TW202230596A - Frame accommodating device and frame accommodating method comprising accommodating means having a take-out opening, shielding means selectively shielding the take-out opening, and moving means for moving the shielding means - Google Patents

Abstract

A frame accommodating device comprises a plurality of accommodating means (10, 20) that have a take-out opening (14, 24) through which a frame member (RF) is taken out and accommodate the frame member (RF) in a manner of being capable of taken out, a shielding means (30) that comprises a shielding member (32) for selectively shielding the take-out openings (14, 24) of the plurality of accommodating means (10, 20), and a moving means (40) that moves the shielding member (32) between the plurality of accommodating means (10, 20). A frame accommodating method is implemented by a step of moving a shielding member between a plurality of accommodating means that comprise a take-out opening for taking out a frame member and allows the frame member to be taken out and applying the shielding member to selectively shield the take-out openings; and a step of accommodating the frame member in the accommodating means of which the take-out opening is shielded by the shielding means.

Description

Frame storage device and frame storage method

The present invention relates to a frame accommodating device and a frame accommodating method.

There is known a frame accommodating device for accommodating a frame member in a plurality of accommodating means (for example, refer to Document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2014-27015). In addition, there is known a frame housing device in which an extraction port of a frame member in a housing means is covered by a mask member (for example, refer to Document 2: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2020-77737). On each of the first frame housing means 3A and the second frame housing means 3B (housing means) of the sheet sticking device 1 (frame housing device) described in Document 1, for example, the cassette mounting device described in Document 2 is provided. In the case of the door portion 28 (shielding member) of the mechanism 10, the number of the shielding member increases, and there is a defect that the device becomes large.

An object of the present invention is to provide a frame accommodating device and a frame accommodating method which can prevent the enlargement of the device. The present invention adopts the configuration described in the claims. According to the present invention, since the shielding member is moved between the plurality of storage means, the number of the shielding member can be reduced and the enlargement of the apparatus can be prevented. In addition, if the moving means is constituted by the extracting means, it is not necessary to provide another moving means different from the extracting means, and the enlargement of the apparatus can be further prevented. [Brief Description of Illustration] [Fig. 1A] is an explanatory view of the frame storage device according to the embodiment of the present invention. [ Fig. 1B ] is an explanatory diagram of the frame storage device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings. In this embodiment, the X axis, the Y axis and the Z axis are respectively in an orthogonal relationship, the X axis and the Y axis constitute the axis in the predetermined plane, and the Z axis constitutes the axis orthogonal to the predetermined plane. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, when the direction is expressed based on the front of the viewer in FIG. 1B parallel to the Y axis, "up" is the arrow direction of the Z axis and "down" is the opposite. direction, "left" is the arrow direction of the X-axis and "right" is the opposite direction, "front" is the arrow direction of the Y-axis and "rear" is the opposite direction. The frame accommodating device EA of the present invention includes a first accommodating means 10 and a second accommodating means 10 as a plurality of accommodating means for accommodating a plurality of accommodating means for accommodating the ring frame RF in a removable manner. 2. accommodating means 20; and shielding means 30 having shielding members 32 selectively shielding the extraction ports 14 and 24 of the first and second accommodating means 10 and 20; , a moving means 40 for moving between 20; and a take-out means 50 for taking out the ring frame RF from the take-out ports 14 and 24 of the first and second housing means 10 and 20 . In the case of this embodiment, the frame accommodating device EA is arranged in the vicinity of the processing device EA1 that performs predetermined processing on the ring frame RF. The first accommodating means 10 includes: a plurality of slide rails 11 supported by a main body arm (not shown in the figure); A plurality of positioning members 13 of the accommodating table 12 and positioning ring frame RF, and an extraction port 14 formed by an upward opening surrounded by the positioning members 13 . The second accommodating means 20 has the same structure as the first accommodating means 10, and since the number 1 before the drawing number of each structure of the first accommodating means 10 can be described by replacing it with 2, the description thereof is omitted here. The shielding means 30 includes: a linear guide 31 supported by a main body arm (not shown in the figure), and a slider 31A supported by the linear guide 31 and a shielding member 32 composed of a plate-like member such as a metal plate, a resin plate, and a glass plate. , and a pin 34 which is supported on the shielding member 32 via the bracket 33 and protrudes upward from the bracket 33 . In the present embodiment, the moving means 40 is configured to be used in combination with the extraction means 50 , and is constituted by the extraction means 50 . The extraction means 50 is provided with: an articulated robot 51 as a driving device; and a front end arm 51A supported by the articulated robot 51 via a bracket 52, and can be supported by a decompression pump or a vacuum evacuation device, which is not shown in the figure. A plurality of suction pads 53 adsorbed and held by decompression means (holding means); and a locking member 54 supported by the bracket 52 and having a locking hole 54A through which a pin 34 is inserted and locked; and a camera or a projector, etc. The imaging means is composed of various sensors such as optical sensors or ultrasonic sensors, etc., and detects the detection means 55 of the shielding member 32 . The detection means 55 of this embodiment can also detect the ring frames RF accommodated on the accommodation platforms 12 and 22 . The articulated robot 51 is a so-called 6-axis robot that is constituted by a plurality of arms, and can displace the person supported by the front end arm 51A as a working part at any position and at any angle within the working range. . Next, the operation of the above-described frame housing device EA will be described. First, with respect to the frame housing device EA in which each member is arranged at the initial position shown by the solid line in FIGS. 1A and 1B , the user of the frame housing device EA (hereinafter simply referred to as “user”) is the same as the frame housing device EA. In the figure, the receiving tables 12 and 22 are pulled to the left as indicated by the two-dotted line, and after the ring frame RF is laminated on the top and stored, the receiving tables 12 and 22 are returned to their initial positions. Next, when the user inputs a signal for the start of automatic operation through an operation means such as an operation panel or a personal computer not shown in the figure, the extraction means 50 drives the detection means 55 to detect the shielding member 32, and according to the detection result, from The ring frame RF is taken out from the accommodating means (the first accommodating means 10 in this embodiment) which is not shielded by the shielding member 32 . That is, the extraction means 50 drives the articulated robot 51 and the decompression means not shown in the figure, and the suction pad 53 is inserted into the extraction port 14 of the first storage means 10 as shown by the two-dotted line in FIG. 1B , The holding ring frame RF is adsorbed by the adsorption pad 53 . Then, the extraction means 50 drives the articulated robot 51 to place the ring frame RF held by the suction pad 53 on the work table TA of the processing apparatus EA1 as shown by the two-dotted line in FIG. 1A , and stops in the figure. The driving of the unshown decompression means is then repeated in the same manner as above. The ring frame RF mounted on the worktable TA is subjected to predetermined processing or predetermined processing by the processing device EA1. Next, when the detection means 55 detects that all the ring frames RF are taken out from the first storage means 10, the extraction means 50 drives the articulated robot 51 according to the detection result, as shown in FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B . As shown by the two-dotted line, after the locking member 54 is moved and the pin 34 is inserted into the locking hole 54A, the shielding member 32 is moved forward to shield the extraction port 14 of the first storage means 10 . Then, the extraction means 50 drives the articulated robot 51 and the decompression means (not shown), takes out the ring frame RF from the second storage means 20 by the same operation as above, and repeats the process of placing the ring frame RF on the second storage means 20. The operation|movement of the table TA of the processing apparatus EA1 is the same as the above. When all the ring frames RF are taken out from the first storage means 10 and the take-out port 14 is shielded by the shielding member 32, the user pulls the storage table 12 to the left and laminates the ring frames RF on top of it. After the storage, the storage table 12 is returned to the initial position. According to the above-described embodiment, since the shielding member 32 is moved between the first and second housing means 10 and 20, the number of the shielding member 32 can be reduced and the apparatus can be prevented from increasing in size. As described above, the best structures and methods for implementing the present invention are disclosed in the foregoing description, but the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, the present invention is mainly illustrated and described with respect to specific embodiments, and within the scope of not departing from the technical idea and purpose of the present invention, for the above-mentioned embodiments, the manufacturer has , material, quantity and other detailed composition can be applied with various deformations. In addition, the descriptions that limit the shape, material, etc. disclosed above are illustrative for easy understanding of the present invention, and do not limit the present invention. Therefore, some or all of the limitations that limit the shape, material, etc. are removed. The description of the names and the like of the components after the content is included in the present invention. For example, among the front side, the rear side, and the right side of the first storage means 10 and the second storage means 20, at least one side may be partitioned by a wall, or a plurality of scaffolds may be partitioned and the frame members may be stored in multiple stages. To replace the storage tables 12, 22 and the positioning members 13, 23, the take-out opening is not limited to upward, but can be forward, backward, right, left or downward, and casters can also be used to replace sliding The rails 11 and 21 or used in combination with them, can also be driven by a linear motor or a multi-joint robot, etc., to movably support the storage tables 12, 22 or the cassettes, or only one ring frame RF can be stored or The ring frame RF to which the adhesive sheet is attached, or the ring frame RF that supports the object to be bonded through the adhesive sheet is accommodated, and all the ring frames RF are stored from one of the first storage means 10 and the second storage means 20. After being taken out from the storage means, before the extraction ports 14 and 24 of the one storage means are shielded by the shielding member 32, the frame member may be stored in the one storage means, or the first storage means 10 and the second storage means may be stored. Two different frame members are accommodated in the accommodating means 20 , and different structures may be adopted in the first accommodating means 10 and the second accommodating means 20 . Three or more storage means may be provided in the frame storage device EA. The shielding means 30 can use a linear motor as a driving machine instead of the linear guide rail 31, and each of the first and second accommodating means 10 and 20 can also be provided with supporting means such as a chuck cylinder or a column for supporting the shielding member 32, or A shielding member 32 is placed on the positioning members 13 and 23, and the extraction ports 14 and 24 are shielded by the shielding member 32. The shielding member 32 may also be constituted by a member such as metal, cloth, or film, or a gripping front end arm may be provided. A gripping means such as a collet cylinder or a latch of the bracket 52 is used instead of or in combination with the pin 34. The moving means 40 can be provided with a pin on the bracket 52 as a locking member, and the pin can be inserted into a locking hole provided on the shielding member 32 to lock the locking member on the shielding member 32. The front end arm 51A of the articulated robot 51 supports holding means such as a mechanical chuck or a chuck cylinder, or holding means such as a suction pad, and holds or holds the shielding member 32 by the holding means or holding means. It is constituted by the extraction means 50, and when the extraction means 50 is not constituted, for example, a driving machine such as a linear motor or a multi-joint robot can be used instead of or in combination with the linear guide 31 to movably support the shielding member. 32, and the shielding member 32 is moved between the first and second housing means 10 and 20 by the driving device. The extracting means 50 can be provided independently for extracting the ring frame RF from the first containing means 10 and for extracting the ring frame RF from the second containing means 20, or for extracting the ring frame RF from three or more containing means, or The structure not used in combination with the moving means 40 can be used independently of the moving means 40 to take out the ring frame RF from the first and second storage means 10 and 20, or a card may not be provided. The stop member 54 may also be a structure that does not use the detection means 55 to detect the ring frames RF accommodated on the receiving platforms 12 and 22. In this case, the detection means 55 can be additionally provided by a camera. Or a camera such as a projector or a frame detection means composed of various sensors such as an optical sensor or an ultrasonic sensor, etc., to detect the ring frame RF. The processing device EA1 may be, for example, an inspection device for inspecting frame members, a positioning device for positioning frame members, a sheet attaching device for attaching an adhesive sheet to a frame member by pressing means such as a pressing roller or a pressing head, and a sheet attaching device for peeling and attaching the frame member. A sheet peeling device for adhering a sheet, a cleaning device for cleaning a frame member, or the like, which performs a predetermined process on the frame member, may be any device. In addition to the ring frame RF, the frame member may also be non-annular (unconnected at the periphery), or circular, elliptical, polygonal, and other shapes. The means and steps in the present invention are not particularly limited as long as they can realize the actions, functions, or steps described in the means and steps, and they are not limited to those shown in the above-mentioned embodiments. Forms of constituents or processes. For example, the storage means may be any means as long as it has an extraction port for taking out the frame member and accommodates the frame member in a removable manner, and as long as it is within the technical scope of the technical common sense at the time of filing the application, there is no need for any storage means. Limited (the same applies to other means and processes). The material, type, shape, and the like of the frame member, the adhesive sheet, and the adherend are not particularly limited. For example, the frame member, the adhesive sheet and the adherend can be polygonal or other shapes such as circle, ellipse, triangle or quadrangle, and the adhesive sheet can be of pressure sensitive adhesive, thermal adhesive and other adhesive types. In the case of sex, it can be attached by a suitable method of providing heating means such as a suitable coil heater for heating the sheet or the heating side of a heating tube. In addition, this adhesive sheet may be, for example, a single layer with only an adhesive layer, may have an intermediate layer between the substrate and the adhesive layer, or may have three layers such as a cover layer on the upper surface of the substrate The above, furthermore, may be a so-called double-sided adhesive sheet capable of peeling the substrate from the adhesive layer, and the double-sided adhesive sheet may have a single layer or a plurality of intermediate layers, or a single layer without an intermediate layer. or plural layers. In addition, the adherend may be, for example, a food, a resin container, a semiconductor wafer such as a silicon semiconductor wafer or a compound semiconductor wafer, a circuit substrate, an information recording substrate such as an optical disc, a glass plate, a steel plate, a pottery, a wood board, or a single object such as a resin. , it may be a compound formed of two or more of them, and a member or article of any type may also be a target. In addition, when the subsequent sheet is called by the name of functionality and utility, for example, a sticker for information recording, a sticker for decoration, a protective sheet, a dicing tape, a die-bonding film, a die-bonding tape, and a recording layer forming resin sheet can be used. Any sheet, film, tape, etc. The driving machine in the above-mentioned embodiment can use: electric machines such as rotary motors, linear motors, linear motors, single-axis robots, multi-joint robots with joints of 2 or more axes, pneumatic cylinders, hydraulic cylinders, etc. Actuators such as rod pressure cylinders and rotary pressure cylinders, etc., can also be used to directly or indirectly combine them. In the case where a rotating member such as a roller is used in the above-mentioned embodiment, a driving machine for rotationally driving the rotating member may be provided, and a deformable member such as rubber or resin may be used to constitute the surface of the rotating member or the rotating member itself, or a different A deformable member constitutes the surface of the rotating member or the rotating member itself, and other members such as a rotating or non-rotating shaft or rotor can also be used to replace the roller, and the pressing means such as a pressing roller or a pressing head or the pressing member is pressed. In the case of objects, in addition to rollers, round rods, rotor members, and brush-like members, a gas blower such as the atmosphere or gas may be used instead of or in combination with those exemplified above, and rubber, resin, A deformable member such as a sponge is used to form the presser, or a non-deformable member such as a metal or resin is used, and the member to be supported (the member to be held) is held by a supporting (holding) means or a supporting (holding) member. In the case of supporting (holding), holding means such as mechanical chucks or chuck cylinders, Coulomb force, adhesives (adhesive sheets, adhesive tapes), adhesives (adhesive sheets, adhesive tapes), A structure that supports (holds) the supported member by magnetic force, Bernoulli suction, suction suction, driving machinery, etc.

10: 1st Containment Method 11,21: Slide rail 11A, 21A, 31A: Slider 12,22: Containment Table 13,23: Positioning components 14,24: Take out port 20: Second Containment Method 30: Shading Means 31: Linear guide 32: Shading components 33,52: Bracket 34: Pin 40: Mobile Means 50: Take out means 51: Articulated Robot 51A: Front Arm 53: Adsorption pad 54: Locking member 54A: Locking hole 55: Detection methods EA: Frame Containment Device EA1: Processing device RF: Ring Frame TA: workbench

10: 1st Containment Method

11,21: Slide rail

11A, 21A, 31A: Slider

12,22: Containment Table

13,23: Positioning components

14,24: Take out port

20: Second Containment Method

30: Shading Means

31: Linear guide

32: Shading components

33,52: Bracket

34: Pin

40: Mobile Means

50: Take out means

51: Articulated Robot

51A: Front Arm

53: Adsorption pad

EA: Frame Containment Device

EA1: Processing device

RF: Ring Frame

TA: workbench

Claims (3)

A frame containing device is provided with: a plurality of accommodating means for accommodating the frame members in a removable manner, and having an outlet for retrieving frame members, and a shielding means having a shielding member for selectively shielding the aforesaid extraction opening of the aforesaid plurality of accommodating means, and A moving means for moving the shielding member between the plurality of accommodating means. The frame accommodating device according to claim 1, comprising: taking out means for taking out the frame member from the taking-out openings of the plurality of accommodating means, The moving means is constituted by the taking-out means. A frame containment method that implements: The shielding process of moving the shielding member between a plurality of accommodating means having an outlet for taking out the frame member and taking out the frame member, and selectively shielding the outlet by the shielding member, and The accommodating process of accommodating the said frame member in the accommodating means which the said extraction port is shielded by the said shielding member.

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