Chip sorting equipment

Abstract

The invention discloses chip sorting equipment which comprises an iron ring supply assembly, a material jacking assembly and a chip sorting assembly, the iron ring supply assembly comprises an iron ring storage frame, an iron ring taking manipulator and an iron ring mold expanding device, a plurality of iron rings are stacked on the iron ring storage frame, the iron rings are carriers of chips, the iron rings on the iron ring storage frame are taken out by the iron ring manipulator and placed on the iron ring mold expanding device, and the material jacking assembly is used for jacking the iron rings on the iron ring mold expanding device. Comprising an ejector pin and a jacking mechanism, and the jacking mechanism drives the ejector pin to ascend and descend so that the ejector pin can eject out a chip on an iron ring; the material taking assembly comprises a material suction rod and a double-shaft linear module, the double-shaft linear module drives the material suction rod to move so that the material suction rod can suck out the chips ejected out of the iron ring, the discharging assembly comprises a jig disc, and the chips are sequentially placed in a material storage groove in the jig disc after being sucked out through the material suction rod; according to the chip sorting equipment designed in the scheme, sorting and feeding of the chips can be automatically completed, including feeding of chip carrier iron rings, separation of the chips from the iron rings and split charging and discharging of the chips, and the working efficiency can be effectively improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of automation equipment, and in particular to a chip sorting device. Background Art

[0002] In LED chip packaging, die bonding is a very important process, which fixes the LED chip on the lead frame to provide sufficient strength for the next process. The iron ring is the carrier of the LED chip. Traditional equipment is only equipped with a mechanism for the LED chip to be separated from the carrier, which cannot realize automatic unloading of the chip and has low work efficiency. Summary of the invention

[0003] In order to overcome the above shortcomings, the purpose of this application is to provide a chip sorting device to effectively solve the above technical problems.

[0004] In order to achieve the above objectives, this application adopts the following technical solutions:

[0005] The present application provides a chip sorting device, comprising:

[0006] An iron ring feeding assembly comprises an iron ring storage rack, an iron ring taking manipulator and an iron ring expansion device, wherein a plurality of iron rings are stacked and placed on the iron ring storage rack, the iron rings are carriers of chips, the iron ring manipulator is arranged between the iron ring storage rack and the iron ring expansion device, the iron ring manipulator takes out the iron rings on the iron ring storage rack and puts them into the iron ring expansion device, and the iron ring expansion device is used to stretch and expand the iron rings;

[0007] The ejector assembly includes an ejector pin and an ejector mechanism, wherein the ejector pin is arranged on the ejector mechanism and is located below the iron ring expansion device, and the ejector mechanism drives the ejector pin to rise and fall so that the ejector pin ejects the chip on the iron ring;

[0008] The material taking component includes a material suction rod and a double-axis linear module. The material suction rod is connected to the double-axis linear module. The double-axis linear module drives the material suction rod to move so that the material suction rod can suck out the chip ejected from the iron ring.

[0009] The unloading component comprises a jig plate, on which a plurality of material storage slots are provided. The suction rod sucks out the chips and places them in the material storage slots on the jig plate in sequence.

[0010] Furthermore, the iron ring feeding assembly also includes a lifting support, and the iron ring storage rack is arranged on the lifting support, and the lifting support drives the iron ring storage rack to rise and fall; the iron rings serving as carriers of the chips are stacked up and down in sequence on the iron ring storage rack, and the iron rings are taken out one by one from above by an iron ring picking robot. In order to cooperate with the iron ring picking robot to more conveniently take out the iron rings, the iron ring storage rack is driven to rise and fall by the lifting support to ensure that the iron ring picking robot can take out the iron rings at a stable height.

[0011] Furthermore, the lifting mechanism includes a base, a lifting cylinder and a lifting plate, the lifting cylinder is arranged on the base, the active end of the lifting cylinder is connected to the lifting plate, the lifting cylinder drives the lifting plate to rise and fall, and the ejector pin is fixedly arranged on the lifting plate; the lifting plate rises under the action of the lifting cylinder, and the lifting plate drives the ejector pin to lift and eject the chip on the iron ring from the bottom of the iron ring.

[0012] Furthermore, a pneumatic locking sleeve is provided on the jacking plate, and the ejector pin is detachably mounted on the ejector pin plate through the pneumatic locking sleeve. Since the ejector pin in the jacking mechanism is a consumable and needs to be replaced frequently, and replacing the ejector pin is very cumbersome, a pneumatic locking sleeve is provided on the ejector pin plate, and the ejector pin is locked through the pneumatic locking sleeve. When the ejector pin needs to be replaced, the pneumatic locking sleeve can be loosened, thereby simplifying the ejector pin replacement process and improving the working efficiency of the equipment.

