KR20220132423A - Component receiving device - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a component accommodating device capable of automatically accommodating a plurality of components in a case. The present invention relates to the component accommodating device (200) for accommodating a plurality of electronic components (50) in the case (1) having an outlet (an opening) (6) from the outlet (6). The component accommodating device (200) comprises: a returning unit (210) which continuously returns the plurality of electronic components (50); a discharging unit (230) which drops the plurality of electronic components (50) returned by the returning unit (210) one by one with an own weight; an installing unit (240) which is installed in a state of determining a position of the case (1) to drop the electronic components (50) discharged from the discharging unit (230) to the outlet (6); a supply waiting unit (510) which maintains a plurality of cases (1) supplied to the installing unit (240); and a supply transferring unit (550) which transfers the case (1) from the supply waiting unit (510) to the installing unit (240) one by one.

Description

COMPONENT RECEIVING DEVICE

The present invention relates to a component accommodating device for accommodating electronic components such as chip components in a case.

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, when a large number of small electronic components such as chip components are bundled and transported, a box-shaped case for accommodating the electronic components in a state in which the electronic components are separated is known (for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2009-295618

A case for accommodating a plurality of parts in a separated state is more efficient than a carrier tape or the like in terms of accommodating efficiency for accommodating a plurality of parts within a predetermined volume. In promoting efficiency, there is a need for a device capable of automatically accommodating a plurality of parts in such a case.

An object of the present invention is to provide a component accommodating device capable of automatically accommodating a plurality of components in a case.

A component accommodating apparatus according to the present invention is a component accommodating apparatus for accommodating a plurality of components from the opening in a case having an opening, and includes a conveying unit that continuously conveys a plurality of components, and one by one the components conveyed by the conveying unit A discharging unit for dropping under its own weight, a mounting unit installed in a state where the case is positioned so that the parts discharged from the discharging unit fall into the opening, and a plurality of the cases supplied to the mounting unit are held It includes a supply standby unit and a supply transfer unit for transferring the case one by one from the supply standby unit to the installation unit.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a component accommodating device capable of automatically accommodating a plurality of components in a case.

1 is a perspective view of a case according to an embodiment viewed from above diagonally, and shows a state in which an outlet is opened.
2 is a perspective view showing an internal state of the case according to the embodiment, and shows an open state of the outlet.
3 is a perspective view showing an internal state of the case according to the embodiment, and shows a state in which the outlet is closed.
Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the case according to the embodiment viewed from below diagonally, and shows a state in which the outlet is closed.
It is a top view which shows typically the components accommodation apparatus which concerns on embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI of FIG. 5 .
7 is a side view of a partial cross-sectional view schematically showing a discharge unit according to an embodiment.
8 is a partial cross-sectional side view showing a case according to the embodiment, and an installation part to which the case is installed.
9 is a partial cross-sectional side view illustrating a state in which the case according to the embodiment is installed in the installation part and the outlet of the case is closed.
10 is a partial cross-sectional side view showing a state in which the case according to the embodiment is installed in the mounting portion and the outlet of the case is opened.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiment of this invention is described.

1 to 4 are views relating to a case 1 according to an embodiment. 5 to 10 are views related to the component accommodating device 200 according to the embodiment. The component accommodating device 200 is a device for automatically accommodating a plurality of components in the case 1 . First, the case 1 will be described.

1 is a perspective view of the case 1 viewed from above diagonally. The case 1 accommodates therein the electronic component 50 (shown in FIG. 2) as a component in a separated state. The case 1 is set to be detachably attached to the feeder 100 . On the other hand, the feeder 100 is a device which discharges the electronic component 50 from the inside of the case 1 by vibrating, and supplies the electronic component 50 to a mounting apparatus (not shown). The electronic component 50 of this embodiment is a micro-cuboid-shaped electronic component whose length in a longitudinal direction is 1.2 mm or less, for example. Although a capacitor, an inductor, etc. are mentioned as such an electronic component, this embodiment is not limited to these.

2 and 3 are perspective views each showing an internal state of the case 1 from which the second member 22, which will be described later, is removed. FIG. 2 shows a state in which the outlet 6 for discharging the electronic component 50 is open, and FIG. 3 shows a state in which the outlet 6 is closed. The outlet 6 is an example of an opening. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the case 1 viewed from below diagonally.

The case 1 includes a case body 2 , a shutter member 3 , a slider 4 integral with the shutter member 3 , and an RFID tag 5 .

The case body 2 has a first member 21 and a second member 22 . The case 1 is a container in which the accommodation space S is formed by the 1st member 21 and the 2nd member 22 being united and joined. The case body 2 has a top plate portion 2U, a bottom plate portion 2D, a front wall portion 2F, a rear wall portion 2B, and a right wall portion on the first member 21 side ( 2R) and the left side wall part 2L of the 2nd member 22 side. A plurality of electronic components 50 are accommodated in a separated state inside the case 1 .

On the other hand, in the present specification, the vertical direction in the state in which the case 1 is set in the feeder 100 is the vertical direction of the case 1 . In addition, in the case 1, the side provided with the discharge port 6 is made into front, and let the opposite side be rearward. Left and right directions such as left and right are left and right directions when the case 1 is viewed from the front. The first member 21 is on the right and the second member 22 is on the left.

