JP2006080210A - Work feeder and work feeding method, and work storing apparatus and method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a work feeder and work feeding method and work storing apparatus and method which can prevent a positional deviation of a magazine and the contamination of works due to attachment of falling matters. <P>SOLUTION: The work feeder and work storing apparatus supplies plate-like first works 15 stored in multiple stage in the vertical direction in the magazine 14 to a downstream-side apparatus while receiving the works from an upstream-side apparatus and storing them in the magazine 14. In the work feeding operation, the work feeder and work storing apparatus moves the magazine 14 taken out of a second placement 12B to a work supplying position, and then sends out the plurality of first works 15 stored in the magazine 14 one by one from the lowest stage toward the uppermost stage. In the work storing operation, it moves the magazine 14 taken out of a first placement 12A to a work receiving position, and then stores the first works 15 received from the upstream-side apparatus into the magazine 14 from the lowest stage toward the uppermost stage. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a workpiece supply device and a workpiece supply method for taking out a plate-shaped workpiece such as a package substrate and supplying it to a work device such as a die bonding device, and a work storage device for receiving and storing a work from the work device and a work storage It is about the method.

  A die bonding apparatus for bonding individual semiconductor elements cut out from a semiconductor wafer to a substrate for a package includes a work supply apparatus for supplying a substrate, which is a plate-shaped work, and a work for storing a substrate after die bonding A storage device is attached (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In this patent document example, workpiece supply / storage is performed by a magazine apparatus configured to lift and lower a magazine for storing substrates in multiple stages by a lifter.

When this magazine apparatus is used for workpiece supply, the magazine in which the substrate is stored is moved to a predetermined supply position by a lifter. Then, the substrate in the magazine is pulled out of the magazine by a pull-out mechanism provided in the downstream device, and passed to a transport mechanism such as a transport conveyor of the downstream device. When used for storing workpieces, an empty magazine is moved to a predetermined receiving position by a lifter, and a substrate delivered from the transport mechanism of the upstream device is stored in the magazine.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-167471

  In order to reliably supply and store the substrate in the workpiece supply device and storage device having the above-described configuration, the magazine needs to be correctly aligned and held at the supply position to the downstream device and the reception position from the upstream device. is there. However, in the above-described magazine apparatus, a substrate supply / storage error occurs due to the magazine being displaced due to the vibration of the apparatus when the magazine is moved up and down by the lifter, or a foreign substance attached to the substrate is located in the lower stage. In some cases, such as falling and adhering to the top and contaminating it.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a workpiece supply device, a workpiece supply method, a workpiece storage device, and a workpiece storage method that can prevent workpiece contamination due to magazine misalignment or fallen foreign matter adhesion.

  The workpiece supply device of the present invention is a workpiece supply device that supplies a plate-like workpiece stored in a plurality of stages in a vertical direction in a magazine to a downstream device, and a first placement unit that places a plurality of the magazines; A second placement unit disposed above the first placement unit and placing a plurality of magazines in a horizontal direction; and a magazine storing the first work is taken out of the second placement unit and the downstream device The magazine take-out movement means that moves through the supply position to the first placement portion and moves to the take-out position by the magazine removal movement means. A magazine feeding means, and the magazine take-out moving means comprises a holding mechanism for holding the magazine and a moving mechanism for moving the holding mechanism in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction.

The workpiece supply method of the present invention is a workpiece storage device that receives a plate-shaped workpiece fed from an upstream device and stores the plate-shaped workpiece in a plurality of stages in a vertical direction in a magazine, and a first mounting portion that mounts a plurality of the magazines; A second placement unit that is disposed above the first placement unit and places a plurality of magazines in the horizontal direction; and a magazine storing the first workpiece is removed from the first placement unit and the upstream side A magazine take-out moving means that moves via the receiving position from the apparatus and places it on the second placement section, and moves the magazine placed on the first placement section to the take-out position by the magazine take-out movement means Magazine feeding means, and the magazine take-out moving means comprises a holding mechanism for holding the magazine, and a moving mechanism for moving the holding mechanism in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction.

