JP2010129549A - Parts mounting apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a parts mounting apparatus capable of enhancing versatility and productivity. <P>SOLUTION: In a holding recess 27a formed at a tool stocker 15 for holding working tools such as a part holding nozzle 71 adapted to a plurality of types of working heads in an attachable and detachable manner corresponding to a type of an object where the tool stocker is provided in the part mounting apparatus for mounting a part fed from a part feeding part on a substrate held on a substrate holding part in a range constituting a background part during the detection of the presence or absence of the working tool by a reflection-type optical sensor 25, there is formed a surface layer having a reflecting property of reducing the light amount of background reflected light generated by such a mechanism that light is projected from the optical sensor 25 to the background part and reflected on the background to the optical sensor 25. By this, the presence or absence of the working tool can be stably detected by one optical sensor 25 aimed at a large number of holding recesses 27a. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a component mounting apparatus that takes out components such as semiconductor chips from a component supply stage and mounts them on a substrate.

  A component such as a semiconductor chip is taken out from the component supply stage and mounted on a substrate such as a lead frame or a resin substrate. There are various variations in the mounting form of such components depending on differences in mounting posture of the component, a method of bonding the component to the substrate, and mounting accuracy required by the characteristics of the component. For this reason, a component mounting apparatus that performs a mounting operation for taking out a component from the component supply stage and mounting the component on the board is required to have different functions depending on the mounting form.

  For this reason, when targeting a plurality of types of components having different mounting forms, a component mounting apparatus having a work head having a function corresponding to each mounting form is used. The work tool according to the part type is mounted in a replaceable manner. Such work tools are stored in a tool stocker arranged at a position accessible to the work head in the apparatus corresponding to a plurality of component types (see Patent Document 1). Each time the component type is switched, the work head accesses the tool stocker, and when the work head performs a tool exchanging operation, a work tool corresponding to the component type is mounted on the work head.

Since it is necessary to confirm the presence or absence of a work tool in the storage recess provided in the tool stocker during the tool replacement operation, the component mounting apparatus equipped with the tool stocker detects the presence or absence of the work tool conventionally. Tool detection means is provided. The example shown in Patent Document 1 shows an example in which a plurality of nozzle insertion holes (housing recesses) provided in a nozzle changing device (tool stocker) are each provided with a transmissive sensor for nozzle detection.
JP-A-4-188742

  In recent years, in the field of electronic equipment manufacturing, it is required to improve the versatility of production equipment so that a wide range of component types can be targeted, and work tools that should be installed and installed in a tool stocker in a single device. The number of is also increasing. For this reason, if a method of providing a sensor for detecting a work tool in each storage recess as in the example shown in the above-mentioned patent document, a large number of sensors are required, resulting in an increase in equipment cost and an increase in control load. It becomes.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a component mounting apparatus capable of improving versatility and improving productivity.

The component mounting apparatus according to the present invention includes a component supply unit that supplies a component, a substrate holding unit that holds a substrate, and the component supplied by the component supply unit that is mounted on the substrate held by the substrate holding unit. A paste application function for performing a predetermined operation on the substrate or a component mounted on the substrate by the first head, discharging a component bonding paste and supplying the paste to the substrate, and the paste A work unit having at least one of a paste transfer function for transferring the material and supplying the substrate to the substrate and a heating / pressing function for pressing the component mounted on the substrate against the substrate. The second head that can be mounted and the first head and the second head are both located in an accessible area, and the first head can be used according to the type of the target component. A tool stocker provided with a plurality of storage recesses for storing a plurality of work tools exchangeably mounted on the head and the second head, and a reflective optical sensor located on the storage recess of the tool stocker Tool detecting means for detecting the presence or absence of the work tool in the storage recess, and the optical sensor is within a range constituting a background portion when the presence or absence of the work tool is detected by the tool detection means in the storage recess. A surface layer having a reflection characteristic that reduces the amount of background reflected light that is projected onto the background portion and reflected by the optical sensor is formed, and the tool detection means is provided on the upper surface of the work tool from the optical sensor. Of the work tool based on the amount of reflected light of the tool reflected on the optical sensor and the amount of reflected light of the background. To detect.

  According to the present invention, the optical sensor projects the background portion and reflects it to the optical sensor within the range of the background portion when the presence or absence of the work tool is detected by the tool detection means in the storage recess for storing the work tool. By forming a surface layer that has a reflection characteristic that reduces the amount of reflected light from the background, it becomes possible to stably detect the presence or absence of a work tool for a large number of storage recesses with a single optical sensor. It is possible to improve productivity while reducing equipment costs.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is an overall perspective view of a component mounting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view of a component mounting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a component according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a front view of the mounting apparatus, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a unit assembly stage of the component mounting apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a configuration of a tool stocker provided in the component mounting apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a partial sectional view of a tool stocker provided with the component mounting apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is attached to the second head of the component mounting apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control system of the component mounting apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a tool detection operation and tool in the component mounting apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is an explanatory view of the exchange operation, and FIG. 10 is an embodiment of the present invention. It is an explanatory view of the tool detection operation in the component mounting apparatus.

  First, the overall configuration of the component mounting apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The component mounting apparatus 1 has a function of mounting a component such as a semiconductor chip on a substrate by bonding. In FIG. 1, a component supply stage 3 (component supply unit), a unit assembly stage 4 and a substrate holding stage 5 (substrate holding unit) are aligned on the Y direction (first direction) on the base 2. It is arranged. The wafer holding table 3a provided in the component supply stage 3 holds a semiconductor wafer 6 on which a plurality of semiconductor chips 6a, which are components to be mounted, are arranged.

