CN203537747U

CN203537747U - Tape feeder

Info

Publication number: CN203537747U
Application number: CN201320636181.8U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 河口悟史
Original assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd
Current assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
Priority date: 2012-10-15
Filing date: 2013-10-15
Publication date: 2014-04-09
Anticipated expiration: 2023-10-15
Also published as: JP2014082249A; JP5753984B2

Abstract

The utility model is intended to provide a tape feeder, and the two tape feeders in a reel maintained state can be easily and integrately carried. A feeder main body, used for spacingly feeding carrier tapes extracted from reels, is provided a reel maintaining member that can be selectively positioned at either of a first reel maintaining position at one side area of the feeder main body to maintain the reels and a second reel maintaining position at another side area of the feeder main body to maintain the reels. The reel maintaining member is provided with an insert section, the insert section can rotate freely around up and down axes relative to the feeder main body, and an end portion, at an outer side of a rotating radius direction, of the insert section is inserted into a hole portion of the center of the reel; and when the reel maintaining member is positioned at the first reel maintaining position, the insert section protrudes towards one side area of the feeder main body, and when the reel maintaining member is positioned at the second reel maintaining position, the insert section protrudes towards the other side area of the feeder main body.

Description

Tape feeder

Technical field

The carrier band that the utility model relates to extracting out from spool carries out spacing feeding and will be contained in the tape feeder of the element of carrier band to the mounting head supply of element fixing apparatus.

Background technology

On substrate in the element fixing apparatus of installation elements, to the tape feeder of mounting head feed element, by sprocket wheel, the carrier band of extracting out from spool is carried out to spacing feeding, and the element that is contained in carrier band is supplied with continuously to component feeding mouth.At carrier band, fill under the state of tape feeder, need to process integratedly tape feeder and spool, therefore, tape feeder and spool link with the base station of element fixing apparatus after being installed on same chassis, or carry from base station separation.

While pulling down tape feeder from chassis, spool is also pulled down from chassis, therefore, need to process integratedly tape feeder and spool.For being processed, the one of tape feeder in this situation and spool easily carries out, at present, known following technology: the end that can make spool keeper is outstanding to the region, a side of loader main body of open sides that is equivalent to slot part, described spool keeper is that the slot part of コ font is rotatably installed with respect to being formed at cross section in the loader main body of tape feeder, make the spool keeper outstanding to the region, a side of this tape feeder insert the medium pore of logical spool, and can keep spool (for example, patent documentation 1).

Prior art document

Patent documentation

Patent documentation 1: No. 4804296 communique of Japan Patent

But in above-mentioned existing structure, spool keeper can only be outstanding to the side (side that is equivalent to the open sides of slot part) in two sides of loader main body.Therefore, wanting when keeping the adjacent arrangement of two strip-type loaders of the state of spool to concentrate carrying, the spool that the spool keeper of a tape feeder keeps can be interfered with another tape feeder, concentrates and carries the tape feeder of two states in maintenance spool and be not easy.

Utility model content

Therefore, the purpose of this utility model is, a kind of tape feeder is provided, and can easily concentrate and carry two in keeping the tape feeder of the state of spool.

First aspect provides a kind of tape feeder, possesses: loader main body, and the carrier band of extracting out from spool is carried out to spacing feeding, and the element that is contained in described carrier band is supplied with to the mounting head of element fixing apparatus; Spool keeper, be arranged at described loader main body, the region, a side that can optionally be located at described loader main body keeps the first spool holding position of described spool and keeps a position in the second spool holding position of described spool in another region, side of described loader main body.

The tape feeder of second aspect is on the basis of first aspect, wherein, described spool keeper has insertion portion, described insertion portion with respect to described loader main body around upper lower shaft rotation freely, and in the end in the outside of radius of turn direction, insert the hole portion at logical described spool center, in described the first spool holding position, make described insertion portion outstanding to the region, a described side of described loader main body, in described the second spool holding position, make described insertion portion outstanding to described another region, side of described loader main body.

The tape feeder of the third aspect is on the basis of first aspect, wherein, described spool keeper is accommodated in described insertion portion not to outstanding position, the region, side of described loader main body, and at this reception position and the block butt that is arranged at described loader main body.

