JPH10322092A - Chip parts supplying device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a compact chip parts supplying device which does not hinder fed chip parts and does not increase the chip parts supplying cost, by increasing the rigidity of the supports of a chip parts supplying case and a hopper so as to prevent the unnecessary mixing of the chip parts housed in the case and hopper by rolling, in a constitution in which the upper end of a tubular chip parts feeding path is used as the entrance of the chip parts, the feeding path is continuously arranged from the vertical direction to the horizontal direction, and then, the chip parts in the feeding path are fed by sucking air by keeping an opening in a closed state and the entrance in an opened state by means of a shutter. SOLUTION: A holder 14 which contains a hopper 15 and on which a chip parts supplying case 90 is mounted is fixed on a main body frame, and a vertically moving unit 5 containing a separation pipe 22 inserted into a through hole 17 formed through the bottom of the hopper 15 makes reciprocating motions in the vertical direction. On the other hand, a parts taking-out position 39 is provided at the right end of the main body frame, and an angular pipe 30 composed of a flexible member is provided between the vertically moving unit 5 and the parts taking-out position 39 so that the hole 31 of the pipe hole 30 may become a tubular feeding path. When the unit 5 moves in the vertical direction, the angular pipe 30 is gently bent and chips 2 drop into the separation pipe 22 one by one.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mounting technique for mounting a chip component, which is one form of an electronic component, on a printed circuit board, and particularly to a bulk (bulb) cylindrical or square chip component. The present invention relates to a chip component supply device suitable for alignment and supply.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, Japanese Patent Application Publication No.
No. 82952, the upper end of the tubular feed path of the chip component is used as an inlet for the chip component, and the tubular feed path is continuously arranged from the up-down direction to the horizontal direction. At the lateral end where gravity from the subsequent chip component does not act, a component take-out opening and an air suction hole are provided, and a shutter that opens and closes the component take-out opening is provided, and the opening is closed by the shutter to close the opening. There has been proposed a chip component supply device in which only the entrance is opened and the chip components in the tubular supply path are supplied by air suction.The entrance at the upper end of the tubular supply path has a large number of bulk-like parts. The chip components are inserted and fixed in the lower supply hole of the hopper containing the chip components, and when the hopper is moved up and down, the chip components enter the tubular feed path from the entrance and fall down one by one. A configuration, further JP-8-27
No. 4496 proposes a chip component supply device in which a hopper mounts a chip component supply case. Also, Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 58-133998 or Japanese Utility Model Application 1-2
As disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 4030, there is also known a configuration of a supply pipe or a pipe-shaped chute which is inserted into a lower end of a hopper accommodating a large number of bulk chip components and moves up and down.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional chip component supply apparatus, the tubular feed paths are continuously arranged from the vertical direction to the horizontal direction, the opening is closed by a shutter, and only the entrance is opened. In a state in which the tip components in the tubular feed path are fed by air suction, the tubular feed path has a constant distance from the entrance of the tip component at the upper end to the opening at the lateral end, The chip components extend in the direction of the entrance with the opening at the lateral end leading to the entrance to facilitate feeding in a row, so that the tubular feed path is fixed and the hopper is moved up and down. By doing so, the chip component is dropped into the tubular feeding path. However, the configuration in which the hopper performs the vertical movement has low rigidity related to the support of the hopper, and particularly the hopper mounts the chip component supply case. In the case of a mounting machine in which a plurality of chip component supply devices are moved to a pick-up position of a chip component by a suction head and a predetermined chip component supply device is positioned, a side of a hopper is used. The run-out increases, causing unnecessary agitation of the chip components housed in the chip component supply case or the hopper and adversely affecting the chip components.If the rigidity relating to the support of the hopper is increased, a compact chip component supply device cannot be provided, or Insertion into the lower end of the fixed hopper, accepting the disadvantage of increased cost and allowing the distance from the entrance of the tip part at the upper end of the tubular feed path to the opening at the lateral end to change Even if a feed pipe or pipe-shaped chute is used, which moves up and down, the chips fed in a row It is difficult to provide a reliable chip component supply device because it increases the factors that hinder the movement of the components. Therefore, the object of the present invention is to secure the rigidity of the hopper and the chip component supply case, secure the support, and reduce the size and cost. In addition, the distance from the entrance of the chip component at the upper end of the tubular feed path to the opening at the lateral end is kept constant, so that a chip component supply device with high reliability in the supply of chip components is provided. It is to be.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, a chip component supply device according to the present invention is characterized in that an upper end of a tubular feed path for a chip component is used as an inlet for the chip component, and the tubular feed path is formed in a vertical direction. From the side in the lateral direction of the tubular feed path, provided with an opening for taking out parts and an air suction hole at the lateral end of the tubular feeding path, and provided with a shutter for opening and closing the opening for taking out the part, In a chip component supply device that closes the opening with a shutter and opens the entrance to open the chip component in the tubular supply path by air suction, a frame, a hopper fixed to the frame, A side that projects the upper end of the tubular feed path into the hopper and moves up and down, and a tubular feed path made of a flexible member that forms at least a part of the tubular feed path in the lateral direction,
The part taking-out opening side fixed to a frame, and when the upper end of the tubular feeding path is projected and moved up and down in the hopper, the tubular feeding path made of the flexible member is bent, The upper end of the tubular feed path protrudes into the hopper, and is connected to a side that goes up and down and the component take-out opening side that is fixed to a frame. Further, in a state in which the upper end of the tubular feeding path that projects from the upper end of the tubular feeding path in the hopper rises most in a state where the tubular feeding path is mounted on the mounting table of the mounting machine, the tubular feeding path made of the flexible member is substantially horizontal. . Further, the upper side of the tubular feed path that projects from the upper end of the tubular feed path into the hopper includes an arc-shaped portion of the tubular feed path that is continuous from the up-down direction to the lateral direction, and the arc-shaped portion is kept constant. .

