LED string light, and production method and device thereof
11598513 ยท 2023-03-07
Assignee
Inventors
- Xiwan Shan (Guangdong, CN)
- Tuxiu Yang (Guangdong, CN)
- Yundong Ai (Guangdong, CN)
- Jie Zhang (Guangdong, CN)
- Qunlin Li (Guangdong, CN)
- Qiming Liu (Guangdong, CN)
- Su Yan (Guangdong, CN)
- Jingtian Wu (Guangdong, CN)
- Yanyong Liu (Guangdong, CN)
- Junchao He (Guangdong, CN)
- Jiahui Cai (Guangdong, CN)
- Yue Chen (Guangdong, CN)
Cpc classification
F21Y2103/10
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21V19/0025
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21V21/002
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21S4/10
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21V23/002
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
International classification
F21V21/002
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21V23/00
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21S4/10
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Abstract
An LED string light includes: a first conducting wire, a second conducting wire, a third conducting wire arranged in parallel, insulation layers of the first and second conducting wires are removed at intervals of the predetermined length along axial direction of the conducting wire to form a plurality of first and second welding spots; a plurality of SMD LEDs respectively disposed at the plurality of lamp welding regions, two welding legs of each SMD LED being respectively welded onto a first welding spot and a second welding spot at one corresponding lamp welding region, the plurality of the SMD LEDs being connected in series, in parallel or in hybrid; and a plurality of encapsulation colloids respectively coating the plurality of the SMD LEDs and surfaces of portions of the third conducting wire corresponding to positions of the plurality of the SMD LEDs, to form a plurality of lamp beads.
Claims
1. An LED string light, comprising: a first conducting wire, a second conducting wire, a third conducting wire which are arranged in parallel; wherein the first conducting wire, the second conducting wire and the third conducting wire all comprise a conducting wire core and an insulation layer coating a surface of the conducting wire core; the insulation layer of the first conducting wire is removed at intervals of a predetermined length along an axial direction of the first conducting wire to form a plurality of first welding spots, the insulation layer of the second conducting wire is removed at intervals of the predetermined length along an axial direction of the second conducting wire to form a plurality of second welding spots, positions of the first welding spots respectively correspond to positions of the second welding spots one to one, to form a plurality of lamp welding regions; a plurality of Surface Mounted Devices (SMD) LEDs respectively disposed at the plurality of lamp welding regions, two welding legs of each SMD LED being respectively welded onto a first welding spot and a second welding spot at one corresponding lamp welding region, the plurality of the SMD LEDs being connected in series, in parallel or in hybrid; and a plurality of encapsulation colloids respectively coating the plurality of the SMD LEDs and surfaces of portions of the third conducting wire corresponding to positions of the plurality of the SMD LEDs, to form a plurality of lamp beads; wherein every at least two adjacent SMD LEDs form a light-emitting unit, positive-pole and negative-pole positions of the SMD LEDs in each light-emitting unit are arranged in a same direction, positive-pole and negative-pole positions of the two adjacent light-emitting units are arranged in an opposite direction, the first conducting wire and the second conducting wire between every two adjacent light-emitting units are alternately cut off, to make the plurality of the SMD LEDs connected in hybrid, the wire residues formed by cutting the first conducting wire and the second conducting wire are encapsulated in the encapsulation colloid.
2. The LED string light according to claim 1, wherein the first conducting wire, the second conducting wire and the third conducting wire are enamel-covered wires or rubber-covered wires.
