JP7202404B2 - Receiving device, component cassette and system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a receiving device for receiving and ejecting components, relating to the mounting of circuit boards using automatic placement machines. The invention further relates to a material cassette for receiving a material storage device with a material and a system comprising the material cassette and the receiving device.

Numerous receiving devices and methods are known for the supply of components for the manufacturing process. In particular, for the processing of small electronic components, for example for mounting on printed and/or circuit boards, it is common practice to place the packaging and/or components on a belt, which belt is placed on a reel. is wound up. From the reel, the belt is supplied to a receiving device, in particular a feeder, from which it is transported and/or passed on to a component processing device. A high degree of accuracy is required to introduce the belt into the feeder/receiver. This is because both the belt and the members are very fragile. Accurate placement of members by accurate positioning of the belt is critical to the feeder/receiver. This is because the quality of the further processing of the parts depends on the correct placement of the parts. Thus, threading the free end of the belt, for example a new reel, through the feeder/receiver device is a largely manual step in known systems. Various material storage devices, such as reels or trays, have, in the prior art, different sizes and ejection positions with respect to the members, thus requiring individual devices for locating the material storage devices in the feeder/receiver. Equipment is required. A similar disadvantage for known material storage devices, such as reels, is that the material storage devices themselves are of unstable and delicate construction and are therefore susceptible to damage and unsuitable for transport. Especially in the case of reels with belts, moreover, the material storage device in the shape of the reel is round shaped and therefore does not have advantageous dimensions for storage and transport and/or is difficult to stack. Adds shortcomings.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore the object of the present invention to at least partially obviate the above-mentioned drawbacks in a device for receiving and ejecting components. In particular, the task of the present invention is to create a receiving device for receiving and ejecting components for mounting circuit boards by means of an automatic mounting machine, which advantageously can be easily and inexpensively , enables accurate reception of parts from the parts storage device of the parts cassette and accurate ejection to the parts processing apparatus.

The above-mentioned problem is solved by a receiving device with the features of claim 1, a component cassette with the features of claim 15 and a system with the features of claim 17. Further features and details of the invention emerge from the dependent claims, the description and the drawings. Features and details described in connection with the component cassette according to the invention are then self-evidently also valid in connection with the receiving device according to the invention and the system according to the invention, and vice versa respectively. Also, as valid, the disclosure of each aspect of the invention always cross-references or may be referred to.

According to a first aspect of the invention, the problem is solved by a receiving device for receiving components for mounting circuit boards using an automatic mounting machine. The receiving device includes a main body, a receiving area for receiving members of a member storage device from a member cassette into the receiving device, an ejection region for ejecting members from the receiving device to an automatic mounting machine, and a drive mechanism. the drive mechanism configured to move the member from the member cassette to the receiving device, the engaging device including an engaging device projecting from the body of the receiving device, the member It is configured to at least partially engage a receptacle within the body of the cassette.

Within the scope of the invention, a receiving device may be understood as a feeder. A feeder is used to receive members from a member cassette and to discharge members to a member processing device such as an automatic attachment machine. For receiving components from the component cassette, the receiving device has a receiving area. The receiving device has an ejection area for ejecting the parts to the workpiece processing device. The discharge area can preferably include a receiving window (Abholfenster) and/or an autoload-messer (Autoload-Messer). The drive mechanism of the receiving device is used to move a component from a component storage device in the component cassette to the receiving device and to move the component through the discharge area to the component processing device. The drive mechanism can directly or indirectly move and/or contact the material storage device, in particular the belt or strip on which the material is arranged, for the movement of the material. The material storage device may in particular be a material reel with at least one wound material belt made of paper and/or plastic. The member belt may have pockets for members. The component storage device may likewise be configured as a tray. Components are to be understood as electrical components, in particular for mounting on circuit boards, in particular small electrical and/or electronic components, nozzles and/or glues for mounting and/or use on circuit boards. is. The drive mechanism has a drive, not described in detail, which enables the movement according to the invention, in particular the rotary movement of the drive mechanism. An exemplary drive is made possible by an electric motor. The drive mechanism further includes an engagement device configured to at least partially engage a receptacle within the body of the component cassette. Accordingly, the engagement device enables advantageous engagement, at least partially, of the drive mechanism with the component cassette for facilitating movement of the component and component storage device. Engagement of the engagement device is understood within the scope of the present invention as full or almost complete engagement of the engagement device with the component cassette or only partial engagement of the drive mechanism with the component cassette. obtain. The engagement of the engagement device is configured in particular as a form-fitting connection. The receptacle of the component cassette is preferably constituted by an opening in at least the end face of the body of the component cassette and the side wall regions of the two side walls of the body of the component cassette. A receiving device constructed in this way is particularly advantageous. This is because the drive mechanism and engagement device advantageously permit accurate receipt and ejection of components from the component storage device of the component cassette in an easy and inexpensive manner. The receiving device allows for predetermined receiving and/or receiving positions of components from a component cassette and predetermined ejection and/or ejection positions of components to a component processing device such as an automatic placement machine.

