JPH04501402A - Conveying device that takes out plates from the magazine and inserts them into the magazine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Conveying device that takes out plates from the magazine and inserts them into the magazine The present invention provides a method for removing plates, particularly electronic circuit cards, from magazines and The present invention relates to a conveying device inserted into the interior of the vehicle.

known automatic devices for removing circuit cards from magazines and placing them back into magazines. have grooves or ribs on the edges that hold different circuit cards inside or on top of them. In addition, an opening is provided at the rear of the magazine. The outward displacement device is used to push the circuit card forward from the magazine. It can be introduced through this opening. The magazine will then cover the associated circuits. so that the card can be positioned precisely in front of the external displacement device. It can be moved up and down. Similarly, the magazine has a circuit card on its rear side. grip the edge of the magazine and pull the circuit card into the intended slot in the magazine. to accept circuit cards, except that a pull-in device is provided to accept the circuit card. It is designed to. Therefore, in this case, the circuit card is typically When a certain processing operation for one magazine and circuit card is completed. A separate receiving magazine into which the circuit cards are inserted is required. Furthermore, each To position the magazine at the correct height relative to the extractor or retractor. It is necessary to provide two lifting devices, one for each magazine. be.

In addition, in order to enable the circuit card to be gripped by the pulling device, the lateral side of the circuit card is A significant area of the opposite edge is not provided with electronic components and therefore The effective surface area of the circuit card is reduced.

The present invention provides a conveying device that eliminates these drawbacks and provides other advantages. It is something to do. Features of the invention are set forth in the appended claims.

Therefore, it is the same model as the above-mentioned model, and has an opening on the rear side. A magazine that is not available is used.

This magazine has ribs and grooves on its side walls that are directly in the material of the side walls. It has an inner plate or groove.

On or within these ribs, inner plates or grooves are plates, strips, etc. That is, the circuit cards are generally spaced horizontally above and below each other at a predetermined distance. are also arranged in parallel. Moreover, the magazine has a rear plate for the introduced A side stop is provided, which prevents the plate from being introduced too deeply into the magazine. It is not possible to do so, and it is designed to protrude properly from the opening of the magazine. There is. Therefore, the plates are placed inside the magazine with their major surfaces parallel to each other. are arranged so that These major surfaces are usually horizontally oriented and The transport device operates from the open front side of the magazine, and the transport device and its Grab the plate from the front side for which the inner part is intended or the plate to the magazine so that it can be moved back to that space in the magazine. be able to. This magazine can be used to move the magazine vertically as described above. Used with lifting equipment that can However, the main body of the transport device is parallel to the major plane of the plate and resting on or on the side of the magazine. It is movable in a direction parallel to the edge of the plate that is introduced into the side chisel.

The part of the conveying device that grips the edge of the plate consists of a seamless belt and a seamless belt. It consists of a holding device, that is, a holding member, which cooperates with the holding member. seamless belt is a suitable element, for example a suitable element running on a roller and acting on one of the rollers. Power is provided by a control motor. The upper passage of the belt is the magazine of the transport device. terminating in the deflection roller on the side facing. This end position of the upper passage of the belt The holding device is mounted above.

This retainer has a lower surface located directly above the upper surface of the belt, thereby The plates can now be clamped into the space formed between them. ing. Therefore, the transport device must be moved close to the plate to be collected. When the belt is stretched, the edge of the plate is pressed toward the top surface of the belt by the presser member. be done. The conveyor belt is then started by activating its drive motor. Ru. Friction between the belt and plate causes the plate to slide out of the magazine and onto the plate. onto the top of the root. Of course, the frictional engagement between the plate and belt is sufficient. It's strong. By appropriately selecting the belt material, a sufficiently strong frictional engagement can be achieved. easily obtained.

The holding device has elasticity, is rounded downward, and has a surface parallel to the plate. It is preferably designed as a tongue or heel. moreover, An indicating device that indicates that the plate has engaged between the seamless belt and the presser member. can be provided. Such an indicating device, i.e. a detecting device, may be, for example, Curvature of the elastic portion of the holding member can be detected. Another example of the holding member is shown below. A further conveyor belt is included which has a short path compared to the path of the side conveyor belt.

However, this solution differs from the proposed embodiment with a single elastic tongue. It also requires a fairly high cost.

If this transport device is intended for moving circuit cards, one or more some electronic components are installed on the card after further installation operations. It will be done.

