JP2000142936A - Conveying device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a small-sized conveying device for inspecting and processing components and so forth. SOLUTION: This conveying device is provided with a belt having holding parts arranged at predetermined intervals, an mounting means for mounting components 9 onto the holding parts on the belt 4, an additional means for carrying out additional process such as inspection, processing or assembling of the components 9 held on the holding means, and a removing means for removing the components from the holding parts after the components 9 is subjected to the additional process by the additional means. Holding parts are composed of a plurality of support arms 7 arranged on the belt 4 at predetermined intervals, being substantially orthogonal to the belt 4, and an adhesive tape 8 hanging across the support arms 7, and accordingly, the components 9 are removably mounted to the adhesive tape 8 between the support arms 7.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a transfer device for inspecting and processing components.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, the structure of this type of transfer apparatus is as follows. That is, a belt-shaped belt having holding portions at predetermined intervals, mounting means for mounting components on the holding portion of the belt-shaped belt, and additional work such as inspection, processing, or assembly of the components held by the holding portion are performed. The configuration includes an adding unit and a removing unit for removing the component after the adding operation by the adding unit from the holding unit.

[0003]

A problem with the conventional transfer device is that the transfer device is increased in size. That is, the holding unit in the conventional transport device attempts to position the component in the holding unit provided at predetermined intervals of the belt-like belt by adopting a configuration such as vacuum suction of the component or pressing with a lever. Since a plurality of vacuum suctions or pressing with a lever must be provided at predetermined intervals of the belt-shaped belt, the overall configuration becomes large as a result. Was.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a miniaturized transport device.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a belt-shaped belt having holding portions at predetermined intervals, mounting means for mounting components on the holding portion of the belt-shaped belt, An additional unit for performing an additional operation such as inspection, processing, or assembling of the component held by the holding unit; and a detaching unit for removing the component after the additional operation by the additional unit from the holding unit. Consists of a plurality of support arms provided in a direction substantially orthogonal to the belt-shaped belt at predetermined intervals and an adhesive tape stretched between these support arms, and the parts are detachably attached to the adhesive tape between the support arms. It is adhered to.

