged in parallel, the adjusting screw rod is provided with a plurality of adjusting nuts, the sliding shafts are provided with a plurality of slide blocks, linear bearings which are matched with the sliding shafts are arranged in the slide blocks, the adjusting plates are fixed with the corresponding adjusting nuts and the corresponding slide blocks, and the adjusting screw rod and the sliding shafts are both arranged at the bottom of the front section through bearing seats, an operating handle is arranged at the end part of the adjusting screw rod, a plurality of guide posts are arranged on the adjusting plate, the top ends of the guide posts are higher than the top ends of the rollers, a glass folding mechanism is arranged at the end part of the rear section, the glass folding mechanism comprises a driving cylinder and a folding frame, the conveying roller and the rollers positioned on the conveying roller are arranged in the folding frame, the folding frame is hinged with the end part of the rear section, the driving cylinder is hinged with the rear section, a piston rod of the driving cylinder is hinged with the folding frame so as to push the folding frame to rotate, the roller driving mechanism comprises a roller driving motor arranged on a frame, a roller driving belt wheel is arranged on the roller driving motor, a roller driven belt wheel is arranged at the end part of the conveying roller, roller belts are arranged on the roller driving belt wheel and the roller driven belt wheel, the frame comprises a front section and a rear section, and the conveying roller positioned at the front section is connected with the roller driving mechanism, a collecting table is arranged outside the rear section,
when the folding frame is horizontal to the surface of the rack, the lower edge of the first glass is close to or in contact with the surface of the collecting table, the first glass is positioned at the farthest point away from the rack and is vertical to the surface of the collecting table, then the folding frame gradually rotates, the first glass inclines and slides downwards along with the rotation of the folding frame in the direction of the rack, and when the folding frame rotates and is vertical to the surface of the rack, the first glass is exactly horizontally stacked on the collecting table; at the moment, the lower edge of the second glass is close to or in contact with the surface of the collecting table, the second glass is just located at the closest point away from the rack, then the folding frame rotates in the reverse direction gradually, the second glass inclines and slides downwards in the opposite direction of the rack along with the rotation of the folding frame, when the folding frame rotates to be horizontal to the surface of the rack, the second glass is just horizontally stacked on the collecting table and is overlapped with the first glass, and similarly, the third glass, the fourth glass and the like are sequentially stacked to form a stack.
2. The lamination stack of claim 1, wherein: the winding driving mechanism comprises a winding driving motor arranged on the rack, a winding driving belt wheel is arranged on the winding driving motor, a winding driven belt wheel is arranged on the lower film pressing roller, and a winding belt is arranged on the winding driving belt wheel and the winding driven belt wheel.
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