Tray placing device and working machine

Abstract

The present application relates to a tray placing device, comprising a tray receiving mechanism, a tray conveying mechanism and a tray carrying mechanism. The tray receiving mechanism receives a tray rack with a tray magazine. The tray carrying mechanism displaces a tray carrier along a first direction to the tray magazine of the tray rack to take out a tray with electronic components. The tray conveying mechanism displaces a tray carrier along a second direction to adjust the position. The tray carrier displaces a tray with electronic components along a second direction to a work device located on a tray path to perform a default work. After the work is completed, the tray carrier displaces the tray to above the tray carrier. The tray carrier displaces the tray carrier along a second direction to reset. The tray carrier places the tray on the tray carrier, and the tray carrier conveys the tray along a third direction.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to a tray placement device that effectively saves costs and improves production efficiency. Background Technology

[0002] In the present day, please refer to Figure 1 The electronic component testing equipment is equipped with a feeding device 11 and a receiving device 12 on the machine. The feeding device 11 has a feeding operation area 111 and a feeding area 112. The feeding operation area 111 uses two feeding conveyor belts 113 to support a first tray 114 containing electronic components to be tested and to transport the first tray 114 to the feeding area 112 to supply the electronic components to be tested for default operations (such as inspection operations or testing operations). Similarly, the receiving device 12 has a receiving area 121 and a receiving operation area 122. The receiving area 121 uses two receiving conveyor belts 123 to support a second tray 124 containing tested electronic components and to transport the second tray 124 to the receiving operation area 122 for storage.

[0003] Whether it's the replenishment of the feeding device 11 or the removal of the feeding device 12, the workers must manually remove the empty first feeding device 114 from the feeding device 11 before replenishing the first feeding device for the next electronic component to be tested. Similarly, the workers must manually remove the second feeding device 124 containing the tested electronic component from the feeding device 12 before replenishing the empty second feeding device. This manual replenishment or removal method not only increases labor costs but also fails to improve production efficiency.

[0004] Furthermore, manual tray replenishment or unloading methods are prone to tipping over due to careless handling, causing damage to electronic components or mixing of electronic components of different grades, resulting in a lack of test quality.

[0005] Furthermore, before and after testing, electronic components must undergo image inspection for model or appearance defects. Since imagers (such as CCDs) are expensive, if multiple feeding devices 11 and receiving devices are equipped with feeding imagers and receiving imagers respectively, multiple feeding imagers and receiving imagers will not only significantly increase the cost of the equipment, but also occupy equipment space and be detrimental to space configuration. Summary of the Invention

[0006] The purpose of this invention is to provide a disk placement device that solves at least one of the aforementioned technical problems existing in the prior art.

[0007] To achieve the above objectives, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is as follows:

[0008] A tray placement device, characterized in that it comprises:

[0009] Tray support mechanism: It is provided with at least one tray support frame, which has a channel along a first direction for passing a tray, and at least one tray support device is provided on the tray support frame to support the tray;

[0010] Tray conveying mechanism: disposed below the tray receiving mechanism, and equipped with at least one tray conveyor capable of displacement adjustment in a second direction, the tray conveyor being used to convey the tray in a third direction;

[0011] Tray carrier mechanism: disposed below the tray conveying mechanism and provided with at least one tray carrier for displacing along the first direction to transfer the tray between the tray receiving mechanism and the tray conveying mechanism. The tray carrier is also capable of displacing along the tray carrying path below the tray conveying mechanism in the second direction or the third direction to transport the tray.

[0012] The tray placement device includes: a plurality of tray transport frames for assembling a plurality of tray transporters, and at least one adjustment unit for adjusting the position of the plurality of tray transporters by moving them closer or further apart along the second direction.

[0013] The aforementioned disk placement device, wherein: the adjustment unit includes an adjustment driver and at least one linkage group, the at least one linkage group being connected to a plurality of disk carriers, the adjustment driver and the linkage group being for adjusting the displacement of the plurality of disk carriers along the second direction.

[0014] The tray placement device, wherein: the tray carrier of the tray mechanism includes a moving stage and a bracket, the bracket is disposed on the moving stage, the tray mechanism is provided with a first tray driver and a second tray driver, the first tray driver is used to drive the bracket to move along the first direction to move the tray, and the second tray driver is used to drive the moving stage to move along the second direction or the third direction to transport the tray.

[0015] The tray placement device includes a plurality of tray-bearing mechanisms, a plurality of tray-transporting mechanisms, and at least one tray-carrying mechanism. The tray-transporting mechanisms are respectively arranged below the plurality of tray-bearing mechanisms, and the tray-carrying path is provided below the plurality of tray-transporting mechanisms. The at least one tray-carrying mechanism carries the tray along the tray-carrying path.

[0016] The tray placement device further includes at least one frame for assembling the tray receiving mechanism, the tray transport mechanism, and the tray carrying mechanism.