[0013] Furthermore, the unloading assembly also includes a jig tray rack, a clamping robot and a conveying track, the jig trays are stacked and placed on the jig tray rack, and the clamping robot takes the jig trays out of the jig tray rack and places them on the conveying track.

[0014] Furthermore, the jig tray material rack includes a jig tray upper rack and a jig tray lower rack, empty jig trays are stacked on the jig tray upper rack, and jig trays full of chips are stacked on the jig tray lower rack, the jig tray upper rack is located at the first end of the conveying track, and the jig tray lower rack is located at the second end of the conveying track.

[0015] Furthermore, the clamping robot includes a loading clamping robot and a unloading clamping robot. The loading clamping robot takes out an empty jig tray from the jig tray loading rack and places it on the conveying track, and the unloading clamping robot takes out a full jig tray from the conveying track and places it on the jig tray unloading rack.

[0016] Furthermore, the jig tray upper rack is connected to a first lifting device, and the jig tray lower rack is connected to a second lifting device. Both the empty jig tray and the full jig tray are stacked on the rack. Therefore, the jig tray upper rack is lifted and lowered by the first lifting device, and the jig tray lower rack is lifted and lowered by the second lifting device, which facilitates the robot to take out and place the tray.

[0017] Beneficial Effects

[0018] The present invention provides a chip sorting device, which can automatically complete chip sorting and loading, including loading of chip carrier iron rings, detachment of chips from the iron rings, and chip packaging and unloading, thereby effectively improving work efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] The accompanying drawings are used to provide an understanding of the technical solution of the present disclosure and constitute a part of the specification. Together with the embodiments of the present disclosure, they are used to explain the technical solution of the present disclosure and do not constitute a limitation on the technical solution of the present disclosure. The shapes and sizes of the components in the accompanying drawings do not reflect the actual proportions and are only intended to illustrate the content of the present application.

[0020] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the equipment provided in embodiment 1 of this scheme.

[0021] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure of the iron ring feeding assembly provided in embodiment 1 of the present scheme.

[0022] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the top material assembly provided in embodiment 1 of the present scheme.

[0023] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the material taking component provided in the first embodiment of this scheme.

[0024] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the blanking component structure provided for an embodiment of the present invention.

[0025] In the above figures,

[0026] 1. Iron ring feeding assembly; 11. Iron ring storage rack; 12. Iron ring picking manipulator; 13. Iron ring expansion device; 14. Lifting support; 2. Ejector assembly; 21. Ejector pin; 22. Base; 23. Lifting cylinder; 24. Elevating plate; 25. Pneumatic locking sleeve; 3. Ejector assembly; 31. Suction rod; 32. Double-axis linear module; 4. Unloading assembly; 41. Jig tray loading rack; 42. Jig tray unloading rack; 43. Conveying track; 44. Loading and clamping manipulator; 45. Unloading and clamping manipulator; 46. First jacking device;

[0027] 47. The second lifting device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] The above scheme is further described below in conjunction with specific examples. It should be understood that these examples are used to illustrate the present application and are not limited to the scope of the present application. The implementation conditions adopted in the examples can be further adjusted as the conditions of the specific manufacturer, and the unspecified implementation conditions are usually the conditions in conventional experiments.

[0029] Unless otherwise defined, the technical terms or scientific terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure should be understood by people with ordinary skills in the field to which the present application belongs. The "first", "second" and similar words used in the embodiments of the present disclosure do not indicate any order, quantity or importance, but are only used to distinguish different components. "Including" or "comprising" and similar words mean that the elements or objects appearing before the word include the elements or objects listed after the word and their equivalents, without excluding other elements or objects. "Connecting" or "connected" and similar words are not limited to physical or mechanical connections, but can include electrical connections, whether direct or indirect. In this article, "electrical connection" includes the situation where the constituent elements are connected together through an element with some electrical function. "Elements with some electrical function" are not particularly limited as long as they can transfer electrical signals between the connected constituent elements. "Elements with some electrical function" can be, for example, electrodes or wiring, or switching elements such as transistors, or other functional elements such as resistors, inductors or capacitors. "Up", "down", "left", "right", etc. are only used to indicate relative position relationships. When the absolute position of the object being described changes, the relative position relationship may also change accordingly.

[0030] In this application, the directions or positional relationships indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "inner", "middle", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings. These terms are mainly used to better describe the present application and its embodiments, and are not used to limit the indicated devices, elements or components to have a specific direction, or to be constructed and operated in a specific direction.

