KR100302005B1 - Conveyor Device for Module Device Transfer - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a conveyor apparatus adapted to transport module devices.

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The conveyor apparatus for conveying module devices of the present invention includes first and second socket belts in which a plurality of sockets on which the module devices are mounted are formed, driving means for rotating the first and second socket belts, and first and second sockets. Spacing means for adjusting the gap of the belt and the tension adjusting means for adjusting the tension of the first and second socket belts.

By such a configuration, the conveyor device for conveying module devices according to the present invention rotates the socket belt in which the sockets on which the module devices are mounted are integrated to transfer the module devices, and the interval between the socket belts is compatible with different module devices. Modular device is added to adjust the gap between the power transmission belt and the socket belt so that the module can be stably mounted in the sockets and the power transmission is uniformly adjusted. It is suitable for conveying.

Description

Conveyer Apparatuls For Transfering Module Devices

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for manufacturing a module device in which various circuit elements are mounted on a printed circuit board (hereinafter, referred to as a “PCB”), and in particular, a conveyor for making a module device suitable for conveying Relates to a device.

A typical module device includes a process of printing a wiring according to a circuit configuration on a PCB, a process of mounting various circuit elements including an integrated circuit chip such as a memory chip on a printed circuit board, and Various circuit elements mounted on the PCB are manufactured by the soldering process so as to be connected to the wiring, and the test processes for screening good and defective products. These processes are each performed by adjacent manufacturing apparatuses (hereinafter referred to as " adjacent apparatuses ") rather than being performed at the same location.

As such, since the working positions of the manufacturing apparatuses are different from each other, there is a need for an apparatus for transferring the module device so that it can be supplied to the adjacent apparatus.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a conveyor device for conveying a module device, which is adapted to transport the module device.

1 is a perspective view of a conveyor apparatus for conveying module devices according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is an exploded perspective view of the conveyor apparatus for conveying the module device shown in FIG.

3 is a perspective view of a conveyor apparatus for conveying module devices according to another embodiment of the present invention.

4 is an exploded perspective view of the conveyor apparatus for conveying the module device shown in FIG.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

1: Module device 12,202: First and second stepping motor

14a, 14b, 46a, 46b, 206a, 206b: first to sixth timing pulleys

16,48,208: first to third timing belt

18,32,70,84a, 84b, 88: first to sixth space rings

20,34,54a, 54b: first to fourth bearing housings

22,66,86a, 86b: first to fourth bearings

24a, 24b: Towing roller 26a, 26b: Spline nut cover

28a, 28b: Spline nut 30a, 30b: Drive shaft

40: front cover 42: rear plate

44: handle 56a, 56b: nut block

58a, 58b: first and second pushing plates

60a, 60b: Ball bushes 62a, 62b: First and second adjusting screws

64a, 64b: first and second guide shafts 68: idle rollers

72: bearing pin 74: roller bracket

80: front plate 82a, 82b: pin

87a, 87b: first and second pushing blocks 90a, 90b: adjusting bolt

92,93: Support bracket 94a, 94b: Retaining ring

96a, 96b: Bearing guide 98a, 98b: Bearing block

100a, 100b: roller 102: space bar

104a, 104b: first and second sidewalls 204: motor bracket

In order to achieve the above object, the conveyor device for conveying the module device of the present invention comprises a first and second socket belt formed with a plurality of sockets on which the module devices are mounted, and a driving means for rotating the first and second socket belts; And a gap adjusting means for adjusting the gap of the first and second socket belts, and a tension adjusting means for adjusting the tension of the first and second socket belts.

Other objects and features of the present invention in addition to the above objects will become apparent from the description of the embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

1 is a perspective view showing a conveyor device for conveying the module device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the conveyor device for conveying the module device of the present invention in detail.

1 and 2, the conveyor device for conveying the module device of the present invention comprises two socket belts 112a and 112b in which a plurality of sockets 112 on which the module device 1 is mounted are integrated. Rotation drive for rotating the belts (112a, 112b), the gap adjusting portion for adjusting the gap between the socket belts (112a, 112b), and the tension adjusting portion for adjusting the tension of the socket belts (112a, 112b) Equipped.

The socket belts 112a and 112b rotate together with the rotation driving unit to transfer the module devices 1 mounted on the sockets 112 toward the adjacent device. The module devices 1 are simultaneously mounted in the sockets 112 in a predetermined number of units (for example, four by one) by a transfer device such as a chucking device. The socket belts 112a and 112b are Front plate 80 to which the front cover 40 is mounted, rear plate 42 opposite to the front plate 80, and first and second side walls that integrate the front plate 80 and the rear plate 42 ( 104a and 104b and in the movable space provided by the space bars 102 installed between the front plate 80 and the rear plate 42. Here, the space bars 102 are installed at the upper and lower ends with a predetermined interval such that the width between the front plate 80 and the rear plate 42 is constant.

