JP2003171012A - Parts guiding and feeding structure and parts feeding apparatus having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To remove clogging of parts easily and quickly, in a parts guiding and moving structure for guiding and moving the parts by forming the parts of specified attitude into a line, along a continuous-hole-like parts moving passage of which circumference is surrounded by a wall face. <P>SOLUTION: The parts moving passage 12 is divided by a fixed member 4 and a movable member 5, the movable member 5 is retreated to open the parts moving passage 12, and a parts sucking and removing path d communicating to the opened parts moving passage 12 is provided. Particularly, the parts moving passage 12 is constituted of a square continuous holes of which sectional shape respond to an outer shape of a part P, and two of neighboring wall faces in the opened/closed parts moving passage 12 are constituted of the movable member 5. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a component guide which can be used for a component supply device for continuously supplying small components such as various electronic components such as chip components by sliding down by their own weight. The present invention relates to a transfer structure and a component supply device including the transfer structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When guiding and transferring parts in a predetermined posture, the parts delivered in a predetermined posture by an appropriate feeding means are lined up along a continuous hole-shaped part transfer passage surrounded by a wall surface. A structure for guiding and moving in line is adopted.

[0003]

When the component transfer passage is formed as a continuous hole whose entire circumference is surrounded by wall surfaces in this way, the component being transferred is stably guided and transferred in a desired posture without dropping off from the passage. can do. However, in such a component transfer passage, the cross-sectional shape of the passage is slightly larger than the outer shape of the component in order to stabilize the transfer posture of the component. There is a possibility that it will be clogged by being sandwiched between the parts and that a part having a deformed outer shape is mixed and the part will be clogged in the part transfer passage.

In such a case, conventionally, the parts transfer passage is manually disassembled and opened to remove the clogging. Therefore, during that time, the supply of parts is interrupted and suspended, which causes a decrease in operating efficiency and requires labor for work for removing the clogging, which is reflected in an increase in cost.

The present invention has been made in view of such an actual situation, and an object thereof is to make it possible to remove clogging of parts easily and quickly.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is configured as follows.

That is, the invention according to claim 1 is a component guiding and transferring structure for guiding and moving the components in a predetermined posture in a line along a continuous hole-shaped component transferring passage surrounded by wall surfaces. The component transfer passage is divided into a fixed member and a movable member, and the movable member is moved backward to open the component transfer passage, and a component suction / discharge passage communicating with the opened component transfer passage is provided. It is characterized by being present.

According to this structure, the movable member normally moves forward to a predetermined position, whereby a component transfer passage having a predetermined sectional shape is formed between the fixed member and the movable member, and in this case, the component transfer is performed. The passage and the component suction / discharge passage are isolated. Then, when clogging occurs, the movable member is moved backward to open the component transfer passage, allowing the clogged component and foreign matter causing the clogging to move freely and immediately moving to the component suction / discharge path. Is discharged.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the component transfer passage is formed by a rectangular continuous hole whose cross-sectional shape corresponds to the outer shape of the component, and the component transfer passage is opened and closed. It is characterized in that two adjacent wall surfaces are constituted by the movable member.

According to this structure, of the four peripheral walls of the component transfer passage having a rectangular cross section, the two adjacent wall surfaces belong to the fixed member, and the other two adjacent wall surfaces belong to the movable member. When the component is moved backward to open the component transfer passage, there is no opposing wall surface on which the component can be held, and the component or the like becomes completely free and is sucked and moved to the component suction / discharge path.

The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2.
In the invention described above, an auxiliary communication groove is formed in the movable member, and the component transfer passage is configured to communicate with the component suction / discharge passage and the auxiliary communication groove when the movable member is moved backward. Characterize.

According to this structure, the component transfer passage opened by the backward movement of the movable member does not communicate with the outside world,
It will connect to the parts suction and discharge path and the auxiliary communication groove,
Due to the suction action of the component suction / discharge path, external dust and the like will not be drawn into the open component transfer path.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the second aspect, one wall surface of the component transfer passage is opened by the backward movement of the movable member to communicate with the component suction / discharge passage, and It is characterized in that the wall forming portion of the fixed member is elastically deformed and the wall adjacent to the opened wall is openly deformed in association with the backward movement of the movable member.

