TW201736204A - Carrier tape cutting method and device wherein the cutting device comprises a linear flow conveying unit and a winding box - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a carrier tape cutting method and a device, comprising a carrier tape passing through a linear flow conveying unit made up of two spaced driving wheels and a winding box for winding the carrier tape in the carrier tape conveying path to allow a pressing mechanism to press against the carrier tape such that it is delivered by attaching the rim of the driving wheels of the conveying unit and cut by the blade of a cutting knife as conveyed past a cutting mechanism.

Description

Carrier tape cutting method and device

The present invention relates to a cutting method and apparatus, and more particularly to a tape cutting method and apparatus for cutting a carrier tape for electronic component packaging during transportation.

According to the general electronic component package, a carrier tape having a plurality of recessed carrier grooves is provided at a continuous interval, and a pinhole provided at a continuous interval on the side of the carrier tape is used to drive the needle body of the needle wheel on the needle wheel, and is mounted on the needle. After the electronic components to be packaged are implanted in the slot, the film is transported in an intermittent straight path and the film is sealed in the upper opening of the carrier, and then transported to a roll to collect the volume, and when the volume is collected to a certain extent, The carrier tape must be cut for transport and take-up of the next cycle.

The prior art is carried out by the operator in the manner of cutting with scissors. The operator must always pay attention to the timing of the cutting, and cannot take care of multiple machines. On the other hand, the quality is different due to the manual cutting. It’s troublesome.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a carrier tape cutting method that allows a carrier tape to be cut while being conveyed.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a carrier tape cutting device that allows a carrier tape to be cut during transport.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide an apparatus using the carrier tape cutting method.

A carrier tape cutting method according to the object of the present invention comprises: between a linear flow path conveying unit composed of two two-phase spaced drive wheels and a winding of a winding take-up tape, and located on a conveying flow path of the carrier tape, The carrier tape is pressed by a pressing mechanism, so that the carrier tape is conveyed under the periphery of the driving wheel attached to a conveying unit, and is driven by a cutting mechanism to be cut by the blade of all the blades.

A carrier tape cutting device according to another object of the present invention includes: a carrier tape conveying flow path between a linear flow path conveying unit composed of two two-phase spaced drive wheels and a winding of a winding take-up tape; a cutting mechanism provided with a cutter that is driven to be displaced; a pressing mechanism, which is located in front of the cutting mechanism of the carrier conveying flow path, and includes a pressing wheel, which can be pressed to contact by the action The driving force of the belt is carried on the periphery of the driving wheel.

A tape cutting device according to still another object of the present invention comprises: a device using the tape cutting method as described.

In the carrier tape cutting method and device according to the embodiment of the present invention, since the carrier tape can be pressed down by the pressing mechanism to position the carrier tape, the carrier tape is conveyed under the periphery of the driving wheel attached to the conveying unit, and guided by the guiding mechanism. The introduction port of the cutting mechanism is cut by the cutting edge of the cutter, so that the operator does not need to manually cut the cutting; and the conveying surface can be supported by the supporting surface of the inserting mechanism and the supporting portion of the cutting mechanism and the guiding seat. The carrier tape on the road before and after the cutter avoids the blockage of the carrier tape at the place, and the cutting mechanism also provides convenient cutting by the V-shaped fork-like scissors opening formed by the introduction port and the blade edge of the cutter. Function; the cutting mechanism, the guiding mechanism, the inserting mechanism, and the pressing mechanism jointly form a same fixing seat to form a module, which is more conducive to the manufacture and assembly of the whole mechanism; and the carrier tape passes through the cutting mechanism A horizontal drop between the horizontal straight flow path of the inlet of the seat and the horizontal straight flow path of the transport unit will facilitate the transfer of the carrier to the winding direction located further downward.

Referring to FIG. 1, in the embodiment of the present invention, the carrier tape cutting device A uses the intermittent linear flow path conveying unit B composed of two-phase spaced drive wheels B1 and B2 and the winding tape of the winding take-up tape C. And a carrier flow path C on the carrier tape C; the carrier tape C has a recessed carrier C1 disposed at a continuous interval, and the carrier tape C in the linear flow path conveying unit B is provided with pinholes arranged at a continuous interval on one side C2 is driven by the needle bodies B11 and B21 provided on the two driving wheels B1 and B2, and can be driven to be linearly conveyed.

Referring to FIG. 2, the tape cutting device A includes a cutting mechanism A1, a guiding mechanism A2, a locking mechanism A3, and a pressing mechanism A4. The four together form a same fixing seat A5 to form a mold. The cutting mechanism A1, the guiding mechanism A2, the insertion mechanism A3 are disposed on a standing side A51 of the fixing base A5, and the pressing mechanism A4 is disposed on a flat side A52 of the fixing seat A5.

Referring to FIGS. 2 to 4, the cutting mechanism A1 includes a front guide A11 and a rear guide A12 with all the knives A13 interposed therebetween, and the cutting mechanism A1 has a side A14 and a fixed seat in the Y-axis direction. A5 is fixed; the front guide A11 is disposed on the X-axis side of the linear flow path conveying unit B on the carrier C conveying flow path, and is provided with an introduction port A111 having a Y-axis long groove-like closed type, The direction facing the operator is the front side, which has an inclination at a proper angle to the front side of the Y-axis horizontal axis and a low rear side; the rear guide A12 is disposed on the X-axis of the winding belt D on the carrier C conveying flow path. The side is provided with an outlet A121 which is open upward in the Z-axis recessed shape, and the bottom edge of the outlet A121 forms a flat supporting portion A122, the height of which is approximately the height of the inlet A111 on the front guide A11. Similarly, the support portion A122 faces the side of the front guide A11 and is a downwardly inclined guide surface A123. After the support portion A122 is located on the carrier A of the carrier C transport flow path, it provides support for the carrier tape C. Avoiding the blockage of the carrier tape C at the place; the cutter A13 is disposed on the recessed shape Z of the front guide A1 on the side of the rear guide A12 In the guide slot A112, the cutter driving member A131 formed by a steam pressure cylinder is driven up and down by a linkage member A132, and the rear guide seat A12 is recessed with a slot A124 for the connector member A132; The cutter driving member A131 is fixedly set by a fixing member A133 and the rear guide A12; the cutting edge A134 of the cutting knife A13 is a front side facing the operator, and has a proper angle with the horizontal axis of the Y-axis. The inclination of the high rear side is low, and the low point of the inclination of the introduction port A111 is close to the high point of the inclination of the cutting edge A134 of the cutter A13 on the horizontal axis of the Y-axis, so that the inlet A111 and the cutting edge A134 of the cutter A13 are approximately Y. The horizontal axis of the shaft is the center line, forming a transverse V-shaped fork-like scissors opening.

Referring to FIG. 5, the guiding mechanism A2 includes a front guiding wheel A21 and a rear guiding wheel A22. The axle of the front guiding wheel A21 is disposed in the Y-axis direction, and is fixed to the standing side of the fixing seat A5 on one side of the axle. A51, which is located in front of the cutting mechanism A1 of the carrier C conveying flow path, the height of the rim bottom portion A211 corresponds to the height of the introduction port A111; the axle of the rear guide wheel A21 is disposed in the Y-axis direction, and is fixed on one side of the axle The erect side A51 of the fixing base A5 is located behind the cutting mechanism A1 of the carrier C conveying flow path, and the rim top A211 height corresponds to the height of the introduction port A111; the rim bottom A211 of the front guide wheel A21 is lower than The horizontal straight flow path of the conveying unit B, when the horizontal straight flow path of the carrier tape B from the conveying unit B passes through the rim bottom A211 of the front guide wheel A21, forms a downwardly inclined flow before passing through the cutting mechanism A1. The rim top A221 of the rear guide wheel A22 is approximately equal to the height of the rim bottom A211 of the front guide wheel A21, so that the carrier C is at the rim top A221 of the rear guide wheel A22 and the rim bottom of the front guide wheel A21. Approximately horizontal straight flow path is formed between A211; and the carrier C is at the horizontal straight flow path The inlet A111 of the guide A11 is cut by the cutting mechanism A1, and a height difference d is formed between the horizontal straight flow path of the conveying unit B, and the height difference d helps the carrier C to be located lower. The volume is transmitted in the D direction.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 5, the insertion mechanism A3 is disposed between the conveying unit B and the cutting mechanism A1, and includes a fixing portion A31 for fixing to the standing side A51 of the fixing base A5, and a guiding mechanism. The horizontal support surface A32 below the guide wheel A21 of A2, and from the support surface A32 to the periphery of the drive wheel B2 of the transport unit B, a concave ring groove B3 embedded in the loading slot C1 on the carrier tape C is obliquely extended. The inserting member A33; the supporting surface A32 is located in front of the cutter A13 of the carrier C conveying flow path, and provides support for the carrier tape C to prevent the carrier tape C from being trapped at the place; the inserting member A33 is loaded When the belt C is conveyed obliquely downwardly from the front guide wheel A21, the carrier C1 of the original carrier C which is caulked in the circumferential groove B3 of the periphery of the driving wheel B2 is picked up by the inserting member A33. The guiding surface A32 and the lower portion of the guiding wheel A21 of the guiding mechanism A2 form a guiding section for guiding and limiting the upper and lower heights of the carrier tape C, so that the carrier tape can be smoothly guided. The inlet port A111 is introduced into the front seat A11.

Referring to FIGS. 5 and 6, the pressing mechanism A4 is located in front of the cutting mechanism A1 of the carrier C conveying flow path, and includes a pressing wheel A41 having a fixing member A42 and a sliding seat on the Z-axis sliding rail A43. The A44 is fixed, and the slide rail A43 is disposed on a base A45 of the flat side A52 of the fixed base A5. The fixing member A42 and a fixing portion A451 of the base A45 are provided with a spring-shaped elastic member A46. The pressure roller A41 can be acted upon by the elastic member A46 to maintain a driving force for pressing down the belt C on the periphery of the driving wheel B2; the annular circumference of the pressure roller A41 is simultaneously provided with an annular groove A411. Corresponding to the needle body B21 of the outer circumference of the driving wheel B2, when the pressure roller A41 presses the belt C on the periphery of the driving wheel B2, the needle body B21 of the ring is received by the groove A411 provided by the ring; The pressure roller A41 presses the position of the belt C on the periphery of the driving wheel B2, and is offset clockwise by a suitable angle at the uppermost side of the circumference of the driving wheel B2, so that the axis of the pressing wheel A41 is offset by the axis of the driving wheel B2. The spacing L is lower than the horizontal straight flow path of the conveying unit B.

In the carrier tape cutting method and apparatus of the embodiment of the present invention, since the carrier tape C can be pressed down by the pressing mechanism A4 to position the carrier tape C, the carrier tape C is conveyed under the periphery of the driving wheel B2 attached to the conveying unit B, and The introduction port A111 guided into the cutting mechanism A1 by the guiding mechanism A2 is cut by the cutting edge A134 of the cutter A13, so that the operator does not need to manually perform the cutting; and the supporting surface A32 of the insertion mechanism A3 and the cutting After the cutting mechanism A1, the support portion A122 of the guide A12 can support the carrier tape C before and after the cutter A13 on the conveying flow path, thereby preventing the carrier tape C from falling and causing a blockage therein; and the cutting mechanism A1 is also connected through the introduction port A111. The V-shaped fork-like scissors opening formed by the cutting edge of the cutter A13 provides a convenient cutting function; and the cutting mechanism A1, the guiding mechanism A2, the insertion mechanism A3, and the pressing mechanism A4 are jointly provided with the same fixing seat. A4 forms a module, which is more advantageous for the manufacture and assembly of the whole mechanism; and the carrier tape C passes through the horizontal straight flow path of the introduction port A111 of the guide A11 of the cutting mechanism A1 and the horizontal line of the conveying unit B. A height drop d is formed between the flow paths, which will help the carrier tape C to be located further. The roll cassette transfer direction D side.

Referring to FIG. 7 , another embodiment of the present invention provides another embodiment of the pressing mechanism A6, which includes a fixing base A62 that can be fixed to the machine A61. A pivot A63 is pivoted in the fixing base A62. One end of the shaft A63 is fixed by one end of a rocker arm A64, the other end of the rocker arm A64 is operated by an electromagnetic component A65, and the rocker arm A64 can be operated as a yaw; the other end of the pivot A63 is received by one end of a pressing arm A66. The other end of the press arm A66 is provided with a pressure roller A67; by the action of the electromagnetic component A65, the yaw operation of the rocker arm A64 is rotated by the pivot A63, and the pressure arm A66 at one end is pressed. Wheel A67 performs the operation of the ballast belt C or the upper swing.

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‧‧‧ carrying tape cutting device
A1‧‧‧ cutting mechanism
A11‧‧‧ lead seat
A111‧‧‧Import
A12‧‧‧ rear guide
A121‧‧‧Export
A122‧‧‧Support
A123‧‧‧ guiding surface
A13‧‧‧Cutter
A131‧‧‧Cutter drive
A132‧‧‧ linkages
A133‧‧‧Fixed parts
A134‧‧‧ Blade
A2‧‧‧Guide
A21‧‧‧ front wheel
A211‧‧‧Front bottom
A22‧‧‧ rear guide wheel
A221‧‧‧Front top
A3‧‧‧ embedded mechanism
A31‧‧‧Fixed Department
A32‧‧‧Support surface
A33‧‧‧ embedded parts
A4‧‧‧President
A41‧‧‧pressure wheel
A411‧‧‧ Groove
A42‧‧‧Fixed parts
A43‧‧‧rails
A44‧‧‧ slide
A45‧‧‧Base
A46‧‧‧Flexible components
A5‧‧‧ fixed seat
A51‧‧‧ erected side
A52‧‧‧ flat side
A6‧‧‧President
A61‧‧‧ machine
A62‧‧‧ fixed seat
A63‧‧‧ pivot
A64‧‧‧ rocker arm
A65‧‧‧Electromagnetic components
A66‧‧‧Boom arm
A67‧‧‧pressure wheel
B‧‧‧Transporting unit
B1‧‧‧ drive wheel
B11‧‧‧ needle body
B2‧‧‧ drive wheel
B21‧‧‧ needle
B3‧‧‧Circle
C‧‧‧ Carrier tape
C1‧‧‧ slot
C2‧‧‧ pinhole
D‧‧‧匣
D‧‧‧ height drop
L‧‧‧ spacing

1 is a diagram showing the relationship between a carrier tape cutting device, a conveying unit, and a winding position in an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a carrier tape cutting device in an embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a perspective exploded view of the cutting mechanism in the embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a schematic view showing the corresponding relationship between the introduction port of the cutting mechanism and the cutting edge of the cutter in the embodiment of the present invention. Figure 5 is a front elevational view of the carrier tape cutting device in the embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 6 is a structural schematic view showing the carrier tape transporting on the carrier tape cutting device in the embodiment of the present invention. Figure 7 is a schematic view of another pressing mechanism in the embodiment of the present invention.

A‧‧‧ carrying tape cutting device

A1‧‧‧ cutting mechanism

A2‧‧‧Guide

A3‧‧‧ embedded mechanism

A4‧‧‧President

A5‧‧‧ fixed seat

A51‧‧‧ erected side

A52‧‧‧ flat side

B2‧‧‧ drive wheel

B3‧‧‧Circle

Claims (18)

A carrier tape cutting method comprises: between a linear flow path conveying unit composed of two two-phase spaced drive wheels and a winding of a winding take-up tape, and located on a conveying flow path of the carrier tape, so that the carrier tape is subjected to a The pressing mechanism is pressed down, so that the carrier tape is conveyed under the periphery of the driving wheel attached to a conveying unit, and is conveyed by a cutting mechanism by a cutting edge of all the blades. The carrier tape cutting method according to Item 1, wherein the conveying unit transports the carrier tape in a horizontal straight flow path, and causes the horizontal straight flow path of the carrier tape from the conveying unit to pass through the cutting mechanism. Form a sloping downwardly inclined flow path. The carrier tape cutting method according to claim 1, wherein the carrier tape is cut by the cutting mechanism by a horizontal straight flow path. The carrier tape cutting method according to claim 1, wherein the horizontal straight flow path that is cut by the cutting mechanism and the horizontal straight flow path that conveys the carrier tape by the conveying unit form a height difference. The carrier tape cutting method according to claim 1, wherein the carrier tape provides support to the carrier tape before or after the cutting mechanism of the cutting mechanism on the carrier tape to prevent the carrier tape from sinking there. A carrier tape cutting device comprising: a cutting mechanism on a carrier conveying flow path between a linear flow path conveying unit composed of two two-phase spaced drive wheels and a winding of a winding take-up tape; a cutter that is driven to be displaced; a pressing mechanism, which is located in front of the cutting mechanism of the carrier conveying flow path, and includes a pressing wheel, which can be pressed to contact the driving belt periphery of the driving wheel Drive. The carrier tape cutting device of claim 6, wherein the cutting mechanism comprises: a front guide seat and a rear guide seat, wherein the cutter is disposed; the front guide seat is disposed on the carrier tape conveying flow path One side of the X-axis of the conveying unit is provided with an introduction port, and the rear guide seat is disposed on the side of the carrier belt conveying flow path on the X-axis side of the winding. The carrier tape cutting device according to claim 7, wherein the front side facing the operator has a slope which is at an appropriate angle to the horizontal axis of the Y-axis and the front side is lower and the rear side is higher. The blade of the knife has a slope that is at an appropriate angle to the horizontal axis of the Y-axis and that is low on the front side and the rear side. The carrier tape cutting device according to claim 6, wherein the rear guide seat is provided with an outlet opening which is open in a Z-axis concave shape, and the bottom edge of the outlet opening forms a flat support portion. The carrier tape cutting device of claim 6, wherein the pressing wheel of the pressing mechanism is fixed by a fixing member and a sliding seat on a Z-axis sliding rail, and the sliding rail is located on a base. An elastic member is disposed between the fixing member and a fixing portion of the base, so that the pressing wheel is acted upon by the elastic member to maintain a driving force pressing downward against the driving belt on the periphery of the driving wheel. The carrier tape cutting device of claim 6, wherein the annular periphery of the pressure roller of the pressing mechanism is provided with an annular groove corresponding to the needle body on the outer circumference of the driving wheel. The carrier tape cutting device according to claim 6, wherein the pressure roller is pressed against the position of the belt on the periphery of the driving wheel, and is offset at a right angle in the clockwise direction at the uppermost portion of the circumference of the driving wheel, so that The pressure wheel axis offset drives the wheel axis one L, which is lower than the horizontal straight flow path of the conveying unit. The carrier tape cutting device of claim 6, wherein the carrier tape conveying flow path comprises a guiding mechanism, and a front guiding wheel is disposed in front of the cutting mechanism of the carrier tape conveying flow path. The carrier tape cutting device of claim 6, wherein the carrier tape conveying flow path comprises a guiding mechanism, and a rear guiding wheel is disposed behind the cutting mechanism of the carrier tape conveying flow path. The carrier tape cutting device according to claim 6, wherein the insertion unit and the cutting mechanism are provided with an insertion mechanism including a support surface in front of the cutter on the carrier tape conveying flow path. The carrier tape cutting device according to claim 6, wherein the insertion mechanism is obliquely extended from the support surface to the periphery of the driving wheel of the conveying unit, and a concave ring groove embedded in the loading belt loading groove A built-in dial. The carrier tape cutting device of claim 6, wherein the pressing mechanism comprises a fixing seat fixed to a machine base, wherein the fixing base has a pivot shaft, and one end of the pivot shaft is supported by a rocker arm. The other end of the rocker arm is fixed by an electromagnetic component, so that the rocker arm can be yawed; the other end of the pivot shaft is fixed by one end of a pressing arm, and the other end of the pressure arm is provided with the pressure wheel. . A carrier tape cutting device comprising: the device using the tape cutting method according to any one of claims 1 to 5.