TWI382186B - Apparatus for automatically powering up circuit board - Google Patents

Description

Circuit board automatic heat engine

The present invention relates to an automatic heat engine device, and more particularly to a circuit board automatic heat engine device.

With the development of electronic technology, computers have become a necessary equipment for information processing. The motherboard is an indispensable part of the computer, so the stability of the computer motherboard is very important. In order to ensure the stability of the computer motherboard, when the motherboard is manufactured, it must pass various test standards to confirm its quality. In order to ensure the accuracy of these tests, it is often necessary to pre-simulate the user environment when the motherboard is used, and then test it.

However, in the past, most of the manual relied on manual simulation of such user environments. That is, before the motherboard test, the operator needs to manually plug in the power cord to power on the motherboard, and use a timer to time the entire heat engine process of the board. When the preset time is reached, the operator removes the power cord by hand and removes the circuit board and places it on the production line, thereby performing various subsequent test operations.

In the above-mentioned method, since the operator needs to repeatedly perform the operation of plugging and unplugging the power cord and timing, labor and time are wasted, and the production efficiency cannot be effectively improved.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a circuit board automatic heat engine apparatus to improve the deficiencies of the prior art.

The invention provides a circuit board automatic heat engine device, which comprises a first transmission part, a accommodating unit and a control unit. The first transmission portion has a first input end and a first output end, and the first transmission portion includes a first power supply unit. The accommodating unit is configured to receive the circuit board, and includes a second power supply unit for coupling the circuit board and the first power supply unit. The control unit is coupled to the first transmission portion and controls the first transmission portion such that the accommodating unit is moved from the first input end to the first output end. And, the control unit controls the first power supply unit to supply power to the second power supply unit at a preset time, so that the circuit board performs the heat engine operation at the preset time.

The invention has the beneficial effects that the circuit board heat engine process can be automated by using the circuit board automatic heat engine device. Depending on the type of board, the control unit in the board's automatic thermal unit can be pre-set to control the board's heat engine process for a predetermined period of time. The realization of the batch circuit board and the operation of the heat engine process at the same time frees the manpower and improves the production efficiency.

The above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent and understood by the appended claims appended claims

1 is a schematic structural view of a circuit board automatic heat engine device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a partial structural diagram of a receiving unit and a first transmitting portion of a circuit board automatic heat engine device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 together.

The circuit board automatic heat engine device 1 provided in this embodiment is used to heat the circuit board 2, wherein the circuit board 2 has a first connecting portion 20.

In this embodiment, the circuit board automatic heat engine device 1 includes a first transmission portion 10, a receiving unit 11, a control unit 12, a first carrier portion 14, a second carrier portion 13, a second transmission portion 15, and a first sensing unit. 16. A second sensing unit 17, a circuit board providing unit 18, and a circuit board taking-out unit 19. The control unit 12 is coupled to the various sections to control the operation of the various sections.

In this embodiment, the first transmission portion 10 has a first input end 101 and a first output end 102, and the first transmission portion 10 includes a first power supply unit 103 for providing a circuit board 2 for performing a heat engine. power supply. The first power supply unit 103 may include a power supply contact 1030. In this embodiment, the first power supply unit 103 can be connected to an external power source (not shown) to provide 220V power, and the power contact portion 1030 can be a copper rail or a copper plate for transmitting the power. However, the invention is not limited thereto.

In the embodiment, the accommodating unit 11 is used for accommodating the circuit board 2. As shown in FIG. 1, it can have a plurality of compartments 112. Each of the receptacles 112 can carry one circuit board, respectively. These receptacles 112 are arranged equidistantly. In this embodiment, the material of the accommodating unit 11 is bakelite, and an electric baffle is disposed between the adjacent two accommodating cells 112 to maintain electrical insulation between the respective circuit boards. However, the present invention does not limit the number and arrangement of the cells 112.

In this embodiment, the accommodating unit 11 further includes a second connecting portion 110 and a second power supply unit 111. The second connecting portion 110 is coupled to the second power supply unit 111 and the first connecting portion 20 of the circuit board 2 respectively. In the present embodiment, the second power supply unit 111 includes the power receiving contact 1110 and the cable 1111. The cable 1111 is coupled to receive the electrical contact portion 1110 and the second connecting portion 110, respectively.

In this embodiment, the control unit 12 controls the accommodating unit 11 to enter the first input end 101 of the first transmission unit 10, and the accommodating unit 11 is transmitted from the first input terminal 101 to the first by the first transmission unit 10 Output 102. When the accommodating unit 11 is located between the first input end 101 and the first output end 102, the power supply contact portion 1030 contacts the power receiving contact portion 1110. Thereby, the first power supply unit 103 can supply power to the second power supply unit 111 for a predetermined time. And transmitted to the circuit board 2 through the second connecting portion 110.

In other embodiments, the accommodating unit 11 includes a second power supply unit 111 and has a plurality of terminals (not shown). The circuit board 2 also has a plurality of terminals (not shown), and when the circuit board 2 enters the accommodating unit 11, the terminals are in electrical contact with each other. When the control unit 12 controls the accommodating unit 11 to enter the first input terminal 101, the first power supply unit 103 can supply power to the second power supply unit 111. At this time, the second power supply unit 111 transmits power to the circuit board 2 through the terminals. The invention is not limited thereto.

In this embodiment, the first carrying portion 14 is disposed on one side of the first output end 102. As shown in FIG. 1 , the first output end 102 has a first bracket set 192 on the left side thereof, and the first load bearing portion 14 is disposed on the first bracket set 192 . After the circuit board 2 completes the heat engine process, the control unit 12 controls the accommodating unit 11 to enter the first carrier portion 14.

In the present embodiment, the first bracket set 192 has a predetermined board take-out position 193, and the board take-out unit 19 is disposed at the board take-out position 193. The control unit 12 controls the first carrier portion 14 to move the accommodating unit 11 such that the accommodating unit 11 enters a predetermined board take-out position 193. Under the control of the control unit 12, the circuit board take-out unit 19 can take out the circuit board 2 by the accommodating unit 11.

In the present embodiment, the circuit board take-out unit 19 may include an output rail 191 and a power unit (not shown). After the accommodating unit 11 enters the preset board take-out position 193 by the first carrying portion 14, the power unit pushes the circuit board 2 in the accommodating box 112 into the output rail 191. The output track 191 can be connected to different storage devices or other equivalents as needed.

For example, after completing the heat engine process, the board 2 typically needs to enter the test line for subsequent functional testing. At this point, the output track 191 can be connected to the test line. As such, the circuit board 2 can enter the test line directly along the output track 191. Moreover, the output track 191 of the board take-out unit 19 may further include a rotating mechanism (not shown) to adjust the angle of the output track 191 according to different heights of the line.

In the embodiment, the second transmission portion 15 has a second input end 151 and a second output end 152. In the embodiment, the second transmission portion 15 is disposed above the first transmission portion 10, that is, the second output end 152 is disposed above the first input end 101, and the second input end 151 is disposed above the first output end 102. In other embodiments, the second transmission portion 15 may also be disposed under the first transmission portion 10, and the present invention does not limit the relative positional relationship between the first transmission portion 10 and the second transmission portion 15.

In this embodiment, after the circuit board 2 in the accommodating unit 11 is taken out, the control unit 12 can further control the first accommodating portion 14 to move the accommodating unit 11 so that the accommodating unit 11 is moved by the preset board taking position. To the second input end 151 of the second transmission portion 15.

In the embodiment, the second sensing unit 17 is disposed on the first bracket group 192. When the first carrying portion 14 moves the accommodating unit 11 to the second transmitting portion 15, the second sensing unit 17 causes the control unit 12 to control the second transmitting portion 15 to move the accommodating unit 11 from the second input end 151 to Second output 152. The operation process of the second sensing unit 17 will be described in detail later.

In this embodiment, the second carrying portion 13 is disposed on one side of the first input end 101. As shown in FIG. 1, the first input end 101 has a second bracket set 194 on the right side. Similar to the first carrier portion 14, the second carrier portion 13 is disposed on the second bracket set 194. When the accommodating unit 11 moves to the second output end 152, the second carrier portion 13 moves the accommodating unit 11 by the control of the control unit 12. As such, the accommodating unit 11 can enter the first input end 101 of the first transmission portion 10 by the second output end 152 of the second transmission portion 15.

In the embodiment, the first sensing unit 16 is disposed at the first input end 101. When the accommodating unit 11 reaches the first input terminal 101, the first sensing unit 16 causes the control unit 12 to control the first transmission portion 10 to move the accommodating unit 11 from the first input terminal 101 of the first transmission portion 10 to the first An output 102.

Specifically, in the embodiment, the first sensing unit 16 is a pressure sensor. When the accommodating unit 11 reaches the first input terminal 101, the first sensing unit 16 is contacted. At this time, the first sensing unit 16 outputs a high level activation signal, and the control unit 12 receives the activation signal to control the first transmission unit 10. start up. The operation principle of the second sensing unit 17 is the same as that of the first sensing unit 16, and details are not described herein again.

