CN209009665U - Recycle stock conveyer system - Google Patents
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The utility model provides a kind of recycle stock conveyer system, comprising: magazine transport mechanism, including magazine feeding system, magazine blanking system and moveable magazine workbench, magazine feeding system is used to convey magazine for magazine workbench, and magazine is for conveying shell；Expect that block is recycled mechanism, material block is recycled mechanism and is used to be recycled material block, expects carrier of the block as shell, and during expecting that block cyclic transfer mechanism is recycled, material block realizes charging, wire bonding and the discharging of shell；Shell picks up recovering mechanism, mechanism is recycled with magazine workbench, material block respectively to be connected, shell, which picks up recovering mechanism, can pick up and place shell, to realize back and forth evolution of the shell between magazine, material block, after whole shell finish buttons merging on magazine workbench in magazine is put back to, magazine is simultaneously sent into magazine blanking system by magazine movable workbench.This recycle stock conveyer system has many advantages, such as high production efficiency, is conducive to various sizes round tube shell and is switched fast.
Description
Technical field
The utility model belongs to recycle stock tranmission techniques field, is related to a kind of recycle stock conveyer system.
Background technique
Full-automatic lead bonding machine is that wire is electrically connected semiconductor chip and pipe using ultrasonic wave, pressure and temperature
A kind of equipment of foot.It utilizes energy converter and chopper, and ultrasonic vibration is applied on the metal filament, in the chip with wire contact
The first solder joint of upper fused formation, fuses on the pin of metal framework and forms the second solder joint, to realize firm be electrically connected.
Metal framework is slim strip, is conducive to automatic loading/unloading transmission.Different from traditional frame, laser chip is needed due to application
It wants, using circle case package, such as TO46, TO56 and TO38.Due to physical characteristic difference, new want is proposed to material transferring
It asks.According to the characteristic of round tube shell, the utility model devises a kind of recycle stock automatic transmission system, has high production efficiency,
Positioning accuracy is quasi-, and applied widely, occupied area is small, is conducive to the features such as various sizes round tube shell is switched fast.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of this utility model is the presence of the above problem in view of the prior art, proposes a kind of high production efficiency, fixed
Position precision is quasi-, and applied widely, occupied area is small, is conducive to the recycle stock transmission system that various sizes round tube shell is switched fast
System.
The purpose of this utility model can be realized by the following technical scheme: a kind of recycle stock conveyer system, comprising:
Magazine transport mechanism, including magazine feeding system, magazine blanking system and moveable magazine workbench, the material
Box feeding system is used to convey magazine for magazine workbench, and the magazine is for conveying shell；
Expect that block is recycled mechanism, the material block is recycled mechanism for being recycled material block, and the material block is as pipe
The carrier of shell, during the material block is recycled mechanism and is recycled, the material block realizes the charging of shell, wire bonding
And discharging；
Shell picks up recovering mechanism, is recycled mechanism with magazine workbench, material block respectively and is connected, the shell picks up back
Shell can be picked up and place by receiving mechanism, to realize back and forth evolution of the shell between magazine, material block, on magazine workbench
After whole shell finish buttons merging in magazine is put back to, magazine is simultaneously sent into magazine blanking system by the magazine movable workbench
System.
The material block is recycled the material block circulation that mechanism forms " mouth " font as a further improvement of the utility model,
Transmit track.
The magazine bottom has notch as a further improvement of the utility model, and the magazine feeding system includes
Feed frame is movably equipped with the shifting-position mechanism designed according to magazine bottom notch in feed frame side, on feed frame also
It is provided with horizontal air cylinder and vertical cylinder, the magazine from top to bottom overlays on feed frame, and the shifting-position mechanism can stretch out
And the notch of bottom layered material box second from the bottom is blocked, the horizontal air cylinder is used to push the magazine of the bottom and work into magazine
Platform, the vertical cylinder are used to be promoted or be declined remaining whole group magazine after the magazine for removing and sending out.
As the further improvement of the utility model, shifting-position mechanism is respectively equipped in feed frame two sides.
It includes using suction type pickup tube that the shell, which picks up recovering mechanism, as a further improvement of the utility model,
The pick-up head of shell.
As the further improvement of the utility model, the pick-up head is made of multiple vaccum suction pipes and/or suction nozzle.
The material block is recycled mechanism and is additionally provided with magazine propulsion device as a further improvement of the utility model,
The magazine propulsion device includes the propulsion arms of activity setting, the rotatable stretching of the propulsion arms and by the material on magazine workbench
Box is pushed into magazine blanking system, then revolution of arm is promoted to withdraw.
Based on the above-mentioned technical proposal, the utility model embodiment at least can produce following technical effect: this recycle stock
Conveyer system integral structure layout is compact, reasonable, and the round tube shell automatic loading/unloading on full-automatic lead bonding machine may be implemented, pipe
Charging, wire bonding and the discharging of shell are all realized by material block as carrier, and materials block has multiple chambers as carrier above
Body disposably can accurately be put into multiple shells and disposably take out these shells；The corresponding components such as block can be expected by replacement,
It can be quickly converted various sizes of shell, realize reliable wire bonding, total system high production efficiency, positioning accuracy is quasi-,
Applied widely, occupied area is small, is conducive to various sizes round tube shell and is switched fast.
Detailed description of the invention
Specific embodiment of the present utility model is described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which:
Fig. 1 is the functional block diagram of one preferred embodiment of the utility model.
Fig. 2 is the structural schematic diagram of magazine feeding system in one preferred embodiment of the utility model.
Fig. 3 is the structural schematic diagram of magazine workbench in one preferred embodiment of the utility model.
Fig. 4 is the structural schematic diagram of magazine blanking system in one preferred embodiment of the utility model.
Fig. 5 is the structural schematic diagram that shell picks up recovering mechanism in one preferred embodiment of the utility model.
Fig. 6 is the structural schematic diagram that block is expected in one preferred embodiment of the utility model.
Fig. 7 is the structural schematic diagram of rear Transmission system in one preferred embodiment of the utility model.
Fig. 8 is the structural schematic diagram that system is moved into one preferred embodiment of the utility model.
Fig. 9 is the structural schematic diagram that system is removed in one preferred embodiment of the utility model.
Figure 10 is the structural schematic diagram of Forward system in one preferred embodiment of the utility model.
Figure 11 is the structural schematic diagram of middle Transmission system in one preferred embodiment of the utility model.
In figure, 110, magazine feeding system；111, feed frame；112, shifting-position mechanism；113, horizontal air cylinder；114, vertical
Cylinder；120, magazine blanking system；130, magazine workbench；140, magazine；141, notch；200, material block is recycled mechanism；
210, expect block；220, propulsion arms；300, shell picks up recovering mechanism；310, pick-up head；311, suction nozzle.
Specific embodiment
It is specific embodiment of the utility model and in conjunction with attached drawing below, the technical solution of the utility model is made further
Description, but the utility model is not limited to these examples.
Below with reference to Fig. 1 to Figure 11, technical scheme provided by the present invention will be described in more detail.
As shown in Figure 1 to 11, this recycle stock conveyer system includes:
Magazine transport mechanism, including magazine feeding system 110, magazine blanking system 120 and moveable magazine workbench
130, the magazine feeding system 110 is used to convey magazine 140 for magazine workbench 130, and the magazine 140 is used for delivery pipe
Shell was especially not yet bonded the shell of chip；
Expect that block is recycled mechanism 200, the material block is recycled mechanism 200 for being recycled material block 210, the material
Carrier of the block 210 as shell, during the material block is recycled mechanism 200 and is recycled, the material block 210 realizes pipe
Charging, wire bonding and the discharging of shell；
Shell picks up recovering mechanism 300, is recycled mechanism 200 with magazine workbench 130, material block respectively and is connected, described
Shell, which picks up recovering mechanism, can pick up and place shell, to realize that back and forth position of the shell between magazine 140, material block 210 becomes
It changes, after whole shell finish buttons merging on magazine workbench 130 in magazine 140 is put back to, the magazine workbench 130 is mobile
And magazine 140 is sent into the magazine blanking system 120.
The utility model protects a kind of recycle stock conveyer system, is suitable for full-automatic lead bonding machine, is also applied for a left side
Application after right position exchange, the feeding and lower discharge position for applying also for magazine 140 carry out the application after the exchange of front and back, are also applicable in
In other semiconductor packaging devices, such as the round tube shell automatic loading and unloading system in full-automatic bonder, die Bonder.
This recycle stock conveyer system integral structure layout is compact, reasonable, may be implemented on full-automatic lead bonding machine
Round tube shell automatic loading/unloading, charging, wire bonding and the discharging of shell are all realized by material block 210 as carrier, and materials
Block 210 is used as carrier, has multiple cavities above, disposably can accurately be put into multiple shells and disposably take out these shells；
Corresponding components can be waited by replacement material block 210, various sizes of TO shell can be quickly converted, realize reliable lead key
It closes, total system high production efficiency, positioning accuracy is quasi-, and applied widely, occupied area is small, and it is fast to be conducive to various sizes round tube shell
Speed switching.
As a kind of preferred or optional embodiment, preferably material block is recycled the material that mechanism 200 forms " mouth " font
Block is recycled track.
Further, 140 bottom of magazine has notch 141, and the magazine feeding system 110 includes feed frame 111,
The shifting-position mechanism 112 designed according to magazine bottom notch 141, shifting-position mechanism 112 and material are movably equipped in 111 side of feed frame
Box itself notch 141 is adapted to, and horizontal air cylinder 113 and vertical cylinder 114, the magazine are additionally provided on feed frame 111
It from top to bottom overlays on feed frame 111, the shifting-position mechanism 112 can stretch out and block bottom layered material box second from the bottom
Notch 141, the horizontal air cylinder 113 is for pushing the magazine of the bottom into magazine workbench 130, the vertical cylinder
Remaining whole group magazine after 114 magazine for promoting or declining removing submitting.
Further, shifting-position mechanism 112 is respectively equipped in 111 two sides of feed frame.
As shown in connection with fig. 2, it when work, is loaded with and was not yet bonded the shell magazine of chip and is put into from above, in addition to bottom has
Outside one magazine, remaining magazine is all blocked the notch 141 of this group of lowest level magazine by the shifting-position mechanism 112 that both sides are stretched out.Work as bottom
After layered material box shifts magazine workbench 130 by horizontal air cylinder 113 or its execution component 1121, vertical cylinder 114 rises, will
Magazine on whole group shifting-position mechanism 112, which jacks up, to be detached from, and then shifting-position mechanism 112 is retreated due to executing the driving of component 1121, whole
Group magazine decline.When declining about magazine height, shifting-position mechanism 112 advances, and is just inserted into the notch of second bottom magazine
141, whole group magazine stops decline.Nethermost magazine drops to low bottom surface with cylinder, waits pusher next time.
As shown in connection with fig. 3, magazine workbench 130, which advanced optimizes, is provided that from the propulsion of magazine feeding system 110
Magazine limits 131 grades by Vertical movements and lives, and carries out left and right fixation by lateral executing agency 132, pushes up on bottomed cylinder 133, realizes Z
To fixation.Cooperate shell picking up system (shell picks up recovering mechanism 300), magazine workbench 130 drives lead screw real by motor 134
It is now accurate to move forward, until shell all on magazine is all completed to be bonded and put back to.Movable workbench is to from magazine blanking system
It unites 120 nearest positions, then the fixation of magazine and limit are all removed, and magazine is pushed forward into blanking system, until to being blocked.
In conjunction with shown in Fig. 4, the magazine blanking system 120 in this case advanced optimizes as follows: on magazine workbench 130
After magazine is pushed into, bottomed cylinder 121 is risen, and magazine is up pushed up.When the magazine encounters material above during rising to
When box, one group is synthesized, by whole group magazine together with up pushing away, unidirectional support base 122, which is pushed away from, to turn up, and allows bottom magazine.
When the magazine notch 141 of bottom crosses support base 122, unidirectional support base 122 is turned to original position due to center of gravity effect.Then whole
Group magazine declines simultaneously with cylinder 121, when the notch 141 of bottom magazine touches unidirectional support, under magazine group stops
Drop, cylinder 121 continue to fall after rise, wait next task.
Preferably, it includes the pick-up head 310 that shell is picked up using suction type that the shell, which picks up recovering mechanism 300,.
Further, the pick-up head 310 is made of multiple vaccum suction pipes and/or suction nozzle 311.
In the present case, as shown in connection with fig. 5, it includes X to motion platform and one that preferably shell, which picks up recovering mechanism 300,
Z-direction shell mechanism for picking, pick-up head 310 are placed on above-mentioned shell mechanism for picking.X to stroke across magazine Y-direction workbench and
Expect the rear Transmission system (seeing below) of block.When Z-direction shell mechanism for picking is moved to the right side, the pickup of non-bonding chip shell is carried out
It has been bonded placement of the chip shell on magazine.When mechanism for picking is moved to the left side, it is bonded the shell of chip
Pickup and non-bonding chip shell material block on placement.Shell mechanism for picking is determined according to the spacing of magazine width and shell
Then each X carries out the pickup and placement of shell to mobile position.Pick-up head 310 is by multiple vaccum suction pipes and/or suction nozzle
311 compositions, generally can be five or ten.Expect block size and suction nozzle 311 particular number and spacing by magazine size,
Away from determining with bonding working region.
Fig. 6 show the material block structure in this case, there is multiple shell putting holes above, it can be four, five, six
Or ten etc..The hole on the most right side is charge motion jack 211, and material block is pulled to enter bonding region.The hole on the most left side is discharging movement
Jack 212 pulls material block to leave bonding region.The transverse direction of material block also has jack (in another side, being not shown in the figure), inserts convenient for horizontal
The insertion of needle pulls material block to enter preheating zone.
Preferably, material block, which is recycled mechanism 200, is additionally provided with magazine propulsion device, the magazine propulsion device includes
Magazine on magazine workbench 130 is simultaneously pushed pan feeding by the propulsion arms 220 of activity setting, the rotatable stretching of the propulsion arms 220
Box blanking system 120, the then revolution of propulsion arms 220 are withdrawn.
In the present case, preferably expect block cyclic transfer mechanism 200 including rear Transmission system (such as
Shown in Fig. 7), move into system (as shown in Figure 8), remove system (as shown in Figure 9), move forward system (such as Figure 10 institute
Show), middle Transmission system (as shown in figure 11).
Fig. 7 is Transmission system after material block, is driven by motor and synchronous toothed belt.Its effect is therefrom passed in leading portion reception
Defeated system is conveyed through the material block come, then moves to rear end, has been bonded the playback charging box for finishing shell and has been put into new
Shell is on material block.Above-mentioned magazine propulsion device is also preferably equipped in this system.On magazine workbench 130 on a box material
Shell all after the completion of bonding, stretch out by the rotation of propulsion arms 220, magazine is pushed into magazine blanking system 120, then propulsion arms 220
Revolution is withdrawn.Magazine propulsion device can also be substituted preferably with other executive components.
Fig. 8 is that material block moves into system, and material block is successively moved to preheating and bond area by it in two times.The system is equipped with one
The horizontal contact pin 231 of root and a vertical contact pin 232.Horizontal contact pin 231 is responsible for material block being moved to preheating zone from upper and lower shell area,
Vertical contact pin 232 is responsible for material block being moved to bonding region from preheating zone.X to movement by a secondary linear guide 233, motor
234 and rack-and-pinion 235 drive slide unit realize, the latter can also with motor and synchronous toothed belt driving realize.
After the completion of expecting that the shell chip on block is all bonded, expect that block removes system and block will be expected from bonding region drawing as shown in Figure 9
Out.The circular hole for expecting the insertion material of the vertical contact pin 232 block left side in block immigration system, drives material block to remove bonding region.Equally, X to
Movement realized by a secondary linear guide, motor and gear-rack drive slide unit.
Material block Forward system in this case is (as shown in Figure 10) to utilize motor 241, belt wheel and synchronous toothed belt will material block from
After be moved along, it is concordant with middle Transmission system.
Figure 11 show Transmission system in material block, it utilizes a stepper motor 251 and synchronous toothed belt 252 and guide rail
253 push material block to the left side from the right side, form circulation.This case is to expect that block as shell carrier, realizes charging, the wire bonding of shell
And discharging, it can be quickly converted various sizes of TO shell, realized reliable by components such as replacement material block, suction nozzles 311
Wire bonding.
This case forms " mouth " font circulation using multiple material blocks in material system, realizes the efficient biography of TO series shell
It is defeated, to realize the high efficiency wire bonding of chip.
In conclusion this recycle stock conveyer system at least has the advantages that
1, magazine is pushed into intermediate workspace from feeding below, completes on shell after the bonding of chip, magazine pushes front to
Discharge zone；
2, magazine feeding system has a vertical cylinder, a horizontal air cylinder 113 and shifting-position mechanism 112, is each responsible for expecting
Box decline and propulsion；
3, magazine mobile system has a Y-direction activity limit, a lateral executing agency and a bottomed cylinder, carries out material
Comprehensive positioning of the box on Y workbench drives lead screw by motor, carries out accurate movement in Y-direction；
4, magazine blanking system 120 has a vertical cylinder to realize magazine using cylinder and vertical shifting-position mechanism 112
Accumulation and rising；
5, shell pick-up structure is mounted on X in mobile station, and X is to working region after the Y workbench of magazine and material block
Transmission system realizes that shell is placed back and forth above magazine and material block；
6, shell pick-up structure has multiple suction nozzles 311, mobile by Z-direction, disposably can draw and place multiple shells；
7, Transmission system realizes that leading portion receives material block, rear end carries out by transmission before and after motor and synchronous toothed belt after expecting block
It has been bonded and has finished shell playback charging box and be put into new shell on material block, while this system also has magazine and promotes dress
It sets, has achieved the effect that save space and cost.
The specific embodiments described herein are merely examples of the spirit of the present invention.The utility model institute
Belonging to those skilled in the art can make various modifications or additions to the described embodiments or using similar
Mode substitute, but without departing from the spirit of the present application or beyond the scope of the appended claims.
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1. a kind of recycle stock conveyer system, it is characterised in that: include:
Magazine transport mechanism, including magazine feeding system, magazine blanking system and moveable magazine workbench, on the magazine
Material system is used to convey magazine for magazine workbench, and the magazine is for conveying shell；
Expect that block is recycled mechanism, the material block is recycled mechanism for being recycled material block, and the material block is as shell
Carrier, during the material block is recycled mechanism and is recycled, the material block is realized the charging of shell, wire bonding and is gone out
Material；
Shell picks up recovering mechanism, is recycled mechanism with magazine workbench, material block respectively and is connected, the shell picks up recycling machine
Shell can be picked up and be placed to structure, to realize back and forth evolution of the shell between magazine, material block, the magazine on magazine workbench
After interior whole shell finish buttons merging is put back to, magazine is simultaneously sent into the magazine blanking system by the magazine movable workbench.
2. recycle stock conveyer system according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the material block is recycled mechanism and is formed
The material block of " mouth " font is recycled track.
3. recycle stock conveyer system according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the magazine bottom has notch, institute
Stating magazine feeding system includes feed frame, and the gear machine designed according to magazine bottom notch is movably equipped in feed frame side
Structure is additionally provided with horizontal air cylinder and vertical cylinder on feed frame, and the magazine from top to bottom overlays on feed frame, institute
The notch that shifting-position mechanism can stretch out and block bottom layered material box second from the bottom is stated, the horizontal air cylinder is used for the magazine of the bottom
It pushes into magazine workbench, the vertical cylinder is used to be promoted or be declined remaining whole group magazine after the magazine for removing and sending out.
4. recycle stock conveyer system according to claim 3, it is characterised in that: be respectively equipped with gear in feed frame two sides
Position mechanism.
5. recycle stock conveyer system according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the shell picks up recovering mechanism and includes
The pick-up head of shell is picked up using suction type.
6. recycle stock conveyer system according to claim 5, it is characterised in that: the pick-up head is by multiple vaccum suction pipes
And/or suction nozzle composition.
7. recycle stock conveyer system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, it is characterised in that: the material block circulation passes
Mechanism is sent to be additionally provided with magazine propulsion device, the magazine propulsion device includes the propulsion arms of activity setting, and the propulsion arms can
Rotation stretches out and pushes the magazine on magazine workbench into magazine blanking system, then revolution of arm is promoted to withdraw.
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