TW202335577A - Component storage device - 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 present 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, a box-shaped case is known that collects and stores the electronic components in a separated state (for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior technical literature] [Patent Document]

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2009-295618

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

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

An 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 stores a plurality of parts in a box with the aforementioned opening from the opening, and includes: a conveying part that continuously conveys the plurality of parts; and a discharging part that connects the parts conveyed by the conveying part one by one. one by one by its own weight; a setting part that is installed in a state where the box is positioned so that the parts discharged from the discharge part fall to the opening; a supply standby part that holds a plurality of parts supplied to the setting part The cassette; and a supply transfer unit that transfers the cassettes one by one from the supply standby unit to the setting unit. [Effects of the 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.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described. 1 to 4 are diagrams of the box 1 according to 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 that automatically stores a plurality of parts in the box 1 . First, the box body 1 will be described.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the box body 1 viewed diagonally from the upper side. The box body 1 accommodates the electronic component 50 (shown in FIG. 2 ) as a component in a separated state. The box body 1 is provided detachably to the feeder 100 . Furthermore, the feeder 100 is a device that ejects the electronic components 50 from the box 1 through vibration and supplies the electronic components 50 to a mounting device (not shown). The electronic component 50 of this embodiment is, for example, a minute rectangular parallelepiped-shaped electronic component whose length in the longitudinal direction is 1.2 mm or less. Examples of such electronic components include capacitors, inductors, etc., but the present embodiment is not limited to these.

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

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

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

In addition, in this specification, when the box 1 is installed in the feeder 100, the direction which becomes the vertical direction up and down is called the up and down direction of the box 1. In addition, let the side of the box body 1 where the discharge port 6 is provided be the front, and the opposite side be the rear. The left-right direction of the left side, the right side, etc. is the left-right direction when the box 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 portion 2F, the rear side wall portion 2B, the right side wall portion 2R, and the left side wall portion 2L is a wall portion extending in the vertical direction, that is, in the up-down 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 FIGS. 1 and 4 , the box body 1 is composed of a left-right symmetrical first member 21 and a second member 22 integrated and coupled to each other. That is, each of the first member 21 and the second member 22 is a half-divided body divided into left and right parts.

The box body 2 has a discharge port 6 on the lower side of the front wall portion 2F. The discharge port 6 is a quadrangular opening in the embodiment. Furthermore, the discharge port 6 is not limited to a rectangular shape, but may also be an opening having a circular, elliptical, or other contour.

As shown in FIG. 2 , in the accommodation 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 is formed with an inclined surface 7a extending from the rear to the front of the lower edge portion 6a of the discharge port 6, with the lower edge portion 6a side being the lowest side. The inclination angle θ of the inclined surface 7a is preferably 3° to 10° with respect to the horizontal direction when the box 1 is installed on the feeder 100, and more preferably 5° to 7°.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the shutter member 3 that opens and closes the discharge port 6 extends continuously from the bottom plate portion 2D to the front side wall portion 2F. The door 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 member 3 is made of a flexible material that has a certain degree of rigidity and can be bent, such as PET (Polyethylene terephthalate). The width of the door member 3 is slightly larger than the width of the discharge port 6, and has a width that can cover the discharge port 6 without any gap.

The shutter member 3 has an opening 3 a 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. If the shutter member 3 covers the discharge port 6 , the discharge port 6 will be blocked by the shutter member 3 . In addition, the opening 3a does not need to have the same shape as the discharge port 6, but only needs to have a shape and size such that the discharge port 6 opens.

On the upper side of the discharge port 6 in the front side wall portion 2F of the box body 2, a recessed portion 61 that is recessed from the outside to the inside of the box body 2 is provided. Guide grooves 62 extending in the up and down direction are provided in a pair of left and right pairs on the thickness direction of the front side wall portion 2F where the discharge port 6 and the recessed portion 61 are provided, that is, on the left and right side surfaces. The portions on both sides of the door blocking member 3 extending in the length direction 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 and down direction.

As shown in Figures 2 and 3, a circular hole 3b is provided at the rear end of the door blocking member 3. The slider 4 and the door blocking member 3 are installed integrally using the hole 3b. The slider 4 is a rectangular parallelepiped-shaped member. As shown in FIG. 4 , it has a lower opening portion 4c that opens downward, and each has a front end plate portion 4d and a rear end plate portion 4e.

