TWI834323B - Processing device having tray-transporting mechanism and processing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

A processing device having tray-transporting mechanism is provided in the present invention. The tray-transporting mechanism includes at least one transporting structure, a tray-picking structure, and a product-picking structure. The transporting structure has a transporting driving source to drive a moving table to move along a first direction. The tray-picking structure has a supporter, a picking driving source, and a pushing member. The supporter is disposed on the moving table, and the picking driving source is disposed on a lateral plate of the supporter. The picking driving source is adapted for driving the pushing member to move from an original position at a notch of the tray to a set position in a second direction along a guiding inclined face of the tray so as to push the tray to contact the bottom of the lateral plate along the first direction. Thus, the tray can be transported stably. The product-picking structure is disposed on the transporting structure and has a picker to pick up the electronic component on the tray which is transported by the tray-picking structure.

Description

Operating equipment and operating machines with pallet handling mechanisms

The invention provides a tray-moving mechanism that can reliably position a tray and improve tray-moving efficiency.

Nowadays, the testing device of the electronic component testing machine is equipped with multiple layers of test rooms in the vertical rack along the Z direction. Each test room is equipped with a tester for testing electronic components. The test device is equipped with a carrier on the machine platform. It is used to hold electronic components, and a transfer device that can move in the X-Y-Z direction is installed on the side of the vertical rack to take out the electronic components to be tested on the stage and move them in the Z direction to the testers on each layer. Carry out testing operations and transfer the tested electronic components to the stage for storage; however, the stage is installed on the machine, which causes the transferer to move in the Z direction to and from the testing rooms and stages at different heights. The operation of removing or placing electronic components consumes a lot of time in moving materials. Especially for higher-level test rooms, the material mover requires a larger displacement in the Z direction and increases the time of moving materials, which really cannot improve production. efficacy.

One object of the present invention is to provide a working device with a tray-moving mechanism. The tray-moving mechanism includes at least a conveying structure, a tray-picking structure and a material-picking structure. The conveying structure is provided with a conveying drive source to drive the mobile frame to move in the first direction. , the pickup structure is provided with a support frame, a pick-up drive source and a push piece. The support frame is assembled on the movable frame, and the pick-up drive source is assembled with the side plate. The pick-up drive source is used to drive the push piece to move in the second direction. The initial position is shifted to the positioning position, and the picking structure is assembled on the conveying structure and is provided with a picker for picking up and placing electronic components; thereby, the abutment piece of the picking tray structure is inserted into the gap of a tray holding electronic components. , and use the pickup drive source to drive the pushing member from the initial position of the notch to move outward in the second direction along the guide slope of the carrier tray to the positioning position, and push against the carrier tray to move in the first direction to fit the bottom surface of the side plate. For the picker to pick and place electronic components on the carrier tray, not only does the conveyor structure drive the pickup tray structure and the material picking structure to synchronously move in the first direction, but the pickup tray structure can also be used to quickly replace the carrier tray with the next batch of electronic components, thereby greatly improving the efficiency of the picker. Shorten the time of material changing operation and achieve the practical benefit of improving production efficiency.

The second object of the present invention is to provide a working device with a tray-moving mechanism. The tray-picking structure further includes a transposition unit. The transposition unit is assembled on the moving frame of the conveying structure and is provided with a transposition drive source to drive the support frame. The displacement in the third direction causes the support frame to drive the carrier tray to move synchronously, allowing the material picking structure to pick up and place electronic components in different rows of the carrier tray, thus improving the efficiency of picking and placing materials.

The third object of the present invention is to provide a working device with a tray-moving mechanism, in which the abutment member of the tray-picking structure is displaced in the first direction and is inserted into the initial position of the tray, and is matched with the stroke of the second-direction displacement to the positioning position. The middle top lifts the tray to position it, and can avoid obstacles on the bottom or side of the tray, so that the tray can be accessed, thereby achieving the practical benefit of improving the convenience of taking the tray.

