JPH08197007A - Automatic separating and sorting device for chip-like work - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To attain simplification of constitution, cost reduction, remarkable decrease in consumable parts and exchange cycles, prevention of erroneous measurement, improvement in productivity, reduction of a running cost, improvement in the reliability of sorting operations, speed up, etc. CONSTITUTION: The chip resistor R transported along a transporting path 6 is stopped by a rotor 10 and the front and rear of the chip resistor are detected by a fiber sensor 62. The second chip resistor on the upstream side is stopped by a stopper device 54. If the first chip resistor R on the upstream side is normal, the rotor 10 is so rotated that a communicating path 16 communicates with the transporting path 6. This chip resistor is supplied by suction to a down stream side. If the chip resistor R is not normal, the rotor 10 is so rotated that a discharge path 17 communicates with the transporting path 6. The chip resistor is then discharged by suction from the transporting path 6 to the discharge path 17. The resistance values of the separated and supplied chip resistors are detected by detecting means 64, 65 and the chip resistors are similarly sorted by rotors 11, 12.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention separates chip-like works such as leadless rectangular plate-like chip resistors continuously supplied from a parts feeder, etc., one by one, The present invention relates to an automatic separation / sorting apparatus for chip-shaped workpieces which is used to detect whether or not the chip-shaped workpieces are normal and sort them and to supply the normal chip-shaped workpieces to the next step such as taping.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, as an example of an automatic separation / sorting apparatus for chip resistors, a configuration as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 1-109016 has been known.

To explain the outline of this conventional example, when the chip resistor is continuously supplied to the linear supply path by the discharge pressure of the parts feeder, the leading chip resistor is stopped by the advance of the first stopper. Let When the accommodating recess of the carrier disk that rotates intermittently faces the leading chip resistor, the second chip resistor is stopped by advancing the second stopper, and the leading chip resistor is moved by retracting the first stopper. release. The released chip resistor is supplied to the accommodating concave portion of the carrier disk by suction by a vacuum device or the like. After the supply, the first stopper is advanced, the second stopper is retracted, the second chip resistor is released, and it is advanced by the discharge pressure of the parts feeder,
It is stopped by the first stopper.

After that, by repeating the above operation, the chip resistors can be sequentially supplied to the accommodating recesses of the carrier disk that rotates intermittently. Then, while the chip resistor supplied to the storage recess by the intermittent rotation of the transfer disk is being transferred, the resistance value or the like which is its electrical characteristic is measured, and the chip resistor having an abnormal resistance value is discharged from the storage recess. ,
Only normal chip resistors having a desired resistance value are supplied to the next step such as taping.

Conventionally, as another example of an automatic separation / sorting apparatus for chip resistors, a configuration as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-152189 is known.

To explain the outline of this conventional example, when the chip resistor is continuously supplied to the linear supply path by the discharge pressure of the parts feeder, the stopper resistor is advanced to stop the chip resistor and the measuring terminal is The chip resistor on the upstream side is held in a stopped state by advancing it, and the resistance value which is its electrical characteristic is measured. During this period, if the chip resistor, which was stopped by the stopper and the resistance value was measured previously, is normal, the normal chip resistor released by retracting the stopper is sucked to the downstream side by the suction means, Supply to the process. On the other hand, when the chip resistor stopped by the stopper is not normal, the discharge gate is retracted to open the discharge port, and the abnormal chip resistor released by the backward movement of the stopper is sucked and discharged by the suction means. Discharge from the outlet.

When the chip resistors are selected in this way, the stopper is moved forward, the measuring terminal is moved backward, the chip resistor whose resistance value is measured by the measuring terminal is released and moved forward, and stopped by the stopper.

[0008]

However, of the above-mentioned conventional examples, the former configuration requires a carrier disk, and this carrier disk is not only expensive, but also has a rapid replacement cycle due to damage, wear, and the like. It is uneconomical and its operating efficiency is poor. Further, since strict adjustment accuracy is required when exchanging the transport disk, troubles due to the exchange are likely to occur. Further, in order to transfer the chip resistor from the linear supply path to the accommodating recess of the intermittently rotating carrier disk, for example, when the chip resistor broken in the previous step is supplied into the supply path, this divided piece and its The front side of the next chip resistor is inserted into the receiving recess of the carrier disk together, and the rear side of the chip resistor is left in the supply. That is, the chip resistor next to the divided piece is in a state of straddling the storage recess of the carrier disk and the supply path. If the carrier disk is rotated in this state, the chip resistor extending over the storage groove and the supply path may be destroyed, and the carrier disk, the supply path, or the like may be damaged. Such a supply trouble occurs not only when the chip resistor is cracked but also when the size, shape, etc. are defective.

Therefore, in order to avoid such a supply trouble, when the sensor detects the supply state of the chip resistor and the supply of the divided pieces is detected, the rotation of the carrier disk is stopped and the divided pieces are stopped. It is necessary to perform the removal work, and the operating efficiency is poor. In order to solve this problem, the applicant of the present invention detects the supply trouble as described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-101923, and the divided piece of the chip resistor causing the supply trouble is discharged to the discharge path. Provided is an automatic separation / sorting device for forcibly sucking and discharging. With such a configuration, it is possible to prevent a decrease in operating efficiency, but not only the configuration is complicated, but also the cost is high.

