JP2007269351A - Tray for storing electronic component - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tray for storing an electronic component which makes an adhesive hardly stick on the inner wall of a pocket, the stuck adhesive easily removed, and the degree of a cleanness of the tray always high even if the adhesive is protruded from the side face of a work, and enables the unloading and loading of the work from and into the pocket and accurate positioning to be smoothly performed. <P>SOLUTION: The tray for storing the electronic component is made by overlapping a plurality of panels 10 and 11. A first panel 10 has a number of through-holes 4, and constitutes a horizontal movement regulating means 4b for the electronic component in the pocket by the inner side faces of the through-holes. A second panel 11 has a supporting means 5a for supporting the bottom of the electronic component at a site opposing the through-holes. In addition, by forming a recess 6 extended to the outside of the horizontal movement regulating means on at least one of the first and second panels, a transverse channel part 4d is constituted between the horizontal movement regulating means and the supporting means by the recess when the first and second panels are overlapped. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a tray for storing electronic components in a process of manufacturing electronic components such as piezoelectric vibrators.

In the manufacturing process of the piezoelectric vibrator, a tray may be used to batch process a large number of relatively small bases containing piezoelectric vibrating pieces.
For example, the tray 32 shown in FIG. 9 has a flat plate shape, has a large number of pockets 31, and individually accommodates workpieces 33 (electronic parts such as piezoelectric vibrators).

  The tray that holds and accommodates such workpieces in the manufacturing process needs to have a low surface electrical resistance value in order to prevent the workpiece from being damaged or attracted to the tray due to static electricity. Require physical properties such as high processing accuracy to hold properly, chemical stability in the manufacturing process (heat resistance, corrosion resistance, etc. against high temperature, gas, chemicals, etc.) and wear resistance against sliding and friction Is done.

  Therefore, the applicant company first developed a tray in which a hard film is formed on the surface of a base material that has been molded into a required shape (see Patent Document 1), and is widely put into practical use.

By the way, as shown in FIG. 10, there are many workpieces 33 in which a plurality of members 33 a and 33 b are bonded to each other with an adhesive 34, and the workpiece 33 immediately after the members 33 a and 33 b are bonded to the pocket 31. When stored, excess adhesive 34 may protrude from the periphery and adhere to the inner wall 31 a of the pocket 31.
As the work, for example, a lid, which is a lower member 33b mainly composed of glass, non-ferrous metal, synthetic resin or the like, is bonded to the lower part of a package which is an upper member 33a made of ceramic, synthetic resin, non-ferrous metal, glass or the like. There is something.
As the adhesive 34, for example, a non-metallic mineral type material such as a low-melting glass or a synthetic resin type material such as an epoxy resin for physical bonding, a solder for electronic bonding, There are also metal types such as gin wax.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-92086 (pages 1-7, FIGS. 1-13)

The workpiece 33 which is an electronic component must be processed, stored and transported in an extremely clean environment. For this reason, the adhesive 34 remains attached to the pocket inner wall 31a after the workpiece 33 is taken out. This may have a serious adverse effect on product quality control.
Further, when the adhesive 34 is attached to the inner wall 31a, it becomes an obstacle when the work 33 is taken in and out of the pocket 31, and the positioning accuracy when processing the work 33 is lowered, that is, a defective product is generated, and the work 33 is damaged. In addition, scratches may be generated on the surface of the tray 32.

The process of completely removing the adhesive 34 from the pocket 31 of the tray 32 after use is time-consuming and causes an increase in the manufacturing cost of the electronic component. For this reason, the adhesive 34 hardly adheres to the pocket inner wall 31a. It is necessary to.
However, as long as the adhesive 34 protrudes from the side surface of the work 33 regulated by the inner wall 31a, it is inevitable that the adhesive adheres to the inner wall 31a. Therefore, it is necessary to make it easier to remove the adhesive from the pocket 31. is there.

In view of this, the present invention provides a tray with a cleanliness by adopting a configuration in which the adhesive does not easily adhere to the pocket inner wall even if the adhesive protrudes from the side surface of the work, which is an object to be contained in the tray, and the attached adhesive is easily removed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a tray for storing electronic components that can be kept high at all times, and can smoothly put and remove a workpiece into a pocket and accurately position the workpiece.
In addition, another object is to enable easy and inexpensive production of a tray having the above-described configuration.

