TWI687289B - Electronic component crimping device and test classification equipment containing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides an electronic component crimping device, which includes a variable pitch group, an extractor and a driving mechanism, the extractor is provided in the variable pitch group, and the variable pitch group is provided in the driving mechanism, so that the driving mechanism can drive the variable pitch group and the pressing mechanism The device moves to perform crimping and testing of electronic components. The variable pitch group can adjust the position of the extractor, or when multiple extractors are installed, the distance between adjacent extractors can be adjusted. The user When adjusting the position of the extractor, there is no need to remove the entire feeder, the pressure shifter and/or its additional fixtures, which can reduce the time required to change the position of the extractor and reduce the equipment cost of the test classification equipment , Thereby reducing the user's overall cost of use.

Description

Electronic component crimping device and test classification equipment containing the same

The invention relates to a crimping device used in an electronic component test classification operation, which can crimp an electronic component to a testing device for testing to complete the electronic component test classification operation.

The electronic component testing and classification equipment can be used to test electronic components (such as ICs with solder balls), mainly by using the classification equipment to take out the electronic components one by one or batch by batch from the electronic component tray, and transfer them to the testing equipment, the equipment to be tested After the test is completed, the sorting equipment sorts and transfers the electronic components according to the test results, and places them in a designated location, for example, on different material trays.

In the above-mentioned electronic component testing and classification equipment, the size of the electronic components tested in each batch may be different, so that the size of the test seat of the test equipment and the distance between the adjacent test seats will change according to the electronic components to be tested. In addition, the electronic components The size and spacing of the trays will also be different, resulting in different spacing between the electronic components in the tray and the test, the need for proper pitch and alignment to successfully test.

Based on the above situation, most of the existing sorting equipment has a variable pitch mechanism. For example, the variable pitch mechanism in the patents of TWI569356 and TWI603821 is an example. The variable pitch mechanism can take multiple electronic components from the tray of electronic components. Then change the spacing of the electronic components, and then place the electronic components on the loading stage, or take the electronic components from the discharging stage, change the spacing of the electronic components, and then place the electronic components on the tray, thereby removing the material The device or pressure shifter only needs to take out the electronic components from the input stage and move it against the test seat. After the test is completed, the electronic components can be moved and placed on the output stage, which can be used with the same classification equipment to test a variety of Electronic components of different sizes.

Although the aforementioned classification equipment can be used in conjunction with testing a variety of electronic components of different specifications and sizes, different test equipment needs to be used when changing electronic components of different specifications and sizes, and the test seats on each test equipment have different specifications and sizes The distance between the test base and the test base requires the removal of the material shifter or pressure shifter and its jig, and the change of the tool together with another material shifter or pressure shifter that meets the specifications of the test base and electronic components, disassembly and replacement In the process of the feeder or pressure shifter, it takes time to repeatedly disassemble, align and correct, which will reduce the overall production line utilization rate, and the same classification equipment needs to prepare multiple sets of shifters or pressure shifters for replacement. Increase the equipment cost of sorting equipment.

Therefore, one of the objects of the present invention is to provide a crimping device having a crimper that can take electronic components, and the position of the crimper can be adjusted without preparing multiple sets of crimpers for replacement.

Secondly, a crimper with an adjustable position in the crimping device will be able to change the position of the crimper or between the two adjacent crimpers in an adjusted manner when changing the size of the electronic component under test Spacing, eliminating the time required to disassemble and assemble the extractor and its fixture.

In order to achieve the above and other objects, the present invention provides an electronic component crimping device, including a variable pitch group, a presser, and a driving mechanism. The variable pitch group includes a seat and at least one carrier, the carrier is located on one surface of the seat, and the position of the carrier on the surface of the seat is adjustable. The extractor is installed on the carrier, so that the position of the extractor can be adjusted with the carrier. The variable-pitch group is arranged in the driving mechanism, so that the driving mechanism can drive the variable-pitch group and the extractor to move in a crimping direction.

In some cases, one of the seat and the carrier has a positioning hole, the other has a positioning post, and the variable pitch group further includes a locking device, so that the carrier can be detachably pressed against the seat, and the positioning The column is inserted into the positioning hole.

In some cases, the locking device includes an electromagnetic coil, the electromagnetic coil is fixedly disposed on one of the seat and the stage, the other of the seat and the stage is made of magnetic material, preferably, the seat One of them and the stage also have permanent magnets, and the other one is made of magnetic material.

In some cases, one of the seat and the carrier has a perforation, and the other one has a screw hole. The locking device includes a screw, the screw penetrates the perforation and is screwed into the screw hole.

In some cases, the seat portion includes a lateral slide rail, the lateral slide rail is perpendicular to the crimping direction, and the stage is slidably disposed on the lateral slide rail.

In some cases, the seat portion further includes a longitudinal slide rail, the longitudinal slide rail is perpendicular to the lateral slide rail and the crimping direction, and the lateral slide rail is slidably disposed on the longitudinal slide rail.

In some cases, the seat part also includes a screw group capable of driving the stage to move along the slide rail.

In some cases, the variable pitch group includes a plurality of stages, and the screw group includes a first stage and a second stage. The lead of the first stage is different from that of the second stage. The first section is linked, and the other stage is linked to the second section.

The invention also provides a test classification device, which includes the above-mentioned electronic component crimping device, and further includes a machine table, a feeding device, a receiving device and a testing device. The feeding device is arranged on the machine and is provided with at least one feeding holder for accommodating at least one electronic component to be tested. The material collecting device is arranged on the machine, and is provided with at least one material receiving container, which is used for accommodating at least one completed electronic component. The testing device is assembled on the machine and provided with at least one testing seat. The electronic component crimping device is disposed on the machine to transfer at least one electronic component to the testing device, press the electronic component toward the testing device, and move the electronic component out of the testing device, so that the testing device performs the testing operation on the electronic component. The control device is used to integrate the feeding device, the electronic component crimping device, the testing device and the receiving device to perform automated operations.

In this way, the electronic component crimping device provided by the present invention can adjust the position of the individual extruders using the variable pitch group, and when there are multiple extruders, the spacing between adjacent extruders can be adjusted, so that Meet the testing needs of different electronic components. When changing the electronic components to be tested, the user can adjust the position of the extruder without the need to disassemble the entire extruder, material mover or the pressure device and its associated fixture, which can reduce the disassembly of parts, The time required for alignment and correction, thereby improving the overall efficiency of the test classification equipment and reducing the equipment cost of the test classification equipment.

The invention provides an electronic component crimping device, which can be assembled in a test classification device. Please refer to FIG. 1. The test classification device is used for testing electronic components such as wafers and circuit boards, and classifies the electronic components according to the test results Equipment, test classification equipment includes machine 91, feeding device 92, receiving device 93 and testing device 94, and can accommodate the input material tray 95 and the output material tray 96, 97. The machine platform 91 is, for example, a platform-type rack, which can be assembled and fixed by other devices. The machine platform 91 has rails 911 and 912 and lateral movement units 913 and 914. The feeding device 92 includes a pick-and-place device 921, feed tables 922, 923, and a feed holder 924. The feed holder 924 accommodates the feed tray 95, and the pick-and-place apparatus 921 can remove the feed tray 95 takes the electronic components carried in the feeding tray 95, and moves and places the electronic components on the feeding stage 922 or the feeding stage 923, the feeding stage 922 is set on the rail 911 and can move along the rail 911 The electronic components are transferred to the side of the testing device 94, and the electronic components are waiting to be picked up by the electronic component crimping devices 10 and 20 to move the electronic components to the testing device 94 for testing. The test device 94 has a test circuit board, and the test circuit board includes one to several test seats 941. The electronic component crimping device 10 is provided in the traverse unit 913, and can be driven to move between the rail 911 and the test device 94 by the traverse unit 913. The receiving device 93 includes a discharge carrier 931, 932, another pick-and-place device 933, and a receiver 934. The discharge carrier 931, 932 can move along the rails 911, 912. After the electronic component is tested, the electronic component The crimping devices 10 and 20 can move the electronic components to the side of the test device 94 and place the electronic components on the discharge stage 931 or the discharge stage 932, and the discharge stages 931 and 932 are received beside the test device 94 After carrying the electronic components, the electronic components are moved to a place near the pick-and-place device 933. The pick-and-place device 933 can take the electronic components from the discharge stage 931 or the discharge stage 932, and the receiving holder 934 is provided for receiving The material trays 96 and 97 and the pick-and-place device 933 can move, sort and place the electronic components on the material discharging trays 96 and 97 according to the test results of the electronic components, so as to complete the testing and sorting operation of the electronic components. In addition, the test classification equipment also has a control device to integrate the feeding device, the electronic component crimping device, the testing device, and the receiving device to perform the above-mentioned automated operations. Among them, the test classification equipment shown in FIG. 1 has two sets of the loading stage, the electronic component crimping device and the discharging stage, which can move the electronic components into and out of the testing device from the left and right sides of the testing device, However, if only a single set of material loading platform, electronic component crimping device and material discharging platform are used for operation, it is also necessary. Since the two sets of electronic component crimping devices are only arranged in the opposite direction to the moving direction, the same or symmetrical mechanism can be used for setting. The following will only give a detailed description of one set of electronic component crimping devices.

Please refer to FIG. 2 to FIG. 4, the electronic component crimping device 10 of this embodiment includes a variable pitch group 11, a presser 12 and a driving device 13.

Please refer to FIG. 4, the variable pitch group 11 includes a base 111 and four carriages 112a, 112b, 112c, 112d, the seat 111 includes a lateral slide rail 113, a longitudinal slide rail 114, 115, a lateral screw group 116, a longitudinal direction The screw group 117, the first slider 118 and the second slider 119.

The longitudinal slide rails 114 and 115 are perpendicular to the lateral slide rail 113. The longitudinal slide rails 114 and 115 are slidably arranged on the lateral slide rail 113 and can move along the lateral slide rail 113, and the lateral screw group 116 is arranged parallel to the lateral slide rail 113. The screw group 116 has a front section and a rear section, the front section is screwed to the longitudinal slide rail 114, and the rear section is screwed to the longitudinal slide rail 115, so that the horizontal screw set 116 and the vertical slide rails 114 and 115 are linked to be able to When rotating, the longitudinal slide rails 114 and 115 are moved. Among them, the horizontal screw group 116 can be connected to the handle and manually rotated by human power, or connected to a power device such as a motor and controlled to rotate through a circuit. The front and rear sections of the horizontal screw group 116 have For different lead, for example, the lead of the front section and the rear section can be set to be equal in size and opposite in direction, so that when the horizontal screw group 116 rotates, the longitudinal slide rail 114 and the longitudinal slide rail 115 can be moved closer or farther away.

The four carriages 112a, 112b, 112c, 112d are respectively disposed on the longitudinal rails 114, 115, and are located on one side surface of the seat 111, such as the bottom surface of the seat 111 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, and It can move along the longitudinal slide rails 114 and 115. The first slider 118 is inserted into two of the carriers 112a and 112b by the slide bar, and is arranged between the two longitudinal slide rails 114 and 115. The second slider 119 also borrows The slide bar is interposed between the two carriers 112c, 112d, and is arranged between the two longitudinal slide rails 114, 115, so that the carriers 112a, 112b, 112c, 112d are linked with the first slider 118 or the second slider 119 When the first slider 118 moves, the stages 112a and 112b move together, and when the second slider 119 moves, the stages 112c and 112d move together.

The longitudinal screw group 117 is arranged parallel to the longitudinal slide rails 114 and 115. The longitudinal screw group 117 has a first segment 117a and a second segment 117b. The first segment 117a is screwed to the first slider 118 and the second segment 117b Screwed to the second slider 119, the longitudinal screw group 117 is interlocked with the first slider 118, the second slider 119 and the stages 112a, 112b, 112c, 112d, and can drive the first slide when the longitudinal screw group 117 rotates The block 118 and the second slider 119 move, thereby driving the stages 112a, 112b, 112c, 112d to move, wherein the first segment 117a and the second segment 117b of the longitudinal screw group 117 have different leads, for example, The lead of the first segment 117a and the second segment 117b can be set to be equal in size and opposite in direction, so that when the longitudinal screw group 117 rotates, the first slider 118 and the second slider 119 can be moved closer or farther away. However, in other possible embodiments of the present invention, if the lead of the first segment and the second segment are changed to those with the same direction and different sizes, for example, the lead of the first segment is the lead of the second segment Twice that is feasible. Similar to the horizontal screw group 116, the vertical screw group 117 can also be connected to the handle and manually rotated by human power, or connected to a power device such as a motor and controlled to rotate through a circuit, thereby driving the first slider 118 and the second slider 119 closer or farther away .

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, the extractor 12 is provided on the bottom surface of the stages 112a, 112b, 112c, 112d and can move together when the stage moves, wherein the extractor 12 can be connected to the outside, for example The electronic component suction seat of the vacuum pressure source can take the electronic component 99 from the feeding stage 922, and after carrying the electronic component 99 to the test seat 941 of the test device 94, press the electronic component 99 toward the test seat 941 of the test device 94 against the electronic component 99, for the test base 941 to contact the electronic component 99 stably. After the test device completes the test, the extractor 12 still holds the electronic component 99, and the electronic component 99 is put down after moving to the discharge stage 931, according to the test electronics Depending on the actual test conditions of the component, the extractor 12 may contain the temperature control mechanism or the anti-condensation mechanism described in the patent TWI349777 or TWI564576, or may contain the temperature described in the patent TWI445963 or the patent TWI477791 Floating device.

The driving mechanism 13 is provided for the variable pitch group 11. The driving mechanism 13 includes a power source 131, a transmission group 132, a lifting screw group 133, a frame 134, a lifting slide 135 and a lowering arm 136. The power source 131 is, for example, a motor. The transmission group 132 is, for example, a pulley group, which is connected to the power source 131 and can be driven by the power source 131, the lifting screw group 133 is connected to the transmission group 132 and can be driven to rotate, and the frame 134 is disposed on the lifting slide 135 and can The lifting slide rail 135 moves, and the extending direction of the lifting slide rail 135 is set as the crimping direction. The lower pressing arm 136 is provided on the frame 134 and is screwed with the lifting screw group 133 to drive the lower pressing arm when the lifting screw group 133 rotates 136 moves up and down along the crimping direction, and the variable pitch group 11 is disposed at the bottom of the lower pressing arm 136, so that the driving mechanism 13 can drive the transmission group 132, the lifting screw group 133, and the lower pressing arm 136 through the power source 131, thereby driving the variable pitch The group 11 and the extractor 12 move along the pressing direction with the lower pressing arm 136.

With the above-mentioned device, when performing the test classification operation of the electronic components, the driving mechanism 13 can be used to drive the variable distance group 11 and the extractor 12 to move in the crimping direction, the electronic component 99 can be picked up, and the electronic component can be pressed against the test The device was tested. Among them, the crimping direction and the vertical slide rail and the horizontal slide rail are perpendicular to each other. The position of the stage on the bottom surface of the seat can be adjusted by the horizontal screw group and the vertical screw group. Spacing to meet the size and testing requirements of each electronic component.

Please refer to FIG. 5, the second embodiment of the present invention provides another variable pitch group 31, which can be applied to the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, and replaces the variable pitch group 11 therein for pressing The device 12 is provided thereon. The variable pitch group 31 of the second embodiment of the present invention includes a base 311 and a plurality of stages 312a, 312b. The base 311 is made of a magnetic substance such as iron. The bottom of the base 311 has array positioning holes 313, 314. There are several hole positions 313a, 313b, 313c in a group of positioning holes 313, the bottom surface of the carrier 312a is provided with the extractor 12, the top surface of the carrier 312a has several positioning posts 315a, 315b, the number of positioning posts 315a, 315b The size and position correspond to the positioning hole 313 and can be inserted into any hole 313a, 313b or 313c of the positioning hole 313. The variable pitch group also has a locking device 316. The locking device 316 is an electromagnetic coil, which is fixed on the stage 312a. The locking device 316 can be excited by the control of an external circuit and electric power through a wire or a power terminal, and use magnetic force to load The stage 312a is locked to the seat 311, and the stage 312a is detachably pressed against the seat 311.

Using the above device, when the electronic component crimping device is installed in a test sorting device, the positioning posts 315a, 315b of the stage 312a can be inserted into one of the holes 313a, 313b, or 313c on the bottom surface of the seat 311, and The power is used to excite the locking device 316, so that the stage 312a is locked and fixed to the bottom surface of the seat 311; when the user wants to test electronic components of different sizes, the power of the locking device 316 can be cut off first to make the locking After the device 316 is demagnetized, the stage 312a can be directly removed, and then the positioning posts 315a, 315b can be inserted into another hole 313a, 313b, or 313c of the seat 311, and then the locking device 316 can be excited by electricity. You can adjust the position of each stage and the distance between adjacent stages to meet the size and test requirements of each electronic component.

In the second embodiment described above, preferably, the stage is also made of a magnetic substance such as iron, and a permanent magnet is installed on either of the stage and the seat, and the stage can be removed when the locking device 316 is demagnetized Maintain the positioning with the seat in advance, to avoid the direct drop of the platform when adjusting the position of the platform and cutting off the power of the locking device, and improve the user's convenience of operation.

Secondly, in other possible embodiments of the present invention, the locking device of the stage can also be relocated to the seat, and the stage can be made of magnetic material such as iron. The similar use effect of the second embodiment can also be obtained .

Please refer to FIG. 6, the third embodiment of the present invention provides another variable pitch group 31, which is similar to the second embodiment of the present invention shown in the aforementioned FIG. 5, except that the seat 311 and the stages 312a, 312b may not have The electromagnetic coil is to change the locking device 317 into a screw, and a perforation 318 is provided on the carrier 312a, and a screw hole 319 is provided on the seat 311. The locking device 317 is inserted through the perforation 318 of the carrier 312a and detachably The screw hole 319 screwed to the seat 311 can also lock and press the carrier 312a to the seat 311, and the positioning posts 315a and 315b and the positioning holes 313 and 314 provide the function of adjusting the position of the carrier .

In other possible embodiments of the present invention, the positions of the through holes 318 and the screw holes 319 in the third embodiment shown in FIG. 6 can also be changed, for example, a perforation is provided in the seat portion, and a screw hole is provided in the stage, Instead, the screw of the locking device penetrates the perforation of the seat and is detachably screwed to the screw hole of the carrier, and the similar function of the third embodiment can also be obtained.

In the above embodiment, the electronic component crimping device has four or eight stages and four or eight grippers. However, under the function of adjusting the position of the stage, if only one stage and one gripper are installed No matter what.

To sum up the above description, the electronic component crimping device of the above embodiment can provide the use function of adjusting the position of the extractor, and can adjust the individual pressure without removing the entire feeder or the pressure shifter and its jig The position of the extractor or the distance between the adjacent extractors can meet the testing needs of different electronic components. When changing the electronic components to be tested, the maintenance and adjustment speed of the electronic component crimping device and the test classification equipment can be increased to reduce downtime. Adjusting and aligning, correcting the time lost, improving the overall production line utilization rate; in addition, due to the reduction of the need to prepare for the replacement of the material shifter, pressure shifter and its additional fixtures, it can also reduce the equipment cost of the test classification equipment . The above embodiments are only for explaining and explaining the technical content of this creation, and the patent scope of this patent shall be subject to the patent application scope described later.

10: Electronic component crimping device

11: Variable pitch group

111: seat

112a, 112b, 112c, 112d: stage

113: horizontal rail

114, 115: vertical slide

116: Transverse screw group

117: longitudinal screw group

117a: The first section

117b: Second section

118: First slider

119: Second slider

12: Presser

13: Drive mechanism

131: Power source

132: Transmission group

133: Lifting screw group

134: rack

135: Lifting rail

136: Lower arm

20: Electronic component crimping device

31: variable pitch group

311: Seat

312a, 312b: stage

313: Positioning hole

313a, 313b, 313c: holes

314: positioning hole

315a, 315b: positioning column

316: Locking device

317: Locking device

91: Machine

911, 912: Orbit

913, 914: Traverse unit

92: feeding device

921: Pick and place device

922, 923: loading table

924: feed holder

93: Receiving device

931, 932: Discharge carrier

933: Pick and place device

934: Receiving receiver

94: Test device

941: Test socket

95: feeding tray

96, 97: discharge tray

99: Electronic components

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a test classification device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of the electronic component crimping device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 is a partially enlarged schematic view of Figure 2. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a variable pitch group according to the first embodiment of the invention. Fig. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a variable pitch group according to a second embodiment of the invention. Fig. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a variable pitch group according to a third embodiment of the invention.

112a, 112b: stage

113: horizontal rail

114, 115: vertical slide

116: Transverse screw group

117: longitudinal screw group

118: First slider

12: Presser

94: Test device

941: Test socket

99: Electronic components

Claims (10)

An electronic component crimping device includes: a variable pitch group, including a seat and at least one carrier, the carrier is located on one surface of the seat, the carrier can be displaced on the surface of the seat, and the carrier The surface of the stage on the seat may have two movement paths in different directions, the two movement paths in different directions include three points that are not collinear; at least one extractor, the extractor is disposed on the stage, The position of the presser can be adjusted with the stage; the driving mechanism, the variable pitch group is arranged on the driving mechanism, the driving mechanism can drive the variable pitch group and the presser to move in a pressing direction. An electronic component crimping device as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein one of the seat and the carrier has a positioning hole and the other has a positioning post, and the variable pitch group includes a locking device, the lock The attachment device detachably presses the carrier against the seat, and inserts the positioning post into the positioning hole. An electronic component crimping device as described in item 2 of the patent application scope, wherein the locking device includes an electromagnetic coil fixedly disposed on one of the seat and the stage, the seat and the carrier The other one is made of magnetic material. An electronic component crimping device as described in item 3 of the patent application scope, wherein one of the seat and the stage has a permanent magnet, and the other is made of a magnetic material. The electronic component crimping device as described in item 2 of the patent application scope, wherein one of the seat and the carrier has a perforation, the other has a screw hole, and the locking device includes a screw, the screw Pass through the perforation and screw into the screw hole. An electronic component crimping device as described in item 1 of the patent application range, wherein the seat portion includes a longitudinal slide rail, the longitudinal slide rail is perpendicular to the crimping direction, and the carrier is slidably disposed on the longitudinal slide rail. An electronic component crimping device as described in item 6 of the patent application range, wherein the seat portion includes a lateral slide rail, the lateral slide rail is perpendicular to the longitudinal slide rail and the crimping direction, and the longitudinal slide rail is slidably disposed On the horizontal rail. The electronic component crimping device as described in item 6 of the patent application scope, wherein the seat part includes a screw group, the screw group is linked with the carrier to drive the carrier to move along the longitudinal slide rail. An electronic component crimping device as described in item 8 of the patent application range, wherein the variable pitch group includes a plurality of stages, and the screw group includes a first segment and a second segment, the guide of the first segment The course is different from the lead of the second section, where one carrier is linked with the first segment, and the other carrier is linked with the second segment. A test classification device, comprising: a machine; a feeding device, which is arranged on the machine, and is provided with at least one feeding holder for accommodating at least one electronic component to be tested; a receiving device, which is arranged on the machine And equipped with at least one receiving receiver for accommodating at least one electronic component that has been tested; a test device, which is assembled on the machine and equipped with at least one test seat; The electronic component crimping device according to any one of item 9; wherein the electronic component crimping device is arranged on the machine to connect at least one electronic component Transferred to the test device, pressed against the electronic component toward the test device, and moved the electronic component out of the test device for the test device to perform a test operation on the electronic component; a control device for integrating the feeding device, the The electronic component crimping device, the testing device and the receiving device are actuated to perform automated operations.

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