Further, since the chip resistor housed in the housing recess of the carrier disk is carried by intermittent rotation of the carrier disk and immediately after it is stopped, inertial force and centrifugal force act to cause the chip resistor to swing within the housing recess. It is liable to cause measurement and has poor reliability. Furthermore, since the chip resistor is stored separately in the storage recess of the transfer disk and then transferred, the transfer speed is inferior, and the transfer process of the entire device is long and the configuration is complicated,
It becomes expensive.

On the other hand, in the latter configuration, the chip resistor is pressed from the lower surface by the pin and the measuring terminal to stop, so that the stop position of the chip resistor becomes unstable and the safety and reliability of the sorting work are improved. Inferior. Also, by moving the discharge gate up and down, the chip resistor is passed and discharged, but the level at the time of passing the chip resistor is difficult to match, it is not possible to pass the chip resistor smoothly, and the sorting work There is a limit to speeding up.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, eliminates the need for an expensive transfer disk, and makes it possible to perform sorting during linear transfer without transferring chip-shaped workpieces. , Thus simplifying configuration, lowering costs, exponentially reducing consumable parts and replacement cycles,
It is possible to prevent erroneous measurement, improve productivity, reduce running cost, etc., and improve the accuracy of the stop position of the chip-shaped work, and smoothly pass and discharge the chip-shaped work. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic separation / sorting apparatus for chip-shaped works, which is capable of improving the stability and reliability of the separation / sorting work and speeding up the separation / sorting work.

[0013]

Means for Solving the Problems The technical means of the present invention for achieving the above object is to provide a conveying path for linearly conveying a chip-shaped work and a rotatably supported midway of the conveying path. For separation, which has a communication path communicating with the transfer path or penetrating the transfer path in a direction intersecting with the axis so as to be able to block the transfer path, and which can supply a chip-like work to the downstream side of the transfer path. Of the rotor, the drive device for rotating the separating rotor, and the chip-shaped work for carrying the carrying path to the rotor, the second chip-like work upstream from the separating rotor in the carrying direction. Stop means for stopping, and rotatably supported on the downstream side of the separation rotor in the conveying direction of the chip-shaped workpiece,
A communication path that communicates with the transport path or that penetrates the shaft in a direction intersecting with the axis so that the transport path can be blocked.
A sorting rotor having a discharge passage formed in an outer peripheral portion thereof so as to be able to communicate with the transport passage in a state where the communication passage is blocked from the transport passage, and one transport passage from the separation rotor. Detecting means for detecting whether or not the chip-shaped work separated and transferred to the sorting rotor is normal, and a connecting path of the selection rotor when the chip-shaped work is normal And a driving device for rotating the sorting rotor so that the discharge passage of the sorting rotor communicates with the transport path when the chip-shaped work is not normal, and the chip-shaped workpiece. And a transfer means for transferring the work.

Another technical means of the present invention for attaining the above-mentioned object is, in the above-mentioned technical means, a discharge passage which can communicate with the conveying passage in a state where the separating rotor blocks the connecting passage from the conveying passage. And a detection means for detecting whether or not the chip-shaped work is normal in a detection item different from the detection item in the selection rotor on the upstream side in the conveying direction of the chip-shaped work with respect to the separation rotor. It is a thing.

In the above technical means, two sets of selection rotors and detection means are provided, an electronic component is used as the chip-shaped work, and the detection means in the separation rotor on the upstream side in the conveying direction of the chip-shaped work is chipped. It can be used to detect the front and back of a workpiece, and the detection means in the two sets of sorting rotors on the downstream side can be used to detect the electrical characteristics of the workpiece.

Further, the transfer means is formed in the rotor, and the discharge path can communicate with the transfer path upstream of the chip-shaped work in the transfer direction, and the suction port is narrower than the chip-shaped work.
A suction and discharge port that is constantly in communication with the discharge path of the rotor; and a suction destruction port that is formed so as to be opened to the atmosphere and that communicates with the discharge path when the discharge path of the rotor is cut off from the transport path,
It is preferable to have a suction device that is in communication with the suction / discharge port and that sucks the chip-shaped work on the upstream side of the rotor.

[0017]

According to the present invention, when the chip-like work is supplied to the conveying path, the separating rotor stops the chip-like work and the stopping means causes the second chip on the upstream side of the separating rotor. The workpiece is stopped, and after the stop, the rotor for separation is rotated by the drive device to communicate the communication path with the transfer path, and the first chip-shaped work is transferred from the transfer path through the connection path to the downstream side by the transfer means. The chips are separated and conveyed to the conveyance path, and the detection means detects whether the separated and conveyed chip-shaped workpieces are normal. If the chip-shaped workpieces are normal, the drive unit informs the rotor for sorting. The path is rotated so that it communicates with the transfer path, and the normal chip-shaped work transferred by the transfer means is supplied from the transfer path to the next process via the communication path. Ri the discharge passage of the rotor for screening rotates so as to communicate with the conveying path is discharged from the conveyance path to the discharge path chipped work not normal to be transferred by the transfer means. In this way, it is possible to select a normal chip-like work and an abnormal chip-like work during linear conveyance without transferring the chip-like work without requiring an expensive conveying disc. Moreover, since the separating rotor provided so as to block the transport path is used as a stopper for the chip-shaped work, the accuracy of the stop position of the chip-shaped work can be improved. In addition, since the communication path and the discharge path are communicated with the transport path by the rotation of the rotor, it is easy to align the positions and the chip-shaped workpiece can be smoothly passed and discharged.

