KR20170004541A - A Tray Feeder Having a Function for Detecting an Input Position of a Tray - Google Patents

A Tray Feeder Having a Function for Detecting an Input Position of a Tray Download PDF

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KR20170004541A
KR20170004541A KR1020150095016A KR20150095016A KR20170004541A KR 20170004541 A KR20170004541 A KR 20170004541A KR 1020150095016 A KR1020150095016 A KR 1020150095016A KR 20150095016 A KR20150095016 A KR 20150095016A KR 20170004541 A KR20170004541 A KR 20170004541A
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K13/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing or adjusting assemblages of electric components
    • H05K13/02—Feeding of components
    • H05K13/021—Loading or unloading of containers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a tray feeder having a tray feed position detecting function, and more particularly, to a tray feeder having a tray feed position detecting function for detecting a feed position of a tray inserted separately from the outside, will be. The tray feeder having the tray feed position detection function includes a door unit (13) capable of feeding the tray (14); A position detection unit (15) arranged in the door unit (13); An elevating unit (11) for transferring the tray (14) inserted into the door unit (13); And a tray transfer unit 16 from which parts are picked up from the tray 14. The position detection unit 15 detects a predetermined area of the tray 14 and transmits it to the control unit.

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[0001] The present invention relates to a tray feeder having a tray feed position detecting function,

The present invention relates to a tray feeder having a tray feed position detecting function, and more particularly, to a tray feeder having a tray feed position detecting function for detecting a feed position of a tray inserted separately from the outside, will be.

A component or element disposed on the surface of an electronic substrate such as a printed circuit board may be supplied by a device such as a tray feeder. The tray containing the mounting element or the electronic component can be moved to the component pickup position by the pallet and each electronic component in the pickup position can be arranged on the printed circuit board by the pickup device. A plurality of identical or different parts may be supplied by automatic processing. The tray may have the same or different parts or elements, and a new element or part may be supplied or an exhausted part may be supplied during the production of the electronic substrate. In such a case, a tray with the required parts can be supplied by opening the cover of the tray feeder. The tray can be manually fed, and the fed tray can be moved to the pick-up position by the lifting device.

Prior art relating to the supply of trays is disclosed in Patent Publication No. 10-2012-0070094, which includes a main body having a magazine such that a pallet for loading and transporting a tray on which a plurality of parts are stacked is loaded, A guide rail connected to one side of the main body so as to be transferred to a component pick-up position of a mounter for picking up the component, for providing a conveying path of the pallet, a pallet loaded on the magazine to a component pickup position of the mount, And a support unit for supporting a lower portion of the conveyance path of the pallet, wherein the support unit comprises a support member fixed to a lower portion of the conveyance path of the pallet, 1 < / RTI > bracket, a connecting portion connected to the first bracket, And a second bracket fixed to the mount.

Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0082872 discloses a magazine in which a plurality of pallets are accommodated; An elevator module for moving the magazine up and down; An input module for supplying a pallet to the magazine; And a conveying module for conveying the pallets conveyed from the magazine, wherein two opening / closing devices are provided at opposed positions of the loading doors formed in the loading module, and the loading doors are opened and closed at positions opposed to each other .

When the tray is housed in the magazine and the pallet is moved to the pick-up position by the up-and-down movement of the lifting device, when the tray containing the component is transported to the pick-up position, errors in the supply position of the tray or pallet are unlikely to occur. On the contrary, if the tray is fed independently to the upper side of the feeder, the tray or pallet may not be fed to the predetermined position, which may cause a malfunction. Therefore, a means for identifying the position of the tray that is supplied independently is required.

The present invention is intended to improve the prior art and has the following purpose.

Prior Art 1: Patent Publication No. 10-2012-0070094 (Samsung Techwin Co., Ltd., published on June 29, 2012) Prior Art 2: Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0082872 (published by ESTIS Co., Ltd. on Jul. 03, 2014)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a tray feeder capable of confirming an insertion position of an independently supplied tray.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a tray feeder having a tray feed position detecting function is provided with an openable / closable door unit capable of feeding a tray; A position detection unit disposed in the door unit; An elevating unit that conveys the tray loaded in the door unit; And a tray transfer unit from which a component is picked up from the tray, the position detection unit detects a predetermined area of the tray and transfers it to the control unit.

According to another suitable embodiment of the present invention, the position detection unit becomes an image acquisition unit.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus further comprises an engagement plate coupled to the door unit and an extension member extending from the engagement plate, wherein the position detection unit is coupled to the extension member.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the predetermined area is one edge of a rectangular plate-shaped tray.

The tray feeder according to the present invention should be supplied with components or elements in advance so that the accuracy of the feeding position of the tray is confirmed when the components are independently supplied. Thereby reducing operational errors due to tray feed position errors.

1 shows an embodiment of a tray feeder according to the present invention.
2 shows an embodiment of a position detection unit applied to a tray feeder according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of a process in which a position detection unit is disposed and operated in a tray feeder according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 illustrates an embodiment of a predetermined positioning area of a tray or pallet supplied from a tray feeder according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In the following description, components having the same reference numerals in different drawings have similar functions, so that they will not be described repeatedly unless necessary for an understanding of the invention, and the known components will be briefly described or omitted. However, It should not be understood as being excluded from the embodiment of Fig.

1 shows an embodiment of a tray feeder according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a tray feeder 10 according to the present invention includes: a door unit 13 capable of opening and closing a tray 14; A position detection unit (15) arranged in the door unit (13); An elevating unit (11) for transferring the tray (14) inserted into the door unit (13); And a tray transfer unit 16 in which the parts are picked up from the tray 14. The position detection unit 15 detects a predetermined area of the tray 14 and transmits it to the control unit.

The tray feeder 10 according to the present invention may have a basic structure known in the art and may include a magazine 12 in which a pallet is accommodated, a lift unit 11 for moving the magazine 12 up and down, And a tray transfer unit 16 for transferring one pallet transferred by the transfer unit 12 to the pick-up position. The magazine 12, the elevation unit 11, or the tray transfer unit 16 may have various structures known in the art, and the present invention is not limited to these components.

A plurality of parts or elements can be aligned with the tray 14, and the tray 14 can be loaded onto the pallet. And a plurality of pallets may be received in the magazine 12 and moved to the tray transfer unit 16. [ The pallet on which the tray 14 is loaded from the magazine 12 can be transferred to the tray transfer unit 16 and the pallet can be moved to the pickup position by the tray transfer unit 16. [ And each component or element aligned in the tray 14 at the pick-up position can be picked up by the pick-up unit and placed on the electronic board. The specific parts may be exhausted in the process of picking up the parts from the tray 14 at the pick-up position, so that the other trays 14 having the corresponding parts can be supplied from the magazine 12. If there is no tray 14 having the corresponding part in the magazine 12, the tray 14 having the corresponding part needs to be supplied from the outside. For example, a door unit 13 that can be opened and closed can be installed in the upper portion of the tray feeder 10, and the door unit 13 can be opened so that the tray 14 having the corresponding parts can be supplied, To the tray transfer unit 16. The tray transfer unit 16 may be provided with a tray transfer unit 16, The tray 14 can be transported by being loaded on a pallet disposed above the elevation unit 16 or by loading a pallet on which the tray 14 is loaded. In this process, the tray 14 can be manually fed, and the pallet can be fixed to the elevating unit 11 and moved to the position of the tray transfer unit 16. [

It is necessary to confirm the position of the tray 14 relative to the pallet or the fixed position of the pallet in the course of supplying the tray 14 manually or by an appropriate supply unit. According to the present invention, the position detection unit 15 can be installed in the door unit 13. The position detection unit 15 may be, for example, an image acquisition unit such as a camera, and the detection information obtained by the position detection unit 15 may be transmitted to the control unit and displayed. The error of the position of the tray 14 can be automatically detected or visually detected by the control unit. The position detection unit 15 may be various detection units such as a camera or a position sensor. The position of the tray 14 or the pallet is detected by the position detection unit 15 and if the tray 14 or the pallet is disposed at the predetermined position, the elevation unit 11 descends to move the tray 14 to the tray transfer unit (16). On the other hand, if the placement position is wrong, an error signal can be sent, for example an alarm sound or an alarm can be activated. If necessary, the door of the door unit 13 can be automatically opened. And the tray 14 or the pallet may be repositioned at a predetermined position.

The position of the tray 14 or pallet can be detected in various ways.

Fig. 2 shows an embodiment of a position detection unit 15 applied to a tray feeder according to the present invention.

2 (A), a door 21 is arranged in the door unit 13 so that the inside of the tray feeder can be seen, and the position detecting unit 15 can be disposed above the window 21 . A fixing bracket may be installed outside the window 21 in the body or door unit 13 of the door unit 13 in order to arrange the position detection unit 15 in the door unit 13. [ The fixing bracket includes a coupling plate (232) coupled to the door unit (13); And an elongate member 231 extending vertically from the engaging plate 232. And an operation unit 152 and an image acquisition unit 151 may be disposed at the end of the extension member 231. [ The image acquisition unit 151 may be, for example, a camera, and the operation unit 152 may be a processing processor or a communication chip capable of processing information obtained by the image acquisition unit 151, for example, . ≪ / RTI > The image acquiring unit 151 can be arranged so as to obtain an image of a predetermined portion of the tray 14, and can be arranged so as to be positionally adjustable. For example, the operation unit 152 may include an adjustment unit for up-down movement or lateral movement of the image-acquisition unit 151. [ Further, the coupling plate 232 can be made in a structure capable of moving the coupling position in the door unit 13. Specifically, the engaging plate 232 has a plate shape having a contact surface 24 contacting the boundary wall surface of the door unit 13 and the window 21, or a contact surface contacting the body of the door unit 13 adjacent to the boundary wall surface . And the contact surface may have a structure that is contacted and fixed at an arbitrary position of the boundary wall surface or at any position of the body, or may be made to be capable of sliding along the boundary wall surface or the body. The extension member 231 may be formed such that the image acquisition unit 151 is disposed apart from the upper surface of the tray 14. [

The position detection unit 15 may be disposed inside the window 21 or outside. The portion excluding the front end portion of the image acquisition unit 151 may be embedded in the protective case and disposed inside the window 21. [ Or the contact surface of the coupling plate 232 is fixed to the upper surface of the body of the door unit 11 and the extending member 231 can extend upward. And the position detection unit 15 and the extension member 231 are accommodated in the protective case, and the protective case can be fixed to the upper surface of the window. The position detection unit 15 may have various arrangement structures and the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown.