  A workpiece storage device according to the present invention includes a first mounting portion for mounting a plurality of magazines that store a plurality of stages of plate-shaped workpieces in a vertical direction, and the magazine placed in the horizontal direction above the first mounting portion. A plurality of second placement units, and a magazine storing the workpiece from the second placement unit are taken out and moved via a supply position to the downstream device and placed on the first placement unit. The workpiece is moved to the downstream device by a workpiece supply device comprising: a magazine take-out moving means that moves the magazine placed on the second placement portion to a take-out position by the magazine take-out move means. A workpiece supply method for supplying, wherein the magazine taken out from the second mounting portion is moved to the supply position by a magazine take-out moving means, and a plurality of workpieces stored in the magazine are moved. Sequentially feeding toward the upper side from the stage, placing an empty magazine to the first loading portion after delivery.

  The work storage method of the present invention includes a first placement unit for placing a plurality of magazines for storing a plurality of plate-like workpieces in a vertical direction, and a magazine placed in a horizontal direction above the first placement unit. A plurality of second placement units, and a magazine that is removed from the first placement unit, moved through a receiving position from the upstream device, and placed on the second placement unit The workpiece received from the upstream side device by the workpiece storage device comprising the removal movement means and the magazine feeding means for moving the magazine placed on the first placement portion to the removal position by the magazine removal movement means A workpiece storage method for storing in a magazine, wherein the magazine taken out from the first mounting portion is moved to the receiving position by a magazine take-out moving means and is received from an upstream device. It was sequentially housed toward the lower side of the workpiece from the upper side of the magazine, placing the magazine after accommodated in the second loading portion.

  According to the present invention, the magazine storing the workpieces is clamped by the magazine take-out moving means and moved to the supply position to the downstream apparatus, and a plurality of workpieces stored in the magazine are sequentially sent out from the lower side to the upper side. In this manner, the empty magazine is similarly held by the magazine take-out moving means and moved to the receiving position from the upstream device, and the workpieces received from the upstream device are sequentially stored from the upper side to the lower side of the magazine. As a result, it is possible to prevent workpiece contamination due to magazine misalignment and falling foreign matter adhesion.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a front view of a workpiece supply / storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of the workpiece supply / storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are front views of a workpiece supply / storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a magazine and a work jig for storing workpieces to be processed by the workpiece supply / storage device. FIG. 7 is an operation explanatory diagram of the workpiece supply method by the workpiece supply / storage device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

First, the structure of the workpiece supply / storage device will be described with reference to FIGS. This workpiece supply / storage device has the same function as a workpiece supply device that supplies a workpiece to a work device such as a die bonding device and a function as a workpiece storage device that receives and stores a work after work from the work device. It can be combined with the structural device. Furthermore, supply and storage of workpieces are possible for two types of workpieces with different supply forms.

  That is, by disposing the workpiece supply / storage device upstream of the working device, the workpiece is stored in a stacked state on a plate-shaped first workpiece and a workpiece jig stored in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction at predetermined intervals in the magazine. It functions as a workpiece supply device that supplies any one of the plate-shaped second workpieces to a downstream device that is a working device. Further, by disposing the work supply / storage device on the downstream side of the work device, the first work or the second work sent out from the work device which is the upstream device is received and stored in the magazine or the work jig. Functions as a work storage device.

  In FIGS. 1 and 2, a magazine mounting portion 2 is disposed on the base portion 1. When functioning as a workpiece supply device, a magazine in which a plurality of stages of first workpieces to be supplied is placed on the magazine placement portion 2 and the second workpiece is targeted as described later. Is mounted with a work jig for stacking and storing the second work. Also, when functioning as a work storage device, a magazine and a work jig are similarly mounted on the magazine mounting portion 2, but in this case, a work received from the upstream device is placed in these magazines and work jigs. Stored. When the second work 18 is stored, it may be stored in a magazine instead of the work jig.

  A chuck mechanism 3 that sandwiches the magazine from above and below from the magazine placement unit 2 is disposed on the right side of the magazine placement unit 2 so as to be movable in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction by the horizontal movement mechanism 4Y and the elevation movement mechanism 4Z. Yes. In addition, a vertical vertical frame 5a is erected on the upper surface of the base portion 1, and a workpiece transfer head 6 is moved up and down on a horizontal frame 5b extending in the horizontal direction from the upper end of the vertical frame 5a. The mechanism 7 and the head horizontal movement mechanism 8 are provided so as to be movable up and down and horizontally.