According to this structure, among the four peripheral walls of the component transfer passage having a square cross section, three U-shaped wall surfaces belong to the fixed member, and only one remaining wall surface belongs to the movable member. When the movable member is moved backward to open the component transfer passage, the component transfer passage is opened in a U shape. In this case, if the parts are sandwiched between the opposite wall surfaces of the U-shaped open part transfer passage, the parts cannot be removed by this opening. As a result, one of the facing wall surfaces on the fixed side is elastically deformed in an open manner, so the distance between the facing wall surfaces is slightly expanded, and the clogged parts and foreign matter that causes the clogs are freed and sucked and discharged. To be done.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, a means for detecting passage of a component is provided near the end of the component transfer passage, and the passage time of the component is not less than the set time. Drive means for moving the movable member backwardly to the passage open position based on detection of non-passage of parts is provided.

According to this structure, the removal operation is automatically performed based on the detection of the clogging of the parts.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a component storage means having a storage chamber for storing the components and an extraction passage portion for extracting the components from the storage chamber, and the component from the extraction passage portion to the outside of the storage chamber. Driving means for driving the component housing means so as to be taken out, aligning means for aligning the parts taken out from the component housing chamber along the take-out direction, and the parts aligned by the part aligning means are discharged to the outside of the apparatus. A component supply device having a discharge port, and further comprising the component guide transfer structure according to any one of claims 1 to 5 between the component aligning means and the discharge port.

According to this structure, for example, when a clogging occurs in the component guide and transfer structure between the component aligning means and the discharge port of the device for aligning the components and supplying the components while vibrating like a parts feeder. Therefore, the clogging can be cleared easily and quickly.

[0019]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 4 show a component supply device having a component guide and transfer structure according to the present invention. This component supply device has, for example, as shown in FIG. 16, a (a) prismatic column having electrodes at both ends, (b) a columnar column, (c) a horizontal flat plate, or (d) a vertical flat plate. In this example, various chip-type electronic parts and the like are arranged and supplied, and in this example, a prismatic chip part shown in FIG.

The component supply device comprises a case 1 in the form of a thick plate which is erected, and a rotary drum 3 which is fitted into a circular recess 2 formed in the front of the case 1 and is driven and rotated in a fixed direction. The case 1 itself is composed of a case body 4 which is vertically fixed, and a plate-like movable case 5 which is arranged so as to overlap a part of the front surface of the case body 4.

The rotary drum 3 is detachably connected to a rotary shaft 6 inserted through the center of the case body 4.
The rotating shaft 6 is rotationally driven at a low speed in a fixed direction F from the back of the case body 4 by an electric motor 7. Rotating drum 3
A ring-shaped circumferential wall 8 is concentrically fixed to the inner surface of the case to partition the inside of the circular concave portion 2 of the case body 4, and the circular space formed inside the circumferential wall 8 is located in the component storage chamber a and the circumferential wall. 8
An annular space formed on the outer side of is a component alignment chamber b.

The inner peripheral surface of the circumferential wall 8 is formed in the shape of a V-shaped groove with an outer recess, and a plurality of communicating passages 9 extending from the groove bottom to the outer peripheral surface of the circumferential wall 8 are formed so as to penetrate therethrough. The component storage chamber a and the component alignment chamber b communicate with each other. Here, the communication passage 9 is formed in a cross-sectional shape through which the component P can pass in the longitudinal direction, and has a receding angle with respect to the rotation direction F of the rotating drum 3 with respect to the component storage chamber a. The circumferential wall 8 is formed in the tangential direction and rotates in a fixed direction F integrally with the rotary drum 3, whereby a predetermined posture of the components P accommodated in the component accommodating chamber a is formed and the communication passage 9 is formed. Only the entered one slides down by its own weight and flows into the parts alignment chamber b.