Each of the front wall portion 2F, the rear wall portion 2B, the right wall portion 2R, and the left wall portion 2L is a wall portion extending in the vertical direction, that is, in the vertical direction. Each of the top plate portion 2U and the bottom plate portion 2D is a plate portion extending in the horizontal direction.

1 and 4, in the case 1, the first member 21 and the second member 22 configured symmetrically are united and joined to each other, and are configured. That is, each of the first member 21 and the second member 22 is a half-split body divided left and right.

The case body 2 has a discharge port 6 under the front wall portion 2F. The outlet 6 is a rectangular opening in the embodiment. In addition, the discharge port 6 is not limited to a quadrangle, For example, the opening which has a circular shape, an ellipse shape, etc. outline may be sufficient.

As shown in FIG. 2, the plate member 7 extends between the 1st member 21 and the 2nd member 22 in the accommodation space S. The upper surface of the plate member 7 is an inclined surface 7a that extends from the rear toward the lower edge portion 6a of the front discharge port 6, and is inclined so that the lower edge portion 6a side is the lowest. The inclination angle θ of the inclined surface 7a is preferably 3° to 10° with respect to the horizontal direction in a state in which the case 1 is set in the feeder 100, and more preferably 5° to 7°.

As shown in FIG. 2, the shutter member 3 which opens and closes the discharge port 6 extends continuously from the bottom plate part 2D to the front wall part 2F. The shutter member 3 opens and closes the outlet 6 by sliding along its extension direction. The shutter member 3 extends continuously from the bottom plate portion 2D to the front wall portion 2F, and is slidable along the extension direction. The shutter member 3 is an elongated strip-shaped film member. The shutter member 3 is made of a flexible material, such as PET (Polyethylene terephthalate), which can be bent while having a certain degree of rigidity. The width of the shutter member 3 is slightly larger than the width of the outlet 6 , and has a width that can completely cover the outlet 6 .

The shutter member 3 has, at its front end, an opening 3a having substantially the same shape as the discharge port 6 . When the opening 3a and the outlet 6 are matched, the outlet 6 is opened. When the shutter member 3 covers the outlet port 6 , the outlet port 6 is blocked by the shutter member 3 . On the other hand, the opening 3a need not have the same shape as the outlet 6 , and may have a shape and size for opening the outlet 6 .

Above the discharge port 6 in the front wall portion 2F of the case body 2 , a concave portion 61 dented from the outside to the inside of the case body 2 is provided. Guide grooves 62 extending in the vertical direction are provided as a pair of left and right on the side in the thickness direction, that is, left and right, of the front wall portion 2F in the portion where the outlet 6 and the concave portion 61 are provided. Each of the portions on both sides extending in the longitudinal direction of the shutter member 3 is inserted into the left and right guide grooves 62 . The shutter member 3 is guided by the guide groove 62 to slide the front wall portion 2F in the vertical direction.

2 and 3 , a circular hole 3b is provided at the rear end of the shutter member 3 . The slider 4 is mounted so as to be integral with the shutter member 3 using the hole 3b. The slider 4 is a rectangular parallelepiped member, and, as shown in FIG. 4, while having the lower opening part 4c which opens downward, it has the front-end board part 4d and the rear-end board part 4e, respectively.

As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the slider 4 has at its upper end flange portions 4a respectively extending in the left and right directions. The slider 4 has a convex portion 4b on its upper surface. The convex portion 4b fits into the hole 3b of the shutter member 3 and projects upward, whereby the slider 4 is integrated with the shutter member 3 .

As shown in Fig. 4, the bottom plate portion 2D of the case 1 is provided with a concave portion 23 that is dented upward and is long in the front-rear direction. A slit 24 is provided on the front surface of the concave portion 23 . The rear end of the shutter member 3 passes through the slit 24 . The rear end of the shutter member 3 extends through the slit 24 along the underside of the recess 23 . A pit 26a and a pit 26b are provided on the lower surface of the concave portion 23 in a state of a pair of front and rear. The convex portion 4b of the slider 4 can fit into the pit 26a and the pit 26b, respectively.

Groove portions 25 extending back and forth are provided on both sides of the bottom plate portion 2D in the left and right directions of the portion in which the concave portion 23 is provided, respectively. The flange portions 4a on the left and right of the slider 4 are respectively inserted through the left and right groove portions 25, respectively. As the flange portion 4a slides back and forth along the groove portion 25, the slider 4 slides in the front-rear direction. At this time, the sliding range of the slider 4 is between the position at which the convex part 4b engages with the front pit 26a and the position at which it engages with the rear pit 26b.

As shown in Fig. 3, when the convex portion 4b of the slider 4 is fitted into the front pit 26a, the opening 3a of the shutter member 3 is located in the concave portion 61 and the discharge port 6 ) does not match. At this time, the entire outlet 6 is blocked by the shutter member 3 , and the electronic component 50 is not discharged from the outlet 6 to the outside. On the other hand, when the shutter member 3 is slid backward and the convex portion 4b is fitted into the rear pit 26b as shown in FIG. 2 , the opening 3a of the shutter member 3 becomes the outlet 6 is matched with At this time, the outlet 6 is opened, and the electronic component 50 can be discharged from the outlet 6 .

