KR101113004B1 - Attaching apparatus for stiffening member - Google Patents

Abstract

The apparatus for attaching a reinforcing member according to the present invention includes a reinforcing member supplying device for supplying a reinforcing material, a die disposed on a conveying path of the reinforcing material supplied by the reinforcing material supply device, and a reinforcing member from the reinforcing material supplied to the die by rising toward the die. A punching press having a punch to punch, an attachment head for adsorbing the reinforcement member punched by the punching press, an attachment table on which the reinforcement object is placed, and an attachment head for transferring the reinforcement member adsorbed on the attachment head to the reinforcement object placed on the attachment table. Attachment head conveying device for moving the, lower camera disposed on the lower portion of the attachment head to photograph the reinforcing member adsorbed to the attachment head, and a lower camera transporting device for moving the lower camera. Since the attachment device of the reinforcing member according to the present invention can be photographed while the lower camera moves separately from the attachment table, the attachment table does not need to move together with the lower camera when the lower camera photographs the reinforcement plate.

Description

Attachment device of reinforcing member {ATTACHING APPARATUS FOR STIFFENING MEMBER}

The present invention relates to a device for attaching a reinforcing member, and more particularly, to a device for attaching a reinforcing member capable of punching a reinforcing member and attaching the punched reinforcing member to a reinforcing object.

Flexible printed circuit boards (FPCBs) are formed by forming printed circuits on heat-resistant plastic films such as polyester and polyimide. Flexible circuit boards are flexible to allow bending, twisting and folding. Therefore, when the flexible circuit board is used, three-dimensional wiring can be efficiently utilized by using an installation space.

Electronic components are mounted on a circuit of a flexible circuit board by a surface mounting machine, a chip mounter, or the like. The electronic component of the flexible circuit board is mounted with a stiffener made of a synthetic resin such as a polyimide film, a glass epoxy film, or a metal thin plate material such as SUS to reinforce rigidity.

An adhesive is applied to the reinforcing plate, and when it is punched into a required shape and welded to the flexible circuit board and heated, the adhesive melts and the reinforcing plate is bonded to the flexible circuit board. In the case of using an adhesive that operates at room temperature without heating, the reinforcing plate is provided by covering the surface on which the adhesive is applied with a release paper, and the reinforcing plate is attached to the flexible circuit board after separating the release paper in use.

When attaching a reinforcement plate to a flexible circuit board by hand, it takes a lot of manpower and work time. Therefore, a reinforcement plate attachment device that can automatically perform a series of processes such as peeling, conveying, aligning, and attaching the reinforcement plate Developed. The reinforcement plate attachment apparatus includes a die and punch for punching the reinforcement plate, and an attachment head for absorbing the reinforcement plate and transferring the reinforcement plate to the flexible circuit board.

Typically, a punch is installed below the die and the punch rises toward the die to punch the reinforcement plate. The attachment head is movably installed on the upper portion of the die, and absorbs the punched reinforcement plate and transfers the reinforcement plate to the attachment position of the flexible circuit board and attaches it to the flexible circuit board.

Conventional reinforcement plate attachment apparatus is coupled to the lower table for photographing the reinforcement plate attached to the attachment head to the attachment table on which the flexible circuit board to which the reinforcement plate is attached. The lower camera photographs the reinforcement plate attached to the attachment head to check the shape and position so that the attachment head accurately attaches the reinforcement plate to the attachment position.

This conventional reinforcement plate attachment apparatus requires the lower camera to move to the shooting position together with the attachment table to photograph the reinforcement plate attached to the attachment head whenever the punched reinforcement plate is attached to the attachment head. Therefore, the attachment table must reciprocate between the attachment position and the photographing position, and since the attachment work of the reinforcement plate is made after the attachment table is moved to the attachment position, there is a problem in that the working time becomes long.

The present invention is to solve this problem, by installing a lower camera for photographing the reinforcing member, such as a reinforcement plate that is attached to the attachment head to be moved separately from the attachment table, it is possible to shorten the operation time of the reinforcement member It is an object of the present invention to provide a reinforcing member attachment device that can be provided.

