WO2022239422A1

WO2022239422A1 - Taping device and taping method

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Publication number: WO2022239422A1
Application number: PCT/JP2022/009770
Authority: WO
Inventors: 斉藤浩二
Original assignee: 太陽誘電株式会社
Priority date: 2021-05-10
Filing date: 2022-03-07
Publication date: 2022-11-17
Also published as: JP2022173849A

Abstract

This taping device sequentially inserts components in a plurality of pockets of a carrier tape, the taping device comprising: a component information acquisition means for measuring the dimensions for each of the plurality of components, and acquiring, for each component, component information including information relating to the dimensions; a pocket information acquisition means for measuring the dimensions of an opening for each of the plurality of pockets, and acquiring, for each pocket, pocket information including information relating to the dimensions; a combination information generation means for generating combination information regarding the insertion of any component into any pocket, such generation being on the basis of the component information and the pocket information; and a component insertion means for inserting a component into a pocket which was combined with the relevant component, such insertion being on the basis of the combination information generated by the combination information generation means.　

Description

Taping device and taping method

The present invention relates to a taping device and a taping method.

Parts storage tapes are sometimes used to store and transport large quantities of parts. The component storage tape is formed by attaching a cover tape for closing the pockets to a carrier tape in which components are inserted one by one into pockets (component storage recesses). Conventionally, taping systems for sequentially inserting components into pockets of a carrier tape (see, for example, Patent Document 1) and taping apparatuses (see, for example, Patent Documents 2 to 4) are known.

JP-A-2002-29505 JP 2006-168754 A JP 2009-173305 A JP 2019-218111 A

By the way, the work of inserting a part into a carrier tape pocket is affected by the machining accuracy and operating accuracy of each part of the equipment used in the work, as well as the dimensional accuracy of the carrier tape pocket and the dimensional accuracy of the part itself. Therefore, if the clearance between the component and the pocket is set small, it is assumed that it will be difficult to insert the component into the pocket. Therefore, if the size of the component is set relatively small and the size of the pocket is set large to increase the clearance between the two, the component can be easily inserted into the pocket regardless of variations in accuracy. However, when the clearance between the component and the pocket is set large, the component inserted into the pocket may rotate within the pocket. If the component rotates in the pocket and cannot maintain a desired orientation, it is assumed that the component mounting machine (chip mounter) will interfere with picking up the component. That is, if the clearance between the pocket and the component is too narrow, the component cannot be inserted, and if the clearance between the pocket and the component is too wide, the component cannot be taken out. Such a problem may also occur in Patent Documents 1 to 4 as well.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a taping device and a taping method that can insert a component into a carrier tape pocket while ensuring an appropriate clearance between the carrier tape pocket and the component.

In order to solve the above problems, the taping device according to the present invention is a taping device that sequentially inserts components into a plurality of pockets provided on a carrier tape, wherein the dimensions are measured for each of the plurality of components, and information about the dimensions is obtained. pocket information acquisition means for acquiring, for each component, the component information including the combination information generating means for generating combination information indicating which part to insert into which pocket based on the component information and the pocket information; and based on the combination information generated by the combination information generating means, component inserting means for inserting the component into the pocket associated with the component.

In the taping apparatus configured as described above, the component information acquisition means includes a component imaging unit that captures an image of the component supplied to the component placement unit, and the image that is supplied to the component placement unit from the image obtained by the component imaging unit. A mode may be provided in which a component image processing unit acquires the component information of the component.

Further, in the taping apparatus configured as described above, the component imaging unit captures an image of the plurality of components supplied onto the component placement unit, and the component image processing unit captures images of the components supplied onto the component placement unit. It is possible to adopt a mode in which position information of the part included in the part information is acquired along with the information about the dimensions of the plurality of parts.

Further, in the taping apparatus configured as described above, the component insertion means includes a component holding portion that moves to a position where the component is supplied based on the position information and holds the component, and the pocket provided in the carrier tape. and has a guide hole for guiding the component to the pocket, the guide hole being positioned above the pocket, and the carrier tape being in communication with the pocket. and a guide plate provided so as to be able to face each other, wherein the component holding portion is provided with the guide hole provided so as to be positioned above the pocket combined with the held component based on the combination information. It is possible to adopt a mode in which the held component is inserted into.

In addition, in the taping apparatus having the above configuration, the guide plate may be arranged so as to be movable in a direction orthogonal to the feeding direction of the carrier tape.

Further, in the taping apparatus configured as described above, the guide plate may have a plurality of the guide holes arranged along the feeding direction of the carrier tape.

Further, in the taping apparatus having the above configuration, the guide plate may be rotatably provided.

Furthermore, in the taping apparatus configured as described above, the guide plate may have a plurality of guide holes arranged along the direction of rotation.

Further, in the taping apparatus configured as described above, the component imaging unit captures images of the plurality of components that are aligned and supplied on the component placement unit, and the component image processing unit captures images of the components on the component placement unit. The component inserting means acquires the information on the dimensions of the plurality of components supplied in an aligned manner and the alignment order information of the components included in the component information, and the component insertion means includes the component placement section and inserts the components into the component. and a guide hole having a size larger than the size of the pocket provided in the carrier tape to temporarily hold the component and guide it to the pocket, and the guide hole guides the component to the pocket. a guide plate located above and provided so as to be opposed to the carrier tape so that the guide hole communicates with the pocket, the guide plate being held in the guide hole based on the combination information. The guide hole may be rotated to position the guide hole above the pocket associated with the component.

Furthermore, in the taping apparatus having the above configuration, the tape guide on which the carrier tape is installed may be provided with a vibrating portion.

Further, in the taping apparatus configured as described above, the pocket information acquiring means includes a pocket imaging section for imaging the pocket and a pocket image processing section for acquiring the pocket information of the pocket from the image obtained by the pocket imaging section. can be

The pocket information may include arrangement order information indicating the arrangement order of the pockets that are sent in sequence.

Further, in order to solve the above problems, a taping method according to the present invention is a taping method for sequentially inserting components into a plurality of pockets provided on a carrier tape, wherein dimensions are determined for each of the plurality of components by component information acquisition means. a step of measuring and acquiring part information including information on the dimensions for each part; a step of generating combination information indicating which component is to be inserted into which pocket based on the component information and the pocket information by a combination information generation means; and a step of component insertion means, and inserting the component into the pocket combined with the component based on the combination information generated by the combination information generating means.

In the taping method configured as described above, the step of acquiring the component information for each component includes a step of capturing an image of the component supplied to the component placement unit by a component imaging unit provided in the component information acquiring means, and acquiring the component information. obtaining the component information of the component supplied to the component placement unit from the image obtained by the component imaging unit by a component image processing unit provided in the means.

Further, in the taping method configured as described above, the step of acquiring the pocket information for each pocket includes a step of capturing an image of the pocket by a pocket imaging unit provided in the pocket information obtaining means, and pocket image processing provided in the pocket information obtaining means. obtaining the pocket information of the pocket from the image obtained by the pocket imaging unit.

According to the invention disclosed in this specification, a component can be inserted into a pocket of the carrier tape while ensuring an appropriate clearance between the pocket of the carrier tape and the component.

FIG. 1 is a top view showing a schematic configuration of the taping apparatus of the first embodiment. FIGS. 2(A) to 2(C) are partial top views showing an example of a carrier tape that can be used in the taping apparatus of the first embodiment. 3 is an enlarged partial longitudinal sectional view of the component supply means shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 4A is a top view showing the positional relationship between the tray section included in the component supply means shown in FIG. 3 and the first imaging section included in the component information acquisition means, and FIG. 2 is a side view showing the positional relationship between the unit and the first imaging unit; FIG. 5(A) is an enlarged side view of the component holding/inserting means shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 5(B) is an enlarged partial longitudinal sectional view of FIG. 5(A), and FIG. FIG. 5(D) is an enlarged partial longitudinal sectional view, and FIG. 5(D) is an enlarged bottom view of the head portion shown in FIG. 5(A). FIG. 6(A) is an enlarged top view of a tape guide included in tape feeding means provided in the taping apparatus of the first embodiment, and FIG. 6(B) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line X1-X1 in FIG. 6(A). . FIG. 7(A) is an enlarged view of the X1-X1 sectional view shown in FIG. 6(B), and FIG. 7(B) separates the components laminated on the tape guide shown in FIG. 7(A). It is an explanatory diagram showing 8A-1 is a top view of the part, FIG. 8A-2 is a front view of the part, and FIG. 8A-3 shows the width of the pocket when the part is tilted in the pocket. It is an explanatory view showing dimensions occupied by parts along a direction that matches the direction. FIG. 8(B) is an explanatory diagram showing the dimensions of the pocket provided in the carrier tape. FIG. 8(C) is an explanatory diagram showing the dimensions of the guide holes provided in the guide plate. FIG. 9(A) is an explanatory view showing the gap g1 between the lower end of the component and the carrier tape when inserting the component into the guide hole, and FIG. 9(B) is the lower end of the lowered suction nozzle and the guide plate. and a gap g3 between the lower end of the lowered suction nozzle and the inner bottom surface of the pocket. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the control system of the taping machine. 11(A) is a flow chart for inputting initial data of the taping apparatus of the first embodiment, FIG. 11(B) is a flow chart for inputting operating conditions of the taping apparatus of the first embodiment, and FIG. It is a flowchart of parts supply of the taping apparatus of embodiment. FIG. 12(A) is a flow chart for part information acquisition in the taping apparatus of the first embodiment, FIG. 12(B) is a flow chart for pocket information acquisition in the taping apparatus of the first embodiment, and FIG. 12(C) is the first embodiment. Flowchart of combination information generation in the taping device of, FIG. 12D is a flowchart of component holding in the taping device of the first embodiment, FIG. 12E is a flowchart of component orientation recognition in the taping device of the first embodiment, FIG. 12(F) is a flow chart of component insertion in the taping apparatus of the first embodiment. 13A and 13B are diagrams for explaining the operation of acquiring the component information shown in FIG. 12A. FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of matching between parts and pockets. 15A and 15B are diagrams for explaining the component holding operation shown in FIG. 12(D). 16A and 16B are explanatory diagrams of the component orientation recognition operation shown in FIG. 12(E). 17A and 17B are diagrams for explaining the component insertion operation shown in FIG. 12(F). FIGS. 18(A) and 18(B) are explanatory diagrams for adjusting the component orientation of the component holding/inserting means shown in FIG. FIG. 19(A) is a flow chart for reholding the parts of the taping device of the first embodiment, FIG. 19(B) is a flow chart of re-recognizing the component orientation of the taping device of the first embodiment, and FIG. 19(C) is the first embodiment. Flowchart of parts reinsertion of the taping device of the form, FIG. 19D is a flowchart of parts resupply of the taping device of the first embodiment, FIG. It is a flow chart. FIG. 20 is a top view showing the periphery of the component guide means provided in the taping apparatus of the second embodiment. FIG. 21 is a top view showing the periphery of the component guide means provided in the taping apparatus of the third embodiment.

