KR20140007081A - Cell insert system - Google Patents

Abstract

A cell insertion system is disclosed. Provided is a cell insertion system which includes the following parts: a cell-loading part where each cell separated from a stick cell is fed and conveyed to one side; a first cell-conveying part which is placed at the rear end of the cell-loading part, lifts up the cell fed to the cell-loading part, and conveys the cell to a dual conveyer part; the dual conveyer part which conveys the cell conveyed by the first cell-conveying part to a second cell-conveying part; the second cell-conveying part which is placed at the rear end of the dual conveyer part, lifts up the cell conveyed by the dual conveyer part, and conveys the cell to an ID reading and insertion part or to a cell cross-section inspecting part; the ID reading and insertion part which reads the ID of the cell conveyed by the second cell-conveying part and loads the cell, for which the ID reading is completed, into a cassette; a cassette feeding and discharging part which moves and discharges the loading-completed cassette to the outside of the system when cell-loading into the cassette is completed, and feeds an empty cassette into the system; and the cell cross-section inspecting part which inspects side ends of the cell conveyed by the second cell-conveying part and enables the cell, for which the inspection is completed, to be conveyed to the ID reading and insertion part again by the second cell-conveying part.

Description

Cell insert system {CELL INSERT SYSTEM}

The present invention relates to a cell insert system, and more particularly, to a cell insert system capable of automatically inspecting and cassette stacking a plurality of cells.

In general, LEDs, OLED substrates, and the like used in mobile phones, mobile devices, display devices, etc. are manufactured in the form of small cells through various processing processes. Will be treated.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a cell and a cassette for loading a cell;

Referring to Figure 1, first, the substrate is scribing (scribing) by a scriber facility, it is made of a stick cell (11) of the form in which a plurality of cells 10 are attached. When the stick cell 11 as described above is provided by the scriber facility, the operator separates it into a plurality of cells 10 to perform ID checking and the like, and loads each cell 10 in the cassette 20. . At this time, the cassette 20 is partitioned in the longitudinal and transverse directions to accommodate a plurality of thin plate-shaped cell 10, the operator inserts the cell 10 in each compartment of the cassette 20 To be loaded.

The present invention seeks to provide a cell insert system capable of automatically inspecting and cassette stacking a plurality of cells.

According to an aspect of the present invention, each cell separated from the stick cell is a cell loading unit which is transferred to one side; A first cell transfer unit disposed at a rear end of the cell loading unit and configured to lift the cell introduced into the cell loading unit and transfer it to the dual conveyor unit; A dual conveyor unit configured to transfer the cell transferred by the first cell transfer unit to a second cell transfer unit; A second cell transfer unit disposed at a rear end of the dual conveyor unit and configured to lift the cell transferred by the dual conveyor unit and to transfer the cell to an ID reading and insert unit or a cell cross-sectional inspection unit; An ID reading and inserting unit for reading an ID of the cell transferred by the second cell transferring unit and loading the cell in which an ID reading is completed into a cassette; A cassette input and discharge unit for moving the cassette to discharge the loaded cassette out of the facility and inserting an empty cassette into the facility when the cell is completely loaded into the cassette; And a cell end surface inspection unit for inspecting a side end portion of the cell transferred by the second cell transfer unit, and the inspected cell being transferred back to the ID reading and insert unit by the second cell transfer unit. Can be provided.

The cell insert system according to the present embodiment automates a series of work processes for loading a cell into a cassette, such as cell insertion, transfer, alignment, inspection, and loading. Therefore, it is possible to maximize the work efficiency of the cell loading process and the cassette discharge process made by the manual operation of the conventional worker, it is possible to increase the productivity of the cell manufacturing process.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a cell and a cassette for loading a cell;
Figure 2 is a plan view showing the overall configuration of a cell insert system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a plan view showing a cell loading unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a plan view showing a first cell transfer unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a plan view showing a dual conveyor unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the cell alignment unit shown in FIG. 5.
7 is a plan view showing a second cell transfer unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a plan view illustrating an ID reading and insert unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a plan view showing a cassette input and discharge unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a plan view schematically illustrating a cassette input and discharge unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a front view schematically showing a cassette input and discharge unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a plan view illustrating a cell cross-sectional inspection unit according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
13 is a front view showing a cell cross-sectional inspection according to an embodiment of the present invention.
14 is a process flow diagram of a cell insert system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a configuration of a cell insert system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Figure 2 is a plan view showing the overall configuration of a cell insert system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the cell insert system 100 according to the present embodiment includes a cell loading unit 110, a first cell transfer unit 120, a dual conveyor unit 130, a second cell transfer unit 140, and an ID. The reading and inserting unit 150, a cassette input and discharge unit 160, and the cell end surface inspection unit 170 may be configured.