In other words, with such a configuration, the configuration for holding and positioning the components at predetermined intervals can be achieved by using an adhesive with an adhesive tape. Compared with the pressing, the configuration is much simplified, and as a result, a small-sized conveying device can be provided.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention according to a first aspect of the present invention is directed to a belt-shaped belt having holding portions at predetermined intervals, mounting means for mounting components on the holding portion of the belt-shaped belt, and the holding portion. An additional unit for performing an additional operation such as inspection, processing, or assembling of the component held by the unit, and a removing unit for removing the component after the additional operation performed by the additional unit from the holding unit. The belt is constituted by a plurality of support arms provided in a direction substantially orthogonal to the belt at predetermined intervals and an adhesive tape stretched between the support arms, and the parts are detachably adhered to the adhesive tape between the support arms. Transport device, wherein the holding portion is constituted by a supporting arm and an adhesive tape, and no suction means or a lever or the like for holding the component in a fixed position is unnecessary, and as a result, the device is small and compact. Carrying It is possible to provide an apparatus.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the belt-like belt,
2. The structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein an annular tape is stretched between the plurality of pulleys, an adhesive tape is attached to the support arm at an annular start point of the annular body, and the adhesive tape is peeled from the support arm at an annular end point. A bonding device in which an adhesive tape is adhered to a supporting arm at an annular starting point of a belt-shaped belt, and parts are adhered by the adhered adhesive tape, and additional work such as inspection, processing or assembly is performed thereafter. Also, since the adhesive tape is peeled off at the annular end point of the belt-shaped belt, the inspection, processing or assembly can be performed again in the form of a part attached to a new tape. Therefore, the adhesive force is stabilized, and thus these additional operations are also performed stably.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a support roller for supporting the belt-like belt and the lower surface of the support arm is provided at an annular starting point of the belt-like belt having an annular body, and the lower surface of the support arm and the support roller are adhered to each other. The transfer device according to claim 2, wherein the adhesive tape is adhered to the lower surface of the support arm by sandwiching the tape, and when the adhesive tape is adhered to the lower surface of the support arm of the belt-shaped belt, these belt-shaped belts and the support are attached. Since it can be stuck to the lower surface of the arm with the support roller pressed by an adhesive tape, the adhesiveness to the support arm is stabilized, and as a result, the subsequent additional work can be performed stably.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a guide roller for guiding the adhesive tape to the lower surface side of the support arm, the guide roller having a drum portion for guiding the lower surface of the adhesive tape on the outer peripheral surface thereof, and a drum for guiding the adhesive tape. A regulating plate portion for regulating the outer peripheral position of the adhesive tape on both sides of the outer peripheral surface of the drum portion, and the drum portion has a semicircular cross section in which a central portion of the outer peripheral surface protrudes in the outer peripheral direction. 4. The conveying device according to claim 3, wherein a concave groove is formed on the regulating plate portion side of the outer peripheral surface of the circular drum, wherein the central portion of the outer peripheral surface of the drum has a semicircular shape protruding in the outer peripheral direction. As a result, the adhesive tape guided thereby has a higher tension at the center of the outer peripheral surface, so that it is guided by the center of the outer peripheral surface of the drum portion. A concave groove is formed on the regulating plate side Therefore, even if the adhesive tape is displaced from the drum part and tries to move to the outer regulation plate part side, by providing this groove, the tension on the adhesive tape hardly works in this part, that is, This means that the force to move the adhesive tape in the outer peripheral direction does not work, and as a result, the adhesive tape does not move to the regulation plate part side but is stably conveyed to the support roller side. It becomes.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a guide roller for guiding the adhesive tape to the lower surface side of the support arm, the guide roller includes a drum portion for guiding the lower surface of the adhesive tape on its outer peripheral surface, and a drum for guiding the adhesive tape. The transport device according to claim 3, further comprising a regulating plate for regulating an outer peripheral position of the adhesive tape on both sides of an outer peripheral surface of the drum unit, wherein the drum unit and the regulating plate unit are formed separately. By separating the regulation plate part,
Since the surfaces in contact with each other can be a right-angled surface, the adhesive tape does not move to the outer regulating plate side, and as a result, the adhesive tape is correctly conveyed to the position of the support roller by this guide roller, You will be guided.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the transfer device according to the fifth aspect, wherein at least a surface of the regulating plate on the drum portion side is an adhesion preventing surface. By making the surface an anti-adhesive surface, even if the adhesive that protrudes on both sides of the adhesive tape touches the regulating plate, it will not adhere at that part, and as a result, the adhesive roller can be smoothly guided by the guide roller. As a result, the adhesive tape is smoothly and accurately guided to the fixed position of the support roller.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, a groove is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the pulley so as to prevent the adhesive tape from coming into contact with the pulley. The transfer device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a protrusion is provided to contact only the lower surface of the adhesive tape on the side, and thus the contact of the adhesive tape with the outer peripheral surface of the pulley is prevented. By forming a protrusion that contacts only the lower surface of the adhesive tape inside the both sides perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the adhesive tape from inside this groove, the adhesive that protrudes from both sides of the adhesive tape is There is no contact, and as a result, the conveyance by the conveyor belt by the pulley is stabilized, and the adhesive adheres to the part to be conveyed later at the pulley portion, and the subsequent conveyance operation is hindered. Prevention It can be.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of belt-like belts are provided substantially in parallel, and both ends of the support arm are substantially integrated between these substantially parallel belt-like belts.
The transport device according to any one of the above, since both ends of the support arm is supported by a belt-shaped belt, the shape of the support arm is stable, the adhesion position of the adhesive tape adhered by this is also As a result, the holding position of the conveyed parts is stabilized from these results, and the subsequent additional work such as inspection, processing or assembly can be performed stably.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the transport device according to the eighth aspect, wherein a regulating roller is provided outside the left and right belt-shaped belts, and one of the opposed regulating rollers is movable outward. By restricting the outside of the belt-like belt by the regulating roller, the belt-like belt does not fluctuate, and as a result, the work of transporting the parts by the adhesive tape adhered to the support arm of the belt-like belt is stabilized.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, first and second adding means are provided at predetermined intervals in the conveying direction of the belt-shaped belt, and a reversing means for parts is provided between the first and second adding means. The transfer device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the transfer device is provided not only on the surface of the component but also on the lower surface side by providing a reversing means for the component between the first and second adding means. Additional work such as inspection, processing or assembly can be performed.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in a state where components protrude on both sides perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the adhesive tape, the components are adhered to the adhesive tape, and the reversing means is provided on both sides of the components protruding from the adhesive tape. The transport device according to claim 10, wherein the component is turned upside down from above the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape by a push-up body and peeled off from the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape, and the component is turned over when the component is turned over. In order to peel off the adhesive tape, both sides of the part not adhered to the adhesive tape are pushed up from below by a lifting body, so that the part is easily peeled off from the adhesive tape, thereby facilitating the subsequent reversal of the part. It will be able to be.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, both sides of the component are adhered to the adhesive tape, and the reversing means pushes up the central portion of the component between the adhesive portions of the adhesive tapes on both sides upwardly from below by a push-up body. The transport device according to claim 10, wherein the component is turned over after peeling off from the tape, and when both sides of the component are adhered by an adhesive tape, a central portion of the component between adhesive portions of the adhesive tape. In other words, if the non-adhesive portion to the adhesive tape is pushed up from below by the push-up body, the component can be easily peeled off from the adhesive tape, so that the subsequent reversing operation can be performed smoothly. .

