Novel composite die structure for bending and shaping FPC and extruding silica gel
Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of dies, and particularly discloses a novel composite die structure for bending and shaping an FPC and extruding and shaping silica gel.
Background
In the electronics manufacturing industry, flexible printed circuit boards (FPCs) are widely used in various portable electronic devices due to their lightweight, flexible nature. Because bending or twisting and other actions can occur frequently in electronic equipment applying FPC in daily use, the FPC needs to be subjected to specific bending and shaping treatment to adapt to specific shape and function requirements in the production process, and the process has higher requirements on die design. Whereas conventional FPCs are straight and easily damaged by external forces within the implant.
Disclosure of utility model
In order to overcome the defects and shortcomings in the prior art, the utility model aims to provide a novel composite die structure for bending and shaping FPC and extruding and shaping silica gel, and solves the technical problems.
In order to achieve the aim, the novel composite die structure for bending and shaping the FPC and extruding and shaping the silica gel comprises a shaping lower die for limiting the FPC, a first upper die for pressing and shaping the FPC limited by the shaping lower die and a second upper die for injecting liquid silica gel into the FPC, wherein the first upper die is provided with a shaping pressing block, one end of the shaping pressing block, which is close to the shaping lower die, is provided with an arc-shaped extrusion part, the shaping lower die is provided with a wave-shaped concave part matched with the extrusion part, and a plurality of extrusion parts are used for extruding the FPC to form a plurality of arc-shaped bending parts on the FPC;
The second upper die comprises a first upper plate and a material extruding plate movably arranged relative to the first upper plate, wherein a liquid storage tank for containing external liquid silica gel and a material extruding hole communicated with the liquid storage tank are formed in the first upper plate, a protruding portion matched with the liquid storage tank is arranged on the material extruding plate, and the protruding portion is used for extruding and injecting the liquid silica gel in the liquid storage tank on a bending portion of an FPC carried by the lower die through the material extruding hole.
Further, the cross section of the protruding portion is trapezoidal, the width of the protruding portion gradually decreases from the extruding plate to the liquid storage groove, and the shape of the liquid storage groove is matched with that of the protruding portion.
Further, at least two extrusion parts are arranged, and one extrusion part and the extrusion part adjacent to the extrusion part are connected with each other to form continuous and uninterrupted waves.
Further, be equipped with first setting element and the second setting element that are located FPC's width direction's both sides on the shaping lower mould respectively, first setting element, second setting element are located the both sides of wave depressed part respectively, shaping briquetting, first upper plate all are equipped with and are used for holding first setting element with the first draw-in groove of second setting element.
Further, one end of the first positioning piece, which is far away from the FPC, is provided with a guide inclined plane which extends towards the FPC and inclines, the guide inclined plane is used for mounting the FPC, the second positioning piece is provided with an inclined material taking groove, and the external material taking piece takes out the FPC from the molding lower die through the material taking groove.
Further, the cross-sectional area of the second positioning member is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the first positioning member.
Further, the forming lower die is further provided with third positioning pieces, the first upper die and the first upper plate are respectively provided with second clamping grooves for accommodating the third positioning pieces, the number of the third positioning pieces is multiple, the third positioning pieces are arranged along the length direction of the FPC, two adjacent third positioning pieces are respectively located on two sides of the width direction of the FPC, and each third positioning piece is provided with a guide inclined plane.
Further, the forming lower die and the first upper plate are respectively provided with two connector clamping grooves, and the two connector clamping grooves are respectively positioned at two ends of the length direction of the FPC and used for limiting the connector of the FPC.
Further, the novel composite die structure further comprises two guide posts, the forming lower die, the first upper die and the second upper die are respectively provided with a perforation or a guide groove for accommodating the guide posts, the forming lower die is matched with the first upper die, the forming lower die and the second upper die in a reciprocating movement manner through the guide posts and the perforation, and the guide posts are detachably connected to the forming lower die or the upper die.
Further, one end of the first upper plate, which is far away from the liquid storage tank, is provided with a first glue containing groove, the first glue containing groove is communicated with the liquid storage tank through a material extruding hole, when the first upper plate is in interference fit with the forming lower die, the first glue containing groove is contained with the bending part, and liquid silica gel in the first glue containing groove is used for forming a supporting piece on the bending part.
