CN102950117B

CN102950117B - Apparatus for sorting article and running method thereof

Info

Publication number: CN102950117B
Application number: CN201210285768.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 堀俊; 堀俊一
Original assignee: Shibuya Kogyo Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shibuya Corp
Priority date: 2011-08-22
Filing date: 2012-08-10
Publication date: 2016-06-08
Anticipated expiration: 2032-08-10
Also published as: JP5866726B2; KR20130023072A; KR101960662B1; TW201309397A; CN102950117A; TWI559989B; JP2013044549A

Abstract

The present invention provides a kind of apparatus for sorting article and running method thereof, at the drain position of conveyer, article distributor gears downwards can be fallen naturally, reduce the possibility that article defects occurs, and, circulate continuously when test run and transport standard substance product, thus can repeat to check. 1st, this apparatus for sorting article comprises: conveyer, has and article are fallen and the discharge portion discharged; The inspection body of item characteristics; Multiple classification container, is located at below discharge portion; And distributor gears, it is classified to classification container according to the characteristic of article. 2nd, it is provided with discharge portion closing organ, it is located at discharge portion, when open, article is fallen, and stops article to fall and make it by this discharge portion when closing. 3rd, in classification running, open discharge portion closing organ is so that article fall. 4th, article fall to stop to close discharge portion closing organ in test run, thus proceed to utilize the circulation of the article of conveyer to transport.

Description

Apparatus for sorting article and running method thereof

Technical field

The present invention relates to apparatus for sorting article and running method thereof, particularly relate to apparatus for sorting article and the running method thereof of the such electronic component classification of applicable LED element.

Background technology

From in the past, i.e. known electronic component sorter as Patent Document 1. In electronic component sorter described in patent documentation 1, the electronic component W that the adsorption mouth 8 sent by indexing plate 2 adsorbs and be transported to drain position is blown by nozzle 11, put into the input pipe 12 of distribution device 4, utilize the swing of swing pipe 13, via the distribution openings 14A of required allocation member 14, input electronic component W is dispensed to storage case 15.

The sorter of this electronic component there is following point. Namely, when drain position is discharged by the electronic component W that adsorption mouth 8 is adsorbed, utilize nozzle 11 to blow in the horizontal direction and send electronic component W, and, dropping into pipe 12 makes the working direction of electronic component W bending towards vertical lower section, so, if the electronic component W being made up of more crisp materials such as potteries has the danger broken. And, in order to utilize nozzle 11 to carry out blowing sending, it is necessary to the ON/OFF action of magnetic valve, so efflux time extends is equivalent to the time that magnetic valve action postpones (timelag).

At this, if making electronic component W naturally fall, being dropped into the straight line shape extended up and down and being dropped into pipe, then occurring the possibility of workpiece, defect as above to reduce, and, it is also possible to realize the shortening of efflux time. As the sorter so naturally falling formula via outlet orifice, it is known that the electronic component sorter shown in patent documentation 2.

But, electronic component sorter so is the optical characteristics or the electrical specification that utilize inspection units to check electronic component, classifies according to this characteristic. Therefore, when the work of electronic component sorter starts or the production batch of electronic component checked or during varietal change when, in order to adjust this inspection units, test run need to be carried out.

The correction fiducial chip of this test run rechecking above-mentioned inspection units of checked electronic component characteristic in advance, adjusts inspection units according to its check result. Test run so normally carries out about several in one day.

But, the electronic component sorter shown in patent documentation 2 has outlet orifice, so cannot transport in order to test run carries out continuous print circulation. In this situation, whenever carrying out test run for several times on the one, operator namely can repeat by by inspection units and be dispensed to specific classification container fiducial chip again to the operation of unit feeding, the operation of test run becomes miscellaneous.

Once someone considered following method: when carrying out the test run for adjusting inspection units in the electronic component sorter shown in patent documentation 1, when drain position keeps the attraction of adsorption mouth 8, do not carry out blowing of nozzle 11 to send, thus on indexing plate 2, continuous circulating send electronic component W, makes it pass through inspection units to repeat. But, now when discharge after test run terminates, also cannot avoid the danger that the correction fiducial chip of inspection units breaks.

In addition, the Reference numeral used in the introduction is the Reference numeral used in patent documentation 1.

At first technical literature

Patent documentation 1: Japanese Patent No. 4474612 Application Publication

Patent documentation 2: Japanese Patent No. 2814525 Application Publication

Summary of the invention

For solving the problem a little, it is an object of the invention to provide a kind of apparatus for sorting article and running method thereof, make classification object article naturally fall to, at the drain position of conveyer, the distributor gears being positioned at lower section when classifying running, or make benchmark article naturally fall to, at the drain position of conveyer, the distributor gears being positioned at lower section at the end of test run, reduce the possibility of these article generation defects as workpiece, and can circulate continuously when test run and transport standard substance product, the benchmark article that inspection units rechecking is identical can be utilized.