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, the reversing means comprises:
The transfer device according to claim 11 or 12, further comprising a contact body that abuts on an upper surface of the component, wherein the component is pushed up from below by a push-up body, and when the component is peeled off from the adhesive tape, the component is attached to the component from above. If the contact body is kept in contact, it is possible to prevent the part from jumping upward when the part is lifted from below by the push-up body and the part is peeled off from the adhesive tape. Can be performed smoothly.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, the reversing means comprises:
The transport device according to claim 13, wherein the upper and lower surfaces of the component are inverted while the side surface of the component is held by the holding body, and when the component is inverted, the side surface of the component is inverted while being held. The parts do not jump out during the reversing operation, and the reversing operation can be performed smoothly.

According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, the reversing means has a receiver on the lower surface of the adhesive tape.
In the case of attaching the component to the adhesive tape again after inversion, the receiver is provided on the lower surface of the adhesive tape, so that the component is pressed against the adhesive tape and re-adhered. Can be done, and the adhesive strength will be stable.

According to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention, the reversing means comprises:
The transport device according to any one of claims 10 to 15, further comprising an adhesive tape on both sides of the push-up body or a pressing body for holding the belt-shaped belt, wherein when the component is turned over, the component is pushed from below by the push-up body. By raising, the adhesive tape when peeling the part from the adhesive tape,
Or, since the belt belt is pressed down, when the part is pushed up with the lifting body, this part can be peeled off smoothly from the adhesive tape, and the subsequent reversing work can be done smoothly. is there.

The invention according to claim 17 is the transport device according to claim 16, wherein the lower surface of the pressing body is an anti-adhesion surface, and the lower surface side of the pressing body is an anti-adhesion surface. Even if the adhesive surface of this adhesive tape comes into contact with the lower surface of the pressed body by pushing up with the body, the adhesive tape does not adhere to the pressed body, and as a result, the parts are transported with the adhesive tape after inversion. As it goes, this transport will be performed smoothly.

According to an eighteenth aspect of the present invention, the mounting means comprises:
The transport device according to any one of claims 1 to 15, further comprising a pressing body that presses the component on the upper surface of the adhesive tape, and a receiver that receives the lower surface of the adhesive tape, wherein the component presses the component on the upper surface of the adhesive tape. By pressing with the body, in this case, if the lower surface of the adhesive tape is received by the receiver, the parts can be pressed and bonded to the upper surface of the adhesive tape, so that the adhesive force is stabilized, and as a result, this adhesive tape Thus, the parts can be smoothly transported.

According to a nineteenth aspect of the present invention, the removing means is
The conveying device according to any one of claims 1 to 18, further comprising an adhesive tape on both sides of the component or a pressing body for pressing an upper surface of the belt-shaped belt, wherein the component that has been subjected to the additional work is removed from the adhesive tape by a removing unit. When removing the component, if the upper surface of the adhesive tape or the belt-like belt on both sides of the component is pressed down with a pressing body, the component can be removed from the adhesive tape smoothly.

According to a twentieth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the conveying device according to the nineteenth aspect, wherein the lower surface of the pressing body is an anti-adhesion surface, and the lower surface of the pressing body is an anti-adhesion surface. Can be prevented from adhering.

According to a twenty-first aspect of the present invention, as an additional means, a camera for inspecting the flatness of the upper surface of the component adhered on the adhesive tape and a non-adhesive surface portion of the adhesive tape on the lower surface of the component are contacted. 21. The transfer device according to claim 1, further comprising: a support that supports the surface of the component, and the flatness of both sides of the component is inspected by a camera as an additional unit. By providing a support that abuts on the non-adhesive surface and supports the plane, the flatness of the component is ensured, and as a result, the accuracy of the camera for inspecting the flatness of both sides of the component is increased.

According to a twenty-second aspect of the present invention, the belt-shaped belt and the supporting arm are formed by punching a strip-shaped metal plate from the lower surface to the upper surface. By forming the belt and the supporting arm by punching the belt-shaped metal plate, the belt-shaped belt and the supporting arm can be formed at one time, and the strength of the connecting portion between the belt and the supporting arm is increased. The punching was performed from the lower surface to the upper surface, and the burrs formed by this punching became burrs facing upward from the lower surface,
As a result, the adhesion of the adhesive tape by the support arms becomes stable.