In the embodiment, the circuit board providing unit 18 is disposed on one side of the first input end 101. After the operator places the circuit board 2 to be processed on the circuit board providing unit 18, the circuit board providing unit 18 supplies the circuit board 2 to the accommodating unit 11 under the control of the control unit 12. Subsequently, the accommodating unit 11 is movable to the first input end 101 of the first transfer portion 10 by the second carrier portion 13 for subsequent heat engine operation. The specific structure and operation process of the circuit board providing unit 18 will be described in detail later.

3 is a partial structural diagram of a circuit board providing unit of a circuit board automatic heat engine device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to Figure 1 together.

In the present embodiment, the circuit board providing unit 18 includes a driving device 180 and an input track 181, and the driving device 180 is disposed on one side of the input track 181.

In this embodiment, after the operator places the circuit board 2 on one side of the input rail 181, the driving device 180 on the other side can push the circuit board 2 into the receiving compartment 112 of the accommodating unit 11. At this time, the control unit 12 can control the second carrying portion 13 to descend by a predetermined height, and the preset height is equal to the distance between the receiving compartments 112. Subsequently, the operator places the next circuit board to be processed on one side of the input track 181 and pushes it into the housing 112 by the driving device 180. By analogy, the circuit board providing unit 18 can sequentially supply the plurality of circuit boards 2 into the accommodating unit 11.

In this embodiment, the driving device 180 can be a power device such as a cylinder. In other embodiments, the driving device 180 may be other equivalents, and the invention is not limited thereto.

In this embodiment, the board automatic heat engine device 1 may further include a data acquisition unit 182 and a data storage unit (not shown). The data acquisition unit 182 is coupled to the control unit 12 for acquiring information of the circuit board 2. The data storage unit is coupled to the data acquisition unit 182 for receiving and storing information of the circuit board 2.

In this embodiment, the data acquisition unit 182 can be disposed on one side of the input track 181. In this embodiment, the data acquisition unit may be disposed on the circuit board providing unit 18 or the circuit board taking-out unit 19. The present invention is not limited in this regard as long as it can acquire information of the circuit board 2.

In the present embodiment, the circuit board 2 includes a storage unit 21 and a circuit board identification tag 22. The storage unit 21 stores a test program. After the board 2 is powered, the test program can be executed within a preset time, that is, a heat engine process is performed to test whether the board 2 is operating normally.

In the embodiment, when the control unit 12 controls the circuit board providing unit 18 to provide the circuit board 2 to the accommodating unit 11, the data acquiring unit 182 is configured to scan the circuit board identification tag 22 to obtain the circuit board identification code. This board identification code corresponds to parameters such as the model number of the board 2.

In this embodiment, the data acquisition unit 182 can be a scanner for scanning the circuit board identification tag 22. In other embodiments, the data acquisition unit 182 can be a camera or other equivalent device.

In this embodiment, after the data acquisition unit 182 acquires the circuit board identification code, it stores it in the data storage unit (not shown) for recording. Information about the board that performs the thermal process. In this embodiment, the data storage unit can be a separate memory card or integrated into the control unit 12. The invention is not limited in any way.

In summary, the circuit board automatic heat engine device provided by the embodiment can realize the automation of the circuit board heat engine process. Depending on the type of board, the control unit in the board's automatic thermal unit can be pre-set to control the board's heat engine process for a predetermined period of time. The realization of the batch circuit board and the operation of the heat engine process at the same time frees the manpower and improves the production efficiency.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and those skilled in the art can make some modifications and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application.

1‧‧‧Circuit automatic heat unit

10‧‧‧First Transmission Department

101‧‧‧ first input

102‧‧‧ first output

103‧‧‧First power supply unit

1030‧‧‧Power Contact

11‧‧‧ accommodating unit

110‧‧‧Second connection

111‧‧‧Second power supply unit

1110‧‧‧Electrical contact

1111‧‧‧ cable

112‧‧‧容格

12‧‧‧Control unit

13‧‧‧Second load bearing department

14‧‧‧First load bearing department

15‧‧‧Second transmission department

151‧‧‧ second input

152‧‧‧second output

16‧‧‧First sensing unit

17‧‧‧Second sensing unit

18‧‧‧Board supply unit

180‧‧‧ drive

181‧‧‧ input track

182‧‧‧Information acquisition unit

19‧‧‧Board take-out unit

191‧‧‧ Output track

192‧‧‧First stent set

193‧‧‧Board removal location

194‧‧‧Second bracket set

2‧‧‧ boards

20‧‧‧First connection

21‧‧‧ storage unit

22‧‧‧Board identification label

1 is a schematic structural view of a circuit board automatic heat engine device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a partial structural diagram of a receiving unit and a first transmitting portion of a circuit board automatic heat engine device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a partial structural diagram of a circuit board providing unit of a circuit board automatic heat engine device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1. . . Circuit board automatic heat engine

10. . . First transmission unit

101. . . First input

102. . . First output

11. . . Housing unit

112. . .容格

12. . . control unit

13. . . Second carrier

14. . . First carrier

15. . . Second transmission unit

151. . . Second input

152. . . Second output

16. . . First sensing unit

17. . . Second sensing unit

18. . . Board supply unit

19. . . Board take-out unit

191. . . Output track

192. . . First bracket set

193. . . Board removal location

194. . . Second bracket set

Claims (13)

A circuit board automatic heat engine device includes: a first transmission portion having a first input end and a first output end, wherein the first transmission portion includes a first power supply unit; and a receiving unit for receiving The accommodating unit includes a second power supply unit, the second power supply unit is coupled to the circuit board and the first power supply unit, and a control unit coupled to the first transmission unit. The control unit controls the first transmission unit such that the accommodating unit is moved from the first input end to the first output end, and the control unit controls the first power supply unit to provide power to the second at a preset time a power supply unit, wherein the circuit board is operated by the heat engine at the preset time; wherein the circuit board has a first connecting portion, the accommodating unit further includes a second connecting portion, and the second connecting portion is coupled to the second connecting portion The first power supply unit and the first connection portion of the circuit board. The circuit board automatic heat engine device of claim 1, further comprising: a first carrying portion coupled to the control unit and disposed on one side of the first output end, the control unit controls the first The carrying portion is configured such that the first carrying portion moves the receiving unit, and the receiving unit enters a predetermined circuit board taking-out position from the first output end of the first transmitting portion. The circuit board automatic heat engine device of claim 1, further comprising: a second carrying portion coupled to the control unit and disposed on one side of the first input end, the control unit controls the second Bearer a portion such that the second carrying portion moves the receiving unit and causes the receiving unit to enter the first input end of the first transmitting portion. The circuit board automatic heat engine device of claim 3, further comprising a first sensing unit, the first sensing unit is disposed at the first input end, and the first sensing unit is coupled to the control unit, when When the control unit controls the second carrying portion to move the accommodating unit to the first input end, the first sensing unit causes the control unit to control the first transmitting portion to move the accommodating unit by the first input end To the first output. The circuit board automatic heat engine device of claim 1, further comprising: a circuit board providing unit coupled to the control unit and disposed on one side of the first input end, the control unit controls the circuit board The providing unit provides the circuit board to the accommodating unit. The circuit board automatic heat engine device of claim 5, wherein the circuit board providing unit comprises an input track and a driving device, and the driving device is configured to drive the circuit board from the input track to the receiving unit. The circuit board automatic heat engine device of claim 1, further comprising: a circuit board take-out unit coupled to the control unit and disposed on one side of the first output end, the control unit controls the circuit board The take-out unit takes out the circuit board by the accommodating unit. The circuit board heat engine automatic device of claim 1, further comprising: a first carrying portion disposed on one side of the first output end; a second transmission portion having a second input end corresponding to the first output end, the control unit is coupled to the first carrier portion and the second transmission portion, respectively, the control unit controls the second transmission portion and the The first carrying portion is such that the receiving unit enters the second input end from the first output end. The circuit board automatic heat engine device of claim 8, further comprising: a second carrying portion disposed on one side of the first input end; a second transmitting portion having a first input end Corresponding second output end, the control unit is coupled to the second carrying portion and the second transmitting portion respectively, the control unit controls the second transmitting portion and the second carrying portion, such that the receiving unit is configured by the first The two outputs enter the first input. The circuit board automatic heat engine device of claim 9, further comprising a second sensing unit coupled to the control unit, wherein the control unit controls the first carrier to move the receiving unit to the second transmission And the second sensing unit causes the control unit to control the second transmission unit to move the receiving unit to the second output end by the second input end. The circuit board automatic heat engine device of claim 1, wherein the first power supply unit includes a power supply contact portion, the second power supply unit includes a power receiving contact portion and a cable, and the cable is coupled to the cable The power receiving portion and the second connecting portion, when the receiving unit is located between the first input end and the first output end, the power supply connection The contact portion contacts the power receiving contact portion. The circuit board automatic heat engine device of claim 1, wherein the circuit board has a storage unit, and a test program is stored, and the circuit board executes the test program at the preset time. The circuit board automatic heat engine device of claim 1, further comprising: a circuit board providing unit disposed on one side of the first input end; and a data acquisition unit coupled to the control unit and configured The data acquisition unit is configured to acquire the identification code of the circuit board when the control unit controls the circuit board providing unit to provide the circuit board to the accommodating unit.