Therefore, the transport device cannot grasp the central part of the printed card except for the edges. I can't. A circuit card that is introduced into the slot of a magazine or rests on its ribs. At these edges, no electronic components are provided and therefore , in this case two seamless belts are provided, each belt carrying a circuit card. It is designed to be gripped by the edge of the In this case, of course, the Therefore, one pressing member is required. In order for this presser member to work properly, Furthermore, the groove carrying the plate is located at a distance from the lateral leading edge of the plate. It is necessary to terminate. However, this does not allow the magazine to have the trailing edge of the plate. The above-mentioned stoppers are provided, and these stoppers are This can be easily done by making the settings configurable for the desired depth.

The invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of Figure 1 taken along line A-A. Figure 3 is a schematic side view illustrating the present invention; Fig. 4 is a detailed view of the leading edge of the conveying device seen from the side, Fig. 5, Fig. 6, Fig. 7, and Figure 8 is a top view of the device shown in Figure 4 without the clamping device installed. Figures and cross-sectional views taken along lines A-A, B-B and C-C, respectively, Figure 9 is a view of the presser member from above; FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 4 taken along line DD.

Figure 1 is a sectional view from the side and Figure 2 is a sectional view from above. 3 illustrates a magazine adapted for use with the device; This magazine is Fixed part 1 and moving relative to fixed part 1 to set plates of different widths It is constituted by a housing consisting of a flexible wall portion 2. Housing side wall is provided with a plurality of ribs or groove extension side plates 3. Between the groove extension side plate 3 A circuit card 4 is placed inside the side plate 3. Place circuit card 4 on the side plate 3 on one side of the inner wall of the magazine so that the front edge of A rear stop is provided consisting of an attached vertical rib.

FIG. 3 schematically illustrates the manner in which the transport device is used. Only one circuit card 4 as viewed from the side exposed from the magazine into which the circuit card is inserted. It is. , the second transport device approaches the circuit card 4 or is far from the circuit card 4. It consists of a carriage 7 that is movable in the horizontal direction. Furthermore, the third A conveyor belt 9 is shown in the figure. The conveyor belt 9 grips the front edge of the circuit card 4. one of the elements for conveying the circuit card 4 onto the upper passage of the seamless belt 9. It makes up the

The seamless belt 9 extends around different pulley rollers 13, 15 and For example, a toothed belt with a polyurethane surface and reinforced with steel. Can be done. The circuit card 4 connects the conveyor belt 9 to one of the belt's pulley rollers. The conveyor belt 9 is transported to the upper side of the conveyor belt 9 by being driven by a suitable motor that operates. Then, in order to perform a certain processing operation on the plate 4 on the belt 9, transports the plate 4 to another processing station for processing. 7 away from the space near the magazine for plate 4. I can do it.

FIG. 4, which is a side view, shows the transport device at the end where it receives the plate 4 from the magazine. This figure shows an example of an embodiment designed using the following methods. In this figure, a seam with a flat top surface is also shown. No belt 9 can be seen. At the end of the carriage 7 facing the magazine, the belt A presser member 15 is provided above the pulley roller 13 arranged for the There is. As shown in the figure, this holding member 15 is located at the end of the passage facing the magazine. The lower part located at a short distance above the upper passage of the belt 13 which is very close to the A heel-like member can be provided. of the belt 9 from the heel-shaped member of the presser member 15. The distance to the top surface is small and less than the thickness of the plate 4 transferred outside the magazine. It is also small. Therefore, a clamping gap is obtained and for plate 4 Due to the high friction coefficient of the belt 9, it is not possible to pull out the plate 4 from the magazine. When the belt 9 is moved so that the upper passage in FIG. When moving to the right, the plate 4 is also conveyed along the belt 9. Presser foot The material 15 is formed from a sheet member, as can be seen from FIGS. 4 and 9. The front end of this sheet member can be bent downwardly and backwardly, thereby It constitutes a rounded downward protrusion. The material of the holding member 15 is elastic. For example, spring steel.

Furthermore, the clamping device shown in FIG. A clamping device that is a mirror image of the clamping device with left and right sides reversed is provided. Therefore, the two clamping devices can grip both edges of the plate 4 at the same time. It is now possible to do so. These edges of the plate 4 are installed on the side plate 3 inside the magazine. The edge rests on the cut side ribs or is introduced into the groove of the side plate 3. Ru. For electronic circuit cards, these edges, of course, contain electronic components. is not provided and therefore can be used as a gripping area for the conveying device. Wear. The seamless belt 9 together with its different pulley rollers and presser members 15 , can be mounted in the profile member 17 on each side. profile A cross section of the lever member 17 is shown in FIG. 1θ. In this Bugofil member 17, , the seamless belt 9 extends inside the grooves cut on the upper and lower sides, Then, on the side of the profile member 17, the sheet 19 holds the side of the belt 9 in a predetermined manner. Fixed to hold in position.

