JPH08309Y2 - magazine rack - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of use] The present invention relates to a magazine rack that can be carried in a state in which magazines for storing IC devices are stacked in multiple stages.

[Prior Art] An IC device tester for testing and measuring the electrical characteristics of an IC device (integrated circuit element) is mounted on the device to perform a test measurement, and after the test measurement. IC
As a jig for storing devices, a magazine that stores a large number of these devices in an aligned state is used.

Here, the magazine is formed of a long tubular member made of metal or plastic and having a generally rectangular outer shape. The loader unit of the IC device testing apparatus is equipped with a magazine that stores the devices, and the unloader unit is equipped with an empty magazine.

Thus, in the above-mentioned loader section, a magazine post is provided, and a large number of actual magazines storing devices in the magazine post are placed in a stacked state, and one magazine post is installed. The magazines are taken out one by one, and the devices are taken out one by one.
When all devices have been dispensed from the magazine,
The magazine is dropped by its own weight and is collected by the magazine collecting unit. There is also a device in which the magazines from which the device has been dispensed are stacked and collected on another magazine post.

On the other hand, in the unloader section, since the devices are classified and stored in the magazine based on the test results of the devices by the IC tester, the device storage units are provided by the number of types to be classified. To be And supply an empty magazine to each device storage,
Also, when the predetermined device storage section is full of devices,
A magazine stock section is provided to add an empty magazine. Empty magazines are stacked on the magazine posts of the magazine stock section so as to be stacked in multiple stages.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, as described above, the work of stacking the magazines on the magazine posts in the loader unit and the unloader unit is carried out by an operator one by one, and this work is extremely troublesome and takes a long time. There is a problem that it requires.

For this reason, a magazine post is not attachable to and detachable from the loader section and the unloader section. Some magazines can be attached to the loader section and the unloader section in a unitized state by mounting a magazine on this magazine post. Are known. However, this magazine post is provided with a mechanism or the like for separating the magazines one by one when the magazines are supplied, and this complicates the configuration of the above-mentioned unit and has a drawback of being very expensive.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object thereof is to provide a magazine post that can be carried in a stacked state in which magazines are aligned with a simple configuration. It is what

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a stack of IC device accommodating magazines having through holes formed at substantially both ends in the longitudinal direction. It consists of a pair of bundling rods that are inserted and a connecting plate having a gripping part. The bundling rods are connected to the connecting plate at their upper ends, and at the lower ends they can be engaged with the lowermost magazine. And a structure in which the engaging portion is configured to be displaceable between an insertable / detachable state in which the engaging portion can be passed through the through hole and a locked state in which the magazine is engaged with the lowermost stage by an operating mechanism. That is the feature.

[Operation] By adopting such a configuration, the locking portion of the bundling rod is made insertable / detachable, the magazines are stacked with their through holes aligned, and the bundling rod is inserted into this through hole. Or bundle the magazines one by one and insert the magazines into the through holes of the magazines so that the magazines are attached to the magazine racks. Therefore, the engaging portion is engaged with the lowermost magazine by displacing the engaging portion into the locked state by the operating mechanism. As a result, each magazine inserted in the bundling rod is integrated with the magazine rack as it is, and the holding portion of the magazine rack can be held to carry the magazine without dropping it from the bundling rod.

Therefore, when mounting a magazine on a magazine post, mount it on the magazine rack, mount it on the magazine post, displace the locking part in a removable state, and pull out the bundling rod from the magazine. By doing so, the magazine rack can be taken out while the magazines are stacked in the magazine post and taken out.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

First, FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of the magazine rack 1.
As is apparent from the figure, this magazine rack 1 has a pair of bundling rods 2, 2 and the upper end of each bundling rod 2 is a connecting plate 3.
It is attached to. A handle 4 is attached to an intermediate portion of the connecting plate 3 so that an operator can hold it by hand.

A large number of magazines 10 are inserted into the bundling rod 2 in a stacked state. Here, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the magazine 10 is composed of a stick-shaped member formed by molding a plate body made of metal or plastic into a substantially rectangular shape. The IC device 11 shown in FIG. 2 can be housed in an aligned state. And this IC device
In order to slide and guide the bottom surface of the package portion 11a of 11 and hold the lead portion 11b in a non-contact state, the middle portion of the bottom surface 10a of the magazine 10 is concave inward. Further, a slit 12 is formed on the upper surface 10b of the mazine 10 so that the device 11 can be ejected using a jig when the device 11 is clogged. The magazine 10 can be stacked so that the left and right sides of the bottom surface 10a and the top surface 10b are in contact with each other.

Furthermore, the magazine 10 is open at both ends, so that the device 11 inserted from one opening does not come out from the other opening, so that the bottom of the magazine 10
A stopper (not shown) near the end on one side of 10a
An opening 13 is provided for mounting the.

