JPH0529979B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a microfloppy disk inspection and selection apparatus having a structure in which a magnetic disk sheet is housed in a resin hard case (shell).

(Prior art and problems) Conventionally, a microfloppy disk is manually inserted into a microfloppy disk drive device attached to an inspection device, and electrical signals for inspection are written and read on the microfloppy disk. After inspecting the quality of the devices, they are manually taken out and sorted, so it was a limit for one person to be in charge of three to four devices.

In addition, in automatic inspection equipment, micro floppy disks are stacked in front of a micro floppy disk drive device, inserted into the drive device one after another, and then sorted using a chute, lever, etc. after inspection. There were scratches and problems with product management after sorting.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In view of the above points, the present invention uses a magazine partitioned into a plurality of micro floppy disks, and devises a mechanism between the magazine and a micro floppy disk drive device. This makes it possible to automate the inspection and sorting of microfloppy disks.
Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide a microfloppy disk inspection and sorting device that can easily supply and take out microfloppy disks using the magazine.

The present invention provides a supply magazine that partitions and supports a plurality of micro floppy disks having a structure in which a magnetic disk sheet is housed in a resin hard case, and a plurality of micro floppy disks supported by the supply magazine in one partition. a supply-side transfer mechanism that transfers micro floppy disks to a supply cradle at a time;
An insertion mechanism that inserts each microfloppy disk into a microfloppy disk drive device, a sorting elevator that is driven up and down by a lifting device, and a sorting elevator that inserts the microfloppy disks inspected by the microfloppy disk drive device one by one onto the sorting elevator. an ejecting mechanism for ejecting microfloppy disks on the sorting elevator to the sorting cradle, a sorting pedestal arranged respectively at different stop positions of the sorting elevator, a discharge mechanism for ejecting the micro floppy disks on the sorting elevator to the sorting pedestal, and each sorting pedestal. The above-mentioned conventional problems are solved by a structure that includes a magazine for sorting and taking out, which is arranged corresponding to the sorting and taking out magazine, and a discharge side transfer mechanism that transfers the micro floppy disk on the sorting pedestal to the magazine for sorting and taking out. ing.

(Function) In the present invention, a plurality of micro floppy disks corresponding to one partition are pulled out from the supply magazine onto the supply tray. Then, from the supply tray, 1
Each microfloppy disk is supplied to a microfloppy disk drive device. For example, out of the microfloppy disks after inspection, non-defective products are transferred via a sorting elevator etc. to a magazine for sorting and taking out to receive non-defective products, and defective products are transferred via a sorting elevator etc. to another prepared defective product magazine. Transferred to a magazine for sorting and taking out.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the microfloppy disk inspection and selection apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a plan view, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken from FIG. 1, showing the overall configuration of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the supply magazine 1 is horizontally supported on the upper stage of the apparatus frame 20, and the sorting/retrieval magazines 15 are supported horizontally in three stages below this.

The magazines 1 and 15 have the same structure; for example, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a partition plate 17 is formed for every 10 stacked microfloppy disks 18, and each partition plate 17 has 10 partitions inside the magazine. It is divided into sections, and each microfloppy disk 18 is supported vertically.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 5, a microfloppy disk drive device (one that writes electrical signals for inspection on the microfloppy disk 18 and reads them out to detect the quality) 6
is arranged horizontally on the slide device 7, and is adapted to receive the microfloppy disk 18 in a horizontal state. A supply tray 4 and a partition are provided between the supply magazine 1 and the drive device 6.
A supply-side transfer mechanism for transferring ten microfloppy disks to the supply tray 4 is arranged.

Specifically, the supply side transfer mechanism includes a finger 3 that grips and pulls out 10 micro floppy disks 18 that are vertically supported in a supply magazine 1, and a finger slide guide 2.
and a guide rail 21 that guides the pulled-out set of 10 microfloppy disks toward the four directions of the supply tray. The fingers 3 are provided on both sides of the small air cylinder 22, and by changing the spacing between their tips, they can hold a set of 10 micro floppy disks.

The supply tray 4 is connected to the horizontal shaft 2 as shown in FIG.
3, and the supply receiving table 4 has an arm 2.
4 is fixed. An air cylinder 2 is placed between the tip of the arm 24 and the device frame 20 side.
5 is placed. As a result, when the air cylinder 25 is retracted, the supply tray 4 stands vertically as shown by the solid line in FIG. Air cylinder 25
When the microfloppy disk is extended, it becomes horizontal as shown by the imaginary line 4A in FIG.

