TWI791171B - Electronic component handler - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention reveals an electronic component handler which has a base defined a first operating zone and a second operating zone thereon. Transporters are provided to transporting electronic component between the first operating zone and the second operating zone. A first moving unit is provided in the first operating zone for moving electronic component from a loader to the transporters. A second moving unit is provided in the second operating zone for moving electronic component from the transporters to a shuttle. The shuttle carries the electronic component to an operator for executing predetermined operation. By processing of the transporters, the first moving unit, and the second moving unit, the fluency of transportation of the electronic component is enhanced.

Description

Electronic component work equipment

The invention provides an electronic component operating device which effectively shortens the displacement stroke of material shifting and further improves the production efficiency.

Nowadays, an electronic component with a plurality of contacts is cut into an independent electronic component by a cutting process after going through processes such as die bonding, wire bonding, and sealing; however, in order to ensure the quality of electronic components, the industry uses Test operation equipment performs test operations on electronic components to eliminate defective products. At present, the test operation equipment is equipped with a feeding device in the front section of the machine, and a testing device and a preheater in the rear section. A conveying device and a shifter take out the electronic components to be tested from the feeding device in the front section of the machine. , and transferred to the preheater located at the back of the machine to preheat and heat up first, and the material transfer device then transfers the preheated electronic components to be tested to the storage tank of a loading platform, which is loaded by the loading The table transfers the electronic components to be tested to the side of the test device, and the pressure shifter of the test device takes out the electronic components to be tested from the loading platform, and transfers them to the test device to perform the test operation.

However, the material shifter of the conveying device must transfer electronic components back and forth between the feeding device, preheater, and loading platform located in the front and rear sections of the machine, resulting in another empty loading platform When it is at another feeding position, it must be empty and wait for the material shifter to move from one feeding position at the rear of the machine to the feeding device at the front of the machine to take out the next electronic component to be tested, and then from the front of the machine Only by returning to another feeding position in the rear section can the next electronic component to be tested be moved into another loading platform. Not only the transfer stroke of the material shifter is too long, which increases the transfer operation time, but also fails to improve production efficiency.

Furthermore, the feeding carrier is equipped with a jig with a plurality of accommodating slots on a movable seat to accommodate a plurality of electronic components. When carrying electronic components of different sizes or quantities, it must be replaced with different sizes or The number of jigs with accommodating slots makes it necessary for test equipment manufacturers to purchase a large number of different jigs, which not only increases the cost of testing, but also occupies a considerable amount of storage space.

The first object of the present invention is to provide a kind of electronic component operation equipment, the machine table defines the first operation area and the second operation area, and the first operation device and the second operation device are set in the material conveying unit of a conveying device, so that the first operation area and the second operation area The first operation area and the second operation area alternately transport electronic components, and the conveying device is provided with a first material transfer unit in the first operation area, so as to transfer electronic components between the feeding device and the first conveyor or the second conveyor. Set up a second material transfer unit in the second operation area to transfer electronic components between the first carrier and the first conveyor or the second conveyor, and the first carrier carries the electronic components to the operating device for operation The device performs preset operations on electronic components; the first and second material moving units cooperate with the material conveying unit to perform segmented material moving sequence in the first and second operation areas, so as to shorten the material moving distance and improve production efficiency.

The second object of the present invention is to provide a kind of electronic component operation equipment. The first carrier of the conveying device is provided with a planar first bearing part for bearing electronic components, and the first positioning structure is used to position the bearing part of the first bearing part. Electronic components, so that the first stage does not need to be equipped with jigs, and can carry electronic components of different sizes or quantities, thereby saving costs and facilitating storage and configuration.

The third object of the present invention is to provide an electronic component operation equipment, which further includes a detection device arranged between the material transport unit of the conveying device and the first carrier, and the detection device is provided with at least one image picker to take images of the second material transfer unit The transferred electronic components are used to adjust the placement position and angle of the electronic components, so that the first stage carries the correctly placed electronic components to the operating device, thereby improving the accuracy and quality of the operation.

The fourth object of the present invention is to provide a kind of electronic component operation equipment. The material conveying unit of the conveying device is equipped with at least one temperature controller, so that the temperature controller can be used to pre-heat the electronic components during the transportation of electronic components, so as to shorten the working time of the operation device. Operating time, thereby effectively increasing operating productivity.

In order to make your review committee members have a further understanding of the present invention, hereby give a preferred embodiment and cooperate with the drawings, as follows in detail:

Please refer to Fig. 1, the operating equipment of the present invention comprises a machine platform 10, a feeding device 20, an operating device 30, a conveying device 40 and a central control device (not shown), the central control device is used for controlling and integrating the various devices, and Execute automated jobs. Furthermore, the operating equipment is further equipped with a detection device 50 and a receiving device 60 .

The machine 10 defines the first operating area 11 and the second operating area 12. In this embodiment, the machine 10 defines the first operating area 11 at the front section, and defines the second operating area 12 at the rear section. The first operating area 11 It is located on the same side as the second working area 12 .

The feeding device 20 is arranged on the machine table 10, and is provided with at least one feeding holder 21 to hold at least one electronic component to be operated; in this embodiment, the feeding device 20 is arranged on the first of the machine table 10 Work area 11.

The operating device 30 is arranged on the machine platform 10, and is provided with at least one operating device to perform preset operations on electronic components; in this embodiment, the operating device is a tester, and the tester includes an electrically connected circuit board 31 and a test socket 32, the test seat 32 has a plurality of probes for bearing and testing electronic components, and the operating device 30 is also provided with at least one pressure shifter 33 to transfer the electronic components to be tested between the test seat 32 and the conveying device 40 and Electronic components tested.

The conveying device 40 is arranged on the machine platform 10 and includes a material transport unit, a first material transfer unit, a second material transfer unit and a first platform. The electronic components are alternately transported between the two working areas 12. The first material transfer unit is arranged in the first operating area 11 of the machine 10, and a first material transfer device is provided to transfer electronic components between the feeding device 20 and the conveyor. , the second material transfer unit is arranged in the second working area 12 of the machine 10, and is provided with a second material transfer device for transferring electronic components on the first carrier and the carrier device.

Furthermore, the conveyor can be a conveyor belt or a mobile conveyor table, which can transport electronic components in a circular or reciprocating manner, so as to transport the electronic components from the first operation area 11 to the second operation area 12, if the conveyor is The mobile material transport table is driven by a material transport driver for displacement in at least one direction. The material transport drive includes a linear drive source (such as a pulley set) and a guide groove, or includes two linear drive sources (such as a pulley set and a pressure cylinder). In addition, the conveyor can have a flat material receiving part or a jig with a holding tank. If it is a flat material receiving part, the material receiving part can have a hard or soft bearing surface, and a positioning structure for the material is provided. , for positioning the electronic components carried by the material receiving part. The material positioning structure can be an air suction hole, a micro-adhesive layer or a pressure member. Components, for example, a micro-adhesive layer coated with a slightly viscous material on the material receiving part of the conveyor, whose viscosity can be used for the first material transfer unit or the second material transfer unit to take out electronic components , configured according to job requirements, and is not limited to this embodiment.

In addition, the conveying device 40 is equipped with at least one thermostat on the conveyor of the conveyor unit, so as to use the thermostat to preheat the electronic components during the journey of the conveyor transporting the electronic components. The thermostat can be a heating element, a Cold chip or platform with fluid for pre-cooling or pre-heating the electronic components carried by the carrier.

In this embodiment, the feeding unit is configured with a first feeder 411 and a second feeder 412, and the first feeder 411 is provided with a plurality of jigs with a plurality of first accommodation slots 4111 to accommodate electronic components. The first feeder 411 is driven by the first feeder driver 421 to move in the Y-Z direction. The second feeder 412 is provided with a plurality of second accommodating grooves 4121 for holding electronic components. The feeder 412 is driven by the second feeder driver 422 for displacement in the Y-Z direction, and the first feeder driver 421 and the second feeder driver 422 can drive the first feeder 411 and the second feeder 412 to alternately move between The first working area 11 and the second working area 12 .

The conveying device 40 is equipped with a first temperature controller 431 on the first material conveyor 411, and the first temperature controller 431 is a heating element for preheating the electronic components carried by the first material conveyor 411. The container 412 is equipped with a second temperature controller 432 , and the second temperature controller 432 is also a heating element for preheating the electronic components carried by the second material conveyor 412 .

The first material transfer unit is arranged in the first working area 11 of the machine 10, and is equipped with a first material transfer device 441 with a plurality of suction nozzles, and the first material transfer device 441 is driven by the first material transfer driver 442 in the direction of X-Y-Z Displacement, for short-distance material transfer stroke, take out the electronic components to be operated from the material supply holder 21 of the material supply device 20, and quickly move the electronic components to be operated into the first material conveyor 411 or the second material conveyor device 412.

The second material transfer unit is arranged in the second working area 12 of the machine 10, and is equipped with a second material transfer device 451 with a plurality of suction nozzles, and the second material transfer device 451 is driven by the second material transfer driver 452 in the direction of X-Y-Z Displacement, for short-distance material transfer stroke, take out the electronic components to be operated on the first conveyor 411 or the second conveyor 412, and quickly move the electronic components to be operated into the first carrier.

The first conveyor 411 and the second conveyor 412 of the conveyor unit are alternately displaced in the first operation area 11 and the second operation area 12 of the machine 10, and are matched with the first material transfer unit and the second material transfer The unit performs segmented material moving sequence to shorten the material moving distance and improve production efficiency.

The first carrier 461 is provided with at least one first bearing portion, for the second material shifter 451 to move into the electronic components to be operated; the first carrier 461 has a planar first bearing portion, and the first bearing portion can have a hard bearing The first carrier 461 is equipped with a first positioning structure on the first carrier to position the electronic components carried by the first carrier, so that the first carrier 461 does not need to be equipped with jigs , and can carry electronic components of different sizes or quantities, thereby saving costs and facilitating storage configuration. The first positioning structure can be an air suction hole, a micro-adhesive layer or a pressing member. For example, a plurality of air suction holes are provided on the first carrier part of the first carrier 461 to suction and position electronic components, such as on the first carrier 461. The first carrying part is coated with a slightly viscous layer of a slightly viscous material, and its viscousness can be used by the pressure shifter 33 of the operation device 30 to take out the electronic components, and the arrangement is based on the operation requirements, and is not limited to this embodiment. In this embodiment, the first carrier 461 is provided with a planar first bearing part 4611, and a first positioning structure with a plurality of first air suction holes 4612 is provided on the first bearing part 4611, and the plurality of first air suction holes 4612 The air holes 4612 suction and position the electronic components, and the first stage 461 is driven by the carrier driver 462 to move in the X direction, so that the second material shifter 451 can move the electronic components to be operated in the second operation area 12, and carry them to The side of the operating device 30 is used for the pressure shifter 33 to take out the electronic components to be operated.

In addition, the conveying device 40 is configured with a second carrier 463 according to the operation requirements for carrying and outputting the electronic components that have been operated; furthermore, the second carrier 463 also has a planar second carrier, and the second carrier It can have a hard bearing surface or a soft bearing surface, and the second carrier 463 is provided with a second positioning structure on the second bearing part for positioning the electronic components carried by the second bearing part, so that the second carrier 463 There is no need to configure fixtures, and it can carry electronic components of different sizes or quantities, which saves costs and facilitates storage and configuration. The second positioning structure can be an air suction hole, a micro-adhesive layer or a pressing member. For example, a plurality of air suction holes are provided on the second carrier part of the second carrier 463 to suction and position electronic components, such as on the second carrier 463. The second carrying part is coated with a slightly viscous layer of a slightly viscous material, and its viscosity can be used by the third material transfer unit of the conveying device 30 to take out the electronic components that have been operated. It can be configured according to the operation requirements and is not limited to this embodiment. In this embodiment, the second carrier 463 is provided with a planar second bearing part 4631, and a second positioning structure with a plurality of second air suction holes 4632 is provided on the second bearing part 4631, and a plurality of second air extraction holes 4632 are provided. The air holes 4632 suction and position the electronic components, and the second carrier 463 is driven by the carrier driver 462 to move in the X direction, so that the pressure shifter 33 can move the measured electronic components into the side of the working device 30, and the third moving The material unit takes out the tested electronic components.

Also, the conveying device 40 is equipped with a third material-moving unit on the machine platform 10, and the third material-moving unit is provided with a third material-moving device 471 to take out the operated electronic components on the second carrier 463; in this embodiment, the third material-moving unit The material shifter 471 has a plurality of suction nozzles to pick up the electronic components, and is driven by the third material transfer driver 472 to move in the X-Y-Z direction, so as to take out the tested electronic components on the second stage 463 and move the tested electronic components into the storage. The feeding device 60 is housed.

The detecting device 50 is disposed between the transport unit of the conveying device 40 and the first stage 461, and is provided with at least one image picker 51 to capture the electronic components transferred by the second material transfer unit for adjusting the electronic components The position and angle of the arrangement make the first stage 461 carry the correctly placed electronic components to the operating device 30, thereby improving the accuracy and quality of the operation; in this embodiment, the detection device 50 is arranged on the second Two working areas 12 are provided with a CCD image picker 51.

The material receiving device 60 is arranged on the machine platform 10, and at least one receiving material holder 61 is provided to hold at least one electronic component that has been operated; in this embodiment, the material receiving device 60 is arranged on the front section of the machine platform 10 , and is located on the other side away from the first working area 11 .

Please refer to Fig. 2, the electronic component operation equipment is a test equipment, and the material supply holder 21 of the material supply device 20 bears a plurality of electronic components 71 to be tested. The device 441 is located in the first operation area 11 of the machine 10, and the material receiving position A of the conveying device 40 is located in the first operation area 11. The first material transfer driver 442 drives the first material transfer device 441 to move in the X-Y-Z direction and make short From the material transfer stroke, the electronic component 71 to be tested is taken out from the material supply holder 21, and the electronic component 71 to be tested is quickly transferred to the material receiving position A, and moved into the plurality of first containers of the first material carrier 411. Set slot 4111.

Please refer to Figures 2 and 3, the first material delivery driver 421 of the material delivery unit drives the first material delivery device 411 to move in the Y-Z direction, and the first material delivery device 411 transports the electronic component 71 to be tested from the first working area of the machine 10 11 is moved to the second working area 12, and is located at the unloading position B. The first conveyor 411 is in the transportation process, and the first temperature controller 431 is used to preheat the electrons to be tested carried by the first conveyor 411. Component 71; since the second material transfer unit is arranged in the second working area 12 of the machine 10, the second material transfer driver 452 is used to drive the second material transfer device 451 to make a short-distance material transfer stroke in the X-Y-Z direction to the discharge position B, To take out the electronic component 71 to be tested from the first conveyor 411; the second conveyor driver 422 of the conveyor unit drives the second conveyor 412 for displacement in the Y-Z direction , the empty second conveyor 412 is displaced from the second operation area 12 of the machine 10 to the first operation area 11, and is located at the material receiving position A, so as to carry the next batch alternately with the first conveyor 411. Test electronics 71A.

2 and 4, since the first conveyor 411, the second shifter 451 and the first carrier 461 are all located in the second operating area 12 of the machine 10, the second shifter 452 drives the second shifter. The feeder 451 makes a short-distance transfer stroke in the X-Y-Z direction, and quickly transfers the electronic component 71 to be tested on the first feeder 411 to the first carrier 461; Between the tables 461, during the material transfer stroke of the second material transfer device 451, the electronic component 71 to be tested can be transferred to the image picker 51 of the detection device 50 to take an image of the electronic component 71 to be tested, and then The image data is transmitted to the central control device for analysis. After the central control device controls the second material shifter 451 to adjust the placement position and angle of the electronic component 71 to be tested, the second material shifter 451 moves the electronic component 71 to be tested. The first stage 461 is displaced, and after the first suction hole 4612 of the first stage 461 suctions and positions the electronic component 71, the second material shifter 451 releases the electronic component 71 to be tested, so that the first stage 461 carries the correct swing. Place the electronic components; at this time, the pressure shifter 33 of the operating device 30 takes out the tested electronic components 71B from the test base 32, and transfers them to the second stage 463.

Please refer to Figures 5 and 6, the first stage 461 and the second stage 463 are driven by the carrying driver 462 to move synchronously in the X direction, so that the first stage 461 carries the electronic component 71 to be tested to the side of the operating device 30 , for the pressure shifter 33 to take out the electronic component 71 to be tested, and the pressure shifter 33 moves the electronic component 71 to be tested into the test seat 32 for displacement in the Y-Z direction to continue the test operation, and the second stage 463 outputs the electronic component that has been tested 71B ; At this time, the first conveyor driver 421 and the second conveyor driver 422 of the conveyor unit respectively drive the first conveyor 411 and the second conveyor 412 to alternately move between the first operating area 11 and the second The operation area 12 is used to continuously carry and transport the electronic components to be tested, and for the first material transfer device 441 and the second material transfer device 451 to quickly perform the material transfer operation with a short stroke displacement, so as to effectively shorten the material transfer operation time, thereby improving Test capacity. Moreover, the third material transfer unit uses the third material transfer driver 472 to drive the third material transfer device 471 to move in the X-Y-Z direction, and takes out the tested electronic component 71B on the second stage 463, and according to the test result, the tested electronic component 71B is moved into the material receiving holder 61 of the material receiving device 60 for storage.

10: machine 11: The first operation area 12: The second work area 20: Feeding device 21: Feed holder 30: operating device 31: circuit board 32: Test seat 33: Pressure shifter 40: Conveyor 411: The first conveyor 4111: The first holding tank 412: Second conveyor 4121:Second Storage Tank 421: The first transport drive 422: The second transport drive 431: The first thermostat 432: Second thermostat 441: The first material shifter 442: The first material transfer driver 451: Second shifter 452: The second material transfer driver 461: The first stage 4611: the first bearing part 4612: The first air hole 462: Carrying drive 463:Second platform 4631: the second bearing part 4632: Second air hole 471: The third shifter 472: The third material transfer driver 50: detection device 51: image picker 60: Receiving device 61: Receiver 71, 71A, 71B: electronic components A: Material receiving position B: unloading position

Fig. 1: Configuration diagram of the operation equipment of the present invention. Figure 2: Schematic diagram of the use of the operating equipment of the present invention (1). Figure 3: Schematic diagram of the use of the operating equipment of the present invention (2). Figure 4: Schematic diagram of the use of the operating equipment of the present invention (3). Figure 5: Schematic diagram of the use of the operating equipment of the present invention (4). Figure 6: Schematic diagram of the use of the operating equipment of the present invention (5).

10: machine

11: The first operation area

12: The second work area

20: Feeding device

21: Feed holder

30: operating device

31: circuit board

32: Test seat

33: Pressure shifter

40: Conveyor

411: The first conveyor

4111: The first holding tank

412: Second conveyor

4121:Second Storage Tank

421: The first transport drive

422: The second transport drive

431: The first thermostat

432: Second thermostat

441: The first material shifter

442: The first material transfer driver

451: Second shifter

452: The second material transfer driver

461: The first stage

4611: the first bearing part

4612: The first air hole

462: Carrying drive

463:Second platform

4631: the second bearing part

4632: Second air hole

471: The third shifter

472: The third material transfer driver

50: detection device

51: image picker

60: Receiving device

61: Receiver

Claims (9)

An electronic component operation equipment, comprising: a machine platform: defining a first operation area and a second operation area; a feeding device: arranged on the machine platform, and is provided with at least one material supply holder to hold at least one to-be-operated Electronic components; operating device: configured on the machine platform, and is equipped with at least one operating device to perform preset operations on electronic components; conveying device: configured on the machine platform, including the transport unit, the first material transfer unit, The second material transfer unit and the first carrier, the material transport unit is provided with a first material conveyor and a second material conveyor, so as to alternately transport electronic components between the first operation area and the second operation area, the first operation area A material transfer unit is arranged in the first operation area, and is provided with a first material transfer device for transferring electronic components between the feeding device and the first material conveyor or the second material conveyor. The material transfer unit is arranged in the second operation area, and a second material transfer device is provided to transfer electronic components between the first carrier and the first material carrier or the second material carrier, and the first carrier The platform is used to carry electronic components to the operation device; the central control device is used to control and integrate the actions of various devices. The electronic component processing equipment as described in claim 1, wherein the first conveyor or the second conveyor of the conveyor unit of the conveying device is a conveyor belt or a mobile conveyor table. The electronic component processing equipment as described in claim 2, the first feeder or the second feeder has a planar material receiving part, and a material feeding positioning structure is provided for positioning the material receiving part. Electronic component. The electronic component processing equipment as described in claim 1, the first carrier of the conveying device is provided with a planar first bearing part, and a first positioning structure is provided on the first bearing part for positioning the Electronic components carried by the first carrying portion. According to claim 4, the electronic component operation equipment, the first positioning structure is an air suction hole, a micro-adhesive layer or a pressing member. The electronic component processing equipment as described in claim 1, the conveying device is equipped with a second carrier and a third material transfer unit, the second carrier is used to carry electronic components, and the third material transfer unit is equipped with a third The material transfer device is used for transferring electronic components on the second carrier. As for the electronic component operation equipment described in any one of claims 1 to 6, the first operation area and the second operation area of the machine are located on the same side, the first operation area is provided with a material receiving position, and the The second working area has a discharge position. The electronic component processing equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the first conveyor and the second conveyor of the conveying device are equipped with at least one temperature controller. The electronic component processing equipment as described in any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a detection device, the detection device is arranged between the conveying unit and the first carrier of the conveying device, and is equipped with at least An image picker is used to take an image of the electronic components transferred by the second material transfer unit.

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