3. A production method for the LED string light of claim 1, comprising: supplying a first conducting wire and a second conducting wire in parallel through a first and second conducting wires supply mechanism; transporting the first conducting wire and the second conducting wire to a wire stripping station through a wire transportation mechanism, to remove an insulation layer of the first conducting wire and an insulation layer of the second conducting wire at intervals of a predetermined distance through the wire stripping mechanism, to form first welding spots and second welding spots, wherein positions of the first welding spots respectively correspond to positions of the second welding spots one to one; transporting the first welding spots and the second welding spots to a welding-material applying station through the wire transportation mechanism, to apply a welding material onto surfaces of the first welding spots and the second welding spots through the welding-material applying mechanism; transporting the first welding spots and the second welding spots surfaces of which are applied with the welding material to an LED mounting station through the wire transportation mechanism, to place two welding legs of each SMD LED onto the first welding spot and the second welding spot respectively through an LED placement mechanism; transporting the SMD LEDs placed on the first welding spots and the second welding spots to a welding station through the wire transportation mechanism, to weld the two welding legs of each SMD LED respectively with the first welding spot and the second welding spot through a welding mechanism; transporting the welded SMD LEDs to a welding detection station through the wire transportation mechanism, to detect a welding quality of the SMD LEDs through a welding detection mechanism; supplying a third conducting wire in parallel with the first conducting wire and the second conducting wire through a third conducting wire supply mechanism; transporting the third conducting wire and the detected SMD LEDs to a first encapsulation station through the wire transportation mechanism, to encapsulate each SMD LED and a portion of the third conducting wire corresponding to a position of the each SMD LED into an encapsulation colloid through a first encapsulation mechanism, to form a lamp bead; transporting the lamp bead to a wire cutting station through the wire transportation mechanism, to determine, by a wire cutting mechanism, whether to perform a wire cutting, wherein if a determination result is yes, the first conducting wire or the second conducting wire between two adjacent lamp beads is cut off, if the determination result is no, the first conducting wire or the second conducting wire between the two adjacent lamp beads is not cut off; transporting the lamp beads to a second encapsulation station through the wire transportation mechanism, wherein if the first conducting wire or the second conducting wire between the two adjacent lamp beads is cut off, each lamp bead and wire residues formed by cutting the first conducting wire or the second conducting wire are encapsulated in the encapsulation colloid through a second encapsulation mechanism; wherein every at least two adjacent SMD LEDs form a light-emitting unit, positive-pole and negative-pole positions of the SMD LEDs in each light-emitting unit are arranged in a same direction, positive-pole and negative-pole positions of the two adjacent light-emitting units are arranged in an opposite direction, the first conducting wire and the second conducting wire between every two adjacent light-emitting units are alternately cut off, to make the plurality of the SMD LEDs connected in hybrid, the wire residues formed by cutting the first conducting wire and the second conducting wire are encapsulated in the encapsulation colloid.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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REFERENCE SIGNS ARE PROVIDED AS FOLLOWS
(12) 10, support frame;
(13) 20, first and second conducting wires supply mechanism;
(14) 30, wire stripping mechanism;
(15) 40, conducting wire transportation mechanism;
(16) 50, welding-material applying mechanism;
(17) 60, LED placement mechanism;
(18) 70, welding mechanism; 71, hot air blowpipe; 72, hot air control valve; 73, temperature controller; 74, welding control system; 75, hot air barometer; 76, cold air blowpipe; 77, cold air control valve; 78, hot air supply pipe; 79, cold air supply pipe; 710, cold air barometer;
(19) 80, detection mechanism;
(20) 90, first encapsulation mechanism; 901, first colloid applying mechanism; 902, first curing mechanism;
(21) 100, wire trimming mechanism; 101, upper stamping knife assembly; 102, upper stamping knife assembly driving device; 103, lower stamping knife assembly; 104, lower stamping knife assembly driving device; 110, second encapsulation mechanism; 111, second colloid applying mechanism; 112, second curing mechanism;
(22) 120, third conducting wire supply mechanism; 121, first mounting plate; 122, second mounting plate; 123, support; 124, first ceramic eyelet; 125, second ceramic eyelet; 126, first guide wheel; 127, second guide wheel; 128, third guide wheel; 129, fourth guide wheel; 1210, fifth guide wheel; 1211, wire doubling finger; 1212, mounting frame; 1213, sixth guide wheel;
(23) 130, terminal processing mechanism; 131, take-up wheel; 132, take-up motor;
(24) 140, LED string light; 141, first conducting wire; 142, second conducting wire; 143, third conducting wire; 144, SMD LED; 145, encapsulation colloid; 146, jumper wire.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS
(25) The disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings in conjunction with the embodiments. It should be noted that the features in the following embodiments and embodiments can be combined with each other without conflict.
(26) The terms such as upper, lower, left, and right in the embodiment are merely used for convenience of description, and are not intended to limit the implementation scope of the present disclosure, and the change or adjustment of the relative relationship of these terms should be considered as be fallen into the scope of implementation of the present disclosure.
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(29) The LED string light in the present embodiment is a series string light, and may be powered by a high voltage power supply (such as a power supply with a voltage 220V). The third conducting wire 143 is connected to the first conducting wire 141 and the second conducting wire 142 through the encapsulation colloid 145, which is conductive to increasing the strength of the LED string light 140, preventing the SMD LEDs 144 from falling off when pulling the LED string light.