  A supply / reception conveyor 9 is provided at a position where the chuck mechanism 3 and the workpiece transfer head 6 can move. When functioning as a workpiece supply device, the supply / reception conveyor 9 conveys and supplies the workpiece to be supplied to the downstream device. That is, the position where the supply / reception conveyor 9 is disposed is a supply position for supplying the workpiece to the downstream apparatus. When functioning as a workpiece storage device, the supply / reception conveyor 9 receives a workpiece to be stored from the upstream device. In this case, the position where the supply / reception conveyor 9 is disposed is a reception position for receiving a workpiece from the upstream apparatus.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 3, the kind of object workpiece | work and the supply form of these workpiece | work are demonstrated. FIG. 3A shows a plate-like first work 15 and a magazine 14 used for storing a plurality of stages of the first work 15 in the vertical direction. The magazine 14 is provided with work storage slits 14a for storing work in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction at predetermined intervals, and the first work 15 is stored one by one in each work storage slit 14a. An opening 14b is formed in the workpiece storage slit 14a, and the first workpiece 15 is held by the workpiece storage slit 14a at both ends thereof. 4, 6, and 7, the magazine 14 is illustrated in a simplified manner.

The first work 15 is a kind of work in which it is not preferable to contact the work front and back surfaces with other work due to the nature of the parts, and the handling using such a magazine 14 causes work damage in the storage state. It is preventing. When the first work 15 is supplied to a downstream device such as a die bonding device, the magazine 14 placed on the magazine placement unit 2 is sandwiched and held by the chuck mechanism 3 and moved. The workpiece storage slit 14a is aligned with the supply / reception conveyor 9, and the first workpiece 15 in the workpiece storage slit 14a is pulled out by the workpiece drawing / feeding mechanism 10 provided in the downstream apparatus. Further, the first work 15 sent out via the supply / reception conveyor 9 after the work is finished by the upstream device is sent into the work storage slit 14a of the magazine 14 by the work drawing / feeding mechanism 10 and stored therein.

  FIG. 3B shows a work jig 17 for storing the plate-like second work 18. The work jig 17 has a structure in which the end surface of the second work 18 is held by a plurality of work guide posts 17b erected on the base portion 17a, whereby the second work 18 is stacked in the base plate 16a. Held in place above. Unlike the first workpiece 15, the second workpiece 18 is a kind of workpiece that can be handled in a stacked state, and is laminated with an interlayer paper 18a sandwiched between the workpieces. By storing in a stacked state in this way, it can be stored with a work jig having a simple structure, and handling can be simplified. The workpiece jig 17 may have a configuration in which the workpiece guide post 17b is directly implanted in the base plate 16a.

  When the second workpiece 18 is supplied to the downstream device, a workpiece jig unit 16 (see FIG. 5) provided with a plurality of workpiece jigs 17 is mounted on the upper part of the magazine placement section 2 and the workpiece is mounted. The second workpiece 18 is sucked and held by the suction nozzle 55 of the transfer head 6 and is supplied to the downstream apparatus via the supply / reception conveyor 9. Further, the second work 18 sent out via the supply / reception conveyor 9 after the work is finished by the upstream device is sucked and held by the work transfer head 6 and transferred to each work jig 17 on the work jig unit 6. It is stored.

  Next, the detailed structure of each part will be described. First, the structure of the magazine placement unit 2 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the holding member 11 is erected on the upper surface of the base portion 1, and the first loading portion 12 </ b> A for loading a plurality of magazines 14 in the horizontal direction on the side surface of the holding member 11. Two mounting portions 12B are provided in two stages. An empty magazine 14 after the first work 15 is taken out is placed on the first placement portion 12A located at the lower stage, and the second placement portion 12B disposed above the first placement portion 12A is placed on the first placement portion 12A. The magazine 14 storing the first workpiece 15 is placed in each workpiece storage slit 14a.

  Each of the first placement portion 12A and the second placement portion 12B includes a magazine feed conveyor 13, and both can move the placed first work 15 in the horizontal direction. As a result, the magazine 14 placed on the first placement portion 12A and the second placement portion 12B can be moved to a take-out position by the chuck mechanism 3 described below. In the workpiece supply device, the magazine feed conveyor 13 in the first placement unit 12A is not essential. Similarly, in the work storage device described later, the magazine feed conveyor 13 in the second placement portion 12B is not essential. This is because it is sufficient to send the magazines by sequentially pushing the magazines 14 by the chuck mechanism 3.

  Next, the structure of the chuck mechanism 3 that sandwiches and removes the magazine 14 from the magazine mounting portion 2 will be described. A guide rail 21 on which a slider 22 is slidably fitted is vertically disposed on a side surface of the lift plate 20, and the slider 22 is fixed to a lift block 23 coupled to a nut 24. A feed screw 25 that is rotationally driven by a chuck opening / closing motor 26 is screwed onto the nut 24, and the movable chuck 27 </ b> A moves up and down together with the nut 24 by driving the chuck opening / closing motor 26.

A fixed chuck 27B is fixed to the elevating plate 20 at a position facing the movable chuck 27A in the vertical direction, and the movable chuck 27A and the fixed chuck 27B are moved toward and away from each other when the movable chuck 27A moves up and down. As a result, the chuck mechanism 3 can sandwich and take out the magazine 14 by the movable chuck 27A and the fixed chuck 27B. Therefore, the chuck mechanism 3 is a clamping mechanism that clamps the magazine 14 and removes it from the magazine placement unit 2.

  Next, the up-and-down moving mechanism 4Z and the horizontal moving mechanism 4Y for moving the chuck mechanism 3 up and down and horizontally will be described. A slider 32 is fixed to the right side surface of the elevating plate 20, and the slider 32 is slidably fitted to a guide rail 31 disposed in a vertical direction on the vertical plate 30. A feed screw 35 that is rotationally driven by a chuck lifting / lowering motor 36 is screwed into a nut 34 that is coupled to a side surface of the lifting / lowering plate 20, and by driving the chuck lifting / lowering motor 36, the lifting / lowering plate 20 moves up and down.

  The lower end of the vertical plate 30 is fixed to a horizontal moving plate 43, and the slider 42 fixed to the lower surface of the moving plate 43 is slidable on a guide rail 41 disposed in the Y direction on the upper surface of the base portion 1. Is fitted. A feed screw 45 that is rotationally driven by a chuck horizontal movement motor 46 is screwed to the nut 44 coupled to the lower surface of the movement plate 43, and the chuck horizontal movement motor 46 is driven to drive the nut 44. Thus, the vertical plate 30 moves horizontally in the Y direction. Therefore, the chuck mechanism 3 can perform a magazine moving operation in which the magazine 14 is moved up and down and horizontally moved by the lifting and lowering moving mechanism 4Z and the horizontal moving mechanism 4Y, and the magazine 14 is taken out from the magazine mounting portion 2 and moved along a predetermined path.

  Next, the structure of the workpiece transfer head 6, the head lifting mechanism 7 for moving the workpiece transfer head 6, and the head horizontal movement mechanism 8 will be described. The workpiece transfer head 6 is configured by mounting a plurality of suction nozzles 55 on the lower surface of a horizontal nozzle plate 54, and the second workpiece 18 is sucked from the suction nozzles 55 by a vacuum suction source (not shown). Hold by adsorption. An elevating shaft 53 connected to the nozzle plate 54 is fixed to a slider 52, and the slider 52 is slidably fitted to a guide rail 51 disposed perpendicular to the moving block 50.

  A driving pulley 58 and a driven pulley 59 are vertically arranged in the moving block 50, and the belt 57 tuned to the driving pulley 58 and the driven pulley 59 is coupled to the lifting shaft 53 via a coupling member 56. ing. By driving the driving pulley 58 by a head lifting / lowering motor (not shown), the workpiece transfer head 6 is lifted / lowered via the lifting / lowering shaft 53.

  A guide rail 61 is disposed in the Y direction on the side surface of the horizontal frame 5 b, and a slider 62 slidably fitted to the guide rail 61 is fixed to the back surface of the moving block 50. A driving pulley 65 and a driven pulley 66 are horizontally disposed on the horizontal frame 5 b, and a belt 64 tuned to the driving pulley 65 and the driven pulley 66 is coupled to the moving block 50 via a coupling member 63. Yes. By driving the drive pulley 65 by a head horizontal movement motor (not shown), the workpiece transfer head 6 horizontally moves integrally with the moving block 50. Therefore, the workpiece transfer head 6 can move up and down and move horizontally by the head lifting mechanism 7 and the head horizontal movement mechanism 8 and perform a workpiece transfer operation in which the second workpiece 18 is sucked and held by the suction nozzle 55 and transferred. It is like that.