(First embodiment)
First, referring to FIGS. 1 to 10, the structure and control system of the taping apparatus 1000 illustrated in FIG. 1, and the parts EC and carrier tapes CT1 to CT3 that can be used in this taping apparatus 1000 will be described.

The taping apparatus 1000 shown in FIG. 1 selects a carrier tape having a pocket CTa (see FIGS. 2A to 2C) suitable for the component EC to be handled from among multiple types of carrier tapes CT1 to CT3. do. Then, the components EC are sequentially inserted into the pocket CTa of the selected carrier tape. The taping apparatus 1000 includes a moving means 10, a component placing section 20, a component supplying means 30, a component information obtaining means 40, a component holding/inserting means 50, a component orientation recognizing means 60, and a tape feeding means . The taping apparatus 1000 further includes pocket information acquisition means 80 and component guide means 90 .

The component EC and the three carrier tapes CT1 to CT3 shown in FIG. 1 are drawn according to the explanation of the taping method later, and the components and carrier tapes that can be used in the taping apparatus shown in FIG. is not intended to limit the size and type of

<Explanation of parts and carrier tape that can be used for taping equipment>
Representative examples of the components EC that can be used in the taping apparatus 1000 shown in FIG. 1 are rectangular parallelepiped electronic components such as capacitor elements, varistor elements, inductor elements, array elements, composite elements, and the like. Of course, as the component EC, it is possible to use a component other than a rectangular parallelepiped electronic component, a non-rectangular parallelepiped electronic component, or a component other than an electronic component.

When the component EC to be inserted is an electronic component having a rectangular parallelepiped shape, the size of the main commercial product is 0.4 mm to 3.2 mm for the length reference dimension and 0 for the width reference dimension. .2 mm to 2.5 mm, with a height (thickness) standard dimension range of 0.2 mm to 2.5 mm. In addition, the relationship between the length standard dimension, width standard dimension, and height standard dimension is: length standard dimension > width standard dimension = height standard dimension, length standard dimension > width standard dimension > height standard dimension, length standard Either dimension>height standard dimension>width standard dimension.

A carrier tape that can be used for the taping apparatus 1000 shown in FIG. 1 may have pockets CTa (component storage recesses) that can store the components EC to be handled at regular intervals. In other words, there are no particular restrictions on the width of the carrier tape, the size and pitch of the pockets CTa, and no restrictions on the material.

Here, the carrier tapes CT1 to CT3 that can be handled by the taping apparatus 1000 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 2(A) to 2(C). The carrier tapes CT1 to CT3 are examples, and the taping apparatus 1000 can handle carrier tapes other than these. The components handled by the carrier tapes CT1 to CT3 have different sizes, but the same reference numerals are used in the following description.

The width Wt of the carrier tape CT1 shown in FIG. 2A is 4 mm, the pitch Pa of the rectangular parallelepiped pockets CTa is 1 mm, and the pitch Pb of the circular tape feeding holes CTb is 2 mm. A rectangular parallelepiped component (electronic component) EC having a standard height of 0.4 mm, a standard width of 0.2 mm, and a standard height of 0.2 mm can be stored.

The width Wt of the carrier tape CT2 shown in FIG. 2B is 8 mm, the pitch Pa of the rectangular parallelepiped pockets CTa is 1 mm, and the pitch Pb of the circular tape feed holes CTb is 4 mm. A rectangular parallelepiped component (electronic component) EC having a standard height of 0.6 mm, a standard width of 0.3 mm, and a standard height of 0.3 mm can be stored.

The width Wt of the carrier tape CT2 shown in FIG. 2C is 8 mm, the pitch Pa of the rectangular parallelepiped pockets CTa is 2 mm, and the pitch Pb of the circular tape feed holes CTb is 4 mm. A rectangular parallelepiped component (electronic component) EC having a standard height of 0.6 mm, a standard width of 0.3 mm, and a standard height of 0.15 mm can be stored.

<Explanation of moving means 10>
The moving means 10 has a Y-direction moving portion 11 and an X-direction moving portion 12 provided on the base plate BP, as shown in FIG. As indicated by arrows on the left side of FIG. 1, the Y direction indicates the vertical direction in FIG. 1, the X direction indicates the horizontal direction in FIG.

The Y-direction moving unit 11 has a first table 11a and a linear movement mechanism (not shown) using a motor 11b (see FIG. 10). The first table 11a is connected to the movable portion of the linear movement mechanism, and can move in the +Y direction and the -Y direction by forward and reverse rotation of the motor 11b.

The X-direction moving unit 12 has a second table 12a and a linear movement mechanism (not shown) using a motor 12b (see FIG. 10). The second table 12a is connected to the movable portion of the linear movement mechanism, and can move in the +X direction and the -X direction by forward and reverse rotation of the motor 12b.

<Explanation of Component Mounting Unit 20>
As shown in FIGS. 1, 3, 4A, and 4B, the component mounting section 20 includes a tray section 21 having a flat mounting surface 21a and a vibrating, preferably has an electrically operated component diffuser 22 (see also FIG. 10) capable of imparting vibration in the XY directions. The component placement unit 20 has its lower surface connected to the first table 11a, and can move to the component supply location P1 and the component information acquisition location P2 shown in FIG. 1 in conjunction with the first table 11a. . Incidentally, the parts supply place P1 and the parts information acquisition place P2 are places predetermined by the XY coordinates on the XY plane, and the X direction coordinate values of the centers of the places P1 and P2 are the same.

The component diffusion section 22 applies vibration to the tray section 21 to diffuse the components EC supplied from the component supply means 30 to the placement surface 21a of the tray section 21 at the component supply location P1. It is possible to increase the gap between

Moreover, the mounting surface 21a is located lower than the upper surface of the tray portion 21 and is surrounded by walls. Secondly (see FIG. 3), the component EC is prevented from falling outside from the periphery of the mounting surface 21a.

It should be noted that although it depends on the component drop distance, in the case where the components dropped and supplied from the component supply means 30 to the mounting surface 21a of the tray portion 21 jump, synthetic resin or synthetic resin is used to prevent such jumping. A mat (not shown) made of rubber, elastomer, or the like may be placed on the mounting surface 21a. The components EC on the mounting surface 21a are conveyed by the movement of the component mounting unit 20. At this time, the mounting surface 21a is arranged so that the positions of the respective components EC on the mounting surface 21a do not shift. It is preferably made of a material with a high coefficient of friction. Furthermore, the component EC on the mounting surface 21a is sucked and held by a sucking nozzle 52 (see FIG. 5A, etc.), which will be described later. For this reason, it is also required that the placement surface 21a be made of a material to which the component EC is less likely to stick so that the component EC can be taken out smoothly.

<Explanation of Component Supply Means 30>
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the component supply means 30 includes a component container 31 capable of containing a large number (for example, several thousand to several million) of components EC, and an outlet 31a of the component container 31. It has a component supply unit 32 which can lead out the components, and which can transport the components that have been led out and drop them onto the component placement unit 20 from the transport end. It is configured to be able to supply a corresponding number of components to the component placement section 20 at the component supply location P1. The component supply means 30 is arranged adjacent to the component supply place P1 shown in FIG. 1, and its frame (not shown) is connected to the base plate BP. The component supply means 30 may be connected to the first table 11a so that it can move together with the first table 11a. This eliminates the need to move the component placement section 20 in order to supply the component EC to the component placement section 20, thereby shortening the component EC replenishment time.

The component housing portion 31 has an inverted truncated cone shape in appearance, has a tubular portion (reference numerals omitted) at the bottom thereof, and has a rectangular outlet 31a in the tubular portion. The component supply section 32 has an endless belt 32a having a flat support portion 32a1 capable of supporting the components led out from the outlet 31a of the component storage section 31, and a belt rotating section 32b capable of rotating the endless belt 32a. there is The belt rotating portion 32b has two pulleys (not shown) around which the endless belt 32a is wound, and a motor 32b1 (see FIG. 10) that rotates the pulley on the right side in FIG. 3 clockwise at a constant speed. . The conveying distance of the endless belt 32a can be controlled by the operating time of the motor 32b1.

Further, the conveying end 32a2 of the endless belt 32a is positioned above the center of the component placement section 20 (above the center of the placement surface 21a of the tray section 21) at the component supply location P1. That is, the components EC dropped and supplied from the conveying end 32a2 of the endless belt 32a are scattered on the mounting surface 21a of the tray portion 21 so as to spread outward from the center thereof.