The reinforcing member attachment device according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, a reinforcing material supply device for supplying a reinforcing material, a die disposed on the transfer path of the reinforcing material supplied by the reinforcing material supply device and the A punching press having a punch for lifting a reinforcing member from the reinforcing material supplied to the die by rising toward the die, an attachment head for absorbing the reinforcing member punched by the punching press, an attachment table on which a reinforcing object is placed, and the attachment head An attachment head transfer device for moving the attachment head to transfer the reinforcement member adsorbed to the reinforcement object placed on the attachment table, and disposed under the attachment head to photograph the reinforcement member adsorbed to the attachment head. A lower camera, a lower car for moving the lower camera And a transfer device LA.

The lower camera conveying apparatus may include a guide rail coupled to slide the lower camera and a linear actuator applying an external force to the lower camera to linearly move the lower camera along the guide rail.

The lower camera may be disposed between the punching press and the attachment table.

The attachment head and the lower camera may move in directions perpendicular to each other.

The attachment head may move in the X-axis direction and the Z-axis direction, and the lower camera may move in the Y-axis direction.

Attachment device of the reinforcing member according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include an attachment table transfer device for moving the attachment table in the Y-axis direction.

Since the attachment device of the reinforcing member according to the present invention can photograph the reinforcement plate attached to the attachment head while the lower camera moves separately from the attachment table, the attachment table does not need to move with the lower camera when the lower camera captures the reinforcement plate. . Therefore, while the lower camera is photographing the reinforcement plate, the attachment table can move so that the position where the reinforcement plate is to be attached is close to the attachment head, thereby reducing the reinforcement plate attachment work time.

1 is a plan view showing the attachment device of the reinforcing member according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a front view showing the attachment device of the reinforcing member according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 is a side view showing a reinforcing material supply device and a punching press provided in the attachment device of the reinforcing member according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5a to 6c are for explaining the operation of the attachment device of the reinforcing member according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described for the attachment device of the reinforcing member according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In describing the present invention, the size or shape of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated or simplified for clarity and convenience of description. In addition, terms that are specifically defined in consideration of the configuration and operation of the present invention may vary depending on the intention or custom of the user or operator. These terms are to be construed in accordance with the meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention based on the contents throughout the present specification.

1 and 2 are a plan view and a front view showing an attachment device of the reinforcing member according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 shows a reinforcing material supply device and a punching press provided in the attachment device of the reinforcing member according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, the attachment device 100 of the reinforcing member according to an embodiment of the present invention, the reinforcing material supply device 110 for supplying the reinforcing material 10, reinforcement from the reinforcing material (10) A punching press 120 for punching the plates 30 and 35 (see FIGS. 5D and 6A), an attachment head unit 130 for adsorbing the reinforcing plates 30 and 35 punched out of the reinforcement 10, and an attachment head unit Attachment head transfer device 140 for moving the 130, the attachment table 150, the attachment head 131, on which the reinforcement objects 50, 55 (refer to FIGS. 5A and 6A) to which the reinforcement plates 30 and 35 are to be attached are placed. The lower camera 170 for photographing the reinforcing plates (30, 35) attached to the. The reinforcement supply device 110, the punching press 120, the attachment head feeder 140, the attachment table 150, and the lower camera 170 are mounted to the main frame 105.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the reinforcing material supply device 110 includes a supply roll 111, a recovery roll 112, and a feeding roller 113. The reinforcing material 10 which becomes the raw material of the reinforcing boards 30 and 35 is wound by the supply roll 111 in roll form. An adhesive is applied to one surface of the reinforcing material 10, and a release paper 20 is attached to one surface of the reinforcing material 10 to which the adhesive is applied. The reinforcing material 10 wound on the supply roll 111 is separated from the release paper 20 and fed to the punching press 120, and the reinforcing material 10 passing through the punching press 120 together with the release paper 20 is a recovery roll. Rewind to 112. The reinforcing material supply device 110 transfers the reinforcing material 10 at regular intervals and supplies it to the punching press 120.

