JPH07118595B2 - Method and device for replacing chip component storage pack - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for replacing a chip component storage pack that accommodates small chip components without lead wires.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The applicant of the present invention discloses in Japanese Patent Application No. 1-140994 that a chip part storage pack is formed in which a storage path that continuously circulates is formed inside a case, and chip parts are stored in the storage path. Disc pack) is proposed. This chip parts storage pack integrates completely different functions of packing and supplying parts, and can store chip parts in an aligned state in the storage path inside the case, and by sending compressed air to the storage path. Chip components can be aligned and ejected from the component delivery port at the end of the storage path.

[0003]

By the way, conventionally, in a chip component supply unit of a chip component mounting machine using a chip component storage pack, replacement when the chip component storage pack becomes empty depends on manual work. It was However, in order to realize continuous operation of the chip component mounting machine for mounting the chip components on the printed circuit board, it has been demanded that the chip component storage pack of the chip component supply unit can be automatically replaced.

In view of the above points, the present invention takes out an empty chip component storage pack from a chip component supply unit using the chip component storage pack, and makes it possible to equip a chip component storage pack filled with new chip components. An object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for replacing parts.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the method for replacing a chip component storage pack according to the present invention is a continuous method.
To the circulation was housing passage has a plurality of compartments and out freely accommodating the chip component storage pack formed by housing the chip component, using a storage magazine and an empty compartment some of the compartments of the plurality of chips Of the chip component storage packs detachably mounted in the plurality of compartments of the chip component supply unit of the component mounting machine, the space where the empty one is located and the storage container
The chip component supply section is made to face the empty section of Gajin.
Release the empty chip parts storage pack of
Put the parts storage pack in the empty compartment of the storage magazine.
After taking out, the new chip parts storage pack is located
The storage magazine section is filled with the empty chip parts storage pack.
It was opposed to the partition of the chip component supply unit which is discharged, and the new chip component storage pack is housed in a compartment of the storage magazine to equip the chip component supply unit.

Further, in the chip component storage pack exchanging device of the present invention, the chip components are stored in the storage path which is continuously circulated.
And a plurality of compartments which chip components accommodated a housing pack freely out comprising, a storage magazine and an empty compartment some of the compartments of the plurality, the plurality equipped with the chip component storage pack detachably Mounting of chip parts with compartments
And the chip component supply section of the machine, said moving at least one of the storage magazine or chip component supply unit housing Maga
Predetermined section on the gin side and predetermined section on the chip component supply unit side
And a means for making the storage magazine and the chip
And a means for transferring the chip component storage pack between the mutually facing compartments of the component supply section .

[0007]

In the present invention, the empty chip component storage pack on the side of the chip component supply unit is moved to the empty section of the storage magazine, and then the new chip component storage pack held in the storage magazine is transferred to the chip component supply unit. As a result, chip components can be continuously supplied from the chip component supply unit, and thus the chip component mounting machine can be continuously operated.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a method and apparatus for replacing a chip component storage pack according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIGS. 1 to 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a chip component supply section of the chip component mounting machine, which has a compartment 2 for mounting a plurality of chip component storage packs DP. Each compartment 2 is provided with a bellows 4 that expands when compressed air is introduced and contracts when compressed air is exhausted, and the chip component storage pack DP is detachably arranged. That is, when the chip component storage pack DP is arranged in the compartment 2, compressed air is introduced into the bellows drum 4 to expand the bellows drum 4 to fix the chip component storage pack DP. On the contrary, when the chip component storage pack DP is discharged from the compartment 2, the compressed air is released from the bellows 4 and the bellows drum 4 is contracted to release the chip component storage pack DP. Such a chip component supply unit 1 is fixed to, for example, a chip component mounting machine for mounting a chip component on a printed circuit board.

On the other hand, the storage magazine 10 is provided with compartments 11 for accommodating the chip component storage packs DP so that they can be freely taken in and out, and each compartment 11 has a chip component storage pack DP filled with every other new chip component. Has been done.
That is, the section in which the chip component storage pack DP is arranged and the empty section are alternately located. Here, when the array interval of each partition 11 is P1 (for example, 10 mm), the array interval of the partition 2 on the chip component supply unit 1 side is 2 × P.
It is 1. Such a storage magazine 10 can be moved along the chip component supply section (in a close proximity state) by moving means (for example, a moving mounting table).

When the chip component storage pack DP in a section of the chip component supply unit 1 is emptied, the storage magazine 10 is moved by the arrangement interval P1 by the moving means as shown in FIG. The compartment 11 is opposed to the compartment 2 where the empty chip component storage pack DP on the side of the chip component supply unit 1 is located, and the bellows drum 4 is contracted to set the chip component storage pack DP to the open state.
Next, the extensible pusher 5 as a transfer means on the chip component supply unit 1 side pushes the empty chip component storage pack DP in the compartment 2 into the empty compartment 11 on the storage magazine side to store the empty chip component storage pack DP in the storage magazine. Move to the side. After that, as shown in FIG. 3, with respect to the empty section 2 of the chip component supply unit 1, the section 11 holding the chip component storage pack DP filled with new chip components is moved by moving the storage magazine 10 by the arrangement interval P1. The new chip component storage pack DP is transferred to the chip component supply unit 1 by the retractable pusher 12 as a transfer means on the storage magazine side so as to be mounted. then,
The bellows drum 4 on the side of the chip component supply unit is expanded by the compressed air to securely hold the chip component storage pack DP.

