WO2023127310A1 - Component processing device - Google Patents

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WO2023127310A1
WO2023127310A1 PCT/JP2022/041339 JP2022041339W WO2023127310A1 WO 2023127310 A1 WO2023127310 A1 WO 2023127310A1 JP 2022041339 W JP2022041339 W JP 2022041339W WO 2023127310 A1 WO2023127310 A1 WO 2023127310A1
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大地 渡辺
太一 小久貫
良巳 山本
啓太 香川
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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  • the present invention relates to a component processing device.
  • a component processing device including an appearance inspection device for inspecting the appearance of components such as capacitors is known.
  • a visual inspection apparatus visually inspects components supplied to a rotating table in a plurality of inspection units arranged along the outer periphery of a conveying table. After inspection, the parts are housed in a housing case (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a component processing apparatus that can replace the storage case without stopping the rotation of the transfer table.
  • the present invention has a conveying table rotatable about an axis, a processing section for performing predetermined processing on parts continuously supplied to the conveying table, and the processing section.
  • a transfer unit that transfers the parts that have undergone processing by from the transfer table to a storage case arranged at a predetermined storage position; a case exchange unit that replaces the storage case arranged at the storage position; wherein the case exchange section is capable of exchanging the storage case while the transfer table is being processed.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a component processing apparatus 1 of a first embodiment
  • FIG. FIG. 2 is an enlarged plan view of area II enclosed by a dashed line in FIG. 1
  • 3 is a view of the portion shown in FIG. 2 as seen from the direction of arrow S in FIG. 2
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a storage case 5
  • FIG. 1. It is a schematic cross section of the downstream transfer section 200B viewed from the side along line VV in FIG.
  • FIG. 11 is a schematic top view of a case replacement part 300B of the second embodiment
  • It is a schematic side view of the case exchange part 300B of 2nd Embodiment.
  • It is a schematic side view of 300 C of case exchange parts of 3rd Embodiment.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a component processing apparatus 1 of the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 is an enlarged plan view of area II enclosed by a dashed line in FIG. 3 is a view of the portion shown in FIG. 2 as viewed from the direction of arrow S in FIG.
  • the component processing apparatus 1 includes a processing section 100 , a transfer section 200 , a case exchange section 300 and a control section 400 .
  • processing unit 100 an appearance inspection unit that inspects the appearance of the component 3, which is an electronic component such as a capacitor or a resistor, will be described as an example.
  • the size of the part 3 is, for example, about 0.25 mm ⁇ 10% in the length direction and about 0.125 mm ⁇ 13% in the width direction and thickness direction.
  • the processing unit 100 is not limited to the appearance inspection unit, and may be a measurement unit that measures the characteristics of electronic components or a component processing unit that performs other processing on other components.
  • the processing unit 100 includes a conveying table 101 that rotates about the axis O in the direction of the arrow R in FIGS.
  • An aligning unit 103 that aligns the components 3 supplied onto the conveying table 101 by the feeder 102 and an imaging unit 104 that captures an image of the appearance of the components 3 placed on the conveying table 101 are provided.
  • Linear feeder 102 aligns the parts 3 fed into a parts feeder (not shown) in a line, conveys them in the direction of the arrow T, and places them on the conveying table 101 .
  • the linear feeder 102 has an inclined surface 102 a that descends toward the conveying table 101 , and the component 3 slides down the inclined surface 102 a of the linear feeder 102 by its own weight and is transferred to the conveying table 101 .
  • the conveying table 101 is a horizontally arranged transparent circular member.
  • the conveying table 101 rotates about the axis O in the direction of the arrow R with the component 3 placed on its outer circumference.
  • the component 3 is conveyed along an arc centered on the axis O, which passes near the outer edge of the upper surface of the conveying table 101 and is indicated by the phantom dashed line in FIG.
  • the aligning section 103 includes a guide surface 103 a for aligning the parts 3 and aligns the parts 3 supplied from the linear feeder 102 on the conveying table 101 .
  • the imaging unit 104 inspects the component 3 on the carrier table 101 .
  • the component 3 of the embodiment is a rectangular parallelepiped having six faces, and the imaging unit 104 includes, for example, a side camera unit 104a, an inner camera unit 104b, a top camera unit 104c, a bottom camera unit 104d, and a front camera unit 104e. , and a rear camera section 104f.
  • the processing unit 100 further includes a processing unit control unit 110 that controls rotation of the conveying table 101, driving of the linear feeder 102, imaging by the imaging unit 104, and the like. Under the control of the processing unit control unit 110, the conveying table 101 is rotated, the components 3 are continuously supplied onto the conveying table 101 from the linear feeder 102, and each surface of the components 3 is imaged by the imaging unit 104 to perform the appearance inspection. done. It should be noted that the rotation may be such that the rotation is stopped for a very short time such as 10 ⁇ s to 10 ms during processing and the component 3 is intermittently conveyed.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of the storage case 5.
  • FIG. The storage case 5 has a component inlet 5a, and can accommodate up to a predetermined upper limit number of components 3 in the internal space via the component inlet 5a.
  • the transfer unit 200 is a mechanism that transfers the component 3 that has undergone the visual inspection to the storage case 5 .
  • the transfer section 200 includes two transfer sections, an upstream transfer section 200A and a downstream transfer section 200B, as shown in FIG.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic cross section of the downstream transfer section 200B viewed from the side along line VV in FIG. Since the upstream transfer section 200A and the downstream transfer section 200B have the same structure, they will be described as the transfer section 200 unless it is necessary to distinguish them.
  • the transfer section 200 includes a discharge mechanism 201 , a transfer path 202 provided with an inlet 202 a and a discharge port 202 b , and a detection section 203 .
  • the ejecting mechanism 201 is placed on the conveying table 101 and rotates together with the conveying table 101 to blow air from the side to the parts 3 that have reached the ejecting position A or the ejecting position B. , moves part 3 to inlet 202a.
  • the discharge mechanism 201 is not limited to blowing air, and may be, for example, a pin or the like that pushes the part 3 to the inlet 202a.
  • the transfer path 202 is a cylindrical member extending vertically. It should be noted that it may be arranged obliquely, and the component 3 may be transferred smoothly by flowing air along the transfer path 202 .
  • the upper portion of the tubular member is laterally opened toward the discharge mechanism 201 and serves as an inlet 202a into which the component 3 flows.
  • a discharge port 202b is provided at the lower end of the tubular member, through which the component 3 introduced from the inlet 202a is discharged to the housing case 5.
  • the inlet 202a can be opened and closed by a lid member 202c shown in FIG.
  • the parts 3 flowed into the inlet 202a by the discharge mechanism 201 drop inside the transfer path 202 and are guided from the outlet 202b to the parts inlet 5a of the storage case 5 .
  • the part 3 may slide down while contacting the inner surface of the transfer path 202 .
  • the inner surface of the transfer path 202 is preferably made of a material containing a conductive material such as a conductive metal.
  • the inner surface of the transfer path 202 is preferably a smooth, low-friction surface so that the parts 3 slide down smoothly. It is preferable that the surface is treated with a resin such as a resin.
  • the detector 203 is provided downstream of the transfer path 202 .
  • the detection unit 203 counts the number of parts 3 passing through the transfer path 202 and entering the part inlet 5 a of the storage case 5 .
  • a known optical sensor composed of a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element is used for the detection unit 203 .
  • the optical sensor may be of a type that receives the reflection of the emitted light from the object, and the light-emitting element and the light-receiving element may be integrated without being separated.
  • the detection unit 203 may be provided on the upstream side of the transfer path 202, or may be provided on both the upstream side and the downstream side.
  • the case replacement part 300 is a part that replaces the storage case 5 in which the parts 3 ejected from the ejection port 202b of the transfer part 200 are accommodated.
  • the case replacement part 300 of the first embodiment includes an inlet 301 for taking in an empty storage case 5 and an outlet 302 for taking out the storage case 5 containing the components 3 to the outside.
  • the case exchanging section 300 has a loading position 310 at which the storage case 5 loaded from the loading port 301 is arranged, an extraction position 311 at which the storage case 5 to be taken out to the outside is arranged, and an upstream transfer section 200A.
  • the component inlet 5a is automatically opened when moved to the upstream storage position 312a and the downstream storage position 312b, and automatically closed when moved from the upstream storage position 312a and the downstream storage position 312b. It has a structure.
