JP2010287698A - Information processing apparatus, electronic component conveyance system and position control method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic component conveyance apparatus for improving positioning precision of an electronic component with simple constitution. <P>SOLUTION: An information processing apparatus generates positioning information to be provided for the electronic component conveyance apparatus that positions the electronic component held by a tape at a supply position where the electronic component is picked up. The information processing apparatus includes a holding position detection unit which detects the holding position of the electronic component on the tape relative to the supply position, a reception unit which receives a detection signal corresponding to the absolute position of a conveyance unit conveying the tape from the electronic component conveyance device, a positioning information generation unit 250 which generates positioning information associatively with a reference signal as one detection signal which is read before the detection signal is received from the reception unit and the holding position reaches the supply position and a driving amount of a driving unit driving the conveyance unit from the reception of the reference signal to when the holding position detection unit detects the holding position reaching the supply position, and a transmission unit which transmits the positioning information to the electronic component conveyance device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention provides an information processing device for generating positioning information for positioning an electronic component, an electronic component transport system including the electronic component transport device and the information processing device, which is provided to the electronic component transport device in the electronic component mounting device. The present invention also relates to a position control method for electronic components.

  In recent years, with the technological evolution of electronic and electrical products, electronic components mounted on printed circuit boards have diversified and the number of mounted electronic components tends to increase. In addition, in order to increase production efficiency, electronic components are efficiently mounted on a printed circuit board and it is also possible to perform work in a space-saving manner. Further, it is required to increase the production efficiency and guarantee the quality of the printed circuit board on which electronic components are mounted.

  In an electronic component mounting apparatus that mounts electronic components on a printed circuit board, one method of supplying electronic components to the pickup position of a head nozzle is to use a tape feeder. The tape feeder supplies the electronic components from a state in which the tape holding the electronic components is wound in a reel shape. The electronic component mounting apparatus sends out the tape in accordance with the mounting timing of the electronic components, and sends the electronic components to the nozzle. Supply. The tape feeder can feed out the tape by rotating the sprocket, for example.

  In order to mount electronic components on a printed circuit board with high accuracy, it is important to provide electronic components delivered from the tape feeder to the pickup position with high accuracy. For this reason, conventionally, it has been realized that the positioning accuracy is improved by increasing the accuracy of each member constituting the index mechanism that sends out the electronic component and positions it at the pickup position (for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3). For example, increasing the accuracy of drive transmission parts such as sprockets that are driven by motors to feed tape, and using sensors that can detect the drive state of drive transmission parts with high accuracy improve the positioning accuracy of electronic components Can be made.

JP 2003-124686 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2007-73632 JP 2007-227491 A

  However, in order to improve the positioning accuracy of the electronic component, if the accuracy of each component such as a gear constituting the index mechanism is increased, there is a problem that the cost increases. On the other hand, even if the accuracy of the drive transmission component is lowered to some extent, the positioning accuracy of the electronic component can be improved by directly detecting the position state of the drive transmission component. However, in this case, a high-resolution sensor is required, and as a result, the cost of the sensor increases. Further, the size of the high-resolution sensor is relatively large, and it is difficult to reduce the size of the tape feeder itself. Further, the high resolution of the analog signal complicates the control device, which also increases the cost and size of the device.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved electronic component capable of improving the positioning accuracy of the electronic component with a simple configuration. It is in providing a conveying apparatus and a position control method.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, according to one aspect of the present invention, an electronic component provided in an electronic component conveying apparatus that positions an electronic component held on a tape at a supply position where the electronic component is picked up is positioned. An information processing apparatus for generating positioning information is provided. Such an information processing apparatus receives from the electronic component transport apparatus a detection signal corresponding to the absolute position of the holding position detection unit that detects the holding position of the electronic component on the tape relative to the supply position and the transport unit that transports the tape. And a reference signal that is a detection signal that can be read before the holding position is located at the supply position after receiving the detection signal from the receiving unit and the holding position by the holding position detecting unit after receiving the reference signal. The positioning information generating unit that generates positioning information in association with the driving amount of the driving unit that drives the conveying unit until it is detected that the positioning unit is positioned at the supply position, and the positioning information generated by the positioning information generating unit A transmission unit that transmits to the electronic component conveying device.

  According to the present invention, on the basis of a detection signal that can be detected before the electronic component is positioned at the supply position, the drive amount for driving the drive unit from when the detection signal is detected until the electronic component reaches the supply position. The positioning information that associates the detection signal with the detection signal is generated. By using such positioning information, the electronic component transport device can finely adjust the electronic component to the supply position from the position where the detection signal is detected by the drive unit, and the high-resolution absolute position detection unit can be adjusted. The position of the electronic component can be accurately adjusted to the supply position with a simple configuration without using it.

  Here, the positioning information determination unit can use the detection signal output from the electronic component transport device immediately before the holding position is located at the supply position as the reference signal of the holding position. Thereby, since the drive amount of the drive unit for adjusting the holding position of the electronic component to the supply position after the output of the reference signal can be reduced, the positioning can be performed accurately and efficiently.

