TW201636285A - Carrier, and feeding method and device of using the carrier - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a carrier, and a feeding method and a device of using the carrier. The device comprises: a carrier seat provided with a hollow operation range, and peripheral sides of the operation range are provided with a plurality of guide frames, and the guide frames collectively define form an accommodation space, and the outer sides are provided with carrying handles for carrying, and materials can be stacked piece by piece in the accommodation space above the operation range, and the entire carrier can be independently transported with the carrying handles. When used, the carrier is located in a feeding mechanism with the carrier seat, and a transfer platform, which can be driven to move upward and downward in the feeding mechanism, can push and lift the loaded materials piece by piece for picking up through the hollow operation range on the carrier seat. Thereby, the carrier can be transported independently with materials placed thereon, and can be directly placed in the feeding mechanism so that the loaded materials can be conveyed by the feeding mechanism.

Description

Carrier and feeding method and device using the same

The present invention relates to a carrier and a feeding method and apparatus, and more particularly to a carrier for containing a material, which can be placed directly in the feeding mechanism of the machine after the feeding of the material. A carrier in which the contained material is transported by the feeding mechanism and a feeding method and apparatus using the same.

In general, electronic components often require a large amount of homogenous processing by automated equipment, such as wafer encapsulation on a substrate, or cutting of a substrate having a majority of electronic circuit layouts. In order to cooperate with the automatic operation, it is often necessary to stack a considerable number of materials in a carrier for transport, and the operator then removes the stacked materials in the carrier from the carrier and transports them to the feeding of the machine. In the mechanism, the feeding mechanism transports the materials one by one to the position for extraction and processing.

In the prior art, the operator needs to stack a considerable number of materials in a carrier for transport, and then take out the stacked materials in the carrier from the carrier and move them into the feeding mechanism of the machine. The operation is quite troublesome because the materials are stacked in a considerable amount in the carrier. When the material is taken out from the carrier, it cannot be removed all at once because of the weight, the quantity and the embedded in the carrier. It takes time and labor to take out, and there is room for improvement in terms of manpower load and working hours.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a carrier in which the material can be placed and transported independently, and can be directly placed in the feeding mechanism of the machine, and the contained material can be transported by the feeding mechanism.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a use carrier for allowing the carrier to be directly placed in the feeding mechanism of the machine after the loading of the material, so that the contained material is transported by the feeding mechanism. Material method.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a use carrier for allowing a carrier to be directly placed in a feeding mechanism of a machine after the material is loaded, so that the contained material is conveyed by the feeding mechanism. Material device.

A further object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for feeding a carrier according to the scope of claims 9 to 14.

The carrier according to the purpose of the present invention comprises: a carrier having a hollow operation section thereon, and a plurality of guide frames on the circumference of the operation section, and a space between the guide frames enclosing an accommodation space outside the operation section A handle for lifting the grip is provided, and the material can be stacked one by one in the accommodating space above the operation section, and the whole carrier can be independently transported by the handle.

A method of feeding a carrier according to another object of the present invention is the use of the carrier of any one of claims 1 to 8, comprising: placing the carrier in a feeding mechanism with a carrier; A conveying platform driven by the feeding mechanism for the upper and lower displacements lifts the material contained in the accommodating space one by one to be extracted by the operation section of the vacant space on the carrier.

According to still another object of the present invention, a carrier for use of a carrier is the carrier of any one of claims 1 to 8, comprising: a feeding mechanism provided with a seat for fixing the whole On a machine table, the seat is provided with a hollow working section, and a working mechanism is provided in the working section, which comprises a conveying platform driven by a driving member for upper and lower displacement, and the conveying platform can be driven The device is driven to fall into the working area, and rises through the operation section of the carrier on the carrier, and the material contained in the accommodating space is lifted one by one.

A feeding device using a carrier according to still another object of the present invention, comprising: a device for performing a feeding method using a carrier as described in claims 9 to 14.

The carrier of the embodiment of the invention and the feeding method and device using the same, because the carrier can not only be separately loaded with the material, but also can carry out the independent transportation of the material, and can also be directly placed after the material is contained. In the feeding mechanism of the machine, the conveying platform driven by the driving member can lift the material contained in the carrier A through the operation section of the carrier, so as to stack the materials stacked in the carrier A. It can be extracted one by one for processing, so that the operator can save the operation of continuously taking out the stacked materials in the feeding mechanism of the machine from the carrier, so that the working hours are reduced and the manpower load is light.

Referring to Figures 1 and 2, an embodiment of the present invention includes: a carrier A having a rectangular frame-shaped carrier A1 provided with a hollow operation section A2, the operation section A2 being opposite to the rectangular long side of the carrier A1 On the side, a wide first hollow area A21 is formed in the center of the operation section A2, a narrow second hollow area A22 is formed on both sides of the first hollow area A21, and four standing guides are arranged on the circumferential side of the operation section A2. A3, which is arranged in a rectangle corresponding to the four corners, is arranged above the carrier A1, and the cross section of the guide frame A3 is formed by two sides A31 which are disposed at an angle of ninety degrees, which are formed toward the inner side of the operation section A2. An accommodating space A32 is formed in the direction of the channel A32 of the guide frame A3, and a accommodating space A33 is arranged between the guide A32 of each of the guide frames A3. a positioning member A34 is disposed; the carrier A1 is provided on the circumferential side of the operation section A2 below the accommodating space A33, and a falling portion A11 is provided for the falling of the material, and the narrow second hollowing area A22 is The upper surface of the carrier A1 between the guide grooves A32 is formed; the short sides of the rectangular frame on both sides of the carrier A1 are opposite to the operation section A2 of the guide frame A3. The side is provided with an inverted U-shaped handle A4 for lifting and a hole-shaped first positioning portion A5 with the opening facing downward; the short side of the rectangular frame in the side of the carrier A1 is the relative operating interval A2 of the guide A3. The outer edge of the outer edge is provided with two anti-slumping second positioning portions A6 (only one is shown); the feeding mechanism B is provided with a seat B1 to make the whole It is fixed on the machine table C. The seat B1 is provided with a hollow rectangular working interval B11, and the working portion B11 is provided on the seat B1 at the short sides of the rectangular sides respectively corresponding to the carrier. a protruding pin-shaped third positioning portion B12 of the upper hole-shaped first positioning portion A5, and a first sensing element B2 and a second sensing element B3 standing at a predetermined height, wherein the second sensing element B3 The height of the second sensing signal B31 is higher than the height of the first sensing signal B21 of the first sensing element B2; the circumference of the working section B11 is on the seating B1 at the short side of the rectangular side, and the corresponding position is provided. The protruding pin-shaped fourth positioning portion B13 of the two-phase spacing of the second positioning portion A6 for preventing stagnation on the carrier 1 is provided; There is a transport mechanism B4, which includes a transport platform B42 that can be moved up and down by a drive member B41 composed of a motor. A drive rod B43 composed of a screw is arranged between the transport platform B42 and the drive member B41. The support side of the B43 is provided with a plurality of support rods B44, each support rod B44 is pivoted through a fixed seat B5 below the working section B11, and the lower end is jointly disposed on a frame-shaped base B45, so that the support rods B44 are formed in parallel linkage; the drive rod B43 Driven by the driving member B41, the lower end passes through a hollow section B451 of the frame-shaped base B45, and the upper end passes through a shaft hole B51 of the fixing base B5 and abuts against the conveying platform B42, and is interlocked with the conveying platform B42; The platform B42 can be driven by the driving member B41 to fall under the seat B1 in the working area B11 and rise to the height position sensed by the second sensing signal B31 of the second sensing element B3; the conveying platform B42 has The operation section A2 of the carrier A has a corresponding but small shape and can pass through the shape of the operation section A2. A wide first bearing surface B421 is formed in the center of the conveying platform B42, and both sides of the first bearing surface B421 are respectively Forming a narrower a second bearing surface B422 is disposed on a side of the second bearing surface B422, and a third sensing element B6 is disposed on a lower fixing base B5 of the sensing portion B423. The third sensing signal B61 is transmitted through the sensing section B423; a sensing member B7 is disposed on one side of the frame-shaped base B45, and a proximity switch B71 is disposed below the corresponding fixing base B5.

Referring to FIG. 3, in the embodiment of the present invention, for example, a rectangular substrate C or a rectangular frame-shaped upper cover D covering the substrate C may be used for loading processing, but it is not limited to the loading processing of the above two types of articles.

Referring to FIG. 4 , an application of an embodiment of the present invention is described by taking a rectangular frame-shaped upper cover D material as an example. When the upper cover D has a directivity consideration of insertion, a recessed setting portion may be formed on one side. D1, and most of the setting portion D1 corresponding to the positioning member A34 which is disposed on the side A31 of the guide frame A3 and extends to the accommodating space A33, is stacked one by one above the hollow operation section A2. The accommodating space A33 is carried by the falling portion A11 formed at each of the guide grooves A32 of the carrier A1, and the whole carrier A is loaded with the material and can be independently transported by the operator with the handle A4.

Referring to Figures 1, 5 and 6, the operator can place the carrier A carrying the material of the upper cover D on the seat B1 of the feeding mechanism B, and when placed, perform a carrier A and a feeding mechanism B. The positioning step is such that the carrier A is positioned relative to the transport platform B42 of the feeding mechanism B by the operating section A2, and the operating section A2 is passed over the transporting platform B42, and the first orientation of the opening is downwardly oriented on the carrier A1. The portion A5 corresponds to the third positioning portion B12 in which the pin-shaped protrusion is formed on the seat B1, and the second positioning portion A6 of the anti-staying groove-shaped second positioning portion A6 on the opening A1 of the carrier A1 is spaced apart from the nesting seat B1. Under the convex pin-shaped fourth positioning portion B13 of the pitch, the carrier A is placed on the seat B1 of the feeding mechanism B, and the operation section A2 of the carrier A corresponds to the working section B11 on the seat B1; When A is placed on the seat B1 of the feeding mechanism B and the material of the upper cover D is to be conveyed, the conveying platform B42 is driven upward by the driving member B41 of the conveying mechanism B4, and intermittently topped up one by one. The conveying platform B42 is processed through the working section B11 of the seat B1 and the operation section A2 of the carrier A, and the material of the upper cover D at the top is extracted and processed. The position of the next upper cover D is raised to the uppermost position to be extracted, and is also the position sensed by the second sensing signal B31 of the second sensing element B3; the carrier A is accommodated in the space A33 When the loaded material is lifted one by one, the lifting speed of the upper and lower displacements of the conveying platform B43 is performed, and the speed detecting step is performed when the material is raised to the near position, so that the driving of the driving member B41 is When the material of the uppermost cover D touches the first sensing signal B21 of the first sensing component B2, the driving of the driving component B41 is decelerated; the material contained in the receiving space A33 of the carrier A is piece by piece. When the lifting is extracted, performing a stop detecting step in which the upper and lower displacements of the conveying platform B43 are lifted to the positioning, so that the material of the upper cover D is touched to the second sensing element B3. When the signal B31 is measured, the driving of the driving member B41 is stopped; when the lifting of the material contained in the receiving space A33 is extracted one by one, a feeding detection step of extracting the material is performed, so that The third sensing signal B61 emitted by the third sensing element B6 is The sensing section B423 on the side of the sending platform B42 is unblocked, so that the message that the material of the upper cover D has been extracted is issued; the material contained in the receiving space A33 is lifted one by one. When a lifting platform B43 is executed, the upper and lower displacements are driven, and the forced stop step is performed when the material is raised to the position but is not stopped. The second sensing signal B31 of the second sensing element B3 occurs. In the event of failure, since the sensing member B7 will simultaneously contact the proximity switch B71 under the fixed seat B5, the driving of the driving member B41 can be forcibly stopped.