Further, two second glue containing grooves communicated with the first glue containing groove and two second glue containing grooves are formed in the first upper plate and are respectively located at two ends of the length direction of the first glue containing groove, liquid silica gel in the second glue containing groove is used for forming a connecting piece on the supporting piece, and the connecting piece is used for connecting the supporting piece with external electronic equipment.
The novel composite die structure for bending and shaping the FPC and extruding the silica gel has the beneficial effects that the novel composite die structure comprises a lower die for limiting the FPC, a first upper die for pressing and shaping the FPC and a second upper die for injecting liquid silica gel into the FPC, wherein a plurality of wavy concave parts are arranged on the lower die, a forming press block is arranged on the first upper die, a plurality of arc-shaped extrusion parts are arranged on the press block, bending and shaping of the FPC are realized by means of the cooperation of the wavy concave parts and the forming press block, a first upper plate with a liquid storage tank is arranged on the second upper die, a groove for accommodating the bending parts is arranged below the first upper plate, extruding holes are arranged to be communicated with the liquid storage tank and the groove, and an extruding plate is movably arranged on the first upper plate and used for extruding and shaping the liquid silica gel in the liquid storage tank on the bent FPC.
The FPC with the structural design can greatly increase the structural strength, the bending times are also improved, and the service life of the FPC is prolonged.
Drawings
FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an explosive state structure of the present utility model;
FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a lower molding die according to the present utility model;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged schematic view of the portion A in FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a first upper mold according to the present utility model;
FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a molded compact of the present utility model;
FIG. 6 is a side view of a shaped compact of the present utility model;
FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a first upper plate of the present utility model in a three-dimensional (top view) configuration;
FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a first upper plate of the present utility model in a three-dimensional (bottom) configuration;
FIG. 9 is an enlarged schematic view of the portion B of FIG. 8;
FIG. 10 is a schematic perspective view of an extrusion plate according to the present utility model;
FIG. 11 is a view showing the state of use of the first upper die and the lower die for forming in a matching manner;
FIG. 12 is a view showing the state of use of the second upper die and the lower die of the present utility model;
Fig. 13 is a schematic structural view of the FPC after being molded by the composite mold of the present utility model.
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1. The method comprises the steps of forming a lower die, 2, a first upper die, 3, a second upper die, 4, a first clamping groove, 5, a second clamping groove, 6, a joint clamping groove, 7, a guide post, 71, a perforation, 8, a supporting piece, 9, a connecting piece, 11, a concave part, 12, a first positioning piece, 120, a guide inclined plane, 13, a second positioning piece, 130, a material taking groove, 14, a third positioning piece, 15, a fourth positioning piece, 21, a forming press block, 22, an extrusion part, 31, a first upper plate, 310, a first sol groove, 3101, a bending part, 311, a second sol groove, 32, an extrusion plate, 320, a protruding part, 33, a liquid storage groove, 34, an extrusion hole and 100 and a bending part.
Detailed Description
The present utility model will be further described with reference to examples and drawings, which are not intended to be limiting, for the understanding of those skilled in the art.
Referring to fig. 1 to 13, the novel composite mold structure for bending and shaping an FPC and extruding and molding a silicone rubber of the present utility model comprises a lower molding mold 1 for limiting the FPC, a first upper molding mold 2 for pressing and shaping the FPC limited by the lower molding mold 1, and a second upper molding mold 3 for injecting liquid silicone rubber into the FPC, wherein the first upper molding mold 2 is provided with a molding press block 21, one end of the molding press block 21, which is close to the lower molding mold 1, is provided with a wavy extrusion part 22, the lower molding mold 1 is provided with a wavy concave part 11 matched with the extrusion part 22, and a plurality of extrusion parts 22 are used for extruding the FPC to form a plurality of arc-shaped bending parts 100 thereon, wherein the wavy bending parts 100 are used for improving the durability of the FPC;
The second upper die 3 comprises a first upper plate 31 and a material extruding plate 32 movably arranged relative to the first upper plate 31, a liquid storage tank 33 for containing external liquid silica gel and a material extruding hole 34 communicated with the liquid storage tank 33 are arranged on the first upper plate 31, a protruding portion 320 matched with the liquid storage tank 33 is arranged on the material extruding plate 32, and the protruding portion 320 is used for extruding and injecting the liquid silica gel in the liquid storage tank 33 on the bending portion 100 of the FPC carried by the lower die 1 through the material extruding hole 34.