The cell loading unit 110 receives the stick cells 11 from the scriber facility 200, and when the worker separates the stick cells 11 into a plurality of cells 10 and loads them on the transfer conveyor, the respective cells The cell 10 is transferred to the first cell transfer part 120.

The first cell transfer unit 120 includes one or more transfer units, and transfers the cell 10 transferred by the cell loading unit 110 to the dual conveyor unit 130.

The dual conveyor unit 130 includes one or more transfer conveyors and transfers the cells 10 transferred by the first cell transfer unit 120 to the second cell transfer unit 140.

The second cell transfer unit 140 transfers the cell 10 transferred by the dual conveyor unit 130 to the ID reading and insert unit 150 again.

The ID reading and insert section 150 reads the ID of the cell 10 seated on the insert arm or the like, and loads the cell 10 into the cassette 20 disposed in front.

When the cell 10 is loaded in the cassette 20, the cassette input and discharge unit 160 moves the stacked cassette 20 to be discharged to the outside of the facility, and moves the newly inserted empty cassette to read and insert the ID. The front of the unit 150 is moved.

On the other hand, the cell cross-sectional inspection unit 170 inspects the side end of the cell (10). More specifically, the second cell transfer unit 140 transfers some of the cells 10 transferred by the dual conveyor unit 130 to the cell cross-sectional inspection unit 170, and the cell cross-section inspection unit 170, the cell 10. The side end of the c) is inspected for damage. In addition, the cell 10 inspected by the cell cross-sectional inspection unit 170 is transferred to the ID reading and insert unit 150 by the second cell transfer unit 140.

The cell insert system 100 according to the present embodiment includes the cell loading unit 110, the first cell transfer unit 120, the dual conveyor unit 130, the second cell transfer unit 140, the ID reading and the insert unit as described above. Automated a series of processes in which a plurality of cells 10 are loaded into the cassette 20 after separation of the stick cells 11 through the 150, cassette input and discharge unit 160, and cell cross-sectional inspection unit 170. Done.

That is, when the operator separates the stick cells 11 supplied from the scriber facility 200 into the plurality of cells 10 and loads them into the cell insert system 100 according to the present embodiment, the subsequent process is performed by the cell inserts. It can be performed automatically by the system 100, the cassette 20 is finally discharged from the cell insert system 100, the loading of the cell 10 is completed.

Hereinafter, each configuration of the cell insert system 100 according to the present embodiment will be described in more detail.

Cell Loading section (110)

3 is a plan view showing a cell loading unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the cell loading unit 110 may include a stick cell transfer conveyor 111, a work table 112, a cell loading conveyor 117, a receive block 118, and a blower 119.

The stick cell transfer conveyor 111 transfers the stick cell 11 discharged from the scriber facility 200 to the work table 112. In this case, the stick cell 11 refers to a substrate of a type that can be scribed by the scriber facility 200 and separated into a plurality of cells 10. When the stick cell 11 is discharged from the discharge port of the scriber facility 200, the stick cell transfer conveyor 111 transfers the stick cell 11 in the direction A of FIG. 3, and thus, the stick The cell 11 is supplied to the work bench 112 where the worker is located.

On the other hand, if necessary, in order to detect the stick cell 11 on the stick cell transfer conveyor 111, one side of the cell loading unit 110 may be provided with a stick cell detection sensor 113. The stick cell detection sensor 113 detects the stick cell 11 when the stick cell 11 is discharged from the scriber facility 200 so that the stick cell transport conveyor 111 can be driven.

The workbench 112 is a kind of work space for separating the stick cells 11 transferred by the stick cell transfer conveyor 111 into a plurality of cells 10. The worker is located near the workbench 112 and supplied with a stick. The operation of separating the cell 11 is performed. The stick cells 11 transferred to the work table 112 are split by a worker and separated into a plurality of cells 10, and each separated cell 10 is placed on the cell loading conveyor 117 for subsequent processing. .

The cell loading conveyor 117 transfers each separated cell 10 to the first cell transfer part 120 which will be described later. That is, when the operator separates the stick cells 11 and places each cell 10 on the cell loading conveyor 117, the cell loading conveyor 117 transfers the cells 10 in the direction B of FIG. 3. .

In this case, the cell loading conveyor 117 may be separated into a plurality. For example, the cell loading conveyor 117 may be formed separately from the first to third cell loading conveyors 114, 115, and 116. The first to third cell loading conveyors 114, 115, and 116 as described above may be sequentially arranged in succession.

