JPH04365399A - Machine for inserting electronic part - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a superior machine for inserting an electronic part which can inspect the capacitance value, resistance value, the polarity, etc., of the electronic part and also can be provided with an automatic recovery function by solving a problem that inspections of whether the elctronic parts are mounted or not and of the characteristics cannot be made in the machine for inserting electronic parts into a printed circuit board, etc. CONSTITUTION:The title machine is provided with an electronic part feeding portion 2 which supplies electronic parts 5 attached to tapes, tape cutters 7a and 7b which cut tapes 4a and 4b carrying the electronic parts 5, a transfer portion 3 which holds the tapes 4a and 4b and the lead wires 1a and 1b of the electronic parts 1 simultaneously and transfers them and an insertion portion 8 for cutting/folding the lead wires 1a and 1b and guiding and inserting them to a specific hole of a printed circuit board. Then, the transfer portion 3 has a verification function which inspects the electronic parts 1.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic component insertion machine that bends and shapes the lead wire of an electronic component having a lead wire in the axial direction and inserts the lead wire into a predetermined hole of a printed circuit board.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional electronic component insertion machine will be explained with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 5, a lead wire 1a is inserted in the axial direction.
, 1b is set in the electronic component supply section 2, and is fed in the direction of the arrow m. The transfer section 3 has a chuck 6 that holds the tapes 4a, 4b and the lead wires 1a, 1b of the electronic component 1 at the same time.
a, 6b. 7a and 7b are tape cutters, which cut the first electronic component 1 from the electronic component series 5. Next, as shown in FIG. 6, the insertion section 8 includes a fixed blade 9 and a movable blade 10.

In the above configuration, the transfer section 3 holds the tapes 4a, 4b of the first electronic component 1a of the electronic component series 5 with chucks 6a, 6b, and feeds them one pitch in the direction of the arrow. Next, the tape cutters 7a and 7b open and close to cut the tapes 4a and 4b, thereby separating the electronic component 1 from the electronic component series 5. The transfer section 3 transfers the electronic component 1 to a position A where the electronic component lead wire can be cut, which is located between the fixed blade 9 and the movable blade 10 of the insertion section 8 of the electronic component 1 while holding the electronic component 1 therebetween. FIG. 6 shows the process.

After transferring the electronic component 1, the insertion section 8 cuts the lead wires 1a and 1b of the electronic component 1a, bends them, and
Guide it to a predetermined hole in a printed circuit board (not shown) and insert it.

[0006]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the above-mentioned conventional electronic component insertion machine, the capacitance value, resistance value,
It was not possible to inspect the polarity, etc., and it was also not possible to detect the presence or absence of the electronic component 1 during the transfer.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic component insertion machine whose transfer section is equipped with a verifier function for testing the capacitance, resistance value, polarity, etc. of electronic components.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides electronic component insertion in which electronic components are inserted into predetermined holes of a printed circuit board from a series of electronic components having lead wires in the axial direction. In the machine, there is an electronic component supply section that supplies the electronic component series, a tape cutter that cuts the tape of the electronic component series, a transfer section that simultaneously holds and transfers the tape and the electronic component lead wire, and a tape cutter that cuts the tape of the electronic component series. It consists of an insertion section that is cut, bent, shaped, guided and inserted into a predetermined hole in a printed circuit board, and a transfer section that has a verifier function for inspecting electronic components.

[0009] Furthermore, the transfer unit releases the grip of the electronic component that has been inspected by the verifier function and deviates from a predetermined value, and discharges the electronic component to the ejecting unit, and then moves to the insertion unit to allow empty insertion into the insertion unit. The device is equipped with an ejecting section that has an auto-recovery function to retrieve the electronic components again.

0010

[Operation] Accordingly, the present invention has a verifier function for inspecting electronic components in the transfer section with the above-described configuration, so that the capacitance, resistance, polarity, etc. of the electronic components are checked during the insertion process. It is also possible to detect the presence or absence of electronic components.

[0011] In addition to the verifier function, the verifier function releases the clamping of electronic components that have been inspected and deviates from a predetermined value, and after ejecting them to the ejecting section, moves to the insertion section, and Since it is equipped with an ejection section that has an auto-recovery function that allows electronic components to be picked up again after empty insertion, electronic components can be inserted continuously without stopping the device.

0012

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the following, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4, as well as to FIGS. 5 and 6, with the same numbers assigned to the same parts, detailed explanation thereof will be omitted, and differences will be explained.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of an electronic component insertion machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, an electronic component series 5 of an electronic component 1 having lead wires in the axial direction is It is set in the component supply section 2 and is fed in the direction of the arrow m. The tape cutters 7a, 7b can cut the tapes 4a, 4b of the electronic component 5 by opening and closing. The transfer section 3 is provided between the tapes 4a, 4b of the electronic component series 5 and the chucks 6a, 6b which can hold the lead wires 1a, 1b of the electronic component 1 at the same time. , 1b, the electronic component 1
A contact terminal 11a equipped with a verifier function for inspecting the
11b. In addition, as shown in FIG.
has a fixed blade 9 and a movable blade 10.

