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Granted Patent B2
US 11,872,725 · App. 16/720,009 · Granted Jan 16, 2024

Dispatch system and dispatch method for manufacturing mold

Inventor: Yu-Pau Lin (Taoyuan, TW)
Assignee: Zhong Chuan Technology Limited
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Patent No.
US 11,872,725
App. No.
16/720,009
Granted
Jan 16, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A dispatch system and a dispatch method for manufacturing mold are provided. The dispatch system includes a control unit, a mold material storage unit, a processing cutter storage unit, an object pick-and-place and transfer unit, a mold processing unit and a mold product storage unit. The mold material storage unit includes many unprocessed mold materials. The processing cutter storage unit includes many processing cutters. The object pick-and-place and transfer unit is electrically connected to the control unit and disposed between the mold material storage unit and the processing cutter storage unit. One of the unprocessed mold materials and one of the processing cutters are transferred to the mold processing unit by the object pick-and-place and transfer unit, the unprocessed mold material is processed to form a mold product by the mold processing unit, and the mold product is transferred to the mold product storage unit.

Claims (20)

1. A dispatch system for manufacturing mold, comprising:

a control unit;

a mold material storage unit electrically connected to the control unit and including a plurality of unprocessed mold materials;

a processing cutter storage unit electrically connected to the control unit and including a plurality of processing cutters;

an object pick-and-place and transfer unit electrically connected to the control unit and disposed between the mold material storage unit and the processing cutter storage unit, and the object pick-and-place and transfer unit including a first clamping jaw;

a mold processing unit electrically connected to the control unit, wherein one of the unprocessed mold materials and at least one of the processing cutters are transferred to the mold processing unit by the object pick-and-place and transfer unit, and the unprocessed mold material is processed to form a mold product by the mold processing unit;

a mold product storage unit electrically connected to the control unit, and the mold product being transferred to the mold product storage unit; and

an ultrasonic cleaning tank electrically connected to the control unit and disposed between the mold processing unit and the mold product storage unit, and the mold product being cleaned through the ultrasonic cleaning tank.

2. The dispatch system according to claim 1 , wherein each unprocessed mold material is carried by a carrier, each unprocessed mold material is predefined with a mold code, each carrier has a mold number corresponding to the mold code so that the control unit is able to recognize a model number of the unprocessed mold material that is carried by the carrier through scanning the mold number; wherein the mold material storage unit includes a mold material storage frame, and the unprocessed mold materials are disposed on the mold material storage frame.

3. The dispatch system according to claim 1 , wherein each processing cutter has a cutter number so that the control unit is able to recognize a model number of the processing cutter through scanning the cutter number; wherein the processing cutter storage unit includes a processing cutter storage frame, and the processing cutters are disposed on the processing cutter storage frame.

4. The dispatch system according to claim 1 , wherein the object pick-and-place and transfer unit moves between the mold material storage unit, the processing cutter storage unit and the mold processing unit through a track, and the object pick-and-place and transfer unit further includes a manipulator and a second clamping jaw.

5. The dispatch system according to claim 4 , wherein the first clamping jaw and the second clamping jaw are respectively disposed on opposite side ends of the manipulator with 180° level, the processing cutters are divided into usable processing cutters and worn processing cutters, the first clamping jaw clamps one of the usable processing cutters, and the second clamping jaw clamps one of the worn processing cutters.

6. The dispatch system according to claim 5 , further comprising: a handheld device that is electrically connected to the control unit to receive a relevant real-time information from the dispatch system for manufacturing mold, and the relevant real-time information including whether or not operation or usage of the mold material storage unit is normal, whether or not operation or usage of the processing cutter storage unit is normal, whether or not operation or usage of the object pick-and-place and transfer unit is normal, whether or not operation or usage of the mold processing unit is normal, whether or not operation or usage of the mold product storage unit is normal, whether or not operation or usage of the ultrasonic cleaning tank is normal, whether or not position or model number of the unprocessed mold material is correct, whether or not position or model number of the processing cutter is correct, whether or not position or model number of the mold product is correct.

7. A dispatch method for manufacturing mold, comprising:

providing a mold material storage unit and a processing cutter storage unit, the mold material storage unit and the processing cutter storage unit both being electrically connected to a control unit, the mold material storage unit including a plurality of unprocessed mold materials, and the processing cutter storage unit including a plurality of processing cutters;

transferring one of the unprocessed mold materials to a mold processing unit by an object pick-and-place and transfer unit, and the object pick-and-place and transfer unit and the mold processing unit both electrically connected to the control unit;

processing the unprocessed mold material to form a mold product by the mold processing unit;

cleaning the mold product through an ultrasonic cleaning tank; and

transferring the mold product to a mold product storage unit, and the mold product storage unit electrically connected to the control unit.

8. The dispatch method according to claim 7 , wherein each unprocessed mold material is carried by a carrier, each unprocessed mold material is predefined with a mold code, each carrier has a mold number corresponding to the mold code so that the control unit is able to recognize a model number of the unprocessed mold material that is carried by the carrier through scanning the mold number; wherein the mold material storage unit includes a mold material storage frame, and the unprocessed mold materials are disposed on the mold material storage frame; wherein each processing cutter has a cutter number so that the control unit is able to recognize a model number of the processing cutter through scanning the cutter number; wherein the processing cutter storage unit includes a processing cutter storage frame, and the processing cutters are disposed on the processing cutter storage frame.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 5, 2024
From: ZHONG CHUAN TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
To: WEIFANG ZHONG CHUAN ZIP FASTENER ACCESSORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 067316/0223 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 29, 2022
From: CHUNG CHWAN ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
To: ZHONG CHUAN TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 059432/0166 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2019
From: LIN, YU-PAU
To: CHUNG CHWAN ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051327/0459 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 108130636 · Aug 27, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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