KR101578754B1 - Substrates loading system for carrier plate - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a substrate loading system for a carrier plate, which enables a substrate such as a module substrate for a light emitting device package to be automatically loaded on a carrier plate, comprising: a carrier plate loading device for loading a carrier plate; A carrier plate transfer device for transferring the loaded carrier plate to a loading position; A substrate stacking apparatus for stacking a substrate in a substrate receiving groove of the carrier plate at a stacking position; And a carrier plate unloading device for unloading the carrier plate on which the substrate is loaded.

Description

[0001] Substrates loading system for carrier plate [0002]

The present invention relates to a substrate loading system for a carrier plate, and more particularly, to a substrate loading system for a carrier plate that enables a substrate such as a module substrate for a light emitting device package to be automatically loaded on a carrier plate.

A light emitting diode (LED) is a kind of semiconductor device that can emit light of various colors by forming a light emitting source through the formation of a PN diode of a compound semiconductor. Such a light emitting device has a long lifetime, can be reduced in size and weight, and can be driven at a low voltage. In addition, these LEDs are resistant to shock and vibration, do not require preheating time and complicated driving, can be packaged after being mounted on a substrate or lead frame in various forms, so that they can be modularized for various purposes and used as a backlight unit A lighting device, and the like.

The conventional light emitting device package may be manufactured as a light emitting device package module mounted on a module substrate and formed as a bar type or flat plate type in a longitudinal direction.

Here, a carrier plate capable of simultaneously transporting a plurality of module substrates in order to mount a plurality of conventional light emitting device packages on a module substrate in a large scale may be applied.

Such conventional carrier plates are formed with substrate receiving grooves that can receive the module substrates on the upper surface. In general, the module substrates are manually stored in the carrier plate by an operator depending on the manual operation.

However, the conventional carrier plate storing work which depends on manual work has a problem that the work is not uniform due to the skill and precision of the worker, and the quality of the product is deteriorated such that the storage position is broken or the parts are easily broken, The cost of the operation is wasted, resulting in an increase in the product unit price and a significant decrease in the productivity.

Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem [8] Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to automate the carrier plate storing operation to improve alignment and accuracy of housings, And to provide a substrate loading system for a carrier plate that facilitates subsequent processes and reduces labor costs, work hours, and work costs, thereby lowering the unit cost of the products and greatly improving productivity. However, these problems are exemplary and do not limit the scope of the present invention.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a substrate loading system for a carrier plate, including: a carrier plate loading device for loading a carrier plate; A carrier plate transfer device for transferring the loaded carrier plate to a loading position; A substrate stacking apparatus for stacking a substrate in a substrate receiving groove of the carrier plate at a stacking position; And a carrier plate unloading device for unloading the carrier plate on which the substrate is loaded.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the substrate may be a module substrate of a bar type for a light emitting device.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a carrier plate loading apparatus including: a loading magazine stage for sequentially moving up and down loading magazines capable of stacking a plurality of carrier plates stacked at a predetermined interval; And a pusher for pushing the carrier plate received in the loading magazine in the direction of the carrier plate transfer device.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the carrier plate transfer device further comprises: a conveyor rail installed in the loading position direction; And a conveyor device for conveying the carrier plate along the conveyor rails.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the substrate stacking apparatus further includes: a first picker for vacuum-sucking the substrate waiting in the first substrate waiting member and loading the substrate in a substrate receiving groove of the carrier plate located at the stacking position; And a second picker for vacuum-sucking the substrate waiting in the second substrate waiting member and loading the substrate in another substrate receiving groove of the carrier plate located at the loading position.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the carrier plate unloading apparatus may include an unloading magazine stage for sequentially moving up and down unloading magazines capable of stacking a plurality of the carrier plates at a predetermined interval have.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the carrier plate may include a plurality of substrate receiving grooves formed on an upper surface thereof so that a plurality of the substrates can be received, and an elastic holder is installed on one side of the carrier plate, An insertion hole is formed at one side so as to be retracted from the receiving path of the substrate by the insertion pin and is advanced by the elastic spring in the closed state to constrain the side surface and / And a load preparation device for operating the elastic holder in an open state so that the substrate can be loaded into the substrate receiving groove of the carrier plate positioned at the loading position.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the stack preparation apparatus may further include: a sliding plate having a plurality of insertion pins installed therein so that the plurality of insertion pins can be simultaneously inserted into the insertion hole; And a sliding plate moving device for sliding the sliding plate up and down and in the left and right direction.

