JPH10109818A - Protecting plate separator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically perform operations from cutting of an adhesive tape to protecting plate elimination so as to reduce labor and increase efficiency by cutting the adhesive tape of a staked body side face during carrying of the stacked body and then eliminating the protecting plate in the lower side of the stacked body in a lower direction. SOLUTION: For eliminating a protecting plate fixed in the lower side of a stacked body containing a printed board, first a number of stacked bodies 5 are loaded on a throw-in base 9 in the laminated condition of many stages and then the stacked bodies 5 are vacuum absorbed one by one from a throw-in pad 49 and supplied to a carrying means 7. Then, in the midway of carrying the stacked bodies 5 on the carrying means 7 in a lower direction, both sides and lower surfaces of the stacked bodies 5 are guided by a side guide roller and a press roller and by pressing a pair of left and right cutting means, an adhesive tape for fixing the protecting plate is cut from both sides of the stacked bodies 5. Then, the tip side of the lower protecting plate of the stacked bodies 5 is adsorbed by adsorbing means 18 and bent downward and, subsequently, the bent protecting plate is separated by a separation guiding means 19.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a protective plate separating apparatus, in which a protective plate fixed to a lower side of a laminate with an adhesive tape is removed during transportation by a transportation means.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a small hole is formed in a printed circuit board, a predetermined number of printed circuit boards 1 are vertically stacked as shown in FIG. And an upper protective plate 3 such as a bakelite plate. Then, two or three adhesive tapes 4 are attached to opposite end surfaces so as to straddle the upper and lower protective plates 2 and 3 respectively, A laminate 5 in which the substrate 1 and the protection plates 2 and 3 are integrally fixed is produced. Then, the laminate 5 in this state is mounted on a drilling machine, and a small hole is drilled in the laminate 5 by a drill so as to penetrate the protective plates 2 and 3 on both sides. This is to prevent the occurrence of burrs at the time of drilling with a drill and to prevent the printed circuit board 1 from being damaged.

After the small holes are formed in the laminated body 5 in this manner, the adhesive tape 4 is peeled off, the upper and lower protective plates 2, 3 are removed, and each printed circuit board 1 of the laminated body 5 is supplied to a cutting machine. And a step of cutting each printed circuit board 1 into a predetermined size. Conventionally, when removing the upper and lower protective plates 2 and 3, an operator attaches one end of each adhesive tape 4 to the protective plate with a toe or the like.
After peeling off the adhesive tape 4 from the side surface of the laminated body 5 by separating the adhesive tape 4 from the sides of the laminate 5 by removing the protective plates 2 and 3 from both sides thereof, a method of separating them is adopted.

[0004]

In the conventional method, since the protective plates 2, 3 on the upper and lower sides of the laminated body 5 are removed while the adhesive tape 4 is peeled off manually by an operator, the work efficiency is significantly reduced. There are drawbacks. In particular, an operator peels off one end of the adhesive tape 4 with a toe or the like to make a peeled end,
Since the method of peeling the adhesive tape 4 from the side of the laminate 5 with the peeled end is adopted, the operation is very troublesome and requires skill, and a large number of humans are required to process a large number of laminates 5. There is a disadvantage that requires.

Since the protective plates 2 and 3 are in close contact with the printed circuit boards 1 above and below the laminate 5, the protective plates 2 and 3 remain above and below the laminate 5 even after the adhesive tape 4 is peeled off. It is difficult to peel off from the printed circuit board 1 and it is very difficult to remove the protection plates 2 and 3. In addition, as the size of one printed circuit board 1 increases, it becomes more difficult to separate the protection plates 2 and 3,
The work efficiency is extremely reduced, and when the protective plates 2 and 3 are peeled off, the protective plates 2 and 3 damage the printed circuit boards 1 on both the upper and lower sides.

The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems,
During transport of the laminate, after cutting the adhesive tape on the side of the laminate, the lower protective plate of the laminate is removed downward, so that the process from cutting the adhesive tape to removing the protective plate is automatically performed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a protective plate separation device capable of performing labor saving and efficiency of work and preventing damage to a laminate.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a laminated body 5 in which a body 1 to be protected and a protective plate 2 laid under the body 1 are fixed on a side surface by an adhesive tape 4 is conveyed. First
A transporting means, and a second transporting means arranged downstream of the first transporting means for receiving and transporting the protected object from the first transporting means; Cutting means 16 is provided for cutting the adhesive tape 4 of the laminate 5 while the body 5 is being transported. After the adhesive tape 4 is cut, the protection plate 2 is moved between the first transporting means 7 and the second transporting means 8. The adsorbing means 18 for adsorbing the distal end from below and curving downward, and the protective plate 2 curved by the adsorbing means 18 are transported from the first transporting means 7 to the second transporting means 8 to transport the laminate 5. Accordingly, there is provided separation guide means 19 for separating and guiding downward from between the first transport means 7 and the second transport means 8.

