JP4911696B2 - Feeder work attachment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a work attachment for a feeder used when performing operations such as component replenishment to the feeder outside the electronic component mounting machine.

  In general, as shown in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-234597), an electronic component mounting machine arranges a plurality of feeders containing various electronic components, sets them in the electronic component mounting machine, and supplies them from each feeder. The electronic components to be picked up are picked up by a pick-up nozzle and mounted on the circuit board. When there is no remaining component in any feeder during operation of this electronic component mounting machine, remove the feeder from the electronic component mounting machine and place it on a work table provided at a position away from the electronic component mounting machine. A parts replenishing operation is performed, and the feeder is reset on the electronic component mounting machine, or replaced with another feeder prepared for replacement on the work table in advance.

  However, since the work table is separated from the electronic component mounting machine, the operator has to reciprocate between the work table and the electronic component mounting machine at the time of component replenishment work.

Therefore, as shown in Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-80118), an electronic component supply device in which a plurality of feeders are arranged is set in an electronic component mounting machine, and the electronic component is transferred from each feeder to the electronic component mounting machine. In some supply systems, a feeder mounting table is provided in an electronic component supply device, and a feeder removed from the electronic component supply device is placed on the feeder mounting table to perform a component supply operation.
JP 2003-234597 A JP 2006-80118 A

  However, depending on the specifications of the electronic component mounting machine, it may be difficult to provide a new feeder mounting table due to space constraints. In this case, the feeder parts must be replenished and the work efficiency is poor.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such circumstances, and therefore the object of the present invention is to provide a feeder replenishment operation in the vicinity of an electronic component mounting machine that is hardly subject to space restrictions. It is to provide a work attachment.

In order to achieve the above object, an invention according to claim 1 is a work attachment detachably attached to a feeder set base for setting a feeder for supplying an electronic component to an electronic component mounting machine. The attachment is configured so that the feeder removed from the feeder set base can be placed at a position where parts can be replenished to the feeder in the vicinity of the electronic component mounting machine, and the electronic component of the work attachment is mounted. A support guide for vertically supporting the feeder removed from the feeder set base is provided on the upper surface of the portion protruding to the outside of the machine, and the feeder removed from the feeder set base is positioned outside the cover of the electronic component mounting machine. It is configured to support in a state. In this way, even if it is difficult to provide a new feeder mounting table due to space constraints, by attaching the work attachment to the empty space on the feeder set table on the electronic component mounting machine side, This work attachment can be used as a work table. Thereby, it becomes possible to perform the component replenishment work of the feeder removed from the feeder set base in the vicinity of the electronic component mounting machine with almost no space restrictions, and the work efficiency can be improved.
In this case, it is preferable that the attachment structure of the work attachment with respect to the feeder set base on the electronic component mounting machine side is the same as the feeder attachment structure.

Further , as described in claim 3 , the attachment position of the work attachment to the feeder set base on the electronic component mounting machine side and the feeder placement position on the work attachment may be arranged in a straight line. In this configuration, it becomes possible to set other feeders side by side on the both sides of the work attachment on the feeder set base on the electronic component mounting machine side, and a narrow feeder is placed on the work attachment. When the electronic component mounting machine is in operation, the feeders on both sides of the work attachment can be inserted and removed.