In addition, if necessary, the first to third cell loading conveyors 114, 115, and 116 may be formed to have different feed rates of the cells 10, respectively. This is to adjust the interval between each cell 10 to a predetermined degree. That is, when an operator places the plurality of cells 10 in sequence on the first cell loading conveyor 114, the spacing between the cells 10 may be formed slightly different. In this case, each cell 10 passes through the second and third cell loading conveyors 115 and 116 having different feed speeds, and finally, the distance between each cell 10 may be uniformly adjusted to a certain degree.

The receive block 118 is disposed at the rear end of the cell loading conveyor 117 to stop the cell 10 transferred by the cell loading conveyor 117. That is, the receive block 118 is a kind of step disposed at the rear end of the cell loading conveyor 117, and the cell 10 transferred by the cell loading conveyor 117 stops moving while hitting the receive block 118. do.

The blower 119 is formed in the bottom surface where the cell 10 stopped moving by the receive block 118 is located. The blower 119 injects air upwards to space the cell 10 from the bottom by a predetermined amount. That is, the blower 119 injects air from the bottom toward the bottom of the cell 10. This is to make the cell 10 more easily aligned with the reference plane of the receive block 118 when the cell 10 is stopped by the receive block 118.

First cell Transfer part (120)

Figure 4 is a plan view showing a first cell transfer unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the first cell transfer unit 120 is disposed at the rear end of the cell loading conveyor 117 described above, and the cell is stopped by the receive block 118 transferred by the cell loading conveyor 117. 10 will be transferred to the dual conveyor 130 to be described later.

More specifically, the first cell transfer unit 120 may include first and second transfer units 121 and 122 having vacuum suction units 123, respectively. The first and second transfer units 121 and 122 may be formed to be movable in the multi-axis directions (ie, the x-axis, the y-axis, and the z-axis direction of FIG. 4), respectively, and lift the cell 10 through vacuum suction. It may be provided with a vacuum suction unit 123 to raise.

When the cells 10 are transferred through the cell loading conveyor 117, the first and second transfer units 121 and 122 may transfer the transferred cells 10 to the dual conveyor unit 130 alternately. do. That is, when the cell 10 is transferred to the rear end of the cell loading conveyor 117 and stopped by the receiving block 118, the first transfer unit 121 moves the cell 10 through the vacuum suction unit 123. It lifts and moves a predetermined amount in the x-axis and y-axis directions shown in FIG. 4 to transfer the cells 10 adsorbed to the vacuum adsorption unit 123 to the dual conveyor unit 130.

In addition, when another cell is transferred through the cell loading conveyor 117 while the first transfer unit 121 transfers the cell 10 as described above, the other transfer unit 122 transfers the other cells. It is transferred to the conveyor 130.

Dual Conveyor (130)

5 is a plan view showing a dual conveyor unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the dual conveyor unit 130 transfers the cell 10 transferred by the first cell transfer unit 120 to the second cell transfer unit 140, which will be described later. That is, the first and second transfer units 121 and 122 of the first cell transfer unit 120 place the transferred cells 10 on the front end of the dual conveyor unit 130 (that is, the bottom of FIG. 5). The dual conveyor 130 transfers the placed cell 10 to the rear end (that is, the upper part of FIG. 5) in which the second cell transfer part 140 is disposed.

More specifically, the dual conveyor unit 130 may include first and second transfer conveyors 131 and 132. The first and second transfer conveyors 131 and 132 are arranged in parallel with each other to transfer the pair of cells 10 transferred by the first cell transfer unit 120 to the rear end. The first and second transfer conveyors 131 and 132 are similarly formed to each other, and for convenience of description, hereinafter, the first transfer conveyor 131 will be described with reference to the center.

The first transfer conveyor 131 may include a cell detection sensor 133 for detecting the cell 10 and a cell guide part for adjusting the width of the first transfer conveyor 131 according to the type or size of the cell 10. 136, a cell aligning unit 139 for aligning the position of the transferred cell 10 may be provided.

The cell detection sensor 133 is disposed at the front end of the first transfer conveyor 131 and detects whether the cell 10 has been transferred from the first cell transfer unit 120. That is, when the first cell transfer unit 120 transfers the cell 10 to the front end of the first transfer conveyor 131, the cell detection sensor 133 detects this.

The cell guide part 136 includes first and second guide rails 134 and 135 spaced apart by a predetermined distance in the width direction (ie, the x-axis direction of FIG. 5). The first and second guide rails 134 and 135 may extend in the longitudinal direction (that is, the y-axis direction of FIG. 5), respectively, and may be formed to support both side ends of the cell 10. In addition, the first and second guide rails 134 and 135 are provided with belts, respectively, so that the cells 10 supported at both ends may be transferred to the rear end through the driving of the belt.

In this case, the first and second guide rails 134 and 135 are formed to be able to adjust a predetermined distance between the width directions. That is, the width of each cell 10 may be different according to the type or size of the cell 10, so that the first and second guide rails 134 and 135 are compatible with the cell 10 of various types and standards. The spacing between the livers can be adjusted.