According to some embodiments of the present invention as described above, it is possible to improve the accuracy of alignment and storage of parts, to prevent the parts from being damaged or scratches, to improve the quality, reliability and uniformity of the products, And reduces labor costs, work hours, and work costs, thereby lowering the unit cost of the product and greatly improving the productivity. Of course, the scope of the present invention is not limited by these effects.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a perspective, perspective view, in use, of a substrate loading system for a carrier plate in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention.
Figs. 2 to 7 are enlarged cross-sectional views showing steps of loading a substrate in the substrate loading system for the carrier plate of Fig. 1 step by step.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The embodiments of the present invention are described in order to more fully explain the present invention to those skilled in the art, and the following embodiments may be modified in various other forms, The present invention is not limited to the embodiment. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be more thorough and complete, and will fully convey the concept of the invention to those skilled in the art. In the drawings, the thickness and size of each layer are exaggerated for convenience and clarity of explanation.

It is to be understood that throughout the specification, when an element such as a film, region or substrate is referred to as being "on", "connected to", "laminated" or "coupled to" another element, It will be appreciated that elements may be directly "on", "connected", "laminated" or "coupled" to another element, or there may be other elements intervening therebetween. On the other hand, when one element is referred to as being "directly on", "directly connected", or "directly coupled" to another element, it is interpreted that there are no other components intervening therebetween do. Like numbers refer to like elements. As used herein, the term "and / or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the listed items.

Although the terms first, second, etc. are used herein to describe various elements, components, regions, layers and / or portions, these members, components, regions, layers and / It is obvious that no. These terms are only used to distinguish one member, component, region, layer or section from another region, layer or section. Thus, a first member, component, region, layer or section described below may refer to a second member, component, region, layer or section without departing from the teachings of the present invention.

Also, relative terms such as "top" or "above" and "under" or "below" can be used herein to describe the relationship of certain elements to other elements as illustrated in the Figures. Relative terms are intended to include different orientations of the device in addition to those depicted in the Figures. For example, if the element is inverted in the figures, the elements depicted as being on the upper surface of the other elements will have a direction on the lower surface of the other elements. Thus, the example "top" may include both "under" and "top" directions depending on the particular orientation of the figure. If the elements are oriented in different directions (rotated 90 degrees with respect to the other direction), the relative descriptions used herein can be interpreted accordingly.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" include singular forms unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Also, " comprise "and / or" comprising "when used herein should be interpreted as specifying the presence of stated shapes, numbers, steps, operations, elements, elements, and / And does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, operations, elements, elements, and / or groups.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings schematically showing ideal embodiments of the present invention. In the figures, for example, variations in the shape shown may be expected, depending on manufacturing techniques and / or tolerances. Accordingly, the embodiments of the present invention should not be construed as limited to the particular shapes of the regions shown herein, but should include, for example, changes in shape resulting from manufacturing.

1 is a perspective, perspective view, in use, of a substrate loading system 100 for a carrier plate in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention.

1, a substrate loading system 100 for a carrier plate according to some embodiments of the present invention includes a carrier plate loading apparatus 10, a carrier plate transfer apparatus 20, A substrate loading device 30, a carrier plate unloading device 40, and the loading preparation device 50.

1, the carrier plate loading apparatus 10 is an apparatus for loading the carrier plate 1 into the carrier plate transfer apparatus 20, and more specifically, for example, A loading magazine stage (11) for sequentially moving up and down a loading magazine (M1) capable of stacking carrier plates (1) stacked at regular intervals and a carrier magazine stage (11) accommodated in the loading magazine And a pusher 12 for pushing in the direction of the plate conveying device.

In addition, the carrier plate loading apparatus 10 is not limited to the drawings, and may be any type or type of feeder, conveying device, conveying device, or the like, capable of sequentially pulling the carrier plates 1 from the loading magazine M1 Robot, transfer hoist, etc. can be applied.

For example, the carrier plate 1 may have a plurality of substrate receiving grooves H formed on the upper surface thereof so as to accommodate the plurality of substrates 2, and an elastic holder HD may be installed on one side thereof. have.

More specifically, for example, as shown in the enlarged part of Fig. 1, the elastic holder HD can be retracted by the insertion pin P in the open state to escape from the receiving path of the substrate 2 The substrate holder 2 is provided with an insertion hole PH at one side thereof so as to be engaged with the side surface and / or the upper surface of the substrate 2 accommodated in the substrate receiving groove H by the elastic spring S in the closed state, A portion C can be formed.

Further, for example, the substrate 2 may be a module substrate of a bar type for various light emitting devices such as an LED. However, the substrate 2 is not limited to an LED or a bar type, and a flat type or a wide variety of types of substrates on which all semiconductor devices including LEDs and electronic parts can be mounted can be applied.

In addition, the loading magazine M1 is opened frontward and rearward so that the carrier plates 1 can be horizontally drawn or horizontally drawn out, and a plurality of the carrier plates 1 are stacked in a predetermined interval It is a box-type structure that can be accommodated. The loading magazine M1 may be called in various other names such as a carrier, a container, a carrier box, a boat, and a cassette.

1, the carrier plate transfer device 20 is a device for transferring the loaded carrier plate 1 to a loading position. For example, the carrier plate transfer device 20 includes a conveyor rail 21 And a conveyor device 22 for conveying the carrier plate 1 along the conveyor rail 21.

More specifically, for example, the conveyor rails 21 may be rails whose cross-sections are generally C-shaped, respectively, facing each other. However, the conveyor rail 21 is not limited thereto, and various rails, various guides, guide plates, and the like can be applied.

Also, for example, the conveyor device 22 can be applied to various types of pushers, latches, latches, and the like having a driving force for moving the carrier plate 1 whose conveyance path is constrained by the conveyor rail 21 The driving force may be various actuators or power transmission devices such as a combination of a conveyor belt and a pulley, a gear combination, a combination of a pulley and a wire, a chain and a sprocket wheel combination, a motor combination, a linear motor combination, a cylinder and a piston combination. Here, the conveyor device 22 may also be applied to various types of conveyors, conveying devices, conveying robots, conveying hoists, and the like.

1, the substrate loading apparatus 30 is an apparatus for loading a substrate 2 in a substrate receiving groove H of the carrier plate 1 located at the loading position. For example, And a first picker 31 and a second picker 32 installed on the right and left sides of the substrate stacking apparatus 30, respectively.

1, the first picker 31 vacuum-sucks the substrate 2 waiting in the first substrate standby member 33 and presses the carrier plate 1 located at the loading position, Which is a kind of vacuum adsorption type transfer robot, which is mounted on a part of the substrate receiving recesses H in FIG.

1, the second picker 32 vacuum-sucks the substrate 2 waiting in the second substrate waiting member 34 to form the carrier plate 1 located at the loading position, Which is a kind of vacuum adsorption type transfer robot that is mounted on some other substrate receiving grooves H in FIG.

In addition, only one of the first picker 31 and the second picker 32 may be provided, or a total of four may be provided for each of the two, or three, five, or six, (30) can be installed.

Here, the first picker 31 and the second picker 32 are not necessarily vacuum adsorption type. The first and second pickers 31 and 32 may be a mechanical holder in which the substrate 2 is gripped using two opposing fingers, Or a magnetic force holder using a magnetic force, or any other transfer arm, transfer pin, or various transfer robot can be applied.

The first substrate waiting member 33 and the second substrate waiting member 34 guide the edges of the substrates 2 and stack a plurality of substrates 2, Guides and guide plates of various shapes can be applied.

1, the substrate 2 can be loaded in the substrate receiving groove H of the carrier plate 1 located at the loading position prior to the substrate loading apparatus 30. [ A loading preparation device 50 for operating the elastic holder HD in an open state may be installed.

More specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. 1, the stack preparation apparatus 50 is provided with a plurality of insertion pins PH in the insertion hole PH formed in the elastic holder HD of the substrate 2, A sliding plate 51 provided with a plurality of insertion pins P and a sliding plate moving device 52 sliding up and down the sliding plate 51 in the left and right direction so that the insertion pins P can be inserted at the same time .

1, the insertion pin P is formed in a plurality of cylinders having a circular cross section so as to be inserted into the circular insertion hole PH, and the insertion holes PH, The shape of the insertion pin P is not limited to the drawings, but may be formed in various shapes such as a polygonal shape, a polygonal shape, an elliptical shape, an elliptical shape, and the like.

However, the stack preparation apparatus 50 may be omitted if the substrate 2 does not have the elastic holder HD.

The sliding plate moving device 52 may include both an up-down actuator capable of moving the sliding plate 51 up and down and a sliding actuator capable of sliding the sliding plate 51 left and right.

Here, the ascending / descending actuator and the sliding actuator are driven by a motor or a cylinder as a driving force, and the combination of a belt and a pulley, a gear combination, a combination of a wheel and a wire, a combination of a chain and a sprocket wheel, Various types of transfer devices or transfer robots equipped with various power transmission devices such as a piston combination can be applied.

1, the carrier plate unloading apparatus 40 is an apparatus for unloading the carrier plate 1 on which the substrate 2 is loaded. For example, the carrier plate unloading apparatus 40 includes a plurality of carrier plates And an unloading magazine stage 41 for sequentially moving up and down the unloading magazine M2 which can receive the unloading magazines M1 and M2 stacked at regular intervals.

In addition, the carrier plate unloading device 40 is not limited to the drawings, and may be any type or type of conveyor capable of sequentially drawing a plurality of the carrier plates 1 into the unloading magazine M2, A transfer device, a transfer robot, and a transfer hoist may all be applied.

The unloading magazine M2 can be opened in the front and rear so that the carrier plates 1 can be drawn horizontally or horizontally, and a plurality of the carrier plates 1 are arranged at regular intervals One type that can be stacked is a box-like structure. The unloading magazine M2 may be referred to in various other names such as a carrier, a container, a carrier box, a boat, and a cassette.

In addition, the unloading magazine M2 may have the same structure and size as the loading magazine M1 described above, and may be compatible with processing apparatuses of a previous process or a subsequent process.

1, the overall operation of the substrate loading system 100 for a carrier plate according to some embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail. First, the carrier plate loading apparatus 10, A plurality of the carrier plates 1 capable of receiving the pushers 12 in a stacked manner in the loading magazine M1 at regular intervals while sequentially raising the loading magazine stage 11, It can be pushed toward the carrier plate conveying device.

The conveyor device 22 can then transfer the carrier plate 1 constrained by the conveyor rails 21 to the loading position along the conveyor rails 21.

Then, when the carrier plate 1 is positioned at the loading position, the sliding plate 51, which is waiting below the loading position, is lifted by the sliding plate moving device 52, The plurality of insertion pins P can be inserted at the same time.

When the plurality of insertion pins P are inserted into the insertion hole PH, the sliding plate 51 is slid in the left-right direction by the sliding plate moving device 52, Can be opened in the open state.

Subsequently, the first picker 31 and the second picker 32 of the substrate stacking apparatus 30 sequentially stack the substrates 2 in the substrate receiving grooves H of the carrier plate 1 can do. In this case, for example, the first picker 31 and the second picker 32 can sequentially load the substrate 2 from the rim portion of the carrier plate 1 to the center portion thereof.

The unloading magazine stage 41 sequentially descends the unloading magazine M2 and sequentially unloads the carrier plate 1 loaded with the substrate 2 onto the unloading magazine M2 .

Therefore, it is possible to improve the accuracy of alignment and stacking of the substrate 2 by fully automating the process, to prevent breakage or scratch of the substrate 2, to improve the quality, reliability and uniformity of the product, And reduce labor costs, work hours and work costs, thereby lowering the unit cost of the product and greatly improving the productivity.

Figs. 2 to 7 are enlarged cross-sectional views showing steps of loading the substrate of the substrate loading system 100 for a carrier plate shown in Fig. 1 step by step.

2 to 7, the substrate loading process of the substrate loading system 100 for a carrier plate of FIG. 1 will be described in more detail. First, as shown in FIG. 2, (HD) can be advanced by the elastic spring (S) and shut off the receiving path of the substrate (2) to maintain the closed state.

3, the sliding plate 51, which is waiting below the loading position, is lifted by the sliding plate moving device 52, and a plurality of the insertion pins 51 are inserted into the insertion hole PH, (P) can be inserted at the same time.

4, the sliding plate 51 is slid in the left-right direction by the sliding plate moving device 52, so that the elastic holders HD of the carrier plate 1 are inserted into the insertion pin 51. Then, (P) and can be opened all the way out of the receiving path of the substrate (2).

5, the first picker 31 and the second picker 32 of the substrate stacking apparatus 30 are placed on the carrier plate 1 in a state in which both the substrates 2 are in an open state, In the substrate receiving groove (H).

6, the sliding plate 51 is slid in the right-and-left direction by the sliding plate moving device 52, and the sliding plate 51 is slid in the right- When the plate 2 is lowered by the plate moving device 52, the latching portion C is advanced by the elastic spring S so that the side surface and / or the upper surface of the substrate 2 housed in the substrate receiving groove H are firmly fixed .

Therefore, even in a subsequent process, the substrate 2 can be very firmly stuck to the carrier plate 1, and in this state, a plurality of light emitting devices can be securely mounted on the substrate 2 by subsequent equipment have.

While the present invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

1: carrier plate
2: substrate
H: substrate receiving groove
10: Carrier plate loading device
M1: loading magazine
11: loading magazine stage
12: Pusher
20: Carrier plate feed device
21: Conveyor rail
22: Conveyor device
30: Substrate loading device
31: First picker
32: Second picker
33: first substrate waiting member
34: second substrate waiting member
40: carrier plate unloading device
M2: Unloading Magazine
41: unloading magazine stage
HD: Elastic holder
P: Insertion pin
PH: Insertion hole
S: Elastic spring
C:
50: Loading preparation device
51: Sliding plate
52: Sliding plate moving device
100: substrate loading system for carrier plate

Claims (8)

A carrier plate loading device for loading a carrier plate;
A carrier plate transfer device for transferring the loaded carrier plate to a loading position;
A substrate stacking apparatus for stacking a substrate in a substrate receiving groove of the carrier plate located at the stacking position; And
A carrier plate unloading device for unloading the carrier plate on which the substrate is loaded;
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Wherein the carrier plate has a plurality of substrate receiving grooves formed on an upper surface thereof so that a plurality of the substrates can be accommodated,
The elastic holder may include an insertion hole formed at one side thereof so as to be retracted by the insertion pin in the open state and to be out of the receiving path of the substrate, And the upper surface,
A loading preparation device for operating the elastic holder in an open state so as to load the substrate in the substrate receiving groove of the carrier plate located at the loading position;
Further comprising: a substrate loading system for a carrier plate. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the substrate is a bar-type module substrate for a light emitting device. The method according to claim 1,
The carrier plate loading apparatus includes:
A loading magazine stage for sequentially moving up and down loading magazines capable of stacking a plurality of the carrier plates at a predetermined interval; And
A pusher for pushing the carrier plate received in the loading magazine in the direction of the carrier plate transfer device;
Wherein the carrier plate comprises a substrate. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the carrier plate transfer device comprises:
A conveyor rail installed in the loading position direction; And
A conveyor device for conveying the carrier plate along the conveyor rail;
Wherein the carrier plate comprises a substrate. The method according to claim 1,
The substrate loading apparatus includes:
A first picker for vacuuming the substrate waiting in the first substrate waiting member and loading the substrate in a substrate receiving groove of the carrier plate located at the loading position; And
A second picker for vacuuming the substrate waiting in the second substrate waiting member and loading the substrate in another substrate receiving groove of the carrier plate located at the loading position;
Wherein the carrier plate comprises a substrate. The method according to claim 1,
The carrier plate unloading device includes:
An unloading magazine stage for sequentially moving up and down unloading magazines capable of stacking a plurality of the carrier plates at a predetermined interval;
Wherein the carrier plate comprises a substrate. delete The method according to claim 1,
The stack preparation apparatus comprises:
A sliding plate provided with a plurality of insertion pins for allowing a plurality of insertion pins to be simultaneously inserted into the insertion holes; And
A sliding plate moving device that slides the sliding plate in an ascending / descending direction and a left / right direction;
Wherein the carrier plate comprises a substrate.

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