JP2002064109A - Method and device for producing electronic parts - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and device for producing electronic parts by which a plurality of products can be housed simultaneously and processing cost can be reduced by improving productive efficiency. SOLUTION: The method for producing electronic parts includes an assembling step of assembling electronic parts in a state where the electronic parts are connected and fixed to a carrier in parallel with each other at prescribed intervals, a cutting step of cutting off the parts from the carrier, and a picking-up step of picking up two electronic parts by means of a picking-up section which picks up electronic parts by means of suction nozzles by chucking. The method also includes a transporting step of transporting the picked-up electronic parts to a prescribed position after one of the parts is turned by 180 deg., and a housing step of housing the transported electronic parts in a housing member.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for arranging products during the production of electronic components (from an assembling / cutting process to a product storage process) and a production facility.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, the following methods have been used to assemble, cut, and store products.

FIGS. 11 to 13 are views for explaining an example of a conventional production process, FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing an arrangement of products before a process of assembling and cutting, and FIG. FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a stick storing step, FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a first storing step of taking out and sucking a product, and FIG. 15 is a second and a third storing step of carrying and storing a product. It is a perspective view showing a process.

Referring to FIG. 11, a carrier 101 as a supply member is arranged to extend along a conveying direction 103 between a pre-process and a post-process.
One of the products 102 is connected to one side.

Referring to FIG. 12, the products 102 are assembled one by one by a dedicated facility, and unnecessary portions 101 'are cut and removed.

Referring to FIG. 13, a separated product 1
02 are stored one by one on a stick 105 as shown by an arrow 104.

[0007] Referring to FIG. 14, a product 102 is provided by a pickup unit 107 having a suction nozzle of a storage mechanism 106 as a dedicated facility separate from the facility in the previous step.
Are taken out from the stick 105 one by one, adsorbed, and transported to the storage member position.

Referring to FIG. 15, the same storage mechanism 10
The products are conveyed one by one by the pickup unit 107, and the products 102 conveyed to the predetermined position of the storage member 108 are stored one by one.

FIGS. 16 to 19 are views for explaining another example of the conventional production process. FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing an arrangement of products in a process before an assembling and cutting process, and FIG. FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing a cutting process, and FIG.
FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing the first and second storage steps for carrying.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a third storing step of storing a product.

Referring to FIG. 16, a carrier 101 serving as a supply member is disposed between a pre-process and a post-process so as to extend along the transport direction 103.
1, the products 102 are connected to each other at a predetermined pitch P1 ′ (product pitch).

Referring to FIG. 17, a product 102 is assembled by dedicated equipment, a plurality of unnecessary portions 101 'are cut and removed, and a plurality of products 102 are cut.

Referring to FIG. 18, a plurality of products are respectively suctioned by a pickup unit 107 having a suction nozzle of each of a plurality of storage mechanism units 106 which are dedicated facilities.
Transport.

Referring to FIG. 19, a plurality of products are transported by the respective pickup units 107 of the same plurality of storage mechanism units 106 of the dedicated equipment, and a predetermined pitch P2 ′ (storage pitch) is stored in the storage member 108. Are transported to the storage positions arranged in the storage area, and each of the plurality of products 102 is stored.

As described above, even in the conventional process, the processes up to the assembling and cutting of the product are performed by the dedicated equipment. afterwards,
In the next step, the product is temporarily stored in a stick. Alternatively, the product can be stored in a dedicated facility up to the stick storage. Finally, the product is stored in the expropriation machine in a separate process.

Next, the production is performed by a dedicated facility capable of performing a series of steps from the assembly / cutting process of the product to the storage.
However, there are cases where this dedicated facility has one product storage mechanism unit having one product pickup unit, and cases where this dedicated facility has multiple product storage mechanism units having one product pickup unit. is there.

[0016]

However, each of these conventional methods has the following disadvantages.

First, since the product storage process is performed in a separate process, a storage machine is required separately from a dedicated machine for assembling and cutting the product, so that equipment costs are high. Also, the production efficiency is poor and the processing cost is high.