In this embodiment, the lower molding die 1, the first upper plate 31 and the extrusion plate 32 are substantially rectangular, the shaping pressing blocks are arranged in a strip shape, the shaping pressing blocks are detachably connected with the first upper die 2 through screws, in actual use, the extrusion parts 22 with different specifications can be customized on different shaping pressing blocks, for example, the distance between two adjacent wave crests or wave troughs of the wave-shaped extrusion part 22 is adjusted, and the most suitable shaping pressing blocks are selected for FPC in different use scenes to perform press shaping. In actual use, the FPC is heated to a plastic state through the molding lower die 1, cold pressing can be selected according to the use condition, and in actual use, a heating device can be arranged to be matched with the molding lower die 1 for use, and the heating device is utilized to heat the molding lower die 1 to enable the FPC to be in the plastic state.
Specifically, the extrusion part 22 is provided with a plurality of extrusion parts 22, the plurality of extrusion parts 22 are arranged along the length direction array of the shaping pressing block, and the wavy concave parts 11 are matched with the outline of the extrusion part 22. The arrangement of the plurality of extrusion parts 22 improves the working efficiency of the die, and the number of the extrusion parts 22 can be adjusted according to the requirement in actual use.
Specifically, the lower molding die 1 is provided with a first positioning piece 12 and a second positioning piece 13 which are respectively positioned at the left side and the right side of the FPC, the first positioning piece 12 and the second positioning piece 13 are respectively positioned at the two sides of the wavy concave part 11, and the molding press block 21 and the first upper plate 31 are respectively provided with two first clamping grooves 4 for accommodating the first positioning piece 12 and the second positioning piece 13. The number of the first clamping grooves 4 is matched with the number of the wavy extrusion parts 22 on the forming press block 21, and the number and the position relationship are that one extrusion part 22 is correspondingly arranged on the two first clamping grooves 4, and the extrusion part 22 is positioned between the two first clamping grooves 4.
Specifically, one end of the first positioning member 12 far away from the FPC is provided with a guiding inclined plane 120 extending towards the FPC and inclined, the guiding inclined plane 120 is used for mounting the FPC, the second positioning member 13 is provided with an inclined material taking groove 130, and the external material taking member takes out the FPC from the molding lower die 1 through the material taking groove 130. The arrangement of the guide inclined plane 120 further improves the installation efficiency of the FPC, prevents the clamping when the FPC is installed, and the inclination direction of the material taking groove 130 and the inclination direction of the guide inclined plane 120 are mutually intersected, so that the FPC can be taken and put without mutual influence and independent work.
In practical use, after the FPC is bent in a wave shape and is molded by injecting liquid silicone, the finished FPC is tilted out by means of the top of the second positioning member 13 after the external tool penetrates the feeding groove 130, in this embodiment, a plurality of plugs are installed by one integrated tool, and a plurality of FPCs on the lower molding die 1 can be taken out simultaneously.
Specifically, the cross-sectional area of the second positioning member 13 is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the first positioning member 12. The different designs of two setting elements can distinguish the function that has the difference between the two, and the big first setting element 12 of size is provided with guide inclined plane 120, can provide as much convenience as possible for FPC's installation, and the small second setting element 13 is provided with and gets silo 130, can reduce resistance as far as possible when getting the material.
Specifically, the forming lower die 1 is further provided with third positioning pieces 14, the first upper die 2 and the first upper plate 31 are respectively provided with second clamping grooves 5 for accommodating the third positioning pieces 14, the number of the third positioning pieces 14 is multiple, the multiple third positioning pieces 14 are arranged along the length direction of the FPC, two adjacent third positioning pieces 14 are respectively located at two sides of the width direction of the FPC, and each third positioning piece is provided with a guide inclined surface 120. In this embodiment, one FPC is correspondingly provided with 7 third positioning members 14, wherein four third positioning members 14 are divided into a first group and a second group, the other three third positioning members 14 are arranged in a third group, the first and second third positioning members 14 are respectively located at positions near the ends of the middle part of the length direction of the FPC and are used for assisting the first positioning member 12 and the second positioning member 13 to fix the middle part of the FPC, the third positioning member 14 is located at the tail end of the FPC, and the joint clamping groove 6 on the below-mentioned molding lower die 1 is located between the third groups (the three third positioning members 14) and is used for fixing one end connector of the FPC.