The outer peripheral inner surface of the parts alignment chamber b also has a V
The parts P, which are formed in the shape of a groove and are accumulated in the lower part in the parts alignment chamber b, are aligned with the groove bottom of the V-shaped groove in a posture in which the longitudinal direction of the parts is in the circumferential direction as the rotary drum 3 rotates. . Further, near the outer circumference of the rotary drum 3, the transport protrusions 10 are provided at equal pitches in the circumferential direction so as to face the V-shaped groove bottoms of the component alignment chamber b, and the components P aligned on the V-shaped groove bottoms are transported. It is locked by and scraped up.

On the inner circumference of the circular recess 2 of the case 1, there is an alignment groove 11 for receiving the component P, which has been picked up by the conveyance projection 10 and is picked up in that state, corresponding to the component lifting phase of the component alignment chamber b. The tunnel-shaped component transfer passage 1 is formed from the lower end of the alignment groove 11 so as to face the area where
2 is continuously extended, and the component P having a fixed posture that is aligned and introduced into the alignment groove 11 slides down by its own weight along the component transfer passage 12.
It is designed to be delivered to the outside of the case from the component delivery port 13 at the lower end of the passage. Further, a transmissive or reflective optical sensor 14 is arranged near the exit of the component transfer passage 12 so that passage of the component P can be detected.

A concave step 4d facing the left end of the circular recess 2 on the case front is formed on the front surface of the case body 4, and the movable case 5 is formed to fill the concave step 4d, such as an air cylinder. The actuator 15 of FIG.

The component transfer passage 12 has a component P
It has a square cross section that is slightly larger than the outer shape of
Case body (fixed member) 4 and movable case (movable member) 5
Two wall surfaces adjacent to each other among the four peripheral walls forming the component transfer passage 12 are formed along the joint portion with the case body 4
Notch groove 5 formed by the recessed step 4d of the movable member 5 and the other two adjacent wall surfaces provided at the corners of the movable member 5.
When the movable case 5 is moved backward to the left, the component transfer passage 12 is opened.

A suction groove 16 which is sufficiently larger than the outer shape of the part P is formed in the recessed step 4d formed in the case body 4.
It is formed adjacent to and parallel to the lower side of the component transfer passage 12. A discharge port 17 having a size through which the component P can pass is formed at an appropriate position on the bottom surface of the suction groove 16.
7 is connected to a vacuum suction device (not shown) on the back of the case. When the movable case 5 moves forward to form the component transfer passage 12, the suction groove 16 is closed by the movable case 5, and when the movable case 5 moves backward to open the component transfer passage 12, the movable case 5 moves. The suction groove 16 and the component transfer passage 12 are communicated with each other through a gap c formed between the front end of the case 5 and the wall surface of the recessed step 4d.

This component supply device is configured as described above, and normally, when the rotary drum 3 is rotated in a fixed direction F, the components P in the component storage chamber a are gradually moved to the component alignment chamber b. The components P that have been sent out and aligned and scraped at the bottom of the component alignment chamber b are introduced into the component transfer passage 12 through the alignment groove 11 and slide down while being guided and maintained in a predetermined posture and the component outlet 13 Is sent out of the case in a predetermined posture and undergoes the next processing.

During this time, the part P near the part delivery port 13
Of the component P is monitored by the optical sensor 14, and if the same detection state continues for a preset time or longer based on the standard time required to pass through the component transfer passage 12, the component P is detected in the component transfer passage 12. It is judged that a blockage has occurred,
Then, the actuator 15 is operated and the movable case 5 is automatically moved backward.

When the movable case 5 is moved backward, as shown in FIG.
As shown in (b), the component transfer passage 12 is opened, and the suction groove 16 and the component transfer passage 12 are communicated with each other through a gap. Here, in the component transfer passage 12, two adjacent wall faces of the four circumferential wall faces are opened by the movable member, so that the condition of sandwiching the component P between the wall faces is released and the component P becomes completely free, and the suction groove is formed. Drops and moves to 16 side.