The fourth object of the present invention is to provide a working machine, which includes a machine platform, a feeding device, a collecting device, a material transferring device, an operating device and a central control device. The feeding device is arranged on the machine platform and is provided with at least one feeder. , for accommodating at least one electronic component to be operated; the receiving device is arranged on the machine platform, and is provided with at least one receiving device, for accommodating at least one electronic component that has been operated; the material transfer device is arranged on the machine platform, and is provided with There is at least one transfer device for transferring electronic components; the operating device is arranged on the machine platform and is equipped with a testing mechanism , a tray supply mechanism and a tray transfer mechanism. The testing mechanism is equipped with at least one tester for testing electronic components. The tray supply mechanism is equipped with at least one tray supply rack for holding a detachable tray containing electronic components. , and transport the carrier tray to the tray transfer mechanism. The tray pick-up structure of the tray transfer mechanism can pick up and place the tray in the tray supply mechanism, and use the pick-up structure to transfer electronic components between the tray and the test mechanism; the central control device Control and integrate the actions of various devices to perform automated operations.

In order to enable the review committee to have a further understanding of the present invention, a preferred embodiment is cited together with the drawings, and the details are as follows:

Please refer to FIGS. 1 to 5 . The tray moving mechanism 10 of the working device of the present invention includes at least a conveying structure, a tray picking up structure and a material picking up structure.

At least one conveying structure is provided with at least one conveying drive source to drive at least one mobile frame to move in the first direction; further, at least one conveying structure includes a first conveying structure and a second conveying structure , the first conveying structure is provided with a first conveying drive source to drive the first movable frame to move in the first direction, and the second conveying structure is provided with a second conveying drive source assembled on the first movable frame to drive the second movable frame Make a second direction displacement.

Based on the above, a third conveying structure is further included. The third conveying structure is provided with a third conveying drive source assembled on the second moving frame to drive the third moving frame to move in the second direction.

In this embodiment, at least one conveying structure includes a first conveying structure, a second conveying structure and a third conveying structure. The first conveying structure includes a plurality of supports 11, a first conveying driving source and a first moving frame. The plurality of supports 11 It is arranged in the first direction (such as the Z direction) and surrounds a supply tray area A. The supply tray area A can be used for the pickup structure to take out or place a carrier tray of electronic components. The first conveying driving source can drive the first The mobile frame moves in the Z direction along the bracket 11 in the supply panel area A. The first conveying drive source can be a linear motor, a pressure cylinder, or a motor and at least one transmission group. The at least one transmission group can be a screw screw seat group or a pulley group. In this embodiment, the first conveying drive source includes a first motor 121 and a plurality of first transmission groups. The plurality of first transmission groups are respectively a first pulley group 122. The first pulley group 122 is assembled on the bracket 11 in the Z direction. The first motor 121 drives a plurality of first pulley sets 122 with a shaft. The first moving frame 13 is arranged in a second direction (such as the Y direction), and connects two opposite first pulley sets 122 with a plurality of connectors 131 respectively. , and the first pulley set 122 can drive the first movable frame 13 to move in the Z direction in the supply panel area A; further, a slide rail set arranged in the Z direction is provided between the plurality of connectors 131 and the plurality of supports 11. To assist the displacement of the first mobile frame 13.

According to the operation requirements, the first conveying driving source can be connected to drive the first movable frame 13 to move in the Z direction in the supply panel A. For example, the first conveying driving source includes a motor and a screw screw seat group, and uses the screw seat of the screw screw seat group. The connection drives the first moving frame 13 to move in the Z direction, eliminating the need to configure a bracket, thereby reducing components and saving costs.

