TWI776670B - Pick-and-place cap clamping fixture - Google Patents

Abstract

A pick-and-place cap clamping fixture is disclosed in the present invention. The pick-and-place cap clamping fixture includes a fixing assembly, a plurality of positioning rods, and a clamping assembly. The plurality of positioning rod set on the fixing assembly. The clamping assembly is utilized to clamp a pick-and-place cap when the clamping assembly is at a first state, and is utilized to release the pick-and-place cap when the clamping assembly is at a second state, so as to avoid the pick-and-place cap touching pins of a central processing unit socket.

Description

Pick and place lid clamp

The present invention relates to a jig, in particular to a pick-and-place cover jig.

Most products are continuously tested during the development and design process to ensure that the quality of the product meets product specifications and compliance with relevant regulations. Computer or server products have a Central Processing Unit (CPU) component. Because of its high unit price, it is usually assembled to the central processing unit socket (CPU Socket) of the circuit board (motherboard) during testing. ), and the central processing unit socket has a plurality of pins that are electrically connected to the central processing unit. In order to protect these pins from being damaged or damaged, such as being bent due to impact, the central processing unit socket is provided with these pins The Pick-and-Place Cap, or protective cover.

Please refer to the first to third figures together, wherein the first figure is a perspective view of the pick-and-place cover; the second figure is a top view of the socket and the circuit board of the central processing unit; and the third figure is the central processing unit Schematic diagram of the pins of the socket. As shown in the figure, a central processing unit socket U is disposed on a circuit board P.

The central processing unit socket U usually includes a plurality of pins (PIN) N, and has a plurality of socket holes Ua, Ub, Uc, Ud (drawing four in the drawing). The circuit board P is provided with a plurality of board holes Pa, Pb, Pc, and Pd (four are drawn in the drawing). The central processing unit socket U and the circuit board P will form a plurality of positioning areas Da, Db, Dc, Dd (four are drawn in the drawing), wherein each positioning area Da, Db, Dc, Dd will include a hole Ua, Ub , Uc, Ud and corresponding plate holes Pa, Pb, Pc, Pd. In the positioning areas Da, Db, Dc, and Dd, the seat holes Ua, Ub, Uc, and Ud are located at a first relative position of the corresponding plate holes Pa, Pb, Pc, and Pd, as shown in the second figure.

A pick-and-place cover 2 covers the central processing unit socket U before and after the central processing unit test. The pick-and-place cover 2 has an accommodating space S and a plurality of positioning members 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d. The pick-and-place cover 2 is correspondingly penetrated into the seat holes Ua, Ub, Uc, Ud by the positioning members 21a, 21b, 21c, and 21d, so as to cover the socket U of the central processing unit. However, the hole diameters of the seat holes Ua, Ub, Uc, and Ud are small, so that the positioning members 21a, 21b, 21c, and 21d are not easily penetrated, so that the pick-and-place cover 2 will hit the pin N of the central processing unit socket U. Similarly, when the pick-and-place cover 2 is removed from the socket U of the central processing unit, the pin N may also be hit.

As shown in the third figure, pin N1 and pin N2 are normally upright pins, and pin N3, pin N4 and pin N5 are pins that are bent after being hit (also known as Bent PIN), It may cause the central processing unit socket U to fail to work, requiring repair or even reimbursement. Therefore, there is room for improvement in prior art placing or removing the pick-and-place cover.

In view of the prior art, placing or removing the pick-and-place cover easily hits the pins of the central processing unit socket, thereby causing the pins to bend, and the central processing unit socket cannot operate, requiring maintenance or even reimbursement. One of the main objectives of the present invention is to provide a pick-and-place cover jig for solving at least one problem in the prior art.

In order to solve the problems of the prior art, the necessary technical means adopted by the present invention is to provide a pick-and-place cover clamp, which is used to place a pick-and-place cover on a central processing unit socket, or to remove the pick-and-place cover from the central processing unit socket. Take away from the top, the pick-and-place cover has a plurality of positioning pieces, the central processing unit socket is located on a circuit board, and has a plurality of positioning areas, each positioning area includes a socket on the central processing unit socket and a socket on the circuit board. The plate hole, the seat hole is located at a first relative position of the plate hole, and the pick-and-place cover clamp includes a fixing component, a plurality of positioning posts and a clamping component.

The fixing component is provided with a plurality of through holes. The positioning posts are respectively correspondingly pierced through through holes and fixed to the fixing component, so as to be respectively inserted into the plurality of the above-mentioned plate holes correspondingly. The clamping assembly is rotatably connected to the fixing assembly, clamps the pick-and-place cover in a first state, and releases the pick-and-place cover in a second state, and when the pick-and-place cover is clamped, the clamp assembly is connected to the pick-and-place cover The cover forms a plurality of docking regions corresponding to the positioning regions. In each docking region, the positioning member is located at a second relative position of the corresponding positioning column, and the second relative position is consistent with the first relative position. Wherein, when the clamping assembly clamps the pick-and-place cover and the positioning column is inserted into the plate hole in the positioning area, the docking area overlaps with the positioning area, so that the positioning member is correspondingly inserted into a plurality of the above-mentioned seats in the positioning area When the clamping assembly rotates along a first rotation stroke and is in the second state, it is disengaged from the pick-and-place cover, thereby placing the pick-and-place cover on the socket of the central processing unit.

On the basis of the above-mentioned necessary technical means, an auxiliary technical means derived from the present invention is to take and place the fixing component in the cover clamp, which includes a fixing seat, and the fixing seat is provided with a through hole.

On the basis of the above-mentioned necessary technical means, an auxiliary technical means derived from the present invention is to take and place the fixing seat in the cover clamp, and further open a plurality of accommodating grooves for accommodating the clamping components.

On the basis of the above-mentioned necessary technical means, an auxiliary technical means derived from the present invention is to pick and place the fixing component in the cover clamp, and further include two connecting bases. link.

On the basis of the above-mentioned necessary technical means, an auxiliary technical means derived from the present invention is that the clamping assembly in the pick-and-place cover clamp includes two clamping arms, the two clamping arms are arranged oppositely, and each clamping arm is It includes an operation section, an extension section and a clamping section. The extension section is connected with the operation section and is driven by the operation section. The clamping section is connected to the extension section and driven by the extension section, and is used for clamping the pick-and-place cover in the first state.

On the basis of the above-mentioned necessary technical means, an auxiliary technical means derived from the present invention is to make the pick-and-place cover clamp further include an elastic element, which is arranged between the two clamping arms to utilize the elastic restoring force to make The clamp assembly is in the first state or the second state.

On the basis of the above-mentioned necessary technical means, an auxiliary technical means derived from the present invention is to pick and place the clamping component in the cover clamp, further comprising two fulcrum latches, and the two fulcrum latches are respectively inserted into the two clamps correspondingly. The arm and the fixing assembly are used to make the clamping arm rotate with the fulcrum bolt as the fulcrum to be in the first state or the second state.

On the basis of the above-mentioned necessary technical means, an auxiliary technical means derived from the present invention is that the positioning column in the pick-and-place cover fixture has a through portion and a top, and the through portion is used to pass through the board. The hole is used to abut the circuit board after the penetration portion is penetrated to the board hole.

Continuing from the above, the pick-and-place cover clamp provided by the present invention utilizes the fixing component, the positioning column and the clamping component to place the pick-and-place cover on the socket of the central processing unit, or remove the pick-and-place cover from the socket of the central processing unit . Compared with the prior art, the present invention utilizes the fixing component to contact the pick-and-place cover, uses the clamping component to hold the pick-and-place cover, and utilizes the relative positional relationship between the positioning post and the positioning member of the pick-and-place cover to conform to the board hole of the circuit board The relative positional relationship with the socket hole of the central processing unit is such that when the positioning column is penetrated into the board hole, the positioning member will be correspondingly penetrated to the socket hole, so as to prevent the pick-and-place cover from hitting the pins of the central processing unit socket. The resulting bending and the various problems that arise from it. In addition, in the present invention, the positioning column can be moved in other directions only when the positioning column is completely separated from the board hole, so as to avoid the bending caused by the premature movement of the pick-and-place cover hitting the pins of the central processing unit socket and various problems derived therefrom. .

The specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the schematic diagrams. The advantages and features of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description and the scope of the claims. It should be noted that the drawings are all in a very simplified form and use inaccurate scales, and are only used to facilitate and clearly assist the purpose of explaining the embodiments of the present invention.

Please refer to the fourth and fifth figures, the fourth figure is a perspective view of the pick-and-place cover fixture provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention; and, the fifth figure is the pick-and-place cover provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention. Exploded view of the fixture. As shown in the figure, a pick-and-place cover jig 1 includes a fixing component 11 , a plurality of positioning posts 12 a , 12 b , 12 c , and 12 d (four are shown in the drawings), a clamping component 13 and an elastic element 14 .

The fixing assembly 11 includes a fixing base 111 and two connecting bases 112a and 112b. The fixing base 111 defines a plurality of through holes H corresponding to the positioning posts 12 a , 12 b , 12 c and 12 d , and defines a plurality of accommodating grooves Ta and Tb for accommodating the clamping components 13 . The connecting bases 112 a and 112 b are connected to the fixing base 111 and are used for rotatably connecting the clamping assembly 13 .

The positioning posts 12 a , 12 b , 12 c , and 12 d respectively pass through the through holes H correspondingly, and are fixed on the fixing seat 111 of the fixing assembly 11 .

The clamping assembly 13 includes two clamping arms 131a, 131b. Each clamping arm 131a, 131b includes an operating section 1311a, 1311b, an extension section 1312a, 1312b and a clamping section 1313a, 1313b. One ends of the extending sections 1312a and 1312b are connected to the operation sections 1311a and 1311b, and the other ends are connected to the clamping sections 1313a and 1313b. In this embodiment, the operating sections 1311a, 1311b, the extending sections 1312a, 1312b and the clamping sections 1313a, 1313b are integrally formed structures. The clamping segment 1313a and the clamping segment 1313b are respectively located in the accommodating grooves Ta and Tb of the clamping component 13 .

In this embodiment, the clamping assembly 13 further includes two fulcrum pins Qa and Qb. The fulcrum pins Qa, Qb are correspondingly inserted in the connecting seat 112a, the clamping arms 131a, 131b and the connecting seat 112b in sequence, so that the clamping arms 131a, 131b will rotate with the fulcrum pins Qa, Qb as the fulcrum when being operated.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the fulcrum pins Qa and Qb are drawn through the connecting seat 112a, the clamping arms 131a, 131b and the connecting seat 112b, but not limited thereto. In other embodiments of the present invention, the fulcrum pins Qa and Qb can also be located only on the connecting seat 112a, the connecting seat 112b or both, and the clamping arms 131a and 131b only have openings or slots; or the clamping arms 131a The fulcrum pins Qa and Qb protrude out from the two sides of the fulcrum pins Qa and Qb respectively on both sides, and the connecting seat 112a and the connecting seat 112b have openings or grooves. The clamping arms 131a and 131b can also be rotated with the fulcrum pins Qa and Qb as the fulcrum. content.

The elastic element 14 is compressively disposed between the clamping arm 131a and the clamping arm 131b, and is used to make the clamping arm 131a and the clamping arm 131a and the clamping arm 131a and the clamping arm 131a and the clamping arm 131a and the clamping arm 131a and the clamping arm 131a and the clamping arm 131a and the clamping arm 131a and the clamping arm 131a and the clamping arm 131a and the clamping arm 131a and the clamping arm 131a be used for the elastic restoring force after the clamping arm 131a and the clamping arm 131b are operated to rotate. The arm 131b returns.

Next, please refer to Figures 5 to 7 together, wherein, Figure 6 is a schematic diagram showing that the pick-and-place cover clamp provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention has not yet clamped the pick-and-place cover; and, Figure 7 shows Section A-A of Figure 6. As shown in the figure, the pick-and-place cover clamp 1 is used for holding a pick-and-place cover 2 . The pick-and-place cover 2 is the same as the pick-and-place cover 2 in the prior art, and has an accommodating space S and a plurality of positioning members 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d. In addition, it should be noted here that the pick-and-place cover 2 is provided with two side holes H2a, H2b. Since the side holes H2a, H2b have no special function in the prior art, they are not mentioned in the prior art.

When the clamping assembly 13 is operated to move toward the pick-and-place cover 2 and used to hold the pick-and-place cover 2, the two operating segments 1311a and 1311b are respectively subjected to forces along a first direction D1 and a second direction D2, and The two extension sections 1312a and 1312b are driven, and the elastic element 14 is compressed at the same time. Then, the two extending sections 1312a and 1312b respectively rotate along a first rotation direction D3 and a second rotation direction D4 with the pivot pins Qa and Qb as pivot points, and respectively drive the two clamping sections 1313a and 1313b.

When the clamping assembly 13 has not received the force in the first direction D1 and the second direction D2, it is in a first state. When the clamping assembly 13 is subjected to the force in the first direction D1 and the second direction D2, it will be in a second state.

Next, please refer to the second figure, the fifth figure, and the eighth to tenth figures, wherein, the eighth figure is a schematic diagram showing the pick-and-place cover clamp provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention to clamp the pick-and-place cover; The ninth figure is a B-B sectional view of the eighth figure; and the tenth figure is a bottom view of the eighth figure. As shown in the figure, the pick-and-place cover jig 1 holds the pick-and-place cover 2 .

When the pick-and-place cover clamp 1 continues to move toward the pick-and-place cover 2 , the fixing assembly 11 will contact the pick-and-place cover 2 . At this time, the forces applied to the first direction D1 and the second direction D2 of the operating segments 1311a and 1311b respectively are operated to disappear. Taking a user as an illustration, when the user moves the pick-and-place cover jig 1 to the pick-and-place cover 2, he will press the operating segments 1311a and 1311b, and when the fixing component 11 contacts the pick-and-place cover 2, he will release the operating segment 1311a. , 1311b.

When the operating sections 1311a and 1311b are not subjected to the force in the first direction D1 and the second direction D2, the compressed elastic element 14 will use the elastic restoring force to restore the operating sections 1311a and 1311b, and drive the extension sections 1312a and 1312b to connect with the clips. The holding segments 1313a, 1313b are reset, so that the clamping assembly 13 is in the first state. Because the fixing assembly 11 has already contacted the pick-and-place cover 2 at this time, when the clamping section 1313a and the clamping section 1313b are returned, they will extend into the side holes H2a and H2b of the pick-and-place cover 2 respectively, so as to clamp the Hold the access cover 2.

When the pick-and-place cover jig 1 holds the pick-and-place cover 2, the fixing assembly 11 and the pick-and-place cover 2 will form a plurality of docking areas De, Df, Dg, Dh, wherein the docking areas De, Df, Dg, Dh will correspond to The positioning areas Da, Db, Dc, and Dd formed by the central processing unit socket U and the circuit board P are consistent with each other. There are corresponding positioning posts 12a, 12b, 12c, 12d and positioning members 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d in each docking area De, Df, Dg, Dh. For example, the positioning member 21a and the positioning post 12a are located in the docking area De, and the positioning member 21a is located at a second relative position of the positioning post 12a, as shown in FIG. 10. Wherein, the second relative position will be consistent with the first relative position.

Then, the pick-and-place cover jig 1 can place and cover the pick-and-place cover 2 on the socket U of the central processing unit. When the positioning posts 12a, 12b, 12c, and 12d are respectively pierced through the plate holes Pa, Pb, Pc, and Pd, the docking regions De, Df, Dg, and Dh will overlap the positioning regions Da, Db, Dc, and Dd, respectively. . And because the second relative position matches the first relative position, the positioning members 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d of the pick-and-place cover 2 are correspondingly penetrated to the socket holes Ua, Ub, Uc, Ud, whereby the pick-and-place cover 2 is accurately placed on the central processing unit socket U, and the pins N of the central processing unit socket U are all located in the accommodating space S, so as not to collide with the pins N and cause bending, etc. .

After the pick-and-place cover 2 is placed to cover the socket U of the central processing unit, the pick-and-place cover clamp 1 can be operated in the second state to release the pick-and-place cover 2 . When the pick-and-place cover 2 needs to be removed from the socket U of the central processing unit, the pick-and-place cover clamp 1 can be operated in the first state so as to hold the pick-and-place cover 2 and remove the pick-and-place cover 2 from the central processing unit. Remove it from the unit socket U. Because of the relationship between the positioning columns 12a, 12b, 12c, and 12d, the pick-and-place cover jig 1 can move in other directions only after the positioning columns 12a, 12b, 12c, and 12d are completely separated from the plate holes Pa, Pb, Pc, and Pd. Avoid premature movement in other directions to cause the pick-and-place cover 2 to hit the pin N of the socket U of the central processing unit.

Preferably, the positioning column has a through portion and a top. Taking the positioning column 12d as an example, the positioning column 12d has a through portion 121d and a top portion 122d. When the positioning post 12d is penetrated to the plate hole Pd, the penetration portion 121d is used to penetrate the plate hole Pd. When the abutting top 122d abuts against the circuit board P, the fixing component 11 will also contact the pick-and-place cover 2, which can assist in positioning and prevent the pick-and-place cover clamp 1 from continuing to move toward the pick-and-place cover 2, thereby causing the clamping section 1313a , 1313b cannot extend into the side holes H2a, H2b or even squeeze to cause damage to the pick-and-place cover 2.

To sum up, the pick-and-place cover clamp provided by the present invention utilizes the fixing component, the positioning column and the clamping component to place the pick-and-place cover on the socket of the central processing unit, or remove the pick-and-place cover from the socket of the central processing unit . Compared with the prior art, the present invention utilizes the fixing component to contact the pick-and-place cover, uses the clamping component to hold the pick-and-place cover, and utilizes the relative positional relationship between the positioning post and the positioning member of the pick-and-place cover to conform to the board hole of the circuit board The relative positional relationship with the socket hole of the central processing unit is such that when the positioning column is penetrated into the board hole, the positioning member will be correspondingly penetrated to the socket hole, so as to prevent the pick-and-place cover from hitting the pins of the central processing unit socket. The resulting bending and the various problems that arise from it. In addition, in the present invention, the positioning column can be moved in other directions only when the positioning column is completely separated from the board hole, so as to avoid the bending caused by the premature movement of the pick-and-place cover hitting the pins of the central processing unit socket and various problems derived therefrom. .

The pick-and-place cover fixture of the present invention can be used before and after testing the central processing unit in the development stage of the server to avoid damage to the pins N of the socket U of the central processing unit, and can also be used to remove the central processing unit in the production stage when assembling the central processing unit. In addition to the jig for picking and placing the cover, to improve the reliability and yield of the process. Therefore, the quality of the server assembled by using the pick-and-place cover jig of the present invention is highly reliable, and is suitable for performing artificial intelligence (AI) computing, edge computing (Edge Computing), or can be used as a 5G server. , cloud server or Internet of Vehicles server.

Through the detailed description of the preferred embodiments above, it is hoped that the features and spirit of the present invention can be described more clearly, and the scope of the present invention is not limited by the preferred embodiments disclosed above. On the contrary, the intention is to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements within the scope of the claimed scope of the present invention.

1: Pick and place cover clamp 11: Fixed components 111: Fixed seat 112a, 112b: connecting seat 12a, 12b, 12c, 12d: Positioning posts 121d: Wearing Department 122d: to the top 13: Clamping components 131a, 131b: Clamping arm 1311a, 1311b: Operation Section 1312a, 1312b: Extensions 1313a, 1313b: Clamping segment 14: Elastic element 2: Pick and place cover 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d: Positioning pieces Da, Db, Dc, Dd: positioning area De, Df, Dg, Dh: docking area D1: first direction D2: Second direction D3: The first rotation direction D4: Second rotation direction H: through hole H2a, H2b: side holes N, N1, N2, N3, N4, N5: pins P: circuit board Pa, Pb, Pc, Pd: plate wells Qa, Qb: pivot pin S: accommodating space Ta, Tb: accommodating groove U: Central processing unit socket Ua,Ub,Uc,Ud: seat hole

The first figure is a perspective view showing the pick-and-place cover; The second figure is a top view showing the socket and circuit board of the central processing unit; Figure 3 is a schematic diagram showing the pins of the central processing unit socket; The fourth figure is a perspective view showing the pick-and-place cover clamp provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention; Figure 5 is an exploded view showing the pick-and-place cover clamp provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention; The sixth figure is a schematic diagram showing that the pick-and-place cover clamp provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention has not yet clamped the pick-and-place cover; Figure 7 shows the A-A sectional view of Figure 6; Figure 8 is a schematic diagram showing the pick-and-place cover clamp provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention for clamping the pick-and-place cover; Figure 9 shows the B-B section of Figure 8; and The tenth figure is a bottom view showing the eighth figure.

1: Pick and place cover clamp

111: Fixed seat

112a, 112b: connecting seat

12a, 12b, 12c, 12d: Positioning posts

131a, 131b: Clamping arm

1311a, 1311b: Operation Section

1312a, 1312b: Extensions

1313a, 1313b: Clamping segment

14: Elastic element

H: through hole

Qa, Qb: pivot pin

Ta, Tb: accommodating groove

Claims (8)

A pick-and-place cover clamp is used to place a pick-and-place cover to cover a central processing unit socket, or to take the pick-and-place cover from the central processing unit socket, the pick-and-place cover has a plurality of positioning pieces, the The central processing unit socket is located on a circuit board and has a plurality of positioning areas, each positioning area includes a socket on the central processing unit socket and a board hole on the circuit board, the socket hole is located on the A first relative position of one of the plate holes, the pick-and-place cover fixture includes: a fixing component, which is provided with a plurality of through holes; A plurality of positioning posts are respectively correspondingly penetrated through the through holes and fixed to the fixing component, so as to be respectively inserted into the plurality of the above-mentioned plate holes; a clamping assembly, rotatably connected to the fixing assembly, clamps the pick-and-place cover in a first state, and releases the pick-and-place cover in a second state, and when clamping the pick-and-place cover , the clamping assembly and the pick-and-place cover form a plurality of docking areas corresponding to the positioning area, and in each docking area, one of the positioning members is located at a second relative position of the corresponding positioning column , and the second relative position is consistent with the first relative position; Wherein, when the clamping element clamps the pick-and-place cover and the positioning posts are inserted into the plate holes in the positioning regions, the abutting regions overlap with the positioning regions, so that the positioning members Correspondingly, the positioning areas are inserted into a plurality of the above-mentioned seat holes, and when the clamping assembly rotates along a first rotation stroke and is in the second state, it is separated from the pick-and-place cover, thereby the pick-and-place A cover is placed to cover the central processing unit socket. The pick-and-place cover clamp of claim 1, wherein the fixing component comprises a fixing seat, and the fixing seat is provided with the through holes. The pick-and-place cover clamp according to claim 2, wherein the fixing base is further provided with a plurality of accommodating grooves for accommodating the clamping component. The pick-and-place cover clamp of claim 2, wherein the fixing component further comprises two connecting bases, and the two connecting bases are connected to the fixing base for rotatably connecting the clamping component. The pick-and-place cover clamp according to claim 1, wherein the clamping assembly comprises two clamping arms, the two clamping arms are arranged oppositely, and each clamping arm comprises: an operation section; an extension section, which is The operation section is connected and driven by the operation section; and a clamping section is connected with the extension section and driven by the extension section, and is used for clamping the pick-and-place cover in the first state. The pick-and-place cover clamp as claimed in claim 5, further comprising an elastic element, which is disposed between the two clamping arms, and is used for using elastic restoring force to make the clamping element in the first state or the second state. The pick-and-place cover fixture as claimed in claim 5, wherein the clamping component further comprises two fulcrum latches, and the two fulcrum latches are respectively inserted into the two clamping arms and the fixing component, so as to allow the two clamping arms The arm rotates with the two fulcrum pins as fulcrums to be in the first state or the second state. The pick-and-place cover fixture as claimed in claim 1, wherein each positioning post has a penetrating portion and a top portion, the penetrating portion is used for passing through the plate hole, and the abutting portion is used for The through portion is penetrated to the board hole and then abuts against the circuit board.

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