The position outside the opening 13 of the magazine 10 and the position near the end portion on the other side of the magazine 10 are long in the direction orthogonal to the axis of the magazine 10. Insertion grooves 14 and 1 for inserting the bundling rod 2
4 has been opened. A locking pin 5 is provided on the lower end of the bundling rod 2 so as to project in a direction orthogonal to the axis of the binding rod 5. As shown in FIG. It has a dimension longer than the width and shorter than the groove length. Therefore, when the locking pin 5 is oriented in the groove length direction as shown by the solid line in the figure, the bundling rod 2 is in an insertable / detachable state in which it can be inserted into the insertion groove 14, and is shown by an imaginary line. As described above, when it is directed in the groove width direction, it is in a locked state in which it cannot be removed from the insertion groove 14. further,
The slit 12 provided on the upper surface 10b of the magazine 10 is
The width is such that the locking pin 5 can be inserted even when the locking pin 5 is in the insertable state.

In order to displace the locking pin 5 described above between the insertable state and the locked state, the bundling rod 2 is movable in the vertical and rotational directions with respect to the connecting plate 3. The vertical movement and rotation of the bundling rod 2 can be manually performed. Therefore, the bundling rod 2 is provided with the bearing member 6 as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. Connection plate 3 via
Is extended to above, and a knob 2a is provided at the tip thereof. Further, a spring 7 for urging the bundling rod 2 upward is elastically mounted between the knob 2a and the connecting plate 3, and notches 6a, 6a and 6b are formed in the lower end portion of the bearing member 6. , 6b are formed in a cross shape, and a positioning pin 8 is projectingly provided on the bundling rod 2 in a direction orthogonal to its axis. Therefore, when the positioning pin 8 is engaged with the notches 6a, 6a of the bearing member 6, the locking pin 5 provided at the tip of the bundling rod 2 is inserted and removed in the groove length direction of the insertion groove 14 of the magazine 10. Enabled and notched 6
When engaged with b and 6b, the locking pin 5 is held in a locked state facing the groove width direction of the insertion groove 14.

The present embodiment is configured as described above, and in order to mount the magazine 10 on the magazine rack 1, the magazine 10 is placed in a state where the positions of the insertion grooves 14 are aligned with each other, and the next magazine is placed on the upper surface 10b of the magazine 10. Stack 10 so that the bottom surface 10a of 10 is installed. And the bundling rod 2 of the magazine rack 1
The locking pin 5 provided at the lower end thereof is put into a state where it can be inserted and removed. As a result, the positioning pin 8 projecting from the bundling rod 2 engages with the notch 6a of the bearing member 6, so that the bundling rod 2 is stabilized in this state.

Therefore, the locking pin 5 is made to coincide with the insertion groove 14 and sequentially inserted downward from the insertion groove 14 of the uppermost magazine 10 so that the locking pin 5 is at the bottom surface of the lowermost stage.
It is located below the concave portion of 10a. In this state,
The knob 2a of the bundling rod 2 is pressed downward against the spring 7. As a result, as shown by the phantom line in FIG.
The positioning pin 8 is displaced downward and separated from the notch 6a. Next, by rotating the knob 2a by 90 °, the locking pin 5 is displaced from the insertable / removable state in which the insertion groove 14 faces the groove length direction to the locked state in which the groove width faces. As a result, the locking pin 5 engages with the lowermost magazine 10, and the magazine 10 is integrated so as not to deviate from the bundling rod 2. Therefore, the handle 4 of the magazine rack 1 can be grasped and carried.

The magazine mounted on the magazine rack 1 in this way
For example, 10 can be mounted as it is on a magazine post provided in the magazine stock section in the unloader section of the IC device testing apparatus. That is, as is well known, the magazine post is composed of a pair of columnar members formed in a substantially U shape so that both front and rear ends of the magazine 10 can be inserted, but as described above, the magazine posts are mounted in a stacked state in the magazine rack 1. Insert multiple magazines 10 into magazine posts. Then, the knob 2a of the bundling rod 2 is pushed against the spring 7 to disengage the positioning pin from the notch 6b, and the bundling rod 2 is rotated by 90 °. As a result, the locking pin 5 is displaced from the locked state of the insertion groove 14 of the magazine 10 in the groove width direction to the insertable / removable state of the magazine 10 in the groove length direction.
Therefore, when the pressing force on the knob 2a is released, the spring 7
By this action, the bundling rod 2 protrudes upward, the positioning pin 8 engages with the notch 6a, and the locking pin 5 is held in an insertable / detachable state. As a result, when the handle 4 is pulled up and pulled up, the bundling rod 2 is removed from the stacked magazines 10, and each of these magazines 10 is left in the magazine post.

Therefore, the empty magazines 10 after the devices 11 have been dispensed in the loader unit are stacked and collected along the magazine posts, and the magazines 10 stacked in this way are taken out by the magazine rack 1 and are then unloaded. If it is attached to the magazine post of the magazine stock section in the section, the collection work of the empty magazine and the supply work to the magazine stock section in the IC device testing apparatus will be significantly efficient.

Next, FIG. 7 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a locking pin 21 provided at the lower end of the bundling rod 20 is shown.
The displacement between the removable state and the locked state of the
It is shown that it can be performed by gripping a handle 23 provided on a connecting plate 22 on which the upper end of 20 is supported.

For this purpose, as shown in the drawings, the bundling rods 20, 20 provided as a pair are the bearing members 24, 20 mounted on the lower surface of the connecting plate 22.
A mainspring spring 2 which extends through the connecting plate 22 and penetrates through the housing 24, and has an upper end portion housed in the housings 25, 25.
6,26 are connected. Each of the bundling rods 20 can rotate, but does not move in the axial direction.

In addition, an operating wire is attached to the tip of each mainspring 26.
27, 27 are connected, and each of these operation wires 27 is a handle 2
After being inserted into the wire insertion grooves 23a, 23a formed on the side portion of 3, the second grip 28 is connected. Therefore, this second
Operate the handle 28 of the to pull out the mainspring 26,
The bundling rod 20 can be rotated around the axis by pulling it back.

Thus, when the second handle 28 is in the non-operated state, the locking pin 21 is in the locked state in which it is oriented in the groove width direction of the insertion groove 14 of the magazine 10, and when the second handle 28 is lifted, The stop pin 21 is set so that it can be inserted / removed in the groove length direction of the insertion groove 14. And this locking pin
In order to position 21 in the locked state and the removable state, the lower end of the bearing member 24 is provided with a cutout 24a over a range of 90 °, and the bundling rod 20 is positioned so as to engage with the cutout 24a. The pin 29 is provided. Therefore, when the second handle 28 is in the non-operated state, the positioning pin 29 comes into contact with the one end wall of the cutout 24a to lock the locking pin 21, and the second handle 28 is locked. When the positioning pin 29 is lifted and comes into contact with the other end wall of the cutout 24a, the locking pin 21 is ready to be inserted.

By adopting such a configuration, when a gripping force is applied to the second handle 28 together with the handle 23, the mainspring spring 26 is extended, and the bundling rod 20 rotates and the locking pin.
Since the insertion / removal state of 21 is possible, the bundling rod 20 can be inserted into or pulled out from the insertion groove 14 of the stacked magazines 10. Further, when the gripping force on the second handle 28 is released, the mainspring 26 is moved to the housing 25.
It is pulled in and the bundling rod 20 rotates and its locking pin
21 becomes locked. Therefore, the magazine 10 inserted in the bundling rod 20 can be carried without deviating from it.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, a pair of bundling rods are attached to a connecting plate having a grip portion, and a lower end of the bundling rods is a locking portion that can be engaged with a lowermost magazine. Is provided so that the locking portion can be moved between the insertion / removal state where the locking portion can be passed through the through hole by the operating mechanism and the locked state where the locking portion is engaged with the lowermost magazine. By making the locking part of the bundling rod insertable, a large number of magazines can be mounted in a stacked state, and by displacing it in a locked state, the magazines thus inserted in the bundling rod can be inserted. You will be able to carry it together.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 6 show a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a magazine rack, and FIG. 2 is an IC.
FIG. 3 is a plan view of the magazine shown together with the device, FIG. 3 is a plan view of the magazine, FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the magazine shown together with the lower end portion of the bundling rod, FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of the configuration of the upper end portion of the bundling rod, and FIG. FIG. 7 is an external view showing an operation mechanism of a bundling rod, and FIG. 7 is a front view of a main part of a magazine rack showing a second embodiment of the present invention. 1: Magazine rack, 2,20: Bundling rod, 2a: Knob, 3,22: Connecting plate, 4,23: Handle, 5,21: Locking pin, 6,24: Bearing member, 7:
Spring, 8: One pin, 10: Magazine, 11: IC device, 1
2: Slit, 14: Insertion groove, 26: Mainspring, 27: Operating wire, 28: Second handle, 29: Positioning pin.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A through hole is formed at almost both ends in the longitudinal direction.
In a state where the IC device storage magazines are stacked, it is composed of a pair of bundling rods that are inserted into their through holes and a connecting plate having a grip portion.The bundling rods are connected at their upper ends to the connecting plate. Also, at the lower end, a locking portion that can be engaged with the lowermost magazine is provided, and an inserting / removable state in which the locking portion can be passed through the through hole by an operating mechanism, and a lowermost magazine. A magazine rack characterized by being configured to be displaced between a locked state and an engaged state.