  FIG. 4 shows a state when the first work 15 is supplied to the downstream device. When supplying the first workpiece 15, the workpiece transfer head 6 and the head lifting mechanism 7 of the workpiece transfer means are retracted from above the magazine mounting portion 2, and a plurality of magazines 14 are mounted on the magazine mounting portion 2. Put. In this case, the magazine 14 is placed in a state in which a work jig placement portion and a workpiece delivery portion described later are removed from the magazine placement portion 2. In the work supply operation, the magazine 14 is moved by the magazine feed conveyor 13 to the take-out position by the chuck mechanism 3, that is, the movable chuck 27A and the fixed chuck 27B move the magazine 14 from the upper and lower sides to the end side.

  Then, the magazine 14 is sandwiched and taken out by the movable chuck 27A and the fixed chuck 27B, and the chuck mechanism 3 is moved by the horizontal movement mechanism 4Y and the lifting / lowering movement mechanism 4Z to align the magazine 14 with the supply / reception conveyor 9. As a result, the first work 15 in each work storage slit 14a of the magazine 14 is sequentially drawn out by the work drawing / feeding mechanism 10 of the downstream apparatus, and the magazine 14 that has become empty after this is loaded into the first mounting portion 12A. Placed.

  Therefore, the chuck mechanism 3, the horizontal movement mechanism 4 </ b> Y, and the lifting / lowering movement mechanism 4 </ b> Z take out the magazine 14 storing the first work 15 from the magazine mounting portion 2 and move it to the supply position to the downstream apparatus. Further, the magazine take-out moving means includes a chuck mechanism 3 for holding the magazine 14 and a moving mechanism (horizontal moving mechanism 4Y, lifting / lowering moving mechanism 4Z) for moving the chuck mechanism 3 in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction. It has a configuration with.

  The magazine mounting unit 2 includes a first mounting unit 12A that mounts a plurality of magazines 14 in the horizontal direction, and a second mounting unit that is disposed above the first mounting unit 12A and mounts a plurality of magazines 14 in the horizontal direction. The magazine has a configuration including a placement section 12B and a magazine feed means (magazine feed conveyor 13) that moves the magazine 14 placed on the second placement section 12B to a take-out position by the magazine take-out movement means. The take-out moving means operates to place the magazine 14 taken out from the second placement unit 12B on the first placement unit 12A via the supply position (supply / reception conveyor 9).

  FIG. 5 shows a state in which the second workpiece 18 is supplied to the downstream device using the same workpiece supply / storage device. When the second work 18 is supplied, the chuck mechanism 3 of the magazine take-out moving means is retracted from the magazine placement unit 2 and moved to the lower right position. Then, the work jig unit 16 is mounted on the second placement portion 12B. The work jig unit 16 has a structure in which a plurality of work jigs 17 (see FIG. 3B) are placed on a horizontal base plate 16a, and an interlayer paper collection box 16b and a work delivery unit 19 are disposed at both ends. It has become.

  The workpiece delivery unit 19 includes a workpiece delivery conveyor 19a for placing and transporting the second workpiece 18, and in the state where the workpiece jig unit 16 is mounted on the second placement unit 12B, the workpiece delivery conveyor 19a is supplied / It is in a position connected to the receiving conveyor 9. Accordingly, the second work 18 taken out by the work transfer head 6 from the work jig is placed on the work delivery conveyor 19a of the work delivery unit 19, whereby the second work 18 is provided at the supply position. -It is supplied to the downstream apparatus via the receiving conveyor 9. The interlayer paper collection box 16 b is provided for collecting the interlayer paper 18 a sandwiched between the second workpieces 18 in the workpiece jig 17. The workpiece delivery unit 19 may be a simple rail, and the workpiece delivery conveyor 19a is not essential.

  In the above configuration, the base plate 16a serves as a work jig placing portion for placing a plurality of work jigs 17, and the work delivery unit 19 provided on the base plate 16a is provided / received at the supply position. It is a workpiece delivery section that delivers the second workpiece 18 to the conveyor 9. Further, the workpiece transfer head 6, the head lifting mechanism 7, and the head horizontal movement mechanism 8 take out the second workpiece 18 from the workpiece jig 17 placed on the workpiece jig placement portion and transfer it to the workpiece delivery portion. The transfer means is configured. When the second workpiece 18 is the target, the workpiece jig placement portion and the workpiece delivery portion are detachably attached to the second placement portion 12B on the upper portion of the magazine placement portion 2, and the workpiece jig 17 is attached. Is placed on the work jig placement portion.

In this case, instead of providing the workpiece delivery unit 19 and the work jig 17 on the common base plate 16a and integrally mounting them on the magazine mounting portion 2, the workpiece delivery unit 19 is provided.
May be separated from the work jig unit 16, and the work jig unit 16 on which the plurality of work jigs 17 are placed and the work delivery unit 19 may be individually mounted on the magazine placement unit 2. However, as shown in the present embodiment, the work transfer unit 19 and the plurality of work jigs 17 are provided on a common base plate 16a so as to be integrally mounted, thereby simplifying the work at the time of work switching. can do.

  Next, an example of the workpiece supply operation and workpiece storage operation by the workpiece supply / storage device shown in the present embodiment will be described. As described above, the workpiece supply / storage device can be used for two applications of workpiece supply and workpiece storage for two types of workpieces having different supply forms.

  That is, this workpiece supply / storage device supplies the plate-shaped first workpiece 15 or the second workpiece 18 stored in a stacked state on the workpiece jig 17 stored in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction in the magazine 14 to the downstream device. The plate-like first work 15 or second work 18 that functions as a work supply device and is sent out from the upstream device is received and stored in a multistage storage in the magazine 14 in a vertical direction or in a stacked state in the work jig 17. Functions as a work storage device.

  By adopting such a configuration, it becomes possible to target multiple types of workpieces with different supply forms by a single work supply / storage device, and a conventional apparatus that requires dedicated equipment for each supply form In comparison, the area occupied by the apparatus can be reduced.

  4 and 5 show an example in which the workpiece supply / storage device is used as a workpiece supply device. However, when this device is used as a workpiece storage device, it operates as follows. First, when the first workpiece 15 is used as a workpiece storage device, unlike the description in FIG. 4, the chuck mechanism 3 takes out the empty magazine 14 in which the first workpiece 15 does not exist from the first placement portion 12 </ b> A. Next, by moving the chuck mechanism 3 by the horizontal movement mechanism 4Y and the up-and-down movement mechanism 4Z, the magazine 14 is moved via the receiving position of the first work 15 from the upstream device and placed on the second placement portion 12B. To do. The magazine feed conveyor 13 provided in the first placement unit 12A moves the magazine 14 placed on the first placement unit 12A to the take-out position by the magazine take-out moving means.

  When the second workpiece 18 is used as a workpiece storage device, unlike the description in FIG. 5, the workpiece transfer head 6 receives the second workpiece 18 conveyed by the supply / reception conveyor 9 from the upstream device. Hold by suction at the position. Next, the workpiece transfer head 6 is moved by the head lifting mechanism 7 and the head horizontal movement mechanism 8, so that the second workpiece 18 is transferred to the workpiece jig 17 on the workpiece jig unit 16 mounted on the magazine placement section 2. Included.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 6, a work supply method for supplying the first work 15 to the downstream apparatus using the work supply apparatus of the present embodiment will be described. In FIG. 6A, a plurality of magazines 14 in a state where the first work 15 is accommodated are placed on the second placement portion 12 </ b> B of the magazine placement portion 2, and the magazine feed operation is performed by the magazine feed conveyor 13. The magazine 14 at the right end of these magazines 14 is sent to the take-out position by the chuck mechanism 3.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 6B and 6C, the chuck mechanism 3 moves, and the magazine 14 to be taken out is sandwiched from above and below by the movable chuck 27A and the fixed chuck 27B. The chuck mechanism 3 that has taken out the magazine 14 moves to the supply / reception conveyor 9 disposed at the supply position to the downstream apparatus, and supplies / receives the first work 15 stored in each work storage slit 14a. It supplies to a downstream apparatus via the conveyor 9.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 6D, first, the first work 15 is sequentially fed from the lower side of the magazine 14 toward the upper side starting from the lowermost work storage slit 14a. As shown in FIG. 6 (f), when the first work 15 is fed out from the uppermost work storage slit 14a and the magazine 14 becomes empty, the chuck mechanism 3 holding the magazine 14 is first loaded. Move to the placement unit 12A.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 6G, after the empty magazine 14 is placed on the first placement portion 12A, the chuck mechanism 3 repeats the above-described operation again, and all the first work 15 is moved. The empty magazine 14 after being sent out is placed on the first placement portion 12A by the chuck mechanism 3 as shown in FIG. 6 (h), and thereafter the same operation is repeated. In the workpiece supply operation described above, a plurality of first workpieces stored by moving the magazine 14 taken out from the second mounting portion 12B to the supply position by the magazine take-out moving means and sequentially lowering the magazine 14 at predetermined intervals. 15 are sequentially sent from the lower stage side toward the upper stage side, and the empty magazine 14 after the delivery is placed on the first placement part 12A.