The rotation drive unit rotates the socket belts 112a and 112b. The rotary drive unit is a first stepping motor 12 for generating power, and towing rollers 24a and 24b for rotating the socket belts 112a and 112b in conjunction with the driving force of the first stepping motor 12 and the rollers. First and second timing pulleys 14a and 14b for transmitting the power of the fields 100a and 100b and the first stepping motor 12 to the towing rollers 24a and 24b and the rollers 100a and 100b. And a first timing belt 16 and first and second drive shafts 30a and 30b. The first stepping motor 12 generates rotational power by the number of module devices 1 mounted in the sockets 112 by a predetermined number (for example, four). The first stepping motor 12 has a drive shaft penetrated through a hole formed in the front plate 80 to be screwed to the front plate 80, and the first drive shaft 30a is press-fitted into the first timing pulley 14a. The first timing belt 16 is wound around the first and second timing pulleys 14a and 14b. Rotation of the first stepping motor 12 is increased by the first and second timing pulleys 14a and 14b and the first timing belt 16 and transmitted to the first and second drive shafts 30a and 30b. .

The first drive shaft 30a sequentially passes through the spline nut cover 26 and the towing roller 24a with a spline nut 28 therebetween, and then the second bearing 22 and the first bearing housing. 20 and the first space ring 18 are inserted into the second timing pulley 14b having a large diameter. Here, the first bearing housing 20 inserts and supports the second bearing 22 in the hole formed in the front plate 80. The first drive shaft 30a penetrates through the second space ring 32 and the second bearing 22 and is rotatably installed on the rear plate 42 by the second bearing housing 34b. Since the socket belts 112a and 112b are wound on the towing rollers 24a and 24b and the rollers 100a and 100b, when the first drive shaft 30a rotates, the second drive shaft 30b rotates in the same manner. do.

Since the gap adjusting part may vary in length according to the size of the module device 1, the socket belts 112a and 112b are as long as the length of the module device 1 so that the module devices 1 having different lengths can be mounted in the socket. It will play a role to control the interval of. The gap adjusting part adjusts the distance from the socket belt 112b wound on the rollers 100a and 100b by pushing or pulling the socket belt 112a wound on the towing rollers 24a and 24b on both sides. To this end, the gap adjusting portion is provided to the handle 44 rotated by the operator, the first and second adjustment screws 62a and 62b and the towing rollers 24a and 24b rotated in association with the handle 44. The connecting bearings 86a and 86b which rotatably fit and restrain the towing rollers 24a and 24b and the connecting bearings 86a as the first and second adjusting screws 62a and 62b rotate. First and second pushing plates 58a and 58b and pushing blocks 87a and 87b for linear movement of 86b. The first and second adjusting screws 62a, 62b pass through the nut blocks 56a, 56b which are screwed to the first and second pushing plates 58a, 58b, and then sequentially bearing, space ring And the fourth and fifth bearing housings 54a and 54b, the bearing, the space ring and the third and fourth timing pulleys 46a and 46b. The third and fourth bearing housings 54a and 54b have a bearing and a space ring and are secured to the front plate 80 with screws so that the first and second adjustment screws 62a and 62b and the third and fourth timings are secured. The pulleys 46a and 46b are supported. In addition, the first and second adjustment screws 62a and 62b are supported by the rear plate 42 by the second bearing housing 34a in which the bearing and the space ring are accommodated. The second timing belt 48 is wound around the third and fourth timing pulleys 46a and 46b. The idle rollers 68 serve to adjust the tension of the second timing belt 48. In order to smoothly rotate the idle roller 68, the third bearing 66, the third space ring 70 and the bearing are sequentially interpolated, and the third bearing 66 and the third space ring 70 are sequentially inserted. And the bearing is fitted to the bearing pin 72. The bearing pin 72 is fixed to the roller bracket 74 which is screwed to the front plate 80 to rotatably support the idle roller 68. Here, the roller bracket 74 has a groove through which the screw penetrates and is formed in an elliptical shape in the vertical direction, thereby enabling movement in the vertical direction, thereby moving the rotation shaft of the idle rollers 68 in the vertical direction, so that the second timing belt 48 To adjust the tension. The first adjusting screw 62 is press-fitted to the handle 44 via the first belt pulley 46a. Accordingly, when the handle 44 rotates, the first and second adjusting screws 62a and 62b rotate at the same time. When the first and second adjusting screws 62a and 62b rotate, the first and second pushing plates 58a and 58b and the first and second pushing blocks 87a and 87b adjust the first and second adjustment screws. Linear motion along the screws 62a, 62b. The first and second pushing plates 58a and 58b and the first and second pushing blocks 87a and 87b are connected to the first and second adjusting screws 62a and 62b to connect the connection bearings 86a, 86b) is linearly moved. The first and second pushing blocks 87a and 87b are formed in an “H” shape, and the connecting bearing 86a is pin 82 with the fourth and fifth space rings 84 and 88 therebetween. ) Is rotatably fitted. In addition, the first pushing block 87a is screwed to the first pushing plate 58a and the second pushing block 87b is installed to the second pushing plate 58b so as to be linearly movable. When the tension of the socket belts 112a and 112b wound on the towing roller 24b is adjusted by the tension adjusting unit, the second pushing block 87b is configured so that the gap adjusting unit is not affected by the tension adjustment. The plate 58b should be installed to enable linear motion. The second pushing block 87b has a groove through which the screw penetrates into an elliptical groove in the longitudinal direction, and is installed in the second pushing plate 58b so as to linearly move. The connecting bearings 86a and 86b are rotatably fitted to the towing rollers 24a and 24b, respectively, so that when the towing rollers 24a and 24b are rotated by the rotary drive unit, the towing rollers 24a and 24b are rotated. When the first and second adjustment screws 62a and 62b are rotated, the socket is wound around the towing rollers 24a and 24b and the towing rollers 24a and 24b. The belts 112a and 112b are linearly moved. Meanwhile, the first and second guide shafts 64a and 64b installed on the front and rear plates 80 and 42 in parallel to the first and second adjusting screws 62a and 62b may be formed of the first and second guide shafts 64a and 64b. When the adjusting screws 62a and 62b rotate, the first and second pushing plates 58a and 58b serve to guide the linear motion so as not to eccentrically linearly move to either side. The first and second guide sides 64a and 64b pass through the first and second pushing plates 58a and 58b with the first and second adjusting screws 62a and 62b interposed therebetween. It is fixed to the rear plates 80 and 42. The first and second guide shafts 64a and 64b are installed to linearly move through the ball bushes 60a and 60b fixed to the first and second pushing plates 58a and 58b.

If the tension of the socket belts 112a and 112b is different from each other due to external heat or other causes, it is difficult to accurately mount the module devices 1 in the sockets 112. It serves to adjust the tension of (112a, 112b). This tension control unit is capable of independently adjusting the tension of the socket belts (112a, 112b). The tension adjusting part is provided with threaded adjustment bolts 90a and 90b, bearing blocks 98a and 98b into which the second driving side 30b is press-fitted, adjustment bolts 90a and 90b, and the bearing blocks are interpolated. It is rotatably installed in the field (98a, 98b) is provided with fixing rings (94a, 94b) to move linearly as the adjustment bolts (90a, 90b) rotate. The adjusting bolts 90a and 90b serve to linearly move the fixing rings 84a and 84b. The adjusting bolts 90a and 90b are rotatably fitted to the fixing rings 84a and 84b through the support bracket 92. The fixing rings 84a and 84b linearly move as the adjusting bolts 90a and 90b rotate to push or pull the bearing blocks 98a and 98b into which the second drive shaft 30b is press-fitted. The bearing blocks 98a and 98b are guided by bearing guides 96a and 96b which are screwed to the front plate 80. The groove through which the second drive shaft 30b penetrates the front plate 80 is formed in a horizontal oval shape so that the second drive shaft 30b does not interfere with being pushed or pulled by the tension being adjusted by the tension adjusting unit. The second drive shaft 30b is guided.

3 is a perspective view illustrating a conveyor apparatus for conveying a module device according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the conveyor apparatus for conveying a module device shown in FIG. 3 in detail.

In the configuration of Figures 3 and 4, the conveyor device for conveying the module device according to another embodiment of the present invention is to tension the rotation drive and the socket belts (112a, 112b) for rotating the socket belts (112a, 112b) The tension adjusting part to adjust is substantially the same as those shown in FIG. 1, and thus the detailed description thereof will be omitted. On the other hand, in this embodiment, the gap adjusting portion for adjusting the gap between the socket belts (112a, 112b) does not manually rotate the handle 44, but automatically by the mechanical power of the socket belts (112a, 112b) You can adjust the spacing between them.

To this end, the gap adjusting unit adjusts the distance from the socket belt 112b wound on the rollers 100a and 100b by pushing or pulling the socket belts 112a and 112b wound on the towing rollers 24a and 24b on both sides. Done. To this end, the interval adjusting unit is a rotational force of the second stepping motor 202 and the second stepping motor 202 driven by control means (for example, a micro control unit (MCU), etc.) not shown. And third and sixth timing pulleys 46a, 46b, 206a, and 206b, and second and third timing belts 48 and 208 for simultaneously delivering to the first and second adjustment screws 62a and 62b. Connecting bearings 86a and 86b which are rotatably fitted to the teeth 24a and 24b and restrain the towing rollers 24a and 24b, and the first and second adjusting screws 62a and 62b rotate. The nut blocks 56a and 56b, the first and second pushing plates 58a and 58b and the first and second pushing blocks 87a and 87b linearly move the connecting bearings 86a and 86b. It is provided. The second strapping motor 202 is driven by the control means to serve to generate power for adjusting the gap. The second stepping motor 202 is fixed to the motor bracket 204 in which the annular hole is formed so that the drive shaft can pass therethrough. The driving side of the second stepping motor 202 is pressed into the fifth timing pulley 206a. The first adjusting screw 62a sequentially penetrates through the nut blocks 56a and is fitted to the bearing, the space ring, the fourth bearing housing 54a and the bearing, the space ring, and the third timing pulley 46a, and the front cover ( 40 is sandwiched between the sixth timing pulley 206b. The third timing belt 208 is wound around the fifth and sixth timing pulleys 206a and 206b installed in front of the front cover 40. In addition, the second adjustment screw 62b sequentially penetrates the nut blocks 56a and 56b, and the third bearing 66, the third space ring 70, the fourth bearing housing 54b, and the bearing and the space ring. And the second timing pulley 46b. The second timing belt 48 is wound around the third and fourth timing pulleys 46a and 46b to which the first and second adjustment screws 62a and 62b are fitted. One side of the second timing belt 48, the idle roller 68 is rotatably contacted. The idle roller 68 is fitted with a third bearing 66, a third space ring 70, and a bearing, and the third bearing 66, the third space ring 70, and the third bearing are bearing pins 72. ) Will be inserted. The bearing pin 72 is fixed to the roller bracket 74 which is screwed to the front plate 80.

In this configuration, when the second stepping motor 202 is driven, the first and second adjusting screws 62a and 62b rotate simultaneously, and the first and second pushing plates 58a and 58b and the first are rotated. And the second pushing blocks 87a and 87b linearly move along the first and second adjusting screws 62a and 62b. At this time, the connection bearings 86a and 86b are interlocked with the first and second pushing plates 58a and 58b and the first and second pushing blocks 87a and 87b so that the socket belt 112 is wound. Towing rollers 24a and 24b are linearly moved in the width direction of the socket belts 112a and 112b by 98 to adjust the distance between the socket belts 112a and 112b.

As a result, in the conveyor device for conveying the module device according to the present invention, the sockets 112 are integrated in the conveying belt so as to be suitable for conveying the module device 1. And the conveyor device for conveying the module device according to the present invention, as well as the interval adjustment function that can adjust the interval of the socket belts (112a, 112b) to be compatible with the size of the different module device, so that the power transmission is made uniform. In addition, it includes a tension adjustment function to adjust the tension of the second timing belt 48 and the socket belts (112a, 112b) so that the module devices 1 are stably mounted in the sockets (112a). . In particular, the spacing control and the tension control is made independently of each other so that the spacing and tension can be effectively adjusted.

As described above, the conveyor device for conveying the module device according to the present invention transfers the module devices by rotating the socket belt in which the sockets on which the module devices are mounted are integrated, and the distance between the socket belts to be compatible with different module devices. Modular device is added to adjust the gap between the power transmission belt and the socket belt so that the module can be stably mounted in the sockets and the power transmission is uniformly adjusted. It is suitable for conveying.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the technical scope of the present invention should not be limited to the contents described in the detailed description of the specification but should be defined by the claims.

Claims (4)

First and second socket belts having a plurality of sockets on which the module devices are mounted; Driving means for rotating the first and second socket belts; A gap adjusting means for adjusting a gap between the first and second socket belts; And a tension adjusting means for adjusting the tension of the first and second socket belts. The method of claim 1, The drive means includes a drive source for generating power; First and second rollers on which the socket belts are wound at both sides; First and second drive shafts through which the first and second rollers are pressed; And a power transmission means for transmitting the power to the rollers and drive shafts. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The gap adjusting means may include first and second screws rotatably installed across the first and second socket belts; A rotary drive source for rotating the first and second screws; Belts and pulleys for transmitting the rotational force of the rotation drive source to the first and second screws in the same way, First and second plates linearly moving as the first and second screws rotate, A first connecting bearing rotatably inserted into the first roller and integrated with the first plate to linearly move; And a second connecting bearing rotatably interpolated in the second roller and integrated in the second plate to linearly move and interlock with the tension adjusting means to linearly move in the second plate. Conveyor device for transfer. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The tension control means and the bolt is rotatably installed; A fixed ring linearly moving as the bolt rotates, The bearing ring is rotatably installed, and the driving side is press-fitted and interlocked by the fixing ring to linearly move the first and second rollers in the longitudinal direction of the first and second socket belts. Conveyor device for transporting module devices, characterized in that.