In the present invention, the reinforcing material supply device 110 is not limited to a structure for supplying a reinforcing material in the form of a roll as described above. That is, the reinforcing material supply device 110 may be variously changed according to the shape of the reinforcing material provided to smoothly feed the reinforcing material provided in various forms to the punching press 120.

As shown in Figures 1 and 3, the punching press 120 is disposed on the conveying path of the reinforcing material 10 supplied by the reinforcing material supply device (110). The punching press 120 includes a die 121 and a punch 122 that is installed at a lower portion of the die 121 to be elevated. The die 121 is provided with a punching hole 123 corresponding to the punch 122. The punch 122 rises toward the punching hole 123 of the die 121 to correspond to the punching hole 123 from the reinforcing material 10 supplied between the die 121 and the punch 122. Punches.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the attachment head unit 130 includes an attachment head 131 and a reinforcement plate 30 for sucking the reinforcement plates 30 and 35 punched out by the punching press 120. And an upper camera 132 for photographing the reinforcement objects 50 and 55 to which the 35 is attached. The attachment head 131 receives a vacuum pressure from a vacuum pump (not shown) and vacuum-adsorbs the reinforcing plates 30 and 35 on the lower surface thereof. Of course, the attachment head 131 may have a structure in which the reinforcing plates 30 and 35 may be attached by other methods besides using the vacuum pressure.

The upper camera 132 checks the reinforcement plate attachment position by photographing the reinforcement objects 50 and 55 to which the reinforcement plates 30 and 35 are to be attached while moving in the X-axis direction together with the attachment head 131. Using the reinforcement object image data obtained through the upper camera 132 and the reinforcement plate image data obtained through the lower camera 170 to be described later, the attachment head 131 may reinforce the reinforcement objects 50 and 55. ) Can be attached precisely aligned to the mounting position.

The attachment head 131 is a reinforcing object (50, 55) that is adsorbed on the attachment table 150 by absorbing the punched reinforcement plate (30, 35) while moving in the Z-axis direction and X-axis direction by the attachment head transfer device 140 ) To carry. The attachment head conveying device 140 may include a Z axis transfer actuator 141, an attachment head 131, and an upper camera 132 coupled with the attachment head 131 to move the attachment head 131 up and down along the Z axis direction. And an X-axis slider 142 and an X-axis transfer actuator 143 for moving along the X-axis direction.

The Z axis transfer actuator 141 is coupled to the X axis slider 142. The X-axis slider 142 is slidably coupled to the guide rail 144 disposed along the X-axis direction on the main frame 105, and is moved along the X-axis direction by the X-axis transfer actuator 143. As the Z-axis transfer actuator 141 or the X-axis transfer actuator 143, various linear actuators capable of providing linear movement force may be used.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the attachment table 150 is provided with a plurality of vacuum holes on an upper surface thereof and may vacuum-adsorb the reinforcement objects 50 and 55 such as a flexible circuit board placed thereon. Of course, the attachment table 150 is not limited to fixing the reinforcement objects 50 and 55 by using a vacuum pressure, and may have a structure capable of fixing the reinforcement objects 50 and 55 by various methods in addition to the vacuum pressure. have. The attachment table 150 is slidably coupled to the guide rail 155 fixed to the main frame 105, and may be moved in the Y-axis direction by the attachment table transfer actuator 160. The attachment table transfer actuator 160 may use a variety of linear actuators capable of providing linear movement forces.

The lower camera 170 is disposed below the attachment head 131 between the punching press 120 and the attachment table 150 to photograph the reinforcement plates 30 and 35 attached to the attachment head 131. As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, the lower camera 170 may move in the Y-axis direction by the lower camera transfer device 180. The lighting device 175 is installed on the lower camera 170, and the lower camera 170 may photograph an external object through the window 176 of the lighting device 175. The lower camera 170 maintains a fixed state when the attachment head 131 moves when the sizes of the reinforcement plates 30 and 35 are to be photographed at one time, and the sizes of the reinforcement plates 30 and 35 can be photographed at once. When the size of the reinforcement plate 30 and 35 is larger than the size, the reinforcement plates 30 and 35 are photographed several times to acquire the entire image data of the reinforcement plates 30 and 35.

