JP2011114084A - Electronic component supplying apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic component supplying apparatus adjusting the supply of electronic components properly without providing a sensor or the like. <P>SOLUTION: An electronic component supplying apparatus 1 has: a component relay chamber 20 that receives an electronic component supplied from an electronic component housing case 16 in which the electronic components are individually loaded; a component supply rail 24 that supplies the electronic component to an ejection position T; a component collection rail 26 that conveys the electronic component from the middle of the component supply rail in a collection direction; vibration mechanisms 28 and 30 that add vibration to the component supply rail and the component collection rail to convey the electronic component in the supply direction and collection direction; an air supplying apparatus 52 that supplies air to the component relay chamber intermittently to move the electronic component in the component relay chamber to the component supply rail; and a step 56 that returns at least one of a plurality of electronic components on the component collection rail to the component relay chamber when no air is supplied by the air supplying apparatus to adjust the supply of electronic components supplied by the component supply rail. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic component supply device, and more particularly, to an electronic component supply device that supplies an electronic component stored in an electronic component storage section in a stacked state to a take-out position.

As an electronic component supply device that supplies a chip-type electronic component (hereinafter referred to as “chip component”) such as a rectangular parallelepiped capacitor or register to an electronic component mounting device or the like, for example, as shown in Patent Document 1, a vibration-type electronic device A component supply device (vibrating parts feeder) is known.
This vibration-type electronic component supply device generates vibration in a certain direction in a component passage by applying vibration at a predetermined excitation frequency from a vibration source to a component passage for supplying chip components. This is a component supply device that supplies chip components in a certain direction.

  Since this vibration type electronic component supply device supplies chip components by exciting the component passage, the chip components are not clogged in the component passage, and the chip components can be supplied over a long distance. There are advantages.

  Moreover, the vibration type electronic component supply device of Patent Document 1 is a component supply feeder that conveys an electronic component to a take-out position and a component that is returned and collected in a direction opposite to the conveyance direction to the take-out position as a component path. A bidirectional feeder having a recovery feeder is provided, and by this bidirectional feeder, a component circulation path is formed, and an electronic component that is not transported to an electronic component unloading position is returned and supplied again.

  In the vibration type electronic component supply apparatus of Patent Document 1, the sensor detects the storage status of the electronic components on the component collection feeder of the bidirectional feeder, and supplies the electronic components based on the detected storage status of the components. The amount of electronic components supplied from the unit is adjusted to be an appropriate amount.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-175724

However, as in the above-described vibratory electronic component supply device, a sensor is provided, and this sensor detects the storage status of the electronic component on the feeder and adjusts the amount of electronic component supplied. Since this sensor is provided, it is difficult to reduce the size and cost of the apparatus.
Furthermore, when supplying different types of electronic components, it is necessary to adjust the sensor itself each time, and this adjustment work is troublesome.

  When the sensor is provided, there is the above-described problem. Normally, the sensor itself is usually improved to solve the above-described problem. However, the present inventors do not provide the sensor. However, earnestly researching a mechanism capable of adjusting the supply amount of electronic components to an appropriate amount, the present invention has been obtained.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, and provides an electronic component supply apparatus capable of adjusting the supply amount of electronic components to an appropriate amount without providing sensors. For the purpose.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an electronic component supply apparatus that supplies an electronic component stored in an electronic component storage unit in a stacked state to a take-out position, and the electronic component supplied from the electronic component storage unit A component relay chamber that receives the electronic component supplied from the component relay chamber to the take-out position, and an electronic component that is provided along the component supply rail from the middle of the component supply rail. A component collection rail that conveys electronic components in the reverse collection direction and a component supply rail that vibrates and conveys the electronic components to the take-out position, and also imparts vibration to the component collection rails and conveys the electronic components in the collection direction. Vibration supply mechanism, air supply means for intermittently supplying air to the component relay chamber and moving the electronic components in the component relay chamber to the component supply rail, and the air supply means Electronic component supply amount adjusting means for returning a part of the plurality of electronic components on the component recovery rail to the component relay chamber when the air is not supplied and adjusting the supply amount of the electronic components supplied by the component supply rail; It is characterized by having.
In the present invention configured as above, the electronic components in the electronic component storage section fall into the component relay chamber and are moved from the component relay chamber to the component supply rail by the air supplied by the air supply means. When the component supply rail is vibrated by the vibration mechanism, the electronic component is conveyed to the take-out position. Next, the electronic components are transported from the middle of the component supply rail in the collecting direction opposite to the component supply direction, and some electronic components are moved to the component supply rail. By adjusting means, a part of the plurality of electronic components on the component recovery rail can be returned to the component relay chamber, and the supply amount of the electronic components supplied by the component supply rail can be adjusted without providing sensors. .