Further, the separating rotor has a discharge passage which can communicate with the conveying passage in a state where the connecting passage is cut off from the conveying passage,
A detection means for detecting whether or not the chip-shaped work is normal in a detection item different from the detection item in the selection rotor on the upstream side in the conveying direction of the chip-shaped work with respect to the separation rotor, and also for the selection Two sets of rotors and detection means are used, electronic parts are used as chip-shaped workpieces, and the rotor and detection means for separation on the upstream side in the conveying direction of chip-shaped workpieces are used for detecting and sorting the front and back sides of chip-shaped workpieces, and the downstream side. By using the two sets of sorting rotors and the detection means for detecting and sorting the electrical characteristics of the chip-shaped work, the sorting of the front and back and the electrical characteristics can be performed while the chip-shaped workpiece is linearly separated and conveyed. Can be done at once.

Further, the transfer means is formed in the rotor, can connect the discharge path to a transport path upstream of the chip-like work in the transport direction, and has a suction port narrower than the chip-like work.
A suction and discharge port that is constantly in communication with the discharge path of the rotor; and a suction destruction port that is formed so as to be opened to the atmosphere and that communicates with the discharge path when the discharge path of the rotor is cut off from the transport path,
By having a suction device that is in communication with the suction / discharge port and sucks the chip-shaped work on the upstream side of the rotor, it is possible to always keep the suction state and stand by for the separation and selection work of the chip-shaped work.

[0020]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 13 show an automatic separating and sorting apparatus for chip-shaped workpieces according to an embodiment of the present invention.
1 is a front view of a main part, FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway plan view, FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 1, and FIG. 1 is a sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. 1, FIG. 6 is a partial sectional view of the stopper device, and FIGS. 7A, 7B, and 7C are front views, plan views, side views, and FIG. 8 of the rotor, respectively. 9 to 12 are operation explanatory views, and FIG. 13 is a timing chart of the operation explanatory views.

In this embodiment, a chip resistor R is used as the chip-shaped work, and the front and back of the chip resistor R continuously supplied from the parts feeder are detected to detect the normal direction of the chip resistor R. The chip resistors R which are not normal are separated while being separated one by one, and the resistance value is detected (measured) to select the chip resistor R having a normal resistance value and the chip resistor R which is not normal, and the normal chip resistance The case where the container R is supplied to the taping process will be described. The chip resistor R is a resistor element body r made of ceramic (alumina).
Electrodes r2 are provided on both sides of the short side of 1 (see FIG. 8).

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, a support base 2 is fixed on a base 1, and the support base 2 is formed such that one side upper surface in the longitudinal direction is lowered and the other side upper surface is projected higher. ing. A guide plate 3 is fixed to both upper surfaces on the short side of the lower portion of the support base 2, and a linear groove 4 is formed along the longitudinal direction of the central portion of the guide plate 3 and the support base 2. The open portion is closed by a cover 5 to form a horizontal linear transport path 6. A parts feeder (not shown) is provided on the conveying path 6.
As indicated by an arrow X (see FIG. 9), the chip resistor R is continuously supplied in a straight line with the one electrode r2 side as the front side by the discharge pressure from. On the upstream side in the carrying direction, the chip resistor R is detected and sorted, and
Separated into individual pieces, the resistance value, which is an electrical characteristic, is detected (measured) and sorted at two locations on the downstream side.

The details thereof will be described. In the holes 7, 8, 9 formed over the support base 2, the guide plate 3 and the cover 5 in the middle of the conveying path 6, the rotor 10 for sorting and separating, and the rotor for sorting. 11. A rotor 12 for sorting is rotatably provided with its axis in the horizontal direction and the direction orthogonal to the carrying direction of the chip resistor R. Each rotor 10, 1
As is clear from FIGS. 7A to 7C, the grooves 1 and 12 are formed with a groove 14 in the front side of the large diameter portion of the rotor body 13 in a direction orthogonal to the axis, and in the front side of the groove 14. Filling material 15
Is press-fitted and fixed, and a communication path 16 is formed in the center of the large-diameter portion on the back side thereof. A discharge passage 17 is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the central portion of the large diameter portion of the rotor body 13, and a groove-shaped suction port 18 is formed on the upstream side of the chip resistor R in the conveyance direction. Are not communicated with each other, and the discharge path 17
It is in communication with.

Each rotor 10, 11, 12 is a rotor body 1
An intermediate portion 3 is rotatably supported by the support base 2 via bearings 19 and 20. Bearing 19 and bearing 20 are spacers 2
1, 22 are pressed against the step portion on the front side of the rotor body 13 and the step portion on the rear side in the hole 7 of the support base 2, so that each rotor 1
The bearings 0, 11, and 12 are prevented from coming out backward by a bearing 19. Rotor body 1 of each rotor 10, 11, 12
A retaining ring 23 is fixed on the rearward projecting portion of the rotor 3, and each of the rotors 10, 11, 12 has a retaining ring 23.
Is in contact with the back surface of the support base 2 and is prevented from coming off from the front.

