SMT feeder

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of automatic feeding, in particular to an SMT (Surface Mount Technology) feeder, which comprises a feeder main body, the charging tray bracket is arranged on one side of the feeder main body and is used for detachably fixing the charging tray; the storer is connected with the controller, the controller and the storer are both arranged in the feeder main body, and material number-station corresponding relation information is pre-stored in the storer; the code scanner is arranged on one side of the charging tray support, is in communication connection with the controller and is used for identifying the code spraying labels on the charging trays to obtain material number information; and the display is half embedded in the feeder main body, is electrically connected with the controller, and is used for displaying the material number information acquired by the code scanner and displaying the station information determined by the controller based on the material number information and the material number-station corresponding relation information pre-stored in the memory. By means of the feeder, a user can be more conveniently assisted in feeding, and the situation that materials are fed by mistake is avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of automatic feeding, in particular to an SMT feeder. Background Art

[0002] SMT (Surface Mount Technology) is currently the most popular technology and process in the electronic assembly industry. It is a circuit assembly technology that mounts pinless or short-lead surface mount components (abbreviated as SMC / SMD, called chip components in Chinese) on the surface of a printed circuit board (PCB) or other substrate, and assembles them by soldering through reflow soldering or dip soldering. At present, when loading materials for SMT placement machines, production line personnel are required to manually find the material tray and put it into the feeder after checking the material number, and then insert it into the placement machine at the corresponding station together with the feeder; however, manual verification of material numbers will inevitably lead to wrong materials, which will result in many defective products, seriously affecting the factory's efficiency. If multiple people conduct a review, it will not only be impossible to completely avoid it, but also reduce production efficiency.

[0003] Therefore, an SMT feeder that can assist production line personnel in correctly loading materials is urgently needed in the art. Utility Model Content

[0004] In order to assist production line personnel in correctly loading materials, the utility model proposes an SMT feeder, comprising: a feeder body; a material tray bracket, arranged on one side of the feeder body, for detachably fixing the material tray; a controller and a memory connected to the controller, the controller and the memory are both arranged inside the feeder body, and the memory has material number-station position correspondence information pre-stored in the memory; a barcode scanner, arranged on one side of the material tray bracket, and communicated with the controller, for identifying the inkjet label on the material tray to obtain material number information; a display, semi-embedded in the feeder body and electrically connected to the controller, for displaying the material number information acquired by the barcode scanner, and the station position information determined by the display controller based on the material number information and the material number-station position correspondence information pre-stored in the memory.

[0005] In one or more embodiments, the present invention uses a new type of SMT feeder, which also includes: a wireless communication module, which is arranged inside the feeder body and is communicatively connected to the controller, for communicating with the SMT placement machine and uploading the station information determined by the SMT feeder.

[0006] In one or more embodiments, the feeder body is in the shape of a flat plate, the tray support is arranged on the short side of the flat plate and extends to the outside of the flat plate, and its extension direction is parallel to the wide surface of the flat plate.

[0007] In one or more embodiments, the display is disposed on the wide side of the feeder body and is located on the same side as the barcode scanner.

[0008] In one or more embodiments, the tray bracket includes: a tray fixing portion, a barcode scanner fixing portion arranged on the side of the tray fixing portion, and an extension portion, wherein one end of the extension portion is connected to the short side of the feeder body, and the other end is connected to the tray fixing portion.

[0009] In one or more embodiments, the tray fixing portion is a U-shaped groove, and two opposite surfaces of the U-shaped groove are respectively provided with relative tray fixing holes.

[0010] In one or more embodiments, the scanner fixing portion is in the shape of a folded surface, including a narrow surface and a wide surface arranged perpendicular to each other, wherein the narrow surface is fixedly connected to the tray fixing portion, and the wide surface is parallel to the wide surface of the feeder body.

[0011] In one or more embodiments, the barcode scanner is disposed on the inner side of the wide surface.

[0012] In one or more embodiments, the feeder body is further provided with a plurality of fixing holes.

[0013] In one or more embodiments, the plurality of fixing holes include at least two fixing holes of different shapes.

