JP2008205406A - Tape feeder - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tape feeder capable of separately recovering a tape body and a cover tape, without having to use a cover tape winding reel. <P>SOLUTION: A member 42 that turns the traveling direction of a cover tape 14B in a direction, with which the traveling direction of a tape body 14A after the cover tape 14B is separated intersects, is provided in the vicinity of an outlet from which the cover tape 14B separated from an upper surface of the tape body 14A is discharged, so that the cover tape 14B and the tape body 14A are allowed to be discharged separately, after the cover tape 14B is separated. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a tape feeder that supplies components to a device for assembling electronic components using a component supply tape, and more specifically, a tape feeder that can separate and dispose of a tape body and a cover tape that are no longer necessary after supplying the components. About.

  Conventionally, a tape feeder has been used as a component supply device that supplies components using a component supply tape. For example, there is one as shown in FIG. 8 (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In FIG. 8, the tape feeder 60 sends out a component supply tape 62 enclosing a chip-shaped electronic component and supplies the electronic component to an electronic component mounting device (not shown). The cover tape 64 is separated from the cover. The separated cover tape 64 is wound around the cover tape take-up reel 66 and collected.

  However, in such a type of tape feeder 60 in which the separated cover tape is taken up on the take-up reel, it is necessary to replace the reel when the take-up reel 66 is filled with the cover tape 64. The supply speed was adversely affected.

  On the other hand, Patent Document 2 discloses a tape feeder 10 that does not use a cover tape take-up reel as shown in FIG. 9 (front view of the entire side surface) and FIG. 10 (front and rear halfway view of the entire side surface). Yes.

  In the tape feeder 10, the component supply tape 14 wound around the reel 12 is fed out by the feeding means 16. Prior to reaching the feeding means 16, tension means 18 (FIG. 10) for pulling the cover tape 14 </ b> B from the upper surface of the tape main body 14 </ b> A of the component supply tape 14 through the engagement plate 20 is provided. The peeling start position of the cover tape 14B is determined by the engagement plate 20, and the cover tape 14B is folded back and upward by the engagement plate 20 and separated from the tape main body 14A, and is pulled by the pulling means 18 while being in contact with the engagement plate 20. Then, it proceeds rearward and upward as indicated by an arrow A in FIG. The cover tape 14 </ b> B is pulled by the pulling means 18, and the traveling direction is changed downward by the guide pins 22.

  The tension means 18 includes a pair of tension rollers 18A and 18B. The pair of tension rollers 18A and 18B are rotationally driven in opposite directions so as to sandwich the cover tape 14B and pull downward toward the direction of peeling from the tape main body 14A.

  The tape body 14A is guided by the first guide plate 24A, the second guide plate 24B, and the third guide plate 24C, and proceeds as indicated by an arrow B in FIGS.

  A pair of front and rear fourth guide plates 26 are provided below the pair of tension rollers 18A and 18B to guide the cover tape 14B so as to overlap the tape main body 14A. Then, the tape main body 14A and the cover tape 14B are combined and discharged out of the apparatus as indicated by an arrow F in FIG.

  As described above, in the tape feeder 10 described in Patent Document 2, it is possible to supply components using the component supply tape 14 without having to replace the reels.

JP 2001-240313 A Japanese Patent No. 2555616

  On the other hand, nowadays, there is a social demand for environmentally-friendly waste disposal and recycling, and there is a strong demand to separate and collect waste by material.

  However, in a component supply tape composed of a tape body containing components and a cover tape attached to the upper surface of the tape body, the tape body and the cover tape are made of different materials. The paper and the cover tape are made of resin, or the tape body is made of black resin and the cover tape is made of transparent resin.

  Therefore, like the tape feeder described in Patent Document 2, when the tape main body 14A and the cover tape 14B are overlapped and discharged together outside the apparatus, it becomes difficult to separate and collect by material, which is environmentally friendly. This is an obstacle to waste disposal or recycling.

