TW453970B - Conveyor system and method for conveying workpieces - Google Patents

Abstract

A conveyor system (10) including a plurality of first conveyor belts (12) arranged to convey a workpiece (14) along a longitudinal axis (16), each of the first conveyor belts (12) being separated from an adjacent first conveyor belt (12) by a space (18) along a lateral axis (20) generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (16), a plurality of second conveyor belts (22) arranged to convey the workpiece (14) along the lateral axis (20), each of the second conveyor belts (22) being disposed in the space (18) between the adjacent first conveyor belts (12), a first actuator (24) connected to the plurality of second conveyor belts (22) for lifting each the second conveyor belt (22) in a generally up and down direction in the to space (18), the first actuator (24) being capable of lifting the second conveyor belts (22) above the first conveyor belts (12) such that the workpiece (14) is conveyed by the second conveyor belts (22) along the lateral axis (20) above the first conveyor belts (12), a plurality of third conveyor belts (30) arranged to convey the workpiece (14) along the longitudinal axis (16), the third conveyor belts (30) being disposed in the spaces (18) between the adjacent first conveyor belts (12), and a second actuator (32) connected to the plurality of third conveyor belts (30) for lifting the third conveyor belts (30) in a generally up and down direction in the spaces (18), the second actuator (32) being capable of lifting the third conveyor belts (30) above the first and the second conveyor belts (22) such that the workpiece (14) is conveyed by the third conveyor belts (30) along the longitudinal axis (16) above the first and the second conveyor belts (12, 22).

Description

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V. Description of the invention (1) Field of invention. The present invention generally relates to a system for holding continuous processes along a production line, and in particular, relates to a system that can hold a related benchmark. Uninterrupted flow of plane aligned workpieces. '' BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Systems for continuously processing continuous workpieces along a production line are known. An example of such a system is an example of another such form of system in the European patent application ερ 〇85 585 6 filed on January 29, 1998, filed on January 28, 1998. It is described in EP 0296 ^ 9. US Patent No. 4,274,529. versus

The system described in EP 0 8 55 856 includes a loader for loading printed circuit board workpieces onto a main conveyor to pass, for example, a workstation such as an optical inspection station, and a The unloader is used to unload the processed workpiece. In the work of the workstation, the installation and addition of ¾ -1 can be achieved without interfering with the main conveyor, so that the workpiece will not be shaken during the work war. Summary of the invention

The invention attempts to provide certain improvements to the system of EP 0 8 5 5 8 56. The Ming system maintains misalignment of the workpiece aligned with an associated reference plane. Therefore, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a conveying system is provided, which includes a plurality of first conveying belts, which are arranged to line a workpiece along ~ 4, and each first conveying belt is substantially along the The transport axis is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and is separated from an adjacent first conveyor belt by a space.