A separate air cylinder 26 and a hopper 27 are arranged in association with the supply receiving table 4 as shown in FIG. The air cylinder 26 is supported on the device frame side, and an alignment plate 28 is fixed to the tip of the rod to align the tip surfaces of a set of 10 microfloppy disks 18 held by the supply tray 4 that stands vertically. has been done. The hopper 27 is for regulating the position of the micro-floppy disk 18 which has been brought into a horizontal state by the supply cradle 4, and has a slit hole corresponding to the lowest micro-floppy disk 18 to be inserted into the micro-floppy disk drive device 6. have.

The insertion mechanism for inserting the micro floppy disk 18 at the lowest stage from the supply receiving table 4 into the micro floppy disk drive device 6 includes a push plate 5 and a slide cylinder 3 for sliding this.
It consists of 0.

The micro floppy disk drive device 6
is movable in the horizontal direction by a slide device 7, and stops at the solid line position in Figure 1 when receiving the microfloppy disk 18, and at the imaginary line in Figure 1 during inspection and subsequent microfloppy disk ejection. Move to position 6A and stop.

The sorting elevator 9 is arranged in front of the microfloppy disk drive device at the 6A position, and is driven by a sorting elevator lifting device 10. As shown in FIG. 7, the elevating device 10 includes an elevating plate 32 that is slidably guided by a vertical guide rod 31, and a timing belt 3 that is driven by a drive source.
3, and as the timing belt 33 travels in the vertical direction, the elevating plate 32 that engages with the timing belt 33 moves up and down. Since the sorting elevator 9 is fixed to the elevating plate 32, it moves up and down together with the elevating plate while remaining horizontal.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the take-out mechanism 8 that takes out the inspected microfloppy disks 18 one by one onto the sorting elevator 9 is equipped with a suction pad 36 fixed to the tip of a small air cylinder 35. , and a slide device 37 to which an air cylinder 35 is fixed. Further, a stopper 38 is fixed to the slide device 37 side to restrict the tip of the microfloppy disk 18 to be taken out.

In addition, in FIG. 8, a lever 41 fixed to the horizontal shaft 40 is used to operate the ejection button 6PB on the side of the microfloppy disk drive device 6.
is actuated by an air cylinder 43 via an arm 42 fixed coaxially.

As shown in FIG. 2, for example, three magazines 15 for sorting and taking out are prepared (for non-defective products, for products that can only be used on one side, and for defective products), and are supported horizontally at different heights. Magazine 1 for each sorting and extraction
A sorting pedestal 12 is provided at the front of each of the containers 5. Each sorting tray 12 also has the supply tray 4
Similarly, it can be rotated 90 degrees from horizontal to vertical. The sorting elevator 9 has three stopping positions corresponding to each sorting table 12.

A discharge mechanism for discharging the micro floppy disks 18 on the sorting elevator 9 one by one onto the sorting pedestal 12 which waits in a horizontal state is driven by an air cylinder 13 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 9. It is composed of a push-out plate 45 and a feed belt 11.

Furthermore, when 10 micro floppy disks 18 are accumulated on the sorting pedestal 12, the discharge side transfer mechanism that transfers them from the vertically rising sorting pedestal 12 to a predetermined sorting and take-out magazine 15 is operated by air. It has a pushing plate 47 driven by the cylinder 14.

Incidentally, the supply magazine 1 and each sorting/retrieval magazine 15 are each driven by a pitch feeding mechanism. That is, in the case of the supply magazine 1, when a set of 10 micro floppy disks is pulled out, the set of 10 micro floppy disks held in the next compartment comes to the supply position facing the finger 3. . Also,
In the case of the magazine 15 for sorting and taking out, when a set of 10 microfloppy disks is fed in, the next empty section comes to the taking out position opposite the sorting pedestal 12 in the vertical position.

Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be explained.

10 micro floppy disks 1 that are one partition from the supply position section of the supply magazine 1
Hold the 8th set vertically with the fingers 3, and
As shown by arrow P in the figure, the fifth
It is pulled out onto a supply tray in a vertical position as shown by the imaginary line 4A in the figure.

The alignment plate 28 at the tip of the air cylinder 26 advances to align the tip surfaces of the micro floppy disks 18 supported by the vertical supply tray 4.

After that, the supply tray 4 is rotated 90 degrees by the air cylinder 25 to be in a horizontal state, and the lowest one of the 10 microfloppy disks 18, which has become in a horizontal state, is pushed into the plate 5 by a signal from the control device. The microfloppy disks are then inserted one by one into the microfloppy disk drive device 6 as shown by arrow Q in FIG.