The cell alignment unit 139 is disposed at the rear end of the first transfer conveyor 131 to align the cell 10 transferred along the cell guide unit 136. The cell alignment unit 139 may include first and second alignment blocks 137 and 138 disposed at rear ends of the first and second guide rails 134 and 135, respectively.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the cell alignment unit 139 shown in FIG. 5.

Referring to FIG. 6, the first and second alignment blocks 137 and 138 are disposed on the first and second guide rails 134 and 135, respectively, and spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance in the width direction, respectively. Has In addition, the first and second alignment blocks 137 and 138 are formed to be movable in a width direction, respectively. That is, referring to the first alignment block 137, the first alignment block 137 is formed to be moved to the left and right side (see the arrow shown in FIG. 6) by a predetermined degree from the rear end of the first guide rail 134. do.

In addition, the first and second alignment blocks 137 and 138 are provided with a plurality of rollers 137a and 138a, respectively. The plurality of rollers 137a and 138a may be disposed along the longitudinal direction on the upper surfaces of the first and second alignment blocks 137 and 138, respectively, and the first and second alignment blocks may be rotatable about the z-axis of FIG. 6. 137, 138. The plurality of rollers 137a and 138a are for preventing breakage of the cell 10 when the cell 10 is aligned with each other. Preferably, the rollers 137a and 138a may be formed of an elastic member or a flexible material.

In the cell alignment unit 139 as described above, when the cell 10 is transferred to the rear end of the first transport conveyor 131 along the cell guide unit 136, the first and second alignment blocks 137 and 138 are respectively 6, the first alignment block 137 is moved in the right direction and the second alignment block 138 is in the left direction in FIG. 6 to lightly push both sides of the transferred cell 10. Therefore, when the cell 10 is slightly skewed or not evenly aligned during the transfer of the cell 10 along the cell guide part 136, the cell 10 is correctly positioned by the cell alignment part 139 as described above. Can be aligned and positioned.

On the other hand, the plurality of rollers (137a, 138a) provided in each of the first and second alignment blocks (137, 138), the first and second alignment blocks (137, 138) the process of pushing the both sides of the cell 10 to align In order to prevent breakage of the cell 10. That is, when the first and second alignment blocks 137 and 138 are moved in the width direction as described above to push both sides of the cell 10, both sides of the cell 10 are in contact with the plurality of rollers 137a and 138a. The positional alignment of the cell 10 can be prevented from being damaged by the impact.

Second cell Transfer part (140)

7 is a plan view showing a second cell transfer unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the second cell transfer unit 140 is disposed at the rear end of the dual conveyor unit 130 described above, and lifts the cell 10 transferred by the dual conveyor unit 130. And it is transferred to the insert portion 150.

In addition, if necessary, the second cell transfer unit 140 transfers the cell 10 transferred by the dual conveyor unit 130 to the cell end surface inspection unit 170, and the cell that has been inspected by the cell end surface inspection unit 170 ( 10) may be transferred to the ID reading and inserting unit 150 again. This will be described later in the description of the cell cross-sectional inspection unit 170.

The second cell transfer unit 140 may include a dual transfer unit 143 equipped with the first and second vacuum suction units 141 and 142. The dual transfer unit 143 lifts and conveys a pair of cells 10 transferred to the first and second transfer conveyors 131 and 132 through the first and second vacuum suction units 141 and 142, respectively. In addition, the dual transfer unit 143 is formed to be movable in the multi-axis direction through a linear slider or the like. That is, the dual transfer unit 143 may be formed to be movable in the x-axis, y-axis, z-axis direction of FIG.

ID Reading  And Insert part (150)

8 is a plan view illustrating an ID reading and inserting unit 150 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, the ID reading and insert unit 150 ID-reads the pair of cells 10 transferred by the second cell transfer unit 140 described above and inserts (loads) the cassette 20. For this purpose, the insert arm unit 153 on which the cell 10 transferred by the second cell transfer unit 140 is placed, and the ID reading unit reading the ID of the cell 10 placed on the insert arm unit 153 ( 156 may be provided.

For reference, referring to FIG. 2, the ID reading and inserting unit 150 is disposed on the left side of the dual conveyor unit 130, and the second cell transfer unit 140 is dual with the ID reading and inserting unit 150. It is disposed between the conveyor unit 130, and reciprocated from side to side to transfer the cell 10 from the dual conveyor unit 130 to the ID reading and insert unit 150.

Meanwhile, the insert arm portion 153 may include first and second insert arms 151 and 152. The cells 10 are placed at one ends of the first and second insert arms 151 and 152, respectively. That is, the pair of cells 10 transferred by the dual transfer unit 143 of the second cell transfer unit 140 are placed at one ends of the first and second insert arms 151 and 152, respectively.