Alternatively, as in claim 4 , the feeder mounting position on the work attachment is positioned at a position offset laterally from the attachment position of the work attachment to the feeder set base on the electronic component mounting machine side. It may be configured. In this configuration, if a work attachment is attached to one end of the feeder set base on the electronic component mounting machine side, even if a wide feeder is placed on this work attachment, another feeder is placed next to it and the feeder set is placed. It can be set on a table, and the other feeder can be inserted and removed while the electronic component mounting machine is in operation.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the work attachment may be provided with a power supply unit that supplies power supplied from the electronic component mounting machine side to a feeder placed on the work attachment. In this way, even a feeder that requires power supply during component replenishment work can perform component replenishment work while supplying power on the work attachment, and can efficiently perform component replenishment work. it can.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the work attachment may be provided with a communication unit that communicates between the control unit of the feeder placed on the work attachment and the control unit of the electronic component mounting machine. good. In this way, a feeder that is predicted to be loaded on the feeder set base after reading information such as identification information (ID) of the feeder placed on the work attachment into the control unit of the electronic component mounting machine. It becomes possible for the control unit of the electronic component mounting machine to recognize the information of (feeder on the work attachment) and to receive the information transmitted from the control unit of the electronic component mounting machine by the control unit of the feeder. Thereby, for example, when the feeder on the work attachment does not have the identification information (ID), the identification information (ID) is transmitted from the control unit of the electronic component mounting machine and written in the memory of the control unit of the feeder. Can do.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the work attachment may be provided with an identification information communication unit for transmitting the work attachment identification information to the control unit of the electronic component mounting machine. In this way, when the work attachment is attached to the feeder set base on the electronic component mounting machine side, the attachment information of the work attachment can be recognized on the electronic component mounting machine side, and the electronic component mounting It is possible to prevent the machine from accidentally going to pick up the component at the attachment position of the work attachment, and to prevent the feeder setting instruction from being erroneously issued to the attachment position of the work attachment.

  Alternatively, the control unit of the electronic component mounting machine determines whether the attachment position of the work attachment on the feeder set base is a position that affects production based on the identification information transmitted from the work attachment, If the position affects production, the operator may be notified by a display or the like so that the attachment position of the work attachment is changed to a position that does not affect production.

  Hereinafter, two Examples 1 and 2, which embody the best mode for carrying out the present invention, will be described.

A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 is a side view showing a state where the feeder 12 is set on the feeder set base 16 of the electronic component mounting machine 11, and FIG. 2 shows a state where the work attachment 13 is set on the feeder set base 16 of the electronic component mounting machine 11. FIG. 3 is a top view showing a state in which the work attachment 13 is set on the feeder set base 16 of the electronic component mounting machine 11.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic component mounting machine 11 is provided with a mounting head 15 that holds the suction nozzle 14 downward, and a plurality of feeders 12 are set in a horizontal row below the mounting head 15. A feeder set base 16 is provided. A front cover 17 and a display panel 18 that can be opened and closed are provided on the front side of the electronic component mounting machine 11.

  The feeder 12 is a tape feeder in which a reel 21 around which a tape holding a large number of electronic components is wound is detachably mounted, and a motor (not shown) serving as a drive source for pitch-feeding the tape is provided therein. And a control unit (not shown) for controlling the motor, and the control unit includes a memory (not shown) for storing management information such as feeder identification information (ID). . At the insertion side end of the feeder 12, a communication connector 22 for both communication and power supply is provided. By connecting the communication connector 22 to a communication connector (not shown) on the feeder set base 16, the electronic component is mounted. While supplying power to the feeder 12 from the machine 11 side, control signals (component request signal, component supply completion signal, etc.) between the control unit of the feeder 12 and the control unit (not shown) of the electronic component mounting machine 11 Management information such as feeder identification information (ID) is transmitted or received.

  An insertion support guide 24 (see FIG. 3) having an inverted T-shaped cross section for vertically supporting the feeder 12 is provided on the upper surface of the feeder set base 16, and a guide rail 25 having an inverted T-shaped cross section below the feeder 12. Is inserted into the insertion support guide 24 from the front side so that the feeder 12 is supported vertically on the feeder set base 16 and the clamper 26 of the feeder 12 is fitted into the clamp hole 27 of the feeder set base 16. Thus, the feeder 12 is clamped. The clamper 26 of the feeder 12 is biased in the locking direction (downward) by a spring (not shown), and the operator pulls up the clamp lever 28 of the feeder 12 to the unlocking position (the position of the two-dot chain line in FIG. 1). Then, the clamper 26 is extracted upward from the clamp hole 27 of the feeder set base 16 to release the locked state, and the feeder 12 placed vertically on the feeder set base 16 is closer to the front side than the insertion support guide 24 of the feeder set base 16. It can be pulled out.

