JP2564017Y2 - Automatic device supply sorting machine - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic device feeder / sorter (hereinafter referred to as a "handler"), and more particularly to an improvement in processing capacity.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional handler, operations are performed in the following order. (a) One sample (for example, a laser diode) is held from a tray, moved to a test jig, and set in a predetermined posture. (b) Perform various tests.

(C) The tested sample set in a test jig is held, and classified into different trays according to the test results and stored in another tray. (d) Repeat the above operations (a) to (c).

[0004]

[Problem to be solved by the invention] In the conventional handler,
(a) The operation of setting the sample on the test jig, (b) the performance test, and (c) the operation of storing the tested sample in another tray are performed in series. There were low drawbacks. The purpose of this invention is to improve performance of the handler by performing performance tests and other operations in parallel.

[0005]

According to the present invention, a device automatic supply / selection apparatus is provided with a measuring table, a Y-rail mounted on the measuring table, and arranged at right angles to the Y-rail and moved along the Y-rail. An X-rail freely mounted on the measurement table and a chuck movably mounted on the X-rail and holding a sample are provided.

[0006] Further, it is mounted on the measurement table,
A plurality of contactors that house and hold in a state of being electrically connected to the sample, a head rail mounted on the measurement table, and movably mounted on the head rail, sequentially facing each of the contactors; And a test head to be arranged. Work of moving the post-test sample <br/> of work and the optional contactor sets samples to said arbitrary contactor elsewhere, as performed during the test of the sample was set in any other contactor The operation of each unit is controlled by the control unit.

[0007]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. A frame 3 is assembled on a base 2, and a rectangular measuring table 4 is horizontally mounted on the frame 3. A Y-rail 6 is fixed to one end of the measurement table 4, and a cylindrical support 7 is fixed to the other end in the front-rear direction (Y direction). Y
An X-rail 5 is disposed at right angles to the rail 6, one end of which is movably engaged with the Y-rail 6 in the front-rear direction, and the other end of which is mounted on the outer peripheral surface of a columnar support 7. The chuck 11 that can hold one sample is in the X direction (perpendicular to the Y direction)
To the X rail 5 so as to be movable.

The rear end of the measurement table 4 is lowered by a step 4a, and contactors C1 and C2 for setting a sample are mounted on the rear end. A head rail 14 along the X direction is fixed to the rear end on the measurement table 4, and a test head 16 on which a sensor for testing a sample is mounted is movably mounted on the head rail 14 in the X direction. Can be

A cylinder table 18 is provided on the base 2,
Cylinders 19 and 20 are mounted thereon, and tray mounts 19b and 2 are provided at the tips of pistons 19a and 20a of the cylinders.
0b are respectively attached. A tray 23 that holds and holds samples in a matrix is placed on the tray table 19b. On the other hand, a tray 24 for sorting and storing the tested samples is placed on the tray mounting table 20b. These trays 23 and 24 are provided in the tray holes 2 of the measurement table 4.
It is held at approximately the same height as the measurement table 4 in 6, 27.

[0010] A conveyor 31 for transporting the tray is provided on the base 2. The tray holders 32 and 33 and the tray guides 34 and 35 are attached to both ends of the base 2. The tray holder 32 has a stack of sample-containing trays and empty trays to be supplied to the tray tables 19b and 20b, respectively. (However, it is not shown in FIG. 1A.) A hole 38 is formed in the conveyor 31, and the pistons 19 a and 20 a and the tray mounting tables 19 b and 20 b move up and down through this hole.

A control section 40 for controlling the operation of each section is provided on the base 2. The main operation of the handler, which is performed by being restricted by the operation control unit 40 of the handler, will be described in order with reference to FIGS. The sample tray 23 and the empty tray 24 are held in the tray holes 26 and 27 of the measurement table 4 using the conveyor 31 and the cylinders 19 and 20.

The chuck 11 is moved along the X rail 5, and the X rail 5 is moved along the Y rail 6, so that the chuck 11 is positioned on the sample a and then the sample a is held. Next, the chuck 11 is similarly moved in the X and Y directions to be positioned on the contactor C1, and the sample a is set on the contactor C1. Te Sutoheddo 16 is moved along the head rail 14, after being set on the sample a, starting the tests.

During the test of the sample a, the sample b is taken out of the tray 23 by the chuck 11 and set on the contactor C2. Immediately after the test of the sample a is completed, the test head 16 is set on the sample b, and the test is started. During the test of sample b, sample a was
The tray 24 is moved to a predetermined position. Depending on the performance, A,
To classify into three ranks B and C, for example, tray 2
The right, middle, and left columns of 4 are the positions of A, B, and C ranks, respectively. Therefore samples are sequentially arranged from the front end of the right column as shown in FIG. 3 C if A rank.

During the test of the sample “b”, the sample “c” is set on the contactor C 1 using the chuck 11. Immediately after the test of the sample b is completed, the test head 16 is set on the sample c to start the test. During the test of the sample c, the chuck 11 is used to sort and store the sample b in the tray 24 according to the test result.

Hereinafter, the above operations (1) to (4) are repeated.
FIG. 1 shows that one of the rank-based rows of the tray 24 becomes full.
The cylinder and the conveyor 31 are operated to be held by the tray holder 33, and an empty tray is arranged instead. When the tray 23 becomes empty, the empty tray is similarly moved to a predetermined position, and a new sample tray 23 is set as shown in FIG. 2A. The transport of the tray is not directly related to the present invention and will not be described in detail. If it is not necessary to sort the tested samples, they may be stored in the tray 24 in a predetermined order.

[0016]

According to the present invention, two contactors C1 and C2 (generally, a plurality of contactors) are mounted on the measurement table 4, and during the test of the sample set in one of the contactors, the other contactor C1, C2 is used. Are sorted in tray 24 and a new sample is set instead. As described above, in the present invention, the movement of the sample by the chuck 11 is performed in parallel during the test of one of the samples, so that the processing capacity can be greatly improved as compared with the conventional apparatus which works in series.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, wherein A is a plan view, and B is
Is a front view.

FIG. 2 is a plan view for explaining an operation of the handler until a sample is set in a contactor C1 of the handler of FIG. 1 and a test is started.

FIG. 3 is a plan view for explaining the operation of the handler until the sample is set to the contactor C2 during the test of the contactor C1 and the C1 sample is classified during the test of the C2 sample, following FIG. 2; .

FIG. 4 is a plan view for explaining the operation of the handler until the sample is set to the contactor C1 during the test of the contactor C2 and the C2 sample is classified during the test of the C1 sample, following FIG. 3; .

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] A measuring table, a Y-rail mounted on the measuring table, an X-rail arranged at right angles to the Y-rail and movably mounted on the measuring table along the Y-rail; A chuck movably mounted on the X rail and holding the sample; a plurality of contactors mounted on the measurement table and housed and held in a state of being electrically connected to the sample; and mounted on the measurement table. and the rail head, mounted movably to the head rail, the test head which is disposed to sequentially face on each of the contactors, the work and the optional contactor of attempts to set a sample on the arbitrary contactor work of moving the Kensumi specimen to another location, control for controlling the operation of each part to perform in the test samples was set in any other contactor Characterized by comprising a preparative, device autofeed sorter.