Utility model effect

In the utility model, being configured to a side that spool keeper that loader main body possesses can optionally be located at loader main body keeps the first spool holding position of spool or keeps a position in the second spool holding position of spool in another side of loader main body, make spool keeper be arranged in the first spool holding position and in a side of loader main body, keep the tape feeder of spool in another side of loader main body, to keep the tape feeder of spool with making spool keeper be positioned at the second spool holding position, even adjacent arrangement, the spool that the spool keeper of a tape feeder keeps can not interfered with another tape feeder yet, thereby can easily concentrate, carry two in keeping the tape feeder of the state of spool.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Fig. 1 is the major part end view of the element fixing apparatus of the utility model one execution mode;

Fig. 2 is the end view of the tape feeder of the utility model one execution mode;

Fig. 3 (a) is (b) that explanation is installed on the tape feeder of the utility model one execution mode in the figure of the step on loader base;

Fig. 4 means the block diagram of control system of the element fixing apparatus of the utility model one execution mode;

Fig. 5 (a) (b) (c) is the local below stereogram of the tape feeder of the utility model one execution mode;

Fig. 6 (a) is (b) the local top perspective view of the tape feeder of the utility model one execution mode;

Fig. 7 (a) is (b) top perspective view of the tape feeder of the utility model one execution mode;

Fig. 8 means the flow chart of execution step of element installation exercise of the element fixing apparatus of the utility model one execution mode;

Fig. 9 is by the top perspective view of the state of the adjacent arrangement of tape feeder of two the utility model one execution modes;

Figure 10 is by the rearview of the state of the adjacent arrangement of tape feeder of two the utility model one execution modes.

Label declaration

1 element fixing apparatus

3 elements

13 tape feeders

15 mounting heads

21 carrier bands

22 spools

22a hole portion

30 loader main bodys

50 spool keepers

51 insertion portions

53 blocks

Embodiment

Below, with reference to the accompanying drawings of execution mode of the present utility model.Element fixing apparatus 1 shown in Fig. 1 repeats following a series of actions: the substrate 2 that never device of illustrated upstream process side (for example, solder printing machine or other element fixing apparatus) is sent here is moved into and located; The installation elements 3 and substrate 2 that element 3 is installed is taken out of to the device (for example, other element fixing apparatus or inspection machine, reflow ovens etc.) of lower procedure side on substrate 2 behind location.

In Fig. 1, element fixing apparatus 1 have as by substrate 2 along the (direction vertical with paper in Fig. 1 of a direction in horizontal plane.Being made as X-direction) conveyance is to the substrate transferring conveyer 11 of the substrate orientation portions of base station 10 central authorities location, with base station 10 on the loader base 12 that links of the side of substrate transferring conveyer 11 on, respectively along the horizontal direction (left and right directions of paper in Fig. 1 with X-direction quadrature.Being made as Y direction) dismounting is provided with freely as a plurality of tape feeders 13 of component feeding portion that carry out the supply of element 3.

On base station 10, be provided with the head moving mechanism 14 being formed by Cartesian robot, by this head moving mechanism 14, mounting head 15 moved in horizontal plane.In mounting head 15, with the movement of direction (being made as Z-direction) up and down with a plurality of suction nozzles 16 of vacuum suction element 3 are installed around the rotation of upper lower shaft state freely.

In mounting head 15, be provided with and make to take visual field substrate video camera 17 downward, the loader base 12 on base station 10 and the region between substrate transferring conveyer 11 be provided with make to take visual field towards above element video camera 18.

In Fig. 1,12 liftings of loader base are installed on freely moves on chassis 20 freely on the F of ground, if will be combined with the end of base station 10 in the loader base 12 of the state of a plurality of tape feeders 13 is installed, a plurality of tape feeders 13 are fixed on base station 10 in the lump.On chassis 20, rotation is provided with a plurality of spools 22 freely respectively, and described spool 22 is wound with the carrier band 21 that contains element 3.

In Fig. 2, each tape feeder 13 that is installed on loader base 12 possesses loader main body 30 and following spool keeper 50, and loader main body 30 has: along Y direction (this direction being made as to the fore-and-aft direction of tape feeder 13) extend and front (approaching a side of substrate transferring conveyer 11) possess component feeding mouth 31a main part 31, from the rear end lower of main part 31, extend the mechanism incorporating section 32 of setting downwards and from the rear end of main part 31, rearward extend the handle part 33 of setting.

In Fig. 2, main part 31 is provided with the band path 41 as the path of carrier band 21 in inside, is provided with conduct by the band introducing port 42 of the introducing port of carrier band 21 guidance tape paths 41 in the rear end (below of the root of handle part 33) of main part 31.In the front portion of main part 31, be provided with the sprocket wheel 43 with a plurality of periphery pins, described periphery pin card terminates in the feeding hole (not shown) from importing with the carrier band 21 of path 41 with introducing port 42, by chain wheel drive motor 44 drive sprocket 43 rotations intermittently, carrier band 21 forwards can be carried out under traction state to spacing feeding.