  In order to solve the above problems, a typical configuration of an electronic component storage tray according to the present invention is a tray having a large number of pockets for individually storing electronic components, and the tray is formed by stacking a plurality of panels. The first panel has a plurality of through holes, and the inner surface of the through holes constitutes a horizontal movement restricting means for restricting the horizontal movement of the electronic component in the pocket, and the second panel is formed in the through holes. Supporting means for supporting the bottom part of the electronic component in the pocket is provided at an opposing portion, and is extended outward from the horizontal movement restricting means in either one or both of the first panel and the second panel. By forming the retracted portion, a lateral groove portion is formed by the retracted portion between the horizontal movement restricting means and the support means when the first panel and the second panel are overlapped. It is a symptom.

According to the above configuration, even if the adhesive protrudes from the periphery of the work housed in the pocket, the adhesive hardly adheres to the tray due to the lateral groove portion recessed in the pocket inner wall.
In addition, since the horizontal groove part is configured by the receding part formed in the first panel or the second panel, it can be processed in the thrust direction with respect to the panel, and processing methods such as search processing, press, injection molding, etc., not milling. Since it can be used, the production cost can be reduced.

  In addition, a typical configuration of the electronic component storage tray according to the present invention is a tray having a large number of pockets for individually storing electronic components, and the tray is formed by stacking a plurality of panels, and the first panel has a large number. A horizontal movement restricting means for restricting the movement of the electronic component in the pocket in the horizontal direction is defined by the inner surface of the through hole, and the second panel is disposed in the pocket at a portion facing the through hole. Supporting means for supporting the bottom of the electronic component is provided, and the third panel is disposed between the first panel and the second panel, and extends outward from the horizontal movement restricting means at a position facing the through hole. When the first to third panels are overlapped, a lateral groove is formed by the receding through hole between the horizontal movement restricting means and the support means. When That.

  According to the said structure, since the horizontal groove part was comprised by the receding through-hole of the 3rd panel, in addition to the said effect, it is especially suitable for a laser cutting, a press work, and a punching process, and can aim at reduction of production cost.

  The plurality of panels are preferably separable. As a result, even when an adhesive adheres to the inner wall of the pocket or the lateral groove, it can be removed very easily, and the cleanliness of the tray can always be kept high.

In the first panel, an upper portion of the inner wall of the through-hole has an inclined surface that extends outward and protrudes inward between a lower side portion of the inclined surface and an upper side portion of the lateral groove portion. It is preferable to constitute the horizontal movement restricting means.
Thereby, it is easy to insert the workpiece into the pocket, and the horizontal movement of the workpiece can be surely restricted.

According to the present invention, even if the adhesive protrudes from the side surface of the work, which is an object to be contained in the tray, the adhesive is less likely to adhere to the pocket inner wall, and the attached adhesive can be easily removed. It is possible to provide a tray for storing electronic components that can be maintained and smoothly moved into and out of a workpiece pocket and accurately positioned.
Therefore, the contamination of the tray due to the adhesion of the adhesive and the damage of the workpiece and the tray when the workpiece is taken in and out are prevented, and the workpiece can be processed smoothly.

  Further, since the horizontal groove portion can be processed from the thrust direction of the tray, the horizontal groove portion can be configured by an inexpensive processing method with high production efficiency.

<First Example>
Embodiments of an electronic component storage tray according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
1 is a front view of a tray according to this embodiment, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the tray, FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view of a pocket, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an electronic component storage tray (hereinafter referred to as “tray 1”) according to the present embodiment is an upper surface of a metal plate such as a titanium alloy, duralumin, or aluminum as a base material, a glass plate, or a synthetic resin plate. In addition, a large number of small pockets 3 for individually accommodating a large number of electronic parts 2 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, the tray 1 is configured by overlapping a plurality of panels. The first panel 10 has a large number of through holes 4, and the second panel 11 faces the through holes 4. The part has a hole 5 for protruding the work 2 from the lower surface and a retreating part 6 to be described later.
The first panel 10 and the second panel 11 are configured such that they can be positioned by fitting a pin 11a provided on the second panel 11 with a boss hole 10a provided on the first panel 10, for example. It is.

As shown in FIG. 3, each pocket 3 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape that follows the peripheral shape of the workpiece, and arc-shaped notches 4a are formed at the four corners and the center of the long side, respectively.
In principle, the work is taken in and out of the tray 1 by an automatic machine. However, by providing the cutout portion 4a, the work can be taken in and out by an operator using a jig such as tweezers.
The outer shape of the receding portion 6 has a shape in which at least the upper edge portion is expanded outward from the inner side surface of the through hole 4, and is formed in a tapered shape that allows the workpiece 2 to be smoothly guided and positioned. It is.
Although the shape of the receding portion 6 is illustrated as a rectangle, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be an ellipse or a circle. The cutout 4a may be formed like the through hole 4 in the first panel. Sometimes it is provided.
On the other hand, the hole 5 is smaller than the outer shape of the workpiece 2 to be accommodated, and is configured so that the workpiece 2 does not fall off.