[0017] The tray placement device, wherein: the tray support frame of the tray support mechanism is provided for supporting at least one bin with the tray, and at least one bin control unit is provided for opening and closing the bin.

[0018] The tray placement device, wherein: the control unit includes a control driver, an actuating plate and at least one opening member, the control driver is used to drive the actuating plate to move along the third direction, the opening member is pivotally mounted on the tray support frame, a transmission structure is provided between the actuating plate and the opening member, the actuating plate drives the opening member to move through the transmission structure, so that the opening member opens and closes the tray.

[0019] The tray placement device, wherein: one end of the opening member is pivotally mounted on the tray support frame, and the other end has a brake rod; the transmission structure has a mutually cooperating oblique first guide groove and a first support member between the actuating plate and the opening member, and a second guide groove arranged in the second direction is provided on the tray support frame for the brake rod of the opening member to pass through.

[0020] The aforementioned plate placement device, wherein: the transmission structure has a third guide groove in the actuating plate arranged in the third direction, for the second bearing guide member of the plate holder to pass through, so that the actuating plate makes linear displacement along the third direction.

[0021] The tray placement device further includes a tray-moving mechanism, which is disposed on the frame and is provided with a tray-moving device that can move in at least one direction for moving the tray in the tray-bearing mechanism.

[0022] The tray placement device, wherein: the tray handling mechanism has at least one temporary tray area on at least one of the frames for temporarily placing the tray.

[0023] The tray placement device further includes a tray receiving mechanism, which is disposed on the frame and has at least one tray receiver for inputting the tray into the tray conveying mechanism or receiving the tray output by the tray conveying mechanism along the third direction.

[0024] The aforementioned tray placement device, wherein: the tray receiving mechanism is provided with at least one tray receiving driver for driving the tray receiving device to perform the second directional displacement to adjust its position.

[0025] A work machine, characterized in that it comprises:

[0026] At least one of the aforementioned tray placement devices includes at least one frame, a tray support mechanism, a tray conveying mechanism, and a tray carrying mechanism for conveying at least one tray with electronic components;

[0027] At least one working device: mounted on the frame and located in the tray path, and provided with at least one operator for performing default operations on the electronic component;

[0028] Central control unit: Used to control and integrate the operation of various devices to perform automated operations.

[0029] The aforementioned work machine, wherein: the work device is an image acquisition device, and the worker of the image acquisition device is an image acquisition unit, for acquiring the electronic components transported by the disk placement device.

[0030] The aforementioned operating machine, wherein: the operating device is a sorting device, at least one of the operating devices of the sorting device includes a sorter and a dispensing tray, the sorter is used to sort at least one electronic component of the tray conveyed by the tray mechanism, and the dispensing tray is used to hold the electronic component picked up by the sorter.

[0031] The aforementioned work machine further includes a testing device, which is configured on the frame and has at least one tester for performing testing operations on the electronic components output by the disk placement device.

[0032] The aforementioned work machine, wherein: the testing device includes the tester, at least one transfer device and at least one platform, the transfer device displaces in at least one direction to transfer the electronic component, and the platform displaces in at least one direction to transport the electronic component.

[0033] The advantage of this invention is that the operation of the pallet carrier mechanism combined with the pallet conveying mechanism can not only perform automated pallet replenishment or unloading operations between the pallet conveyor and the pallet holder, but also allow the pallet carrier to transport the pallets output by the pallet holder mechanism or the pallet conveying mechanism to the default operating device located on the pallet carrier path to perform default operations, thereby improving production efficiency.

[0034] The present invention also includes a pallet-moving mechanism, which is provided on the frame and above the pallet-bearing mechanism. The pallet-moving mechanism is a pallet-moving device that can move in at least one direction. The pallet-moving device is used by the pallet-bearing mechanism to move at least one pallet or empty pallet, thereby improving the efficiency of pallet replenishment or unloading.

[0035] The pallet-carrying mechanism of the present invention has at least one temporary pallet area on the frame for temporarily storing pallets, so that the pallet-carrying device can quickly replenish the pallets in the temporary pallet area to the tray support mechanism, or remove the pallets from the tray support mechanism and temporarily place them in the temporary pallet area, thereby shortening the path and operation time for picking up and placing pallets, and thus improving production efficiency.

[0036] The present invention also includes a receiving mechanism, wherein the receiving mechanism is provided with a receiving device on the frame that can be displaced in at least one direction, so as to allow the material trays to be input or output to the tray transport mechanism in different areas, thereby reducing the configuration cost of the receiving device and facilitating space configuration.