  • Control unit 400 controls the air blowing operation of the discharge mechanism 201 provided in each of the upstream transfer unit 200A and the downstream transfer unit 200B, and the transfer operation provided in each of the upstream transfer unit 200A and the downstream transfer unit 200B. It controls the opening and closing of the cover member 202c of the path 202. Further, the control unit 400 controls the detection unit 203 to count the number of parts 3 that pass through the transfer path 202 and enter the component entrance 5a of the storage case 5, and the storage case 5 is taken into the case exchange unit 300. It also controls the taking out of the housing case 5 from the case exchanging section 300 and the movement of the housing case within the case exchanging section 300 .
  • control unit 400 moves the storage case 5 taken in from the intake port 301 to the take-in position 310, then to the standby position 314, and further to the upstream side accommodation position 312a by a transport mechanism (not shown).
  • the control unit 400 causes the transport mechanism (not shown) to move the storage case 5 taken in from the take-in port 301 to the take-in position 310, then to the standby position 314, and further to the downstream transfer part 200B. move.
  • the control section 400 opens the cover member 202c, operates the discharge mechanism 201, and blows air. Start.
  • the processing unit control unit 110 rotates the conveying table 101 to continuously supply the components 3 from the linear feeder 102 onto the conveying table 101, and the imaging unit 104 captures an image of each surface of the component 3. Perform a visual inspection.
  • the component 3 that has undergone the visual inspection rotates together with the transport table 101 and reaches the ejection position A where the ejection mechanism 201 of the upstream transfer section 200A is arranged. Then, the part 3 is blown with air by the discharge mechanism 201 of the upstream transfer section 200A, flows into the transfer path 202 from the inlet 202a, falls inside the transfer path 202, and is upstream from the outlet 202b. It is guided to the component inlet 5a of the storage case 5 arranged at the storage position 312a.
  • the control unit 400 counts the passing number of the components 3 passing through the transfer path 202 and entering the component entrance 5a of the storage case 5 arranged at the upstream storage position 312a by the detection unit 203 .
  • the controller 400 closes the lid member 202c of the transfer path 202 provided in the upstream transfer section 200A when the number of components 3 flowing into the storage case 5 arranged at the downstream storage position 312b reaches the upper limit.
  • the control unit 400 moves the storage case 5 arranged at the upstream storage position 312 a to the standby position 314 , further moves it to the take-out position 311 , and takes it out from the take-out port 302 .
  • the transport table 101 While the storage case 5 arranged at the upstream accommodation position 312a is being taken out to the outside, the transport table 101 continues processing, and the component 3 on the transport table 101 rotates together with the transport table 101 and moves to the discharge position B. to reach.
  • the discharge position B the part 3 is blown with air by the discharge mechanism 201 of the downstream transfer section 200B, flows into the transfer path 202 from the inlet 202a, drops inside the transfer path 202, and exits at the outlet 202b. It is guided to the component inlet 5a of the storage case 5 arranged at the downstream storage position 312b.
  • the control unit 400 counts the number of parts 3 passing through the transfer path 202 and entering the component inlet 5a of the storage case 5 arranged at the downstream storage position 312b.
  • control unit 400 controls the storage case 5 taken in from the intake port 301 again by a conveying mechanism (not shown). , to the take-in position 310, then to the standby position 314, and further to the upstream storage position 312a to replenish the storage case 5. As shown in FIG.
  • the control section 400 opens the cover member 202c of the transfer path 202 provided in the upstream transfer section 200A immediately before the number of components 3 flowing into the storage case 5 arranged at the downstream storage position 312b reaches the upper limit number.
  • Immediately before reaching the upper limit number means that the number of parts 3 stored in the downstream storage position 312b reaches an amount less than the upper limit number by the number of parts 3 existing between the discharge position A and the discharge position B.
  • the upstream side When the cover member 202c of the transfer path 202 provided in the transfer section 200A is opened, the parts 3 present downstream of the discharge position A will move the cover member 202c of the transfer path 202 provided in the upstream transfer section 200A.
  • the downstream transfer section 200B drops the parts 3 into the component entrance 5a of the storage case 5 arranged at the downstream storage position 312b and flows into the storage case 5 located at the downstream storage position 312b. number.
  • the control unit 400 moves the storage case 5 arranged at the upstream storage position 312 a to the standby position 314 , further moves it to the take-out position 311 , and takes it out from the take-out port 302 .
  • the upstream transfer section 200A is provided at the discharge position A different from each other, and the downstream transfer section 200B is provided at the discharge position B of the transport table 101 .
  • the storage case 5 in which the components 3 discharged from the upstream transfer section 200A are stored differs from the storage case 5 in which the components 3 discharged from the downstream transfer section 200B are stored.
  • the parts 3 can be ejected at the ejection position B.
  • the storage case 5 containing the parts 3 to be ejected at the ejection position B needs to be replaced, the parts 3 can be ejected at the ejection position A.
  • the storage case 5 can be replaced without stopping the processing of the transport table 101 .
  • the number of transfer units 200 does not have to be two or more, and may be one.
  • a parts processing apparatus 1 of the second embodiment includes a processing section 100, a transfer section 200, a case exchange section 300B, and a control section 400, as in the first embodiment.
  • An upstream transfer section 200A is provided at the discharge position A of the conveying table 101, and a downstream transfer section 200B is provided at a discharge position B different from the discharge position A.
  • the case 5 is different from the storage case 5 in which the components 3 discharged from the downstream transfer section 200B are stored.
  • the second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in the structure of the case replacement part 300B, and description of other similar parts is omitted.
  • the upstream transfer section 200A and the downstream transfer section 200B are individually provided with case exchange sections 300B. Since the two case replacement parts 300B have the same structure, they will be collectively described as one case replacement part 300B.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic top view of the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic side view of the case replacement part 300B of the second embodiment.
  • the case exchange section 300B has an intake port 301 for taking in the storage case 5 from the outside at the top, a loading position 310 where the storage case 5 taken in from the intake port 301 is arranged, and a part 3 in the storage case 5 at the bottom. It comprises a first ramp 350 provided with a receiving location 312 into which the fluid flows.
  • the case exchange section 300B is arranged in parallel with the first slope 350, and has an upper portion at a horizontal position substantially the same as the accommodation position 312, a movement position 315 at the upper portion where the accommodation case 5 is moved from the accommodation position 312, and a lower portion. It has a second slope 351 provided with a take-out position 311 where the storage case 5 taken out by the take-out port 302 for taking out the storage case 5 to the outside is arranged.
  • the storage case 5 taken in from the intake port 301 provided at the upper end of the first slope 350 is arranged at the take-in position 310 above the first slope 350 .
  • the storage case 5 arranged at the accommodation position 312 is moved to the upper part of the adjacent second slope 351 . is moved to a moving position 315 located at .
  • the housing position 312 at the bottom of the first slope 350 becomes empty, so that the housing case 5 above the housing position 312 on the first slope 350 slides down, and the housing case 5 is arranged at the housing position 312 .
  • the storage case 5 moved to the moving position 315 at the upper end of the second slope 351 is slid down the second slope 351 to be moved to the take-out position 311 and taken out from the take-out port 302 .
  • the parts 3 can be discharged at the discharge position B when the storage case 5 containing the parts 3 discharged at the discharge position A needs to be replaced. Also, when the storage case 5 containing the parts 3 to be ejected at the ejection position B needs to be replaced, the parts 3 can be ejected at the ejection position A. Therefore, according to the parts processing apparatus 1 of the first embodiment, the storage case 5 can be replaced without stopping the rotation of the transport table 101 .
  • the storage case 5 can be easily moved.
  • a parts processing apparatus 1 of the third embodiment includes a processing section 100, a transfer section 200, a case exchange section 300C, and a control section 400, as in the first embodiment.
  • An upstream transfer section 200A is provided at the discharge position A of the conveying table 101, and a downstream transfer section 200B is provided at a discharge position B different from the discharge position A.
  • the case 5 is different from the storage case 5 in which the components 3 discharged from the downstream transfer section 200B are stored.
  • the third embodiment differs from the first embodiment in the structure of the case replacement part 300C, and the description of other similar parts is omitted.
  • the upstream transfer section 200A and the downstream transfer section 200B are individually provided with case exchange sections 300B. Since the two case replacement parts 300C have the same structure, they will be collectively described as one case replacement part 300C.
