Apparatus for detecting lead coplanarity, apparatus for detecting condition of electronic component, and system for mounting electronic component
First Claim
1. An apparatus for detecting a coplanarity of a plurality of leads of an electronic component that laterally extend from a main body thereof, the main body having, in a plan view thereof, a shape including a plurality of straight side portions from each of which the leads laterally extend, the apparatus comprising:
- a holding device which holds the main body of the electronic component at an upper surface of the main body, wherein the holding device includes a rotating device which rotates the electronic component about an axis line thereof that perpendicularly passes through the upper surface of the main body;
an image taking device which faces the electronic component held by the holding device and has an optical axis that is inclined by a predetermined angle relative to a plane containing a bottom surface of the main body such that in a direction from the image taking device toward the electronic component, the optical axis goes down in a direction from the upper surface to the bottom surface, wherein the rotating device rotates the electronic component, about the axis line thereof, to each of a plurality of angular positions at which a corresponding one of the plurality of side portions of the main body extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the optical axis of the image taking device, at a position between the axis line of the electronic component and the image taking device, so that the image taking device takes an image of respective end portions of the leads extending from said one side portion of the main body;
a background forming device which is provided on one of opposite sides of the electronic component that is opposite to the other side thereof on which the image taking device is provided, and which forms a background having an optical characteristic different from an optical characteristic of the leads; and
an image processing device which processes the image of the respective end portions of the leads taken by the image taking device and thereby determines, as a first coplanarity, the coplanarity of the leads extending from said one side portion of the main body.
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Abstract
An apparatus for detecting a coplanarity of a plurality of leads of an electronic component that laterally extend from a main body thereof, including a holding device which holds the main body of the electronic component at an upper surface of the main body, an image taking device which faces the electronic component held by the holding device and has an optical axis that is inclined by a predetermined angle relative to a plane containing a bottom surface of the main body such that in a direction from the image taking device toward the main body, the optical axis goes down in a direction from the upper surface to the bottom surface, a background forming device which is provided on one of opposite sides of the electronic component that is opposite to the other side thereof on which the image taking device is provided, and which forms a background having an optical characteristic different from an optical characteristic of the leads, and an image processing device which processes an image of respective end portions of the leads taken by the image taking device and thereby determines the coplanarity of the leads.
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19 Claims
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1. An apparatus for detecting a coplanarity of a plurality of leads of an electronic component that laterally extend from a main body thereof, the main body having, in a plan view thereof, a shape including a plurality of straight side portions from each of which the leads laterally extend, the apparatus comprising:
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a holding device which holds the main body of the electronic component at an upper surface of the main body, wherein the holding device includes a rotating device which rotates the electronic component about an axis line thereof that perpendicularly passes through the upper surface of the main body; an image taking device which faces the electronic component held by the holding device and has an optical axis that is inclined by a predetermined angle relative to a plane containing a bottom surface of the main body such that in a direction from the image taking device toward the electronic component, the optical axis goes down in a direction from the upper surface to the bottom surface, wherein the rotating device rotates the electronic component, about the axis line thereof, to each of a plurality of angular positions at which a corresponding one of the plurality of side portions of the main body extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the optical axis of the image taking device, at a position between the axis line of the electronic component and the image taking device, so that the image taking device takes an image of respective end portions of the leads extending from said one side portion of the main body; a background forming device which is provided on one of opposite sides of the electronic component that is opposite to the other side thereof on which the image taking device is provided, and which forms a background having an optical characteristic different from an optical characteristic of the leads; and an image processing device which processes the image of the respective end portions of the leads taken by the image taking device and thereby determines, as a first coplanarity, the coplanarity of the leads extending from said one side portion of the main body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus for detecting a condition of an electronic component including a main body and a plurality of leads laterally extending from the main body, the apparatus comprising:
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a holding device which holds the main body of the electronic component at an upper surface of the main body; a first image taking device which faces the electronic component held by the holding device and has an optical axis that is inclined by a predetermined angle relative to a plane containing a bottom surface of the main body such that in a direction from the image taking device toward the electronic component, the optical axis goes down in a direction from the upper surface to the bottom surface, and which takes an image of respective end portions of the leads; a background forming device which is provided on one of opposite sides of the electronic component that is opposite to the other side thereof on which the image taking device is provided, and which forms a background having an optical characteristic different from an optical characteristic of the leads; a second image taking device which is different from the first image taking device and which takes an image of the bottom surface of the electronic component as viewed in a direction perpendicular to the bottom surface of the electronic component; an image-taking-device control portion which controls the first and second image taking devices to take the image of the respective end portions of the leads and the image of the bottom surface of the electronic component, respectively, at respective different timings; and an image processing device which comprises a first image processing portion which processes the image of the respective end portions of the leads taken by the first image taking device and thereby determines a coplanarity of the leads, and a second image processing portion which processes the image of the bottom surface of the electronic component taken by the second image taking device and thereby determines at least one positional error of the electronic component relative to the holding device in at least one direction parallel to the upper surface of the main body. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for mounting at least one electronic component on a circuit substrate, the electronic component including a main body and a plurality of leads laterally extending from the main body, the system comprising:
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a holding device which holds the main body of the electronic component at an upper surface of the main body; a first image taking device which faces the electronic component held by the holding device and has an optical axis that is inclined by a predetermined angle relative to a plane containing a bottom surface of the main body such that in a direction from the image taking device toward the electronic component, the optical axis goes down in a direction from the upper surface to the bottom surface, and which takes an image of respective end portions of the leads; a background forming device which is provided on one of opposite sides of the electronic component that is opposite to the other side thereof on which the image taking device is provided, and which forms a background having an optical characteristic different from an optical characteristic of the leads; a second image taking device which is different from the first image taking device and which takes an image of the bottom surface of the electronic component as viewed in a direction perpendicular to the bottom surface of the electronic component; an image-taking-device control portion which controls the first and second image taking devices to take the image of the respective end portions of the leads and the image of the bottom surface of the electronic component, respectively, at respective different timings; an image processing device including a first image processing portion which processes the image of the respective end portions of the leads taken by the first image taking device and thereby determines a coplanarity of the leads, and a second image processing portion which processes the image of the bottom surface of the electronic component taken by the second image taking device and thereby determines at least one positional error of the electronic component relative to the holding device in at least one direction parallel to the upper surface of the main body; a supplying device which supplies the electronic component to the holding device; a supporting device which supports the circuit substrate; a moving device which moves, while correcting the positional error of the electronic component detected by the image processing device, the holding device holding the electronic component, from the supplying device to the supporting device via the first and second image taking devices, and allows the holding device to mount the electronic component on the circuit substrate supported by the supporting device; and a coplanarity-utilizing control portion which controls the moving device while utilizing the coplanarity detected by the image processing device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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