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EP-4737369-A1 - RFID ELECTRONIC TAG LAMINATING AND CUTTING INTEGRATED DEVICE

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Abstract

The application provides an integrated laminating and cutting equipment for an RFID electronic tag, which includes a machine base (10); a laminating device (20); and a cutting device (40), where the laminating device (20) and the cutting device (40) are arranged on the machine base (10) and connected sequentially in the processing order, the laminating device (20) is capable of laminating a chip and rubber compound to form a laminated strip with a tag, the laminating device (20) includes a vertical plate (21), a chip feeding mechanism (22), and a rubber compound feeding mechanism (23), the chip feeding mechanism (22) and the rubber compound feeding mechanism (23) are mounted on the vertical plate (21); the cutting device (40) is capable of cutting the laminated strip, the cutting device (40) includes a frame (41), a cutting and conveying mechanism (42), a cutting mechanism (43), and a receiving mechanism (44). The integrated laminating and cutting equipment for the RFID electronic tag solves a problem that existing equipment cannot achieve efficient processing.

Inventors

  • DONG, Lanfei
  • CHEN, HAIJUN
  • WANG, LUXIN
  • TENG, Xuezhi

Assignees

  • Qingdao Highway IOT Technology Co., Ltd.

Dates

Publication Date
20260506
Application Date
20240912

Claims (11)

  1. An integrated laminating and cutting equipment for an RFID electronic tag, characterized by comprising: a machine base (10); a laminating device (20); and a cutting device (40), wherein the laminating device (20) and the cutting device (40) are arranged on the machine base (10) and connected sequentially in the processing order, wherein the laminating device (20) is capable of laminating a chip and rubber compound to form a laminated strip with a tag, the laminating device (20) comprises a vertical plate (21), a chip feeding mechanism (22), and a rubber compound feeding mechanism (23), the chip feeding mechanism (22) and the rubber compound feeding mechanism (23) are mounted on the vertical plate (21); the cutting device (40) is capable of cutting the laminated strip, the cutting device (40) comprises a frame (41), a cutting and conveying mechanism (42), a cutting mechanism (43), and a receiving mechanism (44).
  2. The integrated laminating and cutting equipment for the RFID electronic tag according to claim 1, characterized in that , the laminating device (20) further comprises a rotating mechanism (24), the rotating mechanism (24) comprises: a support (241) comprising a longitudinal segment and a transverse segment connected in sequence, the longitudinal segment being erected on the machine base (10), and the transverse segment extending transversely and being connected to a top end of the longitudinal segment; a rotating swing arm (242) rotatably mounted through the transverse segment and located above the chip feeding mechanism (22) and the rubber compound feeding mechanism (23); a rotating drive component (243) connected to the support (241) and drivingly connected to the rotating swing arm (242) to rotate the rotating swing arm (242); a picking-up drive component (244) arranged on the rotating swing arm (242) and rotated along with the rotating swing arm (242), the picking-up drive component (244) has a picking-up head for picking up at a bottom end.
  3. The integrated laminating and cutting equipment for the RFID electronic tag according to claim 1, characterized in that , the laminating device (20) further comprises a laminating mechanism (25) arranged on the rubber compound feeding mechanism (23), wherein the laminating mechanism (25) is capable of laminating the chip conveyed to the rubber compound feeding mechanism (23) with the rubber compound.
  4. The integrated laminating and cutting equipment for the RFID electronic tag according to claim 3, characterized by further comprising a transition device (30), wherein the transition device (30) comprises a guiding frame (31) and a conveying roller (32), the guiding frame (31) has a peeling surface (311) which is capable of a film on a surface of the laminated strip with the tag during the laminated strip formed by laminating the chip with rubber compound passing through the transition device (30), wherein the peeling surface (311) is located on a side of the guiding frame (31) facing an input end of the transition device (30), and the peeling surface (311) is inclined towards a direction closer to the laminated strip in the conveying direction of the laminated strip.
  5. The integrated laminating and cutting equipment for the RFID electronic tag according to claim 4, characterized in that , the transition device (30) further comprises a film collecting reel (33), wherein the film is wound and collected on the film collecting reel (33), and moves along the peeling surface (311) under the drive of the film collecting reel (33).
  6. The integrated laminating and cutting equipment for the RFID electronic tag according to claim 4, characterized in that , a plurality of the guiding frames (31) are arranged, wherein at least one of the guiding frames (31) is provided with the peeling surface (311); a plurality of conveying rollers (32) are arranged, wherein at least two of the conveying rollers (32) are arranged opposite to each other vertically with a gap therebetween; the laminated strip passes through the gap between the vertically arranged conveying rollers (32); and the guiding frame (31) is located at the conveying roller (32).
  7. The integrated laminating and cutting equipment for the RFID electronic tag according to claim 1, characterized in that , the frame (41) comprises a plurality of crossbeams and a plurality of longitudinal beams, the plurality of crossbeams and the plurality of longitudinal beams form a frame structure; the cutting and conveying mechanism (42) is located on an output side of the laminating device (20), and the laminated strip is conveyed to the cutting and conveying mechanism (42) for cutting; at least a portion of the cutting mechanism (43) is movably arranged on the crossbeam and moves in an extension direction of the crossbeam, the cutting mechanism (43) is located above the cutting and conveying mechanism (42) and is capable of cutting the laminated strip on the cutting and conveying mechanism (42); the receiving mechanism (44) is transversely and movably arranged and located at a downstream process of the cutting conveying mechanism (42), and after the cutting mechanism (43) cuts the laminated strip, the cut tags are conveyed to the receiving mechanism (44).
  8. The integrated laminating and cutting equipment for the RFID electronic tag according to claim 7, characterized in that , the cutting mechanism (43) comprises: a cutting base body (431) movably arranged on the crossbeam; a cutting drive component (432) arranged at a bottom end of the cutting base body (431), wherein the cutting drive component (432) has a cutting head for cutting the laminated strip at a bottom end; a transversing drive component (433) arranged on the crossbeam and drivingly connected to the cutting base body (431) to move transversely the cutting base body (431) and the cutting drive component (432).
  9. The integrated laminating and cutting equipment for the RFID electronic tag according to claim 1, characterized by further comprising a receiving device (50), wherein the machine base (10) comprises a base body (11) and a protective cover (12), the laminating device (20), the cutting device (40) and the receiving device (50) are arranged on the base body (11), and the protective cover (12) covers the base body (11) and covers an outside of the laminating device (20) and the cutting device (40).
  10. The integrated laminating and cutting equipment for the RFID electronic tag according to claim 9, characterized in that , the protective cover (12) has an openable and closable safety door (121), the safety door (121) is located at the receiving device (50), the receiving device (50) is capable of receiving, coiling and conveying the tags cut in a previous process to an outside of the equipment, the receiving device (50) is tiltable, and when the safety door (121) is opened, the receiving device (50) tilts out of the protective cover (12).
  11. The integrated laminating and cutting equipment for the RFID electronic tag according to claim 10, characterized in that , the machine base (10) further comprises a fixed shaft, and the receiving device (50) comprises: a receiving base body (51) rotatably arranged at the fixed shaft; a tilting drive component (52) connected to the receiving base body (51) and configured to tilt the receiving base body (51); a receiving hub (53) rotatably arranged on the receiving base body (51), wherein when the receiving base body (51) is tilted, the receiving hub (53) extends out of the protective cover (12); and a receiving drive component (54) drivingly connected to the receiving hub (53) to rotate the receiving hub (53).