  Further, in the tape feeder using the cover tape take-up reel described in Patent Document 1, the tape body and the cover tape can be collected separately, but as described above, the reel is replaced when the take-up reel is filled with the cover tape. For this reason, the supply speed of parts is adversely affected.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a tape feeder that can separate and collect a tape body and a cover tape without using a cover tape take-up reel.

  As a result of intensive research and development to solve the above problems, the present inventor has found that in the tape feeder described in Patent Document 2, the contact between the tension rollers 18A and 18B for pulling the cover tape 14B, the outlet of the tape body 14A (third It has been found that the guide means for accurately separating the tape main body and the cover tape cannot be provided because the guide plate 24C is too close to the end.

  Therefore, the pulling means for pulling the cover tape 14B is moved slightly upward from the conventional one so that a guide means for accurately separating the tape main body and the cover tape can be provided. It has been found that it is effective to provide guide means that shifts the traveling direction in a direction that intersects the traveling direction of the tape body after the cover tape is separated.

  Furthermore, by using guide means that can deflect the tape body in the direction opposite to the direction in which the cover tape is deflected, the tape body and the cover tape are discharged in different directions on the left and right of the tape feeder. And found that can be separated more reliably.

  The present invention has been made based on these findings.

  That is, the tape feeder according to the present invention is a tape feeder that supplies a component using a component supply tape comprising a tape main body containing a component and a cover tape attached to the upper surface of the tape main body. A member that deviates the traveling direction of the cover tape in a direction intersecting the traveling direction of the tape body after separation of the cover tape, in the vicinity of the outlet from which the cover tape separated from the upper surface of the cover is discharged; The tape and the tape main body after separation of the cover tape are discharged in a separated state.

  In order to ensure that the cover tape separated from the upper surface of the tape body for supplying the parts and the tape body after the separation of the cover tape are discharged in a more reliably separated state. Preferably has a function of deflecting the tape body after separation of the cover tape in a direction opposite to the direction of deflecting the cover tape.

  According to the tape feeder of the present invention, in the vicinity of the outlet from which the cover tape separated from the upper surface of the tape body for supplying parts is discharged, the direction of travel of the cover tape is indicated, and the tape body after the cover tape is separated. Therefore, the cover tape and the tape main body after separation of the cover tape are discharged while being separated from each other. For this reason, it becomes easy to dispose of waste products in consideration of the environment or to recycle them.

  Further, the cover tape separated from the upper surface of the tape main body by allowing the member to have a function of deflecting the tape main body after separating the cover tape in a direction opposite to the direction of deflecting the cover tape. And the said tape main body after this cover tape separation can be discharged | emitted, maintaining the state isolate | separated more reliably.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The same components as those of the conventional tape feeder 10 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

  1A is a side view showing the overall configuration of the tape feeder 30 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is an enlarged side view of a cover tape peeling portion, FIG. These are the side views which expand and show the exit vicinity of the tape main body 14A and the cover tape 14B in the tape feeder 30. FIG.

  The tape feeder 30 according to the first embodiment includes a frame 32, a feeding unit 16, a cover tape peeling unit 34, a pulling unit 36 (a feeding roller 36A and a pressing roller 36B), a tape main body guide unit 38, and a cover tape outlet. A guide unit 40 and a separation block 42 are provided. A component can be supplied by attaching the reel 12 held in a state where the component mounting tape 14 is wound to the tape feeder 30.

  The frame 32 is a plate-like member and is an outer frame that forms the entire shape of the tape feeder 30, and becomes both side surfaces of the tape feeder 30.

  The feeding means 16 feeds the component mounting tape 14 forward by a predetermined distance for each component and supplies the components one by one.

  The cover tape peeling part 34 has the same engagement plate 20 as the conventional component supply apparatus 10. As shown in FIG. 1B, the cover tape 14B is folded rearward and upward by the engagement plate 20 and separated from the tape main body 14A, and is pulled by the pulling means 36 while being in contact with the engagement plate 20. B) Proceed backward and upward as indicated by arrow C in FIG.