At this time, the vacuum suction device is orbited in synchronization with the clogging detection to apply the suction force to the suction groove 16,
The component P that has dropped to the suction groove 16 side and the foreign matter that has caused the clogging are sucked into the component suction / discharge passage d formed by the suction groove 16 and the discharge port 17 and discharged to the outside of the case.

Then, after the lapse of the set time, the actuator automatically operates to move the movable case 5 forward to the original position, the part transfer passage 12 is formed again, and the state where the parts can be delivered is restored. . While the component transfer passage 12 is open and the clogging removal process is performed in this manner, the rotary drum 3 is stopped and the subsequent component delivery is stopped.

The present invention can be carried out in forms other than the above-mentioned forms, and some examples thereof will be shown below.

[First Example] FIG. 9 shows a first example of another embodiment. This example has the same basic configuration as that of the above-described embodiment, but the case body 4 as a fixed member is formed by superposing and connecting the first member 4a and the second member 4b, and the movable case as a movable member. 5, the first member 5a having a thickness corresponding to the depth of the component transfer passage 12 and the second member 5b located outside are overlapped and connected.

According to this structure, it is not necessary to largely grind a thick material to form the recessed step 4d in the case body 4, it is possible to take a material with a good yield, and it is effective in reducing the material cost and the processing cost. Become. In addition, in order to form two recessed wall surfaces of the component transfer passage 12 along the front end corner of the movable case 5, it is possible to perform the shaving process only by superposing and coupling two plate members that have been end face processed. No longer needed
It is effective in reducing processing costs. With this configuration,
By using a transparent hard resin material or glass material for the second member 5b, the component transfer passage 12 can be monitored from the outside, which is effective in performing operation management.

[Second Example] FIGS. 10 and 11 show a second example of another embodiment. In this example, the recessed step 4d provided on the front surface of the case body 4 is formed in two steps, and the extension 5c is also continuously provided to the front end of the movable case 5 so as to fill the recessed step 4d. And this extension 5c
An auxiliary communication groove 18 is formed on the inner surface of the component transfer passage 12 so as to be close to and along the component transfer passage 12.

According to this structure, as shown in FIG. 11A, in the state where the movable case 5 is advanced to form the component transfer passage 12, the auxiliary communication groove 18 is provided in the component transfer passage 12.
However, as shown in FIG. 11B, when the movable case 5 is moved backward to remove the clogging, the auxiliary communication groove 18 overlaps with the component transfer passage 12 and the auxiliary transfer groove 18 of the component transfer passage 12 is separated. The two adjacent wall surfaces are opened, and the opened component transfer passage 12 also communicates with the suction groove 16 to expose the component suction / discharge passage d.

According to this structure, the opened parts transfer passage 12 does not directly communicate with the outside of the case as in the previous example, but only communicates with the upper alignment groove 11, and the floating dust on the outside. Etc. are sucked and the parts transfer passage 12
There is no risk that foreign matter, which will not be brought into the container, will adhere to the component transfer passage 12 as a cause of subsequent clogging. Further, the moving distance of the movable case 5 for opening and closing the component transfer passage 12 can be shortened.

[Third Example] FIG. 12 shows a third example of the other embodiment.
An example is shown. In this example, in the structure of the second example, the case body 4 is configured by overlapping and connecting the first member 4a and the second member 4b, and the movable case 5 corresponds to the depth dimension of the component transfer passage 12. First member 5a of thickness
And the second member 5b located on the outer side are superposed and connected, and the same function and effect as described in the second example can be exerted.

[Fourth Example] FIGS. 13 and 14 show a fourth example of another embodiment. As shown in FIG. 14A, the movable member 5 of this example has a thickness corresponding to the depth dimension of the component transfer passage 12 so that only one of the four peripheral wall surfaces of the component transfer passage 12 is opened. It is composed of
It is inserted and supported in a slit-shaped deep groove s formed in the case body 4. In addition, a protrusion 1 is provided on the front surface of the movable member 5.
9 is provided, and a recess 20 having a trapezoidal cross section into which the projection 19 is fitted is formed on the inner surface of the cover portion 4c covering the outside of the deep groove s.