1 and 2 , the case body 2 has an upper gripping portion 10A and a rear gripping portion 10B. The upper gripping portion 10A is a pair of front and rear pits provided at both front and rear ends above the case body 2 . The rear gripping portion 10B is a pair of upper and lower pits provided at both upper and lower ends behind the case body 2 . Each of the upper grip portion 10A and the rear grip portion 10B is gripped by the robot hand when, for example, the case 1 is transported by the robot hand.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , a through hole 9 penetrating left and right is provided at a lower portion of the case body 2 and at a position roughly corresponding to the concave portion 23 . The through hole 9 is a slit-shaped hole extending in the front-rear direction. A long band-shaped RFID tag 5 is attached to the inner surface of the through hole 9 in the front-rear direction. The RFID tag 5 includes a known configuration having a transceiver, a memory, an antenna, and the like. As shown in FIG. 1 , a reader/writer 105 that reads and writes information in a non-contact manner with respect to the RFID tag 5 is disposed in the feeder 100 .

1 to 4 , the case body 2 further has a crotch portion 8 and a T-slot portion 13 extending downward from the outer surface of the bottom plate portion 2D.

The crotch part 8 includes a front crotch part 8A and a rear crotch part 8B. The front crotch part 8A and the rear crotch part 8B have the same shape, extend from the top to the bottom, the lower end is bent about 90° backward, and is a plate piece having an L-shape when viewed from the side. . In addition, the front crotch part 8A and the rear crotch part 8B do not need to have the same shape.

The T-shaped slot part 13 includes a front T-shaped slot part 13A and a rear T-shaped slot part 13B. Both the front T-slot portion 13A and the rear T-slot portion 13B are projections of an inverted T-shape when viewed from the front. The front T-shaped slot portion 13A has a tapered portion 13c having a tapered shape at the front end thereof.

The feeder 100 has an engaging portion (not shown) that allows each of the crotch portion 8 and the T-slot portion 13 to be detachably engaged to set the case 1 to the feeder 100 . Each of the crotch part 8 and the T-slot part 13 is engaged with the engaging part, and the case 1 is set to be detachably attached to the feeder 100 . In the case 1 set in the feeder 100 as described above, as the feeder 100 vibrates with the outlet 6 open, the electronic component 50 descends the inclined surface 7a and is discharged from the outlet 6 . do. The discharged electronic component 50 is supplied to the mounting apparatus as described above.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 5-10, the component accommodation apparatus 200 which concerns on embodiment is demonstrated.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the outline of the component accommodating device 200, and FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view corresponding to the line VI-VI of FIG.

The component accommodating device 200 is a device for automatically accommodating a plurality of electronic components 50 in the above-described case 1 through the outlet 6 in the accommodating space (S). As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the components accommodation apparatus 200 which concerns on embodiment drops the electronic component 50 from the conveyance part 210 which conveys the electronic component 50, and the conveyance part 210, It includes a discharge unit 230 for discharging, and an installation unit 240 in which the above-described case 1 is installed.

The transport unit 210 continuously transports the plurality of electronic components 50 to the discharge unit 230 . The conveying unit 210 of the embodiment receives a linear feeder 211 that linearly and continuously conveys a plurality of electronic components 50 and a plurality of components conveyed by the linear feeder 211 one by one, and performs rotational operation. It has the turntable 212 which rotates the electronic component 50 by this and carries out intermittent conveyance.

The plurality of electronic components 50 are conveyed toward the turntable 212 in a state of being arranged in a line by a linear feeder 211 installed substantially horizontally. The linear feeder 211 vibrates by, for example, a vibrator (not shown), and by the vibration, the electronic component 50 is sequentially conveyed in the direction of the arrow F toward the turntable 212 . The electronic component 50 is conveyed over the linear feeder 211 while being pushed by the subsequent electronic component 50 . The linear feeder 211 extends toward the center of rotation of the turntable 212 , and its terminating end reaches near the outer peripheral edge of the turntable 212 .

The turntable 212 is a disk-shaped rotating member installed horizontally. The material of the turntable 212 is made of ceramic, glass epoxy resin, or the like. The turntable 212 is rotatably disposed on a base 214 via a rotation shaft 213 extending in the vertical direction. The turntable 212 intermittently rotates in the direction of the arrow R in FIG. 5 centering on the rotation shaft 213 by the drive source 217 which rotates and drives the rotation shaft 213 . A plurality of cutouts 215 opening toward the outer periphery are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction at the outer periphery of the turntable 212 . One electronic component 50 is accommodated in one cutout 215 . In addition, the rotation direction of the turntable 212 is not limited to the R direction in FIG. 5, The reverse direction of this R direction may be sufficient.