  In addition, positioning pins 29 and 30 are respectively provided on the upper and lower sides of the communication connector 22 of the feeder 12, and the positioning pins 29 and 30 are fitted into the positioning holes 31 and 32 on the rear wall of the feeder set base 16. The insertion side end of the feeder 12 is positioned on the feeder set base 16.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a work attachment 13 can be attached to the feeder set base 16 of the electronic component mounting machine 11 instead of the feeder 12. The attachment structure of the work attachment 13 to the feeder set base 16 is the same as the attachment structure of the feeder 12 described above, and the feeder set base 16 is inserted from the near side with a reverse T-shaped guide rail 33 at the bottom of the work attachment 13. The work attachment 13 is supported on the feeder set base 16 by being inserted into the support guide 24, and the clamp 34 of the work attachment 13 is fitted into the clamp recess 27 of the feeder set base 16 so that the work is performed. The attachment 13 is clamped. The clamper 34 of the work attachment 13 is urged in the locking direction (downward) by a spring (not shown), and the operator pushes the clamp lever 35 of the work attachment 13 to the unlocked position (indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 2). When the rotation operation is performed to the position), the clamper 34 is pulled out from the clamp recess 27 of the feeder set base 16 to release the locked state, and the work attachment 13 on the feeder set base 16 is inserted and supported by the feeder set base 16. The guide 24 can be pulled out to the near side.

An insertion support guide 36 (see FIG. 3) having an inverted T-shaped cross section for vertically supporting the feeder 12 is provided on the upper surface of a portion of the work attachment 13 that protrudes outside the electronic component mounting machine 11. The feeder 12 is provided outside the front cover 17 of the electronic component mounting machine 11, as shown in FIG. In a state where the feeder 12 is positioned, the feeder 12 is supported on the work attachment 13 in a vertically placed state, and the clamper 26 of the feeder 12 is fitted into the clamp recess 37 of the work attachment 13 so that the feeder 12 is It is designed to be clamped. When the operator pulls up the clamp lever 28 of the feeder 12 to the unlocking position (the position of the two-dot chain line in FIG. 2), the clamper 26 is pulled out from the clamp recess 37 of the work attachment 13 and the locked state is released. The feeder 12 placed vertically on the work attachment 13 can be pulled out from the insertion support guide 36 of the work attachment 13 to the near side.

  Further, on both the front and rear sides of the work attachment 13, a communication connector 41 (communication unit, power supply for both communication and power supply) connected to the communication connector 22 of the feeder 12 and a communication connector (not shown) on the feeder set base 16 side, respectively. (A communication connector on the front side of the work attachment 13 is not shown), and a cable (not shown) for connecting the communication connectors 41 on both the front and rear sides is provided inside the work attachment 13. Is provided.

  Then, the communication connector 22 of the feeder 12 is connected to a communication connector (not shown) on the front side of the work attachment 13 and the communication connector 41 at the insertion side end of the work attachment 13 is connected to the feeder set base 16 side. By connecting to a communication connector (not shown), power is supplied from the electronic component mounting machine 11 side to the feeder 12 on the work attachment 13, and the control unit of the feeder 12 and the control unit of the electronic component mounting machine 11 ( Management information such as a control signal and feeder identification information (ID) is transmitted to or received from (not shown).

  In addition, the work attachment 13 includes a communication circuit for transmitting management information such as identification information (ID) of the work attachment 13 to the control unit of the electronic component mounting machine 11 and a rewritable nonvolatile memory ( An identification information communication unit) is provided.

  In addition, positioning pins 42 and 43 are provided on the upper and lower sides of the communication connector 41 at the insertion side end of the work attachment 13, respectively, and the positioning pins 42 and 43 are positioned on the positioning holes 31 and 31 on the back wall of the feeder set base 16. The insertion end portion of the work attachment 13 is positioned on the feeder set base 16 by being fitted into 32.

  In addition, positioning holes 44 and 45 are respectively provided on the upper and lower sides of the drawer side end of the work attachment 13, and the positioning pins 29 and 30 of the feeder 12 set on the work attachment 13 are connected to the work attachment 13. The insertion side end of the feeder 12 is positioned on the work attachment 13 by being fitted in the positioning holes 44 and 45.

  As shown in FIG. 3, when the work attachment 13 is viewed from above, the width dimension of the work attachment 13 is substantially the same as (or smaller than) the width dimension of the narrow feeder 12, and the narrow feeder. It is smaller than 12 mounting pitches (slot pitches). As a result, when the work attachment 13 is set on the feeder set base 16, the number of reductions in the maximum settable number of feeders 12 on the feeder set base 16 can be minimized (for one slot).