By the rotation of each of the rotors 10, 11 and 12, the communication path 16 can communicate with the transport path 6 or can block the transport path 6, and the discharge path 17 can block the communication path 16 from the transport path 6. It is set so that it can communicate with the transport path 6 in a state, and can communicate with the transport path 6 with the suction port 18 blocking the communication path 16 from the transport path 6.

A base portion of a pressing member 25 is supported on a support portion 24 fixed to the support base 2 so as to be vertically rotatable by a shaft 26 in correspondence with the cover 5 divided by the rotors 10, 11 and 12. When the set screw 27 supported by the intermediate portion of the holding member 25 is screwed into the support base 2, the cover 5 is fixed on the guide plate 3 by the holding member 25, and the set screw 27 is removed from the support base 2. Then, by rotating the pressing member 25 upward, the cover 5 is removed from the guide plate 3, and the transport path 6 is opened. Therefore, even if the chip resistor R causes a transport trouble such as clogging in the middle of the transport path 6, the transport trouble can be solved by eliminating the chip resistor R that causes the trouble.

One side of the arm member 28 is fixed to both sides of the back surface of the support base 2, and a support plate 29 is fixed to the other side of the arm member 28. One side of the arm member 30 is fixed above and below the center of the back surface of the support plate 29, and the support plate 3 is attached to the other side of the arm member 30.
1 is fixed. The rotor 10 is provided on one side of the support plate 29.
, A stepping motor 32 is attached to the support plate 31, a stepping motor 33 is attached to the support plate 31 corresponding to the rotor 11, and the rotor 12 is attached to the other side of the support plate 29.
The stepping motor 34 is attached corresponding to the. Output shaft 3 of each stepping motor 32, 33, 34
One side of 5, 36, 37 is connected to the rear small-diameter shafts of the rotors 10, 11, 12 via couplings 39, 40, 41 so as to rotate integrally. Therefore, the rotors 10, 11 and 12 are rotated as described above by driving the stepping motors 32, 33 and 34. Output shafts 35, 36, 3 of the stepping motors 32, 33, 34
The origin detection cams 42, 43, 44 are attached to the other side of the step 7, and the notches of the origin detection cams 42, 43, 44 are detected by the origin detection sensors 45, 46, 47, whereby the stepping motor 32, The drive of 33 and 34 is controlled.

The support base 2 is formed with suction / discharge ports 48, 49, 50 and suction break ports 51, 52, 53 located below the rotors 10, 11, 12. The suction / discharge ports 48, 49, 50 are arranged on the upstream side of the chip resistor R in the conveying direction, and the suction breakage ports 51, 52, 53 are arranged on the downstream side of the chip resistor R in the conveying direction. The suction / discharge ports 48, 49, 50 are always communicated with the discharge passages 17 of the rotors 10, 11, 12 and the suction / breakdown ports 51, 52, 53.
Is communicated with the discharge passage 17 only when the discharge passage 17 of the rotors 10, 11, 12 is cut off from the conveying passage 6.
It is set so as not to communicate with the discharge path 17 when 11 and 12 are in other rotational positions. Each of the suction / discharge ports 48, 49, 50 is connected to a vacuum pump (not shown) which is a suction device.

A stopper device 54 is provided as a stopping means for stopping the second chip resistor R from the rotor 10 on the upstream side of the sorting / separating rotor 10 in the conveying direction of the chip resistor R. In particular, as apparent from FIGS. 1, 4 and 6, the solenoid 56 is supported by the support frame 55 attached to the lower side of the support base 2, and the base of the cylinder 58 is fixed to the upper end of the solenoid shaft 57. The cylinder 58 is inserted into a hole 59 formed in the support base 2 in a vertical direction. A piston-shaped stopper member 60 is supported by the cylinder 58 so as to be able to move forward and backward. A shock absorbing spring 61 is interposed between the base end of the stopper member 60 and the inner surface of the bottom of the cylinder 58. And solenoid 5
6, the solenoid shaft 57, the cylinder 58, the stopper member 60, and the like are lifted to press the second chip resistor R against the cover 5 at the tip of the stopper member 60 to restrict the forward movement. (Fig. 10,
(See FIG. 12). At this time, the spring 61 for absorbing shock can prevent the chip resistor R from being damaged. On the contrary, demagnetization of the solenoid 56 causes the solenoid shaft 5
By lowering 7, the cylinder 58, the stopper member 60, and the like, the stopper member 60 retracts from the transport path 6 and the second chip resistor R can be released (see FIGS. 9 and 11).

As is apparent from FIG. 1, one side of the fiber sensor 62 for detecting the front and back of the chip resistor R on the upstream side of the sorting / separating rotor 10 in the conveying direction of the chip resistor R is attached to the cover 5. Holes 63 formed in the vertical direction
It is inserted and fixed. The other side of the fiber sensor 62 faces a light emitting / receiving device (not shown). Then, when the light is emitted from the light emitter through the fiber sensor 62 and the chip resistor R is conveyed in the conveyance path 6, the reflected light from the chip resistor R is received by the light receiver through the fiber sensor 62. To do. At this time, the front surface of the chip resistor R is coated with a black insulating coating, and the back surface of the chip resistor R exposes the background of ceramic (alumina). Therefore, the front surface and the back surface can be detected by the difference in the properties of the front surface and the back surface. In the illustrated example, the fiber sensor 62 detects the front and back of the second chip resistor R located upstream of the rotor 10 in correspondence with the stopper device 54, but the chip resistor R at any position is detected. You may make it detect the front and back.