In Fig. 2, at the upper area of the pars intermedia of the fore-and-aft direction of main part 31, be provided with the heading tape mechanism for stripping 45 that heading tape 21t is peeled off from carrier band 21, at the rear portion of main part 31, be provided with the band reception room 46 of accommodating the heading tape 21t being stripped down by heading tape mechanism for stripping 45.

As shown in Fig. 3 (a) and (b), tape feeder 13 extends in the groove 12a arranging and is mounted (Fig. 3 (a) → Fig. 3 (b) along Y direction by the protuberance 31b along continuous straight runs of strip being inserted in to the upper surface of loader base 12.Arrow A shown in Fig. 3 (a)), described protuberance 31b is along the lower surface of main part 31 outstanding setting downwards.And, the arrow B shown in the securing rod 32a(Fig. 3 (b) arranging is extended in the state Xia Cong mechanism incorporating section 32 that tape feeder 13 is installed on loader base 12 if operate in), utilize the not shown locking mechanism in mechanism incorporating section 32, tape feeder 13 is locked on loader base 12.

Tape feeder 13 is being installed under the state of loader base 12, if be located at loader base side-connector 12b(Fig. 3 (a) of loader base 12) and be located at the loader side-connector 32b(Fig. 3 (a) in the mechanism incorporating section 32 of tape feeder 13) chimeric (Fig. 3 (b)), then make loader base 12 and base station 10 combinations, tape feeder 13 be located at the control device 60(Fig. 4 in base station 10) electrical bond.If tape feeder 13 and the electric link of control device 60, can control by control device 60 work of each tape feeder 13.

In Fig. 4, control device 60 is controlled the work of substrate transferring conveyer 11, carries out conveyance and the location of substrate 2, controls the work of the chain wheel drive motor 44 of being located at each tape feeder 13, by each tape feeder 13, element 3 is supplied with to component feeding mouth 31a.

In addition, the work of control device 60 control head travel mechanisms 14, mounting head 15 is moved in horizontal plane, the suction nozzle driving mechanism 16A(Fig. 4 in mounting head 15 is located in control) work, make each suction nozzle 16 with respect to mounting head 15 up and down direction move and around the rotation of upper lower shaft, control absorption actuating mechanism 16B(Fig. 4) work, carries out absorption and the releasing thereof of element 3 by each suction nozzle 16.

In addition, the shooting action that the shooting action that control device 60 control substrate video cameras 17 carry out and element video camera 18 carry out, obtains view data.The view data that the view data that shooting action by substrate video camera 17 obtains and the shooting action by element video camera 18 obtain is transfused to control device 60, and control device 60 is at the 60a(Fig. 4 of image recognition portion) these view data are carried out to image recognition processing.

In such element fixing apparatus 1, if control device 60 makes the chain wheel drive motor 44 of each tape feeder 13 intermittently be rotated work, the intermittent rotation of sprocket wheel 43 that this tape feeder 13 possesses, carrier band 21 is drawn by sprocket wheel 43, in main part 31 with on path 41 from the rear end side of main part 31 distolateral intermittent advance forward.Thus, continuously to component feeding mouth 31a feed element 3, mounting head 15 can be from component feeding mouth 31a absorptive element 3 in succession.In addition, with the forward motion interlock of carrier band 21, heading tape mechanism for stripping 45 carries out peeling off from carrier band 21 action of heading tape 21t, utilizes the heading tape 21t that heading tape mechanism for stripping 45 strips down to be accommodated in the band reception room 46 of main part 31.

That is, the tape feeder 13 in present embodiment possesses loader

main body

30, and 30 pairs of carrier bands 21 of extracting out from spool 22 of described loader main body carry out spacing feeding, and the element 3 that is contained in carrier band 21 is supplied with to the mounting head 15 of element fixing apparatus 1.