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic side view of a case replacement section 300C of the third embodiment.
  • the case exchange section 300C is provided with an inlet 301 for taking in the storage case 5 from the outside and an outlet 302 for taking out the storage case 5 to the outside.
  • the storage case 5 is movable from the loading position 310 to the loading position 312 to the loading position 311 while rotating in the vertical direction.
  • the storage case 5 taken in from the intake port 301 is placed at the take-in position 310 and moved to the accommodation position 312 by the rotation of the case replacement part 300C.
  • the storage case 5 is moved to the removal position 311 .
  • the housing case 5 moved to the take-out position 311 is taken out from the take-out port 302 to the outside.
  • the parts 3 can be discharged at the discharge position B when the storage case 5 containing the parts 3 discharged at the discharge position A needs to be replaced. Also, when the storage case 5 containing the parts 3 to be ejected at the ejection position B needs to be replaced, the parts 3 can be ejected at the ejection position A. Therefore, according to the parts processing apparatus 1 of the first embodiment, the storage case 5 can be replaced without stopping the rotation of the transport table 101 .
  • the storage case 5 rotates and moves between the intake position 310, the storage position 312, and the extraction port 302, the storage case 5 can be easily moved. Further, the accommodation case 5 rotates in the vertical direction in the case exchange section 300C. Therefore, space efficiency is good because it does not take up space in the horizontal direction.
  • the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and modifications, improvements, etc. within the scope of achieving the object of the present invention are included in the present invention.
  • the upstream transfer section 200A and the downstream transfer section 200B are provided, but the present invention is not limited to this. It may be one.

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Provided is a component processing device capable of exchanging storage cases without stopping the rotation of a conveyance table. This component processing device 1 comprises: a processing unit 100 that has a conveyance table 101 capable of rotating about an axis O, and performs prescribed processing on components 3 continuously supplied to the conveyance table 101; a transfer unit 200 that transfers the components 3, which has been processed by the processing unit 100, from the conveyance table 101 to a storage case 5 disposed at a prescribed storage position; and a case exchange unit 300 that exchanges the storage case 5 disposed at the storage position, wherein the case exchange unit 300 can exchange the storage case 5 during the processing of the conveyance table 10101.

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部品処理装置Parts processing equipment
　本発明は、部品処理装置に関する。 The present invention relates to a component processing device.
　従来、コンデンサ等の部品の外観を検査する外観検査装置を含む部品処理装置が知られている。外観検査装置は、回転するテーブルに供給された部品を、搬送テーブルの外周に沿って配置された複数の検査部において外観検査する。そして検査終了後の部品は、収容ケースに収容される（例えば、特許文献１参照）。 　Conventionally, a component processing device including an appearance inspection device for inspecting the appearance of components such as capacitors is known. A visual inspection apparatus visually inspects components supplied to a rotating table in a plurality of inspection units arranged along the outer periphery of a conveying table. After inspection, the parts are housed in a housing case (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
特開２０１７－４４５７９号公報JP 2017-44579 A
　従来の部品処理装置は、収容ケースに収容される部品の数が上限個数になると、外観検査装置の搬送テーブルの回転を止めて、収容ケースを交換する必要があった。 With conventional parts processing equipment, when the number of parts stored in the storage case reached the upper limit, it was necessary to stop the rotation of the conveying table of the appearance inspection device and replace the storage case.
　本発明は、搬送テーブルの回転を止めることなく収容ケースを交換可能な部品処理装置を提供することを目的とする。 An object of the present invention is to provide a component processing apparatus that can replace the storage case without stopping the rotation of the transfer table.
　上記課題を解決するために本発明は、軸線を中心として回転可能な搬送テーブルを有し、該搬送テーブルに連続的に供給された部品に対して所定の処理を行う処理部と、前記処理部による処理が終了した前記部品を、前記搬送テーブルから、所定の収容位置に配置された収容ケースへと移送する移送部と、前記収容位置に配置された前記収容ケースを交換するケース交換部と、を備え、前記ケース交換部は、前記搬送テーブルの処理中に前記収容ケースを交換可能な、部品処理装置を提供する。 In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has a conveying table rotatable about an axis, a processing section for performing predetermined processing on parts continuously supplied to the conveying table, and the processing section. a transfer unit that transfers the parts that have undergone processing by from the transfer table to a storage case arranged at a predetermined storage position; a case exchange unit that replaces the storage case arranged at the storage position; wherein the case exchange section is capable of exchanging the storage case while the transfer table is being processed.
　本発明によれば、搬送テーブルの回転を止めることなく収容ケースを交換可能な部品処理装置を提供することができる。 According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a parts processing apparatus that can replace the storage case without stopping the rotation of the transfer table.
第１実施形態の部品処理装置１の概略平面図である。1 is a schematic plan view of a component processing apparatus 1 of a first embodiment; FIG. 図１の破線で囲んだ領域ＩＩの拡大平面図である。FIG. 2 is an enlarged plan view of area II enclosed by a dashed line in FIG. 1; 図２で示した部分を、図２の矢印Ｓの方向からみた図である。3 is a view of the portion shown in FIG. 2 as seen from the direction of arrow S in FIG. 2; FIG. 収容ケース５の概略斜視図である。5 is a schematic perspective view of a storage case 5; FIG. 図１のＶ－Ｖ線に沿った、下流側移送部２００Ｂを側方から見た概略断面である。1. It is a schematic cross section of the downstream transfer section 200B viewed from the side along line VV in FIG. 第２実施形態のケース交換部３００Ｂの概略上面図である。FIG. 11 is a schematic top view of a case replacement part 300B of the second embodiment; 第２実施形態のケース交換部３００Ｂの概略側面図である。It is a schematic side view of the case exchange part 300B of 2nd Embodiment. 第３実施形態のケース交換部３００Ｃの概略側面図である。It is a schematic side view of 300 C of case exchange parts of 3rd Embodiment.
　［第１実施形態］
　以下、図面を参照して本発明の第１実施形態の部品処理装置１について説明する。図１は、第１実施形態の部品処理装置１の概略平面図である。図２は図１の破線で囲んだ領域ＩＩの拡大平面図である。図３は、図２で示した部分を、図２の矢印Ｓの方向からみた図である。
　部品処理装置１は、処理部１００と、移送部２００と、ケース交換部３００と、制御部４００と、を備える。 [First embodiment]
A component processing apparatus 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a component processing apparatus 1 of the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is an enlarged plan view of area II enclosed by a dashed line in FIG. 3 is a view of the portion shown in FIG. 2 as viewed from the direction of arrow S in FIG.
The component processing apparatus 1 includes a processing section 100 , a transfer section 200 , a case exchange section 300 and a control section 400 .
　［処理部１００］
　実施形態では、処理部１００として、コンデンサや抵抗等の電子部品である部品３の外観を検査する外観検査部を例にして説明する。部品３のサイズは、例えば長さ方向寸法は０．２５ｍｍ±１０％であり、幅方向寸法および厚み方向寸法は０．１２５ｍｍ±１３％程度である。なお、処理部１００は、外観検査部に限定されず、他の部品に対して、例えば電子部品の特性を測定する測定部や、他の処理を行う部品処理部であってもよい。 [Processing unit 100]
In the embodiment, as the processing unit 100, an appearance inspection unit that inspects the appearance of the component 3, which is an electronic component such as a capacitor or a resistor, will be described as an example. The size of the part 3 is, for example, about 0.25 mm±10% in the length direction and about 0.125 mm±13% in the width direction and thickness direction. Note that the processing unit 100 is not limited to the appearance inspection unit, and may be a measurement unit that measures the characteristics of electronic components or a component processing unit that performs other processing on other components.
　処理部１００は、軸線Ｏを中心として図１及び図２中の矢印Ｒの方向に回転する搬送テーブル１０１と、回転する搬送テーブル１０１上に部品３を供給する載置するリニアフィーダ１０２と、リニアフィーダ１０２により搬送テーブル１０１上に供給された部品３を整列させる整列部１０３と、搬送テーブル１０１上に載置された部品３の外観を撮像する撮像部１０４と、を備える。 The processing unit 100 includes a conveying table 101 that rotates about the axis O in the direction of the arrow R in FIGS. An aligning unit 103 that aligns the components 3 supplied onto the conveying table 101 by the feeder 102 and an imaging unit 104 that captures an image of the appearance of the components 3 placed on the conveying table 101 are provided.