  Moreover, a sprocket can be used for the conveyance part of an electronic component conveyance apparatus, for example. At this time, the positioning information generation unit uses the detection signal detected before the holding position is positioned at the supply position as the reference signal during one rotation of the sprocket, and drives the transport unit from the time when the reference signal is output. The driving amount of the driving unit driven until the holding position detecting unit detects that the holding position is located at the supply position after being driven by the unit, and associates the reference signal with the driving amount of the driving unit It can be recorded in the storage unit. Since the reference signal and the driving amount of the driving unit are determined during one rotation of the sprocket, positioning information can be generated efficiently.

  Or when using a sprocket as a conveyance part of an electronic component conveyance apparatus, the positioning information generation part is the absolute position of the conveyance part when the reference signal and the reference signal are output while the sprocket is rotated once by the drive part. Are recorded in the storage unit, and each time a reference signal recorded in the storage unit is received while the sprocket is further rotated, a holding position corresponding to the reference signal is supplied by the holding position detection unit. The drive amount of the drive unit until it is detected that it is positioned may be recorded in the storage unit in association with the reference signal.

  In order to solve the above problems, according to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic component conveying device for positioning an electronic component held on a tape at a supply position where the electronic component is picked up, and an electronic component conveying device. An electronic component transport system including an information processing device that generates positioning information to be provided is provided. The electronic component conveying device outputs a detection signal corresponding to the absolute position of the conveying unit that conveys the tape that holds the electronic component, the driving unit that drives the conveying unit, and the conveying unit that is driven by the driving unit. A detection signal transmission unit that transmits the absolute position detection unit to the information processing device, a positioning information reception unit that receives positioning information from the information processing device, and a storage unit that stores the positioning information received by the positioning information reception unit A conveyance control unit that controls the conveyance of the tape based on the positioning information stored in the storage unit. The information processing apparatus detects the holding position of the electronic component on the tape relative to the supply position, the detection signal receiving unit that receives the detection signal from the electronic component transport device, and the detection signal receiving unit. A reference signal, which is one detection signal that can be read before the holding position is positioned at the supply position after receiving the signal, and that the holding position is positioned at the supply position by the holding position detector after receiving the reference signal. A positioning information generating unit that generates positioning information in association with the driving amount of the driving unit until the position is detected, and a positioning information transmitting unit that transmits the positioning information generated by the positioning information generating unit to the electronic component conveying device .

  Further, the conveyance control unit of the electronic component conveyance device determines whether or not the detection signal input from the absolute position detection unit is stored in the storage unit as a reference signal, and the reference signal is stored in the storage unit The drive unit is driven by the drive amount of the drive unit associated with the reference signal from the time when the reference signal is detected. Thus, the electronic component transport apparatus can position the electronic component based on the positioning information.

  In order to solve the above problems, according to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic component position control method for positioning an electronic component held on a tape at a supply position where the electronic component is picked up. In this electronic component position control method, a step of outputting a detection signal corresponding to the absolute position of the transport unit for transporting the tape, and a holding position of the electronic component on the tape with respect to a supply position where the electronic component is picked up are detected. Based on the step and the positional relationship of the holding position with respect to the detected supply position, a step in which one detection signal that can be read before the holding position is located at the supply position is used as a reference signal for the holding position, and the reference signal is detected. Detecting the driving amount of the driving unit that drives the conveying unit that has been driven until the holding position is positioned at the supply position, and generating positioning information by associating the reference signal with the driving amount of the driving unit And a step of recording positioning information in the storage unit, and an electronic component supply instruction is received, and the drive unit is driven based on the positioning information stored in the storage unit Including the step, the.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an electronic component transport apparatus and a position control method capable of improving the positioning accuracy of an electronic component with a simple configuration.

It is a schematic perspective view which shows the structure of the index mechanism concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a fragmentary sectional view which shows the index mechanism concerning the embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the index mechanism and information processing part concerning the embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the positioning information generation process by the information processing part connected to the index mechanism concerning the embodiment. It is explanatory drawing explaining a positioning information generation process. It is explanatory drawing which shows one structural example of positioning information. It is a flowchart which shows the position control process based on the positioning information by the control part concerning the embodiment.

  Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in this specification and drawing, about the component which has the substantially same function structure, duplication description is abbreviate | omitted by attaching | subjecting the same code | symbol.

<Schematic configuration of index mechanism>
First, with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a schematic configuration of an index mechanism of an electronic component transport device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing the configuration of the index mechanism 100 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a partial sectional view showing the index mechanism 100 according to the embodiment.