In Fig. 5 (a) and (b), (c), in the lower end of the mechanism incorporating section 32 of the part as loader main body 30, be provided with spool keeper 50.Spool keeper 50 can optionally be located at the region, a side of loader main body 30, the first spool holding position that (region, side on the right side while in this case observing tape feeder 13 from the direction of advance of carrier band 21) keeps spool 22, (Fig. 5, (a)) and in another region, side of loader main body 30, the second spool holding position that (region, side in the left side while in this case observing tape feeder 13 from the direction of advance of carrier band 21) keeps spool 22, (Fig. 5, (b) position).Particularly, spool keeper 50 consists of the elongated plate-shaped member extending by the pivotally connected distolateral and along continuous straight runs of screw SC, and another distolateral (outside of radius of turn direction) of spool keeper 50 becomes the 22a(Fig. 6 of hole portion (b) that inserts logical spool 22 center) insertion portion 51.In addition, the end of insertion portion 51 is the bends 52 that bend upward.

In addition, except above-mentioned the first spool holding position and the second spool holding position, spool keeper 50 can also be positioned at and make insertion portion 51 from the outstanding reception position in the region, side of loader main body 30, (in this case not make to be formed with the end of a side of bend 52 towards the position in the place ahead.Fig. 5 (c)).Make spool keeper 50 be positioned at reception position, when tape feeder 13 is installed on loader base 12, spool keeper 50 is positioned under the state of reception position, be located at the lower surface of mechanism incorporating section 32 (, loader main body 30) block block 53 and a side butt of spool keeper 50, be positioned spool keeper 50 for reception position.

Operator is wanting in the situation that the region, side on loader main body 30 right sides keeps spool 22, spool keeper 50 is positioned under the state of the first spool holding position, is making the insertion portion 51 of spool keeper 50 insert 22a(Fig. 6 of hole portion (a) → Fig. 6 (b) at logical spool 22 centers.Fig. 7 (a)), wanting in the situation that the region, side in loader main body 30 left sides keeps spool 22, spool keeper 50 is positioned under the state of the second spool holding position, is making the insertion portion 51 of spool keeper 50 insert the 22a(Fig. 7 of hole portion (b) at logical spool 22 centers).At this, as mentioned above, in the end of the insertion portion 51 of spool keeper 50, be formed with crooked upward bend 52, therefore, spool keeper 50 keeps the spool 22 of (insertion portion 51 being inserted logical) to be not easy to come off from insertion portion 51.In addition, in order to make the insertion portion 51 of spool keeper 50 can pass through the 22a of hole portion at spool 22 centers, the size of the short transverse of bend 52 becomes the size of the interior shape of the 22a of hole portion that is less than spool 22 centers.

Like this, in tape feeder 13 in the present embodiment, spool keeper 50 has insertion portion 51, this insertion portion 51 with respect to loader main body 30 around upper lower shaft rotation freely, and in the end in the outside of radius of turn direction, insert the 22a of hole portion at logical spool 22 centers, in the first spool holding position, make insertion portion 51 outstanding to the region, a side (region, side on right side) of loader main body 30, in the second spool holding position, make insertion portion 51 outstanding to another region, side (region, side in left side) of loader main body 30.

Then, with reference to the flow chart of Fig. 8, illustrate by the execution step of element fixing apparatus 1 element installation exercise of installation elements 3 on substrate 2.In element installation exercise, first control device 60 makes 11 work of substrate transferring conveyer, the substrate 2 that acceptance is sent here from the device of the upstream process side of element fixing apparatus 1 inside of being moved into element fixing apparatus 1, be positioned at the job position (step ST1) of regulation.

Control device 60, after carrying out the moving into and locate of substrate 2, moves mounting head 15, makes substrate video camera 17 be positioned at the top of substrate 2, a pair of base plate mark (not shown) on 17 pairs of substrates 2 of substrate video camera is taken, and carried out image recognition.And, by the position of a pair of base plate mark obtaining and default reference position are compared, calculate substrate 2 with respect to the position deviation (step ST2) of reference position.

Control device 60 is after calculating the position deviation of substrate 2 with respect to reference position, control the work of each tape feeder 13, make each tape feeder 13 to component feeding mouth 31a feed element 3, make mounting head 15 move simultaneously, make suction nozzle 16 absorption be supplied to the element 3(step ST3 of component feeding mouth 31a).

Control device 60 makes after suction nozzle 16 absorptive elements 3, and the mode with this element 3 by the top of element video camera 18 moves mounting

head

15,18 pairs of elements 3 of element video camera is taken, and carried out image recognition (step ST4).While carrying out this image recognition, control device 60 computing elements 3 are with respect to the position deviation (absorption deviation) of suction nozzle 16.

Control device 60 carries out after the image recognition of element 3, makes mounting head 15 move to the top of substrate 2, after element 3 that suction nozzle 16 adsorbs is contacted with substrate 2, removes the absorption of 16 pairs of elements 3 of suction nozzle, and element 3 is installed on to (step ST5) on substrate 2.When this element 3 is installed, control device 60 carries out suction nozzle 16 with respect to the position correction (comprising rotation correction) of substrate 2 in the mode of the absorption deviation of the element 3 of trying to achieve in the position deviation of the substrate 2 of trying to achieve in aligning step ST2 and step ST4.

Control device 60 is being installed on element 3 after substrate 2, judges whether the installation of all elements 3 that should install on substrate 2 finishes (step ST6).And, when the installation of all elements 3 that should install on substrate 2 does not finish, return to step ST3, make suction nozzle 16 next element 3 of absorption, when the installation of all elements 3 that should install on substrate 2 has finished, make 11 work of substrate transferring conveyer, from element fixing apparatus 1, take out of substrate 2(step ST7), the element installation exercise of end one plate base 2.

In the process of executive component installation exercise as mentioned above, when tape feeder 13 work, tape feeder 13 and spool 22 are installed on same chassis 20 and are processed by one, but when tape feeder 13 is not worked, at carrier band 21, fill under the state of tape feeder 13, equally also need one to process tape feeder 13 and spool 22.Therefore, operator by tape feeder 13 from chassis 20(loader base 12) pull down in the situation that, spool 22 is also pulled down from chassis 20, then, make the spool keeper 50 of tape feeder 13 keep spools 22.

Operator is in the situation that wanting to carry one by one tape feeder 13, arbitrary position that can make spool keeper 50 be arranged in the first spool holding position and the second spool holding position keeps spool 22, but, in the situation that wanting to concentrate carrying two strip-type loader 13 simultaneously, for a tape feeder 13, make spool keeper 50 be positioned at the first spool holding position, in a side of the loader main body 30 of this tape feeder 13 (for example, right side) keep spool 22, for another tape feeder 13, make spool keeper 50 be positioned at the second spool holding position, in another side of the loader main body 30 of this tape feeder 13 (for example, left side) keep spool 22.And, if by this two strip-types loader 13 not keep the side mode adjacent one another are of spool 22 to arrange (Fig. 9), the spool 22 that the spool keeper 50 of a tape feeder 13 keeps can not interfered (Figure 10) with another tape feeder 13, therefore, can easily concentrate and carry two in keeping the tape feeder 13 of the state of spool 22, can significantly improve operating efficiency.

In addition, spool keeper 50 is configured in above-mentioned example: have insertion portion 51, insertion portion 51 with respect to loader main body 30 around upper lower shaft rotation freely, and in the end in the outside of radius of turn direction, insert the 22a of hole portion at logical spool 22 center, in the first spool holding position, make insertion portion 51 outstanding to the region, a side of loader main body 30, in the second spool holding position, make insertion portion 51 outstanding to another region, side of loader main body 30, but, as long as can optionally be located at the region, a side of loader main body 30 keeps the first spool holding position of spool 22 and keeps a position in the second spool holding position of spool 22 in another region, side of loader main body 30, its structure is not particularly limited.

As long as in the situation that spool keeper 50 does not carry out the maintenance of spool 22, block 53 is also incorporated in the insertion portion 51 of spool keeper 50 not to outstanding position, the region, side of loader main body 30, be located in the position of its reception position place and spool keeper 50 butts, its shape etc. can be arbitrarily.

Utilizability in industry

A kind of tape feeder is provided, can easily concentrates and carry two in keeping the tape feeder of the state of spool.

Claims

1. a tape feeder, is characterized in that, possesses:

Loader main body, carries out spacing feeding to the carrier band of extracting out from spool, and the element that is contained in described carrier band is supplied with to the mounting head of element fixing apparatus;

Spool keeper, be arranged at described loader main body, the region, a side that can optionally be located at described loader main body keeps the first spool holding position of described spool and keeps a position in the second spool holding position of described spool in another region, side of described loader main body.

2. tape feeder as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that,

Described spool keeper has insertion portion, described insertion portion with respect to described loader main body around upper lower shaft rotation freely, and in the end in the outside of radius of turn direction, insert the hole portion at the center of logical described spool, in described the first spool holding position, make described insertion portion outstanding to the region, a described side of described loader main body, in described the second spool holding position, make described insertion portion outstanding to described another region, side of described loader main body.

3. tape feeder as claimed in claim 2, is characterized in that,

Described spool keeper is accommodated in described insertion portion not to outstanding position, the region, side of described loader main body, and at this reception position and the block butt that is arranged at described loader main body.