  The unit assembly stage 4 includes a tool stocker 15, a component collection unit 16, and a calibration, which will be described later, on a moving table 4 a that reciprocates in the X direction (second direction) by a linear motion mechanism (see the X-axis moving mechanism 40 shown in FIG. 4). A functional unit such as the reference mark 17, the relay stage 18, and the component recognition camera 24 is collectively arranged. The substrate holding stage 5 is configured to horizontally drive a substrate holding stage 5 a that holds the substrate 7 by an XY table mechanism 53 (see FIG. 3), and a semiconductor chip 6 a is mounted on the substrate 7.

Above the component supply stage 3, the unit assembly stage 4, and the substrate holding stage 5, the Y-axis frame 8 is positioned at the end of the base 2 in the X direction, and both ends are supported by the support posts 8a in the Y direction. It is built in. On the front surface of the Y-axis frame 8 is incorporated a head moving mechanism 9 that guides and drives a first head 11 and a second head 12 described below in the Y direction by linear motor driving. A mounting unit 19 having a function of holding the semiconductor chip 6a and mounting it on the substrate 7 is mounted on the first head 11, and a function of applying an adhesive for bonding electronic components to the substrate 7 on the second head 12. A coating unit 20 having the above is mounted.

  Above the component supply stage 3, the relay stage 18, and the substrate holding stage 5, a first camera 21, a second camera 22, and a third camera 23 are disposed for position recognition. The first camera 21 images the semiconductor chip 6a to be taken out in the component supply stage 3. The second camera 22 takes an image of the semiconductor chip 6a taken out from the component supply stage 3 and temporarily placed on the relay stage 18 for position correction. The third camera 23 captures an image of the board 7 held on the board holding stage 5 and recognizes the position of the component mounting point. The component recognition camera 24 disposed on the unit assembly stage 4 images the semiconductor chip 6a taken out from the component supply stage 3 from below.

  Next, the structure of each part will be described with reference to FIGS. The component supply stage 3 includes an XY table mechanism 31, and a plurality of support members 33 are erected on a horizontal moving plate 32 mounted on the upper surface of the XY table 31. The support member 33 supports the holding table 3a on which the semiconductor wafer 6 is mounted and held on the upper surface. The semiconductor wafer 6 has a configuration in which a plurality of semiconductor chips 6a are bonded to a wafer sheet 6b in a predetermined arrangement. On the wafer sheet 6b, a plurality of semiconductor chips 6a in a state of being divided into pieces in a face-up posture with the active surface facing upward are adhered and held.

  In the component supply stage 3, a pick-up work position [P1] for picking up the semiconductor chip 6a from the semiconductor wafer 6 is set. The position of the first camera 21 corresponds to the pickup work position [P1], and the position of the semiconductor chip 6a to be picked up is detected by recognizing the imaging result obtained by imaging the semiconductor wafer 6 by the first camera 21. The An ejector mechanism 34 is disposed at a position corresponding to the pickup work position [P1] inside the wafer holding table 3a.

  The ejector mechanism 34 has a function of promoting the peeling of the semiconductor chip 6a from the wafer sheet 6b by pushing up the semiconductor chip 6a with a pin from the lower surface side of the wafer sheet 6b. When the semiconductor chip 6a is taken out, the ejector mechanism 34 is moved up and down and brought into contact with the lower surface of the wafer sheet 6b, whereby the semiconductor chip 6a can be easily taken out from the wafer sheet 6b by the pickup head 14 described later.

  In the component take-out operation, the XY table mechanism 31 is driven to move the wafer sheet 6b horizontally in the XY direction (arrow a), so that a plurality of semiconductor chips 6a attached to the wafer sheet 6b are picked up. The desired semiconductor chip 6a is positioned at the pick-up work position [P1]. Here, an example is shown in which a wafer table of a system for supplying wafer-state components attached to the wafer sheet 6b is used as the component supply stage 3, but a component tray that supplies a plurality of components in a predetermined planar arrangement. May be arranged on the component supply stage 3 so as to be exchangeable with the wafer table.

  Above the component supply stage 3, there is disposed a pickup head 14 having a configuration in which a pickup nozzle 70 that sucks and holds the semiconductor chip 6a is detachably attached to the nozzle attachment portion 14a. The pickup head 14 is held by a pickup arm 13a. The pickup arm 13a extends from the pickup head moving mechanism 13 suspended from the lower surface of the Y-axis frame 8 and extends above the component supply stage 3. It has been. By driving the pickup head moving mechanism 13, the pickup arm 13a moves in the XYZ directions (arrow b) and rotates around the X direction axis (arrow c).

As a result, the pickup head 14 moves in the Y direction between the upper part of the component supply stage 3 and the upper part of the unit assembly stage 4 and advances and retreats in the X direction. As a result, the pickup head 14 picks up the semiconductor chip 6 a from the component supply stage 3 and transfers it to the relay stage 18 provided in the unit assembly stage 4. Further, when necessary, the pickup head 14 can be retracted in the X direction from above the pickup work position [P1], and the pickup head 14 is reversed by rotating the pickup arm 13a, thereby picking up the pickup nozzle 70. It is possible to reverse the orientation of the semiconductor chip 6a held on the front and back.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the unit assembly stage 4 and the substrate holding stage 5 are provided on the upper surface of the base plate 52, and the base plate 52 is supported from below by a plurality of support posts 51 erected on the upper surface of the base 2. Has been. Here, the detailed structure of the unit assembly stage 4 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 4, the X-axis moving mechanism 40 has a function of moving the moving table 4 a in the X direction, and is configured by disposing a mechanism element described below on the base portion 41. A guide rail 42a is disposed on the upper surface of the base portion 41 in the X direction, and a slider 42b slidably fitted to the guide rail 42a is fixed to the lower surface of the moving table 4a.