  The electronic component conveying apparatus according to the present embodiment uses a tape feeder to pick up an electronic component and mount it on a substrate. The supply position to the nozzle of the head of the electronic component mounting apparatus (hereinafter also referred to as “pickup position”). To supply electronic components. The tape feeder includes an index mechanism 100 that is a transport control device for sending out a tape and positioning an electronic component held by the tape at a pickup position. As shown in FIG. 1, the index mechanism 100 according to the present embodiment includes a sprocket 110, an absolute encoder 120, a motor 130 (reference numeral 104 in FIG. 3), and a control unit described later.

  The sprocket 110 is a drive transmission component that meshes with a tape that holds an electronic component and conveys the tape by being rotated about an axis. A feed hole corresponding to the pitch of the teeth 110 a of the sprocket 110 is formed in the tape conveyed by the sprocket 110. The teeth 110a of the sprocket 110 mesh with a feed hole provided in the tape, and feed the tape by the amount that the sprocket 110 is rotated. For this reason, the sprocket 110 is provided such that a part of the teeth 110 a is exposed from the housing 102 that accommodates each part constituting the index mechanism 100. The gear portion 114 is integrated with the sprocket 110 and rotates about the same rotation axis as the sprocket 110. The gear part 114 has a smaller diameter than the sprocket 110, and the teeth 114a provided on the outer periphery thereof mesh with the teeth 124a of the gear part 124 that is a reduction gear. For this reason, the sprocket 110 can rotate in accordance with the rotation of the gear portion 124.

  The absolute encoder 120 is a measuring instrument that detects the amount of rotation of the sprocket 110, and functions as an absolute position detector that detects the absolute position of the sprocket 110 that is a transport unit. The absolute encoder 120 can detect the absolute position of the rotation angle of the shaft as a digital quantity, and can detect the absolute position of the sprocket 120 without performing the home return operation when the power is turned on. In addition, it is preferable to use the absolute encoder 120 because it is simple and small and thin. In the present embodiment, by using a position control method by a control unit, which will be described later, it is possible to suppress the resolution of the absolute encoder 120 that has conventionally been required to have a high resolution, and the configuration thereof can be simplified. .

  For example, the Hall IC 120a is not arranged in the circumferential direction, but is arranged to face the magnet 120b as shown in FIG. The configuration can be simplified by using a Hall IC 120a corresponding to one chip instead of a Hall element that is generally used. An MI (Magnet Impedance) sensor may be used instead of the Hall IC 120a. Further, the gear mechanism can be laid out in the axial direction (y direction), and the index mechanism 100 can be thinned in the axial direction (y direction), thereby contributing to space saving of the electronic component transport device. Thereby, the index mechanism 100 itself is also thin and can be reduced in weight. Furthermore, since a large reduction can be obtained with only one reduction gear, the influence of gear backlash can be suppressed.

  The absolute encoder 120 is provided on the rotating shaft of the sprocket 110 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the magnet 120 b constituting the absolute encoder 120 is connected to the sprocket 110 via a connecting portion 120 c and rotates integrally with the sprocket 110. On the other hand, the Hall IC 120a is fixed to the housing 102 side, detects a change in the magnetic force of the magnet 120b that rotates together with the sprocket 110, and outputs an encoder signal corresponding to the absolute position of the rotation angle of the sprocket 110. The encoder signal output from the Hall IC 120a is input to the control unit and used for positioning control of the electronic component.

  Gear sections 122 and 124 are provided between the sprocket 110 of the index mechanism 100 according to the present embodiment and the motor 130 that drives the index mechanism 100 in order to adjust the reduction ratio. The gear portions 122 and 124 are provided so as to be integrally rotatable about the same axis as the rotation center. When the gear portion 122 is rotated by driving the motor 130, the gear portion 124 is also rotated. At this time, since the teeth 124a of the gear portion 124 and the teeth 114a of the gear portion 114 are meshed, the gear portion 114 rotates and the sprocket 110 further rotates. In the present embodiment, the reduction gear is configured by the gear portions 122 and 124, but is not limited to this example, and can be appropriately adjusted in consideration of the performance of the motor 130 and the like.

  The motor 130 is a drive unit that rotationally drives the sprocket 110, and for example, a stepping motor can be used. The rotation shaft 131 of the motor 130 is provided with a gear portion 132 that rotates integrally with the rotation shaft 131 and that meshes with the teeth 122a of the gear portion 122 whose teeth 132a function as a reduction gear. When the motor 130 is driven, the gear portions 122 and 124 are rotated, and the sprocket 110 is further rotated. A drive control signal for driving the motor 130 is input via a cable from a motor drive control unit (reference numeral 136 in FIG. 3) described later. The configuration of the control unit including the motor drive control unit and the like will be described later.