According to a preferred further development of the invention, it may be provided for the receiving device according to the invention that the engagement device has a cuboid or substantially cuboid basic shape. The rectangular parallelepiped basic shape of the engaging device allows a particularly advantageous engagement of the engaging device with the component cassette. The component cassette preferably has a depth less than its height and width, respectively. The engagement device is advantageously configured to engage an end face of the component cassette. The engagement device is also advantageously constructed integrally and/or monolithically with the body of the receiving device. An engagement device configured in this way also advantageously allows space-saving arrangement of adjacent receiving devices and/or arrangement of a plurality of engaging devices on a receiving device, whereby , a plurality of component cassettes can be connected, utilized and/or arranged in a space-saving manner with one or more receiving devices.

According to a preferred further development of the invention, with respect to the receiving device according to the invention, the engaging device has a functional unit with an active drive wheel, which in the receiving part of the body of the component cassette has a passive It may be provided that it is configured to drive the member ejection drive. The functional unit may be configured integrally with the engagement device or separately from the engagement device. The active drive wheels are moved directly or indirectly by the drive portion of the drive mechanism described above. Accordingly, the drive wheels of the receiving device may be understood as motorized and/or active drive wheels. In contrast, the parts cassette according to the invention does not have an active drive, so that the parts ejection drive of the parts cassette is a passive parts ejection drive, for the movement of the parts and the parts storage device. , driven through the active drive mechanism of the receiving device. As mentioned above, the drive mechanism enables the movement of the parts and the parts storage either directly or indirectly through the passive parts ejection drive of the parts cassette according to the invention.

According to a preferred further development of the invention, it can be provided for the receiving device according to the invention that the functional unit has a guide surface for guiding the component storage device of the component cassette. In particular, the guide surface of the functional unit enables guidance of the underside of the component storage device, which is preferably constructed as a belt with the components. Particularly preferably, guidance of the component storage device in the ejection area of the receiving device is possible via the guide surface. A receiving device constructed in this way provides a particularly precise ejection and/or ejection position of the component for further processing, for example by means of an automatic mounting machine. The guide surface is preferably stationary with respect to the material storage device, preferably in the form of a material belt, so that the moving material storage device is guided through the guide surface.

According to a preferred further development of the invention, for the receiving device according to the invention, the active drive wheel is configured such that the radial end face of the active drive wheel, in particular the teeth of the active drive wheel, are at least partially separated from the guide surface of the engagement device. It may be provided that it is arranged on the functional unit so as to protrude. For driving the component storage device, the drive wheel can engage and drive the passive component ejection drive of the component cassette as described above. Alternatively, the drive wheels of the functional unit can drive the member storage directly. For this purpose, the drive wheels may protrude from the guide surfaces of the engagement device. In particular, the drive wheel protrudes radially from the axis of the drive wheel from a guide surface arranged at a distance from the axis. The drive wheels of the functional unit of the drive mechanism of the receiving device can preferably be designed as gearwheels. The teeth of the drive wheel may be configured to form-lockingly engage through and/or in the recess of the member retraction device, whereby the member retraction device is advantageously slip-free. moved by Alternatively, the drive wheel may have a roughened or rubberized end covering so that the movement of the member and the member containment device is controlled by the end covering of the drive wheel and the member containment device. , in particular with the friction between the lower surface of the component housing.