In the present invention, it is preferable that a downstream side portion of the component recovery rail in the component recovery direction communicates with the component relay chamber, and an electronic component supply amount adjusting means is provided on the downstream side portion of the component recovery rail.
In the present invention configured as described above, the electronic component supply amount adjusting means is provided on the downstream side portion of the component recovery rail, so that the chip components on the component recovery rail can be smoothly recovered in the component relay chamber. Can do.

In the present invention, preferably, the electronic component supply amount adjusting means is a step portion provided on a downstream side portion of the component recovery rail, and is configured so that the electronic component passes over the step portion and returns to the component relay chamber. Yes.
In the present invention configured as described above, since the step portion is formed as the electronic component supply amount adjusting means, the supply amount of the electronic component can be adjusted effectively with a relatively simple structure.

In the present invention, preferably, the step portion of the electronic component supply amount adjusting means is opposed to the upstream portion of the component supply rail and is provided obliquely with respect to the collection direction in plan view.
In the present invention configured as described above, the stepped portion faces the upstream portion of the component supply rail and is provided obliquely with respect to the collection direction in a plan view. The electronic component can be smoothly circulated by moving the electronic component to the component supply rail.

In the present invention, preferably, the height of the step of the electronic component supply amount adjusting means is set to a value smaller than the dimension of the shortest of the three sides of the length, width and thickness of the electronic component.
In the present invention configured as described above, the supply amount of the electronic component can be adjusted effectively with a simple structure by setting the height of the step portion to a relatively low height.

In the present invention, preferably, the timing of intermittently supplying air by the air supply means is synchronized with the timing of taking out the electronic component at the take-out position.
In the present invention configured as described above, since the air supply means intermittently supplies air in synchronization with the extraction timing of the electronic component at the extraction position, the supply amount of the electronic component can be more accurately determined. Can be adjusted.

  According to the electronic component supply apparatus of the present invention, the supply amount of the electronic component can be adjusted to an appropriate amount without providing sensors.

1 is an overall view showing a state in which an electronic component supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached to an electronic component mounting device. The front view (Drawing 2 (a)), the top view (Drawing 2 (b)), the right view (Drawing 2 (c)), and the left view (Drawing 2) showing the electronic parts supply device by one embodiment of the present invention (D)). It is a fragmentary sectional front view which shows the electronic component supply apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the components conveyance rail (without a cover) of the electronic component supply apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the components conveyance rail (with a cover) of the electronic component supply apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing seen along the AA line of FIG. It is sectional drawing seen along the BB line of FIG. It is sectional drawing seen along CC line of FIG. It is sectional drawing seen along the DD line of FIG. It is sectional drawing seen along the EE line | wire of FIG. It is sectional drawing seen along the FF line of FIG. It is a general | schematic fragmentary top view which shows the component supply rail and component collection rail of the electronic component supply apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a general | schematic fragmentary front view which shows the component supply rail and component collection rail of the electronic component supply apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows the component supply rail and component collection rail of the electronic component supply apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, an electronic component supply apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
First, the basic structure of an electronic component supply apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is an overall view showing a state where an electronic component supply apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached to an electronic component mounting apparatus, and FIG. 2 is a front view showing the electronic component supply apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention (FIG. 2 (a)), a plan view (FIG. 2 (b)), a right side view (FIG. 2 (c)), a left side view (FIG. 2 (d)), and FIG. 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a fragmentary sectional front view which shows an electronic component supply apparatus.

  As shown in FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an electronic component supply device, and this electronic component supply device 1 is attached and fixed to a table 4 of an electronic component mounting device (mounter) 2 by a fixing means 5. The electronic component supply device 1 supplies chip-type electronic components P (chip components P) such as rectangular parallelepiped capacitors and registers to the electronic component mounting device 2.

  The electronic component mounting apparatus 2 is provided with a component suction nozzle 6 and a printed circuit board 8, and the component suction nozzle 6 picks up and takes out the chip component P supplied from the electronic component supply device 1 at the take-out position T. The chip component P is mounted at a predetermined position on the printed circuit board 8.

  The electronic component supply device 1 according to the present embodiment can be applied to devices other than the electronic component mounting device 2, and an electronic component characteristic selection machine that selects good / bad electronic components based on the measured electrical characteristics. You may make it attach to the electronic component external appearance sorter | sorter which sorts the quality of electronic components based on the image, the electronic component packaging apparatus etc. which transfer / insert to the component storage part of a target package.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2, the electronic component supply apparatus 1 includes a platform 10 and a component supply attachment 12. The component supply attachment 12 is detachably attached to the platform 10 by a fixing means 14.
The component supply attachment 12 is prepared for each type of chip component and is attached to the common platform 10.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 3, the component supply attachment 12 of the electronic component supply apparatus 1 includes a component storage case 16 that stores chip components P in a stacked state, and vibrates the component storage case 16 to chip components. The vibration device 18 for dropping P, the component relay chamber 20 for temporarily storing the electronic component P dropped from the component storage case 16, and the chip component P supplied from the component relay chamber 20 to the take-out position T A component conveying rail 22 to be supplied is provided.

  Here, the component supply rail 24 of the attachment 12 for supplying components supplies the component supply rail 24 for supplying the chip component to the take-out position T, and the chip component P from the middle of the component supply rail 24 in the component supply direction (left direction). And a component recovery rail 26 that conveys the chip component in the direction opposite to the recovery direction (right direction) (see FIGS. 2B and 4).

  Next, as shown in FIG. 3, the platform 10 of the electronic component supply device 1 is provided with vibration devices 28 and 30 for driving the component supply rail 24 and the component recovery rail 26 of the component supply attachment 12. It has been.

  The vibration exciter 28 for the component supply rail 24 transmits a base plate 32, a top plate 34, a piezoelectric element 36 that is a vibration source attached to the base plate 32, and vibration generated by the piezoelectric element 36 to the top plate 34. And a leaf spring 38 which is an excitation mechanism for the purpose. Here, as described above, the top plate 34 is fixed to the component supply rail 24 of the component transport rail 20 of the component supply attachment 12 by the fixing means 14, and the vibration from the piezoelectric element 36 is transmitted via the leaf spring 38. It is designed to communicate. Here, the leaf spring 38 is inclined to the right, and when the leaf spring 38 vibrates, the chip component P on the component supply rail 24 is moved in the component supply direction (left direction). It has become.