[0037] The present invention provides a work machine in which a tray placement device is provided with a feeding area, a working area and a receiving area on the tray path of the frame. At least one set including a tray support mechanism and a tray conveying mechanism is provided in the feeding area and the receiving area respectively. A working device is provided in the working area. The tray carrier of the tray support mechanism carries the tray with electronic components in the tray support mechanism or the tray conveying mechanism in different areas, and conveys the tray along the tray path to the shared working device to perform default operation, thereby reducing the configuration cost of the working device and facilitating the space configuration of the work machine. Attached Figure Description

[0038] Figure 1 This is a configuration diagram of a commonly known feeding device and receiving device.

[0039] Figure 2 This is a top view of the disk placement device of the present invention.

[0040] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the control box unit of the present invention.

[0041] Figure 4 This is a front view of the disk placement device of the present invention.

[0042] Figure 5 This is a top view of the disk-carrying mechanism of the present invention.

[0043] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the disk placement device of the present invention applied to the work machine of the first embodiment.

[0044] Figures 7 to 11 This is a schematic diagram of the use of the disk placement device of the present invention.

[0045] Figures 12 to 13 This is a schematic diagram of the disk placement device of the present invention applied to the work machine of the second embodiment.

[0046] Reference numerals in the attached figures: Feeding device 11; Feeding area 111; Feeding zone 112; Feeding conveyor belt 113; First material tray 114; Receiving device 12; Receiving zone 121; Receiving area 122; Receiving conveyor belt 123; Second material tray 124; Tray support frame 21, 21A; Channel 211; Upright 212; Second guide groove 213; Second guide component 214; Tray support 22; Support 221; Guide component 23; Control cylinder 24; Actuating plate 25; First guide groove 251; Third guide groove 252; Opening component 26; Shaft 261; Brake lever 262; First guide component 263; Tray transport frame 31; Tray transport motor 32; Tray transport tool 33, 33A; Adjustment cylinder 34; Linkage assembly 35; Connecting component 351; Moving table 41, 41A; Bracket 42; First motor 43; Screw and screw seat assembly 44; Screw seat 441; Moving rod 45; Second motor 46; Pulley assembly 47; First frame 51; Second frame 52; Third frame 53; Outer cover 54; Cartridge driver 61; Cartridge mover 62; First temporary cartridge area 63; Second temporary cartridge area 64; Image acquisition device 70; Image acquisition unit 71; Sorting device 80; Sorter 81; First sorting area 82; Second sorting area 83; Feeding bin 91; Stop block 911; Feeding tray 92; First receiving tray 101; First receiving tray driver 102; Second receiving tray 103; Second receiving tray driver 104; Circuit board 1101; Test seat 1102; First transfer device 1103; First platform 1104; Second transfer device 1105; Second platform 1106; Third transfer device 1107. Detailed Implementation

[0047] To provide a further understanding of the present invention, a preferred embodiment is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings:

[0048] Please see Figures 2 to 5 The tray placement device of the present invention includes a tray support mechanism, a tray transport mechanism, and a tray carrier mechanism.

[0049] The tray support mechanism is provided with at least one tray support frame. The tray support frame has a channel along a first direction for the passage of the tray. The tray support frame is provided with at least one tray holder for holding the tray. In this embodiment, the tray support frame 21 of the tray support mechanism is provided with a channel 211 along a first direction (such as the Z direction) for the passage of the tray. The top surface of the tray support frame 21 is provided with a plurality of tray holders 22 on both sides. Each tray holder 22 has a support 221 that can extend and retract in a second direction (such as the X direction) for holding or detaching the tray. The front frame of the tray support frame 21 is provided with a vertical pole 212 below it.

[0050] Depending on operational requirements, the tray support frame 21 can accommodate a hopper containing at least one tray and is equipped with at least one tray control unit. The tray control unit is used to open and close the hopper to input or output the tray. Furthermore, the tray control unit includes a tray control driver, an actuating plate, and at least one tray opening component. The tray control driver is used to drive the actuating plate to move in a third direction (such as the Y direction). A transmission structure is provided between the actuating plate and the tray opening component. The actuating plate drives the tray opening component to move through the transmission structure, causing the tray opening component to drive the hopper's stop block to open and close. Furthermore, the transmission structure has a mutually cooperating oblique first guide groove and a first bearing guide between the actuating plate and the tray opening component, and a second guide groove in the tray support frame 21 arranged in a second direction for the insertion of the tray opening component's lever. More preferably, the transmission structure has a third guide groove in the actuating plate arranged in a third direction for the insertion of the second bearing guide of the tray support frame 21, so that the actuating plate can move linearly in the third direction.