　［リニアフィーダ１０２］
　リニアフィーダ１０２は、図示しないパーツフィーダに投入された部品３を一列に整列させて矢印Ｔの方向に搬送し、搬送テーブル１０１上に載置する。リニアフィーダ１０２は、搬送テーブル１０１に向かって下降する傾斜面１０２ａを有し、部品３はリニアフィーダ１０２の傾斜面１０２ａを自重により滑り降りて搬送テーブル１０１に移載される。 [Linear feeder 102]
The linear feeder 102 aligns the parts 3 fed into a parts feeder (not shown) in a line, conveys them in the direction of the arrow T, and places them on the conveying table 101 . The linear feeder 102 has an inclined surface 102 a that descends toward the conveying table 101 , and the component 3 slides down the inclined surface 102 a of the linear feeder 102 by its own weight and is transferred to the conveying table 101 .
　［搬送テーブル１０１］
　搬送テーブル１０１は、水平に配置された透明円形部材である。搬送テーブル１０１は、部品３を外周に載置した状態で、軸線Ｏを中心として矢印Ｒ方向に回転する。
　部品３は、図１の一点鎖線の仮想線で示す、搬送テーブル１０１の上面の外縁部近傍を通る、軸線Ｏを中心とした円弧に沿って搬送される。 [Transport table 101]
The conveying table 101 is a horizontally arranged transparent circular member. The conveying table 101 rotates about the axis O in the direction of the arrow R with the component 3 placed on its outer circumference.
The component 3 is conveyed along an arc centered on the axis O, which passes near the outer edge of the upper surface of the conveying table 101 and is indicated by the phantom dashed line in FIG.
　［整列部１０３］
　整列部１０３は部品３を整列するためのガイド面１０３ａを含み、リニアフィーダ１０２から供給された部品３を搬送テーブル１０１上で整列させる。 [Alignment unit 103]
The aligning section 103 includes a guide surface 103 a for aligning the parts 3 and aligns the parts 3 supplied from the linear feeder 102 on the conveying table 101 .
　［撮像部１０４］
　撮像部１０４は、搬送テーブル１０１上の部品３を検査する。実施形態の部品３は、６面を有する直方体で、撮像部１０４は、例えば、側面カメラ部１０４ａと、内面カメラ部１０４ｂと、上面カメラ部１０４ｃと、下面カメラ部１０４ｄと、前面カメラ部１０４ｅと、後面カメラ部１０４ｆとを含む。 [Imaging unit 104]
The imaging unit 104 inspects the component 3 on the carrier table 101 . The component 3 of the embodiment is a rectangular parallelepiped having six faces, and the imaging unit 104 includes, for example, a side camera unit 104a, an inner camera unit 104b, a top camera unit 104c, a bottom camera unit 104d, and a front camera unit 104e. , and a rear camera section 104f.
　処理部１００は、搬送テーブル１０１の回転、リニアフィーダ１０２の駆動、及び撮像部１０４の撮像等を制御する処理部制御部１１０をさらに備える。処理部制御部１１０の制御により、搬送テーブル１０１が回転され、リニアフィーダ１０２から部品３が連続して搬送テーブル１０１上に供給され、撮像部１０４によって部品３の各面が撮像されて外観検査が行われる。なお、回転は、処理中において回転がごく短い時間１０μs～１０ｍｓなど止まって部品３が間欠搬送されるような回転であってもよい。 The processing unit 100 further includes a processing unit control unit 110 that controls rotation of the conveying table 101, driving of the linear feeder 102, imaging by the imaging unit 104, and the like. Under the control of the processing unit control unit 110, the conveying table 101 is rotated, the components 3 are continuously supplied onto the conveying table 101 from the linear feeder 102, and each surface of the components 3 is imaged by the imaging unit 104 to perform the appearance inspection. done. It should be noted that the rotation may be such that the rotation is stopped for a very short time such as 10 μs to 10 ms during processing and the component 3 is intermittently conveyed.
　［収容ケース５］
　外観検査が終了した部品３は、移送部２００により移送されて収容ケース５内に収容される。図４は収容ケース５の概略斜視図である。収容ケース５は、部品入口５ａを有し、部品入口５ａを介して内部空間に部品３を所定の上限個数まで収容可能である。 [Accommodation case 5]
The parts 3 that have undergone the visual inspection are transferred by the transfer unit 200 and housed in the housing case 5 . FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of the storage case 5. FIG. The storage case 5 has a component inlet 5a, and can accommodate up to a predetermined upper limit number of components 3 in the internal space via the component inlet 5a.
　［移送部２００］
　移送部２００は、外観検査が終了した部品３を、収容ケース５に移送する機構である。移送部２００は、図１に示すように、上流側移送部２００Ａと下流側移送部２００Ｂとの２つの移送部を備える。 [Transfer section 200]
The transfer unit 200 is a mechanism that transfers the component 3 that has undergone the visual inspection to the storage case 5 . The transfer section 200 includes two transfer sections, an upstream transfer section 200A and a downstream transfer section 200B, as shown in FIG.
　図５は図１のＶ－Ｖ線に沿った、下流側移送部２００Ｂを側方から見た概略断面である。なお、上流側移送部２００Ａと下流側移送部２００Ｂとは同様の構造を有するので、区別して説明する必要のない場合、移送部２００として説明する。
　移送部２００は、排出機構２０１と、流入口２０２ａ及び排出口２０２ｂが設けられた移送路２０２と、検知部２０３とを備える。 FIG. 5 is a schematic cross section of the downstream transfer section 200B viewed from the side along line VV in FIG. Since the upstream transfer section 200A and the downstream transfer section 200B have the same structure, they will be described as the transfer section 200 unless it is necessary to distinguish them.
The transfer section 200 includes a discharge mechanism 201 , a transfer path 202 provided with an inlet 202 a and a discharge port 202 b , and a detection section 203 .
　［排出機構２０１］
　排出機構２０１は、実施形態においては、搬送テーブル１０１上に載置されて搬送テーブル１０１とともに回転して、排出位置Ａ又は排出位置Ｂに到達した部品３に対して、側方から空気を吹き付けて、部品３を流入口２０２ａへと移動させる。ただし、排出機構２０１は空気を吹き付けるもの限らず、例えば部品３を流入口２０２ａへと押し出すピン等であってもよい。 [Ejection mechanism 201]
In the embodiment, the ejecting mechanism 201 is placed on the conveying table 101 and rotates together with the conveying table 101 to blow air from the side to the parts 3 that have reached the ejecting position A or the ejecting position B. , moves part 3 to inlet 202a. However, the discharge mechanism 201 is not limited to blowing air, and may be, for example, a pin or the like that pushes the part 3 to the inlet 202a.
　［移送路２０２］
　移送路２０２は、上下に延びる筒部材である。なお、斜めに配置されていてもよく、空気を移送路２０２に沿って流すことで、部品３をスムーズに移送させるものであってもいい。筒部材の上部は、排出機構２０１側に向かって側方が開口し、部品３が流入する流入口２０２ａとなっている。
　筒部材の下端には、流入口２０２ａより流入された部品３が収容ケース５へと排出される排出口２０２ｂが設けられている。流入口２０２ａは、図５に示す蓋部材２０２ｃによって開閉可能となっている。
　排出機構２０１により流入口２０２ａへと流入された部品３は、移送路２０２の内部を落下して、排出口２０２ｂから収容ケース５の部品入口５ａへと導かれる。 [Transfer path 202]
The transfer path 202 is a cylindrical member extending vertically. It should be noted that it may be arranged obliquely, and the component 3 may be transferred smoothly by flowing air along the transfer path 202 . The upper portion of the tubular member is laterally opened toward the discharge mechanism 201 and serves as an inlet 202a into which the component 3 flows.
A discharge port 202b is provided at the lower end of the tubular member, through which the component 3 introduced from the inlet 202a is discharged to the housing case 5. As shown in FIG. The inlet 202a can be opened and closed by a lid member 202c shown in FIG.
The parts 3 flowed into the inlet 202a by the discharge mechanism 201 drop inside the transfer path 202 and are guided from the outlet 202b to the parts inlet 5a of the storage case 5 .
