JP2888360B2 - Parts storage - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a component storage for storing electronic components, mechanical components, and the like.

2. Description of the Related Art As an example of a conventional component storage body used when supplying an electronic component to a component mounting machine or supplying a mechanical component to a component assembling machine by a robot, an example shown in FIG. 10 is known. Have been.

That is, 24 is an embossed tape, 25 is a concave portion, and a plurality of embossed tapes are integrally formed on the embossed tape 24. An electronic component or a mechanical component (not shown) is stored in the concave portion 25, and an upper opening of the concave portion 25 is covered with a cover tape 26 to form a component storage body 27.

The component storage body 27 is stocked in a state of being wound on a reel 28 as shown in FIG. 11, and is fed from the reel 28 at the time of component supply, and the cover tape 26 is embossed tape.
The electronic components are taken out from the respective concave portions 25 while peeling off from the 24.

In addition, there has been proposed a component housing in which a plurality of independent packages are connected by a connecting material to an integrated product obtained by embossing as described above. An example is shown in FIG.

29 is a package made of a hard synthetic resin, 30 is a cover tape made of a synthetic resin having flexibility as a connecting material, and a plurality of the packages 29 are linearly connected to form a component housing 31. . The package 29 is a thick molded product, and has a concave portion 32 for accommodating an electronic component (not shown) and the concave portion 32.
And an outwardly facing flange portion 33 provided at an opening edge portion above the opening portion. Each package 29 is attached to the connecting member 30 at a predetermined pitch at a flange portion 33.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, among the above-mentioned conventional component housings, in the component housing 27 integrally formed by embossing, the shape of the concave portion 25 is only a simple shape, and It is difficult to form a complicated shape corresponding to the shape or to obtain the accuracy of the shape and dimensions, and there is a problem that the posture when the components are stored in the concave portion 25 becomes unstable and non-uniform, When the concave portion is formed from an embossed tape, the thickness of the concave portion wall becomes thinner, so that the strength of the concave portion wall becomes weak, and the concave portion 25 is wound when it is wound on a reel or stacked in a folded shape in a stocker. There was a drawback that it was easily deformed.

In addition, in the component storage body 31 in which a plurality of packages are connected by the connecting material, it is difficult to send the connecting material at a constant pitch,
In addition, a driving source such as an air cylinder is required to supply a plurality of packages at a constant pitch, and a complicated supply device is required to connect the packages at a constant pitch.

When the package and the cover tape are separated from each other, a mechanism for holding and positioning the package is required. Further, when stacking is performed when collecting separated packages after supplying electronic or mechanical parts, the height of the stack becomes considerably high, and when taping the components again, the packages are attached one by one to the cover tape. There were many problems, such as the need for extra work.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, to enable the storage components to be held in a stable and uniform storage position, to provide a package having sufficient strength even in a stacked state, and to use a component supply device. It does not require a drive source such as an air cylinder or a positioning part for separating the package and the cover tape, etc., and uses a parts cassette for component supply equipment that has been conventionally used to connect the package and the connecting material at a constant pitch. An object of the present invention is to provide a component housing that can be connected linearly and that can easily collect empty packages.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a package having a concave portion corresponding to the shape of a storage component and an outward flange provided at an opening edge of the concave portion, A flexible connecting member having holes of the same shape and size as the opening edge of the concave portion at predetermined intervals and having a feed hole at a constant pitch at an edge portion thereof; When the connecting member is moved at a constant pitch,
By a composite molding in which the flange portion of the package and the mold are integrated so as to sandwich the connecting member, a plurality of independent packages are linearly connected to the connecting member.

Operation As described above, according to the present invention, a plurality of packages and a connecting member are engaged by composite molding or the like so that they can be connected linearly, so that each package is independent and conforms to the shape of the storage component. It can be obtained as a molded article. Further, the connecting member has a hole having the same shape and size as the opening edge of the concave portion above each of the packages, and a feed hole provided at a constant pitch at an edge portion thereof. The connecting material can be moved at a constant pitch using the parts cassette used in the supply device, and the molding and connection of the package can be performed at the same time. Also, when removing the storage parts, the connecting material is stored without separating the connecting material from the package It has become possible to take out parts and collect empty packages attached to the connecting members.

Embodiments Hereinafter, a component housing as one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a package made of a hard synthetic resin, which has a concave portion 1a corresponding to the shape of a storage component. Reference numeral 2 denotes a flexible connecting material, which connects a plurality of packages 1 in a linear manner,
A hole 2a having the same shape and size as the opening edge of the concave portion 1a is provided above the package 1, and feed holes 2b are provided at the end edge at a constant pitch. Reference numeral 3 denotes a removable cover tape for storing components (not shown) in the concave portion 1a and then covering the components so as not to protrude from the opening of the concave portion 1a. Note that the number of concave portions of the package is not limited to one, but may be a plurality of concave portions.

As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of the independent packages 1 are linearly connected by a composite molding or another method via a connecting member 2, and the upper part of the concave portion 1 a of each package 1 is covered with a cover tape 3. Constitutes the component housing 4.

The term “composite molding” as used herein refers to performing molding of a package and integration of the connecting material using an injection molding machine or the like while intermittently moving the connecting material having a feed hole 2b provided at a constant pitch at a pitch. The steps will be described.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the component housing 4 in which the package 1 is integrally attached to the connecting member 2 by composite molding, and the concave portion 1a and the hole 2a are covered with the cover tape 3.