The present invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein the first transport means 7 is provided on both sides in the width direction.
Cutting means 16 urged toward the stacked body 5 are provided, and side guide rollers 68 for guiding the stacked body 5 outside in the width direction are provided near both sides of the cutting means 16 in the transport direction; And a pressing roller 69 for pressing both ends in the width direction of the first conveying means 7 from the upper side to the first conveying means 7 side, and the cutting means 16, the side guide roller 68 and the pressing roller 69 are provided so as to be integrally adjustable up and down. It is.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, the laminated board after the adhesive tape 4 is cut is provided between the first transport means 7 and the second transport means 8. Stoppers 17 and 22 for stopping on the first transporting means 7 are provided so as to be able to move up and down in the vertical direction, and the suction means 18 is arranged on a more upstream side than the stoppers 17 and 22. The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The suction means 18 is pivotally supported by a pivot 83 on the upper side in the conveying direction so as to be vertically swingable, and a rotation cylinder 84 for rotating the suction means 18 around the pivot 83 is provided. Two
Roller 86 is provided on the pivot 83 so as to be rotatable.

The present invention according to claim 5 provides the present invention according to claims 1-4.
In the invention according to any one of the above, the suction means 18
7 and 8, separating guide means 19 having separating guide rollers 95 are arranged on both sides in the width direction, respectively.
Each of the separation guide rollers 95 is inserted between the lower side and the protection plate 2 curved downward so that the separation guide rollers 95 can be inserted from the lower side.
Are movably provided in the transport direction from the lower side.
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the invention of any one of the first to fifth aspects, a protection plate receiving base 20 for receiving the protection plate 2 is provided below the first transporting means 7, and the separation guide means 19 is provided. A guide chute 21 for guiding the protection plate 2 separated by the above to the protection plate receiving base 20 side is provided in a vertical direction.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. In FIGS. 1 to 4, reference numeral 6 denotes a base, 7 denotes a first conveying means, 8 denotes a second conveying means,
The transporting means 7 and the second transporting means 8 are mounted on the base 6 so as to transport the laminate 5 from the first transporting means 7 to the second transporting means 8.
It is arranged longitudinally above.

As shown in FIG. 15, the laminated body 5
A plurality of printed circuit boards 1 are laminated, and a lower protective plate 2 such as an aluminum plate and an upper protective plate 3 such as a bakelite plate are applied to the upper and lower sides of the printed circuit board 1. A tape 4 is attached so as to straddle the protection plates 2 and 3 on both upper and lower sides.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a loading table on which the stacked bodies 5 with the protection plates 2 and 3 are vertically stacked and placed, and is arranged on the upstream side of the first transport means 7. Reference numeral 10 denotes a charging means for sucking the stacked body 5 on the charging table 9 from the upper side and charging the stacked body 5 on the first transporting means 7. The charging means 10 is located above the charging table 9 and the first transporting means 7 in the transport direction. It is provided movably.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a take-out table on which the stacked body 5 carried out by the second transport means 8 is placed, and which is arranged on the lower side of the second transport means 8. Reference numeral 12 denotes a first loading section for loading the upper protection plate 3, which is arranged on the side of the first transport means 7. 13
Takes out the upper protective plate 3 of the laminated body 5 and
The first transporting means 7 and the first
Above the loading unit 12, the unit is provided movably in the width direction orthogonal to the transport direction.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a second loading section for loading the printed circuit board 1, which is arranged on the side of the second transport means 8. Reference numeral 15 denotes a second take-out means for taking out the printed circuit board 1 on the upper side of the laminated body 5 and loading the printed board 1 into the second loading section 14,
It is provided movably in the transport direction and in the direction perpendicular to the upper side of the second loading section 14 and the second loading section 14.