The rotors 11 and 12 on the upstream side of the sorting rotor 11 and the rotor 12 in the carrying direction of the chip resistor R with respect to the rotor 12.
Detection (measurement) means 64 and 65 for detecting (measuring) the resistance value of the chip resistor R located at the second position from are respectively provided. Each of the detecting means 64 and 65 has the same structure and, as is apparent from FIGS. 1 and 3, the first to fourth portions, respectively.
The measurement terminals 66, 67, 68 and 69 of are used. The first and third measuring terminals 66 and 68 and the second and fourth measuring terminals 67 and 69 are arranged in series on both sides along the carrying direction of the chip resistor R, respectively. The tip portion is inserted from the space 70 of the support base 2 into each hole 71 formed in the upper portion thereof so as to be able to move forward and backward. Each measuring terminal 66 ~
69 has its base fixed to the holder 72. on the other hand,
A support frame 73 is fixed to the lower side of the base 1, and a movable base 75 is movably supported by bearings 76 on a guide shaft 74 fixed in the vertical direction to the support frame 73, and a holder is mounted on the movable base 75. 72 are connected so that they can be raised and lowered together.

A solenoid 77 is supported on the support frame 73, and a solenoid shaft 78 is connected to the movable base 75. A support shaft 79 hangs down from the upper surface plate of the support frame 73, and the lower part thereof is inserted into the upper part of a large diameter spring receiving hole 80 recessed in the central portion of the movable table 75, and the outer periphery of the support shaft 79 and the spring receiving hole. Shock absorbing spring 8 fitted on the inner circumference of 80
1 is the lower surface of the upper plate of the support frame 73 and the spring receiving hole 80.
Is interposed between the bottom surface of and. And solenoid 7
7 causes the solenoid shaft 78, the movable base 75, the holder 72, and the measurement terminals 66 to 69 to rise, so that the tips of the measurement terminals 66 to 69 come into contact with the electrode r2 of the chip resistor R (FIG. 11). , See FIG. 12). At this time,
The shock absorbing spring 81 can prevent damage to the chip resistor R and damage to the measuring terminals 66 to 69.
On the contrary, demagnetization of the solenoid 77 causes the solenoid shaft 78, the movable base 75, the holder 72, and the measuring terminals 66 to
By lowering 69, the measurement terminals 66 to 69 are separated from the electrode r2 of the chip resistor R (FIGS. 9 to 12).
reference).

In particular, as apparent from FIG. 8, the first measuring terminal 66 and the third measuring terminal 68 correspond to the electrode r2 located on the rear side (upstream side) of the chip resistor R, and
Measuring terminal 67 and fourth measuring terminal 69 of the chip resistor R
Corresponding to the electrode r2 located on the front side (downstream side) of
The resistance value of the chip resistor R is set to be measured by the four-terminal measuring method using the first to fourth measuring terminals 66 to 68. Measuring terminal 66 in each detecting means 64, 65
Since the portion of the hole 71 into which the to 69 are inserted needs to be electrically insulated, the portion 82 of the support base 2 where the hole 71 is formed is made of an electrically insulating material such as plastic. These detecting means 64, 65 detect the resistance value of the chip resistor R located at the second upstream side from the rotors 11, 12, but the resistance value of the chip resistor R at any position should be detected. You can also Then, the measuring terminals 66 to 69
Is inserted into the small-diameter holes 71 of the support base 2, so that when the chip resistor R is sucked from the suction ports 18 of the rotors 11 and 12, the suction efficiency can be improved by not impairing the sealing degree. Moreover, the chip resistor R can be transported in a stable state without forming a large space in the center of the receiving surface of the chip resistor R in the transport path 6.

As is apparent from FIG. 2, the loading tape T for taping is horizontally run by the driving means (not shown) at the side of the discharge port 83 of the transport path 6. The loading tape T has a loading recess t1 and a feed hole t2 arranged in a row. The feed hole t2 is used for running the loading tape T, and the loading recess t1 is used.
The chip resistors R are discharged from the discharge port 83 of the transfer path 6 by suction means (not shown) and sequentially loaded.

The chip resistor R is provided upstream of the rotor 11, the rotor 12, and the discharge port 83 in the conveying direction of the chip resistor R.
A fiber sensor 84 for detecting the passage (presence or absence) of the
One side of 85 and 86 is inserted and fixed in holes 87, 88 and 89 formed in the support base 2 in the horizontal direction. The other side of the fiber sensors 84, 85, 86 faces a light emitting / receiving device (not shown) as in the above. Then, when light is emitted from the projector through the fiber sensors 84, 85 and 86 and the chip resistor R is conveyed in the conveying path 6, the reflected light from the chip resistor R is transmitted to the fiber sensors 84 and 8.
The light passing through the chip resistor R can be detected by receiving the light through the light receiving device via the light receiving elements 5, 86.

