KR20030077995A - Apparatus for transporting components and method of transporting components - Google Patents

Abstract

The conveyance slide part is connected in the extending direction of the conveyance direction of the 1st conveyance belt 23 and the conveyance slide part 24, and the 1st conveyance belt 23 which continuously align and convey the to-be-transferred part 3, and a conveyance slide part The second conveyance belt 29 which conveys in the direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the 1st conveyance belt 23, isolate | separated from the following conveyed components and the last conveyed part 3 conveyed by (24) with the following conveyed part ), And the conveyed parts 3 conveyed from the second conveyance belt 29 are accommodated in the magazine 34.

Description

Part conveying storing apparatus and method thereof {APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING COMPONENTS AND METHOD OF TRANSPORTING COMPONENTS}

The present invention divides, for example, a sheet substrate in which a plurality of chip-like electronic components are connected in a lattice shape into a single book shape, and conveys a single-shaped electronic component in which a plurality of chip-shaped electronic parts are connected in a row to a magazine. It relates to a component conveyance storage device for storing in a magazine and a method thereof.

5 shows a sheet substrate 2 and shows a single-shaped electronic component 3. FIG. 6A and 6B show a sheet substrate 2 in which a plurality of chip-shaped electronic components 1 are connected in a lattice shape, and FIGS. 6A and 6B divide the sheet substrate 2 into a single sheet shape, and a plurality of chip-shaped electronic components A single electronic component (3; hereinafter referred to simply as the component 3) connected in series is shown.

The component 3 which divided | segmented the sheet | seat board | substrate 2 and connected the electronic component 1 in a line is conveyed by the component conveyance accommodation apparatus shown conventionally in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, and is accommodated in the magazine 14. As shown in FIG. 7 is a plan view of the transport housing portion. 8 is a front view of the transport housing portion.

The conveyance belt 5 hangs over at least one pair of belt drive wheels 4 (only one side is shown). The belt drive wheels 4 intermittently rotate by a drive mechanism (not shown). The conveyance belt 5 intermittently runs by one pitch in the direction of the arrow by the rotation of the belt drive wheels 4. The components 3 divided by the dividing means (not shown) in the sheet substrate 2 are separated one by one, and the longitudinal direction thereof is placed in the direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveying belt 5. And it conveys according to the intermittent run of the conveyance belt 5. In this case, the components 3 are placed at one ratio with respect to one intermittent conveying section of the conveying belt 5.

The conveyance mounting mechanism 6 is provided in the carrying out side of the conveyance belt 5. The feed placing mechanism 6 is provided with an arm 7 in the horizontal direction. A transverse conveyance path 8 is provided below the proximal end of the arm 7. The transverse conveyance path 8 is provided in the direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the conveyance belt 5. The tip end of the arm 7 extends from the horizontal downstream end position X of the conveyance belt 5 to the upstream side.

The arm 7 is provided with a suction head 9 for sucking the component 3. The suction head 9 can linearly reciprocate between the proximal end and the distal end of the arm 7 by the adsorption head drive mechanism 10.

The conveying groove 11 is provided in the upper surface of the lateral conveyance path 8 in the said longitudinal direction. A pusher 13 of an actuator 12 is provided at one end of the conveying groove 11. In the other end side of the conveying groove 11, the inlet 15 of the magazine 14 for conveying the component 3 to the next process is provided. The magazine 14 is spaced apart immediately after the belt drive wheel 4 in order to install the support mechanism of the belt drive wheel 4 or the support and drive mechanism of the arm 7.

Therefore, when the component 3 conveyed by the conveyance belt 5 reaches the standby position of the adsorption head 9 on the upstream side rather than the horizontal downstream end position X, the components are sucked by the vacuum suction suction head 9. (3) is adsorbed. In addition, when the standby position of the adsorption head 9 is set downstream below the horizontal downstream end position X, since the component 3 will be located in the curved return part of the conveyance belt 5, it will incline or fall, and adsorption is impossible here. Become.