Numeral 16 denotes cutting means for cutting the adhesive tapes 4 on both sides in the width direction during the conveyance of the laminated body 5 by the first conveyance means 7, and is provided on both sides in the width direction in the middle of the conveyance direction of the first conveyance means 7. Have been. Reference numeral 17 denotes the first conveying means 7
1st stopper which stops on the lower side of the
It is provided so as to be able to move up and down in the vertical direction between the second conveying means 7 and the second conveying means 8.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a suction means, which is disposed between the first conveyance means 7 and the second conveyance means 8 and which is stopped by the first stopper 17 on the lower side of the first conveyance means 7. Two
Is configured to be sucked from below and to bend downward. Reference numeral 19 denotes separation guide means, and the first conveyance means 7
Between the first conveying means 7 and the second conveying means 8 are disposed on both sides in the width direction between the first conveying means 7 and the second conveying means 8.
5, the protection plates 2, 3 curved by the suction means 18 are separated downward from the space between the first and second conveyance means 7 and 8, and guided.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a protection plate receiving table for receiving and stacking the lower protection plate 2, and is disposed on the base 6 below the second transport means 8. Reference numeral 21 denotes a guide chute for guiding the lower protection plate 2 separated by the separation guide means 19 to the protection plate receiving stand 20.
It is arranged near the lower side between the transport means 7 and the second transport means 8. Reference numeral 22 denotes a second stopper for stopping the stacked body 5 on the second transporting means 8, which is vertically movable in the middle of the second transporting means 8 in the transporting direction.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, each of the transport means 7 and 8 includes a pair of transport frames 23 and 24 arranged on both sides in the width direction on the base 6 in the transport direction. Conveying belts 29,30 wound inside the driving pulleys 25,26 and driven pulleys 27,28 inside the conveying frames 23,24, and are fixed outside the conveying frames 23,24 via the driving pulleys 25,26. And drive motors 31 and 32 for driving the transport belts 29 and 30, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 7, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, the transport frames 23, 24 on the base side are movably supported in the width direction via guide mechanisms 31a, 32a on the base 6. Each of the conveying means 7, 8 is adjusted by the width adjusting means 33, 34 in accordance with the laminate 5.
The width of the can be adjusted.

The width adjusting means 33, 34 are connected to a nut 35 fixed to the transfer frame 23 by a shaft coupling 36 and screwed to each nut 35, as exemplified in FIG. Combined screw shaft 37 with reverse screw direction and one screw shaft
A width adjusting motor (not shown) for driving the 37 via a chain mechanism 38 is provided. When the screw shaft 37 is rotated forward and reverse by the width adjusting motor, the transport frame 23 moves in the reverse direction. Each screw shaft 37 is rotatably supported by a support bracket 39 fixed to the base 6. One screw shaft
A handle 40 is provided at the outer end of 37.

As shown in FIG. 7, belt receivers 41 and 42 for supporting the transport sides of the transport belts 29 and 30 from below are fixed inside the transport frames 23 and 24, respectively. The loading table 9 and the removing table 11 are provided with elevating motors 43 and 44, and are controlled so that the upper ends of the stacked body 5 mounted on the pallet, the printed circuit board 1 and the like always have a predetermined height. The loading units 12 and 14 have the same configuration as the loading table 9.

A take-out roller 45 is provided between the take-out stand 11 and the second transfer means 8 to take out the laminate 5 from the second transfer means 8 to the take-out stand 11 side. Table 11
On the upper side, a width regulating plate 46 for guiding and placing the stacked body 5 unloaded from the unloading roller 45 on both left and right sides, and a position regulating plate 47 for limiting the mounting position according to the length of the stacked body 5 are provided. Is provided. The position regulating plate 47 is adjustable in position in the transport direction according to the length of the laminate 5, and the width regulating plate 46 is
The position can be adjusted in the width direction according to the width of 5.

The charging means 10 includes a charging frame 48, a plurality of (for example, about four) charging pads 49 mounted on the charging frame 48 so as to vacuum-suck the laminate 5, and the charging frame 48 A guide mechanism 50 for movably supporting the ascending / descending and transporting directions,
An elevating cylinder 51 for raising and lowering the input frame 48 and a moving cylinder 52 for moving the input frame 48 in the transport direction are provided.

Each of the take-out means 13, 15 is provided with a take-out frame 53, 5
4, a plurality of (for example, about four) take-out pads 55, 56 mounted on the take-out frames 53, 54 so as to vacuum-absorb the upper protective plate 3, the printed circuit board 1, etc. on the conveying means 7, 8; The press heads 57, 58 mounted on the take-out frames 53, 54 so as to press the upper protective plate 3, the printed circuit board 1, etc. downward when adsorbing with the take-out pads 55, 56, and the take-out frames 53, 54 as bases. 6 Guide mechanism 59,6 that supports the upper part so that it can move back and forth
0.

The cutting means 16 is provided on a cutting table 61 arranged outside each of the transport frames 23 and 24. That is, cutting means
16 is a vertical axis on a cutting table 61 as shown in FIGS.
A holding member 63 pivotally supported by 62, a cutting blade 64 removably inserted into the holding member 63, and a spring for urging the cutting blade 64 toward the stacked body 5 of the first conveying means 7. 65 and the cutting blade 64 holds the adhesive tape 4 of the laminate 5 on the upper protective plate.
It is designed to cut near 3. The protruding amount of the cutting blade 64 from the holding member 63 can be appropriately adjusted, and can be locked by the adjustment knob 66 at the adjustment position. The spring 65 is interposed between the holding member 63 and the spring receiver 67.

