TWI855269B - Flipping method and device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a flipping method and device, the flipping method comprising: placing an object in a first receiving area of a first tray; overlapping a second tray with a second receiving area with the first tray; pushing the object from the first receiving area of the first tray to the second receiving area of the second tray by a top seat; flipping the first tray, the second tray and the top seat at the same time; thereby the object can be smoothly transferred from one tray to another tray.

Description

Flipping method and device

The present invention relates to a flipping method and device, in particular to a flipping method and device for flipping a plurality of objects arranged in a matrix on a tray.

In general, electronic component manufacturing processes often use trays for transport, and during transport, multiple electronic components are arranged in a matrix. For processing purposes, electronic components are often placed in specific recessed areas of the tray for positioning. However, based on the needs of the process, electronic components placed in one tray are often required to be transferred to another tray to change the upward surface for processing, which involves a flipping operation. Generally, the flipping operation involves covering one tray with another tray, and then flipping the two facing and overlapping trays, so that the objects placed are transferred from the recessed area of one tray to the recessed area of another tray, and the upward surface is changed.

In the flipping operation of the prior art, the parts often get stuck in the original recessed space of the original carrier and fail to be transferred to the recessed space of another carrier, or even if they are transferred to the recessed space of another carrier, they are not positioned correctly and are tilted, causing the entire process equipment to sound an alarm and shut down. There is still room for improvement!

Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a flipping method that allows objects to be smoothly transferred from one carrier to another.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a flipping device that allows objects to be smoothly transferred from one carrier to another.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a flipping device for performing the flipping method as described above.

The flipping method according to the purpose of the present invention includes: placing an object in a first receiving area of a first carrier; overlapping a second carrier with a second receiving area with the first carrier; pushing the object from the first receiving area of the first carrier to the second receiving area of the second carrier by a top seat; flipping the first carrier, the second carrier and the top seat at the same time.

According to another purpose of the present invention, the flipping device includes: a first tray having a first storage area for accommodating an object, the first tray being transported by a conveying flow path; a second tray having a second storage area, being transported by a flipping frame and being stacked with the first tray; a push mechanism, located below the first tray on the conveying flow path, having a push seat thereon, which can be driven to push the object from a first storage area of the first tray to the second storage area of the second tray.

According to another purpose of the present invention, a flipping device is used to perform the flipping method as described above.

The flipping method and device of the embodiment of the present invention, when the second tray is stacked with the first tray, the top seat pushes the object to move from a first receiving area of the first tray to the second receiving area of the second tray, and the first tray, the second tray and the top seat flip at the same time, so that the object can be transferred and kept in the second receiving area of the second tray during flipping without hindering the flipping, so that the object can be smoothly transferred from one tray to another.

Please refer to Figures 1 and 2. The present invention can be implemented by using a flipping device as shown in the figure. The flipping device is provided with: a conveying flow path 1. The conveying flow path 1 can be composed of a single or multiple rails. In this embodiment, a first rail 11 and a second rail 12 connected to the first rail 11 are provided; the first rail 11 is provided with two side rails 111 arranged in parallel with a spacing and a driveable drive located on the inner sides of the two side rails 111. The belt 112 is provided with a top-butting mechanism 13 in the first rail 11. The top-butting mechanism 13 is provided with a carrier 132 with a horizontal rectangular surface that can be driven by a driving member 131 to move up and down along the Z axis. The carrier 132 is provided with a supporting member 133 that can be driven to move horizontally toward or away from each other at the front and rear ends of the conveying flow path 1 in the conveying direction. The upper surface of the carrier 132 is provided with a movable separation or actuation member 133. 3 is clamped and positioned against a top base 14, the top base 14 has magnetism, for example, it is made of a magnetic material or is inlaid with a magnetic material or component, and the top surface of the top base 14 is provided with a plurality of top abutment portions 141 arranged in a matrix and extending upward from bottom to top. If the top base 14 is made magnetic by inlaying a magnetic material or component, the magnetic material or component can be located between two of the top abutment portions 141 or on the top abutment portions as shown in FIG. The top surface of the top base 14 adjacent to the top base 141 is provided with a magnetic component 142; the second rail 12 is provided with two side frames 121 spaced apart and arranged in parallel, and a belt 122 which can be driven and operated and is located on the inner sides of the two side frames 121. The belt 122 is provided with a first carrier 3 carrying a plurality of objects 2 arranged in a matrix. The first carrier 3 is provided with a plurality of first accommodating areas 31 arranged in a concave shape in a matrix for accommodating the objects 2. A hollow space 32 communicating with the first accommodating area 31 is respectively provided below each first accommodating area 31; a flip frame 4 is provided on a gantry frame 5 on one side of the conveying flow path 1, and a Y-axis rail seat 52 is horizontally provided above the gantry frame 5 between two vertically erected columns 51 spaced apart, and a Z-axis rail seat 53 is provided on the rail seat 52. The flip frame 4 is in the shape of a rectangular frame and is pivotally provided on a hinge portion 41 on the rail seat 53. The rotating frame 4 is provided on a fixed seat 531, and a driving member 42 formed by a motor is driven by a belt 421 and can be turned around a central axis in the X-axis direction. The other supporting portion 43 of the turning frame 4 opposite to the pivoting portion 41 is connected to the fixed seat 531 by a "ㄇ"-shaped supporting frame 44; the center of the turning frame 4 is formed with a rectangular hollow clamping space 45, and the clamping space 45 can accommodate a second carrier 6, and the second carrier 6 has There are a plurality of second accommodating areas 61 arranged in a matrix shape for accommodating the object 2; two first clamps 46, two second clamps 47, and two third clamps 48 are respectively provided on both sides of the clamping area 45, which are spaced apart and can be driven independently for Y-axis displacement, wherein the first clamp 46 is located above the third clamp 48, and the opening 471 of the second clamp 47 is larger than the opening 471 of the first clamp 46. 61 and the sum of the opening 481 of the third clamp 48; the flip frame 4 can be displaced on the rail 52 of the gantry frame 5 to correspond to the conveying flow path 1 on one side of the gantry frame 5, and another conveying flow path can be arranged in parallel on the other side of the gantry frame 5 relative to the conveying flow path 1 (not shown in the figure, it can be deduced by the conveying flow path 1 in the same way), so that the flip frame 4 can be displaced on the rail 52 of the gantry frame 5 to correspond to the other conveying flow path.

1 and 2, when the embodiment of the present invention is implemented, the objects 2 are placed in the first receiving area 31 of the first carrier 3 in a plurality of matrix arrangements, and the first carrier 3 carrying the objects 2 is transported from the second rail 12 of the transport flow path 1 to the belt 112 of the first rail 11 and stops, and the objects 2 are placed in the first receiving area 31 of the first carrier 3 in a plurality of matrix arrangements. Located at a preset height above the carrier 132 of the abutment mechanism 13, the flip frame 4 clamps the second carrier 6 from both sides with the two first clamps 46, with the opening of the second accommodating area 61 facing downward, corresponding to the preset height of the first carrier 3; at this time, the two sides of the top seat 14 are clamped and positioned on the carrier 132 by the abutment member 133.

Please refer to Figures 1 and 3. The flip frame 4 moves down to make the second tray 6 provided with the second storage area 61 overlap with the upper surface of the first tray 3, and the third clamp 48 clamps the two sides of the first tray 3, and the second clamp 47 clamps the two sides of the first tray 3 and the second tray 6.

Please refer to Figures 1 and 4. The abutment mechanism 13 drives the carrier 132 to move upward, and the abutment portion 141 protruding from the upper surface of the top seat 14 extends through the hollow space 32 of the first carrier 3, and pushes the object 2 from the first receiving area 31 to the second receiving area 61 of the second carrier 6 from bottom to top. Since the top seat 14 is magnetic, it will be adsorbed and linked with the first carrier 3 when it abuts against the bottom of the first carrier 3.

Please refer to Figures 1 and 5. The abutment member 133 releases the clamping of the two sides of the top seat 14, so that the top seat 14 is disconnected from the carrier 132 of the top abutment mechanism 13. The top seat 14 is magnetically converted to be connected with the first carrier, and the flip frame 4 lifts the first carrier 3 and the second carrier 6 clamped by the second clamp 47, and lifts the top seat 14 that is sucked and connected with the first carrier 3 and disconnected from the carrier 132 to a preset height.

Please refer to Figures 1 and 6. When the abutting portion 141 is held in the hollow space 32 of the first tray 3 and the first receiving area 31, and abuts against the bottom surface of the object 2 to keep it in the second receiving area 61 of the second tray 6, the turning frame 4 turns the first tray 3, the second tray 6 and the top base 14 at the same time, so that the second tray 6 is located below the first tray 3, and the top base 14 is turned over to be located above the first tray 3, so that the top base 14 is on the top. The top abutment 141 extends downward; the flip frame 4 is simultaneously displaced on the rail 52 of the gantry frame 5 in the Y-axis direction to above a platform 7 corresponding to another conveying flow path; since the bottom surface of the object 2 is always pushed and limited in the second receiving area 61 by the top abutment 141 of the top seat 14 during the flipping process, the object 2 will not be flipped from the first receiving area 31 to the second receiving area 61 during the flipping process, so that the object 2 can reduce collision damage during flipping.

Please refer to Figures 1 and 7. The turning frame 4 carries the first carrier 3 and the second carrier 6 clamped by the second clamp 47, and moves down together with the top seat 14 until the bottom of the second carrier 6 rests on the platform 7.

Please refer to Figures 1 and 8. The first clamp 46 of the flip frame 4 releases the clamping of the second carrier 6, and the second clamp 47 releases the clamping of the first carrier 3 and the second carrier 6, so that the flip frame 4 only clamps the first carrier 3 with the third clamp 48 and moves the top seat 14 thereon to a preset height position, and the second carrier 6 carrying the object 2 is left on the platform 7, and then the second carrier 6 will be transported to other processes.

Please refer to Figures 1 and 9. The flip frame 4 performs flipping so that the top seat 14 is located below the first carrier plate 3; the flip frame 4 is simultaneously moved back on the Y-axis rail 52 of the gantry frame 5 to above the carrier 132 of the conveying flow path 1.

Please refer to Figures 1 and 10. After the flip frame 4 moves downward to place the first carrier 3 on the belt 112 of the first rail 11 and stops, the flip frame 4 releases the clamping of the third clamp 48 on both sides of the first carrier 3, and the top seat 14 below is received by the carrier 132 of the top abutment mechanism 13, and is clamped and positioned by the abutment member 133 on both sides of the top seat 14 and remains on the carrier 132. The flip frame 4 moves on the rail 52 of the Y axis of the gantry frame 5 to the platform 7 to clamp and extract a new second carrier 6 with the first clamp 46.

The process of flipping is repeated one by one according to the above-mentioned Figures 2 to 10.

The flipping method and device of the embodiment of the present invention, when the second carrier 6 and the first carrier 3 are stacked, the top base 14 pushes the object 2 to move from a first receiving area 31 of the first carrier 3 to the second receiving area 61 of the second carrier 6, and the first carrier 3, the second carrier 6 and the top base 14 are flipped at the same time, so that the object can be transferred and retained in the second receiving area 61 of the second carrier 6 during flipping without hindering the flipping, so that the object 2 can be smoothly transferred from one carrier to another.

However, the above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it cannot be used to limit the scope of implementation of the present invention. In other words, all simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the patent application of the present invention and the content of the invention description are still within the scope of the present invention patent.

1: Transport flow path

11: First rail

111: Side frame

112: Belt

12: Second rail

121: Side frame

122: Belt

13: Top-up mechanism

131:Driver

132: Carrier

133: Relying on the parts

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141: Top of the head

142: Magnetic components

2: Objects

3: First upload

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32: hollow space

4: Flip frame

41: Joint

42:Driver

421: Belt

43: Support part

44: Support frame

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46: First clamp

461: Open mouth

47: Second clamp

471: Open your mouth

48: The third clamp

481: Open mouth

5: Gantry frame

51: Pillar

52: Rail seat

53: Rail seat

531: Fixed seat

6: Second loading

61: Second storage area

7: Platform

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the flipping device in an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing the positional relationship between the first carrier, the second carrier and the abutment mechanism in an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the second carrier being transported downward by the turning frame and superimposed on the first carrier in the embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the top-butting mechanism in the embodiment of the present invention being driven to cause the top-butting portion on the top seat to push against an object.

Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the turning frame carrying the first loading plate, the second loading plate and the top seat moving upward in an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the embodiment of the present invention in which the turning frame carries the first carrier plate, the second carrier plate and the top seat to turn over and move to the top of a platform on another conveying flow path.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing the flip frame placing the first carrier plate, the second carrier plate and the top seat on the platform in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG8 is a schematic diagram showing that the flip frame in the embodiment of the present invention places the second carrier containing the object on the platform and moves the first carrier and the top seat upward.

FIG9 is a schematic diagram of the embodiment of the present invention in which the flip frame carries the first carrier plate and the top seat to flip and move back to the top of the carrier of the top support mechanism on the original conveying flow path.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing that the turning frame of the present invention places the first carrier on the belt of the first rail, and the top seat is supported by the carrier of the top support mechanism, and moves up to the other conveying flow path to extract another second carrier and return it to the top of the first carrier in the original conveying flow path.

13: Top-up mechanism

131:Driver

132: Carrier

133: Relying on the parts

14: Top seat

141: Top of the head

142: Magnetic components

2: Objects

3: First upload

31: First storage area

32: hollow space

46: First clamp

47: Second clamp

48: The third clamp

6: Second loading

61: Second storage area

Claims (12)

A flipping method includes: placing an object in a first receiving area of a first carrier; overlapping a second carrier with a second receiving area with the first carrier; pushing the object from the first receiving area of the first carrier to the second receiving area of the second carrier by a top seat; the top seat is magnetic, and when the top seat pushes the object, the upper surface of the top seat abuts against the bottom of the first carrier and is adsorbed and linked with the first carrier; and flipping the first carrier, the second carrier and the top seat at the same time. The flipping method as described in claim 1, wherein the object is placed on the first carrier and transported by a transport flow path; the first carrier is transported to a platform above a top-butting mechanism. The flipping method as described in claim 2, wherein the abutment mechanism drives the carrier to move upward, and a abutment portion protruding from the upper surface of the top seat extends through a hollow space of the first carrier, and the object in the first receiving area is abutted from bottom to top to the second receiving area of the second carrier. The flipping method as described in claim 1, wherein the top base can be movably separated or clamped and positioned on a carrier by a support member; the support member releases the clamping of the two sides of the top base, so that the first carrier, the second carrier, and the top base are lifted by a flip frame to a preset height. The flipping method as described in claim 1, wherein the second carrier is transported by a transport flow path; the second carrier is picked up by a flipping rack and stacked on the first carrier; the flipping rack flips the first carrier and the second carrier. The flipping method as described in claim 5, wherein the flipping frame clamps the second tray with a first clamp so that the opening of the second receiving area faces downward and is located at a preset height of the first tray. The flipping method as described in claim 5, wherein the second tray is picked up by the flipping frame and stacked on the first tray, and the flipping frame clamps the first tray and the second tray with a second clamp, and clamps the first tray with a third clamp. A flipping device includes: a first tray having a first storage area for accommodating an object, the first tray being transported by a conveying flow path; a second tray having a second storage area, being transported by a flipping frame and being stacked with the first tray; a top-butting mechanism located below the first tray on the conveying flow path, on which a top seat is provided, which can be driven to push the object from a first storage area of the first tray to the second storage area of the second tray, the top seat having magnetism, and can be separated from the top-butting mechanism and switched to be coupled with the first tray. As described in claim 8, the flipping device, wherein the top abutment mechanism is provided with a carrier that can be driven to move up and down, the carrier is provided with abutment parts that can be clamped or separated towards each other, and the top seat can be movably separated or clamped and positioned by the abutment parts on the carrier. As described in claim 8, the flipping device, wherein the upper surface of the top seat is provided with a convex top support extending from bottom to top. The flipping device as described in claim 8, wherein a hollow space communicating with the first containing area is provided below the first containing area of the first tray. A flipping device for performing the flipping method as described in any one of claims 1 to 7; comprising: the first tray provided with the first receiving area, the second tray provided with the second receiving area, and the top seat for pushing the object to move from the first receiving area to the second receiving area.

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