For solving above-mentioned problem, the 1st invention adopts following structure in apparatus for sorting article.

1st, this apparatus for sorting article comprises: conveyer, possess rotator and fixed body, this rotator is provided with the multiple incorporating sections receiving article respectively in periphery, this fixed body supports the article received by each incorporating section of this rotator from below, further, this conveyer has article is fallen from the discharge portion being located at this fixed body and the drain position discharged; Inspection body, the transport path along this conveyer is arranged, and checks the characteristic of article; Multiple classification container, is located at the lower section of this discharge portion; And distributor gears, it is located at the lower section of this discharge portion, by the article that are discharged according to the property sort of these article to required classification container.

2nd, discharge portion closing organ is set, it is located at the discharge portion of this fixed body, when open, article is fallen, and stops article to fall and make it by this discharge portion when closing.

3rd, in the classification running of the taxonomy of goods transported by this conveyer to required classification container, open this discharge portion closing organ and article are fallen.

4th, in the test run transporting article by the circulation of this conveyer, article fall to stop to close this discharge portion closing organ, thus proceed to utilize the transport of the article of this conveyer.

2nd invention is the apparatus for sorting article that addition of following structure in the 1st invention.

1st, the feed path that this conveyer supplies article is 1.

2nd, in this classification operates, automatically supply article from this feed path.

3rd, in this test run, stop the automatic supply article of the article from this feed path, and manually supply benchmark article.

3rd invention is the apparatus for sorting article that addition of following structure in the 1st invention.

1st, the feed path that this conveyer supplies article is 2.

2nd, in this classification operates, while automatically supplying article from the 1st feed path, close the 2nd feed path.

3rd, in this test run, while automatically supplying benchmark article from the 2nd feed path, close the 1st feed path.

4th invention adopts following formation in the running method of apparatus for sorting article.

5th invention is the running method of the apparatus for sorting article that addition of following formation in the 4th invention.

1st, the feed path that this conveyer supplies article is 1.

3rd, in this test run, stop while the automatic supply of the article of this feed path, manually supply benchmark article.

6th invention is the running method of the apparatus for sorting article that addition of following formation in the 4th invention.

1st, the feed path that this conveyer supplies article is 2.

Invention effect

1st invention and the 4th invention are a kind of apparatus for sorting article and running method thereof, and the simple method implemented by the opening of selection discharge portion closing organ or closedown, can switch classification running and test run easily.

And, in classification running, only open discharge portion closing organ makes article fall because of deadweight, therefore, can seek to reduce the infringement to the article as workpiece.

And, in test run, close discharge portion closing organ to stop article (during owing to being test run, therefore be benchmark article) fall, thus can continue continuously to transport benchmark article, utilize the same benchmark article of inspection units rechecking, test run can be made to become easy.

In 2nd invention and the 5th invention, feed path is 1, automatically article are supplied in the classification of the multiple article of classification operates, transport in the test run of same benchmark article in circulation, stop supply automatically and manually supply benchmark article, thus can not need to remove the such numerous and diverse operation of the article remaining in feed path for test run.

In 3rd invention and the 6th invention, 2 feed paths are set, different from feed path during test run in classification running, in classification running, while automatically supplying article from the 1st feed path, closedown the 2nd feed path; In test run, while automatically supplying benchmark article from the 2nd feed path, close the 1st feed path, thus can not need will remove numerous and diverse operation of the article remaining in feed path whenever switching operates.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Fig. 1 is the summary explanation figure of the electronic component sorter representing one embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 be conveyer overlook explanation figure.

Fig. 3 is the side-looking explanation figure representing supply position and checking the conveyer of position.

Fig. 4 is the cross sectional illustration figure of drain position.

Fig. 5 is the explanation figure of the supply method representing supply position place.

Fig. 6 represents the explanation figure checking the probe of position and the position relation of LED chip, and (A) represents that the state before and after checking, (B) represent and check.