According to a preferred further development of the invention, for the receiving device according to the invention, the functional unit is movably mounted on the body of the engagement device and/or the receiving device, in particular the functional unit is mounted on at least two mounting devices. It may be provided that it is movably attached to the body of the engagement device and/or the receiving device through the. Particularly preferably, the functional unit is movably mounted on the engaging device and/or the body by means of parallelogram guides. A parallelogram guide features at least two permanently parallel mounting devices. A functional unit constructed in this way is brought close to the material storage device, preferably in a controlled manner, by means of a movable mounting and thus between the drive mechanism and the passive material ejection drive of the material storage device and/or the material cassette. Contact is precisely possible. For the movement of the functional unit a movement device is provided in the receiving device or the movement of the functional unit can be performed by a machine.

According to a preferred further development of the invention, for the receiving device according to the invention, the functional unit has at least one end stop element, the at least one stop element being in contact with the body of the component cassette, in particular It may be defined that it is configured to contact and transmit motion. An insertion position is understood within the scope of the present invention to be the position of the component cassette in and/or on the receiving device/feeder during operation. Advantageously, it is provided that movement of the component cassette into the insertion position raises the drive mechanism through the parallelogram guide and brings it into contact with the component storage device, in particular the belt with the components. . In particular, the movement of the component cassette into the insertion position is transmitted to the movement, preferably the lifting movement, of the functional unit through the contact of the at least one stop element with the component cassette, in particular the end face of the component cassette or the receiving chamber. Thus, according to this preferred configuration of the invention, the sliding movement of the parts cassette into the insertion position advantageously allows an upward movement of the functional unit due to the contact between the drive mechanism and the parts storage device of the parts cassette. . These movements are preferably transmitted purely mechanically, so that no further drive is required. Insertion of the component cassette can be done manually or mechanically.

According to a preferred further development of the invention, for the receiving device according to the invention, the functional unit has an operating part, the operating part being adapted to operate in contact with the guide device of the component cassette. may be stipulated. The guidance of the parts by means of the guiding device of the parts cassette, in particular in the region of the parts ejection opening of the parts cassette, enables a precise ejection and/or ejection position of the parts from the parts cassette. In particular, the guidance of the members enables a precise positioning of the members, for example member belts with the members, in relation to the action of the drive mechanism of the receiving device for the delivery of the members. The guide device of the component cassette preferably provides guidance and/or force for the predetermined contact of the component and/or component belt with the drive mechanism of the receiving device. The guidance may be stepwise or continuously, for example increasing by a decreasing distance, or the fixing of the free ends of the members, in particular of the member belts, to the member storage device and/or the members of the guiding device of the member cassette. Allows for increased introduction of force until For releasing and/or loosening such fixing and/or guiding, the receiving device can advantageously have an operating part. The operating part is configured to operate, such as unlocking and/or loosening, the functional unit of the component cassette through operation by contact. Advantageously, the actuation by contact of the operating part is possible mechanically, by moving the component cassette into the insertion position of the component cassette, for example through a parallelogram guide as described above. A receiving device constructed in this way is particularly advantageous. Because the guide device of the component cassette to be inserted is preferably released or loosened from the operating part of the receiving device by moving the component cassette into the insertion position, thus moving the component storage device and the component. is advantageously possible.

According to a preferred further development of the invention, with respect to the receiving device according to the invention, the receiving device has at least one mating coupling part, in particular in the receiving area, which mating part is the insertion of the component cassette. In position, it may be provided that the receiving device is configured for coupling with the coupling portion of the component cassette. The mating coupling part is arranged on the receiving device/feeder, while the coupling part is arranged on the component cassette. According to the invention, the coupling of the coupling part with the mating coupling part is to be understood as fixing the position of the component cassette in the insertion position. A connecting part is particularly advantageous in the area of the material ejection opening of the material cassette and/or the receiving area of the receiving device. This is because the ejection of the parts requires a high degree of accuracy in the placement of the parts. Therefore, the mating connecting part is advantageously arranged within the receiving area, in order to allow a small distance between the fixation of the position by the mating connecting part and the receiving area of the receiving device. be done. Advantageously, the receiving device has at least two counter-connecting parts on opposite sides of the component cassette, especially in the insertion position.

