KR101179649B1 - Device for attaching fpcb on supporting plate and attaching method using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An apparatus and a method for attaching a stiffening plate of a flexible printed circuit board for mounting a surface are provided to absorb the top substrate of the flexible printed circuit board regardless of the height by having a loading height buffer function. CONSTITUTION: A loading plate(130) is arranged on the upper side of a base(110). A pin jig(140) is arranged side by side with the loading plate. A horizontal movement plate(150) supports the loading plate and the pin jig. The horizontal movement plate is movably installed on the base. A vacuum pad(160) is installed on a vertical movement plate(120). The vertical movement plate is movably installed on a supporter(170).

Description

DEVICE FOR ATTACHING FPCB ON SUPPORTING PLATE AND ATTACHING METHOD USING THE SAME}

The present invention relates to an apparatus for attaching a reinforcement plate of a flexible circuit board capable of simultaneously arranging and attaching a plurality of flexible circuit boards to a reinforcement plate, and a method of attaching a reinforcement plate of a flexible circuit board using the same.

Flexible printed circuit boards (FPCBs) are circuits formed on films made of flexible materials and mounted with electronic devices, and are applied to various electronic devices such as mobile terminals, notebook computers, and digital cameras.

In the case of a flexible circuit board, the physical property itself is not flexible and does not retain the original holding force. In order to surface mount an electronic device such as an IC or a chip on the flexible circuit board, a structure capable of flatly supporting the flexible circuit board during the surface mounting process is performed. Is needed. Reinforcement plates made of materials such as aluminum and epoxy glass are used as the supporting structure of the flexible circuit board when surface mounting. In general, a surface mounting process is performed after arranging and attaching a plurality of flexible circuit boards to a reinforcing plate.

Currently, the attaching work of the flexible circuit board is performed by attaching the flexible circuit board to the reinforcement plate manually by one unit. Therefore, there is a problem in that a large number of people and time are required for preliminary preparation of the surface mounting process for mass production of the flexible circuit board.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, it is possible to simultaneously arrange and attach a plurality of flexible circuit boards having the same or different thickness (or flexible circuit boards having the same or different loading height) on the reinforcement plate at the same time. It is to provide a reinforcement plate attachment device of flexible circuit board which enables the attachment work to be done automatically or semi-automatically, and the method of attaching the flexible circuit board of each unit to the reinforcement plate by arranging it at the exact position according to the desired pitch Is implemented via:

In order to realize the above object, the present invention is a vertical moving plate which is installed to be movable up and down and the base, the support portion located on one side of the base, and the flexible circuit board is arranged on the upper side of the base and a plurality of locations respectively A loading plate, a pin jig disposed in parallel with the loading plate, and a reinforcing plate is detachably installed, supporting the loading plate and the pin jig, and the loading plate and the pin jig are selectively positioned below the upper and lower movable plates. And a horizontal moving plate installed on the base so as to be movable horizontally, and a vacuum pad installed on the vertical moving plate and picking up the flexible circuit boards located at each location of the loading plate and loading the reinforcement plate. An apparatus for attaching a reinforcing plate of a flexible circuit board is disclosed.

The support part may be formed in the form of a shaft or an air cylinder, and a through hole in which the support part is inserted may be formed in the vertical moving plate.

The flexible printed circuit boards are stacked in multiple positions at each of the mounting plates, and the vacuum pads are configured to pick up the uppermost flexible printed circuit boards individually among the flexible printed circuit boards stacked at the same height or different heights.

The vacuum pad is fixed to the vertical movement plate and the pad body is connected to the suction tube connected to the vacuum generator, the suction pipe portion is installed in the lower portion of the pad body so as to move up and down the flexible circuit board, and It has a structure including an elastic member provided between the pad body and the suction pipe portion, it is possible to adsorb the uppermost flexible printed circuit board regardless of the height of the flexible printed circuit board loaded at different heights.

On the other hand, the present invention is to load the flexible circuit board on the mounting plate, the step of installing the reinforcement plate on the pin jig, and lowering the vertical movement plate toward the mounting plate, by operating a vacuum pad to the flexible circuit board Picking up, raising the vertically moving plate, horizontally moving the horizontally moving plate to position the reinforcing plate below the vertically moving plate, and lowering the vertically moving plate toward the reinforcing plate and vacuum Disclosed is a method of attaching a reinforcement plate to a flexible circuit board, the method including stopping the operation of a pad and loading the flexible circuit board onto the reinforcement plate.

According to the present invention having the above configuration, it is possible to arrange and attach a plurality of flexible circuit boards to the reinforcement plate at the same time, and the automatic or semi-automatic production is possible, so that the reduction of manpower and profitability can be expected.

