JPH09248734A - Positioning transfer device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a positioning transfer device capable of saving space and reducing cost. SOLUTION: First and second linear guides 3, 4 arranged parallel to each other and for performing guiding in the moving direction are provided. A stroke cylinder 6 is slidably attached to the first linear guide 3 through sliders 5. A first positioning cylinder 8 for performing positioning in relation to the first linear guide 3 is attached on the tip of a piston rod 6a of the stroke cylinder 6. A second positioning cylinder 9 for performing positioning in relation to the first linear guide 3 is attached on the bottom side of the stroke cylinder 6. A carrier 13 is slidably attached to the second linear guide 4 through sliders 12. The carrier 13 is connected to the first linear guide 3 by a connecting piece 15.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a substrate transfer device which is an automated device for a printed circuit board punching machine, and more particularly to a positioning and moving device suitable for horizontal transfer of a printed circuit board.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a positioning and moving device for horizontally conveying a printed circuit board drives a carrier for clamping the printed circuit board by a motor-driven chain to drive a cylinder, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-253788. Positioning was done by installing stoppers at each stop location.

[0003]

Therefore, there is a problem that the space for the transport driving section is large and the structure of the apparatus is complicated.

An object of the present invention is to provide a positioning movement device which can save space and reduce cost.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a positioning and moving device according to a first aspect of the present invention mounts a linear guide for guiding the moving direction and a slidable mount on the linear guide via a slider. A stroke cylinder, a first positioning cylinder attached to the tip of the piston rod of the stroke cylinder for positioning with respect to the linear guide, and a first positioning cylinder attached to the bottom side of the stroke cylinder for positioning with respect to the linear guide. And two positioning cylinders.

Such a positioning and moving device advances the piston from the cylinder bottom side while the second positioning cylinder positions the linear guide, thereby advancing the first positioning cylinder together with the piston rod. Next, the linear guide is positioned by the first positioning cylinder and the positioning of the second positioning cylinder is released. In this state, the second positioning cylinder is moved forward by relatively moving the cylinder forward by returning the piston to the cylinder bottom side. Then, the linear guide is positioned by the second positioning cylinder and the positioning of the first positioning cylinder is released. The above-described operation is repeated to perform the scale movement. Therefore, positioning movement can be performed for each stroke of the stroke cylinder.

According to another aspect of the positioning and moving apparatus, the first and second linear guides are arranged in parallel with each other to guide the moving direction, and the first linear guide is slidable via a slider. The stroke cylinder attached to the first cylinder, the first positioning cylinder attached to the tip of the piston rod of the stroke cylinder for positioning with respect to the first linear guide, and the first cylinder attached to the bottom side of the stroke cylinder. Second positioning cylinder for positioning with respect to the linear guide, a carrier slidably attached to the second linear guide via a slider, a scale cylinder, and a scale including the first and second positioning cylinders. It has a connector for connecting the carrier to the removable movable body. To.

In such a positioning and moving device, while the second positioning cylinder positions the linear guide, the piston is advanced from the cylinder bottom side to advance the first positioning cylinder and the carrier together with the piston rod. . Next, the linear guide is positioned by the first positioning cylinder and the positioning of the second positioning cylinder is released. 90193 In this state, the second positioning cylinder is moved forward by relatively moving the cylinder forward by returning the piston to the cylinder bottom side. Then, the linear guide is positioned by the second positioning cylinder and the positioning of the first positioning cylinder is released. The above-described operation is repeated to perform the scale movement. Therefore, the carrier can be positioned and moved for each stroke of the stroke cylinder.

In this case, the linear guide serving as a guide for the movement of the stroke cylinder is provided with a plurality of positioning holes for fitting and positioning the tips of the piston rods of the first and second positioning cylinders. preferable.

When a plurality of positioning holes for fitting and positioning the tips of the piston rods of the first and second positioning cylinders are provided in the linear guide which serves as a guide for the movement of the stroke cylinder, the first and first positioning cylinders are provided. The positioning of the second positioning cylinder with respect to the linear guide can be reliably performed.

[0011]

1 and 2 show an example of an embodiment of a positioning and moving apparatus according to the present invention. This example shows an example in which the present invention is applied to a positioning movement device that horizontally conveys a printed circuit board.

The positioning and moving apparatus of this embodiment has first and second linear guides 1 and 2 which are arranged parallel to each other and guide the moving direction. The first linear guide 1 is attached to the transport base 3, and the second linear guide 2 is attached to the base 4.

A stroke cylinder 6 is slidably attached to the first linear guide 1 via a pair of sliders 5. The stroke cylinder 6 is attached to each slider 5 via a bracket 7.

Piston rod 6 of stroke cylinder 6
A first positioning cylinder 8 for positioning with respect to the first linear guide 1 is attached to the tip of a. On the bottom side of the stroke cylinder 6, a second positioning cylinder 9 for positioning with respect to the first linear guide 1 is attached.

The first linear guide 1 includes piston rods 8a and 9a of the first and second positioning cylinders 8 and 9, respectively.
Positioning holes 10 and 11 for fitting and positioning the tips of the
A plurality of pairs are provided for each stroke of the stroke cylinder 6. A carrier 13 is attached to the second linear guide 2 so as to be slidable via a pair of sliders 12. Scale-type moving body 14 including a stroke cylinder 6 and first and second positioning cylinders 8 and 9.
A carrier 13 is connected to the carrier by a connector 15 made of a bracket.

Although not shown, the carrier 13 is provided with a clamper or arm for transporting the printed circuit board. In this case, either an air cylinder or a hydraulic cylinder can be used as the cylinders 6, 8 and 9.

Next, the operation of such a positioning / moving device will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG.
As shown in (a), the piston rod 9a of the second positioning cylinder 9 is moved forward to be inserted into the positioning hole 11 of the first linear guide 1 so that the first linear guide 1 is moved to the second position.
With the positioning cylinder 9 of FIG.
As shown in (b), by moving the piston 6b forward from the cylinder bottom side, the first positioning cylinder 8 and the carrier 13 are moved forward together with the piston rod 6a.

Next, as shown in FIG. 3 (c), the piston rod 8a of the first positioning cylinder 8 is moved forward to be inserted into the positioning hole 10 of the first linear guide 1, and the first linear guide 1 is inserted into the positioning hole 10.
The positioning cylinder 8 is positioned and the piston rod 9a of the second positioning cylinder 9 is retracted to cancel the positioning.

In this state, as shown in FIG.
The second positioning cylinder 9 is moved forward by relatively moving the cylinder 6 forward by returning the piston 6b to the cylinder bottom side.

Next, as shown in FIG. 3 (e), the piston rod 9a of the second positioning cylinder 9 is moved forward and inserted into the positioning hole 11 of the first linear guide 1, and the first linear guide 1 is inserted. And the positioning of the first positioning cylinder 8 is released.

The above-described operation is repeated to perform the scale movement. Therefore, the carrier 13 can be positioned and moved for each stroke of the stroke cylinder 6.

In particular, as in this example, the stroke cylinder 6
The first linear guide 1 serving as a guide for the movement of the piston rod 8a of the first and second positioning cylinders 8 and 9,
Providing a plurality of pairs of positioning holes 10 and 11 for fitting and positioning the tip of 9a allows reliable positioning of the first and second positioning cylinders 8 and 9 with respect to the first linear guide 1.

If a sensor is provided in the holes 10 and 11 and it is confirmed that the piston rods 8a and 8b are securely fitted in the holes 10 and 11, the reliability of the operation can be improved.

In the above example, the carrier 13 was supported by the first positioning cylinder 8, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the carrier 13 is supported by the second positioning cylinder 9 and the stroke cylinder 6. It can also be supported.

[0025]

Since the positioning and moving device according to the present invention has a structure in which the stroke cylinder and the first and second positioning cylinders are combined, space saving and cost reduction can be achieved. Further, when a plurality of positioning holes for fitting and positioning the tips of the piston rods of the first and second positioning cylinders are provided in the linear guide that serves as a guide for the movement of the stroke cylinder, the first and second positioning cylinders are positioned. Positioning of the cylinder with respect to the linear guide can be reliably performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an example of an embodiment of a positioning movement device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line XX of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an operation explanatory diagram of the apparatus shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 1st linear guide 2 2nd linear guide 3 conveyance base 4 base 5 slider 6 stroke cylinder 6a piston rod 7 bracket 8 1st positioning cylinder 8a piston rod 9 2nd positioning cylinder 9a piston rod 10,11 Positioning hole 12 Slider 13 Carrier 14 Scale-type moving body 15 Connector

[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] June 3, 1996

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0008

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

In such a positioning and moving device, while the second positioning cylinder positions the linear guide, the piston is advanced from the cylinder bottom side to advance the first positioning cylinder and the carrier together with the piston rod. . Next, the linear guide is positioned by the first positioning cylinder and the positioning of the second positioning cylinder is released . In such a state,
The second positioning cylinder is moved forward by relatively moving the cylinder forward by returning the piston to the cylinder bottom side. Then, the linear guide is positioned by the second positioning cylinder and the positioning of the first positioning cylinder is released. The above-described operation is repeated to perform the scale movement. Therefore, the carrier can be positioned and moved for each stroke of the stroke cylinder.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A linear guide that guides in a moving direction, a stroke cylinder that is slidably attached to the linear guide via a slider, and a linear guide that is attached to a tip of a piston rod of the stroke cylinder. And a second positioning cylinder mounted on the bottom side of the stroke cylinder for positioning with respect to the linear guide. 2. A first and a second linear guides arranged to be parallel to each other to guide in the movement direction, and a stroke cylinder attached to the first linear guide so as to be slidably movable via a slider. A first cylinder mounted on the tip of the piston rod of the stroke cylinder for positioning with respect to the first linear guide
Positioning cylinder, a second positioning cylinder mounted on the bottom side of the stroke cylinder for positioning with respect to the first linear guide, and slidably movable to the second linear guide via a slider. A positioning moving device comprising: a carrier attached to the carrier; and a connector for connecting the carrier to a length-shifting movable body including the stroke cylinder and the first and second positioning cylinders. . 3. The linear guide serving as a guide for the movement of the stroke cylinder is provided with a plurality of positioning holes for fitting and positioning the tips of piston rods of the first and second positioning cylinders. The positioning movement device according to claim 1 or 2.