　なお、部品３は、移送路２０２の内面に接触しながら滑り落ちていく場合がある。そのとき、摩擦によって部品が移送路２０２にとどまることを抑えるために、移送路２０２の内面は、導電性を有する金属等の導電性材料を含む材料で構成されていることが好ましい。また、移送路２０２に部品がとどまると部品３の混入が起きる可能性があるため、部品３が円滑に滑り落ちるように、移送路２０２の内面は平滑な低摩擦面であることが好ましく、例えばフッ素樹脂等の樹脂で表面加工されていることが好ましい。 Note that the part 3 may slide down while contacting the inner surface of the transfer path 202 . At this time, in order to prevent the parts from remaining on the transfer path 202 due to friction, the inner surface of the transfer path 202 is preferably made of a material containing a conductive material such as a conductive metal. In addition, since there is a possibility that the parts 3 may be mixed in if the parts remain in the transfer path 202, the inner surface of the transfer path 202 is preferably a smooth, low-friction surface so that the parts 3 slide down smoothly. It is preferable that the surface is treated with a resin such as a resin.
　［検知部２０３］
　検知部２０３は、移送路２０２の下流側に設けられている。検知部２０３は、移送路２０２を通過して収容ケース５の部品入口５ａに入る部品３の通過数をカウントする。検知部２０３は、発光素子及び受光素子で構成される公知の光センサが用いられる。なお、光センサとしては、発光した光の反射を対象物から受光する形式であって、発光素子及び受光素子が分離せず一体となったものでもよい。
　なお検知部２０３は、移送路２０２の上流側に設けてもよく、上流側と下流側との両方に設けてもよい。 [Detection unit 203]
The detector 203 is provided downstream of the transfer path 202 . The detection unit 203 counts the number of parts 3 passing through the transfer path 202 and entering the part inlet 5 a of the storage case 5 . A known optical sensor composed of a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element is used for the detection unit 203 . The optical sensor may be of a type that receives the reflection of the emitted light from the object, and the light-emitting element and the light-receiving element may be integrated without being separated.
Note that the detection unit 203 may be provided on the upstream side of the transfer path 202, or may be provided on both the upstream side and the downstream side.
　［ケース交換部３００］
　ケース交換部３００は、移送部２００の排出口２０２ｂより排出された部品３が収容される収容ケース５を、交換する部分である。
　第１実施形態のケース交換部３００は、空の収容ケース５を取り込む取込口３０１と、部品３が収容された収容ケース５を外部へと取り出す取出口３０２と、を備える。
　ケース交換部３００には、取込口３０１から取り込まれた収容ケース５が配置される取込位置３１０と、外部へと取り出される収容ケース５が配置される取出位置３１１と、上流側移送部２００Ａの排出口２０２ｂの下部に収容ケース５が配置される上流側収容位置３１２ａと、下流側移送部２００Ｂの排出口２０２ｂの下部に収容ケース５が配置される下流側収容位置３１２ｂと、ケース交換部３００内部において移動する収容ケース５が待機される待機位置３１４とが設けられている。
　なお、収容ケース５は、上流側収容位置３１２ａ及び下流側収容位置３１２ｂに移動した時に自動的に部品入口５ａが開き、上流側収容位置３１２ａ及び下流側収容位置３１２ｂから移動すると、自動的に閉じる構造となっている。 [Case exchange unit 300]
The case replacement part 300 is a part that replaces the storage case 5 in which the parts 3 ejected from the ejection port 202b of the transfer part 200 are accommodated.
The case replacement part 300 of the first embodiment includes an inlet 301 for taking in an empty storage case 5 and an outlet 302 for taking out the storage case 5 containing the components 3 to the outside.
The case exchanging section 300 has a loading position 310 at which the storage case 5 loaded from the loading port 301 is arranged, an extraction position 311 at which the storage case 5 to be taken out to the outside is arranged, and an upstream transfer section 200A. A downstream accommodation position 312b where the accommodation case 5 is arranged below the outlet 202b of the downstream transfer section 200B, and a case exchange section A standby position 314 is provided in the interior of 300 where the moving storage case 5 is on standby.
In the storage case 5, the component inlet 5a is automatically opened when moved to the upstream storage position 312a and the downstream storage position 312b, and automatically closed when moved from the upstream storage position 312a and the downstream storage position 312b. It has a structure.
　［制御部４００］
　制御部４００は、上流側移送部２００Ａと下流側移送部２００Ｂとのそれぞれに設けられた排出機構２０１の空気吹き付け動作、上流側移送部２００Ａと下流側移送部２００Ｂとのそれぞれに設けられた移送路２０２の蓋部材２０２ｃの開閉を制御する。さらに制御部４００は、検知部２０３を制御して移送路２０２を通過して収容ケース５の部品入口５ａに入る部品３の通過数をカウントするとともに、ケース交換部３００への収容ケース５の取り込み及びケース交換部３００からの収容ケース５の取り出しと、ケース交換部３００内での収容ケースの移動を制御する。 [Control unit 400]
The control unit 400 controls the air blowing operation of the discharge mechanism 201 provided in each of the upstream transfer unit 200A and the downstream transfer unit 200B, and the transfer operation provided in each of the upstream transfer unit 200A and the downstream transfer unit 200B. It controls the opening and closing of the cover member 202c of the path 202. Further, the control unit 400 controls the detection unit 203 to count the number of parts 3 that pass through the transfer path 202 and enter the component entrance 5a of the storage case 5, and the storage case 5 is taken into the case exchange unit 300. It also controls the taking out of the housing case 5 from the case exchanging section 300 and the movement of the housing case within the case exchanging section 300 .
　制御部４００は、まず、取込口３０１より取り込まれた収容ケース５を、図示しない搬送機構により、取込位置３１０に移動させ、次いで待機位置３１４へ移動させ、さらに上流側収容位置３１２ａへ移動させる。
　同様に、制御部４００は、取込口３０１より取り込まれた収容ケース５を、図示しない搬送機構により、取込位置３１０に移動させ、次いで待機位置３１４へ移動させ、さらに下流側移送部２００Ｂへ移動させる。
　そして制御部４００は、上流側移送部２００Ａと下流側移送部２００Ｂとのそれぞれに設けられた移送路２０２の蓋部材２０２ｃが閉じている場合は開き、排出機構２０１を作動させ、空気の吹き付けを開始する。 First, the control unit 400 moves the storage case 5 taken in from the intake port 301 to the take-in position 310, then to the standby position 314, and further to the upstream side accommodation position 312a by a transport mechanism (not shown). Let
Similarly, the control unit 400 causes the transport mechanism (not shown) to move the storage case 5 taken in from the take-in port 301 to the take-in position 310, then to the standby position 314, and further to the downstream transfer part 200B. move.
When the cover member 202c of the transfer path 202 provided in each of the upstream transfer section 200A and the downstream transfer section 200B is closed, the control section 400 opens the cover member 202c, operates the discharge mechanism 201, and blows air. Start.
　この状態で、処理部制御部１１０は、搬送テーブル１０１を回転し、リニアフィーダ１０２から部品３を連続して搬送テーブル１０１上に供給し、撮像部１０４によって、部品３の各面を撮像して外観検査を行う。 In this state, the processing unit control unit 110 rotates the conveying table 101 to continuously supply the components 3 from the linear feeder 102 onto the conveying table 101, and the imaging unit 104 captures an image of each surface of the component 3. Perform a visual inspection.
　外観検査が終了した部品３は、搬送テーブル１０１とともに回転して上流側移送部２００Ａの排出機構２０１が配置されている排出位置Ａまで到達する。そうすると部品３は、上流側移送部２００Ａの排出機構２０１により空気が吹き付けられて、流入口２０２ａより移送路２０２内に流入し、移送路２０２の内部を落下して、排出口２０２ｂより、上流側収容位置３１２ａに配置された収容ケース５の部品入口５ａへと導かれる。 The component 3 that has undergone the visual inspection rotates together with the transport table 101 and reaches the ejection position A where the ejection mechanism 201 of the upstream transfer section 200A is arranged. Then, the part 3 is blown with air by the discharge mechanism 201 of the upstream transfer section 200A, flows into the transfer path 202 from the inlet 202a, falls inside the transfer path 202, and is upstream from the outlet 202b. It is guided to the component inlet 5a of the storage case 5 arranged at the storage position 312a.
　制御部４００は、検知部２０３により、移送路２０２を通過して上流側収容位置３１２ａに配置された収容ケース５の部品入口５ａに入る部品３の通過数をカウントする。
　制御部４００は、下流側収容位置３１２ｂに配置された収容ケース５に流入した部品３が、上限個数に達したら、上流側移送部２００Ａに設けられた移送路２０２の蓋部材２０２ｃを閉じる。 The control unit 400 counts the passing number of the components 3 passing through the transfer path 202 and entering the component entrance 5a of the storage case 5 arranged at the upstream storage position 312a by the detection unit 203 .
The controller 400 closes the lid member 202c of the transfer path 202 provided in the upstream transfer section 200A when the number of components 3 flowing into the storage case 5 arranged at the downstream storage position 312b reaches the upper limit.
　制御部４００は、上流側収容位置３１２ａに配置された収容ケース５を待機位置３１４に移動させ、さらに取出位置３１１へと移動させ、取出口３０２より外部へと取り出す。 The control unit 400 moves the storage case 5 arranged at the upstream storage position 312 a to the standby position 314 , further moves it to the take-out position 311 , and takes it out from the take-out port 302 .
　上流側収容位置３１２ａに配置された収容ケース５が外部へ取り出されている間も、搬送テーブル１０１は処理を継続し、搬送テーブル１０１上の部品３は、搬送テーブル１０１とともに回転して排出位置Ｂまで到達する。
　排出位置Ｂで、部品３は、下流側移送部２００Ｂの排出機構２０１により空気が吹き付けられて、流入口２０２ａより移送路２０２内に流入し、移送路２０２の内部を落下して、排出口２０２ｂより下流側収容位置３１２ｂに配置された収容ケース５の部品入口５ａへと導かれる。 While the storage case 5 arranged at the upstream accommodation position 312a is being taken out to the outside, the transport table 101 continues processing, and the component 3 on the transport table 101 rotates together with the transport table 101 and moves to the discharge position B. to reach.
At the discharge position B, the part 3 is blown with air by the discharge mechanism 201 of the downstream transfer section 200B, flows into the transfer path 202 from the inlet 202a, drops inside the transfer path 202, and exits at the outlet 202b. It is guided to the component inlet 5a of the storage case 5 arranged at the downstream storage position 312b.
　制御部４００は、検知部２０３により、移送路２０２を通過して下流側収容位置３１２ｂに配置された収容ケース５の部品入口５ａに入る部品３の通過数をカウントする。 The control unit 400 counts the number of parts 3 passing through the transfer path 202 and entering the component inlet 5a of the storage case 5 arranged at the downstream storage position 312b.
　制御部４００は、下流側収容位置３１２ｂに配置された収容ケース５に流入した部品３が、上限個数に達する前に、再度、取込口３０１より取り込まれた収容ケース５を、図示しない搬送機構により、取込位置３１０に移動させ、次いで待機位置３１４へ移動させ、さらに、上流側収容位置３１２ａへ移動させて収容ケース５を補充しておく。 Before the number of components 3 that have flowed into the storage case 5 arranged at the downstream storage position 312b reaches the upper limit, the control unit 400 controls the storage case 5 taken in from the intake port 301 again by a conveying mechanism (not shown). , to the take-in position 310, then to the standby position 314, and further to the upstream storage position 312a to replenish the storage case 5. As shown in FIG.
　制御部４００は、下流側収容位置３１２ｂに配置された収容ケース５に流入した部品３が、上限個数に達する直前に、上流側移送部２００Ａに設けられた移送路２０２の蓋部材２０２ｃを開く。
　上限個数に達する直前とは、下流側収容位置３１２ｂに収容されている部品３の数が、排出位置Ａと排出位置Ｂとの間に存在する部品３の数だけ、上限個数より少ない量に達したときである。 The control section 400 opens the cover member 202c of the transfer path 202 provided in the upstream transfer section 200A immediately before the number of components 3 flowing into the storage case 5 arranged at the downstream storage position 312b reaches the upper limit number.
Immediately before reaching the upper limit number means that the number of parts 3 stored in the downstream storage position 312b reaches an amount less than the upper limit number by the number of parts 3 existing between the discharge position A and the discharge position B. when
　このように下流側収容位置３１２ｂに収容されている部品３の数が、排出位置Ａと排出位置Ｂとの間に存在する部品３の数だけ、上限個数より少ない量に達したとき、上流側移送部２００Ａに設けられた移送路２０２の蓋部材２０２ｃを開くと、排出位置Ａよりも、下流側に存在する部品３が、上流側移送部２００Ａに設けられた移送路２０２の蓋部材２０２ｃを開いた後で、下流側移送部２００Ｂによって下流側収容位置３１２ｂに配置された収容ケース５の部品入口５ａへ落下され、下流側収容位置３１２ｂに配置された収容ケース５に流入した部品３が上限個数となる。 Thus, when the number of parts 3 stored in the downstream storage position 312b reaches an amount smaller than the upper limit number by the number of parts 3 existing between the discharge position A and the discharge position B, the upstream side When the cover member 202c of the transfer path 202 provided in the transfer section 200A is opened, the parts 3 present downstream of the discharge position A will move the cover member 202c of the transfer path 202 provided in the upstream transfer section 200A. After opening, the downstream transfer section 200B drops the parts 3 into the component entrance 5a of the storage case 5 arranged at the downstream storage position 312b and flows into the storage case 5 located at the downstream storage position 312b. number.
　制御部４００は上流側収容位置３１２ａに配置された収容ケース５を待機位置３１４に移動させ、さらに取出位置３１１へと移動させ、取出口３０２より外部へと取り出す。 The control unit 400 moves the storage case 5 arranged at the upstream storage position 312 a to the standby position 314 , further moves it to the take-out position 311 , and takes it out from the take-out port 302 .
　このように、本実施形態によると、搬送テーブル１０１の互いに異なる排出位置Ａに上流側移送部２００Ａ、排出位置Ｂに下流側移送部２００Ｂが設けられている。そして、上流側移送部２００Ａから排出された部品３が収容される収容ケース５と、下流側移送部２００Ｂから排出された部品３が収容される収容ケース５と、は異なる。そして、排出位置Ａで排出される部品３を収容している収容ケース５の交換が必要になったときには、排出位置Ｂにおいて部品３の排出が可能である。また、排出位置Ｂで排出される部品３を収容している収容ケース５の交換が必要になったときには、排出位置Ａにおいて部品３の排出が可能である。したがって第１実施形態の部品処理装置１によると、搬送テーブル１０１の処理を止めることなく、収容ケース５を交換することができる。なお、移送部２００は２つ以上でなくてもよく、１つであってもよく、１つの場合、移送路２０２を、部品を貯留させるバッファとして機能させ、収容ケース５を交換時に、取込口を閉じ、移送路２０２上の部品３のみを捨てることで、収容ケース５の交換後に再び取込口を開き部品３を取り入れることが可能である。 As described above, according to the present embodiment, the upstream transfer section 200A is provided at the discharge position A different from each other, and the downstream transfer section 200B is provided at the discharge position B of the transport table 101 . The storage case 5 in which the components 3 discharged from the upstream transfer section 200A are stored differs from the storage case 5 in which the components 3 discharged from the downstream transfer section 200B are stored. When the storage case 5 containing the parts 3 ejected at the ejection position A needs to be replaced, the parts 3 can be ejected at the ejection position B. Also, when the storage case 5 containing the parts 3 to be ejected at the ejection position B needs to be replaced, the parts 3 can be ejected at the ejection position A. Therefore, according to the component processing apparatus 1 of the first embodiment, the storage case 5 can be replaced without stopping the processing of the transport table 101 . It should be noted that the number of transfer units 200 does not have to be two or more, and may be one. By closing the opening and discarding only the parts 3 on the transfer path 202, it is possible to open the intake opening again and take in the parts 3 after the storage case 5 is replaced.
　［第２実施形態］
　次に、本発明の第２実施形態の部品処理装置１について説明する。第２実施形態の部品処理装置１は、第１実施形態と同様に処理部１００と、移送部２００と、ケース交換部３００Ｂと、制御部４００と、を備える。そして、搬送テーブル１０１の排出位置Ａに上流側移送部２００Ａ、排出位置Ａと異なる排出位置Ｂに下流側移送部２００Ｂが設けられ、上流側移送部２００Ａから排出された部品３が収容される収容ケース５と、下流側移送部２００Ｂから排出された部品３が収容される収容ケース５とは異なる。
　第２実施形態が第１実施形態と異なるのは、ケース交換部３００Ｂの構造であり、その他の同様な部分の説明は省略する。 [Second embodiment]
Next, a component processing apparatus 1 according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. A parts processing apparatus 1 of the second embodiment includes a processing section 100, a transfer section 200, a case exchange section 300B, and a control section 400, as in the first embodiment. An upstream transfer section 200A is provided at the discharge position A of the conveying table 101, and a downstream transfer section 200B is provided at a discharge position B different from the discharge position A. The case 5 is different from the storage case 5 in which the components 3 discharged from the downstream transfer section 200B are stored.