The operation of the component supply means 30 will be described with reference to FIG. 3. When the component placement unit 20 is at the component supply location P1 (see FIG. 1), the components EC accommodated in the component accommodation unit 31 are fed to the endless belt 32a. It is drawn out from its outlet 31a by rotation. Then, the extracted component EC is conveyed toward the component mounting portion 20 while being supported by the support portion 32a1 of the endless belt 32a, and is transferred from the conveying end 32a2 of the endless belt 32a to the tray portion 21 of the component mounting portion 20. is dropped and supplied to the center of the mounting surface 21a. Since the dropping supply of the components EC continues from the start of rotation of the endless belt 32a until it stops (until the transport stops), the number of components corresponding to the transport distance of the endless belt 32a is placed on the component placement section 20. is supplied to the mounting surface 21a of the tray portion 21 of the .

The components EC supplied to the mounting surface 21a of the tray portion 21 of the component mounting portion 20 according to the conveying distance of the endless belt 32a are spread outward from the center of the mounting surface 21a of the tray portion 21. Also, the component diffusion section 22 of the component placement section 20 operates during the component supply process or after the component supply is stopped, and the component EC supplied to the placement surface 21a of the tray section 21 is diffused by the vibration from the component diffusion section 22. be. That is, the components EC supplied from the component supply means 30 to the placement surface 21a of the tray portion 21 of the component placement portion 20 are in a scattered state on the placement surface 21a of the tray portion 21, and the vibration from the component diffusion portion 22 causes the components EC to be dispersed. It diffuses into a more properly dispersed state (see FIGS. 4(A) and 4(B)). Incidentally, the scattered state means a state in which each suction nozzle 52 of the component holding/inserting means 50 can hold the components on the mounting surface 21a of the tray portion 21 of the component mounting portion 20 without any trouble.

Even without the application of vibration from the component diffusing section 22, the components EC dropped and supplied from the conveying end 32a2 of the endless belt 32a to the center of the mounting surface 21a of the tray section 21 are appropriately scattered on the mounting surface 21a. In this case, the component diffusion portion 22 may be omitted.

Here, the point of controlling the number of components supplied from the component supply means 30 to the component placement section 20 by the conveying distance of the endless belt 32a of the component supply section 32 will be described in detail.

Since the component placement unit 20 is shared by components EC of various sizes, in order to place the components EC supplied to the placement surface 21a of the tray unit 21 in a scattered state, the placement surface of the tray unit 21 has It is necessary to vary the number of supplied parts EC according to the size of the parts EC.

For example, the component EC is an electronic component having a rectangular parallelepiped shape. Thickness) When the reference dimension range is 0.2 mm to 2.5 mm, the area where the smallest component (0.4 mm × 0.2 mm × 0.2 mm) contacts the mounting surface 21a of the tray part 21 is Since the largest part EC (3.2 mm x 2.5 mm x 2.5 mm) is 1/100 (calculated) of the area in contact with the mounting surface 21a of the tray part 21, in order to secure the scattered state, , it is necessary to reduce the number of parts EC of the largest size to be supplied with respect to the number of parts EC of the smallest size.

In addition, when the component supply means 30 is shared by components EC of various sizes, the size (height dimension and width dimension) of the outlet 31a of the component storage section 31 is set to the size of the largest component (3.2 mm x 2.5 mm x 2.5 mm), such as 10 mm x 10 mm or 5 mm x 5 mm. That is, if the size of the outlet 31a is matched to the largest size component EC, the smallest size component EC (0.4 mm×0.2 mm×0.2 mm) may be led out from the outlet 31a in an overlapping state. get higher Moreover, since the directions of the components EC accommodated in the component accommodation section 31 are random, the number of the components EC led out from the outlet 31a at once varies subtly regardless of the size of the components.

Therefore, when the component supply means 30 is shared by components EC of various sizes, the optimal number of components to be supplied to the placement surface 21a of the tray portion 21 of the component placement unit 20 for each size of the component EC is determined by preliminary experiments. be determined in advance. Further, the conveying distance of the endless belt 32a for supplying the optimum number of parts to the mounting surface 21a of the tray part 21 is determined in advance for each size of the parts EC. Then, it is necessary to store the transport distance by size (when the motor 32b1 rotates at a constant speed, the operation time by size can be substituted) in the storage unit 104 (see FIG. 10) before operation.

In this embodiment, the component supply means 30 uses the endless belt 32a as the component supply unit 32, but the component supply unit 32 uses a vibrating linear feeder capable of exhibiting the same conveying function. is also possible.

<Description of the component information acquisition unit 40>
As shown in FIG. 1, the component information acquisition means 40 includes a first imaging section 41 (see FIG. 10) incorporating an imaging element such as CMOS or CCD and an optical system. Further, the component information acquisition means 40 recognizes position information (XY coordinates of the center of each component) and dimension information of each component EC scattered on the component placement unit 20 from the image obtained by the first imaging unit 41. It has a first image processing unit 42 (see FIG. 10) that can be used. The first imaging section 41 functions as a component imaging section, and the first image processing section 42 functions as a component image processing section. The position information and dimension information of each part are included in the part information. It is assumed that the size of the component EC on the mounting surface 21a is smaller than the number of pixels (resolution) of the first imaging unit 41, and the position information and dimension information of the component EC cannot be obtained appropriately. In such a case, the area of the mounting surface 21a can be divided into a plurality of regions, and the first imaging section 41 can capture an image for each region. In this case, the component placement section 20 is appropriately moved so that the area to be imaged is positioned directly below the first imaging section 41 . This makes it possible to take advantage of the number of imaging pixels of the first imaging section 41 to perform more accurate measurements and collect information. Here, the dimensions of the component EC are its length l and width w or thickness t (see FIGS. 8(A-1) and 8(A-2)). The length l, width w and thickness t of the component EC will be explained later.

The first imaging unit 41 has its upper surface connected to the second table 12a, and can move to the parts information acquisition location P2 shown in FIG. 1 in conjunction with the second table 12a. That is, the first imaging unit 41 can image the scattered components EC on the component placement unit 20 from above at the component information acquisition location P2. Incidentally, the position information and dimension information of the component EC recognized by the first image processing unit 42 are stored in the storage unit 104 (see FIG. 10).

<Description of Component Holding/Inserting Means 50>
The component holding/inserting means 50 functions as part of the component inserting means, and as shown in FIG. 1 and FIGS. . The head portion 51 is provided with a plurality of suction nozzles (16 in the drawing, hereinafter referred to as suction nozzles 52 ) as a plurality of component holding portions 52 and a head rotating portion 53 capable of rotating the head portion 51 . The head unit 51 is also provided with a nozzle lifting unit 55 capable of individually raising and lowering the suction nozzles 52 and a nozzle rotating unit 56 capable of individually rotating the suction nozzles 52 . Incidentally, the angular interval between the centers of the suction nozzles 52 is 22.5 degrees, and the distance between each center and the rotation center of the head section 51 is the same.

The head rotating section 53 has a motor 53a (see FIG. 10) provided on the upper surface of the second table 12a. The shaft 53b of the motor 53a is connected to the center of the upper surface of the head rotating portion 53 through the cylindrical hole 12a1 of the second table 12a (see FIG. 5A). That is, the component holding/inserting means 50 can move to the component information acquisition location P2, the component orientation recognition location P3, and the component insertion location P4 shown in FIG. 1 in conjunction with the second table 12a. Further, the head rotation section 53 can rotate the head section 51 clockwise and counterclockwise when viewed from the top by forward and reverse rotation of the motor 11b.

As can be seen from FIG. 1, the center of the component holding/inserting means 50 interlocked with the second table 12a is separated in the X direction from the center of the component information acquiring means 40 connected to the same second table 12a. Incidentally, the component orientation recognition location P3 is a location predetermined by the XY coordinates on the XY plane, and the Y direction coordinate value of the center of the component orientation recognition location P3 is the same as the Y direction coordinate value of the center of the component information acquisition location P2. be. A component insertion location P4 is a location along the X direction common to each of the carrier tapes CT1 to CT3. The second table 12a can change its position relative to each of the carrier tapes CT1 to CT3 by moving the tape feeding means table 70a along the Y direction, as will be described later. Specifically, on the base plate BP, the center of one of the 16 suction nozzles 52 of the component holding/inserting means 50 intersects the guide hole 92a into which the component EC is to be inserted at the component insertion location P4 in top view. It can be moved to the position P4a where it is located (see FIG. 6(A)).

Each suction nozzle 52 has a nozzle support portion 52a and a rotation restricting portion 52b, which are larger in outer shape than the suction nozzle 52, integrally or separately, and is arranged in a cylindrical nozzle holder 54 so that it can be raised and lowered (see FIG. 5 ( C)). Further, the nozzle support portion 52a is positioned so as to be able to move up and down in the cylindrical hole 54a in the lower portion of the nozzle holder 54, and the rotation restricting portion 52b is positioned so as to be able to move up and down within the nozzle holder 54 and is prevented from rotating. there is Although not shown, the suction holes of each suction nozzle 52 are supplied with negative pressure and positive pressure from an air supply source 105 (see FIG. 10) via air tubes. That is, each suction nozzle 52 is arranged in a state in which it is only possible to move up and down in each nozzle holder 54. By applying a negative pressure, it is possible to hold a component at its lower end, and it is possible to remove the component in an extremely short time. The holding of the part EC can be released by applying a positive pressure to break the vacuum.

The nozzle elevating unit 55 has a servomotor 55a provided on the upper surface of each nozzle holder 54, and a rod 55b provided movably in the axial direction by the servomotor 55a moves through a cylindrical hole 54b in the upper part of the nozzle holder 54. contact with the center of the upper surface of the rotation restricting portion 52b of the suction nozzle 52 (see FIG. 5C). Although not shown, each servomotor 55a can lower and raise the rod 55b by means of a gear mechanism.