According to a preferred further development of the invention, in the receiving device according to the invention, at least one mating coupling part is formed as a guide groove, as a guide projection and/or as a guide engagement, in particular , the mating connecting part has a centering part for guiding the connecting part. The mating coupling part can comprise guides, in particular guides in the form of notches, dovetail grooves, omega grooves, coupling link guides and/or guides with other structures. Self-evidently, the mating coupling portion can also be a counterpart of each form of guide described above. According to an advantageous embodiment, the mating coupling part can be configured as a second engagement device, which advantageously engages the end face of the component cassette and thereby fixes the position through the mating coupling part. becomes possible.

According to a preferred further development of the invention, with respect to the receiving device according to the invention, the mating coupling part has at least one mating latching means, the at least one mating latching means comprising the coupling part and/or the member It is adapted for latching connection with at least one latching means of the body of the cassette, in particular the mating coupling portion has an unlatching device, the unlatching device connecting the latching means and the mating latching means. configured to release the latched connection between the According to a preferred further development of the invention, the mating coupling part is provided with mating latching means in addition to the parts described above. The mating latching means of the mating coupling portion co-operate with the latching means of the coupling portion of the component cassette in the insertion position to secure the component cassette, for example against movement out of the insertion position. The mating latch means can preferably exert a clamping force on the component cassette so that the positional fixation of the component cassette in the insertion position is ensured. The mating latching means according to the invention may further comprise a device for effecting disengagement of the mating latching means from operative connection with the latching means, in particular through engagement with the transport interface of the component cassette of the transport device. It is possible.

According to a preferred further development of the invention, with respect to the receiving device according to the invention, the receiving device has an empty part storage device conduit, which is emptied after discharging the parts in the discharge area. It may be provided that it is configured to guide the component storage device. The receiving device has an empty part storage conduit for guiding the part storage behind the discharge area after parts have been removed from the part storage by the part processing device. Empty material storage conduits ensure a targeted supply of empty material storage parts for their further utilization. For example, take-up reels and/or empty material storage devices, at the ends of empty material storage conduits, advantageously allow reuse of material storage devices.

According to a preferred further development of the invention, with respect to the receiving device according to the invention, the receiving device has a winding device for winding up the protective film that can be removed from the component storage device, in particular the winding device , the protective film is adapted to be removed from the member within the receiving area. Advantageously, the components are covered with a protective film for placement on a component storage device, for example a component belt. The protective film may advantageously cover the entire component storage device without interruption. Protective films are used to protect and/or secure the position of components on and/or within the component storage device. With respect to processing and/or further utilization of the component, it is advantageous to remove the protective film from the component storage device and the component to allow advantageous accessibility of the component, for example with respect to the component processing and/or receiving device. The protective film is preferably removed from the component within the receiving area by a winding device for winding up the protective film. The winding device may advantageously be operatively connected with the rotary movement of the drive wheel and/or drive mechanism, in particular the winding speed of the protective film winding device synchronized to the discharge speed of the member. enable Alternatively or additionally, it is possible to apply a continuous torque to the winding device, in particular through resilience, so that the winding of the protective film is effected during the component storage and/or the component delivery. be possible.

According to a preferred further development of the invention, it is provided for the receiving device according to the invention that the receiving device has an opening device, the opening device being adapted to open the locking device of the component cassette. good. As an additional or alternative protection of the components of the component cassette from damage, contamination, dust, moisture, electromagnetic charging/discharging and/or other influencing factors, the component cassette may include a locking device. A locked locking device of the component cassette is particularly advantageous outside the insertion position with respect to the component cassette. The locking device can have a spring mechanism and/or a mechanical device for operative connection with a counterpart in the form of an opening device of the receiving device for opening and closing the member ejection opening of the member cassette. The opening device of the receiving device thus advantageously enables the opening of the locking device of the component cassette and thus the ejection of the component. Particularly advantageously, the opening of the locking device of the component cassette by the opening device is mechanically possible through the movement of the component cassette into the insertion position of the component cassette, for example through the above-mentioned parallelogram guides.