In addition, even when the stacking height of the flexible circuit board arranged on the stacking plate differs from each other through the structure of the vacuum pad, in which the suction pipe is movable to have a stacking height buffering function, the top of the stacked flexible printed circuit board is independent of it. The substrate can be adsorbed, and even if the height of the reinforcement plate is different, the flexible circuit board can be loaded regardless of it.

1 is a perspective view of a reinforcing plate attachment device of a flexible circuit board according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 to 8 are views sequentially showing a method of attaching a reinforcing plate of a flexible circuit board according to the present invention.
9 is a front view showing the structure of a vacuum pad according to the present invention;
10 and 11 are views showing an operating state of the vacuum pad shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, an apparatus for attaching a reinforcement plate of a flexible circuit board and a method of attaching a reinforcement plate of a flexible circuit board using the same will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view of a reinforcing plate attachment apparatus of a flexible circuit board according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the apparatus for attaching a reinforcement plate of a flexible circuit board includes a base 110, a vertical moving plate 120, a loading plate 130, a pin jig 140, a horizontal moving plate 150, and a vacuum pad ( 160).

The base 110 provides a mounting space for the horizontal moving plate 150 in the form of a flat plate. One side of the base is provided with a support unit 170 for supporting the up and down moving plate 120. The support unit 170 may be disposed in the singular or plural, and the present exemplary embodiment illustrates that four support units 170 in the form of shafts are provided. On the outer circumferential surface of the support part 170, a buffer spring 171 which performs a buffering function when the vertical moving plate 120 descends may be installed.

The vertical movement plate 120 is installed on the support unit 170 so as to be movable up and down. When the support unit 170 has a shaft shape as in the present embodiment, a through hole through which the support unit 170 is inserted is formed in the up and down moving plate 120 so that the up and down moving plate 120 is along the support unit 170. It can be configured to move. However, the support unit 170 is not limited to the shape of the shaft, and may have another form as long as it supports the vertical movement plate 120 to be movable up and down. For example, it is also possible to use an air cylinder as the support part 170, and the vertical moving plate 120 can be driven up and down through the air cylinder.

The vertical movement of the vertical movement plate 120 may be applied to various methods such as a method in which a worker directly moves, a method of automatically moving by using a driving mechanism such as a driving lever 181, an air cylinder, and the like.

The stacking plate 130 is disposed above the base 110, and the flexible circuit board 10 (see FIG. 2) is stacked at a plurality of locations of the stacking plate 130. The flexible circuit board 10 is arranged on the mounting plate 130 in the same arrangement as that to be attached to the reinforcing plate 20 (see FIG. 2), and may be stacked in multiple layers so that a repetitive attachment process may be performed. The mounting plate 130 is provided with a plurality of fixing pins 131 for stacking and fixing the flexible circuit board 10, and the flexible circuit board 10 is sandwiched and fixed between the fixing pins 131. When the flexible circuit board 10 is loaded with a stacking plate 130 loaded in advance in advance, and when the reinforcement plate attachment work using the installed stacking plate 130 is completed, it can be replaced with a new stacking plate. Productivity of the mounting process can be increased by greatly simplifying the preparation process of the mounting process.

The pin jig 140 is disposed in parallel with the loading plate 130, and the reinforcing plate 20 is detachably installed on the pin jig 140. The pin jig 140 includes a plurality of pins 141 protruding to guide the flexible circuit board 10 to the correct position. The reinforcing plate 20 has a through hole through which the pins of the pin jig 140 pass. Is formed. The pins 141 of the pin jig 140 are inserted into the position reference hole of the flexible circuit board 10 to induce the flexible circuit board 10 to be attached to the correct position of the reinforcing plate 20. Can reduce the process error. The double-sided tape may be attached to the attaching region of the reinforcing plate 20 to allow the flexible circuit board 20 to be attached thereto.

The horizontal moving plate 150 supports the mounting plate 130 and the pin jig 140 and is installed to be horizontally movable on the base 110. The horizontal moving plate 150 moves along the arrangement direction of the loading plate 130 and the pin jig 140, whereby the loading plate 130 and the pin jig 140 are selectively positioned below the vertical moving plate 120. It can be located. A guide rail 115 is installed on an upper surface of the base 110, and a slide member slidably coupled to the guide rail 115 is installed on a lower surface of the horizontal movable plate 150.

The handle 155 may be installed on the horizontal moving plate 150, and the worker may move the horizontal moving plate 150 by holding the handle 155. Although the present exemplary embodiment illustrates a manual transfer structure of the horizontal moving plate 150, a structure capable of automatically moving the horizontal moving plate 150 according to an operator's input will be possible. The automatic transfer structure of the horizontal moving plate 150 may be implemented using a driving mechanism such as an air cylinder.