  A feed screw 45 is pivotally supported on brackets 43a and 43b erected on both ends of the base portion 41, and the feed screw 45 is rotationally driven by a motor 44 held on the bracket 43b. The feed screw 45 is screwed to a nut member (not shown) coupled to the lower surface of the moving table 4a, and the moving table 4a reciprocates in the X direction by rotating the motor 44 in the forward and reverse directions ( Arrow g). As a result, the following functional units arranged on the moving table 4a can be integrally moved in the X direction, and these functional units are positioned in an area accessible by the first head 11 and the second head 12. It is possible.

  A tool stocker 15, a component collection unit 16, a calibration reference mark 17, a relay stage 18, and a component recognition camera 24 are collectively arranged on the moving table 4a. Here, the structure and operation function of the tool stocker 15 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 5 (a), the tool stocker 15 has a locking plate 28 on the upper surface of a storage block 27 in which a plurality of storage recesses 27a for storing work tools are provided in a predetermined arrangement (here, a lattice arrangement). It is configured to be slidable in the direction. The storage concave portion 27a is a cylindrical hole-shaped concave portion having a stepped portion 27b, and a flange portion provided in the work tool on the stepped portion 27b (for example, a flange portion provided in the component holding nozzle 71 shown in FIG. 5B). These work tools are stored in a posture in which 71b) is placed.

  The locking plate 28 is provided with a row of mounting openings 28a corresponding to the row positions of the storage recesses 27a. The mounting openings 28a have locking claws 28b on both sides for each pitch of the storage recesses 27a. It extends from the inside to the inside. As shown in (a) of FIG. 5 (b), the hook plate 71b is moved by moving the locking plate 28 in the X direction so that the locking claw 28b is positioned in the middle of the two adjacent storage recesses 27a. Can pass through the mounting opening 28a in the vertical direction (arrow k).

On the other hand, as shown in (b), by moving the locking plate 28 in the X direction so that the locking claw 28b coincides with the position of the storage recess 27a, the component stored in the storage recess 27a. The flange 71b of the holding nozzle 71 is locked by the locking claw 28b from above. That is, by raising the mounting unit 19 from the state in which the component holding nozzle 71 mounted on the mounting portion 19a is positioned in the storage recess 27a, only the component holding nozzle 71 can remain in the storage recess 27a. . By combining such operations, the component holding nozzle 71 mounted on the mounting unit 19 is lowered and stored in the storage recess 27a, and the component holding nozzle 71 stored in the storage recess 27a is taken out by the mounting unit 19. Accordingly, the component holding nozzle 71 mounted on the mounting unit 19 can be replaced according to the target component.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the tool stocker 15 stores a plurality of work tools, such as a component holding nozzle 71 mounted on the mounting unit 19, that are exchanged according to the component type for each component type. The individually stored work tools include a pickup nozzle 70 attached to the pickup head 14, a transfer unit 54 shown in FIG. 7, a transfer tool 72 attached to the heating / pressing unit 57, and a heating / pressing tool 73, respectively. It is. Then, in a state where the tool stocker 15 is moved to an area accessible by the first head 11 and the second head 12, the first unit 11 and the second head 12 are moved to the unit assembly stage 4. The component holding nozzle 71, the transfer tool 72, and the heating / pressing tool 73 attached to the transfer unit 54 and the heating / pressing unit 57 can be exchanged with ones corresponding to the target component type. That is, the X-axis moving mechanism 40 moves the tool stocker 15 in the X direction (second direction) orthogonal to the Y direction (first direction), and is accessible to both the first head 11 and the second head 12. It is a stocker moving means to be located in the position.

  That is, in the component mounting apparatus 1 shown in the present embodiment, the mounting unit 19 of the first head 11 is placed at a position accessible by both the first head 11 and the second head 12 according to the type of the target component. The component holding tool 19a that is replaceably mounted on the head and the work unit that is selectively mounted on the second head 12 according to the type of the target component, that is, the transfer unit 54 and the heating / pressing unit 57 are replaceably mounted. The tool stocker 15 storing work tools such as the transfer tool 72 and the heating / pressing tool 73 is arranged. By adopting such a configuration, even when a large number of work tools for replacement are required for a plurality of component types, the occupied area of the mechanism part required for the tool replacement function is minimized, It is possible to reduce the size of the apparatus.

  The component collection unit 16 has a function of discarding and collecting components that are determined to be unsuitable for mounting on the substrate 7 such as defective components or mixed different components after being taken out from the component supply stage 3. The calibration reference mark 17 is provided for imaging and calibrating a mechanical position error caused by thermal expansion and contraction when the X-axis moving mechanism 40 is continuously driven by the second camera 22 disposed above. The reference mark.