The second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in the structure of the case replacement part 300B, and description of other similar parts is omitted.
　また、第２実施形態においては、第１実施形態と異なり、上流側移送部２００Ａと下流側移送部２００Ｂとのそれぞれに、ケース交換部３００Ｂが個別に設けられている。２つケース交換部３００Ｂは同様の構造を有するので、まとめて１つのケース交換部３００Ｂとして説明する。 Further, in the second embodiment, unlike the first embodiment, the upstream transfer section 200A and the downstream transfer section 200B are individually provided with case exchange sections 300B. Since the two case replacement parts 300B have the same structure, they will be collectively described as one case replacement part 300B.
　図６は、第２実施形態の概略上面図である。図７は、第２実施形態のケース交換部３００Ｂの概略側面図である。 FIG. 6 is a schematic top view of the second embodiment. FIG. 7 is a schematic side view of the case replacement part 300B of the second embodiment.
　ケース交換部３００Ｂは、上部に収容ケース５を外部より取り込む取込口３０１と、取込口３０１から取り込まれた収容ケース５が配置される取込位置３１０と、下部に収容ケース５に部品３が流入される収容位置３１２が設けられた第１斜面３５０を備える。
　また、ケース交換部３００Ｂは、第１斜面３５０と並設され、上部が収容位置３１２と略同じ水平位置で、その上部に収容ケース５が収容位置３１２から移動される移動位置３１５と、下部に収容ケース５を外部へと取り出す取出口３０２により取り出される収容ケース５が配置される取出位置３１１とが設けられた第２斜面３５１を備える。 The case exchange section 300B has an intake port 301 for taking in the storage case 5 from the outside at the top, a loading position 310 where the storage case 5 taken in from the intake port 301 is arranged, and a part 3 in the storage case 5 at the bottom. It comprises a first ramp 350 provided with a receiving location 312 into which the fluid flows.
In addition, the case exchange section 300B is arranged in parallel with the first slope 350, and has an upper portion at a horizontal position substantially the same as the accommodation position 312, a movement position 315 at the upper portion where the accommodation case 5 is moved from the accommodation position 312, and a lower portion. It has a second slope 351 provided with a take-out position 311 where the storage case 5 taken out by the take-out port 302 for taking out the storage case 5 to the outside is arranged.
　第１斜面３５０の上端に設けられた取込口３０１から取り込まれた収容ケース５は、第１斜面３５０の上側の取込位置３１０に配置される。第１斜面３５０の下部の収容位置３１２に配置された収容ケース５に収容された部品３が上限個数に達すると、収容位置３１２に配置された収容ケース５は、隣接する第２斜面３５１の上部に位置する移動位置３１５に移動される。
　そうすると、第１斜面３５０の下部の収容位置３１２が空になるので、第１斜面３５０における収容位置３１２より上側の収容ケース５が滑り降りて、収容位置３１２に収容ケース５が配置される。
　一方、第２斜面３５１の上端にある移動位置３１５に移動された収容ケース５は、第２斜面３５１を滑り降りて取出位置３１１へと移動され、取出口３０２より外部へと取り出される。 The storage case 5 taken in from the intake port 301 provided at the upper end of the first slope 350 is arranged at the take-in position 310 above the first slope 350 . When the number of components 3 accommodated in the storage case 5 arranged at the accommodation position 312 below the first slope 350 reaches the upper limit, the storage case 5 arranged at the accommodation position 312 is moved to the upper part of the adjacent second slope 351 . is moved to a moving position 315 located at .
As a result, the housing position 312 at the bottom of the first slope 350 becomes empty, so that the housing case 5 above the housing position 312 on the first slope 350 slides down, and the housing case 5 is arranged at the housing position 312 .
On the other hand, the storage case 5 moved to the moving position 315 at the upper end of the second slope 351 is slid down the second slope 351 to be moved to the take-out position 311 and taken out from the take-out port 302 .
　第２実施形態においても排出位置Ａで排出される部品３を収容している収容ケース５の交換が必要になったときには、排出位置Ｂにおいて部品３の排出が可能である。また、排出位置Ｂで排出される部品３を収容している収容ケース５の交換が必要になったときには、排出位置Ａにおいて部品３の排出が可能である。したがって第１実施形態の部品処理装置１によると、搬送テーブル１０１の回転を止めることなく、収容ケース５を交換することができる。 Also in the second embodiment, the parts 3 can be discharged at the discharge position B when the storage case 5 containing the parts 3 discharged at the discharge position A needs to be replaced. Also, when the storage case 5 containing the parts 3 to be ejected at the ejection position B needs to be replaced, the parts 3 can be ejected at the ejection position A. Therefore, according to the parts processing apparatus 1 of the first embodiment, the storage case 5 can be replaced without stopping the rotation of the transport table 101 .
　さらに、第１斜面３５０及び第２斜面３５１の傾斜を用いることで収容ケース５の移動を容易に行うことができる。 Furthermore, by using the inclinations of the first slope 350 and the second slope 351, the storage case 5 can be easily moved.
　［第３実施形態］
　次に、本発明の第３実施形態の部品処理装置１について説明する。第３実施形態の部品処理装置１は、第１実施形態と同様に処理部１００と、移送部２００と、ケース交換部３００Ｃと、制御部４００と、を備える。そして、搬送テーブル１０１の排出位置Ａに上流側移送部２００Ａ、排出位置Ａと異なる排出位置Ｂに下流側移送部２００Ｂが設けられ、上流側移送部２００Ａから排出された部品３が収容される収容ケース５と、下流側移送部２００Ｂから排出された部品３が収容される収容ケース５と、は異なる。
　第３実施形態が第１実施形態と異なるのは、ケース交換部３００Ｃの構造であり、その他の同様な部分の説明は省略する。 [Third embodiment]
Next, a component processing apparatus 1 according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. A parts processing apparatus 1 of the third embodiment includes a processing section 100, a transfer section 200, a case exchange section 300C, and a control section 400, as in the first embodiment. An upstream transfer section 200A is provided at the discharge position A of the conveying table 101, and a downstream transfer section 200B is provided at a discharge position B different from the discharge position A. The case 5 is different from the storage case 5 in which the components 3 discharged from the downstream transfer section 200B are stored.
The third embodiment differs from the first embodiment in the structure of the case replacement part 300C, and the description of other similar parts is omitted.
　また、第２実施形態においては、第１実施形態と異なり、上流側移送部２００Ａと下流側移送部２００Ｂとのそれぞれに、ケース交換部３００Ｂが個別に設けられている。２つのケース交換部３００Ｃは、同様の構造を有するので、まとめて１つのケース交換部３００Ｃとして説明する。 Further, in the second embodiment, unlike the first embodiment, the upstream transfer section 200A and the downstream transfer section 200B are individually provided with case exchange sections 300B. Since the two case replacement parts 300C have the same structure, they will be collectively described as one case replacement part 300C.
　図８は第３実施形態のケース交換部３００Ｃの概略側面図である。
　ケース交換部３００Ｃは、収容ケース５を外部より取り込む取込口３０１、収容ケース５を外部へと取り出す取出口３０２が設けられ、取込口３０１から取り込まれた収容ケース５が配置される取込位置３１０と、収容ケース５を外部へと取り出される収容ケース５が配置される取出位置３１１と、移送部の排出口の下部に部品入口５ａが配置される収容ケース５の収容位置３１２と、を備える。ケース交換部３００Ｃ内において、収容ケース５は、取込位置３１０から、収容位置３１２を経て、取出位置３１１へと、垂直方向に回転しながら移動可能である。 FIG. 8 is a schematic side view of a case replacement section 300C of the third embodiment.
The case exchange section 300C is provided with an inlet 301 for taking in the storage case 5 from the outside and an outlet 302 for taking out the storage case 5 to the outside. A position 310, a take-out position 311 where the storage case 5 is taken out to the outside, and a storage position 312 of the storage case 5 where the component entrance 5a is located below the discharge port of the transfer section. Prepare. In the case exchange section 300C, the storage case 5 is movable from the loading position 310 to the loading position 312 to the loading position 311 while rotating in the vertical direction.
