TW202239318A - Component storage device capable of automatically storing a plurality of components in a casing - Google Patents

Abstract

The subject of the present invention is to provide a component storage device capable of automatically storing a plurality of components in a casing. The component storage device 200 receives a plurality of electronic components 50 into a casing 1 having a discharge port 6 from the discharge port 6 (i.e., opening), and includes: a conveying part 210, which continuously conveys a plurality of electronic components 50; a discharge part 230, which makes the electronic components 50 conveyed by the conveying part 210 drop by their own weight one by one; an installation part 240, which is arranged in a state that the casing 1 is positioned to make the electronic components 50 discharged from the discharge part 230 drop to the discharge port 6; a supply standby part 510, which holds a plurality of casings 1 to be supplied to the installation part 240; and a supply transfer part 550, which transfers the casings 1 one by one from the supply standby part 510 to the installation part 240.

Description

Parts storage device

The invention relates to a component storage device for storing electronic components such as chip components in a box.

Conventionally, when a large number of small electronic components such as chip components are collected and transported, there is known a box-shaped case in which electronic components are collectively stored in a separated state (for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior Art Literature] [Patent Document]

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2009-295618

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention]

In terms of the storage efficiency of storing many parts in a certain volume, a box that stores many parts in a separated state is more efficient than a carrier tape or the like. In order to improve efficiency, a device that can automatically store many parts in such a box is sought.

The object of the present invention is to provide a parts storage device that can automatically store a plurality of parts in a box. [Technical means to solve the problem]

The parts storage device of the present invention accommodates a plurality of parts from the opening in the box body with the opening, and includes: a conveying part that conveys a plurality of parts continuously; a discharge part that makes the parts conveyed by the foregoing conveying part one by one Dropping one by one by its own weight; setting part, which is installed in the state where the aforementioned box body is positioned, so that the parts discharged from the aforementioned discharge part fall to the aforementioned opening; a supply standby part, which holds a plurality of parts supplied to the aforementioned setting part The said cassette body; and a supply transfer part which transfers the said cassette body one by one from the said supply standby part to the said installation part. [Effect of Invention]

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a parts storage device that can automatically store a plurality of parts in a box.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. Fig. 1 to Fig. 4 are diagrams related to the case body 1 of the embodiment. 5 to 10 are diagrams of the parts storage device 200 according to the embodiment. The parts storage device 200 is a device for automatically storing a plurality of parts in the box body 1 . First, the case 1 will be described.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the box body 1 viewed obliquely from the upper side. The case 1 accommodates electronic components 50 (shown in FIG. 2 ) as components in a separated state therein. The box body 1 is provided detachably with respect to the feeder 100 . Furthermore, the feeder 100 is a device that ejects the electronic components 50 from the case 1 by vibration, and supplies the electronic components 50 to a mounting device not shown. The electronic component 50 of the present embodiment is, for example, a minute rectangular parallelepiped electronic component whose length in the longitudinal direction is 1.2 mm or less. Examples of such electronic components include capacitors, inductors, and the like, but the present embodiment is not limited thereto.

2 and 3 are perspective views showing the internal state of the box body 1 with the second member 22 described later removed, respectively. FIG. 2 shows a state in which the discharge port 6 for discharging electronic components 50 is opened, and FIG. 3 shows a state in which the discharge port 6 is closed. The discharge port 6 is an example of an opening. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the box body 1 viewed obliquely from the lower side.

The box body 1 includes: a box body body 2 , a door blocking member 3 , a slider 4 integrated with the door blocking member 3 , and an RFID tag 5 .

The case body 2 has a first member 21 and a second member 22 . The box body 1 is a container in which a storage space S is formed inside by combining and joining the first member 21 and the second member 22 . The box body 2 includes: a top plate portion 2U, a bottom plate portion 2D, a front side wall portion 2F, a rear side wall portion 2B, a right side wall portion 2R on the first member 21 side, and a left side wall portion 2L on the second member 22 side. Inside the box body 1, a plurality of electronic components 50 are accommodated in a separated state.

In addition, in this specification, in the state which installed the cassette 1 in the feeder 100, let the direction which becomes a vertical direction be an up-down direction of the cassette 1. Moreover, let the side in which the discharge port 6 is provided in the case 1 be a front, and let the opposite side be a rear. The left and right directions such as the left and right sides are defined as the left and right directions when the box body 1 is viewed from the front. The first member 21 is located on the right side, and the second member 22 is located on the left side. Each of the front side wall 2F, the rear side wall 2B, the right side wall 2R, and the left side wall 2L is a wall 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.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 4 , the box body 1 is composed of a first member 21 and a second member 22 which are formed bilaterally symmetrically and combined with each other. That is, each of the first member 21 and the second member 22 is a half-divided body divided left and right.

The box body 2 has a discharge port 6 on the lower side of the front side wall portion 2F. The discharge port 6 is a quadrangular opening in the embodiment. In addition, the discharge port 6 is not limited to a square shape, For example, the opening part which has the outline of a circle, an ellipse shape, etc. may be sufficient.

As shown in FIG. 2 , in the storage space S, the plate member 7 extends between the first member 21 and the second member 22 . The upper surface of the plate member 7 forms an inclined surface 7a that extends from the rear to the lower edge 6a of the front discharge port 6, with the lower edge 6a side being the lowermost side. The inclination angle θ of the inclined surface 7a is preferably 3°-10° relative to the horizontal direction, more preferably 5°-7°, when the cassette body 1 is set on the feeder 100 .

As shown in FIG. 2, the shutter member 3 for opening and closing the discharge port 6 extends continuously from the bottom plate portion 2D to the front side wall portion 2F. The shutter member 3 opens and closes the discharge port 6 by sliding along its extending direction. The shutter member 3 extends continuously from the bottom plate portion 2D to the front side wall portion 2F, and is slidable along the extending direction. The door blocking member 3 is an elongated strip-shaped membrane member. The door blocking member 3 is made of, for example, PET (Polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene terephthalate), a flexible material that has rigidity to a certain extent and can be bent. The shutter member 3 has a width slightly larger than that of the discharge port 6 and has a width capable of covering the discharge port 6 without gaps.

The shutter member 3 has an opening 3 a having substantially the same shape as the discharge port 6 at its front end. When the opening 3a matches the discharge port 6, the discharge port 6 opens. When the shutter member 3 covers the discharge port 6 , the discharge port 6 is blocked by the shutter member 3 . In addition, the opening part 3a does not need to be the same shape as the discharge port 6, What is necessary is just to have the shape and size which make the discharge port 6 open.

On the upper side of the discharge port 6 in the front side wall portion 2F of the box body 2, a concave portion 61 recessed from the outside of the box body 2 to the inside is provided. On the side of the front side wall 2F in the thickness direction, that is, in the left and right directions, where the discharge port 6 and the recess 61 are provided, guide grooves 62 extending in the vertical direction are provided in a pair of left and right sides. Portions of both sides extending in the longitudinal direction of the door blocking member 3 are respectively inserted into the left and right guide grooves 62 . The shutter member 3 is guided by the guide groove 62 to slide the front side wall portion 2F in the up-down direction.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 , a circular hole 3 b is provided at the rear end of the door blocking member 3 . The slider 4 and the shutter member 3 are integrally attached using the hole 3b. The slider 4 is a rectangular parallelepiped member, and as shown in FIG. 4 , has a lower side opening 4c opened downward, and has a front end plate portion 4d and a rear end plate portion 4e, respectively.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 , the slider 4 has flange portions 4 a respectively extending in left and right directions at its upper end. The slider 4 has a convex portion 4b on its upper surface. The protrusion 4b is fitted into the hole 3b of the door stop member 3 and protrudes upward, whereby the slider 4 and the door stop member 3 are integrated.

As shown in FIG. 4, the bottom plate part 2D of the box body 1 is provided with the recessed part 23 which is recessed upwards and is long in the front-back direction. A slot 24 is disposed on the front surface of the concave portion 23 . The rear end of the door blocking member 3 is inserted through the slot 24 . The rear end of the door blocking member 3 extends along the lower surface of the recess 23 through the slot 24 . On the lower surface of the concave portion 23, a pair of front and back are provided with a depression 26a and a depression 26b. The convex part 4b of the slider 4 can be fitted in each of the recessed recess 26a and the recessed recess 26b.

Groove portions 25 extending forward and backward are respectively provided in the surfaces on both sides in the left-right direction of the bottom plate portion 2D where the concave portion 23 is provided. The left and right flanges 4a of the slider 4 are respectively inserted into the left and right grooves 25 . When the flange part 4a slides back and forth along the groove part 25, the slider 4 slides in the front-back direction. At this time, the sliding range of the slider 4 is between the position where the convex portion 4b engages with the front side recess 26a and the position where the protrusion 4b engages with the rear side recess 26b.

As shown in FIG. 3 , when the protrusion 4 b of the slider 4 fits into the front recess 26 a, the opening 3 a of the shutter member 3 is located in the recess 61 and does not coincide with the discharge port 6 . At this time, the entire discharge port 6 is closed by the shutter member 3 , and the electronic components 50 are not discharged from the discharge port 6 to the outside. On the other hand, when the shutter member 3 slides backward and the protrusion 4b fits into the recess 26b on the rear side as shown in FIG. At this time, the discharge port 6 is opened, and the electronic component 50 can be discharged from the discharge port 6 .

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , the box body 2 has an upper holding portion 10A and a rear holding portion 10B. The upper retaining portion 10A is a pair of depressions disposed on the front and rear ends of the upper side of the box body 2 . The rear retaining portion 10B is a pair of depressions disposed on the upper and lower ends of the rear side of the box body 2 . Each of the upper holding portion 10A and the rear holding portion 10B is held by the robot hand when, for example, the case 1 is conveyed by the robot hand.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , a through hole 9 penetrating left and right is provided at the lower part of the box body 2 at a position approximately corresponding to the above-mentioned concave portion 23 . The through hole 9 is a slot-shaped hole extending in the front-rear direction. The tape-shaped RFID tag 5 long in the front-rear direction is attached to the inner upper surface of the through-hole 9 and attached thereto. The RFID tag 5 is equipped with known components including a transmitting and receiving unit, a memory, an antenna, and the like. As shown in FIG. 1 , the feeder 100 is provided with a reader/writer 105 for non-contact reading and writing of information on the RFID tag 5 .

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 , the box body 2 further has a claw portion 8 and a T-shaped groove portion 13 extending downward from the outer surface of the bottom plate portion 2D.

The claw portion 8 includes a front claw portion 8A and a rear claw portion 8B. The front claw portion 8A and the rear claw portion 8B have the same shape, extend downward from the top, and are L-shaped plates in side view with the lower end bent backward by approximately 90°. Furthermore, the front side claw part 8A and the rear side claw part 8B may not have the same shape.

The T-shaped groove portion 13 includes a front T-shaped groove portion 13A and a rear T-shaped groove portion 13B. Both the front T-shaped groove portion 13A and the rear T-shaped groove portion 13B are protrusions in the shape of an inverted T when viewed from the front. The front T-shaped groove portion 13A has a tapered portion 13c formed at the front end thereof.

The feeder 100 has an engaging part not shown in the figure, and the engaging part is detachably engaged with each of the claw part 8 and the T-shaped groove part 13 so that the box body 1 can be installed on the feeder 100 . Each of the claw portion 8 and the T-shaped groove portion 13 is engaged with the engaging portion, so that the box body 1 is detachably provided on the feeder 100 . In the case 1 provided in the feeder 100 in this way, the electronic components 50 are discharged from the discharge port 6 along the inclined surface 7 a by vibrating the feeder 100 with the discharge port 6 opened. The discharged electronic components 50 are supplied to the mounting device as described above.

Next, a parts storage device 200 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 10 . FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the outline of the parts storage device 200, and FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view corresponding to line VI-VI of FIG. 5 .

The component storage device 200 is a device for automatically storing a plurality of electronic components 50 in the storage space S through the discharge port 6 in the above-mentioned case body 1 . As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 , the parts storage device 200 of the embodiment includes: a conveyance part 210, which conveys the electronic parts 50; a discharge part 230, which makes the electronic parts 50 drop from the conveyance part 210 and discharges them; and an installation part 240. , which is provided with the above-mentioned box body 1 .

The transport unit 210 transports the plurality of electronic components 50 continuously to the discharge unit 230 . The conveying part 210 of the embodiment has: a linear feeder 211, which conveys a plurality of electronic parts 50 linearly and continuously; and a turntable 212, which receives a plurality of parts conveyed by the linear feeder 211 one by one, The operation causes the electronic component 50 to be conveyed intermittently.

A plurality of electronic components 50 are conveyed to the turntable 212 in a state aligned in a row by the linear feeder 211 installed substantially horizontally. The linear feeder 211 is vibrated by, for example, a vibrator not shown, and the electronic components 50 are sequentially conveyed in the arrow F direction to the turntable 212 by this vibration. The electronic components 50 are pushed by subsequent electronic components 50 and are continuously transported on the linear feeder 211 . The linear feeder 211 extends toward the rotation center of the turntable 212 , and its terminal portion reaches near the outer periphery of the turntable 212 .

The turntable 212 is a disc-shaped rotating member arranged horizontally. The material of the turntable 212 includes ceramics, glass epoxy resin and the like. The turntable 212 is rotatably arranged on the base 214 via a rotation shaft 213 extending in the vertical direction. The turntable 212 is intermittently rotated in the direction of the arrow R in FIG. 5 around the rotation shaft 213 by the drive source 217 that rotates the rotation shaft 213 . On the outer peripheral edge of the turntable 212, a plurality of notches 215 opening to the outer peripheral side are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. Inside one notch 215, one electronic component 50 is housed. Furthermore, the rotation direction of the turntable 212 is not limited to the R direction in FIG. 5 , but can also be the opposite direction of the R direction.

As shown in FIG. 6 , the turntable 212 is disposed on the upper surface 216 of the base 214 . The notch 215 opens to the outer peripheral surface side and the upper and lower surfaces of the turntable 212 . The turntable 212 has an air suction passage (not shown) passing through the notches 215 inside. The air suction passage opens to the surface on the deep side of each notch 215 . The air suction passage communicates with a suction source such as a vacuum pump, and when the suction source is activated, the air in the notch 215 is sucked toward the surface on the deep side to be in a negative pressure state. Thereby, the electronic component 50 accommodated in the notch 215 is attracted to the surface on the deep side due to the negative pressure, and is held in the notch 215 .

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

The discharge unit 230 is arranged corresponding to the turntable 212 . In detail, the discharge part 230 is arrange|positioned in the circular conveyance path corresponding to the rotation locus of the notch 215 of the turntable 212. As shown in FIG. The discharge part 230 is arrange|positioned at the rotation angle position of about 270 degrees with respect to the moving part from the linear feeder 211 to the turntable 212. The discharge part 230 is a part that makes the electronic components 50 conveyed by the turntable 212 drop one by one by its own weight to the discharge port 6 of the box body 1 provided in the installation part 240 . Furthermore, the discharge unit 230 can be arranged at any position of the turntable 212, for example, it can be arranged at the position at the deepest side viewed from the linear feeder 211, that is, 180° relative to the moving part from the linear feeder 211 to the turntable 212. ° Rotation angle position.