[0014] The beneficial effects of the present invention include: the advantage of this embodiment is that the material and the station position can be flexibly adjusted by updating the stored material number-station position correspondence, thereby avoiding the problem of wrong material loading after adjustment; the feeder of the present invention can more conveniently assist users in loading materials and avoid the occurrence of wrong material loading; and the feeder of the present invention can also communicate with the placement machine, and upload the station position information of the corresponding material number for verification by the placement machine. Once it is found that the uploaded station position information does not match the station position information of the placement machine itself, the placement machine will issue an alarm to prompt the wrong material loading, thereby further avoiding the occurrence of wrong material loading. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other embodiments can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0016] Figure 1 A front view showing the structure of an SMT feeder of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 2 A top view showing the structure of an SMT feeder of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 3 This is an oblique view showing the structure of an SMT feeder of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 4 A side view showing the structure of an SMT feeder of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 5 The utility model is a circuit structure schematic diagram of an SMT feeder.

[0021] The meanings of the reference numerals in the above drawings are as follows:

[0022] Feeder body 10 , tray bracket 20 , tray fixing portion 21 , barcode scanner fixing portion 22 , extension portion 23 , fixing hole 30 , controller 100 , memory 200 , barcode scanner 300 , display 400 . DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the embodiments of the present invention are further described in detail below in combination with specific embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0024] In order to avoid the occurrence of wrong materials on an SMT placement machine (hereinafter referred to as the placement machine), the utility model proposes an SMT feeder (hereinafter referred to as the feeder), including: a feeder body 10; a material tray bracket 20, which is arranged on one side of the feeder body 10 and is used for detachably fixing the material tray; a controller 100 and a memory 200 connected to the controller, the controller 100 and the memory 200 are both arranged inside the feeder body 10, and the memory 200 has material number-station position correspondence information pre-stored in the memory 200; a barcode scanner 300, which is arranged on one side of the material tray bracket 20 and is communicatively connected to the controller 100, and is used to identify the inkjet label on the material tray to obtain the material number information; a display 400, which is semi-embedded in the feeder body 10 and is electrically connected to the controller 100, and is used to display the material number information obtained by the barcode scanner 300, and the station information determined by the display controller 100 based on the material number information and the material number-station position correspondence information pre-stored in the memory 200.

[0025] During use, when the user fixes the material tray to the feeder of the utility model, the feeder will identify the inkjet code label on the material tray to identify the material number on the material tray, and then the controller 100 will compare the material number-station correspondence relationship pre-stored in the memory 200 to determine the station of the material number, and then the material number information and the station information will be displayed on the display screen 400 together, so that the user can install the feeder on the corresponding placement machine according to the displayed station. The advantage of this embodiment is that the material and the station can be flexibly adjusted by updating the stored material number-station correspondence relationship to avoid the problem of wrong material after adjustment; the feeder of the utility model can more conveniently assist the user to load the material and avoid the occurrence of wrong material. Among them, the inkjet code in the inkjet code label can be a bar code or a QR code, which is not limited in this application. In addition, the feeder of the utility model can be powered by wired power or a rechargeable battery.

[0026] In one embodiment, the feeder of the utility model further includes: a wireless communication module 500, which is arranged inside the feeder body 10 and is connected to the controller 100 for communicating with the SMT placement machine and uploading the station information determined by the SMT feeder. In this embodiment, the feeder can also communicate with the placement machine and upload the station information of the corresponding material number for verification by the placement machine. Once it is found that the uploaded station information does not match the station information of the placement machine itself, the placement machine will issue an alarm to prompt the wrong material. This embodiment can further avoid the occurrence of wrong material loading.

[0027] In one embodiment, see Figure 2 The feeder body 10 is in the shape of a flat plate, and the tray support 20 is arranged on the short side of the flat plate and extends outward from the flat plate, and its extension direction is parallel to the wide surface of the flat plate. Specifically, in this embodiment, the installed tray is parallel to the wide surface of the feeder body 10, which facilitates the installation of the feeder.

[0028] In one embodiment, the display 400 is disposed on the wide side of the feeder body 10 and is located on the same side as the barcode scanner 300. Specifically, the purpose of this embodiment is to facilitate the user to install the material tray and read the material number information and the corresponding station information in time.

[0029] In one embodiment, the tray bracket 20 includes: a tray fixing portion 21, a scanner fixing portion 22 arranged on the side of the tray fixing portion 21, and an extension portion 23, wherein one end of the extension portion 23 is connected to the short side of the feeder body 10, and the other end is connected to the tray fixing portion.