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a chip component supply device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 show an example of a chip component supply device embodying the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a front side in a posture when the chip component supply device is viewed from the side, and FIG. The chip component is set in a supply section of the mounting machine in a posture facing the right side, and the chip component is fed from left to right in FIG. 1 and from right to left in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, an auxiliary frame 10 is provided above the main body frame 1 and at a position slightly intermediate to the right and left.
Is fixed with bolts to form a frame.
A hopper base 13 is fixed to an upper end of the hopper with bolts, and a holder 14 is attached to an upper portion of the hopper base 13.

FIG. 1 shows a hopper base 13 and a holder 14.
And the chip component supply case 90, the holder 14 has a space forming a hopper 15
A large number of loose chip components 2 are accommodated in a hopper 1
On the left side of 5, the receiving port 16 is opened, the chip component supply case 90 is mounted on the holder 14, and when the shutter 91 is lifted up, the discharge port 92 opens, so that the chip component 2 can be transferred from the supply case 90 into the hopper 15. Supply from the receiving port 16. A ball slide 11 is mounted on the front side of the auxiliary frame 10 so that the slider can slide vertically, and an upper and lower unit base 12 is mounted on the slider of the ball slide 11 by bolts. A cam follower (or link) 21 is fixed to the surface orthogonal to the paper surface with bolts. Further, the motor mounting plate 1 is located on the left side on the front side of the auxiliary frame 10.
8 is fixed by bolts, and a motor 19 for raising and lowering the upper and lower units is fixed to the mounting plate 18. This motor 19 is integrated with a reduction gear, and a cam (or crank) 20 is fixed to an output rotation shaft thereof. The cam 20 is connected to the upper and lower unit base 1 via a cam follower (or link) 21.
2 The vertical unit base 12 reciprocates up and down with respect to the auxiliary frame 10 by the rotation of the motor 19. FIG. 1 shows a position where the upper and lower unit bases 12 are raised.

The separation pipe 22 of the upper and lower units 5 includes the upper and lower unit bases 12, and has a fixed portion 23 integrated therewith. The separation pipe 22, which is fixed to the upper part with bolts and is erected, has an upper part inserted into the through hole 17 and an upper end protruding into the hopper 15. As shown in FIG. The upper end of the pipe 22 protrudes into the hopper 15, and, as shown in FIG. 4, is near the upper end of the through hole 15 when the upper and lower unit base 12 is lowered.