The drive device 6 that receives one microfloppy disk 18 in a horizontal state moves to the slide device 7.
The microfloppy disk 18 is moved in the direction of the arrow R in FIG. 5, stopped at the imaginary line 6A in FIG. 1, and inspects the quality of the microfloppy disk 18.

After the inspection is completed, the lever 41 is actuated by the air cylinder 43 in FIG. 8 to push the ejection button 6PB on the drive device 6 side, and the microfloppy disk 18 is ejected from the drive device 6. The micro-floppy disk 18 is suction-held by a suction pad 36 that has been lowered by an air cylinder 35, and moves in the direction of arrow S according to the movement of the slide device 37, and is placed on the stopped sorting elevator 9.

The sorting elevator 9 descends to a sorting position according to the inspection results. For example, if the microfloppy disk 18 is a good item, it stops in front of the magazine 15 for sorting and taking out good items. And the micro floppy disk 18 on the sorting elevator
are transferred onto the feed belt 11 by the push-out plate 45 driven forward by the air cylinder 13, and then stored on the sorting tray 12 which is waiting in a horizontal state.

When the ten micro floppy disks 18 are stacked on the sorting table 12, the sorting table 1
2 is rotated 90 degrees to a vertical position, and a push plate 47 operated by an air cylinder 14 sends out ten microfloppy disks vertically to an empty section of a corresponding magazine 15 for sorting and taking out.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, the micro floppy disk sorting and inspection device of the present invention is capable of loading and unloading a plurality of micro floppy disks, for example, 10 disks at a time, into and out of a magazine for supply and for sorting and taking out. Even when the magazine becomes empty or full, the operator only needs to replace the magazine within a certain period of time (approximately 10 to 20 minutes), and inspection and sorting can be continued without stopping the device. Furthermore, since the selected microfloppy disks can be taken out in a magazine, the sorting history can be kept for each magazine up to the subsequent process, which is advantageous in terms of quality control.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of the microfloppy disk inspection and sorting device according to the present invention, and FIG.
The figure is a cross-sectional view of Figure 1, Figure 3 is a front view of the magazine, Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of the magazine, and Figure 5 shows a micro floppy disk pulled out from the supply magazine and connected to the micro floppy disk drive device. A plan view showing the mechanical parts up to insertion, Fig. 6 is a front view of the supply tray and the accompanying mechanical parts, and Fig. 7 shows how the micro floppy disk is ejected from the micro floppy disk drive device to the sorting elevator. FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a mechanical part, FIG. 8 is a front view showing the same part, and FIG. 9 is a front view showing a mechanical part for transferring microfloppy disks from a sorting elevator to a magazine for sorting and taking out. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Supply magazine, 3... Finger, 4... Supply cradle, 5... Push plate, 6... Micro floppy disk drive device, 7... Slide device, 8...
Take-out mechanism, 9... sorting elevator, 11... feeding belt, 12... sorting pedestal, 15... magazine for sorting and taking out, 18... micro floppy disk.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A supply magazine that partitions and supports a plurality of micro floppy disks each having a structure in which a magnetic disk sheet is housed in a resin hard case;
a supply-side transfer mechanism that transfers a plurality of micro-floppy disks for one partition supported by the supply magazine to a supply cradle at a time; an insertion mechanism for inserting into the micro floppy disk drive device; a sorting elevator driven up and down by the lifting device; and a take-out mechanism for taking out micro floppy disks inspected by the micro floppy disk drive device one by one onto the sorting elevator. a sorting pedestal arranged respectively at different stop positions of the sorting elevator; a discharge mechanism for ejecting the micro floppy disks on the sorting elevator to the sorting pedestal; and a discharge mechanism corresponding to each sorting pedestal. An inspection and sorting device for micro floppy disks, comprising: a magazine for sorting and taking out; and a discharge side transfer mechanism for transferring the micro floppy disks on the sorting pedestal to the magazine for sorting and taking out. 2. When the supply magazine and the sorting/retrieval magazine have the same shape, and when a plurality of micro floppy disks corresponding to one partition are placed on the sorting pedestal, the discharge side transfer mechanism 2. The micro floppy disk inspection and sorting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of micro floppy disks corresponding to one partition are transferred to a magazine for sorting and taking out. 3. The supply magazine and the sorting/retrieving magazine support the micro floppy disk in a vertical state, the micro floppy disk drive device receives the micro floppy disk in a horizontal state, and the supply receiving table and the sorting 2. The microfloppy disk inspection and sorting device according to claim 1, wherein the cradle is rotatable 90 degrees from a vertical position to a horizontal position.