KR20120031547A - Apparatus for opening a latch of insert - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A latch opening apparatus of an insert is provided to shorten time to purchase electronic components in the inserts by simplifying configuration for opening a latch and to improve productivity. CONSTITUTION: A latch opening apparatus(1000) of an insert comprises a first open plate(100), a second open plate(200), and a driving mechanism(300). The first open plate is arranged in order to put opposite to one side of a test tray. The first open plate comprises a pusher and an opener. The pusher pushes the one side of the test tray. The opener opens a latch. The second open plate is arranged in order to put opposite to the other side of the test tray. The driving mechanism is connected to one of the first open plate and the second open plate. The driving mechanism compresses an elastic body in a state that the test tray adheres closely to the second open plate by using the pusher.

Description

Latch opening device of insert {APPARATUS FOR OPENING A LATCH OF INSERT}

The present invention relates to a latch opening device for an insert, and more particularly, to an apparatus for opening a latch for fixing the electronic component of the insert, which is mounted to the test tray and holds and fixes the electronic component.

In general, an electronic component generally refers to a component used in an electronic device, and may include, for example, a component such as a DRAM, an SRAM, or the like configured to have electrical characteristics through a semiconductor chip.

Accordingly, the electronic component is subjected to a test process for testing its electrical characteristics at the completion of manufacturing. The test process proceeds substantially through a test device for performing a test on the electronic component and a test handler for providing the electronic component to the test device.

The test handler may test a large number of electronic components at the same time by transferring a plurality of electronic components in a test tray to the test apparatus, and then connecting the test apparatus as it is stored in the test tray. Make sure

At this time, the test tray is equipped with a plurality of inserts having a latch for fixing each of the received electronic components. Thus, when the latch is intended to receive the electronic component, the latch operates to open a space in which the electronic component is received through the latch opening device.

However, the latch opening device has to be divided into two operations through two driving mechanisms to align the position for opening the latch and to open the latch, so that the latch opening device has not only a complicated configuration but also the electronic component. The time for storing them in the inserts can be increased.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a latch opening device for an insert that can simplify the construction and reduce the time for storing electronic components in the inserts.

In order to achieve the above object of the present invention, the latch opening device of the insert according to one feature comprises a first open plate, a second open plate and a drive mechanism.

The first open plate is disposed to face one surface of a test tray equipped with a plurality of inserts having a latch for fixing an electronic component, and the elastic body providing elasticity toward the one surface at a portion facing the one surface. And a pusher for pushing one side and an opener for opening the latch.

The second open plate is disposed to face the other surface opposite to the one surface of the test tray. The drive mechanism is connected to any one of the first and second open plays, and the opener opens the latch while the elastic body is compressed while the test tray is in close contact with the second open plate through the pusher. To drive any one of them.

Here, the first open plate may have a plurality of coupling structures of the test tray, the alignment groove, and the alignment protrusion at positions where the opener opens the latch.

In addition, the first open plate may have an insertion groove into which the elastic body and the pusher are inserted.

Meanwhile, the first open plate may have an opening for exposing the space where the electronic component of the insert is fixed to the outside to accommodate the electronic component in the space.

In addition, the opener may be configured in plural to correspond one-to-one with each of the latches to open the latches of the inserts all at once.

According to the latch opening device of the insert, the first open plate and the test tray equipped with a plurality of inserts having a latch for fixing the electronic component through the pusher of the first open plate are in close contact with the second open plate. The configuration of opening the latch can be simplified than in the background art by implementing, through one drive mechanism, a series of operations in which the opener of the first open plate opens the latch while the elastic body mounted between the pushers is compressed. have. In addition, since the series of operations are performed at one time, it is possible to shorten the time for opening the latch and improve productivity.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a latch opening device of an insert according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a part of the latch opening device shown in FIG. 1.
3A and 3B are views illustrating a process of opening the latch by the latch opening device by cutting along the line II ′ of FIG. 2.
4A and 4B are views illustrating a process of opening a latch by cutting a latch opening device of an insert according to another embodiment of the present invention along the same line as the line II of FIG. 2.

Hereinafter, a latch opening device of an insert according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. As the inventive concept allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the text. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to the specific disclosed form, it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. Like reference numerals are used for like elements in describing each drawing. In the accompanying drawings, the dimensions of the structures are shown in an enlarged scale than actual for clarity of the invention.

The terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as the second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as the first component.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, the terms "comprises", "having", and the like are used to specify that a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a part or a combination thereof is described in the specification, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

On the other hand, unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. Terms such as those defined in the commonly used dictionaries should be construed as having meanings consistent with the meanings in the context of the related art and shall not be construed in ideal or excessively formal meanings unless expressly defined in this application. Do not.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a latch opening device of an insert according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is an enlarged view of a portion of the latch opening device shown in FIG.

1 and 2, the latch opening device 1000 of an insert according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first open plate 100, a second open plate 200, and a driving mechanism 300. .

The first open plate 100 is disposed below the test tray 10 so as to face the bottom surface of the test tray 10. The test tray 10 is used as a transport means of a test handler for connecting the electronic component SD to the test apparatus in a test process. Here, the electronic component SD may include, for example, a memory device such as DRAM, SRAM, or the like.

The test tray 10 is equipped with a plurality of inserts 20 in which the electronic component SD is received and fixed. Thus, the test tray 10 has a receiving hole 12 for receiving the insert 20, each insert 20 has a space for accommodating the electronic component (SD). In this case, the space in which the electronic component SD is accommodated may have a structure exposed upwardly to substantially accommodate the electronic component SD.

In addition, the test tray 10 may have a stepped portion 14 so that the inserted insert 20 does not fall downward inside the receiving hole 12. Thus, the lower end portion of the insert 20 may also have a structure seated on the step portion (14).

The insert 20 has a latch 22 that fixes the accommodated electronic component SD so that the electronic component SD does not fall even while the test tray 10 is being transferred. As shown in FIG. 2, the latch 22 may be formed by pushing and fixing opposite sides of the electronic component SD, and pressurizing an upper surface of the electronic component SD. It may be.

The first open plate 100 has a pusher 110 and an opener 120 at a portion facing the lower surface of the test tray 10. The pusher 110 is formed to face a portion where the storage hole 12 of the test tray 10 is not formed, and the opener 120 is stored in the storage hole 12 of the test tray 10. It is formed to face the insert 20 to open the latch 22.

In this case, each of the first open plate 100 and the test tray 10 may use the alignment protrusion 130 and the alignment groove 16 to align the position where the opener 120 opens the latch 22. Can have

Each of the alignment protrusions 130 and the alignment grooves 16 may be formed at edge portions of the first open plate 100 and the test tray 10 so as not to interfere with other components. In addition, unlike the above, the alignment protrusion 130 and the alignment groove 16 may be formed on the test tray 10 and the first open plate 100, respectively.

The second open plate 200 is disposed on the test tray 10 so as to face the top surface of the test tray 10. The second open plate 200 has an opening 210 to expose a space in which the electronic component SD is accommodated so that the insert 20 is accommodated in the insert 20.

Thus, the opening 210 may be formed to expose the inserts 20 at a time as a whole. For example, the opening 210 may be formed such that the inserts 20 arranged in the horizontal direction are exposed at one time as shown in FIG. 1.

The driving mechanism 300 is connected to the lower portion of the first open plate 100 to raise and lower the first open plate 100. The drive mechanism 300 may be formed of a cylinder that generates a linear driving force by air or oil.

On the contrary, the driving mechanism 300 is a ball screw capable of combining the structure of the rack gear and the pinion gear and converting the pinion gear into a linear driving force using the motor generating the rotation force as the main driving force. ball screw) structure may be included.

Hereinafter, a detailed structure of the first open plate 100 and a structure of opening the latch 22 of the insert 20 through the latch opening device 1000 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 3A and 3B. I will explain it.

3A and 3B are views illustrating a process of opening the latch by the latch opening device by cutting along the line II ′ of FIG. 2.

3A and 3B, the first open plate 100 has an insertion groove 140 in which an elastic body 150 is mounted therein while the pusher 110 is inserted therein. Here, the elastic body 150 provides the pusher 110 with elasticity toward the lower surface of the test tray 10. The elastic body 150 may be formed of, for example, a compression spring.

In addition, the inlet portion of the insertion groove 140 may have a narrower width than the inner side so that the elastic body 150 does not fall out. Thus, the pusher 110 may have a locking portion 112 protruding to be caught in the inlet portion from the inside of the insertion groove 140.

Thus, the pusher 110 maintains a state in which the locking portion 112 is caught by the inlet of the insertion groove 140 by the elasticity of the elastic body 150 when there is no force applied from the outside.

Meanwhile, the opener 120 protrudes from the first open plate 100 and pushes the latch connection part 24 protruding from the lower portion of the insert 20 to connect with the latch 22. Can open

Briefly describing the process of opening the latch 22 of the insert 20 through the latch opening device 1000 as described above, the tester in a state in which the pusher 110 is in contact with the test tray 10. The first open plate 100 is lifted through the driving mechanism 300 such that the tray 10 is in close contact with the second open plate 200. At this time, the alignment protrusion 130 of the first open plate 100 is inserted into the alignment groove 16 of the test tray 10 to align them.

Subsequently, the opener 120 continuously raises the first open plate 100 through the driving mechanism 300 so as to press the latch connection portion 24. At this time, the pusher 110 is inserted into the insertion groove 140 while the elastic body 150 is compressed so that the opener 120 can be pressed.

As such, the elastic body 150 is compressed while the test tray 10 is in close contact with the second open plate 200 through the pusher 110 of the first open plate 100. By implementing a series of operations by which the opener 120 of 100 opens the latch 22 through one drive mechanism 300, the configuration of opening the latch 22 can be simplified than the background art. . In addition, since the series of operations are performed at one time, it is possible to shorten the time for opening the latch 22 to improve productivity.

On the other hand, when the latch opening device 1000 has the configuration described above, the first open plate 100 is configured to correspond to the entire area of the test tray 10, and then the opener 120 is inserted into the insert. Each latch 22 of each of the 20 may be configured to correspond one-to-one.

In this case, since the latches 22 may be opened at once by performing the series of operations once, the process time for storing the plurality of electronic components SD in each of the inserts 20 may be further shortened. The process can be carried out.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the driving mechanism 300 has been described as being connected to the first open plate 100, but is connected to the second open plate 200 to raise and lower the second open plate 200. The same result can be expected by lowering.

4A and 4B are views illustrating a process of opening a latch by cutting a latch opening device of an insert according to another embodiment of the present invention along the same line as the line II of FIG. 2.

4A and 4B, a latch connection 44 for opening a latch (22 of FIG. 2) of the latch opening device 1100 of the insert according to another embodiment of the present invention is mounted to the test tray 30. The upper part of the insert 40 is protruded.

Accordingly, the first open plate 400 having the opener 420 to open the latch (22 of FIG. 2) by pressing the latch connection part 44 may face the upper surface of the test tray 30. It is arranged on top of 30. In this case, the first open plate 400 has an opening 460 for exposing a space in which the electronic component SD of the insert 40 is housed to the outside so that the electronic component SD is received from the top.

The second open plate 500 is disposed below the test tray 30 so as to face the bottom surface of the test tray 30. Thus, the driving mechanism 600 is connected to the second open plate 500 to raise and lower the second open plate 500. Alternatively, the driving mechanism 600 may be connected to the first open plate 400.

The process of opening the latch (22 of FIG. 2) of the insert 40 through the latch opening device 1100 as described above is briefly described. The second open plate 500 may be connected to the test tray 30. The second open plate 500 is raised through the driving mechanism 600 such that the test tray 30 is in close contact with the pusher 410 of the first open plate 400 in a contact state. At this time, the alignment protrusion 430 of the first open plate 400 is inserted into the alignment groove 36 of the test tray 30 to align them.

Subsequently, the second open plate 500 is continuously raised through the driving mechanism 600 so that the latch connection portion 44 is pressed by the opener 420. At this time, the pusher 410 is inserted into the insertion groove 440 while the elastic member 450 is compressed so that the latch connection portion 44 can be pressed.

As such, even when the latch connection portion 44 of the insert 40 is positioned at the upper portion, the latch (by FIG. 2 of FIG. 2) may be disposed by simply disposing the first open plate 400 at the upper portion of the test tray 30. Even if the position of opening 22 is changed, the latch opening device 1100 can be used interchangeably. That is, since the latch opening device 1100 does not need to be additionally manufactured according to the type of the insert 40, the cost may be reduced accordingly.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical and exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

SD: electronic components 10, 30: test tray
12: storage hole 16, 36: alignment groove
20, 40: insert 22: latch
24, 44: latch connection portion 100, 400: first open plate
110, 410: pusher 120, 420: opener
130, 430: Alignment projection 140, 440: Insertion groove
150, 450: elastic body 200, 500: second open plate
210, 460: opening 300, 600: driving mechanism
1000: latch release device of insert

Claims (5)

A pusher disposed to face one surface of a test tray on which a plurality of inserts having a latch for fixing an electronic component is mounted, and pushing the one surface between an elastic body providing elasticity toward the one surface at a portion facing the surface; A first open plate having an opener for opening the latch;
A second open plate disposed to face the other surface opposite to the one surface of the test tray; And
Any one of the first and second open plays, wherein the opener opens the latch while the elastic body is compressed while the test tray is in close contact with the second open plate through the pusher. The latch opening device of the insert comprising a drive mechanism for driving the. The latch opening device of the insert of claim 1, wherein the first open plate has a plurality of coupling structures of the test tray, the alignment groove, and the alignment protrusion to align the position at which the opener opens the latch. The latch opening device of the insert of claim 1, wherein the first open plate has an insertion groove into which the elastic body and the pusher are inserted. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the openers are configured to correspond in one-to-one correspondence with each of the latches to open the latches of the inserts all at once. The latch opening device of the insert of claim 1, wherein the first open plate has an opening for exposing a space in which the electronic component of the insert is fixed to the outside to accommodate the electronic component in the space. .

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