As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, near the both sides of the cutting means 16 in the transport direction, side guide rollers 68 for guiding the side surfaces of the laminate 5 from outside, and both end portions of the laminate 5 from above. A pressing roller 69 for pressing the first conveying means 7 is disposed. The side guide roller 68 is rotatably supported by a vertical axis on the cutting table 61, the holding roller 69 is rotatably supported by a horizontal axis inside a roller support plate 70, and the roller support plate 70 is a bracket 71. And is fixed on the cutting table 61 via the. The cutting table 61 is a guide mechanism 72 outside the transport frame 23.
Is fixed to the elevating table 74, which is supported and guided so that it can move up and down freely.
In addition, it can be moved up and down by a lift cylinder 73 mounted on a transfer frame base 23a on the base side of the transfer frame 23.

On both sides of the first conveying means 7 in the width direction, a pair of front and rear guide plates 75 are provided on the upper side of the cutting means 16. The guide plate 75 is for guiding the stacked body 5 fed by the feeding means 10 to the center of the first conveying means 7 in the width direction. As shown in FIGS. The first cylinder 76 is movably supported by a guide rod 77 via a guide rod 77 and fixed to a guide support plate 76 by a first retractable cylinder 78.
The transfer means 7 is configured to move back and forth in the width direction. Note that the guide support plate 76 is attached to the transport frame 23 via the mounting member 79.
It is fixed outside. The transfer frame 23 includes cutting means 16,
A notch 80 is formed corresponding to the guide plate 75 and the like.

The suction means 18 is arranged at the center of the first transport means 7 in the width direction. The suction means 18 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 7, the suction pad 81 has a suction arm 82 fixed to the upper side in the transport direction, and the suction arm 82 is connected to a pivot 83 near the suction pad 81.
It is pivotally supported by the vertical swing.

The suction arm 82 is connected to a rod side of a rotary cylinder 84 for rotating the suction pad 81 about a pivot 83. Suction pad 81, suction arm 82 and rotating cylinder 84
Is arranged between the pair of suction support plates 85 on the base 6 along the transport direction. The pivot 83 penetrates each suction support plate 85,
A receiving roller 86 that receives the lower protection plate 2 on the first transport means 7 from below is rotatably fitted on both ends thereof. The end side of the rotating cylinder 84 is pivotally supported by a bracket 87 on the suction support plate 85.

The stoppers 17 and 22 are arranged at the center of the conveying means 7 and 8 in the width direction. Each stopper 17, 22
As shown on the first stopper 17 side in FIGS. 5 and 6, the first stopper 17 is fixed to a stopper support plate 88 in the vertical direction. The stopper support plate 88 is supported and guided on a stopper base 89 via a guide mechanism (not shown) so as to be vertically movable.
7, 22 can be moved up and down by a stopper cylinder 90 so as to move up and down with respect to the conveying surface of each conveying means 7, 8.

The separation guide means 19 is provided inside each of the transport frames 23 and 24 of the second transport means 8. As shown in FIGS. 5, 6, and 11, each separation guide means 19 has a movable body 91 disposed in the conveyance direction near the inside of the belt receiver 42, and is pivotally supported by the rear end side of the movable body 91. Separation guide roller 95,
A receiving plate 93 slidably receives the movable body 91 from below via a guide mechanism 92, and a separation cylinder 94 for moving the movable body 91 toward and away from the first transport means 7. The separation cylinder 94 is movable on the opposite side of the separation guide roller 95 via a bracket.
The piston rod is fixed to the receiving plate 93 side.

The guide chute 21 is, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the lower protection plate 2 separated and guided by the separation guide means 19.
Are vertically arranged over substantially the entire width of the conveying means 7 and 8 so that the leading end of the conveying means 7 is guided by the guide plate 96 on the entrance side and guided downward. In the center of the upper end of the guide plate 96, when the first stopper 17 is lowered, the stopper support plate 88
Notches are formed so as not to interfere with the structure.

Next, from the laminate 5 in the state shown in FIG.
The operation when the upper and lower protective plates 2 and 3 are separated and removed, the printed circuit board 1 is taken out, and the printed circuit board 1 is stacked on the take-out stand 11 in multiple stages will be described. When performing the work, first, a large number of laminated bodies 5 are stacked on another stage and placed on the loading table 9, and the laminated body 5 on the loading table 9 is put on the input pad of the laminated body 5.
The pieces are vacuum-adsorbed one by one by 49 and supplied onto the first transport means 7.

Then, the stacked body 5 supplied onto the first conveying means 7 moves downward as the pair of conveying belts 29 rotate.
a Conveyed in the direction of the arrow. At this time, the laminate 5 is
If it is shifted in the width direction from the center of the conveyance means 7,
The stacked body 5 is guided by a pair of left and right guide plates 75, and the stacked body 5
The center of 5 is substantially coincident with the center of the first transporting means 7.