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, the attachment position (slot) of the work attachment 13 to the feeder set base 16 and the placement position of the feeder 12 on the work attachment 13 are arranged in a straight line. Then, with the work attachment 13 attached to the feeder set base 16, it is possible to set other feeders 12 side by side on the work attachment 13, and while the electronic component mounting machine 11 is in operation. The feeder 12 on both sides of the work attachment 13 can be inserted and removed.

Next, a method for using the work attachment 13 will be described.
A work attachment is attached to an empty space on the feeder set base 16 of the electronic component mounting machine 11 in advance. Then, when there is no remaining component in any of the feeders 12 while the electronic component mounting machine 11 is in operation, the feeder 12 is removed from the feeder set base 16 of the electronic component mounting machine 11 and the clamp lever 28 of the feeder 12 is removed. The guide rail 25 of the feeder 12 is inserted into the insertion support guide 36 on the work attachment 13 and the communication connector 22 of the feeder 12 is connected to the work attachment 13 while pulling up to the unlocking position (the position of the two-dot chain line in FIG. 2). Plug it into a communication connector (not shown).

  In this state, when the clamp lever 28 is lowered to the lock position (the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 2) and the feeder 12 is locked in the vertical position on the work attachment 13, the work attachment 13 from the electronic component mounting machine 11 side. Power is supplied to the upper feeder 12. For this reason, while being able to perform the component replenishment operation | work of the feeder 12 in the vicinity of the electronic component mounting machine 11 without receiving space restrictions, even when the power supply to the feeder 12 is required at the time of component replenishment operation, By operating the manual operation part of the feeder 12 on the work attachment 13, it is possible to perform operations such as adjusting the amount of tape drawn by energizing the motor in the feeder 12, and efficiently performing the component supply operation. be able to.

  Moreover, the feeder identification information stored in the memory of the control unit of the feeder 12 by inserting and connecting the communication connector 22 of the feeder 12 to the communication connector (not shown) of the work attachment 13 on the work attachment 13. Management information such as (ID) can be read into the control unit of the electronic component mounting machine 11. For this reason, when associating the feeder 12 with the electronic component to be replenished, the operator does not need to recognize the identification information of the feeder 12 with a scanner or the like, but only recognizes the identification information of the electronic component to be replenished.

  Also, a feeder that is predicted to be loaded on the feeder set base 16 by reading information such as identification information (ID) of the feeder 12 placed on the work attachment 13 into the control unit of the electronic component mounting machine 11. 12 (the feeder 12 on the work attachment 13) is recognized by the control unit of the electronic component mounting machine 11, and information transmitted from the control unit of the electronic component mounting machine 11 is received by the control unit of the feeder 12. It becomes possible. Thereby, for example, when the feeder 12 on the work attachment 13 does not have the identification information (ID), the identification information (ID) is transmitted from the control unit of the electronic component mounting machine 11 and the control unit of the feeder 12 Can be written to memory.

  Furthermore, in the first embodiment, the work attachment 13 can be rewritten with a communication circuit for transmitting management information such as identification information (ID) of the work attachment 13 to the control unit of the electronic component mounting machine 11. Since a non-volatile memory (identification information communication unit) is provided, when the work attachment 13 is attached to the feeder set base 16 of the electronic component mounting machine 11, the attachment information of the work attachment 13 is electronically stored. It can be recognized on the component mounting machine 11 side, and the electronic component mounting machine 11 can be prevented from accidentally adhering to the attachment position of the work attachment 13 and the attachment position of the work attachment 13 can be set. It is possible to prevent the feeder 12 from being set by mistake.

  Alternatively, whether or not the attachment position of the work attachment 13 on the feeder set base 16 is a position that affects production based on the identification information transmitted from the work attachment 13 by the control unit of the electronic component mounting machine 11. If it is a position that affects production, it may be displayed on the display panel 18 so as to notify the operator so that the attachment position of the work attachment 13 is changed to a position that does not affect production.

  In place of the mechanically connected communication connectors 22 and 41, a non-contact communication interface capable of non-contact communication or a non-contact power supply interface capable of non-contact power supply may be used.