As shown in FIG. 6 , the turntable 212 is disposed on the upper surface 216 of the base 214 . The cutout 215 is opened on the outer peripheral surface side and the upper and lower surfaces of the turntable 212 . The turntable 212 includes therein an air intake passage, not shown, leading to each cutout 215 . This air suction passage opens on the inner side of each cutout 215 . The air suction passage communicates with a suction source such as a vacuum pump, and when the suction source operates, the air in the cutout 215 is sucked into the inner surface to be in a negative pressure state. Accordingly, the electronic component 50 accommodated in the cutout 215 is adsorbed to the inner surface by a negative pressure action, and is held in the cutout 215 .

The electronic components 50 conveyed to the vicinity of the turntable 212 by the linear feeder 211 are accommodated in each of the plurality of cutouts 215 of the intermittently rotating turntable 212 from the side, one by one, as described above. It is adsorbed and retained on the inner surface. The electronic component 50 accommodated and held in the cutout 215 is intermittently conveyed to the discharge unit 230 in the direction of the arrow R by the rotation of the turntable 212 . The electronic component 50 accommodated in the cutout 215 moves over the upper surface 216 of the base 214 .

The discharge unit 230 is disposed to correspond to the turntable 212 . In detail, the discharge unit 230 is disposed on a circular conveying path corresponding to the rotational trajectory of the cutout 215 of the turntable 212 . The discharge unit 230 is disposed at a rotation angle of approximately 270° with respect to a portion moving from the linear feeder 211 to the turntable 212 . The discharge part 230 is a part which drops the electronic components 50 conveyed by the turntable 212 to the discharge port 6 of the case 1 installed in the installation part 240 one by one by its own weight.

On the other hand, the discharge unit 230 may be disposed at any position of the turntable 212 , for example, it is moved from the linear feeder 211 to the turntable 212 from the innermost position as viewed from the linear feeder 211 . You may arrange|position at the rotation angle position of 180 degrees with respect to a thin part.

As shown in FIG. 7 , the discharge part 230 includes a cylindrical member 231 and a push-down pin 236 . A through hole 218 corresponding to the cutout 215 of the turntable 212 is provided in the discharge part 230 directly below the turntable 212 . The through hole 218 has a size through which the electronic component 50 passes. In addition, a suction release mechanism (not shown) for releasing suction and holding of the electronic component 50 by air suction into the cutout 215 is provided in the discharge unit 230 . As the suction release mechanism, for example, a mechanism for stopping or weakening the flow of the sucked air by blowing out air is sufficient. When the turntable 212 rotates so that the cutout 215 matches the through hole 218, the holding of the electronic component 50 in the cutout 215 is released by the suction release mechanism, and until then, The electronic component 50, which has moved on the upper surface 216 of the 214, falls from the cutout 215 to the through hole 218, and further passes through the through hole 218 and falls into the cylindrical member 231. .

The electronic component 50 falling through the through hole 218 is guided to the outlet 6 of the case 1 by passing through the inside of the cylindrical member 231 having a funnel shape. The cylindrical member 231 has an upper cylindrical portion 233 of an inverted cone shape whose inner diameter expands in diameter as it goes upward, and a lower cylindrical portion 234 extending downward from the center of the lower end of the upper cylindrical portion 233 . The upper cylindrical part 233 and the lower cylindrical part 234 are integral. The electronic component 50 passing through the through hole 218 falls inside the upper cylinder 233 , reaches the inside of the lower cylinder 234 , passes through the inside of the lower cylinder 234 , and falls. The electronic component 50 may slide off while contacting the inner surface 232 of the cylindrical member 231 .

On the other hand, the inner diameter of the upper cylindrical part 233 is larger than the longitudinal dimension of the electronic component 50, and the inner diameter of the lower cylindrical part 234 is larger than the longitudinal dimension of the electronic component 50, and the upper cylindrical part 233 It is preferably smaller than the inner diameter of

In order to suppress electrical damage to the electronic component 50 due to static electricity generated by friction, at least the inner surface 232 of the cylindrical member 231 is made of a material containing a conductive material such as a conductive metal. it is preferable In addition, it is preferable that the inner surface 232 of the cylindrical member 231 is a smooth, low friction surface so that the electronic component 50 slides off smoothly, for example, the surface is processed with a resin such as fluororesin. it is preferable to have

A push-down pin 236 for forcibly dropping the electronic component 50 from the cutout 215 is provided in the discharge unit 230 . The push-down pin 236 is disposed above the cutout 215 that mates with the through hole 218 . The push-down pin 236 is a rod-shaped member extending in the vertical direction, and is driven in the vertical direction by an actuator (not shown) or the like. When the push-down pin 236 is driven downward, the electronic component 50 in the cutout 215 is pushed downward, passes through the through hole 218 and falls into the cylindrical member 231 . By being pushed with the push-down pin 236 , the electronic component 50 falls out of the cut-out 215 reliably without being caught in the cut-out 215 .

Meanwhile, instead of or in addition to the push-down pin 236 , an air flow generating unit 237 for dropping the electronic component 50 from the cutout 215 by a flow of air may be provided in the discharge unit 230 . Such an air flow generating unit 237 includes, for example, a function of blowing air onto the electronic component 50 from above to drop it, or sucking air from the side to drop the electronic component 50 . and the like.