The structure of the upper and lower unit 5 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 4, a part guide 24 is fixed to the front side of the upper and lower unit base 12 with bolts, and a guide groove 25 is provided on the front side of the fixed part guide 24 continuously from the vertical direction to the horizontal direction. The guide cover 26 is fixed to the front side of the part guide 24 with bolts so as to cover the groove 25, and the guide groove 25 forms a tubular feeding path. When the guide cover 26 is made of a transparent member, the chip component 2 in the guide groove 25 can be seen. This is convenient, so that the upper end of the guide groove 25 facing up and down is connected to the lower end of the separation pipe 22, and the chip component 2 that has fallen off the separation pipe 22 continues to the tubular feeding path formed of the guide groove 25. Guide groove 2
5 is a square pipe holding groove 28 at the left end facing in the lateral direction.
The square pipe holding groove 28 is provided on the front side of the parts guide 24 following the guide groove 25. After fitting the left side of the square pipe 30 into the square pipe holding groove 28, the holding lid 27 is bolted to the front side of the parts guide 24. Square pipe 3 when fixed with
0 is held in a square pipe holding groove 28, a square pipe 30 is a flexible member having a pipe hole 31 and is, for example, a tube made of plastics. The chip component 2 connected to the left end of the pipe hole 31 and fed into the guide groove 25 continues into the tubular feeding path formed by the pipe hole 31 and is fed.

As shown in FIG. 1, a square pipe holding base 32 is fixed to the upper right side of the main body frame 1 with bolts, and a square pipe holding groove 33 is provided on the upper surface side of the square pipe holding base 32. After the right side of the square pipe 30 is fitted into the square pipe holding groove 33, the holding lid 34 is attached to the square pipe holding base 32.
The square pipe 30 is held in the square pipe holding groove 33 when it is fixed to the upper surface of the pipe with bolts. A block 35 is fixed to the upper part of the main body frame 1 on the right side of the square pipe holding base 32. A guide groove 36 is provided on the upper surface side of the block 35. A guide cover 37 is provided to cover the guide groove 36. The guide groove 36 is fixed to the upper surface of the pipe 35 by bolts, and the guide groove 36 constitutes a tubular feeding path. When the guide cover 37 is made of a transparent member, the chip components 2 in the guide groove 36 can be easily seen. The right end of the pipe hole 31 of the held square pipe 30 is connected to the left end of the guide groove 36 of the block 35. Hole of separation pipe 22, guide groove 25 and pipe hole 3
1 and a guide groove 36, the cross-sectional shape of the chip component 2 orthogonal to the feeding direction can pass through each one,
In addition, the rectangular chip component is formed in a size and a shape capable of maintaining a rotation posture about the feeding direction, and is prevented from being caught at connection points where the parts are abutted with each other.

The component detection sensor 3 is disposed in the middle of the guide groove 25 of the parts guide 24. The component detection sensor 3 is a pass-through optical sensor, one of which is a light emitting portion and the other is a light receiving portion across the guide groove 25. The both sides of the parts guide 24 are correspondingly shaped and narrowed, and the light transmission holes (or grooves) are guided so that the light of the light emitting unit enters the light receiving unit when the chip component 2 is not present. It is formed on both sides of the parts guide 24 so as to cross the groove 25. When the presence of the chip component 2 is detected in the guide groove 25 between the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion of the component detection sensor 3, the motor 1
9 is automatically turned off, the vertical movement of the vertical unit base 12 to which the separation pipe 22 is fixed is stopped, and the drop of the chip part 2 is stopped. The motor 19 stops when the guide ends are continuously arranged in a line to the guide grooves 25 and the aligned ends thereof continuously block the light from the component detection sensor 3. This ensures that an appropriate number of chip components 2 are present in the tubular feed path including the pipe hole 31 of the square pipe 30, the guide groove 25, and the guide groove 36.

In FIG. 1, the component stopper portion 4 is located at the right end (the left end in FIG. 2) of the tubular feeding path.
The tip of the fed chip part 2 is blocked by a left end face of a stopper 38, and a shutter 4 for opening and closing a part take-out position 39 is provided on the left end face of the stopper 38.
There is an air suction port (not shown) that functions when 0 is closed. The air suction port passes through an air suction passage provided from the component stopper section 4 to the main body frame 1 and from the joint 66 to the hose 67 via a vacuum pump or the like. Connected to the negative pressure source of
With the shutter 40 closing the component take-out position 39, air is sucked from inside the component stopper portion 4. The negative pressure source shown in FIG. 2 is a vacuum generator 68 that generates a negative pressure when supplying pressure air, a pressure air supply hose 69 to the vacuum generator 68, and a pressure air source (not shown) that supplies pressure air to the hose 69. And a pneumatic circuit including a valve for interrupting the supply.

In FIG. 2, the shutter 40 has an engaging portion 41 on the side surface and two long holes 42, each of which is slidably supported by a stepped bolt 49 fixed to the block 35. A drive lever 44 and an intermediate lever 45 are respectively pivotally supported on a fulcrum shaft 43 fixed to the side surface of the main body frame 1 so as to be swingable. An engagement pin 46 is fixed to an upper portion of the drive lever 44 and provided on the shutter 40. Engaging with the joint 41,
When the drive lever 44 is swung, the shutter 40 can be slid in the direction for opening and closing the component take-out position 39 via the engagement pin 46. A tension spring 47 is stretched between the left ends of the drive lever 44 and the intermediate lever 45, and is pivotally supported by the fulcrum shaft 43, so that the drive lever 44 rotates left and the intermediate lever 45 urges in the right direction. Therefore, the protrusion at the lower end of the drive lever 44 is always in contact with the stopper pin 48 fixed to the intermediate lever 45. Therefore, normally, when the intermediate lever 45 is turned counterclockwise, the drive is performed via the bias of the tension spring 47. The counterclockwise force is transmitted to the lever 44.

A drive plate 52 is pivotally mounted on a fulcrum shaft 51 attached to the support plate 50, and a support plate 50 is fixed to the main body frame 1 by bolts. A hole provided at each end of the connection lever 55 is pivotally connected to the pin 53 attached to the lower side of the intermediate lever 45 and the pin 53, and when the drive plate 52 is rocked, a link mechanism is formed in which the intermediate lever 45 rocks. A spring hook 56 is attached to a side surface of the main body frame 1 and a spring hook 57 is attached to a lower side of the driving plate 52, and a spring 58 for urging the spring hooks 56, 57 in a pulling direction.
The spring 58 works so as to always rotate the drive plate 52 clockwise and works so as to rotate the intermediate lever 45 clockwise through the connecting lever 55, so that the drive lever 44 rotates clockwise through the stopper pin 48. The shutter 4 from the engagement pin 46 via the engagement portion 41.
0 is moved rightward so that the right end of the shutter 40 facing the left end of the guide lid 37 comes into contact with the left end of the guide lid 37 and stops. The spring 58 always closes the shutter 40 at the component removal position 39. Biasing the drive plate 5
The second roller 59 side is always lifted. Therefore, when the push-down lever of the mounting machine pushes the roller 59 of the driving plate 52 from above, the driving plate 52 swings counterclockwise against the spring 58, and thus the intermediate lever 45 via the connecting lever 55. The intermediate lever 45 swings counterclockwise. The counterclockwise swing of the intermediate lever 45 swings the drive lever 44 counterclockwise via a spring 47. The engagement pin 46 of the drive lever 44
When the pusher lever of the mounting machine is still pushed down even if the shutter 40 reaches the left end of the movement and cannot move by moving the shutter lever 40 to the left, the intermediate lever 45 swings counterclockwise while the drive lever 44 rotates the shutter 40. Cannot move with the engaging pin 46, and the spring 47 is extended.

A set rail 60 and a lock claw 61 are attached to the lower side of the main body frame 1. The set rail 60 is engaged with the groove provided on the supply table of the mounting machine in the width direction, and the inclined piece provided on the supply table is engaged with the tip inclined portion. The lock claw 61 is provided with the link plate 62, the lock lever 63, the fulcrum shaft 64, A toggle mechanism is configured at 65 and engages with a corresponding portion of the supply table. When the upper part of the lock lever 63 is pushed and moved in the direction of arrow F, it can be detached from the supply table. State.

A handle 70 for lifting the chip component supply device when attaching and detaching the chip component supply device to and from the supply table is fixed to the rear portion (the right side in FIG. 2) of the main body frame 1. The power supply circuit of the motor 19 is turned on and off on the side of the handle 70. Switch 7
1, the switch 71 is turned on during the supply operation, and the chip component supply case 9 is attached to the holder 14.
Turn off when attaching / detaching 0. The covers 72 and 73 are covers for covering a control circuit and a pneumatic circuit connected to the motor 19 or the component detection sensor 3, and 74 is a drawer for supplying power and pressure air from outside.

FIGS. 3 and 4 show the upper and lower units 5 assembled and vertically moved together with the upper and lower unit bases 12 and the periphery thereof. FIG. 3 shows the case where the upper and lower unit bases 12 are raised and FIG. 1 and 3, indicated by phantom lines, 12 ', 21', and 30 'are added to the same figure when they are lowered as shown in FIG. 4, and the vertical unit 5 which moves up and down when the motor 19 is driven to rotate. As shown in FIG. 1, the square pipe holder 32 does not move up and down.
In this embodiment, the square pipe 30 is almost parallel to the upper surface of the main body frame 1 when the vertical unit 5 is raised (when the chip component supply device is mounted on the supply table). When it is lowered, the upper and lower unit 5 side is inclined downward. However, the inclination is about 1/30, so that there is no problem in feeding the chip parts by air suction. It is also possible to make the upper and lower units 5 tilt upward when the upper and lower units 5 are raised, but a slight gravity acts on the feeding. In any case, the distance from the upper end of the separation pipe 22, which is the entrance of the chip component, to the component stopper portion 4 is constant and does not change.

Next, the operation of the overall configuration in the above embodiment will be described assuming that the chip component supply device is mounted on the supply table of the mounting machine. First, the chip component supply case 90 is attached to the holder 14 and the discharge port 92 of the supply case 90 is inserted.
Opening the shutter 91 of the chip component supply case 90
The chip components 2 are supplied from the receiving port 16 into the hopper 13 from above, and the chip component supply case 90 is mounted on the holder 14 as it is. Then, the chip components 2 in the hopper 15 are substantially Naturally replenished to a certain amount. First, when the switch 71 is turned on, the motor 19 rotates and the cam (or crank) 2
From 0, the vertical unit 5 including the vertical unit base 12 performs a reciprocating vertical movement via the cam follower (or link) 21. The upper end of the separation pipe 22 projects into the hopper 15 when the vertical unit 5 is raised, and the upper end of the separation pipe 22 is
5 The chip components 2 accommodated in the hopper 15 near the bottom of the conical surface enter the separation pipe 22 one by one while being stirred by the separation pipe 22 and fall. Is continuously fed from the guide groove 25 into the tubular feed path formed by the pipe hole 31 of the square pipe 30, and the chip component 2 is
6, the pipe hole 31, the guide groove 25 in a row,
When the aligned ends continuously block the light from the component detection sensor 3, the motor 19 stops.

When the vertical unit 5 is raised, the square pipe 30 is substantially parallel to the upper surface of the main frame 1, and when it is lowered, the vertical unit 5 side is lowered to have a slope of about 1/30. In the lateral portion of the tubular feeding path formed by the pipe hole 31 and the guide groove 36 of the square pipe 30, the feeding action to the chip component 2 by gravity is lost, but the component stopper 4
Is closed by the shutter 40, and only the upper end of the separation pipe 22 is opened, and air is sucked from the inside of the component stopper portion 4. As a result, the chip component 2 in the lateral portion of the tubular feeding path is Also parts stopper part 4
, The leading-edge chip component 2 abuts against the end face of the stopper 38 in the component stopper portion 4 and stops, and the leading-edge chip component 2 is positioned at the component take-out position 39.

When the chip component 2 positioned at the component take-out position 39 is picked up by the suction pin 6 of the mounting machine (indicated by phantom lines in FIG. 1 to indicate upward and downward movement), a pipe hole 31 is formed.
Since the aligned ends of the chip components 2 which are arranged in a line with the tubular supply path formed by the guide grooves 25 and 36 move and do not block the light of the component detection sensor 3, the motor 19 starts rotating and the vertical unit 5 reciprocates up and down. When the chip components 2 enter the separation pipe 22 and fall, and the chip components 2 in the hopper 15 decrease, the chip components 2 are naturally removed from the chip component supply case 90 so as to have a substantially constant amount based on the upper side of the receiving port 16. Will be replenished.

Although this embodiment has been described with reference to a square pipe, it is apparent that the present invention is not limited to a square pipe but includes a round pipe or a pipe having an arbitrary cross-sectional shape.

[0022]