As can be seen from FIGS. 5B and 5D, the unit (see FIG. 5C, reference numerals omitted) including the suction nozzle 52, the nozzle holder 54, and the nozzle elevating section 55 is attached to the head section 51. The lower part of the nozzle holder 54 is rotatably arranged in cylindrical holes 51a provided at equal angular intervals (22.5 degree intervals in the drawing) around the lower surface in a state in which the lower part protrudes downward.

The nozzle rotating part 56 includes a motor 56a (see FIG. 10) arranged in the head part 51 corresponding to each unit, a gear 56c connected to a shaft 56b of the motor 56a, and an upper part of the nozzle holder 54 of each unit. It has an external gear-shaped concave-convex portion 54c provided on the outer surface and meshed with the gear 56c (see FIG. 5(B)). That is, each nozzle rotating part 56 can rotate the suction nozzle 52 in the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction when viewed from above by forward and reverse rotation of the motor 56a.

<Description of Component Orientation Recognizing Means 60>
The component orientation recognizing means 60 includes, as shown in FIG. 1, a second imaging section 61 (see FIG. 10) containing an imaging element such as CMOS or CCD and an optical system. The component orientation recognizing means 60 also uses the image obtained by the second imaging section 61 to determine the orientation of each of the components held by the suction nozzles 52 of the component holding and inserting means 50, specifically the Y direction. It has a second image processing unit 62 (see FIG. 10) capable of recognizing the component angle θ (see FIG. 18A) or the component angle (not shown) with respect to the X direction as component orientation information. is doing. The second image processing unit 62 also recognizes the amount of deviation (Y direction and X direction) between the center of the component EC held by the suction nozzle 52 and the center of the suction nozzle 52 together with the direction of the component EC.

The second imaging unit 61 has its lower surface connected to the base plate BP and is arranged at the component orientation recognition location P3 shown in FIG. That is, the second imaging unit 61 can image the held components held by the suction nozzles 52 of the component holding/inserting means 50 from below at the component orientation recognition location P3. The direction information of the component EC recognized by the second image processing unit 62 and the information on the amount of deviation (Y direction and X direction) between the center of the component EC and the center of the suction nozzle 52 are stored in the storage unit 104 (see FIG. 10). be done.

<Description of Tape Feeding Means 70>
The tape feeding means 70 is provided separately from the base plate BP. The tape feeding means 70 is installed on a tape feeding means table 70a provided above the base plate BP. The tape feeding means table 70a is mounted on a rail portion 70b laid so as to extend along the Y direction on the base plate BP. Thereby, the tape feeding means 70 can move along the Y direction. As a result, the relative positional relationship between the tape feeding means 70 and the base plate BP can be changed. The illustration and detailed description of the driving section for moving the tape feeding means table 70a on the rail section 70b are omitted. The tape feeding means 70 includes a pair of reel support portions 71 spaced apart in the Y direction, a shaft 72 supported by the pair of reel support portions 71, and projecting portions at both ends of the shaft 72. It has a cap 73 for fixing the shaft.

　Figure 1 depicts three carrier tapes CT1 to CT3 (see Figure 2). The shaft 72 is provided with a supply reel TR1 around which the carrier tape CT1 is wound, a supply reel TR2 around which the carrier tape CT2 is wound, and a supply reel TR3 around which the carrier tape CT3 is wound. These are rotatably and detachably arranged via a spacer ring 74 .

That is, by removing at least one cap 73 and taking out the shaft 72 from the reel support portion 71, each of the supply reels TR1 to TR3 can be replaced. Incidentally, each of the carrier tapes CT1 to CT3 wound around each of the supply reels TR1 to TR3 is unwound from each of the supply reels TR1 to TR3 with each pocket CTa facing upward.

Further, the tape feeding means 70 includes three tape guides 75 to 77 provided at the component insertion place P4 and three carrier tapes CT1 to CT3 on each of the tape guides 75 to 77 which can be intermittently moved in the +Y direction. and a tape feeding section (not shown). Each of the tape guides 75-77 has grooves 75a-77a corresponding to the width W of each of the carrier tapes CT1-CT3. , and motors 78a1, 78b1 and 78c1 (see FIG. 10) capable of rotating the sprockets. Specifically, the tape guides 75 to 77 guide the carrier tapes CT1 to CT3 unwound from the supply reels TR1 to TR3 by the operation of the motors 78a1, 78b1, and 78c1 of the tape feeding units, and the tape guides 75 to 77 guide the carrier tapes CT1 to CT3. can be intermittently moved in the +X direction at a pitch Pa of .

Furthermore, the tape feeding means 70 has, in addition to the above, three cover tape attachment portions (not shown) provided at positions separated in the +X direction from the component insertion location P4. Each cover tape attachment section includes three cover tape supply reels (not shown) capable of supplying cover tapes that can be thermocompressed corresponding to the width of each of the carrier tapes CT1 to CT3, and cover tapes from the respective cover tape supply reels. and movable heater portions 78a2, 78b2, 78c2 (see FIG. 10) that can be attached to the respective carrier tapes CT1 to CT3 by thermocompression. That is, by the operation of the movable heater portions 78a2, 78b2, and 78c2 of the respective cover tape attaching portions, the cover tapes are attached to the carrier tapes CT1 to CT3 after inserting the component intermittently moving in the +X direction to close the respective pockets CTa. be able to.

Furthermore, the tape feeding means 70 has, in addition to the above, three tape winding units (not shown) provided at positions separated from the tape guides 75 to 77 in the +Z direction. Each tape take-up unit has three take-up reels (not shown) capable of taking up each of the carrier tapes CT1 to CT3 (component storage tapes) after the components have been inserted and the cover tape attached, and each take-up reel. winding motors 78a3, 78b3, and 78c3 (see FIG. 10) that can rotate in any direction. That is, by operating the winding motors 78a3, 78b3, and 78c3 of the respective tape winding units, the carrier tapes CT1 to CT3 (component storage tapes) to which the cover tape has been attached after the components have been inserted can be wound onto the respective winding reels. .

<Description of Pocket Information Acquisition Means 80>
As shown in FIG. 1, the pocket information acquisition means 80 includes a third imaging section 81 (see FIG. 10) incorporating an imaging element such as CMOS or CCD and an optical system. Further, the pocket information acquiring means 80 selects a third image processing section 82 (see FIG. 10) capable of recognizing information about the dimensions of the pockets CTa provided on the carrier tapes CT1 to CT3 from the image obtained by the third imaging section 81. have. The third imaging section 81 functions as a pocket imaging section, and the third image processing section 82 functions as a pocket image processing section. The dimensional information of each pocket CTa is included in the pocket information together with information on the arrangement order of the pockets CTa. Here, the dimensions of the pocket CTa are its length Lc and width Wc (see FIG. 8(B)). The length Lc and width Wc of the pocket CTa will be explained later.

The upper surface of the third imaging section 81 is connected to a supporting section (not shown) extending from the base plate BP, and can be moved onto the tape guides 75-76 in conjunction with the base plate BP. As a result, the third imaging section 81 can move above the tape guide being used among the tape guides 75 to 78 . Then, the third imaging section 81 can image the pocket CTa provided on the carrier tape fed by the tape feeding means 70 from above. The dimension information and the arrangement order information of the pockets CTa recognized by the third image processing section 82 are stored in the storage section 104 (see FIG. 10).

<Description of the component guide means 90>
The parts guide means 90 includes a motor 91 , an eccentric cam 91 a and a guide plate 92 . The motor 91 and the eccentric cam 91a correspond to the vibrating section. A component guide means 90 is provided for each of the tape guides 75-77. 1 and 6A, the guide plate 92 is provided with guide holes 92a corresponding to the pockets CTa provided in the carrier tape CT1. The dimension of the guide hole 92a is slightly larger than the dimension of the pocket CTa. The guide plate 92 is prepared in correspondence with the target carrier tape. That is, the arrangement pitch and dimensions of the guide holes 92a are provided corresponding to the pockets CTa of the carrier tape. 6A and 6B illustrate the tape guide 75 for guiding the carrier tape CT1, and show the guide plate 92 corresponding to the carrier tape CT1. In the following description, the case of inserting the component EC into the pocket CTa of the carrier tape CT1 will be described, but the same applies to the case of inserting the component EC into the carrier tape CT2 or CT3.

The guide hole 92a is provided for smoothly inserting the component EC into the pocket CTa. The component EC is once inserted into the guide hole 92a and then stored in the pocket CTa. The guide plate 92 is provided with a plurality of guide holes 92a. In this embodiment, eleven guide holes 92a are provided along the X direction, and three rows of these are provided along the Y direction. However, such an arrangement of the guide holes 92a is an example, and the number and arrangement of the guide holes 92a are not limited to this, and can be set as appropriate. For example, the number of guide holes 92a arranged in a row may be set according to the number of suction nozzles 52 (16 in this embodiment).

The guide plate 92 is arranged so as to be slidable on the surface of a support plate 95 (not shown in FIGS. 1, 13, etc.) provided on a support portion (not shown) that supports the tape feeding means 70 . The support plate 95 is arranged on the side of the tape guide 75 . The guide plate 92 is provided movably in a direction (Y direction) perpendicular to the feeding direction (X direction) of the carrier tape CT1. The guide plate 92 can be moved in the Y direction by drive motors 93 arranged on both sides thereof. Although the guide hole 92a is a through hole, since the guide plate 92 is arranged so as to slide on the support plate 95, the component EC inserted into the guide hole 92a does not fall off and passes through the guide hole 92a. can stay inside. The component EC is inserted into the guide hole 92a by the suction nozzle 52 at the component insertion position P4. The guide plate 92 is moved in the +Y direction by the drive motor 93 in a state in which the parts EC are inserted into all the guide holes 92a for one row along the X direction. As the guide plate 92 moves, the component EC moves onto the pocket CTa of the carrier tape CT1 and is housed in the pocket CTa. Guide plates 92 and support plates 95 are similarly provided for the tape guides 76,77.

The motor 91 and the eccentric cam 91a are provided to vibrate the tape guide 75 and shake down the component EC inserted into the guide hole 92a to store it in the pocket CTa. The eccentric cam 91 a is attached to the tape guide 75 . The rotating shaft of the motor 91 is connected to the eccentric cam 91a at a position deviated from its center point. As a result, the tape guide 75 is vibrated by rotating the motor 91, and the component EC in the guide hole 92a can be accommodated in the pocket CTa. The eccentric cam 91a of this embodiment imparts vibrations to the tape guide 75 in the X direction, the Y direction, and the direction perpendicular thereto (Z direction). The amplitude of the eccentric cam 91a is set so that the position of the inner wall of the pocket CTa approximately coincides with the position of the inner wall of the guide hole 92a, which is set to be one size larger than the pocket CTa. As a result, it is possible to prevent the component EC from being sandwiched between the guide plate 92 and the carrier tape CT1 and being damaged. Motors 91 and eccentric cams 91a are similarly equipped in the tape guides 76,77.

Referring to FIG. 6(B), the tape guide 75 is provided with a groove 75a in which the carrier tape CT1 is arranged and a recess 75b into which the pocket CTa can enter. A magnet 75c is arranged in the recess 75b. If the component EC contains a ferromagnetic material, the magnetic force of the magnet 75c can adjust the posture of the component EC. Thereby, the component EC can be accommodated in the pocket CTa in a correct posture.

Here, referring to FIG. 7A showing an enlarged view of FIG. 6B and FIG. 7B showing separated components laminated on the tape guide 75, the tape guide 75 and the carrier tape CT1 A separator 94 is arranged between the . The separator 94 is arranged so as to cover the carrier tape CT1, and is provided so that the guide plate 92 does not come into direct contact with the carrier tape CT1 and the moving guide plate 92 does not damage the carrier tape CT1. is. The separator 94 is provided with an opening 94a. The size of the opening 94a is larger than the size of the guide hole 92a and the size of the opening of the pocket CTa, and is set so as not to interfere with the insertion of the component EC into the pocket CTa.

6(A) and 6(B), a lift detection sensor 96 for detecting lift of the guide plate 92 is provided on the side of the tape guide 75 . If the component EC is not properly inserted into the pocket CTa and the carrier tape CT1 is transported in this state, the guide plate 92 will ride on the component EC that has not been inserted and float up. A lift detection sensor 96 detects such lift of the guide plate 92 . When the lift detection sensor 96 detects that the guide plate 92 is lifted, it is possible to take measures to temporarily stop the operation of the taping apparatus 1000 . This makes it possible to cope with the insertion failure of the component EC into the pocket CTa. The floating detection sensor 96 is also provided in the tape guide 76 and the tape guide 77 in the same manner.

Here, referring to FIG. 8, the relationship between the dimension of the component EC, the dimension of the pocket CTa (the dimension of the opening) and the dimension of the guide hole 92a will be described. First, referring to FIG. 8A-1, the width and length of the component EC are w and l, respectively. The length of the diagonal line on the plane where the width w and the length l of the part EC appear is d2. Next, referring to FIG. 8A-2, the thickness (height) of the component EC is t. The length of the diagonal line on the plane where the width w and thickness t of the component EC appear is d1. Next, referring to FIG. 8A-3, when the central axis AXy along the length direction of the part EC is inclined at an angle A° with respect to the Y direction, the X direction between the corners forming the diagonal line The length along is B. Next, referring to FIG. 8B, the width and length of the opening of the pocket CTa are Wc and Lc, respectively. Here, the width Wc of the opening of the pocket CTa is the dimension along the X direction, and the length Lc of the opening of the pocket CTa is the dimension along the Y direction. Next, referring to FIG. 8C, the width and length of the opening of the guide hole 92a are Wg and Lg, respectively. Here, the width Wg of the opening of the guide hole 92a is the dimension along the X direction, and the length Lg of the opening of the guide hole 92a is the dimension along the Y direction.

The dimensions of the guide hole 92a and the dimensions of the component EC are set to satisfy the following conditions.
Condition (1) Wg>w
Condition (2) Lg>l
Condition (3) Wg (min)>d1 (max)
Condition (4) B≤Wg (min)
Condition (5) Lg (min)>d2 (max)
Condition (6) Lg (max) ≤ l (min) x 2
Also, the dimensions of the pocket CTa and the dimensions of the guide hole 92a are set so as to satisfy the following conditions.
Condition (7) Wg>Wc
Condition (8) Lg>Lc

Here, Wg (min) is the minimum width assumed when considering tolerances that may occur when creating the guide hole 92a. d1(max) is the maximum diagonal length assumed when considering the tolerances that can occur when manufacturing the part EC. Wg(max) is the maximum width assumed when taking into consideration tolerances that may occur when creating the guide hole 92a. Lg (min) is the minimum width assumed when considering tolerances that may occur when creating the guide hole 92a. d2(max) is the maximum diagonal length assumed when considering the tolerance that can occur when manufacturing the part EC. Lg(max) is the maximum length assumed when considering the tolerance that may occur when creating the guide hole 92a. l(min) is the minimum length assumed when considering tolerances that may occur when manufacturing the part EC. Similarly, the minimum width assumed when considering tolerances that may occur when manufacturing the component EC is written as w (min). In addition, when setting various dimensions, it is necessary to consider not only the manufacturing tolerance of each element but also the accuracy of the operation of the moving parts such as the component holding/inserting means 50 and the tape feeding means 70 provided in the taping apparatus 1000. can.

The component EC can be inserted into the guide hole 92a according to conditions (1) and (2). Condition (3) prevents the part EC from being caught in the guide hole 92a in the width direction even if the part EC rotates about the center axis AXy. Condition (4) prevents the central axis AXy of the component EC from being inclined by an angle of A° (for example, 30°) or more with respect to the Y direction, thereby preventing the component EC from being sandwiched in the guide hole 92a in its width direction. be. Here, how many degrees should the angle A° be set to? It can be appropriately set by experiments and simulations. Condition (5) prevents the part EC from being caught in the guide hole 92a in its longitudinal direction even if the part EC rotates around the center axis AXz. According to the condition (6), the parts EC can be inserted one by one into the guide hole 92a. Further, the condition (7) and the condition (8) facilitate the operation of inserting the component EC, which is to be finally inserted into the pocket CTa, into the guide hole 92a and then moving it into the pocket CTa.

Note that the relationship between the dimension of the component EC and the dimension of the pocket CTa is w<Wc and l<Lc. Here, these numerical values are designed values, but there is a possibility that the relationship between the two may vary due to tolerances that may occur when manufacturing the component EC and tolerances that may occur when forming the pocket CTa. . If the dimension of the component EC is relatively large with respect to the dimension of the pocket CTa, it is assumed that the component EC will not be inserted or will be difficult to insert. Conversely, if the dimension of the component EC is relatively small with respect to the dimension of the pocket CTa, it is assumed that the component EC rotates within the pocket CTa and cannot be picked up by the chip mounter. In order to avoid these situations, the present embodiment performs matching between the component EC and the pocket CTa. This matching will be explained in detail later.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 9(A) and 9(B), the setting of the intervals between the parts when the component EC is inserted into the guide hole 92a by the suction nozzle 52 will be described. First, the interval g1 shown in FIG. 9A will be described. The interval g1 is the distance between the lower surface of the component EC lowered for insertion into the guide hole 92a and the upper surface of the carrier tape CT1. By providing the gap g1, damage to the component EC and the carrier tape CT1 can be avoided. Next, the interval g2 shown in FIG. 9B will be explained. The interval g2 is the distance between the upper surface of the guide plate 92 and the lower end surface of the suction nozzle 52 lowered to insert the component EC into the guide hole 92a. By providing the gap g2, it is possible to avoid damage to the suction nozzle 52 and the guide plate 92, and to avoid misalignment of the guide plate 92. Next, the interval g3 shown in FIG. 9B will be explained. The interval g3 is the distance between the lower end surface of the suction nozzle 52 lowered to insert the component EC into the guide hole 92a and the inner bottom surface of the pocket CTa. The interval g3 is set so that the relation with the diagonal length d2 (see FIG. 8A-1) of the component EC satisfies g3>d2. As a result, the component EC is sandwiched between the inner bottom surface of the pocket CTa and the suction nozzle 52 even if the component EC is inserted in a state in which the length direction and the direction in which the diagonal line extends are substantially aligned with the vertical direction. state can be avoided.

Here, setting of the width Wg and the length Lg as design values of the guide hole 92a in this embodiment will be described. First, assuming a part EC having a length l (min) and a width w (min) in consideration of tolerance, the width Wg is a dimension B is set to Wg(max). The width Wg of the guide hole 92a as a design value is set so that the width in consideration of tolerance is Wg(max). The length Lg as a design value is the difference between the length Lg (max) considering the tolerance and the minimum value Lc (min) assumed as the length of the pocket CTa, which is the width Wg ( max) and the minimum value Wc (min) assumed as the width of the pocket CTa.

<Description of control system>
Next, a control system of the taping apparatus 1000 will be explained. The control system of the taping apparatus 1000 includes, as shown in FIG. A storage unit 104 for storing data, and the memory of the main control unit 101 or the storage unit 104 stores an operation control program. The main control unit 101 functions as combination information generating means. That is, the main control unit 101 generates combination information as to which component EC is to be inserted into which pocket CTa based on the component information stored in the storage unit 104 and the pocket information. Then, the main control section 101 operates the component holding/inserting means 50 based on this combination information. Note that the other control system elements and their functions shown in FIG. 10 are the same as described above, so description thereof will be omitted.

Next, a taping method using the taping apparatus 1000 will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 18 and 1. FIG.

<Explanation of taping method by taping device>
First, before starting the operation of the taping apparatus 1000, various data are input using the input unit 102 and the display unit 103 of the control system as a preparation. Specifically, the operator inputs all types of parts EC that are highly likely to be used and all types of carrier tapes CT corresponding to each part EC, and stores them in the storage unit 104 . In addition, the operator inputs the conveying distance by size of the endless belt 32a of the component supply means 30 corresponding to each component EC determined in advance by a preliminary experiment (when the motor 32b1 rotates at a constant speed, the operation time by size can be substituted). and store it in the storage unit 104 (see steps S101 to S104 in FIG. 11A). Incidentally, product numbers, model numbers, etc. can be used for the types of parts and carrier tapes. Moreover, it is preferable that the input data be in a format in which the type of carrier tape and the transport distance for each size are associated with each size of the component.

Subsequently, the operator uses the input unit 102 and the display unit 103 of the control system to input the actual operating conditions and store them in the storage unit 104 (see steps S111 and S112 in FIG. 11(B)). Here, as an example, a case where there are three types of components EC to be inserted corresponding to the carrier tapes CT1 to CT3 will be described. First, regarding the component EC corresponding to the carrier tape CT1, the arrangement position of the carrier tape CT1 (uppermost in FIG. 1), the number of components to be inserted, and the order of insertion are input. Here, the insertion order is the order in which the carrier tapes CT1 to CT3 are inserted. Similarly, regarding the component EC corresponding to the carrier tape CT2, the arrangement position (the center in FIG. 1) of the carrier tape CT2, the number of components to be inserted, and the order of insertion are input. Similarly, regarding the component EC corresponding to the carrier tape CT3, the arrangement position (lowest in FIG. 1) of the carrier tape CT3, the number of components to be inserted, and the order of insertion are input. Incidentally, if the previous input data is in a format in which each size of the component EC is associated with the type of carrier tape, etc., selection of the carrier tape is unnecessary. In addition, since the arrangement positions of the carrier tapes CT1 to CT3 (supply reels TR1 to TR3) can be arbitrarily selected from the top, middle, and bottom positions in FIG. good.

The operating conditions in this embodiment are as follows. In this embodiment, the component EC is inserted first into the carrier tape CT1, and the number of insertions is 10000 pieces. Also, the insertion of the component EC into the carrier tape CT2 is the second, and the number of insertions is 5000 pieces. Furthermore, the insertion of the component EC into the carrier tape CT3 is the third, and the number of insertions is 500 pieces.

When such operating conditions are set, as preparation for operation of the taping apparatus 1000, first, as shown in FIG. throw into. Then, the supply reels TR1 to TR3 are attached to the tape feeding means 70 according to the arrangement positions. The ends of the carrier tapes CT1-CT3 pulled out from the supply reels TR1-TR3 are connected to the take-up reel (not shown) through the tape guides 75-77.

After the preparation for operation is completed, the input unit 102 and display unit 103 of the control system are used to start operation based on the operating conditions described above. When the operation is started, as described above with reference to FIGS. 1 and 3, the component supply section 32 of the component supply means 30 operates to supply the optimum number of components to the component placement section 20 at the component supply location P1. are supplied, and the components EC supplied to the component placement section 20 are spread by the operation of the component spreading section 22 (see steps S121 to S123 in FIG. 11C). It should be noted that the operation of the component spreading section 22 is not necessary if the components EC after being supplied are properly scattered even if the component spreading section 22 is not operated.

When the component supply is completed, the Y-direction moving unit 11 moves the component placement unit 20 to the component information acquisition location P2 as shown in FIG. Then, the components EC scattered on the component placement section 20 are imaged from above by the first imaging section 41 of the component information acquisition means 40 located at the component information acquisition location P2. Then, the first image processing unit 42 recognizes the position information and dimension information of each of the components EC scattered on the component mounting unit 20 from the image obtained by the first imaging unit 41, and stores them in the storage unit 104 (FIG. 12). See steps S131 to S133 in (A)).

Further, when the operation of the taping device 1000 is started, winding of the carrier tape CT1 is also started. The winding of the carrier tape CT1 is performed intermittently. When the carrier tape CT1 is wound, each pocket CTa provided in the carrier tape CT1 is imaged from above by the third imaging section 81 included in the pocket information acquisition means 80 . Then, the dimension information of each pocket CTa is recognized by the third image processing unit 82 from the image obtained by the third imaging unit 81, and stored in the storage unit 104 (see steps S134 and S135 in FIG. 12B). . The dimension information also includes arrangement order information of each pocket CTa. For example, as shown in FIG. 14, when the carrier tape CT1 is arranged in order from the +X direction to the -X direction, such as pocket CTa1, pocket CTa2, . Aperture size information is recognized and stored. Note that the part information and the pocket information need only be stored in the storage unit 104 before the generation of the combination information described below is started. Pocket-like acquisition is performed each time the carrier tape CT1 intermittently moves.

Next, generate combination information. The main control unit 101 selects a combination of the component EC and the pocket CTa based on the dimension information of the component EC included in the component information stored in the storage unit 104 and the dimension information of the pocket CTa included in the pocket information. do. For example, if the dimensions of the component EC1 and the dimensions of the pocket CTa1 shown in FIG. 14 are compatible, they are combined. Similarly, if the dimensions of the part EC2 and the dimensions of the pocket CTa2 match, they are combined. Other components EC and pocket CTa are also combined in the same manner. Here, the conformity between the dimension of the component EC and the dimension of the pocket CTa is determined whether the component EC can be inserted into the pocket CTa and a suitable clearance is maintained so that the component EC does not rotate within the pocket CTa. determined by whether

The combination information also includes holding order information as to which suction nozzle 52 holds which component EC among the plurality of suction nozzles 52 included in the component holding/inserting means 50 . As a result, for example, the suction nozzle 52 that has picked up the component EC1 is linked so as to insert the component EC1 into the pocket CTa1. Specifically, the suction nozzles 52 are distinguished as suction nozzles 52-1, 52-2, . . . (see FIG. 5(D)). In such a case, the component EC1 to be inserted into the pocket CTa1 shown in FIG. 14 is held by the suction nozzle 52-1. Similarly, the component EC2 to be inserted into the pocket CTa2 is held by the suction nozzle 52-2. Thereafter, the retention order information is generated in a similar manner.

The combination information generated in this way is stored in the storage unit 104 (see steps S136 to S139 in FIG. 12(C)).

When the generation of combination information is completed, as shown in FIG. 15, the X-direction moving unit 12 moves the component holding/inserting means 50 to the component information acquisition location P2. Then, based on the holding order information included in the combination information stored in step S139, the parts EC included in the combination information are sequentially placed among the scattered parts EC on the component placement unit 20 at the part information acquisition location P2. It is held by each suction nozzle 52 of the holding and inserting means 50 (see steps S141 to S143 in FIG. 12(D)).

Here, the component holding method in step S143 will be supplemented. In this embodiment, the component EC to be inserted into the pocket CTa is once inserted into the guide hole 92 a of the guide plate 92 . The number of guide holes 92a provided in the guide plate 92 of this embodiment is eleven per row. Therefore, 11 suction nozzles 52 out of 16 suction nozzles 52 of the component holding/inserting means 50 are used. The number of suction nozzles 52 to be used can be appropriately changed according to the number of rows of guide holes 92a. For example, when the number of guide holes 92a in one row is 16, all 16 suction nozzles 52 provided in the component holding/inserting means 50 can be used for the insertion work.

When the component holding is completed, as shown in FIG. 16, the X-direction moving unit 12 moves the component holding/inserting means 50 to the component orientation recognition position P3, and the second position of the component orientation recognition means 60 located at the component orientation recognition position P3 is moved. The component EC held by each suction nozzle 52 of the component holding/inserting means 50 is imaged by the imaging unit 61 from below. Then, from the image obtained by the second imaging unit 61, the orientation of the component EC held by each suction nozzle 52, specifically, the angle θ of the component with respect to the Y direction (see FIG. 18A), Alternatively, the angle (not shown) of the component EC with respect to the X direction is recognized by the second image processing unit 62 . Also, the amount of deviation (Y direction and X direction) between the center of the component EC and the center of the suction nozzle 52 is recognized. Then, the information regarding the recognized part orientation and the amount of deviation are stored in the storage unit 104 (see steps S151 to S153 in FIG. 12E).

When the recognition of the component orientation is completed, the component holding/inserting means 50 is moved to the component insertion position P4 by the X-direction moving section 12 as shown in FIG. Specifically, the component holding/inserting means 50 moves above the guide plate 92 provided on the tape guide 75 (position P4a in FIG. 6A). Then, based on the component orientation information and deviation amount information stored in step S153, the components EC held by the suction nozzles 52 of the component holding/inserting means 50 are adjusted for orientation and deviation of the center coordinates of the components EC. They are sequentially inserted into the guide holes 92a provided in the guide plate 92. As shown in FIG. Here, each component EC is inserted into a guide hole 92a provided so as to be positioned above the pocket CTa combined with the component EC held by each suction nozzle 52 . After the parts EC are completely inserted into the guide holes 92a, the guide plate 92 is moved by the motor 3 so that the rows of the guide holes 92a into which the parts EC are inserted are positioned on the carrier tape CT1. Then, by operating the motor 91 to which the eccentric cam 91a is attached and vibrating the tape guide 75, the component EC in the guide hole 92a is dropped into the pocket CTa and stored (step S161 in FIG. 12F). to S163).

After the component EC has been completely inserted into the pocket CTa, the pocket CTa at the component insertion location P4 is intermittently moved in the +X direction by operating the tape feeding portion of the tape feeding means 70 corresponding to the carrier tape CT1. Then, the pocket CTa after the insertion of the component is closed with the cover tape by operating the cover tape adhering portion corresponding to the carrier tape CT1 of the tape feeding means 70 . Further, the operation of winding the carrier tape CT1 (component storage tape) to the take-up reel after the component is inserted and the cover tape attached is performed by the operation of the tape winding portion corresponding to the carrier tape CT1 of the tape feeding means 70 .

When the component orientation information described above is the angle θ of the component EC with respect to the X direction (see FIG. 18A), the Y direction of the component EC held by the suction nozzle 52 at the suction position described above is A reference angle θ is calculated based on the component orientation information. Then, the suction nozzle 52 is rotated so that the angle θ becomes zero. As a result, the orientation of the component EC held by the suction nozzle 52 is adjusted to match the orientation of the guide hole 92 a provided in the guide plate 92 . The component EC is inserted into the guide hole 92a by adjusting the orientation and adjusting the deviation of the central coordinates of the component EC. In addition, even when the component orientation information described above is the component angle (not shown) with respect to the X direction, if the suction nozzle 52 is rotated so that the angle becomes 90 degrees, the component is held by the suction nozzle 52 . The component EC can be inserted into the guide hole 92a by adjusting the direction of the component EC so as to match the direction of the guide hole 92a of the guide plate 92 and by adjusting the deviation of the center coordinates of the component EC.

In the operating condition example described above, the number of parts EC to be inserted into the carrier tape CT1 is 10,000. Therefore, when all the components EC held by the respective suction nozzles 52 of the component holding/inserting means 50 are inserted into the guide holes 92a of the guide plate 92 in step S163, the component holding/inserting means 50 returns to the part information acquisition location P2. (see Figure 15). Note that the movement of the component holding/inserting means 50 can be performed immediately after the component EC has been completely inserted into the guide hole 92a. In other words, the component holding/inserting means 50 can be moved in synchronization with the timing at which the motor 91 is operated and the tape guide 75 is vibrated. In this way, by performing different tasks in parallel, it is possible to shorten the overall task time.

Then, based on the component position information stored in step S133, some of the components EC among the components EC scattered on the component placement unit 20 at the component information acquisition location P2 are again placed in the component holding/inserting means 50. It is held by each suction nozzle 52 (see steps S171 to S173 in FIG. 19A).

When the component re-holding is completed, the X-direction moving unit 12 moves the component holding/inserting means 50 to the component orientation recognition location P3 (see FIG. 16). Then, the component EC held by each suction nozzle 52 of the component holding/inserting means 50 is imaged from below by the second imaging section 61 of the component orientation recognition means 60 located at the component orientation recognition location P3. Then, the orientation of the component EC held by each suction nozzle 52 and the deviation (Y direction and X direction) between the center of the component EC and the center of the suction nozzle 52 from the image obtained by the second imaging unit 61 are the second image. The component orientation and deviation information recognized by the processing unit 62 are stored again in the storage unit 104 (see steps S181 to S183 in FIG. 19B).

When re-recognition of the component orientation and deviation is completed, the component holding/inserting means 50 is moved to the component insertion position P4 by the X-direction moving section 12 as shown in FIG. Specifically, the component holding/inserting means 50 moves above the guide plate 92 provided on the tape guide 75 (position P4a in FIG. 6A). Then, based on the component orientation and deviation information stored in step S183, the components EC held by the suction nozzles 52 of the component holding/inserting means 50 are again sequentially inserted into the guide holes 92a of the guide plate 92. be. Each component EC is then sequentially inserted into the pocket CTa of the carrier tape CT1 (see steps S191 to S193 in FIG. 19C).

By repeating such operations, that is, the operations of FIGS. 19A to 19C, the number of components EC scattered on the component placement unit 20 is gradually reduced. 19A to 19C are repeated a predetermined number of times, the component placement unit 20 is moved to the component supply location P1 by the Y-direction moving unit 11 (see the two-dot chain line in FIG. 17). ), the component EC is again supplied to the component placement unit 20 by the operation of the component supply unit 32 of the component supply means 30 (see steps S201 to S203 in FIG. 19D).

In addition, since the guide holes 92a are provided in a plurality of rows, when the operations of FIGS. set to target. For example, when the process of inserting the component EC into the pocket CTa and intermittently moving the carrier tape CT1 by activating the motor 91 takes a long time, using another row as an insertion target results in wasted time. can be avoided. In the taping apparatus 1000 of the present embodiment, the time required for the component EC to be inserted from the guide hole 92a into the pocket CTa due to the application of vibration to the carrier tape CT1 by the motor 91 is not constant. The time required is also not constant. Thus, the operation time of each function changes depending on the situation. Efficient equipment operation is enabled by providing a plurality of rows of guide holes 92a in order to cope with such a situation.

When the component re-supply is completed, the Y-direction moving unit 11 moves the component placement unit 20 to the component information acquisition location P2. Then, the components EC scattered on the component placement unit 20 are imaged from above by the first imaging unit 41 of the component information acquisition means 40 located at the component information acquisition location P2. The first image processing unit 42 recognizes component information including position information and dimension information of each of the components EC scattered on the mounting unit 20 . The recognized component information is stored again in the storage unit 104 (see steps S211 to S213 in FIG. 19E).

These operations are repeated until the insertion of 10000 parts EC set as operating conditions is completed.

In the operating condition example described above, the component EC (5000 pieces) is inserted second into the carrier tape CT2. For this reason, the components EC that can be supplied by the component supply means 30 are changed from the components EC to be inserted into the carrier tape CT1 to the components EC to be inserted into the carrier tape CT2. As this exchange method, the part EC remaining in the part container 31 may be removed and a new part EC may be introduced, or the part EC may be replaced with the part container 31 containing the new part EC. Alternatively, a method may be adopted in which the component supply means 30 is removed from the base plate BP, another component supply means 30 is arranged, and then a new component EC is put into the component storage section 31 .

When the operation is restarted after the replacement of the parts (see step S121 in FIG. 11C), 5000 parts EC are transferred to the carrier tape CT2 in the same procedure as the parts EC inserted into the pocket CTa of the carrier tape CT1. are sequentially inserted into the pocket CTa. As a result, it is possible to obtain a take-up reel on which 5000 components EC are inserted and the carrier tape CT2 (component storage tape) wound with the cover tape is wound. However, since the position of the carrier tape CT2 is shifted in the -Y direction with respect to the carrier tape CT1, the base plate BP is moved relative to the tape feeding means .

After that, in a similar manner, a take-up reel can be obtained on which 5000 components EC are inserted and the carrier tape CT3 (component storage tape) wound with the cover tape is wound.

Next, the main effects that can be obtained with the taping device 1000 and the taping method of this embodiment will be described.

The taping apparatus 1000 of the present embodiment is based on component information including information on the dimensions of the component EC and pocket information including information on the dimensions of the pocket CTa, and combination information as to which component is to be inserted into which pocket. to generate Then, based on this combination information, the component EC is inserted into the pocket CTa. As a result, the component EC is inserted while maintaining an appropriate clearance with respect to the pocket CTa. As a result, a situation in which the component EC is not inserted into the pocket CTa is avoided, and the rotation of the component EC within the pocket CTa is avoided.

The taping device 1000 has a guide hole 92a that is larger than the pocket CTa and guides the component EC to the pocket CTa. As a result, the component EC can be easily inserted into the pocket CTa compared to inserting the component EC directly into the pocket CTa.

The guide plate 92 is provided movably in a direction orthogonal to the feeding direction of the carrier tapes CT1 to CT3. This facilitates the operation of once inserting the component EC into the guide hole 92a and then inserting it into the pocket CTa.

The guide plate 92 has a plurality of guide holes 92a arranged along the feed direction of the carrier tapes CT1 to CT3. As a result, a plurality of components EC can be inserted into the guide hole 92a at once, and thus a plurality of components EC can be inserted into the pocket CTa at a time.

The taping apparatus 1000 includes motors 91 and eccentric cams 91a in tape guides 75-77 on which carrier tapes CT1-CT3 are placed. As a result, the component EC inserted into the guide hole 92a can be dropped into the pocket CTa and can be easily inserted.

(Second embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The second embodiment includes component guide means 190 instead of the component guide means 90 in the first embodiment. The component guide means 190 is provided for each of the tape guides 75-77.

The component guide means 190 has a guide plate 192 rotatably provided on a support plate 195 . The guide plate 192 is rotatably fitted in a circular recess 195a in which the support plate 195 is provided. The guide plate 192 is a disc intermittently rotatable by a step motor 193 and forms an index table. The guide plate 192 is provided with a plurality of guide holes 192a arranged along the direction of rotation in its peripheral portion. The guide hole 192a corresponds to the guide hole 92a in the first embodiment, and has dimensions larger than the dimensions of the pocket CTa. The outer peripheral portion of the guide hole 192a is open, and is closed by the inner peripheral wall surface of the recess 195a by fitting the guide plate 192 into the recess 195a. A motor 91 and an eccentric cam 91a are provided in the same manner as in the first embodiment. A servomotor may be employed instead of the step motor 193 to rotate the guide plate 192 .

The support plate 195 is provided with an opening 195b at a position overlapping the carrier tape CT1 so that the guide hole 192a and the pocket CTa can communicate with each other.

A component EC is inserted into the guide hole 192a. The guide plate 192 rotates based on the combination information so that the guide hole 192a into which the part EC combined with the pocket CTa is inserted is positioned above the pocket CTa. If each part EC is inserted in accordance with the arrangement order of the pockets CTa combined along the rotation direction of the guide plate 192, by synchronizing the feeding of the pockets CTa and the rotation of the guide plate 192, each part EC can be inserted. It can be inserted into the desired pocket CTa.

Also in the second embodiment like this, the component EC is inserted with an appropriate clearance between it and the pocket CTa, as in the first embodiment. As a result, a situation in which the component EC is not inserted into the pocket CTa is avoided, and the rotation of the component EC within the pocket CTa is avoided.

By adopting the guide plate 192 forming the index table, it becomes possible to perform visual inspection of the upper and lower surfaces of the component EC, electrical characteristic inspection, and other various inspections. The guide plate 192 can have a mechanism (not shown) for ejecting a component EC determined to be defective by various inspections from the guide hole 192a before the component EC reaches a position for insertion into the pocket CTa. When the component EC judged to be defective is ejected, the guide plate 192 is reversely rotated to return the guide hole 192a from which the component EC was ejected to the front of the inspection station. Then, other parts EC can be compensated.

(Third embodiment)
A third embodiment will now be described with reference to FIG. In the third embodiment, instead of the moving means 10, the component placement section 20, the component supply means 30, the first imaging section 41, and the second imaging section 61 in the first and second embodiments, a parts feeder 230 and A fourth imaging unit 241 is provided. Also, the third embodiment includes a component guide means 190 similar to that of the second embodiment.

The parts feeder 230 corresponds to a parts conveying section and includes a chute 230a corresponding to a parts placing section. The chute 230a is supplied with the aligned parts EC. The tip of the chute 230a passes through the support plate 195 and opens to the inner peripheral wall surface of the recess 195a. As a result, the tip of the chute 230a can sequentially face the guide holes 192a provided in the rotating guide plate 192. As shown in FIG. As a result, the parts EC that have moved along the chute 230a in an aligned state are sequentially inserted into the guide holes 192a. Note that the function of the parts feeder 230 that feeds and moves the parts EC along the chute 230a is conventionally known, so a detailed description thereof will be omitted here.

A fourth imaging unit 241 is provided above the chute 230a. A fourth image processing section 242 is connected to the fourth imaging section 241 . The fourth imaging unit 241 images the component EC moving on the chute 230a. The fourth image processing unit 242 acquires information about the dimensions of each component EC from the image obtained by the fourth image capturing unit 241, as well as its alignment order information. Information about these dimensions and alignment order information are included in the part information. Then, as in the first embodiment, combination information as to which component EC is to be inserted into which pocket CTa is generated based on the component information and the pocket information.

The guide plate 192 rotates based on the combination information so that the component EC inserted into the guide hole 192a is inserted into the desired pocket CTa.

As a result, the component EC is inserted with an appropriate clearance between it and the pocket CTa, as in the first and second embodiments.

It should be noted that the parts feeder 230 has an air discharge section 230b in the middle of the chute 230a. The air discharge part 230b can blow off the parts EC that cannot be paired with the pocket CTa and eliminate them from the chute 230a. The removed parts EC are returned to the parts EC return path (not shown) so that they can be aligned with the chute 230a again.

Also in the third embodiment, similar to the second embodiment, it is possible to perform visual inspection of the upper and lower surfaces of the component EC, electrical characteristic inspection, and other various inspections. The guide plate 192 can have a mechanism (not shown) for ejecting a component EC determined to be defective by various inspections from the guide hole 192a before the component EC reaches a position for insertion into the pocket CTa. If there is a component EC that is determined to be defective and is to be ejected, the component EC inserted into the guide hole 192a subsequent to the ejected guide hole 192a is also ejected once. Furthermore, the components EC on standby in the chute 230a are once ejected out of the chute 230a and aligned again. In other words, the alignment of the parts EC is reset, and the alignment information is obtained again. Then, the process of inserting the component EC is restarted. In order to discharge the parts EC aligned on the chute 230a, for example, the guide plate 192 is equipped with an air discharger (not shown) capable of discharging air toward the outside of the guide hole 192a. After that, the air discharging portion is operated.

The above-described embodiments are merely examples for carrying out the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to these, and various modifications of these examples are within the scope of the present invention, and furthermore, It is self-evident from the above description that many other embodiments are possible within the scope.

EC... parts (electronic parts), CT1 to CT3... carrier tape, CTa... pocket, 10... moving means, 11... Y-direction moving part, 12... X-direction moving part, 20... component placement part, 21... tray part, 21a... Placement surface 22...Component diffusion section 30...Component supply means 31...Component storage section 31a...Exit 32...Component supply section 32a...Endless belt 32a1...Support portion 32a2...Conveying end 32b ... belt rotating section 40 ... component information acquiring means 41 ... first imaging section 42 ... first image processing section 50 ... component holding and inserting means 51 ... head section 52 ... component holding section (suction nozzle) 53 ... Head rotating section 54 ... Nozzle holder 55 ... Nozzle lifting section 56 ... Nozzle rotating section 60 ... Component orientation recognition means 61 ... Second imaging section 62 ... Second image processing section 70 ... Tape feeding means TR1 to TR3 Supply reel 71 Reel supporting part 75 to 77 Tape guide 80 Pocket information acquisition means 81 Third image pickup part 82 Third image processing part 90 Parts guide means 91 Motor 91a...

Eccentric cam

92, 192...

Guide plate

92a, 192a... Guide hole 1000... Taping device P1... Parts supply place P2... Parts information acquisition place P3... Parts orientation recognition place P4... Parts insertion place.

Claims

A taping device that sequentially inserts components into a plurality of pockets provided on a carrier tape,
part information acquisition means for measuring dimensions for each of the plurality of parts and acquiring part information including information on the dimensions for each part;
pocket information acquisition means for measuring the dimensions of the openings of each of the plurality of pockets and acquiring pocket information including information on the dimensions for each pocket;
combination information generating means for generating combination information as to which component is to be inserted into which pocket, based on the component information and the pocket information;
component inserting means for inserting the component into the pocket combined with the component based on the combination information generated by the combination information generating means;
, a taping device.
The component information acquisition means acquires the component information of the component supplied to the component placement section from a component imaging section that captures an image of the component supplied to the component placement section and an image obtained by the component imaging section. Equipped with a parts image processing unit that
The taping device according to claim 1.
The component imaging section captures images of the plurality of components supplied onto the component placement section, and the component image processing section provides information on the dimensions of the plurality of components supplied onto the component placement section. Acquire the position information of the part included in the part information with
The taping device according to claim 2.
The component inserting means includes a component holding unit that moves to a position where the component is supplied based on the position information and holds the component;
The carrier tape has a dimension larger than the dimension of the pocket, and has a guide hole for guiding the component to the pocket, the guide hole is located above the pocket, and the guide hole communicates with the pocket. and a guide plate provided so as to be opposed to the carrier tape,
The component holding unit inserts the held component into the guide hole provided so as to be positioned above the pocket combined with the held component, based on the combination information.
The taping device according to claim 3.
The guide plate is provided movably in a direction orthogonal to the feeding direction of the carrier tape,
The taping device according to claim 4.
The guide plate has a plurality of the guide holes arranged along the feeding direction of the carrier tape,
The taping device according to claim 5.
The guide plate is rotatably provided,
The taping device according to claim 4.
The taping apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the guide plate has a plurality of the guide holes arranged along the direction of rotation.
The component imaging section captures images of the plurality of components aligned and supplied on the component placement section, and the component image processing section captures the plurality of components aligned and supplied on the component placement section. Acquiring information about the dimensions of the part and information about the order of arrangement of the part included in the part information,
The component insertion means includes the component placement unit, and a component transport unit that transports the components in order of alignment;
It has a dimension larger than the dimension of the pocket provided in the carrier tape, has a guide hole for temporarily holding the part and guides it to the pocket, the guide hole is located above the pocket, and the guide hole is located above the pocket. a guide plate provided opposite to the carrier tape so as to communicate with the pocket,
The guide plate rotates based on the combination information so as to position the guide hole above the pocket combined with the component held in the guide hole.
The taping device according to claim 2.
A tape guide on which the carrier tape is installed is provided with a vibrating part,
A taping apparatus according to any one of claims 4 to 9.
The pocket information acquisition means comprises a pocket imaging unit for imaging the pocket and a pocket image processing unit for acquiring the pocket information of the pocket from the image obtained by the pocket imaging unit,
11. The taping device according to any one of claims 1-10.
The pocket information includes arrangement order information indicating the arrangement order of the pockets that are sequentially sent,
12. A taping apparatus according to any one of claims 1-11.
A taping method for sequentially inserting components into a plurality of pockets provided on a carrier tape,
a step of measuring dimensions for each of the plurality of parts by a part information acquisition means and acquiring part information including information on the dimensions for each part;
a step of measuring the dimension of the opening of each of the plurality of pockets by a pocket information acquisition means and acquiring pocket information including information on the dimension for each pocket;
a step of generating combination information indicating which component is to be inserted into which pocket based on the component information and the pocket information by combination information generating means;
a step of inserting the part into the pocket combined with the part based on the combination information generated by the combination information generation means, by the part insertion means;
A taping method with
The step of acquiring the component information for each component includes:
a step of capturing an image of the component supplied to the component placement section by a component imaging section provided in the component information acquisition means;
a step of acquiring the component information of the component supplied to the component placement unit from the image obtained by the component imaging unit by a component image processing unit provided in the component information acquisition means;
14. The taping method of claim 13, comprising:
The step of acquiring the pocket information for each pocket includes:
a step of capturing an image of the pocket by a pocket imaging unit included in the pocket information acquisition means;
a step of obtaining the pocket information of the pocket from the image obtained by the pocket imaging unit by the pocket image processing unit provided in the pocket information obtaining means;
15. The taping method according to claim 13 or 14, comprising: