JPH06239523A - Tape disposing device of tape feeder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily accomplish disposing work of a cover tape which has become useless when the cover tape is peeled form a tape body and a to-be- supplied parts stored in the tape body is fetched. CONSTITUTION:A tape 2 wound around a reel is drawn out from one end, the tape 2 composed of a tape body 3, which stores to-be-supplied parts, and a cover tape 5 adhered to one of the two surfaces of the tape body 3, and a peeling means 11, which peels the cover tape 5 for the tape 2 drawn out as mentioned above from the tape body 3, is provided. The peeling means 11 makes a mutual reverse rotation with the cover tape 5 peeled from the tape body 3 sandwitched and it is composed of a pair of tension rollers 14, 15 pulling the cover tape 5 toward the direction of peeling the tape body 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tape feeder for feeding supplied components to a predetermined position one after another using a tape as a medium, and more specifically, it becomes useless after feeding the supplied components. The present invention relates to a tape processing device that processes a tape.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a tape feeder shown in FIG. 11, for example.

This will be explained with reference to the drawing. In the drawing, 41 is a tape feeder and 42 is a tape. This tape 4
Reference numeral 2 is composed of a tape main body 43 for accommodating the components to be supplied, and a cover tape 44 attached to the upper surface of the tape main body 43 and covering the components to be supplied.

The tape 42 is wound around the reel 45 in advance. When the component to be supplied is to be supplied toward a predetermined position, the tape 42 is oriented in a substantially horizontal direction and is unwound from the reel 45. It is supposed to be.

The peeling means 48 for peeling the cover tape 44 from the upper surface of the tape body 43 of the tape 42 which has been fed to the predetermined position as described above is provided.
By this peeling, the upper side of the supplied component housed in the tape 42 is opened, and the robot takes out the supplied component and supplies the supplied component to a predetermined portion.

The peeling means 48 is provided with a take-up reel 49 provided above the tape 42 fed out. Then, the take-up reel 49 pulls the cover tape 44 of the tape 42 fed out by the rotation thereof, whereby the cover tape 44 is peeled off from the upper surface of the tape main body 43 and is taken up. .

[0007]

By the way, when the wound cover tape 44 reaches the capacity of the take-up reel 49 in the take-up reel 49, the take-up reel 49 is once taken up. It is necessary to remove the cover tape 44, but since the capacity of the take-up reel 49 is limited, it is necessary to frequently remove the cover tape 44 from the take-up reel 49. The processing work of is complicated.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances. When the cover tape is peeled off from the tape main body and the supplied components housed in the tape main body are taken out, It is an object of the present invention to facilitate the processing work of the above-mentioned useless cover tape.

[0009]

The tape processing device of the tape feeder of the present invention for achieving the above object is configured so that the tape 2 wound around a reel is fed out from one end side thereof, and the tape 2 is supplied. The tape main body 3 for accommodating the component P and the cover tape 5 attached to one surface of both surfaces of the tape main body 3 are used.
When the peeling means 11 for peeling from the
The peeling means 11 sandwiches the cover tape 5 peeled from the tape body 3 and rotates in opposite directions to each other, and the pair of tension rollers 14 and 15 pulls the cover tape 5 in the direction of peeling from the tape body 3. It is composed of.

[0010]

[Operation] The operation of the above configuration is as follows.

The cover tape 5 peeled off from the tape body 3 is a pair of tension rollers 1 that rotate in opposite directions.
It is sandwiched between the tapes 4 and 15 and peeled off from the tape body 3.

For this reason, if the peeled cover tape 5 is accumulated in the tension rollers 14 and 15 in the form of, for example, downward, the cover tape filled on the reel is frequently removed as in the conventional case. Such work is unnecessary.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Example 1)

1 to 5 show a first embodiment.

In the figure, 1 is a tape feeder, which is an arrow Fr.
Will be referred to as the front for convenience, and the left and right described below means the direction toward the front.

The tape feeder 1 supplies a supply target component P such as an electronic component to a printed circuit board or the like using the tape 2 as a medium.

In particular, referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, the tape 2
Has a tape body 3, and the tape body 3 has a large number of openings 3a formed at equal intervals along the longitudinal direction thereof. A support tape 4 is attached to the lower surface of the tape body 3, and a cover tape 5 is detachably attached to the upper surface of the tape body 3.

The supplied parts P are accommodated in the openings 3a, the supplied parts P are adhered to the upper surface of the support tape 4, and the cover tape 5 is formed in the openings 3a.
a is closed from above. Further, a large number of engaging holes 3b are formed on the side portion of the tape body 3 at the same intervals as the openings 3a.