[0030] In one embodiment, the tray fixing portion 21 is a U-shaped groove, and two opposite surfaces of the U-shaped groove are respectively provided with opposite tray fixing holes. Specifically, the tray fixing holes in this embodiment are aligned with the fixing holes on the tray, and the tray is fixed to the tray fixing portion by bolts.

[0031] In one embodiment, please refer to Figure 3 and Figure 4 The scanner fixing portion is in the shape of a folded surface, including a narrow surface and a wide surface arranged perpendicularly to each other, wherein the narrow surface is parallel to the tray fixing portion, and the wide surface is parallel to the wide surface of the feeder body 10. The scanner fixing portion 22 in this embodiment is used to fix the scanner 300 and to protect the scanner 300 from collision.

[0032] In one embodiment, the barcode scanner 300 is disposed on the inner side of the wide surface.

[0033] In one embodiment, the feeder body 10 is further provided with a plurality of fixing holes 30, wherein the plurality of fixing holes include at least two fixing holes of different shapes. In this embodiment, providing at least two fixing holes of different shapes can prevent the feeder from being installed in reverse direction.

[0034] The circuit structure of this utility model can be found in Figure 5 , including: a controller 100, a memory 200, a barcode scanner 300 and a display 400; wherein the memory 200, the barcode scanner 300 and the display 400 are respectively connected to the controller.

[0035] The above are exemplary embodiments disclosed by the present utility model, but it should be noted that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present utility model disclosed by the claims. The functions, steps and / or actions of the method claims according to the disclosed embodiments described herein do not need to be performed in any particular order.

[0036] Those skilled in the art should understand that the discussion of any of the above embodiments is only exemplary and is not intended to imply that the scope of the disclosure of the embodiments of the present invention (including the claims) is limited to these examples; under the concept of the embodiments of the present invention, the technical features in the above embodiments or different embodiments can also be combined, and there are many other changes in different aspects of the above embodiments of the present invention, which are not provided in detail for the sake of simplicity. Therefore, any omissions, modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the embodiments of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. An SMT feeder, characterized in that: include: Feeder body; A material tray bracket, arranged on one side of the feeder body, for detachably fixing the material tray; A controller and a memory connected to the controller, wherein the controller and the memory are both arranged inside the feeder body, and the memory has material number-station position correspondence information pre-stored therein; A barcode scanner is arranged on one side of the tray support and is in communication with the controller, and is used to identify the inkjet label on the tray to obtain the material number information; The display is semi-embedded in the feeder body and electrically connected to the controller, and is used to display the material number information obtained by the scanner, and the station information determined by the display controller based on the material number information and the material number-station correspondence information pre-stored in the memory.

2. The SMT feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: A wireless communication module is arranged inside the feeder body and is connected to the controller for communicating with the SMT placement machine and uploading the station information determined by the SMT feeder.

3. The SMT feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feeder body is in the shape of a flat plate, the tray support is arranged on the short side of the flat plate and extends outward of the flat plate, and its extension direction is parallel to the wide surface of the flat plate.

4. The SMT feeder according to claim 3, characterized in that: The display is arranged on the wide side of the feeder body and is located on the same side as the barcode scanner.

5. The SMT feeder according to claim 4, characterized in that: The tray support comprises: A tray fixing portion, a scanner fixing portion and an extension portion arranged on the side of the tray fixing portion, wherein one end of the extension portion is connected to the short side of the feeder body, and the other end is connected to the tray fixing portion.

6. The SMT feeder according to claim 5, characterized in that: The tray fixing portion is a U-shaped groove, and two opposite surfaces of the U-shaped groove are respectively provided with opposite tray fixing holes.

7. The SMT feeder according to claim 5, characterized in that: The scanner fixing portion is in the shape of a folded surface, including a narrow surface and a wide surface that are perpendicular to each other, wherein the narrow surface is fixedly connected to the tray fixing portion, and the wide surface is parallel to the wide surface of the feeder body.

8. The SMT feeder according to claim 7, characterized in that: The code scanner is arranged on the inner side of the wide surface.

9. The SMT feeder according to claim 3, characterized in that: The feeder body is also provided with a plurality of fixing holes.

10. The SMT feeder according to claim 9, characterized in that: The plurality of fixing holes include at least two fixing holes of different shapes.

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