Description of reference numerals

1... parts feeder

2... inspection units

3... conveyer

4... distribution device

5... classification portion

6... stationary platen

7... indexing plate

8... gate

9... part is led in side

10... pipe

11... material alms bowl is given

12... rail bar

20... probe

21... integrating sphere

30... supply position

31... position is checked

32... drain position

33... outer cover

34... detecting sensor is received

50... classification container

61... discharge portion

62... concentric circles groove

70... periphery

71... incorporating section

72... radial type trench

80... outlet orifice

81... auxiliary blowing send nozzle

82... connecting piece

83... axle

90... part is led in side

91... part is led at side and top

L1, L2, L3, L4...LED chip

Embodiment

Hereinafter, illustrate about illustrated embodiment and embodiments of the present invention are described. Fig. 1 is the summary explanation figure of the electronic component sorter representing one embodiment of the invention. In embodiment, the part as workpiece is LED chip L, and this sorter distributes this LED chip L according to electrical specification and optical characteristics.

Electronic component sorter comprises: parts feeder 1, neatly supplies LED chip L; Conveyer 3, accepts LED chip L from parts feeder 1, is adsorbed and keeps from supply position 30 by checking that position 31 is transported to drain position 32; Inspection units 2, is arranged along conveyer 3 transport path, utilizes the electrical specification and the optical characteristics that check that position 31 checks LED chip L; Distribution device 4, is configured in the lower section (being specifically configured in the lower section of discharge portion 61) of drain position 32, distributes, according to electrical specification and optical characteristics, the LED chip L being discharged; And the classification portion 5 being made up of multiple classification container 50, it is configured in its more lower section, stores the LED chip L distributing by distribution device 4 and being sent into by pipe 10.

Parts feeder 1 is as shown in Figure 1, comprise the multiple LED chip L of random storage to material alms bowl 11 and rail bar 12, it is utilize vibration that LED chip L self-sufficiency material alms bowl 11 is arranged in towards rail bar 12 along long side direction row to send and mechanism from rail bar 12 to conveyer 3 that supply LED chip L from, becomes the feed path in the present invention. Though this feed path is 1 in an embodiment, but in the present invention, it is also possible to the 1st feed path used when being arranged on classification running and these 2 feed paths of the 2nd feed path used when test run.

Conveyer 3 as shown in Figure 3, by the disk shape indexing plate 7 of intermittent rotary be configured in the stationary platen 6 below indexing plate 7 and form. Indexing plate 7 becomes the rotator in the present invention, and stationary platen 6 becomes the fixed body in invention.

Being provided with multiple breach in the periphery 70 of indexing plate 7 across predetermined distance, this breach becomes the incorporating section 71 of the pocket-like of storage LED chip L. In embodiment, incorporating section 71 is disposed at equal intervals. The radial groove 72 of each incorporating section of multiple connection 71 is formed at the back side of indexing plate 7.

Stationary platen 6 is formed: support section, support the LED chip L received by each incorporating section 71 from below; And discharge portion 61, cut stationary platen 6, the LED chip L transported by incorporating section 71 is fallen naturally towards being configured in the distribution device 4 below conveyer 3. The position being formed with this discharge portion 61 becomes drain position 32. Stationary platen 6 upper surface except the discharge portion 61 at drain position 32 place, becomes support section.

The gate 8 of the discharge portion closing organ becoming in the present invention it is provided with in discharge portion 61. Gate 8 makes LED chip L naturally fall time open, stops LED chip L to fall when closing so that it is do not fall and pass through in discharge portion 61. Gate 8 as shown in Figures 2 and 4, be formed LED chip L by outlet orifice 80 in disc-shaped component, it is possible to rotate by fulcrum of axle 83. And, though embodiment employs rotary gate 8 as above, it may also be advance and retreat formula gate or loading and unloading type gate.

In addition, being provided with auxiliary blowing and send nozzle 81 above discharge portion 61, auxiliary blowing send nozzle 81 in order to reliably discharge LED chip L, according to the pressure making LED chip L not produce defect, blows downward from the top of the outlet orifice 80 being positioned at discharge portion 61. Link connecting piece 82 in the lower section of discharge portion 61, the lower end of connecting piece 82 is attached to distribution device 4.

In stationary platen 6, except drain position 32, more form supply position 30, check position 31. Conveyer 3 utilizes stationary platen 6 to adsorb maintenance LED chip L with the incorporating section 71 of indexing plate 7, is transported the mechanism of LED chip L to drain position 32 by inspection position 31 from the supply position 30 shown in Fig. 2.

Consequently, it is desirable to produce for making incorporating section 71 adsorb the negative pressure of LED chip L. Therefore, in the supply position 30 of stationary platen 6 upper surface, check region that is beyond position 31, drain position 32 and only transport LED chip L, the concentric circles groove 62 that the radial type trench 72 carved and be formed in indexing plate 7 back side is connected, this groove 62 connects not shown vacuum source respectively.

