CN215997604U - Driving mechanism and integrated circuit testing and sorting machine - Google Patents
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The utility model provides an actuating mechanism and integrated circuit test sorter relates to integrated circuit test equipment technical field, the utility model provides an actuating mechanism, include: the device comprises a first linear driving assembly, a second linear driving assembly, a power source assembly and a beam assembly; the first linear driving component is provided with a first moving part, and the second linear driving component is provided with a second moving part; the first linear driving assembly and the second linear driving assembly are respectively in transmission connection with the power source assembly and enable the first moving piece and the second moving piece to move synchronously; the beam assembly is mounted between the first movable member and the second movable member. The utility model provides an actuating mechanism and integrated circuit test sorter can ensure that the drive power that the beam assembly both ends received is synchronous and steady, has improved actuating mechanism's stability.
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Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of integrated circuit test equipment technique and specifically relates to an actuating mechanism and integrated circuit test sorter are related to.
Background
A traditional translation type testing machine can only be used for placing a group of testing stations on the same plane, and when a plurality of groups of testing stations need to be placed to improve testing efficiency, a larger space needs to be occupied for arrangement. In addition, the gantry type double-drive structure generally places the motor at one side of the gantry mechanism, and when the span of the driving mechanism is large, the precision requirement and the installation difficulty of the transmission mechanism are increased. And when the span of the driving mechanism is large, the parallelism of the linear guide rails at the two ends of the cross beam is difficult to guarantee, and the reaction force of the cross beam acting on the linear guide rails can aggravate the abrasion of the linear guide rails, so that the moving stability of the cross beam is influenced.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
An object of the utility model is to provide an actuating mechanism and integrated circuit test sorter to alleviate the poor technical problem of actuating mechanism well beam assembly removal stationarity.
In a first aspect, the present invention provides a driving mechanism, including: the driving assembly comprises a driving assembly, a power source assembly in transmission connection with the driving assembly, and a cross beam assembly in transmission connection with the driving assembly, wherein the driving assembly comprises a first linear driving assembly and a second linear driving assembly;
the first linear driving component is provided with a first moving part, and the second linear driving component is provided with a second moving part;
the first linear driving assembly and the second linear driving assembly are respectively in transmission connection with the power source assembly and enable the first moving piece and the second moving piece to move synchronously;
the beam assembly is mounted between the first movable member and the second movable member.
With reference to the first aspect, the present invention provides a first possible implementation manner of the first aspect, wherein the power source assembly includes: the reversing speed reducer comprises a driving device, a reversing speed reducer, a first transmission shaft and a second transmission shaft;
the driving device is in transmission connection with the reversing speed reducer, the first transmission shaft and the second transmission shaft are in transmission connection with the reversing speed reducer respectively, the first transmission shaft is in transmission connection with the first linear driving assembly, and the second transmission shaft is in transmission connection with the second linear driving assembly.
With reference to the first possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the present invention provides a second possible implementation manner of the first aspect, wherein the first linear driving assembly includes: a first reverser and a first screw conveyor;
the first reverser is in transmission connection with the first transmission shaft, and the first lead screw conveyor is in transmission connection with the first reverser;
the first movable piece is mounted on the first lead screw conveyor.
With reference to the second possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the present invention provides a third possible implementation manner of the first aspect, wherein the second linear driving assembly includes: a second reverser and a second screw conveyor;
the second lead screw conveyor is parallel to the first lead screw conveyor, and is in transmission connection with the second reverser which is in transmission connection with the second transmission shaft;
the second movable piece is mounted on the second screw conveyor.
In combination with the first aspect, the present invention provides a fourth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, wherein a sliding guide is installed on at least one of the first movable member and the second movable member, the sliding guide is parallel to an extending direction of the beam assembly, and the beam assembly is in sliding fit with the sliding guide.