  In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the attachment position (slot) of the work attachment 13 to the feeder set base 16 of the electronic component mounting machine 11 and the placement position of the feeder 12 on the work attachment 13 are determined. In the second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 4, the working attachment 51 is arranged at a position offset laterally from the attachment position of the working attachment 51 with respect to the feeder set base 16. The feeder mounting position is configured. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the part same as the said Example 1, and description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In this configuration, if the work attachment 51 is attached to one end of the feeder set base 16 of the electronic component mounting machine 11, even if the wide feeder 52 is placed on the work attachment 51, another feeder is immediately adjacent thereto. 12 can be set side by side on the feeder set base 16, and the other feeder 16 can be inserted and removed while the electronic component mounting machine 11 is in operation.

  In addition, when offsetting the feeder placement position of the work attachment as in the second embodiment, two or more feeders may be placed on the work attachment.

  In the first and second embodiments, the feeders 12 and 52 on the feeder set base 16 and the feeders 12 and 52 on the work attachments 13 and 51 are set so as to be positioned in parallel with each other. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and both feeders may be arranged at right angles or obliquely.

  In addition, in the present invention, only the power may be supplied from the electronic component mounting machine side to the feeder on the work attachment (only the power supply unit may be provided and the communication unit may be omitted). Of course, the communication connector (both power supply unit and communication unit) may be omitted from the work attachment.

It is a side view which shows the state which set the feeder to the feeder set stand of the electronic component mounting machine in Example 1 of this invention. It is a side view which shows the state which set the attachment for work to the feeder set stand of the electronic component mounting machine in Example 1 of this invention. It is a top view which shows the state which set the attachment for work to the feeder set stand of the electronic component mounting machine in Example 1 of this invention. It is a top view which shows the state which set the attachment for work to the feeder set stand of the electronic component mounting machine in Example 2 of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Electronic component mounting machine, 12 ... Feeder, 13 ... Work attachment, 14 ... Adsorption nozzle, 15 ... Mounting head, 16 ... Feeder set stand, 21 ... Reel, 22 ... Communication connector, 31, 32 ... Positioning hole, 36 ... Insertion support guide, 37 ... Clamp recess, 41 ... Communication connector (communication part, power supply part), 42, 43 ... Positioning pin, 44, 45 ... Positioning hole, 51 ... Work attachment, 52 ... Feeder

Claims (7)

A work attachment that is detachably attached to a feeder set base for setting a feeder that supplies an electronic component to an electronic component placement machine, wherein the work attachment is used to supply a component to a feeder in the vicinity of the electronic component placement machine. It is configured so that a feeder removed from the feeder set base can be placed at a position where work can be performed, and on the upper surface of the portion of the work attachment that protrudes outside the electronic component mounting machine , A support guide is provided to vertically support the feeder removed from the feeder set base, and is configured to support the feeder removed from the feeder set base in a state of being positioned outside the cover of the electronic component mounting machine. Attachment for feeder work, characterized by In the attachment of the feeder of Claim 1 for work,
An attachment for working a feeder, wherein the attachment structure for the work attachment to the feeder set base on the electronic component mounting machine side is the same as the attachment structure for the feeder. In the attachment for work of the feeder of Claim 1 or 2,
The feeder attachment work position is configured such that the attachment position of the work attachment with respect to the feeder set base on the electronic component mounting machine side and the feeder placement position on the work attachment are arranged in a straight line. attachment. In the attachment for work of the feeder of Claim 1 or 2,
The feeder mounting position on the work attachment is located at a position offset laterally from the attachment position of the work attachment to the feeder set base on the electronic component mounting machine side. Attachment for feeder work. In the attachment for the work of the feeder in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 4,
The work attachment is provided with a power supply unit for supplying power supplied from the electronic component mounting machine side to a feeder placed on the work attachment. . In the attachment for work of the feeder in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 5,
The work attachment is provided with a communication unit that communicates between the control unit of the feeder placed on the work attachment and the control unit of the electronic component mounting machine. Attachment for. In the attachment for the operation | work of the feeder in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 6,
The work attachment for a feeder, wherein the work attachment is provided with an identification information communication unit for transmitting identification information of the work attachment to a control unit of the electronic component mounting machine.

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