When the stacked body 5 conveyed by the first conveying means 7 in the direction indicated by the arrow a reaches the vicinity of the cutting means 16, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the side guide rollers 68 guide the laminate 5 from both sides in the width direction, and the pressing rollers 69 move the laminate 5
Guide while pressing both ends of the bottom. While the stack 5 is being conveyed by the first conveying means 7 while the stack 5 is being guided by the side guide rollers 68 and the pressing rollers 69, the cutting blade 64 of each cutting means 16 is moved by the spring 65 to the stack 5. Then, the adhesive tape 4 is cut from both sides of the laminated body 5 by the cutting blades 64 of the adhesive tape 4.

As described above, the stacked body 5 is moved by the first conveying means 7.
A while cutting the adhesive tape 4 of the laminated body 5 by the cutting means 16 on both sides while conveying in the direction indicated by the arrow a.
The adhesive tape 4 of the laminate 5 can be easily and reliably cut.
Further, since each cutting means 16 is pivotally supported on the cutting table 61 and urged by the spring 65 toward the laminate 5 in the direction indicated by the arrow b, the laminate 5
The adhesive tape 4 can be easily cut by each of the cutting blades 64 even if there is a displacement or the like.

In particular, as shown in FIG. 12, the laminated body 5 is guided by side guide rollers 68 and pressing rollers 69 on both sides of the cutting means 16 in the transport direction, and the cutting blade of the cutting means 16 is guided in the guided state. Since the adhesive tape 4 is cut by 64, the adhesive tape 4 can always be reliably cut at a fixed position without any dance or displacement of the laminated body 5.

Since the relative position between the lower surface of the pressing roller 69 and the cutting blade 64 is constant, when the position of the cutting blade 64 is initially set, the cutting table 61 is lowered by the lifting cylinder 73, The pressing roller 69 is used as the upper protective plate of the cutting means 16.
The lifting cylinder 73 may be stopped in a state where the lifting cylinder 73 is brought into contact with 3. This makes it possible to easily and reliably set the relative height of the cutting blade 64 with respect to the cutting means 16, such as cutting the adhesive tape 4 near the lower side of the upper protective plate 3 as shown in FIG.
The setting is easy.

It should be noted that even if the widthwise ends of the laminate 5 are pressed down by the pressing rollers 69, the conveying belt
The belt receiver 41 is provided below the belt receiver 29, and the conveyor belt 29 is supported from below by the belt receiver 41. Therefore, the transport belt 29 is not overloaded and the durability is improved. Is always constant, and variation in the cutting position due to the cutting blade 64 can be prevented.

The laminate 5 after cutting the adhesive tape 4 is the first laminate.
It is conveyed to the lower side by the conveying means 7. And
When the stacked body 5 reaches the terminal side of the first conveying means 7, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the leading end side of the laminated body 5 comes into contact with the protruding first stopper 17 and stops. At this time, the first transport means
7 may be stopped or rotated.

When the stacked body 5 is stopped by the first stopper 17, the upper protection plate 3 on the upper side of the stacked body 5 is sucked by vacuum suction by the take-out pad 55 of the first take-out means 13, as indicated by a virtual line in FIG. I do. At this time, after the upper protection plate 3 is pressed by the pressing head 57 and the upper protection plate 3 is sucked by the take-out pads 55 on both sides, the take-out pad 55 is slightly raised to go up on both sides of the pressing head 57. The protection plate 3 is slightly curved upward.

Therefore, air enters between the upper protection plate 3 and the printed circuit board 1 below the upper protection plate 3, and the close contact between the upper protection plate 3 and the printed circuit board 1 below the lower surface can be released. The upper protection plate 3 can be easily separated. Since the adhesive tape 4 is cut near the lower side of the upper protective plate 3, the upper protective plate 3 is fixed to the laminate 5 with the adhesive tape 4,
The upper protection plate 3 can be easily separated from the lower printed circuit board 1.

The upper protection plate 3 sucked by the take-out pad 55 of the first take-out means 13 is taken out to the first loading section 12 side and loaded on the first loading section 12. At the same time as or after taking out the upper protection plate 3,
Extend the suction pad 81 of the suction means 18 around the pivot 83
c By rotating the suction pad 81 in the direction indicated by the arrow to apply the suction pad 81 to the tip of the lower protection plate 2 of the laminate 5 from below, as shown in FIG. Is vacuum-adsorbed from below. And the suction pad 81 is the lower protection plate
Then, the rotary cylinder 84 is contracted, and the suction pad 81 is rotated clockwise (in the direction indicated by the arrow d) about the pivot 83 via the suction arm 82.