In combination with the fourth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the present invention provides a fifth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, wherein one of the sliding guide and the beam assembly is provided with a sliding rail, and the other is provided with a sliding table matched with the sliding rail.
With reference to the first aspect, the present invention provides a sixth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, wherein the beam assembly includes: the device comprises a beam body and a conveying device installed on the beam body.
With reference to the sixth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the present invention provides a seventh possible implementation manner of the first aspect, wherein the conveying device includes: the speed reducing motor, the driving wheel, the driven wheel and the transmission belt;
the rotating shaft of the driving wheel is parallel to the rotating shaft of the driven wheel, and the driving wheel and the driven wheel are respectively and rotatably connected to the beam body;
the speed reducing motor is installed on the beam body and is in transmission connection with the driving wheel, and the driven wheel is in transmission connection with the driving wheel through the transmission belt.
With reference to the seventh possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the present invention provides an eighth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, wherein a guide rail is installed on the beam body; the belt is connected to a pickup device that is a sliding fit on the guide rail.
In a second aspect, the present invention provides an integrated circuit testing handler including the driving mechanism provided by the first aspect.
The embodiment of the utility model provides a following beneficial effect has been brought: the first linear driving assembly and the second linear driving assembly are parallel, the first linear driving assembly and the second linear driving assembly are respectively in transmission connection with the power source assembly, the first moving part of the first linear driving assembly and the second moving part of the second linear driving assembly are driven by the power source assembly to move synchronously, and the cross beam assembly is installed between the first moving part and the second moving part, so that the driving force received by the two ends of the cross beam assembly can be ensured to be synchronous and stable, and the stability of the driving mechanism is improved.
In order to make the aforementioned and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention comprehensible, preferred embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention or the related art, the drawings required to be used in the description of the embodiments or the related art will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without creative efforts.
Fig. 1 is a first schematic view of a driving mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 2 is a second schematic view of a driving mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 3 is a schematic view of a first linear driving assembly, a second linear driving assembly, a power source assembly and a beam assembly of a driving mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 4 is a schematic view of a first movable member, a beam assembly and a sliding guide of a driving mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 5 is a partially enlarged schematic view of a cross beam assembly of a driving mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 6 is a partially enlarged schematic view of a beam assembly of a driving mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Icon: 100-a first linear drive assembly; 101-a first movable member; 110-a first commutator; 120-a first lead screw conveyor; 200-a second linear drive assembly; 201-a second movable member; 210-a second commutator; 220-a second screw conveyor; 300-a power source assembly; 310-a drive device; 320-a reversing speed reducer; 330-a first transmission shaft; 340-a second drive shaft; 400-a beam assembly; 410-beam body; 420-a delivery device; 421-a reduction motor; 422-a transmission belt; 423-driving wheel; 424-driven wheel; 430-a guide rail; 500-sliding guide.
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The technical solution of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, and obviously, the described embodiments are some, but not all embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative work belong to the protection scope of the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplification of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance. The term "physical quantity" in the formula, unless otherwise noted, is understood to mean a basic quantity of a basic unit of international system of units, or a derived quantity derived from a basic quantity by a mathematical operation such as multiplication, division, differentiation, or integration.
In the description of the present invention, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.
Example one
As shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, an embodiment of the present invention provides a driving mechanism, including: drive assembly, with drive assembly transmission connection's power source subassembly 300, and with drive assembly transmission connection's beam assembly 400, drive assembly includes: a first linear drive assembly 100 and a second linear drive assembly 200;
the first linear driving component 100 is provided with a first movable part 101, and the second linear driving component 200 is provided with a second movable part 201; the first linear driving component 100 and the second linear driving component 200 are respectively in transmission connection with the power source component 300 and enable the first movable piece 101 and the second movable piece 201 to move synchronously; the cross member assembly 400 is mounted between the first movable member 101 and the second movable member 201.
Specifically, the first linear driving assembly 100 and the second linear driving assembly 200 are powered by the power source assembly 300, so that the power synchronization operation of the first linear driving assembly 100 and the second linear driving assembly 200 can be ensured. The first linear driving assembly 100 is parallel to the second linear driving assembly 200, and in the process of synchronous translation of the first moving member 101 and the second moving member 201, the cross beam assembly 400 moves between the first linear driving assembly 100 and the second linear driving assembly 200 along the extending direction of the first linear driving assembly 100, and the cross beam assembly 400 does not deviate in the process, so that abrasion of the first linear driving assembly 100 and the second linear driving assembly 200 due to deviation of the cross beam assembly 400 is avoided, and the stability of translation of the cross beam assembly 400 is improved.
As shown in fig. 3, in the embodiment of the present invention, the power source assembly 300 includes: a driving device 310, a reversing speed reducer 320, a first transmission shaft 330 and a second transmission shaft 340;
the driving device 310 is in transmission connection with the reversing speed reducer 320, the first transmission shaft 330 and the second transmission shaft 340 are in transmission connection with the reversing speed reducer 320 respectively, the first transmission shaft 330 is in transmission connection with the first linear driving assembly 100, and the second transmission shaft 340 is in transmission connection with the second linear driving assembly 200.
Specifically, the driving device 310 adopts a servo motor or a stepping motor, the reversing speed reducer 320 adopts a bevel gear speed reducer, reversing is realized while the rotating speed is reduced, the first transmission shaft 330 and the second transmission shaft 340 are both perpendicular to the transmission shaft of the driving device 310, the first transmission shaft 330 and the second transmission shaft 340 synchronously rotate after being transmitted by the reversing speed reducer 320, the first linear driving assembly 100 is transmitted and driven through the first transmission shaft 330, the second linear driving assembly 200 is transmitted and driven through the second transmission shaft 340, and therefore synchronous operation of the first linear driving assembly 100 and the second linear driving assembly 200 can be realized.
As shown in fig. 1, 2 and 3, the first linear drive assembly 100 includes: a first reverser 110 and a first screw conveyor 120;
the first reverser 110 is in transmission connection with the first transmission shaft 330, and the first lead screw conveyor 120 is in transmission connection with the first reverser 110;
the first movable member 101 is mounted on a first screw conveyor 120.
Specifically, the first reverser 110 performs transmission reversing by using bevel gears engaged with each other, the first transmission shaft 330 is perpendicular to the first lead screw conveyor 120, the first transmission shaft 330 drives the first lead screw conveyor 120 to run through the transmission of the first reverser 110, and the first movable member 101 is driven to translate along the first lead screw by the rotation of the first lead screw conveyor 120.
Further, the second linear driving assembly 200 includes: a second reverser 210 and a second screw conveyor 220;
the second screw conveyor 220 is parallel to the first screw conveyor 120, the second screw conveyor 220 is in transmission connection with the second reverser 210, and the second reverser 210 is in transmission connection with the second transmission shaft 340;
the second movable member 201 is mounted on the second screw conveyor 220.
Specifically, the second linear driving assembly 200 has the same structural principle as the first linear driving assembly 100, a second lead screw of the second lead screw conveyor 220 is perpendicular to the second transmission shaft 340, the second transmission shaft 340 drives the second lead screw to rotate through the transmission of the second commutator 210, and the second movable member 201 is driven to translate through the second lead screw. The beam assembly 400 is connected between the first movable member 101 and the second movable member 201, and the beam assembly 400 is driven to move stably by the synchronous translation of the first movable member 101 and the second movable member 201.
As shown in fig. 3 and 4, at least one of the first movable member 101 and the second movable member 201 is mounted with a sliding guide 500, the sliding guide 500 is parallel to the extending direction of the cross member assembly 400, and the cross member assembly 400 is slidably fitted to the sliding guide 500.