  The pulling means 36 includes a feeding roller 36A and a pressing roller 36B. The pressing roller 36B presses the cover tape 14B against the feeding roller 36A. Then, the feeding roller 36A is driven to rotate in a direction to peel the cover tape 14B from the tape main body 14A, so that the cover tape 14B is folded back and upward by the engagement plate 20 as shown by an arrow C in FIG. Then, the cover tape 14B is pulled so as to be separated from the tape main body 14A, and the cover tape 14B after separation proceeds as shown by an arrow C in FIG. 1 (A) and FIG.

  The tape main body 14A is fed by the feeding means 16, guided by the tape main body guide portion 38, and proceeds as shown by an arrow D in FIG. 1 (A) and FIG.

  A cover tape outlet guide 40 is provided below the pulling means 36 (feed roller 36A and pressure roller 36B), and a separation block 42 is provided at the end of the cover tape outlet guide 40. The pulling means 36 (the feeding roller 36A and the pressing roller 36B) is disposed slightly above the conventional component supply device 10, so that there is enough space, and a separation block 42 is provided at the end of the cover tape outlet guide 40. There is room for installation.

  3 is a perspective view of the separation block 42 attached to the tape feeder 30 as viewed obliquely from above, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view schematically showing the operation of the separation block 42 in an easily understandable manner. The separation block 42 has a shape having a cut surface 42A obtained by obliquely cutting an upper surface of an elongated plate-like body made of, for example, an aluminum alloy. Further, the separation block 42 is provided with resin, and an additional surface 42B is provided following the cut surface 42A. The cut surface 42 </ b> A and the additional surface 42 </ b> B form one surface tilted to the lower right in the figure, and the width of the surface becomes wider toward the tip of the separation block 42. For this reason, the cover tape 14B discharged from the cover tape outlet guide 40 is discharged to the outside of the tape feeder 30 while contacting the cut surface 42A and / or the additional surface 42B and deviating rightward in the drawing. By providing the additional surface 42B, the cover tape 14B is discharged to the outside of the tape feeder 30 while deviating more reliably in the right direction in the figure.

  In this way, the separation block 42 prevents the cover tape 14B and the tape main body 14A from being joined together by moving the cover tape 14B in a direction (rightward in the drawing) intersecting the traveling direction of the tape main body 14A. It works to be discharged to the outside of the tape feeder 30 separately.

  FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the separation block 42 attached to the tape feeder 30 as viewed obliquely from below. The separation block 42 has cut surfaces 42C and 42D whose lower surfaces are also obliquely cut, and the directions of the cut surfaces 42C and 42D are the same as the cut surfaces 42A and the additional surfaces 42B on the upper surface. In FIG. 5, the right cut surface 42D is inclined more than the left cut surface 42C.

  By providing cut surfaces 42C and 42D cut obliquely as shown in FIG. 5 on the lower surface, the tape main body 14A discharged from the outlet of the tape main body guide portion 38 deviates in a direction opposite to the direction in which the cover tape 14B deviates. Therefore, the cover tape 14B and the tape body 14A are more reliably prevented from being combined, and the cover tape 14B and the tape body 14A are more reliably separated and discharged to the outside of the tape feeder 30.

  Next, the tape feeder of 2nd Embodiment which concerns on this invention is demonstrated. FIG. 6 is a perspective view schematically showing the tape feeder of the second embodiment. In the tape feeder according to the second embodiment, instead of the separation block 42, an upper guide 44 for deflecting the cover tape 14B in the right direction in the drawing is attached in front of the outlet of the cover tape outlet guide portion 40, and further the tape main body guide portion 38. The point which attached the discharge | emission cover 46 which guides the tape main body 14A further ahead to the exit of this differs from 1st Embodiment.

  The upper guide 44 is attached to the frame 32 and is disposed in front of the outlet of the cover tape outlet guide 40. As shown in FIG. 6, the upper guide 44 has a shape in which a single metal plate is bent at a predetermined angle near the center, and covers the cover tape 14 </ b> B discharged from the outlet of the cover tape outlet guide portion 40. It works to shift to the right in the figure.