In this structure, as shown in FIG. 14B, when the movable member 5 is moved backward to remove the clogging, one wall surface of the component transfer passage 12 is opened. With this opening operation, when the projection 19 comes out of the recess 20, the slope of the recess 20 is pressed to elastically deform the cover portion 4c forward and outward. As a result, the front wall surface of the component transfer passage 12 formed by the inner surface of the base portion of the cover portion 4c is slightly spread outward, and the component transfer passage 12 is substantially opened at its two adjacent wall surfaces. The clogged component P becomes free and is sucked out from the component suction / discharge passage d.

[Fifth Example] FIG. 15 shows a fifth embodiment of another embodiment.
An example is shown. This example is a modification of the above-mentioned fourth example, and in this case, the cover portion 4c that is spread by the protrusion 19 is formed of another member that is superposed and connected to the front surface of the case body 4. According to this configuration, basically, the same function as in the fourth example is performed, but the elastically deformable base end of the cover portion 4c which is a separate member can be set at a position apart from the component transfer passage 12. As a result, the component transfer passage 12 can be expanded further and easily. Further, by configuring the cover portion 4c which is a separate member with a see-through member, it becomes possible to monitor the component transfer passage 12 from the outside.

[Sixth Example] In the examples of the above-described respective embodiments, the present invention is applied to clear the blockage in the component transfer passage provided in the component supply device constituted by the rotary drum, but it is fed from any part feeder in order. The present invention can also be applied to a component transfer passage for aligning and transferring the received parts P. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 17, components P such as various chip components are aligned in a constant posture while being vibrated, and the aligned components P are discharged so as to be transferred and supplied to a supply target. It can also be applied to parts feeder PF.

The parts feeder PF includes a ball 21 as a housing chamber for housing the parts, a rail 22 from the bottom of the ball 21 along the inner peripheral wall surface to form a spiral gradual climbing path, and the ball 21. A vibration applying means 23 for applying a slight vibration to the whole is provided.

The rail 22 serves as an aligning means for placing the parts P on the path thereof due to the slight vibration and for aligning the parts P in a fixed posture there. Further, the rail 22 also serves as an extraction path portion for extracting the component P from the ball 21 to the outside. At the end of the rail 22 of the ball 21, a block body 24 having a component transfer passage 12 for delivering the component P, which has been transported on the rail 22 due to the slight vibration, to a predetermined discharge position obliquely downward by its own weight, is provided. ing. The lower end of the transfer passage 12 serves as a discharge port H for discharging components. And the block body 24
Is composed of a fixed portion 25 integrally fixed to the parts feeder PF and a movable portion 26 configured to be slidable in the horizontal direction. The movable portion 26 is moved and operated by the actuator 15 which is an air cylinder.

As shown in FIGS. 18 (a) and 18 (b), the component transfer path 12 is formed in a square sectional shape slightly larger than the outer shape of the component P, and the fixed portion 25 and the movable portion 26 are joined to each other. The two adjacent wall surfaces of the four peripheral walls forming the component transfer passage 12 are formed by the recessed step 25a of the fixing portion 25, while the other adjacent two wall surfaces are formed.
One wall surface is formed by a notch groove 26a provided at a corner portion of the movable portion 26. When the movable portion 26 moves backward to the right in FIG. 17, that is, moves to the side away from the parts feeder PF, the parts are transferred. The passage 12 is open.

Further, the concave step 2 formed in the movable portion 26
6d has a suction groove 27 that is sufficiently larger than the outer shape of the component P.
It is formed adjacent to and parallel to the lower side of the component transfer passage 12. At the appropriate place on the bottom surface of the suction groove 27, a clogged component discharge port 28 having a size through which the component P can pass is formed.
Each clogging component discharge port 28 is connected to a vacuum suction device (not shown). When the movable portion 26 moves toward the parts feeder PF to form the component transfer passage 12, the suction groove 27 is closed by the fixed portion 25, and the movable portion 26 moves backward to open the component transfer passage 12. Then, the front end of the fixed portion 25 and the wall surface 2 of the recessed step 26d
The suction groove 27 and the component transfer passage 12 are communicated with each other through a gap c formed between the suction groove 27 and the component transfer passage 12. An optical sensor 29 is provided near the discharge port H of the component transfer passage 12 to detect component clogging.