  The relay stage 18 is disposed between the component supply stage 3 and the substrate holding stage 5 and is provided integrally with the tool stocker 15. The relay stage 18 includes a pickup head from the component supply stage 3. The semiconductor chip 6a taken out by 14 is placed for position correction. A relay position [P2] is set on the relay stage 18, and the second camera 22 is arranged corresponding to the relay position [P2]. By moving the relay stage 18 by the X-axis moving mechanism 40, the semiconductor chip 6a placed on the relay stage 18 can be positioned at the relay position [P2] and imaged by the second camera 22, thereby relaying. The position of the semiconductor chip 6a placed on the stage 18 is detected. The component recognition camera 24 is disposed with the imaging surface 24a adjacent to the relay stage 18, and similarly, by driving the X-axis movement mechanism 40, the imaging surface 24a can be positioned at the component recognition position [P3]. . The semiconductor chip 6a temporarily placed on the relay stage 18 and taken out after position recognition is imaged by the component recognition camera 24 at the component recognition position [P3], and position detection is performed.

Further, the unit assembly stage 4 is provided with a cleaning unit 46 for cleaning the surface of the relay stage 18. As shown in FIG. 4, the cleaning unit 46 is arranged so that the horizontal bar-shaped cleaning member 46a is positioned above the relay stage 18 in a state where the moving table 4a is moved to the front side of the apparatus (left side in FIG. 2). Has been. A brush 46b extending downward is provided on the lower surface of the cleaning member 46a so as to be in sliding contact with the upper surface of the relay stage 18. In this state, the X-axis moving mechanism 40 is driven to reciprocate the moving table 4a. Thus, the foreign matter adhering and accumulating on the surface of the relay stage 18 is removed by the brush 46b. A suction hole is provided inside the cleaning member 46a. By vacuum suctioning the inside of the cleaning member 46a through the suction pipe 46c (arrow h), fine foreign matter removed by the brush 46b is sucked. Can be discharged.

  The substrate holding stage 5 has a configuration in which a substrate holding table 5 a for holding the substrate 7 is provided on the XY table mechanism 53. A mounting work position [P4] for mounting the semiconductor chip 6a on the substrate 7 held on the substrate holding table 5a is set on the substrate holding stage 5, and the third camera 23 is set at the mounting work position [P4]. Correspondingly arranged. By imaging the board 7 with the third camera 23, the position of the component mounting point 7 a set on the board 7 is detected. Then, by driving the XY table mechanism 53, the board holding table 5a moves horizontally in the XY direction together with the board 7 (arrow f), and an arbitrary component mounting point 7a set on the board 7 is placed at the mounting work position [P4]. Can be positioned.

  Next, the first head 11 and the second head 12 will be described. 2, two guide rails 9a for guiding the first head 11 and the second head 12 in the Y direction are provided on the front surface of the head moving mechanism 9 provided on the Y-axis frame 8. Between these guide rails 9a, a stator 9b constituting a linear motor for driving the first head 11 and the second head 12 described below in the Y direction is disposed. A slider (not shown) is fitted to the guide rail 9a so as to be slidable in the Y direction, and this slider is fixed to the back of the vertical moving plates 11a and 12a.

  On the back surface of the movable plates 11a and 12a, a mover (not shown) constituting a linear motor is disposed facing the stator 9b. By driving these linear motors, the first head 11 and the second head 12 are guided by the guide rail 9a and each move in the Y direction (arrow d). Elevating mechanisms 11b and 12b are disposed on the front surfaces of the movable plates 11a and 12a, respectively, and elevating plates 11c and 12c are disposed on the front surfaces of the elevating mechanisms 11b and 12b so as to be slidable in the vertical direction. Driving the elevating mechanisms 11b and 12b raises and lowers the elevating plates 11c and 12c (arrow e). A mounting unit 19 having a component holding nozzle 71 at its lower part is detachably attached to the elevating plate 11c, and two coating units 20 are detachably attached to the elevating plate 12c.

The mounting unit 19 has a function of holding the semiconductor chip 6a, which is a component to be mounted, by the component holding nozzle 71. The mounting unit 19 is mounted by moving the first head 11 horizontally in the Y direction and moving the lifting plate 11c up and down. The unit 19 mounts the semiconductor chip 6 a supplied from the component supply stage 3 on the substrate 7 held on the substrate holding stage 5. Here, as a mounting form by the first head 11 to which the mounting unit 19 is mounted, the semiconductor chip 6 a taken out from the component supply stage 3 by the pickup head 14 and placed on the relay stage 18 is held by the mounting unit 19. A pre-center mounting form to be mounted on the substrate 7, a direct mounting form in which the semiconductor chip 6a of the component supply stage 3 is directly held by the mounting unit 19 and mounted on the substrate 7, and a pick-up head 14 taken out from the component supply stage 3 and turned upside down The face-down mounting configuration in which the semiconductor chip 6a held in the pickup head 14 in the state is held by the mounting unit 19 and mounted on the substrate 7 can be selectively executed. That is, the first head 11 to which the mounting unit 19 is mounted has a function of receiving the semiconductor chip 6 a supplied from the component supply stage 3 and mounting it on the substrate 7 held on the substrate holding stage 5.

  The application unit 20 mounted on the second head 12 includes a syringe 20a that stores a paste that is a resin adhesive for bonding components, and an application nozzle 20b that discharges the paste. By moving the second head 12 above the substrate 7 held on the substrate holding stage 5 and performing the coating operation by the coating unit 20, the paste discharged from the coating nozzle 20b is applied to the component mounting point 7a of the substrate 7. Apply. In addition to the coating unit 20 shown in FIG. 2, the second head 12 includes two types of work units, a transfer unit 54 and a heating / pressing unit 57 described below, according to the mounting form of the target component type. Selectively installed.