In addition, the discharge unit 230 is provided with a cleaning unit 238 for cleaning the path of the electronic component 50 passing through the discharge unit 230 . In detail, the cleaning unit 238 is disposed above the push-down pin 236 and is composed of an air suction mechanism for sucking air. As air is sucked in by the cleaning unit 238 , air in the path of the electronic component 50 inside the cutout 215 , the through hole 218 and the cylindrical member 231 is sucked. As a result, debris or dust present in the path is sucked into the cleaning unit 238 to be cleaned.

On the other hand, the cleaning unit 238 may purify the path of the electronic component 50 by blowing air out to blow away debris or dust. In that case, in order to prevent debris, dust, etc. from burrowing into the case 1, the shutter member 3 may operate the outlet 6 in a closed state.

8 shows a state in which the case 1 is installed in the installation unit 240 . The case 1 is installed in the installation unit 240 in a state where the electronic component 50 discharged from the discharge unit 230 is positioned so that it falls on the discharge port 6 . The case 1 is installed in the installation part 240 in a state along the vertical direction in the front-rear direction of the case 1 , that is, in a vertical state.

The installation part 240 includes a wall part 241, a holding part 250 for holding the case 1 in a vertical state on the wall part 241, and an opening/closing mechanism for opening and closing the shutter member 3 of the case 1 ( 260).

The wall part 241 has a wall surface 241a which is a surface substantially along the vertical direction.

The holding part 250 includes a pair of upper and lower hook parts protruding from the wall surface 241a, that is, an upper hook part 251 and a lower hook part 252 . The upper hook part 251 and the lower hook part 252 are the same shape, the tip is bent upward by approximately 90°, and is a plate piece having an L-shape when viewed from the side. As shown in FIG. 9 , the front hook part 8A of the case 1 is engaged with the upper hook part 251 so that it can be detached from above, and the rear hook part of the case 1 is engaged with the lower hook part 252 . (8B) is engaged so that it can be detached from above. Accordingly, the case 1 is maintained to be detachably attached to the holding unit 250 in a vertical state in which the outlet 6 is directed upward and the longitudinal direction extends in the vertical direction along the wall surface 241a. The bottom plate portion 2D of the case 1 faces in parallel with the wall surface 241a with a gap therebetween. On the other hand, the upper hook part 251 and the lower hook part 252 may not have the same shape.

A concave portion 242 extending in the vertical direction and opening to the side of the wall surface 241a is formed in the wall portion 241 . An opening/closing mechanism 260 for sliding the shutter member 3 is disposed in the concave portion 242 . The opening/closing mechanism 260 has a driving pin 261 provided to be movable in the vertical direction along the bottom surface of the concave portion 242 . The distal end of the driving pin 261 protrudes from the wall surface 241a. The driving pin 261 is supported to be movable in the vertical direction along a guide groove provided on the bottom surface of the concave portion 242, for example, and is reciprocally driven in the vertical direction by an actuator or the like. A reader/writer 243 for reading and writing information to and from the RFID tag 5 is disposed in the concave portion 242 of the wall portion 241 .

As shown in FIG. 9 , the drive pin 261 is engaged with the slider 4 of the case 1 held by the holding part 250 . The shutter member 3 of the case 1 shown in FIG. 9 is slid forward (upward in FIG. 9), the convex part 4b of the slider 4 is fitted into the front hole 26a, and the discharge port 6 is closed by the shutter member 3 . Meanwhile, the driving pin 261 moves upward. When the drive pin 261 is positioned upward and the case 1 closed by the shutter member 3 is held in the holding part 250, the drive pin 261 is moved to the slider ( 4) is inserted into the lower opening 4c, and is positioned between the front end plate portion 4d and the rear end plate portion 4e.

When the drive pin 261 moves downward in FIG. 9 from this state, the drive pin 261 comes into contact with the rear end plate 4e of the slider 4, and slides the slider 4 downward. As the slider 4 slides downward, the shutter member 3 slides backward in the case 1 . Then, as shown in Fig. 10, the convex portion 4b of the slider 4 is fitted into the rear pit 26b, and the opening 3a of the shutter member 3 is connected to the outlet 6 of the case 1. It coincides with the outlet (6) is opened. When the drive pin 261 returns upward from this state, the drive pin 261 contacts the front end plate part 4d of the slider 4, and slides the slider 4 upwards. As the slider 4 slides upward, the shutter member 3 slides forward in the case 1, and as shown in FIG. 9, the convex portion 4b fits into the front hole 26a, 3a) is closed with the shutter member 3 .

The parts accommodating device 200 of the embodiment further includes a parts detection unit 270 .

The component detection unit 270 detects the electronic component 50 at any position in the path of the electronic component 50 between the conveying unit 210 and the outlet 6 of the case 1 installed in the installation unit 240 . detect The parts detection part 270 of the embodiment includes a first parts detection part 271 disposed at a predetermined position on the side of the linear feeder 211 shown in FIG. 5 , a second parts detection part 272 and a second part detection part disposed on the turntable 212 . 3 The parts detection part 273 and the 4th parts detection part 274 provided in the discharge part 230 shown in FIG. 7 are included.