  Such an index mechanism 100 controls the positioning of the electronic component held on the tape to the pickup position by the control unit. At this time, the control unit performs positioning control based on the encoder signal output from the absolute encoder 120 that is associated with the absolute position of the rotation angle of the sprocket 110 when the electronic component is located at the pickup position. Positioning information used for electronic component positioning control is generated by the information processing unit 200 that can be connected to the index mechanism 100. The information processing unit 200 adjusts the difference between the rotation angle of the sprocket 110 indicating the electronic component transport position when the encoder signal is output and the rotation angle of the sprocket 110 when the electronic component is positioned at the pickup position. Positioning information is generated by associating the feed amount (drive amount) of the motor 130 for this purpose with the encoder signal. When the control unit detects an encoder signal from the absolute encoder 120, the control unit controls the motor 130 to be driven by a feed amount associated with the encoder signal from the time when the encoder signal is output. Hereinafter, based on FIGS. 3 to 7, the functional configuration and operation of the control unit 140 of the index device 100 and the information processing unit 200 that generates positioning information according to the present embodiment will be described in detail.

<Functional configuration of control unit and information processing unit>
First, a schematic configuration of the index mechanism 100 and the information processing unit 200 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating the functional configuration of the index mechanism 100 and the information processing unit 200 according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 3, the sprocket 110, the absolute encoder 120, and the motor 130 provided in the housing 102 are illustrated in a simplified manner.

  The control unit 140 of the index mechanism 100 drives the motor 130 described in FIG. 1 and controls the position of the electronic component based on the positioning information. The control unit 140 includes a signal detection unit 141, a motor drive control unit 142, a transmission / reception unit 143, a transport control unit 144, and a storage unit 145. The index mechanism 100 is connected to an information processing unit 200 that acquires the absolute position of the sprocket 110 detected by the absolute encoder 120 and generates positioning information. The information processing unit 200 includes a camera unit 210, an image processing unit 220, an output unit 230, an input unit 240, a positioning information generation unit 250, and a transmission / reception unit 260.

[Configuration of control unit]
The signal detection unit 141 detects an encoder signal output from the absolute encoder 120. The absolute encoder 120 outputs a predetermined encoder signal according to the absolute position of the sprocket 110. The signal detection unit 141 detects the encoder signal output from the absolute encoder 120, transmits it to the information processing unit 200 via the transmission / reception unit 143, and outputs it to the transport control unit 144.

  The motor drive control unit 142 drives and controls the motor 130 that rotationally drives the sprocket 110. The motor drive control unit 142 generates a drive control signal for driving the motor 130 based on the operation information from the information processing unit 200 and outputs the drive control signal to the motor 130. In addition, the motor drive control unit 142 outputs the feed amount of the motor 130 constituting the positioning information to the positioning information generation unit 250 of the information processing unit 200 via the transmission / reception unit 143. Further, the motor drive control unit 142 generates a drive control signal for driving the motor 130 based on the drive information from the transport control unit 144 based on the positioning information when supplying the electronic component, and outputs the drive control signal to the motor 130.

  The transmission / reception unit 143 is an interface unit that exchanges information with the information processing unit 200 connected to the index mechanism 100. For example, the transmission / reception unit 143 outputs the encoder signal 143 input from the signal detection unit 141 and the feed amount of the motor 130 input from the motor drive control unit 142 to the information processing unit 200. Further, the transmission / reception unit 143 receives the positioning information generated by the information processing unit 200 and records it in the storage unit 145.

  The conveyance control unit 144 is a control unit that controls the electronic component to be positioned at the pickup position based on the positioning information. The conveyance control unit 144 acquires positioning information corresponding to the encoder signal input from the signal detection unit 141 from the storage unit 145, and uses the feed amount of the motor 130 included in the positioning information as drive information to drive the motor drive control unit 142. Output to.

  The storage unit 145 stores positioning information for positioning the electronic component at the pickup position. For example, a ROM (Read Only Memory), a flash memory, or the like can be used. The positioning information includes, for example, an encoder signal and a feed amount of the motor 130 necessary until the electronic component is positioned at the pickup position after the encoder signal is output (see FIG. 6).

[Configuration of Information Processing Unit]
The camera unit 210 is used as a position detection unit for recognizing the positional relationship between the electronic component or the holding position of the electronic component and the pickup position. The camera unit 210 captures an imaging area including the pickup position and outputs the captured image to the image processing unit 220. The image processing unit 220 performs image processing and outputs the processed image to the output unit 230 in order to display the captured image on the output unit 230 such as a display. Alternatively, the image processing unit 220 may analyze the positional relationship between the electronic component (or holding position) held on the tape and the pickup position by image processing, and output the analysis result to the output unit 230. When image processing is analyzed by the image processing unit 220, the analysis result by the image processing unit 220 can be directly output to the positioning information generation unit 250.

  The input unit 240 is a functional unit to which operation information is input from the user, and includes input devices such as a keyboard, a mouse, a button, and a lever. As an example of the operation information input from the input unit 240 in the present embodiment, there is an instruction to drive the motor 130 for adjusting the feed amount of the holding position of the electronic component. The input unit 240 outputs the input operation information to the positioning information generation unit 250 or the transmission / reception unit 260.