  By using such a method, when the magazine is moved by the lifter as in the conventional apparatus, it is possible to prevent the problem of the work feeding operation caused by the positional deviation of the magazine, and by feeding the work from the lower side of the magazine, It is possible to prevent contamination due to the foreign matter adhering to the work by sliding with the storage slit 14a falling through the opening 14b and adhering to the work located on the lower side.

  Further, in the above-described workpiece supply operation, the magazine 14 taken out from the second placement portion 12B located above the magazine placement portion 2 is moved to the lower first placement portion 12A via the supply position. Therefore, the magazine 14 is taken out from the second placement portion 12B, moved down to the first placement portion 12A of the magazine 14 after the workpiece is taken out. It is possible to eliminate as much as possible the waste due to the complicated lifting and lowering operations in a series of magazine movement operations, and an efficient workpiece supply operation is realized.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 7, a workpiece storage method for receiving the first workpiece 15 from the upstream device using the workpiece storage device of the present embodiment will be described. In FIG. 7A, a plurality of empty magazines 14 are placed on the second placement portion 12 </ b> B of the magazine placement portion 2. By performing a magazine feeding operation by the magazine feeding conveyor 13, the magazine 14 at the right end portion of these magazines 14 is sent to the take-out position by the chuck mechanism 3 as shown in FIG.

  Next, the chuck mechanism 3 moves, and the magazine 14 to be taken out is sandwiched from above and below by the movable chuck 27A and the fixed chuck 27B as shown in FIG. 7C, and the upstream side as shown in FIG. 7D. It moves to a supply / reception conveyor 9 arranged at a receiving position from the apparatus. The first work 15 received from the supply / reception conveyor 9 is stored in each empty work storage slit 14a.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 7 (d), the first work 15 is sequentially stored from the upper side of the magazine 14 toward the lower side, and as shown in FIG. 7 (e), the lowermost work storage slit 14a. When the first work 15 is stored and the magazine 14 is full, the chuck mechanism 3 holding the magazine 14 is moved to the second placement portion 12B as shown in FIG. Then, as shown in FIG. 7G, after the full magazine 14 is placed on the second placement portion 12B, the next magazine 14 placed on the first placement portion 12A is the same as described above. Is repeatedly executed.

In the above-described work storing operation, the magazine 14 taken out from the first placement portion 12A is moved to the receiving position by the magazine take-out moving means, and the magazine 14 is sequentially raised at a predetermined interval to receive the first received from the upstream device. The workpieces 15 are sequentially stored from the lower stage side toward the upper stage side, and the magazine 14 that is full after being stored is placed on the second placement unit 12B.

  Also in this case, similarly to the workpiece supply, it is possible to prevent the problem of the workpiece storage operation caused by the positional deviation of the magazine, and the workpiece is stored from the upper side of the magazine, so that it adheres to the workpiece by sliding with the workpiece storage slit 14a. It is possible to prevent contamination caused by the foreign matter falling through the opening 14b and adhering to the workpiece located on the lower side.

  Further, in the above-described work storage operation, the magazine 14 taken out from the first placement portion 12A located below the magazine placement portion 2 is moved to the upper second placement portion 12B via the receiving position. Therefore, the magazine 14 is removed from the first mounting portion 12A, and the magazine 14 is lifted when the workpiece is received at the receiving position, and the magazine 14 is moved to the second mounting portion 12B after storing the workpiece. In a series of magazine movement operations, waste due to the complicated lifting and lowering operations can be eliminated as much as possible, and an efficient workpiece storage operation is realized.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The workpiece supply device, workpiece supply method, workpiece storage device and workpiece storage method of the present invention have the effect of preventing workpiece contamination due to magazine misalignment and fallen foreign matter adhering. This is useful for applications in which workpieces are supplied by magazines stored in a plurality of stages at predetermined intervals in the direction.