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(31) The LED string light provided by the present disclosure is an LED string light connected in the hybrid, and may be powered by a middle-high voltage power supply (such as a power supply with a voltage 110V). The third conducting wire 143 is connected together with the first conducting wire and the second conducting wire through the encapsulation colloid 145, which is conductive to increasing the strength of the LED string light 140, and preventing the SMD LED 144 from falling off when pulling the LED string light.
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(34) The LED string light provided by the present disclosure is an LED string light in parallel, and may be powered by a low voltage power supply (such as a power supply with a voltage 3V). The third conducting wire 143 is connected to the second wire 142 in parallel, which is equivalent to increasing the cross-sectional area of the second conducting wire 142, thereby effectively reducing the voltage attenuation, and helping to improve the luminous effect. In addition, the third conducting wire 143 is connected together with the first conducting wire and the second conducting wire through the encapsulation colloid 145, which is conductive to increasing the strength of the LED string light 140 and preventing the SMD LED 144 from falling off when pulling the LED string light.
(35) In another embodiment of the present disclosure, a production method for an LED string light is provided. As shown in
(36) Step S1: a first conducting wire and a second conducting wire are supplied. The first conducting wire and the second conducting wire are supplied in parallel through a first and second conducting wires supply mechanism.
(37) Step S2: wire stripping is performed. The first conducting wire and the second conducting wire are transported to a wire stripping station through a wire transportation mechanism; the insulation layer on the surface of the first conducting wire 141 is removed at intervals of a predetermined distance through the wire stripping mechanism to form the plurality of first welding spots, and the insulation layer on the surface of the second conducting wire 142 is removed at intervals of a predetermined distance through the wire stripping mechanism to form the plurality of second welding spots; the positions of the first welding spots correspond to the positions of the second welding spots one to one.
(38) Step S3: a welding material is applied. The first welding spots and the second welding spots are transported to a welding-material applying station through the wire transportation mechanism, to apply the welding material on the surfaces of the first welding spots of the first conducting wire 141 and the surfaces of the second welding spots of the second conducting wire 142 through the welding-material applying mechanism. The welding material in the present embodiment is solder paste.
(39) Step S4: the SMD LEDs are mounted. The first welding spots and the second welding spots surfaces of which are coated with the weld material are transported to an LED mounting station through the wire transportation mechanism; two welding legs of each SMD LED are respectively mounted onto a first welding spot and a second welding spot through an LED placement mechanism.
(40) Step S5: welding is performed. The SMD LEDs placed on the first welding spots and the second welding spots are transported to a welding station through the wire transportation mechanism, to respectively weld two welding legs of each SMD LED 144 onto the first welding spot of the first conducting wire 141 and the second welding spot of the second conducting wire 142 through a welding mechanism.
(41) Step S6, welding detection is performed. The welded SMD LEDs are transported to a welding detection station through the wire transportation mechanism, to detect the welding quality of the SMD LEDs 144 through a welding detection mechanism.
(42) Step S7: a third conducting wire 143 is supplied in parallel with the third conducting wire 143 and the second conducting wire 142 through a third conducting wire supply mechanism.
(43) Step S8: first encapsulation is performed. The third conducting wire and the detected SMD LEDs are transported to a first encapsulation station through the wire transportation mechanism, and each SMD LED 144 and a portion of the third conducting wire 143 corresponding to the SMD LED 144 are encapsulated in an encapsulation colloid through a first encapsulation mechanism to form a lamp bead.
(44) Step S9: wire cutting is performed. The lamp beads are transported to a wire cutting station through the wire transportation mechanism, to determine whether to cut the wire through a wire cutting mechanism; if a determination result is yes, the first conducting wire 141 or the second conducting wire 142 between two adjacent lamp beads is cut off; and if the determination result is no, the first conducting wire or the second conducting wire between two adjacent lighting beads is not cut off.
(45) Step S10: second encapsulation is performed. The lamp beads are transported to a second encapsulation station through the wire transportation mechanism; if the first conducting wire or the second conducting wire between two adjacent lamp beads is cut off, the encapsulation colloid 145 and wire residues formed by cutting off the first conducting wire 141 or the second conducting wire 142 are encapsulated in an encapsulation colloid through a second encapsulation mechanism.
(46) Through the production method for an LED string light provided by the present disclosure, a string light in series, in parallel or in hybrid can be produced. The produced string light can be powered by a high or low voltage power supply, which extends the power supply conditions for the string light power supply, and widens the usage occasion of the string light.
(47) In another embodiment of the present disclosure, a production device for an LED string light is provided. As shown in
(48) Preferably, the production device for an LED string light in the present embodiment includes two full-auto production lines arranged in parallel. In this way, two LED string lights can be produced simultaneously, thereby significantly improving the production efficiency.