Then, since the lower protection plate 2 is received from below by the receiving roller 86, the tip end side of the lower protection plate 2 from the receiving roller 86 is bent downward by the rotation of the suction pad 81 as shown in FIG. . Moreover, since the suction means 18 is located at the center in the width direction of the conveying means 7 and 8 and the central portion of the lower protection plate 2 is bent downward by the suction pad 81, the adhesive tape 4 is provided on both sides of the laminate 5. Regardless, the lower protective plate 2 can be bent downward without being largely affected by the adhesive tape 4.

When the lower protective plate 2 of the laminated body 5 is curved downward and a gap is formed between the lower protective plate 2 and the printed circuit board 1, the movable body 91 is then moved in the direction indicated by the arrow e by the separating cylinder 94. As shown in FIG. 14, the separation guide roller 95 at the tip is
And printed circuit board 1. At this time, each separation guide means 19 is on both sides in the width direction of the second transport means 8, and the separation guide rollers 95 enter between the lower protection plate 2 and the printed board 1 on both sides of the laminate 5.

When the separation guide roller 95 enters between the lower protection plate 2 and the printed circuit board 1, the suction of the lower protection plate 2 by the suction pad 81 is released, and the first stopper 17 is lowered by the stopper cylinder 90. Then, the stack 5 is conveyed to the lower side by the conveying belt 29 of the first conveying means 7. Then, as the laminated body 5 moves downward in the direction indicated by the arrow a, the separation guide roller 95 guides the lower protection plate 2 curving downward from the receiving roller 86 in the direction indicated by the arrow f. 2 is separated from the printed circuit board 1 downward.

The lower protection plate 2 separated downward from the printed circuit board 1 by the separation guide roller 95 is guided downward by the separation guide roller 95 through the gap between the two conveying means 7 and 8, and After contacting the guide plate 96, the guide chute
It is guided to the lower protective plate receiving base 20 of the second transporting means 8 via 21 and is stacked on the protective plate receiving base 20.

In this case, the adhesive tape 4 has a lower portion from the cutting position and is attached to the side surface of the printed circuit board 1 while straddling the plurality of printed circuit boards 1. Each separation guide roller 95 is attached to the lower protection plate 2 on both sides of the laminate 5.
Relative to the printed circuit board 1 and the lower protection plate 2 and the printed circuit board 1 are vertically separated by the separation guide roller 95, so that each adhesive tape 4 can be easily removed from the side surface of the printed circuit board 1. It is possible to peel off.

The laminate 5 from which the lower protective plate 2 has been separated is
From the transport means 7 to the second transport means 8 side, the second
The sheet is conveyed by the conveying means 8 in the direction indicated by the arrow a to the lower side.
Then, the sheets are sequentially stacked on the take-out table 11 by the unloading roller 45 on the lower side of the second transport means 8.

The printed circuit board 1 of the laminate 5 for inspection or the like
When one sheet is taken out, the second stopper 22 is projected to stop the stacked body 5 on the second conveying means 8, and then the second taking out means 15 is used to remove the stacked body 5 on the second conveying means 8. The upper printed circuit board 1 is taken out from the second loading section 14 by vacuum suction with a takeout pad 56.

When the width of the printed circuit board 1 constituting the laminated body 5 changes, the transfer frames 23 and 24 of each of the transfer means 7 and 8 are moved in the width direction, and a pair of transfer means are moved according to the width of the printed circuit board 1. Adjust the distance between belts 29 and 30. At this time, cutting means
16 is mounted on the transport frame 23 side of the first transport means 7 and the separation guide means 19 is mounted on the transport frame 24 side of the second transport means 8, respectively.
The positions of the cutting means 16 and the separation guide means 19 on both sides can be adjusted at the same time.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment.
For example, a pair of suction means 18 may be provided at the center or both sides in the width direction. When a pair of suction means 18 is provided on both sides in the width direction, each suction means 18 is provided with the transfer frames 23, 2 of the first transfer means 7.
It is desirable to place each inside of 4. Further, a fixed guide member may be provided instead of the side guide roller 68. Further, the protected body 1 is not limited to the printed board 1 illustrated in the embodiment, but may be a thin plate material other than the printed board 1 or the like.

