JP2556816B2 - Tape feeder tape processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tape feeder for feeding supplied components to a predetermined position one after another using a tape as a medium, and more specifically, it becomes useless after feeding the supplied components. The present invention relates to a tape processing device that processes a tape.

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION the tape feeder, conventional, JP
JP-A-63-112366 and JP-A-61-1448.
There is one disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 99.

According to this, the tape in the tape feeder comprises a tape main body for accommodating the components to be supplied and a cover tape which is attached to the upper surface of the tape main body and covers the components to be supplied. Has been done.

The tape is wound around a reel in advance, and when the supply target component is to be supplied toward a predetermined position, the tape is oriented in a substantially horizontal direction and is unwound from the reel. ing.

The cover tape is pulled from the upper surface of the tape body of the tape which has been fed to the predetermined position as described above.
By being peeled off , the upper side of the supply target component contained in the tape is opened, and the robot takes out the supply target component and supplies the supply target component further to a predetermined portion.

[0006]

By the way, the above-mentioned conventional
In technology, the parts to be supplied are pulled apart and taken out.
The tape body and cover tape are no longer needed
Are guided away from each other.

Therefore, the tape body and the cover tape are
Processing is done individually, so
Conventionally, the processing of the tape after use has been complicated.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made by paying attention to the above circumstances, and a tape body and a cover forming a tape.
-The tape and the tape are pulled away from each other
Is, the tape processing operations after use became useless This ensures that an object to be able to easily.

[0009]

Means for Solving the Problems] tape processing apparatus of the tape feeder of the present invention for achieving the above object, almost a tape which is wound on a reel from one end
Provide a feeding means for feeding in the horizontal direction, and
Supply tape from reel to feeding means
The tape body that houses the parts and the top surface of this tape body
It consists of a cover tape that can be attached, and this cover
The tape from the top of the tape body.
Position the pulling means below the tape body,
A guide means is provided above the tape body,
The cover is peeled off from the upper surface of the tape body.
Guide the tape once above the tape body.
And pull the above-mentioned guided cover tape
Guide toward the means, and above the guide means.
The cover tape facing the pulling means is
Pass the tape near the side until it reaches the feeding means.
And pull the tape pulling means from the tape body.
The cover tape between the two
ー Pull the tape in the direction of peeling it from the tape body.
When it is composed of a pair of tension rollers,
The tape body after peeling off the cover tape and the above
The cover tape ejected from the tension roller
So that the tape body and cover
Other guide means for guiding the
The tape body and cover tape begin to overlap each other
Just before that, the intersection angle of the virtual extension line that virtually extends these is sharp
The guide is guided by other guide means as above so as to form a corner .

[0010]

[Operation] The operation of the above configuration is as follows.

The tape body 3 and the cover which are separated from each other
These tapes should be placed so that the tape 5 and
Other guide means for guiding the main body 3 and the cover tape 5
36 is provided.

Therefore, the parts to be supplied are peeled off from each other and supplied.
The above-mentioned tape book which became useless by taking out P
The body 3 and the cover tape 5 are stacked on top of each other and compacted.
It can be processed integrally in the state of being cut.

Moreover, when viewed from the side, the tape body 3 and the tape body 3 are covered.
Just before the bar tape 5 begins to overlap each other
The intersection angle 40 of the virtual extension lines 38 and 39 that virtually extend these
It will be guided by another guide means 36 to make an acute angle.
I have it.

Therefore, the tape body 3 and the cover tape are
Pup 5 will be superimposed more smoothly and comfortably.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the figure, 1 is a tape feeder, which is an arrow Fr.
Will be referred to as the front for convenience, and the left and right described below means the direction toward the front.

The tape feeder 1 supplies a supply target component P such as an electronic component to a printed circuit board or the like using the tape 2 as a medium.

In particular, referring to FIGS. 5 and 6 , the tape 2
Has a tape body 3, and the tape body 3 has a large number of openings 3a formed at equal intervals along the longitudinal direction thereof. A support tape 4 is attached to the lower surface of the tape body 3, and a cover tape 5 is detachably attached to the upper surface of the tape body 3.

The supplied parts P are accommodated in the openings 3a, the supplied parts P are adhered to the upper surface of the support tape 4, and the cover tape 5 is formed in the openings 3a.
a is closed from above. Further, a large number of engaging holes 3b are formed on the side portion of the tape body 3 at the same intervals as the openings 3a.

1 to 4 , there is provided a reel 35 on which the tape 2 is wound in advance. This reel
Reference numeral 35 is the same as that shown in the above-mentioned prior art, and is rotatably supported by the base 9.

[0021] Oite in an attempt to supply toward the supply target component P to a predetermined position, from the upper Symbol reel 35 one end side of the tape 2, towards the front of the substantially horizontal direction indicated by arrow A A feeding means 10 for feeding is provided.
It The feeding means 10 is constituted by a feeding gear that engages with the engaging hole 3b at the feeding end of the tape 2.
Tei Ru. By intermittent rotation of the feed tooth wheel (arrow in FIG. 1 B shown), so that the tape 2 is intermittently fed at a predetermined speed toward the front.

Further , the cover tape 5 is peeled off from the upper surface of the tape body 3 of the tape 2 which has been fed to the predetermined position as described above and reaches the feeding means 10.
A pulling means 11 for pulling to is provided.

The engagement plate 13 defining the starting position of peel of the upper hear bar tape 5 is provided, the cover tape 5 is adapted to be folded back upward in sliding contact with this engaging plate 13.

From the reel 35 to the feeding means 10.
Pull the tape 2 below the tape body 3 until
Means 11 are located. This pulling means 11
Is composed of a pair of tension rollers 14 and 15.
Both rollers 14 and 15 are supported on the base 9 so as to be rotatable about their respective axes. Hand out from the reel 35
Guide means is provided above the tape body 3 up to the step 10.
The first guide pin 12, which is
The dopin 12 is attached to the base 9 . The above
1 Guide pin 12 is pulled from the top surface of the tape body 3 described above.
Once the peeled cover tape 5c is removed, the tape main body 3
Proposed toward the upper rear (shown by the middle arrow C in FIGS. 1, 2, 4, 5)
In addition, insert the guided cover tape 5c
The pulling means 11 is guided.

[0025] The two tension rollers 14 and 15 is clamped to the cover tape 5a that is guided to the lower side of the tape 2 by the first guide pin 12, downwards is pulling peel direction from the tape main body 3 It is rotationally driven (shown by arrow D in FIG. 2 ) in opposite directions so as to pull.

In the above case, both tension rollers 14, 1
One of the five tension rollers 14 is supported on the pivot end of a pivot arm 17 pivotally supported by a pivot 16 on the base 9. Further, the tension roller 14 elastically sandwiches the cover tape 5a together with the other tension roller 15 by the spring 18 which biases the rotating arm 17. That is, this prevents slippage between the cover tape 5a and the tension rollers 14 and 15.

Further, the feeding means 1 from the reel 35
0 to the tape 2 and the cover tape 5b between the first guide pin 12 and the tension rollers 14 and 15
When and intersect in a side view, this cover tape 5b
Inverting means 20 is provided for inverting .about.90 in plan view.

The reversing means 20 includes the first guide pin 12
To the tension rollers 14 and 15
From the reel 35 to the feeding means 10
To the left of this tape 2 near the side of the tape 2 up to
And a first sliding contact plate 20a that presses the first sliding contact plate 20a.
The cover tape 5b is inverted by about 20 ° by 20a in a plan view.
Has been made. Also, the same as above cover tape 5b forward
A second sliding contact plate 20b is provided, which presses a little toward
The second sliding contact plate 20b and the first sliding contact plate 20a are made of sheet metal.
It is integrally molded and attached to the base 9 with bolts 20c
Has been.

Further, 2 3 is the third guide pin, the cover tape 5b extending from the first guide pin 12 to the third guide pin 23 is guided so as to be substantially vertical.

The feeding gear 10 and the tension rollers 14 and 15 are all driven by driving means such as a common electric motor.

Immediately after the cover tape 5 is peeled off, the supply target component P is taken out from each opening 3a. Then, the tape body 3 and the support tape 4 thereafter integrated (hereinafter referred to as the first discard tape 3c) and the cover tape 5b after passing through the tension rollers 14 and 15.
(Hereinafter, this second disposal that tape 5d) and is on top of each other
Guide them so that they overlap with each other, and attach these to reel 3
Other guide means 36 for guiding the outside of the machine at the lower rear of 5 is provided.

The above-mentioned other guide means 36 has a first guide plate 36a which reverses the first waste tape 3c toward the rear lower side in front of the payout gear 10, and also from the first guide plate 36a. It has a pair of upper and lower second guide plates 36b, 36b for guiding the first waste tape 3c rearward in the horizontal direction. Further, a third guide plate 36c having a box-shaped cross section for guiding the first waste tape 3c downward and rearward is provided, and the third guide plate 36c is screwed to the base 9 by a bolt 36d.

On the other hand, below the tension rollers 14 and 15, the second discard tape 5d is provided with the second discard tape 5d.
Guiding the front and rear pair of fourth guide plate 36e as Conform stacked vertically, 36e are provided, these are bolts 36
It is screwed to the base 9 of the same as above. And, the above first disposal tape 3c and the second disposal tape 5d are together, it is discharged outside as shown in FIGS arrow F.

In the above case, the first waste table is seen from the side.
The cover 3c and the cover tape 5a overlap each other.
Virtual extension line 3 that virtually extends these just before starting to match
Other guide hands so that the intersection angle 40 of 8 and 39 becomes an acute angle.
It is supposed to be guided at step 36.

Further, the first disposal tape 3c is a certain degree of hardness in itself has a property to be to bend in a predetermined direction by the curl when wound on the reel 35. On the other hand, since the second waste tape 5d is thin, soft, and easily bent, there is a risk that it will wind around the tension rollers 14 and 15 again after passing through the tension rollers 14 and 15.

Therefore, in this embodiment, by utilizing the property of the first waste tape 3c, the first waste tape 3c is ejected to the outside of the machine by the guide means 36 having the simple structure as described above. is there. In addition, the second waste tape 5d is discharged together with the first waste tape 3c, so that the second waste tape 5d is freely deformed and stuck in one of the two, or wound around another machine. It prevents the occurrence. Therefore, the second waste tape 5d is the first
The waste tape 3c and the waste tape 3c are smoothly discharged outside the machine.

[0037]

According to the present invention, they are separated from each other.
The tape body and the cover tape overlap each other vertically
Other such as guiding the tape body and the cover tape
Guide means are provided.

Therefore, the parts to be supplied are peeled off from each other.
Was taken out of the tape body, which made it useless
The cover tape and the cover tape are stacked on top of each other for compactness.
The tape body and cover can be
After use, compared to the conventional method where bar tapes were processed individually
The processing of the tape is extremely easy.

Moreover, in a side view, the tape body and the cover are covered.
-Just before the tapes start to overlap each other
Same as above so that the intersection angle of the virtual extension line that is virtually extended becomes an acute angle.
It is arranged to be guided by other guide means.

Therefore, the tape body and the cover tape
Will be superposed smoothly and comfortably.
The integrated processing of the tape body and cover tape
It will be easier to do.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 is a front section view of the entire side surface.

FIG. 2 is a front-rear half-way view of the entire side surface.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the entire side surface .

FIG. 4 is a plan view.

5 is a partially enlarged sectional view of FIG.

6 is a view taken along line 6-6 of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a view taken along line 7-7 of FIG.

8 is a sectional view taken along the line 8-8 of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 tape feeder 2 tape 3 tape main body 5 cover tape 10 feeding means 11 pulling means 12 first guide pin (guide means) 14 tension roller 15 tension roller 35 reel 36 other guide means 38, 39 virtual extension line 40 cross angle P supplied parts

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A feeding method for feeding a tape wound around a reel from one end side thereof in a substantially horizontal direction.
From the reel to the feeding means
Pull the tape and the tape main body that houses an object to be supplied parts, constituted by a cover tape which is stuck on the upper surface of the tape body, the cover tape from the upper surface of the tape body
Use the pulling means to pull it off the tape body.
Position it downward and place the guide means above the tape body.
And the guide means is pulled from the top surface of the tape body.
Once the peeled cover tape is on the tape body,
And guide it toward you.
The guide to the pulling means,
Cover tape from the guide means to the pulling means
Of the tape from the reel to the feeding means
A pair of tension rollers that pass through the vicinity of the sides , sandwich the cover tape peeled off from the tape body and rotate in reverse, and pull the cover tape in the direction of peeling off the cover tape from the tape body. In the tape processing device of the configured tape feeder, the tape main body after the cover tape is peeled off,
The cover tape ejected from both tension rollers
Make sure that the tape body and cover
Other guide means to guide the
The tape body and cover tape begin to overlap each other.
The intersection angle of the virtual extension line that virtually extends these just before
As it is guided by other guide means to make an acute angle
Tape feeder of the completed tape feeder.