WO2018044044A1

WO2018044044A1 - Device handler and carrier tape winding apparatus used for same

Info

Publication number: WO2018044044A1
Application number: PCT/KR2017/009434
Authority: WO
Inventors: 유홍준; 이상진
Original assignee: (주)제이티
Priority date: 2016-09-02
Filing date: 2017-08-29
Publication date: 2018-03-08

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device handler and, more specifically, to a device handler for loading devices on a carrier tape, and a carrier tape winding apparatus used for same. Disclosed is a device handler comprising: a device loading member table (200) for receiving device loading members (10) on which multiple devices (1) are loaded, and horizontally moving each of the devices (1) mounted on the device loading members (10) such that each of the devices (1) are positioned at a withdrawing position; and an unloading part (800) provided on one side of the device loading member table (200) and having a carrier tape (30) on which loaded at a loading position is the device (1) which is conveyed by means of one or more conveying tools (300) from the device loading member (10).

Description

Device handler and carrier tape winding device used therein

The present invention relates to an element handler, and more particularly, to an element handler for loading an element on a carrier tape and a carrier tape winding device used therein.

Semiconductor devices such as SD RAM, flash lamp, LSI and LED (hereinafter referred to as 'devices') are generally shipped to the market after the sawing process and the packaging process after the semiconductor process.

In order to secure the reliability of the products shipped to the market, the products of the good products are sorted and shipped to the market through automatic inspection and classification according to the inspection result by the inspection device, the classification device, the inspection and the classification device.

On the other hand, the types of chips are diversified, such as lead frames such as SD RAM, flash RAM, and LSI, and terminal structures such as BGA.

In addition, devices have a trend of increasing productivity through not only final inspection after the packaging process but also inspection and inspection of devices in the state of wafers after semiconductor processing.

Furthermore, in recent years, in accordance with the demand for miniaturization of the device, it is a trend that the device is finalized at the wafer level without going through a molding process using a resin or the like.

On the other hand, semiconductor devices at the wafer level are generally loaded and transported on a carrier tape for shipment to market, transfer to follow-up processes, and to electronics production plants that mount various devices such as smartphone substrates. to be.

In the device stacking of the carrier tape, the device after the semiconductor process or the like is formed by the device handler at the wafer level.

In the operation of the device handler, the reel in which the carrier tape on which the device is loaded is completely wound is generally replaced by a new reel by an operator.

However, the replacement of the reel in which the carrier tape is completely wound is different from the conventional method, in which the reel loading and unloading process of the reel in which the carrier tape is wound has a speed that can be progressed by manpower. There is a problem that is difficult to match the production speed.

In addition, changing or stopping the process speed at which the device is loaded on the carrier tape to match the loading and unloading speed of the reel with the speed of loading the device on the carrier tape reduces the productivity of the device handler as the device handler stops operating. There is a problem.

(Patent Document 1) KR10-2015-0061555 A

The object of the present invention is to recognize the above trends and problems, it is possible to operate without stopping the operation of the element handler for the replacement of the reel by configuring to automatically replace the reel, all of the carrier tape loaded with the elements to a new reel, The present invention provides an element handler and a carrier tape winding device used therein, which can greatly improve productivity.

The present invention was created in order to achieve the object of the present invention as described above, the present invention, the device loading member 10 is loaded with a plurality of devices (1) is mounted on the device loading member (10) An element loading member table 200 for moving each of the elements 1 in the horizontal direction such that the respective elements 1 are positioned at an extraction position; Unloading is installed on one side of the device loading member table 200, the carrier tape 30 is installed in the loading position of the device (1) transferred by the at least one transfer tool 300 from the device loading member (10) A device handler including a unit 800 is disclosed.

The unloading unit 800 may include a tape supply unit 810 supplying a carrier tape 30 on which the device 1 is to be loaded, and a tape supply unit 810 supplied through the tape supply unit 810 and passing through the loading position. ) May include a tape winding unit 900 winding the carrier tape 30 loaded thereon.

The tape winding unit 900 includes a plurality of reel installation units 910 to which a winding reel 901 to which the carrier tape 30 is wound is coupled; Winding to move each of the plurality of reel mounting portion 910 between the winding position (P1) is wound around the carrier tape 30, and at least one standby position (P2) set apart from the winding position (P1) The reel moving unit 920 may be included.

The plurality of reel mounting units 910 correspond to the plurality of standby positions P2, respectively, and the winding reel moving unit 920 may be formed by moving at least one of linear movement and rotational movement. The winding reel installation units 910 may be reciprocated between the winding position P1 and the standby position P2.

The winding reel moving unit 920 may move the plurality of winding reel installation units 910 along the winding position P1 and the at least one standby position P2 by at least one of linear movement and rotational movement. Can be rotated.

The reel reel moving unit 920 may include a rotary driving unit 922 having a rotating shaft that is horizontal or vertical to the ground; It is coupled to the rotary drive unit and each of the winding reel installation unit 910 is coupled and rotated along the direction of rotation of the rotary shaft, the plurality of winding reel installation unit 910 is the standby position (P2) and the winding position ( It may include a plurality of rotary arms 921 to sequentially position P1).

The standby position (P2) is set to two, the plurality of winding reel installation unit 910 is installed in two corresponding to the two standby positions (P2), the winding reel moving unit 920, A rotation driving unit 922 which rotates each of the two winding reel installation units 910 to be alternately positioned from the corresponding standby position P2 to the winding position P1; Each of the two winding reel installation units 910 is coupled to and coupled to the rotation shaft of the rotation driving unit 922 to correspond to the standby position P2 and the winding position P1 by the rotation driving of the rotation driving unit 922. It may include two rotary arms 921 to be rotated between.

A pair of winding reels 901 may be coupled to the reel installation unit 910 so as to face each other in parallel with each other.

The winding reel moving unit 920 is a coupling direction of the reel installation unit 910 to the pair of winding reel 901 such that the pair of winding reels 901 are sequentially positioned at the winding position P1. It can be rotated about an axis of rotation perpendicular to.

The reel installation unit 910 may include a reel mounting unit 912 to which the winding reel 901 is detachably mounted, and a rotating unit 913 to rotate the winding reel 901 mounted to the reel mounting unit. .

The rotating unit 913 may include a rotating motor for rotating the winding reel 901 by at least one of electric and hydraulic pressure.

The tape winding part 900 further includes a rotation driving part installed at the winding position, wherein the rotation part is rotationally driven by the rotation driving part when the reel mounting part 910 is located at the winding position, The winding reel 901 mounted on the reel mounting portion 912 may be rotated.

When the carrier tape 30 is first wound on the winding reel 901, the device handler fixes the carrier tape 30 to the winding reel 901 by a fixing tape, and the carrier tape 30 is The winding reel 901 may further include a tape fixing part 700 which is fixed by the predetermined number of rotations and then cuts the carrier tape 30 to the winding reel 901.

The device handler according to the present invention is configured to automatically replace all reels in which the carrier tape is finished with a new reel, so that the device handler can be operated without stopping the device handler according to replacement of the reels, thereby greatly improving productivity. have.

In addition, the element handler according to the present invention, the carrier tape winding is completed on the reel by setting at least one standby position waiting for the reel installation unit is mounted to the empty reel before moving to the winding position where the carrier tape winding to the reel is made There is no need to shut down the unit to replace the reel in which the carrier tape has been completely wound up every time, thus increasing the replacement time of the reel in which the carrier tape has been wound, thereby minimizing the work force required to replace the reel. have.

1 is a plan view showing the concept of a device handler according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a perspective view illustrating an example of a device loading member used in the device handler of FIG. 1.

3A and 3B are perspective views and cross-sectional views showing a case of wafer ring as a modification of the device loading member used in the device handler of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual view schematically illustrating an embodiment of a tape winding unit used in the element handler of FIG. 1.

5A and 5B are plan views showing a first embodiment of the tape winding part used in the element handler of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a second embodiment of the tape winding portion used in the element handler of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing a third embodiment of the tape winding portion used in the element handler of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing a fourth embodiment of the tape winding portion used in the element handler of FIG.

9 is a plan view showing a fifth embodiment of the tape winding part used in the element handler of FIG.

10A is a plan view showing a sixth embodiment of the tape winding part used in the element handler of FIG.

[Correction under Rule 91 25.09.2017]
FIG. 10B is a cross-sectional view of the AA direction in FIG. 10A.

FIG. 11 is a plan view illustrating a seventh embodiment of a tape winding part used in the element handler of FIG. 1.

Hereinafter, a device handler and a carrier tape winding apparatus of the device handler according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The device handler according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured to pick up the device 1 loaded in the device loading member 10 and to load the device 1 into the device loading member 30 of the unloading unit. Do.

[Correction under Rule 91 25.09.2017]
For example, the device handler according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 1 to 10b, a plurality of device loading member (10) loaded with a plurality of device loading member 10 attached to the loading member cassette ( Not shown); An element loading member table 200 which receives the element loading member 10 from a loading member cassette unit (not shown) and moves the element loading member 10 in a horizontal direction; Unloading is installed spaced apart from the device loading member table 200 in the horizontal direction and the device loading member 30 is installed to receive and load the device (1) by at least one transfer tool 300 from the device loading member (10) It may include a portion 800.

The loading member cassette part (not shown) may be configured in a variety of configurations as a plurality of device loading members 10 having a plurality of devices 1 attached thereto.

Herein, the semiconductor device, the LED device, and the solar cell device, which are loaded on the device loading member 10, are semiconductor devices and a sawing process.

In particular, the device 1 may be a wafer level device that has completed the semiconductor process and the sawing process as well as a device that has completed the packaging process after the semiconductor process.

On the other hand, the device loading member 10 is a member that can be loaded with a plurality of elements 1 as a member capable of loading the element 1 can be a variety of configurations, such as trays, wafer ring.

For example, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3A and 3B, the device loading member 10 has a structure in which the device 1 that has completed the semiconductor process and the sawing process is loaded. It may be configured to include a tape 11 and a frame member 12 for fixing the tape (11).

The tape 11 may be any member as long as the elements 1 can be attached thereto, and a so-called blue tape may be used.

The frame member 12 is configured to fix the tape 11 to which the elements 1 are attached, and various configurations such as a square ring and a circular ring (wafer ring) are possible.

The loading member cassette unit (not shown) may have any configuration as long as the device loading members 10 may be stacked up and down as a configuration for loading the plurality of device loading members 10.

The device loading member table 200 is configured to move the device loading member 10 in a horizontal direction by receiving the device loading member 10 from a loading member cassette (not shown).

For example, the device loading member table 200 receives the device loading member 10 from a loading member cassette part (not shown) by a wafer ring loading part (not shown), and thus the transfer tool 300 receives the device 1. As the configuration for moving the element loading member 10 in the horizontal direction to pick up the XY table, various configurations such as XY table, XY-Θ table is possible.

Meanwhile, the device loading member loading unit for transferring the device loading member 10 from the loading member cassette unit (not shown) to the device loading member table 200 may include the device loading member 10 from the loading member cassette unit (not shown). Any configuration may be used as long as it is configured to withdraw and transfer the extracted device loading member 10 to the device loading member table 200.

Meanwhile, the transfer tool 300 picks up the element 1 from the element loading member 10 seated on the element loading member table 200 at the withdrawal position A0 to move at least one of the rotational movement and the linear movement. As a configuration for transferring the element 1 to the element loading member 30 of the unloading portion 800 by the loading position (A1) may be one or more.

The transfer tool 300 may be configured as Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2015-0122031 or Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2012-0075517.

In one embodiment, the transfer tool 300 includes: a first transfer tool installed on the upper side of the element loading member table 200 and inverted so that the bottom surface of the picked up element 1 faces upward; Picking up the device 1 inverted by the first transfer tool and transferring the device 1 to the device loading member 30 of the unloading unit 800 by at least one of rotational and linear movements; It may include two transfer tools.

The first transfer tool is installed above the element loading member table 200 and picks up the element 1 from the element loading member 10 seated on the element loading member table 200 and rotates the picked up element 1. Various configurations are possible as a configuration in which the bottom of the bottom surface is reversed to face upward.

In particular, the first transfer tool may include one or more pickers that pick up the element 1 from the element loading member 10 at the withdrawal position A0 by vacuum pressure.

Each picker is installed above the element loading member table 200 by rotation and picks up the element 1 from the element loading member 10 seated on the element loading member table 200, and rotates the picked up element ( The bottom of 1) can be reversed to face upward

The second transfer tool picks up the element 1 inverted by the first transfer tool and moves the element 1 to the element loading member 30 of the unloading part 800 by at least one of linear movement and rotational movement. As the configuration for transmitting (1), various configurations are possible according to the movement mode.

As a specific example, the second transfer tool, after picking up the element 1 at the transfer position of the first transfer tool, is moved to the loading position and the element 1 as the element loading member 30 of the unloading part 800. And a picker moving unit for picking up the element 1 inverted by the first transfer tool between the transfer position and the loading position A1 and then moving the second picker by linear movement. have.

The second picker may include one or more pickers that pick up the device 1 from the device loading member 10 by vacuum pressure.

On the other hand, the transfer tool 300 may be configured of only the second transfer tool, of course.

The unloading unit 800 is installed spaced apart from the device loading member table 200 in the horizontal direction and is installed with a device loading member 30 for receiving and loading the device 1 from the device loading member 10. Various configurations are possible

In particular, the configuration of the unloading unit 800 depends on the combination of the carrier tape and the cover tape (tape & reel), the tray, and the device loading member 30 for unloading the device 1.

For example, the unloading part 800 is an example in which a combination of a carrier tape and a cover tape is used. The pocket part in which the device 1 is loaded is formed along the length direction and the cover tape is loaded after the device is loaded at the loading position. When the carrier tape sealed by (not shown) constitutes the element loading member 30, the tape supply unit 810 for supplying the carrier tape 30 to contain the element 1, and the tape supply unit 810 The supplied carrier tape 30 may include a tape winding part 900 for winding the carrier tape 30 after the device 1 is loaded while passing through the loading position.

Herein, the carrier tape 30 having the pocket portion in which the element 1 is contained may have any configuration as long as the structure in which the pocket of the element 1 is formed is formed, and may be formed of a plastic material.

In this case, the unloading unit 800 and the carrier tape 30 may be configured as disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0115675.

The tape supply unit 810 may have any configuration as long as the carrier tape supply reel in which the carrier tape 30 on which the pocket 1 31 in which the element 1 is to be formed is wound is wound.

The cover tape supply unit is a configuration for supplying a cover tape attached to the upper surface of the carrier tape 30 in which the element 1 is contained. Various configurations are possible, and a roll on which the cover tape is wound may be rotatably installed. Any configuration is possible as long as it is a configuration.

The cover tape supply unit may be provided with a rotation control unit to control the movement of the carrier tape 30 in cooperation with the tape winding unit 900.

The cover tape may be configured in various ways according to the adhesive method with the carrier tape 30. For example, the cover tape may be configured to be bonded to the carrier tape 30 by an infrared heater.

The sealing part is installed on the movement path of the carrier tape 30 and attaches the cover tape to the upper surface of the carrier tape 30. Various configurations are possible according to the adhesive method between the cover tape and the carrier tape 30.

The tape winding unit 900 is configured to wind the carrier tape 30 after the element 1 is contained in the pocket portion of the carrier tape 30 and the cover tape is attached to the carrier tape 30 via a sealing unit. As a configuration, any configuration can be used as long as the reel 901 in which the carrier tape 30 is wound can be rotatably installed.

In this case, the tape winding unit 900 may be provided with a rotation control unit to control the movement of the carrier tape 30 in conjunction with the tape supply unit 810.

On the other hand, the unloading part 800 is required to cut the carrier tape 30 after the carrier tape 30 is wound around the winding reel 901 by appropriate rotational speed, thereby cutting the carrier tape 30. A cutter (not shown) may be installed at an appropriate position between the tape supply unit 810 and the tape winding unit 900.

Here, if the carrier tape 30 in the annoying tape supply unit 810 is configured to be wound on the tape winding unit 900 at a time, the cutter does not necessarily need to be installed.

In addition, the unloading unit 800 includes a vision inspection device for inspecting whether the device 1 is properly contained in the pocket of the carrier tape 30, whether the cover tape is properly attached to the carrier tape 30, and the like. Can be installed as

Meanwhile, the unloading part 800 is a tape for fixing the carrier tape 30 to the winding reel 901 by the fixing tape 50 when the carrier tape 30 is wound on the winding reel 901 for the first time. The government 700 may further include.

The tape fixing part 700 has a portion of the fixing tape 50 attached to the take-up reel 901 before the front end of the carrier tape 30 enters the take-up reel 901 and the carrier tape 30 is continuously connected. By attaching to the upper surface of the tip of the carrier tape 30 can be wound in a fixed state in the winding reel (901), various configurations are possible.

For example, the tape fixing part 700 may be configured as disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2014-0115675.

On the other hand, after winding the carrier tape combined with the cover tape in the tape winding unit 900 is set in advance, the winding reel 901 is completed that needs to be replaced with a new unwinding reel (901).

At this time, the time and work manpower is required to replace the winding reel 901, because the device must be stopped for replacement of the reel, the operation is delayed by the time the operation of the device is stopped may cause a problem that the overall productivity is lowered. .

Accordingly, the tape winding unit 900 according to the present invention includes a plurality of reel installation units 910 to which the reel 901 to which the carrier tape 30 is wound is coupled; Winding reel moving unit for moving each of the plurality of reel installation unit 910 between the winding position (P1) is wound around the carrier tape 30, and at least one standby position (P2) set apart from the winding position (P1) 920 may be included.

Through this, the present invention, the one or more winding reel 901 while winding the carrier tape 30 in the winding position (P1) next to one or more winding reel (901) to be moved to the winding position (P1) standby position By waiting at (P2), by automating the reel replacement, the reel can be replaced without stopping the apparatus.

In addition, it is possible to install a plurality of winding reel (901) to increase the replacement cycle of the entire reel to increase the reel replacement interval can minimize the time and work force required for reel replacement can improve the productivity.

The plurality of reel installation units 910 may be configured in various ways in which the reel 901 in which the carrier tape 30 is wound is coupled.

For example, each of the plurality of reel mounting units 910 may include a winding reel 901 in which the carrier tape 30 is wound, as shown in FIG. 4; A reel mounting portion 912 to which the reel 901 is rotatably coupled and supports the reel 901 through a connection member 911; It may include a rotating part 913 for rotating the winding reel (912).

In this case, the rotating unit 913 may include a rotating motor for rotating the winding reel 901 by at least one of electric and hydraulic pressure.

As another example, the plurality of reel mounting units 910 may include a winding reel 901; The winding reel 901 is rotatably coupled and the winding reel 901 moved to the winding position P1 includes a reel mounting portion 912 supporting the winding reel 901 through the connecting member 911. It can be rotated by the rotary drive unit installed in (P1).

At this time, the rotation driving unit is coupled to the rotating unit 913 of the reel installation unit 910 located at the winding position P1 of the plurality of reel installation units 910 through a clutch, etc. The winding reel 901 of 910 can be driven to rotate.

The winding reel moving unit 920 is configured to move the reel installation unit 910 by any one of linear movement and rotational movement between the winding position P1 and one or more standby positions P2 set apart from each other. As such, it may be configured to be moved by various structures such as a transfer rail structure, a roller structure, a rotary arm structure.

[Correction under Rule 91 25.09.2017]
The winding position P1 is preferably set at a position corresponding to the tape fixing part 700 to a position where the carrier tape 30 is wound, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 10B.

The standby position P2 may be set to one or more positions where the reel installation unit 910 waits before moving to the winding position P1.

Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 2, the moving process of the reel installation unit 910 between the winding position P1 and the standby position P2 will be described in detail.

The winding reel moving unit 920, when the winding of the carrier tape 30 to the reel installation unit 910 located at the winding position (P1) is completed in various directions, such as horizontal, vertical or horizontal / vertical combination direction, diagonal direction Can be moved to an unloading position spaced apart by one of the one or more standby positions P2.

At this time, the winding reel moving unit 920, the reel installation unit 910, the winding completed reel installation unit 910 is located at the standby position (P2) and at the same time the reel installation unit 910 mounted with an empty reel (901) Move).

Next, the winding reel moving unit 920 moves the reel installation unit 910 moved to the unloading position to an empty standby position P2 among the standby positions P2 or winds up the winding reel 901. ) Can be moved to the stowed position.

The wound winding reel 901 is replaced with an empty winding reel 901 before winding, the winding reel replacement may be made by an automated winding reel replacement unit (not shown), but may be performed manually through a work manpower. Of course it can.

The winding method of the winding reel 901 by the winding reel moving unit 920 as described above, 1) between the winding position (P1) and at least one standby position (P2) as shown in Figs. Reciprocating movement of the winding reel 901, 2) As shown in Figures 4, 8 to 10b, it can be arranged in a circular movement circulating the winding position (P1) and one or more standby positions (P2).

Hereinafter, referring to FIGS. 5A and 5B, the first embodiment of the tape winding unit 900 will be described with reference to FIG. 6, and the second embodiment of the tape winding unit 900 will be described with reference to FIG. 7. A third embodiment of the winding unit 900 will be described in detail.

In the first to third embodiments, the winding reel moving unit 920 may be configured to reel the plurality of winding reel installation units 910 by the linear movement or rotational movement to the winding position P1 and the corresponding standby position P2. Various configurations are possible by the configuration of reciprocating between.

In this case, the plurality of reel installation units 910 may be installed to correspond to the plurality of standby positions P2, respectively.

For example, when two standby positions P2 are set, the two reel mounting units 910 may be installed correspondingly.

As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the winding reel moving unit 920 according to the first embodiment is linearly symmetric with respect to the transfer direction (-Y direction) of the carrier tape 30 based on the winding position P1. When two standby positions P2 are set, the two reel installation units 910 may be installed to correspond to the two standby positions P2, respectively.

Winding reel moving unit 920 according to the first embodiment, when the winding of the carrier tape 30 is completed in the winding position (P1) to move the completed reel installation unit 910 to the corresponding standby position (P2) , The other reel installation unit 910 can be moved from the standby position (P2) to the winding position (P1).

At this time, the take-up reel moving unit 920 according to the first embodiment, the mounting portion 923 is equipped with a pair of reel mounting portion 910 so that the pair of reel mounting portion 910 can be moved at once. It may include.

The mounting unit 923 is a configuration in which a pair of reel mounting units 910 are mounted so that the pair of reel mounting units 910 can be moved at a time, and various configurations such as plates may be possible.

In the winding reel moving unit 920 according to the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, when three standby positions P2 are set around the winding position P1, the reel mounting units 910 are provided. Each of the three standby positions (P2) may be installed to correspond.

Winding reel moving unit 920 according to the second embodiment, when the winding of the carrier tape 30 is completed in the winding position (P1) linear movement of the completed reel installation unit 910 to the corresponding standby position (P2) In addition, the other reel installation unit 910 can be linearly moved from the standby position (P2) to the winding position (P1).

In this case, the winding reel moving unit 920 may move the three reel mounting units 910 to the winding position P1 in order according to a preset order.

As shown in FIG. 7, the winding position P1 and the pair of standby positions P2 are disposed in the rotational direction of the reel installation unit 910, and the winding reel moving unit 920 according to the third embodiment is provided. A rotational drive unit 922 which rotates each of the two winding reel installation units 910 to be alternately positioned from the corresponding standby position P2 to the winding position P1; Each of the two winding reel installation units 910 is coupled and coupled to the rotation shaft of the rotation driving unit 922 to rotate between the corresponding standby position P2 and the winding position P1 by the rotation driving of the rotation driving unit 922. It may include two rotary arms 921 to.

The rotary drive unit 922 is configured to rotate so that each of the two winding reel installation unit 910 is alternately positioned from the standby position (P2) to the winding position (P1) as long as the configuration for the rotational drive, such as a rotary motor Configuration is also possible.

The two rotary arms 921, each of the two winding reel installation unit 910 is coupled and coupled to the rotary shaft of the rotary drive unit 922 by the rotary drive of the rotary drive unit 922 corresponding standby position (P2) And various configurations are possible as the configuration to rotate between the winding position (P1).

Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 8, a fourth embodiment of the tape winding unit 900 will be described with reference to FIG. 9, and a fifth embodiment of the tape winding unit 900 will be described with reference to FIGS. 10A to 10B. A sixth embodiment of the winding unit 900 will be described in detail.

In the fourth embodiment to the sixth embodiment, the winding reel moving unit 920 is a winding position (P1) and one of the plurality of winding reel installation units 910 by at least one of linear movement and rotational movement. Various configurations are possible by the configuration of circular movement along the above standby position (P2).

Winding reel moving unit 920 according to the fourth embodiment to the sixth embodiment, as shown in Figure 8 to 10b, the rotary drive unit 922 having a rotation axis which is horizontal or perpendicular to the ground; It is coupled to the rotary drive unit 922 and each of the winding reel installation unit 910 is coupled and rotated along the rotational direction of the rotary shaft so that the plurality of winding reel installation units 910 to the standby position (P2) and the winding position (P1) It may include a plurality of rotary arms 921 sequentially positioned.

The rotation driving unit 922 has a rotation axis that is horizontal or vertical to the ground as a rotating arm 921 to be described later rotates along the direction of rotation of the rotation shaft is a plurality of winding reel installation unit 910 is a standby position ( Any structure can be used as long as it is a structure capable of sequentially positioning P2) and the winding position P1.

Here, the longitudinal direction of the rotary shaft is described as being horizontal or vertical to the ground, but is rotated along the rotational direction of the rotary shaft such that the plurality of winding reel installation units 910 sequentially position the standby position P2 and the winding position P1. Of course, the longitudinal direction of the rotating shaft is not limited to this if possible.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 (fourth and fifth embodiments), when the rotation shaft is disposed in a horizontal direction, that is, parallel to the X axis or the X axis, the winding reel located at the winding position P1. The rotating shaft of 901 is formed in the direction in which the carrier tape is wound, so that a separate operation is not necessary.

However, as shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B, when the rotation axis is disposed in the vertical direction, that is, parallel to the Z axis, the rotation axis of the winding reel 901 located at the winding position P1 does not coincide with the direction in which the carrier tape is wound. No action is required.

To this end, the plurality of reel mounting portion 910, as shown in Figure 10a and 10b, in a radial direction about the rotation axis of the mounting portion 923 so as to be rotatable about a horizontal axis (XY direction) rotation axis. It can be coupled to the mounting portion 923 through the installed hinge member 925.

At this time, the mounting portion 923 is preferably composed of a circular plate installed to be rotatable about a vertical axis (Z direction) by the rotary drive unit 922.

When the reel installation part 910 including the empty winding reel 901 reaches the point corresponding to the winding position P1 by the 1st rotation of the mounting part 923, the said tape winding part 900 will receive the said reel. The installation unit 910 rotates the reel installation unit 910 so as to rotate the hinge member 925 by 90 ° on the rotation axis so that the winding reel 901 winds up the carrier tape 30 at the winding position P1. You can.

Reference numeral 924 is formed at a position corresponding to the reel mounting portion 910 and is not an essential component as an opening into which the reel mounting portion 910 is inserted.

Hereinafter, a seventh embodiment of the tape winding unit will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 11.

Unlike the first embodiment, in the reel installation unit 910 according to the seventh embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 11A and 11B, a pair of winding reel 901 is installed in one reel installation unit 910. Can be.

The pair of winding reels 901 are preferably coupled to the reel installation unit 910 to face each other in parallel with each other.

Each of the pair of winding reels 901 is coupled to the rotating unit 913 or one by one rotating unit 913 and the shaft coupling device Clutch (not shown) installed between the pair of winding reels 901. Can be rotated.

Since a pair of winding reels 901 are installed in the reel installation unit 910, the winding reel moving unit 920 according to the seventh embodiment includes a pair of winding reels installed in one reel installation unit 910 ( The reel mounting unit 910 may be rotated to move the 901 from the winding position P1 to the standby position P2 or from the standby position P2 to the winding position P1.

Specifically, the winding reel moving unit 920, the pair of reel mounting unit 910 so that the pair of winding reel 901 is sequentially located in the winding position (P1) of the pair of winding reel (901) It can be rotated about the rotation axis (Z axis) perpendicular to the coupling direction of the.

In the seventh embodiment, the reel installation unit 910, as in the first embodiment, is composed of a plurality of linear movement is of course.

Meanwhile, the winding reel moving unit 920 is not limited to the example described in the first to seventh embodiments, and linear movement and rotation to reciprocate or circulate the plurality of reel installation units 910. Of course, it is also possible to be configured by combining the movement.

On the other hand, the configuration of the unloading unit 800 according to the embodiment of the present invention, in particular, the configuration of the fixed tape and the release paper can be applied to any device as long as the device adopts the carrier tape and the cover tape structure regardless of the specific configuration of the element handler. to be.

In addition, the configuration of the unloading unit 800 and the tape fixing part 700 has been described with reference to the embodiment installed in the element handler described above. Of course it is possible.

Since the above has been described only with respect to some of the preferred embodiments that can be implemented by the present invention, the scope of the present invention, as is well known, should not be construed as limited to the above embodiments, the present invention described above It will be said that both the technical idea and the technical idea which together with the base are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

A device loading member table which receives a device loading member 10 loaded with a plurality of devices 1 and moves them horizontally so that each device 1 seated on the device loading members 10 is positioned at a withdrawal position. 200);

Unloading is installed on one side of the device loading member table 200, the carrier tape 30 is installed in the loading position of the device (1) transferred by the at least one transfer tool 300 from the device loading member (10) A portion 800,

The unloading unit 800,

A tape supply part 810 for supplying a carrier tape 30 on which the device 1 is to be loaded;

And a tape winding unit 900 supplied by the tape supply unit 810 and winding the carrier tape 30 on which the device 1 is loaded while passing through the loading position.

The tape winding unit 900,

One or more reel installation parts 910 to which the reel 901 to which the carrier tape 30 is wound is coupled;

Winding to move each of the plurality of reel mounting portion 910 between the winding position (P1) is wound around the carrier tape 30, and at least one standby position (P2) set apart from the winding position (P1) Device handler comprising a reel moving unit (920).
The method according to claim 1,

The tape winding unit 900 includes a plurality of reel installation units 910,

The plurality of reel mounting units 910 correspond to the plurality of standby positions P2, respectively.

The winding reel moving unit 920,

And a plurality of winding reel installation units (910) reciprocating between the winding position (P1) and the corresponding standby position (P2) by at least one of linear movement and rotational movement.
The method according to claim 1,

The tape winding unit 900 includes a plurality of reel installation units 910,

The winding reel moving unit 920,

The device handler, characterized in that the plurality of winding reel installation unit 910 is cyclically moved along the winding position (P1) and the at least one standby position (P2) by at least one of the linear movement and the rotation movement.
The method according to claim 3,

The winding reel moving unit 920,

A rotation driving unit 922 having a rotation axis horizontal or vertical to the ground;

It is coupled to the rotary drive unit and each of the winding reel installation unit 910 is coupled and rotated along the rotational direction of the rotary shaft to the plurality of winding reel installation unit 910 the standby position (P2) and the winding position ( Device handler, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of rotary arms (921) for sequentially positioning P1).
The method according to claim 1,

The tape winding unit 900 includes a plurality of reel installation units 910,

The standby position (P2) is set to two, the plurality of winding reel installation unit 910 is installed in two corresponding to the two standby positions (P2),

The winding reel moving unit 920,

A rotation driving unit 922 which rotates each of the two winding reel installation units 910 to be alternately positioned from the standby position P2 to the winding position P1;

Each of the two winding reel installation units 910 is coupled to and coupled to the rotation shaft of the rotation driving unit 922 to correspond to the standby position P2 and the winding position P1 by the rotation driving of the rotation driving unit 922. Device handler, characterized in that it comprises two rotary arms (921) to be rotated between.
The method according to claim 1 to 5,

A pair of winding reels 901 are coupled to the reel installation unit 910 so as to face each other in parallel to each other,

The winding reel moving unit 920 is a coupling direction of the reel installation unit 910 to the pair of winding reel 901 such that the pair of winding reels 901 are sequentially positioned at the winding position P1. A device handler, characterized in that for rotating around the axis of rotation perpendicular to the.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5,

The reel installation unit 910,

A reel mounting portion 912 to which the winding reel 901 is detachably mounted;

Device handler, characterized in that it comprises a rotating portion (913) for rotating the winding reel (901) mounted to the reel mounting portion.
The method according to claim 7,

The rotating unit 913, the element handler, characterized in that it comprises a rotary motor for rotating the winding reel (901) by at least one of electric and hydraulic.
The method according to claim 7,

The tape winding unit 900 further includes a rotation driving unit installed at the winding position,

When the reel installation unit 910 is located in the winding position, the rotating unit is rotated by the rotary driving unit to rotate the element reel 901 mounted on the reel mounting unit 912, characterized in that .
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5,

When the carrier tape 30 is wound on the winding reel 901 for the first time, the carrier tape 30 is fixed to the winding reel 901 by a fixing tape, and the carrier tape 30 is wound on the winding reel 901. And a tape fixing part (700) for fixing the carrier tape (30) cut after being wound by a predetermined number of revolutions to the take-up reel (901).