  Optical sensors 25 and 26 are mounted on the elevating plates 11c and 12c, respectively, with their detection surfaces set vertically downward. The optical sensors 25 and 26 are both reflection type optical sensors, and the optical sensors 25 and 26 are positioned on the storage recess 27a of the tool stocker 15 to detect the presence or absence of the work tool in the storage recess 27a. Can be done. The detection processing unit 63 (see FIG. 8) that receives the optical sensors 25 and 26 and the light reception signals from the optical sensors 25 and 26 and detects the presence / absence of the work tool is located on the storage recess of the tool stocker 15. The reflective optical sensors 25 and 26 serve as tool detection means for detecting the presence or absence of a work tool in the storage recess 27a. In the component mounting apparatus 1 shown in the present embodiment, the detection light projected from the optical sensors 25 and 26 on the inner surface of the storage recess 27a is used so that the work tools can be stably detected by the optical sensors 25 and 26. A surface layer 27d for reflection with a reflectance suitable for tool detection is formed.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 6, a surface layer 27d having a property of suppressing reflection of incident light is formed on the inner surface of the housing recess 27a including the stepped portion 27b and the bottom portion 27c. It has reflection characteristics that reduce the amount of reflected light projected from the sensors 25 and 26 and reflected by the optical sensors 25 and 26. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a clear difference in the amount of reflected light depending on the presence or absence of the detection target in the storage recess 27a, and the detection accuracy of the presence or absence of the work tool can be improved.

  As a method of forming the surface layer 27d, for example, a method of forming a dark paint film such as black on the inner surface of the storage recess 27a, or a surface treatment such as a black dyeing process on the metal material constituting the storage block 27 is performed. Various methods can be used, such as a method of forming a dark surface coating by the method, and a method of reducing reflected light by roughening the inner surface of the storage recess 27a and scattering light. In the example shown in FIG. 6A, the surface layer 27d is formed directly on the inner surface of the storage recess 27a formed in the storage block 27. However, as shown in FIG. 6B, the storage recess 27a is formed. It is also possible to create a fitting member 29 that follows the shape of the inner surface and form the surface layer 29d on the inner surface of the fitting member 29 including the stepped portion 29b and the bottom portion 29c.

  As described above, the purpose of the surface layer 27d is to improve the detection accuracy of the presence / absence of the work tool in the storage recess 27a. Therefore, the surface layer 27d is not necessarily formed over the entire inner surface of the storage recess 27a. There is no need, and it is sufficient if the surface layer 27d is formed in a range constituting a background portion when the optical sensor 25 and the optical sensor 26 detect the presence or absence of a work tool. For example, the surface layer 27d only needs to be formed only on the bottom 27c of the inner surface of the storage recess 27a.

As a method of forming the surface layer 27d only on the bottom portion 27c, as shown in FIG. 6C, the members constituting the storage block 27 are made of an upper portion 27e in which the opening of the storage recess portion 27a is processed, and the upper surface is the bottom portion 27c. If the surface layer 27d is formed only on the upper surface of the lower portion 27f, the process for forming the surface layer 27d can be simplified. By combining the upper portion 27e and the lower portion 27f, the surface layer 27d can be formed only on the bottom portion 27c, which is the background portion when detecting the presence or absence of the work tool.

  In other words, in the tool stocker 15 shown in the present embodiment, the optical sensor 25, 26 projects from the optical sensor 25, 26 onto the background portion within the range of the background portion when the optical sensor 25, 26 detects the presence or absence of the work tool in the storage recess 27a. Thus, a surface layer 27d having a reflection characteristic for reducing the amount of background reflected light reflected by the optical sensors 25 and 26 is formed.

  In the present embodiment, the optical sensors 25 and 26 are provided in the first head 11 and the second head 12, respectively. However, an independent tool detection head is provided above the tool stocker 15. May be. That is, a similar reflective optical sensor is disposed at a position where no positional interference occurs with the movement of the first head 11 and the second head 12 in the Y direction, and the tool stocker 15 is moved in the X direction by the X axis moving mechanism 40. By doing so, the presence / absence of a work tool in each storage recess 27a of the tool stocker 15 is detected. In this case, the optical sensor is moved in the Y direction corresponding to the row position of the storage recess 27a in the tool stocker 15. In the example shown in FIG. 4, since the storage recesses 27a are provided in two rows, a mechanism for switching the position in the Y direction is required so that the optical sensor is positioned above each row.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 7, the work unit that is selectively mounted on the second head 12 will be described. FIGS. 7A and 7B show a state in which the transfer unit 54 and the heating / pressing unit 57 are mounted on the second head 12, respectively. The transfer unit 54 has a function of supplying the paste 56 to the substrate 7 by transfer. The transfer unit 54 is selectively used when the target component is small and the supply amount of the paste 56 required is small. 2 is mounted on the head 12.