Referring to FIG. 2 (B), the position detection unit 15 can be directly fixed to the window 21. The position detection unit 15 may be generally cylindrical in shape, and a camera module may be disposed therein. And the front portion in which the camera lens is disposed is attached to the window 21, as shown in Fig. In such an arrangement, the position detection unit 15 can be detachably coupled to the door unit 13 or can be portable. The tray 14 is not continuously supplied to the door unit 13 but is supplied as needed. Therefore, if necessary, the position detection unit 15 may be attached to a predetermined position of the window 21, for example, in a vacuum adsorption manner, or the position detection unit 15 may be contacted at a predetermined position of the window 21 to acquire a necessary image . As described above, when the position detection unit 15 is made to be detachable from the door unit 13 or made into a portable structure, a fixing region (not shown) may be formed in the window 21. [ And the position detection unit 15 can be temporarily fixed or contacted to the fixed area. Alternatively, the position detection unit 15 may be rigidly coupled to the window 21.

Detection information obtained by the position detection unit 15 may be transmitted to the control unit by wire or wirelessly. And the control unit can control the operation of the tray feeder. A transmission antenna 153 may be disposed for wireless transmission. The positional information of the tray 14 detected by the position detection unit 15 can be transmitted to the control unit in various ways, and the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown.

FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of a process in which a position detection unit 15 is disposed and operated on a tray feeder according to the present invention.

3, the position detection unit 15 can be arranged to be movable on the upper surface of the door unit 13, and the door unit 13 can be opened and closed on the upper portion of the body 31 of the tray feeder . In the embodiment shown in Fig. 3, the position detection unit 15 arranged on the coupling plate 232 and the extension member 231 is shown as an embodiment, but the cylinder-shaped position detection unit is arranged on the upper side of the window 21 in a similar manner .

The door unit 13 can be opened and the tray 14 can be disposed in the empty pallet when the parts supply is required. When the door unit 13 is closed, the position detection unit 15 can be operated by detecting the closing of the door unit 13 or by the operation switch. The position of the tray 14 detected from the position detection unit 15 may be transmitted to the control unit and automatically confirmed or displayed on the display and manually confirmed. Depending on the installation structure, if the position of the tray 14 is wrong, an alarm signal is generated and the door unit 13 can be automatically opened. And the tray 14 can be disposed at a predetermined position again. And then detected again by the position detection unit 15 and transmitted to the control unit. And the tray 14 may be loaded on the pallet and moved to the component pickup position.

The reference area for positioning the tray 14 may be variously set.

FIG. 4 illustrates an embodiment of a predetermined positioning area of a tray or pallet supplied from a tray feeder according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the tray 14 may be mounted on the pallet 41 and the pallet 41 may be fixed on the tray feeder at a predetermined position. In general, the pallet 41 and the tray 14 may be in a rectangular plate shape, and the reference area DA for positioning may be one edge of the tray 14. [ Specifically, the reference area DA may include a part of the tray 14, a part of the pallet 41, and a part of the door unit. A reference image can be made in the reference area DA and the image image obtained by the position detection unit can be contrasted with the reference image. Then, the difference between the reference image and the acquired image image is identified, and accordingly, it can be determined whether or not a placement error has occurred.

Various positions can be set as reference positions and the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention . The invention is not limited by these variations and modifications, but is limited only by the claims appended hereto.

10: tray feeder 11: elevating unit
12: Magazine 13: Door unit
14: Tray 15: Position detection unit
16: Tray transfer unit 21: Window
24: contact surface 31: body
41: palette 151: image acquisition unit
152: Operation unit 153: Transmission antenna
231: extension member 232: engaging plate
DA: Reference area

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A tray feeder for supplying a component or an element,
An openable / closable door unit (13) capable of supplying the tray (14);
A position detection unit (15) arranged in the door unit (13);
An elevating unit (11) for transferring the tray (14) inserted into the door unit (13); And
And a tray transfer unit (16) from which a component is picked up from the tray (14)
Wherein the position detection unit (15) detects a predetermined area of the tray (14) and transmits it to the control unit. The tray feeder of claim 1, wherein the position detection unit (15) is an image acquisition unit (151). The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an engagement plate (232) coupled to the door unit (13) and an extension member (231) extending from the engagement plate (232), wherein the position detection unit Wherein the tray feeder is coupled to the tray feeder. The tray feeder of claim 1, wherein the predetermined region is one edge of a rectangular plate-like tray (14).
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