When the component 3 is adsorb | sucked to the suction head 9, the suction head 9 moves linearly from the tip end side of the arm 7 to the base end side by the suction head drive mechanism 10. As shown in FIG. And if the adsorption head 9 which adsorb | sucked the component 3 is located in the upper part of the conveyance groove 11 of the horizontal conveyance path 8, the adsorption head 9 will release | release adsorption. When the adsorption of the adsorption head 9 is released, the components 3 adsorbed on the adsorption head 9 are transferred to the conveying groove 11.

Next, the actuator 12 is operated, and the parts 3 in the conveying groove 11 are pressed by the pusher 13 and placed in the inlet 15. The component 3 located in the inlet 15 is housed in the magazine 14. During this time, the suction head 9 is moved to the tip end side of the arm 7 by the suction head drive mechanism 10 and returns to the standby position. In addition, the pusher 13 is also retracted by the actuator 12. By repeating this operation, the components 3 sequentially conveyed by the conveyance belt 5 can be stored in the magazine 14.

However, the conventional component conveyance storage device reciprocates the suction head 9 and the pusher 13, respectively. In addition, in synchronization with the reciprocating operation, the conveyance belt 5 was intermittently conveying the parts 3 each of which had an interval. For this reason, it was difficult to speed up a series of processes. In addition, a mechanism for reciprocating the suction head 9 and the pusher 13 and a control for conveying the components 3 intermittently by the transfer belt 5 in synchronization with the reciprocating motion become complicated, and the cost increases. It was causing.

Therefore, the present invention can speed up a series of processing speeds, for example, to convey a conveyed part such as a single-shaped electronic part in which a plurality of chip-shaped electronic parts are connected in a row and to be stored in a part accommodating means. In addition, the aim is to reduce costs.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a top view of the conveyance accommodating part of the components conveyance accommodation apparatus which is one Embodiment of this invention.

It is sectional drawing which expanded the principal part of the conveyance accommodation part of the same embodiment.

It is a left side view which made the principal part of the conveyance accommodation part of the same embodiment into a cross section.

It is a front view which made the principal part of the conveyance accommodation part of the same embodiment the cross section.

5 is a plan view of a sheet substrate in which a plurality of chip-shaped electronic components are connected in a lattice shape.

6A is a plan view of a single-shaped electronic component obtained by dividing a sheet substrate and connecting a plurality of chip-shaped electronic components in a row.

6B is a side view of a single-sheet electronic component in which a sheet substrate is divided and a plurality of chip-shaped electronic components are connected in a row.

It is a top view of the conveyance accommodating part of the conventional component conveyance accommodation apparatus.

8 is a front view of a conveyance accommodating part similarly.

<Description of Symbols for Main Parts of Drawings>

1: chip-shaped electronic component 2: sheet substrate

3: single-shaped electronic component 21: alignment conveying means

22 belt drive wheel 23 first conveyance belt

24: conveying slide part 25: sliding surface

26: guide surface

The part conveyance apparatus which concerns on this invention is connected with the alignment conveyance means which continuously aligns and conveys a to-be-transported component, and the last conveyed part conveyed by the alignment conveyance means, and is connected in the extending direction of the conveyance direction of the said alignment conveyance means. The separation conveyance means which isolate | separates from the to-be-conveyed component of the conveyance to the component storage means in the direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the alignment conveyance means is provided.

According to such a structure, each conveyed part continuously aligned and conveyed by the alignment conveyance means is separated and conveyed in the direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the alignment conveyance means by the separate conveyance means sequentially in the component of the foremost part, and accommodating parts Housed in the means. Therefore, the series of processing speeds are increased because they do not accompany the reciprocating operation. Further, the cost can be reduced because the control is simplified.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, one Embodiment of this invention is described based on drawing.