  As shown in FIG. 7A, the transfer unit 54 includes a transfer tool 72 that is detachably attached to the attachment portion 54a, and is used together with a transfer table 55 that supplies paste 56 in the form of a transfer film. The transfer table 55 is a substantially disk-shaped container having a smooth coating film forming surface 55a, and a coating film of a component bonding paste 56 is formed on the coating film forming surface 55a with a predetermined film thickness. When supplying the paste 56 by transfer by the transfer unit 54, first, the transfer tool 72 is lowered with respect to the transfer table 55, and the paste 56 is attached to the lower end portion of the transfer tool 72. Next, the second head 12 is moved to move the transfer unit 54 above the substrate 7 held on the substrate holding table 5 a (arrow i), the transfer tool 72 is lowered, and the paste 56 is transferred to the substrate 7 by the transfer tool 72. Supplied by transfer on top

  The heating / pressing unit 57 has a function to pressurize the semiconductor chip 6a after being mounted on the substrate 7 by the mounting unit 19 with a predetermined pressing force while heating the DAF (die attach film). This is used when the attached semiconductor chip 6a is to be mounted. The heating / pressing unit 57 includes a heating / pressing tool 73 that is detachably mounted on the mounting portion 57a. By attaching the heating / pressing unit 57 to the second head 12, as shown in FIG. Thus, after the first head 11 mounts the semiconductor chip 6a on the substrate 7 by the mounting unit 19, the second head 12 is immediately moved to the substrate 7, and the heating / pressing tool 73 is brought into contact with the semiconductor chip 6a. Heating and pressing can be performed (arrow j). As a result, the mounting unit 19 can shift to a work operation for mounting the next semiconductor chip 6a immediately after mounting the semiconductor chip 6a on the substrate 7, and all operations including heating and pressing can be performed by the mounting unit 19. Compared with the case where the operation is performed, the working efficiency can be greatly improved.

That is, here, the second head 12 has a function of performing predetermined operations such as paste application, paste transfer, heating and pressing on the substrate 7 or the semiconductor chip 6a mounted on the substrate 7 by the first head 11. The first head 11 and the second head 12 alternately access the work position on the substrate 7. A head moving mechanism 9 provided on the Y-axis frame 8,
That is, the linear motor constituted by the stator 9b and the mover provided in the first head 11 and the second head 12 is arranged with the component supply stage 3 and the substrate holding stage 5 in the first head 11 and the second head 12. This is a common head moving mechanism that moves the working position on the substrate 7 alternately by moving in the Y direction.

  In the above configuration example, as a work unit that is replaceably mounted on the second head 12, a paste application function for supplying the component bonding paste 56 from the application nozzle 20b to the substrate 7 and supplying the paste 56 to the substrate 7 is a transfer tool. 72 is a single-function coating unit that individually has a paste transfer function that is transferred by 72 and supplied to the substrate 7, and a heating / pressing function that presses the semiconductor chip 6a mounted on the substrate 7 against the substrate 7 while heating. 20, an example using the transfer unit 54 and the heating / pressing unit 57 has been shown, but a multi-function work unit having two of these functions may be used.

  That is, in the present invention, the second head 12 can selectively mount a work unit having at least one of a paste application function, a paste transfer function, and a heating / pressing function. The component holding nozzle 71, the transfer tool 72, and the heating / pressing tool 73 that are detachably attached to the mounting unit 19, the transfer unit 54, and the heating / pressing unit 57 according to the component type are the unit assembly stage as described above. 4 is stored in a tool stocker 15 (refer to FIG. 4), and the first head 11 and the second head 12 are made to access the tool stocker 15, so that the mounting unit 19, the transfer unit 54, and the heating / pressing unit. The component holding nozzle 71, the transfer tool 72, and the heating / pressing tool 73 that are mounted on the device 57 can be exchanged for those corresponding to the target component type.

  Next, the configuration of the control system will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 8, the control unit 60 controls the following mechanism units via the mechanism control unit 61. Thereby, the semiconductor chip 6 a is taken out from the component supply stage 3, and each operation for mounting the taken out semiconductor chip 6 a on the substrate 7 held on the substrate holding stage 5 is executed. First, by controlling the component supply stage 3, the unit assembly stage 4, and the substrate holding stage 5, the component supply operation by the XY table mechanism 31 and the ejector mechanism 34 in the component supply stage 3 is controlled, and the X in the unit assembly stage 4 is controlled. The operation of the axis moving mechanism 40 is controlled, and further, the operation of the XY table mechanism 53 in the substrate holding stage 5 is controlled.

  Next, by controlling the head moving mechanism 9, the first head 11, the second head 12, and the pickup head moving mechanism 13, the pick-up operation for taking out the semiconductor chip 6 a from the component supply stage 3, and the picked-up semiconductor chip 6 a as a substrate The mounting operation of transferring and mounting to 7 is performed. That is, the pickup operation is executed by controlling the pickup head moving mechanism 13, and the semiconductor chip 6 a is transferred to the substrate 7 by controlling the first head 11 with the mounting unit 19 mounted together with the head moving mechanism 9. The mounting operation to be mounted is executed.

  Further, by controlling the second head 12 on which the three types of work units of the coating unit 20, the transfer unit 54, and the heating / pressing unit 57 are selectively mounted together with the head moving mechanism 9, the paste for component bonding can be obtained. A paste application function for supplying the substrate by discharging from the application nozzle 19a, a paste transfer function for transferring the paste by the transfer tool 72 and supplying the substrate to the substrate, and the semiconductor chip 6a mounted on the substrate 7 while heating the substrate 7 Either the heating or pressing function of pressing is executed. When executing the paste transfer function, the transfer table 55 is also controlled.

In the above-described various operation controls, the control unit 60 controls the recognition processing unit 62 so that the following recognition processing of imaging results by each camera is performed. The position of the semiconductor chip 6a on the semiconductor wafer 6 held on the component supply stage 3 is detected by recognizing the imaging result of the first camera 21, and the control unit 60 controls the XY table mechanism 31 based on the detection result. By controlling, the semiconductor chip 6a to be picked up can be correctly aligned with the pick-up work position [P1]. In addition, the position of the semiconductor chip 6a in the state of being placed on the relay stage 18 is detected by performing recognition processing on the imaging result of the second camera 22, and based on this detection result, the control unit 60 performs the first head 11 and X. By controlling the shaft moving mechanism 40, the component holding nozzle 71 can be correctly aligned with the semiconductor chip 6a to be picked up.