In addition, a vacuum suction unit (not shown) may be formed at one end of the first and second insert arms 151 and 152 on which the cell 10 is placed. The vacuum suction part is used to fix the cell 10 placed on the first and second insert arms 151 and 152. The vacuum suction part is provided on the upper surface of the first and second insert arms 151 and 152 to form the cell 10 through vacuum suction. The bottom of the bottom part is adsorbed and fixed to the upper part.

In addition, the first and second insert arms 151 and 152 are formed to be movable in the x-axis and y-axis directions of FIG. 8, respectively. In particular, the first and second insert arms 151, 152 insert the cell 10 placed at one end of the cell 10 into the cassette 20 disposed forward (ie, the upper portion of FIG. 8). It is desirable to have sufficient x-axis movement range to reach.

Meanwhile, a cassette input and discharge unit 160 and a cassette 20 to be described later are disposed in front of the first and second insert arms 151 and 152, and the first and second insert arms 151 and 152 are second cells. When the cell 10 is transferred by the transfer unit 140, after ID reading, the cell 10 is moved forward by a predetermined degree, thereby inserting and loading the cell 10 into the cassette 20.

The ID reading unit 156 reads the IDs of the cells 10 placed on the first and second insert arms 151 and 152, and ends of the first and second insert arms 151 and 152 (that is, FIG. 8). In the position where each cell 10 is placed) may be disposed below. That is, the ID reading unit 156 is disposed to face the upper side from the bottom to photograph the bottom portion and the side end portion of the cell 10, thereby reading the ID of the cell 10.

More specifically, the ID reading unit 156 may include first and second reading cameras 154 and 155. The first and second leading cameras 154 and 155 are arranged to be spaced apart from the left and right sides by a predetermined distance, and the first leading camera 154 photographs and reads the cells 10 placed on the first insert arm 151, and The two leading camera 155 is formed to capture the ID of the cell 10 placed on the second insert arm 152. On the other hand, the cell 10 ID is an identification means for identifying each cell 10 and can be written in the bottom part, the side end part, etc. of the cell 10.

In addition, although not shown, the images photographed by the first and second leading cameras 154 and 155 may be provided to an operator through a display device or the like, or may be provided to a computer device or the like. Furthermore, if necessary, the computer device may be configured to automatically identify the ID of each cell 10 from the captured image, and to store and manage the identified ID.

On the other hand, if necessary, the ID reading unit 156 may be provided with a lighting device (not shown). The lighting device illuminates the cell 10 when the first and second leading cameras 154 and 155 photograph each cell 10 so that more accurate photographing and ID identification can be achieved.

Cassette input and The discharge portion (160)

9 is a plan view showing the cassette input and discharge unit 160 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9, when the loading and discharging of the cell 10 is completed in the cassette 20, the cassette loading and discharging unit 160 discharges the completed cassette 20 to the outside of the facility, and newly removes the cell 10. It is for injecting the empty cassette 20 to be loaded into the installation, and may be formed extending in the width direction (ie, the x-axis direction in FIG. 9) in front of the insert arm portion 153 (upper in FIG. 9).

More specifically, referring to FIG. 1, the cassette input and discharge unit 160 forms a kind of cassette 20 movement path along the side end of the cell insert system 100. That is, referring to FIG. 1, the cassette inlet and outlet unit 160 extends from the upper right side of the cell insert system 100 to the left side (ie, the x-axis direction in FIG. 1) and the cassette 20 along the upper end. ), And, in addition, extends from the upper left to the lower direction (ie, the y-axis direction in FIG. 1) to form the moving path of the cassette 20 along the left end.

10 is a plan view schematically showing a cassette input and discharge unit 160 according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 11 is a schematic illustration of a cassette input and discharge unit 160 according to an embodiment of the present invention. One front view.

Referring to FIG. 10, the cassette inlet and outlet unit 160 may include a first rail unit 161 and a cassette 20 that provide a transverse direction (that is, the x-axis direction in FIG. 10) of the cassette 20. ) May be configured as a second rail portion 162 providing a longitudinal movement path (ie, the y-axis direction of FIG. 10).

In addition, referring to FIG. 11, the first rail part 161 may have a two-layer structure, and may include an upper upper rail part 163 and a lower lower rail part 164.

The first and second rail parts 161 and 162 and the upper and lower rail parts 163 and 164 may include a plurality of feed rollers 161a, 162a, 163a, and 164a to move the cassette 20, respectively. The drive motor may be mounted on one side for driving the transfer rollers 161a, 162a, 163a, and 164a as described above. Therefore, the cassette 20 seated on the first and second rail parts 161 and 162 may be moved to one side by the transfer rollers 161a, 162a, 163a, and 164a as described above.

Meanwhile, the first rail unit 161 may include a vertical moving frame 165 that is movable in the vertical direction (ie, the z-axis direction of FIG. 11). The vertical movement frame 165 may be moved to a predetermined direction along a linear slider or the like, and may be connected to the upper rail portion 163 or the lower rail portion 164 to form a movement path of the cassette 20. It may be provided with a plurality of feed rollers (165a) on the bottom surface.

On the other hand, the vertical moving frame 165 is disposed immediately in front of the insert arm portion 153 described above to support the cassette 20 when the cell 10 is loaded. That is, while the insert arm 153 loads or inserts the cell 10 into the cassette 20, the cassette 20 may be mounted and supported on the vertical moving frame 165. At this time, the insert arm portion 153 may be continuously reciprocated to the same height without moving in the up and down direction to load the cell 10 into the cassette 20, in which case, one row of the cassette 20 When the cells 10 are all filled in the (row), the vertical movement frame 165 is moved up and down by a predetermined amount so that the cell 10 is filled in the upper row (row) or the lower row (row).

In addition, the vertical moving frame 165 may be raised and lowered by a predetermined degree even when the empty cassette is inserted into the facility. This will be described later.

On the other hand, the first rail unit 161 may be provided with a rotation frame 166 that can rotate about the rotation axis (that is, the z-axis of FIG. 10). The rotation frame 166 is formed to be rotatable about a rotation axis on one side through a hinge coupling or the like. In addition, the rotation frame 166 may be provided with a plurality of feed rollers (166a) on the bottom surface to be connected to the upper rail portion 163 to form a movement path of the cassette (20).

The rotary frame 166 may switch the moving path of the cassette 20 from the transverse direction (that is, the x-axis direction of FIG. 10) to the longitudinal direction (that is, the y-axis direction of FIG. 10) when the cassette 20 is discharged. Can be. That is, when loading of the cell 10 is completed in the cassette 20 mounted on the vertical moving frame 165, the cassette 20 is moved in the x-axis direction of FIG. 10 along the first rail part 161. . When the cassette 20 is moved to reach the rotation movement frame 166, the rotation movement frame 166 is rotated 90 degrees clockwise in FIG. 10 with the cassette 20 mounted thereon. When the rotary frame 166 is rotated as described above, the cassette 20 is again moved along the second rail portion 162 in the y-axis direction of FIG. 10. In addition, after the movement is tilted (tilting) at a predetermined angle (for example, 10 to 30 degrees) is lowered, it is discharged to the outside of the facility through the discharge port.

On the other hand, if the cassette 20, which has been completely loaded with the cell 10, is discharged to the outside of the facility, an empty cassette for newly loading the cell 10 should be introduced into the facility. In this case, referring to FIG. 11, the empty cassette is introduced into the facility through the input port at the left end of the lower rail unit 164. That is, when the operator inserts the empty cassette into the input port, the empty cassette is moved to the right along the lower rail portion 164. In addition, the vertical moving frame 165 is lowered, and the empty cassette moved along the lower rail portion 164 is mounted on the vertical moving frame 165. When the empty cassette is mounted on the vertical movement frame 165, the vertical movement frame 165 is raised to correspond to the height of the insert arm portion 153, so that the loading of the cell 10 is repeated.

Cell Cross Section Inspection Unit 170

12 is a plan view illustrating a cell cross-sectional inspection unit according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 13 is a front view showing a cell cross-sectional inspection according to an embodiment of the present invention.

12 and 13, the cell cross-sectional inspection unit 170 may be disposed in front of the dual conveyor unit 130 (that is, the upper portion of FIG. 2), and the side end portion of the cell 10 may be photographed. (10) is inspected for damage or defective products.

More specifically, the cell cross-sectional inspection unit 170 includes a stage unit 171 on which the cell 10 for cross-sectional inspection is placed, an alignment unit 172 for aligning the cell 10, a side end portion of the cell 10, and the like. It may include an inspection camera unit 173 for photographing and inspecting.

The stage unit 171 may be formed to be movable in the multi-axis direction (x, y-axis direction), and may be formed to be rotatable about the z-axis. In the stage unit 171, the cell 10 subjected to the cross-sectional inspection is placed.

In this case, the cell 10 may be transferred to the stage unit 171 by the second cell transfer unit 140. That is, the second cell transfer unit 170 transfers all or some cells 10 of the cells 10 transferred by the dual conveyor unit 130 to the cell cross-sectional inspection unit 170. In addition, the second cell transfer unit 170 transfers the cell 10 inspected by the cell cross-sectional inspection unit 170 to the ID reading and insert unit 150 again.

On the other hand, the alignment unit 172 aligns the cells 10 placed on the stage unit 171.

In addition, the inspection camera unit 173 photographs the side end portions of the cells 10 placed on the stage unit 171 and the like. Will be checked.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings, the operation of the cell insert system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

14 is a process flow diagram of a cell insert system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 14, first, the stick cell 11 is discharged to the cell insert system 100 by the scriber facility 200.

When the stick cell 11 is discharged, the worker splits the stick cell 11 into each cell 10, and then inserts the cell into the cell loading unit 110. That is, the operator places each separated cell 10 on the cell loading conveyor 117 at a predetermined interval (see FIG. 3).

Each cell 10 placed on the cell loading conveyor 117 is adjusted to a predetermined interval while being transferred to the first cell transfer part 120. That is, the cell loading conveyor 117 is composed of the first to third cell loading conveyor 117, the first to third cell loading conveyor 117 is formed with a slightly different feed rate, respectively, the cell loading conveyor 117 In the process of passing through), the intervals between the cells 10 are aligned to some extent (see FIG. 3).

The cell 10 transferred by the cell loading conveyor 117 is stopped by the receive block 118, and the first cell transfer part 120 moves the vacuum adsorption part 123 when the cell 10 is transferred. Lift the cell 10 through the dual conveyor unit 130 (see FIG. 4).

The dual conveyor unit 130 transfers the pair of cells 10 back to the second cell transfer unit 140 through the first and second transfer conveyors 131 and 132. At this time, the dual conveyor 130 may be adjusted to the predetermined width of the cell guide portion 136 according to the type or size of each cell 10, the rear end is provided with a cell alignment unit 139 is a cell ( The posture or position of 10) is aligned to a certain degree (see FIG. 5).

Meanwhile, the second cell transfer unit 140 lifts the pair of cells 10 transferred by the dual conveyor unit 130 by vacuum suction and transfers them to the insert arm unit 153 (see FIG. 7).

At this time, if necessary, the second cell transfer unit 140 may transfer some cells 10 to the cell cross-sectional inspection unit 170, and the cross-sectional inspection of some cells 10 may be performed in the cell cross-sectional inspection unit 170. Can be. Some of the cells 10 to be cross-sectional inspected in the cell cross-sectional inspection unit 170 are again transferred to the insert arm portion 153 by the second cell transfer unit 140 (see FIG. 2).

The pair of cells 10 transferred to the insert arm unit 153 are read by the ID reading unit 156 at the bottom of the insert arm unit 153. When the cell ID reading is completed, the insert arm unit ( 153 is advanced toward the cassette 20 disposed in front so that each cell 10 is loaded into the cassette 20 (see FIG. 8).

On the other hand, when the stacking of the cells 10 as described above is repeated and the cell 10 is loaded in the cassette 20, the cassette 20 is moved along the first and second rail portions 161 and 162 to be installed. Ejected to the outside (see Figure 10).

In addition, as the stacked cassette is discharged, an empty cassette is newly introduced into the facility, and the cell insert system 100 repeats the above process in the newly inserted empty cassette to load the cell 10 (FIG. 11). Reference).

As described above, the cell insert system 100 according to the present embodiment performs a series of working processes for loading the cell 10 into the cassette 20, such as the insertion, transfer, alignment, stacking, and inspection of the cell 10. Will be automated. Therefore, it is possible to maximize the work efficiency of the cell loading process and the cassette discharge process made by the manual operation of the conventional worker, it is possible to increase the productivity of the cell manufacturing process.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit of the invention as set forth in the appended claims. The present invention can be variously modified and changed by those skilled in the art, and it is also within the scope of the present invention.

100: cell insert system 110: cell loading unit
111: stick cell transfer conveyor 112: worktable
113: stick cell detection sensor 114: first cell loading conveyor
115: second cell loading conveyor 116: third cell loading conveyor
117: cell loading conveyor 118: receive block
119: blower 120: first cell transfer part
121: first transfer unit 122: second transfer unit
123: vacuum suction unit 130: dual conveyor unit
131: first transfer conveyor 132: second transfer conveyor
133: cell detection sensor 134: first guide rail
135: second guide rail 136: cell guide portion
137: first alignment block 138: second alignment block
139: cell alignment unit 140: second cell transfer unit
141: first vacuum suction unit 142: second vacuum suction unit
143: dual transfer unit 150: ID reading and insert section
151: first insert arm 152: second insert arm
153: Insert arm portion 154: First leading camera
155: second leading camera 156: ID reading unit
160: cassette input and discharge unit 161: first rail unit
162: second rail portion 163: upper rail portion
164: lower rail portion 165: vertical moving frame
166: rotational movement frame 170: cell cross-sectional inspection unit
171: stage unit 172: alignment unit
173: surveillance camera unit