The carrier of the embodiment of the invention and the feeding method and device using the same, the carrier A can not only be separately loaded with the material, but also can carry out the independent transportation of the material, and can also directly The feeding mechanism B of the machine is placed in the machine B, so that the conveying platform B42 driven by the driving member B41 can lift the materials contained in the carrier A via the operation section A2 of the carrier A, so as to be stacked on the carrier. The material in the frame A can be extracted one by one for processing, so that the operator can save the operation of continuously removing and stacking the stacked materials into the feeding mechanism of the machine from the carrier, thereby reducing the working hours. The burden of manpower is light.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the invention is not limited thereto, that is, the simple equivalent changes and modifications made by the scope of the invention and the description of the invention are All remain within the scope of the invention patent.

A‧‧‧ carrier
A1‧‧‧ bearing
A11‧‧‧Departure Department
A2‧‧‧ operation interval
A21‧‧‧First open space
A22‧‧‧second hollow area
A3‧‧‧ Guide
A31‧‧‧ side
A32‧‧ ‧ guide slot
A33‧‧‧ accommodating space
A34‧‧‧ Positioning parts
A4‧‧‧提
A5‧‧‧First Positioning Department
A6‧‧‧Second Positioning Department
B‧‧‧Feeding agency
B1‧‧‧Seat
B11‧‧‧Working area
B12‧‧‧ Third Positioning Department
B13‧‧‧Four Positioning Department
B2‧‧‧First sensing element
B21‧‧‧First sensing signal
B3‧‧‧Second sensing element
B31‧‧‧Second sensing signal
B4‧‧‧Transportation agency
B41‧‧‧Driver
B42‧‧‧Transport platform
B421‧‧‧First bearing surface
B422‧‧‧Second bearing surface
B423‧‧‧Sensing interval
B43‧‧‧ drive rod
B44‧‧‧Support rod
B45‧‧‧Base
B451‧‧‧Small space
B5‧‧‧ fixed seat
B51‧‧‧Axis hole
B6‧‧‧ third sensing element
B61‧‧‧ third sensing signal
B7‧‧‧Sensors
B71‧‧‧ proximity switch
C‧‧‧Substrate
D‧‧‧上盖
D1‧‧‧Setting Department

1 is a perspective exploded view of a carrier and a feeding mechanism in an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a front elevational view of a feeding mechanism in an embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a perspective view of a material member in an embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a perspective view showing the upper cover member of the rectangular frame in the carrier according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the carrier carrying a rectangular frame-shaped upper cover member and placed on the feeding mechanism seat in the embodiment of the present invention. Figure 6 is a side view of Figure 5.

A‧‧‧ carrier

A1‧‧‧ bearing

A11‧‧‧Departure Department

A2‧‧‧ operation interval

A21‧‧‧First open space

A22‧‧‧second hollow area

A3‧‧‧ Guide

A31‧‧‧ side

A32‧‧ ‧ guide slot

A33‧‧‧ accommodating space

A34‧‧‧ Positioning parts

A4‧‧‧提

A5‧‧‧First Positioning Department

A6‧‧‧Second Positioning Department

B‧‧‧Feeding agency

B1‧‧‧Seat

B11‧‧‧Working area

B12‧‧‧ Third Positioning Department

B13‧‧‧Four Positioning Department

B2‧‧‧First sensing element

B21‧‧‧First sensing signal

B3‧‧‧Second sensing element

B31‧‧‧Second sensing signal

B4‧‧‧Transportation agency

B42‧‧‧Transport platform

B421‧‧‧First bearing surface

B422‧‧‧Second bearing surface

B423‧‧‧Sensing interval

B45‧‧‧Base

B451‧‧‧Small space

B5‧‧‧ fixed seat

B51‧‧‧Axis hole

B6‧‧‧ third sensing element

B61‧‧‧ third sensing signal

Claims (20)

A carrier comprises: a carrier having a hollow operation section; a plurality of guide frames are arranged on the circumference of the operation section, and a frame is arranged around each guide frame, and the outer side of the operation section is provided The gripping handle can be stacked one by one in the accommodating space above the operation section, and the whole carrier can be independently transported by the lifting handle. The carrier according to claim 1, wherein the carrier has a rectangular frame shape, and the operation section forms a wider first hollow area in the center of the operation section with respect to the long side of the carrier rectangle. A narrow second hollow area is formed on each side of a hollowed out area. The carrier of claim 1, wherein the guide frame is erected, and is arranged in a rectangular shape and arranged above the carrier in a manner corresponding to the four corners, wherein the cross section of the guide frame is sandwiched by two The side of the ninety-degree angle is formed, and an open guide groove is formed on the inner side of the operation section, and the accommodation space is surrounded by the guide frame of each guide. The carrier of claim 1, wherein the carrier is provided with a positioning member extending toward the receiving space. The carrier of claim 1, wherein the carrier is provided with a drop portion on the side of the operation section below the accommodating space. The carrier of claim 5, wherein the carrier has a rectangular frame shape, and the operation section forms a wider first hollow area in the center of the operation section with respect to the long side of the carrier rectangle. A narrow second hollow region is formed on each side of a hollow region, and a falling portion where the feeding member is placed is formed by the narrow second hollow region and the upper surface of the carrier between the guiding grooves. The carrier of claim 1, wherein the carrier is provided with a hole-shaped first positioning portion having an opening facing downward. The carrier of claim 1, wherein the carrier is provided with a second slot-shaped positioning portion having an opening facing outward. A feeding method using a carrier, which uses the carrier of any one of claims 1 to 8, comprising: placing the carrier in a feeding mechanism with a carrier, so that one of the feeding mechanisms is The conveying platform that drives the upper and lower displacements lifts the material contained in the accommodating space one by one to be extracted through the operation section of the vacant space on the carrier. The method of feeding a carrier according to claim 9, wherein the carrier performs a positioning step between the carrier and the feeding mechanism when the carrier is placed in the feeding mechanism. For example, in the feeding method of the carrier according to Item 9 of the patent application scope, when the lifting of the material contained in the loading space of the carrier is extracted one by one, the feeding detection of the extracted material is performed. Test steps. The method for feeding a carrier according to claim 9 , wherein when the material contained in the loading space of the carrier is extracted one by one, the upper and lower displacements of the conveying platform are performed in the feeding member. The stop detection step that is raised to the position. The method for feeding a carrier according to claim 9, wherein when the material contained in the loading space of the carrier is extracted one by one, the driving speed of the upper and lower displacements of the conveying platform is performed. Deceleration detection step when the material is raised to near positioning. The method for feeding a carrier according to claim 9, wherein when the material contained in the loading space of the carrier is extracted one by one, the driving speed of the upper and lower displacements of the conveying platform is performed. The forced stop step when the material is raised to the position but has not stopped. A feeding device using a carrier, which uses the carrier of any one of claims 1 to 8, comprising: a feeding mechanism provided with a seat for fixing the whole body to a machine table The seat is provided with a hollow working section, and a working mechanism is provided in the working section, which comprises a conveying platform driven by a driving member for upper and lower displacement, and the conveying platform can be driven by the driving member and placed thereon. In the working section, the operating section which is hollowed out through the carrier of the carrier is raised, and the materials contained in the accommodating space are lifted one by one. The feeding device using the carrier according to the fifteenth aspect of the invention, wherein the seat on the circumference side of the working section is provided with a third positioning portion for positioning the carrier. The feeding device using the carrier according to the fifteenth aspect of the invention, wherein the first lateral sensing element and the second sensing component are located at a predetermined height on the circumferential side of the working section, wherein The height of the second sensing signal of the second sensing component is higher than the height of the first sensing signal of the first sensing component. The feeding device using the carrier according to the fifteenth aspect of the invention, wherein a driving rod formed by a screw is arranged between the lower part of the conveying platform and the driving member, and a plurality of supporting rods are arranged on the peripheral side of the driving rod, and each supporting rod is pivoted. A fixed seat is arranged below the working section, and the lower end is jointly disposed on a frame-shaped base, so that the supporting rods are formed in parallel; the driving rod is coupled with the conveying platform. The feeding device using the carrier according to the fifteenth aspect of the invention, wherein the conveying platform has a first wide bearing surface formed at the center, and the second bearing surface is formed on both sides of the first bearing surface. platform. A feeding device using a carrier, comprising: means for performing a feeding method using a carrier as described in claims 9 to 14.