[0031] Example

[0032] An embodiment of the present application provides a chip sorting device, such as Figure 1-Figure 5As shown, it includes an iron ring feeding component 1, including an iron ring storage rack 11, an iron ring material taking manipulator 12 and an iron ring expansion device 13, wherein a plurality of iron rings are stacked and placed on the iron ring storage rack 11, and the iron rings are carriers of chips. The iron ring manipulator is arranged between the iron ring storage rack 11 and the iron ring expansion device 13, and the iron ring manipulator takes out the iron rings on the iron ring storage rack 11 and puts them into the iron ring expansion device 13, and the iron ring expansion device 13 is used to stretch and expand the iron rings; a lifting component 2, including a lifting pin 21 and a lifting mechanism, and the lifting pin 21 is arranged on the lifting mechanism On, and the ejector pin 21 is located below the iron ring expansion device 13, the lifting mechanism drives the ejector pin 21 to rise and fall so that the ejector pin 21 ejects the chip on the iron ring; the material taking component 3, includes a suction rod 31 and a double-axis linear module 32, the suction rod 31 is connected to the double-axis linear module 32, the double-axis linear module 32 drives the suction rod 31 to move so that the suction rod 31 sucks out the chip ejected from the iron ring, the unloading component 4, includes a fixture tray, and a plurality of storage slots are opened on the fixture tray. After the suction rod 31 sucks out the chip, it is placed in the storage slot on the fixture tray in sequence.

[0033] This equipment can automatically complete the chip sorting and loading, including the loading of the chip carrier iron ring, the separation of the chip from the iron ring, and the chip packaging and unloading, which can effectively improve work efficiency.

[0034] In some embodiments, the iron ring feeding assembly 1 further includes a lifting support 14 , and the iron ring storage rack 11 is disposed on the lifting support 14 , and the lifting support 14 drives the iron ring storage rack 11 to rise and fall.

[0035] The iron rings serving as carriers of the chips are stacked up and down in sequence on an iron ring storage rack 11, and the iron rings are taken out one by one from above by an iron ring picking robot 12. In order to facilitate the removal of the iron rings by the iron ring picking robot 12, the iron ring storage rack 11 is lifted and lowered by a lifting support 14 to ensure that the iron ring picking robot 12 can take out the iron rings at a stable height.

[0036] In some embodiments, the lifting mechanism includes a base 22, a lifting cylinder 23 and a lifting plate 24. The lifting cylinder 23 is set on the base 22, and the active end of the lifting cylinder 23 is connected to the lifting plate 24. The lifting cylinder 23 drives the lifting plate 24 to rise and fall, and the ejector pin 21 is fixedly set on the lifting plate 24.

[0037] The lifting plate 24 rises under the action of the lifting cylinder 23, and the lifting plate 24 drives the ejector pin 21 to lift and eject the chip on the iron ring from the bottom of the iron ring.

[0038] In some embodiments, a pneumatic locking sleeve 25 is provided on the jacking plate 24 , and the ejector pin 21 is detachably mounted on the ejector pin 21 plate through the pneumatic locking sleeve 25 .

[0039] Since the ejector pin 21 in the jacking mechanism is a consumable and needs to be replaced frequently, it is very cumbersome to replace the ejector pin 21. Therefore, a pneumatic locking sleeve 25 is provided on the ejector pin 21 plate. The ejector pin 21 is locked by the pneumatic locking sleeve 25. When the ejector pin 21 needs to be replaced, the pneumatic locking sleeve 25 can be loosened, thereby simplifying the replacement process of the ejector pin 21 and improving the working efficiency of the equipment.

[0040] In some embodiments, the unloading component 4 also includes a jig tray rack, a clamping robot and a conveying track 43. The jig trays are stacked and placed on the jig tray rack. The clamping robot takes the jig trays out of the jig tray rack and places them on the conveying track 43. The jig tray rack includes a jig tray loading rack 41 and a jig tray unloading rack 42. Empty jig trays are stacked on the jig tray loading rack 41, and jig trays full of chips are stacked on the jig tray unloading rack 42. The jig tray loading rack 41 is located at the first end of the conveying track 43, and the jig tray unloading clamping rack is located at the second end of the conveying track 43. The clamping robot includes a loading clamping robot 44 and a unloading clamping robot 45. The loading clamping robot 44 takes the empty jig tray from the jig tray loading rack 41 and places it on the conveying track 43, and the unloading clamping robot 45 takes the full jig tray from the conveying track 43 and places it on the jig tray unloading rack 42.