The operation of the above configuration will be described below with reference to the operation explanatory diagrams of FIGS. 9 to 12 and the operation explanatory timing chart of FIG.
Now, as shown by the arrow X in FIG. 9, the chip resistor R is continuously supplied to the linear conveyance path 6 by the discharge pressure of the parts feeder, and the chip resistor R is provided upstream of the sorting / separating rotor 10. Exist in a continuous state, and the selection rotors 11 and 1
There is one chip resistor R after the resistance value measurement on the upstream side of each of the rotors 2, and the suction ports 18 of the rotors 10, 11 and 12 are provided.
Communicate with the transport path 6, and suction / discharge ports 48, 4
Only 9, 50 are the discharge passages 17 of the rotors 10, 11, 12.
Each suction and discharge port 4 by communicating with the vacuum pump
It is assumed that the upstream chip resistor R is attracted to the rotors 10, 11, 12 via 8, 48, 49, 50, the discharge passage 17, and the suction port 18.

Here, the stopper device 54 is driven as described above, and as shown in FIGS. 10 (a) and 10 (b), the stopper member 60 is moved forward so that the two rotors 10 on the upstream side of the rotor 10 for sorting and separating. The eye chip resistor R is pressed against the cover 5 and stopped. When it is determined that the first chip resistor R on the upstream side of the rotor 10 is not normal due to the detection by the fiber sensor 62, the rotor 10 is driven by driving the stepping motor 32. The discharge path 17 is made to communicate with the upstream side of the transport path 6 by rotating it counterclockwise as indicated by the arrow in FIG. 10A, and the first chip resistor R is sucked and discharged from the discharge path 17 in the suction state. 48
It is discharged to the outside via. During this time, the rotor 1 for sorting
The chip resistors R on the upstream side of the rotors 1 and 12 are rotors 11 and 12
Is kept aspirated by.

On the other hand, when the first chip resistor R on the upstream side of the sorting / separating rotor 10 is determined by the fiber sensor 62 to have the normal orientation on the front and back sides first, the stepping motor By driving 32, the rotor 10 is rotated in the clockwise direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. As a result, the downstream transfer path 6 is in the suction state via the sorting rotor 11 as described above, so that the first chip resistor R is sucked from the communication path 16 to the downstream transfer path 6, It can be positioned in a continuous state on the upstream side of the first chip resistor R on the upstream side of the rotor 11.

Next, by driving the stepping motor 32, as shown by solid and dotted arrows in FIGS. 11 (a) and 11 (b), respectively, the rotor 10 for selection and separation is rotated clockwise,
Alternatively, it is rotated counterclockwise so that the suction port 18 communicates with the upstream side transport path 6, and the stopper device 54 is driven as described above, and the stopper member 60 is retracted to cause the second upstream side of the rotor 10 to move. Release chip resistor R.
As a result, the chip resistor R is attracted to the rotor 10 by the discharge pressure of the parts feeder and the suction force through the rotor 10, and the front and back of the second upstream chip resistor R are detected by the fiber sensor 62. During this time, the measuring terminals 66 to 69 of the detecting means 64 are raised by the excitation of the solenoid 77 as described above and come into contact with the electrode r2 of the second chip resistor R on the upstream side of the selection rotor 11 to change the resistance value. taking measurement.

Next, when it is determined that the first chip resistor R, which has been measured previously, is not a predetermined resistance value and is not normal, the stepping motor 33 is driven to select the rotor 11 for selection. 11A is rotated counterclockwise as shown by the arrow in FIG. 11A so that the discharge path 17 is communicated with the upstream side of the transport path 6, and the first chip resistor R is connected to the discharge path 17 in the suction state.
Is discharged to the outside through the suction / discharge path 49.

On the other hand, when the previously measured first chip resistor R has a predetermined resistance value and is determined to be normal, the stepping motor 33 is driven to select the rotor 11 for selection. 11 is rotated in the clockwise direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. 11B to connect the communication path 16 to the transport path 6. As a result, the downstream transfer path 6 is in the suction state through the sorting rotor 12 as described above, so that the first chip resistor R is sucked from the communication path 16 to the downstream transfer path 6, It can be positioned in a continuous state on the upstream side of the first chip resistor R on the upstream side of the rotor 12.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 12 (a) and 12 (b), the measuring terminals 66 to 69 of the detecting means 65 are raised by the excitation of the solenoid 77 as described above, and the upstream side of the sorting rotor 12 is shown. Electrode r2 of the second chip resistor R of
A) and measure the resistance value. Next, when it is determined that the first chip resistor R measured previously does not have a predetermined resistance value and is not normal, the rotor 12 is driven by driving the stepping motor 34 as shown in FIG. The discharge path 17 is made to communicate with the upstream side of the transport path 6 by rotating it counterclockwise as indicated by an arrow, and the first chip resistor R is discharged from the discharge path 17 in the suction state via the suction / discharge path 50 to the outside. To discharge.