That is, the burrs formed by the punching are formed toward the upper side of the support arm.
Since the adhesive tape is not formed on the lower surface side of the support arm and the adhesive tape is attached to the lower surface side, the adhesive tape is not broken by the burr.

As a result, the transfer of the parts by the adhesive tape is performed very smoothly.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a visual inspection and packaging machine showing one embodiment of the present invention, and 1 is a component input section,
The components (9 in FIG. 8) input from the input unit 1 are inspected by the inspection unit 2, and the inspection-completed components are packaged by the packaging unit 3.

The transport path from input of components to inspection and packaging has a configuration as shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 2, reference numeral 4 denotes a belt-like belt stretched annularly by the pulley 5 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 13, the belt-shaped belt 4 is formed by punching a belt-shaped metal plate with two belt portions 6 provided in a parallel state and a support arm 7 provided in a substantially orthogonal direction at predetermined intervals therebetween. It is.

An adhesive tape 8 is adhered to the lower surface of the support arm 7. That is, the adhesive tape 8 is provided with the adhesive only on the upper surface side, and is not provided with the adhesive on the lower surface side. As will be described later in detail, as shown in FIG. 13, the components 9 input from the input unit 1 in FIG. 1 are adhered and conveyed on the upper surface of the adhesive tape 8.

Now, the adhesive structure of the adhesive tape 8 to the lower surface of the support arm 7 in FIG. 13 will be described with reference to FIG.
Return to and continue the explanation. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 10 denotes a guide roller, and the adhesive tape 8 is guided by the guide roller 10. After the guide, the adhesive tape 8 is guided between the support roller 11 and the belt-shaped belt 4. That is, the portion of the support roller 11 is
The peeling portion 12 of the adhesive tape 8 is provided on the left side in FIG.

The guide roller 10 and the support roller 11 are configured as shown in FIG. In FIG. 3, the guide roller 10 has a specific configuration as shown in FIG. That is, it is constituted by a disk-shaped drum portion 13 having a shape in which the outer peripheral center portion protrudes outward, and a regulating plate portion 14 provided on both sides of the drum portion 13 and formed of fluororesin.

That is, if the outer peripheral central portion of the drum portion 13 has such a shape that protrudes outward, a large tension acts on the adhesive tape 8 to be guided at the projected outer peripheral central portion. The adhesive tape 8 can be guided to the support roller 11 side in a state where the adhesive tape 8 is brought close to this central portion.

The reason why the regulating plate portion 14 is made of fluororesin is that even if the adhesive protrudes from both side portions of the upper surface of the adhesive tape 8 guided by the drum portion 13, even if the adhesive protrudes from the upper surface, it does not impede the regulation. This is so as not to adhere to the plate portion 14.

The adhesive tape 8 guided in such a state is guided between the support roller 11 and the belt 4 as shown in FIG. Since the support roller 11 supports the belt-shaped belt 4, the adhesive tape 8 guided between the support rollers 11 is sandwiched from above and below. As a result, as shown in FIG. It is strongly adhered to the lower surface of the support arm 7.

FIG. 5 is a view used to explain the effect of FIG. 4 and shows the drum unit 13 and the regulating plate unit 14 integrated with each other. As shown in FIG. 5, it is difficult to form a right-angled surface between both ends of the drum portion 13 and the vacant portion of the regulating plate portion 14,
This results in a curved surface.

In this case, the adhesive tape 8 moves upward along the curved surface as shown in FIG. 5, that is, toward the regulating plate portion 14.
Therefore, in order to prevent this, when the drum portion 13 and the regulating plate portion 14 are integrally formed, the groove 1 is formed between the regulating portion 14 and the outside of the drum portion 13 as shown in FIG.
5 may be formed.

That is, if the groove 15 is formed, the adhesive tape 8 which has shifted outward as shown in FIG. 5 loses the force of further shifting in the outer peripheral direction by the groove 15. As a result, it is possible to prevent the adhesive tape 8 from moving toward the regulation plate portion 14 as shown in FIG. Next, the adhesion of the component 9 to the adhesive tape 8 will be described.

First, as shown in FIG.
Is sucked from the tray 17 by the suction nozzle 16 and is brought into contact with the X surface 19 of the positioning plate 18 in that state.
In this state, if the positioning plate 18 is moved in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 8 and its Y surface 20 is brought into contact with the component 9, the positioning of the component 9 in the X and Y directions is completed. The nozzle 16 moves downward as shown by the arrow B in FIG. 8, that is, in the direction of the belt belt 4, and then descends as shown by the arrow C to remove the part 9 from the adhesive tape 8 as shown in FIG.
Is pressed against and adhered to the upper surface of the substrate.

In this case, since a flat receiver 21 is provided on the lower surface side of the adhesive tape 8 as shown in FIG. 2, the lower surface of the adhesive tape 8 is supported by the receiver 21 and the suction nozzle 16 is attached to the upper surface thereof. If the component 9 is pressed, the component 9 can be securely adhered to the upper surface of the adhesive tape 8.

The component 9 bonded to the upper surface of the adhesive tape 8 is intermittently rotated clockwise of the pulley 5 as shown in FIG. It is moved to the lower surface, and the seal inspection is performed on this part.

Next, the part 9 subjected to the seal inspection by the camera 22 moves to the reversing unit 23 in FIG.
In the reversing section 23, the component 9 is reversed in a state as shown in FIGS. That is, FIG.
As shown in (2), the two side portions of the component 9 which are not adhered by the adhesive tape 8 are pushed upward by two push-up bodies 24 from below. At this time, the contact body 25 is in contact with both upper surfaces of the component 9, that is, the component 9 is moved upward while being held between the push-up body 24 and the contact body 25. Can be peeled from the adhesive tape 8.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 11, a pressing body 26 for pressing the adhesive tape 8 or the upper surface of the support arm 7 is provided upstream and downstream of the lifting body 24, so that the lifting body 24 is provided. When the component 9 is lifted upward from the adhesive tape 8, the adhesive tape 8 is not moved upward by the upward movement, and thus the component 9 can be smoothly separated from the adhesive tape 8. is there.

In the state where the component 9 is peeled off from the adhesive tape 8 in this manner, the component 9 is turned over while the both sides of the component 9 are sandwiched by the reversing claws 27 shown in FIG. 2 and then again as shown in FIG. The inverted component 9 is pressed against the adhesive tape 8.

Of course, when the component 9 is reversed by the reversing claw 27, the push-up body 24 and the contact body 25 are moved up and down with both sides of the component 9 held between the reversing claws 27. Is not hindered.

After such reversal is performed, as shown in FIG. 12 again, the upper and lower surfaces of the component 9 are moved downward while the upper and lower surfaces of the component 9 are sandwiched between the push-up body 24 and the contact body 25. Become. The component 9 turned upside down by this pressing is adhered to the adhesive tape 8. However, since the receiving body 30 is provided below the adhesive tape 8 at this portion, the contact body 25 is moved downward. Part 9 by lowering
Can be adhered while being pressed against the upper surface of the adhesive tape 8.

Therefore, the adhesion in the present invention is stable. The lower surface of the pressing body 26 in FIGS. 11 and 12 is coated with a fluororesin or the like so as not to adhere to the upper surface of the adhesive tape 8.

In FIGS. 11 and 12, reference numeral 28 denotes a guide hole provided in the belt portion 6. The guide hole 28 corresponds to the support arm 7 as shown in FIG. It is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the component 9 is an integrated circuit type having a plurality of terminals provided on its outer peripheral surface on the lower surface side. Problems such as cracking of the terminal 29 and contamination of the electrodes are confirmed by the camera 31 of FIG.

After this is completed, the flatness inspection is performed in the flatness inspection section 32 shown in FIG. That is, since a plurality of terminals 29 are provided at predetermined intervals on the outer peripheral portion of the component 9, if the central portion of the lower surface protrudes outward, the terminals 29 are securely mounted on the substrate side. Therefore, it is necessary to check the flatness of the central portion of the lower surface of the component 9 by checking the flatness.

The structure for observing the flatness is as shown in FIG. That is, the light generated by the light source 33 is applied to the center of the lower surface of the component 9 at an angle of 25 degrees,
The reflected light is reflected by the reflecting plate 34, and the reflected light is
By recognizing the above, the flatness is inspected.

In performing the flatness inspection, it is important to perform the inspection while the flatness of the component 9 is ensured. For this purpose, the following measures are taken in the plane inspection unit 32.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, it is attempted to support the parts 9 on both sides adhered to the adhesive tape 8 by using a support 37 provided with a groove 36 at a portion corresponding to the adhesive tape 8. Is what you do. For this purpose, as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the portion of the adhesive tape 8 is sucked downward by the suction hole 38 provided in the groove 36 of the support body 37, whereby the both sides of the component 9 of the adhesive tape 8 are separated. If it supports, the flatness of this part 9 will be ensured,
In this state, the flatness inspection shown in FIG. 14 is performed.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2, the component 9 is again inverted by the reversing section 39, and in this state, the component 9 after the inversion is attached to the upper surface of the adhesive tape 8 as shown in FIG. Then, it is transported to the next packaging section 3 in a state where it is adhered to.

In the packaging part 3, the component 9 is removed from the adhesive tape 8, and this removal is performed by a configuration as shown in FIG. That is, as shown in FIG.
First, the suction nozzle 40 descends and comes into contact with the upper surface of the component 9 bonded to the upper surface of the adhesive tape 8, and in this state, the component 9 is pushed upward from below by the push-up bodies 41 on both sides of the adhesive tape 8. Thereby, the component 9 can be peeled from the adhesive tape 8.

In this case, since the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape 8 or the supporting arm 7 on both sides of the component 9 is pressed by the pressing body 42, they are not lifted, and the component 9 is smoothly moved from the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape 8 by the suction nozzle 40. It can be peeled off.

Then, the component 9 in a state where the peeling is completed
Then, the suction nozzle 40 is conveyed to the positioning station 43 side as shown by the arrow D in FIG. 28, and the component 9 is lowered and positioned in the positioning station 43, and after the positioning is completed, the component 9 is transferred again. In the suction state, the suction nozzle 40 is once raised as shown by the arrow E, and then stored in the storage section 45 of the packaging tape 44.

FIGS. 21 and 22 show, for example, a passage from the reversing section 39 to the wrapping section 3 shown in FIG. Although it is always supported by the support 46,
The belt portion 6 of the support 46 is always supported, but a groove 47 is formed in this portion so as not to contact the adhesive tape 8.

FIGS. 22 and 23 show a portion for preventing the belt-shaped belt 4 from moving right and left. That is, in FIG. 2, although omitted to avoid the complexity of the drawing, basically, both sides of the belt-like belt 4 are supported by guide portions 48 on both sides in the longitudinal direction as shown in FIG. So that left and right blurring is eliminated.

The guide shown in FIG.
The belt belt 4 is supported by the left and right rollers 49 and 50 in FIG. In this case, the roller 49 is supported by the support 46, while the roller 50 is supported by a lever 51.
2. However, even in this rotating state, the portion of the lever 51 on the side of the roller 50 opposite to the shaft 52 is always urged in the direction of the belt belt 4.

In this way, it is attempted to prevent the belt-shaped belt 4 from moving right and left in the transport direction.
FIG. 24 shows a state in which the starting end side of the new adhesive tape 8 is connected to the end side of the adhesive tape 8 on the front side of the guide roller 10 in FIG. In this case, the end 8a of the adhesive tape 8 that has come out first and the beginning 8b of the new adhesive tape 8 are overlapped as shown in FIG. 24, and in this state, a black display tape 53 is attached to the overlapped portion.

That is, since the adhesive is provided on the upper surface side of the adhesive tape 8, these two adhesive tapes 8
Can be adhered anywhere. However, in this polymerized product, since the two adhesive tapes 8 overlap to change their thickness, the part 9 is attached to this portion.
Since the thickness of the adhesive tape 8 has changed when pasted, additional operations such as subsequent transportation, inspection, processing or assembly may not be performed reliably. It must not be glued.

For this purpose, a black display tape 53 is attached to display the location. That is,
The adhesive tape 8 is transparent, and if a black display tape 53 is affixed to the lower surface side, the connection portion can be automatically determined by the sensor from the upper surface side, and the component 9 is not attached to this portion. This ensures that additional operations such as transport, inspection, processing or assembly can be performed.

FIG. 25 shows another embodiment of the present invention.
In this embodiment, both ends of the component 9 are 2
The adhesive tape 8 is used to support the book. In this case, if the adhesive tape 8 is pushed up from below, the central part of the lower surface of the component 9 is pushed up.

FIG. 26 shows still another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a structure in which a plurality of support arms 7 are provided from a single belt portion 6 in a direction substantially perpendicular to each other at predetermined intervals. Has become.

FIG. 27 shows still another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, when the component 9 is removed in the upward direction, that is, in the inverting section 23 or the inverting section 39, FIGS. The component 9 is to be peeled off from the adhesive tape 8 without using the push-up body 24 and the contact body 25 as described above. That is, in this example, the lever 54 that opens left and right is made to penetrate below the belt-shaped belt 4 between the support arms 7, and in that state, the component 9 is vertically held between the lower surface of the component 9 and the pressing body 55, In this state, it is configured to be peeled upward.

Next, FIGS. 17 and 18 will be described. FIG. 17 and FIG. 18 show another embodiment corresponding to FIG. 15 and FIG. That is, in this embodiment, the lower surface of the component 9 is supported by the support 37 by lifting the support 37 upward by stopping the suction, thereby securing the flatness.

FIGS. 19 and 20 show the pulley 5 part.
In the pulley 5, a groove 56 is provided on the outer periphery thereof,
A projection 57 projecting from the groove 56 to the lower surface of the adhesive tape 8
Is provided. The width of the projection 57 is the adhesive tape 8
Is narrower than the width.

By doing so, the pulley 5
In this part, the adhesive which has protruded in the outer peripheral direction of the adhesive tape 8 is prevented from adhering to the pulley 5.

It should be noted that FIG.
In FIG. 19, the component 9 has already been removed, but since the defective product passes through the pulley 5 on the right side shown in FIG. 9, the component 9 also exists in this pulley 5 as shown in FIGS. It will be.

Thereafter, the component 9 is peeled off from the adhesive tape 8 and cleaned off or the like, and is separately managed.

FIG. 29 shows a method of forming the belt-shaped belt 4. The belt-shaped belt 4 is formed by integrating the belt portion 6 and the support arm 7 as described above. It is manufactured by stamping from a band-shaped metal plate.

However, this punching is performed by punching upward from the lower surface side as shown in FIG. 29, whereby the burr 58 formed by punching is formed only in the upper part. Therefore, when the adhesive tape 8 is attached to the lower surface of the support arm 7 as shown in FIG. 29, the adhesive tape 8 is not cut off by the burr 58. In the transport device using the belt-shaped belt 4, It is extremely important.

[0078]

As described above, the transfer device according to the present invention is
A belt-shaped belt having holding parts at predetermined intervals, mounting means for mounting parts on the holding parts of the belt-shaped belt, and additional work for inspecting, processing or assembling the parts held by the holding parts Means, and removing means for removing the component after the additional work by the adding means from the holding portion, the holding portion, at a predetermined interval of the belt-shaped belt, a plurality of support arms provided in a direction substantially orthogonal to it. The transfer device is constituted by an adhesive tape stretched between these support arms, and the parts are detachably adhered to the adhesive tape between the support arms, and the adhesive tape is used to transfer the parts. As a result, the configuration of the support portion is simplified, and downsizing can be achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part of the same.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing a support roller and a guide roller.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a guide roller.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of another guide roller used as a comparative example.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing another embodiment of the guide roller.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a charging portion in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the same.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the upper side of the component.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the lower surface side.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the reversing unit of FIG. 1;

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the reversing unit.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the belt-shaped belt 4 of FIG.

FIG. 14 is a side view of a plane inspection unit.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a component support.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the support.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the component support.

FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing the support.

FIG. 19 is a sectional view of a pulley.

FIG. 20 is a side sectional view of a main part of the pulley.

FIG. 21 is a side sectional view of a support.

FIG. 22 is a perspective view of a guide unit.

FIG. 23 is a perspective view of another guide unit.

FIG. 24 is a cross-sectional view of the adhesive tape overlapping portion.

FIG. 25 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 26 is a perspective view showing still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 27 is a side sectional view showing still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 28 is a perspective view of a packaging unit.

FIG. 29 is a sectional view of a belt-shaped belt.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Input part 2 Inspection part 3 Packaging part 4 Belt belt 5 Pulley 6 Belt part 7 Support arm 8 Adhesive tape 9 Parts 10 Guide roller 11 Support roller 12 Adhesive tape peeling part 13 Drum part 14 Regulator plate part 15 Groove 16 Suction nozzle 17 Tray Reference Signs List 18 positioning plate 19 X surface 20 Y surface 21 receiver 22 camera 23 reversing part 24 push-up body 25 abutment body 26 pressing body 27 reversing claw 28 guide hole 29 terminal 30 receiver 31 camera 32 plane inspection unit 33 light source 34 reflector 35 Camera 36 Groove 37 Support 38 Suction hole 39 Reversing section 40 Suction nozzle 41 Push-up body 42 Pressing body 43 Positioning station 44 Packaging tape 45 Storage section 46 Support 47 Groove 48 Guide 49 Roller 50 Roller 51 Lever 52 Shaft 53 Display tape 54 Lever 55 Pressing body 56 Groove 57 Protrusion 58 Bali

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Claims (22)