88115641.ptd Page 7 453970 V. Description of the invention (2) Conveyor belt, f arranged so as to be placed along the horizontal wheel in the space between the -the -conveyor belt, -the 4th ;; For up and down. To the M belt, the 'actuator can raise the second conveyer belt if: ;;:; side, so that the' workpiece is conveyed by the second conveyer belt in the first conveyance Ή: ί, most of the third conveyer belt is Arranged in the space along the space, all are placed on the belt of the adjacent first conveyor belt for the space above === three conveyor belts, thus, the work: ΐ; ΐ; =; ί 第The first and second conveyances are conveyed along the longitudinal axis. The first and second conveyor belts according to the present invention—preferably one—to the conveyor system β feeder are used to feed the workpiece. Further according to the present invention—and the second?丨 specific examples of actuators and advancement mines, φ weight, a controller and the first and feeder operations. σ D is on, and the first and second actuators are additionally controlled according to a cycle of the present invention to control the first and the second: the controller is based on an operation ... the feeder feed: work: move :; Among them: The third conveyor belt is taken over by the upstream conveyor belts of the first and second conveyor belts, and travels along the longitudinal direction * C. The second actuator lowers the third conveyor belt to the first and second conveyor belts. Under the belt pta clear 15641, page 8 453970 V. Description of the invention (3) The second and second conveyor belts are tied above the first conveyor belt, so that the workpiece falls from the second conveyor belt and moves in the second On the conveyer belt, the second conveyer belt conveys the workpiece along the horizontal axis. Below the conveyer belt, on the conveyer belt, the ninth-the actuator lowers the second conveyer belt to the first conveyance read: the pieces are dropped from the second conveyer belt. Drop and move the workpiece on the first conveyor belt in the downstream direction along the longitudinal axis, and repeat step (a),) for continuous workpieces. One of the preferred embodiments of the invention is an alignment structure assembled along the horizontal axis, which is roughly aligned with the vertical axis, and moves in alignment with the axis brake operator. Preferably, in step (2), the second movement is at jjm, and the feed is along the horizontal axis and abuts to the alignment plane. ==== ~ A better specific example, a cleaner is provided. : Clean the workpiece before the system. Fang, including: Mingzhi-preferred specific examples, also provides-kinds of transporting workpieces: · ί:-workpiece-to-conveyor system, D. / «one vertical axis, with a distance, in the direction of moving the workpiece- The first predetermined C · moves along a k-axis which is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the second predetermined distance of the moving workpiece in a lateral direction, d: = moves the workpiece in a downstream direction to an operation station to place the workpiece on the workpiece. E. Repeat step (a), as needed, for continuous work. V. Description of the invention (4) According to the present invention, the workpiece is made according to the invention: "by ;;;:" ", for example, in step ，, including the step-by-step; setting-the alignment plane. Including the movement and alignment plane For the specific example, in step 佳, face the workpiece of 4 to the downstream. It's all over: The detailed description of the drawings shown in the figure can give you a better understanding and understanding of the invention, of which: + +70 Reverse machine & π < A conveyor system constructed and operated according to one of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and a method according to the present invention, and how to connect, its towel: β & lt One of the preferred specific examples of conveying workpieces. Figures 1 and 7A show a feeder, on the paper feed belt;. '° The workpiece is conveyed to the aforementioned third. Figures 2 and 7B show the aforementioned second actuator, the third Above one and the second conveyor belt, one of the conveyor belts is raised to move on the third conveyor belt; the components are moved along a longitudinal axis in the downstream direction. FIG. 3 shows the workpiece moving to the second conveyor. FIGS. 4 and 7C show the second drive. No., below the conveyor belt, 丨 middle, and down: _ lower the third conveyor belt to the-and second bow actuator When the belt through 'on - Figure 5 shows the contact toward the workpiece - aligned movement / second conveying belt; of movement thereof; and the member, thereby conveying ▼ to a first conveying belt along a transverse axis of the brake brother

88115641.ptd 10th stomach Figures 6 and 7D show the first actuator 4 5397 0

Below, as a result, the workpiece is dropped from the second conveyor belt and moved along the downstream direction on the first conveyor belt. A detailed description of a preferred specific example is as follows. Referring to FIG. One of the operations constructed by the example is a conveyor system 10. The machine system 10 preferably includes a plurality of first conveyor belts 12, and a workpiece 14 is transported by a longitudinal axis 16 of the machine. Each first conveyor The belt 12 is perpendicular to one of the horizontal axes 20 of the vertical axis 16 along j, and is separated by a space 18 from an adjacent-conveyor belt. It must be noted that in the description, the conveyor belt " The transport mechanism is, for example, a belt, a metal wire, a string, a joint pad, a roller, a chain, and the like.

Majority = The second conveyor belt 22 is preferably arranged to transport the workers 4 along the horizontal axis 20. The female-second conveyor belt 22 is preferably placed in the space 丨 8 between the adjacent first conveyor belts 12. Referring additionally to FIG. 7A, it can be seen that a first actuator 24 is preferably connected to the second conveyor belt 22 for use in the directions shown by arrows 26 and 28 in the drawings and 7A, in space 18 Each band 22 is raised in a direction generally upward I. As will be further explained below, the first actuator 24 can raise the second conveyor belt 22 above the first conveyor belt 12, and thus, the workpiece 14 is moved by the second conveyor belt 22 above the first conveyor belt 12. Transported along the horizontal axis 20. The majority of the second conveyor belts 30 are preferably arranged to transport workers along the longitudinal axis, 14. The third conveyor belt 30 is preferably placed in the space 18. A second actuator 32 (FIG. 7A) is preferably connected to the third conveyor belt 30 for raising the third conveyor belt 30 in the space 18 in an approximately vertical direction (arrows “and”

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28). The second actuator 32 can lift the third conveyor belt 30 above the respective first and second conveyor belts 12 and 22, whereby the workpiece 14 is transported by the third conveyor belt 30 between the respective first and second conveyor belts 30. The belts 2 and 22 are transported along the longitudinal axis} β. The actuators 24 and 32 may be any kind of suitable actuators, such as an electromagnetic, linear actuator, a servo motor, and the like. The finite length alignment member 34 is preferably assembled along the horizontal axis 20, and the boundary thereof defines an infinitely aligned plane substantially parallel to the vertical axis 16. Alignment 34 moves along the horizontal axis at the alignment plane along the brake axis 20, and this will be followed by the is 3 6 system 10 system. A controller 38 is connected. The control of the controller 38 will be described in detail later. A cleaner 40 is preferred, and a suitable cleaner is cleaned before the system 10, for example, dipped or coated with a dry material, and any foreign material is similar. The cleaner Corp., Cali f., USA CLEANER ". It is provided to feed a workpiece 14 to the conveyor system. It is better to work with the actuators 24, 32 and the feeder 36. The actuators 24, 32 and the feeder 36 work.

Is provided to feed the workpiece 4 to the conveyor workpiece 14. The cleaner 4 0 may include any kind of friendly cleaner, in which the workpiece 14 passes between the two lepton materials. When the work passes through the two rollers, it can be dried onto the adhesive material, such as dust and the example is commercially sold by Western Magnum. &Quot; MAGTAC SUBSTRATE shows according to one of the present invention (refer to FIGS. 1 to 71). One way. The supply and delivery of the preferred specific example is shown in Figures 1 and 7A, who will do it. Yi 36 Che Fujia's direct feed of workpieces 1 to 4

88115641, ptd page 12 453970 V. Description of the invention (7) The reel 42 drives the third conveyor belt 30 and is placed upstream of the remaining conveyor system 10. At this initial point, the portion of the third conveyor belt 30 downstream of the reel 42 is placed below the respective first and second conveyors 22. ~ In FIGS. 2 and 7B, the second actuator 32 raises the third conveyor belt 30 to above the respective first and second conveyor belts 12 and 22, and the reel 42 rotates to convey between the first and second conveyor belts. Above the belts 12 and 22, the workpiece 14 is moved on the third conveyor belt 30 in the downstream direction along the longitudinal axis 16. In FIG. 3, the workpiece 14 has been moved to a position above the second conveyor belt 22. In FIGS. 4 and 7C, the second actuator 32 lowers the third conveyor belt 30 to below the first and second conveyor belts 12 and 22. Before or at the same time when the third conveyor belt 30 is lowered, the first actuator 24 is lifted above the second, whereby the workpiece 14 is moved from the third conveyor belt 2 to the first conveyor belt 22, and the second conveyor belt 22 is The transporter 4 is moved along the horizontal axis 20 until the workpiece 14 abuts toward the alignment member 34 (FIG. 5), and therefore, the movement thereof is stopped. A sensor (not shown in the figure) can be provided with the control: No. :: for sensing the abutment of the workpiece 14 toward the alignment member 34, because: a driver (not shown in the figure) of the first conveyor belt 22 is closed . In Figs. 6 and 7D, the first actuator 24 lowers the second conveyor belt "to Ϊ Ϊ" whereby the workpiece 14 falls from the second conveyor belt 22 and moves = the guard 14 aligned with the alignment plane. May This is repeated in accordance with f-a ^ cycle for continuous workpieces. ', Therefore, according to the present invention, the workpiece flowing in the downstream direction along the longitudinal axis 16

Δ 53 9 7 Ο __ Case No. 88115641_ Year Month Day Amendment _ V. Description of the Invention (8) 1 4 and its alignment towards the alignment member can be achieved in an efficient and uninterrupted manner. Those skilled in the art must understand that the present invention is not limited to the foregoing and display characteristics. The scope of the present invention includes the combination and sub-combination of the aforementioned features, as well as the corrections and changes made by those skilled in the art after reading the aforementioned descriptions that do not exist in the prior art. Component number description

88115641.ptc Page 14 10 Conveyor System 12 Conveyor Belt 14 Workpiece 16 Vertical Axis 18 Space 20 Horizontal Axis 22 Conveyor Belt 24 Actuator 26 Arrow 28 Arrow 30 Conveyor Belt 32 Actuator 34 Component 36 Feeder 38 Controller 40 Cleaning Reel 42 roll correction page

Claims (1)