Therefore, the overlapping part (shaded part in the figure) between the housed work 2 and the inner bottom part 5a around the punch hole 5 constitutes a supporting means for supporting the bottom part of the work 2.
That is, the pocket 3 is formed by the through hole 4 of the first panel 10 and the inner bottom portion 5 a of the second panel 11.

As shown in FIG. 4, since the outer shape of the receding portion 6 is expanded outside the inner surface of the through hole 4, when the first panel and the second panel are overlapped, the inner wall 4b and the inner wall Between the bottom 5a, a lateral groove 4d that is recessed from the inner wall 4b is formed.
In addition, an inclined surface 4c is formed on the inner wall 4b of the through hole 4 so as to expand outward. The inner wall 4b (inner side) between the lower side of the inclined surface 4c and the upper side of the lateral groove 4d. The horizontal movement restricting means of the work 2 is constituted by the portion protruding in the above. The inclined surface 4c is attached to smoothly guide the workpiece 2 when it is accommodated in the pocket 3, and is inclined at, for example, about 3 ° with respect to the vertical axis.

  The height of the lateral groove portion 4d, that is, the depth of the retracted portion 6 is set to such a value that the adhesive 2c protruding from between the upper member 2a and the lower member 2b of the workpiece does not contact the inner wall 4b.

In the present embodiment, the second panel 11 is provided with the retracted portion 6, but the first panel 10 may be provided with the retracted portion.
FIG. 5 shows an example in which a receding portion 7 is provided around the through-hole 4 of the first panel 10, and the receding portion 7 is formed on an inclined surface that spreads outward toward the lower side. The inclination of the portion 7 can be an inclination that does not contact the adhesive 2c that protrudes from the workpiece 2, for example, an inclination of about 10 ° with respect to the vertical axis.
This inclination is appropriately set according to the size of the workpiece 2, the vertical position of the joint between the upper member 2a and the lower member 2b, and the protruding size of the adhesive 2c expected to protrude from the peripheral portion of the workpiece 2. .

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 6, you may provide the receding parts 6 and 7 in both the 1st panel 10 and the 2nd panel 11, and if the receding part is provided only in one panel, the 1st panel 10 and the 2nd panel. Although there is a possibility that the thickness of the panel 11 may be biased, the degree of freedom in setting these thicknesses can be increased by providing both.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the inner wall 4b is configured to come into surface contact with the workpiece 2, but the vertical width of the inner wall 4b may be narrowed to form a ridge line to be in line contact. Furthermore, the ridge line portion may be provided with irregularities so as to make point contact.

By configuring as described above, even if the adhesive 2c protrudes from the periphery of the work 2 accommodated in the pocket 3, the lateral groove 4d is caused to escape by the presence of the lateral groove 4d that is recessed in the inner wall 4b of the pocket 3. The adhesive 2c hardly adheres to the tray 1.
In addition, since the first panel 10 and the second panel 11 can be separated and washed, even if the adhesive has adhered to the inside of the pocket 3, particularly inside the lateral groove portion 4d, It can be cleaned very easily.
From these facts, it is possible to provide a tray for accommodating electronic components that can keep the cleanliness of the tray 1 always high, and can smoothly put and remove the workpiece 2 into and from the pocket 3 and perform accurate positioning. Therefore, the contamination of the tray 1 due to the adhesion of the adhesive 2c and the damage of the work 2 and the tray 1 when the work 2 is taken in and out are prevented, and the work processing can be performed smoothly.

In addition, since the horizontal groove part is configured by the receding part formed in the first panel or the second panel, it can be processed in the thrust direction with respect to the panel, and processing methods such as search processing, press, injection molding, etc., not milling. Since it can be used, the production cost can be reduced.
In addition, even if it is the structure which adheres the 1st panel 10 and the 2nd panel 11 so that separation is impossible, the profit of the invention of a reduction in production cost can be acquired.

<Second embodiment>
A second embodiment of the electronic component storage tray according to the present invention will be described.
FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the tray according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the pocket portion. The same portions as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. .

As shown in FIG. 7, the electronic component storage tray (hereinafter referred to as “tray 8”) according to this embodiment includes a third panel 12 disposed between the first panel 10 and the second panel 11. The first panel 10 has a through hole 4, the second panel 11 has a punch hole 5 at a portion facing the through hole 4, and the third panel 12 faces the through hole 4. A retreat through hole 9 corresponding to the retreat portion 6 (see FIG. 2) is provided at the position.
Here, the outer shape of the receding through hole 9 corresponds to the outer shape of the receding portion 6, and the depth of the receding portion 6 corresponds to the thickness of the third panel 12.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, when the first panel 10, the second panel 11, and the third panel 12 are overlapped, the inner wall 4b (horizontal motion restricting means) of the through hole 4 of the first panel 10 and the second panel 10 are overlapped. A lateral groove portion is formed by the receding through hole 9 between the inner bottom portion 5 a (support means) of the panel 11.