According to the above embodiment, the chip component supply unit 1
On the other hand, the storage magazines 10 can be arranged in close proximity to each other and occupy a small space, and since empty sections are alternately provided in the sections 11 of the storage magazines 10, the movement stroke of the storage magazines 10 can be minimized. be able to. The vacancy of each section 2 and 11 can be confirmed by a sensor.

FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the present invention, in which 30 is a chip component mounting machine for mounting a chip component on a printed circuit board, and the structure of the chip component supply unit 1 provided in the chip component mounting machine 30. The structure itself of the storage magazine 10 is the same as that shown in FIGS. In the embodiment of FIG. 4, the storage magazine 10 is detachably arranged on the movable mounting table 20 and becomes empty (the chip component storage pack DP to be held).
The storage magazine 10 that has become empty) is sent to the discharge transfer (conveyor) 21, and the new storage magazine 10 holding a new chip component storage pack is received from the transfer transfer (conveyor) 22 on the movable mounting table 20. It is designed to hold this.

According to the configuration shown in FIG. 4, since the storage magazine 10 can be replaced automatically, the replacement process of the chip component storage pack DP can be more easily managed and the rod replacement can be automated.

In the above embodiment, the compartments of the storage magazine are arranged so that the compartments containing the chip component storage packs and the empty compartments are alternately present. However, a plurality of empty compartments may be continuously provided. .

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention,
A new chip component storage pack can be quickly replenished to the chip component supply unit using the chip component storage pack, chip components can be continuously supplied from the chip component supply unit, and in turn, continuous operation of the chip component mounting machine. Can be enabled.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of an embodiment of a method and apparatus for replacing a chip component storage pack according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial plan view showing the operation of transferring the chip component storage pack from the chip component supply unit to the storage magazine in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a partial plan view showing an operation of transferring the chip component storage pack from the storage magazine to the chip component supply unit in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Chip Component Supply Section 2, 11 Section 4 Bellofrum 5,12 Pusher 10 Storage Magazine 20 Moving Stand 21 Ejecting Transfer 22 Carrying In Transfer

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Takeshi Ito 1-13-1 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, TDK Corporation (56) References JP-A-1-225399 (JP, A) -111682 (JP, U)

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A chip component is placed in a storage path that is continuously circulated.
A chip component mounting machine is provided which has a plurality of compartments for accommodating the stored chip component storage packs so that the chip component storage packs can be freely taken in and out, and some of the plurality of compartments are empty compartments.
The empty ones of the chip component storage packs that are detachably mounted in the multiple compartments of the chip component supply unit
Front section and the empty section of the storage magazine,
Open the empty chip parts storage pack in the chip parts supply section.
Let go of the empty chip parts storage pack
After discharging to the empty space of the gin,
Section of the storage magazine in which the
Of the chip component supply section that has discharged the component storage pack
It is opposed to the partition, replacing the chip component storage pack, characterized in that it equipped with the new chip component storage pack is housed in a compartment of the storage magazine to the chip component supply unit. 2. A chip part is placed in a storage path which is continuously circulated.
It has a plurality of compartments for storing the stored chip component storage packs so that it can be freely taken in and out, and a storage magazine in which some of the plurality of compartments are empty compartments is detachably arranged on the mounting table to mount the chip components. Of the chip parts supply section of the machine
Of the chip parts storage packs that are detachably installed in the compartment of
And the empty compartment of the chip component supply section.
Release the parts storage pack to collect the empty chip parts.
After discharging the delivery pack to the empty section of the storage magazine,
The storage box where the new chip parts storage pack is located
The empty chip parts storage pack was discharged from the
Said chip component is opposed to the partition of the feed section, the said new chip component storage pack is housed in a compartment of the storage magazine is equipped with the chip component supply unit, the chip component storage pack storing magazine holds all vacant When it becomes the one of the above, the storage magazine on the mounting table is sent to the discharge transfer, and a new storage magazine holding a new chip component storage pack is arranged on the mounting table via the transfer transfer. How to replace the chip parts storage pack. 3. A chip part is placed in a storage path which is continuously circulated.
A plurality of compartments and out freely accommodating the housing and the chip component storage pack comprising: a housing magazine which was vacant compartment some of the compartments of the plurality of the plurality equipped with the chip component storage pack detachably Chip part having a compartment
The chip parts supply section of the mounting machine and at least one of the storage magazine or the chip parts supply section are moved to store them.
Predetermined section on the magazine side and predetermined section on the chip component supply unit side
Means for facing the compartment , the storage magazine and the
A device for exchanging chip component storage packs, comprising means for transferring the chip component storage packs between mutually facing sections of the chip component supply unit . 4. The chip component storage pack exchanging device according to claim 3, wherein the storage magazines are arranged such that the compartments storing the chip component storage packs and the empty compartments are alternately arranged.