It is connected with the radial type trench 72 of indexing plate 7 by the concentric circles groove 62 of this stationary platen 6, incorporating section 71 is supplied negative pressure, the LED chip L being contained absorption is remained on incorporating section 71. Again, in stationary platen 6 supply position 30, check that position 31 forms other groove respectively, supply negative pressure in each position to incorporating section 71.

The action transmitting LED chip L in supply position 30 to incorporating section 71 carries out as follows. In supply position 30, from the front end of the rail bar 12 of parts feeder 1 to intermittent movement the incorporating section 71 to the indexing plate 7 of supply position 30, one by one supply LED chip L. Specifically, as shown in Figure 5, the attraction 2 of the LED chip L1 of rail bar 12 front end is closed, meanwhile, attraction 1 is opened, move supply LED chip L1 to incorporating section 71. That is, LED chip L1 moves to dotted line position in Fig. 5.

Now, movable and openable outer cover 33, is positioned at above the incorporating section 71 of supply position 30. Utilizing this outer cover 33 to cover the top of incorporating section 71, LED chip L can move to incorporating section 71 smooth and easyly.

Even if when there occurs LED chip L1 to the supply of incorporating section 71,3 are attracted also to remain open. Namely LED chip L2 stays in home position. Secondly, attraction 2 is opened, and attraction 3 is closed, follow-up LED chip L2 ahead is moved towards the front end of rail bar 12.

Detect by storage detecting sensor 34 and whether supply to incorporating section 71 to give LED chip L1. Whether the attitude that can be detected out the LED chip L being supplied to by observation outer cover 33 is bad. By the outer cover 33 of the LED chip L jack-up bad with photomicrography sensor test pose, can detect out and there occurs that storage mistake, supply do not terminate.

It is provided with side in the side of indexing plate 7 and leads part 9 (part 90 is led in the side being special shape at drain position 32), prevent the accident of LED chip L from flying. In addition, check position 31 be provided with guide be present in this inspection position 31 LED chip L4 side and above side and top lead part 91.

Inspection units 2 comprises the probe 20 being liftably located at below inspection position 31 and is located at the integrating sphere 21 checked above position 31. The inspection undertaken by inspection units 2 is if Fig. 6 (A) is to shown in (B), make probe 20 increase and to the electrode meeting LED chip L4, LED chip L4 supplies electric current makes it luminous, receives this light-emitting line by integrating sphere 21, checks optical characteristics and the electrical specification of LED chip L4.

Electronic component sorter need to carry out following running: classification running, and open gate 8 makes the LED chip L shipped by conveyer 3 fall towards discharge portion 61, is dispensed to required classification container 50; And test run, to stop, it falls closed shutter 8 towards discharge portion 61, and the circulation continuing LED chip L is transported, to adjust inspection units 2. Hereinafter, the method for classification running with test run be described.

Classification running carries out as follows. First, in supply position 30, from rail bar 12 front end of the parts feeder 1 becoming feed path, automatically supply LED chip L one by one to the incorporating section 71 of indexing plate 7. Detect by storage detecting sensor 34 and whether supply to incorporating section 71 to give LED chip L1.

After confirming the supply to incorporating section 71, indexing plate 7 rotates, and is transported by interval and makes LED chip L4 arrive inspection position 31. Make the probe 20 of rising abut to the LED chip L4 reached, make electric current flow into and luminous, utilize be arranged on above integrating sphere 21 check optical characteristics and electrical specification.

After inspection terminates, when above LED chip L arrives the discharge portion 61 of drain position 32, the outlet orifice 80 of gate 8 is positioned at discharge portion 61, so LED chip L falling not by the obstruction of gate 8 from discharge portion 61, LED chip is discharged from discharge portion 61.

The LED chip L discharged from discharge portion 61 by outlet orifice 80 is as shown in Figure 4, naturally fall in connecting piece 82, distribute according to the characteristic of article by the distribution device 4 connecting its downstream, it is categorized into as the classification container 50 needed for classification portion 5 via pipe 10.

Secondly, test run carries out as follows. First, discharge portion 61 is closed by gate 8, namely, by making the top skew 90 degree of the outlet orifice 80 of gate 8 from discharge portion 61, gate 8 is utilized to close the discharge portion 61 being formed at stationary platen 6, and adsorbing the LED chip L1 of rail bar 12 front of fixing parts feeder 1, stopping is from the automatic supply of feed path. Attraction 2 in Fig. 5 is opened.

Afterwards, open the outer cover 33 of supply position 30, by operator, the fiducial chip of about 3 ~ 10 any amount is received the incorporating section 71 to indexing plate 7. That is, the manual supply of fiducial chip is carried out. During test run, open outer cover 33, manually place fiducial chip with tweezers.

