System for manufacturing assembly board and method for installing undersupporting device of the system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10440866-B2
Application number	US-201615375625-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 12, 2016
Priority date	Feb 18, 2016
Publication date	Oct 8, 2019
Grant date	Oct 8, 2019

Abstract

System for manufacturing an assembly board includes an undersupporting device, a transporter, an undersupporting-device installer attachable to and detachable from the undersupporting device, a board processor, a carry-in side delivering unit having different first and second receiving positions, a board supplier configured to supply the board to the first receiving position, and an undersupporting-device supplier configured to supply the undersupporting device to the second receiving position. The carry-in side delivering unit delivers the undersupporting device to the transporter, which transports the undersupporting device to a working position. The undersupporting-device is fixed to the undersupporting-device installer. The carry-in side delivering unit delivers the board to the transporter, which transports the board to the working position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for manufacturing an assembly board, the system comprising:
an undersupporting device comprising a hollow box with a top board having an upper surface with at least one suction hole therein;
a transporter a first carrier configured to hold the undersupporting device; having a pair of conveyors, the transporter configured to transport a board and the undersupporting device;
an undersupporting-device installer provided below the transporter, the undersupporting-device installer having an upper surface and made of a magnetic material that is attachable to and detachable from a bottom surface of the undersupporting device;
a board processor configured to perform a predetermined processing to an upper surface of the board;
a first receiving position and a second receiving position different from the first receiving position, wherein the board is supplied to the first receiving position, and wherein the undersupporting device is supplied to the second receiving position;
a working position at which the board processor performs the predetermined processing to the upper surface of the board,
wherein the transporter is configured to deliver the board and the undersupporting device to the working position wherein the undersupporting device is delivered to the working position by transporting the first carrier while the carrier holds the undersupporting device on a lower surface of the first carrier
wherein when the board and the undersupporting device are positioned at the working position, the upper surface of the undersupporting device supports a lower surface of the board the board processor performs the predetermined processing to the upper surface of the board, and the undersupporting device is fixed to the undersupporting-device installer.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising
a first carry-out position and a second carry-out position different from the first carry-out position,
wherein the transporter delivers the board and the undersupporting device from the working position, and
wherein the board is delivered to the first carry-out position; and
the undersupporting device is delivered to the second carry-out position.

3. The system of claim 1 , further comprising
a second carrier for detaching the undersupporting device from the undersupporting device installer,
wherein the first carrier and second carrier are configured to hold the undersupporting device,
wherein the first carrier is supplied to the second receiving position while the first carrier holds the undersupporting device on a lower surface of the first carrier.

4. The system of claim 3 , further comprising
a magnet provided on a lower surface of the undersupporting device,
wherein the undersupporting device is fixed to the undersupporting-device installer with a magnetic force of the magnet.

5. The system of claim 3 , further comprising
a first magnet provided on the lower surface of the first carrier, and a second magnet provided on a lower surface of the second carrier,
wherein the undersupporting device is held on the lower surface of the first carrier and second carrier by a magnetic force of the first and second magnets, respectively.

6. The system of claim 3 , further comprising
an elevator mechanism configured to raise and lower the undersupporting-device installer,
wherein the elevator mechanism is configured to:
fix the undersupporting device held by the first carrier to the undersupporting-device installer by raising the undersupporting-device installer; and
install the undersupporting device to the undersupporting-device installer by lowering the undersupporting-device installer while the undersupporting device is fixed to the undersupporting-device installer.

7. The system of claim 6 , further comprising
a magnet provided on a lower surface of the undersupporting device,
wherein the undersupporting device is fixed to the undersupporting-device installer by a magnetic force of the magnet.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the elevator mechanism is configured to:
cause the second carrier to hold the undersupporting device by raising the undersupporting-device installer; and
detach the undersupporting device from the undersupporting-device installer by lowering the undersupporting-device installer while the second carrier holds the undersupporting device.

9. The system of claim 8 , further comprising
a first carry-out position and a second carry-out position different from the first carry-out position,
wherein the transporter delivers the board from the working position,
wherein the transporter delivers the undersupporting device while the second carrier holds the undersupporting device, and
wherein the board is delivered to the first carry-out position, and
the undersupporting device is delivered to the second carry-out position while the second carrier holds the undersupporting device.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the undersupporting device suctions the lower surface of the board while supporting the lower surface of the board transported to the working position by the transporter.

11. The system of claim 1 ,
wherein one of the undersupporting device and the undersupporting-device installer has a projection,
wherein another of the undersupporting device and the undersupporting-device installer has a recess provided therein, and
wherein the undersupporting device is installed to the undersupporting-device installer while the projection is fitted into the recess.

12. A method of installing an undersupporting device to a system for manufacturing an assembly board, the method comprising:
providing a system for manufacturing an assembly board, the system including
an undersupporting device comprising a hollow box with a top board and having an upper surface and a lower surface a carrier configured to hold the undersupporting device,
an undersupporting-device installer having an upper surface and made of a magnetic material attachable to and detachable from the lower surface of the undersupporting device, and
a board processor configured to perform a predetermined processing to an upper surface of the board,
the method further comprising supplying the board to a first receiving position,
supplying the undersupporting device to a second receiving position,

delivering the undersupporting device from the second receiving position to a transporter,
transporting the undersupporting device to a working position by transporting the carrier while the carrier holds the undersupporting device on a lower surface of the carrier, and
performing a predetermined processing to an upper surface of the board while the undersupporting device is fixed to the undersupporting-device installer and the upper surface of the undersupporting device supports a lower surface of the board.

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• Mantani Masayuki
• Sakaue Takaaki

Classifications

• B41F19/00 Primary

  Apparatus or machines for carrying out printing operations combined with other operations · CPC title

• B25B11/005

  Vacuum work holders · CPC title

• B41F15/26

  for articles with flat surfaces · CPC title

• B65G2201/0261

  Puck as article support · CPC title

• H05K13/04

  Mounting of components {, e.g. of leadless components} · CPC title