Specifically, one of the first movable member 101 and the second movable member 201 is provided with a sliding guide 500, the sliding guide 500 is provided with a sliding slot, and the beam assembly 400 is fitted in the sliding slot, so that the beam assembly 400 can slide laterally along the sliding slot. In this embodiment, the sliding guide member 500 is installed on the first movable member 101, the cross beam assembly 400 is slidable relative to the sliding guide member 500, and the second movable member 201 is fixedly connected to the cross beam assembly 400, so that one end of the cross beam assembly 400 is fixed, and the other end of the cross beam assembly 400 floats, thereby preventing the cross beam assembly 400 from transmitting an acting force to the second linear driving assembly 200 and the first linear driving assembly 100, further alleviating the technical problem of abrasion of the first linear driving assembly 100 and the second linear driving assembly 200, and improving the stability of the translation of the cross beam assembly 400.
In another embodiment, the sliding guides 500 are mounted on both the first movable member 101 and the second movable member 201, and the cross beam assembly 400 is slidably engaged with the sliding guides 500, so that both ends of the cross beam assembly 400 can be slid laterally to adapt to the distance change between the first movable member 101 and the second movable member 201.
Further, one of the sliding guide 500 and the cross beam assembly 400 is mounted with a slide rail, and the other is mounted with a slide table engaged with the slide rail.
In this embodiment, one end of the cross beam assembly 400 is fixedly connected to the second movable member 201, and the other end of the cross beam assembly 400 is fitted to the slide rail through the sliding table, so that the cross beam assembly 400 can slide laterally relative to the first movable member 101, and thus the cross beam assembly 400 can be connected in a floating manner in the extending direction thereof, and further the first linear driving assembly 100 and the second linear driving assembly 200 are prevented from being worn due to the pushing and pulling action from the cross beam assembly 400.
As shown in fig. 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6, the cross-beam assembly 400 includes: a beam body 410 and a transportation device 420 mounted on the beam body 410.
Specifically, the conveying device 420 may convey a picking device to translate along the extending direction of the beam body 410, and the chip may be picked up by the picking device. The first linear driving assembly 100 drives the beam body 410 to move, and the conveying device 420 drives the picking device to move in a direction perpendicular to the first linear driving assembly 100, so that the chips can stably move in a plane, and quick chip taking and placing are realized.
Further, the delivery device 420 includes: a reduction motor 421, a transmission belt 422, a driving wheel 423, and a driven wheel 424;
the rotating shaft of the driving wheel 423 is parallel to the rotating shaft of the driven wheel 424, and the driving wheel 423 and the driven wheel 424 are respectively connected to the beam body 410 in a rotating manner;
the reduction motor 421 is mounted on the beam body 410, the reduction motor 421 is in transmission connection with the driving wheel 423, and the driven wheel 424 is in transmission connection with the driving wheel 423 through a transmission belt 422.
The belt 422 may be used to convey the chip, thereby achieving smooth conveyance of the chip in the extending direction of the beam body 410.
It should be noted that the cross beam body 410 is provided with a guide rail 430; the drive belt 422 is coupled to a pickup device that is a sliding fit on the guide rail 430. The pickup device includes a suction nozzle or a gripper, and a mounting seat for the pickup device is fitted on the guide rail 430 and connected with the belt 422, thereby keeping the belt 422 in a tensioned state. When the reduction motor 421 drives the driving wheel 423 to rotate, the driving belt 422 pulls the mounting base, thereby driving the pickup device to move smoothly along the extending direction of the guide rail 430.
Example two
As shown in fig. 1, fig. 2 and fig. 3, an ic testing handler according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a driving mechanism according to a first embodiment.
