TWM462366U - Circuit recheck machine - Google Patents

Abstract

A circuit recheck machine for rechecking a flexible circuit sheet is provided. The flexible circuit sheet has a plurality of circuit zones arranged along a main axis of the flexible circuit sheet. The circuit recheck machine includes a base, a platform, a roll-to-roll apparatus, a transportation apparatus, and an image capture apparatus. The platform is disposed on the base and has a first edge and a second edge parallel to each other. The roll-to-roll apparatus is disposed on the base and includes a first roller and a second roller. The first and second rollers are respectively located at the first and second edges for feeding the flexible circuit sheet from the first roller to the second roller over the platform. The transportation apparatus is disposed on the platform. The image capture apparatus is disposed on the transportation apparatus, so as to horizontally move relative to the platform by using the transportation apparatus and recheck the circuit zones.

Description

Line inspection machine

The present invention relates to a line rechecking machine, and more particularly to a line rechecking machine for rechecking a flexible circuit sheet.

With the development of high resolution, the improvement of process technology and the demand for automation in industrial production, the traditional method of manual visual inspection (MVI) has gradually become limited. Usually, only component missing, model classification, And some obvious mistakes. Due to the vulnerability of people to subjective factors, it has higher instability, difficulty and cost. Therefore, the invention of automated optical inspection (AOI) came into being.

The automatic optical detecting device is a testing device with considerable market potential in recent years. The basic working principle is mainly to obtain the graphic image information of the detected object by the image sensor, and then the computer built-in software is processed and calculated for comparison, Analysis and judgment. It can be seen that the automatic optical detection not only reduces the error rate of manual inspection, but also saves time and labor costs. In addition, the automatic optical inspection equipment has the advantages of high stability and operational flexibility.

In addition, since the automatic optical detecting device has the characteristics of non-destructive detection, it can be applied in a wide range of fields, generally including integrated circuits, liquid crystal display panels, light-emitting diodes, printed circuit boards, and the like, and even related industries such as biomedicine.

After the automatic optical detecting device detects the circuit defect, the flexible circuit sheet is re-inspected by the line rechecking machine. For the conventional single-chip line rechecking machine for rechecking flexible circuit sheets, it is necessary to modify the existing equipment into a roll-to-roll automatic optical inspection equipment. The rollers are externally connected to both sides of the stage. However, in addition to the above-mentioned method of externally connecting the drum, the entire line rechecking machine has an excessively large area. The feeding of the soft circuit sheet in the direction of the previous sending and receiving will also prevent the reinspecting personnel from performing the rechecking process, so that the productivity is affected. . Moreover, due to the existing space of the existing machine, the isolation paper mechanism will not be able to be installed.

The present invention provides a line rechecking machine for rechecking flexible circuit sheets. The flexible circuit sheet has a plurality of circuit areas. The circuit areas are arranged along the long axis of the flexible circuit sheet. The line rechecking machine includes a base, a platform, a rolling device, a moving device, and an image capturing device. The platform is disposed on the base and has a first edge and a second edge that are parallel to each other. The roll-type device is disposed on the base and includes a first roller and a second roller. The first roller and the second roller are respectively located at the first edge and the second edge for feeding the flexible circuit sheet from the first roller to the second roller via the upper portion of the platform. The mobile device is disposed on the platform. The image capturing device is disposed on the mobile device and is The mobile device moves horizontally relative to the platform to recheck the circuit area.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the platform includes two first brackets and two second brackets. The first bracket is located at the first edge. The second bracket is located at the second edge. The mobile device includes two first tracks, a second track, and a slide table. The two first rails are respectively disposed on the first bracket and the second bracket. Both ends of the second track are slidably coupled to the first track, respectively, and are slidable along the first track above the platform. The slide table slidably connects to the second track. The image taking device is disposed on the slide table, and then slides along the second track along the second track.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first track is parallel to the first edge and the second edge, and the second track is perpendicular to the first track.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first edge, the first bracket and the corresponding first rail have a first opening. The second edge, the second bracket and the corresponding first track have a second opening. The first roller and the second roller are adjacent to the first opening and the second opening, respectively. The flexible circuit sheet is passed through the first opening by the first roller and is fed to the second roller after passing through the second opening above the platform.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the mobile device further includes a first driver and a second driver. The first driver is disposed on one of the first rails and operatively connected to the second rail for driving the second rail to slide along the first rail. The second driver is disposed on the slide table and operatively connected to the second track for driving the slide table to slide along the second track.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the flexible circuit sheet has a flat portion between the first roller and the second roller. The platform has a carrier board, To carry the flat portion.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the carrier board has a plurality of air suction holes for adsorbing the flexible circuit sheet.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the line rechecking machine further includes at least one light source. The light source is adjacent to the image capturing device for filling the flat portion.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first roller and the second roller are parallel to the first edge and the second edge and perpendicular to the long axis.

In an embodiment of the present creation, the platform is parallel to the base.

One of the main technical features of the line rechecking machine provided by this creation is that the line rechecking machine transports the flexible circuit sheet in a lateral feed mode, and the platform is changed to a horizontal form and redesigned, so that in addition to being substantially In addition to reducing the overall footprint of the line rechecking machine, it is more convenient for re-inspectors to perform maintenance. Another main technical feature of the line rechecking machine of the present invention is that the mobile device on the platform uses the design of the mutually perpendicular track and the sliding table to achieve the purpose of horizontally moving the image capturing device on the platform, replacing the conventional single piece. The belt used in the line inspection machine can further improve the production capacity of the line inspection machine.

1‧‧‧ line inspection machine

10‧‧‧ Pedestal

12‧‧‧ platform

12a‧‧‧ first edge

12b‧‧‧ second edge

120‧‧‧First bracket

122‧‧‧second bracket

124‧‧‧ first opening

126‧‧‧ second opening

128‧‧‧ Carrier Board

128a‧‧‧ suction holes

14‧‧‧Rolling device

140‧‧‧First Roller

142‧‧‧second roller

16‧‧‧Mobile devices

160‧‧‧First track

162‧‧‧second track

164‧‧‧ slide table

166‧‧‧First drive

168‧‧‧second drive

18‧‧‧Image capture device

20‧‧‧Light source

3‧‧‧Soft circuit sheets

30‧‧‧flat

32‧‧‧Circuit area

A‧‧‧ long axis

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view showing a line rechecking machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing a part of components of the line rechecking machine of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a partial perspective view showing the first roller, the second roller, and the flexible circuit sheet in Fig. 1.

In the following, a plurality of embodiments of the present invention will be disclosed in the drawings. For the sake of clarity, a number of practical details will be described in the following description. However, it should be understood that these practical details are not applied to limit the creation. That is to say, in the implementation part of this creation, these practical details are not necessary. In addition, some of the conventional structures and elements are shown in the drawings in a simplified schematic manner in order to simplify the drawings.

Please refer to Figure 1, Figure 2 and Figure 3. Fig. 1 is a front elevational view showing the line rechecking machine 1 of an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing a part of components of the line rechecking machine 1 in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a partial perspective view showing the first roller 140, the second roller 142, and the flexible circuit sheet 3 in Fig. 1.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, in the present embodiment, the line rechecking machine 1 is mainly used for rechecking the flexible circuit sheet 3. The flexible circuit sheet 3 has a plurality of circuit regions 32. The circuit regions 32 are arranged along the long axis A of the flexible circuit sheet 3. After the automatic optical detecting device (not shown) of the previous stage detects the defect on the flexible circuit sheet 3, the re-inspector can re-examine the found defect through the line rechecking machine 1 of the present invention.

As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2, the line rechecking machine of this creation is 1 pack. The base 10, the platform 12, the roll-to-roll device 14, the moving device 16, and the image capturing device 18 are included. The platform 12 of the line rechecking machine 1 is disposed on the base 10 and has a first edge 12a and a second edge 12b which are parallel to each other (such as the left and right edges of the platform 12 in Fig. 2). The winding device 14 of the line rechecking machine 1 is disposed on the base 10 and includes a first roller 140 and a second roller 142. The first roller 140 and the second roller 142 of the roll-type device 14 are respectively located at the first edge 12a and the second edge 12b of the platform 12 for pushing the flexible circuit sheet 3 from the first roller 140 through the upper portion of the platform 12. It is fed to the second roller 142.

In the present embodiment, the first roller 140 and the second roller 142 of the roll-type device 14 are parallel to the first edge 12a and the second edge 12b of the platform 12, and perpendicular to the long axis A of the flexible circuit sheet 3 (shown In Figure 3). Thereby, the line rechecking machine 1 of the present invention can transport the flexible circuit sheet 3 in a manner of lateral feeding (for example, left-in and right-out), and achieve the effect of facilitating the inspection of the flexible circuit sheet 3 by the re-inspection personnel.

The mobile device 16 of the line rechecking machine 1 is disposed on the platform 12. The image capturing device 18 of the line rechecking machine 1 is disposed on the moving device 16 and horizontally moved relative to the platform 12 by the moving device 16, thereby rechecking the circuit area 32 of the flexible circuit sheet 3.

Further, in the present embodiment, the stage 12 of the line rechecking machine 1 is parallel to the susceptor 10. It can be seen that the circuit re-inspection machine 1 of the present invention not only transports the flexible circuit sheet 3 in the form of lateral feeding, but also changes the platform 12 to a horizontal form, thereby not only greatly reducing the overall line inspection machine 1 In addition to the effect of the floor space, it is more convenient for the re-examination personnel to perform maintenance work. effect.

In practical applications, the image capturing device 18 of the line rechecking machine 1 is externally connected to a screen (not shown). When the image capturing device 18 moves to the defect on the circuit area 32 of the flexible circuit sheet 3 by the moving device 16, the screen magnifies the image showing the defect so that the reviewer can clearly recognize and facilitate the labeling.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the platform 12 of the line rechecking machine 1 includes two first brackets 120 and two second brackets 122. The first bracket 120 of the platform 12 is located at the first edge 12a. The second bracket 122 of the platform 12 is located at the second edge 12b. The mobile device 16 of the line rechecking machine 1 includes two first rails 160, a second rail 162, and a slide table 164.

As shown in FIG. 2, the two first rails 160 of the mobile device 16 are respectively disposed on the first bracket 120 and the second bracket 122 of the platform 12 (that is, the two first rails 160 of the mobile device 16 are respectively located on the platform 12). The first edge 12a and the second edge 12b are above). Both ends of the second rail 162 of the mobile device 16 are slidably coupled to the first rail 160, respectively, and are slidable along the first rail 160 above the platform 12. The slide table 164 of the mobile device 16 slidably connects the second track 162. The image capturing device 18 of the line rechecking machine 1 is disposed on the slide table 164 of the moving device 16, and then slides over the platform 12 along the second rail 162 as the slide table 164.

In the present embodiment, the first track 160 of the mobile device 16 is parallel to the first edge 12a and the second edge 12b of the platform 12, and the second track 162 of the mobile device 16 is perpendicular to the first track 160. This is limited to this.

Also shown in FIG. 2, in the present embodiment, the platform 12 An edge 12a and a first bracket 120 have a first opening 124 between the first track 160 corresponding to the moving device 16 (ie, the first track 160 on which the moving device 16 is disposed on the first bracket 120). The second edge 12b of the platform 12 and the second bracket 122 have a second opening 126 between the first track 160 corresponding to the moving device 16 (that is, the first track 160 on which the moving device 16 is disposed on the second bracket 122). The first roller 140 and the second roller 142 of the coiling device 14 are adjacent to the first opening 124 and the second opening 126, respectively. The flexible circuit sheet 3 is passed through the first opening 124 by the first roller 140 of the roll-up device 14, and is fed to the second roller 142 after passing through the second opening 126 via the upper portion of the platform 12.

It can be seen that the line re-inspection machine 1 of the present invention is disposed on the first bracket 120 and the second bracket 122 of the platform 12 by the height of the mobile device 16, and vacates the first opening 124 and the second opening 126 to soften. Since the circuit sheet 3 passes, the roll-type device 14 that feeds the flexible circuit sheet 3 laterally does not interfere with the moving device 16 .

In addition, the mobile device 16 of the line rechecking machine 1 further includes a first driver 166 and a second driver 168. The first driver 166 of the mobile device 16 is disposed on one of the first rails 160 (in the present embodiment, the first driver 166 is disposed on the first rail 160 on the left side), and is operatively connected to the second rail 162. Further, the second rail 162 can be driven to slide along the first rail 160. The second driver 168 of the mobile device 16 is disposed on the slide table 164 and operatively coupled to the second track 162, thereby driving the slide table 164 to slide along the second track 162.

Thereby, the line rechecking machine 1 can be first by the mobile device 16 The driver 166 drives the second rail 162 to slide along the first rail 160, thereby achieving the purpose of longitudinally moving the image capturing device 18 above the platform 12. The second driver 168 of the mobile device 16 drives the slider 164 along the first stage. The two rails 162 slide to achieve the purpose of laterally moving the image taking device 18 above the platform 12.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, in the present embodiment, the flexible circuit sheet 3 has a flat portion 30 between the first roller 140 and the second roller 142 of the winding device 14. The platform 12 of the line rechecking machine 1 has a carrier plate 128 for carrying the flat portion 30 of the flexible circuit sheet 3. Thereby, when the re-inspector wants to mark the defects on the circuit area 32, the support can be obtained under the flat portion 30 without being suspended. Further, the carrier plate 128 of the stage 12 has a plurality of suction holes 128a for adsorbing the flexible circuit sheet 3, thereby further stabilizing the relative position of the flat portion 30 of the flexible circuit sheet 3 with respect to the carrier plate 128.

In addition, the line retesting machine 1 further includes at least one light source 20. The light source 20 of the line rechecking machine 1 is adjacent to the image taking device 18 for filling the flat portion 30 of the flexible circuit sheet 3.

From the above detailed description of the specific embodiments of the present invention, it can be clearly seen that a main technical feature of the line rechecking machine provided by the present invention is that the line rechecking machine transports the flexible circuit piece in the manner of lateral feeding. The material is changed to the horizontal form and redesigned. Therefore, in addition to the effect of greatly reducing the overall footprint of the line rechecking machine, it is more convenient for the re-examination personnel to perform maintenance. Another main technical feature of the line rechecking machine of the present invention is that the mobile device on the platform utilizes the design of the mutually perpendicular track and the sliding table to achieve horizontal movement of the image capturing device on the platform. The purpose is to replace the belt used in the conventional single-chip line rechecking machine, thereby achieving the purpose of increasing the capacity of the line rechecking machine.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and any person skilled in the art can make various changes and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached.

1‧‧‧ line inspection machine

10‧‧‧ Pedestal

12‧‧‧ platform

120‧‧‧First bracket

122‧‧‧second bracket

128‧‧‧ Carrier Board

14‧‧‧Rolling device

140‧‧‧First Roller

142‧‧‧second roller

16‧‧‧Mobile devices

160‧‧‧First track

162‧‧‧second track

164‧‧‧ slide table

18‧‧‧Image capture device

3‧‧‧Soft circuit sheets

Claims (10)

A line rechecking machine for rechecking a flexible circuit sheet, the flexible circuit sheet having a plurality of circuit regions arranged along a long axis of the flexible circuit sheet, the line rechecking machine comprising: a pedestal a platform disposed on the base and having a first edge and a second edge parallel to each other; a roll-type device disposed on the base and including a first roller and a second roller The first roller and the second roller are respectively located at the first edge and the second edge for feeding the flexible circuit sheet from the first roller to the second roller via the upper portion of the platform; a mobile device disposed on the platform; and an image capturing device disposed on the mobile device and being horizontally moved relative to the platform by the mobile device to recheck the circuit regions. The circuit retesting machine of claim 1, wherein the platform comprises two first brackets and two second brackets, the first brackets are located at the first edge, and the second brackets are located at the second edge The mobile device includes: two first rails respectively disposed on the first brackets and the second brackets; a second rail slidably connecting the first rails at two ends thereof, and further The first tracks slide above the platform; a sliding table slidably connecting the second track, wherein the image capturing device is disposed on the sliding table, and then slides along the second track along the platform. The line rechecking machine of claim 2, wherein the first tracks are parallel to the first edge and the second edge, and the second track is perpendicular to the first tracks. The line reexamination machine of claim 2, wherein the first edge, the first bracket and the corresponding first track have a first opening, the second edge, the second a second opening is formed between the bracket and the corresponding first rail, the first roller and the second roller are respectively adjacent to the first opening and the second opening, and the flexible circuit sheet is passed by the first roller The first opening is fed to the second roller after passing through the second opening above the platform. The line rechecking machine of claim 2, wherein the mobile device further comprises: a first driver disposed on one of the first tracks and operatively connected to the second track, Driving the second track to slide along the first tracks; and a second driver disposed on the slide table and operatively connecting the second track for driving the slide table to slide along the second track. For example, the line rechecking machine described in claim 1 of the patent scope, wherein The flexible circuit sheet has a flat portion between the first roller and the second roller, and the platform has a carrier for carrying the flat portion. The circuit retesting machine of claim 6, wherein the carrier has a plurality of suction holes for adsorbing the flexible circuit sheet. The line rechecking machine according to claim 6, further comprising at least one light source adjacent to the image capturing device for filling the flat portion. The line retesting machine of claim 1, wherein the first roller and the second roller are parallel to the first edge and the second edge and perpendicular to the long axis. The line retesting machine of claim 1, wherein the platform is parallel to the base.