The first component detection unit 271 detects the electronic component 50 transferred to the linear feeder 211 at the correct position. The second parts detection unit 272 is disposed on the upstream side in the conveyance path of the turntable 212 . The 3rd parts detection part 273 is arrange|positioned downstream of the 2nd parts detection part 272 in the conveyance path|route of the turntable 212 .

Each of the first component detection unit 271 , the second component detection unit 272 , and the third component detection unit 273 detects any matter related to the electronic component 50 . The 1st component detection part 271 has the function of a counter which detects that the electronic component 50 passed, for example, and counts the number which the electronic component 50 passed. The second component detection unit 272 is, for example, an image sensor that detects the shape of the electronic component 50 and detects whether or not there is a shape defect in the electronic component 50 from the detected shape. The 3rd component detection part 273 functions as a performance detection part which detects the performance of the electronic component 50, for example. For the performance detection unit, for example, when the electronic component 50 is a capacitor, a capacitance sensor or the like for detecting whether the capacitance as a function has a specified value is applied.

The fourth part detection unit 274 includes an upstream passage detection unit 275 and a downstream passage detection unit 276 disposed at respective positions on the upstream side and the downstream side of the cylindrical member 231 . The upstream passage detecting unit 275 is on the upstream side of the cylindrical member 231 , and has a counter function for counting the number of passages of the electronic component 50 entering the cylindrical member 231 through the through hole 218 . A well-known optical sensor composed of a light emitting element 275a and a light receiving element 275b is used for the upstream pass detection unit 275 . The downstream-side passage detecting unit 276 is a downstream side of the cylindrical member 231, passing through the cylindrical member 231 and entering the outlet 6 of the case 1 of the counter for counting the number of passes. have a function The downstream pass detection unit 276 is also the same as the upstream pass detection unit 275, and a known optical sensor composed of a light emitting element 276a and a light receiving element 276b is used. On the other hand, the optical sensor is a type that receives the reflection of the emitted light from the object, and the light emitting element and the light receiving element are not separated but may be integrated.

The component accommodation apparatus 200 of the embodiment includes a supply standby unit 510 , a supply transfer unit 550 , a recovery storage unit 520 , and a recovery transfer unit 560 as shown in FIG. 5 .

A supply standby unit 510 and a supply transfer unit 550 are disposed on one side (the right side in FIG. 5 ) of the case 1 installed in the installation unit 240 . A recovery storage unit 520 and a recovery transfer unit 560 are disposed on the other side (left side in FIG. 5 ) of the case 1 installed in the installation unit 240 . On the other hand, the arrangement aspect of the supply transfer unit 550 and the recovery transfer unit 560 is not limited to the aspect of FIG. 5 , and may be arranged in the vertical direction of the component accommodating device 200 , and may be arranged below and above in FIG. 5 . do.

The supply standby unit 510 is a part for receiving and maintaining a plurality of cases 1 (eg, empty cases) in which the electronic components 50 will be accommodated in the future. The supply standby unit 510 is constituted by an appropriate accommodating device such as a box, a shelf, a rack, or a cabinet capable of holding the plurality of cases 1 in a parallel state. In the supply standby unit 510 , a plurality of cases 1 are maintained in a state in which they are arranged in a line along the direction toward the installation unit 240 . In the supply standby unit 510 , the case 1 is preferably maintained in the supply standby unit 510 in a vertical state with the bottom plate portion 2D facing the wall 241 side while the outlet 6 faces upward. Accordingly, it can be smoothly installed in the installation unit 240 by moving the feed conveying unit 550 in parallel without changing the posture.

The supply transfer unit 550 transfers the cases 1 maintained in the supply standby unit 510 one by one to the installation unit 240 . The supply transfer unit 550 transfers one case 1 in the frontmost row closest to the installation unit 240 among the plurality of cases 1 arranged in the supply standby unit 510 to the installation unit 240 . The supply transfer unit 550 is configured with a function of transferring the case 1 from the supply standby unit 510 to the vicinity of the installation unit 240 by a rotating mechanism such as a roller or a belt. In that case, a detailed operation of picking up one case 1 from the supply standby unit 510 and placing it in the supply transfer unit 550 or install the case 1 in the installation unit 240 from the supply transfer unit 550 . is performed by human hands or robots. The operation of installing the case 1 on the installation part 240 is the upper hook part 251 and the lower part of the installation part 240, respectively, of the front groin part 8A and the rear crotch part 8B of the case (1). It is an operation to engage with the hook part 252. In addition, the supply transfer unit 550 may perform a series of operations from picking up one case 1 from the supply standby unit 510 to installing the case 1 in the installation unit 240 . A robot is applied as the supply transfer unit 550 having such a function. The supply transfer unit 550 may be, for example, such that the case 1 is installed on an inclined surface, and is transferred to the vicinity of the installation part 240 by sequentially descending the inclined surface by gravity.

A supply-side reader/writer 530 as a supply-side information read/write unit is disposed between the supply standby unit 510 and the case 1 installed in the installation unit 240 . The supply-side reader/writer 530 reads and writes information on the RFID tag 5 included in the case 1 transferred from the supply standby unit 510 to the installation unit 240 . For example, the supply-side reader/writer 530 reads out the case number of the case 1 and information indicating that the case 1 is empty and the electronic component 50 can be accommodated. Also, for example, the type of the electronic component 50 accommodated in the case 1 is input to the RFID tag 5 . On the other hand, the reader/writer 530 may be disposed in the supply standby unit 510 .