  Further, by performing recognition processing on the imaging result by the third camera 23, the position of the component mounting point 7a of the board 7 in the state of being held on the board holding table 5a is detected, and based on this detection result, the control unit 60 performs the XY table. By controlling the mechanism 53, the component mounting point 7a is aligned with the mounting work position [P4], and the semiconductor chip 6a held by the component holding nozzle 71 can be correctly mounted on the component mounting point 7a. . The position of the semiconductor chip 6a in the state of being held by the component holding nozzle 71 is detected by recognizing the imaging result of the component recognition camera 24. In the mounting operation by the mounting unit 19, this detection result is taken into account. Position correction at the time of mounting is performed.

  The detection processing unit 63 detects the presence / absence of a work tool in the storage recess 27 a of the tool stocker 15 based on the light reception signals output from the optical sensors 25 and 26. That is, the presence or absence of a work tool is determined by comparing the amount of reflected light received by the optical sensors 25 and 26 with a preset threshold value. When the first head 11 and the second head 12 are accessed to the tool stocker 15 and the work tools mounted on the mounting unit 19, the transfer unit 54, and the heating / pressing unit 57 are exchanged, the control unit 60 detects Based on the detection result of the presence or absence of the work tool by the processing unit 63, the operation control of the first head 11 and the second head 12 is performed. That is, when the absence of the work tool is detected in the tool remounting operation for newly mounting the work tool, the storage recess 27a is not subjected to the tool remounting operation, and the first head 11, The second head 12 is moved. Further, when the presence of the work tool is detected in the tool retraction operation for returning the already-installed work tool to the tool stocker 15, the storage recess 27a is not subject to the tool retraction operation, and the other storage recess 27a is placed in the second storage recess 27a. 1 head 11 and 2nd head 12 are moved.

  An example of this tool detection operation will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, an example of a tool detection operation that is executed at the time of tool replacement in the mounting unit 19 attached to the first head 11 will be described. In FIG. 9A, various work tools such as a pickup nozzle 70, a component holding nozzle 71, a transfer tool 72, and a heating / pressing tool 73 are set in advance in the plurality of storage recesses 27a provided in the tool stocker 15. Stored in accordance with the tool arrangement data. In the mounting unit 19, the work tool that has already been mounted on the mounting portion 19 a has been removed, and the tool replacement for newly mounting the component holding nozzle 71 on the mounting unit 19 is performed.

  When changing the tool, the X-axis moving mechanism 40 is driven to move the tool stocker 15 together with the moving table 4a in the X direction (arrow l), and is positioned in an area accessible by the first head 11. Next, the head moving mechanism is driven to move the first head 11 together with the mounting unit 19 to the upper side of the tool stocker 15, and the optical sensor 25 mounted on the elevating plate 11c holds the work tool to be replaced. After being positioned on the recess 27a, a tool detection operation described below is performed.

That is, as shown in FIG. 10A, the detection light is projected downward from the optical sensor 25 (arrow n). At this time, when the component holding nozzle 71 to be detected exists in the storage recess 27a, the projected detection light is reflected as tool reflected light by the metallic gloss surface of the main body 71a and the collar 71b (arrow o). ). Then, the optical sensor 25 receives the tool reflected light, and the detection processing unit 63 receives the light reception signal output by the light reception and compares it with a preset threshold value. A detected signal is transmitted to the control unit 60.

  On the other hand, when the component holding nozzle 71 to be detected does not exist in the storage recess 27a, the detection light projected downward from the optical sensor 25 enters the inner surface such as the bottom 27c in the storage recess 27a (arrow). p). At this time, since a surface layer 27d having a reflection characteristic for reducing reflected light is formed on the inner surface of the storage recess 27a, background reflection reflected from the background portion of the component holding nozzle 71 to be detected to the optical sensor 25 is performed. The amount of light (arrow q) is much smaller than the amount of tool reflected light shown in FIG. Then, the optical sensor 25 receives this background reflected light, and the detection processing unit 63 receives the received light signal output by this light reception and compares it with a preset threshold value, so that the detection processing unit 63 can operate the work tool. No detection signal is transmitted to the control unit 60.

  That is, the tool detection means shown in the present embodiment has a light amount of the tool reflected light that is projected from the optical sensors 25, 26 onto the upper surface of the work tool and reflected by the optical sensors 25, 26, and a detection target in the storage recess 27a. Based on the amount of background reflected light when the component holding nozzle 71 is not present, the presence / absence of a work tool in the housing recess 27a is detected. In the detection of the presence / absence of the work tool, the surface layer 27d is formed on the inner surface of the storage recess 27a, whereby the difference in the amount of light between the background reflected light and the tool reflected light can be increased, and the presence / absence of the work tool is determined. It is possible to set a threshold value for ensuring a sufficient determination margin.

  When the presence or absence of the work tool is confirmed in the storage recess 27a to be replaced with the tool in this way, the tool replacement operation by the mounting unit 19 is executed. That is, when it is confirmed that the work tool (here, the component holding nozzle 71) is present in the target storage recess 27a, the mounting unit 19 and the tool stocker so that the mounting portion 19a is positioned immediately above the storage recess 27a. 15 is moved. This movement is performed by driving the head moving mechanism 9 and the X-axis moving mechanism 40 that is the stocker moving means.