  The discharge cover 46 is attached to the outlet of the tape body guide part 38, guides the tape body 14A further forward, and keeps the outlet of the tape body 14A and the outlet of the cover tape 14B away. As a result, the cover tape 14B deflected by the upper guide 44 in the direction crossing the traveling direction of the tape body 14A (rightward in the figure) is prevented from coming into contact with the tape body 14A more reliably.

  FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view showing the shape of the tip of the discharge cover 46 in detail. The discharge cover 46 is formed by processing a metal plate bent in a U shape, and as shown in FIG. 7, the upper surface 46A of the discharge cover 46 is opened upward by about 10 ° from the U shape, Further, the end portion of the upper surface 46A of the discharge cover 46 is slanted upward by about 30 to 45 °. Even if the cover tape 14B deviating in the direction intersecting with the traveling direction of the tape main body 14A (the right direction in the figure) contacts the discharge cover 46 by opening the upper surface 46A of the discharge cover 46 upward about 10 °. The cover tape 14B proceeds smoothly downward. Further, by forming the end portion of the upper surface 46A of the discharge cover 46 obliquely upward by about 30 to 45 °, the cover tape more securely crosses the traveling direction of the tape body 14A (right in the figure). Direction).

  In the first embodiment, the tape main body 14A and the cover tape 14B move in the opposite directions, and the tape main body 14A and the cover tape 14B are reliably separated without contacting each other. On the other hand, in the second embodiment, the cover tape 14B deviates to the right in FIG. 6, but the tape main body 14A goes straight without deviating. Therefore, the possibility that the tape body 14A and the cover tape 14B come into contact with each other is considered to be higher in the second embodiment than in the first embodiment. However, in the second embodiment, the discharge cover 46 is provided at the outlet of the tape body guide portion 38. Since the tape main body 14A is further guided forward and the outlet of the tape main body 14A and the outlet of the cover tape 14B are kept away from each other, the tape main body 14A and the cover tape 14B are not in contact with each other in the second embodiment. It is surely separated.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a side view which shows the tape feeder of 1st Embodiment which concerns on this invention, (A) The side view which shows the whole structure, (B) The enlarged side view of a cover tape peeling part In the said tape feeder, the side view which expands and shows the exit vicinity of a tape main body and a cover tape. The perspective view which looked at the separation block attached to the said tape feeder from diagonally upward Perspective view schematically showing the function of the separation block in an easy-to-understand manner The perspective view which looked at the separation block attached to the said tape feeder from diagonally downward The perspective view which shows typically the tape feeder of 2nd Embodiment which concerns on this invention. Enlarged perspective view showing the shape of the tip of the discharge cover in detail The perspective view which shows the conventional tape feeder (tape feeder provided with a cover tape take-up reel) of patent document 1 Front view of the entire side surface showing a conventional tape feeder (tape feeder without a cover tape take-up reel) described in Patent Document 2 Front and rear halfway view of the entire side surface of a conventional tape feeder described in Patent Document 2 (tape feeder without a cover tape take-up reel)

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10, 30, 60 ... Tape feeder 12 ... Reel 14 ... Parts supply tape 14A ... Tape main body 14B ... Cover tape 16 ... Feeding means 20 ... Engagement plate 32 ... Frame 34 ... Cover tape peeling part 36 ... Pulling means 36A ... Feeding roller 36B ... Pressing roller 38 ... Tape body guide part 40 ... Cover tape outlet guide part 42 ... Separation block 42A, 42C, 42D ... Cut surface 42B ... Addition surface 44 ... Upper guide 46 ... Discharge cover 46A ... Top

Claims (2)

In a tape feeder that supplies components using a component supply tape consisting of a tape body that contains components and a cover tape that is attached to the upper surface of the tape body,
Provided in the vicinity of the outlet from which the cover tape separated from the upper surface of the tape body is discharged is a member that deflects the traveling direction of the cover tape in a direction that intersects the traveling direction of the tape body after separation of the cover tape. A tape feeder characterized in that the cover tape and the tape main body after the cover tape is separated are discharged while being separated.   The tape feeder according to claim 1, wherein the member has a function of deflecting the tape main body after the cover tape is separated in a direction opposite to a direction of deflecting the cover tape.

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