This component supply device is constructed as described above, and normally, the components P aligned by the rails 22 are introduced into the component transfer passage 12 and are slid down and discharged while being guided and maintained in a predetermined posture. It is sent out of the case from the outlet H in a predetermined posture and undergoes the next processing.

During this time, the passage of the component P near the discharge port H is monitored by the optical sensor 29, and the same detection is performed for a time longer than a preset time based on the standard time required to pass through the component transfer passage 12. If the condition continues, the parts transfer passage 1
In step 2, it is determined that the part P is clogged, and then the actuator 15 is activated to automatically move the movable portion 26 backward.

When the movable part 26 is moved backward,
As shown in (b), the component transfer passage 12 is opened, and the suction groove 27 and the component transfer passage 12 are communicated with each other through the gap c. Here, in the component transfer passage 12, two adjacent wall faces of the four circumferential wall faces are opened by the movable member, so that the condition of sandwiching the component P between the wall faces is released and the component P becomes completely free, and the suction groove is formed. Moves to the 27 side.

At this time, the vacuum suction device is orbited in synchronization with the clogging detection to apply the suction force to the suction groove 27.
The component P that has dropped to the suction groove 27 side and the foreign matter that has caused the clogging are sucked into the component suction / discharge passage d formed by the suction groove 27 and the clogged component discharge port 28, and are discharged to the outside of the case.

Then, after the lapse of the set time, the actuator 15 is automatically operated to move the movable portion 26 forward to the original position, and the component transfer passage 12 is formed again to restore the state where the component can be delivered. To do. While the component transfer passage 12 is open and the clogging removal process is performed in this way, the vibration applying means 23 is stopped and the subsequent component delivery is stopped. It should be noted that a regulation means for regulating the movement of the part P on the rail 22 may be provided at the end of the rail 22 so that the part P does not spill out from the end of the rail 22 even when the vibration applying means 23 is stopped. In this case, the operation of the restricting means is normally released.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, but may be implemented in the following forms as modified examples.

(1) Briefly, an alarm is issued based on the detection of clogging, and an operator who notices the alarm manually moves the movable member 5 backward or manually operates the actuator 15. Then, the movable member 5 may be moved backward.

(2) As the actuator 15 for moving the movable member 5 backward, in addition to the air cylinder, an electric cylinder, an electromagnetic solenoid, a linear motor, etc. may be appropriately selected according to the size and weight of the movable member 5. Good.

(3) As means for detecting the component clogging, in addition to utilizing the optical sensor as described above, a contact type sensor, a capacitance type non-contact sensor, or the like is appropriately selected according to the component P. Just select it. Further, in some cases, these sensors may be arranged close to the outside of the outlet 17.

[0058]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, the following effects can be expected.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the component clogged in the component transfer passage can be immediately sucked and removed by a simple operation of moving the movable member backward.
It is not necessary to suspend the component transfer for a long time for the clogging removal process, the operation efficiency is not lowered, and the clogging removal work does not require much labor.
It is now possible to easily and quickly clear a blockage of parts.

In particular, according to the second aspect of the present invention, in the case of the component transfer passage having a square cross section, the two wall surfaces adjacent to each other are opened by the backward movement of the movable member, so that the component is surely opened and freed. Therefore, suction and discharge can be performed accurately.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the component transfer passage opened by the backward movement of the movable member is not largely communicated with the outside world, and foreign matter such as external dust is removed by suction for removing the clogging. The possibility of sucking and adhering to the component transfer passage is reduced, which is effective in smoothly carrying out subsequent component transfer.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the two adjacent wall surfaces of the component transfer passage are opened by the backward movement of the movable member, but the open space can be made as small as possible, and the foreign matter can be sucked in. The possibility can be further reduced.