　取込口３０１から取り込まれた収容ケース５は、取込位置３１０に配置され、ケース交換部３００Ｃの回転によって収容位置３１２へ移動される。収容位置３１２において収容ケース５内に部品３が流入され、収容ケース５内の部品３が上限個数に達すると、収容ケース５は、取出位置３１１へと移動される。取出位置３１１へと移動された収容ケース５は取出口３０２より外部へと取り出される。 The storage case 5 taken in from the intake port 301 is placed at the take-in position 310 and moved to the accommodation position 312 by the rotation of the case replacement part 300C. When the parts 3 flow into the storage case 5 at the storage position 312 and the number of parts 3 in the storage case 5 reaches the upper limit, the storage case 5 is moved to the removal position 311 . The housing case 5 moved to the take-out position 311 is taken out from the take-out port 302 to the outside.
　第３実施形態においても排出位置Ａで排出される部品３を収容している収容ケース５の交換が必要になったときには、排出位置Ｂにおいて部品３の排出が可能である。また、排出位置Ｂで排出される部品３を収容している収容ケース５の交換が必要になったときには、排出位置Ａにおいて部品３の排出が可能である。したがって第１実施形態の部品処理装置１によると、搬送テーブル１０１の回転を止めることなく、収容ケース５を交換することができる。 Also in the third embodiment, the parts 3 can be discharged at the discharge position B when the storage case 5 containing the parts 3 discharged at the discharge position A needs to be replaced. Also, when the storage case 5 containing the parts 3 to be ejected at the ejection position B needs to be replaced, the parts 3 can be ejected at the ejection position A. Therefore, according to the parts processing apparatus 1 of the first embodiment, the storage case 5 can be replaced without stopping the rotation of the transport table 101 .
　さらに、収容ケース５は、取込位置３１０、収容位置３１２、取出口３０２との間を回転して移動するので、収容ケース５の移動を容易に行うことができる。
　また、ケース交換部３００Ｃにおいて収容ケース５が回転するのは垂直方向である。ゆえに、水平方向に場所を取らないのでスペース効率が良い。 Furthermore, since the storage case 5 rotates and moves between the intake position 310, the storage position 312, and the extraction port 302, the storage case 5 can be easily moved.
Further, the accommodation case 5 rotates in the vertical direction in the case exchange section 300C. Therefore, space efficiency is good because it does not take up space in the horizontal direction.
　以上、本発明の好適な実施形態について説明したが、本発明は上記実施形態に限定されず、本発明の目的を達成できる範囲での変形、改良等は本発明に含まれるものである。例えば、上述の実施形態では上流側移送部２００Ａと下流側移送部２００Ｂが設けられていたが、これに限定されず、搬送テーブルの収容中に収容ケースを交換可能であれば、移送部２００は１つであってもよい。 Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and modifications, improvements, etc. within the scope of achieving the object of the present invention are included in the present invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the upstream transfer section 200A and the downstream transfer section 200B are provided, but the present invention is not limited to this. It may be one.
　１　　部品処理装置
　３　　部品
　５　　収容ケース
　５ａ　　部品入口
　１００　　処理部
　１０１　　搬送テーブル
　２００　　移送部
　２００Ａ　　上流側移送部
　２００Ｂ　　下流側移送部
　２０１　　排出機構
　２０２　　移送路
　２０２ａ　　流入口
　２０２ｂ　　排出口
　２０２ｃ　　蓋部材
　２０３　　検知部
　３００，３００Ｂ，３００Ｃ　　ケース交換部
　３０１　　取込口
　３０２　　取出口
　３１０　　取込位置
　３１１　　取出位置
　３１２　　収容位置
　３１２ａ　　上流側収容位置
　３１２ｂ　　下流側収容位置
　３１４　　待機位置
　３１５　　移動位置
　３５０　　第１斜面
　３５１　　第２斜面
　４００　　制御部 Reference Signs List 1 parts processing apparatus 3 parts 5 storage case 5a parts inlet 100 processing unit 101 conveying table 200 transfer unit 200A upstream transfer unit 200B downstream transfer unit 201 discharge mechanism 202 transfer path 202a inlet 202b discharge port 202c cover member 203 detection unit 300 , 300B, 300C case replacement part 301 intake port 302 extraction port 310 intake position 311 extraction position 312 storage position 312a upstream storage position 312b downstream storage position 314 standby position 315 movement position 350 first slope 351 second slope 400 control Department

Claims (4)

  1. 　軸線を中心として回転可能な搬送テーブルを有し、該搬送テーブルに連続的に供給された部品に対して所定の処理を行う処理部と、
    　前記処理部による処理が終了した前記部品を、前記搬送テーブルから、所定の収容位置に配置された収容ケースへと移送する移送部と、
    　前記収容位置に配置された前記収容ケースを交換するケース交換部と、
    を備え、
    　前記ケース交換部は、前記搬送テーブルの処理中に前記収容ケースを交換可能な、
    部品処理装置。     a processing unit having a conveying table rotatable about an axis and performing predetermined processing on parts continuously supplied to the conveying table;
    a transfer unit that transfers the component, which has been processed by the processing unit, from the transfer table to a storage case arranged at a predetermined storage position;
    a case replacement unit that replaces the storage case arranged at the storage position;
    with
    The case exchanging unit is capable of exchanging the storage case during processing of the transport table,
    Parts processing equipment.
  2. 　少なくとも２つの前記移送部と、
    　前記移送部を制御する制御部と、を備え、
    　前記移送部は、それぞれ、
    　前記搬送テーブルに載置されている前記部品を排出する排出機構と、
    　一端に、前記排出機構より排出された前記部品が流入する流入口、他端に、該流入口より流入した前記部品が前記収容ケースへと排出される排出口が設けられた移送路と、を有し、
    　前記制御部は、
    　少なくとも２つの前記移送部のうちの１つの前記移送部の前記排出口より排出された前記部品が収容される前記収容ケースの交換時に、
    　前記１つの前記移送部の前記移送路に設けられた前記流入口を閉じ、且つ他の移送部の前記移送路に設けられた前記流入口は開いたままで、回転する前記搬送テーブルからの前記他の移送部の移送路を介した前記収容ケースへの前記部品の排出を継続させる、
    請求項１に記載の部品処理装置。     at least two transfer sections;
    A control unit that controls the transfer unit,
    Each of the transfer units includes:
    a discharge mechanism for discharging the component placed on the transfer table;
    a transfer path provided with an inlet at one end through which the parts discharged from the discharge mechanism flow in, and an outlet at the other end through which the parts flowed in from the inlet are discharged into the housing case; have
    The control unit
    When replacing the housing case that houses the component discharged from the discharge port of one of the at least two transfer units,
    While the inlet provided in the transfer path of the one transfer section is closed and the inlet provided in the transfer path of the other transfer section is kept open, the transfer from the rotating transfer table to the other Continue discharging the parts into the storage case through the transfer path of the transfer part of
    The parts processing apparatus according to claim 1.
  3. 　前記ケース交換部は、
    　上部に前記収容ケースを外部より取り込む取込口、及び下部に前記収容位置が設けられた第１斜面と、
    　前記第１斜面と並設され、上部に前記収容ケースが前記収容位置から移動される移動位置、及び下部に前記収容ケースを外部へと取り出す取出口が設けられた第２斜面と、を備える、
    請求項１又は請求項２に記載の部品処理装置。     The case replacement part is
    a first slope provided with an intake opening for taking in the storage case from the outside at an upper portion and the storage position provided at a lower portion;
    A second slope is provided in parallel with the first slope, and has a movement position at an upper portion where the storage case is moved from the storage position, and a second slope provided at a lower portion with an outlet for taking out the storage case to the outside.
    3. The parts processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2.
  4. 　前記ケース交換部は、
    　前記収容ケースを外部より取り込む取込口と、前記収容位置と、前記収容ケースを外部へと取り出す取出口、との間で前記収容ケースを回転移動させる、
    請求項１又は請求項２に記載の部品処理装置。     The case replacement part is
    rotationally moving the storage case between an inlet for taking in the storage case from the outside, the accommodation position, and an outlet for taking out the storage case to the outside;
    3. The parts processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2.
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