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

As shown in FIG. 4 , the bottom plate portion 2D of the box body 1 is provided with a recessed portion 23 that is recessed upward and is long in the front-rear direction. A slot 24 is provided on the front surface of the recess 23 . The rear end of the door blocking member 3 is inserted into the slot 24 . The rear end of the door blocking member 3 passes through the slot 24 and extends along the lower surface of the recess 23 . On the lower surface of the recess 23, a recess 26a and a recess 26b are provided in a front-to-rear pair. The convex portion 4b of the slider 4 can fit into each of the recess 26a and the recess 26b.

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

As shown in FIG. 3 , when the convex portion 4 b of the slider 4 is fitted into the recess 26 a on the front side, the opening 3 a of the door 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 blocked by the shutter member 3 , and the electronic components 50 are not discharged to the outside from the discharge port 6 . On the other hand, when the door member 3 slides backward and the convex portion 4b fits into the rear recess 26b as shown in FIG. 2 , the opening 3a of the door member 3 matches the discharge port 6 . At this time, the discharge port 6 is opened, and the electronic components 50 can be discharged from the discharge port 6 .

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , the box body 2 has an upper holding part 10A and a rear holding part 10B. The upper holding part 10A is provided in a pair of depressions at the front and rear ends of the upper side of the box body 2 . The rear holding part 10B is provided on a pair of depressions on the upper and lower ends of the rear side of the box body 2 . Each of the upper holding part 10A and the rear holding part 10B is held by a robot hand when the cassette 1 is transported by the robot hand, for example.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , a through hole 9 penetrating left and right is provided in the lower part of the box body 2 at a position roughly corresponding to the recessed portion 23 . The through-hole 9 is a slot-shaped hole extending in the front-rear direction. The strip-shaped RFID tag 5 that is long in the front-rear direction is attached to the inner upper surface of the through-hole 9 and is attached. The RFID tag 5 has a known structure including a transceiver, a memory, an antenna, and the like. As shown in FIG. 1 , the feeder 100 is provided with a reader/writer 105 for non-contactly reading and writing 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 from top to bottom, and are L-shaped plates in side view with the lower end bent rearward by approximately 90°. Furthermore, the front claw portion 8A and the rear claw portion 8B do not need to have the same shape.

The T-shaped groove portion 13 includes a front-side T-shaped groove portion 13A and a rear-side T-shaped groove portion 13B. The front T-shaped groove portion 13A and the rear T-shaped groove portion 13B are both inverted T-shaped protrusions when viewed from the front. The front T-shaped groove portion 13A has a tapered portion 13c formed at the front end portion.

The feeder 100 has an engaging portion (not shown) for detachably engaging the claw portion 8 and the T-shaped groove portion 13 so that the box 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 installed on the feeder 100 . In the box 1 provided with the feeder 100 in this way, the feeder 100 vibrates with the discharge port 6 open, so that the electronic components 50 are discharged from the discharge port 6 along the inclined surface 7 a. The discharged electronic components 50 are supplied to the mounting device as described above.

Next, the 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 an outline of the parts storage device 200, and FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view corresponding to line VI-VI in FIG. 5.

The parts storage device 200 is a device that automatically stores a plurality of electronic parts 50 in the above-mentioned box 1 in the storage space S through the discharge port 6 . As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 , the components storage device 200 of the embodiment includes a transport unit 210 that transports electronic components 50 , a discharge unit 230 that drops and discharges the electronic components 50 from the transport unit 210 , and a setting unit 240 , which is provided with the above-mentioned box 1.

The conveyance unit 210 continuously conveys the plurality of electronic components 50 to the discharge unit 230 . The conveying part 210 of the embodiment has a linear feeder 211 that linearly and continuously conveys a plurality of electronic components 50; and a turntable 212 that receives a plurality of parts conveyed by the linear feeder 211 one by one and rotates the The operation causes the electronic components 50 to be transported intermittently.

The plurality of electronic components 50 are conveyed to the turntable 212 in a state of being aligned in a line 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 to the turntable 212 in the direction of arrow F 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 end 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, etc. The turntable 212 is rotatably disposed on the base 214 via a rotation axis 213 extending in the vertical direction. The turntable 212 rotates intermittently in the direction of arrow R in FIG. 5 with the rotation axis 213 as the center by the driving source 217 that rotates the rotation axis 213 . On the outer periphery 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 a gap 215, an electronic component 50 is housed. Furthermore, the rotation direction of the turntable 212 is not limited to the R direction in FIG. 5 , and can also be the opposite direction of the R direction.

As shown in FIG. 6 , the turntable 212 is arranged 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 is provided with an air suction passage (not shown) that passes through each of the notches 215 inside the turntable 212 . This air suction passage opens to the deep side surface of each notch 215 . The air suction passage is connected to 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 deep side surface and becomes a negative pressure state. Thereby, the electronic component 50 accommodated in the notch 215 is adsorbed to the surface on the deep side due to the negative pressure, and is held in the notch 215 .

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

The discharge part 230 is arranged corresponding to the turntable 212 . Specifically, the discharge unit 230 is arranged in a circular conveyance path corresponding to the rotation path of the notch 215 of the turntable 212 . The discharge part 230 is arranged at a rotational angle position of approximately 270° with respect to the moving portion from the linear feeder 211 to the turntable 212 . The discharge part 230 is a part where the electronic components 50 conveyed by the turntable 212 are dropped one by one by their own weight toward the discharge port 6 of the box 1 provided in the installation part 240 . Furthermore, the discharge part 230 can be disposed at any position on the turntable 212. For example, it can be disposed at the position on the deepest side when viewed from the linear feeder 211, that is, 180 degrees relative to the moving portion from the linear feeder 211 to the turntable 212. ° rotation angle position.

As shown in FIG. 7 , the discharge part 230 includes a cylindrical member 231 and a pressing pin 236 . The discharge portion 230 is provided with a through hole 218 corresponding to the notch 215 of the turntable 212 in a portion directly below the turntable 212 . The passage hole 218 has a size for the electronic component 50 to pass through. Furthermore, the discharge portion 230 is provided with a suction release mechanism (not shown) that releases the adsorption and holding of the electronic components 50 by suctioning air into the notches 215 . The suction release mechanism may be, for example, a mechanism that sprays air and stops or weakens the flow of the suctioned air. When the turntable 212 rotates and the notch 215 matches the through 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 up to this time is released. 50 falls from the notch 215 to the through hole 218, and then falls to the inside of the cylindrical member 231 through the through hole 218.

The electronic components 50 dropped through the passage hole 218 are guided to the discharge port 6 of the box 1 by passing through the inside of the cylindrical member 231 having a funnel shape. The cylindrical member 231 has an inverted cone-shaped upper cylindrical portion 233 whose inner diameter increases upward, and a lower cylindrical portion 234 that extends downward from the center of the lower end of the upper cylindrical portion 233 . The upper cylinder part 233 and the lower cylinder part 234 are integrated. The electronic component 50 that passes through the passage hole 218 drops to the inside of the upper cylindrical portion 233 and reaches the inside of the lower cylindrical portion 234 , passes through the inside of the lower cylindrical portion 234 , and then falls. The electronic component 50 sometimes slides down while 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 longitudinal dimension of the electronic component 50 , and that the inner diameter of the lower cylindrical portion 234 is larger than the longitudinal dimension of the electronic component 50 and smaller than that of the upper cylindrical portion 233 . inner diameter.

In order to prevent the electronic component 50 from being electrically damaged 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 material containing a conductive material such as a conductive metal. In addition, it is preferable that the inner surface 232 of the cylindrical member 231 is a smooth low-friction surface so that the electronic component 50 can slide down smoothly. For example, it is preferable to perform surface processing with a resin such as fluororesin.

The discharge part 230 is provided with a pressing pin 236 for forcibly dropping the electronic component 50 from the notch 215 . The pressing pin 236 is disposed above the notch 215 that matches the through hole 218 . The pressing pin 236 is a rod-shaped member extending in the up-and-down direction, and is driven in the up-and-down direction by an actuator or the like (not shown). When the pressing pin 236 is driven downward, the electronic component 50 in the notch 215 is pressed downward and falls into the inside of the cylindrical member 231 through the passage hole 218 . By being pressed by the pressing pin 236, the electronic component 50 reliably comes out of the notch 215 without being caught in the notch 215 and falls.

Furthermore, the air flow generating part 237 for causing the electronic component 50 to fall from the notch 215 by the flow of air may be replaced with the pressing pin 236 or may be additionally provided in the discharge part 230 . Examples of the air flow generating portion 237 include those having a function of blowing air onto the electronic components 50 from above to cause them to fall, or sucking air from the side to cause the electronic components 50 to fall.

Furthermore, the discharge part 230 is provided with a cleaning part 238 that cleans the path of the electronic components 50 passing through the discharge part 230 . In detail, the cleaning part 238 is comprised by the air suction mechanism which is arrange|positioned above the pressing pin 236, and sucks in air. By sucking in air using the cleaning part 238 , the air is sucked in the notch 215 , the passage hole 218 and the inside of the cylindrical member 231 , that is, the air in the path of the electronic component 50 . Thereby, debris, dust, etc. existing in the path are sucked into the cleaning part 238 and cleaned. Furthermore, the cleaning part 238 may also clean the path of the electronic component 50 by ejecting air and blowing away debris or dust. In this case, in order to prevent debris, dust, etc. from entering the box 1 , the door member 3 can be operated with the discharge port 6 closed.

FIG. 8 shows a state in which the box 1 is installed in the installation portion 240 . The box 1 is installed in the setting 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 1 is installed in the setting portion 240 in a state in which the front and rear directions of the box 1 are aligned with the vertical direction, that is, in a vertical position.

The installation part 240 has a wall part 241; a holding part 250 that holds the box 1 vertically placed on the wall part 241; and an opening and closing mechanism 260 that opens and closes the door member 3 of the box 1.

The wall part 241 has a wall surface 241a which is a surface along a substantially vertical direction. The holding part 250 includes a pair of upper and lower hook parts protruding from the wall surface 241a, that is, an upper hook part 251 and a lower hook part 252. The upper hook portion 251 and the lower hook portion 252 have the same shape and are L-shaped plates in side view with the front end bent upward by approximately 90°. As shown in FIG. 9 , the front claw portion 8A of the box body 1 is detachably engaged with the upper hook portion 251 from above, and the rear claw portion 8B of the box body 1 is detachably engaged with the lower hook portion from above. 252. Thereby, the box body 1 is detachably held in the holding part 250 in a vertical 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 up-down direction. The bottom plate 2D of the box 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.

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

As shown in FIG. 9 , the drive pin 261 is engaged with the slider 4 of the box 1 held by the holding part 250 . The door blocking member 3 of the box 1 shown in Figure 9 slides forward (upward in Figure 9) and the convex portion 4b of the slider 4 fits into the recess 26a on the front side, and the discharge port 6 is blocked by the door blocking member 3. On the other hand, the drive pin 261 moves upward. When the drive pin 261 is positioned upward, if the box 1 with the discharge port 6 blocked by the shutter member 3 is held in the holding part 250, the drive pin 261 is inserted into the lower opening 4c of the slider 4 shown in FIG. 4, and is It is positioned between the front end plate part 4d and the rear end plate part 4e.

When the drive pin 261 is moved downward from this state in FIG. 9 , the drive pin 261 comes into contact with the rear end plate portion 4 e of the slider 4 , thereby pressing and sliding the slider 4 downward. As the slider 4 slides downward, the door blocking member 3 slides toward the rear of the box body 1 . Then, as shown in Figure 10, the convex portion 4b of the slider 4 fits into the recess 26b on the rear side, the opening 3a of the door member 3 matches the discharge port 6 of the box 1, and the discharge port 6 opens. When the drive pin 261 returns upward from this state, the drive pin 261 comes into contact with the front end plate portion 4d of the slider 4, thereby pressing and sliding the slider 4 upward. As the slider 4 slides upward, the door member 3 slides toward the front of the box 1 . As shown in FIG. 9 , the convex portion 4 b fits into the recess 26 a on the front side, and the opening 3 a is closed by the door member 3 .

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 on the path of the electronic component 50 between the transport unit 210 and the discharge port 6 of the box 1 provided in the installation unit 240 . The parts detection part 270 of the embodiment includes: a first parts detection part 271, which is arranged at a specific position on the side of the linear feeder 211 shown in FIG. 5; a second parts detection part 272 and a third parts detection part 273, which and so on are arranged on the turntable 212; and the fourth parts 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 parts detection unit 272 is arranged on the upstream side in the conveyance path of the turntable 212 . The third parts detection part 273 is arranged on the downstream side of the second parts detection part 272 in the conveyance path of the turntable 212 .

Each of the first component detection unit 271 , the second component detection unit 272 , and the third component detection unit 273 detects arbitrary matters related to the electronic component 50 . The first component detection unit 271 has, for example, a function of a counter that detects the passage of the electronic components 50 and counts the number of passages of the electronic components 50 . 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 unit 273 functions as a performance detection unit that detects the performance of the electronic component 50, for example. For example, when the electronic component 50 is a capacitor, the performance detection unit may include an electrostatic capacitance sensor that detects whether the functional electrostatic capacitance has a predetermined value.

The fourth component detection unit 274 includes an upstream side passage detection unit 275 and a downstream side passage detection unit 276 which are arranged at positions on the upstream side and the downstream side of the cylindrical member 231 . The upstream passage detection part 275 is located on the upstream side of the cylindrical member 231 and has a function of a counter that counts the number of electronic components 50 passing through the passage hole 218 and entering the cylindrical member 231 . The upstream side passage detection unit 275 uses a known photo sensor composed of a light-emitting element 275a and a light-receiving element 275b. The downstream passage detection part 276 is located on the downstream side of the cylindrical member 231 and has a function of a counter that counts the number of electronic components 50 passing through the cylindrical member 231 and entering the discharge port 6 of the box 1 . The downstream passage detection unit 276 also uses a known photo sensor composed of a light-emitting element 276a and a light-receiving element 276b, similarly to the upstream side passage detection unit 275. Furthermore, the photo sensor may be one that receives reflection of light emitted from an object, and the light-emitting element and the light-receiving element are not separated and are integrated.

The parts storage device 200 of the embodiment includes, as shown in FIG. 5 , a supply waiting unit 510 , a supply transfer unit 550 , a recovery and storage unit 520 , and a recovery transfer unit 560 . A supply standby unit 510 and a supply transfer unit 550 are arranged on one side (right side in FIG. 5 ) of the cassette 1 provided in the installation unit 240 . On the other side (the left side in FIG. 5 ) of the box 1 provided in the installation part 240, a collection and storage part 520 and a collection and transfer part 560 are arranged. Furthermore, the arrangement of the supply transfer unit 550 and the recovery transfer unit 560 is not limited to the arrangement in FIG. 5 . They may also be arranged in the vertical direction of the parts storage device 200 , and may be arranged on the lower side or the upper side in FIG. 5 .

The supply standby part 510 is a part that accommodates and holds a plurality of boxes 1 (for example, empty boxes) containing the electronic components 50 therein. The supply standby unit 510 is composed of a suitable storage device such as a box, a shelf, a rack, a cabinet, etc. that 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 line in the direction toward the installation section 240 . In the supply standby part 510, it is preferable that the cassette 1 is held in the supply standby part 510 in a state in which the discharge port 6 is directed upward and the bottom plate part 2D is placed vertically toward the wall part 241 side. Thereby, it is transferred by parallel movement on the supply transfer part 550 with almost no change in posture, and can be smoothly installed in the installation part 240.

The supply transfer unit 550 transfers the cassettes 1 held on the supply standby unit 510 to the setting unit 240 one by one. The supply transfer unit 550 transfers the frontmost cassette 1 closest to the installation unit 240 among the plurality of cassettes 1 arranged on the supply standby unit 510 to the installation unit 240 . The supply transfer unit 550 is composed of a roller or a belt that has the function of transferring the cassette 1 from the supply standby unit 510 to the vicinity of the installation unit 240 by a rotating mechanism. In this case, the details of picking up a box 1 from the supply standby part 510 and placing it in the supply transfer part 550, or placing the box 1 in the setting part 240 from the supply transfer part 550, are performed manually or by a robot. The operation of installing the box body 1 on the setting part 240 is an operation of engaging the front side claw part 8A and the rear side claw part 8B of the box body 1 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 from picking up one cassette 1 from the supply standby unit 510 to placing the cassette 1 in the setting unit 240 can be performed by the supply transfer unit 550 . As the supply transfer unit 550 having such a function, a robot is used. For example, the supply transfer unit 550 may be one that places the box 1 on an inclined surface and sequentially lowers the box 1 on the inclined surface using gravity to transfer the box 1 to the vicinity of the installation unit 240 .

A supply-side reader/writer 530 serving as a supply-side information reading and writing unit is arranged between the supply standby unit 510 and the cassette 1 provided in the installation unit 240 . The supply side reader/writer 530 reads and writes information on the RFID tag 5 included in the cassette 1 transferred from the supply waiting section 510 to the setting section 240 . For example, the supply-side reader/writer 530 reads the box number of the box 1 and information indicating that the box 1 is empty and can accommodate the electronic component 50 . In addition, for example, the type of the electronic component 50 contained in the box 1 is written in the RFID tag 5 . Furthermore, the reader/writer 530 may be disposed in the supply standby unit 510 .

The recovery and storage unit 520 receives the boxes 1 that have completed storing the electronic components 50 and should be recovered from the setting unit 240, and stores and holds a plurality of such boxes 1. Like the supply standby unit 510, the collection and storage unit 520 is composed of a suitable storage device such as a box, a shelf, a shelf, a cabinet, etc. that can hold a plurality of boxes 1 in a parallel state. In the collection and storage unit 520 , similarly to the supply standby unit 510 , a plurality of cassettes 1 are held in a row.

The collection and transfer part 560 transfers the boxes 1 installed in the installation part 240 to the collection and storage part 520 one by one. The recovery and transfer part 560 may have the same structure as the above-mentioned supply and transfer part 550 . That is, the collection and transfer part 560 is composed of a roller or a belt that has the function of transferring the box 1 from the installation part 240 to the vicinity of the collection and storage part 520 by a rotating mechanism. In this case, the operation of retrieving the details of a box 1 installed in the setting part 240 and placing it in the recovery and transfer part 560, or placing the box 1 from the recovery and transfer part 560 in the recovery and storage part 520, is done manually or by a robot. conduct. In addition, a series of operations from picking up the box body 1 from the setting unit 240 to storing it in the recovery and storage unit 520 can be performed by the recovery and transfer unit 560 . As the collection and transfer unit 560 having this function, a robot is used.

A collection-side reader/writer 540 serving as a collection-side information reading and writing unit is disposed between the collection and storage unit 520 and the box 1 provided in the installation unit 240 . The recovery side reader/writer 540 reads and writes information on the RFID tag 5 included in the box 1 transferred from the installation unit 240 to the recovery and storage unit 520 . For example, the recycling side reader/writer 540 writes the type of electronic components 50 stored in the box 1 or the number of electronic components 50 stored in the RFID tag 5 . Furthermore, the reader/writer 540 may be disposed in the recycling and storage unit 520 .

According to the components storage device 200 of the above embodiment, the electronic components 50 are stored in the box 1 as follows.

One cassette 1 held in the supply waiting part 510 is transferred to the setting part 240 by the supply transfer part 550, and is then set in the setting part 240. In the box body 1 provided in the installation part 240, the door member 3 slides by the opening and closing mechanism 260, and the discharge port 6 is opened, so that the electronic component 50 can be accommodated.

The electronic components 50 are conveyed to the turntable 212 one by one by the linear feeder 211 . The electronic component 50 is detected by the first component detection unit 271 . In the first component detection unit 271, for example, the number of transported electronic components 50 is counted. One electronic component 50 is received from the linear feeder 211 in the gap 215 of the intermittently rotating turntable 212 . During the intermittent rotation of the turntable 212, the electronic component 50 in the gap 215 is detected by the second component detection part 272 and the third component detection part 273.

In the second component detection unit 272, for example, the shape of the electronic component 50 is detected, and whether 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 the electronic component 50 is determined to be a defective product by detection in the second component detection unit 272 and the third component detection unit 273, the electronic component 50 is excluded from the rotation table 212.

The electronic components 50 are conveyed to the discharge part 230 one by one by the turntable 212 . In the discharge part 230 , while the notch 215 matches the passage hole 218 , the pressing pin 236 descends to press the electronic component 50 downward. The electronic component 50 falls from the notch 215 to the through hole 218, and then enters the inside of the cylindrical member 231 through the through hole 218, falls inside the cylindrical member 231, and falls from the discharge port 6 of the box body 1 into the box body 1 to be contained. . At this time, the upstream passage detection part 275 of the fourth component detection part 274 detects that the electronic component 50 dropped from the notch 215 enters the cylindrical member 231, and the downstream passage detection part 276 detects the electronic component 50 falling from the cylindrical member 231. The electronic components 50 enter the box body 1 .

The above operations are performed continuously to accommodate a plurality of electronic components 50 in the box 1 . During transportation by the linear feeder 211, the number of electronic components 50 transported is counted by the first component detection unit 271. Furthermore, the fourth component detection part 274 including the upstream passage detection part 275 and the downstream passage detection part 276 counts the number of electronic components 50 that fall from the notch 215 and are finally accommodated in the box 1 . When the number of electronic components 50 accommodated in the box 1 reaches a specific number, the transportation of the electronic components 50 by the transportation unit 210 is interrupted.

The box 1 containing a specific number of electronic components 50 is transferred from the setting part 240 to the recovery and storage part 520 by the recovery and transfer part 560 . Then, one box 1 is transferred from the supply waiting part 510 to the setting part 240 by the supply transfer part 550, and a new box 1 (for example, an empty box) for accommodating the electronic component 50 is replaced in the setting part 240 . After that, accommodation of the electronic components 50 in the box 1 provided in the installation part 240 begins again.

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

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

Thereby, the installation operation of the box 1 in the installation part 240 can be performed quickly and easily. In addition, a plurality of cassettes 1 before accommodating the electronic components 50 may be put on standby in the supply standby unit 510 in advance. As a result, the efficiency of the step of accommodating the electronic components 50 in the box 1 can be achieved.

(2) The parts storage device 200 of the embodiment preferably includes: a recovery and storage unit 520 that receives the boxes 1 recovered from the setting unit 240 and holds a plurality of boxes 1; and a recovery and transfer unit. The section 560 transfers the boxes 1 one by one from the setting section 240 to the collection and storage section 520 .

Thereby, the box 1 of the installation part 240 can be replaced quickly and easily, and the step of accommodating the electronic components 50 in the box 1 can be further made more efficient. In addition, since the plurality of boxes 1 containing the electronic components 50 can be collectively stored in the collection and storage unit 520 , the plurality of boxes 1 containing the electronic components 50 can be collectively managed or transported easily.

(3) In the parts storage device 200 of the embodiment, it is preferable that the box 1 is equipped with the RFID tag 5, and the parts storage device 200 further includes a device for transferring the box 1 from the supply standby part 510 to the setting part 240. The supply-side reader/writer 530 of the supply-side information reading/writing 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 box 1 to be installed in the setting part 240, and based on this information, the electronic components 50 or the box 1 etc. contained in the box 1 can be read and written. To manage.

(4) In the parts storage device 200 of the embodiment, it is preferable that the box 1 is equipped with the RFID tag 5, and the parts storage device 200 further includes a device for transferring the box 1 from the installation part 240 to the recovery and storage part 520. The recovery side reader/writer 540 of the recovery side information reading/writing 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 box 1 which has just accommodated the electronic component 50 in the setting part 240, and based on this information, the electronic component 50 or the electronic component 50 accommodated in the box 1 can be read and written. Box 1 and so on are managed.

The embodiments have been described above, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and changes, improvements, etc. within the scope that can achieve the object of the present invention are included in the present 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. Alternatively, a plurality of cartridges 1 may be transferred from the supply standby part 510 to each installation part 240, and the plurality of cartridges 1 may be transferred to each of the installation parts 240. The plurality of boxes 1 containing the electronic components 50 are transferred to the collection and storage unit 520 , and the plurality of boxes 1 are replaced on the wall portion 241 .