As described above, according to the chip component supply apparatus of the present invention, since the holder including the hopper is attached to the frame via the hopper base, the holder including the hopper is fixed to the frame, and the rigidity relating to the support is secured. The rigidity can also be increased when the chip component supply case is mounted on the holder, so that the vertical unit including the separation pipe inserted into the through hole at the bottom of the hopper performs reciprocating vertical movement. On the other hand, the component pick-up position for picking up chip components with the suction pins of the mounting machine is a block or the like fixed to the frame, and the component pick-up position is fixed to the frame. Therefore, square pipe holding grooves are provided on the upper and lower units. On the other hand, the square pipe holding base is fixed to the frame on the side of the block, and the square pipe holding groove of the The square pipe of a plastic tube, for example, is held by a flexible member between the square pipe holders fixed to the frame. When the vertical unit is raised, the square pipe is substantially parallel to the upper surface of the frame (in the embodiment, At this time, the square pipe is made almost horizontal), and when it is lowered, the upper and lower unit sides are inclined downward (the inclination of the embodiment is about 1/30). The hole of the separation pipe, the guide groove, and the pipe hole of the square pipe are formed. The connected tubular feed path has a dimension and a shape that allows the cross-sectional shape of the chip component orthogonal to the feeding direction to pass through each piece, and the square chip component can maintain a rotational attitude about the feeding direction as an axis. When the vertical unit performs reciprocating vertical movement, the square pipe will be bent gently, but it does not affect the size and shape of the pipe hole as the tubular feeding path, and the reciprocating vertical movement of the vertical unit Does not alter the length of the tubular feed path, the tubular feed channel does not interfere with the movement of the continuous chip parts in a row, the distance of the distance is long up and down motion between square pipe holding groove and square pipe holder is short example 1
Since it is about / 30, the square pipe does not impair the durability even if it is repeatedly bent, and can reduce the number of parts compared to the conventional configuration in which the hopper performs up-and-down motion, and is compact and reduces the cost. A tubular feed path suitable for aligning and supplying bulk chip components is continuously arranged from the vertical direction to the horizontal direction, and a component take-out opening is provided at a lateral end thereof, and the shutter is provided with a shutter. In the configuration in which the opening is closed and the chip components in the tubular feeding path are fed by air suction, a part of the horizontal tubular feeding path is formed of a flexible member, so that the reciprocating vertical unit side The tubular feed path and the opening for removing parts fixed to the frame are connected by a tubular feed path formed of a flexible member, and the arc-shaped portion of the tubular feed path that is continuous from the vertical direction to the horizontal direction is Keep it constant Flop component and without impairing the reliability of the function for feeding the air suction allows the configuration to fix the holder to the frame containing the hopper, preventing unnecessary agitation of the chip components accommodated in the chip component supply case or hopper,
It goes without saying that a similar effect can be obtained not only with a square pipe but also with a round pipe or a pipe having an arbitrary cross-sectional shape.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front side of a posture of a chip component supply device embodying the present invention when viewed from the side.

FIG. 2 is a back side of the posture of the chip component supply device embodying the present invention when viewed from the side.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the raised and lowered units and the periphery thereof.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a vertically moving lower unit and its periphery.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body frame 2 Chip component 3 Component detection sensor 4 Component stopper 6 Suction pin of mounting machine 10 Auxiliary frame 11 Ball slide 12 Vertical unit base 13 Hopper base 14 Holder 15 Hopper 17 Through hole 19 Vertical unit lifting motor 20 Cam (or) Crank) 21 Cam follower (or link) 22 Separation pipe 24 Parts guide 25, 36 Guide groove 26, 37 Guide lid 27, 34 Holding lid 28, 33 Square pipe holding groove 30 Square pipe 31 Pipe hole 32 Square pipe holding base 35 Block 38 Stopper 39 Component take-out position 40 Shutter 90 Chip component supply case

Claims (3)

[Claims] An upper end of a tubular feed path for a chip component is used as an entrance of the chip component, and the tubular feed path is continuously arranged from a vertical direction to a horizontal direction, and a lateral end of the tubular feed path is provided. The part is provided with an opening for taking out parts and an air suction hole, and a shutter for opening and closing the opening for taking out parts is provided, and the opening is closed by the shutter so that the entrance is open, and the tubular feeding is performed. In a chip component feeder for feeding chip components in a path by air suction, a frame, a hopper fixed to the frame, a side projecting from the upper end of the tubular feed path into the hopper and moving up and down, and A tubular feed path made of a flexible member forming at least a part of the feed path in the horizontal direction, and a component take-out opening side fixed to a frame, wherein the tubular feed path is provided in the hopper. When the end is projected and moved up and down, while the tubular feed passage made of the flexible member is bent, the upper end of the tubular feed passage protrudes into the hopper and moves up and down and the component take-out opening fixed to the frame. A chip component supply device which is connected to a unit side. 2. In a state in which the apparatus is mounted on a supply table of a mounting machine,
2. The chip component feeder according to claim 1, wherein the tubular feed path made of the flexible member is substantially horizontal when the upper and lower sides of the tubular feed path project upward from the upper end of the tubular feed path and rise up to the maximum. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the upper end of the tubular feed passage protrudes into the hopper, and the upper and lower sides include an arc-shaped portion of the tubular feed passage that is continuous from the up-down direction to the lateral direction, and keeps the arc-shaped portion constant. The chip component supply device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: