TWI769347B - Tape loading device and tape loading method - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a tape loading device suitable for high-speed insertion of parts.

The tape loading device TM of the present invention has the function of inserting the same number of components into each of the three component storage recesses CTa of the carrier tape CT in a batch in sequence. The parts PA is formed into a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape having a relationship of length>width and height, and the parts receiving grooves 22 provided at equal angular intervals on the outer peripheral surface of the parts conveying tray 20 can accommodate the length direction of the parts PA and the radial direction of the above-mentioned parts conveying tray. It is accommodated in an approximately orthogonal orientation. The component insertion mechanism 60 has an orientation changing mechanism 64 for changing the orientation of the three component accommodating grooves 22 accommodated in the component conveying tray 20 so as to be aligned with the orientations of the three component accommodating recesses CTa of the carrier tape CT. The orientation of each of the parts PA; and three parts pressing rods 63 for inserting the parts PA whose orientations have been changed into each of the three parts-accommodating recesses CTa of the carrier tape CT in a batch.

Description

Band loading device and loading method

The present invention relates to a tape loading device for sequentially inserting the same number of components into each of a plurality of component storage recesses of a carrier tape in bulk, and a tape loading method including the step of sequentially bulk inserting.

Patent Document 1 described later discloses the use of a rotatable transfer table having a plurality of holding holes arranged in a radial direction and a rotating shaft supported horizontally. A device for supplying wafer parts and storing a plurality of wafer parts supplied to a plurality of holding holes arranged in a radial direction in a plurality of concave parts of a carrier tape through a discharge part.

In addition, Patent Document 2 described later discloses using a rotatable circular plate having an alignment hole group including a plurality of aligned holes in a radial direction, and inserting a workpiece into the alignment hole group (plurality) of the circular plate from a to-be-processed object supply mechanism. A device for handing over a plurality of objects to be processed embedded in a group of holes in an entire row toward the holding plate.

Furthermore, in a tape loading device having a function of sequentially inserting components, such as electronic components such as capacitors, varistors, and inductors, into the component housing recesses of the carrier tape, further speed-up of component insertion is sought. Regarding the high-speed insertion of the parts, and inserting the parts one by one into the parts storage recess of the carrier tape Compared with the internal part, it is preferable to insert the same number of parts in a batch into each of the plurality of parts accommodating recesses of the carrier tape in sequence.

However, in the apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 described later, a plurality of wafer parts supplied to a plurality of holding holes arranged in a radial direction are accommodated in a plurality of concave portions of a carrier tape through a discharge portion using a plurality of conduits. In view of the possibility of poor discharge or clogging of components at the discharge portion, it is difficult to say that it is suitable for high-speed insertion of components.

On the other hand, the device disclosed in Patent Document 2 described later cannot move the carrier tape in the direction (radial direction) in which the holes are aligned due to the interference of the rotating shaft of the disc, and thus requires a discharge section as described in Patent Document 1 described later. That is, the apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 2 described later cannot be called a device suitable for high-speed insertion of components similarly to the apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 described later.

[Prior Art Literature] [Patent Literature]

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-168754

[Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-292252

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a tape loading device and a tape loading method suitable for high-speed insertion of parts.

In order to solve the aforementioned problems, the tape loading device of the present invention inserts the same number of components into each of the plurality of component storage recesses of the carrier tape in a batch in sequence, and is provided with: The spacer has a parts accommodating groove capable of accommodating the parts; a disk rotation mechanism for intermittently rotating the parts conveying plate; a tape feeding mechanism for intermittently moving the carrier tape; and a component insertion mechanism for inserting the components accommodated in the component accommodating grooves into the component accommodating recesses of the carrier tape at the component insertion position; And the above-mentioned parts are formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape with a relationship of length>width and height; the above-mentioned parts-accommodating groove of the above-mentioned parts conveying tray includes a width and a depth slightly larger than the width and height of the above-mentioned parts, and slightly longer than the length of the above-mentioned parts. The substantially rectangular parallelepiped-shaped groove with a length of 100 mm can accommodate the above-mentioned parts in an orientation whose longitudinal direction is substantially orthogonal to the radial direction of the above-mentioned parts conveying plate; The orientation of each of the plurality of the aforementioned parts accommodating recesses of the belt is integrated to change the orientation of each of the aforementioned parts accommodated in the plurality of the aforementioned parts accommodating grooves of the aforementioned parts transfer tray; and a plurality of parts pressing rods, etc. are used for Each of the components whose orientation has been changed by the orientation changing mechanism is inserted into each of the plurality of component accommodating recesses of the carrier tape in a batch.

On the other hand, the tape loading method of the present invention includes the step of inserting the same number of components into each of the plurality of component receiving recesses of the carrier tape in a batch in sequence, and the aforementioned step is performed by making equal angles on the outer peripheral surface. Executed during the stopping process when the parts conveying tray with the parts accommodating grooves that can accommodate the parts is intermittently rotated and the carrier tape is moved intermittently; the parts are formed into a substantially rectangular parallelepiped with a relationship of length>width and height; the parts are conveyed The above-mentioned component receiving groove of the tray includes a width and a depth slightly larger than the width and height of the above-mentioned component, and a The substantially rectangular parallelepiped-shaped groove with a slightly longer length can accommodate the above-mentioned parts in an orientation whose longitudinal direction is substantially orthogonal to the radial direction of the above-mentioned parts conveying plate; The orientation of each of the plurality of said component receiving recesses of the tape is integrated to change the orientation of each of the above-mentioned components accommodated in the plurality of said component accommodating grooves, and each of the above-mentioned components after the orientation change is inserted into the carrier tape in a batch. A plurality of the aforementioned components are accommodated in each of the recesses.

The tape loading device and the tape loading method according to the present invention can contribute to high-speed insertion of parts.

10: Disk Support Mechanism

11: Main support board

11a: Bearings

11b: Shaft configuration hole

11c: with guide groove

11d: sprocket configuration hole

11e: Permanent magnet

11f: Magnet configuration slot

11g: Positive pressure air hole

11h: Negative pressure air hole

12: Vice support board

12a: Parts guide hole

12b: Shaft configuration hole

12c: Stomata

12d: Stomata

13: Auxiliary board

14: Platen

20: Parts transfer tray / transfer tray

21: Shaft connection hole

22: Parts storage slot

23: Air slot

30: Disc Rotation Mechanism

31: Motor

32: Shaft

33: Connector

40: Parts supply mechanism

41: Parts storage board

42: Recess

43: Parts storage room

43a: Inside

50: Feeding belt mechanism

51: Motor

52: Shaft

53: Sprocket

53a: convex part

60: Parts Insertion Mechanism

61: Parts Insert Board

61a: Guide rod hole

62: Solenoid

63: Parts press lever

64: Towards a change agency

65: Disk accommodating recess

65a: Inside

66: To change the concave part

66a: Support Section

66b: stop section

67: Positive pressure air passage

68: Negative pressure air passage

CT: carrier tape

CTa: Parts storage recess

CTb: Feed hole

D22: Depth

Hpa: height

L22: length

Lpa: length

PA: Parts

Pcta: pitch

Pctb: pitch

S1-S1: Line

S2-S2: Line

TM: Tape loading device

W22: width

Wpa:Width

θ: angle

Fig. 1(A) is a partial top view of the carrier tape; Fig. 1(B) is a sectional view taken along the line S1-S1 of Fig. 1(A); Fig. 1(C) is an external perspective view of the parts.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a tape loading device to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 3 is a view of the tape loading device to which the present invention is applied, viewed from the direction facing the front surface of the parts conveying tray.

Fig. 4(A) is a partial enlarged view of the parts conveying tray shown in Fig. 3; Fig. 4(B) is a sectional view taken along the line S2-S2 of Fig. 4(A).

FIG. 5 is a partial enlarged view of FIG. 2 .

Fig. 6(A) is a partial enlarged view of Fig. 2; Fig. 6(B) is a partial rear view of the part insertion plate shown in Fig. 6(A).

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the tape loading device shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 .

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the tape loading device shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 .

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the tape loading device shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 .

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the tape loading device shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 .

FIG. 11 is an explanatory view of the operation of the tape loading device shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 .

FIG. 12 is a partially enlarged view showing a modification of the parts conveying tray shown in FIG. 3 .

FIG. 13 is an explanatory view of batch insertion of parts using the parts transfer tray shown in FIG. 12 .

First, with reference to FIG. 1, the carrier tape CT and parts PA used for the tape loading apparatus TM mentioned later will be demonstrated.

The carrier tape CT is formed into a tape shape with a substantially constant width and thickness as shown in Fig. 1(A) and Fig. 1(B), and a pitch Pcta is formed on one side in the tape running direction (the left-right direction of Fig. 1(A) ). There is a component storage recess CTa including a substantially rectangular parallelepiped-shaped recess. In addition, the carrier tape CT has a cross-section in which the protrusions of the sprockets (not shown) for feeding the tape are engaged at a pitch Pctb different from the parts housing recess CTa in the tape running direction (the left-right direction in FIG. 1(A) ). The feed hole CTb is substantially circular in shape.

The length of each of the parts receiving recesses CTa (the dimension in the vertical direction of Fig. 1(A)) is slightly longer than the value of the reference dimension of the length Lpa of the part PA described later plus the dimensional tolerance of the positive side, and the width (the left and right sides of Fig. 1(A) ) The direction dimension) is slightly larger than the reference dimension of the width Wpa of the part PA plus the dimensional tolerance of the positive side, and the depth (the dimension in the left and right direction of Fig. 1(B)) is slightly larger than the reference dimension of the height Hpa of the part PA described later. The value of the dimensional tolerance on the positive side.

Part PA is formed as shown in Fig. 1(C), and the reference dimension has length Lpa>width Wpa=high The substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape in the relationship of the degree Hpa can be inserted into the parts storage recess CTa of the carrier tape CT shown in FIGS. Since the length Lpa, width Wpa, and height Hpa in the aforementioned relationship refer to their respective reference dimensions, it actually includes the case where width Wpa>height Hpa or width Wpa<height Hpa when dimensional tolerances are added. In addition, the components PA are mainly electronic components such as capacitors, varistors, and inductors, but may be components other than electronic components as long as they can be attracted by magnetic force.

Next, the configuration of the tape loading device TM to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 6 . Here, for convenience of description, the left of FIG. 2 is described as the front, the right is described as the rear, the near front is described as the left, the depth is described as the right, the above is described as the upper, and the lower is described as the lower. The drawing also describes the orientation based on the same or the like. In addition, FIG. 3 is the figure which looked at the tape loading apparatus TM from the direction facing the front surface of the parts conveyance tray 20, and is not the figure which looked at the tape loading apparatus TM from the left side of FIG.

The tape loading device TM is for inserting each of the three components PA in a batch into each of the three component storage recesses CTa of the carrier tape CT. As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. The parts transfer tray 20 , the tray rotation mechanism 30 , the parts supply mechanism 40 , the tape feed mechanism 50 , the parts insertion mechanism 60 , and the cover tape attachment mechanism (illustration omitted). Incidentally, the cover tape attaching mechanism, which is not shown in the figure, is a device that attaches, by thermocompression or the like, a cover tape for closing the parts storage recess CTa after inserting the components PA into the parts storage recess CTa to one surface of the carrier tape CT. mechanism.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , the disk support mechanism 10 includes: a main support plate 11 inclined to the rear side, a sub support plate 12 disposed on the front surface of the main support plate 11 , and a sub support plate 12 disposed in front of the main support plate 11 . A pair of left and right auxiliary plates 13 on the front surface, and a base plate 14 supporting the main support plate 11 in an inclined state.

In the substantial center of the main support plate 11, a substantially cylindrical shaft arrangement hole 11b for arranging the bearing 11a is provided. Further, on the upper part of the front surface of the main support plate 11, a tape guide groove 11c having a substantially rectangular cross-sectional shape for guiding the linear movement of the carrier tape CT in the left-right direction is provided. The width of the tape guide groove 11c is slightly larger than the width of the carrier tape CT, and the depth is slightly larger than the thickness of the carrier tape CT.

Moreover, the sprocket arrangement hole 11d of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape is provided in the upper part of the rear surface of the main support plate 11 to the upper part of the belt guide groove 11c. The vertical position of the sprocket arrangement hole 11d corresponds to the vertical position of the feed hole CTb of the carrier tape CT existing in the tape guide groove 11c.

Further, below the sprocket arrangement hole 11d on the rear surface of the main support plate 11, a magnet arrangement groove 11f having a substantially rectangular cross-sectional shape for arranging permanent magnets 11e including rare earth permanent magnets is provided in the left-right direction. The vertical position of the magnet arrangement groove 11f corresponds to the vertical position of the parts receiving recess CTa of the carrier tape CT existing in the tape guide groove 11c, and the magnetic force of the permanent magnet 11e affects the carrier tape CT existing in the tape guide groove 11c. The parts receiving recess CTa.

Furthermore, a positive pressure air hole 11g is provided on the upper side of the shaft arrangement hole 11b of the main support plate 11, and a negative pressure air hole 11h is provided on the lower side of the shaft arrangement hole 11b.

Three component guide holes 12a are provided in the upper part of the sub-support plate 12 at intervals in the left-right direction. The vertical positions of the three parts guide holes 12a correspond to the vertical positions of the parts receiving recess CTa of the carrier tape CT existing in the tape guide groove 11c, and the center of the three parts guide holes 12a The interval corresponds to the pitch Pcta of the component housing recesses CTa of the carrier tape CT. In addition, the three component guide holes 12a are formed in a substantially quadrangular pyramid shape with a rear opening smaller than the front opening, and the rear opening has a size corresponding to the opening of the component storage recess CTa of the carrier tape CT. That is, the three component guide holes 12a serve to guide the insertion of the three components PA when the orientations of the three components PA have been changed in batches into the three component storage recesses CTa of the carrier tape CT. effect.

In addition, a substantially cylindrical shaft arrangement hole 12b that communicates with the shaft arrangement hole 11b is provided in the substantially center of the sub-support plate 12 . In addition, air holes 12c communicating with the positive pressure air holes 11g are provided on the upper side of the shaft arrangement hole 12b of the sub support plate 12, and air holes 12d communicating with the negative pressure air holes 11h are provided on the lower side of the shaft arrangement hole 12b.

The pair of left and right auxiliary plates 13 has an arc-shaped surface on the inner side, and the arc-shaped surface has a curvature radius slightly larger than that of the parts conveying tray 20. As shown in FIG. 3, the parts are covered by this surface in a non-contact manner. The left and right portions of the outer peripheral surface of the tray 20 are conveyed.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 , the parts conveying tray 20 is formed into a disk shape having a certain thickness at least in the outer peripheral portion, and has a substantially cylindrical shaft connection hole 21 in the center thereof. In addition, on the outer peripheral surface of the parts conveying tray 20, parts accommodating grooves 22 capable of accommodating the parts PA are provided at equal angular intervals. Incidentally, in FIG. 3 , for convenience of illustration, the case where there are 30 parts accommodating grooves 22 in total at 12-degree intervals is depicted.

The component accommodating grooves 22 respectively include substantially rectangular parallelepiped grooves. As shown in FIG. 4 , the width W22 and the depth D22 are slightly larger than the width Wpa and the height Hpa of the component PA, and the length L22 is slightly longer than the component PA. The length of PA, Lpa. That is, the components PA can be inserted into each of the component accommodating grooves 22 with an orientation in which the longitudinal direction and the radial direction of the component conveying tray 20 are substantially orthogonal to each other, and can be accommodated.

In addition, on the rear surface of the parts conveying tray 20, an air groove 23 having a substantially rectangular cross-sectional shape and communicating with each of the parts accommodating grooves 22 individually is provided. In addition, the relationship between the air grooves 23 of the parts conveying tray 20 and the air holes 12c and 12d of the sub-support plate 12 will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the disk rotation mechanism 30 is constituted by a motor 31 provided in the center of the rear surface of the main support plate 11 . The shaft 32 of the motor 31 is rotatably inserted through the shaft arrangement hole 11b of the main support plate 11 and the shaft arrangement hole 12b of the sub support plate 12, and the front end portion of the shaft connection hole 21 of the inserted parts conveying plate 20 is connected using the coupling tool 33. on the parts transfer tray 20 .

That is, by intermittently rotating the shaft 32 of the motor 31 , the parts conveying tray 20 can intermittently rotate around the axis of the shaft 31 in a state where the rear surface is in contact with the front surface of the sub support plate 12 . Incidentally, in FIG. 2 , for convenience of illustration, the case where the angle θ formed by the rotation center line of the shaft 32 of the motor 31 and the imaginary vertical line is 60 degrees is drawn, in other words, the parts conveying tray 20 is drawn to be inclined 30 to the rear side. The situation that is configured according to the degree.

As shown in FIGS. 2 , 3 and 5 , the parts supply mechanism 40 is constituted by a parts storage plate 41 provided on the lower part of the front surface of the main support plate 11 . The parts storage plate 41 has a recessed portion 42 having an arcuate cross-sectional shape open on the rear side, and a parts storage chamber 43 inclined rearward and downward is formed on the front side of the lower portion of the parts conveying tray 20 by the recessed portion 42 . In addition, the arc-shaped inner surface 43a of the parts storage chamber 43 has a curvature radius slightly larger than that of the parts conveying tray 20, and the lower part of the parts conveying tray 20 has a curvature radius slightly larger than that of the parts conveying tray 20. The outer peripheral surface is close to the inner surface 43a of the parts storage chamber 43 .

That is, the parts storage groove 22 of the parts transfer tray 20 existing in the parts storage chamber 43 covers the rear side opening with the front surface of the sub support plate 12, and covers the outer side opening with the inner surface 43a of the parts storage chamber 43. Only the front side opening is in a state of being opened toward the inside of the parts storage chamber 43 . Incidentally, the parts PA are stored in the parts storage chamber 43 of the parts supply mechanism 40 in a bulk state (in a state of being scattered).

As shown in FIG. 2 , the tape feeding mechanism 50 is composed of a motor 51 provided on the upper rear surface of the main support plate 11 , and a sprocket 53 connected to a shaft 52 of the motor 51 . On the outer peripheral surface of the sprocket 53, convex portions 53a are provided at angular intervals corresponding to the pitch Pctb of the feed holes CTb of the carrier tape CT, and the convex portions 53a can be engaged with the carrier tape existing in the tape guide groove 11c. CT feed hole CTb.

That is, the carrier tape CT arranged in the tape guide groove 11c can be intermittently moved in the left-right direction in an orientation substantially parallel to the rear surface of the parts transfer tray 20 by intermittently rotating the shaft 52 of the motor 51 and the sprocket 53. .

As shown in FIGS. 2 , 3 and 6 , the component insertion mechanism 60 is composed of a component insertion plate 61 disposed on the upper front surface of the main support plate 11 (sub-support plate 12 ), and a solenoid 62 disposed on the component insertion plate 61 . , and three parts pressing rods 63 connected to a plunger (not shown) of the solenoid 62 , and the parts insertion plate 61 has an orientation changing mechanism 64 .

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 6, the three parts pressing rods 63 are arranged so as to be able to be installed on the part insertion plate. The guide rod holes 61a of 61 move, and the front ends of each of them face the three-part guide holes 12a of the sub-support plate 12. Specifically, the front ends of the three parts pressing rods 63 do not protrude into the stop parts 66b of the three orientation changing recesses 66 to be described later, but move the plunger of the solenoid 62 to the rear to move to the three orientations to be described later. Each of the stop parts 66b of the changing recess 66 protrudes and can press and move each of the parts PA existing in the stop part 66b toward each of the three parts storage recesses CTa of the carrier tape CT.

The direction changing mechanism 64 is composed of the following parts as shown in FIGS. 2 , 3 and 6 , namely: a tray accommodating recess 65 , which can accommodate the upper part of the parts conveying tray 20 , and has an arcuate cross-section; Change the recesses 66, which communicate with the tray housing recess 65, and correspond to each of the three parts housing grooves 22 of the parts transfer tray 20 existing in the tray housing recess 65; and three positive pressure air passages 67, etc. for Make positive air pressure act on each of the 3 parts PA accommodated in the 3 parts accommodating grooves 22 to press out each of the parts PA from each of the parts accommodating grooves 22; and 3 negative pressure air passages 68, etc. The negative air pressure is applied to each of the three components PA accommodated in the three component storage grooves 22 of the component conveying tray 20 to suck the components PA into the orientation changing recesses 66 .

As shown in FIG. 6 , the tray accommodating recess 65 has an arc-shaped inner surface 65 a, and the arc-shaped inner surface 65 a has a depth slightly larger than the thickness of the parts conveying tray 20 and a curvature radius larger than that of the parts conveying tray 20 . With a slightly larger radius of curvature, the outer peripheral surface of the upper part of the parts conveying tray 20 is close to the inner surface 65 a of the tray housing recess 65 .

As shown in FIG. 6 , the three orientation changing recesses 66 have: a support portion 66a for supporting the orientation change of each of the parts PA, and three parts that enable each of the orientation-changed parts PA to be inserted into the carrier tape CT in a batch. The stop part 66b which stops the position in each recessed part CTa is accommodated. Support section 66a preferably includes a convex curved surface or an inclined surface, and can change the three accommodated in the parts transfer tray 20 by changing the orientation of the surface defining the length Lpa of each of the parts PA by approximately 90 degrees in cooperation with air pressure. The orientation of each of the three parts PA in the parts receiving groove 22 . It is preferable that the stop part 66b is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the component PA whose orientation is changed by the support part 66a can be taken in and stopped. In addition, the behavior of changing the orientation of each of the components PA of the three orientation changing concave portions 66 will be described later.

Incidentally, three positive pressure air passages 67 are formed from the surface of the component insertion plate 61 to the front side openings of the three component receiving grooves 22 of the component conveying tray 20 existing in the tray receiving recess 65 and the inside of the tray receiving recess 65 Facing the facing part. On the other hand, three negative pressure air passages 68 are formed from the surface of the component insertion plate 61 to the upper surface (stop surface) of each of the three stop portions 66b facing the changing recessed portion 66 .

Next, referring to FIGS. 7 to 11 , the operation of the aforementioned tape loading device TM, that is, the operation of inserting each of the three components PA in a batch into each of the three component storage recesses CTa of the carrier tape CT will be described. Incidentally, the position where the parts supply mechanism 40 is installed in the tape loading device TM is the parts accommodating position, and the position where the parts insertion mechanism 60 is installed is the parts insertion position.

During operation, a plurality of parts PA are stored in the parts storage chamber 43 of the parts supply mechanism 40 in a bulk state, and the carrier tape CT is inserted into the tape guide groove 11 c of the disk support mechanism 10 and arranged. Then, the shaft 32 of the motor 31 of the disk rotating mechanism 30 is intermittently rotated to intermittently rotate the parts conveying disk 20 in the direction of the arrow in FIG. The belt CT moves intermittently in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 3 . In addition, the main branch of the disk support mechanism 10 Positive air pressure is imparted to the positive pressure air holes 11g of the holding plate 11 and the three positive pressure air passages 67 of the component insertion mechanism 60, and the negative pressure air holes 11h of the main support plate 11 of the disk support mechanism 10 and the three positive pressure air passages 60 of the component insertion mechanism 60 are applied. The negative pressure air passage 68 imparts negative air pressure.

The tape loading device TM is used for inserting each of the three parts PA into each of the three parts storage recesses CTa of the carrier tape CT in a batch in sequence. Since the parts transfer tray 20 shown in the figure has a total of 30 parts at 12-degree intervals Because of the accommodating groove 22, the angle of intermittent rotation of the component transfer tray 20 is 36 degrees, and the distance of the intermittent movement of the carrier tape CT is three times the pitch Pcta of the component accommodating recess CTa. In addition, the intermittent rotation of the parts conveying tray 20 is set so that the parts accommodating groove 22 in the center of the three adjacent parts accommodating grooves 22 stops at the target insertion position, and the intermittent movement of the carrier tape CT is set so that the three adjacent parts accommodating recesses are set. The parts storage recess CTa in the center of CTa stops at the target insertion position.

Although not shown, the air holes 12c of the sub support plate 12 communicated with the positive pressure air holes 11g of the main support plate 11 have a form in which only the air grooves 23 of the three parts accommodating grooves 22 that stop at the target insertion position are communicated with each other. Therefore, the positive air pressure imparted to the positive pressure air holes 11g of the main support plate 11 acts only on the air grooves 23 of the three parts accommodating grooves 22 stopped at the target insertion position. On the other hand, since the air holes 12d of the sub support plate 12 communicated with the negative pressure air holes 11h of the main support plate 11 have the form of communicating with the air grooves 23 other than the three parts accommodating grooves 22 stopped at the target insertion position, Therefore, the negative air pressure imparted to the negative pressure air holes 11h of the main support plate 11 acts on the air grooves 23 of the other parts accommodating grooves 22 except the three parts accommodating grooves 22 stopped at the target insertion position.

As shown in FIG. 7 , since the lower part of the parts conveying tray 20 enters into the parts storage chamber 43 of the parts supply mechanism 40 and rotates intermittently, the parts PA stored in the parts storage chamber 43 will It is stirred by intermittent rotation, and moves toward the front surface of the parts conveying tray 20 with its own weight along with the inclination of the inner surface 43a. That is, due to the cooperation of the stirring and self-weight movement, the parts PA stored in the parts storage chamber 43 are inserted into the parts existing in the parts storage chamber 43 with the longitudinal direction substantially orthogonal to the radial direction of the parts transfer tray 20 . The parts receiving groove 22 of the conveying tray 20 is accommodated therein.

In addition, since the negative air pressure acts on the parts storage groove 22 of the parts transfer tray 20 existing in the parts storage chamber 43 through the air groove 23, the negative air pressure is used to promote the parts PA to move into the parts storage groove 22 of the parts transfer tray 20. insertion and containment.

The parts accommodating groove 22 after accommodating the parts PA is moved out of the parts storage chamber 43 of the parts supply mechanism 40 along with the intermittent rotation of the parts conveying tray 20 and is displaced toward the parts insertion mechanism 60 . The left part of the outer peripheral surface of the parts conveying tray 20 is covered by the auxiliary plate 13, and the negative air pressure acts on the parts accommodating groove 22 which is displaced from the parts supply mechanism 40 toward the parts insertion mechanism 60 through the air grooves 23, so that it is accommodated. The parts PA in the parts accommodating groove 22 will not fly out.

As shown in FIG. 8 , the three parts accommodating grooves 22 after accommodating the parts PA along with the intermittent rotation of the parts conveying tray 20 enter the tray accommodating recess 65 of the parts insertion mechanism 60 , when the center of the three parts accommodating grooves 22 is When the parts accommodating grooves 22 stop at the target insertion position, positive air pressure acts on the parts PA accommodated in the three parts accommodating grooves 22 via the air grooves 23 . In addition, the positive air pressure acts on the components PA accommodated in the three component accommodating grooves 22 through the three positive pressure air passages 67 of the component insertion mechanism 60 , and the negative air pressure passes through the three negative pressure air passages of the component insertion mechanism 60 68 acts on the parts PA accommodated in the three parts accommodating grooves 22 .

That is, since the positive air pressure from each air groove 23 acts on one end (the right end in the figure) in the longitudinal direction of the parts PA accommodated in the three parts accommodating grooves 22, the positive air pressure from each positive pressure air passage 67 It acts on the other end (the right end in the figure) in the longitudinal direction of the parts PA accommodated in the three parts accommodating grooves 22, and the negative air pressure from each negative pressure air passage 68 is sucked upward and is accommodated in the 3 parts accommodating The parts PA in the grooves 22 function in the manner of the parts PA, so as shown by the dotted lines in FIG. It is pushed out, and is displaced in such a way that the three orientation changing recesses 66 of the sucked component insertion mechanism 60 are inside each of them.

Furthermore, when each of the components PA accommodated in the three component accommodating grooves 22 of the component conveying tray 20 is sucked into each of the three orientation changing recesses 66 of the component insertion mechanism 60, as shown in FIG. Each of the support portions 66a of the orientation changing recess 66 changes the orientation of each of the parts PA in such a manner that the orientation of the surface defining the length Lpa of each of the parts PA changes by approximately 90 degrees in cooperation with the air pressure, and after the orientation change Each of the parts PA is captured into each of the three stop portions 66b of the orientation changing recesses 66 by cooperation with the air pressure, and in each of the three parts storage recesses CTa that can be inserted into the carrier tape CT in batches. position stop.

Furthermore, in the above-mentioned action, each of the parts PA accommodated in the three parts accommodating grooves 22 of the parts conveying tray 20 is taken into the stop parts 66b of the three orientation changing recesses 66 of the parts insertion mechanism 60 . 10 , each of the three component pressing rods 63 of the component insertion mechanism 60 protrudes into each of the stop portions 66b of the three orientation changing recesses 66, and passes through the three sub-supporting plates 12 when they stop within each of them. Each of the component guide holes 12a presses and moves each of the components PA existing in the stop portion 66b toward each of the three component storage recesses CTa of the carrier tape CT.

As described above, since the rear side openings of the three component guide holes 12a of the sub-support plate 12 are smaller than the front side openings, the components present in the stop portions 66b of the three orientation changing recesses 66 of the component insertion mechanism 60 Even if each of the PA and each of the three parts-accommodating recesses CTa of the carrier tape CT are incorrectly opposed to each other, each of the three parts PA can pass through the sub-supporting plate 12 during the pressing movement of the three part-pressing levers 63 . The position of each of the three parts guide holes 12a is corrected. That is, each of the components PA existing in the stop portions 66b of the three orientation changing recesses 66 of the component insertion mechanism 60 can be surely inserted into each of the three component storage recesses CTa of the carrier tape CT and stored. Each of the three components PA accommodated in each of the three component accommodating recesses CTa of the carrier tape CT is held in each of the three component accommodating recesses CTa by the magnetic force of the permanent magnet 11e present on the rear side thereof. .

The operation of changing the orientation of each of the parts PA accommodated in the three parts accommodating grooves 22 of the parts conveying tray 20 and inserting each of the three parts PA whose orientations have been changed have been described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 10 . The movement in each of the three component receiving recesses CTa of the carrier tape CT is performed at a timing when the component receiving groove 22 in the center of the three component receiving grooves 22 after receiving the component PA is stopped at the target insertion position.

That is, since the above-mentioned operation is performed along with the intermittent rotation of the parts conveying tray 20, each time the parts accommodating groove 22 in the center of the three parts accommodating grooves 22 after accommodating the parts PA is stopped at the target insertion position, as shown in FIG. 11 . , In the part storage recess CTa of the carrier tape CT, the three parts PA are inserted into the three parts storage recess CTa by the first insertion (refer to circle 1), and the three parts PA are inserted by the second insertion. Insert the three parts storage recesses that are continuous with the aforementioned three parts storage recesses CTa In CTa (see circle 2), the same batch of insertions is repeated thereafter.

Next, the main functions and effects obtained by the aforementioned tape loading device TM will be described.

<Function 1> Since each of the same number of components PA can be sequentially inserted into each of the three component storage recesses CTa of the carrier tape CT in a batch, it can contribute to the high-speed insertion of components.

<Function 2> Since the component insertion mechanism 60 has the orientation changing mechanism 64, the orientation changing mechanism 64 can be used for each of the three component storage recesses CTa of the carrier tape CT at the timing when the intermittently rotating component conveying tray 20 stops. The orientation of each of the components PA accommodated in the three component accommodating grooves 22 of the component conveying tray 20 is changed in a way of integrating the orientations.

<Function 3> Since the carrier tape CT moves intermittently in the direction that the front surface of the carrier tape CT in which the component storage recess CTa is provided and the rear surface of the components conveyance tray 20 are substantially parallel to each other, only the three parts storage grooves 22 that are accommodated in the conveyance tray 20 are defined by defining If the orientation of the face of the length Lpa of each of the parts PA within is changed by approximately 90, the aforementioned bulk insertion can be performed reliably.

<Function 4> By the air pressure (positive air pressure and negative air pressure) acting on each of the parts PA accommodated in the three parts accommodating grooves 22 of the parts conveying tray 20 and the three orientations of the parts insertion mechanism 60 By changing the cooperation of the recessed portion 66, the aforementioned orientation change can be surely performed.

<Function 5> Since the three orientation changing concave portions 66 of the component insertion mechanism 60 have: a supporting portion 66a for supporting the orientation change of each of the components PA, and each of the components PA after changing the orientation Since the stop portion 66b stops at a position where the carrier tape CT can be inserted into each of the three parts accommodating recesses CTa in a batch, the aforementioned orientation change and the aforementioned batch insertion can be smoothly performed.

<Function 6> Since each of the three component guide holes 12a of the sub-support plate 12 is pressed toward each of the three component storage recesses CTa of the carrier tape CT and moved toward each of the components PA after the orientation change, even after the orientation change Each of the parts PA and each of the three part-accommodating recesses CTa of the carrier tape CT are incorrectly facing each other, but the position of the parts PA after the orientation change can be corrected when they pass through each of the three parts guide holes 12a. , and the aforementioned bulk insertion can be performed reliably.

Next, a modification example of the aforementioned tape loading device TM which achieves the same functions and effects as described above will be described.

<Modification 1> The case where the parts conveying tray 20 is inclined and arranged rearwardly by 30 degrees is shown, but the inclination angle may exceed 30 degrees or less than 30 degrees as long as it is within an acute angle range. Needless to say, the parts transfer tray 20 can be arranged substantially parallel to the virtual vertical line shown in FIG. 2 .

<Variation 2> As the parts conveying tray 20, for the convenience of illustration, the radius of curvature of a total of 30 parts accommodating grooves 22 at 12-degree intervals is shown as the smaller one, but a larger radius of curvature than the one shown in the figure may be used. If it is larger, the angular interval of the component accommodating grooves can also be decreased along with the enlargement of the radius of curvature, thereby increasing the total number of component accommodating grooves.

<Variation 3> shows the case where the same number of components PA are sequentially inserted into the three component storage recesses CTa of the carrier tape CT in a batch, but by increasing or decreasing the component pressing lever of the component insertion mechanism 60 The number of 63 and the number of concave parts 66 are changed, and the same number of parts PA can be inserted into each of the two parts storage concave parts CTa of the carrier tape CT in sequence, and the same number of parts PA can also be inserted The four or more parts storage recesses CTa of the carrier tape CT are sequentially inserted into each of the four or more parts storage concave portions CTa in a batch.

<Variation 4> As the part pressing rod 63 of the part insertion mechanism 60, the part PA that has been pressed and moved toward the changed part PA is shown, but an air passage may be provided in the center of the part pressing rod 63, and a negative air pressure may act on the air passage, Instead, the component PA can be adsorbed to the front end during the orientation change process and after the orientation change. At this time, it is preferable to stop the action of the negative air pressure on the air passage or to make the positive air pressure act on the air passage when the pressing movement of the part PA by the part pressing rod 63 is completed.

<Variation 5> The case where three positive-pressure air passages 67 and three negative-pressure air passages 68 are individually provided in the component insertion mechanism 60 is shown, but the components of the three positive-pressure air passages 67 may be inserted into the plate 61 The surface side of the assembly is assembled and a positive pressure air hole communicated with the assembly portion is provided, and the components of the three negative pressure air passages 68 can be assembled on the surface side of the insertion plate 61 to provide a negative pressure air hole communicated with the assembly portion. .

<Variation 6> shows the situation in which the negative pressure air hole 11h is provided in the main support plate 11, and the air hole 12d communicated with the negative pressure air hole 11h is provided in the sub support plate 12, but even if the negative air pressure does not act on existing in the When the parts accommodating groove 22 of the parts conveying tray 20 in the parts storage chamber 43 can still insert and accommodate the parts PA into the parts accommodating groove 22, or when the parts accommodating groove 22 after accommodating the parts PA is moved out of the parts supply mechanism When the component PA accommodated in the component receiving groove 22 flies out of the component storage chamber 43 of 40 and is displaced toward the component insertion mechanism 60, the main branch can be excluded. The negative pressure air holes 11h of the holding plate 11 and the air holes 12d of the sub-supporting plate 12 are provided.

<Variation 7> It is shown that in the parts storage recess CTa of the carrier tape CT, the three parts PA are inserted into the three parts storage recess CTa by the first insertion, and the three parts are inserted by the second insertion. The PA is inserted into the three component receiving concave portions CTa that are continuous with the aforementioned three component receiving concave portions CTa, and then the same batch insertion is repeated (refer to FIG. 11 ), but the insertion method shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 can be used. .

The insertion method shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 is used as the parts conveying tray 20 , the total number of the parts accommodating grooves 22 is doubled (60 in total), and the angular interval of the parts accommodating grooves 22 is set to 1/2 (6 degrees) (see Figure 12). When inserting the same number of components PA into each of the three component receiving recesses CTa of the carrier tape CT, the three component receiving grooves 22 indicated by the circle 1 in FIG. 12 are used for the first time, and FIG. 12 is used for the second time. The three parts accommodating grooves 22 indicated by the circle 2 are used for the third time, and the three parts accommodating grooves 22 indicated by the circle 3 in FIG. 12 are used for the third time.

When the three parts accommodating grooves 22 are used as described above, as shown in FIG. 13 , by the first insertion, the three parts PA are inserted into the three parts accommodating concave parts CTa in total which are separated from each other by one part accommodating concave part CTa ( Referring to circle 1), by the second insertion, 3 parts PA are inserted into a total of 3 parts storage between the total 3 parts storage recesses CTa that are separated from each other by 1 part storage recess CTa and one of them enters the first time. The same batch insertion is repeated for the recess CTa (refer to circle 2).

That is, in the insertion method shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 , even if the angle of the intermittent rotation of the parts conveying tray 20 is set to 18 degrees, each of the three parts PA whose orientations have been changed can be batched together. Inserted into each of the three component storage recesses CTa of the carrier tape CT, compared with the insertion method shown in FIG. The angle is set to 1/2. That is, since the angle of the intermittent rotation of the parts conveying tray 20 during batch insertion can be reduced, the time required for the intermittent rotation of the parts conveying tray 20 can be reduced, which further contributes to the speed-up of the parts insertion.

In addition, the insertion method shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 is not limited to the case of inserting the same number of components PA into each of the three component storage recesses CTa of the carrier tape CT in a batch in turn, but can also be applied to the same number of components. The case where each of the parts PA is inserted into each of the two parts storage recesses CTa of the carrier tape CT in a batch in sequence, or the same number of each of the parts PA is sequentially inserted into each of the four or more parts storage recesses CTa of the carrier tape CT in a batch. situation within.

10: Disk Support Mechanism

11: Main support board

11a: Bearings

11b: Shaft configuration hole

11c: with guide groove

11d: sprocket configuration hole

11e: Permanent magnet

11f: Magnet configuration slot

11g: Positive pressure air hole

11h: Negative pressure air hole

12: Vice support board

12a: Parts guide hole

12b: Shaft configuration hole

12c: Stomata

12d: Stomata

14: Platen

20: Parts transfer tray / transfer tray

21: Shaft connection hole

22: Parts storage slot

23: Air slot

30: Disc Rotation Mechanism

31: Motor

32: Shaft

33: Connector

40: Parts supply mechanism

41: Parts storage board

42: Recess

43: Parts storage room

43a: Inside

50: Feeding belt mechanism

51: Motor

52: Shaft

53: Sprocket

53a: convex part

60: Parts Insertion Mechanism

61: Parts Insert Board

62: Solenoid

63: Parts press lever

64: Towards a change agency

65: Disk accommodating recess

66: To change the concave part

67: Positive pressure air passage

68: Negative pressure air passage

CT: carrier tape

PA: Parts

TM: Tape loading device

θ: angle

Claims (13)

A tape loading device, which is used for sequentially inserting the same number of components into each of a plurality of component storage recesses of a carrier tape in batches, and includes: a component conveying tray, which has a A parts accommodating groove for accommodating the above-mentioned parts; a disk rotation mechanism for intermittently rotating the above-mentioned parts conveying plate; a parts feeding mechanism for supplying and accommodating the above-mentioned parts into the above-mentioned parts accommodating groove at the parts accommodating position; a feeder belt a mechanism for intermittently moving the carrier tape; and a component insertion mechanism for inserting the components accommodated in the component accommodating grooves into the component accommodating recesses of the carrier tape at the component insertion position; and the components Form a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape with a relationship of length>width and height; the parts receiving groove of the parts conveying tray includes a width and depth slightly larger than the width and height of the parts, and a length slightly longer than the length of the parts. The substantially rectangular parallelepiped-shaped groove can accommodate the components in an orientation whose longitudinal direction is substantially orthogonal to the radial direction of the component conveying tray; the component insertion mechanism includes an orientation changing mechanism for arranging a plurality of numbers corresponding to the carrier tape. The orientation of each of the component receiving recesses is integrated to change the orientation of each of the components accommodated in the plurality of component accommodating grooves of the component conveying tray; The components after the orientation change by the changing mechanism are inserted into each of the plurality of component storage recesses of the carrier tape in a batch; the carrier tape can be substantially parallel to the rear surface of the component transfer tray with the front surface provided with the component storage recesses The orientation of the part is intermittently moved; and the orientation of each of the aforementioned parts is performed by the aforementioned orientation changing mechanism of the aforementioned part insertion mechanism A change in orientation is a change in the orientation of the face defining the length of each of the aforementioned parts that changes approximately 90 degrees. The tape loading device according to claim 1, wherein the orientation changing mechanism of the component insertion mechanism has: a tray accommodating recess that can accommodate a part of the outer peripheral portion of the component conveying tray; a plurality of orientation changing recesses, which are accommodated in the tray The concave portion communicates and corresponds to each of the components; and an air passage for causing air pressure to act on each of the components accommodated in the plurality of component accommodating grooves of the component transfer tray. The tape attaching device according to claim 2, wherein each of the orientation changing recesses of the orientation changing mechanism has: a support portion for supporting the orientation change of the parts, and the parts after the orientation change can be batched in a batch. A stop portion where the position of each of the plurality of the component accommodating recesses inserted into the carrier tape is stopped. A tape loading device, which is used for sequentially inserting the same number of components into each of a plurality of component storage recesses of a carrier tape in batches, and includes: a component conveying tray, which has a A parts accommodating groove for accommodating the above-mentioned parts; a disk rotation mechanism for intermittently rotating the above-mentioned parts conveying plate; a parts feeding mechanism for supplying and accommodating the above-mentioned parts into the above-mentioned parts accommodating groove at the parts accommodating position; a feeder belt a mechanism for intermittently moving the carrier tape; and a component insertion mechanism for inserting the components accommodated in the component accommodating grooves into the component accommodating recesses of the carrier tape at the component insertion position; and the components Form a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape with a relationship of length>width and height; the parts accommodating groove of the parts conveying tray includes a width and height higher than that of the parts A substantially cuboid-shaped groove with a slightly larger width and depth and a length slightly longer than the length of the above-mentioned parts can accommodate the above-mentioned parts in an orientation whose longitudinal direction is substantially orthogonal to the radial direction of the above-mentioned parts transfer tray; the above-mentioned The component insertion mechanism has an orientation changing mechanism for changing the components accommodated in the plurality of component accommodating grooves of the component conveying tray in a manner that is integrated with the orientation of each of the component accommodating recesses of the carrier tape the orientation of each; and a plurality of component pressing levers for inserting the components after the orientation change by the orientation changing mechanism into each of the component storage recesses of the carrier tape in a batch; the component insertion The aforementioned orientation changing mechanism of the mechanism has: a tray accommodating recess that can accommodate a part of the outer peripheral portion of the component conveying tray; a plurality of orientation changing recesses, which are communicated with the tray accommodating recess and correspond to each of the aforementioned components; and an air A passage for causing air pressure to act on each of the components accommodated in the plurality of component accommodating grooves of the component conveying tray; each of the direction changing recesses of the direction changing mechanism has: a A support portion for changing the orientation, and a stop portion for stopping each of the components after the orientation change at a position where each of the plurality of component storage recesses of the carrier tape can be inserted in a batch. A tape loading device, which is used for sequentially inserting the same number of components into each of a plurality of component storage recesses of a carrier tape in batches, and includes: a component conveying tray, which has a A parts accommodating groove for accommodating the above-mentioned parts; a disk rotation mechanism for intermittently rotating the above-mentioned parts conveying plate; a parts feeding mechanism for supplying and accommodating the above-mentioned parts into the above-mentioned parts accommodating groove at the parts accommodating position; a feeder belt a mechanism for intermittently moving the aforementioned carrier tape; and a parts insertion mechanism for The component insertion position inserts the components accommodated in the component accommodating grooves into the component accommodating recesses of the carrier tape; and the components are formed into a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape having a relationship of length>width and height; the components of the component conveying tray The receiving groove includes a substantially cuboid-shaped groove with a width and depth slightly larger than the width and height of the aforementioned components, and a length slightly longer than the length of the aforementioned components. The parts insertion mechanism is provided with an orientation changing mechanism for changing the orientation of the parts accommodated in the parts conveying tray in a manner that is integrated with the orientation of each of the plurality of parts accommodating recesses of the carrier tape. the orientation of each of the above-mentioned parts in the plurality of the above-mentioned parts accommodating grooves; and a plurality of parts pressing rods, which are used for inserting the above-mentioned parts of each of the above-mentioned parts after the orientation change by the orientation changing mechanism into the plurality of the above-mentioned carrier tapes in a batch A sub-support plate is arranged between the rear surface of the parts conveying tray and the front surface of the carrier tape; and a plurality of parts guide holes are arranged on the sub-support plate, and the plurality of parts guide holes Insertion of each of the components is guided when the components whose orientation has been changed by the orientation changing mechanism of the component inserting mechanism are inserted into each of the plurality of component accommodating recesses of the carrier tape in a batch. The tape loading device according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the air passage of the direction changing mechanism includes a positive pressure air passage for applying a positive air pressure to a plurality of components accommodated in the parts transfer tray Each of the above-mentioned components in the above-mentioned component receiving groove is pressed out of each of the above-mentioned components from each of the above-mentioned component receiving grooves; Each of the above-mentioned components in the plurality of the above-mentioned component-accommodating grooves of the above-mentioned component conveyance tray is sucked into each of the above-mentioned orientation changing recesses. The tape loading device according to any one of Claims 1 to 4, wherein a sub-support plate is provided between the rear surface of the component conveying tray and the front surface of the carrier tape; and a plurality of component guides are provided on the sub-support plate Holes, the plurality of component guide holes guide the components when the components are inserted in a batch into each of the plurality of component storage recesses of the carrier tape after the orientation change has been performed by the orientation changing mechanism of the component insertion mechanism Insertion of each. The tape loading device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the parts supply mechanism has a parts storage chamber that can store the parts in a bulk state on the front side of the lower part of the parts conveying tray and is inclined rearward and downward. The tape loading device of claim 8, wherein the inner surface of the parts storage chamber has a curvature radius slightly larger than that of the parts conveying tray; and the outer peripheral surface of the lower part of the parts conveying tray is close to the inner surface of the parts storage chamber . The tape loading device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the parts conveying tray is disposed inclined toward the rear side. A tape loading method, which comprises the steps of sequentially inserting the same number of components into each of a plurality of component receiving recesses of a carrier tape in bulk, and The above-mentioned steps are performed during the stopping process of intermittently rotating the parts conveying plate and making the carrier tape move intermittently, wherein the parts conveying plate has parts accommodating grooves that can accommodate the parts at equal angular intervals on the outer peripheral surface; the parts Form a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape with a relationship of length>width and height; the parts receiving groove of the parts conveying tray includes a width and depth slightly larger than the width and height of the parts, and a length slightly longer than the length of the parts. The substantially rectangular parallelepiped-shaped groove can accommodate the above-mentioned components in an orientation whose longitudinal direction is substantially orthogonal to the radial direction of the above-mentioned component conveying tray; during the above-mentioned stopping process, the component insertion mechanism is used to connect the plurality of the above-mentioned components of the above-mentioned carrier tape. The orientation of each of the accommodating recesses is integrated by changing the orientation of each of the components accommodated in the plurality of the component accommodating grooves, and the components after the orientation change are inserted into the plurality of the component accommodating recesses of the carrier tape in a batch. In each of them, the component insertion mechanism has: an orientation changing mechanism for changing the plurality of the component housings accommodated in the component transfer tray in a manner that is integrated with the orientation of each of the component housing recesses of the carrier tape the orientation of each of the components in the groove; and a plurality of component pressing levers for inserting the components after the orientation change by the orientation changing mechanism into each of the plurality of component storage recesses of the carrier tape in batches Inside; the change of the orientation of each of the aforementioned components by the aforementioned orientation changing mechanism of the aforementioned component insertion mechanism is a change of approximately 90 degrees in the orientation of the face defining the length of each of the aforementioned components. A tape loading method, which includes the steps of sequentially inserting the same number of components into each of a plurality of component storage recesses of a carrier tape in a batch, and the aforementioned step is caused by intermittently rotating a component conveying plate and intermittently causing the carrier tape to be stop while moving Execution during the stopping process, wherein, the parts conveying tray has parts accommodating grooves that can accommodate the above-mentioned parts at equal angular intervals on the outer peripheral surface; The parts receiving groove includes a substantially cuboid-shaped groove having a width and a depth slightly larger than the width and height of the parts, and a length slightly longer than the length of the parts, and the parts can be transferred to the parts conveying tray in the longitudinal direction of the parts. The radial direction of the carrier tape is approximately orthogonal to the orientation; during the stop process, the component insertion mechanism is used to change the orientation of each of the component accommodating recesses of the carrier tape to be accommodated in the component accommodating grooves. The orientation of each of the above-mentioned components inside, the above-mentioned components after the orientation change are inserted into each of the plurality of the above-mentioned component-receiving recesses of the above-mentioned carrier tape in a batch; the above-mentioned component insertion mechanism has: an orientation changing mechanism, which is used for and The orientation of each of the plurality of the component accommodating recesses of the carrier tape is integrated to change the orientation of each of the components accommodated in the plurality of the component accommodating grooves of the component transfer tray; and a plurality of component pressing rods, etc. It is used for inserting the components whose orientations are changed by the orientation changing mechanism into each of the plurality of component accommodating recesses of the carrier tape; A part of the outer peripheral portion of the parts conveying tray is accommodated; a plurality of orientation changing recesses communicate with the tray accommodation recesses and correspond to each of the parts; and an air passage for causing air pressure to act on the parts accommodated in the tray Each of the above-mentioned components in the plurality of the above-mentioned component storage grooves of the component conveying tray; each of the above-mentioned orientation changing recesses of the above-mentioned orientation changing mechanism has: a support portion for supporting the change of the orientation of each of the above-mentioned components, and the above-mentioned after changing the orientation. Parts can be batched A stop portion where the position of each of the plurality of the component accommodating recesses inserted into the carrier tape is stopped. A tape loading method, which includes the steps of sequentially inserting the same number of components into each of a plurality of component storage recesses of a carrier tape in a batch, and the aforementioned step is caused by intermittently rotating a component conveying plate and intermittently causing the carrier tape to be Execution during the stopping process when moving, wherein, the parts conveying tray has parts accommodating grooves capable of accommodating the parts at equal angular intervals on the outer peripheral surface; the parts are formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape having a relationship of length>width and height; the parts The parts accommodating groove of the conveying tray includes a substantially cuboid-shaped groove having a width and depth slightly larger than the width and height of the parts, and a length slightly longer than the length of the parts. The radial direction of the component conveying tray is stored in an orientation that is substantially orthogonal to the radial direction; during the stop process, the component insertion mechanism is used to change the orientation of each of the plurality of component storage recesses of the carrier tape to be accommodated in the plurality of the aforementioned The orientation of each of the components in the component accommodating groove, after the orientation has been changed, the components are inserted into each of the plurality of the component accommodating recesses of the carrier tape in a batch; the component insertion mechanism has: an orientation changing mechanism, which uses changing the orientation of each of the components accommodated in the plurality of component accommodating grooves of the component transfer tray in a manner that is integrated with the orientation of each of the plurality of component accommodating recesses on the carrier tape; and a plurality of component pressing levers , which are used for inserting the components after the orientation change by the orientation changing mechanism into each of the plurality of component storage recesses of the carrier tape in batches; the rear surface of the component transfer tray and the front surface of the carrier tape are A sub-support board is arranged between; and The auxiliary support plate is provided with a plurality of component guide holes, and the plurality of component guide holes are inserted into the plurality of the carrier tapes in a batch after the components whose orientations are changed by the direction changing mechanism of the component insertion mechanism. When the aforementioned components are accommodated in each of the recesses, the insertion of each of the components is guided.

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