(49) The first and second conducting wires supply mechanism 20 is configured to supply the first conducting wire 141 and the second conducting wire 142. The first and second conducting wires supply mechanism 20 in the present embodiment includes a coil support (not shown) for receiving a coil replaced and a tension controller. The tension controller is configured to provide a reversed tension in a wire supply direction for the first conducting wire 141 and the second conducting wire 142, which is cooperated with a conducting wire compression assembly to make the conducting wire in a tensioning state.
(50) The wire stripping mechanism 30 is configured to remove the insulation layers on the surfaces of the first conducting wire 141 and the second conducting wire 142 to form the first welding spots and the second welding spots respectively. The wire stripping mechanism 30 in the present embodiment includes the conducting wire compression assembly and a wire stripping knife assembly. The conducting wire compression assembly is configured to position and compress the first conducting wire 141 and the second conducting wire 142, to provide a positioning basis when performing the wire stripping on the wires. The conducting wire compression assembly in the present embodiment includes a front conducting-wire compression mechanism and a rear conducting-wire compression mechanism arranged oppositely at a certain interval along a direction of movement of the first conducting wire 141 and the second conducting wire 142. In an embodiment, both the front conducting-wire compression mechanism and the rear conducting-wire compression mechanism include a cushion block, a briquetting above the cushion block and a cylinder for driving the briquetting to move up and down with respect to the cushion block. The wire stripping knife assembly is positioned between the front conducting-wire compression mechanism and the rear conducting-wire compression mechanism, and is configured to remove the insulation layers (such as insulation varnish or insulation paste) on the surfaces at the welding positions on the first conducting wire 141 and the second conducting wire 142, to form the first welding spots and the second welding spots. The wire stripping knife assembly is the prior art, and the description thereof is not repeated herein.
(51) The welding-material applying mechanism 50 is configured to apply the welding material onto the first welding spots of the first conducting wire 141 and the second welding spots of the second conducting wire 142. The welding-material applying mechanism 50 in the present embodiment includes a visual positioning assembly, a conducting-wire positioning assembly and a solder applying assembly. The visual positioning assembly and the conducting-wire positioning assembly are configured to accurately position the first welding spots of the first conducting wire 141 and the second welding spots of the second conducting wire 142. The solder applying assembly is configured to apply the welding material onto the first welding spots of the first conducting wire 141 and the second welding spots of the second conducting wire 142. In an embodiment, the solder applying assembly includes a solder applying syringe located above the first conducting wire 141 and the second conducting wire 142 and a solder applying air feeder to supply air to the solder applying syringe.
(52) The LED placement mechanism 60 is configured to mount the two welding legs of the SMD LED 144 to the first welding spot of the first conducting wire 141 and the second welding spot of the second wire 142 coated with the welding material respectively. In an embodiment, the LED placement mechanism 60 includes an SMD LED supply assembly, an SMD LED absorption and release assembly and an SMD LED transportation assembly. The SMD LED supply assembly is configured to accurately transport the SMD LED 144 to an SMD LED feeding position. The SMD LED supply assembly in the present embodiment includes a lamp bead tray and a feeder positioning device. The SMD LED absorption and release assembly is configured to absorb the SMD LED 144 at the SMD LED feeding position and put down the SMD LED 144 at an LED blanking position. The SMD LED absorption and release assembly in the present embodiment includes an absorption rod for absorbing the SMD LED 144 and a vacuum ejector connected to the absorption rod. The SMD LED transportation assembly is configured to drive the SMD LED absorption and release assembly to reciprocate between the SMD LED 144 feeding position and the SMD LED 144 blanking position. The SMD LED transportation assembly in the present embodiment includes a single-axis robot.
(53) The welding mechanism 70 is configured to weld the two welding legs of the SMD LED 144 to the first welding spot of the first conducting wire 141 and the second welding spot of the second conducting wire 142 respectively. As shown in
(54) The detection mechanism 80 is configured to detect the welding quality of the SMD LEDs 144. The detection mechanism 80 includes a power-on assembly and a photosensitive detection assembly. The power-on assembly is configured to provide a voltage between the first conducting wire 141 and the second conducting wire 142. The photosensitive detection assembly utilizes a photosensitive detection or a visual detection to determine the lighting of the welding for the LED and send out signals of good products and defective products.
(55) The third conducting wire supply mechanism 120 is configured to supply the third conducting wire 143 in parallel with the first conducting wire 141 and the second conducting wire 142. As shown in
(56) The first encapsulation mechanism 90 is configured to encapsulate the SMD LED 144 and the portion of the third conducting wire 143 corresponding to the SMD LED 144 into the encapsulation colloid 145. The first encapsulation mechanism 90 in the present embodiment includes a first dispensing mechanism 901 and a first curing mechanism 902. The first dispensing mechanism 901 is configured to apply the encapsulation colloid onto the SMD LED 144 and the surface of the portion of the third conducting wire 143 corresponding to the SMD LED 144. The first curing mechanism 902 is configured to cure the liquid colloid on the SMD LED 144 and on the surface of the portion of the third conducting wire 143 corresponding to the SMD LED 144.
(57) The first curing mechanism 902 in the present embodiment rapidly cures the liquid colloid by using the principle of UV dry colloid. Preferably, the first curing mechanism 902 includes a pre-curing assembly and a secondary curing assembly which are arranged in sequence in a direction of supplying wire. The pre-curing assembly includes a pre-curing UV lamp and a blowing-shaping device arranged along an up-down direction. The UV lamp is configured to irradiate the liquid colloid applied on the SMD LED 144. The blowing-shaping device outputs the airflow to blow, shape and pre-cure the liquid colloid, to maintain the welding strength of the conducting wires of the lamp bead, and keep the lamp bead and the conducting wire insulated from the outside word. The secondary curing assembly is configured to further cure the preliminary cured and shaped encapsulation colloid, to ensure the welding strength between the SMD LED 144 and the conducting wire. The secondary curing assembly includes a curing UV lamp.
(58) The wire cutting mechanism 100 is configured to determine whether the wire cutting is performed. If yes, the first conducting wire 141 or the second conducting wire 142 between two adjacent lamp beads is cut off. If no, the first conducting wire or the second conducting wire between two adjacent lamp beads is not cut off. As shown in
(59) The second encapsulation mechanism 110 is configured to encapsulate the lamp bead and wire residues formed by cutting the first conducting wire or the second conducting wire into the encapsulation colloid if the first conducting wire or the second conducting wire between two adjacent lamp beads is cut off. The second encapsulation mechanism 100 in the present embodiment includes a second dispensing mechanism 111 and a second curing mechanism 112. The second dispensing mechanism 111 is configured to apply the encapsulation colloid onto the surface of the encapsulation colloid 145. The second dispensing mechanism 111 has a same structure as the first dispensing mechanism 901, and the description thereof will not be repeated herein. The second curing mechanism 112 is configured to cure the liquid colloid on the surface of the encapsulation colloid 145. The second curing mechanism 112 has a same structure as the first curing mechanism 902, and the description thereof will not be repeated herein.
(60) The wire transportation mechanism 40 is configured to provide a power for the conducting wire to move ahead. The wire transportation mechanism 40 in the present embodiment includes a plurality of linear single-axis robots and a plurality of pneumatic fingers. The plurality of linear single-axis robots are arranged at intervals along the direction of supplying wire, to provide a linear pull power and provide the linear pull power to a mounting platform of the pneumatic fingers. The plurality of pneumatic fingers are respectively mounted on the plurality of linear single-axis robots, to function as positioning and compressing the conducting wire.
(61) In an embodiment, the production device for an LED string light further includes a terminal processing mechanism 130 for the subsequent processing of the processed SMD LEDs 144. The terminal processing mechanism 130 in the present embodiment includes a wire take-up device which including a wire take-up wheel 131, a wire take-up motor 132 for driving the wire take-up wheel 131 to rotate. The finished LED string light is wound around the wire take-up wheel 131 to form a coil stock. In addition to the wire take-up device, the final processing mechanism 130 may also be a wire stranding device, a wire cutting device and the like. A stranded LED string light is produced through the wire stranding device, and an LED string light of any length can be produced through the wire cutting device.
(62) The production device for an LED string light provided by the present disclosure can automatically produce a string light connected in series, in parallel or in hybrid, which reduces the labor costs and the labor intensity, effectively improves production efficiency, and improves the quality of finished string light. Moreover, the produced string light can be powered by a high or low voltage, thereby extending the power supply conditions for the string light power supply, and broadening the usage occasion of the string light.
(63) The above embodiments are merely several embodiments of the present disclosure, although the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but it is not construed as limiting the scope of the disclosure. It should be noted that a number of variations and modifications can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the concept of the disclosure, and those variations and modifications are also fallen in the scope of protection of the present disclosure.