The collection and storage unit 520 receives the case 1 to be recovered after the acceptance of the electronic component 50 is completed, from the installation unit 240 , and receives and maintains a plurality of such cases 1 . The collection and storage unit 520, similar to the supply standby unit 510, is configured with suitable accommodation devices such as boxes, shelves, racks, cabinets, etc. capable of maintaining a plurality of cases 1 in parallel. In the collection and storage unit 520 , a plurality of cases 1 are maintained in a line in the same manner as the supply standby unit 510 .

The collection transfer unit 560 transfers the cases 1 installed in the installation unit 240 to the collection storage unit 520 one by one. The recovery transfer unit 560 may have the same configuration as the supply transfer unit 550 described above. That is, the collection and transfer unit 560 is configured to have a function of transferring the case 1 from the installation unit 240 to the vicinity of the collection storage unit 520 by a rotating mechanism, such as a roller or a belt. In that case, the detailed operation of picking up one case 1 installed in the installation unit 240 and placing it in the collection transfer unit 560 or placing the case 1 in the collection storage unit 520 from the collection transfer unit 560 is human. It is performed by hand or robot. In addition, the collection transfer unit 560 may perform a series of operations until the case 1 is picked up from the installation unit 240 and stored in the collection storage unit 520 . A robot is applied as the recovery transfer unit 560 having such a function.

Between the collection storage unit 520 and the case 1 installed in the installation unit 240 , a recovery-side reader/writer 540 as a recovery-side information reading/writing unit is disposed. The recovery-side reader/writer 540 reads and writes information on the RFID tag 5 included in the case 1 transferred from the installation unit 240 to the collection storage unit 520 . For example, the type of electronic components 50 accommodated in the case 1, the number of electronic components 50 accommodated, etc. are input to the RFID tag 5 by the collection-side reader/writer 540, for example. Meanwhile, the reader/writer 540 may be disposed in the collection storage unit 520 .

According to the component accommodation apparatus 200 according to the above embodiment, the electronic component 50 is accommodated in the case 1 as follows.

One case 1 held in the supply standby unit 510 is transferred to the installation unit 240 by the supply transfer unit 550 , and then installed in the installation unit 240 . In the case 1 installed in the installation part 240 , the shutter member 3 is slid by the opening/closing mechanism 260 to open the outlet 6 , and the electronic component 50 can be accommodated.

The electronic components 50 are conveyed to the turntable 212 one by one by the linear feeder 211 . The electronic component 50 is detected by the first component detection unit 271 . In the 1st component detection part 271, the number of the electronic components 50 conveyed, for example is counted. One electronic component 50 from the linear feeder 211 is accommodated in the cutout 215 of the turntable 212 in intermittent rotation. While the turntable 212 rotates intermittently, the electronic component 50 in the cutout 215 is detected by the second component detection unit 272 and the third component detection unit 273 .

The second component detection unit 272 detects, for example, the shape of the electronic component 50 , and from the detected shape, it is detected whether or not there is a shape defect in the electronic component 50 . The performance of the electronic component 50 is detected by the 3rd component detection part 273, for example. If it is determined that the second component detecting unit 272 and the third component detecting unit 273 are defective products, the electronic component 50 is removed from the turntable 212 .

The electronic components 50 are conveyed to the discharge unit 230 one by one by the turntable 212 . In the discharge part 230 , the cut-out 215 matches the through hole 218 , and the push-down pin 236 descends to push the electronic component 50 downward. The electronic component 50 falls from the cutout 215 to the through hole 218 and further passes through the through hole 218 and enters the inside of the cylindrical member 231, and falls into the cylindrical member 231 to form the case 1 ) falls into the case (1) from the outlet (6) and is accommodated. At this time, it is detected that the electronic component 50 dropped from the cutout 215 enters the cylindrical member 231 by the upstream passage detection unit 275 of the fourth component detection unit 274, and the downstream passage detection unit ( 276 , it is detected that the electronic component 50 dropped from the cylindrical member 231 enters the case 1 .

The above operation is continuously performed so that the plurality of electronic components 50 are accommodated in the case 1 . While being conveyed by the linear feeder 211, the number of the electronic components 50 conveyed by the 1st component detection part 271 is counted. In addition, by the fourth component detection unit 274 including the upstream side passage detection unit 275 and the downstream side passage detection unit 276 , the electronic component 50 dropped from the cutout 215 is finally transferred to the case 1 . The number of electronic components 50 accommodated therein is counted. When the number of electronic components 50 accommodated in the case 1 reaches a predetermined number, the conveyance of the electronic components 50 by the conveying unit 210 is stopped.

The case 1 in which the predetermined number of electronic components 50 are accommodated is transferred from the installation unit 240 to the collection storage unit 520 by the collection transfer unit 560 . And one case 1 is transferred from the supply standby unit 510 to the installation unit 240 by the supply transfer unit 550, and a new case 1 to accommodate the electronic component 50 (for example, , empty case) is replaced with the installation unit 240 . After that, accommodating the electronic component 50 in the case 1 installed in the installation unit 240 is resumed.