On the other hand, when the first chip resistor R measured previously has a predetermined resistance value and is determined to be normal, the stepping motor 34 is driven to move the rotor 12 to the position shown in FIG. The communication path 16 is made to communicate with the transport path 6 by rotating it clockwise as indicated by the arrow in (b). As a result, since the downstream transport path 6 is in the suction state as described above,
The first normal chip resistor R is sucked from the connecting path 16 to the downstream transfer path 6 and loaded into the loading recess t1 (see FIG. 2) of the loading tape T.

During this time, the measuring terminal 6 in the detecting means 64
As described above, 6 to 69 are lowered by the demagnetization of the solenoid 77 and separated from the electrode r2 of the second chip resistor R on the upstream side of the rotor 11 for selection, and the rotor 11 is driven by driving the stepping motor 33. (A) and (b) are rotated clockwise or counterclockwise as indicated by solid arrows and dotted arrows, respectively, so that the suction port 18 communicates with the upstream transfer path 6 and the upstream chip resistor R is suctioned. To do. On the other hand, by driving the stopper device 54, the stopper member 60 is advanced, and the second chip resistor R on the upstream side of the sorting / separating rotor 10 is pressed against the cover 5 and stopped. Then, when the first chip resistor R on the upstream side of the rotor 10 has been determined by the fiber sensor 62 to be in the normal orientation first, the stepping motor 32 is driven to move the rotor 10 to the arrow direction. The communication path 16 is communicated with the conveyance path 6 by rotating clockwise as indicated by. As a result, the downstream side transport path 6 is in the suction state via the sorting rotor 11 as described above, so that the upstream normal chip resistor R of the rotor 10 is connected to the downstream side from the connecting path 16. Of the first chip resistor R on the upstream side of the rotor 11 in a continuous state.

Thereafter, by repeating the same operation as described above, only normal chip resistors R are selected and sequentially loaded in the loading recesses t1 of the loading tape T, and a cover tape (not shown) is provided on the upper surface of the loading tape T. 2) is heat-sealed to complete the taping operation of the chip resistor R.

In the above embodiment, the chip resistor R is transferred by sucking it from the downstream side in the carrying direction, but it may be transferred by ejecting air from the upstream side in the carrying direction. You may use together. Further, the fiber sensor 62 and the rotor 10 detect and sort the front and back of the chip resistor R, and the detecting means 64 and the rotor 11
With the detection means 65 and the rotor 12, the chip resistor R
The resistance value of (1) is detected (measured) and selected, but it can also be used for other detection and selection, for example, shape detection and selection by image processing of the chip resistor R. Furthermore, various kinds of detection and selection can be continuously performed by combining the detection means and the rotor in multiple stages. In addition, the present invention can be modified in various ways without departing from the basic technical idea thereof.

[0047]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The tipping work is stopped by the separating rotor, the second tipping work upstream of the separating rotor is stopped by the stopping means, and after the stopping, the separating rotor is rotated by the drive device to establish the communication path. Whether the first chip-shaped work is communicated with the transfer path and separated by the transfer means from the transfer path to the transfer path on the downstream side via the communication path and transferred, and whether the separated and transferred chip-shaped work is normal or not When the chip-shaped work is normal, the driving device rotates the sorting rotor so that its connecting path communicates with the transfer path, and the transfer means transfers the normal chip-shaped work. Is supplied from the transport path to the next process via the connecting path,
If the chip-shaped work is not normal, the driving device rotates the sorting rotor so that the discharge path communicates with the transfer path, and the abnormal chip-shaped work transferred by the transfer means is discharged from the transfer path to the discharge path. To do. In this way, it is possible to select a normal chip-like work and an abnormal chip-like work during linear conveyance without transferring the chip-like work without requiring an expensive conveying disc. Therefore, the structure can be simplified, the cost can be reduced, the expendable parts and the replacement cycle can be dramatically reduced, erroneous measurement can be prevented, the productivity can be improved, and the running cost can be reduced. Moreover, since the separating rotor provided so as to block the transport path is used as a stopper for the chip-shaped work, the accuracy of the stop position of the chip-shaped work can be improved. Further, since the connecting path and the discharging path are selectively communicated with the conveying path by the rotation of the rotor, it is easy to perform the alignment, and the chip-shaped workpiece can be smoothly passed and discharged. Therefore, it is possible to improve the stability and reliability of the separation and selection work, and speed up the separation and selection work.

Further, the separating rotor has a discharge passage which can communicate with the above-mentioned conveying passage in a state where the connecting passage is blocked from the conveying passage,
A detection means for detecting whether or not the chip-shaped work is normal in a detection item different from the detection item in the selection rotor on the upstream side in the conveying direction of the chip-shaped work with respect to the separation rotor, and also for the selection Two sets of rotors and detection means are used, electronic parts are used as chip-shaped workpieces, and the rotor and detection means for separation on the upstream side in the conveying direction of chip-shaped workpieces are used for detecting and sorting the front and back sides of chip-shaped workpieces, and the downstream side. By using the two sets of sorting rotors and the detection means for detecting and sorting the electrical characteristics of the chip-shaped work, the sorting of the front and back and the electrical characteristics can be performed while the chip-shaped workpiece is linearly separated and conveyed. Can be done at once. Therefore, the separation and selection work can be efficiently performed in a narrow space.