1: Box body 2:Box body 2B: Rear side wall 2D: Bottom panel 2F: Front side wall 2L: Left side wall 2R: Right side wall 2U: Top plate part 3:Door blocking components 3a: opening 3b: hole 4:Sliding piece 4a: Flange part 4b:convex part 4c: Lower side opening 4d: Front end plate 4e: Rear end plate 5: RFID tag 6: Discharge outlet (opening) 6a: Lower edge 7: Plate component 7a: Inclined surface 8: Claws 8A: Front claw 8B: Rear claw 9:Through hole 10A: Upper holding part 10B: Rear side holding part 13: T-shaped groove part 13A: Front T-shaped groove 13B: T-shaped groove on the rear side 21: 1st component 22: 2nd component 23: concave part 24:Slot 25: Groove 26a,26b: depression 50: Electronic parts (parts) 61: concave part 62:Guide slot 100:Feeder 105:Reader/writer 200: Parts storage device 210:Transportation Department 211: Linear feeder 212:Turntable 213:Rotation axis 214:Abutment 215: Gap 216: Upper surface 217:Drive source 218:Through hole 230: Discharge part 231:Cylinder member 232:Inside 233: Upper cylinder part 234: Lower side barrel 236:Press pin 237: Air flow generation part 238:Cleaning Department 240: Setting Department 241: Wall 241a: Wall 242: recess 243:Reader/writer 250:Maintenance Department 251: Upper hook part 252: Lower hook part 260: opening and closing mechanism 261:Driving pin 270:Parts Inspection Department 271: 1st Parts Inspection Department 272: 2nd Parts Inspection Department 273: 3rd Parts Inspection Department 274: 4th Parts Inspection Department 275: Upstream side passage detection part 276: Downstream side passage detection part 275a, 276a: Light emitting element 275b, 276b: light-receiving element 510: Supply standby department 520:Recycling and Storage Department 530: Supply-side reader/writer (supply-side information reading and writing unit) 540: Recycling side reader/writer (recycling side information reading and writing unit) 550: Supply 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 a state in which the discharge port is opened. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the internal state of the box 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 box of the embodiment, showing a 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 a state in which the discharge port is closed. FIG. 5 is a plan view schematically showing the parts storage device according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view corresponding to line VI-VI in FIG. 5 . FIG. 7 is a side view schematically showing a partial cross-sectional view of the discharge portion of the embodiment. 8 is a partial cross-sectional side view of the box body and the installation portion where the box body is installed according to the embodiment. FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional side view showing a state in which the box body of the embodiment is installed in the setting portion and the discharge port of the box body is closed. FIG. 10 is a partial cross-sectional side view showing the state in which the box body is installed in the installation part and the discharge port of the box body is opened according to the embodiment.

1: Box body

50: Electronic parts (parts)

200: Parts storage device

210:Transportation Department

211: Linear feeder

212:Turntable

213:Rotation axis

214:Abutment

215: Gap

230: Discharge part

240: Setting Department

270:Parts Inspection Department

271: 1st Parts Inspection Department

272: 2nd Parts Inspection Department

273: 3rd Parts Inspection Department

510: Supply standby department

520:Recycling and Storage Department

530: Supply-side reader/writer (supply-side information reading and writing unit)

540: Recycling side reader/writer (recycling side information reading and writing unit)

550: Supply transfer department

560:Recycling and Transfer Department

F,R:arrow

VI-VI: line

Claims (4)

A parts storage device that houses a plurality of parts in a box with the aforementioned opening, and includes: The transporting department continuously transports multiple parts; A discharge part that drops the parts transported by the aforementioned transport part; a setting part that is set in a state where the box is positioned so that the parts discharged from the discharge part fall to the opening; a supply standby unit that holds a plurality of the aforementioned cassettes supplied to the aforementioned setting unit; and A supply transfer unit transfers the cassettes one by one from the supply standby unit to the setting unit. The parts storage device of Claim 1, which includes: a recovery and storage unit that receives the aforementioned boxes from the aforementioned setting portion and holds a plurality of the aforementioned boxes; and A collection and transfer unit transfers the boxes one by one from the installation unit to the collection and storage unit. For example, the parts storage device of claim 1 or 2, wherein the aforementioned box is equipped with an RFID tag, and the parts storage device further includes A supply-side information reading and writing unit reads and writes information on the RFID tag before the box is transferred from the supply standby unit to the setting unit. The parts storage device of claim 2, wherein the aforementioned box is equipped with an RFID tag, and the parts storage device further includes The recovery side information reading and writing unit reads and writes information on the RFID tag before the box is transferred from the setting unit to the recovery and storage unit.