According to the components accommodating apparatus 200 which concerns on embodiment demonstrated above, the following effects are exhibited.

(1) The component accommodating apparatus 200 according to the embodiment is a component accommodating apparatus for accommodating a plurality of electronic components 50 from the discharge port 6 in the case 1 having the discharge port 6 as an opening, and includes a plurality of electronic components. From the conveying unit 210 for continuously conveying the components 50 , the discharging unit 230 for dropping the electronic components 50 conveyed by the conveying unit 210 one by one under their own weight, and the discharging unit 230 . The installation unit 240 is installed in a state where the case 1 is positioned so that the discharged electronic component 50 falls to the discharge port 6 , and the plurality of cases 1 supplied to the installation unit 240 are maintained. It includes a supply standby unit 510 and a supply transfer unit 550 for transferring the case 1 from the supply standby unit 510 to the installation unit 240 one by one.

Accordingly, it is possible to quickly and easily install the case 1 by the installation unit 240 . In addition, the plurality of cases 1 before accommodating the electronic component 50 may be collected and placed in the supply standby unit 510 to stand by. As a result of these, the efficiency of the process of accommodating the electronic component 50 in the case 1 is attained.

(2) In the component accommodating device 200 according to the embodiment, a collection storage unit 520 for receiving the case 1 recovered from the installation unit 240 from the installation unit 240 and holding the plurality of cases 1; , it is preferable to include a collection transfer unit 560 for transferring the case 1 from the installation unit 240 to the collection storage unit 520 one by one.

Thereby, it becomes possible to quickly and easily replace the case 1 with respect to the installation part 240 , and the process of accommodating the electronic component 50 into the case 1 is further improved. In addition, since it is possible to collect and store the plurality of cases 1 in which the electronic component 50 has been accommodated in the collection and storage unit 520, collect and manage or transport the plurality of cases 1 in which the electronic component 50 has been accommodated. it becomes easier

(3) In the component accommodating device 200 according to the embodiment, the case 1 includes an RFID tag 5 , and the RFID tag of the case 1 is transferred from the supply standby unit 510 to the installation unit 240 . For (5), it is preferable to further include a supply-side reader/writer 530 as a supply-side information read/write unit that reads/writes information.

Accordingly, desired various information can be read and written to the RFID tag 5 included in the case 1 immediately before being installed in the installation unit 240 , and electronic components accommodated in the case 1 based on the information. (50) and case (1) can be managed.

(4) In the component accommodating device 200 according to the embodiment, the case 1 includes an RFID tag 5 , and the RFID tag of the case 1 is transferred from the installation unit 240 to the collection storage unit 520 . With respect to (5), it is preferable to further include a recovery-side reader/writer 540 as a recovery-side information read/write unit that reads/writes information.

Accordingly, desired various information can be read and written to the RFID tag 5 included in the case 1 immediately after the electronic component 50 is accommodated in the installation unit 240, and the case 1 based on the information It is possible to manage the electronic components 50 and the case 1 accommodated therein.

As mentioned above, although embodiment was demonstrated, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, The deformation|transformation, improvement, etc. within the range which can achieve the objective of this invention are included in this invention.

For example, while providing a plurality of installation parts 240 , a plurality of discharge parts 230 are provided corresponding to those installation parts 240 , and, on the other hand, a plurality of cases 1 are provided in each installation part 240 . Transfer from the supply standby unit 510 and transfer the plurality of cases 1 accommodating the electronic components 50 to the collection and storage unit 520 , the plurality of cases 1 are placed on the wall 241 . You may be able to replace it with respect to it.

1: case
5: RFID tag
6: Outlet (opening)
50: electronic component (part)
200: part receiving device
210: transfer unit
230: discharge unit
240: installation unit
510: supply standby unit
520: recovery storage unit
530: supply-side reader/writer (supply-side information read/write unit)
540: recovery-side reader/writer (recovery-side information read/write unit)
550: supply transfer unit
560: recovery transfer unit

Claims (4)

A component accommodating device for accommodating a plurality of components from the opening in a case having an opening,
a conveying unit for continuously conveying a plurality of components;
a discharge unit for dropping the components conveyed by the conveying unit one by one under their own weight;
an installation part installed in a state where the case is positioned so that the parts discharged from the discharge part fall into the opening;
a supply standby unit for holding a plurality of the cases supplied to the installation unit;
A component accommodating device including a supply transfer unit for transferring the case from the supply standby unit to the installation unit one by one. According to claim 1,
a collection storage unit for receiving the case recovered from the installation unit from the installation unit and retaining a plurality of the cases;
and a recovery transfer unit for transferring the case from the installation unit to the collection and storage unit one by one. 3. The method of claim 1 or 2,
The case includes an RFID tag,
Further comprising a supply-side information read/write unit for reading/writing information on the RFID tag of the case transferred from the supply standby unit to the installation unit. 3. The method of claim 2,
The case includes an RFID tag,
and a recovery-side information reading/writing unit configured to read/write information on the RFID tag of the case transferred from the installation unit to the collection and storage unit.

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