  The positioning information generation unit 250 generates positioning information used for positioning control of the electronic component. The positioning information generation unit 250 is input via the transmission / reception unit 143 of the index mechanism 100. The encoder signal detected by the signal detection unit 141, the feed amount of the motor 130 input from the motor drive control unit 142, and the image processing unit. Positioning information is generated based on operation information input from 220 or the input unit 240. The details of the positioning information generation process will be described later.

  The transmission / reception unit 260 is an interface unit that exchanges information with the control unit 140 of the index mechanism 100 connected to the information processing unit 200. The transmission / reception unit 260 receives, for example, the encoder signal 143 and the feed amount of the motor 130 from the transmission / reception unit 143 of the control unit 140. Further, the transmission / reception unit 260 transmits operation information input from the input unit 240 and positioning information generated by the positioning information generation unit 260 to the control unit 140 of the index mechanism 100.

  The information processing unit 200 connected to the index mechanism 100 includes a detection device such as a camera unit 210 and uses an information processing device such as a personal computer that can process and analyze the detection result of the detection device. be able to.

  The index mechanism 100 controls the positioning of the electronic component based on the positioning information stored in the storage unit 145. The positioning information is generated by the information processing unit 200 connected to the index mechanism 100. Therefore, hereinafter, a positioning information generation process for generating positioning information and an electronic component position control process based on the positioning information will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a positioning information generation process by the information processing unit 200 connected to the index mechanism 100 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the positioning information generation process. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of the positioning information. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a position control process based on positioning information by the control unit 140 according to the present embodiment.

<Positioning information generation process>
In the positioning information generation process, the information processing unit 200 determines an encoder signal that is a reference for positioning each electronic component for the electronic component conveyed to the pickup position while the sprocket 110 is rotated once. The information processing unit 200 acquires the feed amount of the motor 130 from when the determined encoder signal is output until the electronic component is positioned at the pickup position, and generates positioning information in association with the encoder signal. The positioning information generated by the information processing unit 200 is transmitted to the control unit 140 via the transmission unit 260 and recorded in the storage unit 145. Hereinafter, a method for determining the determination of the reference signal and the feed amount of the motor 130 associated therewith during one rotation of the sprocket 110 will be described.

  First, as shown in FIG. 4, the positioning information generation process is started by rotating the sprocket 110 and feeding the tape (step S100). In this embodiment, it is assumed that the tape used for the positioning information generation process is not a tape that actually holds an electronic component, but a measurement jig such as a dummy tape that shows a plurality of holding positions of the electronic component. When the operation information for starting the positioning information generation process is input from the input unit 240, the positioning information generation unit 250 causes the motor drive control unit 142 of the control unit 140 to drive the motor 130 via the transmission / reception unit 260. Instructs to output a drive control signal. The motor drive control unit 142 outputs a drive control signal to the motor 130 in accordance with an instruction from the positioning information generation unit 250.

  At this time, the information processing unit 200 causes the motor drive control unit 142 to transport the tape while recognizing the holding position of each electronic component by the camera unit 210 in order to generate positioning information for the holding position of each electronic component. For example, the motor drive control unit 142 is arranged such that the electronic components are arranged at equal intervals on the tape by an angle obtained by dividing 360 ° by the number of electronic components conveyed to the pickup position during one rotation of the sprocket 110. As a premise, the drive control signal may be generated so that the motor 130 is driven only by the rotation angle of the sprocket 110 necessary for transporting one electronic component. Alternatively, the user may input a start instruction and a stop instruction for driving the motor 130 as operation information from the input unit 150 while confirming the tape conveyance status with reference to the output information from the output unit 230. At this time, the motor drive control unit 142 generates a drive control signal based on the operation information input by the user. When the motor 130 is driven according to the drive control signal, the sprocket 110 and the magnet 120b that rotate together with the gears are rotated by the gears, and the tape is conveyed.

  Next, the positioning information generation unit 250 determines one encoder signal as a reference when positioning the holding position indicated on the tape at the pickup position (step S110). The positioning information generation unit 250 determines one encoder signal output before the holding position reaches the pickup position as a reference signal. The reference signal is used as a signal for notifying that the holding position of the electronic component has reached or approached the pickup position, and is determined for each holding position of each electronic component. At this time, in order to minimize the feed amount of the motor 130 from when the reference encoder signal is output until the holding position reaches the pickup position, the reference encoder signal is output immediately before the holding position reaches the pickup position. It is good also as the encoder signal output to (3).

For example, as illustrated in FIG. 5, it is assumed that encoder signals S _N−1 , S _N , S _{N + 1} ,... Are sequentially output from the absolute encoder 120 as the tape is conveyed in the feeding direction. The reference signal for positioning the holding position 310 at the pickup position 312 can be the encoder signal S _N−1 or S _N output before the holding position 310 is positioned at the pickup position 312. Since the index mechanism 100 that is the electronic component conveying apparatus according to the present embodiment conveys the tape only in the feeding direction, the encoder signal S _{N + 1} output after the holding position 310 is positioned at the pickup position 312 is used as a reference signal. I can't.