The front view of the workpiece | work supply / storage apparatus of one embodiment of this invention The side view of the workpiece | work supply and storage apparatus of one embodiment of this invention The perspective view of the magazine and workpiece jig which store the workpiece | work used as the work object of the workpiece supply / storage apparatus of one embodiment of this invention The front view of the workpiece | work supply / storage apparatus of one embodiment of this invention The front view of the workpiece | work supply / storage apparatus of one embodiment of this invention Operation | movement explanatory drawing of the workpiece | work supply method by the workpiece | work supply and storage apparatus of one embodiment of this invention Operation | movement explanatory drawing of the workpiece storage method by the workpiece supply / storage apparatus of one embodiment of this invention

Explanation of symbols

2 Magazine Placement Section 3 Chuck Mechanism 4Y Horizontal Movement Mechanism 4Z Elevation Movement Mechanism 6 Work Transfer Head 7 Head Elevation Mechanism 8 Head Horizontal Movement Mechanism 9 Supply / Reception Conveyor 10 Work Extraction / Transmission Mechanism 12A First Placement Section 12B First 2 Placement Section 13 Magazine Feed Conveyor 14 Magazine 15 First Work 16 Work Jig Unit 17 Work Jig 18 Second Work 19 Work Delivery Unit

Claims (4)

A workpiece supply device that supplies plate-shaped workpieces stored in a plurality of stages in a vertical direction in a magazine to a downstream device,
A first placement portion for placing a plurality of magazines; a second placement portion for placing a plurality of magazines in a horizontal direction above the first placement portion; and a second placement portion from the second placement portion. A magazine taking out a magazine storing one workpiece, moving it through the supply position to the downstream device, and placing it on the first placement portion; and placing on the second placement portion. Magazine feeding means for moving the magazine to a take-out position by the magazine take-out movement means, the magazine take-out movement means for holding the magazine, and for moving the holding mechanism in the horizontal and vertical directions. And a workpiece supply device. A workpiece storage device that receives a plate-like workpiece fed from an upstream device and stores the workpiece in a plurality of stages in a vertical direction in a magazine,
A first placement portion for placing a plurality of magazines; a second placement portion for placing a plurality of magazines in a horizontal direction above the first placement portion; and the first placement portion to the first placement portion. A magazine take-out moving means for taking out a magazine storing one workpiece and moving it through a receiving position from the upstream device and placing it on the second placement portion; and placing on the first placement portion Magazine feeding means for moving the magazine to a take-out position by the magazine take-out movement means, the magazine take-out movement means for holding the magazine, and for moving the holding mechanism in the horizontal and vertical directions. A work storage device comprising a mechanism. A first placement part for placing a plurality of magazines for storing a plurality of stages of plate-like workpieces in the vertical direction, and a second placement for placing a plurality of magazines in the horizontal direction arranged above the first placement part. And a magazine take-out moving means for taking out the magazine storing the workpiece from the second placement portion and moving it through the supply position to the downstream device and placing it on the first placement portion, A workpiece supply method for supplying a workpiece to a downstream device by a workpiece supply device including a magazine feeding means for moving a magazine placed on a second placement portion to a removal position by the magazine removal movement means. ,
The magazine taken out from the second placement section is moved to the supply position by the magazine take-out movement means, and a plurality of workpieces stored in the magazine are sequentially sent out from the lower stage side to the upper stage side, and an empty magazine after the delivery Is mounted on the first mounting portion. A first placement part for placing a plurality of magazines for storing a plurality of stages of plate-like workpieces in the vertical direction, and a second placement for placing a plurality of magazines in the horizontal direction arranged above the first placement part. And a magazine take-out moving means for taking out the empty magazine from the first placement unit and moving it through the receiving position from the upstream device and placing it on the second placement unit, A workpiece storage method for storing a workpiece received from an upstream device in the magazine by a workpiece storage device including a magazine feeding means for moving the magazine placed on the placement portion to a removal position by the magazine removal movement means. Because
The magazine taken out from the first placement portion is moved to the receiving position by the magazine take-out moving means, and the workpieces received from the upstream device are sequentially stored from the upper side to the lower side of the magazine, and the magazine after storage. Is mounted on the second mounting portion.

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