1 to 4 show one embodiment of the component conveyance storing apparatus. 1 is a plan view of the transport housing portion. It is sectional drawing which expanded the principal part of a conveyance accommodation part. It is a left side view which made the principal part of a conveyance accommodation part into cross section. It is a front view which made the principal part of a conveyance accommodation part into cross section. The component conveyance storage apparatus conveys the single-shaped electronic component 3 (henceforth only the component 3) which connected the several chip-shaped electronic component 1 in a line, and stores it in a magazine. The component 3 was created by dividing the sheet substrate 2 in which many chip-shaped electronic components 1 were connected in a lattice shape.

The alignment conveyance means 21 is comprised by the 1st conveyance belt 23 and the conveyance slide part 24. As shown in FIG. The first conveyance belt 23 spans at least a pair of belt drive wheels 22 (only one of which is shown). The belt drive wheel 22 provided on the carrying-out side of the 1st conveyance belt 23 rotates by a drive mechanism (not shown). By the rotation of the belt drive wheel 22, the first conveyance belt 23 continuously runs in the direction of the arrow. The parts 3 divided | segmented by the division means (not shown) in the sheet | seat board | substrate 2 are separated one by one, and the said longitudinal direction is mounted in the direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the 1st conveyance belt 23. As shown in FIG. And the component 3 is conveyed with the run of the 1st conveyance belt 23. As shown in FIG.

The conveyance slide part 24 is provided in the carrying out side of the 1st conveyance belt 23. As shown in FIG. The conveyance slide part 24 extends toward an upstream side from the horizontal downstream end A of the 1st conveyance belt 23, and the 1st conveyance belt 23 is mounted so that the both ends of the longitudinal direction of the component 3 may be mounted. It is provided on both sides of. The conveyance slide part 24 is the guide surface which protruded upward at the outer edge of the said slide surface 25, and the slide surface 25 which is substantially planar with the conveyance surface of the 1st conveyance belt 23, and is provided. It has a face 26. Both end surfaces in the longitudinal direction of the component 3 are guided and aligned with the guide surface 26.

The separated conveyance means 27 is provided in the carrying out side of the conveyance slide part 24. As shown in FIG. The separated conveyance means 27 is comprised by the horizontal conveyance path 28 and the 2nd conveyance belt 29. As shown in FIG. The transverse conveyance path 28 is connected to the carrying-out side edge part of the conveyance slide part 24, and is provided in the direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the 1st conveyance belt 23. As shown in FIG. The 2nd conveyance belt 29 forms the conveyance surface of the lateral conveyance path 28. As shown in FIG.

A step d is formed between the slide surface 25 of the conveyance slide part 24 and the conveyance surface of the transverse conveyance path 28 (the conveyance surface of the 2nd conveyance belt 29). The step d is slightly larger than the thickness dimension t of the part 3.

The second conveyance belt 29 spans the belt drive wheel 30 and two belt driven wheels 31 and 32. The belt drive wheel 30 rotates by a drive mechanism (not shown). The second conveyance belt 29 continuously runs in the direction of the arrow in accordance with the rotation of the belt drive wheels 30.

The component insertion opening 33 is opened in the horizontal conveyance path 28 extended so that the conveyance side of the 2nd conveyance belt 29 may be extended. The component inlet 33 is detachably provided with a magazine 34 as a component storage means for conveying the component 3 to the next step. The magazine 34 has a narrow box structure for stacking the parts 3 in a row. Inside the magazine 34, a lifting rod 36 having a support 35 is provided. The lifting rod 36 is lifted by a drive mechanism (not shown). When the component 3 is not stored in the magazine 34 at all, the support 35 is located at the top of the magazine 34. Each time the components 3 are stored one by one in the magazine 34, the support 35 is lowered by the thickness dimension t of the components 3.

The horizontal holding means 37 is provided upstream with respect to the conveyance direction of the separate conveying means 27. The horizontal holding means 37 keeps one end of the component 3 conveyed by the conveyance slide part 24 to the conveyance surface of the 2nd conveyance belt 29 horizontally with respect to the slide surface 25. The horizontal holding means 37 is constituted by the nail 38. The nail 38 is provided above the conveyance surface of the 2nd conveyance belt 29. As shown in FIG. The nail 38 is closely connected to the slide surface 25 on the upstream side with respect to the conveyance direction of the 2nd conveyance belt 29. The upper surface of the nail 38 is an inclined surface 39 descending in the conveying direction of the second conveyance belt 29. The lower surface of the nail 38 is spaced apart from the conveying surface of the second conveyance belt 29.