According to a second aspect of the invention, the problem of the invention is solved by a parts cassette for receiving a parts storage device with parts. The material cassette has a body, a receptacle, a material ejection opening, a guide device, a locking device, a coupling part, a latching means and/or a passive member ejection drive. The receiver of the component cassette is configured to receive the engagement device of the drive mechanism of the receiver according to the first aspect. The connecting part of the component cassette is advantageously configured to connect with a mating connecting part of the receiving device. Accordingly, the component cassette according to the invention is adapted for use with the receiving device according to the invention, on and/or in the receiving device. A passive member ejection drive for movement of the member storage device is configured to be driven by the drive mechanism of the receiving device. The passive component ejection drive, and thus the component cassette, does not include a separate drive for the ejection of the components, but rather the drive mechanism of the receiving device is arranged for the ejection of the components. The drive mechanism engages with, for example, a passive member ejection drive to drive the passive member ejection drive when the member cassette according to the present invention is inserted. The drive mechanism is used to drive the passive member ejection drive to advance the member from the member storage device, particularly from the belt with the member, to a predetermined, removal position by the member processing device of the member within the receiving area of the receiving device. be done. Alternatively, the drive mechanism of the receiving device may directly drive the material storage device within the material cassette without a passive material ejection drive. Therefore, all the advantages already detailed in connection with the receiving device according to the invention also apply to the component cassette according to the invention, which component cassette is used with the receiving device in operation and/or Alternatively, it can be coupled with the receiving device through at least one mating coupling portion and at least one coupling portion. The component cassette thus allows for predetermined ejection and/or ejection positions of the components from the component storage, particularly through the passive component ejection drive. This results in a favorable interface for the feeder/receiving device, at which the component can be gripped and/or received for further processing.

According to a third aspect of the invention, the problem of the invention is solved by a system comprising a receiving device according to the first aspect and a component cassette according to the second aspect. Therefore, all the advantages already detailed in connection with the receiving device according to the invention and/or the component cassette according to the invention also apply to the system according to the invention comprising the component cassette and the receiving device. brought.

The receiving device according to the invention, the component cassette according to the invention and the system according to the invention for receiving and discharging components are explained in detail below with the aid of the drawings. Respectively, the following figures are shown schematically.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a receiving device with an engagement device and a component cassette with a component storage device; FIG. 4 is a side view of a receiving device with an engagement device and a functional unit and a component cassette with a component storage device; FIG. 3 shows a side view of the receiving device with the engagement device and the functional unit and the component cassette with the component storage device in the inserted position; FIG. 10 shows an end view of the drive mechanism of the receiving device for inserting the component cassette into the receiving part; FIG. 3 is a side view of a receiving device with a drive mechanism and a take-up device and a component cassette with a passive component ejection drive ;

Elements having the same function and manner of action are labeled with the same reference numerals in FIGS. 1-6, respectively.

In FIG. 1, a receiving device 190 having a body 192 (top dashed box) and an engagement device 198 (bottom dashed box) and a material cassette 1 having a material storage device 110 are shown. , is shown schematically in a side view. The component cassette 1 is already partially inserted into the receiving device 190 . The receiving device 190 has a receiving area 194 for receiving the component 100 of the component storage device 110 from the component cassette 1 . Furthermore, the receiving device 190 has an ejection area 196, here in the form of an ejection window, for ejecting the parts 1 into the component processing device. The member storage device 110 is driven and moved using a drive mechanism 200 , represented here by drive wheels 208 . The component cassette 1 has a guiding device 18 in the region of the component ejection opening 14 of the component cassette 1 for precise guidance of the component storage device 110 . Guidance allows stepwise or continuously increasing guidance until the free end of the member 100, in particular the member belt 110, is fixed. The system consisting of the component cassette 1 and the receiving device 190 thus allows a particularly advantageous and accurate interface of the components 100 from the component storage device 110 and an equally accurate feeding and ejection of the components 100 to the component processing apparatus. to The illustrated components cassette 1 connects the body 10 of the components cassette 1 with the mating connecting part 42 of the receiving device 190 in order to hold the components cassette 1 in an insertion position EP (not shown) on the receiving device 190 . It has a connecting portion 40 for connecting. According to the invention, the connection between the connecting part 40 and the mating connecting part 42 is to be understood as fixing the position of the component cassette 1 in the insertion position EP (not shown). The mating coupling part 42 of the receiving device 190 is provided with an unlatching device 120 by means of which the component cassette 1 and the receiving device 190 can advantageously be released again. The mating connecting part 42 has a centering part 43 for guiding the connecting part 40 . The mating coupling part 42 is constructed, for example, as a second engagement device and advantageously engages an end face of the component cassette 1 , thereby fixing the position of the component cassette 1 by means of the mating coupling part 42 . becomes possible. To guide the part storage device 110 behind the discharge area 196 after the part 100 has been removed from the part storage device 110 by the part processing device or discharged to the part processing device, the receiving device 190 is empty. It has a component storage conduit 206 . Empty material storage conduits 206 ensure targeted supply of empty material storage portions for their further utilization. The receiving device 190 and the component cassette 1 constructed in this way enable inexpensive and easy high-speed manufacturing of the component cassette 1 itself, and also the accurate reception and , and accurate ejection by the receiving device 190 in an easy and inexpensive manner.

In FIG. 2 the receiving device 190 with the engaging device 198 and the functional unit 199 and the component cassette 1 with the component storage device 110 are shown schematically in side view. The component cassette 1 is shown separated from the receiving device 190 in FIG. 2 for clarity. The engagement device 198 has a functional unit 199 movably mounted. Functional unit 199 is attached to engagement device 198 via two attachment devices 202 . Here, two mounting devices 202 form parallelogram-shaped guides for the functional unit 199 in contact with the engagement devices. The functional unit 199 also contains the drive wheels 208 of the drive mechanism 200 of the receiving device 190 . Arranged on the end face of the functional unit 199 are two stop elements 207 , which are configured to contact, in particular contact and transmit a movement with the body 10 of the component cassette 1 . . The functional unit 199 has guide surfaces 201 for guiding the component storage device 110 of the component cassette 1 . In particular, the guide surface 201 of the functional unit 199 allows the guidance of the underside of the member storage device 110 , here preferably configured as a belt with the member 100 . Particularly preferably, guidance of the component storage device 110 is possible here precisely through the guide surface 201 in the ejection area 196 of the receiving device 190 . A receiving device 190 configured in this way provides a particularly precise ejection and/or ejection position of the member 100 for further processing, for example by means of an automatic mounting machine. The guide surface 201 is here preferably configured to be stationary with respect to the component storage device 110 , whereby the moved component storage device 110 is guided through the guide surface 201 . Here, for driving the component storage device 110 , the drive wheels 208 of the functional unit 199 directly drive the component storage device 110 . For this purpose, the drive wheel 208 protrudes from the guide surface 201 of the engagement device 198 . Here, the drive wheel 208 protrudes from the guide surface 201 which is arranged radially away from the axis of the drive wheel 208 .

In FIG. 3 the receiving device 190 and the component cassette 1 from FIG. 2 are shown in side view. In this figure, the component cassette 1 approaches the receiving device 190 and moves into the insertion position EP. The connecting part 40 of the parts cassette 1 is connected through the latching means 44 to the mating connecting part 42 and the mating latching means 46 of the receiving device 190 for fixing the position of the parts cassette 1 in the insertion position EP. As the component cassette 1 approaches the receiving device 190 , the two stop elements 207 are contacted by the component cassette at the end faces of the functional unit 199 . Through the further movement of the component cassette 1 into the insertion position EP and the parallelogram-shaped guidance of the functional unit 199 by the two mounting devices 202 the functional unit 199 is moved in the direction of the ejection area 196 . Movement of the functional unit 199 through the parallelogram guides and movement of the material cassette 1 results in contact between the drive wheel 208 and the free end of the material storage device 110 . Thus, the receiving device 190 constructed in this way and the component cassette 1 according to the invention advantageously have a drive mechanism 200 of the receiving device and the component for easy coupling to each other and drive of the component 100 . Allows for uncomplicated and precise contact with enclosure 110 .

In FIG. 4 the insertion of the drive mechanism 200 of the receiving device 190 into the receiving part 20 of the component cassette 1 is shown in an end view. FIG. 4 shows the progression of the insertion of the component cassette 1 into the receiving device 190 and finally into the insertion position EP of the component cassette 1 in a view taken at three instants. For example, upon insertion of the component cassette 1 into the insertion position EP, the drive mechanism 200 is guided from below into the component storage device 110 with the components 100 . This can be done through the parallelogram guides mentioned above, or through other technical means. Upward movement of functional unit 199 with drive wheels 208 of drive mechanism 200 causes member 100 and member storage device 110 to be unguided by guide device 18 and drive mechanism 200 of receiving device 190 to enable member 100 delivery. For this purpose, contact is made with the component storage device 110 as determined. The functional unit 199 has an operating part 197 for releasing and/or loosening the guide device 18 of the component cassette 1, which moves the guide device 18, for example above the functional unit 199 as shown. operate through the movement of The contact between the material storage device 110 and the drive mechanism 200 of the receiving device 190 is here exemplarily formed by the material storage device formed as a belt unwound from a reel of the drive wheel 209 formed as a gear of the drive mechanism 200. It is configured as an operative connection through engagement with 110 . To this end, the radial end face 209 of the active drive wheel 208 of the receiving device 190 is here the tooth 209 of the active drive wheel, at least partially of the functional unit 199 of the engagement device 198 (not shown). It protrudes from the guide surface 201 . For driving the member storage device 110, the drive wheels 208 directly engage an exemplary recess in the member storage device 110 and drive the member storage device 110 advantageously slip-free.
With the guide device 18 configured in this way, a precise guidance of the member 100 is possible and a high degree of certainty of the position of the member 100 with respect to the drive mechanism 200 of the receiving device 190 is ensured. The system according to the invention consisting of component cassette 1 and receiving device 190 thus enables a very precise transfer of components 100 from the component storage device 110 to the receiving device 190 and further to the component processing device.

In FIG. 5 the receiving device 190 with the drive mechanism 200 and the winding device 130 and the component cassette 1 with the passive component ejection drive 50 are shown in side view. The drive mechanism 200 of the receiving device 190 engages the component cassette 1 at least partially. The passive member ejection drive section 50 has, for example, a drive wheel and a delivery wheel. The drive mechanism 200 of the receiving device 190 is operatively connected with the drive wheels of the part ejection drive 50 . The feed wheel and the drive wheel are arranged on a shaft in operative connection, in particular integrally, so that the drive of the drive wheel results in the drive of the feed wheel and/or corresponding to the drive of Through the operative connection between the drive wheels and the delivery wheels, the drive mechanism 200 enables the delivery of the component storage device 110 and the components 100 from the component cassette 1 . The external drive mechanism 200 can advantageously protrude from the receiving device 190 thus facilitating engagement of the drive mechanism 200 with the member ejection drive 50 . Advantageously, the component 100 is covered with a protective film 62 for placement on the component storage device 110, here a component belt. The protective film 62 may advantageously cover the entire component storage device 110 without interruption. The protective film 62 is used to protect and/or secure the position of the component 100 on and/or within the component storage device 110 . With respect to processing and/or further utilization of member 100, it may be advantageous to remove protective film 62 from member storage apparatus 110 and member 100 to allow advantageous accessibility of member 100 with respect to member processing apparatus and/or receiving apparatus 190, for example. . The protective film 62 is removed from the member 100 within a receiving area 194 (not shown), preferably by a winding device 130 for winding the protective film 62 . The winding device 130 may advantageously be operatively connected with the rotary movement of the drive wheel 208 and/or the drive mechanism 200 and in particular the winding of the protective film 62 synchronized to the ejection speed of the member 100. Allows the take-up speed of the device 130;

Reference Signs List 1 component cassette 10 component cassette main body 14 component ejection opening 18 guide device 20 receiving portion 32 locking device 40 connecting portion 42 mating side coupling portion 43 centering portion 44 latch means 46 mating side latch means 50 member ejection driving portion 62 protective film 100 Member 110 Member storage device 120 Unlatching device 130 Winding device 190 Receiving device 192 Receiving device body 194 Receiving area 196 Ejection area 197 Operating part 198 Engaging device 199 Functional unit 200 Drive mechanism 201 Guide surface 202 Mounting device 204 Opening device 206 Empty member containment device conduit 207 Stop element 208 Drive wheel 209 End face of drive wheel EP Insertion position

Claims (14)

A receiving device (190) for receiving a component (100) for mounting a circuit board using an automatic placement machine, said receiving device (190) comprising a body (192) and a component storage device (110) a receiving area (194) for receiving members (100) from the member cassette (1) into said receiving device (190); and a drive mechanism (200) for ejecting the member (100) from the member storage device (110) of the member cassette (1). In a receiving device configured to move to said receiving device (190),
Said drive mechanism (200) comprises an engagement device (198), said engagement device protruding from said body (192) of said receiving device (190) and adapted to the body (10) of said component cassette (1). ) is adapted to at least partially engage the internal receptacle (20) ;
said engagement device (198) comprises a functional unit (199) with an active drive wheel (208);
A receiving device (190), characterized in that said functional unit (199) is movably attached to said engaging device (198) and/or said body (192) of said receiving device (190). 2. Receiving device (190) according to claim 1, characterized in that the engaging device (198) has a cuboid or substantially cuboid basic shape. wherein said active drive wheel (208) is configured to drive a passive member ejection drive (50) in said receptacle (20) of said body (10) of said member cassette (1); 3. Receiving device (190) according to claim 1 or 2. 4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that the functional unit (199) has guide surfaces (201) for guiding the component storage device (110) of the component cassette (1). Receiving device (190). Said active drive wheel (208) is arranged such that a radial end face (209 ) of said active drive wheel (208) protrudes at least partially from said guide surface (201) of said engagement device (198). 5. Receiving device (190) according to claim 4, characterized in that it is arranged on a functional unit (199). said functional unit (199) is movably attached to said body (192) of said engagement device (198) and/or said receiving device (190) through at least two attachment devices (202); 6. Receiving device (190) according to any one of claims 3 to 5. Said functional unit (199) comprises at least one end-side stop element (207), said at least one stop element being adapted to come into contact with said body (10) of said component cassette (1). 7. Receiving device (190) according to any one of claims 3 to 6, characterized in that it is . Said receiving device (190) has at least one mating coupling part (42) in said receiving area (194), said mating coupling part (42) being adapted for insertion of said component cassette (1). 8. Any one of claims 1 to 7 , characterized in that it is configured to connect said receiving device (190) with a connecting part (40) of said component cassette (1) in a position (EP). A receiving device (190) according to . At least one said mating coupling portion (42) is formed as a guide groove, as a guide projection and/or as a guiding engagement portion , said mating coupling portion (42) being formed in said coupling portion ( 9. Receiving device (190) according to claim 8 , characterized in that it has a centering portion (43) for the guidance of 40). Said mating coupling part (42) has at least one mating latching means (46), said at least one mating latching means (46) being connected to said coupling part (40) and/or said component cassette ( 1) configured for latching connection with at least one latching means (44) of said body (10) of said body (10) , said mating connecting portion (42) having an unlatching device (120); 8 or 8, characterized in that said unlatching device (120) is adapted to release the latching connection between said latching means (44) and said mating latching means (46). 10. Receiving device (190) according to claim 9 . Said receiving device (190) has an empty member storage conduit (206), said empty member storage conduit (206) being emptied after discharging said member (100) in said discharge area (196). 11. A receiving device (190) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is adapted to guide the member storage device. The receiving device (190) comprises a winding device (130) for winding a protective film (62) removable from the component storage device (110), the winding device (130) comprising: 12. The method of any one of claims 1 to 11 , characterized in that the protective film (62) is adapted to be removed from the member (100) within the receiving area (194). receiving device (190). A component cassette (1) for receiving a component storage device (110) with components (100), comprising a body (10), a receiving portion (20) and a component ejection opening (14). In the member cassette,
wherein said receiving portion (20) is configured to receive an engagement device (198) of a drive mechanism (200) of a receiving device (190) according to any one of claims 1 to 12 ; A component cassette (1) characterized by: A system comprising a component cassette (1) according to claim 15 or 16 and a receiving device (190) according to any one of claims 1-12 .

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