The embodiment of the utility model provides an in, integrated circuit test sorter adopts actuating mechanism steadily to carry the device under test, under the limited circumstances in space, can improve efficiency of software testing. In addition, the one end of beam assembly 400 is fixed, and the other end of beam assembly 400 can slide along beam assembly 400's extending direction, can guarantee that beam assembly 400 both ends atress is steady all the time, avoids beam assembly 400 to produce thrust or pulling force to first linear drive subassembly 100 and second linear drive subassembly 200, not only can avoid first linear drive subassembly 100 and second linear drive subassembly 200 to produce wearing and tearing because of receiving the external force extrusion, can improve the stability that the device translation was carried moreover.
Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, and not to limit the same; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; such modifications and substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
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1. A drive mechanism comprising: drive assembly, with power source subassembly (300) that drive assembly transmission is connected and with crossbeam subassembly (400) that drive assembly transmission is connected, its characterized in that, drive assembly includes: a first linear drive assembly (100) and a second linear drive assembly (200);
the first linear driving component (100) is provided with a first movable component (101), and the second linear driving component (200) is provided with a second movable component (201);
the first linear driving assembly (100) and the second linear driving assembly (200) are respectively in transmission connection with the power source assembly (300) and enable the first movable piece (101) and the second movable piece (201) to move synchronously;
the cross beam assembly (400) is mounted between the first movable member (101) and the second movable member (201).
2. The drive mechanism as recited in claim 1, wherein the power source assembly (300) comprises: the device comprises a driving device (310), a reversing speed reducer (320), a first transmission shaft (330) and a second transmission shaft (340);
the driving device (310) is in transmission connection with the reversing speed reducer (320), the first transmission shaft (330) and the second transmission shaft (340) are in transmission connection with the reversing speed reducer (320) respectively, the first transmission shaft (330) is in transmission connection with the first linear driving assembly (100), and the second transmission shaft (340) is in transmission connection with the second linear driving assembly (200).
3. The drive mechanism of claim 2, wherein the first linear drive assembly (100) comprises: a first reverser (110) and a first screw conveyor (120);
the first reverser (110) is in transmission connection with the first transmission shaft (330), and the first lead screw conveyor (120) is in transmission connection with the first reverser (110);
the first movable member (101) is mounted on the first screw conveyor (120).
4. The drive mechanism as recited in claim 3, wherein the second linear drive assembly (200) comprises: a second reverser (210) and a second screw conveyor (220);
the second screw conveyor (220) is parallel to the first screw conveyor (120), the second screw conveyor (220) is in transmission connection with the second reverser (210), and the second reverser (210) is in transmission connection with the second transmission shaft (340);
the second movable member (201) is mounted on the second screw conveyor (220).
5. The drive mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one of the first movable member (101) and the second movable member (201) is provided with a sliding guide member (500), the sliding guide member (500) being parallel to the extending direction of the cross member assembly (400), the cross member assembly (400) being slidably fitted to the sliding guide member (500).
6. The drive mechanism as claimed in claim 5, wherein one of the slide guide (500) and the cross beam assembly (400) is mounted with a slide rail and the other is mounted with a slide table cooperating with the slide rail.
7. The drive mechanism as recited in claim 1, wherein the beam assembly (400) comprises: a beam body (410) and a transport means (420) mounted on the beam body (410).
8. The drive mechanism according to claim 7, wherein the conveying means (420) comprises: a speed reduction motor (421), a transmission belt (422), a driving wheel (423) and a driven wheel (424);
the rotating shaft of the driving wheel (423) is parallel to the rotating shaft of the driven wheel (424), and the driving wheel (423) and the driven wheel (424) are respectively and rotatably connected to the beam body (410);
the speed reducing motor (421) is installed on the beam body (410), the speed reducing motor (421) is in transmission connection with the driving wheel (423), and the driven wheel (424) is in transmission connection with the driving wheel (423) through the transmission belt (422).
9. The drive mechanism as recited in claim 8, characterized in that a guide rail (430) is mounted on the beam body (410);
the belt (422) is connected to a pick-up device that is a sliding fit on the guide rail (430).
10. An integrated circuit test handler comprising the drive mechanism of any one of claims 1 to 9.
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