[0051] In this embodiment, the tray support mechanism has a plurality of guide members 23 on the top surface of the tray support frame 21 to guide the alignment holes of a compartment box for fitting and positioning. The compartment control unit has a compartment control driver, an actuating plate, and a plurality of compartment opening members on each side of the tray support frame 21. The compartment control driver is a compartment control cylinder 24. The piston rod of the compartment control cylinder 24 drives an actuating plate 25 to move in the Y direction. The shaft 261 at one end of the plurality of compartment opening members 26 is pivotally mounted on the tray support frame 21, and the other end is provided with a brake rod 262 protruding upward in the Z direction. A transmission mechanism is provided between the actuating plate 25 and the plurality of compartment opening members 26. The transmission structure has an oblique first guide groove 251 on the actuating plate 25 and a first support guide 263 on the opening member 26. The first support guide 263 is inserted and can be displaced along the first guide groove 251. The transmission structure also has a second guide groove 213 arranged in the X direction on the bearing frame 21. The second guide groove 213 is for the brake rod 262 of the opening member 26 to pass through. Furthermore, the transmission structure has a third guide groove 252 arranged in the Y direction on the actuating plate 25 for the second support guide 214 of the bearing frame 21 to pass through, so that the actuating plate 25 can make linear displacement in the Y direction.

[0052] The pallet conveying mechanism is located below the pallet supporting mechanism and is equipped with at least one pallet conveyor that can be adjusted for displacement in a second direction. The pallet conveyor is used to convey the pallet along a third direction. Furthermore, the pallet conveying mechanism is provided with a plurality of pallet frames for assembling a plurality of pallet conveyors and is provided with at least one adjusting unit for adjusting the position of the plurality of pallet conveyors by moving them closer or further apart along the second direction. That is, the pallet conveyor is adjusted from the bearing position to the yielding position according to the size of the pallet to allow the pallet to pass through. Preferably, the adjusting unit can adjust the bearing position of the pallet conveyor according to the size of the pallet.

[0053] The positioning unit includes a positioning driver and at least one linkage group. The linkage group connects a plurality of pallet frames. The positioning driver, in conjunction with the linkage group, drives the plurality of pallet frames to move along a second direction to adjust their positions. For example, the positioning driver can drive a pallet frame with pallet frames to move along the second direction, and the pallet frame can use the linkage group to drive another pallet frame with pallet frames to move in the opposite direction along the second direction, so that the two pallet frames move away from each other to adjust the distance between them. However, the positioning driver can also directly drive the linkage group, which can drive the two pallet frames with pallet frames to move closer or further apart along the second direction to adjust their positions.

[0054] In this embodiment, the tray support mechanism and the tray transport mechanism are configured separately. The tray transport mechanism has tray transport frames 31 arranged in the Y direction on both sides below the tray support frame 21. The two tray transport frames 31 are used to assemble two tray transporters. The tray transporters are equipped with tray transport tools. The tray transporters can be equipped with independent tray transport drivers or multiple tray transporters can share a tray transport driver. In this embodiment, the two tray transporters are each independently configured and are tray transport drivers of tray transport motors 32 to drive a tray transport tool 33 arranged in the Y direction and consisting of a pulley set. The adjustment unit's adjustment driver is an adjustment cylinder 34 arranged in the X direction and connected to a tray transport frame 31 by a piston rod. The adjustment unit has a linkage group 35 arranged in the X direction and consisting of a pulley set between the front sections of the two tray transport frames 31. The linkage group 35 is connected to the two tray transport frames 31 by two connecting members 351, so that one tray transport frame 31 can use the linkage group 35 to drive the other tray transport frame 31 to move closer or further away from each other in the X direction to adjust its position. Furthermore, the linkage 35 located at the front can drive another linkage 35 located at the rear to operate via a drive shaft arranged in the Y direction. The other linkage 35 is connected to the rear section of the second transport frame 31, making the second transport frame 31 move more smoothly.

[0055] However, depending on the operational requirements, the position adjustment driver may include a motor and at least one transmission assembly. The transmission assembly may be a screw and screw seat assembly, with the screw seat of the screw and screw seat assembly connected to a transport frame 31. When the motor drives the screw of the screw and screw seat assembly, the screw seat can be used to drive the transport frame 31 to move. This is also acceptable.

[0056] The tray carrier mechanism is located below the tray conveying mechanism and is provided with at least one tray carrier for transferring trays between the tray receiving mechanism and the tray conveying mechanism along a first direction. The tray carrier is also capable of conveying the trays to the area below the tray conveying mechanism along a default tray carrier path. Furthermore, the tray carrier includes a moving stage and a bracket. The tray carrier mechanism is provided with a first tray carrier driver to drive the bracket to move along the first direction to carry the trays, and a second tray carrier driver to drive the moving stage to convey the trays to the area below the tray conveying mechanism along the default tray carrier path.

[0057] Since the pallet path is located below the pallet transport mechanism, when the pallet path is in the second direction by default, the second pallet driver can be configured in the second direction (e.g., the X direction) to drive the moving stage to move along the pallet path in the second direction and transport the pallet below the pallet transport mechanism. Similarly, when the pallet path is in the third direction by default, the second pallet driver can be configured in the third direction (e.g., the Y direction) to drive the moving stage to move along the pallet path in the third direction and transport the pallet below the pallet transport mechanism. Therefore, the second pallet driver can drive the moving stage to move in either the second or third direction to transport the pallet below the pallet transport mechanism, and is not limited to this embodiment.