Claims (11)

A cell loading unit 110 into which each cell 10 separated from the stick cell 11 is introduced and transferred to one side;
A first cell transfer unit (120) disposed at a rear end of the cell loading unit (110), for lifting the cell (10) introduced into the cell loading unit (110) and transferring it to the dual conveyor unit (130);
A dual conveyor unit 130 for transferring the cell 10 transferred by the first cell transfer unit 120 to a second cell transfer unit 140;
It is disposed at the rear end of the dual conveyor unit 130, and lifts the cell 10 transferred by the dual conveyor unit 130 and transfers it to the ID reading and insert unit 150 or the cell end surface inspection unit 170 Second cell transfer part 140;
An ID reading and inserting unit (150) for reading the ID of the cell (10) transferred by the second cell transfer unit (140) and loading the cell (10) having completed ID reading into a cassette (20);
When the stacking of the cell 10 in the cassette 20 is completed, the cassette 20 is moved to discharge the cassette 20 that is completed to the outside of the facility, and the cassette for inserting an empty cassette into the facility. Input and discharge unit 160; And
The side end portion of the cell 10 transferred by the second cell transfer unit 140 is inspected, and the tested cell 10 is again in the ID reading and insert unit by the second cell transfer unit 140. Cell cross-sectional inspection unit 170 is transferred to 150; cell insert system comprising a.
The method according to claim 1,
The cell loading unit 110,
A stick cell transfer conveyor 111 for transferring the stick cell 11 discharged from a scriber facility 200 to a work table 112;
A cell loading conveyor 117 for transferring each cell 10 from which the stick cells 11 are separated, to the first cell transfer part 130;
A receiving block 118 disposed at a rear end of the cell loading conveyor 117 to stop the cell 10 from moving; And
And a blower (119) which is formed on a bottom surface of the cell where the movement stops (10) is located and injects air to the bottom side of the cell (10) to a predetermined degree.
The method according to claim 2,
The cell loading conveyor 117,
It is formed by separating a plurality along the longitudinal direction,
Each separate cell loading conveyor (114, 115, 116) is formed with a different feed rate respectively.
The method according to claim 1,
The first cell transfer unit 120,
Each of them is formed to be movable in the multi-axis direction, and a vacuum suction part 123 is provided at one end to lift the cell 10, and the cells 10 sequentially inserted into the cell loading part 110 are alternately sequentially replaced. Cell insert system comprising a first, second transfer unit (121, 122) for transferring to the dual conveyor (130).
The method according to claim 1,
The dual conveyor unit 130,
The first and second transfer conveyors 131 and 132 disposed to be parallel to each other to transfer the pair of cells 10 transferred by the first cell transfer unit 120 toward the second cell transfer unit 140 are included. Cell insert system.
The method according to claim 5,
The first and second transfer conveyors (131, 132), respectively
A cell detection sensor 133 detecting the cell 10;
A cell guide part 136 capable of adjusting a width direction interval according to the size of the cell 10; And
And a cell alignment unit (139) for aligning the transferred cells (10).
The method of claim 6,
The cell guide unit 136,
The first and second guide rails 134 and 135 are disposed to be spaced apart by a predetermined interval in the width direction, and are formed to support both side ends of the cell 10, respectively. Cell insert system comprising.
The method of claim 6,
The cell alignment unit 139,
And first and second alignment blocks 137 and 138 disposed to be spaced apart by a predetermined interval in the width direction, wherein the first and second alignment blocks 137 and 138 respectively include a plurality of rollers 137a and 138a on an upper surface thereof. And a cell insert system formed to be movable in a width direction by a predetermined degree.
The method according to claim 1,
The second cell transfer unit 140,
Cell insert system comprising a dual transfer unit (143) having first and second vacuum suction parts (141, 142) and formed to be movable in a multi-axis direction.
The method according to claim 1,
The ID reading and insert unit 150,
The cell 10 conveyed by the second cell transfer part 140 is placed at one end and is inserted into the cassette 20 to insert the cell 10 into the cassette 20. 153); And
An ID reading unit 156 disposed at a lower end of the insert arm unit 153 to photograph the cell 10 placed on the insert arm unit 153 to read an ID of the cell 10. Cell insert system.
The method according to claim 1,
The cassette input and discharge unit 160,
An upper rail portion 163 and a lower rail portion 164 disposed at upper and lower sides, respectively;
Is formed to be movable in the vertical direction, the upper rail portion 163 and the lower rail portion 164 is movable, the cassette 20 is mounted to the cassette 20 when loading the cell 10 Vertical moving frame 165 supporting the; And
And a rotational movement frame (166) disposed on one side of the upper rail portion (163), the rotational movement frame (166) being rotatably rotated about a vertical rotation axis.

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