The second conveying structure is provided with a second conveying drive source on the first moving frame 13. The second conveying drive source can be a linear motor, a pressure cylinder, or a motor and at least one transmission group. The at least one transmission group can be a screw screw seat group or a screw seat group. Pulley set, in this embodiment, the second transmission drive source includes a second motor 141 and a second transmission set. The second transmission set is a second pulley set 142 and is arranged on the first moving frame 13 in the Y direction. The second pulley set The group 122 connects and drives a second mobile frame 15 arranged in the Y direction to perform displacement in the Y direction.

The third conveying structure is provided with a third conveying drive source on the second mobile frame 15. The third conveying drive source can be a linear motor, a pressure cylinder or a motor and at least one transmission group. The at least one transmission group can be a screw screw seat group or Pulley set, in this embodiment, the third transmission drive source includes a third motor 161 and a third transmission set. The third transmission set is a third pulley set 162, and is arranged on the second moving frame 15 in the Y direction. The third pulley set The group 162 connects and drives a third mobile frame 17 arranged in the Y direction to perform displacement in the Y direction.

The tray-picking structure includes a supporting frame 21, a tray-picking driving source and at least one resisting member. The supporting frame 21 is assembled on at least one movable frame of at least one conveyor structure, and is equipped with a side plate with a tray-picking driving source. The tray-picking driving source can drive at least A pushing piece moves in the second direction, and there is an accommodation space between the pushing piece and the bottom surface of the side plate for accommodating one side of the carrier tray. The pushing piece can move from the initial position to the positioning position in the second direction. The supporting plate is pushed against the load plate to move in the first direction and is positioned close to the side plate.

In this embodiment, the support frame 21 straddles the first movable frame 13 with a top plate 211 arranged in the third direction (such as the Both sides of the first moving frame 13 and the material picking structure are respectively equipped with pickup driving sources. The pickup driving sources can be linear motors, pressure cylinders, or include motors and at least one transmission group. In this embodiment, the pickup driving sources It is a pressure cylinder 22 arranged in the Y direction. The pressure cylinder 22 can drive two resisting members 23 arranged in the X direction to move in the second direction. , the resisting member 23 can be a roller or a block, and can move outward or inward from the initial position in the second direction to the positioning position. In this embodiment, the resisting member 23 is a roller arranged in the X direction, and is connected with An accommodation space 24 is provided between the bottom surfaces of the side plates 212 for accommodating one side of the carrier tray. The resisting member 23 can move outward from the initial position in the Y direction to the positioning position to lift the carrier tray in the Z direction. The directional displacement is positioned according to the bottom surface of the side plate 212 .

Based on the above, the pickup structure further includes a transposition unit. The transposition unit is assembled on at least one movable frame of at least one conveying structure and is provided with a transposition driving source to drive the support frame 21 to move in the third direction.

In this embodiment, the transposition unit is equipped with a transposition drive source on the first moving frame 13 of the first conveying structure. The transposition drive source can be a linear motor, a pressure cylinder, or a motor and at least one transmission group. At least one transmission group It can be a screw nut seat group or a pulley set. In this embodiment, the transposition driving source includes a fourth motor 251 and a plurality of transmission groups. The plurality of transmission groups include a fourth pulley group 252 and a screw nut seat group 253. The fourth motor 251 can drive the fourth pulley group 252, and the fourth pulley group 252 drives a screw nut seat group 253 arranged in the Provide panel A with X-direction displacement.

Based on the above, the tray pickup structure is provided with at least one alignment piece on the bottom surface of the side plate 212 of the support frame 21 for insertion into the alignment hole of the carrier tray; in this embodiment, the pickup tray structure is provided on the bottom surface of the side panel 212 of the support frame 21 There are two positioning parts for positioning pins 26.

The picking structure is assembled on at least one movable frame of at least one conveying structure, and is provided with at least one picker for picking up and placing electronic components on the carrier tray moved by the picking tray structure; further, the picker can be a fixed configuration or It is assembled on the distance converter, and is driven by the distance converter to adjust the distance between the adjacent pickers; in this embodiment, the pickup structure is assembled on the third moving frame 17 of the third conveying structure, and is provided with a distance converter 31. A plurality of pickers 32 are assembled with a connection, and the plurality of pickers 32 are driven to move in the Y direction to adjust the distance between each other. The plurality of pickers 32 can be moved in the Z direction to pick up and place electronic components.