Description

The present application claims a priority from Chinese patent application No. 202323583424.9 entitled "RFID ELECTRONIC TAG LAMININATING AND CUTTING INTEGRATED DEVICE", which is filed with CNIPA on December 26, 2023, and the entire contents of which are incorporated into the present disclosure by reference. FIELD The present application relates to a field of tire equipment technology, and in particular to an integrated laminating and cutting equipment for an RFID electronic tag. BACKGROUND In traditional tire tread production, vulcanized electronic tags serve as unique identifiers for tires throughout their circulation process. However, with the advancement of smart manufacturing and the increasing automation in the tire industry, a radio frequency identification (RFID) electronic tags for tires are poised for widespread application. Before RFID electronic tags are implanted into tires, pre-processing is required, for example, an RFID chip is encapsulated within a specially formulated rubber compound. After laminating it with two layers of rubber compound, the protective film on the strip is peeled off, followed by cutting, picking-up, and tagging. Currently, tire production utilizes a laminating equipment and a cutting equipment for the electronic tag. The laminating equipment encapsulates and laminates the RFID chip, while the cutting equipment identifies and positions the strip, cuts individual chips, and then conveys the resulting individual electronic tags to their designated placement positions. Existing laminating equipment and cutting equipment for the electronic tag have several problems: 1. The laminating equipment requires feeding rubber compound from both sides, which increases operator's operating time.2. During the separation of a film from a surface of the strip, rollers in the intermediate buffer transition mechanism can easily pull the separated film for a distance, which causes film tearing or even breakage, thereby requiring frequent manual rewinding.3. The cutting equipment can only position and cut a single tag at a time, resulting in a long cycle time for the entire process. In scenarios requiring large-scale production, this method is inefficient and cannot meet requirements.4. Current production method for RFID electronic tag is performed by two separate equipment: the laminating equipment and cutting equipment, thereby leading to inefficient and relatively higher costs.5. The original equipment requires manual opening of the device door for material retrieval, thereby increasing the time spent on door operations and manual handling. Therefore, existing laminating and cutting equipment for electronic tag have several problems that prevent efficient processing, affecting both efficiency and quality. SUMMARY The main objective of this application is to provide an integrated laminating and cutting equipment for an RFID electronic tag to solve the problem that existing laminating equipment and cutting equipment for an electronic tag cannot achieve efficient processing. To achieve the above purpose, according to an aspect of the present application, an integrated laminating and cutting equipment for an RFID electronic tag is provided, which include a machine base; a laminating device; and a cutting device, where the laminating device and the cutting device are arranged on the machine base and connected sequentially in the processing order, where the laminating device is capable of laminating a chip and rubber compound to form a laminated strip with a tag, the laminating device includes a vertical plate, a chip feeding mechanism, and a rubber compound feeding mechanism, the chip feeding mechanism and the rubber compound feeding mechanism are mounted on the vertical plate; the cutting device is capable of cutting the laminated strip, the cutting device includes a frame, a cutting and conveying mechanism, a cutting mechanism, and a receiving mechanism. In an optional embodiment, the laminating device further includes a rotating mechanism, the rotating mechanism includes: a support including a longitudinal segment and a transverse segment connected in sequence, the longitudinal segment being erected on the machine base, and the transverse segment extending transversely and being connected to a top end of the longitudinal segment; a rotating swing arm rotatably mounted through the transverse segment and located above the chip feeding mechanism and the rubber compound feeding mechanism; a rotating drive component connected to the support and drivingly connected to the rotating swing arm to rotate the rotating swing arm; a picking-up drive component arranged on the rotating swing arm and rotated along with the rotating swing arm, the picking-up drive component has a picking-up head for picking up at a bottom end. In an optional embodiment, the laminating device further includes a laminating mechanism arranged on the rubber compound feeding mechanism, wherein the laminating mechanism is capable of