Here, the encoder signal S _N output immediately before the holding position 310 reaches the pickup position 312 is used as a reference. By using the encoder signal output immediately before the holding position 310 reaches the pickup position 312 as a reference signal, the motor 130 that transports the tape so that the holding position 310 reaches the pickup position 312 after the reference signal is output. , And the holding position 310 can be positioned with high speed and accuracy.

  Here, the positioning information generation unit 250 associates the reference encoder signal with the absolute position of the sprocket 110 when the encoder signal is output, and associates the memory (not shown) with the information processing unit 200. .) May be recorded (step S120).

  Further, the positioning information generation unit 250 acquires the feed amount of the motor 130 until the holding position at the time of outputting the reference encoder signal reaches the pickup position (step S130). When the reference encoder signal determined in step S110 is output, if the electronic component holding position matches the pickup position or is within a positioning accuracy range in which an error from the pickup position is allowed. However, an error may occur depending on the accuracy of each component constituting the index mechanism 100. For example, when the resolution of the absolute encoder 120 is not high, fine adjustment is difficult, and the holding position of the electronic component is positioned within the positioning accuracy range when the encoder signal is output for all holding positions. Is difficult.

In the example shown in FIG. 5, when the encoder signal S _N as a reference is output holding position 310 of the electronic component is outside the positioning accuracy range (Wp), from the position encoder signal S _N as a reference is output It is necessary to feed the tape further to the pickup position 312. Therefore, the positioning information generation unit 250 transmits the motor 130 from the position where the encoder signal _SN is output from the motor drive control unit 142 of the control unit 140 to the pickup position 312 via the transmission / reception unit 260. Get the feed amount.

  Whether or not the holding position 310 is located at the pickup position 312 can be determined by the image processing unit 220 or the user based on the image captured by the camera unit 210. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, it is assumed that the center C of the pickup position 312 is located at the center position of the positioning accuracy range Wp in the tape feeding direction. At this time, for example, the image processing unit 220 analyzes the degree of overlap between the holding position 310 and the pickup position 312 appearing in the captured image, and the overlapping area between the holding position 310 and the pickup position 312 is greater than or equal to a predetermined size. Then, it can be determined that the holding position 310 has reached the pickup position 312. Alternatively, the image processing unit 220 may determine that the holding position 310 has reached the pickup position 312 when the holding position 310 is located within the positioning accuracy range Wp. When the user makes such a determination, the captured image displayed on the output unit 230 is visually checked to determine whether or not the holding position 310 is located at the pickup position 312 based on the same determination criteria as the image processing unit 220. Can be determined.

When it is determined that the holding position 310 is located at the pickup position 312, information for notifying that the holding position 310 is located at the pickup position 312 from the image processing unit 220 or the input unit 240 to the positioning information generation unit 250. Is output. Positioning information generation unit 250 receives such a notification, the motor feed amount x _N to the holding position from the encoder signal is output as a reference reaches the pickup position, the motor drive control section 142 of the indexing mechanism 100 It is acquired by letting it notify.

Then, the positioning information generation unit 250 associates the encoder signal referenced to the feed amount _{x N} of the acquired motor 130 (step S140). Then, it recorded in the storage unit 145 of the indexing mechanism 100 and the feed amount _{x N} of the encoder signal and the motor 130 as a reference as the positioning information (step S150). Thus, one piece of positioning information is generated for the holding position of one electronic component on the tape.

  The positioning information generation unit 250 repeats the positioning information generation process shown in FIG. 4 until the sprocket 110 makes one rotation, with respect to the holding position of each electronic component shown on the tape, Positioning information including the feed amount of the motor 130 is generated and recorded in the storage unit 145. As a result, the storage unit 145 of the index mechanism 100 stores positioning information including the encoder signal 1451 and the feed amount 1452 of the motor 130 as shown in FIG. The positioning information can also include the absolute position of the sprocket 110 associated in step S120. Further, the positioning information generation unit 250 may transmit the positioning information generated during one rotation of the sprocket 110 to the index mechanism 100 in a lump, and transmit the positioning information to the index mechanism 100 every time the positioning information is generated. May be.

  The positioning information generation process according to the present embodiment has been described above. In the above description, the position information is generated by determining the reference signal and the feed amount of the motor 130 while the sprocket 110 is rotated once, but the present invention is not limited to this example. For example, the sprocket 110 may be first rotated to determine the reference signal, and then the sprocket 110 may be further rotated to determine the feed amount of the motor 130.

  In order to generate the positioning information, first, it is necessary to determine a reference signal for each holding position of the electronic component. Therefore, the sprocket 110 is rotated to repeat the processing of step S110 and step S120 for determining a reference encoder signal for each holding position. When each holding position is determined, the sprocket 110 is further rotated, and when the positioning control unit 250 detects the encoder signal that is the reference signal, the holding position is positioned at the pickup position from the point in time when the encoder signal is detected. The feed amount of the motor 130 until it is acquired from the motor drive control unit 130. In this manner, the positioning control unit 250 can generate positioning information by repeating the process of step S140 for each holding position.