Further, the transfer means is formed in the rotor, and the discharge path can be connected to the transfer path upstream of the chip-shaped work in the transfer direction, and the suction port is narrower than the chip-shaped work.
A suction and discharge port that is constantly in communication with the discharge path of the rotor; and a suction destruction port that is formed so as to be opened to the atmosphere and that communicates with the discharge path when the discharge path of the rotor is cut off from the transport path,
By having a suction device that is in communication with the suction / discharge port and sucks the chip-shaped work on the upstream side of the rotor, it is possible to always keep the suction state and stand by for the separation and selection work of the chip-shaped work. Therefore, the selection and the selection work can be further speeded up.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of essential parts showing an automatic separation / sorting apparatus for chip-shaped works according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway plan view showing the automatic separating and sorting apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1, showing the same automatic separating and sorting apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 1, showing the automatic separating and sorting apparatus.

5 is a sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. 1, showing the same automatic separating and sorting apparatus.

FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view of a stopper device used in the same automatic separating and sorting apparatus.

FIG. 7A is a front view of a rotor used in the same automatic separating and sorting apparatus. (B) is a plan view of a rotor used in the same automatic separating and sorting apparatus. (C) is a side view of a rotor used in the same automatic separation and sorting apparatus.

FIG. 8 is a plan view for explaining the arrangement of measuring terminals used in the same automatic separating and sorting apparatus.

FIG. 9 is an operation explanatory view of the same automatic separating and sorting apparatus.

10 (a) and 10 (b) are operation explanatory views of the same automatic separation and sorting apparatus.

11A and 11B are operation explanatory diagrams of the same automatic separation and sorting apparatus.

12 (a) and 12 (b) are operation explanatory views of the same automatic separation and sorting apparatus.

FIG. 13 is a timing chart for explaining the operation of the automatic separating and sorting apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 6 Conveyance Path 10 Rotor for Sorting and Separation 11 Rotor for Sorting 12 Rotor for Sorting 16 Connection Path 17 Discharge Path 18 Suction Port 32 Stepping Motor 33 Stepping Motor 34 Stepping Motor 48 Suction and Discharge Port 49 Suction and Discharge Port 50 Combined discharge port 51 Suction breaking port 52 Suction breaking port 53 Suction breaking port 54 Stopper device 62 Fiber sensor 64 Detecting device 65 Detecting device 66 Measuring terminal 67 Measuring terminal 68 Measuring terminal 69 Measuring terminal R Chip resistor T Loading tape

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Tomoyuki Kojima 3-26, Tanimotomuracho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Masawa Industrial Co., Ltd.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A transfer path for linearly transferring a chip-shaped work, and a shaft rotatably supported in the middle of the transfer path so as to communicate with the transfer path or block the transfer path. A separating rotor having a communication path that penetrates the core in a direction intersecting with the chip-shaped workpiece can be supplied to the downstream side of the conveying path, a drive device that rotates the separating rotor, and the conveying path. Of the chip-shaped workpieces to be conveyed to the rotor, a stopping means for stopping the second chip-shaped workpiece upstream in the conveying direction from the separation rotor, and a tip-shaped workpiece for the separation rotor. A connecting path that is rotatably supported on the downstream side in the conveying direction, communicates with the conveying path, or penetrates in the direction intersecting with the axis so that the conveying path can be blocked. Shut off In the above-described state, a sorting rotor having a discharge passage formed in the outer peripheral portion so as to be able to communicate with the transport passage, and one of the transport passages are separated from the separating rotor into the sorting rotor. A detection means for detecting whether or not the chip-shaped work transferred to the device is normal, and when the chip-shaped work is normal, the connecting path of the sorting rotor is communicated with the transfer path, When the chip-shaped work is not normal, a driving device that rotates the sorting rotor so that the discharge path of the sorting rotor communicates with the transport path, and a transfer unit that transfers the chip-shaped work Automatic separation and sorting device for chip-shaped workpieces. 2. The separation rotor has a discharge passage that can communicate with the conveyance passage in a state where the communication passage is cut off from the conveyance passage, and the separation rotor has a tip shape on the upstream side in the conveyance direction of the tip-shaped workpiece with respect to the separation rotor. The automatic separation and sorting apparatus for chip-shaped workpieces according to claim 1, further comprising detection means for detecting whether or not the workpiece is normal in a detection item different from the detection item in the rotor for sorting. 3. A selection rotor and two sets of detection means are provided, an electronic component is used as the chip-shaped work, and the detection means in the separation rotor on the upstream side in the conveying direction of the chip-shaped work is the front and back of the chip-shaped work. Used to detect
3. The automatic chip-separating / separating apparatus for chip-like works according to claim 2, wherein the detecting means in the two sets of sorting rotors on the downstream side are used for detecting the electrical characteristics of the chip-like works. 4. The transfer means is formed in the rotor, and the discharge path can communicate with the transport path on the upstream side in the transport direction of the chip-shaped work, and the suction port narrower than the chip-shaped work and the discharge path of the rotor. And a suction / discharge port that is formed to be open to the atmosphere and that is communicated with the discharge path when the discharge path of the rotor is cut off from the conveyance path, and the suction / discharge 4. A chip-type work automatic separation / sorting apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a suction device which is in communication with the outlet and sucks the chip-type work on the upstream side of the rotor.