According to the invention of claim 5, the clogging release processing is automatically executed based on the occurrence of clogging.
It is possible to efficiently carry out the component transfer without being interrupted for a long time without noticing the occurrence of clogging.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, in the component guide transfer structure between the component aligning means and the discharge port of the device for aligning and supplying components while applying vibrations like a parts feeder, for example, a clogging occurs. If a problem occurs, the clogging can be cleared easily and quickly.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the entire component supply device.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the entire component supply device.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional front view of the component supply device.

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional side view of the component supply device.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a case body which is one of the constituent members.

FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a rotary drum which is one of constituent members.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a movable case that is one of the constituent members.

FIG. 8A is a cross-sectional plan view of the component transfer passage. (B) A cross-sectional plan view of the opened component transfer passage

FIG. 9A is a cross-sectional plan view of a component transfer passage according to a first example of another embodiment, and FIG. 9B is a cross-sectional plan view of the opened component transfer passage.

FIG. 10 is a front view of the entire component supply device showing a second example of another embodiment.

FIG. 11A is a cross-sectional plan view of a component transfer passage according to a second example of another embodiment, and FIG. 11B is a cross-sectional plan view of the opened component transfer passage.

FIG. 12A is a cross-sectional plan view of a component transfer passage according to a third example of another embodiment, and FIG. 12B is a cross-sectional plan view of the opened component transfer passage.

FIG. 13 is a front view of the entire component supply device showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

14A is a cross-sectional plan view of a component transfer passage according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 14B is a cross-sectional plan view of the opened component transfer passage.

15A is a cross-sectional plan view of a component transfer passage according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 15B is a cross-sectional plan view of the opened component transfer passage.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of various parts

FIG. 17 is a front view showing a parts feeder provided with a parts guide / transfer structure according to the present invention.

18 (a) is a cross-sectional plan view of the component transfer passage having the structure shown in FIG. 17 (b) is a cross-sectional plan view of the opened component transfer passage.

[Explanation of symbols]

4 fixing members 5 movable members 12 Parts transfer passage 13 Parts outlet 18 Auxiliary communication groove d Parts suction and discharge passage

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A component guide and transfer structure for guiding and moving components in a predetermined posture in a line along a continuous hole-shaped component transfer passage surrounded by a wall surface. A component suction and discharge passage communicating with the opened component transfer passage by dividing the fixed member and the movable member and retreating the movable member to open the component transfer passage. Guide transfer structure. 2. The component guide and transfer structure according to claim 1, wherein the component transfer passage is formed by a rectangular continuous hole having a cross-sectional shape corresponding to the outer shape of the component, and adjacent to each other in the component transfer passage to be opened and closed. The part guide and transfer structure, wherein the two wall surfaces are formed by the movable member. 3. The component guide and transfer structure according to claim 1, wherein an auxiliary communication groove is formed in the movable member, and the component transfer passage is a component suction and discharge passage in a state where the movable member is moved backward. A parts guide and transfer structure, which is configured to communicate with the auxiliary communication groove. 4. The component guide and transfer structure according to claim 2, wherein one wall surface of the component transfer passage is opened by the backward movement of the movable member so as to communicate with the component suction and discharge passage and move. A part guide transfer structure, wherein a wall surface constituting portion of the fixing member is elastically deformed in association with the backward movement of the member so that a wall surface adjacent to the opened wall surface is openly deformed. . 5. The component guide and transfer structure according to claim 1, further comprising means for detecting passage of the component near the end of the component transfer passage, the component having a component passage setting time or more. A parts guide and transfer structure comprising drive means for moving the movable member backward to the passage open position based on detection of non-passage. 6. A component storage means having a storage chamber for storing a component and an extraction passage portion for extracting the component from the storage chamber, and the component so that the component is extracted from the extraction passage portion to the outside of the storage chamber. And a driving means for driving the accommodating means, an aligning means for arranging the components taken out from the component accommodating chamber along the take-out direction, and an outlet for ejecting the components aligned by the component aligning means to the outside of the apparatus. , 1 to 5 between the parts aligning means and the discharge port.
A component supply device comprising the component guide and transfer structure described in 1.