  Even with the above configuration, as in the first embodiment, the adhesive 2c is less likely to adhere to the inner wall 4b of the pocket 3, and even if it adheres, the effect of being easy to clean can be obtained, and a cut portion needs to be formed. Therefore, laser cutting, pressing, punching, and the like can be suitably used, and work efficiency can be improved and production cost can be reduced.

  By the way, a metal film (not shown) is formed on the entire surface of the tray 1 to a thickness of about 0.2 to 30 μm, and a nitride film made of CrN, TiN, TiAlN, which is nitride, is formed on the outside of the metal film. It is formed to have a uniform thickness of about 0.5 to 5 μm.

  The metal film is composed of a metal film made of Ni and a metal film made of Cr on the outer side, and the nitride film is made up of relatively soft CrN, TiN, TiAlN thin films and harder CrN thin films. And a laminated film that is coated with a hard finish CrN, TiN, TiAlN thin film on the outermost side.

  When the metal film and the nitride film are formed on the surface of the tray 1 in this way, the metal film adheres well to the base material of the tray, and among the nitride films, the relatively soft CrN, TiN, and TiAlN thin films are the metal film surface. By adhering a hard CrN thin film on top of it, a nitride film with good mechanical properties and chemical stability and good adhesion can be obtained as a whole. Problems such as discoloration / peeling and cracking of the film under high temperatures, which are problems when only the film is formed on the surface of the base material, are eliminated by the metal film being covered with the nitride film. In some cases, the metal film is composed only of the Ni film.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used as a tray for storing electronic components in a process for manufacturing electronic components such as piezoelectric vibrators.

The front view of the tray which concerns on the 1st Example of this invention. The exploded perspective view of a tray. The enlarged plan view of a pocket. AA sectional drawing of FIG. The figure explaining another structure. The figure explaining another structure. The disassembled perspective view of the tray which concerns on the 2nd Example of this invention. Sectional drawing of a pocket part. The top view which shows an example of the conventional tray. The expanded longitudinal cross-sectional view of the pocket part in the conventional tray.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Tray 2 Work 2a Upper member 2b Lower member 2c Adhesive 3 Pocket 4 Through-hole 4a Notch part 4b Inner wall 4c Inclined surface 4d Horizontal groove part 5 Hole 5a Inner bottom part 6 Retreat part 7 Retraction part 8 Tray 9 Retraction through-hole 10 1st Panel 10a Boss hole 11 Second panel 11a Pin 12 Third panel 31 Pocket 31a Inner wall 32 Tray 33 Work 33a Upper member 33b Lower member 34 Adhesive

Claims (4)

  A tray having a large number of pockets for individually storing electronic components, wherein the tray is formed by stacking a plurality of panels, the first panel has a large number of through holes, and the inner surface of the through holes has The horizontal movement restricting means for restricting the movement of the electronic component in the horizontal direction is configured, the second panel has a supporting means for supporting the bottom of the electronic component in the pocket at a portion facing the through hole, and the first panel In one or both of the one panel and the second panel, by forming a receding portion that is expanded outward from the horizontal movement restricting means, the first panel and the second panel are overlapped with each other. An electronic component receiving tray, wherein a horizontal groove is formed by the retracted portion between a horizontal movement restricting means and the supporting means.   A tray having a large number of pockets for individually storing electronic components, wherein the tray is formed by stacking a plurality of panels, the first panel has a large number of through holes, and the inner surface of the through holes has The horizontal movement restricting means for restricting the movement of the electronic component in the horizontal direction is configured, the second panel has a supporting means for supporting the bottom of the electronic component in the pocket at a portion facing the through hole, and the third panel is A receding through hole that is disposed between the first panel and the second panel and that extends outward from the horizontal movement restricting means at a position facing the through hole; An electronic component receiving tray, wherein a horizontal groove portion is formed by the receding through hole between the horizontal movement restricting means and the supporting means when they are overlapped.   The electronic component receiving tray according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of panels are separable.   In the first panel, an upper portion of the inner wall of the through-hole has an inclined surface that extends outward and protrudes inward between a lower side portion of the inclined surface and an upper side portion of the lateral groove portion. The electronic component receiving tray according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the horizontal movement restricting means is configured.

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