Sidewalls 111 and 112 may be installed at both sides of the base 110, and stoppers 113 and 114 may be installed at the sidewalls 111 and 112 to limit the movement of the horizontal moving plate 150. The stoppers 113 and 114 may have the form of a shock absorber that acts as a shock absorber.

The locking lever 151 for fixing the position of the loading plate 130 and the pin jig 140 may be installed on the upper surface of the horizontal moving plate 150. The locking lever 151 is rotatably installed on the horizontal moving plate 150 and configured to press the side surfaces of the loading plate 130 and the pin jig 140. A torsion spring for generating an elastic force may be additionally installed at the rotation point of the locking lever 151.

Meanwhile, a guide frame 152 for guiding the installation of the loading plate 130 and the pin jig 140 may be installed on the horizontal moving plate 150. The guide frame 152 has a form of 'a' structure in surface contact with the side of the loading plate 130 and the pin jig 140.

A plurality of vacuum pads 160 are installed on the upper and lower movable plates 120, and the vacuum pads 160 pick up the uppermost substrate of the flexible circuit board 10 loaded on the mounting plate 130 through vacuum suction, and then load the reinforcing plate 20. Function. The vacuum pads 160 are disposed to simultaneously adsorb and load the uppermost substrate of the flexible printed circuit board 10 arranged in a plurality of upper and lower moving plates 120. The suction tube connected to the vacuum generator is connected to the upper end of the vacuum pad 160.

The case 180 surrounding the periphery of the support 170 may be additionally installed around the support 170. The case 180 may have a form of a rectangular box having one surface opened, and in this case, the support 170 having a shaft shape may be coupled to upper and lower ends of the case 180.

At the rear of the case 180, a distribution mechanism 182 may be installed to distribute the vacuum pressure for each vacuum pad 160. The suction tube is connected to a dispensing device connected to the vacuum generator. On the other hand, one side of the horizontal moving plate 150 is provided with a switch panel 190 for the on / off operation of the vacuum pad 160.

Hereinafter, the process of attaching the flexible circuit board to the reinforcement plate using the apparatus for attaching the reinforcement plate of the flexible circuit board according to the present invention will be described.

2 to 8 are views sequentially showing a method of attaching a reinforcing plate of a flexible circuit board according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the upper and lower movable plates 120 are positioned at the upper side and the loading plate 130 is positioned at the lower side thereof, and the initial state is set to the initial state. In the initial state, the flexible circuit board 10 is loaded on the loading plate 130. The reinforcing plate 20 is installed on the pin jig 140. In this case, the plurality of flexible circuit boards 10 are arranged at respective positions of the mounting plate 130 in the form of a laminate stacked in multiple layers. The reinforcement plate 20 may be manually installed by an operator, but may be automatically input through an automatic feeding device.

Next, as shown in FIG. 3, after the vertical moving plate 120 is lowered, the vacuum pad 160 is operated. Each vacuum pad 160 picks up the flexible circuit board 10a (refer FIG. 4) of the uppermost of the flexible circuit board 10 laminated body of each location of the loading board 130, respectively.

Next, the up and down moving plate 120 is raised as shown in FIG. 4, and the horizontal moving plate 150 is horizontally moved as shown in FIG. 5 so that the reinforcing plate 20 is positioned below the up and down moving plate 120. Then, as illustrated in FIG. 6, the vertical moving plate 120 is lowered toward the reinforcing plate 20 so that the flexible circuit board 10a reaches the attachment position of the reinforcing plate 20. Then, the operation of the vacuum pad 160 is stopped to load the flexible circuit board 10a. The flexible circuit board 10a is attached to the reinforcing plate 20 by double-sided tape of the reinforcing plate 20.

The up and down moving plate 120 is raised as shown in FIG. 7 for the next operation. At this time, the operator may press the flexible circuit board 10a of the reinforcing plate 20 so that the flexible circuit board 10a is firmly attached.

Then, as shown in FIG. 8, the horizontal plate 150 is horizontally moved in the opposite direction so that the loading plate 130 is placed below the vertical plate 120. In this process, the reinforcing plate 20 to which the flexible circuit board 10a is attached is separated, and then a new reinforcing plate 20 is installed in the pin jig 140. If the above-described process is repeated over and over, the attaching process of the flexible printed circuit board 10 may be repeated.

9 is a front view illustrating a structure of a vacuum pad according to the present invention, and FIGS. 10 and 11 are views illustrating an operating state of the vacuum pad illustrated in FIG. 9.

In the case of the vacuum pad 160, it is also possible to use a general type of vacuum pad, but in the present invention, even when the heights of the stacks of the flexible circuit boards 10 at each location are different from each other, the highest ductility of the stacked product (deposited product) is increased. The circuit board can be picked up at the same time.

