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CN105513996B
CN105513996B CN201410489006.XA CN201410489006A CN105513996B CN 105513996 B CN105513996 B CN 105513996B CN 201410489006 A CN201410489006 A CN 201410489006A CN 105513996 B CN105513996 B CN 105513996B
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郑江家
董兰飞
姚永
孙培峰
佟强
邬立春
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The present invention provides a kind of Full-automatic tire RFID sealed in unit, is characterized in:Including:The conveyer belt being enclosed on conveyer belt input driving wheel and conveyer belt output driving wheel, in the top of conveyer belt input driving wheel, one braid stripper roll is set, in the conveyer belt upper and lower close to conveyer belt output driving wheel side upper strata, film directive wheel and lower film directive wheel are set respectively, film bond roll on one is set in the top of conveyer belt output driving wheel, film bond roll once is set in upper film bond roll obliquely downward.By so that continuous, the supply of uniform intervals braid structure electronic tag band is compiled by solution, double-faced packaging turns into continuous, evenly spaced sealing shoestring, finally store or transport with big roll form or refracting films, to save manpower, improve RFID packaging efficiency, it is easy to the later stage to carry out the working processes such as mechanized section, implantation rubber tyre simultaneously, adapts to the needs of automated production.

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A kind of Full-automatic tire RFID sealed in unit
Technical field
The invention belongs to rubber technical field, specifically a kind of Full-automatic tire RFID electricity
Subtab sealed in unit.
Background technology
RFID device is a kind of electronic tag of contactless automatic identification, has unique identification code, will It is implanted into rubber tyre inside after, be combined into an entirety with tire, can monitor in real time tire produce, sell and use, State during Claims Resolution is each.The RFID of rubber tyre is by passive chip, substrate, spring-like antenna three parts group Into for the rubber tyre of different size, the antenna length of RFID is different, and RFID is in implantation rubber wheel First have to carry out protectiveness encapsulation before inside tire.At present, Tag Packaging all uses manual hand manipulation, common workflow It is as follows:
1st, using scissors or wallpaper knife by encapsulation with film be cut into just can fully wrapped around electronic tag two panels film;
2nd, wherein a piece of horizontal table top will be placed on, with the face-down of isolation shield;
3rd, ready RFID is placed on film center;
4th, a piece of film and bottom film will be bonded in addition, fitting process slowly extruding to the other end, is squeezed since one end The generation of bubble should be avoided during pressure, so far completes the encapsulation process of electronic tag.
This method for packing cost is high, efficiency is low, and impurity is readily incorporated during manual operation, produces bubble, causes matter Amount declines, so as to influence the using effect behind electronic tag implantation rubber tyre inside, in addition, encapsulation is not suitable for RFID electricity by hand Subtab batch application on rubber tyre production line.
The content of the invention
The present invention is in view of the above-mentioned problems existing in the prior art, there is provided a kind of Full-automatic tire is encapsulated with RFID Equipment, the length of antenna, and two-sided envelope will be cut as needed with the continuous, supply of uniform intervals braid structure electronic tag band Dress up as continuous, evenly spaced sealing shoestring, finally stored with big roll form or refracting films or transport, be easy to the later stage to enter The working processes such as row mechanized section, implantation rubber tyre, to save manpower, adapt to the needs of automated production.
The purpose of the present invention is achieved through the following technical solutions:
A kind of Full-automatic tire RFID sealed in unit, it is characterised in that including:Conveyer belt input is enclosed on to drive Conveyer belt on driving wheel and conveyer belt output driving wheel, the length of the conveyer belt input driving wheel are more than the width of electronic tag band Degree, if being symmetrical arranged arterial highway at the both ends of conveyer belt input driving wheel around the annular recessed of conveyer belt input drive wheel circumferences surface Groove, a roller is set in the top of conveyer belt input driving wheel, and roller steering inputs the steering of driving wheel on the contrary, rolling with conveyer belt The both ends of wheel are respectively provided with a circular cut-off knife, and circular cut-off knife diameter is more than the diameter of roller, and the spacing of two circular cut-off knives is adjustable; Conveyer belt upper and lower close to conveyer belt output driving wheel side upper strata sets film directive wheel and lower film directive wheel respectively, Upper film directive wheel turns to be rotated on the contrary, lower film directive wheel turns to and conveyer belt output driving wheel with conveyer belt output driving Turn to identical;Film bond roll on one is set in the top of conveyer belt output driving wheel, and upper film bond roll turns to and conveyer belt Output driving is rotated on the contrary, set film bond roll in upper film bond roll obliquely downward, lower film bond roll turn to Conveyer belt output driving is rotated to identical.
Improvement to above-mentioned technical proposal:The upper film directive wheel and lower film directive wheel lead upper strata encapsulation film Enter, upper film bond roll and lower film bond roll import lower floor's encapsulation film, and upper strata encapsulation film and lower floor encapsulate film It is simultaneously adhesive sticker, another side is covered with isolating shield, when upper strata encapsulation film and lower floor's encapsulation film import, there is isolating pad The one side of cloth contacts with upper film directive wheel, lower film bond roll respectively, and the one side and electronic tag for having adhesive sticker bond.
Further improvement to above-mentioned technical proposal:The spacing of described upper film bond roll and lower film bond roll 6 can Adjust, and upper film bond roll is internally provided with permanent magnet.
Further improvement to above-mentioned technical proposal:A radio frequency identification tag package band is set to roll up in the outside of lower film bond roll Axle, and the linear velocity of lower film bond roll and radio frequency identification tag package spool of tape is identical with the linear velocity of conveyer belt, encapsulation is completed Radio frequency identification tag package tape wrapping in radio frequency identification tag package spool of tape.
Further improvement to above-mentioned technical proposal:The both ends of described radio frequency identification tag package spool of tape are provided with gear Circle.
Further improvement to above-mentioned technical proposal:Described conveyer belt, upper strata encapsulation film and lower floor encapsulates film The width for the RFID band that width is more than or equal to after cutting;Conveyer belt output driving wheel, lower film bond roll, gluing The width for the RFID band that the length of piece bond roll, upper film directive wheel and lower film directive wheel is more than or equal to after cutting Degree.
The present invention compared with prior art the advantages of and good effect be:
The electronic tag band 1 that the present invention is supplied with continuous, uniform intervals braid structure is cut into through two circular cut-off knives 13 The antenna length to suit the requirements, and double-faced packaging turns into continuous, evenly spaced sealing shoestring, finally with big roll form or Refracting films store or transport, are easy to the later stage to carry out the working processes such as mechanized section, implantation rubber tyre, have adapted to automation The needs of production, equipment, without manually participating in, substantially increase the packaging efficiency of electronic tag in addition to reloading.
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Fig. 1 is the stereogram of Full-automatic tire RFID sealed in unit of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the solid of the radio frequency identification tag package spool of tape of Full-automatic tire RFID sealed in unit of the present invention Figure.
In figure marked as:1-RFID electronic tags band, 2- conveyer belts, 3- conveyer belts input driving wheel, 4- conveyer belts are defeated Go out film bond roll, 7- radio frequency identification tag packages band, the upper film bond rolls of 8-, 9- upper stratas under driving wheel, 5- lower floors encapsulation film, 6- Encapsulate film directive wheel, 12- disk rollers, 13- cut-off knives, 14- annular grooves, 15- electronics under film, the upper film directive wheels of 10-, 11- Label tape braid, 16- electronic label antennas, 17- radio frequency identification tag packages spool of tape, 18- back-up rings.
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The present invention is described in further detail below in conjunction with accompanying drawing:
Referring to Fig. 1, Fig. 2, a kind of embodiment of Full-automatic tire RFID sealed in unit of the invention, including: The conveyer belt 2 being enclosed on conveyer belt input driving wheel 3 and conveyer belt output driving wheel 4, the length of the conveyer belt input driving wheel 3 Degree inputs more than the width of electronic tag band 1 if being symmetrical arranged arterial highway at the both ends of conveyer belt input driving wheel 3 around conveyer belt The annular groove 14 of the circumferential surface of driving wheel 3, one roller 12 is set in the top of conveyer belt input driving wheel 3, roller 12 turns to Steering with conveyer belt input driving wheel 3 is on the contrary, the both ends of roller 12 are respectively provided with a circular cut-off knife 13, the circular diameter of cut-off knife 13 More than the diameter of roller 12, the spacing of two circular cut-off knives 13 is adjustable.
In the upper and lower of conveyer belt 2 close to the side upper strata of conveyer belt output driving wheel 4, film directive wheel 10 is set respectively With lower film directive wheel 11, upper film directive wheel 10 turns to be turned on the contrary, lower film directive wheel 11 with conveyer belt output driving wheel 4 Steering turns to identical with conveyer belt output driving wheel 4;In the top of conveyer belt output driving wheel 4, film bond roll 8 on one is set, Upper film bond roll 8 turns to be turned on the contrary, setting glue in the upper obliquely downward of film bond roll 8 with conveyer belt output driving wheel 4 Piece bond roll 6, the lower steering of film bond roll 6 turn to identical with conveyer belt output driving wheel 4.
Specifically:Upper film directive wheel 10 and lower film directive wheel 11 import upper strata encapsulation film 9, upper film bonding Roller 8 and lower film bond roll 6 import lower floor's encapsulation film 5, and the one side of upper strata encapsulation film 9 and lower floor's encapsulation film 5 is Adhesive sticker, another side are covered with isolating shield, when upper strata encapsulation film 9 and lower floor's encapsulation film 5 import, there is the one of isolation shield Face contacts with upper film directive wheel, lower film bond roll respectively, and the one side and electronic tag for having adhesive sticker bond.
The spacing of upper film bond roll 8 and lower film bond roll 6 is adjustable, and upper film bond roll 8 is internally provided with forever Magnet.It can so ensure that electronic tag follows upper strata encapsulation film 9 and upper film bond roll 8 electronic tag when doing circumference movement Position is relatively fixed.
One radio frequency identification tag package spool of tape 17, and lower film bond roll 6 and electronics are set in the outside of lower film bond roll 6 The linear velocity of Tag Packaging spool of tape 17 is identical with the linear velocity of conveyer belt 2, and the radio frequency identification tag package band 7 for encapsulating completion is wound Onto radio frequency identification tag package spool of tape 17.
Back-up ring 18 is provided with the both ends of radio frequency identification tag package spool of tape 17.
The RFID electronics that the width of conveyer belt 2, upper strata encapsulation film 9 and lower floor's encapsulation film 5 is more than or equal to after cutting The width of label tape;Conveyer belt output driving wheel 4, lower film bond roll 6, upper film bond roll 8, upper film directive wheel 10 and under The width for the RFID band that the length of film directive wheel 11 is more than or equal to after cutting.
To avoid spool 17 from encapsulating film with the electronic tag on conveyer belt and levels when winding radio frequency identification tag package band 7 Between produce stretching, described radio frequency identification tag package spool of tape 17 lag behind conveyer belt input driving wheel 3 and conveyer belt output drive Driving wheel 4 starts for a period of time, to ensure to have the radio frequency identification tag package band 7 of one section of surplus all the time before spool 17.
In use, first by the electronic tag band 1 of braid structure imported into conveyer belt input driving wheel 3 and roller 12 it Between, and according to the spacing for needing to adjust two cut-off knives 13 of electronic label antenna length, cut-off knife 13 is fallen on corresponding annular groove In 14, upper strata encapsulation film 9 is imported between upper film directive wheel 10 and conveyer belt 2;Lower floor's encapsulation film 5 imports from below To between upper film bond roll 8 and lower film bond roll 6.After starting device operation, as conveyer belt inputs driving wheel 3 and roller 12 operating, the antenna of the additional length on the both sides of electronic tag band 1 are removed together with braid 15, cut the electronic tag after antenna Uniform, smooth it is transported to 1 on conveyer belt 2.Into after upper film directive wheel 10, lower film directive wheel 11, electronic tag is first Bonded with upper strata encapsulation film 9, because the guiding of upper film directive wheel 10, lower film directive wheel 11 is rectified a deviation, ensure electronic tag Position big deviation will not occur because of the operation of conveyer belt.Then, be bonded with upper strata encapsulation film electronic tag enter it is upper Film bond roll 8, because upper film bond roll 8 is internally provided with permanent magnet, electronic tag position is relatively fixed, and follows upper strata Encapsulation film 9 and upper film bond roll 8 do circumference movement, into lower film bond roll 6, through upper film bond roll 8 and lower film The pressing of bond roll 6 encapsulates film 5 with lower floor and bonded, and glues the fastness of pressure and can pass through the upper film bond roll 8 of regulation and lower film The spacing adjustment of bond roll 6.Complete the radio frequency identification tag package band 7 after encapsulation from upper film bond roll 8 and lower film bond roll 6 it Between top output, when radio frequency identification tag package band 7 export certain length after, its termination is imported into radio frequency identification tag package spool of tape On 17, and start radio frequency identification tag package spool of tape 17, so ensure there is one section all the time before radio frequency identification tag package spool of tape 17 The radio frequency identification tag package band 7 of surplus, avoid radio frequency identification tag package band 7 and the electronic tag on conveyer belt 2 and upper and lower layer packaging plastic Stretching is produced between piece 9,5.Radio frequency identification tag package band 7 is wound into finished product material volume in a manner of the packaging belt of continuous identical gauge.