  Next, the mounting unit 19 is moved up and down (arrow m), and a tool mounting operation for mounting the component holding nozzle 71 on the mounting portion 19a is performed. Thereby, the tool exchange operation for the mounted unit 19 is completed. At this time, since the presence / absence of the work tool is confirmed in the target storage recess 27a in advance, a malfunction in which the tool mounting operation is performed on the storage recess 27a where no work tool exists, or the work tool has already been stored. Thus, it is possible to reliably prevent a malfunction in which the tool storage operation is performed in a stacked manner on the storage recess 27a.

  In the above example, the example in which the tool detection operation is executed in the tool replacement operation is shown, but the timing for performing the tool detection can be set as appropriate. For example, the tool detection operation may be performed for all the storage recesses 27a of the tool stocker 15 at an arbitrary timing, and the detection results for each storage recess 27a may be stored as a data table. In this case, it is checked whether or not there is a work tool in the storage recess 27a to be replaced by referring to the stored data table every time the tool is replaced.

As described above, the present invention projects from the optical sensors 25 and 26 to the background portion within the storage concave portion 27a for storing the work tool within the range constituting the background portion when the presence or absence of the work tool is detected by the tool detection means. Thus, a surface layer 27d having a reflection characteristic for reducing the amount of background reflected light reflected by the optical sensors 25 and 26 is formed. This makes it possible to stably detect the presence / absence of a work tool for a large number of storage recesses 27a with a single optical sensor, improving versatility and reducing equipment costs to improve productivity. Can do.

  The component mounting apparatus of the present invention is characterized by being able to improve versatility and productivity, and can be used in the field of mounting components on lead frames, resin substrates, and the like.

1 is an overall perspective view of a component mounting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The fragmentary perspective view of the component mounting apparatus of one embodiment of this invention The front view of the component mounting apparatus of one embodiment of this invention The perspective view of the unit set stage of the component mounting apparatus of one embodiment of this invention Structure explanatory drawing of the tool stocker provided in the component mounting apparatus of one embodiment of this invention The fragmentary sectional view of the tool stocker provided with the component mounting apparatus of one embodiment of the present invention Explanatory drawing of the work unit with which the 2nd head of the component mounting apparatus of one embodiment of this invention is mounted | worn The block diagram which shows the structure of the control system of the component mounting apparatus of one embodiment of this invention Explanatory drawing of the tool detection operation | movement and tool replacement | exchange operation | movement in the component mounting apparatus of one embodiment of this invention Explanatory drawing of the tool detection operation | movement in the component mounting apparatus of one embodiment of this invention

Explanation of symbols

1 Component mounting device 3 Component supply stage (component supply unit)
4 unit assembly stage 4a moving table 5 substrate holding stage (substrate holding unit)
5a substrate holding table 6 semiconductor wafer 6a semiconductor chip 7 substrate 9 head moving mechanism 11 first head 12 second head 13 pickup head moving mechanism 14 pickup head 15 tool stocker 18 relay stage 19 mounting unit 20 coating unit 20b coating nozzle 21 first Camera 22 Second camera 23 Third camera 24 Component recognition camera 27a Storage recess 27d Surface layer 31 XY table mechanism 40 X-axis moving mechanism 53 XY table mechanism 54 Transfer unit 55 Transfer table 56 Paste 57 Heating / pressing unit 70 Pickup nozzle 71 Parts Holding nozzle 72 Transfer tool 73 Heating / pressing tool [P1] Pickup work position [P2] Relay position [P3] Component recognition position [P4] Mounting work position

Claims (2)

A component supply unit that supplies components, a substrate holding unit that holds a substrate, a first head that receives the components supplied by the component supply unit and mounts the components on the substrate held by the substrate holding unit;
A predetermined operation is performed on the substrate or a component mounted on the substrate by the first head, a paste application function for discharging a component bonding paste and supplying the paste to the substrate, and transferring the paste to the substrate. A second head capable of selectively mounting a work unit having at least one of a paste transfer function supplied to the substrate and a heating / pressing function of pressing the component mounted on the substrate against the substrate When,
The first head and the second head are both located in an accessible area, and contain a plurality of work tools that are interchangeably attached to the first head and the second head according to the type of the target component. A tool stocker provided with a plurality of storage recesses for
Tool detection means for detecting the presence or absence of the work tool in the storage recess by a reflective optical sensor located on the storage recess of the tool stocker,
The amount of background reflected light that is projected from the optical sensor onto the background portion and reflected by the optical sensor is within a range that forms the background portion when the presence or absence of the work tool is detected by the tool detection means in the storage recess. A surface layer having a reflection characteristic to reduce
The tool detection means detects the presence or absence of the work tool based on the light amount of the tool reflected light projected from the optical sensor onto the upper surface of the work tool and reflected by the optical sensor and the light amount of the background reflected light. A component mounting apparatus characterized by The optical sensors are respectively disposed on the first head and the second head,
And a common head moving mechanism for moving the first head and the second head in a first direction which is an arrangement direction of the component supply unit and the substrate holding unit to access a work position on the substrate;
Stocker moving means for moving the tool stocker in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and positioning the tool stocker in an area accessible by both the first head and the second head;
2. The component mounting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the optical sensor is positioned on the storage recess of the tool stocker by driving the head moving mechanism and the stocker moving means.

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