According to FIG. 9, the vacuum pad 160 includes a pad body 161 fixed to the vertical moving plate 120, a suction pipe part 162 installed at a lower portion of the pad body 161 so as to be movable up and down, and a pad body. It has a structure including an elastic member 163 is provided between the 161 and the suction pipe 162.

The pad body 161 is fixed through the vertical movement plate 120. A suction tube is connected to an upper portion of the pad body 161, and a suction tube part 162 is inserted into a lower portion of the pad body 161. An end portion of the suction pipe part 162 contacts the flexible circuit board 10 and adsorbs the flexible circuit board 10. The elastic member 163 may have the form of a spring, the spring-like other elastic member 163 is installed on the outer periphery of the suction pipe 162, both ends of the pad body 161 and the suction pipe 162. It is supported on each step formed.

The elastic member 163 is not limited to the shape of the spring, and other structures may be used as long as the elastic member 163 may return the suction tube 162 to its original position when the suction tube 162 moves.

10 and 11 show a pick-up process when the heights of the laminates are different from each other. In the following description, for convenience of description, a vacuum pad corresponding to a high height laminate 11 is referred to as a first vacuum pad 160a, and a vacuum pad corresponding to a low height laminate 12 is referred to as a second vacuum pad 160b. It will be referred to as.

When the vertical movement plate 120 descends to pick up the flexible circuit board 10, the suction pipe part 162a of the first vacuum pad 160a comes into contact with the stack 11 first. At this time, the suction pipe portion 162a of the second vacuum pad 160b does not reach the stack 12.

In this state, if the vertical movement plate 120 is further lowered as shown in FIG. 11, the suction pipe part 162a of the first vacuum pad 160a is the suction pipe part 162b of the second vacuum pad 160b. Until it reaches up). According to such a configuration, even when the heights of the stacks 11 and 12 are different, the vacuum suction process may be performed while the suction pipe part 162 of each vacuum pad 160 is in close contact with the flexible circuit board 10. have. When the up and down moving plate 120 is moved upward, the suction pipe part 162 that has been moved is returned to its original state by the spring 163.

In the above described with reference to the accompanying drawings, a reinforcing plate attachment device of a flexible circuit board for surface mounting according to the present invention and a method of attaching a reinforcement plate of a flexible circuit board using the same, the present invention is the embodiment disclosed herein It is not limited by the drawings, various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

Claims (7)

Base;
An up and down moving plate installed to be movable up and down on a support part located at one side of the base;
A mounting plate disposed above the base and having a flexible circuit board stacked on a plurality of locations, respectively;
Pin jig disposed in parallel with the loading plate, the reinforcement plate is detachably installed;
A horizontal moving plate supporting the loading plate and the pin jig and horizontally moving to the base such that the loading plate and the pin jig are selectively positioned below the upper and lower moving plates; And
And a vacuum pad installed on the vertical moving plate and picking up the flexible circuit boards located at the respective positions of the loading plate and loading the loaded circuit board onto the reinforcement plate. The method of claim 1,
The support unit is a reinforcing plate attachment device of the flexible circuit board, characterized in that formed in the form of a shaft or an air cylinder penetrating the vertical plate. The method of claim 1,
Each position of the loading plate is loaded in the form of a laminate in which the flexible circuit board is laminated in multiple layers,
And each of the vacuum pads picks up the uppermost flexible circuit board of the laminate of the flexible circuit board. The method of claim 1, wherein the vacuum pad,
A pad body fixed to the vertical plate and connected to a suction tube connected to a vacuum generator;
A suction pipe part installed at a lower portion of the pad main body so as to be movable up and down and adsorbing the flexible circuit board; And
And a resilient member installed between the pad body and the suction pipe part. In the method of attaching a reinforcing plate of a flexible circuit board using the apparatus for attaching a reinforcing plate of a flexible circuit board according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
Loading the flexible circuit board in the form of a laminate on the mounting plate, and installing the reinforcing plate on the pin jig;
Lowering the vertically movable plate toward the stacking plate, and simultaneously operating a vacuum pad to pick up a plurality of flexible circuit boards located at the top;
Raising the vertically movable plate and horizontally moving the horizontal movable plate to position the reinforcing plate below the vertically movable plate; And
And lowering the vertical moving plate toward the reinforcing plate and stopping the operation of the vacuum pad to load the flexible circuit board onto the reinforcing plate. The method of claim 5,
Raising the vertical movement plate, and further comprising the step of installing a new reinforcement plate after the separation of the reinforcement plate is attached to the flexible circuit board further comprising a reinforcement plate attachment method of the flexible circuit board. The method of claim 5,
The stacking plate is provided in plurality in a state in which the flexible circuit board is stacked,
The method of attaching a reinforcing plate of a flexible circuit board, further comprising the step of replacing with a new loading plate upon completion of the attachment work using the installed loading plate.

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