[0054]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a first method for transporting a laminated body 5 in which a body 1 to be protected and a protective plate 2 laid under the body 1 are fixed on the side surface with an adhesive tape 4. Transport means
7 and a first transporting means 7 disposed on the lower side
The second to receive and transport the protected object 1 from the transport means 7 side
And a cutting means 16 for cutting the adhesive tape 4 of the laminated body 5 during the conveyance of the laminated body 5 by the first conveying means 7. After the adhesive tape 4 is cut, the first conveying means 7 is provided.
A suction means 18 for adsorbing the tip end side of the protection plate 2 from below and bending the protection plate 2 downward, and the protection plate 2 curved by the suction means 18 are connected to the first conveyance means. Since there is provided separation guide means 19 which separates and guides the laminate 5 downward from between the first transport means 7 and the second transport means 8 as the laminate 5 is transported from 7 to the second transport means 8, It has the following remarkable effects. While transporting the laminate 5, the adhesive tape on the side of the laminate 5
After cutting 4, the lower protective plate 2 of the laminate 5 can be removed downward, so that the process from cutting the adhesive tape 4 to removing the protective plate 2 can be performed automatically, saving labor and improving efficiency. Can be greatly improved. After the protection plate 2 is bent downward by the suction means 18, the first
As the laminate 5 is transported from the transport means 7 to the second transport means 8, the protective plate 2 is separated by the separation guide means 19 into the first transport means.
Since it is guided downward from between the 7 and the second transport means 8, damage to the protected object 1 when the protective plate 2 is separated can also be prevented. There is no need to invert the stacked body 5 or the like, and the entire apparatus is simple and can be reduced in size.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, cutting means 16 urged toward the laminate 5 are provided on both sides of the first transport means 7 in the width direction. In the vicinity of both sides of the cutting means 16 in the transport direction, the stacked body 5
Guide roller 68 for guiding the sheet outside in the width direction, and a laminate
5 and a pressing roller 69 for pressing both end portions in the width direction from the upper side to the first conveying means 7 side.
And the side guide roller 68 and the pressing roller 69 are integrally provided so as to be vertically adjustable, so that the following remarkable effects can be obtained. Since the cutting means 16 are provided on both sides in the width direction and each cutting means 16 is urged toward the laminate 5, the adhesive tapes 4 on both sides in the width direction of the laminate 5 can be easily and reliably cut. Since the side guide rollers 68 and the press rollers 69 are respectively disposed near both sides in the transport direction for each cutting means 16, the stacked body 5 is formed by the side guide rollers 68 and the press rollers 69.
In this state, the adhesive tape 4 can be reliably cut, and variations in the cutting position of the adhesive tape 4 can be prevented. Since the cutting means 16, the side guide roller 68, and the pressing roller 69 can be integrally adjusted vertically, the adjustment is easy, and even when adjusted vertically according to the stacked body 5, a substantially constant position from the upper side is obtained. Thus, the adhesive tape 4 can be cut by the cutting means 16. Therefore, it is convenient when there are a plurality of thicknesses of the laminate 5.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, the laminated board after the adhesive tape 4 is cut is provided between the first transport means 7 and the second transport means 8. The stoppers 17 and 22 for stopping on the first conveying means 7 are provided so as to be able to move up and down in the vertical direction, and the suction means 18 is arranged on the upper side of the stoppers 17 and 22. To play. The stacked body on the first transporting means 7 by the stoppers 17 and 22
5 After stopping, the protection plate is
2 can be adsorbed from below.
2 can be reliably sucked, and thereafter the bending operation of bending the protection plate 2 can be performed smoothly and reliably. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, the suction means 18 is pivotably supported by a pivot 83 on the upper side in the transport direction so as to be vertically swingable. Is provided around the pivot 83, and a receiving roller 86 for receiving the protection plate 2 on the first transport means 7 from below is provided rotatably on the pivot 83. Has a remarkable effect. Since the suction means 18 rotates around the pivot 83 to curve the protection plate 2, the movement of the suction means 18 is smooth, and the protection plate 2
Can be bent easily and easily. The suction means 18 is pivotally supported by a pivot 83, and
Is rotated around the pivot 83 by the rotation cylinder 84, so that the structure is simple and can be manufactured at low cost. Since there are receiving rollers 86 on both sides of the pivot 83, suction means
When the protection plate 2 is bent by 18, the protection plate 2 can be easily bent with the receiving roller 86 as a fulcrum. Moreover, while the protection plate 2 is curved by the rotation of the receiving roller 86, the protection plate 2
Can be guided downward, so that the protective plate 2 can be separated while being smoothly curved by cooperation with the separating and guiding means 19. Since the receiving roller 86 is supported by the pivot 83, the receiving roller 86 can be easily mounted with a simple structure.

The present invention described in claim 5 provides the invention according to claims 1-4.
In the invention according to any one of the above, the suction means 18
7 and 8, separating guide means 19 having separating guide rollers 95 are arranged on both sides in the width direction, respectively.
Each of the separation guide rollers 95 is inserted between the lower side and the protection plate 2 curved downward so that the separation guide rollers 95 can be inserted from the lower side.
Is provided so as to be movable in the transport direction from the lower side, so that the following remarkable effects can be obtained. Since the suction means 18 is provided at the center separation guide means 19 in the width direction, even when the adhesive tape 4 is provided on both sides in the width direction, the protection plate 2 can be easily bent by the suction means 18. Since the separation guide means 19 having the separation guide roller 95 is provided on both sides in the width direction, even when the adhesive tape 4 is provided on both sides in the width direction, the protection plate 2 curved by the suction means 18 can be removed by the separation guide roller 95. Can be easily and reliably separated. Each separation guide roller 95 is provided movably from the lower side in the transport direction so that the separation guide roller 95 can be inserted from the lower side between the protected body 1 and the protection plate 2. Even if the suction of the suction means 18 is released after the insertion of the 95, the protection plate 2 does not return, and the operation from suction to bending and separation can be performed smoothly. According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in accordance with the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a protection plate receiving base for receiving the protection plate under the first transport means.
The guide chute 21 for guiding the protection plate 2 separated by the separation guide means 19 to the protection plate receiving base 20 side is provided in the vertical direction, so that the following remarkable effects are obtained. Since the protection plate receiving base 20 is located below the second transport means 8, the space can be effectively used. Since the guide chute 21 for guiding the protection plate 2 to the protection plate receiving base 20 side is provided in the vertical direction, the moving distance of the protection plate 2 can be shortened, and the whole can be downsized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall schematic front view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an overall schematic plan view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an overall right side view showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an overall left side view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front sectional view of a curved separation portion showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a plan cross-sectional view of a curved separation portion showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a width adjustment portion showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a front view of a guide cutting portion showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of a guide cutting portion showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of a guide cutting portion showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of a separation guide portion showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of an operation of a guide cutting portion showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of an operation of a curved separation portion showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of an operation of a curved separation portion showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a laminate showing one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Printed circuit board (protected body) 2 Lower protective plate 3 Upper protective plate 4 Adhesive tape 5 Laminate 7 First transport means 8 Second transport means 16 Cutting means 17 First stopper 18 Suction means 19 Separation guide means 20 Protective plate receiver Table 21 Guide chute 22 Second stopper 68 Side guide roller 69 Holding roller 83 Axis 84 Rotating cylinder 86 Receiving roller 95 Separation guide roller

Claims (6)

[Claims] An object to be protected (1) and a protection plate laid under the object (1).
(2) and a laminated body fixed on the side by adhesive tape (4)
(5) a first transport means (7) for transporting the
And a second transport means (8) for receiving the protected object (1) from the first transport means (7) side and transporting the same to be protected by the first transport means (7). During transport of body (5),
Cutting means (16) for cutting the adhesive tape (4) of the laminate (5)
After the adhesive tape (4) is cut, the first conveying means (7)
A suction means (18) for sucking the tip end side of the protection plate (2) from below and curving it downward between the second conveyance means (8), and a protection curved by the suction means (18). As the plate (2) is transported from the first transport means (7) to the second transport means (8) to transport the laminate (5), the first transport means (7) and the second transport means (8) And a separation guide means (19) for separating and guiding downward from between the two. 2. A cutting means (16) urged toward the laminate (5) is provided on both sides of the first conveying means (7) in the width direction, and the cutting means (16) is moved in the conveying direction with respect to each cutting means (16). Near both sides of the laminate (5)
Guide roller (68) for guiding the sheet outside on the outside in the width direction, and a pressing roller (69) for pressing both ends in the width direction of the laminated body (5) from the upper side toward the first conveying means (7). 2. The protective plate separating device according to claim 1, wherein said cutting means, said side guide roller (68) and said pressing roller (69) are integrally provided so as to be vertically adjustable. 3. A stopper for stopping the laminated plate after cutting the adhesive tape (4) on the first transport means (7) between the first transport means (7) and the second transport means (8). 3. The protection according to claim 1, wherein the at least one of the first and second stoppers is provided so as to be able to move up and down in the vertical direction, and the at least one suction means is arranged on a side farther than the stoppers. Plate separation equipment. 4. The suction means (18) is pivoted on the upper side in the transport direction.
A pivot cylinder (84) for pivoting the suction means (18) around the pivot (83) is provided by a pivot plate (84), and a protection plate (84) on the first transport means (7). The protective plate separating device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a receiving roller (86) for receiving (2) from below is provided rotatably on the pivot (83). 5. A separation guide means having a separation guide roller (95) at the center of the suction means (18) in the width direction of the transport means (7) (8).
(19) are arranged on both sides in the width direction, and the separation guide roller (95) can be inserted from the lower side between the protected body (1) and the protective plate (2) curved downward, Each separation guide roller (95)
The protective plate separating device according to claim 1, wherein the protective plate is movably provided from a lower side in a transport direction. 6. A protection plate receiving base (20) for receiving a protection plate (2) below the first transport means (7), and protecting the protection plate (2) separated by a separation guide means (19). The protection plate separating device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a guide chute (21) for guiding to the plate receiving table (20) side is provided in a vertical direction.