Next, the effect | action of the component conveyance accommodation apparatus comprised as mentioned above is demonstrated.

When the 1st conveyance belt 23 travels to an arrow direction by rotation of the belt drive wheel 22, the component 3 mounted by the 1st conveyance belt 23 at predetermined intervals is conveyed. And when the component 3 is caught by the conveyance slide part 24, the both ends of the longitudinal direction of the component 3 will be mounted on the sliding surface 25. As shown in FIG. Both end faces of the component 3 are guided and aligned with the guide face 26.

When the component 3 reaches the conveyance slide part 24, the component 3 which has been conveyed in alignment at regular intervals arrives at the component 3 of the foremost stage, and subsequent components 3 follow. And further, it comes in the state which contacted on the conveyance slide part 24 by the conveyance press force of the subsequent component 3.

When the foremost part 3 reaches the carrying-out side edge part of the conveyance slide part 24, the said foremost part 3 is pressed by the following part, and is extruded from the conveyance slide part 24. As shown in FIG. As for the extruded part 3, the rear end of an upstream side is conveyed by the inclined surface 39 of the nail 38 with respect to the conveyance direction of the 2nd conveyance belt 29, and the downstream front end is a 2nd conveyance belt ( It is conveyed to the conveyance surface of 29). As for the conveyed part 3, the front end is pulled and moved by the friction with the conveyance surface of the 2nd conveyance belt 29. As shown in FIG. Then, the rear end slides the inclined surface 39 in accordance with this, and is conveyed on the second conveyance belt 29. In this way, one component 3 at the foremost end of the conveying slide 24 is separated from the subsequent conveyed component 3.

One component 3 conveyed on the second conveyance belt 29 is conveyed to the component inlet 33 by the second conveyance belt 29. Then, the component 3 is introduced into the magazine 34 at the inlet 33. The support 35 in the magazine 34 is lowered by the thickness dimension t of the component 3 each time the components 3 are received one by one.

By repeating the above operation, the parts 3 separated by one are stored in the magazine 34 sequentially. Then, when the magazine 34 is filled with the parts 3, the support 35 comes out of the bottom of the magazine 34. When the support 35 is pulled out, a plurality of stacked parts 3 are left in the magazine 34 for storage. The full magazine 34 is sent to the next process, and an empty new magazine 34 is mounted in the component inlet 33.

Here, the second conveyance belt is shorter than the time required for the component 3 of the foremost end located at the dispensing end of the conveyance slide part 24 to be placed on the conveying surface of the second conveyance belt 29. The 1st conveyance belt 23 and the 2nd conveyance so that the time required until the end of the component 3 carried by the conveyance surface of 29 may pass on the extension line of the guide surface 26 will be shortened. Each conveyance speed of the belt 29 is set. By doing so, the parts 3 conveyed and placed on the second conveyance belt 29 by the conveying slide part 24 do not overlap on the parts 3 conveyed earlier.

Thus, according to this embodiment, since each component 3 continuously aligned and conveyed by the alignment conveyance means 21 is not accompanied by a reciprocating operation at all until it separates and is accommodated in the magazine 34, a series of The processing can be speeded up. Further, not only the configuration is simplified, but also the control is simplified, so that the cost can be achieved.

In addition, in this embodiment, the one end of the component 3 conveyed by the conveyance slide part 24 to the conveyance surface of the 2nd conveyance belt 29 is horizontally maintained with respect to the conveyance surface of the conveyance slide part 24. The nail 38 is provided. Therefore, the component 3 of the foremost stage extruded by the press force of the subsequent component 3 by the conveyance slide part 24 can be conveyed and mounted on the conveyance surface of the 2nd conveyance belt 29 stably.