As shown in FIG. 7 , the discharge unit 230 includes a cylindrical member 231 and a pressing pin 236 . A passing hole 218 corresponding to the notch 215 of the turntable 212 is provided in the discharge part 230 directly under the turntable 212 . The passage hole 218 has a size through which the electronic component 50 passes. In addition, an unillustrated suction release mechanism for releasing the suction and holding of the electronic component 50 by suction into the air in the notch 215 is provided in the discharge portion 230 . As the suction release mechanism, for example, a mechanism that ejects air and stops or weakens the flow of sucked air may be used. When the turntable 212 rotates and the notch 215 coincides with the passing hole 218, the holding of the electronic component 50 in the notch 215 by the above-mentioned suction release mechanism is released, and the electronic component that has moved on the upper surface 216 of the base 214 so far is released. 50 falls from the notch 215 to the passing hole 218 , and then falls to the inside of the cylindrical member 231 through the passing hole 218 .

The electronic parts 50 dropped through the hole 218 are guided to the discharge port 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 inverted conical upper cylindrical portion 233 whose inner diameter increases 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 portion 233 is integrated with the lower cylindrical portion 234 . The electronic component 50 passing through the hole 218 falls to the inside of the upper cylindrical portion 233 , reaches the inside of the lower cylindrical portion 234 , passes through the inside of the lower cylindrical portion 234 , and falls. The electronic component 50 may slide down while being in contact with the inner surface 232 of the cylindrical member 231 . Furthermore, it is preferable that the inner diameter of the upper cylindrical portion 233 is larger than the lengthwise dimension of the electronic component 50, and the inner diameter of the lower cylindrical portion 234 is larger than the longitudinal dimension of the electronic component 50 and smaller than the diameter of the upper cylindrical portion 233. the inside diameter of.

In order to suppress electrical damage to the electronic component 50 due to static electricity generated by friction, it is preferable that at least the inner surface 232 of the cylindrical member 231 is made of a conductive material including a conductive metal or the like. Furthermore, 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 can slide down smoothly. For example, it is preferable to process the surface on resin such as fluororesin.

A pressing pin 236 for forcing the electronic component 50 to drop from the notch 215 is provided on the discharge portion 230 . The pressing pin 236 is disposed above the notch 215 matched with the passing hole 218 . The pressing 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 pressing pin 236 is driven downward, the electronic component 50 in the notch 215 is pressed downward, and falls into the cylindrical member 231 through the passing hole 218 . By being pressed by the pressing pin 236 , the electronic component 50 is reliably released from the notch 215 without being caught in the notch 215 and falls.

Furthermore, the airflow generating part 237 for causing the electronic component 50 to drop from the notch 215 by the flow of air may also be provided in the discharge part 230 instead of the pressing pin 236 or additionally. As such an airflow generator 237 , for example, one having 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 can be mentioned.

Furthermore, the discharge part 230 is provided with the cleaning part 238 which cleans the path of the electronic component 50 which passes this discharge part 230. As shown in FIG. In detail, the cleaning part 238 is comprised by the air suction mechanism arrange|positioned above the pressing pin 236, and sucking air. By sucking the air through the cleaning portion 238 , the air of the notch 215 , the passage hole 218 , and the inside of the cylindrical member 231 , which is the path of the electronic component 50 , is sucked. Thereby, debris, dust, and the like existing in the path are sucked into the cleaning unit 238 and cleaned. Furthermore, the cleaning part 238 can also be used to clean the path of the electronic component 50 by blowing out air and blowing away debris or dust. In this case, in order to prevent fragments or dust from entering the box body 1 , the door member 3 can be used to close the discharge port 6 .

FIG. 8 shows a state in which the box body 1 is set on the setting portion 240 . The case 1 is installed in the installation part 240 in a state where it is positioned so that the electronic components 50 discharged from the discharge part 230 fall to the discharge port 6 . The box body 1 is installed on the installation part 240 in a state where the front and rear directions of the box body 1 are along the vertical direction, that is, in a vertically placed state.

The installation part 240 has: a wall part 241 ; a holding part 250 which holds the state where the box body 1 is vertically placed on the wall part 241 ;

The wall portion 241 has a wall surface 241 a that is a surface along a substantially vertical direction. The holding portion 250 includes a pair of upper and lower hook portions protruding from the wall surface 241 a , that is, an upper hook portion 251 and a lower hook portion 252 . The upper hook portion 251 and the lower hook portion 252 have the same shape, and are plates having an L-shape in side view with the front end bent upward by approximately 90°. As shown in FIG. 9 , the front side claw portion 8A of the box body 1 is detachably engaged with the upper side hook portion 251 from above, and the rear side claw portion 8B of the box body 1 is detachably engaged with the lower side hook portion from above. 252. Thereby, the case body 1 is detachably held by the holder 250 in a vertically placed state in which the discharge port 6 faces upward and the front-rear direction, that is, the longitudinal direction extends along the wall surface 241 a in the vertical direction. The bottom plate portion 2D of the box body 1 is parallel to and opposite to the wall surface 241a with a gap. Furthermore, the upper hook portion 251 and the lower hook portion 252 may not have the same shape.

In the wall portion 241, a recess 242 extending in the vertical direction and opening toward the wall surface 241a side is formed. Inside the recess 242, an opening and closing mechanism 260 for sliding the door member 3 is disposed. The opening and closing mechanism 260 has a drive pin 261 provided movably in the vertical direction along the bottom surface of the recess 242 . The front end of the drive pin 261 protrudes from the wall surface 241a. The driving pin 261 is vertically movably supported, for example, along a guide groove provided on the bottom surface of the recess 242, and is reciprocally driven vertically by an actuator or the like. In the recess 242 of the wall 241, a reader 243 for reading and writing information to the RFID tag 5 is arranged.

As shown in FIG. 9 , a drive pin 261 is engaged with the slider 4 of the case 1 held by the holding portion 250 . The door blocking member 3 of the box body 1 shown in FIG. On the other hand, the driving pin 261 moves upward. When the driving pin 261 is positioned upward, if the case body 1 with the discharge port 6 blocked by the door member 3 is held in the holding portion 250, the driving pin 261 is inserted into the lower opening 4c of the slider 4 shown in FIG. It is positioned between the front end plate portion 4d and the rear end plate portion 4e.

When the driving pin 261 is moved downward from this state in FIG. 9 , the driving pin 261 comes into contact with the rear end plate portion 4 e of the slider 4 , and the slider 4 is pressed downward and slides. As the slider 4 slides downward, the door blocking member 3 slides behind the box body 1 . In this way, as shown in FIG. 10, the protrusion 4b of the slider 4 fits into the recess 26b on the rear side, and the opening 3a of the door blocking member 3 coincides with the discharge port 6 of the box body 1, and the discharge port 6 opens. When the driving pin 261 returns upward from this state, the driving pin 261 comes into contact with the front end plate portion 4d of the slider 4, and the slider 4 is pushed upward and slides. As the slider 4 slides upward, the door blocking member 3 slides to the front of the box body 1 , as shown in FIG.

The parts storage 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 along the path of the electronic component 50 between the conveyance unit 210 and the discharge port 6 of the case 1 provided in the installation unit 240 . The part detection part 270 of embodiment comprises: the first part detection part 271, and it is arranged in the specific position of the side of linear feeder 211 shown in Fig. 5; The second part detection part 272 and the 3rd part detection part 273, and so on are arranged on the turntable 212; and the fourth part detection part 274 is provided in the discharge part 230 shown in FIG. 7 .

The first component detection unit 271 detects the electronic component 50 conveyed on the linear feeder 211 at a fixed position. The second component detection unit 272 is arranged on the upstream side in the transport path of the turntable 212 . The 3rd component detection part 273 is arrange|positioned at the downstream side of the 2nd component detection part 272 in the conveyance path of the turntable 212. As shown in FIG.

Each of the 1st component detection part 271, the 2nd component detection part 272, and the 3rd component detection part 273 detects the arbitrary matter related to the electronic component 50. The 1st component detection part 271 has the function of the counter which detects the passing of the electronic component 50, and counts the number of passing of the electronic component 50, for example. The second component detection unit 272 is, for example, an image sensor that detects the shape of the electronic component 50 and detects whether the electronic component 50 has a shape defect based on the detected shape. The third component detection part 273 functions as a performance detection part which detects the performance of the electronic component 50, for example. For example, when the electronic component 50 is a capacitor, the performance detection unit employs a capacitance sensor or the like for detecting whether or not the functional capacitance has a predetermined value.

The fourth component detection unit 274 includes an upstream passage detection unit 275 and a downstream passage detection unit 276 arranged at respective positions of the upstream side and the downstream side of the cylindrical member 231 . The upstream side passage detector 275 is located on the upstream side of the cylindrical member 231 and functions as a counter for counting the number of passages of the electronic components 50 entering the cylindrical member 231 through the passage hole 218 . As the upstream pass detection unit 275, a known photosensor including a light emitting element 275a and a light receiving element 275b is used. The downstream side passage detector 276 is located on the downstream side of the cylindrical member 231 and has the function of a counter for counting the number of passages of the electronic components 50 passing through the cylindrical member 231 and entering the outlet 6 of the case 1 . The downstream passage detection unit 276 also uses a well-known photosensor composed of a light emitting element 276 a and a light receiving element 276 b similarly to the upstream passage detection unit 275 . Furthermore, as the photosensor, it may be a method of receiving and reflecting emitted light from an object, and the light-emitting element and the light-receiving element may be integrated without being separated.

The parts storage device 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 arranged on one side (right side in FIG. 5 ) of the cassette body 1 provided in the installation unit 240 . On the other side (the left side in FIG. 5 ) of the cassette body 1 provided in the installation part 240, a recovery storage part 520 and a recovery transfer part 560 are arranged. Furthermore, the configuration of the supply transfer unit 550 and the collection transfer unit 560 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 5 , they can also be arranged in the vertical direction of the parts storage device 200 , and can be arranged on the lower side and upper side in FIG. 5 . .

The supply standby part 510 is a part which accommodates and holds several cases 1 (for example, an empty case) which accommodated the electronic component 50 inside next. The supply standby unit 510 is constituted by an appropriate storage device such as a box, a shelf, a rack, a cabinet, etc., which can hold a plurality of boxes 1 in a parallel state. In the supply standby section 510 , a plurality of cassettes 1 are held in a state of being arranged in a row in the direction toward the installation section 240 . In the supply standby section 510 , it is preferable that the cassette body 1 is held in the supply standby section 510 in a vertically placed state with the discharge port 6 facing upward and the bottom plate 2D facing the wall section 241 side. Thereby, it can be smoothly installed in the installation part 240 by being transferred by parallel-moving on the supply transfer part 550 almost without changing a posture.

The supply transfer unit 550 transfers the cassettes 1 held by the supply standby unit 510 to the installation unit 240 one by one. The supply and transfer unit 550 transfers, among the plurality of cassettes 1 arranged on the supply standby unit 510 , the frontmost one of the cassettes 1 closest to the installation unit 240 to the installation unit 240 . The supply and transfer unit 550 is constituted by a roller or a belt having a function of transferring the cassette body 1 from the supply standby unit 510 to the vicinity of the installation unit 240 by a rotation mechanism. In this case, picking up one cassette 1 from the supply standby unit 510 and placing it in the supply transfer unit 550 , or setting the cassette 1 from the supply transfer unit 550 to the installation unit 240 is performed manually or by a robot. The so-called operation of setting the box body 1 on the setting part 240 is the operation of making each of the front side claw part 8A and the rear side claw part 8B of the box body 1 engage with the upper side hook part 251 and the lower side hook part 252 of the setting part 240 . In addition, a series of operations up to picking up one cassette 1 from the supply standby unit 510 and setting the cassette 1 on the installation unit 240 can be performed by the supply transfer unit 550 . A robot is applied as the supply and transfer unit 550 having such a function. The supply and transfer unit 550 may, for example, place the cassette body 1 on an inclined surface and sequentially descend on the inclined surface by gravity to transfer it to the vicinity of the installation unit 240 .

Between the supply standby part 510 and the cassette body 1 installed in the installation part 240, the supply-side reader/writer 530 which is a supply-side information read-write part is arrange|positioned. The supply-side reader/writer 530 reads and writes information on the RFID tag 5 included in the cassette 1 transferred from the supply standby unit 510 to the installation unit 240 . For example, the reader/writer 530 on the supply side reads the case number of the case 1 and the information that the case 1 is empty and can accommodate the electronic component 50 , and the like. Also, for example, the type of the electronic component 50 housed in the case 1 is written on the RFID tag 5 . Furthermore, the reader/writer 530 may also be disposed in the supply standby unit 510 .

The collection and storage unit 520 is a part that receives from the installation unit 240 the box body 1 that needs to be recovered after storing the electronic components 50 , and accommodates and holds a plurality of such boxes 1 . Like the supply standby unit 510, the collection and storage unit 520 is constituted by an appropriate storage device such as a box, a shelf, a rack, and a cabinet that can hold a plurality of boxes 1 in a parallel state. In the collection and storage unit 520 , a plurality of cartridges 1 are held in a row in the same manner as in the supply standby unit 510 .

The collecting and transferring part 560 transfers the cassettes 1 installed in the setting part 240 to the collecting and storing part 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 collecting and transferring unit 560 is constituted by rollers or belts that have a function of transferring the cassette 1 from the setting unit 240 to the vicinity of the collecting and storing unit 520 by a rotating mechanism. In this case, the operation of picking up the details of placing a cassette 1 installed in the setting part 240 in the recycling transfer part 560, or placing the cassette 1 from the recycling transfer part 560 in the recycling storage part 520 is performed manually or by a robot. conduct. Furthermore, a series of operations up to picking up the cassette body 1 from the setting unit 240 and storing it in the collection and storage unit 520 can be performed by the collection and transfer unit 560 . A robot is applied as the collecting and transferring unit 560 having the functions included here.

Between the recycling storage unit 520 and the box body 1 provided in the installation unit 240, a recycling-side reader/writer 540 as a recycling-side information reading and writing unit is disposed. The collection-side reader/writer 540 reads and writes information on the RFID tag 5 included in the cassette body 1 transferred from the installation section 240 to the collection storage section 520 . For example, the type of electronic components 50 accommodated in the case 1 or the number of accommodated electronic components 50 are written in the RFID tag 5 by the collection-side reader/writer 540 . Furthermore, the reader/writer 540 may also be disposed in the recovery storage unit 520 .

According to the components storage device 200 of the above-mentioned embodiment, the electronic components 50 are accommodated in the case 1 as follows.

One cartridge 1 held in the supply standby unit 510 is transferred to the setting unit 240 by the supply and transfer unit 550 , and then set in the setting unit 240 . In the box body 1 provided in the installation part 240, the door blocking member 3 is slid by the opening and closing mechanism 260, and the discharge port 6 is opened, and it becomes the state which can accommodate the electronic component 50.

The electronic components 50 are conveyed one by one to the turntable 212 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 is counted, for example. One electronic component 50 is accommodated in the notch 215 of the turntable 212 rotating intermittently from the linear feeder 211 . During intermittent rotation of the turntable 212 , the electronic component 50 in the notch 215 is detected by the second component detection unit 272 and the third component detection unit 273 .

In the second component detection part 272, for example, the shape of the electronic component 50 is detected, and whether or not the electronic component 50 has a shape defect is detected based on the detected shape. In the third component detection unit 273, for example, the performance of the electronic component 50 is detected. When it is judged to be a defective product by the detection by the 2nd component detection part 272 and the 3rd component detection part 273, the said electronic component 50 is excluded from the rotation table 212.

The electronic components 50 are conveyed one by one to the discharge unit 230 by the turntable 212 . In the discharge part 230, the notch 215 fits with the passage hole 218, and the pressing pin 236 descends, and presses the electronic component 50 downward. The electronic component 50 falls from the notch 215 to the passing hole 218, and then enters the inside of the cylindrical member 231 through the passing hole 218, falls in the cylindrical member 231 and falls into the box body 1 from the outlet 6 of the box body 1 to be accommodated. . At this time, the upstream side of the fourth component detection part 274 passes through the detection part 275 to detect that the electronic part 50 falling from the notch 215 enters the cylindrical member 231, and the downstream side passes through the detection part 276 to detect the electronic part 50 falling from the cylindrical member 231. The electronic parts 50 enter the box body 1.

The above operations are performed continuously, and a plurality of electronic components 50 are accommodated in the case 1 . During the conveyance of the linear feeder 211, the conveyance number of the electronic component 50 is counted by the 1st component detection part 271. In addition, the number of electronic components 50 dropped from the notch 215 and finally accommodated in the case 1 is counted by the fourth component detection unit 274 including the upstream passing detection unit 275 and the downstream passing detection unit 276 . When the number of electronic components 50 accommodated in the case 1 reaches a specific number, the conveyance of the electronic components 50 by the conveyance unit 210 is interrupted.

The case body 1 containing a specific number of electronic components 50 is transferred from the installation unit 240 to the recovery storage unit 520 by the recovery transfer unit 560 . Then, one case body 1 is transferred from the supply standby part 510 to the installation part 240 by the supply transfer part 550, and a new case body 1 (for example, an empty case body) for accommodating the electronic component 50 is replaced in the installation part 240. . Thereafter, housing of the electronic component 50 in the case 1 installed in the installation portion 240 is started again.

According to the parts storage device 200 of the embodiment described above, the following effects can be exhibited.

(1) The component storage device 200 of the embodiment is a device that accommodates a plurality of electronic components 50 from the discharge port 6 in the box body 1 having the discharge port 6 as an opening, and includes: a conveying part 210 that continuously conveys a plurality of electronic components. Component 50; discharge part 230, which makes the electronic parts 50 conveyed by the conveying part 210 fall one by one by its own weight; setting part 240, which is set with the state that the box body 1 is positioned, so that the electronic parts 50 discharged from the discharge part 230 The electronic parts 50 fall to the discharge port 6; the supply standby part 510 holds a plurality of cassettes 1 supplied to the installation part 240; and the supply transfer part 550 transfers the cassettes 1 one by one from the supply standby part 510 to the setting part 240.

Thereby, the installation work of the cassette body 1 in the installation part 240 can be performed quickly and easily. In addition, a plurality of cassettes 1 before storing the electronic components 50 may be collectively put on standby in the supply standby section 510 . As a result of these, the efficiency of the process of accommodating the electronic component 50 in the case 1 can be aimed at.

(2) In the parts storage device 200 of the embodiment, it is preferable to include: a recovery storage unit 520, which receives the box body 1 recovered from the setting unit 240 from the installation unit 240 and holds a plurality of box bodies 1; and recovery and transfer The unit 560 transfers the cassettes 1 from the setting unit 240 to the recovery storage unit 520 one by one.

Thereby, the replacement|exchange operation|work of the case body 1 of the installation part 240 can be performed quickly and easily, and the efficiency of the process of accommodating the electronic component 50 in the case body 1 is further achieved. Moreover, since the plurality of cases 1 containing the electronic components 50 can be collectively stored in the collection and storage unit 520 , it is easy to collectively manage or transport the plurality of cases 1 containing the electronic parts 50 .

(3) In the parts storage device 200 of the embodiment, it is preferable that the cassette body 1 is equipped with the RFID tag 5, and the parts storage device 200 further includes a device for the cassette body 1 transferred from the supply standby part 510 to the installation part 240. The supply-side information read-write unit 530 of the supply-side information read-write unit of the RFID tag 5 reads and writes information.

Thereby, desired various information can be read and written to the RFID tag 5 of the case 1 that will be installed in the installation part 240, and based on the information, electronic components 50 or the case 1 etc. accommodated in the case 1 can be read and written. to manage.

(4) In the parts storage device 200 of the embodiment, it is preferable that the case body 1 is equipped with an RFID tag 5, and the parts storage device 200 further includes a device for transferring the case body 1 from the installation part 240 to the recovery storage part 520. The recycling side information reading and writing part of the RFID tag 5 that reads and writes information is the recycling side reader/writer 540 .

Thereby, desired various information can be read and written to the RFID tag 5 provided in the case 1 that has just accommodated the electronic component 50 in the installation portion 240, and based on this information, the electronic component 50 or Box 1 etc. are managed.

As mentioned above, although embodiment was demonstrated, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, The change, improvement, etc. within the range which achieves the objective of this invention are included in this invention. For example, a plurality of installation parts 240 are provided, and a plurality of discharge parts 230 are provided corresponding to the installation parts 240. On the other hand, a plurality of cassettes 1 may be transferred from the supply standby part 510 to each installation part 240, and The plurality of cassettes 1 containing the electronic components 50 are transferred to the collection and storage unit 520 , and the plurality of cassettes 1 are replaced on the wall portion 241 .

1: box body 2: box body 2B: Rear side wall 2D: Bottom plate 2F: front side wall 2L: Left side wall 2R: right side wall 2U: top plate 3: Door blocking member 3a: Opening 3b: hole 4: Slider 4a: flange part 4b: convex part 4c: Lower opening 4d: front panel part 4e: Rear end plate 5: RFID tags 6: discharge port (opening) 6a: lower edge 7: Plate member 7a: inclined surface 8: Claws 8A: Front claw 8B: Rear claw 9: Through hole 10A: upper holding part 10B: Rear holding part 13:T groove part 13A: Front T-groove 13B: Rear T-groove 21: 1st component 22: 2nd component 23: Concave 24: slot 25: Groove 26a, 26b: Dimples 50: Electronic parts (parts) 61: Concave 62: Guide groove 100: Feeder 105: Reader 200: Parts storage device 210: Transport Department 211: Linear feeder 212: turntable 213:Rotary axis 214: Abutment 215: Gap 216: upper surface 217: Drive source 218: through hole 230: discharge part 231: Cylindrical member 232: inner surface 233: upper cylinder 234: Lower cylinder 236: Press pin 237: Air flow generating part 238: Cleaning Department 240: Setup Department 241: wall 241a: wall 242: recess 243: reader 250: Keeping Department 251: upper hook 252: lower side hook 260: Opening and closing mechanism 261: Drive pin 270:Parts Inspection Department 271: The 1st Part Inspection Department 272:Second part inspection department 273: The 3rd Part Inspection Department 274: The 4th part inspection department 275: The upstream side passes through the detection part 276: The downstream side passes through the detection part 275a, 276a: light emitting elements 275b, 276b: light receiving element 510: Supply standby department 520: Recycling and storage department 530: Supply-side reader/writer (supply-side information read-write department) 540: Recycling side reader (recycling side information reading and writing department) 550: Supply and transfer department 560: Recycling and Transfer Department F, R: Arrow S: containment space VI-VI: line θ: tilt angle

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the box body of the embodiment viewed obliquely from the upper side, showing the state in which the discharge port is opened. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the internal state of the case of the embodiment, showing the state in which the discharge port is opened. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the internal state of the case of the embodiment, showing the state in which the discharge port is closed. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the box body of the embodiment viewed obliquely from the lower side, showing the state in which the discharge port is closed. Fig. 5 is a plan view schematically showing the parts storage device of the embodiment. Fig. 6 is a partial sectional view corresponding to line VI-VI of Fig. 5 . Fig. 7 is a side view schematically showing a partial sectional view of the discharge portion of the embodiment. Fig. 8 is a partial cross-sectional side view of the box body and the installation part provided with the box body in the embodiment. Fig. 9 is a partial cross-sectional side view showing a state in which the case of the embodiment is set in the installation portion and the outlet of the case is closed. Fig. 10 is a partial cross-sectional side view showing a state in which the case of the embodiment is installed in the installation portion and the discharge port of the case is opened.

1: box body

50: Electronic parts (parts)

200: Parts storage device

210: Transport Department

211: Linear feeder

212: turntable

213:Rotary axis

214: Abutment

215: Gap

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240: Setup Department

270:Parts Inspection Department

271: The 1st part inspection department

272:Second part inspection department

273: The 3rd Part Inspection Department

510: Supply standby department

520: Recycling and storage department

530: Supply-side reader/writer (supply-side information read-write department)

540: Recycling side reader (recycling side information reading and writing department)

550: Supply and transfer department

560: Recycling and Transfer Department

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Claims (4)

A parts storage device, which accommodates a plurality of parts through an opening in a box with the aforementioned opening, and includes: The conveying part, which conveys a plurality of parts continuously; Discharging unit, which makes the parts transported by the aforementioned transporting unit drop one by one by its own weight; a setting part, which is installed in a state in which the box is positioned so that the parts discharged from the discharge part fall to the opening; a supply standby unit holding the plurality of cassettes supplied to the installation unit; and A supply and transfer unit that transfers the cassettes one by one from the supply standby unit to the installation unit. The parts storage device according to claim 1, which includes: a recovery storage part, the recovery storage part receives the aforementioned boxes recovered from the aforementioned setting part from the aforementioned setting part and holds a plurality of the aforementioned boxes; and The collection and transfer unit transfers the cassettes one by one from the installation unit to the recovery storage unit. The parts storage device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the aforementioned box is equipped with an RFID tag, and the parts storage device It further includes a supply-side information reading and writing unit that reads and writes information on the RFID tag of the cassette that is transferred from the supply standby unit to the installation unit. The parts storage device as in claim 2, wherein the aforementioned box is equipped with an RFID tag, and the parts storage device It further includes a collection-side information reading and writing unit, which reads and writes information on the aforementioned RFID tags of the aforementioned boxes transferred from the aforementioned setting unit to the aforementioned recycling storage unit.

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