Please refer to Figures 6 to 11. According to the operation requirements, the first conveying structure defines a material changing area B on the same side of the supply plate area A and outside the bracket 11. The material changing area B can accommodate a material transfer device (not shown in the figure). (shown) Take out or place electronic components on the detachable carrier tray 51 carried by the tray supply mechanism 40; in this embodiment, the tray supply rack 41 of the tray supply mechanism 40 supports a detachable tray 51, It is located in the material changing area B for the material transfer device to move the electronic components to be operated into the carrier tray 51. The tray supply rack 41 moves in the Y direction to transport the carrier tray 51 from the material exchange area B of the first conveying structure to the supply tray. In area A, the carrier tray 51 is located below the pickup structure.

However, the tray transfer mechanism uses a recessed notch 511 on both sides of the carrier tray 51 to be transported, and a guide slope 512 is provided on the bottom surface from one side of the notch 511 to the other side away from the notch 511 and gradually increasing in size downward. , the carrier tray 51 is also provided with two alignment holes 513, and the two alignment holes 513 are relative to the alignment pins 26 of the support frame 21 of the pickup tray structure.

The first motor 121 of the first conveying structure drives the first moving frame 13 to move downward in the Z direction in the supply tray area A through the first pulley set 122. The first moving frame 13 drives the picking-up structure and the picking-up structure to move downward simultaneously. , insert the alignment pin 26 of the support frame 21 of the tray-picking structure into the alignment hole 513 of the carrier tray 51, and insert the resisting member 23 into the notch 511 of the carrier tray 51 to be in the initial position L1; the tray-pickup structure The pressure cylinder 22 is used to drive the two resisting members 23 to move in the opposite direction in the Y direction. The resisting member 23 moves outward from the initial position L1 along the guide slope 512 of the carrier plate 51 in the Y direction to the positioning position L2. The inclined surface 512 is in a shape that faces downward and gradually increases in size. When the resisting member 23 is displaced along the guide inclined surface 512, one side of the carrier tray 51 can be located in the accommodating space 24 on the bottom surface of the resisting member 23 and the side plate 212. , and then push the carrier tray 51 upward in the Z direction to fit against the bottom surface of the side plate 212, so that the push piece 23 and the bottom surface of the side plate 212 hold the carrier tray 51 in position, and the carrier tray 51 is taken from the tray supply rack 41.

The first motor 121 of the first conveying structure drives the first moving frame 13 to move upward in the Z direction in the supply tray area A through the first pulley set 122. The first moving frame 13 drives the picking-up structure and the material-picking structure to move upward simultaneously, so that The tray picking structure takes out a carrier tray 51 of electronic components from the tray supply rack 41; since the picker 32 of the pickup structure is located above the carrier tray 51, the pickup 32 moves in the Z direction to take out the electronic components from the carrier tray 51. After the material is loaded, the second motor 141 of the second conveying structure drives the second movable frame 15 to move in the Y direction through the second pulley set 142. The second movable frame 15 drives the third conveying structure, the picking structure and the electronic components to simultaneously move the first When the section moves in the Y direction, the third motor 161 of the third conveying structure drives the third moving frame 17 to move in the Y direction through the third pulley set 162. The third moving frame 17 drives the picking structure and electronic components to move in the Y direction of the second section simultaneously. The displacement causes the picker 32 of the picking structure to move the electronic components out of the supply panel A and transfer them to the next mechanism (such as a testing mechanism) to perform a preset operation.