1 to 3, a reel (not shown) on which the tape 2 is wound in advance is provided. This reel is the same as that shown in the above-mentioned prior art, and is rotatably supported on the base 9.

When the component P to be supplied is to be supplied toward a predetermined position, one end side of the tape 2 is unwound from the reel in a substantially horizontal front direction indicated by an arrow A in the drawing. Become. In this case, the feeding gear 1 that engages with the engaging hole 3b at the feeding end of the tape 2
0 is provided. The tape 2 is intermittently fed forward at a predetermined speed by the intermittent rotation drive of the feeding gear 10 (shown by an arrow B in FIG. 1).

Further, from the tape body 3 of the tape 2 which has been fed to the predetermined position as described above, the cover tape 5
A peeling-off means 11 for peeling off the sheet is provided rearward and upward (indicated by an arrow C in FIGS. 1 and 2) in the feeding direction.

The peeling means 11 is provided with a first guide pin 12 as a guide for guiding the cover tape 5 peeled from the tape body 3 toward the lower side of the tape 2 which is fed out as described above. The first guide pin 12 is attached to the base 9. Further, an engagement plate 13 that defines the start position of peeling off the cover tape 5 is provided, and the cover tape 5 is slidably contacted with the engagement plate 13 and folded back upward.

Below the tape 2, a pair of tension rollers 14 and 15 are rotatably rotatable about their respective axes.
Is supported by. These tension rollers 14 and 15
Are driven to rotate in opposite directions so as to sandwich the cover tape 5a guided to the lower side of the tape 2 by the first guide pin 12 and pull downward in the direction of peeling from the tape body 3 (Fig. 1 middle arrow D is shown).

In the above case, both tension rollers 14, 1
One of the five tension rollers 14 is supported on the pivot end of a pivot arm 17 pivotally supported by a pivot 16 on the base 9. Further, the tension roller 14 elastically sandwiches the cover tape 5a together with the other tension roller 15 by the spring 18 which biases the rotating arm 17. That is, this prevents slippage between the cover tape 5a and the tension rollers 14 and 15.

Further, the tape 2 delivered from the reel, the first guide pin 12 to the tension roller 14,
When the cover tape 5b is crossed with the cover tape 5b up to 15 in a side view, a reversing means 20 for reversing the cover tape 5b by about 90 ° in a plan view is provided.

The reversing means 20 is provided with four upper and lower second guide pins 21 which are substantially parallel to the tape 2, and these are provided so as to project rearward from a bracket 22 attached to the base 9. Then, the cover tape 5b is guided by each of the second guide pins 21 and inverted as described above, whereby the width direction of the cover tape 5b is substantially aligned with the longitudinal direction of the tape 2, and the cover tape 5b is 5b passes through the vicinity of the left side of the tape 2 and is guided below the tape 2 as above.

Reference numerals 23 and 24 denote third guide pins, which guide the cover tape 5b extending from the first guide pin 12 to the third guide pin 23 so as to be substantially vertical.

A processing case 25 is provided below the tension rollers 14 and 15, and the cover tape 5 peeled off by the tension rollers 14 and 15 is accumulated in the processing case 25 in a running-down manner. The processing case 25 has a sufficient capacity by fully utilizing the surplus space below the tape 2. Therefore, the work frequency for removing the cover tape 5 from the processing case 25 is sufficient. It's getting less.

A pair of feed rollers 27 and 28 are provided above the tape 2, and the feed rollers 27 and 28 are supported by the base 9 so as to be rotatable around their respective axes.
The feed rollers 27 and 28 are connected to the engaging plate 13 by
To the first guide pin 12 to the cover tape 5c
Is sandwiched between the tape main body 3 and the tape main body 3 and is rotated and driven upward (the arrow E in FIG. 2) so as to pull upward.

In the above case, one of the two feed rollers 27, 28 is pivotally supported by the pivot end of the pivot arm 30 pivotally supported by the pivot shaft 29 with respect to the base 9. With the spring 31 for urging the rotating arm 30,
The feed roller 27 and the other feed roller 28 elastically sandwich the cover tape 5c. That is,
As a result, the cover tape 5c and the feed rollers 27, 2
It is prevented that a slip occurs between 8 and 8. Three
Reference numerals 3 and 34 are fourth guide pins.

The feeding gear 10, the tension rollers 14 and 15, and the feed rollers 27 and 28 are all driven by a driving means such as a common electric motor.

(Example 2)

6 to 10 show the second embodiment.

The basic structure and operation of this embodiment are similar to those of the previous embodiment. Therefore, common components are simply given the same reference numerals in the drawings and the description thereof is omitted, and only different configurations will be described.

In the figure, 35 is a reel. Inverting means 20
From the first guide pin 12 to the tension rollers 14, 1
The first sliding contact plate 20a that presses the cover tape 5b up to 5 toward the left side of the tape 2 in the vicinity of the tape 2.
The first sliding contact plate 20a has a cover tape 5b.
Is inverted by about 90 ° in plan view. Also, a second sliding contact plate 20b is provided which slightly presses the cover tape 5b forward, and the second sliding contact plate 20b and the first sliding contact plate 20a are integrally formed of sheet metal to form a bolt. 20c
Is attached to the base 9.

Immediately after the cover tape 5 is peeled off, the supply target component P is taken out from each opening 3a. Then, the tape body 3 and the support tape 4 thereafter integrated (hereinafter referred to as the first discard tape 3c) and the cover tape 5b after passing through the tension rollers 14 and 15.
(Hereinafter referred to as the second waste tape 5d) and the reel 3
A guide means 36 for guiding the outside of the machine at the lower rear of 5 is provided.

The guide means 36 is used for the feed gear 10.
Has a first guide plate 36a which inverts the first waste tape 3c toward the rear lower side in front of, and a pair of upper and lower guides for guiding the rear first waste tape 3c from the first guide plate 36a to the rear in the horizontal direction. It has the second guide plates 36b and 36b. Further, a third guide plate 36c having a box-shaped cross section for guiding the first waste tape 3c downward and rearward is provided.
The guide plate 36c is screwed to the base 9 with bolts 36d.

On the other hand, below the tension rollers 14 and 15, the second discard tape 5d is provided with the second discard tape 5d.
A pair of front and rear fourth guide plates 36 that guide the user
e and 36e are provided, and these are screwed to the base 9 above with a bolt 36f. Then, the first waste tape 3c and the second waste tape 5d are put together and discharged to the outside of the machine as shown by an arrow F in FIGS. 7 and 8.

In the above case, the first waste tape 3c has a certain hardness in itself and has the property of being bent in a certain direction due to the winding curl when wound on the reel 35. . On the other hand, since the second waste tape 5d is thin, soft, and easily bent, there is a risk that it will wind around the tension rollers 14 and 15 again after passing through the tension rollers 14 and 15.

Therefore, in this embodiment, by utilizing the property of the first waste tape 3c, the first waste tape 3c is discharged to the outside of the machine by the guide means 36 having the simple structure as described above. is there. In addition, the second waste tape 5d is discharged together with the first waste tape 3c, so that the second waste tape 5d is freely deformed and stuck in one of the two, or wound around another machine. It prevents the occurrence. Therefore, the second waste tape 5d is the first
The waste tape 3c and the waste tape 3c are smoothly discharged outside the machine.

[0042]

According to the present invention, since the cover tape peeled off from the tape main body is sandwiched by the pair of tension rollers which rotate in opposite directions to be peeled off from the tape main body. If the peeled cover tapes are accumulated in the tension rollers, for example, in the downward direction, the cover tapes filled on the reels are not required to be frequently removed.

Therefore, since the work of removing the cover tape is simplified, the work of treating the useless cover tape is facilitated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a rear view of the entire side surface according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the entire side surface in the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the first embodiment.

4 is a partially enlarged sectional view of FIG. 2 in Embodiment 1. FIG.

5 is a view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 4 in Example 1. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the entire side surface of the second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a front and back midway view of the entire side surface according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a rear view of the entire side surface according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a view taken along line 9-9 of FIG. 7 in the second embodiment.

10 is a sectional view taken along line 10-10 of FIG. 7 in Example 2. FIG.

FIG. 11 is an overall side view showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Tape Feeder 2 Tape 3 Tape Main Body 5 Cover Tape 11 Peeling Means 14 Tension Roller 15 Tension Roller 35 Reel P Supply Target Parts

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A cover tape adapted to be fed out from one end side of a tape wound around a reel, the tape main body accommodating a supply target component, and a tape attached to one of both surfaces of the tape main body. And consists of
In a tape feeder provided with a peeling means for peeling the cover tape of the tape fed out from the tape body, the peeling means sandwiches the cover tape peeled from the tape body and rotates in reverse to each other. A tape processing device for a tape feeder that is composed of a pair of tension rollers that pulls the tape in the direction of peeling it from the tape body.