Part mounting apparatus and part supply apparatus
First Claim
1. A component installing device comprising:
- a tray component supply section (8) having a plurality of conjointly provided tray component supply mechanisms (7) for selecting trays (4) accommodating prescribed components (2), and moving said trays (4) from a storage position (5) to a component supply position (6), according to need, thereby providing the components (2) for use;
a cassette component supply section (13) having a plurality of mutually aligned component supply cassettes (12) for carrying components in a tape cassette or a bulk cassette, and transporting said components to a component supply position (11), one at a time, thereby providing said components for use; and
an installing head (21) for picking up components (2) accommodated in the respective trays (4) located at the component supply position (6) of the respective tray component supply mechanisms (7) in the tray component supply section (8), and installing the components (2) at prescribed positions on an installation object (1).
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Abstract
A component installing device comprises: a tray component supply section (8) having a plurality of conjointly provided tray component supply mechanisms (7) for moving selected trays (4) from a storage position (5) to a component supply position (6), according to need, thereby providing the components (2) accommodated therein for use; and a cassette component supply section (13) having a plurality of mutually aligned component supply cassettes (12) for carrying components in a tape cassette or a bulk cassette, and transporting said components to a component supply position (11), one at a time, thereby providing said components for use. Components (2) accommodated in the respective trays (4) located at the component supply positions (6) of the respective tray component supply mechanisms (7) in the tray component supply section (8), and components (2) transported to the component supply positions (11) of the respective component supply cassettes (12) in the cassette component supply section (13), are variously handled and installed at prescribed positions on a circuit board (1) by means of an installing head (21).
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Citations
14 Claims
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1. A component installing device comprising:
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a tray component supply section (8) having a plurality of conjointly provided tray component supply mechanisms (7) for selecting trays (4) accommodating prescribed components (2), and moving said trays (4) from a storage position (5) to a component supply position (6), according to need, thereby providing the components (2) for use;
a cassette component supply section (13) having a plurality of mutually aligned component supply cassettes (12) for carrying components in a tape cassette or a bulk cassette, and transporting said components to a component supply position (11), one at a time, thereby providing said components for use; and
an installing head (21) for picking up components (2) accommodated in the respective trays (4) located at the component supply position (6) of the respective tray component supply mechanisms (7) in the tray component supply section (8), and installing the components (2) at prescribed positions on an installation object (1). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
a plurality of shuttles (26), which perform reciprocal movement in such a manner that one of the plurality of shuttles move a selected tray (4) from the storage position (5) to the component supply position (6) and then return the same to said storage position (5);
component holding sections (61-64) for holding components (2), provided on at least one of said shuttles (26) and aligned along a direction of movement and at a pitch corresponding to the alignment direction and alignment pitch of said component installing tools (51-54); and
a component transfer head (65) for picking up components (2) accommodated in a tray (4) that has been moved to a component supply position (6) of a tray component supply mechanism (7) and for loading these components (2) onto said component holding sections (61-64);
wherein said installing head (21) is able to pick up the components (2) held on said component holding sections (61-64) and install same at prescribed positions of the installation object (1).
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3. The component installing device according to claim 2, wherein said component holding sections (61-64) are provided in equal number to the component installing tools (51-54) of the installing head (21).
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4. The component installing device according to claim 2, wherein said component transfer head (65) is devised in such a manner that components (2) picked up from a tray (4) are rotated preliminarily in a direction corresponding to their orientation for installation on the installation object (1) by the installing head (21), before being held by the component holding sections (61-64).
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5. The component installing device according to claim 2, wherein, in cases where a component (2) is a problem component which could cause an installation problem, the installing head (21) discharges said component onto a problem component processing conveyor (91) located at a prescribed position, said problem component processing conveyor (91) being driven intermittently by a prescribed amount, each time it receives a discharged problem component, thereby conveying received problem components in a uniform direction at a uniform pitch (P), in such a manner that they can be supplied for subsequent processing.
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6. The component installing device according to claim 5, wherein, when a problem component received from the installing head (21) is larger than a reference component, when conveying the problem component, the problem component processing conveyor (91) increases the amount of conveyance by a factor corresponding to a size ratio of the reference component to the problem component.
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7. A component supply device, comprising:
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a plurality of adjacently provided tray component supply mechanisms (7) for selecting trays (4) accommodating prescribed components (2) and moving said trays (4) from a storage position (5) to a component supply position (6), according to need, thereby providing the components (2) accommodated therein for use;
a plurality of shuttles (26), which perform reciprocal movement in such a manner that they move a selected tray (4) of one of the respective tray component supply mechanisms (7) from the storage position (5) to the component supply position (6) thereof and then return same to said storage position (5);
component holding sections (61-64), provided on at least one of said shuttles (26), for holding components (2) in a prescribed alignment direction and at a prescribed alignment pitch and for providing same for use; and
a component transfer head (65) for picking up components (2) accommodated in a tray (4) that has been moved to a component supply position (6) of a tray component supply mechanism (7) and for loading these components (2) onto said component holding sections (61-64);
wherein said tray component supply mechanisms (7) have a first component supply mode, whereby respective selected trays (4) are moved simultaneously to component supply positions (6), thereby providing the components (2) accommodated in the respective trays (4) for use, and a second component supply mode, whereby components (2) accommodated in a tray (4) located at a component supply position (6) of a tray component supply mechanism (7) are loaded onto the component holding sections (61-64) of the same shuttle (26) by means of the component transfer head (65), thereby providing said components for use. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. An electronic component installing device for automatically installing components onto a substrate, comprising:
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a plurality of trays, each tray storing a plurality of components;
a tray supply section for storing the plurality of trays in a vertical array;
a movable shuttle member for selectively removing a tray from the tray supply section to a load position and replacing the tray in the tray supply section, the shuttle member having a plurality of component holding sections;
a component transfer head for removing a component from a tray at the load position and aligning the component on one of the plurality of component holding sections, prior to the mounting of the component on the substrate; and
an installation head that can pick up the component on the component holding section and mount the component on the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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Specification