Next, a series of steps from assembling / cutting of the product to storage can be performed in a series.
Since there are only one product and one product is stored one by one, the production efficiency is poor and the processing cost is high.

On the other hand, in a facility having a plurality of product storage mechanisms, a plurality of products are stored at the same time or with a delicate time difference, so that the production efficiency is good and the processing cost can be kept low. However, equipment costs increase because a plurality of product storage mechanisms are required.

Therefore, one technical problem of the present invention is to solve the problem of the conventional production method, and to produce electronic parts capable of storing a plurality of products at the same time, improving the production efficiency and reducing the processing cost. It is to provide a method and a production device.

Another technical problem of the present invention is that
An object of the present invention is to provide a method and an apparatus for producing an electronic component, which can reduce the cost of equipment and reduce the influence of dimensional variations and misfeeding of a machine.

[0022]

According to the present invention, there is provided an assembling step of assembling an electronic component while being fixedly connected to a carrier at a predetermined pitch and in parallel, a cutting step of separating the electronic component from the carrier, A pickup step of picking up two electronic components by a pickup unit that picks up electronic components by a suction nozzle or chucking; and a transfer step of rotating one of the picked up electronic components by 180 ° and then transferring it to a predetermined position. And a storage step of storing the transported electronic component in a storage member.

Further, according to the present invention, an assembling step of assembling electronic components in a state of being connected and fixed to the carrier at a predetermined pitch and in a line, a cutting step of separating the electronic components from the carrier, a suction nozzle or A pickup process of picking up two electronic components in a pickup unit for picking up electronic components by chucking, and a conveyance process of rotating each of the picked-up electronic components by 90 ° in the same direction and then conveying them to a predetermined position. And a storage step of storing the transported electronic component in a storage member.

According to the present invention, there is provided a method for producing an electronic component according to any one of the above-mentioned methods, comprising a plurality of pickup units for picking up the electronic component. .

Further, according to the present invention, assembling means for assembling electronic components while being connected and fixed to the carrier at a predetermined pitch and in parallel, cutting means for separating the electronic components from the carrier, a suction nozzle or A pick-up unit for picking up electronic components by chucking is provided. The pick-up unit picks up two electronic components and transports one of the two picked-up electronic components to a predetermined position after rotating one of them by 180 °. An electronic component production apparatus characterized by comprising a transporting means and a storage means for storing the two transported electronic components in respective storage members is obtained.

Further, according to the present invention, assembling means for assembling electronic components while being connected and fixed to the carrier at a predetermined pitch and in a line, cutting means for separating the electronic components from the carrier, suction nozzles or A pick-up unit for picking up electronic components by chucking is provided. The pick-up unit picks up two electronic components, and conveys the picked-up electronic components to a predetermined position after rotating each of the picked-up electronic components by 90 ° in the same direction. An electronic component production apparatus characterized by comprising a transporting means and a storage means for storing the transported electronic component in a storage member is obtained.

According to the invention, in any one of the above electronic component production apparatuses, the pickup means may include:
An electronic component production apparatus having a plurality of pickup units for picking up the electronic components, respectively, is obtained.

[0028]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 5 are views for explaining a production process of an electronic component according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an arrangement of products of the electronic component in a process before an assembling and cutting process. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an assembling and cutting process. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a first storing step of sucking a product of an electronic component. FIG. 4 is a second storing process of turning over and transporting the product of the electronic component. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a process, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a third product housing process for housing a product of an electronic component.

Referring to FIG. 1, between a pre-process and a post-process, a pair of carrier parts 1a and 1b are provided on both sides as a supply member so as to extend along the conveyance direction 3, and these carrier parts are provided. A carrier 1 having a connecting portion 1c for communication is arranged, and a product 2 is connected to the inside of each of the carrier portions 1a and 1b, facing each other at a predetermined interval P1 (product pitch). Each is arranged so that it may become parallel.

Referring to FIG. 2, a plurality of electronic component products 2 are assembled by dedicated equipment (assembly process by assembling means).
Unnecessary portions 1 'are cut and removed, and a plurality of products 2 are cut out at the same time (cutting step by cutting means).

Referring to FIG. 3, the separated product 2
Is provided with a suction nozzle of a storage mechanism unit 6 which is a dedicated facility, and simultaneously suctions a plurality of products 2 by a plurality of pickup units 7 arranged at a predetermined pitch P1 (equal to the product pitch) (pickup process). ). Here, the storage mechanism 6 constitutes a transport unit for transporting the product and a storage unit for storing the transported product.

Referring to FIG. 4, one of the products 2 sucked by the respective pickup units 7 of the same storage mechanism unit 6 is rotated by 180 degrees as indicated by an arrow 9 so that a plurality of products are obtained. At the same time, they are conveyed, and conveyed from the cutting position to the embossed tape position (conveying step).

Referring to FIG. 5, two products are simultaneously conveyed by the pickup unit 7 of the same storage mechanism unit 6 at a predetermined pitch P equal to P1 of the storage member 8.
The two products 2 conveyed to the 2 (product pitch) storage position 8a are stored simultaneously (storage step).

As described above, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the product pitch P1 and the storage pitch P2 are made the same, and the pickup unit 7 of the dedicated equipment also has one product storage mechanism unit at the same pitch. 6 are provided. Therefore, 1
A plurality of products 2 can be stored simultaneously by an action. Further, since the pickup unit 7 is rotatable, the product 2
If the pitches (the intervals at which the products are lined up) are the same, the products 2 can be stored simultaneously even if the direction in which the products 2 are lined up is not the same direction.

FIGS. 6 to 10 are views for explaining a production process of an electronic component according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an arrangement of electronic component products in a process prior to the assembling / cutting process, FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the assembling and cutting processes, and FIG. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a second storage stage (transportation step) for reversing and transporting the product,
FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a third storing stage (normal storing process) for storing a product.

Referring to FIG. 6, a carrier 11 as a supply member is arranged to extend along the transport direction 3 between a pre-process and a post-process. Product 2 with given pitch P1 (product pitch)
Are connected to each other.

Referring to FIG. 7, a product 2 is provided by a dedicated facility.
Are assembled (assembly process by assembling means), a plurality of products 2 are cut out simultaneously, and unnecessary portions 11 'are cut and removed (cutting process by cutting means).

As shown in FIG. 8, in the first storage stage,
At the same time, a plurality of cut products 2 are simultaneously stored in one storage mechanism unit 6 as a dedicated facility, with a pitch P equal to the product pitch.
The suction nozzle of the pickup 7 provided in 1 sucks (pickup step). Here, the storage mechanism 6 constitutes a transport unit for transporting the product and a storage unit for storing the transported product.

As shown in FIG. 9, in the second storage stage,
As shown by an arrow 12, the pickup unit 7 rotates the sucked products 2 by 90 degrees, respectively, and conveys the two products 2 at the same time.

Referring to FIG. 10, as a continuation of the second storage stage, a plurality of products are transported by the respective pickup units 7 of the same storage mechanism unit 6 of the dedicated equipment, and the product pitch P1 and the product pitch P1 are stored in the storage member 8. Equal pitch P2 (storage pitch)
Are transported to the storage position 8a arranged at (3) (transportation step), and as a third storage step, a plurality of products 2 are stored simultaneously (storage step).

As described above, in the second embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of products can be stored by making each pickup unit 7 rotatable even when the products are arranged in a single row.

Further, in the first and second embodiments of the present invention, only the embossed tape storage as the storage member 8 has been described. By applying the method according to the second embodiment, products can be stored collectively.

Further, the present invention can be applied not only to the storing process but also to the transfer of the product and the setting to the holder in the next process.

[0045]

As described above, according to the present invention, the product pitch in the production process from the assembly and cutting of an electronic component product to the storage process is equal to the product storage pitch in the storage state. In addition, multiple pickup units are provided in one product storage mechanism of a production facility that can perform a series of processes from assembly, cutting, and storage of products, so that multiple products can be stored simultaneously, improving production efficiency and reducing processing costs. The present invention can provide an electronic component production method and a production apparatus that can reduce the cost of equipment because only one storage mechanism is required to store the products of the production equipment.

Also, in the present invention, since only one storage mechanism is required to store the products in the equipment, it is possible to reduce the effects of dimensional variations and misfeeding of the machine. Device can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram which is used for explaining a production process of an electronic component according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram provided for explanation of a production process of an electronic component according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram which is used for describing a production process of the electronic component according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram which is used for describing a production process of the electronic component according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram which is used for describing a production process of the electronic component according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram which is used for describing a production process of an electronic component according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram which is used for describing a production process of an electronic component according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram which is used for describing a production process of an electronic component according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram which is used for describing a production process of an electronic component according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram which is used for describing an electronic component production process according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram which is used for describing an example of a conventional electronic component production process.

FIG. 12 is a diagram which is used for describing an example of a conventional electronic component production process.

FIG. 13 is a diagram which is used for describing an example of a conventional electronic component production process.

FIG. 14 is a diagram which is used for describing an example of a conventional electronic component production process.

FIG. 15 is a diagram which is used for describing an example of a conventional electronic component production process.

FIG. 16 is a diagram which is used for describing another example of the conventional electronic component production process.

FIG. 17 is a diagram which is used for describing another example of a conventional electronic component production process.

FIG. 18 is a diagram which is used for describing another example of a conventional electronic component production process.

FIG. 19 is a diagram which is used for describing another example of a conventional electronic component production process.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Carrier 1 'Unnecessary part 1a, 1b Carrier part 1c Coupling part 2 Product 3 Transport direction 6 Storage mechanism part 7 Pickup part 8 Storage member 8a Storage position 9, 12 Arrow 11 Carrier 11' Unnecessary part 12 Arrow 101 Carrier 101 'Unnecessary part 102 Product 103 Transport direction 104 Arrow 105 Stick 106 Storage mechanism unit 107 Pickup unit 108 Storage member

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An electronic component assembling step of assembling an electronic component while being fixedly connected to a carrier at a predetermined pitch and in parallel, a cutting step of separating the electronic component from the carrier, and picking up the electronic component by a suction nozzle or chucking. A pick-up unit for picking up two electronic components, a transport process of rotating one of the picked-up electronic components by 180 ° and then transporting it to a predetermined position, and storing the transported electronic components in a storage member A production process of an electronic component, comprising: 2. An assembling step of assembling an electronic component in a state where the electronic component is connected and fixed to a carrier at a predetermined pitch and in a line, a cutting step of separating the electronic component from the carrier, and a step of suctioning or chucking the electronic component. A pickup step of picking up two electronic components in a pickup unit for picking up, a transporting step of rotating each of the picked up electronic components by 90 ° in the same direction, and then transporting the electronic components to a predetermined position; A method for producing an electronic component, comprising: a storage step of storing the electronic component in a storage member. 3. The method for producing an electronic component according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of pickup units for picking up the electronic component. 4. An assembling means for assembling an electronic component in a state where the electronic component is fixedly connected to the carrier at a predetermined pitch and in parallel, a cutting means for separating the electronic component from the carrier,
A pickup unit for picking up electronic components by a suction nozzle or chucking; a pickup unit for picking up two electronic components; and a predetermined position after rotating one of the two picked up electronic components by 180 °. An electronic component production apparatus, comprising: a transport unit for transporting the two electronic components; and a storage unit for storing the two transported electronic components in respective storage members. 5. An assembling means for assembling an electronic component in a state of being connected and fixed to a carrier at a predetermined pitch and in a line, a cutting means for separating the electronic component from the carrier, and a suction nozzle or chucking for attaching the electronic component. A pickup unit for picking up two electronic components, a conveying unit for rotating each of the picked-up electronic components by 90 ° in the same direction, and then conveying the electronic components to a predetermined position; A storage device for storing an electronic component in a storage member. 6. The electronic component production apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said pickup means has a plurality of pickup units for respectively picking up said electronic components.