[Claims] 1. A belt-shaped belt having holding portions at predetermined intervals, mounting means for mounting components on the holding portion of the belt-shaped belt, and inspection, processing, or assembling of the components held by the holding portion. An additional unit for performing an additional operation; and a detaching unit for removing a part after the additional operation by the additional unit from the holding unit, wherein the holding unit is provided at a predetermined interval of the belt-shaped belt in a direction substantially orthogonal to the belt belt. A transport device comprising a plurality of support arms and an adhesive tape stretched between the support arms, wherein the component is removably adhered to the adhesive tape between the support arms. 2. A belt-like belt is annularly stretched between a plurality of pulleys, an adhesive tape is attached to a support arm at an annular start point of the annular body, and the adhesive tape is peeled from the support arm at an annular end point. The transfer device according to claim 1, wherein the transfer device is configured to perform the transfer. 3. A support roller for supporting the belt-like belt and the lower surface of the support arm is provided at an annular starting point of the belt-like belt having an annular body, and an adhesive tape is sandwiched between the lower surface of the support arm and the support roller. The transport device according to claim 2, wherein an adhesive tape is adhered to a lower surface of the support arm. 4. A guide roller for guiding the adhesive tape to the lower surface side of the support arm is provided. The guide roller has a drum portion that guides the lower surface of the adhesive tape on the outer peripheral surface thereof, and a guide roller on both sides of the outer peripheral surface of the drum portion. A regulating plate portion for regulating the outer peripheral position of the adhesive tape, wherein the drum portion has a semicircular cross-section in which a central portion of the outer peripheral surface protrudes in the outer peripheral direction, and the drum having the semicircular cross-section 4. The transfer device according to claim 3, wherein a concave groove is formed on the outer peripheral surface on the side of the regulating plate. 5. A guide roller for guiding the adhesive tape to the lower surface side of the support arm, the guide roller having a drum portion for guiding the lower surface of the adhesive tape on the outer peripheral surface thereof, and a guide roller on both sides of the outer peripheral surface of the drum portion. The transport device according to claim 3, further comprising a regulating plate that regulates an outer peripheral position of the adhesive tape, wherein the drum and the regulating plate are formed separately. 6. The transfer device according to claim 5, wherein at least a surface of the regulating plate portion on the drum portion side is an adhesion preventing surface. 7. A groove for preventing contact of the adhesive tape is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the pulley. From this groove, the groove is formed on the lower surface of the adhesive tape on the inner side with respect to both sides orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the adhesive tape. The transfer device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a protrusion that abuts only on the transfer member. 8. The device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of belt-like belts are provided substantially in parallel, and both ends of the support arm are substantially integrated between these substantially parallel belt-like belts. Transport device. 9. The conveying device according to claim 8, wherein a regulating roller is provided outside the left and right belt-shaped belts, and one of the opposed regulating rollers is movable outward. 10. A device according to claim 1, wherein first and second adding means are provided at predetermined intervals in the conveying direction of the belt-shaped belt, and a part reversing means is provided between the first and second adding means. The transfer device according to any one of the above. 11. A component is adhered to an adhesive tape in a state where the component protrudes on both sides orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the adhesive tape, and the reversing means applies both sides of the component protruding from the adhesive tape to a position below the adhesive tape. The transport device according to claim 10, wherein the transport device is configured to be pushed up by a push-up body from above, to peel off the adhesive tape, and then to reverse the component. 12. An adhesive tape on both sides of the component,
The transport device according to claim 10, wherein the reversing means is configured to push up a central portion of the component between the adhesive portions of the adhesive tapes on both sides upward from below by a push-up body, to separate the component from the adhesive tape, and then reverse the component. 13. The transport apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the reversing means has a contact body that contacts an upper surface of the component. 14. The transport apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the reversing means is configured to reverse the upper and lower surfaces of the component while holding the side surface of the component with the clamping body. 15. The conveying device according to claim 10, wherein the reversing means has a receiving body on a lower surface portion of the adhesive tape. 16. The transport device according to claim 10, wherein the reversing means has an adhesive tape on both sides of the lifting body or a pressing body for pressing the belt-shaped belt. 17. The conveying device according to claim 16, wherein the lower surface of the pressing body is an adhesion preventing surface. 18. The transport apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the mounting means has a pressing body for pressing the component against the upper surface of the adhesive tape, and a receiver for receiving the lower surface of the adhesive tape. 19. The transport apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the removing means has an adhesive tape on both sides of the component or a pressing body for pressing an upper surface of the belt-shaped belt. 20. The conveying device according to claim 19, wherein the lower surface of the pressing body is an adhesion preventing surface. 21. As an additional means, a camera for inspecting the flatness of the upper surface of the component adhered on the adhesive tape, and a support for supporting the non-adhesive surface portion of the adhesive tape on the lower surface of the component and supporting the planar surface. The transport device according to any one of claims 1 to 20, comprising: 22. A belt-shaped belt and a supporting arm are formed by punching a band-shaped metal plate from a lower surface to an upper surface.
The transfer device according to any one of the above.