In this embodiment, the example using the cover tape 3 is shown, but the cover tape may not be used in some cases.

In the above embodiment, the case of composite molding is shown as an example of connecting a plurality of packages to the connecting member in a linear manner, but another method will be described below with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 5 denotes a package, which is provided with a concave portion 5a, an outward flange portion 5b provided on an opening edge of the concave portion 5a, and a locking projection 5c provided on the flange portion 5b. Reference numeral 6 denotes a connecting member, which is a locking hole 6a into which the locking protrusion 5c is fitted.
And a hole 6c provided at a constant pitch and a hole 6c having the same shape and size as the opening edge of the concave portion 5a. Therefore, the package 5 is attached to the connecting member 6 by fitting the locking projection 5c into the locking hole 6a. 7 is a cover tape.

In FIG. 5, reference numeral 8 denotes a package having a concave portion 8a, an outward U-shaped flange portion 8b provided at an opening edge of the concave portion 8a, and a locking projection 8c provided on the flange portion 8b. ing. Reference numeral 9 denotes a connecting material, a locking hole 9a into which the locking protrusion 8c corresponding to the U-shape of the flange portion 8b is fitted, a feed hole 9b provided at a constant pitch, and an opening edge and shape of the concave portion 8a. A hole 9c having the same size is provided. Therefore, the package 8 is attached to the connecting member 9 by fitting the locking projection 8c into the locking hole 9a. 10 is a cover tape.

In FIG. 6, reference numeral 11 denotes a package, which is provided with a concave portion 11a and an outwardly-facing U-shaped flange portion 11b provided at an opening edge of the concave portion 11a. Reference numeral 12 denotes a connecting member, which includes a hole 12a having the same shape and size as the opening edge of the recess 11a, and a feed hole 12b provided at a constant pitch, and the flange 1
The package 11 is mounted so as to be sandwiched between 1b. 13 is a cover tape.

Next, FIG. 7 shows the composite molding of the package 1 molded by the injection molding machine 14 and the connecting material 2 continuously supplied by a predetermined amount in such a manner that the flange portion of the package and the mold sandwich the connecting material. Indicates a case where they are integrally and linearly connected.

Hereinafter, an example of the component supply device will be described with reference to FIGS.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a parts cassette which is used in a conventional electronic component mounting machine. After the parts container 4 is set in the parts cassette 15, the feeding hole 2b provided in the connecting member 2 is provided.
Is hung on the wheel 16 of the parts cassette 15, and the lever 17 of the parts cassette 15 is moved up and down as shown by the arrow, so that the movement is transmitted to the ratchet 19 attached to the wheel 16 via the link 18, and the wheel 16 is moved. The feed is performed at a constant pitch by intermittently moving in only one direction of arrow A. At the same time as the above movement, the take-up reel 20 of the cover tape 3 also intermittently moves in the direction of arrow B.
Is supplied, the cover tape 3 can be peeled off at the same time.

Next, after a storage component (not shown) is taken out of the package 1 of the component storage 4, each package 1 is rotatably mounted on the parts cassette 15 while being mounted on the connecting member 2. It is wound up on the collection reel 21. The collection reel 21 has a ratchet 22 attached thereto, and can convert the vertical movement of the lever 17 into an intermittent movement via a link 23 and rotate the lever 17 in the direction of arrow C.

Effect of the Invention As described above, the present invention, in a state where the package is positioned in the mold, and in a state where the connecting member is moved at a constant pitch in the feed hole and positioned as in the case of using the connecting material in the component supply device. In addition, since the package and the mold are integrated so as to sandwich the connecting member, a highly accurate component storage body can be obtained with any shape of package.

In addition, the composite molding enables continuous production and realizes a low-cost component housing.

Further, since the package and the connecting member are integrated by composite molding, a strong connection can be achieved, and the process can be performed in two steps, the production of the connecting member and the composite molding.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part showing a component storage body as one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a component storage body formed by composite molding of a package and a connecting member, and FIG. 3 is FIG. FIG. 4, FIG. 5, FIG. 6, and FIG. 6 are cross-sectional views of a component housing in which a package and a connecting member are fitted and fitted as another embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a part cassette for supplying and collecting a component storage body, FIG. 9 is a front view showing a mechanism of the part cassette, and FIG. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a main part of a conventional component housing, FIG. 11 is a schematic side view showing the same stock state, and FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing another conventional example. 1, 5, 8, 11 ... Package 2, 6, 9, 12 ... Connecting material 1a, 5a, 8a, 11a ... Depression 2a, 6c, 9c, 12a ... Hole 2b, 6b, 9b, 12b ... … Sending hole

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A package having a recess corresponding to the shape of a storage component and an outward flange provided on an opening edge of the recess, and having the same shape and size as the opening edge of the recess above the package. A flexible connecting member having holes formed at predetermined intervals and having feed holes at a constant pitch at an edge portion, wherein the connecting member is moved at a constant pitch during molding of the package. A component housing, wherein a plurality of independent packages are linearly connected to the connection member by composite molding in which a flange portion of the package and a mold are integrated so as to sandwich the connection member.