453970 VI. Scope of patent application 1. A conveyor system (10) comprising: a plurality of first conveyor belts (12) 'arranged to transport a workpiece (14) along a longitudinal axis (16), each of which A conveyor belt (12) is separated from an adjacent first conveyor belt (12) by a space (18) along a horizontal axis (20) substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (16); most of the first A conveyor belt (22) 'is arranged to convey the workpiece (14) along the horizontal axis (20), and each of the second conveyor belts (22) is placed on the adjacent first conveyor belt ( 1 2) in the space (1 8); a first actuator (24) is connected to the second conveyor belt (22) for lifting in the space (18) in a generally up-down direction Each of the second conveyer belts (22) 'the first actuator (24) can raise the second conveyer belt (22) above the first conveyer belt (12), whereby the workpiece (丨 4) is transported by the second conveyor belt (2 2) above the first conveyor belt (1 2) along the horizontal axis (20); most of the third conveyor belt (30) is arranged along the着 至 ordinate axis (丨 6 ) To transport the workpiece (14) 'the third conveyor belt (30) are all placed in the space (1 8) between the adjacent first conveyor belt (1 2); a second actuator (32 ), Which is connected to the majority of the third conveyor belt (30) for raising the third conveyor belt (30) in the space (18) in a generally up-down direction 'the second actuator (32) The third conveyor belt (30) may be raised above the first and second conveyor belts (12, 22), whereby the workpiece (14) is carried by the second conveyor belt (30) on the first conveyor belt (30). The first and second conveyor belts (12, 22) are conveyed along the longitudinal axis (16). 2. For example, the conveyor system (10) in the scope of patent application, which includes a feeder (36) to feed the workpiece (4) to the conveyor system 453970 6. Scope of patent application (10). 3. The conveyor system (1 0) 'according to item 2 of the patent application, which includes a controller 38 in electrical communication with the first and second actuators (24, 32) and the feeder (36). And it is used to control the operation of the first and second actuators (24, 32) and the feeder (36). 4. The conveyor system (10) according to item 3 of the patent application scope, wherein the controller (38) controls the first and second actuators (24, 32) and the feed according to an operation cycle. The operation of the feeder (36) includes: a. The workpiece (1 4) fed from the feeder (3 6) is formed by the first upstream of the first and second conveyor belts (12, 22). The three conveying belts (30) receive; b_ the workpiece (14) is above the first and second conveying belts (12, 22), and moves along the longitudinal axis (1 6) in the downstream direction in the third conveying C. The second actuator (32) lowers the third conveyor belt (30) below the first and second conveyor belts (12, 22), and the second conveyor belt (22) ) Is tied above the first conveyor belt (12) ', whereby the workpiece (14) falls from the third conveyor belt (30) and moves on the second conveyor belt (22), the second conveyor belt The belt (22) transports the workpiece (14) along the horizontal axis (20); d. The first actuator (24) lowers the second transport belt (22) below the first transport f (l2) ' As a result, the workpiece (14) falls from the second conveyor belt (22). Moving on the first conveying belt (12), the first conveying belt (12) conveys the workpiece (1 4) in the downstream direction along the longitudinal sleeve (1 6); and e repeats step (a) as needed ~ (d) for continuous workpiece (14). 5 · Conveyor system as described in any one of claims 1 to 3 S8115641.ptd Page 16 4 5397 0 6. The scope of patent application (10), which includes an alignment member (34) assembled along the horizontal axis (20), which defines approximately the vertical axis (16 ) One of the alignment planes in parallel, and the workpiece (14) is braked along the horizontal axis (20) at the alignment plane. 6. The conveyor system (10) according to item 4 of the scope of patent application, which includes an alignment member (34) assembled along the horizontal axis (20), and is defined to be substantially related to the vertical axis (16). One parallel alignment plane, and the movement of the workpiece (14) is stopped along the horizontal axis (20) at the alignment plane, and in step ") two f: (14) from the third conveyor belt (3 °) drop, and move along the Yokosuke (20) and against the alignment plane on the second conveyor belt (22). 7 If = please request any of the scope of patents 2 to 4 A conveyor system (10) according to one item, comprising a cleaner (40) for cleaning the workpiece (14) before feeding the workpiece (14) to the conveyor system (10). 8. — A method for transporting a workpiece, comprising: a_ feeding a workpiece (14) to a conveyor system (10); b. Moving the workpiece along a longitudinal axis (16) in a downstream direction (a first A predetermined distance, c. Along a horizontal axis (20) substantially perpendicular to the vertical axis (16), moving the workpiece (14) a second predetermined distance in a lateral direction; d. Re-moving The artifact Π4) Go to the operation station in the downstream direction to perform a job on the workpiece (14); and e. Repeat steps (a) _ (d) as necessary for continuous workpiece (14). 9. If Method 8 of the scope of patent application 'wherein step U) further includes forcing the workpiece (14) to abut against the position along the longitudinal axis (16) 88115641.ptd Page 17 453970 88115641.ptd Page 18