Thereafter, closing outer cover 33 and also indexing plate 7 is rotated, discharge portion 61 is closed by gate 8, so, have passed the LED chip L checking position 31, by discharge portion 61 time also by the gate 8 that is closed, then be continuously recirculated transport by checking position 31.

After test run terminates, open gate 8, that is, make the outlet orifice 80 of gate 8 in alignment with in discharge portion 61. Fiducial chip from by time the discharge portion 61 opened naturally fall, discharge and terminate towards required classification container 50. In addition, fiducial chip is reusable.

So, by closing discharge portion 61 with gate 8, transport fiducial chip capable of circulation, so test run can easily be carried out. In addition, outer cover 33 can be opened during test run to supply fiducial chip with staff, so, such as, time from emergent stopping recovering state, even if when multiple LED chip L stays in parts feeder 1, it is also possible to supply fiducial chip, carries out test run.

Moreover, even if parts feeder 1 is empty, owing to fiducial chip is less to about only there being several, supplies fiducial chip with to parts feeder 1 and automatically supply compared with fiducial chip, utilize the supply of staff comparatively simple. In an embodiment, although the position being used for supplying with staff fiducial chip during test run is supply position 30, but owing to being manual supply, position is circumscribed not, it is also possible to be other position. Moreover, it is also possible to outer cover is set in the position of hope, only opens outer cover when supplying.

In above embodiment, the feed path (parts feeder 1) supplying LED chip L or fiducial chip to conveyer 3 is 1, it may also be 2, the 1st feed path is used for automatically supplying LED chip, the 2nd feed path is used for automatically supplying fiducial chip.

Now, in classification running, while automatically supplying LED chip L by the 1st feed path, close the 2nd feed path and run; In test run, while automatically supplying fiducial chip by the 2nd feed path, close the 1st feed path and operate.

Claims

1. an apparatus for sorting article, comprise: conveyer, possess rotator and fixed body, this rotator is provided with the multiple incorporating sections receiving article respectively in periphery, this fixed body supports the article received by each incorporating section of this rotator from below, further, this conveyer has article is fallen from the discharge portion being located at this fixed body and the drain position discharged; Supply mechanism, supplies article automatically to this incorporating section of this conveyer; Inspection body, the transport path along this conveyer is arranged, and checks the characteristic of article; Multiple classification container, is located at the lower section of this discharge portion; And distributor gears, it is located at the lower section of this discharge portion, by the article that are discharged according to the property sort of these article to required classification container, it is characterised in that,

Arranging discharge portion closing organ, it is located at the discharge portion of this fixed body, when open, article is fallen, and stops article to fall and make it by this discharge portion when closing;

In the classification running of the taxonomy of goods transported by this conveyer to required classification container, automatically supply article to this incorporating section of this conveyer, and open this discharge portion closing organ and article are fallen;

In the test run transporting standard substance product by the circulation of this conveyer, stop the automatic supply of the article from this supply mechanism, and benchmark article are fed into this incorporating section of this conveyer, these benchmark article fall to stop to close this discharge portion closing organ, thus proceed to utilize the transport of these benchmark article of this conveyer.

2. apparatus for sorting article as claimed in claim 1, wherein,

Feed path to this incorporating section supply article of this conveyer is 1, in this test run, and manually supply benchmark article.

3. apparatus for sorting article as claimed in claim 1, wherein,

Feed path to this incorporating section supply article of this conveyer is 2, in this classification operates, while automatically supplying article from the 1st feed path, closes the 2nd feed path; In this test run, while automatically supplying benchmark article from the 2nd feed path, close the 1st feed path.

4. the running method of an apparatus for sorting article, this apparatus for sorting article comprises: conveyer, possess rotator and fixed body, this rotator is provided with the multiple incorporating sections receiving article respectively in periphery, this fixed body supports the article received by each incorporating section of this rotator from below, further, this conveyer has article is fallen from the discharge portion being located at this fixed body and the drain position discharged; Supply mechanism, supplies article automatically to this incorporating section of this conveyer; Inspection body, the transport path along this conveyer is arranged, and checks the characteristic of article; Multiple classification container, is located at the lower section of this discharge portion; And distributor gears, it is located at the lower section of this discharge portion, by the article that are discharged according to the property sort of these article to required classification container, it is characterised in that, in the running method of this apparatus for sorting article,

5. the running method of apparatus for sorting article as claimed in claim 4, wherein,

6. the running method of apparatus for sorting article as claimed in claim 4, wherein,