Radio frequency identification tag package band 7 can also not have to spool clot, and pile is stacked into the form of lamination.
Certainly, it is limitation of the present invention that described above, which is not, and the present invention is also not limited to the example above, the art Those of ordinary skill the present invention essential scope in, made variations, modifications, additions or substitutions, should also belong to this hair Bright protection domain.

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  1. A kind of 1. Full-automatic tire RFID sealed in unit, it is characterised in that including:It is enclosed on conveyer belt input driving Conveyer belt on wheel and conveyer belt output driving wheel, the length of the conveyer belt input driving wheel are more than the width of electronic tag band Degree, if being symmetrical arranged arterial highway at the both ends of conveyer belt input driving wheel around the annular recessed of conveyer belt input drive wheel circumferences surface Groove, a roller is set in the top of conveyer belt input driving wheel, and roller steering inputs the steering of driving wheel on the contrary, rolling with conveyer belt The both ends of wheel are respectively provided with a circular cut-off knife, and circular cut-off knife diameter is more than the diameter of roller, and the spacing of two circular cut-off knives is adjustable; Conveyer belt upper and lower close to conveyer belt output driving wheel side upper strata sets film directive wheel and lower film directive wheel respectively, Upper film directive wheel turns to be rotated on the contrary, lower film directive wheel turns to and conveyer belt output driving wheel with conveyer belt output driving Turn to identical;Film bond roll on one is set in the top of conveyer belt output driving wheel, and upper film bond roll turns to and conveyer belt Output driving is rotated on the contrary, set film bond roll in upper film bond roll obliquely downward, lower film bond roll turn to Conveyer belt output driving is rotated to identical.
  2. 2. according to the RFID sealed in unit of the Full-automatic tire described in claim 1, it is characterised in that on described Film directive wheel and lower film directive wheel import upper strata encapsulation film, and upper film bond roll and lower film bond roll seal lower floor Film is filled to import, the one side of upper strata encapsulation film and lower floor's encapsulation film is adhesive sticker, and another side is covered with isolating shield, on When layer encapsulation film and lower floor's encapsulation film import, the one side for having isolation shield bonds with upper film directive wheel, lower film respectively Roller contacts, and the one side and electronic tag for having adhesive sticker bond.
  3. 3. according to the RFID sealed in unit of the Full-automatic tire described in claim 1 or 2, it is characterised in that described Upper film bond roll and lower film bond roll spacing it is adjustable, and upper film bond roll is internally provided with permanent magnet.
  4. 4. according to the RFID sealed in unit of the Full-automatic tire described in claim 1 or 2, it is characterised in that under The outside of film bond roll sets a radio frequency identification tag package spool of tape, and lower film bond roll and radio frequency identification tag package spool of tape Linear velocity is identical with the linear velocity of conveyer belt, encapsulates the radio frequency identification tag package tape wrapping of completion to radio frequency identification tag package spool of tape On.
  5. 5. according to the RFID sealed in unit of the Full-automatic tire described in claim 3, it is characterised in that in lower film The outside of bond roll sets a radio frequency identification tag package spool of tape, and lower film bond roll and the linear speed of radio frequency identification tag package spool of tape Degree is identical with the linear velocity of conveyer belt, encapsulates the radio frequency identification tag package tape wrapping of completion to radio frequency identification tag package spool of tape.
  6. 6. according to the RFID sealed in unit of the Full-automatic tire described in claim 4, it is characterised in that described electricity The both ends of subtab encapsulation spool of tape are provided with back-up ring.
  7. 7. according to the RFID sealed in unit of the Full-automatic tire described in claim 5, it is characterised in that described electricity The both ends of subtab encapsulation spool of tape are provided with back-up ring.
  8. 8. according to the RFID sealed in unit of the Full-automatic tire described in claim 2, it is characterised in that described biography The width of band, upper strata encapsulation film and lower floor's encapsulation film is sent more than or equal to the width of the RFID band after cutting; Conveyer belt output driving wheel, lower film bond roll, upper film bond roll, the length of upper film directive wheel and lower film directive wheel are big The width of RFID band after cut.
  9. 9. according to the RFID sealed in unit of the Full-automatic tire described in claim 7, it is characterised in that described biography The width of band, upper strata encapsulation film and lower floor's encapsulation film is sent more than or equal to the width of the RFID band after cutting; Conveyer belt output driving wheel, lower film bond roll, upper film bond roll, the length of upper film directive wheel and lower film directive wheel are big The width of RFID band after cut.
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