<Position control processing based on positioning information>
Next, a position control process for positioning the electronic component at the pickup position based on the generated positioning information will be described with reference to FIG. First, when a component supply command is input to the index mechanism 100 (step S200), the motor drive control unit 142 starts outputting a drive control signal for driving the motor 130. As a result, the motor 130 is driven, and the sprocket 110 and the magnet 120b constituting the absolute encoder 120 connected by the gear are rotated. When the magnet 120b rotates, an encoder signal corresponding to the position is output from the Hall IC 120a. The signal detection unit 141 detects the encoder signal output from the absolute encoder 120 and outputs it to the transport control unit 144 (step S210).

  Note that the signal detection unit 141 determines which of the positioning information generation unit 250 and the conveyance control unit 144 of the information processing unit 200 is based on whether the position control process is being performed or the positioning information generation process described above is being performed. You may make it determine whether an encoder signal is output. For example, the signal detection unit 141 determines whether or not the information processing unit 200 is connected to the index mechanism 100. When the connection of the information processing unit 200 is confirmed, the signal detection unit 141 estimates that the positioning information generation process is being performed, and outputs an encoder signal to the positioning information generation unit 250. On the other hand, when the information processing unit 200 is not connected, the signal detection unit 141 estimates that the position control process is being performed, and outputs an encoder signal to the transport control unit 144.

  Next, the transport control unit 144 checks whether or not the encoder signal input from the signal detection unit 141 is stored in the storage unit 145 as a positioning reference signal (step S220). The conveyance control unit 144 performs matching between the input encoder signal and the encoder signal stored as the positioning information, and when the same encoder signal exists, performs the process of step S230. On the other hand, if there is no matching encoder signal, the processes in steps S210 and S220 are repeated.

  If the same encoder signal exists in step S220, the transport control unit 144 acquires the feed amount of the motor 130 associated with the encoder signal from the storage unit 145, and sends it to the motor drive control unit 142. Output. Then, the motor drive control unit 142 generates a drive control signal for driving the motor 130 by the input feed amount of the motor 130, and outputs the drive control signal to the motor 130 (step S230). The motor 130 is driven by a feed amount based on the input drive control signal and stops. Thereby, the electronic component which has shifted from the pickup position when the encoder signal is detected can be positioned at the pickup position. Thus, positioning of one electronic component is completed (step S240). Each time the component supply stop command is input, the index mechanism 100 repeats the process to control the position of the electronic component.

  Heretofore, the configurations of the index mechanism 100 and the information processing unit 200 that supply electronic components according to the embodiment of the present invention and the electronic component position control method using the index mechanism 100 have been described. According to the present embodiment, with reference to an encoder signal that can be detected before the electronic component is positioned at the pickup position, the motor 130 is driven from the time when the encoder signal is detected until the electronic component reaches the pickup position. Thus, by performing fine adjustment to match the electronic component to the pickup position by the motor 130, the position of the electronic component can be accurately adjusted to the pickup position without using a high-resolution encoder.

  Such a position control method is effective when the width of the encoder signal (We in FIG. 5) determined by the resolution of the absolute encoder 120 is larger than the positioning accuracy range Wp targeted for positioning control. In such a case, even if the holding position is positioned based on the encoder signal, the holding position may not be within the positioning accuracy range. According to the position control method according to the present embodiment, the error of the holding position when the position control is performed based only on the encoder signal can be adjusted by the motor 130, and the configuration of the index mechanism 100 can be simplified. .

  In addition, since the absolute encoder 120 is used in the index mechanism 100 of the electronic component transport apparatus according to the present embodiment, the initial setting operation of the sprocket 110 when the power is turned on can be omitted without being affected by the power on / off of the apparatus. it can. Furthermore, in the index mechanism 100 of the present embodiment, the tape is fed in accordance with the operating state of the absolute encoder 120, so that it is possible to efficiently suppress the current value of the motor 130 that is on standby.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to such examples. It is obvious that a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains can come up with various changes or modifications within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. Of course, it is understood that these also belong to the technical scope of the present invention.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the sprocket 110 is used as the mechanism for transporting the tape, but the present invention is not limited to such an example. For example, instead of the sprocket 110, a transport mechanism capable of transporting a tape can be used as appropriate. Also, the absolute encoder 120 may be a measuring instrument that can measure the transport amount of the tape transport mechanism. At this time, as described above, if the measuring device can recognize the transport amount from the absolute position, the initial setting operation is unnecessary, and the apparatus can be operated efficiently.

  In the above embodiment, the camera unit 210 is used to recognize the relationship between the holding position of the electronic component and the pickup position, but the present invention is not limited to this example. For example, the relationship between the holding position of the electronic component and the pickup position can be recognized by detecting a mark readable by the laser sensor marked on the tape using a laser sensor.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the index mechanism 100 that supplies the electronic components and the information processing unit 200 that generates the positioning information are configured as separate devices, but the present invention is not limited to such an example, and as one device It is also possible to configure.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Index mechanism 102 Case 110 Sprocket 120 Absolute encoder 130 Motor 140 Control part 141 Signal detection part 142 Motor drive control part 143 Transmission / reception part 144 Conveyance control part 145 Storage part 200 Information processing part 210 Camera part 220 Image processing part 230 Output part 240 Input unit 250 Positioning information generation unit 260 Transmission / reception unit 300 Tape 310 Holding position 312 Pickup position

Claims (7)

An information processing apparatus for generating positioning information for positioning the electronic component, provided to an electronic component transporting apparatus that positions the electronic component held on the tape at a supply position where the electronic component is picked up,
A holding position detector for detecting a holding position of the electronic component on the tape with respect to the supply position;
A receiving unit that receives a detection signal from the electronic component conveying device according to an absolute position of a conveying unit that conveys the tape;
A reference signal that is one detection signal that can be read before receiving the detection signal from the receiving unit and the holding position is positioned at the supply position, and the holding position detecting unit after receiving the reference signal A positioning information generation unit that generates the positioning information in association with a driving amount of the driving unit that drives the transport unit until it is detected that the holding position is positioned at the supply position;
A transmission unit for transmitting the positioning information generated by the positioning information generation unit to the electronic component transport device;
An information processing apparatus comprising:   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the positioning information determination unit uses, as a reference signal for the holding position, a detection signal output from the electronic component transport apparatus immediately before the holding position is located at the supply position. . The transport unit of the electronic component transport device is a sprocket,
The positioning information generation unit, while the sprocket is rotated once,
The detection signal detected before the holding position is positioned at the supply position is used as the reference signal, and the conveyance unit is driven by the driving unit from the time when the reference signal is output, and the holding position is supplied by the driving unit. The drive amount of the drive unit that has been driven until it is detected by the holding position detection unit is acquired, and the reference signal and the drive amount of the drive unit are associated and recorded in the storage unit The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2. The transport unit of the electronic component transport device is a sprocket,
The positioning information generation unit
After recording the reference signal and the absolute position of the transport unit at the time when the reference signal is output while the sprocket is rotated once by the drive unit in the storage unit,
Each time the reference signal recorded in the storage unit is received while the sprocket is further rotated, the holding position corresponding to the reference signal is positioned at the supply position by the holding position detection unit. 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the drive amount of the drive unit until the detection is detected is recorded in the storage unit in association with the reference signal. An electronic component conveying system comprising an electronic component conveying device that positions an electronic component held on a tape at a supply position where the electronic component is picked up, and an information processing device that generates the positioning information provided to the electronic component conveying device. There,
The electronic component conveying apparatus is
A transport unit for transporting a tape for holding electronic components;
A drive unit for driving the transport unit;
An absolute position detection unit that outputs a detection signal corresponding to the absolute position of the transport unit driven by the driving unit;
A detection signal transmitter for transmitting the absolute position detector to the information processing device;
A positioning information receiving unit for receiving the positioning information from the information processing apparatus;
A storage unit for storing the positioning information received by the positioning information receiving unit;
Based on the positioning information stored in the storage unit, a transport control unit that controls transport of the tape,
With
The information processing apparatus includes:
A holding position detector for detecting a holding position of the electronic component on the tape with respect to the supply position;
A detection signal receiving unit for receiving the detection signal from the electronic component transport device;
The detection signal is received from the detection signal receiving unit, and a reference signal that is one detection signal that can be read before the holding position is positioned at the supply position, and the holding position after receiving the reference signal A positioning information generation unit that generates the positioning information in association with a driving amount of the driving unit until the detection unit detects that the holding position is located at the supply position;
A positioning information transmitting unit that transmits the positioning information generated by the positioning information generating unit to the electronic component transport device;
An electronic component conveying system comprising: The transport control unit of the electronic component transport device is
Determining whether the detection signal input from the absolute position detection unit is stored in the storage unit as the reference signal;
The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein when the reference signal is stored in the storage unit, the driving unit is driven by the driving amount of the driving unit associated with the reference signal from the time when the reference signal is detected. Parts transport system. An electronic component position control method for positioning an electronic component held on a tape at a supply position where the electronic component is picked up,
Outputting a detection signal corresponding to an absolute position of a transport unit that transports the tape;
Detecting a holding position of the electronic component on the tape with respect to the supply position;
From the positional relationship of the holding position with respect to the detected supply position, a step of setting one detection signal that can be read before the holding position is located at the supply position as a reference signal of the holding position;
Detecting a drive amount of a drive unit that drives the transport unit that is driven from when the reference signal is detected until the holding position is located at the supply position;
Associating the reference signal with the drive amount of the drive unit to generate positioning information;
Recording the positioning information in a storage unit;
Receiving an electronic component supply instruction, and driving the drive unit based on the positioning information stored in the storage unit;
A method for controlling the position of an electronic component.

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