Above the upper passage of the belt 9, an abutment edge is provided for guiding the edge of the circuit card 4. A rim 21 is provided. Above it, the presser member 15 is attached to the profile member 17. It's screwed in.

In addition, as mentioned above, in order to support another belt 9, the profile portion shown in the figure is At a position separated from the material 17 by a predetermined distance, there is a profile whose corresponding left and right sides are inverted mirror images. A member 17 can be placed.

Further, FIG. 4 shows a detector 23 that detects the curvature of the presser member 15. inspection The output device 23 can be a strain gauge glued to a portion of the holding member 15. . The portion of the holding member 15 to which the detector is attached is such that the holding member 15 is attached to the circuit card. 14 is suitably selected such that it is curved relatively largely when it comes into contact with 14. .

As an example of dimensions, the circuit cards used in the illustrated device may be 0.8 mm to 2 mm. ．． It has a thickness of 4 mm, and the circuit card 4 is approximately 25 mm from the front edge of the groove extension side plate 3. (It can be stated that the distance (a) in Figure 2 is protruding. The area of the plate 4 used for this purpose is the area of the plate 4 introduced into the groove of the side plate 3. It has a width of 2 mm to 3 mm corresponding to the width. Belt 9 used is 1m m to 1.5 mm and a width of 10+ nm, and the pulley roller 1 3 has a diameter of 15 mm.

When the plate 4 is transferred to the magazine from a position above the upper running path of the belt 9, When the magazine is set at the appropriate height for the intended groove in the side plate 3. be done. Then the carriage 7 is placed with its infeed/outlet side close to the magazine. horizontally to the desired position.

At that time, one or more bands 9 or plates 4 are transported into these only. can be sent. During this operation, the presser member 15 comes into contact with the edge of the plate 4. , the presser member 15 is downwardly circular (formed shape and belt 9 and play 1-4 Due to the high coefficient of friction between the plate 4 and the plate 4, the movement of the plate 4 is not significantly hindered.

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. Inside the plates are arranged with their major surfaces a predetermined distance from each other and so that it is reloaded onto the protrusion on the side of the magazine or inserted into the groove on the side of the magazine. Conveying device for taking out the plate from the magazine and introducing it into the magazine a carriage disposed movably relative to the magazine; and at least one a movable device, and a presser device cooperating with the movable device, the carriage; The movable device and the holding device are for taking out the selected plate in the magazine. when the carriage is moved into position relative to the plate. The edge area of the plate is in contact with the movable device and the holding device, thereby causing the edge area of the plate to area is pressed onto the movable device by the action of the holding device, and then by moving the movable device. , thereby moving the plate out of the magazine, and then the plate becomes the presser member. so that it is carried only by the movable device without contact, and the plate is held in the magazine. During the insertion, the device provided for insertion performs the reverse process of the above process. so that the edge area of the plate in contact with the movable device has an aligned plate. or where the plate rests on a protrusion or groove. A conveying device characterized in that it comprises a region into which it is inserted. 2. seamlessly, in which the movable device runs on a rotating element carried by a carriage; including a belt, said rotating element having one end of the belt passageway connected to the magazine of the carriage; The belt is positioned so that it is located on the facing side and that the belt moves in both directions around the rotating element. the presser device is close to the surface of the belt and located above the band path. 2. The conveying device according to claim 1, wherein the conveying device is disposed at one end. 3. The holding device is spaced apart from the top surface of the belt by a distance smaller than the thickness of the plate. The conveyance according to claim 2, characterized in that it has elasticity such that it can be arranged. Device. 4. The part of the holding device intended to engage the plate is rounded downwards. Any one of claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the protrusion is Conveying device as described in Section. 5. The holding device has a passage extending parallel to the passage of the seamless belt of the movable device. Claim 2, characterized in that the belt comprises yet another seamless belt. Conveyance device. 6. Two movable devices and two corresponding holding devices are installed at two parallel ends of the plate. Claims 1 to 5 are arranged to engage the edge region. The conveying device according to any one of the preceding paragraphs.