The lower camera feeder 180 is a movable member 181 coupled to the lower camera 170, a guide rail 182 fixed to the main frame 105 in the Y-axis direction, and the movable member 181 slidably coupled to the lower camera 170. ), A lower camera transfer actuator 183 for providing a moving force to the movable member 181. The lower camera transfer actuator 183 includes a nut member 184 coupled to the movable member 181, a screw shaft 185 screwed with the nut member 184, and a motor 186 for rotating the screw shaft 185. It includes. When the screw shaft 185 is rotated by the motor 186, the nut member 184 moves along the screw shaft 185 so that the movable member 181 can be linearly moved in the Y-axis direction.

In the present invention, the lower camera 170 may be directly coupled to the guide rail 182 and the lower camera transfer actuator 183 without the movable member 181. In addition to the illustrated structure, the lower camera transfer actuator 183 may be changed to various linear actuators capable of providing a linear movement force to the lower camera 170.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described the operation of the attachment device 100 of the reinforcing member according to an embodiment of the present invention. Since the action of the reinforcement supply device 110 or the punching press 120 is similar to the conventional one, a description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 5A illustrates a process in which the attachment head unit 130 moves toward the lower camera 170 after attaching the punched reinforcing plates 30 and 35, and FIG. 5B illustrates the attachment head unit 130 moving to the lower camera 170. It will be shown the process of moving toward the attachment table 150 while passing through). When the attachment head unit 130 passes through the upper portion of the lower camera 170, the lower camera 170 photographs the reinforcement plates 30 and 35 attached to the attachment head 131. At this time, the size of the reinforcing plate (30, 35) is the size that the lower camera 170 can be photographed at a time, the lower camera 170 maintains a stopped state.

When the attachment head unit 130 moves in the X-axis direction to approach the attachment table 150, the attachment table 150 on which the reinforcement objects 50 and 55 are placed has a position to which the reinforcement plates 30 and 35 are to be attached. It moves in the Y-axis direction to approach the head unit 130. When the attachment head unit 130 is positioned on the attachment table 150, the upper camera 132 photographs a position at which the reinforcement plates 30 and 35 of the reinforcement objects 50 and 55 are to be attached.

As shown in FIG. 5C, when the attachment head unit 130 moves in the X-axis direction to reach a position to which the reinforcement plates 30 and 35 are to be attached, the attachment head 131 descends in the Z-axis direction so that the reinforcement plate ( 30, 35 are attached over the reinforcement objects 50, 55. After the attachment head 131 attaches the reinforcement plates 30 and 35 to the reinforcement objects 50 and 55, the attachment head unit 130 again moves toward the punching press 120.

Subsequently, the attachment head unit 130 attaches new reinforcement plates 30 and 35 and moves back toward the lower camera 170. As shown in FIG. 5D, when the attachment head unit 130 moves through the lower camera 170 toward the attachment table 150, the lower camera 170 is attached to the attachment head 131 to the reinforcement plate 30. , 35), and the attachment table 150 moves so that the portion to which the new reinforcement plates 30 and 35 of the reinforcement objects 50 and 55 are to be attached approaches the attachment head unit 130. Next, as shown in FIG. 5E, the attachment head 131 moves to the position where the reinforcement plates 30 and 35 are to be attached, and then attaches the reinforcement plates 30 and 35 to the upper surfaces of the reinforcement objects 50 and 55. .

6A to 6C illustrate a process of attaching the reinforcement plate when the size of the reinforcement plate is made such that the lower camera 170 cannot photograph at one time.

As shown in FIG. 6A, the attachment head unit 130 moves toward the lower camera 170 after attaching the punched reinforcement plates 30 and 35. When the attachment head 131 moves to the upper portion of the lower camera 170, the lower camera 170 photographs the reinforcement plates 30 and 35 attached to the attachment head 131. At this time, since the size of the reinforcing plate (30, 35) is larger than the size that the lower camera 170 can shoot at one time, as shown in Figure 6b and 6c, the lower camera 170 in the Y-axis direction The reinforcement boards 30 and 35 are photographed several times while moving to acquire the overall image data of the reinforcement boards 30 and 35.

Since the reinforcement plates 30 and 35 may move in the X-axis direction by the attachment head 131, and the lower camera 170 may move in the Y-axis direction, even if the size of the reinforcement plates 30 and 35 is large, The camera 170 may obtain the entire image data of the reinforcement plates 30 and 35 through several imaging. At this time, since the attachment table 150 does not need to move together with the lower camera 170, the attachment table 150 moves after the reinforcing plates 30 and 35 are attached to the position close to the attachment head 131. You can wait in a stopped state.

When the attachment head 131 moves over the attachment table 150, the upper camera 132 photographs a position at which the reinforcement plates 30 and 35 are to be attached, and then the attachment head 131 descends toward the attachment table 150. Reinforcement boards 30 and 35 are attached to the attachment position.

As described above, the reinforcing member attachment apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention moves the reinforcing plates 30 and 35 attached to the attachment head 131 while the lower camera 170 moves separately from the attachment table 150. Since it is possible to photograph, the attachment table 150 does not need to move with the lower camera 170 when the lower camera 170 photographs the reinforcing plates 30 and 35. Therefore, while the lower camera 170 photographs the reinforcement plates 30 and 35, the attachment table 150 may move so that the position to which the reinforcement plates 30 and 35 are to be attached is close to the attachment head 131. It can shorten the work time of plate attachment.

In the above, the attachment device for the reinforcing member according to the present invention has been described as an example of attaching the reinforcing plates 30 and 35 made of metal to the flexible circuit board. However, the apparatus for attaching a reinforcing member according to the present invention is not limited thereto, and may be used to attach various kinds of reinforcing members to a flexible circuit board or other reinforcing objects in addition to the metal reinforcing plate.

The embodiments of the present invention described above and illustrated in the drawings should not be construed as limiting the technical idea of the present invention. The protection scope of the present invention is limited only by the matters described in the claims, and those skilled in the art can change and change the technical idea of the present invention in various forms. Accordingly, such improvements and modifications will fall within the protection scope of the present invention as long as it will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

100: attachment device of the reinforcing member 110: reinforcing material supply device
120: punching press 121: die
122: punch 130: attachment head unit
131: attachment head 132: upper camera
140: attachment head feed device 141: Z-axis feed actuator
142: X-axis slider 143: X-axis feed actuator
150: attachment table 160: attachment table transfer actuator
170: lower camera 180: lower camera feeder
181: movable member 182: guide rail
183: Bottom Camera Transfer Actuator

Claims (6)

Reinforcing material supply device for supplying a reinforcing material;
A punching press having a die disposed on a conveying path of the reinforcing material supplied by the reinforcing material supply device and a punch that rises toward the die to punch a reinforcing member from the reinforcing material supplied to the die;
An attachment head for sucking the reinforcing member punched out by the punching press;
An attachment table on which the reinforcement object is placed;
An attachment head transfer device for moving the attachment head to transfer the reinforcement member adsorbed to the attachment head to the reinforcement object placed on the attachment table;
A lower camera disposed under the attachment head to photograph the reinforcing member adsorbed to the attachment head; And
And a lower camera transfer device for moving the lower camera. The method of claim 1,
The lower camera conveying apparatus includes a guide rail coupled to slide the lower camera and a linear actuator for applying an external force to the lower camera to linearly move the lower camera along the guide rail. Attachment device. The method of claim 1,
The lower camera is attached to the reinforcement member, characterized in that disposed between the punching press and the attachment table. The method of claim 1,
And the attachment head and the lower camera move in a direction orthogonal to each other. The method of claim 4, wherein
The attachment table has a plane on which the reinforcement object is placed,
The attachment head moves in an X axis direction parallel to the plane and in a Z axis direction perpendicular to the plane,
The lower camera is parallel to the plane, the attachment device of the reinforcing member, characterized in that moving in the Y-axis direction perpendicular to the X-axis direction. The method of claim 5, wherein
And an attachment table transfer device for moving the attachment table in the Y-axis direction.

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