When the electronic components on the carrier tray 51 have been taken out or are filled with electronic components that have been processed , the first conveying structure can drive the tray-picking structure to move in the Z direction to place the carrier tray 51 on the tray supply rack 41, and the pressure cylinder 22 of the tray-picking structure can drive the resisting member 23 to move in the second direction reversely and move from the positioning position L2. The carrier tray 51 is released to the initial position L1 to facilitate replacement of the next carrier tray of the electronic component to be operated.

According to the operation requirements, if the carrier tray 51 has multiple rows of electronic components, in order to enable the picker 32 of the pickup structure to pick up and place electronic components in different rows on the carrier tray 51, the transposition unit of the pickup structure drives the fourth motor 251. Four pulley sets 252, the fourth pulley set 252 drives the screw screw seat set 253, the screw screw seat set 253 uses the screw seat to drive the carrier 21 to move in the X direction in the tray supply area, so that the carrier tray 51 moves in the X direction below the pickup 32 Directional displacement facilitates access to electronic components in different rows.

Please refer to Figures 1 to 12. The working machine of the present invention includes a machine platform 70, a feeding device 80, a receiving device 90, a material moving device 100, an operating device of the present invention and a central control device (not shown); the feeding device 80 It is assembled on the machine platform 70 and is provided with at least one feeder 81 to accommodate at least one electronic component to be processed. ; The receiving device 90 is assembled on the machine platform 70 and is provided with at least one receiving device 91 for accommodating at least one electronic component that has been operated; the material transferring device 100 is installed on the machine platform 70 and is provided with at least one transferring device 101, for transferring electronic components; the operating device is configured on the machine platform 70, including a tray supply mechanism 40, a tray transfer mechanism 10 and a testing mechanism 60. The tray supply mechanism 40 is provided with at least one tray supply rack 41 for carrying a tray that can The separate carrier tray 51 and the transfer device 101 take out the electronic components to be processed from the feeder 81 and move them into the carrier tray 51 located in the material change area B. The tray supply rack 41 carries the carrier tray 51 from the material change area B. To the tray supply area A, the tray moving mechanism 10 includes at least one conveying structure, a tray picking structure and a material picking structure. The tray picking structure takes out the carrier tray 51 from the tray supply rack 41 so that the picking structure can pick up the electronic components to be processed. At least one conveying structure includes a first conveying structure, a second conveying structure and a third conveying structure to respectively drive the picking-up structure and the picking-up structure to move in the Z-Y direction, so that the picking-up structure moves the electronic components to be operated on the carrier tray 51 out of the supply tray. Panel A, and move into the tester 61 of the test facility 60 to perform the test operation , and move the processed electronic components into the carrier tray 51. The tray supply rack 41 carries a carrier tray 51 of the processed electronic components from the supply tray A to the material changing area B, so that the material transfer device 101 can transfer the processed electronic components according to the test results. The processed electronic components on the carrier tray 51 are transferred to the collector 91 and stored in categories; the central control device (not shown) is used to control and integrate the actions of each device to perform automated operations and achieve the practical benefit of improving operating efficiency. .

10: Moving mechanism 11: Bracket 121:First motor 122:First pulley group 13:The first mobile frame 131: Connector 141:Second motor 142:Second pulley set 15:Second mobile frame 161:Third motor 162:Third pulley group 17:The third mobile frame 21:bearing frame 211:top plate 212:Side panel 22: Press cylinder 23: Push-up piece 24: Accommodation space 251:Fourth motor 252:Fourth pulley group 253:Screw nut seat set 26:Alignment pin 31:Pitch converter 32: Pickup A: supply area B: refueling area 40: Plate supply mechanism 41:Plate supply rack 51: Load disk 511: Gap 512: Guide slope 513:Alignment hole L1: initial position L2: positioning position 60:Testing agency 61:Tester 70:Machine 80: Feeding device 81: Feeder 90: Receiving device 91:Receiver 100: Material transfer device 101: Material transfer device

Figure 1: Side view of the tray moving mechanism of the working device of the present invention. Figure 2: Front view of the tray moving mechanism of the working device of the present invention. Figure 3: Partial top view of the tray moving mechanism. Figure 4: Partial front view of the tray moving mechanism. Figure 5: Partial side view of the tray moving mechanism. Figure 6 to Figure 11: Schematic diagram of the use of the tray moving mechanism. Figure 12: Configuration diagram of the working device of the present invention applied to a working machine.

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11: Bracket

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A: supply area

Claims (10)

An operating device with a tray-moving mechanism, including: At least one conveying structure: provided with at least one conveying drive source to drive at least one movable frame to the first direction position shift; Pick-up structure: includes a support frame, a pick-up driving source and at least one push piece. The support frame is assembled on the mobile frame. The side plate is used to assemble the pickup driving source. The pickup driving source can drive the push piece to move in the second direction. A carrier tray is accommodated between the push piece and the side plate. The push piece can move from its initial position. Displace in the second direction to the positioning position to push against the carrier plate and move in the first direction to position against the side plate; Picking structure: assembled on the at least one conveying structure and provided with at least one picker for the picking-up node To pick and place electronic components from the tray being moved by the structure. As claimed in claim 1, the operating device with a tray transfer mechanism has at least one conveying node. The structure includes a first conveying structure and a second conveying structure. The first conveying structure is provided with a first conveying drive source to drive the first movable frame to move in the first direction. The second conveying structure is provided with a device assembled on the first The second conveying driving source of the mobile frame is used to drive the second mobile frame to move in the second direction to drive the material picking structure to move. The operating device with a pallet handling mechanism as described in claim 2 further includes a third conveying structure. The third conveying structure is provided with a third conveying drive source assembled on the second moving frame to drive the third moving frame. The second direction displacement is used to drive the material pickup structure to move. As for the operating device with a tray moving mechanism described in claim 2, the first conveying structure is provided with a plurality of brackets arranged in a first direction, and the plurality of brackets surround a tray supply area, and the first conveying driving source can The first moving frame is driven to move in the first direction in the tray supply area. As for the operating device with a tray moving mechanism described in claim 1, the resisting member of the tray pickup structure can be displaced in the second direction from the initial position outward or inward to the positioning position. As in claim 1, there is an accommodating space between the abutment member of the tray pickup structure and the bottom surface of the side plate for accommodating one side of the tray. As claimed in claim 1, the operating device with a pallet handling mechanism further includes a transposition unit, the transposition unit is assembled on the at least one moving frame of the at least one conveying structure, and is provided with a transposition drive. source to drive the support frame to move in the third direction. As described in any one of claims 1 to 7, the operating device with a tray-moving mechanism has the tray-picking structure provided with at least one alignment piece on the bottom surface of the side plate of the support frame. As described in any one of claims 1 to 7, the working device with a tray transfer mechanism has a distance converter provided on the material pickup structure for assembling a plurality of the pickups. A working machine, including: machine; Feeding device: disposed on the machine and equipped with at least one feeder for accommodating at least one electronic device to be operated element; Material collecting device: disposed on the machine and equipped with at least one material collecting device for accommodating at least one working electronic element; Material transfer device: It is configured on the machine and is equipped with at least one material transfer device for transferring electronic components; At least one operating device with a tray transfer mechanism as described in claim 1: disposed on the machine platform, and the operating device It includes a testing mechanism, a tray supply mechanism and the tray transfer mechanism. The testing mechanism is equipped with at least one tester for testing electronic components. The tray supply mechanism is equipped with at least one tray supply rack for carrying detachable electronic components. component carrier tray and transport the carrier tray to the tray transfer mechanism , the tray pickup structure of the tray transfer mechanism can pick up and place the carrier tray in the tray supply mechanism, and use the pickup structure to transfer electronic components between the carrier tray and the testing mechanism; Central control device: controls and integrates the actions of various devices to perform automated operations.

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