The operation of the above configuration will be explained as follows.
The tapes 4a and 4b of the electronic component series 5 supplied from the electronic component supply section 2 and the lead wires 1a and 1b of the electronic component 1 are simultaneously held by opening and closing the chucks 6a and 6b of the transfer section 3,
It is fed out one pitch in the direction of the arrow m shown in FIG. By closing the tape cutters 7a, 7b, the tapes 4a, 4b are cut, and the sent-out electronic component 1 is separated from the electronic component series 5. At the same time when the electronic component 1 is held in order to be transferred from the electronic component supply section 2 to the insertion section 8, the contact terminals 11a and 11b with a verifier function contact the lead wires 1a and 1b of the electronic component 1, and the electronic component 1 is Inspect the capacitance value, resistance value, polarity, etc. of component 1. At this time, chucks 6a, 2
b is insulated to sandwich the lead wires 1a and 1b of the electronic component 1 from above the tapes 4a and 4b of the electronic component series 5, and allows accurate inspection of the capacitance value, resistance value, polarity, etc. of the electronic component 1. can.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the process in which the transfer section 3 is transferring the electronic component 1 from the electronic component supply section 2. The electronic component lead wire is transferred to a position A where the electronic component lead wire can be cut between the fixed blade 9 and the movable blade 10 of the insertion portion 8 as shown. After transferring the electronic component 1, the movable blade 10 slides in the insertion section 8, and the fixed blade 9 and the movable blade 10 cut the lead wires 1a and 1b of the electronic component 1, bend them, and form a printed circuit board (not shown). ).

In this manner, by providing the contact terminals 11a and 11b with a verifier function capable of inspecting the capacitance value, resistance value, polarity, etc. of the electronic components 1 in the transfer section 3, all the electronic components 1 to be inserted can be inspected. It is possible to perform an inspection and confirm the presence or absence of the electronic component 1.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be explained. The configuration of this embodiment is the same as the configuration of the first embodiment by further providing a discharge section 12 shown in FIG.

The operation of the above configuration will be explained as follows.
In the same operation as in the first embodiment, the transfer section 3 holds the electronic component 1 between the electronic component supply section 2 and the insertion section 8 in order to transfer it, and at the same time has a contact terminal with a verifier function. 11a and 11b contact the lead wires 1a and 1b to test the capacitance, resistance, polarity, etc. of the electronic component 1. At this time, if the characteristics of the electronic component 1 inspected by the verifier function deviate from the predetermined values, the chucks 6a and 6b holding the electronic component 1 at the position of the ejecting section 12 are released, and the electronic component 1 is removed. is discharged to the discharge section 12. After ejecting, the transfer section 3 moves to the insertion section 8 with the chucks 6a and 6b open, and goes to the electronic component supply section again to pick up the electronic component 1. The insertion section 8 is inserted blankly without the electronic component 1, and waits until the transfer section 3 transfers the electronic component 1 again on the same insertion position of a printed circuit board (not shown).

As described above, according to this embodiment, by providing the contact terminals 11a and 11b with a verifier function for inspecting the capacitance value, resistance value, polarity, etc. of the electronic component 1 in the transfer section 3, the insertion It is possible to inspect all of the electronic components 1 to be inspected, and the verifier function releases the clamping of the electronic components 1 whose characteristics deviate from the predetermined values of the inspected electronic components 1 and releases the electronic components 1 to the ejection section 12. After ejecting the electronic component 1, the device operates up to the insertion section 8 and picks up the electronic component 1 again.Since it has an auto-recovery function, it is possible to eject the electronic component 1 that has deviated from the predetermined value without stopping the device. Become.

[0020]

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above embodiments, the present invention is equipped with a verifier function for inspecting electronic components in the transfer section, and the capacitance value, resistance value, Since the characteristics of all electronic components such as polarity can be inspected, and the presence or absence of inserted components can also be confirmed, it is possible to insert electronic components with high reliability and stable quality. In addition, the present invention releases an electronic component that has been inspected by a verifier function and that deviates from a predetermined value from being held, discharges it to the ejecting section, moves to the insertion section, inserts it into the insertion section emptyly, and then inserts it again. Equipped with an auto-recovery function that picks up electronic components, it is possible to eject electronic components that have deviated from the predetermined values without stopping the equipment, improving productivity of good printed circuit boards and reducing insertion of electronic components. This makes it possible to operate for long periods of time.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of essential parts of an electronic component inserter according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

[Figure 2] A perspective view of the transfer section and insertion section of the electronic component insertion machine.

[Figure 3] Plan view of main parts of the transfer section and electronic component supply section of the electronic component insertion machine

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of essential parts of an electronic component insertion machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Figure 5] A perspective view of the main parts of a conventional electronic component insertion machine

[Figure 6] A perspective view of the transfer section and insertion section of the electronic component insertion machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Electronic parts 1a, 1b Lead wire 2 Electronic component supply department 3 Transfer department 4a, 4b Tape 5　　　　Electronic parts series 7a, 7b Tape cutter 8 Insertion part 12 Discharge section

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An electronic component insertion machine that inserts an electronic component into a predetermined hole of a printed circuit board from a series of electronic components having lead wires in the axial direction, comprising: an electronic component supply section that supplies the series of electronic components; , a tape cutter that cuts the tape of electronic components, a transfer section that simultaneously holds and transfers the tape and the lead wire of the electronic component, and a tape cutter that cuts, bends, and shapes the lead wire and guides it to a predetermined hole in the printed circuit board. and an insertion section for inserting electronic components, the transfer section having a verifier function for inspecting electronic components. 2. An electronic component insertion machine that inserts an electronic component into a predetermined hole of a printed circuit board from a series of electronic components having lead wires in the axial direction, comprising: an electronic component supply section that supplies the series of electronic components; , a tape cutter that cuts the tape of electronic components, a transfer section that simultaneously holds and transfers the tape and the lead wire of the electronic component, and a tape cutter that cuts, bends, and shapes the lead wire and guides it to a predetermined hole in the printed circuit board. and an insertion section for insertion, and the transfer section has a verifier function for inspecting electronic components, and the transfer section releases the clamping of electronic components that have been inspected by the verifier function and that deviate from a predetermined value. The electronic component insertion device is characterized in that the electronic component insertion section is provided with an auto-recovery function that operates to the insertion section after ejecting the electronic component to the ejection section, causes the insertion section to perform empty insertion, and then takes out the electronic component again. Machine.