Specifically, the first upper die 2 and the second upper die 3 are respectively provided with at least two fourth positioning pieces 15, the fourth positioning pieces 15 are arranged in a shape like a Chinese character 'men', and the forming lower die 1 is provided with a notch for accommodating the fourth positioning pieces 15. The middle parts of the two fourth positioning pieces 15 are used for limiting the two ends of the FPC in the length direction on the forming lower die 1 respectively.
Specifically, the molding lower die 1 and the first upper plate 31 are respectively provided with two connector clamping grooves 6, and the two connector clamping grooves 6 are respectively positioned at two ends of the length direction of the FPC so as to be used for limiting the connector of the FPC. In this embodiment, the connector clamping groove 6 on the first upper plate 31 is located between the two second clamping grooves 5 on the first upper plate 31 and is communicated with the two second clamping grooves 5, and when the first upper plate 31 and the forming lower die 1 are in interference fit, the second clamping grooves 5 and the connector clamping grooves 6 on the first upper plate 31 respectively accommodate the third positioning piece 14 and the connector at the other end of the FPC.
Specifically, the novel composite die structure further comprises two guide posts 7, the forming lower die 1, the first upper die 2 and the second upper die 3 are respectively provided with a through hole 71 or a guide groove for accommodating the guide posts 7, the forming lower die 1 and the first upper die 2, the forming lower die 1 and the second upper die 3 are respectively matched through the reciprocating movement of the guide posts 7 and the through holes 71, and the guide posts 7 are detachably connected to the forming lower die 1 or the upper die. In actual use, the guide post 7 may be disposed on the upper molding die or the first upper molding die 2 and the second upper molding die 3, and correspondingly, the notch or the hole for accommodating the guide post 7 is correspondingly disposed on the upper molding die 2, the second upper molding die 3 or the upper molding die.
Specifically, one end of the first upper plate 31 far away from the liquid storage tank 33 is provided with a first glue containing groove, the first glue containing groove is communicated with the liquid storage tank 33 through the extrusion hole 34, when the first upper plate 31 is in interference fit with the forming lower die 1, the first glue containing groove is provided with the bending part 100, and liquid silica gel in the first glue containing groove is used for forming the supporting piece 8 on the bending part 100. In this embodiment, an arc-shaped bending portion 3101 is formed at the bottom of the first glue groove, and after the liquid silicone in the first glue groove is formed, the arc-shaped bending portion 3101 forms an arc-shaped groove on the supporting member 8 synchronously, and the arc-shaped groove is used for connecting internal components of the external electronic device, so as to further fix the supporting member 8.
Specifically, the first upper plate 31 is further provided with two second glue containing grooves communicated with the first glue containing groove, the two second glue containing grooves are respectively located at two ends of the length direction of the first glue containing groove, the liquid silica gel in the second glue containing groove 311 is used for forming a connecting piece 9 on the supporting piece 8, and the connecting piece 9 is used for connecting the supporting piece 8 with external electronic equipment. In this embodiment, the arc-shaped bending portion 3101 extends into the second sol groove 311, after the liquid silicone is molded, the second sol groove 311 and the liquid silicone in the arc-shaped bending portion 3101 together form a connecting piece 9, and the connecting piece 9 has two clamping arms (formed by extruding the liquid silicone by the arc-shaped bending portion 3101) protruding out of the end surface of the supporting piece 8, so that the supporting piece 8 and the FPC can be stably connected with the internal components of the electronic device through the two clamping arms when in use.
The foregoing is merely exemplary of the present utility model, and those skilled in the art should not be considered as limiting the utility model, since modifications may be made in the specific embodiments and application scope of the utility model in light of the teachings of the present utility model.