Mask delivery device and mask conveyance system provided with same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12521978-B2
Application number	US-202218851030-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 29, 2022
Priority date	Mar 29, 2022
Publication date	Jan 13, 2026
Grant date	Jan 13, 2026

Abstract

A mask delivery device of the present invention is a device that transfers a mask used when printing solder on a substrate to an accommodating unit that accommodates the mask. The mask delivery device includes a mobile mechanism including a guide extending in a fixed direction along one surface of the accommodating unit having an opening for loading and unloading the mask and a mobile body moving along the guide; and a multijoint robot supported by the mobile body to transfer the mask between the accommodating unit and a placement location away from the accommodating unit.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A mask delivery device for transferring a mask used when printing solder on a substrate to an accommodating unit that accommodates the mask, the mask delivery device comprising:
a mobile mechanism including: a guide extending in a horizontal direction along one surface of the accommodating unit having an opening for loading and unloading the mask; and a mobile body configured to move along the guide; a multijoint robot supported by the mobile body to transfer the mask between the accommodating unit and a placement location away from the accommodating unit; and a robot controller configured to control the multijoint robot to move the mask toward the placement location with a posture of the mask changed to follow an extension direction of the guide by rotating the mask taken out from the accommodating unit.

2 . The mask delivery device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first camera attached to the multijoint robot, wherein the robot controller is configured to control the multijoint robot to unload the mask from the accommodating unit while capturing an image of the accommodating unit and the mask in the accommodating unit with the first camera upon receipt of a request to transfer the mask from the accommodating unit to the placement location.

3 . A mask conveyance system comprising:
the mask delivery device according to claim 1 ; a mobile conveyance body having a mask mounting part configured to mount the mask as the placement location; and a conveyance controller configured to move the conveyance body to a predetermined target position when the mask is transferred from the accommodating unit to the mask mounting part by the mask delivery device.

4 . The mask conveyance system according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a second camera configured to capture an image of the mask mounting part of the conveyance body waiting at a prescribed position near the guide, wherein the robot controller is configured to control the multijoint robot to mount the mask unloaded from the accommodating unit on a vacant space in the mask mounting part based on the image captured by the second camera.

5 . The mask conveyance system according to claim 3 , wherein
the conveyance body further includes a locking mechanism configured to lock the mask mounted on the mask mounting part.

6 . The mask conveyance system according to claim 3 , wherein
the guide is disposed to extend along a floor surface on which the conveyance body moves, the accommodating unit is disposed in an area on one side of the guide on the floor surface, and the conveyance is configured to cause the conveyance body that has come to receive the mask to be transferred from the accommodating unit to wait in an area axially adjacent to one end of the guide.

7 . The mask conveyance system according to claim 3 , wherein
the guide is disposed to extend along a floor surface on which the conveyance body moves, the accommodating unit is disposed in an area on one side of the guide on the floor surface, and the conveyance controller is configured to cause the conveyance body that has come to receive the mask to be transferred from the accommodating unit to wait in an area on another side of the guide.

8 . The mask delivery device according to claim 2 , wherein
before unloading the mask from the accommodating unit, the robot controller is configured to capture images of a mask code given to the mask and a shelf code given to a lane in which the mask is accommodated with the first camera, and verify both codes captured.

9 . A mask conveyance system comprising:
the mask delivery device according to claim 2 ; a mobile conveyance body having a mask mounting part configured to mount the mask as the placement location; and a conveyance controller configured to move the conveyance body to a predetermined target position when the mask is transferred from the accommodating unit to the mask mounting part by the mask delivery device.

10 . The mask conveyance system according to claim 9 , further comprising:
a second camera configured to capture an image of the mask mounting part of the conveyance body waiting at a prescribed position near the guide, wherein the robot controller is configured to control the multijoint robot to mount the mask unloaded from the accommodating unit on a vacant space in the mask mounting part based on the image captured by the second camera.

11 . The mask conveyance system according to claim 9 , wherein
the conveyance body further includes a locking mechanism configured to lock the mask mounted on the mask mounting part.

12 . The mask conveyance system according to claim 4 , wherein
the conveyance body further includes a locking mechanism configured to lock the mask mounted on the mask mounting part.

13 . The mask conveyance system according to claim 9 , wherein
the guide is disposed to extend along a floor surface on which the conveyance body moves, the accommodating unit is disposed in an area on one side of the guide on the floor surface, and the conveyance is configured to cause the conveyance body that has come to receive the mask to be transferred from the accommodating unit to wait in an area axially adjacent to one end of the guide.

14 . The mask conveyance system according to claim 4 , wherein
the guide is disposed to extend along a floor surface on which the conveyance body moves, the accommodating unit is disposed in an area on one side of the guide on the floor surface, and the conveyance is configured to cause the conveyance body that has come to receive the mask to be transferred from the accommodating unit to wait in an area axially adjacent to one end of the guide.

15 . The mask conveyance system according to claim 5 , wherein
the guide is disposed to extend along a floor surface on which the conveyance body moves, the accommodating unit is disposed in an area on one side of the guide on the floor surface, and the conveyance is configured to cause the conveyance body that has come to receive the mask to be transferred from the accommodating unit to wait in an area axially adjacent to one end of the guide.

16 . The mask conveyance system according to claim 9 , wherein
the guide is disposed to extend along a floor surface on which the conveyance body moves, the accommodating unit is disposed in an area on one side of the guide on the floor surface, and the conveyance controller is configured to cause the conveyance body that has come to receive the mask to be transferred from the accommodating unit to wait in an area on another side of the guide.

17 . The mask conveyance system according to claim 4 , wherein
the guide is disposed to extend along a floor surface on which the conveyance body moves, the accommodating unit is disposed in an area on one side of the guide on the floor surface, and the conveyance controller is configured to cause the conveyance body that has come to receive the mask to be transferred from the accommodating unit to wait in an area on another side of the guide.

18 . The mask conveyance system according to claim 5 , wherein
the guide is disposed to extend along a floor surface on which the conveyance body moves, the accommodating unit is disposed in an area on one side of the guide on the floor surface, and the conveyance controller is configured to cause the conveyance body that has come to receive the mask to be transferred from the accommodating unit to wait in an area on another side of the guide.

Assignees

• Yamaha Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wada Masashi
• Hanji Takuma

Classifications

• B41F33/16

  Programming systems for automatic control of sequence of operations · CPC title

• B41F15/36

  flat · CPC title

• H05K3/1225

  Screens or stencils; Holders therefor · CPC title

• H05K3/3485

  Application of solder paste, slurry or powder (using printing techniques to form the desired conductive pattern of the printed circuit by applying conductive material H05K3/12) · CPC title

• B41P2227/63

  Devices for removing printing plates · CPC title