Further, when the component 3 is to be placed on the conveying surface of the second conveyance belt 29 in the absence of the nail 38, the slide surface 25 and the second conveyance of the conveying slide part 24 are conveyed. By the step d with the conveyance surface of the belt 29, it falls to the conveyance surface of the 2nd conveyance belt 29 in the state which rotated the cross section of the longitudinal direction of the component 3 to the lower side, and conveys it. There is a fear of failure.

In the above embodiment, a case has been described in which a single-shaped electronic component in which a plurality of chip-shaped electronic components are connected in a line is transported and stored. However, the present invention is not limited to the conveyance of electronic components. It can be applied when conveying and storing.

Claims (12)

An alignment conveying means for continuously conveying the conveyed parts; The conveyed part of the last stage conveyed in the extending direction of the conveyance direction of the alignment conveyance means is separated from a subsequent conveyed part, and the component is orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the alignment conveyance means. Separation conveying means which conveys to a storing means is provided, The component conveyance storage apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. An alignment conveying means for continuously conveying the conveyed parts; The conveyed part of the last stage conveyed in the extending direction of the conveyance direction of the alignment conveyance means is separated from a subsequent conveyed part, and the component is orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the alignment conveyance means. Separation conveying means for conveying to storage means, And a horizontal holding means for holding one end of the conveyed part conveyed from the alignment conveying means to the separation conveying means horizontally with respect to the conveying surface of the alignment conveying means. The method of claim 2, The horizontal holding means has an inclined surface which is connected in an extending direction of the conveying direction of the aligned conveying means on an upstream side of the conveying direction of the separating conveying means, and which is lowered in the conveying direction of the separating conveying means, And a rear end portion of the conveyed part transferred from the alignment conveying means to the separating conveying means. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The said conveyance means is a conveyance belt and the conveyance slide surface extended in the extending direction of the conveyance direction of the said conveyance belt, The component conveyance storage apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. The method of claim 4, wherein And the alignment conveying means aligns and conveys the conveyed part transferred from the conveyance belt to the conveying slide surface by the conveying pressure of the conveyed part on the subsequent side. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The separating conveying means moves the conveyed part in the conveying direction of the separating conveying means by friction between the front end portion of the conveyed part conveyed from the alignment conveying means to the separating conveying means and the conveying surface of the separating conveying means. A component conveyance storage device characterized in that the pull moving. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The conveyed part conveyed from the alignment conveying means to the separating conveying means passes through an extension line of the conveying surface of the sort conveying means before the conveyed component is subsequently conveyed from the sort conveying means to the separating conveying means; The conveyance speed of at least one of an alignment conveyance means and a separated conveyance means was set, The component conveyance storage apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The component storage means has a support freely liftable at its bottom, and supports the conveyed part accommodated in the component accommodating means at the support, and the support is placed on the conveyed part every time the conveyed part is received. The component conveyance storing apparatus characterized by lowering by thickness. The method of claim 1, The said conveyed part is a part conveyance apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned single-shaped electronic component which connected the several chip-shaped electronic component in a line. An alignment conveyance step of continuously conveying the conveyed part and conveying the conveyed part on the front end side to the conveying slide surface, and then conveying the conveyed member on the front end side by the conveying pressure of the conveyed part on the subsequent side; The separated conveyance process which separates the conveyed part of the front-end part conveyed by the conveyance in the direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction by the said sort conveyance process, and separates the conveyed part of the last conveyed part, and the components storage which accommodates the separated conveyed part The part conveyance storing method which consists of a process. The method of claim 10, While supporting one end of the conveyed part at the foremost stage aligned and conveyed by the alignment conveying step horizontally, the other end of the conveyed part is transferred and placed in the separate conveying step, and then the other end of the conveyed part and the separated conveyance are carried out. And a component conveyance placing step of conveying the conveyed part to the separating conveyance step by friction with the conveying surface of the process. The method of claim 10, And said conveyed part is a single-shaped electronic part in which a plurality of chip-shaped electronic parts are connected in a row.