[0041] In some embodiments, the jig tray upper rack 41 is connected to the first lifting device 46, and the jig tray lower rack 42 is connected to the second lifting device 47. The empty jig trays and the full jig trays are stacked on the rack. Therefore, the jig tray upper rack 41 is driven to rise and fall by the first lifting device 46, and the jig tray lower rack 42 is driven to rise and fall by the second lifting device 47, so as to facilitate the robot to take out and place the tray.

[0042] In summary, the chip sorting device provided in this embodiment has the following specific working principle:

[0043] The chip carrier iron rings are stacked and placed on the iron ring storage rack 11, and the iron ring material taking robot 12 takes out the iron rings one by one from the top and places them on the iron ring expansion device 13. The iron ring expansion device 13 fixes the iron ring, and then the ejector 21 is lifted from the bottom of the iron ring to eject the chip on the iron ring, and the ejected chip is sucked out by the suction rod 31. At the same time, the empty fixture tray is stacked and placed on the fixture tray loading rack 41, and the empty fixture tray is taken out and placed on the conveying track 43 by the loading and clamping robot 44. The conveying track 43 moves the fixture tray to a specified position, and the suction rod 31 places the sucked-out chips one by one in the storage slot opened on the fixture tray. When the fixture tray is full of chips, the full fixture tray is clamped out from the conveying track 43 by the unloading and clamping robot 45 and placed on the fixture tray unloading rack 42.

[0044] The above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical concept and features of the present application, and their purpose is to enable people familiar with the technology to understand the content of the present application and implement it accordingly, and they cannot be used to limit the protection scope of the present application. Any equivalent transformation or modification made according to the spirit of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A chip sorting device, characterized in that: include: An iron ring feeding assembly comprises an iron ring storage rack, an iron ring taking manipulator and an iron ring expansion device, wherein a plurality of iron rings are stacked and placed on the iron ring storage rack, the iron rings are carriers of chips, the iron ring manipulator is arranged between the iron ring storage rack and the iron ring expansion device, the iron ring manipulator takes out the iron rings on the iron ring storage rack and puts them into the iron ring expansion device, and the iron ring expansion device is used to stretch and expand the iron rings; The ejector assembly includes an ejector pin and an ejector mechanism, wherein the ejector pin is arranged on the ejector mechanism and is located below the iron ring expansion device, and the ejector mechanism drives the ejector pin to rise and fall so that the ejector pin ejects the chip on the iron ring; The material taking component includes a material suction rod and a double-axis linear module. The material suction rod is connected to the double-axis linear module. The double-axis linear module drives the material suction rod to move so that the material suction rod can suck out the chip ejected from the iron ring. The unloading component comprises a jig plate, on which a plurality of material storage slots are provided. The suction rod sucks out the chips and places them in the material storage slots on the jig plate in sequence.

2. The chip sorting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The iron ring feeding assembly also includes a lifting support, and the iron ring storage rack is arranged on the lifting support, and the lifting support drives the iron ring storage rack to rise and fall.

3. The chip sorting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting mechanism includes a base, a lifting cylinder and a lifting plate. The lifting cylinder is arranged on the base. The active end of the lifting cylinder is connected to the lifting plate. The lifting cylinder drives the lifting plate to rise and fall. The ejector pin is fixedly arranged on the lifting plate.

4. The chip sorting device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The jacking plate is provided with a pneumatic locking sleeve, and the jack pin is detachably mounted on the jack pin plate through the pneumatic locking sleeve.

5. The chip sorting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The unloading assembly also includes a jig tray rack, a clamping robot and a conveying track. The jig trays are stacked and placed on the jig tray rack. The clamping robot takes the jig trays out of the jig tray rack and places them on the conveying track.

6. The chip sorting device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The jig tray material rack includes a jig tray upper rack and a jig tray lower rack, empty jig trays are stacked on the jig tray upper rack, and jig trays full of chips are stacked on the jig tray lower rack, the jig tray upper rack is located at the first end of the conveying track, and the jig tray lower rack is located at the second end of the conveying track.

7. The chip sorting device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The clamping robot comprises a loading clamping robot and a unloading clamping robot. The loading clamping robot takes out an empty fixture tray from the fixture tray loading rack and places it on the conveying track, and the unloading clamping robot takes out a full fixture tray from the conveying track and places it on the fixture tray unloading rack.

8. The chip sorting device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The fixture tray upper rack is connected to a first lifting device, and the fixture tray lower rack is connected to a second lifting device.

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