[0058] As described above, the first and second carrier disk drivers can be linear motors, cylinders, or include a motor and at least one transmission assembly, which can be a screw and socket assembly or a pulley assembly, etc.

[0059] In this embodiment, the tray path below the tray transport mechanism is in the second direction by default, which is defined as the X direction. The tray carrier of the tray transport mechanism has a bracket 42 on the top surface of the moving platform 41 and a first tray driver is mounted on the bottom surface. The first tray driver includes a first motor 43, a first transmission group and a second transmission group. The first motor 43 drives a first transmission group that is arranged in the Z direction and is a screw and screw seat group 44. The screw seat 441 of the screw and screw seat group 44 is connected to a moving plate, and the moving plate is used to mount the second transmission group. The second transmission group consists of a plurality of moving rods 45 arranged in the Z direction. One end of the moving rod 45 extends through the moving platform 41 to drive the bracket 42 to move in the Z direction. The second tray driver includes a second motor 46 and a third transmission group. The second motor 46 drives a third transmission group that is arranged in the X direction and is a pulley group 47. The belt of the pulley group 47 drives the moving platform 41 to move in the X direction along the tray path.

[0060] Please see Figures 6 to 11 The tray placement device is applied to the work machine of the first embodiment and includes a tray placement device, at least one work device and a central control device (not shown). The tray placement device includes at least one frame, a tray support mechanism, a tray conveying mechanism and a tray carrying mechanism for conveying electronic components. At least one work device is disposed on the frame and located in the tray carrying path. The work device is provided with at least one worker for performing default operations on at least one electronic component. The central control device is used to control and integrate the operation of each device to perform automated operation.

[0061] However, depending on the operational requirements, the tray placement device further includes a tray moving mechanism. The tray moving mechanism is configured on the frame and is equipped with a tray mover that can move in at least one direction. The tray mover is used by the tray holding mechanism to move the trays. Furthermore, the tray moving mechanism is provided with at least one temporary tray area on at least one frame for temporarily storing the trays. The tray mover moves the trays between the tray holding mechanism and the temporary tray area.

[0062] In this embodiment, the tray placement device includes at least one frame, a plurality of tray receiving mechanisms, a plurality of tray transport mechanisms, a plurality of tray carrying mechanisms, and a tray transfer mechanism.

[0063] At least one frame of the tray placement device is provided for assembling the tray receiving mechanism, the tray conveying mechanism, and the tray carrying mechanism. The frame can be a single-layer frame or a multi-layer frame. The at least one frame includes a plurality of frames. The plurality of frames can be fixed together or can be movably separated. The frame can be an independent frame, a machine platform, or an outer cover. In this embodiment, the at least one frame includes a first frame 51 and a second frame 52. The first frame 51 is a multi-layer frame, and a feeding area, a working area, and a receiving area are provided on the first layer of the frame. The second frame 52 is arranged behind the first frame 51 and communicates with the first frame 51.

[0064] The tray placement device is configured with a tray receiving mechanism and a tray conveying mechanism in the feeding area of ​​the first frame 51 for receiving the feeding bin, which is used to feed at least one feeding tray containing an electronic component to be operated. The tray placement device is configured with a plurality of tray receiving mechanisms and tray conveying mechanisms in the receiving area of ​​the first frame 51 for receiving empty receiving bins, which are used to receive at least one receiving tray containing an electronic component that has been operated. A tray carrying path can be formed from below the tray conveying mechanism in the feeding area to below the tray conveying mechanism in the receiving area, that is, the tray carrying path includes the working area. One tray carrying mechanism is mounted on the first frame 51 and carries the feeding tray containing the electronic component to be operated along the tray carrying path between the feeding area and the working area. Another tray carrying mechanism is mounted on the first frame 51 and carries the receiving tray containing the electronic component that has been operated along the tray carrying path between the working area and the receiving area.

[0065] The pallet-moving mechanism of the pallet-placement device is equipped with a pallet-moving driver 61 on the frame of the first frame 51 and above the pallet-holding mechanism to drive a pallet-moving device 62 to move in the first and second directions (such as the ZX direction). The pallet-moving device 62 is provided with a multi-segment slide rail assembly to drive a clamp assembly to move in the third direction (such as the Y direction) between the first frame 51 and the second frame 52. The pallet-moving mechanism is provided with a first temporary pallet area 63 on one side of the first frame 51 for temporarily placing the feed hopper or the receiving hopper, and a plurality of second temporary pallet areas 64 are provided on the second frame 52 for temporarily placing the feed hopper or the receiving hopper. The pallet-moving device 62 moves the feed hopper or the receiving hopper between the first temporary pallet area 63, the plurality of second temporary pallet areas 64 and the plurality of pallet-holding mechanisms.

[0066] At least one working device may be an image-taking device or a sorting device, etc., and the image-taking or sorting operation is configured according to the operational requirements and is not limited to this embodiment. In this embodiment, at least one working device includes an image-taking device 70 and a sorting device 80, and is configured in the working area of ​​the first frame 51 and located on the pallet path, so that the two pallet-carrying mechanisms can not only pick up and put the feed tray or receive tray in the Z direction at the pallet holding mechanism or pallet transport mechanism, but also transport the feed tray or receive tray of the feed area and the receive area to the working area along the pallet path, so as to share the image-taking device 70 and the sorting device 80 to perform the default operation, thereby reducing the number of working devices configured, effectively saving the cost of the working machine and facilitating space configuration.

[0067] At least one of the working devices of the image acquisition device 70 is an image acquisition device 71 capable of displacement in at least one direction. The image acquisition device 71 may be a CCD, which is an electronic component on the feed tray or take-up tray conveyed by the image acquisition two-carrying tray mechanism.

[0068] At least one of the working devices of the sorting device 80 includes a sorter 81 and a sorting tray. The sorter 81 can be displaced in at least one direction so that at least one electronic component conveyed by the sorting tray mechanism can be placed in the sorting tray. Furthermore, the sorting device 80 is provided with a first sorting area 82 and a second sorting area 83. The first sorting area 82 is used to hold a receiving tray with electronic components to be sorted, and the second sorting area 83 is used to hold a sorting tray. The sorting tray can be a temporary tray or receiving trays of different grades. In this embodiment, the sorting tray (not shown in the figure) is a receiving tray of different grades.

[0069] Taking the operation of the tray receiving mechanism, tray conveying mechanism, and tray carrying mechanism in the feeding area as an example, the tray moving mechanism uses a tray driver 61 to drive a tray mover 62 to move in the XZ direction to pick up a feed bin 91 with a feed tray 92 in the first temporary tray area 63. The feed tray 92 contains a plurality of electronic components to be operated. The tray mover 62 moves the feed bin 91 to the tray receiving frame 21 of the tray receiving mechanism in the feeding area. The tray receiving frame 21 guides the alignment holes of the feed bin 91 with guide members 23 to fit and align. The tray carrying mechanism uses a second motor 46 to drive a moving table 41 via a pulley group 47 to move in the X direction along the tray carrying path to below the tray conveying mechanism. Please refer to the following for further details. Figure 5 The pallet conveying mechanism uses a positioning cylinder 34 to drive a pallet conveying frame 31 to move outward in the X direction. The pallet conveying frame 31 uses a linkage group 35 to drive another pallet conveying frame 31 to move away from each other in the X direction and adjust their positions. In other words, the two pallet conveying devices 33 are adjusted from the bearing position to the yielding position to widen the distance between them so that the feeding tray 92 can pass through. The pallet carrying mechanism uses a first motor 43 to drive the bracket 42 to move in the Z direction through the screw and screw seat group 44 and the moving rod 45 to support the feeding tray 92 of the feeding bin 91.

[0070] The control unit of the tray support mechanism drives an actuating plate 25 to move in the Y direction using the control cylinder 24, and drives the opening member 26 to pivot using the first guide groove 251 and the first support member 263 of the actuating plate 25. The brake rod 262 of the opening member 26 moves along the second guide groove 213 of the tray support frame 21, causing the brake rod 262 to drive the stop block 911 of the feed bin 91 to swing outward and open. The first motor 43 of the tray support mechanism drives the bracket 42 to move the feed tray 92 downward in the Z direction via the screw and screw seat assembly 44 and the moving rod 45. The tray support mechanism uses the support 221 of the tray support 22 to support and position the upper feed tray in the feed bin 91. Since the two tray transport frames 31 and the tray transport tool 33 are in the clearance position, the bracket 42 moves the feed tray 92 between the two tray transport tools 33, so that the feed tray 92 is located below the tray transport mechanism.

[0071] The tray-carrying mechanism, driven by the second motor 46 via the pulley assembly 47, moves the moving table 41, the bracket 42, and the feed tray 92 along the tray-carrying path from the feeding area in the X direction to the image-capturing device 70 in the working area. The image-capturing device 70 uses an image sensor 71 to inspect the electronic components of the feed tray 92 for appearance, model, etc., to check whether the electronic components are damaged and whether the model data is correct. Depending on the work requirements, the image sensor 71 can also inspect other items of the electronic components. After the inspection is completed, the moving table 41 carries the bracket 42 and the feed tray 92 along the tray-carrying path from the working area in the X direction back to the feeding area to reset. The tray-carrying mechanism, driven by the first motor 43 via the screw and screw seat assembly 44 and the moving rod 45, moves along the tray-carrying path from the feeding area to the feeding area to reset. The tray 42 and the feeding tray 92 are moved upward in the Z direction through the tray conveying mechanism. The tray conveying mechanism drives a tray conveying frame 31 to move inward in the X direction by adjusting the pressure cylinder 34. The tray conveying frame 31 drives another tray conveying frame 31 to move in the X direction along the linkage group 35 to move closer to each other and adjust their positions. That is, the two tray conveying tools 33 are adjusted from the yielding position to the bearing position and the distance between them is reduced to support the feeding tray 92. The tray 42 of the tray carrying mechanism can then move downward in the Z direction to place the feeding tray 92 on the two tray conveying tools 33 of the tray conveying mechanism, so that the two tray conveying tools 33 carry the feeding tray 92 to perform the default operation, such as the two tray conveying tools 33 conveying the feeding tray 92 to move in the Y direction to supply material.

[0072] However, the tray frame 21A of the receiving area's tray mechanism can carry empty receiving bins. Since the moving stages 41 and 41A of the two tray mechanisms can both move in the X direction along the tray path, and the imaging device 70 and sorting device 80 are located along the tray path, the moving stage 41A of the other tray mechanism can transport the receiving trays held by the tray transport tool 33A of the receiving area's tray transport mechanism to the imaging device 70 to perform imaging inspection operations. The image-acquired receiving trays are then transported to the sorting device 80 and placed on the first sorting area 82, so that the sorter 81 can pick up some electronic components in the receiving trays according to the inspection results and classify them into the default grade receiving trays of the second sorting area 83. The other tray mechanism then transports the receiving trays from the first sorting area 82 to the receiving bins of the tray frame 21A for storage, so that the box transporter 62 of the box transport mechanism can transport a receiving bin containing a plurality of receiving trays.

[0073] Please see Figures 2 to 5 and Figures 12 to 13 The tray placement device is applied to the work machine in the second embodiment. Its tray receiving mechanism, tray conveying mechanism, and tray carrying mechanism are designed largely the same as in the first embodiment. The difference between the second and first embodiments is that the work machine further includes a testing device, and the tray placement device further includes a tray receiving mechanism. The tray receiving mechanism has at least one tray receiving device on at least one frame for inputting trays in a third direction to the tray conveying mechanism or receiving trays output by the tray conveying mechanism. Furthermore, the tray receiving mechanism has at least one tray receiving driver for driving the tray receiving device to move in a second direction to adjust its position. In this embodiment, a third frame 53 is arranged behind the first frame 51 of the tray placement device. The tray receiving mechanism has a first tray receiving device 101 arranged in the Y direction on the third frame 53 and in the area relative to the feeding area, and the first tray receiving device 101 is driven by the first tray receiving driver 102 to move in the X direction. The displacement allows the first receiving device 101 to selectively receive a feeding tray with electronic components to be operated from the tray conveying tool 33 of one of the conveying mechanisms located in the feeding area, according to the operational requirements. The receiving mechanism also provides a plurality of second receiving devices 103 arranged in the Y direction on the third frame 53 and in the area relative to the receiving area. The second receiving device 103 is driven by the second receiving driver 104 to move in the X direction, so that the second receiving device 103 selectively receives a receiving tray with operated electronic components from one of the conveying mechanisms located in the receiving area, according to the operational requirements, and outputs the receiving tray to the tray conveying tool 33A of the conveying mechanism. The tray placement device uses the outer cover 54 on the third frame 53 as the frame, and the tray handling mechanism provides a plurality of second temporary tray areas 64 on the outer cover 54 for temporarily placing the feeding tray or receiving tray. The testing apparatus includes at least one tester for performing testing operations on the electronic components output from the opposing disk device; furthermore, the testing apparatus includes at least one transfer device and at least one stage, the transfer device performing displacement in at least one direction for picking up and placing electronic components.

[0074] The stage shifts in at least one direction to transport electronic components between the tester and the transfer device. In this embodiment, the testing device is configured on the third frame 53 of the tray placement device. The tester includes an electrically connected circuit board 1101 and a test socket 1102 with probes for performing testing operations on the electronic components. The testing device has a first transfer device 1103 capable of XYZ directional displacement between the tester and the receiving mechanism to remove the electronic components to be tested from the feed tray of the first receiving device 101 and transfer them to the first stage 1104. The first stage 1104 shifts in the X direction to transport the electronic components to be tested to one side of the test socket 1102. A second transfer device 1105 takes out the electronic components to be tested from the first platform 1104 and transfers them to the test stand 1102 to perform the test operation. It also transfers the tested electronic components to the second platform 1106. A third transfer device 1107 takes out the tested electronic components from the second platform 1106 and transfers them to the receiving tray of the second receiving device 103. The second receiving device 103 outputs the receiving tray to the transport device 33A of the transport mechanism in the receiving area. The transport mechanism carries the receiving tray through the imaging device 70 and the sorting device 80 to perform the imaging and sorting operations. Then, the receiving tray is placed in the receiving bin on the receiving mechanism.

Claims

1. A tray placement device, characterized in that, Include: Tray support mechanism: It is provided with at least one tray support frame, which has a channel along a first direction for passing a tray, and at least one tray support device is provided on the tray support frame to support the tray; The tray conveying mechanism is located below the tray receiving mechanism and is separately configured. It is provided with a plurality of tray conveying frames for assembling a plurality of tray conveyors. The tray conveying mechanism is provided with an adjustment unit, which includes an adjustment driver and at least one linkage group, capable of driving at least one of the tray conveying frames to move in a second direction, thereby allowing the plurality of tray conveyors to move closer or further away from each other to adjust their positions. The plurality of tray conveyors are used to convey the tray along a third direction. Tray carrier mechanism: disposed below the tray conveying mechanism and provided with at least one tray carrier, the tray carrier including a moving table and a bracket, the bracket being disposed on the moving table, the tray carrier mechanism being provided with a first tray driver and a second tray driver, the first tray driver being able to drive the bracket to move along the first direction to transfer the tray between the tray receiving mechanism and the tray conveying mechanism, the second tray driver being able to drive the moving table to move along the tray path below the tray conveying mechanism in the second direction or the third direction to transport the tray.

2. The disk placement device according to claim 1, characterized in that: It includes a plurality of tray-bearing mechanisms, a plurality of tray-transporting mechanisms, and at least one tray-carrying mechanism. The tray-transporting mechanism is respectively arranged below the plurality of tray-bearing mechanisms, and the tray-carrying path is provided below the plurality of tray-transporting mechanisms. At least one tray-carrying mechanism carries the tray along the tray-carrying path.

3. The tray placement device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: It also includes at least one frame for assembling the tray bearing mechanism, the tray conveying mechanism and the tray carrying mechanism.

4. The tray placement device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The tray support frame of the tray support mechanism is provided for supporting at least one bin with the tray, and is also provided with at least one bin control unit for opening and closing the bin.

5. The tray placement device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The control unit includes a control driver, an actuating plate, and at least one opening component. The control driver drives the actuating plate to move along the third direction. The opening component is pivotally mounted on the tray frame. A transmission structure is provided between the actuating plate and the opening component. The actuating plate drives the opening component to move through the transmission structure, so that the opening component opens and closes the compartment.

6. The disk placement device according to claim 5, characterized in that: One end of the box opener is pivotally mounted on the bearing frame, and the other end has a brake lever. The transmission structure has a first oblique guide groove and a first bearing guide that cooperate with each other between the actuating plate and the box opener. The bearing frame has a second guide groove arranged in the second direction for the brake lever of the box opener to pass through.

7. The tray placement device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The transmission structure has a third guide groove in the actuating plate, which is arranged in the third direction, so that the second bearing guide of the bearing plate can pass through, so that the actuating plate can make linear displacement along the third direction.

8. The tray placement device according to claim 4, characterized in that: It also includes a cassette moving mechanism, which is disposed on the frame and is provided with a cassette mover that can move the cassette in at least one direction for moving the cassette in the pallet mechanism.

9. The disk placement device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The box-moving mechanism has at least one temporary box area on at least one of the frames for temporarily placing the box.

10. The disk placement device according to claim 3, characterized in that: It also includes a receiving mechanism, which is configured on the frame and has at least one receiving device for inputting the tray into the tray conveying mechanism or receiving the tray output by the tray conveying mechanism in the third direction.

11. The disk placement device according to claim 10, characterized in that: The receiving mechanism is provided with at least one receiving driver to drive the receiving device to make the second directional displacement to adjust its position.

12. A work machine, characterized in that, Include: At least one tray placement device as described in claim 3: comprising at least one frame, a tray support mechanism, a tray conveying mechanism and a tray carrying mechanism, for conveying at least one tray having electronic components; At least one working device: mounted on the frame and located in the tray path, and provided with at least one operator for performing default operations on the electronic component; Central control unit: Used to control and integrate the operation of various devices to perform automated operations.

13. The work machine according to claim 12, characterized in that: The working device is an image acquisition device, and the working device of the image acquisition device is an image acquisition unit, which is used to acquire the electronic components transported by the disk placement device.

14. The work machine according to claim 12, characterized in that: The working device is a sorting device, and at least one of the working devices of the sorting device includes a sorter and a dispensing tray. The sorter is used to sort at least one electronic component of the tray conveyed by the tray mechanism, and the dispensing tray is used to hold the electronic component picked up by the sorter.

15. The work machine according to claim 12, characterized in that: It also includes a testing device, which is configured on the rack and has at least one tester for performing testing operations on the electronic components output by the disk mounting device.

16. The work machine according to claim 15, characterized in that: The testing apparatus includes the tester, at least one transfer device and at least one stage. The transfer device is displaced in at least one direction to transfer the electronic component, and the stage is displaced in at least one direction to transport the electronic component.

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