  Similarly, the vibration exciter 30 for the component recovery rail 26 also includes a base plate 42, a top plate 44, a piezoelectric element 46 that is a vibration source attached to the base plate 42, and vibration generated by the piezoelectric element 46. And a leaf spring 48 which is an excitation mechanism for transmitting to 44. Here, the top plate 44 is also fixed to the component recovery rail 26 of the component transport rail 20 of the component supply attachment 12 by the fixing means 14, and the vibration from the piezoelectric element 46 is transmitted via the leaf spring 48. ing. Here, the leaf spring 48 is provided to be inclined to the left, and when the leaf spring 48 vibrates, the chip component P on the component collection rail 26 is moved in the component collection direction (right direction). It has become.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, an air supply port 50 is provided at the lower part of the component relay chamber 20 of the component supply attachment 12 of the electronic component supply device 1, and the air supply port 50 has a component relay chamber 20. An air supply device 52 for intermittently supplying air is connected to the inside. The timing at which air is intermittently supplied by the air supply device 52 is synchronized with the timing at which the component suction nozzle 6 of the electronic component mounting apparatus 2 extracts the chip component P at the extraction position T.

  Next, the structure of the component transport rail 22 of the electronic component supply apparatus 1 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a component transport rail (without a cover) of an electronic component supply apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a component transport rail (with a cover) of an electronic component supply apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 5, FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 5, and FIG. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC in FIG. 5, FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line DD in FIG. 5, and FIG. 10 is taken along line EE in FIG. FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view taken along line FF in FIG.

  The component conveyance rail 22 of the electronic component supply apparatus 1 is provided along the component supply rail 24 for supplying the chip component P to the take-out position T, and the component supply rail 24. A component recovery rail 26 is provided for transporting chip components in a recovery direction (right direction) opposite to the component supply direction (left direction).

A communication port 54 communicating with the component relay chamber 20 is provided on the downstream side portion 26 a in the component recovery direction (right direction) of the component recovery rail 26, and the chip component P in the component relay chamber 20 passes through the communication port 54. And supplied to the component recovery rail 26.
A step portion 56, which will be described in detail later, is provided at a position of the component collection rail 26 facing the upstream portion 24 a of the component supply rail 24. The step 56 extends obliquely in a plan view toward the upstream portion 24 a of the component supply rail 24, and is recovered by the chip component P and the component recovery rail 26 supplied from the component relay chamber 20 by the step 56. Both chip components P of the chip components P thus moved are moved to the upstream portion 24 a of the component supply rail 24.

  The component supply rail 24 has a component alignment groove 24b formed so as to supply the chip component P from the upstream portion 24a to the take-out position T of the chip component P, and is adjacent to the component alignment groove 24b and has the chip component P in the upstream portion. A component conveying surface 24d formed so as to be supplied from 24a to the intermediate portion 24c is provided. Here, the component alignment groove 24b and the component conveying surface 24d of the component supply rail 24 are formed so as to be substantially horizontal in the component supply direction. Further, in the width direction, the surface of the component conveying surface 24d is formed so as to incline downward by a slight angle toward the component alignment groove 24b (see FIG. 10), whereby chips on the surface of the component conveying surface 24d are formed. The component P is easily moved into the component alignment groove 24b.

  Here, when the chip component P has three sides of length L, width W, and thickness T, and there is a relationship of L> W> T or L> W = T, the width of the component alignment groove 24b is three sides. It is slightly wider than the shortest dimension.

  As described above, the component supply rail 24 is vibrated by the vibration device 28 described above, thereby supplying the chip component P from the upstream portion 24a to the take-out position T of the chip component P through the component alignment groove 24b. Chip components P that cannot be stored in the alignment groove 24b and overflow are supplied from the upstream portion 24a to the intermediate portion 24c.

The component collection rail 26 includes a component conveyance surface 26c formed to extend from the upstream side portion 26b, which is a position corresponding to the intermediate portion 24c in the middle of the component supply rail 24, to the downstream side portion 26a. . As shown in FIG. 6, the component transport surface 26c of the component recovery rail 26 is formed so as to rise linearly from the upstream side portion 26b to the position of the step portion 56 of the downstream side portion 26a.
In the present embodiment, the component conveying surface 26c of the component recovery rail 26 is formed so as to rise linearly from the upstream side portion 26b to the position of the step portion 56 of the downstream side portion 26a. The chip component P supplied in the supply direction (left direction) by the rail 24 and the chip component P recovered in the recovery direction (right direction) by the component recovery rail 26 are prevented from contacting or colliding in the middle. The chip part P can be transported smoothly.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 10, a transparent cover 56 is attached above the component supply rail 24 and the component recovery rail 26 so that the state of the chip component P can be visually observed from above. It has become.

  As described above, the component transport rail 22 includes the component supply rail 24 and the component recovery rail 26, and the component on the component transport surface 24d of the component supply rail 24 overflowing from the component alignment groove 24b is halfway from the upstream portion 24a. The intermediate part 24c is transported (supplied) to the upstream side part 26a of the part recovery rail 26, and then on the part transport surface 26c of the part recovery rail 26 from the upstream side part 26b to the downstream side part 26a. It is conveyed to the position of the step portion 56. Here, the chip component P that has hit the step portion 56 is guided by the step portion 56 and moves to the upstream portion 24 a of the component supply rail 24. In this way, the chip component P that does not reach the take-out position T of the chip component P by the component supply groove 24 b circulates in the component supply rail 24 and the component recovery rail 26.

Next, the structure and function of the step 56 which is the electronic component supply amount adjusting means of the electronic component supply apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 12 is a schematic partial plan view showing a component supply rail and a component recovery rail of an electronic component supply apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 13 is a schematic partial front view thereof, and FIG. 14 is a partial perspective view thereof. is there.
First, a part of the chip component P recovered by the component recovery rail 26 is guided by the step portion 56 and moves to the upstream portion 24a of the component supply rail 24, and is again conveyed to the take-out position T by the component supply rail 24 ( Supply).

Next, when air is supplied from the air supply device 52, the chip component P in the component relay chamber 20 is passed by the air through the communication port 54 and further through the step 56 of the component recovery rail 26. It moves to the upstream portion 24a of the supply rail 24 and is conveyed (supplied) to the take-out position T by the component supply rail 24.
Next, when air is not supplied from the air supply device 52, a part of the chip component P recovered by the component recovery rail 26 gets over the stepped portion 56 by the vibration force of the vibration device 30 and communicates. It returns to the parts relay chamber 20 through the port 54.

  Here, by setting the height H of the step 56 to an appropriate value, when there are too many chip components P collected by the component collection rail 26, more chip components P get over the step portion 56. On the other hand, when the chip components P to be collected are small, the smaller chip components P get over the step portion 56 and are returned to the component relay chamber 20. In this way, in the present embodiment, an appropriate amount of the chip component P is always on the component supply rail 24 without detecting the amount of the chip component P stored on the component supply rail 24 by the sensor. Can be stored.

  The height H of the step 56 is set to a value smaller than the shortest dimension of the three sides of the length L, width W, and thickness T of the chip component P. For example, in the case of a chip component of L = 0.4 mm and W = T = 0.2 mm, H = 0.02 mm is preferable, and in the case of a chip component of L = 0.6 mm and W = T = 0.3 mm Is preferably H = 0.05 mm, and in the case of a chip component of L = 1.0 mm and W = T = 0.5 mm, H = 0.12 mm is preferable.

Next, the operation of the electronic component supply apparatus according to the above-described embodiment of the present invention will be described.
First, the component storage case 14 is vibrated by the vibration device 18, whereby the chip components P stored in the component storage case 14 in a stacked state fall into the component relay chamber 20. Next, air is intermittently supplied from the air supply device 52 into the component relay chamber 20, and the upward flow of this air causes the chip component P to pass through the communication port 54, and the downstream side portion 26 a of the component recovery rail 26. It reaches the upstream portion 24 a of the component supply rail 24 through the step portion 56.

  A part of the chip component P that has reached the upstream portion 24a of the component supply rail 24 enters the component alignment groove 24b, and the component supply rail 24 is vibrated by the vibration device 28, thereby being conveyed to the take-out position T. The The chip component P overflowing from the component alignment groove 24b and on the component transport surface 24d is transported to an intermediate portion 24c in the middle of the component supply rail 24, and the intermediate portion 24c has an upstream side portion 26b of the component recovery rail 26. Then, the component collection rail 26 is vibrated by the vibration device 30 and is returned to the downstream side portion 26a. A part of the chip component P is again upstream of the component supply rail 24. Go to 24a and circulate.

  When the air supply device 52 does not supply air, as described above, a part of the chip component P recovered by the component recovery rail 26 passes over the step portion 56 by the vibration force of the vibration device 30 and communicates. It returns to the parts relay chamber 20 through the port 54. Further, when there are too many chip parts P collected by the part collection rail 26 due to the step 56 set to an appropriate height H, more chip parts P get over the step part 56 and the part relay chamber 20. On the other hand, when the chip components P to be collected are small, fewer chip components P get over the step portion 56 and are returned to the component relay chamber 20. As a result, in the present embodiment, an appropriate amount of chip components P is always stored on the component supply rail 24 without detecting the amount of the chip components P stored on the component supply rail 24 by the sensor. be able to.

  Further, the first chip component P that has reached the take-out position T of the electronic component supply device 1 is picked up and taken out by the component suction nozzle 6 of the electronic component mounting device 2 or the like, conveyed to a predetermined position on the printed circuit board 8, and printed. Mounted on the substrate 8.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electronic component supply apparatus 2 Electronic component mounting apparatus 6 Component adsorption nozzle 10 Platform 12 Component supply attachment 16 Component storage case 18, 28, 30 Vibration apparatus 20 Component relay chamber 22 Component conveyance rail 24 Component supply rail 24a Upstream part 24b Component Alignment groove 24c Intermediate part 24d Parts conveyance surface 26 Parts collection rail 26a Downstream part 26b Upstream part 26c Parts conveyance surface 50 Air supply port 52 Air supply device 54 Communication port 56 Step part 58 Cover P Chip part T Extraction position

Claims (6)

An electronic component supply device that supplies an electronic component stored in an electronic component storage unit in a bulk state to a take-out position,
A component relay chamber for receiving electronic components supplied from the electronic component storage unit;
A component supply rail for supplying the electronic components supplied from the component relay chamber to the take-out position;
A component collection rail that is provided along the component supply rail and that conveys the electronic component from the middle of the component supply rail in a collection direction opposite to the component supply direction;
An excitation mechanism that imparts vibration to the component supply rail and conveys the electronic component to the take-out position and conveys the electronic component in the collection direction by imparting vibration to the component collection rail;
Air supply means for intermittently supplying air to the component relay chamber and moving electronic components in the component relay chamber to the component supply rail;
An electronic component that adjusts the supply amount of the electronic component supplied by the component supply rail by returning a part of the plurality of electronic components on the component recovery rail to the component relay chamber when air is not supplied by the air supply means Supply amount adjusting means;
An electronic component supply device comprising:   2. The electronic component according to claim 1, wherein a downstream side portion of the component recovery rail in the component recovery direction communicates with the component relay chamber, and the electronic component supply amount adjusting means is provided on the downstream side portion of the component recovery rail. Feeding device.   The electronic component supply amount adjusting means is a step portion provided on a downstream side portion of the component collection rail, and is configured so that the electronic component gets over the step portion and returns to the component relay chamber. The electronic component supply apparatus described in 1.   4. The step according to claim 1, wherein the stepped portion of the electronic component supply amount adjusting means faces the upstream portion of the component supply rail and is provided obliquely with respect to the collection direction in plan view. The electronic component supply apparatus described.   The height of the step portion of the electronic component supply amount adjusting means is set to a value smaller than the dimension of the shortest side of the three sides of the length, width and thickness of the electronic component. The electronic component supply apparatus according to any one of the above.   The electronic component supply apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a timing at which the air of the air supply means is intermittently supplied is synchronized with an extraction timing of the electronic component at the extraction position.

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